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

Chapter 518 Mission? (33)

"Left Ear"...

Shen Yan knew about this play.

Chen Duling's breakthrough hit, "Loving the wrong person is youth, loving the right person is love..."

The male protagonist, Zhang Yang, is a complete scumbag. He got together with Li Bala, took her virginity, and she became pregnant. Zhang Yang didn't want the child, so he beat her up to try and cause her to miscarry. He even made Li Bala seduce Xu Ge, causing this model student and promising young man to lose his love, question his life, and ultimately fall into depravity…

The pain of youth.

They put on airs, acted affectedly, and made a fuss over nothing, attributing their shamelessness to adolescent naiveté...

Oh, the movie cut the part about Li Bala's pregnancy; the director probably thought it was too much.

"So-called 'youth pain literature' is actually written for high school students. They lack life experience and are immature. They think they can be flamboyant, willful, and rebellious, and can do whatever they want without regard for anything else, and squander their time recklessly... But looking back, it feels disgusting!"

"Characters: Simp + Delinquent Girl; Location: Campus + Bar; Events: Heartbreak + Abortion + Car Accident... Random combinations of these factors create the angst of youth!"

"The Left Ear is a typical example... If you can't stand it, it means you're perfectly normal."

Shi Shi nodded: "I have a few more movie offers... Hong Kong films!"

"Playing a decorative vase?"

"Correct!"

"If you have time, just take the role... Anyway, even though the female characters in these kinds of movies don't have much room to shine, at least you're the lead actress..."

"Um…"

Shen Yan checked the time; it was already eight o'clock. He stood up, kissed her, and said, "I'm leaving now!"

"it is good…"

……

While Shen Yan is focused on filming "The Martian," things are far from peaceful outside!
The biggest news is that Chen Guofu has left Huayi!

Huayi Brothers' market value evaporated by 7.6 million...

Then Huang Zhonglei clarified that the 'contract had expired' and that 'Chen Guofu had set up his own business,' not that he had joined a potential competitor...

There have been rumors that Fruit Chan has joined Wanda Group to oversee the production of the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie...

As it turns out, this wasn't the case—Chen Guofu did indeed want to produce *Ghost Blows Out the Light*, but he didn't join Wanda; instead, he collaborated through his own studio. Meanwhile, Huayi Brothers was also a producer of *Ghost Blows Out the Light*…

In addition, Gu Changwei announced that he has joined Huayi Brothers!

That's right, it's Gu Changwei...

Later, the two collaborated on "Love on the Edge" and "It's So Good to Meet You"...

It flopped at the box office and with critics alike!

Then Gu Changwei signed a contract with Huanxi Media...

It just goes to show how easy it is to be a director in China. As long as you have one masterpiece, even if all your subsequent films are flops, you still don't have to worry about finding investors...

Oh, the movie market, "The Wolverine 2" has been released...

It's neck and neck at the box office with "Goodbye Mr. Loser," which has been in theaters for 20 days...

"The Wolverine 2" isn't a good movie. Audiences want to see mutants fight, not ordinary assassins fighting Wolverine...

This is unfair!
The opponent was too weak, which directly lowered expectations.

It can't compare to the previous one—the previous "Wolverine" was full of big scenes and featured many mutants, making it a pure popcorn movie.

In "The Wolverine 2," besides the lack of special effects, the number of mutants appearing set a record for the fewest in the X-Men series.

Viper, the only mutant villain, is utterly mediocre; he would be like a minor character in any other X-Men movie…

The action scenes are the only good thing... Director James Mangold has previously directed films such as "The Battle of Yuma" and "Knight and Day," so action scenes are already a piece of cake for him!

But... people don't watch "The Wolverine 2" expecting an action movie...

It was supposed to be just a popcorn movie, but it insisted on having some deeper meaning...

I heard it was because the script was leaked, so the original director, Gavin Hood, resigned, and James Mangold was brought in temporarily. He was asked to rewrite the script, and then filming started immediately—a release date has already been set!

By the way, James Mangold later starred in "Ford v Ferrari" and "Logan"...

It's not that I lack the ability.

None of this matters; it has nothing to do with Shen Yan…

However, at the end of the month, Mr. Zhao Haicheng, the general manager of China Film Group, brought over a DVD—"Gravity"...

Zhao Haicheng is the nominal producer of "The Martian"!

Gravity is a science fiction film directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Sandra Bullock.

Director Alfonso Cuarón won the Academy Award for Best Director for this film, and from him onwards, the "Three Amigos of Mexican Cinema" began to win Oscars one after another...

With "Birdman," "The Revenant," "The Shape of Water," "Roma," and "Gravity," the Mexican trio won five Academy Awards for Best Director, a total of six consecutive times!
……

Zhao Haicheng believes that *Gravity* and *The Martian* are of the same genre:

Hard science fiction—encountering a crisis, then struggling to survive!

However, Guo Fan and Shen Yan, after watching the entire film, immediately retorted: "They're different. 'The Martian' is an optimistic rescue story, while 'Gravity' feels very depressing... and the narrative pace is too slow..."

Guo Fan nodded: "I feel like it's a bit mystical!"

"That's exactly right. If you change the story back to the Stone Age, when humans had just ignited the spark of civilization, they would learn to use stone axes to build crude and simple rafts and then explore the sea using the earliest means of transportation in history."

As night fell, a sudden storm tore these fragile rafts to shreds, and our ancestors were swept away by the raging waves. A few survived, but were left adrift helplessly on the desolate ocean, their lives hanging by a thread… only the backdrop was outer space!

Shen Yan added, "Besides, I don't really like this female lead. If I had to choose, I would make George Clooney the only male lead and have Sandra Bullock die, because George Clooney is experienced enough and his character is good enough. Destroying someone like that and then saving himself would be more interesting!"

From a dramatic cinematic perspective, making someone who is already somewhat broken down and afraid even more broken down and afraid doesn't necessarily prove anything.

However, if you make someone who is originally optimistic and fearless break down and become afraid, it can actually bring a stronger sense of impact to the audience!

Zhao Haicheng: "Gravity grossed $2.5 million in the US!"

"...That's probably because Americans like this kind of movie!"

"Isn't there anything worth learning?"

Guo Fan: "...Definitely...Their special effects and space simulation technology...including the simulation of the female lead being hit...I think they can all be used in 'The Martian'!"

Shen Yan then asked, "...Which special effects company is this?"

"I just read the subtitles...it seems to be called Framestore, a British visual effects company..."

"To learn from their experience?"

"to make!"

Zhao Haicheng immediately asked, "Will that increase costs?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "...It shouldn't add much... We're just going to the set to see... to understand how the 'Gravity' scene was filmed..."

Zhao Haicheng nodded, then asked, "Do you think 'The Martian' would be popular if it were released in the United States?"

"Hard to say... What's wrong? Is there a mission?"

"It can't really be considered a task..." Zhao Haicheng explained, "It's just that our film exports declined last year..."

(End of this chapter)