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

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Therefore, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" belongs to the category of ancient rebirth novels...

And it's very plain, there's not even a scene where they pick up female celebrities!

He married Qiuya directly...

What a waste! When Xia Luo rose to fame, it was 98! She could have easily collected all four of the most popular actresses, the actresses born in '85, '90, and even '00…

Ugh, that's so lame...

Ahem...

Na Ying... actually did act, in "I Really Want to Fall in Love," directed by Liu Xingang and written by Li Qiang. This drama was quite famous and was hailed as the mainland version of "Sex and the City"...

It left behind a bunch of famous lines: "Bullshit! This is utterly alarmist! These movies are just used to scare young girls into getting married quickly, afraid they'll develop a sense of female independence, afraid women won't be controlled by men."
Don't tell me "I love you," I'm allergic to it!

She's no stranger to the camera, and it was only two scenes, quite simple...

As for "The Voice of China"... it flashed by, featuring a few look-alikes: Na Ying, Xia Luo, Wang Fei, and Wakin Chau, and oh yes, Xie Tingfeng sitting on the side of the chair...

What are your box office predictions for this movie?

"...It should be able to exceed one billion!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true! If 'Lost in Thailand' could gross over a billion, 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' will definitely do it!"

After finishing filming, Na Ying chatted with Shen Yan for a while and posted on Weibo: "I had a cameo role in 'Goodbye Mr. Loser,' a very interesting movie... I also took a photo with the professor and had a meal with him... Unfortunately, the professor wouldn't reveal any plot details about 'My Love from the Star'..."

Ignoring the comments from netizens, he left the film set...

Many people in the production crew heard Shen Yan mention that "Goodbye Mr. Loser" had surpassed one billion yuan in box office revenue, including Yang Mi…

……

room.

Yang Mi was a little incredulous: "Did 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' really gross over 1 billion yuan at the box office?"

"Of course... there's a very high probability it will break the record for domestic film box office," Shen Yan nodded. "Back then, Stephen Chow's 'All for the Winner' set a new box office record for Hong Kong films, which is how he went from being 'Sing Jai' to 'Sing Yeh'..."

"If I invest 10%, wouldn't I be able to earn 100 million?"

Shen Yan looked shocked: "...Big sister, the theaters also get a share of the profits!"

“…I miscalculated…” Yang Mi waved her hand, then glared at him: “Who are you calling 'Big Sister'?”

“…Miss…”

"You told me to call you yesterday..."

“That’s a modal particle…” Shen Yan interrupted her, and then asked, “Our scenes are finished the day after tomorrow… What are your plans?”

Yang Mi: "What can I do? I'll just keep filming!"

"You're filming again? Don't you ever get a break?"

"This time, I produced and directed a drama called 'Midsummer's Love'... and I'm the female lead!"

"The Summer Solstice?" Shen Yan... had vaguely heard of it, but it certainly wasn't very popular...

"Yes, the male lead has been cast... Zhu Yilong!"

"Zhu Yilong?"

"We collaborated on 'More Than Blue,' and he was the second male lead in 'My Love from the Star,' which is quite popular!"

Male celebrities on the market…

There aren't many good options. Hu Ge and she have a conflict, so it's unlikely Shen Yan will take on this kind of role…

"...Okay, good luck!"

Yang Mi countered, "And you?"

"I'm... promoting the movie!"

"...I meant the works!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I don't have any filming plans this year. I'm planning to release an album and do a tour while I'm at it..."

"...No script offers?"

“That’s not it… Yang Siwei told me that I have a lot of scripts coming my way, even from many big directors… but I don’t want to read the scripts!”

"...A famous director?"

"John Woo invited me to direct 'The Crossing'... Ann Hui and Derek Yee also sent me invitations... Oh, and there's also the poetry prodigy..."

Yang Mi was surprised to hear the names of these famous directors: "You turned them all down?"

“Hmm,” Shen Yan smiled, “I’ll be spending half the year filming ‘The Martian.’ On one hand, I won’t have time to take on other projects, and on the other hand, I want to take a break… I’ve been working non-stop for the past few years, it’s exhausting, and I need to experience life for a while…”

"You're taking a break...where are you planning to go?" "I'm not going anywhere...I'm going back to my hometown for a while..."

Aren't you going on a trip?

"Tourism is at most a form of rest, not an experience of life!"

Yang Mi: "Isn't traveling an experience of life?"

"What kind of life experience is tourism? At most, it's about cultivating one's character..."

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan's phone rang. Yang Siwei sent a message—"My Love from the Star" has reached a new high in ratings, reaching 6%...

"That's good, keep it up..."

"How are the ticket subsidy negotiations for 'American Dreams in China' going?"

"Meituan is really terrible, they only spent 20 million... What can that do? Let's spend 20 million ourselves and try to get over 100 million in box office revenue on the first day!"

"...Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons... Let's not target him yet, Stephen Chow is very popular..."

Then Yang Siwei mentioned something—a leader had hinted that "American Dreams in China" should be pulled from release…

"Withdraw the release? Withdraw my ass... Let them withdraw if they want, are you an idiot?"

"Who said that?"

"...It seems to be a leader from China Film Group... a deputy director... He said that the higher-ups don't want to see two big films released at the same time!"

"Then let 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons' be kicked out of the Lunar New Year film season!"

"how can that be possible?"

"Then just ignore him, he's a stupid idiot... Beijing is full of leaders, what's a deputy director of China Film Group compared to him?"

……

One phone call ignited Shen Yan's anger...

Withdrawal from release?

How could it be withdrawn?

The movie "American Dreams in China" was aimed at the Spring Festival release from the very beginning.

After "My Love from the Star" aired, Shen Yan's popularity was frightening. At this time, you asked "American Dreams in China" to be pulled from the schedule?
Are you out of your mind?

Actually, they were really considering the bigger picture...

The box office expectations for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" are 5 to 8 million yuan, and Stephen Chow's team also predicts this figure.

As for "American Dreams in China," the box office forecast is also 5-8 million yuan...

But now that two movies are released in the same period, one of them will definitely be weakened!
Neither of those films being weakened is a good thing for Chinese films...

The best solution is to withdraw one of them from release...

Well… Shen Yan is a junior…

However, Shen Yan interpreted these words as 'Huayi wants you to withdraw your application' and 'Huayi is bullying you!'

There's nothing we can do; Huayi has committed too many evil deeds.

Automatically identify with the main villain...

Back in the room, Yang Mi helped him cool down... twice.

"...This time, Stephen Chow is even using his first love for marketing!"

"...They're already advertising it?" Shen Yan exclaimed in surprise, "That's too hasty! There are still more than ten days until the New Year!"

"I heard that 'My Love from the Star' has been airing on TVB and its viewership ratings have exceeded 35% in just three days, even higher than last year's ratings champion, 'Witness Insecurity'!"

"Witness Insecurity," starring Bosco Wong and Linda Chung, was the highest-rated drama on Hong Kong's TVB in 2012…

The average score was 31 points, with a maximum of 37 points.

"Among Hong Kong dramas after the millennium, the most amazing ones were 'The Dance of Fire' and 'Heart Storm.' The drama with the best cast, 'The Gem of Life,' was so disappointing that I stopped watching TVB after that!"

"Is the cast of 'The Gem of Life' really that impressive?"

"Gigi Lai's last TVB drama featured a star-studded cast including Maggie Siu, Ada Choi, Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Wong Hei, Bosco Wong, David Chiang, and Louise Lee. The scriptwriting team was also TVB's strongest: Chow Yuk-ming, writer of 'At the Threshold of an Era'; Pau Wai-chung, known for 'Secret of the Heart'; Leung Man-wah, known for 'Healing Hands'; and Wong Yuk-tak, known for 'Armed Reaction 123'..."

Yang Mi shook her head: "It's too long, 80 episodes, I didn't finish watching it..."

As she spoke, she glanced at the time: "It's time, I'm going to binge-watch my show!"

"Watching TV series? What kind of TV series?"

"My Love from the Star, episodes 17 and 18 are out today!"

(End of this chapter)