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

Chapter 406: Praise to Death (44)

Despite being on the set of "American Dreams in China," Shen Yan declined most interviews and commercial offers...

But "The Big Shot" is already a phenomenal film...

A bunch of people are just trying to ride his coattails!
It hasn't been released in Hong Kong yet...

Stephen Chow publicly addressed the issue…

That's normal, just trying to ride the wave of popularity!
Just like when Stephen Chow said he would watch "Ne Zha 2" ten times before its Hong Kong release, it's the same old story.

The dumplings didn't respond at all!

Including Feng Xiaogang, Oscar judges…

He couldn't even be bothered to respond.

I heard he went to the Himalayas to write the script—after finishing the first "Ne Zha" movie, he also went to the Himalayas to work on the second one!
Vanity Fair... just like that, you become famous, and everyone comes to fawn over you.

Director Dumpling was clearly not used to this, but Shen Yan was still 'humble', at least he expressed his gratitude on Weibo...

It can be considered a 'two-way journey'.

Not only Stephen Chow, but also Wanda and Jackie Chan officially announced the "Police Story 2013" project, emphasizing that Shen Yan is the screenwriter!
They even said, 'We will do our best to invite Shen Yan to play a role in the play.'

Do your best?
Asking for 800 million is considered doing everything possible?

Anyway, Shen Yan is unlikely to act in it...

In Jackie Chan's movies, he's the only core actor...

He himself is a golden brand!
Even if Shen Yan went, it's unlikely he'd steal the spotlight...

Most importantly, Brother Yan really doesn't have the time!

After "American Dreams in China" came "Fame and Fortune," and then he had to star in another movie and a TV series...

I really don't have time to play supporting roles for others!

By the way, the movie "Sheep Without a Shepherd," which is released on the 25th, is also being promoted with Shen Yan as the producer and screenwriter as the main focus...

At the press conference, Andy Lau even said, "I originally planned to leave the entertainment industry for eight months to be with my wife because she's pregnant, but after reading this script, I felt that if I didn't take it now and someone else snatched it away, I would regret it for thirty years..."

Liu Xiaoqing also said, "The script is indeed very bold..."

……

Sheep Without a Shepherd was released on the same day as The Bourne Legacy.

Matt Damon had always starred in the Bourne series, but with the fourth installment, the producers decided to change directors…

This is the conflict between the production company and the director!

Matt Damon will definitely side with the director.

Then Universal replaced everyone in one go…

The Bourne Legacy perfectly illustrates how foolish it is to change the main character in a film series.

How dare a film series that's already on its fourth installment change the lead actor?

No matter how well the director performs, the audience may not accept it.

The director of *The Bourne Legacy* was actually the screenwriter of the first three *Bourne* films, and he cast Jeremy Renner as the lead actor…

According to Universal, if the main character in "007" can be changed, then the Bourne series can certainly be the same!
Jeremy Renner, Hawkeye, is already the second male lead in the Mission: Impossible series…

But it just won't work!
North American box office: $1.1 million…

远比不上《碟中谍4》的2.09亿美元，更比不上《007：大破天幕杀机》——北美票房3.07亿美元，海外票房拿给8.02亿，全球报收11亿美元！
The three major spy series: Mission: Impossible, James Bond, and The Bourne Identity…

Is the Bourne series the worst?

That's really quite morally reprehensible!
With a first-day box office of 1485 million yuan, it failed to take the top spot – "Sheep Without a Shepherd" earned 2100 million yuan on its opening day…

Then, the word-of-mouth for "Sheep Without a Shepherd" exploded...

A chorus of comments: "Would this even pass censorship?"

"Wow, Chinese films have reached this level of sophistication, amazing!"

The box office reached 3200 million on the second day, and on the third day, Saturday, it broke 4000 million in a single day... On Sunday, instead of decreasing, it rose again, taking in another 4200 million!
In the first four days, 1.3 million…

Moreover, on October 29th, the first working day of the year, "Sheep Without a Shepherd" grossed 34 million yuan in a single day…

This... the drop is less than 15%...

Could this be another movie that breaks the billion mark?
……

Shen Yan... is actually very concerned about "Sheep Without a Shepherd"...

His main concern is being bombarded with criticism, reported, and then having the film pulled from theaters…

Thankfully, that didn't happen!
The main setting is fictional, only mentioning a certain country in Southeast Asia...

The actual country was not specifically named.

By the way, "The Big Shot" didn't do very well at the Hong Kong box office, only grossing HK$210 million in its opening week...

It is estimated that the total box office is unlikely to exceed HK$1000 million.

That's quite normal, after all, they're all tired of watching "Police Story"...

The original film, *Veteran*, only grossed HK$170 million at the Hong Kong box office…

In fact, the overall performance of South Korean films in the Hong Kong market has been mediocre, with the exception of "Train to Busan" which grossed HK$6000 million and the two "Along with the Gods" films which grossed HK$5000 million each...

Everything else was just so-so.

Even "Parasite" only grossed HK$1000 million at the Hong Kong box office!
The Outlaws series only grossed HK$268 million at its highest box office in Hong Kong.

Oh, right now Yang Siwei is discussing "Sheep Without a Shepherd" with Shen Yan...

Filming for "American Dreams in China" has wrapped up, and Shen Yan generously gave the actors three days off. They will meet in Hengdian after three days!
Continue filming "Making a Name for Yourself"...

Tong Dawei was quite regretful; he had even considered turning down "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" to star in "Fame and Fortune," but he had already chosen a role—Guo Jingfei…

—Recommended by Wang Jinghua.

He was cast after just one short audition.

"...They say 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' might break a billion!"

"How could it possibly break 1 billion... There won't even be a long holiday, and next month, there's a bunch of movies like 'Tai Chi 2,' 'Cold War,' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' coming out... I think it would be good if it made 500 million!"

Yang Siwei felt it was a pity: "...Only 500 million..."

Shen Yan almost choked on his food: "The total cost was only 40 million, and the box office exceeded 500 million. What more do you want?"

"It's not as good as 'The Big Shot'!"

"...It's normal that it can't compare to 'The Big Shot,' right?" Shen Yan frowned. "So if my future movies don't reach a billion at the box office, they'll be considered failures?"

As of October 26th, "The Big Shot" had been in theaters for 30 days, accumulating a box office of 12.49 billion yuan…

I received the extension key...

But this extension key is meaningless—it might only add a few million to the box office, but the film's total box office will still exceed 12.5 billion…

"For you, a billion-dollar box office is a very simple thing!"

"What did you say? Say it again!"

Yang Siwei noticed that Shen Yan was about to swear, and quickly said, "That's what many people in the industry say!"

Shen Yan was speechless for a moment, then finally blurted out, "Are you crazy... a billion yuan at the box office..."

Yang Siwei sighed: "Too many people are praising you!"

"Is this just a case of praising someone to death?"

"No doubt about it, it's a case of praising someone to death!" Yang Siwei continued, "They're betting on 'American Dreams in China'... If it fails in terms of word-of-mouth and box office, everyone will definitely rush to buy it..."

"...I've already started dividing the pie; Enlight Media, China Film Group, Wanda Group... are all joint investors..."

"There are always people who didn't get any!"

"...Who can I blame?" Shen Yan spread his hands: "The Detective Dee series made me play a supporting role...and I was paired with a Taiwanese guy...and in Painted Skin 2 I sang for free...Why should I take him along?"

(End of this chapter)