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

Chapter 500 Daily Life (13)

Actually, the previous films, "The Chef, the Actor, and the Scoundrel," were similar to "Fame and Fortune"...

However, it involved the three main actors sharing the profits, each receiving 8%—the film's setting was simple, just a restaurant, and the exterior scenes were the same as those of "Three Brothers on the Frontline," which was filmed around the same time…

However, the total box office was only 2.7 million yuan, and it caught up with the release of "Finding Mr. Right" and "Oz the Great and Powerful," so its share of the box office was only 7000 million yuan...

After deducting costs, publicity, and so on, the three actors' salaries are estimated to be less than 500 million.

In comparison, Huang Bo starred in "Lost in Thailand" and directly invested his 300 million yuan salary into the company, earning 5000 million yuan!
"I'm not a philanthropist, and I can't keep making movies like 'Fame and Fortune' forever..." Shen Yan paused, then added, "Besides, the actors might not be willing either..."

Ji Xiang asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"Take 'The Martian' for example. Even if it made 15 billion at the box office, it would only break even... If the actors took a cut, they wouldn't earn a single penny!"

Ji Xiang thought for a moment and nodded: "That makes sense. Investing with film fees is risky, and not everyone is willing to do it; besides, investors in big-budget films aren't short of money."

"...By the way, what are the rules for the Golden Rooster Awards the day after tomorrow?"

"You won the screenplay award!"

Shen Yan waited for a long time, but Ji Xiang didn't say anything. He couldn't help but ask, "That's it? Just a script award?"

"You're not even in the industry. You only got a screenplay award because Tian Zhuangzhuang argued for it!"

"Damn it!" Shen Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "Aren't they afraid of being ganged up on by my fans offline?"

"Do you think they care about these things?" Ji Xiang retorted. "The Best Feature Film award in 11 went to 'Flying Apsaras'... Do you think they care about the audience?"

Indeed, the judges for the Golden Rooster Awards are appointed by a small circle within the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and most of them are detached from the front lines of the film industry, making it difficult for them to accurately grasp trends…

"Damn...no wonder everyone's praising the Golden Horse Awards!"

Shen Yan immediately took out his phone, ready to post a Weibo...

Suddenly remembering that the Golden Rooster Awards ceremony was still two days away, I put down my phone and said, "Never mind, I'm not going anyway... You can accept the award for me."

"...We'd better go, after all, it's the most professional film award in mainland China."

"...Where do I apply?"

"Wuhan!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "No, I have diarrhea that day, I can't go."

“You…” Ji Xiang sighed, “Fine, if we don’t want to go, we don’t want to go. Anyway, we don’t rely on the approval of people in the industry…”

……

The domestic film industry has long been based on factions, relying on aligning with certain groups rather than on quality works.

Why are there different circles in the film and television industry?
It's about painstakingly building and personally weaving a barrier to control the narrative...

There is a very old and absurd habit prevalent in intellectual and cultural circles: building barriers to discourse power.

The literary world was shattered by the internet back then…

Mo Yan would say, "People become shameless once they go online!"

The same is true for the film industry…

In the past, we lived in the castle built by our ancestors, an invincible position with absolute advantages. We could show off our "secrets" in front of you "commoners" or stay behind closed doors and do our own thing. We could also gain a superior social status and uninformed worship. Wasn't that wonderful?

Shen Yan's movies... are genre films!

The story is simple; from beginning to end, it ignores all so-called "unspoken rules" and then completely shatters the image of mainstream cinema...

It sold very well.

Moreover, he's an outsider and hasn't sided with any faction at all...

Not belonging to any sphere of influence...

Then he achieved great success!

This is the same as cannons shattering the castles of medieval gentlemen. The "right of the first night" no longer exists. Do you think the gentlemen would like Shen Yan?

Such an amazing person is not allowed to appear in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Many people say that award ceremonies are just for their own amusement, but that's not entirely accurate.

In reality, it's a form of resource monopoly. Good films dominate the market, squeezing out bad films and hindering them from making money.

But the right to award prizes is still in my hands, so I'm going to get you. Shen Yan asked because he remembered that the original *American Dreams in China* won Best Feature Film, and Chen Kexin also won Best Director…

A triple crowned director!
Yan Ge thought maybe he could do it too…

Let's do something...

Chen Kexin is a famous director, and she is respected...

At least industry insiders and experts respect him.

Compared to him, Shen Yan is nothing.
They gave you the nominations by holding their noses!

……

Shen Yan returned to Beijing, originally planning to get a good night's rest...

It's quite tiring.

Then Shishi came over.

Her role in "Nirvana in Fire" has ended.

Shen Yan asked about her experience acting in "Nirvana in Fire"...

Shi Shi thought for a moment: "It feels pretty good. Director Kong Sheng's team is really amazing..."

"How to say?"

"I feel that everyone, from the lead actors to the supporting actors, respects and helps each other... including the staff, who are treated equally. When we chat in private, we only talk about the play!"

Shen Yan nodded: "Shandong Film Studio is indeed awesome..."

Are you also going to cooperate with them?

"I don't have any plans in that regard for now... let's see how things go..." Shen Yan checked the time, then got out of bed. "Want something to eat?"

Shishi nodded and started getting dressed: "Okay, I'm hungry too!"

"What do you want to eat? Hot pot?"

"I don't eat hot pot..."

"Then... barbecue?"

"Okay...it's been so long since I've had barbecue..."

After they changed their clothes, they went out, and Shen Yan's phone rang.

Who is so rude?
I glanced at the caller ID, somewhat speechless. Okay, it was a call from a reporter I knew quite well…

Every celebrity has a few entertainment reporters they are familiar with; even if they don't personally know any, their team certainly does!

The caller was Chen Yiyi, formerly the editor-in-chief of the Southern Metropolis Daily. She later moved to Sina, becoming the editor-in-chief of Sina Entertainment, primarily responsible for the platform operations of film, music, and drama. Later, as Sina Weibo gained popularity, she took charge of the Sina Weibo entertainment section…

"I'm going to eat later... I'm going to Xiangshan tomorrow to join the cast of 'The Martian'..."

"...An interview...but I just got back from Singapore and I'm a bit tired...How about you have someone fly directly to Xiangshan tomorrow, and I'll do the interview there?"

"Well, trouble!"

After hanging up the phone, noticing Shi Shi's concerned expression, Shen Yan casually explained, "Chen Yiyi..."

"She's already an editor-in-chief, why is she still conducting interviews herself?"

Shi Shi knew this person and was a little surprised.

"No, not at all," Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "I reckon she'll probably send someone from her staff to interview her..."

"Is Sina also planning to invest in movies? Are they also going to create a video website?"

"I don't know, but Sina has an 'Information Network Transmission of Audio-Visual Programs License,' which qualifies it to enter the online video platform market..."

Sina does indeed have an "Information Network Transmission of Audio-Visual Programs License" and has also produced Weibo videos...

However, Weibo's main business is not video; it only accepts videos from a few major video websites...

It was later canceled for a simple reason: it was related to pornography!

These days, Weibo is full of people selling videos, and lots of people selling tea... the kind that can fly all over the country!

(End of this chapter)