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

Chapter 440 Lunar New Year's Day (34)

"My Love from the Star" is indeed very popular in Southeast Asia!
However, it hasn't aired yet... it's just become a viral sensation online.

Starting in April, it will be broadcast in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam…

Shen Yan's tour will start around May.

No need to worry about occupancy rates...

Honestly, "My Love from the Star" is incredibly popular. On the streets, in the subway, in company cafeterias, next to restrooms… almost anywhere there are people, you can hear about this drama. When terms like "professor addiction," "instant teleportation," "time-stopping exercise," and "fried chicken and beer" flood Weibo and WeChat Moments…

During the second round of broadcasts, Zhejiang TV and Dragon TV both surpassed 2!

The rights for third and fourth runs were also sold, and at very high prices—"My Love from the Star" only has 28 episodes in total…

Preliminary calculations indicate that "My Love from the Star" contributed at least 4000 million yuan in net profit to Spark Studio, and this was because the studio only accounted for 20% of the investment…

The major shareholders are Starlight Brilliant Film & Television Company and CCTV Drama Production Center…

The TV series itself didn't earn much, but its subsequent impact was huge. The drama "Boss & Me," which was only announced this year, already has a ton of people pulling strings to get roles…

TV stations and several video platforms have also offered high prices.

Oh, and Sha Weiqi was also the director of "Boss & Me"...

……

The most noteworthy performance at this year's Spring Festival Gala was probably Celine Dion's rendition of "My Heart Will Go On"...

The lip-synced version uses the Las Vegas concert version.

I heard that Celine Dion didn't even come to the rehearsal, which caused her lip-syncing to "Jasmine Flower" with Song Zuying to be a little off...

For the first time, the Spring Festival Gala has invited an international superstar!
Then there's Lee Min-ho, Sophie Marceau...

By the way, Guo Degang also appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, performing "The Prodigal Son".

Shen Teng and Ma Li's skit "Today's Happiness 2"...

However, the most memorable is Cai Ming and Pan Changjiang's "Jump If You Want"—"Your dancing is disgusting, it's like opening a door to disgusting things, it's disgusting to the core!" and "We're all old foxes, why are you playing these ghost stories with me!"

Cai Ming has also acquired a new image as a sharp-tongued old lady, starting with "Jump If You Want," using witty language and exaggerated performances to cater to the tastes of young audiences...

However, this has also sparked some controversy.

Some viewers felt that her "sharp-tongued" image was overdone, even appearing somewhat harsh.

After that, there were also "You're Disturbing the Peace" and "Online Shopping Romance"...

However, being sarcastic and being mean are indeed a bit hard to distinguish.

Shen Yan did not lip-sync; he sang "As You Wish" live with Han Hong.

"And I will love the world you love, wish you the smile you desire, I'm holding your hand, stumbling along, please take me to tomorrow~"

"If you have ever tasted bitterness in my sweetness, I am willing to live out your wish, I am willing to live without regrets, I am willing to bravely face every day of this prosperous age!"

However, for his later song "Loving You by Fate," he chose to lip-sync...

After the performance, Shen Yan left the stage and went straight home without delay.

The internet is in an uproar!

Shen Yan dominated two programs.

Shen Yan's fans were flooding Weibo with comments, practically shouting, "Who else?!"

On her way home, Shen Yan posted a Weibo message: "《如愿》 was recommended to the Spring Festival Gala music team by Teacher Han Hong and then directly selected. We only had two rehearsals. 《爱你的宿命》 was mainly because of 《星你》... Then a director suggested that I sing two songs. I didn't really care. Anyway, my family is coming to Beijing for the New Year, so whether I sing one song or two songs doesn't make much difference... After singing, I can go home for the New Year as soon as possible!"

"Happy New Year to everyone, and may the Year of the Snake bring you good fortune... Also, I'm counting on you all for the box office success of 'American Dreams in China' tomorrow!"

Then a bunch of fans replied: "Don't worry, the pre-sales have already reached 80 million. Professor Do's directorial debut will definitely break 1 billion!"

……

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, movie theaters reopened...

Shen Yan didn't go on a promotional tour today; instead, he took his family to see "American Dreams in China"...

The seats were full!
The movie "American Dreams in China" is about entrepreneurship, going abroad, and business warfare—all the most modern terms—but its overall dramatic structure is very traditional.
Starting from scratch – striving for wealth – falling out with brothers – severing ties – opening up to each other – reconciling – embarking on a new grand plan.

It tells the story of success after extreme despair.

Very inspiring, and also a success story…

Moreover, unlike the inspirational stories from the US and Hollywood, their basic premise is that you are indeed very talented, and then the story focuses on how you rediscover and develop your talent, a typical example being "Good Will Hunting".

In "American Dreams in China," Cheng Dongqing has no talent!
Chinese-style, and indeed the entire Eastern-style, motivational philosophy is based on the premise that even if you lack talent, you can compensate for it through hard work.

"Flying Colors", "My Lovely Sam Soon"...

Meng Xiaojun, the most talented character in "American Dreams in China," suffered a crushing defeat in the United States. Who saved him?
Cheng Dongqing is the least talented!
The climax of the movie: New Dream is sued for illegally stealing exam questions and leaking them to Chinese test takers, which is why Chinese test takers always get such high scores in IELTS and TOEFL!
Then Cheng Dongqing demonstrated his memorization skills to the Americans and told them that this was something Chinese test takers had to master from a young age because they faced the most brutal competition and exams in the world!

At the end of the movie, a flashback shows a photo of the New Oriental trio...

No photos were provided of the other bosses!

It's not that Shen Yan didn't want to post photos of Zhang Chaoyang, Lei Jun, Ding Lei, including Ma Huateng, Li Yanhong, Liu Qiangdong, and Ma Yun; the main reason is that they didn't start their businesses in the 1990s. They started their businesses in the late 1990s or even after the turn of the millennium…

The founding year of "American Dreams in China" was 93...

They're from completely different eras!

As for Liu Chuanzhi, given that his entire family was loyal and righteous, Shen Yan took him directly.

After watching the movie, my second uncle praised it, saying, "The movie was good... and you've already matured so much in your first film?"

"Four directors co-directed... I was only responsible for a few segments!"

"...Why choose New Oriental?"

Shen Yan chuckled: "Illegal school operation, star-making campaigns, copyright infringement—these are all things New Oriental has done in the past, and some are still doing now. They're perfect for being adapted into a movie... and we can talk about two things: dreams and friendship!"

Shen Li suddenly asked, "...What about love? Why did Su Mei break up with Cheng Dongqing?"

"...We cut out a segment...Kota Kinabalu chose to marry a foreigner for a green card!"

"Huh? Why do you want to cut it off?"

"Because the filming process was quite brutal..."

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan added, "Actually, I also deleted a scene where Cheng Dongqing acquired the studio where Meng Xiaojun used to work and then gave it to Meng Xiaojun..."

"Huh? Why?"

"...I don't find it interesting...When I was writing the script, I felt that this scene was like when Han Xin was ennobled and appointed as a general, and then he kicked the bastard in the balls, giving him a feeling of great revenge. But after watching it, I always felt awkward!"

　We have guests at home...

　　I need to entertain guests, there's one more chapter... I'll finish it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)