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

Chapter 383 Questioning (14)

The cinema owner recommended a few authentic hot pot restaurants, and the group went straight there after finishing their promotional tour…

After ordering, Shen Yan remembered something and said, "Can you handle spicy food? If not, I'll ask them to change to a half-and-half hot pot..."

"can!"

"Okay, then, a spicy broth, just mild is fine... I spent two months in Chongqing filming 'The Big Shot,' and I ate hot pot all the time. I got to know the owner of that restaurant, and he told me that Chongqing's flavors tend to be numbingly spicy, while Chengdu's are more fragrant and spicy. But they have one thing in common: it gets spicier and spicier as you eat..."

"Even I, a native of Changsha, couldn't accept it after a while!"

Jing Tian: "It's okay, I'm fine! People from Shaanxi can handle spicy food!"

Reba nodded: "Me too! We have fried rice noodles in Xinjiang, they're really spicy, I love them!"

Shen Yan looked at Zhu Yilong: "Where's Brother Long?"

Zhu Yilong laughed: "I can't live without spicy food! When I was under pressure, I would eat spicy food to relieve stress."

Shen Yan smiled and said, "You're under pressure? What pressure do you have? Your company makes over a dozen films for you every year!"

Zhu Yilong's eyes widened: "...You've seen me act?"

"You don't actually think we just randomly pick actors, do you?" Shen Yan glanced at Wen Muye, who chuckled, "We've watched every single one of your dramas..."

Qi Yukun suppressed a laugh: "There's one scene that I remember very well..."

Which play?

“In ‘Top Secret Mission,’ the female lead shouts ‘Scholar,’ and then Brother Long just slides out…” Shen Yan said, suppressing a laugh as he pulled out his phone. “I even edited this part…take a look.”

Jing Tian took the phone and watched it with Dilraba…

Then he burst into laughter!

Dongfang Feiyun is a film and television production company. Unlike artist management companies, the company produces its own films and television dramas and then sells them for profit.

The company has only eight screenwriters, and their business is digital film production, which includes two programs: Wang Gang Tells Stories and writing scripts for Children's Legends.

Basically, one script per month!
The company has very few actors, with only four people—two men and two women—acting together, sometimes playing lovers and sometimes mother and son.

This is also why Zhu Yilong often plays the male lead or second male lead; after all, he is the top male lead in Dongfei.

The group teased Zhu Yilong for a while, then all the dishes were served, and they started eating hot pot...

"Brother Yan, do you think we can get 7 million?"

"I don't think it will reach that..." Shen Yan shook his head: "After all, there are too many new films coming out... I don't even think it will reach 6 million!"

"Six hundred million shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"That's right, we have a great reputation!"

"The Silent War starts tomorrow, and I heard they've scheduled 18,000 screenings. Our screenings have been cut by 6000, leaving only 12,000..."

As Wanda Pictures' first film under its own control, "The Silent War" is bound to be a resounding success to announce its arrival!

The production team comprised top talent from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: Alan Mak and Felix Chong were the directors, and Wong Bin was the producer.

It wasn't that agent, Wong Bin, but a Hong Kong filmmaker who was previously an actor, known as Crow, Andy Lau's go-to henchman. He acted in films such as "God of Gamblers," "As Tears Go By," "God of Gamblers II," and "Casino Raiders."

After that, he worked as a producer alongside Wong Jing, producing films like "Young and Dangerous 3," "The Storm Riders," and "Chinese Hero," which were basically all produced by Wong Jing's Best Partner Company...

Then he worked with Andrew Lau on films like "Infernal Affairs" and "Initial D," and later became the go-to producer for Alan Mak and Felix Chong, creating films like "Confession of Pain" and the "Overheard" series...

He is also the producer of "The Silent War"!

The photography team is led by Pan Yaoming, who was the cinematographer for films such as "New Police Story" and "Rob-B-Hood"!
The team includes top-tier personnel in costume design, art direction, composition, and music.

The lead roles are played by Tony Leung and Zhou Xun!

It's aiming for 500 million in box office revenue!

Qi Yukun interjected, "I feel that audiences nowadays are somewhat rebellious towards domestic films..."

Fumino asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Although there weren't any major imported films during the summer season, a bunch of imported films were released. 'The Mechanic' grossed over 7000 million yuan in mainland China, and 'The Long Night' grossed 5000 million yuan in three weeks; 'Land Rider,' produced by Luc Besson, also grossed 2300 million yuan in its opening week... These aren't exactly good movies!" Shen Yan nodded in agreement: "Even a terrible film like 'Battleship' grossed over 3.5 million yuan!"

"...Yeah, yeah, yeah! Battleship is really awful..."

No kidding, *Battleship* is really bad; it's the kind of popcorn flick with absolutely no plot...

They portrayed the aliens as incredibly powerful, yet they were ultimately killed by the most primitive methods…

But... damn it, it actually sold like hotcakes in the mainland market!

It grossed $6500 million in North America and nearly $5000 million in mainland China.

"I reflected on it afterwards," Shen Yan waved his hand, "There was nothing I could do, there were just too many bad domestic films in the past two years. At least the special effects in 'Battleship' were pretty good!"

What about that batch of films?

"Most viewers don't care whether it's an imported film or a low-budget film; they just assume it's a Hollywood import as soon as they see a foreigner!"

After chatting about film distribution for a while, Wen Muye remembered something: "The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man are also coming out soon!"

Shen Yan said, "I heard that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has scheduled them to be released on the same day... August 30th!"

"Huh...isn't that against the rules?"

"Many countries have policies to protect their domestic films... Besides, it's not like we're preventing them from being shown..."

……

The conversation ended around 10:30 PM...

I'm mainly a bit tired.

After ten consecutive days of high-density roadshow events, Shen Yan was starting to feel overwhelmed.

Upon arriving at the hotel, he went straight to his room to rest…

Although the first round of roadshow promotion has ended, there will be some follow-up interviews and exclusive interviews.

On the one hand, "The Criminal" still has box office potential, on the other hand... there are too many competitors!

I took a shower and am going to browse Weibo for a while.

Then I heard a knock on the door…

Shen Yan was quite surprised... because Da Tian Tian was on her period these past two days, so it was impossible for her to knock on the door...

Who is that?
Shen Yan got up from the sofa and opened the door... but it was Dilraba...

I rely on!

Are young girls these days so brave?
However… Dilraba's outfit didn't exactly scream "offering herself up"...

Although she was dressed in revealing clothes, it had nothing to do with being sexy!

Shen Yan didn't let her in directly, asking curiously, "...Dilraba? What's up?"

"I have a few questions I'd like to ask!"

"...Can't I ask tomorrow?"

Dilraba looked aggrieved: "...I saw Sister Jingtian go into your room!"

Hearing this, Shen Yan was speechless: "You come in first..."

After closing the door, Shen Yan casually asked, "Tea or a soft drink?"

Do you have any plain water?

"Okay, then just plain water..."

He poured her a glass of water, then sat down opposite her: "Tell me, when did you find out?"

"Just last week, I went out late at night... and saw Sister Jingtian go into your room..." Dilraba mustered her courage: "What's your relationship?"

(End of this chapter)