Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 298 Visiting the Set (44)

"Lady Shexiang" is a song by Phoenix Legend, included in their 09 album "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend".

However, the popularity of "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" completely overshadowed "Lady Shexiang".

The album "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" includes "All About Love" and "The Temptation of the Man"...

To be honest, it's hard to say whether "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" is a good song.

Many people say it's rustic...

Actually, Hong Kong also has producers similar to Zhang Chao (the producer of Phoenix Legend, whose works include "Free Flying", "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" and "Lotus Pond Moonlight"), such as Lei Songde.

Mark Lui's representative works include Kelly Chen's "Flower Universe" and Lai Ming's "Eyes Want to Travel"...

But we think these songs are a bit cheesy, not exactly corny...

Mainly because of the Cantonese singing…

However, the reality is that some people who look down on "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" often think that "Gangnam Style" is high-end and fashionable, and you can't understand their brain structure.

What makes "Gangnam Style" so high-end?

Some say "Gangnam Style" is satirical...

No, how satirical can a nightclub song be?
Lady Shexiang...

The lyrics are wonderful: The Wumeng Mountains connect to mountains beyond mountains, moonlight spills over Xiangshui Beach. A river flows over a mountain, a thousand mountains and rivers are never lonely. You came, your youth became a legend, the azaleas for a hundred miles never fade~
Unfortunately, the ranking isn't high...

Ranked only sixth in the eighth episode, Shen Yan had no choice but to step up his game!

……

Filming for "Battle of Changsha" is nearing its end...

To be precise, Shen Yan's scenes are nearing their end.

Lately, aside from going to the recording of "I Am a Singer" once a week, Shen Yan has basically been staying on set...

To be honest, the crew of "Battle of Changsha" was really great.

When they have some free time, everyone mostly talks about work...

However, there are also troubles—Shen Yan is too popular, and fans often organize to visit the set…

Every time they come, they buy a lot of things, like fruits and drinks for the film crew.

Shen Yan would always have Chen Xu replenish their supplies at the original price.

I told them not to buy anything more…

Besides that, he sensed that Tan Songyun had developed feelings for him…

Not to brag, but after all this time, he's pretty good at telling whether a woman is interested in him or not...

To make matters worse, he felt that Tan Songyun had also become more attractive.

There's no way around it; the male and female leads in romantic scenes have to have chemistry, otherwise, the scene won't be effective.

The entire crew was creating a certain atmosphere, coupled with the suspension bridge effect…

It has nothing to do with the kissing scene—in fact, the kissing scene in "Battle of Changsha" took more than an hour to film, and Tan Songyun was extremely stiff, after all, she had no relevant experience before and relied entirely on Shen Yan's guidance!

In fact, Shen Yan was initially quite averse to the kissing scenes in "Battle of Changsha".

Expressing emotions isn't limited to intimate scenes; eye contact can also convey them.

But… the plot really should add a scene here—Gu Qingming is going to the battlefield, and Hu Xiangxiang says, 'I want to have your child!'

For Shen Yan, kissing scenes are actually something he can accept!
At least it was acting opposite someone.

The real awkwardness came from having no co-stars. When Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in *The Hobbit*, was filming, he was faced with just a few sticks covered with photos of various actors. Gandalf completely broke down on set—he even considered giving up film and acting altogether. He felt that if he couldn't meet modern standards, perhaps he should quit the profession…

……

Lunchtime for the crew of "Battle of Changsha".

While eating his boxed lunch, Shen Yan chatted with his second uncle about trying to persuade Shen Like to leave Hunan TV...

The second uncle was quite angry. He felt that his daughter had finally gotten into Hunan TV, so how could Shen Yan persuade her to leave?
Are we going to go to Zhejiang TV again?

The top female host from Zhejiang TV has already switched to Hunan TV!

Shen Yan explained, "It's unlikely she'll have much of a future at Hunan TV..." "After watching 'I Am a Singer,' she seemed quite happy. She even told me a couple of days ago that a company in Changsha approached her to host a press conference..."

"But Hunan TV's most exposed show is always 'Happy Camp'... Correspondingly, its hosts will receive more attention... It's impossible for my sister to replace the hosts of the Happy Family, right?"

“…But Zhejiang is too far away,” my second uncle shook his head. “I’m planning to have her work at the TV station so she can marry someone closer to home…”

Shen Yan was speechless: "Does your sister know what you're thinking?"

"I haven't told her..."

"I think it would be best to talk to her about it..."

My second uncle was surprised: "She agreed to your suggestion?"

"She said she needed to think about it... and also said that the leaders of the film and television channel treated her very well..."

"That's right, the leaders of our Xiaoxiang Film Studio are the ones running the film and television channel..."

“But only satellite TV can reach the whole country!” Shen Yan continued, “I’ve prepared two variety shows, first to build her fame, and then get her acting, and then she can go on a reality show…”

My second uncle shook his head again: "You should talk to her first if you can convince her mother!"

"Uh…"

As they were talking, Chen Xu walked over, his expression a little strange…

"What's wrong?"

Someone came to visit the set!

"Visiting the set? Who is it?"

"Yang Tianbao!"

"Who?" Shen Yan asked in surprise, "Are you sure it's her?"

"Hmm...she's waiting for you at the hotel!"

"With whom? Brother Ming?"

Chen Xu shook his head: "She has two assistants!"

"...Then they probably need to talk to me about something...I'll make a call and ask first!"

Shen Yan took out his phone, found Yang Tianbao's number, and dialed it...

It's a little awkward. He just mentioned having his sister on a reality show, and the reality show he was referring to is "Running Man," right?

Now that his sister is on the show, Yang Tianbao is definitely out of the running—after all, the Korean version of Running Man only needs one female MC to form its lineup after Anza's appearance on "Running Man"!

Could this be the legendary "speak of the devil and he shall appear"?
Yang Tianbao answered the phone and first apologized, saying, "Did I interrupt your filming?"

"No, I'm having lunch right now. What brings you to Changsha?"

"Oh, I'm here to promote 'The Viral Factor'!"

"Are you in 'The Viral Factor'?"

"I'm the second female lead!"

Okay, Yang Tianbao replaced Bai Bing... After all, this show is produced by three companies: Emperor Entertainment, Huayi Brothers, and Qiankun Starlight. There's no reason for Huayi Brothers not to put in a replacement!

With Tianbao confirmed to be joining Huayi Brothers, Huang Zhonglei certainly has to make a gesture, and "The Viral Factor" is the best gift—a big-budget production with a budget exceeding 100 million yuan, directed by Dante Lam, and starring Zhou Jielun and Xie Tingfeng…

The high cost of "The Viral Factor" is evident – ​​filming took place in Jordan and Malaysia. Although the political situation in Jordan was quite unstable, with protests and demonstrations everywhere, making the filming process full of uncertainties, the director insisted on setting off as scheduled in order to showcase various large-scale military weapons, film a tight chase, and capture the mystery of the Dead Sea in Jordan.

These all cost money!

However, the screenwriters for "The Viral Factor" are Dante Lam and Wai-lun Ng...

—Military action film.

They're all Hong Kong screenwriters!

It's not that I look down on Hong Kong screenwriters, but the armed forces in Hong Kong are practically unrelated to the "military." They would never come into contact with real soldiers in their daily lives.

They can't even use their imagination!
Therefore, the background is very incongruous, and the protagonist's character is very unrealistic: an international security agency police officer.
"Oh," Yang Tianbao continued, "I heard you were filming here, so I thought I'd come visit the set..."

"See you tonight..."

　I need to go to the hospital for a check-up this week... and I need to save up some manuscripts, so I'll only be updating four times for now. I'll update five more times next week, and there are still 12 more chapters to go!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)