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

Chapter 478 The Annual Shanghai International Film Festival (33)

As of June 8th, "Northeast Folk Tales" had been in theaters for 23 days, accumulating a box office of 3.67 million yuan…

The total box office revenue is estimated to be around 3.8 million yuan.

Just as Shen Yan predicted…

Although "Switch," "Badges of Fury," and "Tiny Times" were released in succession...

The famous 'second-generation rich' group...

Logically speaking, "Northeast Folk Tales" might have been able to turn things around...

However, this is a folk horror film, so it's highly unlikely that a delay will be granted.

Well, to be fair, including "Badges of Fury" in the "rich second generation" group is a bit unfair. Its badness is just mediocre, a bit of a filler, and doesn't have as much impact as the "rich" and "generation" groups.

"Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is truly awful...

This is arguably the worst movie Andy Lau has ever made...

Scattered...

It's much worse than *Future X-Cops*. At least *Future X-Cops* had a plot; this one copied the narrative structure from *Future X-Cops*...

"Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" is a film that cannot be categorized. To be precise, it should be described as an entertainment film that is haphazardly made using the gimmick of the famous painting "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains".

It was really just a random shot: a jumble of random elements; a completely incomprehensible plot…

It felt like the director just filmed whatever came to mind, and the scenes were completely disjointed.

Some say the director made this film to launder money…

It's really not...

Go watch the movies; whenever there's a scene set in West Lake, they always use the "Impression West Lake" dance as background music to create an ultimate sense of excitement, including the scenes filmed inside the Burj Al Arab in Dubai…

Oh, and there's also Yamamoto's "Five Elements Palace" and the twelve witch assassins he kept.

It is said that the design of the Five Elements Palace was created by a team from the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University, over a period of one and a half years…

No matter how you look at it, you can't help but think that this movie definitely cost money!
All I can say is that the director's aesthetic sense is really terrible...

That's still much better than Lu Chuan; at least Lu Chuan just lies back and lets himself be mocked.

Unlike Lu Chuan, who says things like, "I never make bad films, all my films are masterpieces!" or "Our work is just being unfairly criticized!"

Damn, speechless. Does it even matter? Even if "To Live," "Farewell My Concubine," "Infernal Affairs," and "Teahouse" are all his works, it doesn't change the fact that "749" is a terrible movie...

Oh, and Andy Lau also apologized—"I'm the kind of person who overestimates my judgment, thinking that any film I get will become better. I'll definitely do a better job next time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

An apology is not an option; netizens commented on "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains": "A movie that even Yang Lijuan couldn't stand!"

Yang Lijuan is a typical example of a fanatical celebrity worshipper…

……

The Shanghai International Film Festival will open on June 12 this year.

The Shanghai International Film Festival... as a major promotional event before the summer movie season begins, attracts a host of filmmakers and production crews with their projects...

In addition, many Japanese and South Korean movie stars came, and several Hollywood film crews also came.

After all, the Chinese film market is expanding rapidly.

Back in 2010, when the Chinese film market's box office surpassed 10 billion yuan, *The Hollywood Reporter* declared, "The Chinese market has unlimited potential!"

It even quoted the original line from the end credits of *Alice in Wonderland*: "Then she boarded a ship to China to find her love, and perhaps she'd find the Mad Hatter there," encouraging Hollywood blockbusters to go to China…

Then last year, 75% of Hollywood imports grossed over 100 million yuan…

Only a handful of drama films failed to sell well at the box office!

Nobody turns down money...

It's understandable for Hollywood film crews to come to China. This summer's blockbuster lineup includes films like *Man of Steel*, *Fast & Furious 6*, *After Earth*, *White House Down*, *Now You See Me*, *Pacific Rim*, and the 3D re-release of *Jurassic Park*…

A bunch of Hollywood blockbusters are being released.

It's normal for a few people to come for promotion.

Director Louis Leterrier of "Now You See Me" and actress Jessica Chastain were among the attendees...

Shen Yan walked the red carpet with the cast and crew of "Fame and Fortune"...

Uncle Ge, Wu Jing, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Nini, and Yang Tianbao.

Huang Xiaoming is very busy. He not only walked the red carpet with the cast of "Fame and Fortune," but also with the casts of "A Romantic Affair," "Magic," and "Mad No. 2"...

Apart from "Fame and Fortune," they're all terrible movies...

It's worth mentioning that the female lead in "Mad 2" is Xu Ruoxuan.

This woman publicly spouted nonsense at the Tokyo Film Festival, and yet she still manages to make a living in mainland China!

All I can say is that they receive the treatment of pure Celestial Dragons!
……

"I don't study big data... Where would I get big data from? These people are spreading rumors without any logic!"

After walking the red carpet, Shen Yan was surrounded by reporters asking him about 'big data'...

"So, do you believe in big data?"

“I haven’t researched it…” Shen Yan shrugged; “But with all the media hyping it up so much, I really hope to see a movie made based on big data!”

"Isn't 'House of Cards' a TV series created based on big data?"

"...Hmm, you're right. Maybe I should study more..."

"The movie 'Rise to Fame' has been pulled from its release date for a month... Can you tell me why?"

"Requires further modifications..."

After exchanging a few casual words, Shen Yan left and went directly to the forum.

He rarely makes those fatherly remarks anymore.

If it were according to past practice, I would definitely refute the reporter's point of view.

The lengthy argument demonstrates that "House of Cards" has absolutely nothing to do with big data, and that Netflix's success was due to luck—they invested in two shows, "House of Cards" was a success, and the other was "Lillehammer"...

Nobody's interested!

Netflix started producing original series because it ended its partnership with content provider Starz in 2011. The temporary lack of content on the platform resulted in Netflix losing 80 domestic subscribers in the United States that quarter.

This also made Netflix realize the importance of content copyright.

Soon, Netflix began experimenting with original content. In 2012, Netflix released its first original series, *Lilhamer*, which was poorly received and performed poorly…

But Netflix still decided to take a big gamble.

It's called a gamble because, generally speaking, the production process for American TV series involves producing one or two episodes for a pilot run, and then using the market response to decide whether to continue production.

At the time, Netflix decided to invest $100 million to order the first two seasons of House of Cards.

And it worked!
It can only be said that no one has had the opportunity to "appreciate" the many bad movies produced by Netflix, but instead they study works like "House of Cards" as a common phenomenon.

The domestic film and television market doesn't even have a proper and complete genre film market, so what's the point of making big data!

Now he...feels there's no need to say these things...

There's no need to act like you're the only one who's sober when everyone else is drunk.

The best approach is to make a fortune quietly!
However, in the subsequent forum session, a group of young 'directors' gathered together, including Xu Zheng of "Lost in Thailand," Han Yan of "Finding Mr. Right," and Guo Jingming of "Tiny Times"...

When discussing "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains," Shen Yan commented, "A benchmark of terrible film!"

(End of this chapter)