Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Since entering December, the entire Chinese entertainment market has become unprecedentedly lively.

Even people in the circle could vaguely sense the air filled with smoke.

The competition between "Operation Red Sea" and "The Great Wall" is becoming increasingly fierce and is approaching a fever pitch.

Especially those bigwigs in the circle can feel this more clearly.

They just received the invitation letter for the premiere of "The Great Wall" in late November, and then they received the invitation letter for the premiere of "Operation Red Sea" in early December.

I have to say that these two films are quite tense and intense.

But everyone also understands that these two films are scheduled to be released in mid-December, so they will have to fight with real swords and guns.

Judging from the current sales, neither "Operation Red Sea" nor "The Great Wall" has any obvious advantages.

Neither has the potential to completely defeat the other and become the winner.

Then both sides will have to work hard.

The fact that "The Great Wall" held its premiere 10 days in advance is the best proof.

Why is it premiering so many days in advance? Isn't it just Zhang Yimou's way of building up momentum for the movie?

Of course, this is just an appearance to outsiders.

Perhaps Zhang Yimou is really treating "Operation Red Sea" as a formidable enemy and is ready to give his opponent a good fight.

But as for Zhou Qing, he actually didn't care about "The Great Wall" at all.

Whether there is "The Great Wall" or not, Zhou Qing's "Operation Red Sea" will be promoted in the same way and there will be no changes.

I can only say that in the entertainment industry, self-imagination is the most deadly.

"The movie The Great Wall held its premiere in Beijing, and all seven members of Zhang Guoshi's family appeared to promote the movie."

"The premiere of The Great Wall was held grandly, with Matt Damon appearing and many stars from Jing Liu Dehua gathering."

"Super popular idols such as Lu Han and Wang Junkai appeared on the red carpet of the premiere of "The Great Wall", and the audience screamed at high decibels."

On December 12, "The Great Wall" held a grand premiere, which can be regarded as a major event in the film industry.

In any case, this is also the masterpiece brought by Master Zhang, isn’t it?

Although Zhang Guoshi's rank is not as good as Zhou Qing's and he is generally considered to be ranked below Zhou Qing, he is only ranked below Zhou Qing.

If Zhou Qing is the number one director of Chinese entertainment, then Zhang Guoshi is the number two director of Chinese entertainment.

In addition, given the nature of "The Great Wall" as a Sino-US co-production and its cast of big names, who would dare to underestimate it?
All the guests and media who received the invitations were very respectful and went to support Master Zhang.

The topic of "The Great Wall" immediately swept the circle and was reported by many media, and its popularity once overshadowed "Operation Red Sea".

"Director Zhang, there are only two blockbusters in the Lunar New Year season, your The Great Wall and Director Zhou Qing's Operation Red Sea. Do you think your The Great Wall can surpass Director Zhou's Operation Red Sea at the box office?"

As expected, this old topic was brought up again.

The topic of "Zhang Zhou dispute" is being heatedly discussed in the circle at present, and Master Zhang has been mentally prepared for this.

He picked up the microphone and spoke calmly.

"Director Zhang is an excellent director. His films are always wonderful. I believe Operation Red Sea will be the same."

"But my The Great Wall and Operation Red Sea are not of the same genre, so it is meaningless to compare the box office in such a simple and crude way."

Master Zhang didn't respond at all and changed the subject lightly.

But even so, topics such as the "Zhang-Zhou dispute" were widely reported by the media.

There is no other reason. The current topic is really a very explosive topic and is very suitable for hype.

Even Zhou Qing was asked about this topic by fans at the roadshow of "Operation Red Sea".

Although Zhou Qing didn't take "The Great Wall" seriously at all, he certainly couldn't show this attitude.

He praised Master Zhang in a proper manner and changed the subject in a humble tone.

"Okay everyone, let's move on to the next one!"

After a roadshow ended, Zhou Qing took a short rest before leading everyone to the next roadshow.

In short, before the premiere on December 12, Zhou Qing only has one task: roadshow.

His work these days can be summarized in one sentence: he is either on a roadshow or on his way to a roadshow.

Although busy, it is extremely fulfilling.

"Director Zhou, Maze Runner 2 has grossed 4.87 million worldwide, surpassing the first film. Congratulations!"

During this period, the global box office results of "Maze Runner 2" were released, and Director Yang reported it immediately.

His voice sounded full of excitement and surprise.

Although this global box office is much lower than "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games", it is actually a good result enough for anyone to celebrate with champagne.

You should know that "The Revenant", starring Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio, only grossed more than 5 million US dollars worldwide.

The box office of 4.87 million is really very good.

Especially considering how much Maze Runner 2 cost.

Although the cost of "Maze Runner 2" is 6100 million US dollars, which is much more than the 3000 million US dollars of the first one, it is still a truly low-cost one.

With a cost of US$6100 million and a total box office of US$4.87 million, who can not say it was a huge success?
It would be strange if Director Yang wasn't excited.

The same was true for Zhou Qing. As a person who had been reborn, he was even more excited than Director Yang.

The original failure of "Maze Runner 2" was actually rewritten by itself!

Not only did its total box office not experience a significant decline, it even surpassed the first film.

Not bad, very good!
Based on the success of the first two "Maze Runner" films, Zhou Qing believes that the third film will be successful as well.

"By the way, Director Zhou, The Hunger Games 3 has also been released and the box office is very good."

Director Yang then reported on the box office performance of "The Hunger Games 3".

The first two films were huge hits, and the third one, which has just been released, has achieved the best performance in the series.

Even better than the previous two!
It took in 1.52 million U.S. dollars in North America in its first weekend, becoming the box office champion in one fell swoop.

And it has been dominating the championship position ever since then, and has been at the top for two weeks now.

Judging from the current momentum, there will be no problem for "The Hunger Games 3" to break 3 million US dollars in total box office.

So the question is, what does it mean for the North American box office to break 3 million?

Let’s take the simplest example to make it clear. Recently released Hollywood blockbusters such as "Captain America 2", "Transformers 4", "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" have all failed to break 3 million at the North American box office!
Super hits like "Zootopia" and "Batman v Superman" only made more than 3 million US dollars!

Among them, "Zootopia" earned 3.41 million US dollars, ranking 16th in the North American box office rankings in 6 in the original time and space!

From this we can see how good the data of "The Hunger Games 3" is.

As the big boss of Crown Pictures, Zhou Qing was naturally in a very happy mood.

With "The Hunger Games 3" and "Maze Runner 2", Crown Pictures will be able to make a lot of money this year.

Not bad.

"The Great Wall" was a huge hit at the box office, earning 1.7 million yuan on the first day. This is the most successful film by Zhang Guoshi."

"The blockbuster "The Great Wall" directed by Zhang Guoshi became the first hit of the Lunar New Year holiday, with a first-day box office of 1.7 million, becoming the single-day box office champion."

"The Great Wall" grossed 1.7 million yuan on its first day. Don't miss the thrilling monster-killing action movie."

On December 12, The Great Wall, which had a strong presence in the industry, was released, and the corresponding data soon came out. The box office on the first day was as high as 16 million!

Is this a high-grossing movie?

It is undoubtedly very high.

This is not as simple as breaking 100 million on the first day, but it is about to reach 200 million.

"Monster Hunt", the first film in Chinese entertainment history to break the 20 billion box office, also took in exactly 1.7 million on its first day.

But precisely because of this, the data of "The Great Wall" is impressive, but not that impressive.

Especially when considering the cast including director Zhang Guoshi and Hollywood star Matt Damon, this data seems a bit embarrassing.

It is certainly a hit, but it is not as popular as everyone imagines.

You should know that the previously released movies "Dying to Survive", "The Mermaid" and "Lost in Hong Kong" all broke 2 million yuan in box office on the first day.

How could a heavyweight blockbuster like "The Great Wall" lag behind so many films?

Well, it’s understandable for “The Mermaid” and “Dying to Survive”, after all, Master Xing and Zhou Qing are at that level.

But "The Great Wall" hasn't even done what "Lost in Hong Kong" has.

It's even on par with "Monster Hunt"!

This data undoubtedly did not meet the expectations of the industry.

However, director Zhang Guoshi is quite satisfied with this.

"The Great Wall" is the best performance of his career. Before this, Master Zhang had never achieved such good results.

Moreover, the Sino-US co-production blockbuster "Life of Pi" directed by Zhou Qing only grossed 1 million yuan on the first day.

His own "The Great Wall" is much better than "Life of Pi".

Of course, "Life of Pi" was a movie made two years ago. Now, Master Zhang's real rival is Zhou Qing's "Operation Red Sea".

Master Zhang also felt that the situation on his side was quite optimistic.

This is a mainstream blockbuster.

Even though the two mainstream blockbusters "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" and "Operation Mekong" were both hits, they were just isolated cases.

It doesn’t mean that the main theme is enough.

Considering Zhou Qing's rank and level, Master Zhang felt that even if "Operation Red Sea" could become a hit, it would only make tens or hundreds of billions at most, right?
My own "The Great Wall" is definitely capable of giving it a try.

In other words, it is still very likely that he can defeat Zhou Qing this time!
Thinking of this, Master Zhang really felt that his whole body was filled with strength.

It’s a pity that there is one thing that Master Zhang did not notice, that is, the reputation of "The Great Wall" is about to collapse.

On the day of its release, "The Great Wall" received a lot of negative reviews.

Many people cursed the movie after watching it, and not just one or two people, but quite a lot of people.

It is even more harsh than Zhang Guoshi's "Curse of the Golden Flower" ten years ago and "Three Guns" seven years ago.

Judging from the criticism it gets, it's almost impossible for The Great Wall's daily box office not to shrink.

However, since "The Great Wall" has only been released for one day, this trend has not yet become apparent.

Master Zhang is not aware of this yet.

But after a while, Master Zhang will probably feel a little depressed, right?

"Director Zhou, I wish Operation Red Sea a big box office success!"

"It's a big hit at the box office, Director Zhou!"

The day when the box office data of "The Great Wall" came out was also the day when "Operation Red Sea" held its premiere.

Considering Zhou Qing's current status in the industry, the scale and pageantry of "Operation Red Sea" is three times greater than that of "The Great Wall".

It’s a pity that “The Great Wall” has the Hollywood superstar Matt Damon in the lead role, which is something that the stars in the Chinese entertainment industry cannot compare with.

In addition, "The Great Wall" also has a star-studded cast.

So in terms of star lineup, it is hard to say that "Operation Red Sea" surpasses "The Great Wall".

But in other aspects, "The Great Wall" is inferior to "Operation Red Sea".

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the bigwigs of the Naval Political Department Television Art Center showed up in person to show their support was enough to attract the attention of everyone in the circle.

Everyone suddenly realized that "Operation Red Sea" is not just a movie.

There is a deeper meaning behind it.

Add to that the current chairman of China Film Group, La Peikang, and the two big guys standing there, it would be a definite display.

"Qingzi, you are really capable. You can even make mainstream films."

Ning Hao came to support Zhou Qing as usual, and he sighed as soon as he came up.

The look he gave Zhou Qing was full of nothing but admiration, which absolutely came from the heart.

Qingzi is really amazing. She can handle any subject matter and dares to try any subject matter.

After finishing shooting all the mainstream genre films, they are now heading into the track of main theme blockbusters.

This was something Ning Hao couldn't handle no matter what.

Although Ning Hao is currently a well-known director in the circle, he basically shoots comedies.

No Man's Land is an exception.

There are many types of films that Ning Hao cannot handle.

Ning Hao wouldn't even dare to touch military war blockbusters like "Operation Red Sea".

There is no way, it really can't be fixed.

It is precisely because of this that Ning Hao admires Zhou Qing so much.

My junior brother is so powerful, there is no comparison between him and me.

"Different subjects have different interests. What's the point of always shooting the same subject?"

Zhou Qing raised his head and put on a bit of pretense in front of Ning Hao.

"You are awesome. Only you dare to say that."

Ning Hao gave Zhou Qing a thumbs up.

Ning Hao is not exaggerating. Looking at the entire Chinese entertainment industry today, the only person who can handle all types of roles is Zhou Qing.

"By the way, Senior Brother, how is the adaptation of The Rural Teacher going?"

After a brief chat between the two sides, Zhou Qing asked about this matter.

Not long after the spring break ended, Zhou Qing authorized "Rural Teacher" to Ning Hao.

In the blink of an eye, a year has almost passed.

“Still writing, still writing.”

Ning Hao scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Qingzi can finish a script in half a month, and the quality is incredibly high.

Compared to Qingzi, the hacker, Ning Hao has been silent for a year. His efficiency is really incomparable. (End of this chapter)