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

Chapter 354 Shanghai International Film Festival Invitation (24)

"At least they didn't do that in the story... their love is pure..."

According to the setting, Do Min-joon, as an alien, is unable to have close contact with Earthlings due to physiological reasons, as this would endanger his life.

Therefore, the relationship between Do Min-joon and Cheon Song-yi is based on mutual understanding, spiritual attraction, and romance born from shared experiences, rather than a physical relationship.

Jing Tian said, "Ah...that Qian Songyi is so pitiful!"

"It can't be that bad..."

"She's never even had sex with her lover...aren't you pitiful?"

Shen Yan was a little undecided and asked director Sha Weiqi, "Is it very pitiful?"

"I also think it's not quite appropriate..."

"Then add a paragraph at the end... say that after Do Min-joon returned to his home planet, his superpowers greatly increased... he can stay on Earth for a long time, and he can also kiss, make love, and things like that..."

Sha Weiqi nodded: "We can make it a solo interview with Cheon Song-yi..."

Jing Tian interjected, "Should we film it?"

Before Sha Weiqi could speak, Shen Yan said, "No need, this is an idol drama, so let's keep the content as low-key as possible..."

"Yep!"

"Let's go, it's already midnight... We'll continue filming tomorrow!"

……

Ji Xiang came to visit the set, or rather, he was there to inspect the filming process as the producer of "My Love from the Star."

I talked to Shen Yan about the profits from "The Telephone"...

"It seems that only the film 'Telephone' made a profit in the first half of this year?"

"Who said that? 'A Simple Life' and 'The Golden Era' both made money!"

Ji Xiang shook his head: "The Golden Heist can only be considered as breaking even... but it didn't make much money either."

The actual cost of "The Golden Era" was less than 30 million yuan, but it grossed over 150 million yuan at the box office. Furthermore, Xiaoma Benteng simultaneously launched a television series version, starring Du Chun and Ma Su, directed by Zhong Shujia, and produced by Ning Hao…

Chung Shu-kai, a former film actor, worked with Wong Jing and Tsang Chi-wai, and starred in films such as "Seven Captures and Seven Releases of Seven Wolves" and "I Love Hong Kong: 72 Tenants of Prosperity"...

After moving north to develop his career, he became a full-time television drama director, with representative works including "Love in the City" and "Fighter of the Destiny"...

The TV series version of "The Golden Era" was never sold, so it was eventually sold to iQiyi... and that was it for online streaming!
Of course, this was none of Shen Yan's business. He asked, "So?"

Ji Xiang: "I heard that Ning Hao's contract with Xiaoma has expired, and he's preparing to leave Xiaoma Benteng... Do you have any thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing Ji Xiang's words, Shen Yan immediately understood: "...You contacted him? It didn't go smoothly?"

“…Uh,” Ji Xiang said a little embarrassedly, “Actually, I went to see Zhang Yi first. He had already reached a contract with Zhang Zhao of LeTV and was preparing to sign with LeTV…and then I met Ning Hao and his agent Wang Yibing…it didn’t go very smoothly!”

"Tell me more specifically!"

"They want equity...and they also want to push for an IPO..."

Shen Yan nodded: "The entertainment industry these days is a blazing fire, with hot money pouring in like crazy... Everyone wants to cash out..."

Ji Xiang glanced at him: "And you?"

Shen Yan shrugged: "Me? I have no such thoughts. You know, after all the splendor and extravagance, it's all about getting burned and courting disaster!"

"It can't be that bad..."

"What do you mean it's not that serious?"

"Playing with fire...it can't be that serious, can it?"

"How would I know..." Shen Yan waved his hand, "If he doesn't want to come, then forget it. I never intended to sign a director anyway..."

"Then why did you help Guo Fan set up a studio?"

“Even if we don’t sign… we still maintain necessary contact…” Shen Yan then asked him, “Has ‘The Best of Us’ finished filming?”

"Filming wrapped up the day before yesterday..." Ji Xiang nodded, "We've already reached an agreement with Zhejiang TV, and it'll premiere in October..."

"How much did it cost?"

"A total of 24 episodes, 75 per episode..." "75..." Shen Yanmo calculated: "That's only 1800 million... How much did they sell the online rights for?"

"40 yuan per episode... sold to iQiyi!"

Shen Yan calculated it again: "That's 2760 million... Thank goodness, we made a profit..."

The production cost of "With You" was around 1600 million yuan, and it mainly used new actors, so it was very cheap!
Zhejiang TV was willing to buy it, and offered 75 yuan…

A price of 75 yuan per episode isn't high, but it guarantees a primetime broadcast on satellite TV for its first episode…

This is a pretty good offer!

The real intention is to establish a partnership with Xinghuo Studio—"The Voice of You" has aired eight episodes, averaging around 2.3% viewership and nearly 8.5% market share, firmly suppressing "Day Day Up"...

Hunan TV's "The Voice of China" achieved a viewership rating of over 0.5% for its premiere, but subsequent episodes consistently remained between 0.3% and 0.4%...

It was directly ridiculed by the industry.

After all, "I Can See Your Voice" was first rejected by Hunan TV before it was finally broadcast on Zhejiang TV!
Zhejiang TV will spend a little money as a token of their gratitude.

Oh, Zhejiang TV doesn't seem to have high hopes for "With You," after all, it's a campus drama and the main characters aren't very popular...

Just like "Soldiers Sortie"...

Are you sure "With You" will be a hit?

"Absolutely, let me tell you, the mainstream audience has changed a long time ago..."

"This is a TV series!"

"It's nothing. It's trending online, we can connect it with TV stations..." Shen Yan glanced at him, then asked, "Is there anything else?"

Ji Xiang thought for a moment, then said, "Oh right, the Shanghai International Film Festival sent us an invitation."

Shen Yan was speechless: "The film 'The Criminal' was originally going to be promoted at the Shanghai International Film Festival..."

"They've invited you to attend several forums..."

“Sure…” Shen Yan nodded indifferently; “Anyway, I was planning to take leave those few days! It’s a pity that ‘The Prisoner’ wasn’t selected as the opening ceremony film.”

“This is a commercial film…and this year’s opening film is Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ‘The Bear’.”

Shen Yan was speechless: "A movie from 1988, and it's still the opening film of an international film festival? Why didn't they use 'Red Sorghum' as the opening film?"

Ji Xiang smiled and said, "But Jean-Jacques Astor is an internationally renowned director."

"Nonsense." Shen Yan rolled his eyes. "He's never won the Cannes Palme d'Or, nor the Berlin Golden Bear, nor the Venice Golden Lion..."

"He's the chairman of the judging panel!"

"Damn," Shen Yan didn't want to continue the conversation, glancing at the time, "Are you busy? If so, let's get together for dinner tonight..."

"There's something I need you to think about..."

"What?"

"You know Guo Jingming, right?"

“I know…” Shen Yan glanced at Ji Xiang, then seemed to realize something: “His movie is going to be made? Tiny Times? And he invited me to star in it?”

Ji Xiang asked in surprise, "How did you guess?"

Shen Yan rolled her eyes, offering no explanation, and simply said, "...Refuse it."

"They were very sincere, offering 800 million yuan in salary!"

"I wouldn't accept it even for 8000 million!"

Ji Xiang nodded with a hint of regret, "Then I understand..."

Hearing him say that, Shen Yan suddenly laughed: "Oh, you didn't try to persuade me this time?"

"...You've already made such a definitive statement, why should I try to persuade you further? Am I crazy?!"

"Not bad, that's progress!"

(End of this chapter)