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

Chapter 539, "The Dallas Buyers Club," sparks discussion (24)

The Song of Hua Xu...

Ciwen Media drama series!

The film stars Kevin Cheng, Yuan Hong, Jiang Xin, and Guo Zhenni.

It is a key drama series of the year for Ciwen Media, and Li Dachao and Tan Youye were brought in as directors.

Although Li Dachao started as a martial arts choreographer, he is also quite capable as a TV drama director, with representative works including "The Legend of the Magic Mirror" and "Water Moon Cave".
Tan Youye's representative works include *The Book and the Sword* (Qiao Zhenyu version) and *The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain* (Nie Yuan version)...

To put it simply, Ciwen Media clearly attaches great importance to "Hua Xu Yin"!
Xiao Zhao was probably invited to play a small supporting role...

Shen Yan was speechless...

"Duckweed" finished filming and "Boss & Me" started filming, with only half a month between them!

How can you spend half a month acting in a TV series?

I don't understand...

Zhao Liying, who arrived later, explained: "I'm not like you. People only hire me because they're doing me a favor. I might play a supporting role today, but I could play a lead role next time!"

Shen Yan frowned and looked at her: "Are you really that desperate for acting roles?"

"It's not..."

"Then I don't understand. You're playing a supporting role in a drama like 'Hua Xu Yin'... what do you think you can gain from it?"

"It's great to gain the friendship of the film company!"

Shen Yan rolled her eyes and didn't reply, while Zhao Liying said, "...You've played supporting roles before, haven't you?"

"I acted in... 'The Indelible Number,' but I was a supporting actor!"

"...You were a supporting character in 'Snow Leopard,' weren't you?"

"Yes... but I took that role because of Wen Zhang!"

Zhao Liying immediately said, "So, you also need to build connections."

“That’s out of gratitude…” Shen Yan explained his relationship with the article, adding, “That’s why I’ve always respected Ma Yili!”

"Huh? Isn't it an article?"

"The article is too much of a diva, I can't handle it..." Shen Yan changed the subject: "The most distinctive feature of the character Xue Shanshan is that she's full of positive energy..."

"I know, it's Little Sun!"

"Okay, then I wish us a pleasant collaboration!"

……

Shen Yan wasn't worried about Zhao Liying's acting skills.

In the original timeline, she could act very well with Zhang Han, so there's no reason why she couldn't do it with Shen Yan!

Actually, her acting skills... were quite good at the beginning!
The success of "The Story of Minglan" was also its downfall.

If she only acts in idol dramas and fantasy dramas, of course she's fine. Audiences will praise her for being spirited and suitable for playing naive and sweet characters. Even when she occasionally plays a villain, she can still be a pleasant surprise.

But "The Story of Minglan" is different. With the support of a group of veteran actors, her clear and unremarkable acting skills were exposed. Her voice, stage presence, and appearance were all at the bottom among the old, middle-aged and young actors.

The original prototype has been revealed!

However, not many content creators commented on her acting skills…

Even comments from professors of criminal psychology at the Public Security University can be deleted, let alone those from ordinary content creators...

Really awesome!

However, it has nothing to do with Shen Yan. The reason he acted in "Boss & Me" was simply because he felt that Xiao Zhao had a hard time, and Huace had invited him several times.

They've got a bunch of scripts they want to collaborate on...

Shen Yan chose "Boss & Me".

On the one hand, this show is simple, only 20 episodes, so I can treat it as a break for myself;

On the other hand, we should strengthen our ties with Huace...

After all, "Legend of Fei" and "Love O2O" were both produced and invested in by Huace Media... Huace Media owns a lot of IPs, and they have signed priority investment agreements with Fei Wo Si Cun, Tianxia Guiyuan, Moyu Feibao, and Gu Man...

Spark Studio is working on "Goodbye My Princess" and "Love O2O"...

We definitely need to strengthen our connections!
In fact, Shen Yan's Spark Studio has connections with half of the six major drama production companies. Besides Huace, he also has a decent relationship with Daylight Entertainment and New Classics Media.

Ciwen Media, Tangren Media, Huanrui Media…

These three companies have no connection whatsoever!
Shen Yan originally wanted to collaborate with Tangren Media to create "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer"...

They weren't appreciative—they wanted half the investment and weren't satisfied with just being the production company.

Shen Yan readily handed the project over to the Arc Light Alliance of 500 members...

The male lead has been changed to Wei Daxun, while the female lead remains Jin Chen. Zhang Ruoyun and Chen Yao are now played by Zhang Xianzong and Yue Qiluo respectively…

In addition, the production company behind the Zhenhua Trilogy also established a company called Little Sugar Man…

By the way, thanks to Netflix, major video websites are all making efforts to produce original dramas, and "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" is a commission from Sohu;

The three dramas, "The Darker," "Psychological Crime," and "Forensic Qin Ming," were commissioned by Tencent, iQiyi, and Sohu, respectively…

These dramas were all produced by Arc Light Alliance;
Little Sugar Man made money producing youth campus dramas, including "Fleet of Time," "A Love So Beautiful," and "Suddenly This Summer"...

The costs weren't high, since they were all newcomers...

By the way, Shen Yan has invested in all of these web series production companies.

Holding a 20% to 35% stake is just to provide some initial capital…

Youku... is busy selling its platform and seems to be falling behind!
……

At the press conference for "Boss & Me", Shen Yan was asked why he took on the role.

"I'm too old to act in idol dramas, and I won't be able to anymore if I get any older! Besides, I've never played a domineering CEO before, so I think it would be quite interesting..."

"Zhao Liying, we've known each other for a long time. We first collaborated on 'The Indelible Number,' and last year we agreed to work together on another drama. 'Boss & Me' is the perfect fit!"

"I'm not a movie star. To me, movies, TV series, and variety shows are all forms of entertainment, meant to keep people entertained. There's no hierarchy among them... If the script is good and the team is suitable, I'll take the job!"

"《Boss & Me》, to be precise, is a sweet romance drama, a subgenre of idol dramas. There's no devoted second male lead or a rich, beautiful second female lead. The plot is simple; all the characters serve the romantic storyline between the male and female leads..."

"So it'll be 20 episodes!"

After chatting for a while, Shen Yan asked in confusion, "Why are you all here? Haven't you had any news worth following lately?"

Uh, there were over a hundred media outlets present…

At a typical TV series press conference, it's considered good if half of the media are present!
Even with "Boss & Me," despite Shen Yan being the lead actress, there shouldn't be so many media outlets present, right?
It's just an idol drama after all!

Well, they did have other things to ask.

"Brother Yan, I heard that you invested in and produced 'Dallas Buyers Club'?"

"…right."

"Did you know that this movie swept the acting awards during awards season?"

"I know... let me correct you, it should be the two major awards: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor... the other awards are quite few!"

"The Oscar nominations have been announced, and 'Dallas Buyers Club' has received six nominations..."

“I know,” Shen Yan nodded, “I’m in contact with the PR firm every day…”

Is it possible to win the grand prize?

Shen Yan scratched his head: "...The probability is not high, but I should be sure of Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor!"

Why did you invest in this film?

"There's no reason not to make such a good story into a film, and the production cost isn't too high either. I can afford to invest, so I did!"

"Did you consider winning an award when you made your investment?"

"Of course we thought about it. This movie is obviously aimed at awards; otherwise, the actors wouldn't have taken pay cuts to act in it..." Shen Yan explained, "The North American film market is divided into commercial films and independent films, and independent films are all aiming for awards..."

(End of this chapter)