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

Chapter 309 Three-peat? (34)

"I heard Tom Cruise's reputation is ruined... because he fired his agent?"

"To be precise, he should be a public relations manager..."

"I read the reports; they said Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman divorced because of a cult..."

"Some people say it's because he had an affair with Penelope Cruz while filming Vanilla Sky... Anyway, neither reason is exactly honorable."

Several people started discussing Tom Cruise…

Shen Teng interjected: "Two years ago, Zhang Weiping mocked Tom Cruise? He's not a top Hollywood star anymore! I wonder if he feels any shame!"

Ma Li asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Yes!" Shen Yan nodded: "The Flowers of War announced that it would invite top Hollywood male stars to join the cast... A reporter asked if Tom Cruise would be invited... He publicly said that Tom Cruise is past his prime!"

The five years from 2006 to 2011 were actually a low period for Tom Cruise. One reason was that he was getting older and his body started to gain weight. Another reason was that traditional American action films and art films were declining, and Marvel films were neither suitable for him nor affordable.

Tom Cruise has been showing off his daughter and wife's love lately, but he hasn't been making any movies, like the castle wedding. To put it bluntly, even the biggest actors need to maintain their exposure!
He added, "Actually, that's not all. Anne Hathaway publicly mocked Tom Cruise's wife on 'Saturday Night Live'...and then Tom Cruise declared, 'I will refuse to attend the Oscars red carpet so I don't see Anne Hathaway!'..."

"and then?"

"And then, Anne Hathaway became the Oscar host!"

"Huh? That's such a slap in the face!"

“That’s normal…” Shen Yan waved his hand: “He has indeed faded from popularity in the past few years.”

Therefore, Mission: Impossible 4 was his comeback film.

This proves that he can still handle big productions.

Shen Teng: "Tom Hanks is better than him!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I still think Tom Cruise is more awesome..."

"Hanks has won two Oscars."

"Tom Cruise has won the global box office champion three times... Top Gun, Mission: Impossible 2, and Rain Man... Compared to awards decided by a few thousand people, I still think box office data is more real!"

Actually... there's another point: his voltage doesn't care about LGBT, Black people, political correctness, etc., he still insists on the spirit of old white men, and the main characters are all handsome men and beautiful women...

That really takes a lot of courage.

Even the female lead in Transformers has been turned into an ugly black woman…

After chatting for a few minutes, Shen Yan changed the subject: "This movie's budget is at most 20 million... If you want to make money, I can give up 2000% of the investment, and you can invest some too..."

Yan Fei immediately asked, "What are your box office expectations for this movie, Brother Yan?"

"you guess?"

"Box office exceeded 100 million?"

"You underestimate me too much..." Shen Yan rolled her eyes: "I waited two years for Brother Teng to make 'Goodbye Mr. Loser,' and it grossed over 100 million yuan. Am I satisfied with that?"

"How much...?"

"Add a zero!"

"Add a zero..." Shen Teng exclaimed in surprise, "Ten billion?"

Shen Yan nodded…

"How could it possibly exceed one billion..."

"So far, my box office predictions have been accurate... they'll only be slightly lower!"

……

Oh, Yan Ge still has to record "I Am a Singer"...

It is said that Hunan TV's opening drama of this year is "Palace 2: The Lock of Pearls" - a sequel to "Palace 3: The Lock of Jade Heart".

The female lead was chosen to be Yuan Shanshan…

Then she was met with widespread online criticism—because she subsequently dominated the headlines!
They're all female protagonists, and all of them are stunningly beautiful...

She starred in a bunch of Yu Zheng dramas, including "Beauty Like a Painting", "The King's Woman", "Beauty Without Tears", "Swordsman"... and "Palace 3: The Lost Daughter"!
This sparked a campaign urging Yuan Shanshan to leave the entertainment industry…

Strangely enough, Yuan Shanshan is practically never seen in Huayu Literature; even when she is, it's always in a minor role...

Most of the male protagonists had absolutely no connection with her!
Actually, she has a good figure and is quite pretty...

She was also Yang Mi's classmate!

Perhaps it's because there's too little public attention?
Indeed, in recent years, only two things have made headlines: one, the huge public feud over terminating her contract with Yu Zheng; and two, the mockery of Zhang Xiaofei for snoring…

It's hard to like someone...

Shen Yan did not express any opinion.
He honestly performed "Passing Through the World" in episode 9 of "I Am a Singer"—a version arranged for the "Time Concert," with added drums to make the rhythm more grand, and orchestral harmonies added to the vocal parts, making it easier for the audience to immerse themselves in the song…

"The only constant in this world is human nature; everything changes. Love, in its fleeting nature, has an expiration date."

"I thought that having suffered a few times had given me some experience, that I would know how to defend myself when passing through the human world, but to my shame, as long as people have the chance... they succumb again."

"WOO~~WOO~~Ha A~~Ha A~~People must have illusions about love and forever. We only live for a few decades, yet we dare to waste our lives for love~"

"Meetings and partings, greed, anger, love, infatuation, and resentment—these are the things we busy ourselves with as we pass through this world. If anyone has any objections, does it mean their heart is devoid of human warmth?"
"What a waste to be born into this world if there's no one to love~"

"Ha A~~Ha A~~"

The ending was abrupt, yet somewhat logical—all emotions seemed to be expressed in the long, lingering sigh at the end.

Shen Yan bowed: "Thank you..."

……

Back in the common room, a group of people stood up to congratulate him: "A classic!"

"Did you write the lyrics yourself?"

"…Um…"

"How could someone write a song like this?"

Shen Yan replied, "I read a short story that touched me... and then it reminded me of Su Shi's 'Life is like a journey, and I am but a traveler'... The melody came first. It took me more than a week to write this song, which was quite slow. I usually finish writing a song in a day at most!"

"People may have illusions about love and forever; we only live for a few decades; yet we are willing to waste our lives for love... How well written!"

"I think it's good too, otherwise we wouldn't have been in such a hurry to launch it..."

"What a pity! This song would be perfect as the album's title track!"

"I'm not releasing an album this year... Those who buy physical albums now are all my fans; they can just download and listen..." After a pause, Shen Yan continued, "Besides, the ratings for 'Singer' are enough to guarantee the spread of 'Passing Through the World'..."

"Ahem," Hu Haiquan quickly said, "You can't say that!"

"No, this is already an industry consensus..."

Just then, Hong Tao walked in…

Chen Yu-fan: "Director Hong!"

Happy New Year, everyone!

"Happy New Year!"

"First of all, thank you all for your hard work..."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Hong Tao signaled the cameras to stop, then asked Shen Yan, "Why were there so many car accidents on this year's Spring Festival Gala?"

"...On the one hand, the sound equipment was indeed quite inadequate, and on the other hand...the singer himself was off-key!"

This is true; audio is not only marginalized within program production teams, but also, because most of the senior leaders at television stations do not have a technical background, they lack awareness of its importance…

This year's Spring Festival Gala showcased the cutting-edge use of large-screen video technology in its stage design, which deserves praise!

Some netizens have reported that the audio playback...can't even achieve stereo sound!
TV stations can now produce stereo programs with any audio system, but the question is, where is the broadcast port?
Oh, the results are in! Shen Yan got first place again!

That's right, three consecutive championships...

(End of this chapter)