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

Chapter 349 Mental Balance (14)

To be honest, I originally thought Jing Tian would cause trouble when she came...

Absolutely not.

She just came here to eat roast lamb leg...

That's right. She was very clear about how she defined her relationship with Shen Yan: a relationship born of loneliness, a clandestine affair...

Since that's the case, she and Shishi have no conflict...

He even felt a little guilty when he saw Shishi…

After all, the right to use and belong to Shen Yan should belong to Shi Shi.

However, Shi Shi was clearly unaware of her thoughts, and even thought that Jing Tian's aloofness was to be expected—that was in line with her mysterious background!

As for Lao Hu, he simply greeted him.

Regardless of whether Jing Tian has a mysterious background or not, it's none of his business...

Oh, then we started talking about the film market.

The Avengers dominated, with Titanic ranking second, followed by Battleship—and The Golden Era only managing fourth place…

Next up is "Inseparable" directed by Wu Shixian – starring Kevin Spacey and Daniel Wu!

Wu Shixian is truly a magical director. He made "Waiting Alone," but has never made a masterpiece since!

Actually, his script is really great, and the concept of "Inseparable" is also very interesting, somewhat like "Fight Club". However, Wu Shixian's directing skills are terrible.

Waiting Alone wasn't too difficult... it's a single-narrative story. Inseparable was quite challenging, as was the later work, Reversal of Fortune...

It also features a strong premise and a high-concept storyline.

Old Hu asked, "Have you seen the movie 'Inseparable'?"

"No..." Shen Yan shook his head: "I read the comments, it's not good..."

“I’ve read the comments too,” Brother Hu nodded. “Kevin Spacey…maybe he’s short on money!”

"... "

Well, House of Cards hasn't even been released yet, and Kevin Spacey is definitely a washed-up actor.

Yes, he won an Oscar…

But so what?

There are tons of Oscar winners...

Let's not even talk about Kevin Spacey. Let's just talk about Casey Affleck from "Manchester by the Sea." After winning the Oscar for Best Actor, he's been doing so-so, with virtually no attention!
So, House of Cards really saved his career...

"What about Ning Hao's 'The Golden Era'?"

"He was too hasty... He didn't even prepare the character before filming... which made the character transition very abrupt," Shen Yan paused, then added, "The romance storyline is also unbelievable. The fact that a movie like this can gross over 100 million yuan is purely due to its effective marketing!"

"So, which movie do you think is good lately?"

"I think 'Killing' is pretty good!"

"...The Killer...directed by Guan Hu?"

“Yes!” Shen Yan nodded: “Moreover, Huang Bo’s performance in it is no worse than in ‘Cow’!”

Huang Bo must be really embarrassed. He gave such a great performance in "Killing," but didn't win a single Best Actor award...

Golden Rooster, Hundred Flowers Awards, including Golden Horse Awards…

There wasn't even a nomination!

Huang Bo won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor once, for "Iron Man," but lost to Wang Xueqi for "Mei Lanfang." He also won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor once, for "Dearest," but lost to Feng Shaofeng…

Unfortunately, everyone was focused on Yang Tianbao and Li Yifeng that year, and nobody cared that Huang Bo lost to Feng Shaofeng...

Brother Hu nodded: "Killing... I'll remember that~"

He then asked, "Have you seen 'Battleship'?"

"...That was a terrible movie, like 'Los Angeles Action,' a special effects blockbuster with absolutely no plot logic..."

Battleship is really bad—a popcorn movie with awesome special effects but a weak plot.

The North American box office was only over 60 million US dollars!

The box office in mainland China exceeded 300 million!
It's fucking ridiculous... These days, audiences would rather spend money to watch a mediocre blockbuster that's bombarded with explosions for two hours than pay to watch a domestic film!
In those years, the mainland Chinese market really saved a lot of Hollywood flops.

Now You See Me 2 only grossed $63.5 million at the North American box office, but nearly $100 million at the Chinese box office;
Tomb Raider: Origin grossed $5742 million in North America and nearly $8000 million in China…

Of course, there are also World of Warcraft, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, and xXx: Return of Xander Cage... The worst of them all is definitely xXx: Return of Xander Cage—an absolutely awful movie! To exaggerate a bit, the difference between watching this movie and eating shit is subtle.

This movie grossed $4489 million in North America and $1.7 million in China!
After chatting about movies for a while, Shen Yan checked the time and prepared to leave: "By the way, I asked Ji Xiang to come and sign the contract with you the day after tomorrow. Do you want to inform Cai Yinong about it?"

"Report it?" Brother Hu shook his head: "I have my own studio now, I can make my own decisions about these things!"

……

A five-film contract, priced at 600 million... a very sincere offer!

Hu Ge isn't a movie star.

The movie "The 601st Phone Call" didn't even gross 1200 million at the box office back then...

That was a key project for Shanghai Film Studio. They hired Zou Jingzhi as screenwriter, Feng Xiaogang as producer, and Zhou Bichang and Zhang Baizhi as producers…

This shows that Lao Hu has absolutely no box office appeal.

A salary of 120 million per film is already more than enough!

The two-part "Northeast Folk Tales" series, plus two suspenseful crime films, and one more drama film...

Controlling costs increases the chances of making a profit…

For crime films... check out "Psychological Crime" and "Blind Witness".

"Blind Witness"... Filming is expected to begin around November, with Liu Shishi as the lead actress...

"Blind Witness?"

"Yes, Lu Xiaoxing is a trainee police officer..."

In the hotel room, Shen Yan told Shi Shi the story of "Blind Witness"...

After listening, Shi Shi immediately retorted, "Have you seen a lot of comments criticizing my acting skills?"

Shen Yan asked in surprise, "Really?"

Ahem... Sister Xia!

The most important point to criticize Shi Shi's acting is her eye acting.

Her eyes were lifeless…

He was wooden, with a cold, unfocused gaze.

Many people say she's nearsighted... but Li Ming is also highly nearsighted, and no audience member would say he's acting blindly... Zhou Haimei is nearsighted with a prescription of 1200 degrees...

Shi Shi stared at him, making Shen Yan unable to hold back any longer. She said angrily, "You're about to burst out laughing!"

"...I admit I've considered that, but isn't this also your way of washing away the humiliation of your acting skills?"

"…snort!"

I rolled my eyes at him...

Shen Yan continued, "I'll give you 800 million for this role!"

Is this about money?

"...Then I'll ask Yang Mi! She'll definitely agree!"

"What did you say?" Shi Shi glared at him...

"No, I was just saying... After all, the project was approved in August, and filming is expected to start around November. I still need to find the female lead..."

Who is the director?

"Guo Shubo!"

Shi Shi immediately said, "I'll take this role."

"Okay, I'll send a message to Guo Shubo..."

"You didn't tell Yang Mi about the script, did you?"

“…No,” Shen Yan shook his head, “I’ve given you all the suitable scripts to review first. If you don’t accept them, I’ll find someone else!”

"You make it sound so nice..." Shi Shi rolled her eyes at him: "Then why didn't you want to cast me in 'Finding Mr. Right'?"

"That female lead is a mistress, and your demeanor is definitely not suited to that role at all..."

“That’s true,” Shi Shi nodded, “Yang Mi does look like a mistress!”

(End of this chapter)