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

Chapter 418 Director Feng (14)

Brother Yan still has a strong sense of morality...

So, I didn't go upstairs at all.

After all, he has a good relationship with Brother Xiaoming.

Previously, I could always decline on a whim.

If we keep doing this, it'll get disgusting!

This time, I managed to control my lustful desires...

Oh, so Tianbao's so-called photo shoot was actually just a made-up story...

She was just asking tentatively…

Shen Yan couldn't resist and actually admitted it!
Having caught him red-handed, Tianbao was already quite pleased with himself.

After returning to his room, he immediately sent a message to Yang Mi…

Yang Mi, with her seasoned experience, remarked, "It was definitely Nini who took the initiative; she was trying to use her body to get ahead!"

Tianbao replied: 'He's no better; he clearly has a girlfriend, yet he still messes around.'

'He faces too many temptations in this industry. Think about it, he's rich, has resources, and is so young… everyone wants to sleep with him… after all, that's how most people get to the top!'

The film and television industry is an industry with abundant sexual resources.

Many people in this circle use sex to gain resources and then rise in status…

Too many people have achieved upward social mobility—from an unknown newcomer to a big star—through sexual resources!

Based on this experience, they became absolutely certain of the omnipotence of sex.

In this environment, Shen Yan is truly a tempting target!

Yang Tianbao strongly agreed with Yang Mi—they shared the same view on something: betraying Liu Shishi…

"So, he's not bad?"

"I think it's alright too..." Yang Mi changed the subject: "Hey, I heard you went to see Zhao Liying tonight?"

Has it made it to the trending topics list?

"Yes, it's on..."

"...Luckily he brought me along, otherwise, there would have been more rumors."

What did you guys talk about?

"Just chatting..."

The two of them chirped crickets for most of the night.

Zhao Liying also reported the meeting to Shi Shi, who asked her, "Didn't Nini come along?"

"No...we didn't mention her at all..."

"Alright then, I'm going back to Hengdian next month..."

"Have you finished filming your movie?"

"No, the company is having its annual party..."

"Shall we get together sometime?"

"Okay... but I need to go find Shen Yan first!"

"I understand..."

……

The recording of "Sound of My Dream" is divided into stages. At the beginning, the four mentors each sing a song, which is the other's representative work.

Shen Yan sang Lin Junjie's "Drunken Red Cliff," the one with the lyrics, "I've seen the look in your eyes, I've met the right person!"

Lin Junjie sang "The Wind Rises";
Yu Quan sang Wang Feng's "Orphans of a Beautiful World," and Wang Feng sang Yu Quan's "Rainbow"...

Then the contestants took turns singing their songs.

If several tutors are satisfied, you pass; then you choose a tutor…

Oh, it's a partner!

Shen Yan and Jike Junyi together,
Lin Junjie is Yuan Weiya…

Wang Feng teamed up with Zhang Hexuan, and Yu Quan collaborated with Jin Zhiwen…

Honestly, the recording felt pretty chaotic... because there was no competition involved!
However, the performances showcased the mentors' adaptation skills: Lin Junjie sang "The One I Miss," and Shen Yan and Jike Junyi collaborated on "Leting Go"...

However, lacking competitiveness, the show became purely for display...

Come to think of it, the mentors we paid a lot of money to hire should definitely be given a lot of songs to sing!

But...it definitely can't compare to the second season of "I Am a Singer"...

They invited Han Lei, Wei Wei, Zhang Jie, Zhang Liangying, Tan Weiwei, Luo Qi, and Zhang Yu...

They are all very talented singers.

We can only pin our hopes on the powerful impact of "The Voice of China"...

……

"I think we could let netizens vote on which song to rearrange..."

"vote?"

“Yes, we’ll provide ten songs each time, and then let Weibo users vote…” Shen Yan offered his suggestion: “We could even come up with some really weird songs, like ‘My Skateboard Shoes’ or something…”

The production team nodded: "I think that's a good idea too. Shall we do it this way next time?"

"Well, since there's no competition involved, let's try something fancy!"

After recording wrapped, Shen Yan discussed post-production improvements with the production team, then said goodbye to the other mentors and drove straight to the airport…

He has to go to Beijing for the premiere of "Back to 1942"...

Ji Xiang specifically instructed him to be present.

After all, Brother Yan is considered a member of the Beijing entertainment circle, even though he doesn't have much interaction with Huayi Brothers...

Shen Yan's feelings towards Feng Xiaogang are quite complicated...

Putting aside his private life and character... well, you can't really ignore that.

Because his works, like his life, are "stuck," unable to rise or fall.

I like almost all of Feng Xiaogang's works before "The Banquet," starting with "The Dream Factory," "Endless Love," "Be There or Be Square," "A Sigh," and so on. I call this director's "small film period."

The works are all very well made, the themes are close to real life, and they are popular with the general public.

However, its shortcomings are also obvious: it lacks any real technique and relies too much on the script!

Compared to Zhang Yimou's "Keep Cool" from the same period, it's far inferior...

After all, Zhang Yimou really does work in the film industry!

After "The Banquet," he started working on big-budget productions...

In fact, you can see from "If You Are the One" that its core message was already somewhat outdated in the context of a more open market at the time.

1942...

A masterpiece born from painstaking effort.

Blood loss!
He is not Jiang Wen. Jiang Wen had no psychological pressure to cheat investors. Before "Let the Bullets Fly", he lost money on every film he made.

Both "Devils on the Doorstep" and "The Sun Also Rises" were huge box office flops...

There's a joke about the filming of "The Sun Also Rises." The first time an investor visited the set, he was surrounded by a convoy of Mercedes-Benz cars and security guards. The last time he came, he took a taxi alone…

Feng Xiaogang is no good; his only goal is to make a good sale!
Then he made "Personal Tailor," which disgusted the audience...

In addition, I feel that he is quite similar to Director Jia – many actors or directors who come from a comedy background look down on comedy at all. After becoming famous, the first thing they do is to quickly cut ties with their previous comedic image, as if they were wronged for making everyone laugh in comedy back then…

Little did they know, the audience liked you because they liked your comedy!
……

The premiere press conference for "Back to 1942" was a lively affair...

Not only were the main creative team present, but a bunch of friends also showed up to support them, and even the heads of the five major cinema chains were there. They even announced that a settlement had been reached, with a tiered revenue-sharing arrangement…

The five major cinema chains are: Wanda Cinemas, Jinyi Pearl River Cinemas, Dadi Cinemas, New Film Union Cinemas, and China Film South New Line Cinemas…

《一九四二》分成比例将按照3亿票房之内发行方43%与院线57%进行，超过3亿元票房部分将按照45%比55%进行，超过8亿元票房按照47%比53%进行…

Phased revenue sharing!
Yes, everyone thinks "Back to 1942" is a movie that can gross 800 million at the box office!

That's not the point...

The key issue is that Huayi Brothers betrayed the so-called distribution alliance—they promised to collectively fight the cinemas and insist on a 45% revenue share…

As a result, Huayi Brothers turned around and signed a new contract with the cinema chain!
(End of this chapter)