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

Chapter 409 Hmm? You can flatter people too?

Shishi is lost in thought...

Shen Yan replied with a message:
"I'm listening to someone brag... I'll call you back after this is over!"

Attached is a photo of Ji Xiang, Zhang Yimou, Jia Yueting, Zhang Zhao, and Nini…

It's Jia Yueting who's bragging!

Shi Shi immediately smiled and replied, "Okay, you go ahead with your work..."

Then, full of confidence, she continued chatting nonsense with her 'sisters'...

The topic shifted to how much money "Sheep Without a Shepherd" could make...

"They said the cost would be at least 8000 million!"

"Pretty much, Andy Lau's salary starts at 2000 million!"

"So this show didn't make much money?"

"I heard that the overseas rights are selling very well... I heard that it has already grossed HK$2000 million in Hong Kong in just half a month, and the final box office should be over HK$3500 million, definitely a top-three contender for the year!"

"I checked the Hong Kong box office, and it says that 'New Iron Man: The City of the Dead' grossed HK$1477 million in just four days, becoming the box office champion for the week... What movie is this?"

"Skyfall (007)..."

"Haha... the new Iron Man..."

So, the character played by Sam Hui in "Aces Go Places" is named King Kong?

"right…"

Okay, we've gone off-topic...

Shi Shi immediately posted a message: "I heard that Brother Hua only received 800 million in salary, and the remaining share should be paid later... The total cost is less than 3500 million..."

What about overseas copyrights?

"The overseas rights have been handled by Sil-Metropole... By the way, 'The Big Shot' has been released in North America. I heard it opened in 160 theaters and grossed nearly $80 in its opening week... They should add 50 more theaters later, and the total box office should exceed $200 million!"

"What kind of achievement is $200 million?"

"They could make it into the top ten for the year!"

Yang Mi was stunned: "What the heck? Top ten of the year?"

Shi Shi quickly explained, "I meant the top ten highest-grossing foreign films of the year in the North American market!"

"That's pretty much it..."

"$200 million is enough to get into the top ten?"

“I’ve heard Shen Yan say that North American audiences don’t have the habit of watching subtitles, and they don’t like watching foreign films… A non-English film that can earn $10 million can be considered one of the top 20!”

Yang Tianbao interjected, "Hey, I heard from them that you didn't receive any payment for 'Blind Witness'?"

"Yes, it's converted into a 10% investment!"

"You've hit the jackpot! A new film by a director that grossed 10 billion yuan, you'll make at least 2000 million yuan in profit!"

Shi Shi retorted: "...'Blind Witness' is different. They told me the market expectation for this film is between 3.5 million and 5 million. After deducting costs, I'll only get a maximum of 800 million..."

Yang Mi: "800 million...that's already very high. Zhou Xun's salary is only around 600 million!"

Zhao Liying interjected, "I'm particularly curious about one thing: why is Zhang Baizhi's starting salary 1000 million?"

"Who knows..." Yang Tianbao changed the subject: "Have you told Brother Yan about Nini?"

Shi Shi replied, "He has his own ideas..."

"Did you have a fight?"

"...No, he's discussing a collaboration with someone...we'll talk about it later!"

Then, the topic shifted to gossip—the biggest gossip recently is the divorce of Dong Jie and Pan Yueming… First, Dong Jie’s studio released a statement that shocked the entertainment industry, accusing Pan Yueming of gambling, alcoholism, and domestic violence.

This statement directly made Pan Yueming a "scapegoat" in public opinion, with a barrage of criticism coming one after another.

I don't understand Dong Jie's actions. If she wanted a divorce, she had to ruin Pan Yueming. I don't know what she was after. She's so malicious!
Oh, Shi Shi's 'Best Actress' group, everyone knows a little bit about it...

For example, Dong Jie and Liang Chaowei…

Back then, Dong Jie signed with Wong Jiawei's Jet Tone Films, and his first film was "Subway," starring Liang Chaowei as the male lead and Miriam Yeung as the female lead.

But when it came time to promote the film, they insisted on breaking up the on-screen couple and focusing on Liang & Dong, even on the posters!

She acted in "2046" and a bunch of other Hong Kong films, but I only remember one: "Dragon Tiger Gate"...

Her affair with Liang Chaowei was all over the internet, and then Liu Jialin went so far as to have Jet Tone Films terminate her contract and send her back to the mainland...

But her agent, Ren Jiaying, was previously Liang Chaowei's assistant...

Later, Ren Jiaying became the director of talent agency at New Classics Media, so many of New Classics Media's productions would cast Dong Jie, including "Ten Years of Love," "Tiger Mom Cat Dad," and "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace."

After Dong Jie and Ren Jiaying seemingly broke up, Dong Jie signed with Ten Media and changed his agent to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was Wang Jinghua's deputy, and later signed Lei Jiayin!
So, she actually had a role in a sequel to a major franchise like "A Writer's Odyssey Part Two"...

……

Shen Yan was summoned suddenly…

After finishing our hotpot, I was just about to take Nini to the hotel to see the cat that does backflips when Ji Xiang called to say he had a dinner appointment…

Shen Yan immediately cursed at him, "No way! Are you crazy? I just finished eating, and you're telling me I have a dinner party?"

Then Ji Xiang added, "It's Zhang Yi's dinner party... If you're not going to eat, come over and chat!"

Shen Yan asked Nini, and then the two of them went over together…

Jia Yueting was also there, and they talked about LeShi Entertainment – ​​Internet + Film.

"We need to adjust our creative philosophy. We need to use a product-oriented approach, not a film-making approach. Product thinking requires producers to accurately identify user needs and develop products based on those needs..."

"User-centricity and experience-first approach: shifting from a traditional director- and producer-centric system to an 'audience-centric system,' where users are no longer passive, one-dimensional audiences, but their needs increasingly feed back into the creative process..."

Jia Yueting spoke at length about a bunch of concepts... disruptive and the like.

Shen Yan remained noncommittal; he was chatting quietly with Zhang Yimou…

Zhang Yimou, a figure of power over two eras.

Don't be defiant, if you're not, then come at me.

However, the matter concerning "Man Jiang Hong" is indeed disappointing!

It feels like I've regressed to the style of "A Simple Noodle Story"...

Zhang Yi asked about "The Martian," and Shen Yan explained, "It's about a Martian adventure. An astronaut who lands on Mars loses contact with his team due to a dust storm and is left alone, facing numerous difficulties such as a damaged spacecraft and insufficient supplies. He must find a way to survive on Mars and wait for rescue."

As an aside: 'We consulted the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China National Space Administration about this story; they provided solutions, and we developed our plan based on those solutions…'

"Approximately how much does it cost?"

"The set construction cost over 300 million yuan, but it can be used directly for future filming of similar themes... The special effects cost is estimated to be over 200 million yuan, and the filming fee will only be 100 million yuan... The total cost is less than 500 million yuan!"

"That's still very high!"

"Space movies actually have their own advantages in terms of visuals. Once you present a sufficiently realistic space scene, shooting it using standard cinematography techniques is enough to create a breathtaking experience! We believe that with the expansion of the film market and the increase in the number of screens… the box office prospects are still very optimistic!"

Zhang Yi nodded, about to offer some praise, when Jia Yueting noticed that Shen Yan wasn't listening to him at all, and became a little unhappy: "Shen Yan, do you have any objections to what I said?"

“No, not at all. It’s visionary and insightful…” Shen Yan blurted out, “Chairman Jia, as expected of someone in the internet industry, what you said was truly enlightening. I’ve learned a lot!”

Nini, standing to the side, was stunned...

Hmm? You can flatter people too?
(End of this chapter)