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

Chapter 389 Departure (34)

Stephen Chow...

A very 'intelligent' person!
Many people say he doesn't understand social etiquette...

On the contrary, he understands it perfectly!

He was perfectly clear whether the person in front of him was "worthy" of his so-called "social skills." If it was the boss's money, he would maintain a superficial politeness; if it was someone working for him, then sorry...

They're just cattle and horses, why should they be respected?
He and Liu Zhenwei had a falling out!
Liu Zhenwei, the director of "God of Gamblers," was his mentor...

He was invited to film "Ip Man" produced by Liu Zhenwei's "Film Creation Library," but after receiving a deposit, he reneged on the deal and was sued by Liu Zhenwei's company...

why?

Because he was going to film "All's Well, Ends Well 97," a movie that was invested in by Chan Wing-mei, who was also an investor in "The God of Cookery"...

Back then, Stephen Chow refused to lower his salary, which resulted in no one buying his trailers. Taiwanese filmmaker Chen Rongmei spent 1200 million to buy them!
Therefore, Stephen Chow understood that only someone like Chan Wing-mei could give him more benefits, so he naturally disregarded Lau Chun-wai, who had made him famous and helped him a lot...

However, Liu Zhenwei truly loved him, in a selfless way...

Therefore, the two are still in contact!
The same principle applies to Joseph Lau. When collaborating with Lau is profitable, Stephen Chow can be completely disregardful of everyone else. He can bring Lau to the set of "Fight Back to School 3" and ignore everyone, including director Wong Jing, only talking to Lau about real estate speculation...

By the way, after he fell out with Huang Shengyi, he blacklisted all the mainland actors in his company. The actress who stepped on the banana peel in "Shaolin Soccer" was Li Hui. She was signed for 8 years, but he didn't give her any roles or allow her to take on any other roles.

At that time, Li Hui had already gained some popularity with her role as Lu Xiangxiang in "Young Justice Bao 2"...

He was immediately sidelined!
Compared to Andy Lau…

If you were a washed-up filmmaker who was once incredibly successful, having made stars of Andy Lau and Stephen Chow, but now you're down on your luck and want to find people to make movies, you could approach Andy Lau, and he would immediately agree. Moreover, if you're short of money, he would not only make movies for free but also invest in them.

You're looking for Stephen Chow? Haha, you can't get in touch with him at all!

He and Jackie Chan are two extremes.

Jackie Chan makes money by making movies just to show off; showing off is his top priority.

For him, what's the point of making money and acting if he can't show off?

Jackie Chan enjoys the feeling of being the big brother—the feeling of being surrounded by people and having everyone revolve around him.

Therefore, he is generous and kind to everyone—I have money, and I'm happy to do so!

Stephen Chow doesn't want to be a big brother; he makes movies to make money.

For him, making money is the top priority. If he can't make money, then what's the point of making movies?
……

Airport, rest area: The cast and crew of "American Dreams in China" gather...

Shen Yan introduced the three co-directors of the film.

"Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and Rao Xiaozhi are all outstanding directors. Knowing that this was my first time directing, they were worried that I wouldn't be able to handle it, so they offered to help..."

After thinking for a moment, I added: "...Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi's 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' will be released at the end of October, while Lu Yang is the director of 'The Big Shot,' which will be released during this year's National Day holiday..."

Then, he introduced them: "Brother Xiaoming, Brother Chao, and Brother Dawei, these are the three main actors of our movie... Nini, and the female lead, Su Mei!"

A group of people greeted each other warmly...

At this stage, of the three directors, Guo Fan has already made a name for himself—director of "Our Times"...

Although Lu Yang wrote "The Blind Cinema," it was an art film that circulated only in a small circle.

Rao Xiaozhi…a stage play director, with even lower name recognition…

But that didn't stop everyone from chatting enthusiastically.

Nini sat down next to Shen Yan and asked him about his filming plans.

Shen Yan didn't hide anything: "We'll be filming for about half a month, and then we'll go back to China to continue filming... Filming in New York is too expensive. Half a month will cost at least $400 million, which is more than 2500 million yuan!"

"Accommodation, equipment rental, extras, and venue rental for a group of people are all very expensive!"

"For example, an actor with lines earns at least $400 a day, even if it's just one line..." "What about those without lines?"

"And those without lines only cost $100 a day...so in many low-budget movies, you rarely see waiters speaking!"

Nini nodded, then said, "I watched the trailer for 'The Purge' a couple of days ago..."

Shen Yan asked in surprise, "Where did you see that?"

"Douban..."

"...Oh, so it's just a preview..."

"It feels very violent?"

"It's a story of killing in itself..."

Welcome to "The Purge" on September 8th—Every year from September to November 2nd, North American theaters welcome the Halloween season, with a series of horror movies being released…

This year is no exception, with films including A24's *The Purge*, *The Devil Inside*, *Extreme Game*, *Paranormal Activity 4*, *Voiceover*, and *The Cabin in the Woods*...

The Cabin in the Woods is truly amazing; its director and screenwriter, Drew Goddard, later created the Nefarious Daredevil trilogy…

He's also the screenwriter of Deadpool 2: I Love My Family!

James Wan has no projects this year – The Conjuring won't be released until next year!
The highest-grossing film should be "The Mad Woman Witness Protection Program"...

The Mad Woman series began in 2005 and was created by American African-American filmmaker Tyler Perry.

The first one was called "Diary of a Madwoman," and a new one is released every year...

The box office results were all quite good.

The original Purge film grossed around $6000 million...

This time it should be pretty much correct...

After listening to Shen Yan's explanation, Nini immediately asked, "Did you invest in this 'Human Purge Project'?"

Shen Yan replied casually, "No, the script idea I provided... I'm also a co-founder of A24 Company!"

Nini couldn't help but raise her voice: "Wow, you also have an investment company in the United States?"

"Keep your voice down!"

Shen Yan glared at her: "It was just a small investment..."

It was already late when Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao gathered around and started asking about investing in an American film company.

"When I was working on 'Finding Mr. Right,' I asked some people to help me look into it, and they recommended David Fenkel… I talked to him and found out he's a very professional independent filmmaker. He and some friends had just started an independent film company, so I invested a little…"

After a pause, Shen Yan continued, "There are tens of thousands of film companies in the United States, arranged in a pyramid structure. At the top are the six major Hollywood studios, and at the bottom are many independent film companies... The six major studios produce big-budget films that cater to popular tastes and are profit-driven, since they need to be distributed globally; independent film companies make films with more explicit content..."

“I know that,” Huang Xiaoming nodded: “Harvey Weinstein’s film company is an independent film company!”

“Yes,” Shen Yan thought for a moment, then added, “When you get to New York, be careful and don’t wander off…”

"Is it dangerous?"

"The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens are dangerous; they're predominantly Black neighborhoods... When you go out at night, make sure you go in groups of several people. Also, carry some cash; if you get robbed, you can just give them some money!"

"Huh? We've been robbed?"

“Hmm,” Shen Yan continued, “Also, whatever you do, never stand on the street to smoke. Foreigners don’t have the habit of giving out cigarettes; they only have the habit of asking for them. If you stand next to a trash can to smoke, the homeless people around will definitely gather around and ask you for money to buy cigarettes!”

"Have you experienced it?"

"I don't smoke, but these are all experiences!"

(End of this chapter)