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

Chapter 318 Casual Chatter (44)

Hotball...

My first impression of her was that of a bright and confident woman.

After a brief encounter, it's clear that she has absolutely no connection to confidence!
It's possible that... she's been facing numerous setbacks while job hunting lately...

After all, her face has a very distinct exotic style.

At present, mainstream films and television dramas are unlikely to use a face from an exotic region.

Even in the original timeline, despite becoming a big star, she still couldn't get good scripts. Her exotic background limited her acting opportunities, making her seem out of place in many productions.

Shen Yan quite liked teasing her.

A future superstar, now just a small-time actor.

"Let me tell you, actors must be relaxed and natural when acting. How can you be relaxed? The first step is to scold the director!"

Dilraba listened very attentively, after all, Shen Yan was her senior...

However, as she listened, she started to sense that something was amiss…

I couldn't help but ask, "Brother Yan, why did you scold the director?"

"...that way the director will listen to you!"

Dilraba felt something was off: "Director, do you listen to me?"

Yang Siwei chimed in, "Don't set a bad example for the kids..."

"Haha," Shen Yan laughed, "There are no shortcuts to acting. I'm a natural talent... As long as I define the character and summarize the logic behind their behavior, I can immerse myself in the role..."

"Then what should I do?"

"My advice is to observe and learn more... Also, I feel you lack confidence and are easily nervous. When people are nervous, their faces stiffen. This is not good. I'm puzzled; you're so good-looking, why do you lack confidence?"

Dilraba explained in a low voice, "I participated in the audition for 'The Last Supper,' and the judges said my facial features were too angular..."

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Lu Chuan is a complete idiot, he doesn't know anything!"

Yang Siwei said, "I heard that 'The Last Supper' didn't pass censorship?"

"...Who knows..."

……

Many people say that "The Last Supper" is underrated...

Underrated my foot!

Two hundred million yuan investment, and this is what we got in return?

You call it "The Last Supper," and the audience is full of expectations to see war scenes and love and hate, but they end up being confused and having a terrible experience.

The somewhat dark and obscure themes, along with the constant flashbacks in the narrative, make it difficult for viewers to understand.

It would be better to just advertise it as an art film.

Don't talk about how profound the meaning or how deep the thought is behind it. No matter how profound the thought is, if the basic skills are not solid, it is just garbage.

Lu Chuan underestimated market acceptance and audience aesthetic standards, while overestimating his own abilities…

A creator with an air of arrogance and utter conceit isn't scary, as long as their arrogance and conceit are grounded in solid knowledge and genuine talent...

Jiang Wen was also very arrogant!

But his films have a certain level of idol worship, with some even inventing a metaphor like durian to describe them: those who like them really love them, and those who don't don't care...

But nobody uses durian to describe Lu Chuan's movies...

The reason is simple: his movies are somewhere between dog poop and stinky dog ​​poop—they're definitely all stinky, just a matter of which is stinkier!

Oh, they didn't continue talking about Lu Chuan; Yang Siwei started talking about Zhao Wenzhuo tearing apart Donnie Yen...

Yes, it really happened!
The film's investors changed from Starlight Entertainment to Qiankun Starlight...

That's right, Lin Peng's film company...

As usual, the script was changed, and then the two sides started arguing!

Therefore, this contradiction was inevitable—the Hong Kong film industry looked down on the mainland.

In those years, many of the assistant directors, producers, production assistants, makeup artists, and even the nannies they brought from Hong Kong and Taiwan were arrogant, grumpy, demanding, and short-tempered. It was not uncommon for them to beat or scold people at will if things didn't go their way.

Even now, many veteran Hong Kong filmmakers remain arrogant and conceited!

Let's talk about Dante Lam!
When filming "Jiaolong," they ignored the opinions of the Navy Political Department and Yu Dong... Why are they so arrogant?

It's just that you genuinely feel awesome!

You say you don't like the current mainland market? You can go find another job, compete with Hollywood...

No way, they refused to leave, and kept making sarcastic remarks...

They attributed the industry's downturn to mainland audiences not buying into it.

Why not admit that other markets besides mainland China are also not buying it?

They don't even buy into their own domestic market!
They were utterly defeated by Hollywood in their own domestic market, remaining silent and instead blaming mainland audiences…

Later, they even resorted to marketing tactics: portraying the mainland entertainment industry as worthless, while exaggerating the merits of even minor roles played by Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors...

To put down one and praise another!

Paul Che, a character actor, is being touted as a veteran actor.

Ahem...

Shen Yan said, "Let them do whatever they want... we don't care, let's just focus on making our movie!"

Jing Tian was intrigued: "...Then who do you think is at fault?"

Shen Yan shrugged: "...Anyway, it's not my fault!"

Have you ever worked with Donnie Yen?

"No... but I have worked with the Donnie Yen Stunt Team..."

"The Big Shot?"

"Yes... the Zhen Family Team is responsible for the action design and many of the large-scale scenes..." Shen Yan commented, "Very professional, we should continue to work together in the future!"

"So you're not taking sides either?"

"Didn't I already say this has nothing to do with me..." After a pause, Shen Yan added, "You shouldn't say anything either, just watch the show!"

“…Oh~”

Jing Tian nodded…

Dilraba asked curiously, "Why do I feel like Sister Tien Tien is very concerned about this?"

Shen Yan chuckled: "...Your feeling is right. This project almost became Sister Tian Tian's project, but it conflicted with 'Bad Genius,' so President Lu chose to withdraw his investment..."

After chatting for a while, Wen Muye and Qi Yukun came over...

……

Wen Muye, no introduction needed, is the director of "Dying to Survive". He is a very qualified director of industrialized drama films.

They are very good at telling stories in genre films.

Qi Yukun is the director of "The Coffin in the Mountain" and "Wrath of Silence".

His films seem to have a class narrative feel, but they don't have the cynicism of films like "Blind Shaft" and "Blind Mountain." Instead, they leave you feeling like a huge rock is blocking your mind, wanting to say something but unable to; wanting to be silent but feeling unable to be silent.

Oh, the biggest problem with the trending topics is that they chose Zhou Dongyu…

They managed to make a commercially successful film that was above average look bland and tasteless!
Anyway, it's always the same face and the same expression, without much variation...

Oh, the reason they were chosen to direct "Bad Genius" is because they both passed the audition!
Incidentally, there's also the collecting habit at play.

"We finished filming in about ten days."

Shen Yan casually replied, "No rush... I'm not going to ask for leave anyway!"

Qi Yukun asked, "When will our show air?"

"If we finish post-production quickly enough, we'll release it during the summer season; if not... then next year!"

Wen Muye was a little hesitant: "Are you sure it will pass the review?"

"Heh, I would never make a movie that can't pass censorship!"

Qi Yukun: "Actually, I originally thought this subject matter was going to be made into an art film!"

"There's no need... Commercialization and a fast pace are our goals." At this point, Shen Yan seemed to remember something: "What's wrong? You want to go to a film festival?"

(End of this chapter)