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

Chapter 398 First Day Sales Reach 6800 Million (44)

In fact, the "perpetrator's predicament theory" is another form of the "perfect victim" argument. These arguments are all about finding reasons and excuses for violent crimes, and they undermine the bottom line of social rule of law and morality.

"We don't understand the feelings of criminals, nor do we need to. We have no interest in your unfortunate background, and we don't care what your motives are." — *Unnatural Death*

Zhao Tai from "The Big Shot" is the same...

One more thing, Shen Yan is so handsome.

It's true that some people's values ​​are dictated by their physical appearance...

Oh, Yang Lan also asked about art films…

It's about Shen Yan's views on art films and commercial films.

"I just watch it normally... I recently watched Robert McKee's 'Story,' which discusses art films and commercial films."

Typical commercial films often directly embody public values, such as love and money, justice and injustice.
Typical art films often focus on the protagonist's inner value. For example, a seemingly listless life suddenly finds meaning after observing a weasel in the neighborhood's greenbelt, or a mundane urban youth suddenly decides to volunteer as a teacher after seeing a wild boar running on the Second Ring Road in a late-night taxi ride.

If you happen to resonate with the values ​​explored in an art film, the impact can be substantial. It might even influence your judgment in subsequent personal matters. This is an area that universal values ​​cannot encompass.

However, many so-called art films these days, upon closer examination, still revolve around the mundane issues of love and hate, or the kind of feel-good values ​​that love can overcome all difficulties… They're quite boring to watch!

"I really like director Jiang Wen's 'The Sun Also Rises,' and I also like Darren Aronofsky's 'Requiem for a Dream'... I don't have any particular preferences!"

"But you don't seem to make art films?"

"...People change. I never thought I'd become a director, but I recently directed my first film! Maybe one day I'll direct an art film..."

……

Actually, our art films are pretty good!

Jia Zhangke does a great job of portraying the human entanglements of ordinary people in small cities, but when he moves to the modern and futuristic parts of big cities, it becomes so awkward that it makes you want to pick your feet.

The final scene in "Mountains May Depart" set in the future was so awkward I fast-forwarded through it…

Ah Mou was also like that before...

With "Cliff Walkers," they suddenly made a decent commercial film...

Oh, it's just passing!
In this movie… there’s a gun hanging on the wall, but it didn’t fire.

The movie "Cliff Walkers" not only failed to achieve this, but even the characters who should have been the main characters were completely meaningless...

The final solution came from the individual abilities of the local underground party members, who even managed to clean up the mess left by the four slackers they had sent.

So, what is the theme of this story?
What role do these introduced characters play in advancing the story?
The shortcomings are too obvious...

Uh, Shen Yan is preparing to make two art films, "Burning" and "The Great Buddha"...

To win a prestigious award...

Otherwise, what if the box office reaches 200 billion in the future?

A 200 billion yuan box office king and a 200 billion yuan actor…

The former sounds better!
……

"The Big Shot" will be released on the 27th.

The finale of "The Voice of China" is on the 28th, Friday...

So when I arrived in Shanghai, "The Big Shot" had already been showing for a day.

Moreover, everyone knows that the box office on the first day was 6800 million!
This result…

Definitely going to dominate the National Day box office...

For other films, the smartest thing to do is to withdraw from the release schedule and reschedule for another day!
The National Day holiday isn't a major holiday period, so it can't accommodate two blockbuster films.

The market has limited capacity…

"Batman" and "Spider-Man" both suffered losses, with one grossing 3.38 million and the other 3.14 million... "The Big Shot" was an instant hit on its opening day—both its reputation and box office performance exploded.

"Tonight's expenses are on Mr. Zhao!" "I've made tremendous contributions to Binhai!" "We have the nation behind us, what are you afraid of!"

A few lines from the show have become a hit on Weibo…

Oh, Yang Siwei's spending spree is paying off...

Of course, the movie itself is indeed interesting!
It's almost certain to be the box office champion during this year's National Day holiday, but whether it can reach 1 billion yuan is hard to say...

But the other films released in the same period, such as "Tai Chi," "Double Exposure," and "Dangerous Liaisons," seem to be trying to avoid the spotlight...

"Tai Chi" can't escape it; he's already signed the agreement for the IMX theaters, so there can't be a gap in the deal!

The movie "Dangerous Liaisons" just said "We're not afraid" one minute, and then it was pulled from the schedule the next?

Where do we put our pride?

Besides, the cast of "Dangerous Liaisons"—Jang Dong-gun, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Baizhi, and Dou Xiao—was also written by ***.

This lineup? A complete flop? Are you kidding me?
As for "Double Exposure"... this was director Li Yu's third collaboration with Fan Bingbing, and the budget was only 1500 million...

Where to escape?
Moreover, "Tai Chi" and "Double Exposure" also came to "The Voice of China" to promote their shows!

in the car.

Shen Yan remained quite calm, and Lu Yang... was alright too, at least not like Wu Jing, who was constantly scrolling through comments on his phone...

It's understandable, given that so far, the movies starring Wu Jing haven't done very well at the box office!
The film "Wolf Warrior," which he directed and starred in, flopped, failing to reach 700 million yuan at the box office.

"Wind Blast" grossed 6846 million yuan;
The movies he starred in, such as "Shaolin" and "Happy Magic", either received poor reviews or were both box office and critical failures!

The Big Shot grossed 6800 million in just one day!
Keep in mind that September 27th is a Thursday.

So fierce!
"He was quite good at being cool and funny. I really remembered Shen Yan after watching this movie. He will surely perish if he does many evil deeds. Hmm."

"It has the feel of Jackie Chan movies, but its core is very Chinese. The anti-gangster movement triggered by forced demolition... it's quite good!"

"It's somewhat reminiscent of Chen Jiaju, but Shen Yan is the most outstanding. I suggest Huang Xiaoming learn from him; that's what you call charismatic and arrogant!"

Shen Yan couldn't take it anymore and interrupted him directly: "No, boss... you can look, but why are you reading it..."

Lu Yang joined in the criticism: "Exactly, you read it, but you laughed..."

Wu Jing said, a little aggrieved, "I just wanted you guys to know about the reputation too!"

"...Forget about Douban, check the box office figures...the feedback there is more direct."

"Tieba?"

"right…"

Wu Jing immediately logged into Baidu…

"Shall we announce first place?"

"...We can't exactly be asked to sing, can we?"

"I mean the award speech..." Lu Yang scratched his head: "How can we organically combine film promotion with the awards ceremony?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "You could say congratulations to the first place winner, and then say that the entertainment industry is not above the law, and you should never think you're a big shot... How about that?"

Lu Yang frowned and asked, "Won't that be too disappointing?"

"That's a real letdown, a bit disappointing indeed. We were announcing the champion, you know," Shen Yan thought for a moment, then gestured towards Wu Jing with his chin: "...How about this, let Wu Jing say it, he's the male lead anyway!"

Wu Jingzheng looked at the comments from everyone on the forum with a broad smile...

(End of this chapter)