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

Chapter 433 Excellent Idols (44)

"So you showed up at the airport today?"

"I'm here to pick up the actors from 'American Dreams in China'... Zhejiang TV is helping us record a premiere ceremony..."

"I heard you didn't act in it? Is it out of respect for the film?"

"It has nothing to do with respecting the film, I'm not some actor without audience appeal... The main problem is that there haven't been any suitable roles for me. There is indeed an age difference between me and Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, and Tong Dawei..."

The impromptu press conference is still ongoing…

Well, many marketing accounts are praising "American Dreams in China" as an absolutely sincere work, arguing that "Shen Yan, a popular actor, didn't appear in it!"

This cannot be a reason!

Jiang Wen has acted in every film he directed. Does that mean he has no sincerity in his work?

They couldn't even get the point right when they tried to flatter him.

"Do you feel pressure when facing 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'?"

"Of course! Stephen Chow, the King of Comedy, who continuously broke Hong Kong box office records... I remember seeing an interview, I think it was during the promotion of 'A World Without Thieves,' where Andy Lau said that Stephen Chow has never lost..."

"Then why are you scheduling your time with him?"

"The Spring Festival film season has huge potential... I'm not willing to just let such a big window of opportunity slip away!" With a smile, Shen Yan added, "Coincidentally, I've never lost in the same period before, so I was thinking of giving it a shot. Besides, Stephen Chow isn't even the lead actor in 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'..."

"So how much box office do you predict 'American Dreams in China' will generate?"

"I don't know..." Shen Yan answered seriously, "Anyway, there will definitely be a movie that breaks 1 billion this spring, either 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons' or 'American Dreams in China'... I hope it's 'American Dreams in China'!"

Will you still cooperate with Jing Tian?

"Who can say for sure... I don't have any conflicts with her. Although her salary has skyrocketed, I think there should be investors who can afford to pay for it..."

They chatted for a good half hour, until Chen Xu came over and told him, "The actors have arrived," at which point he announced the end of the event...

I'll answer the last question, about the salary...

"My salary is just my asking price... I generally don't take on outside projects, so I asked for 6000 million, please don't report this in the wrong way..."

"What if someone really offered you 6000 million?"

"Is he crazy? 6000 million to cast me as the male lead? How much of the production budget would be left?" Shen Yan shook his head decisively: "There's no way a production team would do that!"

"What if..."

"If there really is a sucker... then I want to see the script too!"

"A company offered you 100 million to star in 'The New Legend of Shushan'..."

"Nonsense," Shen Yan shook his head, "I haven't received any news... and even if I did receive an offer, I wouldn't act in it!"

……

It's just hype!
The original timeline had already hyped this up, but it used Song Joong-ki—a promise of 100 million to cast Song Joong-ki in "The New Legend of Shushan"...

It was later proven to be purely a publicity stunt!
Methods to attract investment…

Get the money first...

Unfortunately, the ban on Korean entertainment came, and this strategy was completely thwarted...

Oh, the cast and crew of "American Dreams in China" got into the car and passed by a shopping mall. Seeing a huge advertisement for Shen Yan, Huang Xiaoming said with a bit of envy, "My Love from the Star is really too popular!"

"...I didn't expect it to become so popular..." Shen Yan glanced at him and deliberately said, "If I had known about the role of Cheng Dongqing, I would have played it myself!"

"what?"

Huang Xiaoming was speechless for a moment…

"Haha, I was just kidding..." Shen Yan waved his hand: "The three roles in 'American Dreams in China' are perfect for the three of you... I even think this year's Golden Rooster Awards should be a tie... since you three are from the Central Academy of Drama, Beijing Film Academy, and Shanghai Theatre Academy respectively..."

Tong Dawei laughed: "And what about you?"

"I'll take Best Director or Best Picture, I'm not picky...anything will do!" "You..." Deng Chao chuckled, "You want to win Best Director with your first film?"

"Zhang Yimou's first film won the Golden Bear!"

"Yes, yes, yes... *Red Sorghum*..."

"I'm quite puzzled, why didn't Nini win the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Newcomer last year?"

Huang Xiaoming said, "I heard that Zhang Weiping didn't sign up!"

"All right…"

Shen Yan nodded... indicating his understanding.

The film rights to "The Flowers of War" should belong to New Pictures. Zhang Weiping didn't want Zhang Yimou to win an award, not even the slightest possibility, so he refused to submit it for consideration…

However, "Let the Bullets Fly" didn't receive a single nomination...

Is this too much?
It has stars, it has hormones, it has buzz, it has iconic scenes, it has depth, it has technical skill, the director and actors will show you all the skills, it has the Feast at Hongmen, it has gunfights and rebellion scenes.

Do we really have to make Jiang Wen lose 100 pounds?

So he asked, "What about 'Let the Bullets Fly'? Why wasn't it nominated for the Hundred Flowers Awards?"

Huang Xiaoming shook his head: "I don't know... I heard the production company didn't apply?"

"How is that possible? You can get an award just by getting a nomination... 'The Criminal' received a 400 million yuan reward from the Hainan Film Bureau with just four nominations!"

"...Then I wouldn't know!"

"Forget it!" Shen Yan sighed. "Even with countless classic scenes, 'A Chinese Odyssey' didn't win any awards back then? Forget awards, it didn't even do well at the box office. In that respect, it's not even as good as 'Let the Bullets Fly'..."

Nini suddenly interjected, "Hey, you haven't been in contact with Jing Tian anymore?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "...No...I called her yesterday. We're planning to film a KFC commercial and a Dove commercial together in a while..."

"Well... I saw on a gossip account that your relationship is very tense, and that you look down on her and even made her cry on set!"

"Pure fabrication..." Shen Yan was speechless. "There's absolutely no factual basis for this. I never put pressure on actors when I'm filming..."

"Do you want to clarify this?"

"Forget it, there's not much entertainment news to report lately, let them make some money..." Shen Yan shook his head: "Besides, this kind of thing is easy to clarify. I have several commercials to shoot with her, and the so-called rumors will be proven false!"

We chatted all the way, and the car arrived at the TV station entrance...

Then I saw a group of people gathered together, holding up posters of Shen Yan. Wow, more Shen Yan fans...

Shen Yan was speechless. He told the people in the car, "Go to the parking garage first, then go directly to the recording studio. I'll let them leave!"

"Then you don't need to get off the bus, right?"

"They came all this way just to see me, so I'm definitely going to make sure they get what they want..."

As he spoke, Shen Yan got out of the car... and then the group of fans rushed over...

Shen Yan walked inside under the protection of security personnel. When he reached the door, he turned around and said, "It's so cold, you didn't have to come here!"

"We support you..."

"If you really want to support me... you can support movies released during the Spring Festival..."

"Gift…"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "No need for gifts... If you really want to give a gift, you can give it to your parents... Just say it's a gift from me to show your respect... Just give me the letter..."

Chen Xu rushed over immediately and collected the letters one by one…

Shen Yan plans to buy two apartments in Shanghai specifically for saving money.

Why not buy it in Beijing?
BJ has purchase limits!
　Damn, the scheduled update settings are wrong...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)