Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

"Liu Chengyu? What a pity, she's still not as good as Liu Yifei."

"This actor is also OK, but I feel Liu Yifei is more suitable."

"It would be nice if Liu Yifei played the role."

It’s not so difficult to deal with Hollywood, it just made Liu Chengyu get more attention.

After all, there are really not many well-known Chinese actresses in Hollywood.

It doesn't make much difference whether you look for Liu Chengyu or someone else.

But on the Chinese entertainment side, many people secretly felt sorry for Liu Yifei.

Although Liu Chengyu is quite heroic, he is ultimately a Chinese-Italian mixed race, not of authentic Chinese descent.

The difference can be clearly seen in the facial features.

It is not impossible to play a role like Mulan, but it is obviously not the best choice.

Or there are more suitable choices than her.

Even Li Bingbing is stronger than Liu Chengyu.

Of course, in everyone's mind, Liu Yifei is the most suitable one.

It’s just a pity that Liu Yifei had no interest in this role at all.

"I was careless. I didn't expect the audition for Mulan would only end now."

Liu Yifei also felt some regrets.

Originally, she followed Zhou Qing's advice and temporarily gave up "Mulan" because she felt that she couldn't have her cake and eat it too.

If I take on the role in Crazy Rich Asians, I will miss Mulan.

But who would have thought that the casting for "Mulan" would take so long?

You should know that the casting for "Mulan" was fully launched in January.

As a result, this selection took 11 months?

I have already finished filming Crazy Rich Asians, but I haven’t even finished auditioning for Mulan yet.

If I had known this earlier, I would have tried it myself.

"It's not a pity, Sissi. I still have the same words. There is a high possibility that Mulan will fail."

"If you really accept it, it might be a stain on your career."

Zhou Qing comforted Liu Yifei with a few words, and his attitude was still very firm.

"Are you so pessimistic about Mulan?"

Liu Yifei raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhou Qing again.

"It's not that I don't think highly of Mulan, it's that the team behind Mulan is really unreliable."

Zhou Qing continued to say to Liu Yifei, "Believe me, missing out on this role is not a bad thing. Don't you still believe in my vision?"

After Zhou Qing's guidance, Liu Yifei felt much better.

Zhou Qing was right, his vision had never been wrong.

Since Zhou Qing is so pessimistic about "Mulan", I believe that there must be some problems with "Mulan".

"Don't think too much. This movie has nothing to do with you anymore."

"Now, let's relax in Hollywood."

Zhou Qing said this to Liu Yifei again.

He now has only one mission in Hollywood: to sell movies.

This job is much easier.

It’s nothing more than meeting with major film producers and watching movies together.

Considering the release date of "The Martian", Zhou Qing is scheduled for mid-January.

So he had nearly a month left to sell films in his spare time.

You can sell while playing.

Considering that "The Martian" was gaining so much momentum and the copyright transaction was going very smoothly, Zhou Qing saved himself a lot of trouble.

I just sold the rights to the film while I was at leisure, and it only took me half a month to sell out the global rights to "The Martian".

How many were sold in total?
Zhou Qing thought about it and the smile on his face was so bright.

$9500 million.

A full 9500 million US dollars!

This set a new record for copyright transactions in Zhou Qing's career.

It almost broke 100 million.

In fact, Zhou Qing still felt a little regretful, as he was only short of 500 million US dollars, which was really the finishing touch.

But if converted into RMB, the number looks a lot more comfortable.

At present, the exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB is about 6.89, and 9500 million US dollars is equivalent to 6.5 million RMB!
Excluding the cost of 3 million yuan, it means that "The Martian" has now made Zhou Qing earn 3.5 million yuan!

If this data were to get out, it would surely make people go crazy with envy, jealousy and hatred.

3.5 million, and it hasn’t even been released yet.

What is the difference between this and stealing money?
In addition, the market potential of "The Martian" is also very good, and people in the industry predict that the film will be of the same level as "Operation Red Sea".

This means that Zhou Qing can also make a lot of money at the box office.

So in this movie, Zhou Qing wins again.

"not bad."

Zhou Qing himself was naturally in a very happy mood.

Calculating the time, it is already the beginning of December, and in two days we will have to start the intensive promotion of "The Martian".

Zhou Qing didn't waste any more time in Hollywood.

Together with Liu Yifei, they both returned to the capital in a very low-key manner.

"Director Zhou, it's Director Zhou!"

"It's Director Zhou and Yifei!"

But now Zhou Qing is the most famous director in Chinese entertainment, and his girlfriend is also a top actress.

The influence of this lineup in the circle can be said to be crucial.

He was discovered by reporters just after getting off the plane.

Zhou Qing and Liu Yifei had no choice but to accept the interview.

It just so happens that the two of them, one is "The Martian" and the other is "Crazy Rich Asians", both have new films to be released.

Also take this opportunity to carry out some corresponding publicity.

"Yifei, you withdrew from Mulan because you took on Crazy Rich Asians. Now the role of Mulan has been taken by Liu Chengyu. Do you regret it?"

It's just that some reporters' questions were a little sharp.

"You make it sound like I can pass the audition. Maybe even if I audition, they won't want me."

For Liu Yifei, who is obsessed with interviews, dealing with this kind of situation is no problem at all and she can handle it with just a joke.

"So do you think Crazy Rich Asians is a better movie than Mulan? Otherwise, why would you choose Crazy Rich Asians over Mulan?"

The reporter who was searching for Gu's family also extended the microphone to him.

"The reason why I gave up Mulan was because I had already promised Zhou Qingzhu to act in Crazy Rich Asians. If you want to blame someone, blame him."

Liu Yifei's words aroused laughter at the scene.

After returning to the luxurious villa, the two of them rested for a few days, and then Zhou Qing returned to Zhou Qing Pictures.

"Director Zhou, the filming of Princess Agents was completed in September and is currently in post-production. According to Director Wu's feedback, this cycle will take about half a year."

"That is to say, the finished film of Princess Agents will not be released until around March next year."

"Also, Eternal Love just wrapped up this month, and post-production will take about 5 months."

Director Chen picked up some important information and reported it to Zhou Qing.

"I understand." Zhou Qing nodded, indicating that he understood what was going on.

Zhou Qing attaches great importance to these two heavyweight TV series produced by his company.

At the same time, I am also very confident.

It is definitely impossible this year, but by next year, I believe the TV drama circle will be dazzled by Zhou Qing.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing couldn't help but reveal an expression of endless anticipation on his face.

"By the way, what about 'Nobody' and 'A Good Show'?"

Zhou Qing casually asked about the two movies that were currently being filmed.

Without any surprise, both films are currently being filmed, but Lu Yang has given a shooting period of three months.

As for Huang Bo, the shooting period given is 4 and a half months.

In fact, in terms of volume, the latter is much smaller than the former, but it takes much longer.

Considering that this is Huang Bo's first time directing, it is not incomprehensible.

"I understand, you go ahead and do your work."

After learning some other things, Zhou Qing waved his hand and sent Director Chen away.

As for Zhou Qing himself?

Then we started to deal with other related matters.

One is some related issues that have accumulated in Zhou Qing Pictures for such a long time.

Secondly, we need to communicate with the publicity and promotion team in advance to determine the specific publicity and promotion plan.

"The Martian" will be released in mid-January.

"Director Wang Baoqiang's debut film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is here, and Wang Baoqiang invites you to make a splash during the Spring Festival."

"The villagers at the roadshow for 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons' were so supportive, and Lin Yongjian's styling was eye-catching."

"Feng Xiaogang is more interesting when he is not funny. The road show of Youth was extremely popular."

"During the grand roadshow of Youth, Feng Xiaogang: I oppose using games to portray war."

In fact, starting from November, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "Youth" each began their grand promotion and marketing.

Now that we have entered December, the two have become more intense and there is a tendency for them to compete against each other.

Many people could even smell a hint of gunpowder.

This is not surprising.

"Journey to India" and "Youth" are the two most important blockbusters in December.

What's more, the release dates are so close, only four days apart, so will they be compared even more?
As for which one is better, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" or "Youth", you know what, people generally tend to prefer the former.

It is true that Feng Xiaogang, the director of "Youth", is one of the top directors in mainland China. He was also the box office king in the past and dominated the Lunar New Year box office.

But it also has a kind of "outdated" taste.

Ever since Zhou Qing's "The Witch" broke the 10 billion box office for the first time in 10, the Chinese-language film market has been booming like a rocket.

After that, the size of the film market continued to expand, with billion-yuan box office movies appearing one after another, and even entering the 10 billion-yuan box office era in the past two years.

What’s even more exaggerated is that Zhou Qing has made movies with box office revenues of 30 billion and 40 billion respectively!

But what about Feng Xiaogang?
The movies he made always had box office revenues of several hundred million, but not even one broke 10 billion.

In addition, "Youth" is an art film, so people are even less optimistic about its box office performance.

So what about Wang Baoqiang’s “Journey to India”?

No matter how you look at it, the market potential is stronger than that of "Youth".

Yes, Wang Baoqiang is indeed a newcomer, but you cannot ignore Wang Baoqiang's huge influence in the circle.

He has so many fans, so if he just takes a photo, there will be people supporting him, right?

Not to mention, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2" was also supported by Zhou Qing, who even wrote the script himself.

Didn’t Zhou Qing’s previous films with newcomers become hits?
So what if Wang Baoqiang is a newcomer?
It is generally believed in the industry that Wang Baoqiang's new film has the potential to break 10 billion.

"If Baoqiang can really defeat Director Feng, that would be incredible."

Zhu Yawen couldn't help but sigh in front of Zhou Qing.

He is also more optimistic about Wang Baoqiang's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 2".

Admittedly, Zhu Yawen has seen the finished film of "Journey to the West: Conquering India", and the film actually has many shortcomings.

The overall quality is slightly inferior to other works released by Zhou Qing Pictures.

But that is also compared with Zhou Qing Pictures.

Compared with the entire market, it is not bad.

Coupled with the cast both on and off the stage of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons 3", it is still a very suitable comedy to watch during the Chinese New Year, and it is sure to be a big hit no matter how you look at it.

"You underestimate Director Feng too much."

Zhou Qing shook his head.

In fact, based on everyone's experience, it is not surprising to make such a judgment.

Feng Xiaogang’s previous films were really not as good as “Journey to India”.

But who could have thought that the other party made an art film and it happened to be the most popular one at the box office.

It directly broke 10 billion.

It is not only the first movie in Feng Xiaogang's career to break the 10 billion box office, but also the only one.

Although after Zhou Qing's intervention, he felt that Wang Baoqiang's "Journey to India" also had the potential to break 10 billion.

But Zhou Qing couldn't say whether it could surpass "Youth".

But anyway, for a reborn person with the advantage of foresight, this is also a kind of fun.

"Okay, Lao Zhu, get ready. We will also start the roadshow in two days."

After chatting for a while, Zhou Qing straightened his face and greeted Zhu Yawen.

"I've been waiting for this day for a long time!"

When Zhu Ya heard this, he was cheered up and immediately responded with full energy.

"The Martian" is definitely the most important work in Zhu Yawen's career so far, no doubt about it.

It is true that "Operation Red Sea" created a box office miracle, but Zhu Yawen is counting on "The Martian" to break the record of "Operation Red Sea" again.

"Senior Sister Song Jia."

"Wan Qian."

Not only Zhu Yawen, Zhou Qing also greeted other main creators of "The Martian" one after another.

Everyone was as enthusiastic as Zhu Yawen.

Just waiting to work hard with Zhou Qing.

"Director Zhou, the film 'Shock Wave' is out."

But before that, Wu Jing came to Zhou Qing first and reported to him.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

He was actually quite curious about the quality of Wu Jing's version of "Shock Wave".

So I simply arranged the work at hand, and went to watch the movie with Liu Yifei and Zhu Yawen with great interest.

As for the result, there is no doubt about it.

With Wu Jing's current level of directing and his own script as a foundation, how could anything go wrong with "Shock Wave"?

It is a mature, smooth, and high-quality genre film.

"Not bad, Wu Jing."

Zhou Qing immediately gave Wu Jing positive praise.

Then I started to discuss with Wu Jing about the specific release date of "Shock Wave". (End of this chapter)