Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Chapter 445: "Life Events" made 1.5 billion on the first day, Liu Yifei wants to prove Hollywood

"The road show for "Life Events" has begun, and Zhu Yawen's acting skills in subverting his image and playing a small character have been well received."

"Director Lu Yang's new film "Life Events" was screened in advance, and the audience applauded with laughter and tears."

"Following Operation Red Sea, Zhu Yawen brings a heartwarming film."

Since entering May, "Life Events" has started all-round publicity and promotion work.

Although the leading actor Zhu Yawen missed the roadshow, the overall publicity effect was still very good.

There are actually many reasons for this.

There is the appeal of Zhu Yawen as a top star, and there is also the appeal of director Lu Yang himself.

But the more important factor is actually the golden signboard of "Zhou Qing Pictures".

Zhou Qing Pictures releases so many movies every year, all of which are high-quality and big hits.

There is a consensus in the industry that "anything produced by Zhou Qing must be high-quality."

The two words "Zhou Qing" are the core competitiveness.

Not to mention, judging from the early feedback from various roadshows and film screenings, the quality of "Life Events" is very high.

Maintained the consistent high quality of Zhou Qing Pictures.

Everyone in the circle, as well as Zhu Yawen and Lu Yang’s fans, are looking forward to it.

The only doubt I have is that the subject matter of "Life Events" is a little unpopular.

The focus is still on the special profession of funeral services.

I just don’t know if “Life Events” will be a flop due to its subject matter.

Not only others, even the leading actor Zhu Yawen thinks so.

"Five or six hundred million box office, my request is not too high, right Qingzi?"

On the set of "The Martian", Zhu Yawen expressed his earnest expectations to Zhou Qing.

Just like when he took on the role in "Operation Red Sea", although Zhu Yawen was the leading actor, he was actually not that optimistic about the film.

After all, "Life Events" doesn't have the potential to be a hit.

This was written and produced by Qingzi, otherwise Zhu Yawen wouldn't even dare to hope for 500 million or 600 million.

"Not high, of course not high."

Zhou Qing smiled when he heard this, "Not only is it not high, on the contrary it's very low. You should be bolder."

How much is five or six hundred million?

It's only about one-third of "Life Events".

"Be bolder? Am I going to shout out the slogan of breaking one billion?"

Zhu Yawen shook his head. Even he felt that this was pure nonsense.

Seeing this, Zhou Qing didn't say much.

He was just secretly complaining in his heart, but when "Life Events" was actually released, Zhu Yawen would probably be shocked.

"Okay, Yawen, your makeup is done."

After chatting with Zhou Qing for a while, Zhu Yawen's makeup was completed.

Zhou Qing didn't waste any more time chatting with Zhu Yawen.

He patted his butt and continued to get down to business.

After Song Jia and his team finished filming the opening shots of the movie, all the scenes were completed.

After that, "The Martian" really became a one-man show by Zhu Yawen.

After being abandoned on Mars, this poor child took care of himself and lived a well-fed and well-clothed life.

As a botanist, he started growing potatoes on Mars!
He even managed to get in touch with people on Earth.

I have to say, the saying “Learn math, physics and chemistry well and you won’t be afraid of traveling around the world” is an eternal truth.

"Attention all units."

"start!"

Other preparations were completed quickly and the actual shooting began immediately.

Zhu Yawen in front of the camera quickly got into the state.

"I'm not bragging, but I think I must be the best botanist on the planet."

Zhu Yawen added with a smile as he checked the potato plants he was growing.

"After all, I am the only one on this planet right now."

This smile is a bit more complicated.

There is self-deprecation, optimism and positivity, as well as an open-minded self-mockery.

"I really didn't expect that I would be able to make contact with Earth again."

“It was a huge surprise to me, but also a huge relief.”

"I never expected so many people would write to me. My teacher said I am already a celebrity on Earth."

"Crack!"

"Pass!"

"Old Zhu, not bad, get ready for the next shot."

There's actually not much to say about this part of the plot on Mars, or rather, there is no plot at all.

It’s nothing more than how Zhu Yawen grows potatoes, how to collect solar energy, how to collect water, etc.

It is just like a standard "Mars survival documentary".

However, even a film like this needs some thrilling plot designs.

Otherwise, how can you mobilize everyone's emotions?
According to the script, Zhu Yawen's potato planting base will be completely destroyed in an accident.

And it can no longer be planted.

"Old Zhu, please calm down a little. You went a little too far just now."

"You've been on Mars for so long now, your mentality is different from before."

"It's a huge blow that all the potatoes died, but it's impossible to be defeated at this point."

"Although you were heartbroken and even a little desperate for a moment, the main thing you showed was your tenacity."

Because the previous performance was not up to par, Zhou Qing explained the play to Zhu Yawen in detail.

"I understand director, let's do it again."

Zhu Yawen pondered for a while and nodded to Zhou Qing again.

And this shot is indeed much better than the previous two shots.

Zhou Qing then nodded with satisfaction.

"Director Wu Ershan's "Mojin: The Lost Legend" has officially wrapped up filming, and the looks of Liu Yifei, Huang Bo and other leading actors have been revealed for the first time."

"Zhou Qing Pictures' new film Mojin: The Lost Legend has wrapped up filming. Chen Kun praised Huang Bo for his handsomeness at the wrap-up party."

In early June, "The Mojin: The Lost Tomb", which has long attracted much attention in the industry, finally finished filming.

I have to say, this film took way too long to shoot.

It far exceeds the cycle required for an ordinary movie.

Not counting the early preparations, the shooting alone took more than half a year.

Fortunately, Wu Ershan’s performance in the original time and space was still very good, so Zhou Qing was willing to wait so long.

As a person who has been reborn, Zhou Qing knows very well how the film will perform at the box office.

Therefore, Zhou Qing was not worried at all about the future of this movie, nor did he worry too much about it.

Compared to this, he was concerned about another thing.

Since Liu Yifei has finished filming "Mojin: The Lost Tomb", this means that her schedule is now free.

Then the "Crazy Rich Asians" that Zhou Qing prepared for it can be arranged.

"Sissi, no one is rushing you for this movie, so don't be so anxious."

"You just finished filming Mojin: The Lost Legend. Are you sure you don't want to take a break first?"

Originally, according to Zhou Qing's intention, he was planning to let the girl rest first.

After all, the filming of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" took quite a while, so the girl must be a little tired, both physically and mentally.

But Liu Yifei was more excited.

Although the girl's personality is more Buddhist and she is not that career-oriented.

But it’s a Hollywood movie.

In front of a film of this level, even Liu Yifei couldn't hold back.

"It's not like we're joining the crew right away. It takes time to prepare for a movie, at least two or three months, right? That's enough!"

Liu Yifei couldn't help but urge Zhou Qing.

I have to say, it actually makes sense.

During the crew's preparation process, Liu Yifei actually had nothing to do.

At most, I cooperated with the crew to shoot some materials and the other thing was the script reading before filming started.

Even many film crews don't go through this reading process.

It’s not impossible for the girl to take this time to rest.

"Okay, I'm really convinced by you."

In this case, Zhou Qing did not insist any further.

Then he contacted Director Yang and asked him to start the film project "Crazy Rich Asians" immediately.

"No problem, Director Zhou. Director Zhu has cleared his schedule and is waiting for us."

"I can get into the preparation phase right away."

Director Yang responded immediately.

The contact with Zhu Haowei can be said to be very smooth and pleasant.

You have to know that at this time, Zhu Haowei could only be said to be emerging.

But what about Crown Pictures?

It is already a well-known independent film company in Hollywood, and its fame is no less than that of Lionsgate.

It’s just that it was established not long ago and still lacks some foundation.

But for Zhu Haowei, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

So after receiving the olive branch from Director Yang, Zhu Haowei agreed without even thinking about it.

"By the way, Director Zhou, Maze Runner 3 was completed last month and is currently in post-production."

“It is expected that the finished film will be released in mid-July.”

"We plan to set the specific release date in mid-August or September."

After discussing the matter of Crazy Rich Asians, Director Yang reported some other things to Zhou Qing.

"I see."

Zhou Qing simply responded, indicating that he knew what was going on.

I still feel a little emotional.

"Maze Runner 3" is the last film in this series.

After this, the film series "Divergent", which is also adapted from a novel, can take over.

With such careful consideration, Crown Pictures can be called a "professional in novel adaptation".

Starting from "Twilight", to "The Hunger Games" and "Maze Runner", and the upcoming sequel "Divergent".

I’m afraid there is no such company in the entire Hollywood?
"Guide rails, push forward a little, push forward a little more."

"Cameraman, give me a close-up, yes."

"Where are the props team? Replace this rock immediately. This one is broken."

The filming of "The Martian" is still progressing at full speed.

It's already June, and there really aren't many scenes left.

According to Zhou Qing's estimation, it would take about twelve days at most to complete the filming.

The overall shooting period was just as Zhou Qing had inferred, only one and a half months.

After all, the filming scale of "The Martian" is really not large.

The real key lies in the later stage.

That's the big deal.

Right now we can only say that this is just the beginning.

Since Zhu Yawen's potato plantation was destroyed, Zhu Yawen's survival period on Mars has been greatly reduced.

After all, food is Zhu Yawen’s top priority for survival on Mars.

Because of this, the Earth's space agency was forced to change its rescue plan.

But landing on Mars is such a complicated matter, how can it be changed easily?
What's more, the changed plan would be very dangerous for other astronauts who were trying to rescue Zhu Yawen.

But in the end, there is no doubt that the extremely risky plan was adopted.

Where is Zhu Yawen?

Of course, we will fully cooperate with the new rescue plan.

"Each Ares mission requires three years of advance supplies, so NASA discovered long ago that it is more efficient to ship supplies in advance than to carry them with us."

"So the Ares IV spacecraft has been transported to Schiapalle Crater."

"So the plan is this. When I use it to enter orbit, can the Hermes rendezvous with me?"

Inside the living cabin, Zhu Yawen was pondering over the specific steps of implementation.

The whole person seems to be quite excited.

Because since he's been stranded on Mars, this is his only chance to get back to Earth.

I'm finally going to leave this damn place.

But at the same time, there was unspeakable worry between Zhu Yawen's brows.

There's no other reason, the risk of this plan is really too high.

If you don't handle it well, you may lose your life.

This is a huge gamble!
"Crack!"

"Pass!"

With Zhu Yawen's current acting skills, it is not a problem for him to handle a role of this level.

The other party perfectly displayed the character's inner world in all aspects.

"The release of Life Events set off a wave of movie-watching enthusiasm, with the box office of 1.5 million yuan on the first day far exceeding expectations."

"With a box office of 1.5 million yuan on the first day, "Life Events" has become the first hit movie in the summer season."

"After Operation Red Sea, Zhu Yawen once again brought a big hit, Life Events grossed 1.5 million yuan on the first day."

On June 6, "Life Events", which had been preheated for a month, was released and the data quickly leaked out.

It immediately dazzled everyone in the circle's eyes, almost blinding them.

1.5 billion!

A full 1.5 million!
How could a movie focusing on a funeral director achieve such explosive box office success?

How could such a niche and unpopular subject matter become so popular?
This unscientific.

This is unreasonable!
Do you know what 1.5 million means?
These days, among all the Chinese entertainment movies added together, only a few have grossed over 100 million yuan on the first day.

One pair of hands can count them.

Take Jackie Chan’s "Kung Fu Yoga" for example, the box office on the first day was only 1.37 million, less than 1.5 million.

From this we can see how huge the 1.5 million yuan revenue of "Life Events" is.

Even though the film was produced by Zhou Qing Pictures, it really stimulated everyone.

So the question is, even the movie "Kung Fu Yoga" which grossed 1.37 million yuan earned 15 billion yuan at the box office.

What is the total box office of "Life Events", which cost 1.5 million yuan?
I’m afraid the starting point is 15 billion?
How could a low-budget drama film about funerals earn over 15 billion at the box office?
This is too exaggerated!

(End of this chapter)