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

Chapter 299 Almost Made a Mistake (14)

Yang Tianbao was very grateful to Shen Yan…

Although she was only the second female lead in "Our Times", it was a box office hit.

Her portrayal of Tao Minmin became her signature role…

With the help of Huayi's promotion, she immediately earned the label of the most beautiful school beauty!

For someone who wants to develop their career in the north, having this label is very important.

This saved a lot of advertising costs.

Now when she participates in events, the host introduces her as "the most beautiful school belle!"

"The Viral Factor" will be released on January 17th, facing stiff competition from other films in the same period, including "The Great Magician," "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," and "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Happy Dragon Year"...

For promotional purposes, appearing on "Happy Camp" is a basic requirement...

She didn't have any particular expectations for the movie "The Viral Factor"—it's not like she's the lead actress.

Oh, the Hong Kong box office for "The Viral Factor" is pretty good. In its first four days, it grossed HK$684 million, second only to "Journey to the Center of the Earth 2: Paradise" and "I Love Hong Kong 2012: Double Happiness"...

插一句，《我爱 HK》系列共有四部，分别是2010年的《72家租客》、2011年的《我爱HK开心万岁》和2012年的《2012喜上加喜》，以及《我爱HK2013恭喜发财》…

Eric Tsang planned and directed the film, which stars Leung Ka-fai, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Fala Chen, Bosco Wong, Wong Cho-lam, and Fung Shui-fan.

Actually, the fourth film, "I Love HK 2013: Congratulations on Your Fortune," also grossed HK$1691 million at the Hong Kong box office…

There's still money to be made!

Why not continue?
"I Love HK" was a Lunar New Year film series co-produced by Eric Tsang and Shaw Brothers. In 13, after Mona Fong sold most of her shares in TVB, TVB stopped co-producing Lunar New Year films with Shaw Brothers and instead collaborated with Wong King's Star Dynasty to produce the "From Vegas to Macau" Lunar New Year film series...

TVB has invested in Wong King's Star Dynasty company...

Back to "The Viral Factor"...

This movie will only gross a maximum of HK$2000 million at the Hong Kong box office!
To recoup costs, performance on the mainland market will be crucial…

Yang Tianbao didn't care about any of that. She came to visit the set to catch up and see if there was a chance to learn more about Shen Yan...

Yes, that's really what she thinks!

……

After booking a restaurant and meeting, Shen Yan was about to shake hands when she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Aren't you going to give me a hug?"

“…I’ll give you a kiss too…” Shen Yan rolled her eyes, clenched her fist, and then sat down: “Don’t you have any filming to do?”

"Sure, I'll take the photos, but I need to do promotions..."

"You're really popular now, the top actress at Huayi Brothers... I heard you've taken on four dramas?"

“Not that many…” Yang Tianbao shook his head: “Only three movies this year, I still prefer shooting commercials!”

Well, she didn't deny that she was Huayi's top female star!

Li Bingbing's contract expired, and he started his own studio.
When Yao Chen and Xu Qing joined Huayi Brothers, Huang Zhonglei made a bunch of promises… which definitely didn't come true.
Huo Siyan also has a chance; she was one of the lead actresses in both "The Last Supper" and "Double Exposure"...

But Liu Shishi snatched the role from "Eat Drink Man Woman 2012"...

There's definitely no chance.

Tianbao is popular and good-looking, Huayi will definitely support her!

She was approached for roles in films such as "Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Justice," the "Tai Chi" series, and "Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon."

Hearing her say she'd rather shoot commercials, Shen Yan couldn't help but retort, "Of course! I like shooting commercials too... It's not tiring, and you earn more. Who wouldn't like something like that?"

"...Let's not talk about that anymore. What would you like to eat?"

"This is Changsha, you are a guest, please order what you would like to eat!"

"I want to eat you!"

"what?"

"It's nothing," Yang Tianbao said, undeterred by Shen Yan's silence. "Let's order some of your specialty dishes..."

"Steamed fish head with chopped chili peppers, Mao-style braised pork, and braised duck..."

“Okay…” After ordering, Shen Yan asked for a pot of Guzhang Maojian tea.

"You don't drink coffee?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "It doesn't taste good... It's fine to drink some tea."

"Then you can deliver coffee on set!"

"...The staff like it, and the coffee is cheap..."

"Cheap?"

Do you know how much that pot of tea I just ordered cost?

"how much is it?"

"988!"

“988…” Yang Tianbao asked in confusion, “…It’s not that expensive!”

"But a cup of coffee costs a maximum of 15 yuan. If I buy 200 cups at once, I'll get a 5 yuan discount..."

Yang Tianbao suddenly realized: "So, you've been giving us cheap stuff!"

"No, that's not it," Shen Yan quickly explained, "It's just that coffee beans are pretty much the same..."

After chatting about trivial matters for a while, all the dishes were served, and Shen Yan called out to her, "Try it, it tastes pretty good."

"I don't know about the taste, but I feel like if I eat this meal and feel full, I'll have to run at least ten kilometers tomorrow!"

"Hunan cuisine is heavy on oil and spice... It's nice to have it once in a while!"

"No, I'm still in the promotional period!"

"Then you said you wanted to eat the local specialties!"

"Feed me! Feed me! I'll eat!"

As she spoke, she took off her high heels and used her foot to lift up his trouser leg…

Shen Yan sighed: "...Don't be so ambiguous. I'm not a good person. Be careful, or I might just execute you on the spot!"

"Come on!"

"...There are security cameras here!"

Shen Yan pointed to the camera outside the door: "I don't want to appear in the domestic products section."

"Haha," Yang Tianbao laughed, "I thought you didn't have any feelings for me!"

"I'm not a saint..." Shen Yan waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this. What do you think of 'Against the War'?"

Quickly change the subject…

If this ambiguity continues, Yan-ge will be letting Xiao-ming-ge down!

Yang Tianbao thought for a moment and said, "I felt that the filming was quite tiring... We were filming in Jordan, where the temperature difference between day and night was quite large. In addition, there was a lot of sand and dust. When filming a scene where a helicopter was flying low, we had to wear a mask."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, Director Lin is particularly assertive and often confronts investors head-on: 'If you still want to put my name in the movie, then do as I say!'"

"...It's good to be persistent, but it's best not to be so persistent about things that are beyond your capabilities!"

Dante Lam is indeed assertive; he took complete control of "Operation Jiaolong," ignoring all the advice from the Navy Political Department and following his own ideas and those of the Hong Kong screenwriter he brought with him...

Then they shift the blame, saying, "The audience's all gone to watch animated films! No one will dare invest in military action movies anymore!"

Is it so hard to admit your own problems?
Your movie is bad, and we're guilty for not watching it? You've really spoiled us!
It's a blessing for the subject matter that people like you don't ruin military-themed content!

To conclude that a genre's genre has no future simply because a film didn't perform well at the box office, and then to morally blackmail the audience, is very unethical...

Even Xiao Zhan's fans didn't say, "If 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' doesn't do well at the box office, no one will dare to invest in martial arts films anymore!" At most, they blamed others...

Back to the dinner, Shen Yan remembered something and asked, "I heard that the 'Tai Chi' series was originally a collaboration with Li Lianjie, so why has it been changed?"

"I don't know..." Yang Tianbao shook his head: "Maybe... Li Lianjie is too expensive?"

(End of this chapter)