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

Chapter 394 Do you have the time? (44)

The climax of "American Dreams in China" is the breakup...

In this film, male friendship is always very important.

During his student days, Cheng Dongqing would stand up for his outspoken and arrogant friend to take a punch.

The two "arrogant" friends were able to come up with ideas for Cheng Dongqing to pursue his girlfriend, and they never got tired of being his strategists.

Meng Xiaojun left, seemingly waving his hand dismissively and gesturing for you to stop crying and smile, but then turned around and cried like a dog.

Cheng Dongqing became the first person to earn a proper salary, and later even made his first pot of gold. He was also able to support Wang Yang for a period of time and prevent him from starving.

Meng Xiaojun couldn't make a living anymore. The other two brothers didn't know, but when they were short-handed at the school, they immediately thought of their good brother in the United States.

Cheng Dongqing is no longer cowardly; he has even learned to deal with the police, and this time, he has become the one protecting Meng Xiaojun, who refuses to conform to local customs.

When the other two brothers had a falling out, Wang Yang acted as a mediator, speaking well of both sides and maintaining their relationship for a long time.

Even though Meng Xiaojun and Cheng Dongqing had a major falling out, he still stayed for several years before leaving, because he still wanted to succeed with these two people.

After Meng Xiaojun and Wang Yang withdrew from "New Dream", Cheng Dongqing received a lawsuit from EES in the United States.

ESS believes that some of the teaching materials used by "New Dream" were unauthorized and constitute copyright infringement, and condemns Cheng Dongqing as a "thief." ESS also sent an official letter to American universities, advising them not to admit Chinese students who came to study abroad through "New Dream"...

In this critical moment, Meng Xiaojun and Wang Yang returned to Cheng Dongqing's side without hesitation, and the three brothers went to the United States together to engage in a heated debate with the representatives of ESS...

The overall dramatic structure is very traditional: starting from scratch – pursuing wealth together – falling out with brothers – severing ties – opening up to each other – reconciliation – embarking on a new grand plan…

A breakup scene is a severing of ties!
To be honest, Shen Yan knew beforehand that Huang Xiaoming was known for his 'unpredictable acting skills, but he gets stronger when facing strong opponents.'

In "The Emperor of Han Dynasty," he held his own against director Chen...

But in recent years, all sorts of greasy...

I never expected "American Dreams in China" to be so good!
Moreover, he has a kind of simple, honest, and down-to-earth quality about him…

Cheng Dongqing gave everything for Su Mei. He didn't know if they had a future together; he simply wanted what was best for her and gave his all.

Upon learning that Su Mei had secretly gone for her visa interview and successfully passed it, Cheng Dongqing was initially shocked, but his expression changed from anger to a smile of happiness for Su Mei…

This happy smile contains hope, anticipation, joy, heartache, and so many other emotions...

I feel like Xiaoming really has a white moonlight!

Including the final reunion…

I fantasized countless times about telling her about my success, but she didn't care about me at all.

Cheng Dongqing smiled again…

This time it's self-deprecation!
In the scene where the group breaks up, the anger is portrayed realistically, and the pain and loss are all conveyed in the crying. Even after the director yelled "cut," the crying continued...

The restraint beneath the surface conveys a sense of restraint and a poignant reflection on the passage of time…

"Don't cry... we're just acting!"

Helpless, Shen Yan handed him a few tissues: "You acted very well!"

After another ten minutes or so, Huang Xiaoming finally recovered and smiled sheepishly…

Shen Yan then announced something: "Tomorrow, I'm going to promote my movie 'The Big Shot,' and Guo Fan will continue directing the university-themed scenes..."

Deng Chao hurriedly asked, "How many days are you going to be gone?"

"About a week..."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan added, "Let's have dinner together tonight... Nini should come too!"

……

After returning to Beijing, filming for "American Dreams in China" took about ten days, mostly focusing on the main scenes...

The original plan was to film the farewell scene for three to five days, but it turned out to be done in one take.

Nini doesn't have many scenes; she's only filmed two scenes in the last few days.

But later, the film will depict Dongqing pursuing her.

She didn't take much leave—mainly because she's still under a ban at this stage.

Advertising, magazines, business events—everything's been canceled… That's good, it gives me time to analyze the characters…

We found a restaurant...requested a private room, and a group of us sat down, first chatting about the National Day film season...

It was truly a tragic scene!

The premiere date for "The Assassins" was moved up from September 28th to September 22nd...

Unfortunately, the box office performance was poor!
I heard that Lightspeed and Wanda have fallen out...

Wanda Cinemas only offers small theaters and has very few screenings during prime time.

However, they still managed to secure 1.7 screenings on the first day, achieving a single-day box office of 860 million…

Compared to its budget of 1.3 million, this movie is definitely going to lose money!

The main publicity department was restricted—they were not allowed to hype up Chow Yun-fat's withdrawal from "Red Cliff" and his subsequent acceptance of "The Assassins"...

This is such a great selling point!

Oh, about Chow Yun-fat dropping out of "Red Cliff" and supposedly taking on "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"...

But he had a good relationship with Terence Chang and John Woo.

I guess they don't want things to get too serious...

Anyway, several film crews were able to afford him afterwards—the movies Chow Yun-fat made in mainland China were all big productions, paid at Hollywood rates, on an hourly basis.

Huang Xiaoming was a little confused by Shen Yan's actions: "Is it too late to start promoting 'The Big Shot' now?"

"There's still time!" Shen Yan waved his hand: "For publicity, we just need to focus on one area!"

Besides, who said that "The Big Shot" wasn't promoted?

The slogan "We will definitely break one billion" has already been uttered!
As everyone knows, "The Big Shot" was released on September 27th.

"Let's not talk about that," Shen Yan changed the subject. "I have a question for you guys. Our film will probably wrap up shooting at the end of next month. Are you busy after that?"

You mean, do you have availability?

"Yes, yes, that's exactly what I mean."

Tong Dawei said, "After I finish filming this movie, I'm going to join the cast of 'Switch'... to work with Andy Lau!"

Oh, *Switch*...

Tong Dawei plays the second male lead…

I remember a scene where Tong Dawei made a bet with a foreigner. He had his subordinate hold up five fingers and asked how many fingers that was. The foreigner said five, and then Tong Dawei snapped one off—it was bloody…

Then he said you lost the bet!
Idiot!
This movie is so bad it's despair-inducing.

However, for Tong Dawei, this is a good opportunity—he's partnering with Andy Lau.

Therefore, Shen Yan didn't know what to say: "What about Brother Chao and Brother Xiaoming?"

Huang Xiaoming glanced at Deng Chao, and the two shook their heads simultaneously: "...No acting offers for the time being..."

"Then let's make another one... I have an idea..."

Shen Yan gave a general overview of the plot of "Making a Name for Oneself"...

The story revolves around a group of filmmakers who come together to make a movie about the shocking "Three Elders Case," hoping to gain fame through it!
Upon hearing this idea, Guo Fan nodded: "A group of people are having a script meeting, wanting to adapt a murder case where the murderer is also at the scene... That's interesting!"

Shen Yan nodded: "Yes, it's not only interesting, but also easy to film. We can rent a villa and finish filming in half a month at most!"

Huang Xiaoming was the first to nod: "Half a month? Then I have time!"

Deng Chao also said yes.

Shen Yan looked at Tong Dawei: "Brother Dawei, can you ask for leave from the 'Switch' production team?"

Tong Dawei shook his head: "I can't get leave. That show starts filming in November..."

"Then... I'll find another actor..."

(End of this chapter)