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

Chapter 471 Parting amicably (44)

"Finding Mr. Right", "Blind Witness", "Northeast Folk Tales"...

In addition to "American Dreams in China" during the Spring Festival, "The Rise of Fame" during the summer, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" during the National Day holiday, and "Northeast Lover" during the Lunar New Year holiday...

This year, Spark Studio produced and distributed a total of seven films.

In terms of investment, "Northeast Folk Tales" had the lowest cost, less than 1500 million...

Horror and thriller movies can't have very high budgets!
After all, there's a ceiling to box office revenue for similar genres.

Uh, wait, it seems like there haven't been any movies of this type released before...

Folklore + Horror + Thriller...

The advertising slogans emphasize "Chinese-style horror, a direct hit to the head with traditional Chinese folklore!" and "Western horror vs. Eastern thriller!"

Based on Shen Yan's experience, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the box office should exceed 100 million!

There's even a chance it will gross over 2 million at the box office.

But higher box office returns are unlikely...

After all, as a genre, horror films don't have that many viewers...

Also, the ending of "Northeast Folk Tales" is a storytelling session... everything is from the book.

It completely shattered the atmosphere!

Well, out of the seven movies, "Northeast Folk Tales" is probably the worst performing at the box office.

That's why we entrusted the "Big Winner" project to him!
In a sense, it's also a form of compensation...

Rao Xiaozhi is quite optimistic: "I estimate the word-of-mouth will be passable... As for the box office, as long as we break even, that's fine!"

Shen Yan raised her glass and clinked it with his, then asked, "There's something I'm quite puzzled about..."

"you say!"

"How did you convince Zhou Xiu Na to take the role? And to play such a chubby character?"

"Meat balls?"

"Sexy...the sexiest one!"

Rao Xiaozhi said, "I just told Sister Yang that I needed an actress who specifically flaunts her figure, and then Sister Yang brought her here!"

"Sister Yang?"

"Yang Siwei!"

"Oh."

Shen Yan nodded…

Yang Siwei does indeed know a lot of agents…

Zhou Xiu was also a pioneer of young models. Like Tianbao, she rose to prominence by relying on her good figure and daring spirit to show off her body.

They really went all out!

Both released photobooks, but Tianbao's theme was Parisian elegance, while Zhou's was a topless scene with a scarf...

Moreover, in order to make money, Zhou Xiuna launched a crazy series of products including pillows, calendars, and trendy T-shirts to completely surround male otaku.

In fact, Zhou Xiuna acted in a lot of dramas in order to open up the mainland market!

Most of the roles he has played are in web series or movies that you can tell are terrible just by their titles, such as "Romantic Hero of Tang Dynasty", "Elevator Horror", "Rotten Husband vs. Rotten Wife", "Xgirl", and "The Fox Lover".

However, Shen Yan wasn't quite sure...

……

The next day, Yang Siwei arrived to visit Shen Yan on time…

We went straight to his house!
Shen Yan opened the door and welcomed her in: "What would you like to drink?"

"...Do you have coffee?"

"Yes...there are Blue Mountain coffee beans over there, you can make them yourself..."

"No, I'm a guest!"

"I don't know..." Shen Yan shrugged...

Yang Siwei was speechless, then walked over and started fiddling with the hand-grind coffee machine…

Seeing that she was very skilled at it, Shen Yan said, "Make me a cup too!"

"...You're really something!"

Yang Siwei rolled her eyes at him, then actually made him a drink: "Young Master!"

"Hmm... put it on the table, I'll be done in three minutes!"

Oh, Shen Yan is running; the treadmill is set for an hour and a half…

Yang Siwei picked up her coffee, walked around the house, and glanced at Shen Yan, who had already finished showering: "Weren't you planning to sell this house?"

"Yes, I'm planning to talk to the agent in August..."

"Such a beautiful renovation..."

"...What's wrong? You want to take over?" "Forget it, I've already bought an apartment in One Courtyard..."

"...You have good taste!"

Shen Yan finished dressing and sat down: "Speak, what's the task?"

"The script is called 'My Deskmate'... Du Yang was the planner, and Sister Hua also participated..."

"Gao Xiaosong's 'My Deskmate'?"

“Yes…” Yang Siwei continued, “They proposed that we cooperate, split the investment 50/50, you play the male lead, and Zhou Dongyu play the female lead!”

"You're crazy... They asked me to collaborate on 'So Young' and 'Tiny Times,' but I didn't agree... You didn't agree, did you?"

“I definitely disagree… We’re directors and actors with a billion-dollar budget, why should we help you promote your people?”

Shen Yan shook his head: "...Be humble, stop bringing up the billion all the time!"

“I’m used to it…” Yang Siwei smiled. “I told them that you don’t have any plans to make youth films for the time being…”

What did they say?

"Let me try to persuade you..."

Shen Yan asked curiously, "How do you plan to persuade them?"

Yang Siwei was very frank: "I originally planned to persuade you to take the role and make some money... but I felt that after 'So Young,' there would definitely be a lot of copycat movies, which could easily ruin the genre of youth films... so I let Li Xian take it..."

Shen Yan retorted instinctively, "Li Xian? You're not going to screw me over, but instead you're going to screw him over?"

Yang Siwei was speechless: "Brother, that's Zhou Dongyu. Li Xian is just a TV actor now... to be able to play her male lead means he's become a star!"

Shen Yan muttered under his breath, "Li Xian acted in 'A Thousand Arrows Piercing the Heart'..."

"What?"

"fine…"

“That’s right,” Yang Siwei continued, “They want to hire Guo Fan as the director!”

"Guo Fan?"

"The director of 'Our Times'!"

"…oh."

Yang Siwei continued, "I know he wants to make a sci-fi film, and he's planning to co-direct 'The Martian' with you, but this project is definitely going to make money..."

"Ha ha…"

Shen Yan suddenly burst out laughing…

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"Yes, yes, everything you said is right!"

It seems that Guo Fan and "My Old Classmate" do indeed have an inextricable connection...

"So what are your thoughts?"

Shen Yan looked completely bewildered: "You're telling him this... What does it have to do with me?"

"Isn't he a contracted director with our company?"

"Does your company have any signed directors?"

“…No…” Yang Siwei thought about it seriously: “But you have a good relationship with him, so he will definitely listen to you!”

“…Go find him yourself and talk to him…but he might not agree. Filming for *The Martian* starts in August, and post-production will take almost a year. He's the post-production director…” Shen Yan paused, then added, “Actually, Sha Weiqi would also be fine…”

The two directors of "Our Times," Guo Fan and Sha Weiqi...

Both are very popular now. After "Our Times," Guo Fan has "Sheep Without a Shepherd," and Sha Weiqi has "My Love from the Star"...

"Okay, let me ask first..."

Yang Siwei nodded, then took out her phone: "You should know EXO, right?"

"Korean idol groups? I know a little about them!"

"This girl named Lu Han has become famous throughout the country..."

"What's wrong? You want to sign him?"

"Hmm, I've had that idea..."

"She's now a member of a Korean idol group..."

“I’ll definitely go back to China,” Yang Siwei waved his hand. “South Korea is such a small place, their income level can’t compare to ours…”

Shen Yan casually replied, "Then sign it. I don't mind. My agency business can be managed by my team..."

"I...I want to sign him as an individual..."

"Then you should have a proper talk with Brother Ji Xiang, and let's part ways amicably!"

The so-called "personal identity" actually means that Yang Siwei plans to go it alone.

(End of this chapter)