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

Chapter 543 I haven't acted in a billion-dollar movie yet! (24)

Chen Xiao filmed "The Return of the Condor Heroes," and then got together with a Taiwanese sweetheart...

I really admire him!

Michelle Chen, she's been in the Taiwanese entertainment industry for many years and is a well-known expert at flirting with men.

Shi Shi said, "When we were filming 'Badges of Fury,' she and Wen Zhang were very close... without any attempt to hide it."

"I know, it's you, the leading lady, who gets no attention!"

"The article... is quite arrogant, don't learn from him!"

Shen Yan nodded: "I understand. Actually, for artists like us, without the support of the audience, we're nothing. The audience is our bread and butter, and we must always remember that!"

After a pause, Shen Yan added, "But Chen Xiao is still quite suitable to play Yang Guo!"

"What about Little Dragon Girl?"

"...Michelle Chen playing Xiaolongnu... is a disaster! It's unlikely that Huaxia Audiovisual will continue to work with her..."

"Huh? How did you know?"

"Of course, I've also considered making a Jin Yong adaptation!"

"You want to be a martial arts hero?"

Shen Yan nodded: "I'll adapt it... For example, 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer,' I'll write the script from Ren Yingying's perspective..."

"Ren Yingying?"

Shen Yan explained: "The female protagonist in *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer* is poorly portrayed. Jin Yong attempted to depict a world of politics and intrigue, where only the male protagonist is pure and innocent. At the same time, to enable him to survive and 'laugh his way' in this world, he gave him a jack-of-all-trades female lead who helps him solve various problems through divine intervention while also falling in love with him. Ren Yingying's role is that of a divine intervention… but she also has to be a shy, timid girl who prioritizes love above all else… Therefore, Ren Yingying is contradictory, and nobody likes her!"

Shi Shi immediately asked, "How do you plan to change it?"

"What's wrong? Are you interested?"

"You tell me first!"

"Just make normal modifications. Who is Ren Yingying? She's the young leader of the Demonic Sect. She's been accustomed to power struggles since childhood. Given that background, her scheming and lust for power must be very deep... For example, when rescuing her father at Plum Manor, the Plum Manor prison was guarded by the Four Friends of Plum Manor. Each of these four friends has their own interests, and you need to collect the musical score, sword manual, calligraphy and painting, and fine wine to break through. The calligraphy and painting and fine wine are easy to deal with, but the musical score and sword manual are the key."

The best sword manual is undoubtedly the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, but Yue Buqun has already obtained it first.

As for the musical score, although Qu Yang, an elder of the Demonic Cult, possesses "Guangling San," she is not a member of his faction, making it very difficult to seize the score...

Look, the fact that Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng are best buddies is a very secret, but the Songshan Sect actually found out, which clearly means someone betrayed them!

No one says who betrayed them, but it's highly likely it was Ren Yingying. She used a small piece of information to lure Zuo Lengchan into sending men to kill Liu Zhengfeng, thus drawing out Qu Yang and seizing the "Guangling San" melody. However, unexpectedly, Qu and Liu incorporated "Guangling San" into the music of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer," which eventually fell into Linghu Chong's hands.

Ren Yingying instructed Tian Boguang to go to the Cliff of Contemplation on Mount Hua to find Linghu Chong and steal the zither score, but he was defeated by Linghu Chong, who had learned the Dugu Nine Swords.

Ren Yingying discovers that the sword manual and the zither score are both held by Linghu Chong. Although she can't obtain the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, the Dugu Nine Swords are even more powerful. Therefore, she decides to target Linghu Chong—comforting the heartbroken, dejected, and injured Linghu Chong in Green Bamboo Alley, she successfully gains his trust…

"After all, the Nine Swords of Loneliness have no manual; they are all in Linghu Chong's heart. The only way to win him over is to win him over."

"At the gathering at Wubagang, Ren Yingying put on a good show with her subordinates, on the one hand, she pleased Linghu Chong, and on the other hand, she humiliated Yue Buqun, leading to a complete break between the master and disciple."

Linghu Chong, a young man who has lost both his job and his love, can only turn to Ren Yingying.

The fact that Xiang Wentian was being chased and then encountered Linghu Chong, who came to his aid, is too much of a coincidence. It must have been arranged by Ren Yingying behind the scenes.

Zhao Liying couldn't help but interject: "...No, if you say that, then Ren Yingying becomes the villain?"

"...No, she eventually fell in love with Linghu Chong...Martial arts novels are different from other works. As long as you stand on the protagonist's side, you are a positive character!"

"Won't people say something?" Shen Yan explained, "It's just a different perspective, not a major alteration. Besides, being faithful to the original doesn't mean it's good. Zhang Zhiyao's version of 'Chu Liuxiang' was exactly the same as the original, but it was so bad that nobody was interested in watching it, no TV station bought it to broadcast, and it became a complete waste of space. For martial arts dramas, being faithful to the original doesn't mean it's 'good'."

Who has been cast as the female lead?

"Does Shishi want to act?"

"Then you play Linghu Chong, and I'll take the role!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "No, this version of Linghu Chong is just a naive and innocent character... he's like a trophy... and I haven't even gotten the adaptation rights yet!"

"You were talking about it so enthusiastically."

"We're just having a casual chat, right? If you're interested, I can immediately contact someone from China Audiovisual and talk to them!"

Shi Shi thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, I've never played a role like this before."

"Then let's make it the first film your studio co-produced..."

"Huh? Not cooperating with Tangren?"

"Old Cai is out of touch with the times..."

After chatting for a while, Zhao Liying interjected, "When will the promotion for 'Duckweed' start?"

"...It's already been advertised..."

"Releasing a song is considered promotion?"

Two days ago, Shen Yan performed a new version of "In the Rain," which served as a promotional song for the film "Duckweed"...

Shen Yan smiled and said, "We partnered with Maoyan Movies, a subsidiary of Meituan, and invested 5000 million yuan in ticket subsidies. That's the real game-changer!"

Last August, Maoyan launched a series of aggressive marketing campaigns, mostly offering movie tickets for 9.9 yuan. Tens of thousands of tickets were often snapped up within a minute, and the marketing cost for a single movie was often over ten million yuan.

This time it's even more aggressive, directly targeting Che Guevara—the current leader in the online movie ticketing market.

Maoyan definitely needs to seize the market first!

A new strategy has emerged: Maoyan participated in the joint distribution of the movie "Duckweed" and exclusively monopolized the film source, which created a new model for movie promotion and distribution, leaving Gewara with no tickets available for sale.

Guevara probably didn't care; they felt they were providing a service!

Haha, online movie ticketing is closely related to the entire film industry, with few industry barriers, making it a fiercely contested area.

Guevara's much-vaunted service is nothing more than a small fry in the eyes of the giants...

Audiences don't care about any services; they only care about getting movie tickets at a low price!
Of the 5000 million yuan in ticket subsidies for "Duckweed," the platform spent 3000 million yuan and the production company spent 2000 million yuan…

"Didn't other movies spend money?"

Shen Yan: "I heard that 'Havoc in Heaven' is collaborating with Nuomi.com... but it doesn't matter. We're on the same starting line, I'm not afraid of them at all!"

"So how much box office do you think 'Duckweed' will generate?"

"At least a billion..."

Zhao Liying exclaimed in surprise: "Ten billion?"

"No, I starred alongside Shen Teng during the Spring Festival... it would be strange if it didn't make a billion, right?"

Shi Shi pouted: "I've never acted in a movie that grossed a billion!"

(End of this chapter)