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

Chapter 498 Enlightenment (23)

For those in the industry, the release date is a key indicator of a film's box office revenue and involves the interests of many people. "A Romantic Affair" was originally scheduled to be released on Qixi Festival, but "One Night Surprise" was released at the same time.

If the release is postponed to the 13th, it will inevitably compete with "Palace"; if it is postponed to the 16th, it will inevitably compete with "Unbeatable"; and on the 23rd, the 3D version of "Jurassic Park" will sweep across China.

After much deliberation, "A Sentimental Story," forced into a corner, had no choice but to move its premiere date to August 9th in order to secure a suitable release date. Unfortunately, "Tiny Times 2" also moved its release date to the same time...

Uh…

That's it!

Gao Qunshu...why don't you reflect on why "Tiny Times 2" hit you and not others?

Pick the softest persimmon!
But Gao Qunshu had just won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director and thought he was awesome…

They definitely won't reflect on their own actions; it's all Guo Jingming's fault!

He did it on purpose!

Because Gao Qunshu had recently criticized "Tiny Times," Guo Jingming held a grudge...

That must be it, it's a logical loop!
There are always villains trying to harm me.

His mindset represents that of most mainstream filmmakers…

A typical example is Director Hu, who said, "I think there are very few people who have truly read 'Dream of the Red Chamber'!" In fact, "Dream of the Red Chamber" is the number one bestseller, and everyone can say a few words about it.

Why does she think that way?
Because very few people in her circle have actually read "Dream of the Red Chamber"...

The entertainment industry!

They live in an information cocoon and are happy to enjoy it—everyone around them flatters and praises them…

In this atmosphere, they truly believed that they were chosen ones, the chosen people, and that if Heaven had not given birth to them, the world would have remained in eternal darkness.

It's quite normal. Even a ruthless tycoon like Yuan Weiting, when faced with the information cocoon his son Yuan Keding had created for him, felt that not ascending to the throne would be going against the will of the people…

They believe that someone is targeting them!

What was clearly normal market competition was seen by them as a premeditated act of revenge!
Oh, with the release of "Fast & Furious 6" and "Pacific Rim," the number of screenings and box office revenue for "Fame and Fortune" have plummeted...

The film grossed 9.27 million yuan in its first four weeks, but only 2100 million yuan in its fifth week…

The box office for "Fame and Fortune" is predicted to be around 9.8 million!
This data is widely accepted...

It's highly unlikely to reach one billion!

Many people are concerned about Shen Yan's state of mind...

The latter posted on Weibo: "Pacific Rim is so good! Also, next stop, Bangkok... I'm finally going to hold a concert abroad, so happy!"

Well, he doesn't care about any of that.

……

Pacific Rim is really good!
In terms of sound effects, visual effects, acting skills, and values, Pacific Rim is excellent.

The fearless commander Stark, the grief-stricken Raleigh who turned his grief into strength, and the self-disciplined Mori Mako all left a deep impression.

Furthermore, the sight of the US, Japan, China, and Russia fighting side by side also gives one a sense of global unity…

Although it's fundamentally based on Japanese tokusatsu and robot animation culture, it's really enjoyable to watch, especially in an IMAX theater...

So cool!
To be honest, the creation of *Pacific Rim* was nothing short of a miracle. As a commercial director, Tom Cruise, driven by his passion for monsters and mechs, invested the budget he would normally use for a popcorn movie to satisfy a broad audience into a film that resonated with a subculture. From the perspective of the mech community, this scale and dedication to a large-scale production was unprecedented. From the special effects emphasizing the sheer size and impact of the mechs to the character development and story structure adhering to the typical style of mech-themed works, *Pacific Rim* pushed the genre to its limits!
By the way, many Pacific Rim fans are exclaiming, "We've found the right way to make live-action movies of Gundam, Evangelion, Gunbuster, Gurren Lagann, RahXephon, Battlestar Galactica, and many other robot anime!"

I'm really looking forward to seeing a movie of this type soon!
Then... came Pacific Rim 2, a standard Hollywood popcorn movie—it turned the mechs from Pacific Rim into enlarged versions of the cars from Transformers.

They probably genuinely believe that 'as long as there's a barrage of explosions and spectacular visual effects, audiences will buy it. Even the worst film in the series, *Transformers 5*, still grossed 15 billion yuan in China!'

……

All 5.2 tickets for the Bangkok stop of the tour sold out…

Of the ticket buyers, 43% were from China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), and 31% were local Chinese from Southeast Asia.

The cross-border transmission of the fan economy is once again evident: Malaysian fan groups uniformly wore custom-made silk scarves, and Japanese fans prepared cherry blossom-shaped light boards…

Shen Yan was genuinely surprised.

He knew he was popular in Southeast Asia, but he never expected to become this famous!

The day after the concert, Shen Yan simply held a fan meeting at the convention center...

The venue, which had a capacity of 1, was completely full.

Secondhand ticket prices can be up to 10 times higher…

It's mainly due to the influence of "My Love from the Star"...

Moreover, Shen Yan rarely goes abroad, so his rare visit caused a sensation!

It even nearly caused a stampede...

However, only Shen Yan's fans did some on-site reporting, and these events trended on Weibo...

However, it didn't spark any discussion within the Chinese entertainment industry. After all, the industry is large enough that no one is interested in going abroad to make money...

Most importantly, they don't have that ability!

By the way, at the Bangkok concert, Shen Yan specially sang three English songs. Besides "Hall of Fame," he also covered Linkin Park's "Numb"... and he also sincerely sang an original English song, "Can't Stop The Feeling!"

After Shen Yan's first performance at her concert, she uploaded it directly to several major music platforms.

This song is one of Justin Timberlake's signature works.

"Can't Stop The Feeling!" once reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100...

That's because of Justin Timberlake's star power; he's the lead singer of *NSYNC, who had a bunch of hits like "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You"...

Shen Yan has no connections in Europe and America, not even a management company, so naturally he doesn't have a company to help him climb the charts...

However, "Can't Stop The Feeling!" is of good quality, and by August 15th, it had entered the Billboard Hot 100 Top 100...

And it's still improving...

A conservative estimate would be in the top 50...

However, this thing doesn't mean anything special to Shen Yan—he has no intention of getting into the Western music scene at all!
At most, it'll just be one more honor...

Or perhaps we could hold another tour later, and add one more song…

His main focus is still on the domestic entertainment market!
In addition, this trip to Southeast Asia made him realize one thing: the influence of idol dramas is far greater than he imagined!

(End of this chapter)