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

Chapter 529 Evaluation
"No, Grandpa, do you know how much I earned this year?"

How much do you earn?

“Just talking about movies, I got 1.8 million yuan out of the 17.24 billion yuan box office of ‘Goodbye Mr. Loser’, and I also got more than 3 million yuan out of the two films, ‘American Dreams in China’ and ‘Fame and Fortune’… How could you think I don’t have money?”

Curious, Shen Yan asked, "Did you receive a scam call?"

"No, I only watched Guo Fan's interview. He said you guys are going to make a sci-fi film...and they're all big investments!"

"Don't worry, there are policies now that encourage science fiction films and high-tech production... Those rich people also want to ride the wave of these policies. If they succeed, it will be a great thing that will go down in film history, and they'll get to be in the limelight too..."

Grandpa immediately asked, "What if it doesn't work?"

"You wish me well... Oh, by the way, I brought Grandma some Dendrobium officinale and deer antler... Remember to eat them!"

"You can keep it as a gift!"

"I usually give wine as a gift... I had someone buy all these things for me... Okay, I'll stop now, I have a reporter interviewing me, I'll hang up now!"

Oh, during holidays and festivals, Shen Yan will definitely have to visit...

It's mostly tobacco and alcohol.

However, most of the time Ji Xiang arranged things in advance and had someone deliver them, so Shen Yan didn't need to do it personally...

Interview…

It was Tencent Entertainment's interview that made Yan Ge use Little Ma's name, and then he refused the interview. That's going too far!
The purpose of the interview was to get Shen Yan to talk about the movie "Duckweed"...

There's not much to say about this—before a movie's release, you can't talk about the plot, so you can only try to talk about the casting and interesting anecdotes from filming…

However, when talking about "Duckweed," Shen Yan talked about the origin of the project: "That day we were eating together, and they said my performance in 'Goodbye Mr. Loser' was good, and asked if I was interested in trying comedy again... Then I suddenly thought of Zhang Yang's line in 'Goodbye Mr. Loser,' 'From today onwards, I'll call you brother, and you'll call me dad, we'll be on our own.' So I joked that I wanted to try a father-son relationship... Brother Teng didn't object, and then I thought of 'Back to the Future,' 'Time Travel 70 Years,' and 'New Brothers'... and that's how I wrote 'Duckweed.'"

"Light comedy style...we have to adapt to the viewing needs of the Spring Festival season!"

We chatted about "Duckweed" for a while, and then the topic shifted to "Personal Tailor," or more precisely, to Feng Xiaogang...

The film "Personal Tailor" was released recently. Although it only grossed 7150 million yuan on its opening day, it grossed 3.24 million yuan in its first four days...

But its reputation is really bad.

This is arguably Feng Xiaogang's worst film to date...

But the box office performance was very strong…

Then film critics launched into a tirade, with comments like, "You'll find that even if this movie doesn't break the bottom line of 'Switch,' it's far from being as good as 'Tiny Times'," "This movie fills me with rage," and "'Personal Tailor' disrespects cinema, looks down on the audience, has no characters or structure, only advertisements!"

Feng Xiaogang got flustered and posted six Weibo posts in a row to retaliate…

He declared he would be "at odds" with film critics!

"I think it's a real shame!"

"pity?"

"When Director Feng was promoting 'The Dream Factory,' he specifically emphasized to the publicity staff, 'Don't promote its educational significance.' At that time, he was very down-to-earth and a very sincere person... Unfortunately, as his fame grew, his mentality changed. Before, his mentality when making movies was, 'I'm just here to entertain the men.' Now, he often acts like a master and likes to point fingers at others... He emphasizes the significance of movies in various ways!"

What's the point of commercial films? What meaning can these things possibly have? The biggest function of commercial films is entertainment, not as a code of conduct or a life guide.

…Let's not even talk about whether film critics are professional enough. It's fine for them to watch your movie and express their opinions, but to start criticizing directly…I personally think that's a bit inconsiderate…”

"Have you watched 'Personal Tailor'?"

"I watched it yesterday with some crew members!"

"So what's your opinion?" "I really admire Director Feng's connections and status in the industry. He casually found Wang Shuo to back him up, and brought along Ge You and a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women to film a movie while vacationing in Suzhou and Hainan. There were probably more advertisers than crew members, all scrambling to give Director Feng money. The plot and character development are all secondary; he just uses the banner of 'Feng-style humor' and isn't afraid that audiences won't scramble to get into theaters... He's really amazing. What more could you ask for from a director like that?"

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "I genuinely admire you, there's absolutely no sarcasm in my words!"

……

In yesterday's interview with Guo Fan, he said, "When we make movies, we shouldn't always emphasize how difficult it is for us. The worst thing in creative work is to immerse yourself in your own painstaking efforts, and don't expect the audience to praise you for your hard work."

Your sincerity is evident in your work. If the audience can feel it, that's your skill; if they can't, it means you haven't tried hard enough!

It's essentially a criticism of Feng Xiaogang for his various rants and rants against the audience and the market after the box office failure of "Back to 1942"...

Shen Yan and Guo Fan both really liked "1942," and they all shared the same opinion: it's worth it for a director to make a film like this... so what if it loses money!
Feng Xiaogang just couldn't understand these things!
Then I made "Personal Tailor," partly to vent my dissatisfaction, and partly to make up for the losses...

The production costs of "Personal Tailor" had already been recouped through product placement. Furthermore, before the film's release, Beijing TV began filming a reality TV show of the same name, "Personal Tailor," with a total contract value exceeding 1 million yuan, including 4500 million yuan for the naming rights. In addition to receiving licensing fees, Huayi Brothers will also participate in a share of the show's revenue…

From Shen Yan's perspective, "Personal Tailor" is actually not bad...

The script is cheesy, but it's passable, at least it's passable, and the cast is impressive enough.

Later comedies tried to rely on tearjerker tactics and emotional appeals, using casts of veteran actors and popular idols, but it wasn't very interesting...

Especially with the rise of actors from Mahua FunAge, a huge number of bad movies have been produced!

"Brother, Hello", "A Warm Hug", "Li Mao Plays the Crown Prince", "Desperate Househusband", "Super Family"...

And...those movies starring Yue Yunpeng...

"Crazy Yue Steals a Beauty," "Havoc in India," "The Comedy Movie: I Want Happiness," "Weather Forecast," "The Dangerous Treasure Hunt"...

In comparison, doesn't "Personal Tailor" look much better?

To be honest, the scene where Li Xiaolu seduces Fan Wei was really good, wasn't it?

Was it hard-controlled for a few seconds?

However, Shen Yan didn't say anything nice either; in fact, he made a long sarcastic remark...

Nonsense, with the release of "Personal Tailor," it directly monopolized 50% of the screenings, squeezing "Northeast Lover" down to only 18%...

—The combined box office for the second weekend was only 1.01 million…

Keep in mind that the box office revenue over four weekdays was close to 1.5 million...

Damn, weekend box office is even lower than weekday box office?

It's obvious there are no screenings!

And, Police Story 2013 is coming out this week…

If they don't come out and make a statement soon, do they really think Shen Yan is easy to bully?
As expected, Shen Yan's review of "Personal Tailor" became a trending topic...

Yan Ge didn't mention "Personal Tailor" itself at all, but instead talked about Director Feng's "growth" and his admiration for Director Feng's filming process of "Personal Tailor"...

Then, a group of netizens joined in, and these netizens were much more ruthless than Shen Yan:
ID'无魂teng': "I also think that, to paraphrase a line from a movie: 'He used to be a very down-to-earth director, but now he's completely out of touch with reality.' He could be packaged up and given to Feng Xiaogang intact, or given to Wang Shuo with just a couple of words changed!"

ID'Yang Xiaowen': "The director and screenwriter are getting old... Actually, getting old isn't scary. What's scary is being eighty and still not giving up. When they see a girl, they tremble and say: 'Help me up and let me try...' Try what? What's wrong? Do you really think you can get hard?"

Feng Xiaogang didn't reply to Shen Yan, but Huang Zhonglei said, "It's not Feng Xiaogang's best film, but it's not his worst either!"

He also wrote at length about "telling contemporary stories in a more biting way" and that "he chose money, power, and desire as his themes."

Well, Huang Zhonglei wasn't worried about the box office, but rather the chain reaction caused by the word-of-mouth – after the release of "Personal Tailor", Huayi Brothers' stock price experienced three consecutive limit-down days!
(End of this chapter)