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

Chapter 447 How much money can I make? (24)

Once a movie becomes a phenomenal box office success, many things get out of control!
That's so true...

Discussion about "American Dreams in China"...

It has almost become a phenomenon.

Many people online are analyzing which shot in the movie was filmed by Shen Yan…

After all, it was co-directed by four directors. Although Guo Fan said in an interview that "the style, editing and soundtrack of the whole movie were all Shen Dao's ideas", many people still think that he just had a cameo role in this movie!
That's normal; the visuals in "American Dreams in China" are too mature.

Every transition and flow has an ingenious design, which is the product of long-term training!

Moreover, no personal style is discernible.

Then the movie showed the deleted scenes, specifically the part where Nini plays the Easy Girl from Koh Samui…

This caused a huge uproar!
Shen Yan also answered related questions: "We have done our research... Many of the international students back then stayed in the United States in this way... But for movies released during the Spring Festival, there needs to be a family-friendly atmosphere, so there's no need to pursue too much depth. The plot of Su Mei was too depressing!"

"I don't quite understand, because as far back as I can remember, our country has been able to compete with the United States in certain areas! Our generation has full confidence in our country... and our attitude towards the world is one of equality..."

"So, I deleted it..."

"...American Dreams in China was an interesting experiment... I found three co-directors... and it went quite well. During the filming of 'American Dreams in China,' I also promoted 'The Big Shot'..."

"Besides the director's aesthetic sense, the most important thing for a big-budget commercial film is the crew's management ability. I will continue to work hard!"

Oh, and there's also the question about Shen Yan's future development...

It's about whether to focus more on behind-the-scenes work or on-screen presence...

"It depends, but I enjoy being an actor more... because I don't have to think about so many things! Being a director definitely requires considering a lot of things, like market conditions and casting..."

"...This year we'll be filming 'The Martian,' a project that was planned two years ago, and then I'll be acting in an idol drama called 'Boss & Me' with Zhao Liying..."

"This was promised before. I've known Xiao Zhao for a long time. She was involved in 'The Indelible Number,' and we even approached her for 'Our Times'..."

……

Given the current situation in the film industry, Shen Yan is definitely a hot commodity right now. Not only will his director's fee be doubled, but it's also not impossible that investors will directly give him tens of millions to make films.

However, they couldn't get in touch with Shen Yan...

Yan Ge doesn't attend dinner parties or drinking parties.

There wasn't even a celebration banquet to mark the milestone of 1 billion!
When "Operation Red Sea" was a box office hit, a group of people were overjoyed and gave out all sorts of red envelopes...

What happened next... well, everyone knows.

The entertainment industry is a place of fame and fortune.

Once you're dazzled by the glamorous spotlight, you forget everything else...

It is indeed very easy to corrupt people's hearts!

Then, you'll be waiting to be criticized.

To reiterate—you might not be able to get these people to create works that audiences like, but they're more than capable of forming cliques, engaging in slander and defamation.

You need to understand that the mainstream film industry doesn't respect Shen Yan; he's not formally trained in acting, and he mainly makes commercial films…

Crucially, he has consistently ignored these people and has yet to join the Directors Guild…

He wasn't planning on joining either!
It's not that directors have to join the association—Han Han hasn't joined the China Directors Guild yet.

Guo Jingming has joined the team; he also served as the chairman of the final judging panel for the 6th China Film Directors Association Annual Awards…

Oh, lately a lot of people are raving about *Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons*, saying things like, "Sun Wukong's image is true to the original story!", "Journey to the West is, after all, a world overrun by demons!", "How could the world of demons be so beautiful? The dark plot highlights the hell on earth!", and "The only film that truly conveys the spirit of Buddhism."

Yes, that's incredibly high praise!

No, is the Buddhist spirit really something to be praised?
I didn't see anything particularly admirable about Buddhist spirit in this movie. "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons"—its concepts are grandiose and empty, the characters' emotions lack logic, and the plot is unengaging!
Of course, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is still a good film overall, a very interesting work, and Stephen Chow really put his heart into it.

Although it's not very effective: "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has already grossed less than 3000 million yuan in a single day, and its final box office should be around 5 million yuan.

That's good, at least Stephen Chow doesn't have to fight with Huayi Brothers anymore!

……

"This movie was written and directed by Shen Yan himself. Following his usual practice, he should get 15% of the profits…wow, that's 9000 million…"

"You didn't calculate the costs... I heard the advertising and promotion expenses exceeded one hundred million!"

"There probably aren't that many..."

On the set of "Legend of Dance and Music," Shi Shi finished filming a scene and was eating fruit while chatting with her friends in a group chat.

They were discussing "American Dreams in China," and how much Shen Yan could earn...

Oh, this is a hot topic among netizens recently!

With every blockbuster release, netizens are always curious about how much money it made…

They even calculated that Shen Yan's earnings last year exceeded 2.6 million!
Shi Shi even asked him specifically, and Shen Yan didn't deny it...

He earned over 3 million last year.

The revenue from the three films alone exceeded 1.5 million!
However, she really didn't know how much money "American Dreams in China" made...

So, the discussion also began: "Isn't 90 million in revenue too outrageous? I heard him say the total box office should be around 16.5 billion... So after deducting the theater revenue share, the profit should be around 620 million. After deducting the 180 million in production and promotion costs, the film's theater revenue share should be around 450 million..."

Yang Ying then said, "Don't forget it's still about television rights and overseas rights!"

"I heard him say that the overseas rights didn't sell very well this time, mainly because the Hong Kong box office was low, only HK$200 million in the opening weekend..."

"Then it should generate over $500 million in copyright revenue, right?"

"I don't know... anyway, he said that box office revenue accounted for 80%!"

"So the total revenue exceeded 9000 million?"

"...Let me ask."

Shi Shi decisively asked Shen Yan, who was shooting the cover of Esquire magazine. When he saw her message, he thought she was short of money, so he simply called her: "Are you short of money?"

"No... I still have over eight million on me!"

"How come there's so little left? When I helped you invest last year, you said there would still be 20 million left!"

"Oh, I bought a house, it cost almost 20 million... You were right, if you have spare money, invest in real estate, you're sure to make money!"

"That also depends on the location. Where did you buy it?"

"Over in Haidian..."

"Okay... Haidian will definitely see price increases..." Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought you lent it out!"

She asked in return, "Who can I lend it to?"

"That's hard to say... Old Cai tried to persuade Tang Yan to film 'Scarlet Heart 2,' but he couldn't..." At this point, Shen Yan asked, "What if she asks you for money?"

"Old Cai would never do that... I heard that many investors wanted to buy shares, but she didn't agree to any of them!"

"Huh? Why?"

"You didn't want to lose control, did you..." Shi Shi replied, then asked, "How much did you earn from the movie 'American Dreams in China'?"

"It's close to 100 million, but the profits haven't been distributed yet... The movie is still showing!"

(End of this chapter)