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

Chapter 328 A Simple Audition (14)

Speaking of Hong Kong and Taiwan film crews being arrogant and haughty...

Everyone has something to talk about!

Because it's true.

The same applies to later generations.

Zhao Youting was even nominated for the Magnolia Award...

Public opinion is eerily quiet—he received a nomination for voice acting!

Isn't it funny?

A voice acting nomination?

Sun Li missed out on a bunch of nominations for her role in "Empresses in the Palace" because of the dubbing – authoritative acting awards consider not only the actor's acting skills but also their ability to deliver lines, and actors who dub cannot win awards!
A Taiwanese actor received a Best Actor nomination for his role in a period drama, which he also dubbed…

Isn't this thing worth discussing?
Sorry, there's really no media coverage of this, not even from independent media outlets...

The contrast between this and Li Yifeng's subsequent acceptance of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actor, which was met with widespread ridicule online, is stark.

Back then, during the era of the four top traffic stars, despite their popularity, their foundations were still very shallow, making them easy targets for criticism and attacks.

The Heavenly Court Banquet enjoys immunity from public opinion…

Almost no one criticizes them.

Having worked in mainland China for over a decade, he still can't speak proper Mandarin lines and relies entirely on dubbing and his looks...

Competing with a bunch of young, handsome actors born in the 90s in terms of acting skills and professionalism…

They completely ignore the fact that they are not products of the same era!

This is especially true at this stage…

Several people each gave an example.

They even cited the example of Zhao Yanzi… During the filming of "Princess Pearl," she was forced to drink horse urine—in a scene where she was pushing a horse-drawn carriage in a downpour, the director not only required Zhao Yanzi to bury her face in the water—which contained a lot of horse excrement—but also to spit water out of her mouth…

This is pure bullying!

"There was no other way. In the early days, many mainland actors went to Hong Kong and Taiwan to seek opportunities, which made them feel superior and they didn't treat mainland actors well."

"Deng Chao was the same; I heard that when he was filming 'Detective Dee,' he didn't have a private room!"

"No way, the Detective Dee... a show from two years ago, he didn't have a private room?"

"I heard that when filming 'A Chinese Odyssey,' Stephen Chow looked down on Mr. Lu Shuming..."

Shen Yan interjected: "Back then, Hong Kong and Taiwan generally looked down on mainland stars. Stephen Chow was different. He looked down on those who were inferior to him! Not just Lu Shuming, but all the actors he worked with!"

“…That’s true…” Yang Siwei chimed in, “…I heard he was ostracized by the entire Hong Kong entertainment circle!”

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Fawning on superiors and bullying inferiors, sharpening knives for the weaker—this is a common human trait… There's no need to make a big deal out of it. Stephen Chow is just an ordinary scumbag, who just happens to be very talented and good at movies… I have no problem with him…"

"Then why did you turn down the invitation to 'Legend of Exorcism'..."

"...I don't want to work with him...to avoid ruining my image of him..."

Yang Mi interjected: "The Legend of Exorcism? Is that Stephen Chow's new movie?"

Shen Yan nodded: "Yes, it's said to be a sequel to 'A Chinese Odyssey'..."

"Then why don't you go?"

"Didn't I already say I was afraid of ruining Stephen Chow's image in my mind..."

……

"The Legend of Exorcising Demons" is the same as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"...

Stephen Chow wants to collaborate with the most popular actors in mainland China.

No one is more famous than Shen Yan!

But Shen Yan refused outright…

On one hand, Brother Yan really doesn't have the time...

On the other hand, he didn't really want to work with Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow is really stingy; the pay for his movies is very low...

You verbally abused them terribly, but didn't even give them much money...

Everyone is definitely dissatisfied!
Oh, about Lu Shuming criticizing Stephen Chow—there's video evidence to prove it.

Stephen Chow felt that actors who worked on his films were increasing their market value, so he paid them very little...

Whether this view is correct or not is hard to say... However, in Shen Yan's opinion, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is not exactly a classic work...

Whether I act or not makes no difference.

Moreover, this is one of the representative works of the article…

Stealing the show

This does not conform to Shen Yan's consistent code of conduct.

In conclusion, Shen Yan declined the offer to star in "Legend of Demon Slayer".

Anyway, he's never short of acting opportunities...

……

In the morning, Shen Yan accompanied the cast and crew of the TV series "Telephone" to two promotional events...

There are many more media outlets now.

That's quite normal, considering yesterday's box office was 2700 million!
It set a new record for the highest-grossing opening day for a Chinese-language film this year.
Currently, the highest-grossing film is "The Great Magician" with 1.73 million yuan, but its opening day box office was only 1700 million yuan!
With 2700 million on its opening day, this market performance is only considered average for a film produced by Shen Yan…

But *The Telephone* is a thriller... and it received very good reviews...

In the realm of domestic thrillers, a genre with an extremely high probability of producing bad films, this is nothing short of a miracle!

"Why did you suddenly decide to make a horror film?"

“I think all genre films have their audience… I remember that ‘The Ring’ was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong that year, and then Hong Kong filmmakers started rushing to make horror films… Domestic thrillers have a fixed audience… They’re quite pitiful, having watched a bunch of bad movies… So, I made a thriller with some sci-fi elements…”

"Was anything sacrificed during the scriptwriting process?"

Shen Yan nodded: "I originally wanted to add some religious elements... but as you know, it's best to avoid anything related to religion..."

Oh, since it's been released for a day, many hidden details about "The Telephone" have been uncovered by netizens.

Shen Yan didn't say much; the media and audience mainly asked questions about the two actors…

After touring two promotional events, Shen Yan bid farewell to the film crew…

He went to find Shaviki…

The script for "My Love from the Star" is finished, and the main cast is basically confirmed: Shen Yan and Jing Tian. The second male lead is played by Zhu Yilong, who plays the devoted, simp-like second male lead, Li Huijing.

As for the villain, Lee Jae-kyung, they cast Lee Nai-wen…

Li Naiwen's appearance is indeed suitable for playing villains!
The second female lead, Liu Shimei…

Shen Yan needs to make the decision!
How many options are there?

As Sha Weiqi handed him the documents, she said, "...Chen Yao, Jin Chen, Tang Yixin, and Mango TV also recommended Jiang Kaitong..."

"Just these few?"

"There are a few more, but I doubt you'll be interested!"

Shen Yan frowned: "Can't I just look at the documents and feast my eyes?"

"...Not a photo shoot..."

"Forget it..."

After thinking for a moment, I asked, "Who do you think is suitable?"

"Jiang Kaitong..."

Shen Yan was speechless: "Just because you worked at Tianyu Media doesn't mean Jiang Kaitong is suitable!"

"...Then let's go with Chen Yao!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "Chen Yao has to go to school; she's a freshman this year... I don't want her to miss out on the time to build a solid foundation..."

"...That leaves Jin Chen and Tang Yixin!"

"...neither of these will work..."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan asked him, "Do you know Dilraba?"

"...I know, the second female lead in 'Bad Genius'."

Shen Yan took out his phone: "I'll call and ask if she has time...to come over for an audition!"

"...No need, if you like her, then we'll use her..."

“That won’t do,” Shen Yan shook his head decisively, “An audition is a must… See if you have any suitable candidates, and call a few more for an audition.”

(End of this chapter)