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

Chapter 493 Returning to "The Comedian" (14)

"However, Han Han should be going to be a director too, you guys can go interview him...they're a couple!"

Shen Yan abruptly changed the subject, steer the conversation towards Han Han…

"Han Han is a director?"

“I’m just guessing,” Shen Yan smiled. “However, Guo Jingming’s movie grossed 4 million yuan, so there must be a bunch of film companies contacting Han Han… Han Han himself is very interested in movies…”

Immediately, no one asked about Guo Jingming anymore…

They're probably all thinking about interviewing Han Han.

It's highly unlikely that Shen Yan would cast Han Han in a film...

Han Han became closer to Fang Li, Lu Jinbo, and Yu Dong of Laurel Films.

Most importantly, Shen Yan and he are completely different people!

Brother Yan doesn't expect him to make money!

It's pretty good; at least the questions asked by reporters and media at the scene were much more normal.

……

Shen Yan was telling the truth; Han Han had always followed in Guo Jingming's footsteps…

Although Han Han frequently makes sarcastic remarks about Guo Jingming, he has always been feeling his way across the river by touching the stones – Guo Jingming is truly feeling his way across the river by touching the stones.

The latter runs a magazine, writing columns, shooting covers, doing promotions, and appearing on variety shows. "The Smallest Novel" became a top-tier publication, and its authors became top-tier figures within the magazine…

These are all groundbreaking!

They signed Luo Luo and Qi Jinnian, turning themselves into a team, and quickly produced magazines such as "Zui Xiao Shuo", "Wenyi Fengshang", and "Wenyi Fengxiang". Among them, "Zui Xiao Shuo" sold 50 copies in just one month after its publication.

Han Han also started a magazine, called "Soloist"!

The Soloist magazine was launched in 2010, and articles by Han Han, Luo Yonghao, and Cai Kangyong were prominently featured.

Alongside these people is Ms. Mi Meng.

The magazine sold 10 copies on its first day and eventually sold 150 million copies in total. However, it was a one-off publication; a second issue was never printed, and it went out of print.

The two fought from the golden age of print media until the roadside newsstand went out of business…

Nobody reads literary magazines anymore!

In early 2011, the circulation of magazines such as *October*, *Harvest*, *Contemporary*, and *Flower City*, which once exceeded one million copies, all plummeted to below 10 copies.

Given the current environment, although the sales of "The Smallest Novel" are still rising, it is merely a last gasp of the era.

The rest of the story is well-known.

In 2012, Guo Jingming transitioned to directing, starting with the "Tiny Times" tetralogy...

Then Han Han followed.

In 2014, "Tiny Times 3: The Golden Age" and "The Continent" were released one after the other.

It's so bad it's almost unbelievable. It uses a lot of fancy clothes, beautiful women and handsome men to highlight the frivolousness of a PowerPoint presentation.

In comparison, the other one is at best mediocre; at most, it's about writing one's own story and directing one's own film, but it can't be called a masterpiece either.

However, after the release of the two films, Guo Jingming praised Han Han, saying that the post-production of "The Continent" was very fast, something he himself could not do.

Han Han then praised the "Tiny Times" series, saying it found its audience and that Guo Jingming had done a very good job within his professional field.

However, all of this happened ten years ago!

To be honest, they are no longer the central figures of young people's attention!
The world's attention is always shifting.

Currently, the most famous bestselling book is by Keigo Higashino; the "youthful angst" novel has passed its expiration date...

Even if we were to pick a writer born in the 80s to make fun of, it would be Da Bing, not Guo Jingming or Han Han.

Ok…

In a sense, Han Han should thank Shen Yan—for advertising the film "The Continent" before it was even released.

...On July 11th, "Rooftop Love" was released, directed and starring Zhou Jielun...

The box office is predicted to exceed 300 million!

Before its release, the main selling points were Zhou Jielun and the female lead Li Xin'ai, with promotional materials claiming that Zhou Jielun was discovered on the street…

Actually, she works for the Taiwanese boy band Musings agency...

Wantong Agency has signed many actresses. Zhong Chuxi was originally with that agency. They are like intermediaries—they discover actresses with good looks, package them, and then resell their agency contracts, making money from the resale!
Later, Zhou Jielun's company bought her management contract.

On its opening day, "Rooftop Love" received 28% of the theaters' screenings, nearly 26,000…

It was pretty useless; the opening day box office was only 1600 million, while "Fame and Fortune" earned 3700 million...

On the one hand, "Rooftop Love" is a musical, and on the other hand... Zhou Jielun has seemed to have faded from the spotlight in the past two years.

To put it bluntly, Zhou Jielun's self-directed and self-acted film is a fan film!

The poor box office performance naturally stems from fans' lack of recognition of his filmmaking abilities…

In recent years, he has mainly been involved in bad movies.

"Kung Fu Dunk," "The Treasure Hunter," "True Legend," "The Green Hornet," and even "The Viral Factor"...

Especially "The Treasure Hunter," which can be considered the worst film in Chinese film history before "Switch."

The Treasure Hunter…

Watching "The Treasure Hunter" will give you a feeling of utter collapse!

You just can't understand why there would be such a bad movie.
Even with "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains," you can vaguely sense that this thing originally had a storyline, but with "The Treasure Hunter," you can't guess the story at all...

Furthermore, like "Tiny Times," "Rooftop Love" was categorized as a fan film...

The following Friday, "Rooftop Love" only grossed 1300 million yuan, while "Fame and Fortune" earned 4300 million yuan...

Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that "Fame and Fortune" would probably gross around 3 million yuan in its second week.

The total box office will definitely exceed 800 million!

Oh, the promotional roadshow for "Make a Name for Yourself" has ended. The current phase is mainly the final stage of promotion, focusing on increasing exposure!

Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, Wu Jing, and Guo Jingfei went to "Happy Camp";
Nini appeared on "Very Quiet Distance" and "Yang Lan Interview";
Ng Man-tat also accepted the invitation to "A Date with Lu Yu"...

As for Shen Yan, he came to Zhejiang TV again to participate in the recording of the final episode of "Comedy General Mobilization"...

He was in a group with Qiao Shan and Xiu Rui—and he was a supporting actor…

This time it wasn't a draw; it's mainly because in the last episode, they performed "Eating Noodles" and ended up in last place!

This is unreasonable...

I have no problem with losing to Shen Teng's "Where is the Thief?", but losing to Jia Ling's group's "A Chinese Odyssey" is a bit much!

As for crosstalk performances…

They're definitely going to be guaranteed a spot in the finals!

Oh, right, Miao Bu and Wang Sheng were eliminated, and then Qingqu Society brought in Lu Xin and Zhang Yuhao...

They reached as high as second place!
Oh, and Lu Xin and Zhang Yuhao have also fallen out...

Let's break it down: We know that Fubaoge gave birth to Qingqu Society, and then Ma Tengxiang led his people away. Lu Xin and Yu Hao were originally actors in Qingqu Society, with their partners being Mutou and Yibo respectively. Later, Lu Xin and Yu Hao left as a group, and now they are also having a fight over money.

Miao Fu is the chairman of the Shaanxi Opera Association, and Lu Xin is the vice chairman of the Shaanxi Opera Association.

Ma Tengxiang's own music club also has some kind of connection with Yu Hao.

Miao Fu's straight man hit Lu Xin's mentor, Zheng Hongwei, and Lu Xin's straight man, Zhang Yuhao, then hit Miao Fu...

Although the People's Republic of China is almost 80 years old, the crosstalk industry is still based on the feudal patriarchal system!

In this sect, you can't be considered respectable if you only have a master and no godfather.

When Miao Fu was a non-mainstream crosstalk performer, his godfather was Zheng Wenxi, Wang Sheng's teacher. When he moved closer to the mainstream crosstalk circle and the China Quyi Artists Association, he recognized Shi Shengjie as his godfather!
It's not just Deyun Club that has a bunch of messy issues...

(End of this chapter)