New Age Artists

Chapter 579 Ignite the film market! Shen Santong's question!
Wake up early in the morning.

Exercise first.

"Little greedy cat."

"I'm so afraid that you'll forget about others." Guo Biting said coquettishly.

Serious exercise!

Shen Santong weighed himself and said, "You're a little thin. Don't control your weight too much. It's not good for your health."

"Uh-huh."

Shen Santong is a little distant from Guo Biting.

It's not just Guo Biting, it's the same for others as well.

What Shen Santong is responsible for is not the film industry, nor just the entertainment industry, but the cultural industry.

He is still quite cautious, both in the overt and covert aspects.

Now I feel more relaxed.

In the drama "Tiny Times", Guo Biting plays Nan Xiang just like in her previous life.

If the movie is successful, her career will be further developed, and the bundling of interests makes people feel at ease.

"Would you like me to be your female companion?" Guo Biting hugged Shen Santong's arm.

I have to say, Taiwanese girls are really sweet when they act coquettish.

Shen Santong agreed: "Okay."

Guo Biting was very surprised, and then immediately fell into great joy.

She was obsessed with Shen Santong. Shen Santong had a strong temperament that made her feel comfortable from the inside out.

A person's comfort is not called comfort.

Shen Santong was an hour late for work.

Because it's a body massage, not something else.

There was a wave of movement surrounding "Tiny Times".

Harass
Some people said that Shen Santong shouldn't have asked Guo Jingming, a plagiarist who knew nothing, to make a movie, as it would damage his reputation as the number one filmmaker.

There are also "Shen Santong supporters" who assert that Shen Santong will not attend Guo Jingming's premiere.

Supporting Guo was just an internal matter of the company, but problems had arisen within Santong Entertainment, and the Internet business had to go its own way, so Shen Santong had his own reasons.

In essence, Shen Santong loves movies and will absolutely defend the sanctity of movies.

Some "loyal fans" threatened that Santong Entertainment would deliberately make the "Tiny Times" movie fail miserably and get the show taken down!
If you dare to release it, we will shoot it down!

If you don’t fight back, you’re not a Chinese filmmaker!

If he doesn't take it down, Shen Santong will lose!

Of course, what "Shen Santong supporters" said was very pertinent, considering Shen Santong, and they would definitely take it down because Shen Santong loved movies.

He hates plagiarism very much and will not go along with it. He will bury "Tiny Times" completely.

The purpose is to let everyone know that not everyone can make a movie!
The whole rhythm, if you look at the essence, seems very stupid.

This movie is completely controlled by Santong Entertainment and is related to Santong Entertainment's director plan. It is part of the establishment of a preliminary cultural industry. How could such a movie not be well distributed?
But after some operation, the rhythm started.

Not only did various voices spread, but some film critics, including certain "intellectuals", also "spoke for" Shen Santong.

When Shen Santong said nothing, some people stood on his side, considered various things for him, and designed various things for him to do.

A strange logical chain is formed.

As long as Shen Santong attends the premiere of "Tiny Times" and Santong Entertainment successfully distributes "Tiny Times", then Shen Santong will lose this time.

Those who supported Shen Santong also lost.

He lost completely, and Shen Santong was no longer the same Shen Santong.

There will be problems with the form of the film industry and people’s hearts!

6 month 14 day.

"Tiny Times" held its premiere.

"Wow, it's so lively."

Shen Santong brought Guo Biting to attend the premiere of "Tiny Times". When he saw the people coming outside the venue, he knew that the play was a success!
Many primary and secondary school students held up signs.

There is a feeling that is both unexpected and reasonable.

A large number of Guo Jingming's readers are middle school students, and Yang Mi's fans are mainly of this age.

"Who is this? Why is there so much fanfare?"

“So handsome!”

"He is Shen Santong!"

"What, he is Shen Santong?! So handsome! Handsome and rich, I really want to marry him."

"Me too! Super genius!"

"She's only twenty-seven, only twelve years older than me. What a match!"

"Why is our Da Mi Mi so nervous? Will she bully our Mi Mi?"

"He is the emperor of the entertainment industry. His personal movies have a total box office of 9.7 billion, plus the tens of billions he earned as a producer. Anyone who comes here will be nervous!"

"I heard that he suppressed Xiao Si. Our Xiao Si is so pitiful!"

"No way, don't listen to nonsense, Director Shen really admires Xiao Si."

"That's right, someone is jealous of our Xiao Si for becoming a director and making movies! I'm not talking about Han Han's fans!"

"Have you noticed that Xiao Si and Shen Santong are a perfect match?"

"You rotten girl!"

Xie Nan, the host of the show, had a routine interaction: "Director Shen, what are your expectations for Director Guo's Tiny Times?"

Shen Santong said: "This is a movie that will satisfy readers of Director Guo Jingming!"

High emotional intelligence!
Shen Santong was chatting and laughing, completely unaware of the pace of the outside world.

He was very busy, punching Hollywood while sorting out the internal structure and focusing on the film business.

I also have to take time every day to arrange flowers and water them.

There is really not enough time!

Shen Santong couldn't say that he liked or admired Guo Jingming.

I just feel a little sad when comparing the reputations of Guo Jingming and Han Han.

Guo Jingming made his way to success through his natural talent, which is also a rare way out for many ordinary people.

Rely on your talent in a certain field to break through the ceiling.

Such people are bound to have a thorny journey ahead and are often irritable in character, especially in industries that rely heavily on personal connections.

Han Han has been supported by someone all the way. His problem is more serious than plagiarism, but as long as the father and son do not break up, this matter will only stay under the hood.

It is also because of this that Han Han’s personality is very stable and he does not need to be so sharp.

With someone protecting you from the wind and rain, as long as you thrive, you will slowly achieve the integration of body and mind, and become more stable and powerful.

Many people who strike out on their own don't have this convenience.

You need to digest the bumps and bruises of youth and the shocks you encounter when you first enter society on your own.

Shen Santong felt emotional about this, so he was quite sad.

Just expressing my feelings.

It cannot be said that Shen Santong is now emotionless, but he has become more pragmatic.

Only two volumes of "Tiny Times" have been published. The reason for making "Tiny Times" in advance is to prepare for the film industry.

Guo Jingming was the one who spent a fortune to buy a horse's bones.

Together with Ning Hao, Guo Fan, Lu Yang, Wen Muye, Wang Ran and others, as well as TV directors such as Kang Honglei, Jiang Wei, Li Muge, and actors such as Xu Zheng and Chen Sicheng, they have all played such roles.

If Santong Entertainment completes the initial construction of the cultural industry in a few years, it will be difficult for it to rise to the top and directly take charge of major projects.

"Tiny Times" has great significance.

First of all, there are representatives of cross-border directors launched by Santong Entertainment.

He came out of the Santong Entertainment system, not from Shen Santong himself.

Strictly speaking, Guo Fan is the representative of cross-border directors of Santong Entertainment, as he is the one who brought up the company step by step.

Guo Fan only made up for the formal school experience later, so it can only be said that he was from the same formal school.

Guo Jingming mainly relies on the support of the Santong Entertainment system. Shen Santong only grasps the direction and does not ask about specific matters.

Secondly, it is also a part of continuing to divide the interests of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Generally, urban fashion dramas like "Tiny Times" either cast Koreans or Taiwanese.

In its previous life, it collaborated with Wandao and was produced by Chai Zhiping, who is known as the "godmother of Taiwanese idol dramas."

The reason why Guo Jingming chose to cooperate with Wandao was, on the one hand, because of the stereotype, and on the other hand, because the film industry itself was closed and the traditional film industry looked down on him.

If Shen Santong doesn't use it, someone else will.

Just like Fan Bingbing, if he doesn't lend a hand, others will pull him over.

If it is profitable, of course you choose to make money.

Finally, explore the various models of youth idol movies.

Last year, "You Who Came From the Stars" was a success, with a full creative cast for a hit TV series + movie. If "Tiny Times" is successful again, it would be like a bolt from the blue.

Starting the fan movie mode will greatly enrich movies like those about youth idols, and will also allow young stars and actors under Santong Entertainment to get more movie opportunities.

"Tiny Times" itself is a good resource.

In this version of "Tiny Times", Yang Mi plays Lin Xiao, Zhang Li plays Gu Li, Guo Biting plays Nan Xiang, and Ma Li plays Tang Wanru.

Chen Xiao plays Gu Yuan, and the male characters are basically found from Deep Sea Culture.

Most of Santong Entertainment's film projects are selected within the company first, but Shen Santong is in charge of his own films.

The movie "The Thieves" chose Chen Kun as the protagonist in order to achieve the best film effect.

The protagonist of "The Magic Thieves" must not only be handsome, but also have a bit of evil. The best choice is Chen Kun.

Last year, Chen Kun's ten-year contract expired and he left his old club and terminated his contract with Rong Xinda, with whom he had worked for 10 years, Li Xiaowan and Li Shaohong.

Both Deep Sea Culture and Huayi wanted to sign him, but in the end Chen Kun chose to start his own business.

Shen Santong was also showing off when he chose Chen Kun.

His films are open to the industry, and his first consideration is the final presentation of the film, not which company the actors come from.

However, the company is not determined by whatever Shen Santong says, unless it is forced down.

Generally he won't push things hard, he just decides the general direction and leaves many details to his subordinates.

In Shen Santong's drama, he is the leading male role and he fairly crushes every other artist.

No one knows whether they are big shots or big names, they are all the same in front of Shen Santong's movies.

It’s another super big pie, a part of the extraordinary universe, comparable to Huang Xiaoming’s "Inception".

If all goes well, the leading actor will be able to go beyond the country and into Asia.

Chen Kun is a big name and has the "Painted Skin" series of representative works, but as an outsider, what qualifications does he have to act in it?
Wang Jing's Hua Shiba Culture, in which Shen Santong has invested, and Lu Yi's performance in "Ghost Blows Out the Light" also went through a lot of twists and turns and fierce competition.

In the end, Deep Sea Culture and Chen Kun signed contracts for five films in a row.

Among them, there are three films related to "The Martian" and the extraordinary universe, and the other two are packaged and distributed with "The Martian".

At the beginning, they announced that they would produce ten films and, like Lu Yi, they would bring new talents to Deep Sea Culture. Chen Kun turned his face black on the spot. He said that he could agree to the series contract, but only two films would be allocated, and there were also requirements for resource allocation, which could not be too bad.

Chen Kun would like to say thank you for this condition!
The premiere of "Tiny Times" was a normal premiere, with many programs prepared.

Shen Santong had seen the feature film in advance. Compared with the original version, it was a little better, but still rather fragmented.

There are too many standing still delivery of lines, and they are read out in a certain order, which lacks a sense of reality.

No matter how outstanding the individual actors are or how well the camera work is done, they cannot save a fragmented and incoherent script.

It’s just that Guo Jingming knows very well what young people like.

The men are handsome and the women are beautiful, Chen Xiao is bold and Aunt Xue is also exciting.

The ideals of being tall, white, rich and beautiful in the film are of course unrealistic, but they are enough to guide the imagination of youth. Moreover, the film has no educational elements and no spoofs.

Considering this era, it is a good movie.

Whether fan movies will become popular is a matter for the future, so let’s first solve the problem of whether they exist or not.

With this, the status of the younger generation of actors in mainland China will be significantly improved.

In the future, many people will find that the movie really does portray a part of Shanghai.

Shen Santong did not attend the celebration party after the premiere.

The four heroines, except Ma Li, are all somewhat connected.

That night.

"Being too thin is not good." Shen Santong was very enthusiastic in helping Yang Mi weigh herself and urged her to gain weight every day.

Big Mi Mi is too lazy to say that it is impossible to gain weight: "Tiny Times is too fragile, how can it be possible?"

Yang Mi has basic movie appreciation skills.

Chen Xiao’s acting is good, and Yang Mi also tries her best. However, Zhang Li’s acting is unexpectedly good, and her comedy is not abrupt.

But the plot is there, very exaggerated, and it is shot in two parts. The trailer is well edited, but a lot of the content in the trailer is not in the main film.

The story only has character logic but no plot logic, and it is far from capturing the true flavor of Shanghai.

"Is "Palace" popular?" Shen Santong asked back.

Yang Mi changed the subject: "You attended the premiere of Tiny Times and your fans went crazy."

"what?"

Seeing that Shen Santong didn't know, Da Mi Mi explained the situation.

Shen Santong took Da Mi Mi's phone, took a look at it, and was stunned.

He never said to kill "Tiny Times"!

I never said I wouldn’t attend the premiere!
Who represents him?
Da Mi Mi was puzzled: "Don't you go online?"

"I don't have time to check other websites except Weibo. My Weibo is different from what you see." Shen Santong was helpless.

The Internet business has taken away a group of people, but the accounts are still marked. Shen Santong thinks that other Internet tycoons may have had the same experience.

On second thought, Shen Santong admired himself again.

Making more friends will help you break out of the information cocoon.

As for the pace of getting up, Shen Santong didn't care much about it.

Things come first, and temporary emotions have no effect on him.

Ten films have gone through the history of film, and Shen Santong has single-handedly supported the noisy public opinion and still suppressed it for a lifetime.

"Don't press me." Big Mi Mi pushed hard.

This guy is getting excited.

6 month 17 day.

"Tiny Times" is now in theaters nationwide.

The preview grossed 10 million, shocking the industry!
The film received extremely polarized reviews and was severely criticized by well-known film critics, columnists and screenwriters.

In Guo Xiaosi's eyes, youth is something only rich people can have!
The plot is basically full of fantasy and exaggeration, the characters are soulless, don't speak human language, and don't do human things.

They are all symbolic labels and assumptions.

The story is extremely fragmented, strung together by some pretentious monologues and voice-overs.

Of course, many people buy into this and will even copy down the lines as film reviews, expressing their own youthful sadness.

There is also the line "What a fallen aristocracy, so scary."

I heard that Tiny Times has an awesome long shot, and I wonder how awesome it is?

Is it Guo Xiaosi wearing a hood and a black cloak, standing on a high tower and looking down at his city - Shanghai?

The camera moves from left to right, highlighting Xiao Si's face, and the title appears: Tiny Boy Rises
Can you please stop smearing Director Guo?
This movie perfectly illustrates the phrases such as "the gorgeous piling up of scenes", "the main plot is the absence of a main plot", "how to shape the empty soul of a character", and "how to abuse close-up shots".

How can you low-level movie fans understand Director Guo's good intentions? Hum, hum.
The original series of "Tiny Times" has sold millions of copies, and Guo Jingming has a huge fan base.

Fans take on critics, sparking a war of words online.

For a while, all the attention was on "Tiny Times".

Commissioner Smith, who was observing everything secretly, was dumbfounded.

The rhythm was sucked away from Shen Santong, so he quickly asked someone to come up with a theory to block the bullet.

Shen Santong used "Tiny Times" to shield himself from criticism!
Don’t worry about whether it’s logical or not, just get emotional!
Unfortunately, these people have no idea how powerful “Tiny Times” is.

50 million on the first day!
"Tiny Times" cost 10 million to produce and recovered the cost on the first day.

It shocked the entire industry, and a large number of traditional filmmakers suffered mental breakdowns on the spot.

Shocked the film industry!
A best-selling author crosses over to become a director, a popular mainland actress plays the leading role, and this empty work full of money worship can surpass the big productions of countless senior directors and superstars.
It has shaken the minds of countless traditional filmmakers!
This is not the end!
"Tiny Times" grossed 250 million in its first week!

The main theme of "The Founding of a Party", a film produced at the same time and featuring a strong star cast, was confused.

The worst was the fashionable love comedy "A Man Must Have Love" directed by a Korean director, which was directly crushed by "Tiny Times".

Not only that, Santong Entertainment’s distribution capabilities can cover most countries in Southeast Asia.

"Tiny Times" unexpectedly became a hit overseas!
The box office is not as good as in China, but the influence is huge.

Gorgeous scenes and ostentatious displays of wealth are another kind of universality.

There is no difficulty in understanding and no traditional Chinese elements, it's just cool!
Shen Santong was shocked when he received the Southeast Asian box office statistics.

It is also understandable because the drama "Palace" is also popular overseas and Yang Mi is very popular in Southeast Asia.

Idol dramas that are no longer watched in China are actually very popular in some Southeast Asian countries.

To be fair, even in his previous life, Guo Jingming couldn't hire so many internet trolls, and neither could Santong Entertainment in this life.

Guo Jingming really understands what young people like.

It has to be said that showing off wealth is also one of the imaginations of a better life.

In today's film industry, there are many films that peddle private goods, educate people, and make spoofs, but there are very few "simple" ones like Guo Jingming.

Santong Entertainment can be said to have personally opened the era of fan movies in mainland China.

There is also a lot of controversy.

The strong box office and overseas popularity attracted a large number of passers-by.

Then word of mouth couldn't keep up with such expectations.

It also encountered resistance from the traditional film industry, which criticized the film for showing off wealth and corrupting the values ​​of young people.

However, with the box office success, all of this turned into noise.

The ones who gain the most are naturally the creators.

As the producer, Santong Entertainment made a lot of money.

In June when "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" and "Kung Fu Panda 2" made a strong debut and put great pressure on the film market, no one expected that "Tiny Times" would be more powerful than "The Founding of a Party" and take up the banner.

This once again proves the strength of Santong Entertainment and the sharp vision of Shen Santong.

It completely ignited the film market.

The ridiculous and brainless TV series "Palace" instantly made Yang Mi the most popular young female star at the time and attracted a large number of fans from primary and secondary schools.

Then, a frivolous film called "Tiny Times" relied on the director's fan base and Yang Mi's fame to attract thousands of fans to buy the film at the box office.

This movie, which cost only 10 million yuan to make, earned more than 20 times the box office revenue in its first week.

Everyone calls it a bad movie and says it is worthless, but this actually proves the power of this model.

A cross-border best-selling author + a popular star with a huge fan base, this model has much more controllable risks.

In the eyes of countless people, the film market has become a treasure trove where "stupid people with a lot of money come quickly."

The glamorous king Changtian was very excited, he was on the right track!

Many actors, even hosts, crosstalk artists, writers, and internet celebrities, have officially become options for many film and television companies.

These people will transform themselves into producers and directors and flock into the film industry.

Even big and famous directors, movie stars, and veteran actors will rush to join the money-grabbing trend.

As the main creative representatives, director Guo Jingming and box office powerhouse Yang Mi have become very popular in the film industry and are the darlings of countless investors.

During the period when "Tiny Times" was popular, Yang Mi ranked first on the search rankings.

6 month 20 day.

A celebration banquet was held one week after the release of "Tiny Times".

Shen Santong is well aware that this kind of fan movie will account for 80% to 90% of the box office in the first and second weeks.

It's time to have the stimulation, don't wait.

Shen Santong raised his glass to congratulate: "Congratulations"

After chatting for a while, Guo Jingming was very excited and suddenly asked a question: "Will Han Han also film a movie next?"

"It's basically certain. After all, his situation is most similar to yours."

Shen Santong didn't say anything, he is much more impressive than you.

Guo Jingming is not happy about the success of his movies: "He chases after me and imitates me. When I publish a magazine, he also publishes a magazine. Now that I am filming a movie, he also wants to film a movie."

Shen Santong thought about it and realized it was true.

But it seems that no one thinks that Han Han is an imitator?
Big Mi Mi was still a little dazed: "This drama is so popular?"

People are stupid.

She actually became the leading lady of a movie with a box office of over 200 million, and she was the one that dominated the box office?

This is a movie!
For actors like Yang Mi who have been in the industry for a long time, they have a filter for movies.

Her senior sister Zhou Xun jumped to Huayi because Rongxinda had poor film resources.

Shen Santong remembered that in his previous life, "Tiny Times" should be one of Yang Mi's few representative films.

Apart from "Tiny Times", there are few other notable movie roles in which he has starred.

The box office data is mostly based on freeloading, mostly supporting roles and minor female leads, including dubbing.

Then there is Yang Mi, as the "chosen worker", who has acted in many films, which has allowed her to increase the box office.

Her upper limit is uncertain, but her popularity has always been high, so she can maintain the lower limit.

One of the few female stars who can carry the box office.

In later New Year’s Eves, Yang Mi easily became a hot topic.

However, the marketing of girlishness is also quite speechless.

The celebration banquet was given to the crew of "Tiny Times", and Shen Santong took the time to post a Weibo.

It was only after being reminded by Yang Mi that he realized there was a public opinion storm surrounding him.

When he looked back and sorted things out, the storm had been easily crushed by the huge success of "Tiny Times" without causing any ripples.

However, because of its high tone, the significance of the success of "Tiny Times" has been downplayed.

Shen Santong felt it necessary to respond.

No need to encounter reporters by chance, gradually enter the era of self-media, just go straight to it.

"In response to the recent controversy. Tiny Times is one of the films produced by Santong Entertainment. It is part of our plan to train domestic directors and it seems to be very successful now."

Someone commented below that the value orientation is wrong.

Shen Santong responded: "It's a bit too much to criticize teenagers who watch this movie. Everyone has a time when they are young. Many people grew up watching Qiong Yao dramas. Isn't that normal? Every period has its own mainstream culture."

"It's 11 now, and the oldest post-90s generation is 21 years old. There are more post-s generation in the movie-watching group. Culture is always popular and belongs to young people."

"The older generation had revolutionary dramas, the middle-aged and young had Qiong Yao dramas, and now young people have their own cultural products. Young people are not so fragile."

Some people also commented that "Tiny Times" is not a movie.

Shen Santong also responded: "I think Tiny Times is a movie, and it is still an excellent movie among domestic films, because the director knows his own audience and will serve his audience."

"At the same time, this is also a qualified film, an author's film. It is full of the director's own cognition and has a complete story. Compared with many author's films, it is at least understandable and has beautiful pictures."

Some netizens pointed out that the film promotes exaggerated, extravagant, empty and meaningless values, which do more harm than good, and are full of moaning and money-worshiping, which tarnishes the art of film.

Shen Santong did not evade the question: "The reason why I think this is an author's film is because the director has his own expression."

"Let me tell you my opinion. In my eyes, 30% of Shanghai is a foreign land, which is the atmosphere in the movie Tiny Times."

"30% is industry, and the proportion of industry in Shanghai's economy is more than %. The development of our automobile industry is inseparable from the efforts of some leaders at that time, as well as many institutions."

"30% are from the whole country, and the other % are the party's leadership, which plays a stabilizing role."

"In my eyes, 70% of Shanghai is not a foreign metropolis, but 30% is."

"Tiny Times is not comprehensive, but it profiles that 30%, so I think the original novel is a literary work and the movie is also a qualified movie."

Shen Santong finally raised a question: "I have two plays a year. This year, the company has had some problems and needs to adjust its development direction. I have spent almost all my time on work."

"We have trained a large number of directors, but it is still not enough. The Three Kingdoms period movies are mature and need people to make them. Sequels also need people. A lot of work needs people."

"There are all kinds of gods in the film industry. Some want to educate the audience on aesthetics, some want to educate the audience on the three views, some want to educate the audience on artistic taste, and there are even many films that form their own system and internal circulation."

"They used government subsidies to make movies, which were poor at the box office, but they held symposiums and won awards, earned bonuses, and then had a group of students researching them. It was a one-stop service, and they didn't need an audience at all."

"Literature is no different. The first part of Tiny Times tells the story of the life and friendship of the four main characters, Lin Xiao, Nan Xiang, Gu Li, and Tang Wanru, during their college years. The second part is set in the rapidly developing economy of Shanghai, and continues to depict the challenges and growth of the four main characters in the workplace and in life."

"I want to ask, among our great writers, how many of them are writing about the countryside, about the still yellow earth, about picking up ashes, about kicking widows' doors, and about cocks."

"Have they seen our rapidly developing industry? Have they heard the roaring factories? Have they even described the foreign settlements?"

"Even in the countryside, things are different now! Many villages have built roads and established industries!"

"The countryside has a new look, and the urbanization rate is almost halfway! But what about our literature?"

"I think what is more worthy of reflection is, where are our movies, our literature, and the literary and artistic works that portray the times?"

(End of this chapter)