Huayu Entertainment: Who let him be the director!

Then let’s take a look at the total box office of those movies that broke 2 million on the first day?

Without exception, they are all super-hot items that have become extremely popular.

Even Zhou Qing's "Dying to Survive" has a total box office of over 30 billion!
Of course, "Dying to Survive" is quite special. It is a film by Zhou Qing, the top director in the Chinese entertainment industry. It is very difficult for other directors to achieve the same result.

Even Wu Ershan might not be able to do it.

But even so, more than 20 billion should not be a problem, right?

For example, movies like "Lost in Hong Kong" and "The Mermaid", their total box office eventually exceeded 20 billion.

No matter how you look at it, the performance of "Mojin: The Last Dragon" is not necessarily worse than these two films in every aspect, right?

Therefore, there is a good chance that "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" can break 20 billion!

Almost everyone in the circle thinks so.

Wu Ershan was very excited.

"Mojin: The Lost Legend" was as popular as I expected, or even more popular than I expected.

There is a great possibility that I can step directly into the 20 billion director club.

Coupled with his previous performance in "Painted Skin 2", he is a well-known director in the circle.

If we wait until the time comes to operate "Fengshen", won't the success rate be much higher?
When he thought of this, Wu Ershan felt the blood in his body begin to boil.

"Zhou Qing, I never thought that 'Mojin: The Lost Tomb' would be so popular!"

Liu Yifei, the heroine, was even more delighted that she couldn't stop smiling.

His face was filled with smiles, his mouth stretched so wide that it almost reached his ears.

Speaking of Liu Yifei, she really won a lot this year.

The movie "Crazy Rich Asians" became a huge hit in Hollywood, making her the most influential Chinese actress in Hollywood.

Huayu Entertainment also released a movie with a box office of nearly 20 billion!

It's really a win.

"Mojin: The Lost Legend is a big IP in itself. As long as the movie is well made, the box office cannot be bad."

Zhou Qing smiled and said as a matter of course.

This is the power of IP.

If this is not the case, why are those big IPs being hyped up to such astronomical prices?
Even some top IPs cannot be bought even if you have money.

"You say it's simple, but how can it be that easy to adapt it?"

Liu Yifei curled her lips.

It is easier said than done to make a good movie.

Especially in the adaptation aspect, it is difficult to perform well due to the constraints of the novel framework.

Looking at the adapted works in the circle, most of them are rubbish.

Such high-quality adaptations as "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" are truly rare.

As for movies like "Departures" and "Life of Pi", they were both box office hits and won awards.

Well, that's something only Zhou Qing can do.

But it is precisely because of this that Liu Yifei is full of confidence in her "Divergent".

It’s a bit of a pity that “Divergent” will have to wait until next year to be released.

The girls can't wait any longer.

In fact, Director Yang had already received the news that the finished film of "Divergent" was released last month.

According to the market cycle, it is completely in time for the film to be released in December.

However, after some discussion between Zhou Qing and Director Yang, they decided to temporarily postpone the release of "Divergent".

There’s no other reason, Liu Yifei really can’t be busy at two places at once.

In "Divergent" and "Mojin: The Last Dragon", girls are definitely the heroines!
You can only take care of one.

So after analyzing various situations, Zhou Qing and his sister decided to temporarily postpone the release of "Divergent".

Firstly, the production of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" had been delayed long enough, and Zhou Qing didn't want to delay it any further.

Secondly, the release of Divergent this year is not the best time.

It’s nothing, Crazy Rich Asians has just been released!
Both films were starred by the same actress, Liu Yifei.

As a result, "Crazy Rich Asians" was just released, and two months later "Divergent" was released?
This will create a situation where people who have watched Crazy Rich Asians will subconsciously filter out Divergent.

After all, apart from true fans, who would watch the same actor's movies twice in a short period of time?

In other words, if "Divergent" was released right after "Crazy Rich Asians", it would definitely cause aesthetic fatigue.

It is necessary to leave a buffer period during this period.

But this buffer period should not be too long, otherwise when the popularity brought by "Crazy Rich Asians" wears off, it will be more trouble than it is worth.

So Zhou Qing decided to release "Divergent" in March next year.

This time period is just right.

It not only avoids aesthetic fatigue, but also benefits from Liu Yifei's rising popularity.

During this period, Crown Pictures will also make efforts to promote Liu Yifei in North America.

By the time "Divergent" is released, the girl's popularity may not only not decline, but may even increase by three points.

It can only be said that Zhou Qing has made detailed arrangements for everything.

There is one thing: it is visibly that the girl has been very busy during this period.

The filming of "Divergent", the promotion of "Crazy Rich Asians", and the promotion of "Mojin: The Dragon".

I have to go back to Hollywood to participate in various activities to maintain the popularity brought by "Crazy Rich Asians".

Next came the promotion of "Divergent".

The itinerary can be said to be fully arranged.

"It's better to work hard. Being an actor and working hard is a good thing."

The girl didn't feel tired at all. Instead, she was full of anticipation and spoke to Zhou Qing excitedly.

So what about Zhou Qing?
After a brief rest, I also started to get busy again.

The filming of "The Wandering Earth" has been completed, but that is just the beginning.

For this kind of visual effects sci-fi blockbuster, post-production is the real big deal.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing already has rich experience in visual effects blockbusters.

When it comes to work, everything is organized and every link and process is handled with ease, with high quality and efficiency.

“Perhaps the post-production of The Wandering Earth won’t take nine months.”

Zhou Qing couldn't help but think so.

You have to know that Guo Fan had never made this kind of movie before, so his speed was definitely not as fast as Zhou Qing's.

But even so, the scale of "The Wandering Earth" is there, so even if it is faster, it won't be much faster.

Even if it’s less, it will still be more than 8 months.

Add to that some other trivial matters and chores to distract the child, well, it wouldn't be surprising if it takes more than 9 or 10 months.

Who says Zhou Qing is not only a director, but also the boss of a film and television company?

"Director Zhou, the script for 'Assassination of Novelist' is complete!"

Amidst the busyness, Lu Yang excitedly knocked on Zhou Qing's office door.

The corresponding adaptation work started in April this year and has taken 4 months so far.

Not too fast or too slow, just normal.

Of course, it is still much faster than Wu Jing.

Zhou Qing learned more about Wu Jing's work and found out that they hadn't even finished half of the script for Wolf Warrior 2. At the beginning of the year, they told Zhou Qing that it would take a year to complete it, but The Wandering Earth delayed it by several months.

I don’t know how long I will have to wait until the other party actually finishes.

"Have you finished writing? Okay, let me take a look."

After complaining slightly in his heart, Zhou Qing stopped talking and began to review the script brought by Lu Yang.

Lu Yang was sitting opposite Zhou Qing. On the surface, he looked calm, but inside he was excited.

At the same time, there are also some concerns.

I was excited because this was Lu Yang’s first script that he wrote himself.

He had made so many movies before, and the screenwriter was always Zhou Qing.

"Assassination of Novelist" is the first exception.

Can Lu Yang feel the same?
But it is precisely because of this that Lu Yang is a little worried.

The person sitting opposite him is the number one screenwriter in Chinese entertainment.

It would be embarrassing if the script I wrote was terrible.

"Luyang, the writing is pretty good. Overall, it's quite neat."

Fortunately, after reading it, Zhou Qing gave Lu Yang a positive evaluation, which made Lu Yang feel a little relieved.

"But Luyang, there are some things I think we can discuss further."

Of course, there were some opinions as well. Zhou Qing then pointed out some problems in the script to Lu Yang in a tactful way.

As for the script adapted by Lu Yang, it is definitely above the passing line. The other party has the basic skills.

But it is still a little bit short of the level of excellence.

It is precisely because of this that the rating of the original version of "Assassination of Novelist" on Baidu can only be described as okay.

6.5, neither high nor low.

That would actually be enough for an ordinary commercial film, but for Zhou Qing, it would definitely not meet the requirements.

Zhou Qing helped Lu Yang to optimize the other party's script.

"It turns out it can still be like this."

“Why didn’t I think of this question?”

After some communication between the two sides, Lu Yang was completely impressed by Zhou Qing.

Director Zhou is worthy of being the number one screenwriter in Chinese entertainment!

He didn't realize it before he started writing scripts, but when he actually finished a complete script, Lu Yang's admiration for Zhou Qing had reached its peak.

Script adaptation is so difficult, how did Director Zhou manage to complete it in less than half a month?

What’s even more amazing is that the quality is so high!

Pervert, really perverted.

"Director Zhou, with your guidance, I believe the quality of the script will be improved!"

After communicating with Zhou Qing for a while, Lu Yang couldn't wait to say goodbye and continue to perfect his script.

With Zhou Qing's advice, Lu Yang is confident that he can take the script to a higher level!
"The movie Mojin: The Lost Legend has been released. With its excellent production, it easily earned 24.7 billion yuan at the box office, becoming another classic adaptation case."

"Zhou Qing Pictures has produced another hit, 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' closed with 24.7 billion yuan at the box office, and is currently the box office champion of the Lunar New Year holiday."

"Another 20 billion box office hit is born, Wu Ershan's "Mojin: The Lost Legend" box office hit 24.7 billion!"

On January 1, "Mojin: The Last Dragon", which had been released for a month, was withdrawn from theaters, and many people began to feel uneasy again.

24.7 billion!
As predicted by the industry, the total box office of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" has exceeded 20 billion yuan.

As for not breaking through 30 billion...

What are you thinking!

Do you really think it’s so easy to achieve a box office of 30 billion?
That's something even Master Xing hasn't done.

Apart from Director Zhou, no one else in the entire Chinese entertainment industry has achieved this.

Therefore, it is normal and reasonable for the box office of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" to exceed 30 billion US dollars.

A box office of over 20 billion is already amazing.

Zhou Qing Pictures has released another hit that is a huge success.

To what extent has it exploded?
The box office of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is enough to rank third in the annual ranking of domestic films in 18.

Only below Zhou Qing's "The Martian" and Shen Teng's "The Richest Man in Xihong City", it even surpassed "Monster Hunt 2".

Originally, people in the industry thought that Monster Hunt 2 would be a huge hit at the box office and had a good chance of beating The Martian, but in the end, the box office fell far short of expectations.

It only earned 22.37 billion yuan at the box office.

All I can say is that in this day and age, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to fool people with bad movies.

"Mojin: The Lost Legend has really broken 20 billion. Great! That's really great!"

Director Wu Ershan almost slapped his thigh, clenched his fists tightly, and waved them several times.

There’s nothing I can do. I’m so excited and thrilled.

He then opened the drawer and took out the "Fengshen" movie project book.

There was a twinkle in his eyes.

Now, there must be someone who has invested in the "Fengshen" project, right?

The first person Wu Ershan thought of was actually Zhou Qing.

Firstly, I have worked with Zhou Qing Pictures twice, so we are old acquaintances.

Secondly, Zhou Qing Pictures is the top film and television production company in the industry.

Once you get on this big ship, you can save a lot of trouble and get a lot of convenience.

"Forget it. Director Zhou obviously doesn't think highly of this project."

But then Wuershan shook his head and subconsciously gave up the idea.

In fact, he had approached Zhou Qing a long time ago when he encountered setbacks in the operation of "Fengshen" and hoped that Zhou Qing would invest.

It's a pity that Zhou Qing didn't have that intention at all.

Otherwise, Wu Ershan wouldn't have waited until now, right?
But this is not important anymore. I didn’t have enough qualifications before, but now that I have entered the 20 billion director club, this problem no longer exists.

Wu Ershan believes that "Fengshen" will definitely be able to attract investment.

While he was full of confidence, Wuershan couldn't help but feel a sense of dissatisfaction in his heart.

Director Zhou, you are not optimistic about the "Fengshen" project, then I will let you take a good look, you can also make mistakes sometimes!
"Congratulations, Xixi, you are now a 20 billion heroine!"

Zhou Qing sent his blessings to Liu Yifei immediately, making the girl so happy that her eyes narrowed into a line.

Although in the current Chinese entertainment market, Zhou Qing has already expanded the box office ceiling of Chinese-language films to 40 billion.

But for most actors, 20 billion is still the ultimate achievement.

Even before this, Liu Yifei was already a "three billion heroine", the only one in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and this title of a 10 billion heroine is also very important.

After all, these days box office revenues have reached 30 billion and 40 billion.

Of course, even so, Liu Yifei is still the most awesome female star in Chinese entertainment, no doubt about it.

For people like Tan Zhuo, Hai Qing, and Song Jia, the box office of 30 to 40 billion yuan did bring them a huge bonus, but it is impossible for them to achieve success overnight.

Their value in the circle has indeed skyrocketed, but let alone Liu Yifei, she is still a long way from being one of the top four actresses.

If you want to truly reach the top of Chinese entertainment, you must have many solid works behind you.

And what about Liu Yifei?
Three billion-dollar female lead movies and one billion-dollar female lead movie, this record is enough to sweep the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and no other female star can match it.

Coupled with the achievements in Hollywood, it is truly unique.

The only embarrassing thing is that there are no awards. (End of this chapter)