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

Chapter 331 Seeking a Assistance (44)

Spark Studio is not signing directors…

The reason is simple: it's useless!
Huayi Brothers has been incredibly generous to directors and stars, not only giving them money but also shares, attempting to tie them to their cause…

Huayi not only deeply bound itself to Feng Xiaogang, but also began to deeply bind its own star artists in the same way, setting a precedent for the film and television industry to deeply bind stars.

He publicly stated, "There's no need to discover new talent anymore, because the turnover rate among artists is too high now, and actors have far fewer choices than when we started our business—there were only a few companies producing films, and no more than five good films a year. Now, an actor can sit still and have 50 films waiting for them to film."

Perhaps there was some truth to what they said.

But later...

It became material for failure!

On the one hand, audience tastes are changing, and no one can hold the market forever—not even Spielberg, whose films have been criticized by many for being too old-fashioned and paying homage to himself in various ways;

On the other hand, people's greed is constantly rising!

Of course, the main reason is the tightening of policies, which has made life less easy for celebrities.

It's tough being a celebrity, and naturally, it's tough being one of the companies deeply tied to Huayi Brothers either!

The same goes for directors...

He didn't even sign Guo Fan...

Not to mention Guo Shubo and Wang Zhi!

Ji Xiang also publicly stated: "We will not sign directors, but we will not refuse to work with excellent directors..."

This is very rare in the industry…

It's like training a mature director and then leaving them to their own devices?
Should we let them join other companies?

Haha, a truly capable director would never actually join another company—wouldn't it be better to be your own boss and then collaborate with production companies and distributors?
Shen Yan didn't care about any of this.

As long as he maintains a stable output, there will be plenty of directors willing to work with him...

If all else fails, he can do it himself!
……

On April 2nd, after finishing the last roadshow for "Telephone", Shishi returned to Hengdian.

The main story of "Ballad of the Desert" was filmed in Hengdian.

Movie promotions are really tiring…

I traveled between cities and had the privilege of seeing what they looked like at four or five in the morning.

So much so that the first thing I do when I wake up every day is to stare blankly for a while to make sure I'm somewhere!
In comparison, filming is much simpler, with fixed working hours and a fixed place to stay.

Even if I occasionally have to work overtime, it doesn't mean I have to get up at 7 a.m. the next day...

—The film crew has short night shifts and long night shifts. A short night shift usually ends before 23 p.m., and the next day's work usually starts at 9 or 10 a.m.
If you work past midnight, it's considered a night shift, and you'll usually start work the next day after lunch...

See, you'll still get plenty of rest time!
But roadshows are different…

The record for a single day was visiting over a dozen screens in one cinema, and everyone said the same thing.

It's incredibly demanding on energy and physical strength. The entire group puts on their brightest smiles for the audience on stage, but once they leave the theater, the exhaustion hits them like a bucket of cold water...

Fortunately, the movie did well at the box office, which is quite encouraging!
—As of April 2nd, "The Telephone" had been in theaters for 12 days, accumulating a box office of 3.12 million yuan. Yesterday's single-day box office exceeded 7 million yuan, losing the daily box office champion title to "Wrath of the Titans"...

That's already quite impressive; they've held the top spot at the daily box office for 11 consecutive days...

Wrath of the Titans is a Hollywood blockbuster with a budget exceeding $100 million, and it's a sequel to Clash of the Titans...

As an aside, "Clash of the Titans," directed by Louis Leterrier, had a budget of $1.2 million, was later converted to 3D, and grossed nearly $5 million worldwide!
Then, the sequel, *Wrath of the Titans*, decisively increased its budget, raising the production cost to $1.5 million…

Oh, the director of *Wrath of the Titans* is Jonathan Liebesman, the same eccentric director who later produced *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows*…

Then it lost a staggering $100 million—$80 million at the North American box office and $220 million at the international box office…

As a result, the planned Clash of Titans 3 was simply shelved!

Louis Leterrier, the director of the first film, was busy directing the Fast & Furious series, so he probably didn't care much about such a money-making project...

Getting back to the point, Shishi felt that Yang Mi didn't really care about "Love in the Buff," even though the promotional materials included a kiss between Shawn Yue and her... she didn't react much. This is understandable, considering "Love in the Buff" didn't do very well at the box office...

Yang Mi's character isn't very likable either.

Oh, she was on the phone with Yang Mi—she was going to Vancouver with Shen Yan to scout locations, and she was calling to reassure her…

The two chatted briefly, then Shishi hung up the phone and saw Cai Yinong who had come to pick her up…

I couldn't help but feel a little irritable.

She had planned to spend two months with Shen Yan, and then she was pulled into filming a TV series!

She's still playing the second female lead...

Although Shi Shi doesn't have a problem with ranking, she's still unhappy!

When Cai Yinong saw Liu Shishi, he casually asked, "Why isn't Shen Yan with you?"

"He's very busy..."

Why didn't he invite you to play the female lead in his new drama?

Shi Shi casually replied, "You can ask him..."

"...Did you two have a fight?"

"No..." She waved her hand dismissively, "I'm just too tired and want to go back and rest..."

“That’s true,” Cai Yinong nodded, “I heard you’ve visited more than a dozen cities…”

"... "

Shi Shi didn't answer, and closed her eyes, pretending to sleep...

Cai Yinong talked on and on for a while before noticing that Shi Shi had fallen asleep. He sighed and shut up!

Tangren is also considering going public...

Without going public, they simply can't compete with listed companies. Several behind-the-scenes staff members resigned one after another—they were offered double the salary elsewhere, so why stay?
It's not just the team leaving; actors' salaries are also skyrocketing!
Previously, 2000 million was considered a big production for a film; now, 2000 million is only considered a medium-sized production…

Big-name stars can earn tens of millions of yuan for a single film!
Going public isn't that simple...

Performance guarantees are required!
Cai Yinong is thinking about making a movie…

That's normal. With Shen Yan as a role model, many people feel that movies aren't that complicated.

Of course, the film market so far has shown them that making movies is still very difficult!
—Squeezed in by Hollywood imports, most films failed, with only "A Simple Life" and "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: Happy Dragon Year" managing to turn a profit…

My ambition to make a film has been temporarily extinguished…

Then "The Telephone" was released!

I initially thought "The Telephone" would only gross a little over 100 million at most, and its reputation would suffer...

Surprisingly, it still sold very well, and the word-of-mouth was quite good!

It's crushing the Hollywood blockbuster "John Carter".

With a budget of less than 2000 million, it grossed over 3 million at the box office…

This is a huge asset!
We must hold on tight!
Once they catch him, actors under Tangren Media will have another avenue to act in movies…

Hu Ge's film resources shouldn't be this bad...

Besides, he's Shishi's boyfriend, so basically he's one of us.

We're on the same side, please take me with you...

No problem!
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