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

Chapter 437 Easily Resolved (44)

"I've read a lot of articles about Shen Yan's personal story written by marketing accounts and self-media...it seems so inspiring, but I'm really not that inspiring myself..."

"I have to say that I don't mind many marketing accounts and self-media trying to ride my coattails, after all, everyone has to make a living. But please stop writing tragic stories about me and creating strange personas for me. Thank you! I'm working hard and enjoying what I should enjoy. I hope everyone enjoys life, has ideals, and has a future."

“I had a pretty good childhood. Although I didn’t have parents, my grandparents, uncles and aunts never mistreated me. I started learning violin and piano when I was 7 years old… These are things that many children in big cities can’t afford to learn these days… How can you think my family was poor when I was a child? What are you thinking?”

"I became an actor entirely through connections. I struggled on my own for six months, failed miserably, and was penniless... I made a phone call to my second uncle, and then I joined the crew of 'National Anthem' as a supporting actor... Don't think that being a supporting actor is hard work. Yes, it might be hard work for most supporting actors, but the director of photography for 'National Anthem' is an uncle I've known since I was a child..."

In the hall, Shen Yan began his speech, first denying his own inspirational life story…

"Many people are just blindly praising me... It makes me blush!"

"I'm just an ordinary person. The only reason I agreed to sign a contract to become an artist was to make money..."

"After officially entering the industry, I didn't earn much money in the first year. My main income came from the royalties of writing novels. My first EP didn't earn much... However, my commercial performance fee at that time had already reached six figures."
The following year, films like "The Weaver Girl," "The Vigilantes in Masks," the movie "Architecture 101," and "Back to 20," along with the release of my first album, made me popular. Making money became very easy for me…

"I've made quite a few films over the years, but after finishing the script for 'American Dreams in China,' I decided to direct it myself because that's what I wanted to express—about the 1980s, and about the changing values ​​of our society today..."

"Everyone should know about 'The Turbulent Thirty Years'... a book by Wu Xiaobo. The idea for 'American Dreams in China' came from this book. Later, I read David Fincher's 'The Social Network,' and then I knew how to tell the story of 'American Dreams in China'..."

"...Actually, becoming a director was a natural progression for me; I've previously worked as a producer, screenwriter, and executive producer..."

"What's more important for a commercial film director? It's aesthetic sense and logical judgment... I possess both!"

"The casting of 'American Dreams in China' was one of the reasons I became the director. I wanted to cast Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chaolai in the movie. They are like brothers... but... I heard they don't get along. Most directors probably can't control them. I know them both quite well, so they should give me the opportunity."

Shen Yan didn't prepare a speech in advance; he just spoke as his thoughts came to him...

We chatted casually for a long time.

In the final, more profound moment, he said, "Many friends who are about my age may feel that they are doing nothing and that they are very ordinary, but you should know that there are 7000 trillion trillion atoms in your body, living only for you!"

There's a theory that if you connected all the atoms in your body into a single line, you could travel directly from Earth to Pluto, you could traverse the entire heliosphere, so you yourself are the universe.

"come on!"

"Okay, thank you for your speech, Shen Yan!" Sa Beining clapped and then asked, "When you sat in 'My Love from the Star,' was the inspiration for that last line?"

Shen Yan chuckled: "...No, I got the inspiration from watching E.T."

"ET? 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?" "And Korean dramas... after all, 'My Love from the Star' is an idol drama!"

……

The Q&A session with youth representatives on the talk show "Let's Talk" was so intense it made my blood pressure soar...

Especially that guy named Ma Hao, who is "sharp" for the sake of being "sharp," always asking some very mindless questions.

For example, some people questioned whether Yi Zhongtian was trying to gain attention by neglecting his duties, arguing that he teaches "Ancient Chinese Literature" but participates in numerous programs and talks about history.

Yi Zhongtian responded with: "Is the term 'not doing one's job' a crime? Who says someone has to do what they studied in college? Did Xiao Sa graduate with a degree in hosting? Thanks, brother, I've been holding this in for years."

He didn't intend to let Shen Yan off the hook either, and directly asked, "There's a very obvious plot hole in 'My Love from the Star.' After the male lead saved the teenage Cheon Song-yi, he didn't continue to pay attention to her. Why is that? Also, how come an alien with superpowers can't defeat an ordinary Earthling?"

"Brother, don't be so aggressive... You're just asking a question, not interrogating me... We're equals!" Shen Yan smiled, then said, "First of all, thank you for watching the TV series so carefully, otherwise you wouldn't have asked these questions; secondly, almost no film or television work is without flaws. Based on my experience, maybe only 'The Godfather' is flawless... Your question is about the male lead saving the young Cheon Song-yi to strengthen the sense of destiny... An alien with superpowers can't even defeat an ordinary Earthling. Have you thought about how the plot would unfold if he had defeated him directly?"

Shen Yan seemed to have a very good temper and answered the question seriously…

"So what do you think of your brainless fans? The day before yesterday, I pointed out a bug in 'My Love from the Star' on Weibo, and then I was bombarded with insults by your fans... Do you think this is normal?"

"Why are you provoking them? They're my fans, even I'm scared of them!" Shen Yan retorted, and then gave examples: "...When Jackie Chan announced his marriage, some of his extreme fans committed suicide by lying on the train tracks...Bai Yuting in 'The Grand Mansion Gate' was obsessed with Wan Xiaoju and even married his photo...I used to think these people were crazy! But then someone attacked my idol, and I spent an entire afternoon battling him on the forum...and then, I roughly understood."

Sa Beining interjected: "Your idol?"

Shen Yan immediately said, "Instructor..."

Sa Beining changed the subject: "Ma Hao, do you have any more questions? If not, please sit down!"

This is to shut him up...

Ma Hao then asked, "Shen Yan, many of your fans don't know their parents' birthdays, but they remember yours... How could you do something like this?"

Shen Yan deftly defused the situation: "I think... even without an idol, what you should remember, you'll still remember; what you shouldn't remember, you won't remember... Don't always focus on the dark side. This isn't a matter of opposites. While loving your parents, you can also care about your idols..."

Uh…

I feel like Ma Hao's fighting ability is just so-so!
(End of this chapter)