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

Chapter 422 Suggestions (14)

Shen Yan made a bold prediction…

It's going to trend on social media!
"However, in 'Lost in Thailand,' my favorite character is Wang Baoqiang. His acting style is both exaggerated and sincere... which is a very difficult balance to strike," Shen Yan continued. "I used to dislike Baoqiang, feeling that he was constantly exploiting the image of a very mediocre young migrant worker... but with 'Lost in Thailand,' my opinion has completely changed. It's about an actor who, when playing a detestable character, can master the art of making a fool of himself... allowing the audience to tolerate his low-level mistakes, just like Xu Lang..."

"No one can learn this advantage! In this niche, he is invincible. I was just thinking that it might be because of Baoqiang's appearance and his impression on the audience, which reveals a sense of simplicity. No matter how vulgar he is, it is just a common point of the common people under the circumstances. To put it bluntly, he is down-to-earth, and there is a hint of tragedy behind it, because the color of the lower class is tragedy, and he knows how to grasp the scale very well..."

"Others just wouldn't do!"

As they spoke, Shen Yan invited, "Baoqiang, I'd like you to star in my next film..."

Wang Baoqiang immediately agreed: "Thank you, Producer Shen..."

Before Shen Yan could speak, Wang Changtian immediately said, "I'll invest!"

"...No, Mr. Wang, the script isn't finished yet..."

"It's okay, I'll vote no matter how much!"

"We'll talk later..."

……

After the premiere, Shen Yan was about to leave when Wang Changtian invited him to dinner…

Shen Yan was very surprised because Wang Changtian had never invited him before!
Guangming doesn't have the habit of inviting people to meals. Old Wang's highest form of hospitality is to bring people to his house for dumplings... dumplings made by his mother and wife!

Then we went to the noodle shop next door…

That's right, it was a noodle shop that was randomly selected!
Shen Yan was also hungry, and Shi Shi was a little hungry too…

The three of them ordered three bowls of beef noodles, two plates of tripe, and braised eggs, and started eating right away!

"Do you really think 'Lost in Thailand' can gross over a billion?"

“Hmm…” Shen Yan nodded: “President Wang, I have never missed a thing when it comes to predicting box office revenue.”

"I'm just so surprised... I was thinking that breaking even would be good enough, and at most, the box office would be around 200 million..."

"Mr. Wang, predicting box office success depends not only on genre but also on release date. This year's Lunar New Year season will definitely see a film break 1 billion yuan at the box office. 'Back to 1942' has no chance, and 'CZ12' was released too late..."

"What about 'The Great Shanghai' and 'The Guillotines'?"

"...Wang Jing has lost his audience appeal, and the cast of Chow Yun-fat and Wong Siu-ming is no good either. As for 'The Guillotines,' that movie is just used to promote the soft-hearted and shocking...and the formula is outdated!"

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "I feel like Andrew Lau can't make movies anymore."

Wang Changtian nodded: "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen... is a typical example..."

Well, Wang Changtian still harbors a grudge against "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen"...

This movie clearly had the "Fist of Fury" IP, and starred Donnie Yen, who was at the peak of his career, but it ultimately flopped at the box office...

From then on, Wang Changtian refused to cooperate with Liu Weiqiang!
“It’s not that bad…” Shen Yan shook his head: “His photography skills are still pretty good. Give him a police or gunfight movie, and he can still shoot it well, much better than Du Qifeng!”

Wang Changtian wholeheartedly agreed: "I feel we've been too good to them, giving them a misconception..."

"There's no other way; we negotiated our way back, we didn't fight back..."

"Don't say things like that!"

"It's okay, when 'Drug War' comes out next year, I'll use 'Blind Witness' to fight back!"

"Is it also a police drama?"

"Correct!"

……

The movie "The Guillotines" is practically a 2.0 version of "Heroines of the Yang Family".

The whole thing is nonsensical. At first, I thought it was a martial arts movie, but then it suddenly turned into a story about eradicating a cult.

Was it a religious drama that suddenly turned into a spy thriller? Or was it a spy drama that suddenly shifted to political intrigue?

Could it be that if we elevate this to the level of historical evaluation of a dynasty, they'll suddenly take a turn and start telling you about utopia...?

Having made it this far, I'm thinking that this time, my ideals should finally triumph over everything.
The plot suddenly shifts to a competition between cold weapons and firearms...

Neuropathy!
Utterly awful...

We don't know if something went wrong during filming, but it's hard to guess the creators' thoughts from this movie.

Oh, and this movie is even in 3D!

Fortunately, this film had the worst box office performance of the Lunar New Year season, even falling short of "The Last Supper," which grossed 7692 million yuan, while "The Guillotines" only earned 7184 million yuan...

Oh, Huang Xiaoming has been promoting his movie these past few days…

After the release of "Lost in Thailand", Shen Yan's prediction that it would "break 1 billion" indeed became a trending topic.

The box office performance was indeed impressive. It was released on Wednesday the 12th, and grossed 3860 million on the first day, 3909 million on the second day, 5397 million on the third day, and 9051 million on the fourth day, which was also a Saturday. The fifth day saw a slight decline, with 8836 million!
Its screening share reached a high of 53.9%...

The box office reached 3.18 million yuan in its opening week.

It can't compare to "The Big Shot" for now—the latter was released during the National Day holiday and grossed over 8000 million yuan in five consecutive days!
But... the industry has gone crazy. Is this... is it really going to break one billion?

The other unreleased films were incredibly unlucky; they thought they had avoided the controversy surrounding "Back to 1942," but then "Lost in Thailand" came along...

In addition, the upcoming "Chinese Zodiac" film is poised to launch...

Tsk tsk, this is a sure-fire loss!

Because the market is only so big, two blockbuster movies are already the limit; there's no way there will be a third one…

But withdrawing the film now... that's too cowardly.

Therefore, they have no choice but to put more effort into promotion...

Xiaomingge

Not only was he the lead actor in "The Guillotines," but he was also the lead actor in "The Great Shanghai"...

In fact, it's not just people in the industry who are concerned about whether "Lost in Thailand" can surpass 1 billion yuan; many people in the "Fame and Fortune" crew are also quite concerned about this!

Have you guys seen "Lost in Thailand"?

Deng Chao was very direct: "No, I heard they plagiarized American comedies like 'Due Date' and 'Midnight Run'?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "It's not plagiarism, it's just borrowing... What kind of structure can a road comedy have? The structure of 'The Big Shot' is exactly the same as 'Police Story'!"

“Sigh, the standard for a blockbuster has suddenly risen to a billion, and we actors…” Deng Chao was about to speak when he suddenly remembered that Shen Yan in front of him was the lead actor in “The Big Shot” and Wu Jing sitting next to him was the male lead. He immediately changed his tune: “An actor like me… has less and less market value…”

Shen Yan casually said, "Xu Zheng became a director himself, took a different path, and gained control of the narrative. Nie can do the same!"

"I'll direct..." Deng Chao hesitated for a moment...

"However, you absolutely mustn't do comedy..."

"Huh? Why?"

"I've seen your 'Cuihua, Serve the Sauerkraut'...it was so cringeworthy!"

Deng Chao retorted, "But the audience loves it!"

“Theatrical plays and movies are different. Theatrical plays can be a bit exaggerated and awkward, but movies can’t…” After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan said, “How about this, our company bought the adaptation rights to Koki Mitani’s ‘The Magic Hour.’ If you want to be a director, you can do this!”

"Koki Mitani? Who's that?"

Shen Yan exclaimed in surprise: "The screenwriter of 'The Hotel of the Eccentrics,' the author of 'The University of Laughter,' who adapted 'The Sorrow of Comedy'... No way, you don't even know Koki Mitani?"

Deng Chao immediately replied, "Of course I know about 'The Sorrow of Comedy'..."

(End of this chapter)