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

Chapter 550 1.8 Billion on the First Day (14)

Actually, Shen Yan's initial plan was to have his second uncle film some online movies!

Similar to "The Taoist Priest Descends from the Mountain"...

28 to make a crazy profit of 2400 million!
In the following years, numerous copycat works emerged, such as "The Return of the Zombie," "The Yin-Yang Master," and "The Supreme Master."

Some were lucky enough to catch the wave and make a fortune, while others got on board too late and drowned at sea. First, mainland actors tested the waters, and later Hong Kong actors like Chin Siu-ho, Lau Nam-kwong, and Tsui Siu-keung also jumped on the bandwagon, rehashing the old formula of 80s and 90s Hong Kong zombie films…

Whether they made money or not is hard to say, but these people are definitely well-fed!
Later, the "Erlonghu" series, the "Siping Youth" series, and the "Chen Xiang Six and a Half" series also earned a lot of money...

However, the earliest online movies entered the audience's view by riding on the wave of youth films.

The 2014 online movie box office champion, *Adulthood Diary 2*, starring Yu Menglong and Bai Jugang, is a typical youth comedy about an ignorant newbie battling a Korean oppa. That same year, *School Beauty Arrives*, *Backup Stewardess*, and *Micro-Sex Girl* further brought the dreams of otaku into online movie creation.

However, online movies at this stage were more interested in skirting the edge of pornography.

"Wear a Condom, Leopard Head" tells the story of a busty secretary who discovers a safe containing a huge sum of money, with the camera focusing on scenes such as her bending over to work, resembling the opening of a pornographic film; while the 2016 film "Beauty Bath" tells the story of a playboy's encounter with a ladyboy in Thailand...

Another type of online film once flooded the screen, including but not limited to "The Woman on the Wall," "Rules Before Plastic Surgery," and "BJ3: Love at Nightclub," which were basically extended versions of advertisements for stranger social networking apps.

In fact, online movies are closer to B-movies...

The selling point is spectacle; the genres include erotic, horror, and the bizarre…

If it continues to develop as usual, it will likely become a supplement to the film industry.

Then... the authorities demanded stronger oversight.

Later, the film industry as a whole declined, and even theatrical films couldn't sell well, let alone online films!
Second Uncle... you should stick to making TV dramas...

Even if you're just a casual director, you won't lack projects!
"Yu Zui" is a pretty good web series.

The original novel is very well written. The male protagonist is a narcotics police officer. Although he wears a uniform, his name is "Yu Zui". He became a police officer only because he was a poor student and wanted to stand up for his father - to let him set up a fruit stall so that he wouldn't be bullied by the city management officials and neighbors. Deep down, he is cowardly and has all sorts of vulgar habits, but deep down he is still a righteous person!

If you can capture the essence of such a character, the work won't be too bad...

Oh, and Shen Yan also chatted with his sister about "Running Man"...

The huge success of Hunan TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad?" has made many TV stations realize the enormous market value of outdoor reality shows!
Running Man is already a top-tier outdoor reality show from South Korea, and this time, the South Korean directing team will also be involved in its import...

The probability of success is very high.

However, the selection of guests needs to be carefully considered!
There definitely needs to be two or three big stars…

Ideally, it should be the kind that actually produces results...

Shen Yan immediately thought of Deng Chao and Chen He, and for other guests... let's add Wu Jing!

Baoqiang can actually do it too...

Alas, there are still too few actors in the industry willing to do variety show content right now!

After all, variety show personalities are required to be quick-witted, able to catch jokes and create jokes... and often, they also have to sacrifice their image...

Yang Di is good!

Sha Yi... that works too...

Then they'll add another artist from the same company, like Dilraba!

Perfect…

Of course, all of this is convincing the actors first…

Moreover, Zhejiang TV's first choice was actually... Huang Bo!
After all, Huang Bo is known as a box office king with 30 billion yuan in earnings, has excellent audience appeal, and is also a representative of high emotional intelligence...

Oh, Shen Yan definitely won't be a regular on a reality show.
It's not about maintaining an air of mystery, and there's nothing mysterious about it anyway; it's simply that he's not good at variety shows…

He's not a funny person!
Moreover, he has a serious personality, so if he were to become a regular on a reality show, it would definitely be a disaster.

……

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Yan took his family to Sanya…

BJ is still too cold!
The weather in Sanya is pleasant during the Chinese New Year...

Shen Yan directly rented a sea-view villa.

We went to the beach that day…

The ocean is truly a wonderful thing; when you're in a good mood, you can look at the sea, and when you're in a bad mood, you can jump into it...

If you have money, you can eat seafood; if you don't have money, you can choose to go swimming!

However, there are really too many people from Northeast China in Sanya, especially from Heilongjiang!

To what extent?
The Heilongjiang Provincial Public Security Department has established an entry-exit administration service station in Sanya.

You should know that China's public security system operates on a territorial jurisdiction system, and overstepping boundaries for management is not permitted.

Looking across all of China, Sanya is the only exception.

The Heilongjiang police opened fire, and the Sanya police allowed it! The reason is simple: there are just too many people from Heilongjiang in Sanya. Only a small portion of them have their household registration in Hainan, while many others still retain their Heilongjiang household registration but live in Sanya.

Normally, if anything happens, I have to travel all the way back to Heilongjiang to handle the procedures.

To make things easier for the public, the Heilongjiang Municipal Public Security Bureau funded the opening of a police station in Sanya, specifically responsible for matters related to household registration, immigration, and vehicle and driver management…

There's even a branch of the Second People's Hospital of Heilongjiang City in Hainan Province…

Oh, and there were quite a few Russian girls too…

So fair-skinned and tall!

However, Shen Yan had no interest in foreigners—he didn't even engage in unspoken rules in North America!
He was lying under the shade of a tree, enjoying the sea breeze, when his younger sister came over with a coconut and handed it to him: "Don't you need to promote your movie?"

"Let me rest for two days...we'll start promoting on the third day of the Lunar New Year!"

"But you can't just not care at all!"

Shen Yan took off his sunglasses: "Who said I don't care? I care very much!"

"You haven't even posted on Weibo!"

"...It's not over yet. I can only post on Weibo after the first day's box office results are released."

Shen Yan sat up, inserted a straw, and began to drink the coconut juice…

Shen Li said, "I just checked, and the attendance rates for several movies are quite high!"

"normal!"

"Even 'Where Are We Going, Dad?' had an 80% attendance rate!"

"At this stage, films released during the Spring Festival are taking on more of a social aspect!"

"Social attributes?"

Shen Yan casually said, "Think about it, when you go back to your hometown for the Spring Festival and see a few old friends, besides shopping, playing cards, and surfing the internet, the remaining entertainment activities are watching movies... and the most important social activity: blind dates!"

Blind dates during Chinese New Year...

Eat, go shopping, and then watch a movie!
This is already standard procedure.

I once saw a post that said: "Damn it, I went on seven blind dates during the Spring Festival and watched 'Hi, Mom' seven times. I cried every time, and my eyes were swollen from crying!"
Of course, not just any movie will do!

It has to be a high-quality movie; at the very least, it can't be a bad one!

The reviews are out: "Havoc in Heaven" has a Douban score of 4.6, making it an absolute disaster.

Shen Li was curious about something else: "Does our town have a movie theater?"

"Yes... Currently, cinemas at the township level receive subsidies, with a maximum subsidy of 40 yuan per screen, directly subsidized by the central government..."

"We're not considered a township-level area, are we?"

"I mean, there is such a thing!" After a pause, Shen Yan said, "However, these cinemas mainly cater to the Spring Festival season; at other times, there are practically no audiences!"

"...So, do you think we could make money if we opened a few cinemas?"

Shen Yan rolled her eyes at her: "You have time to run a movie theater?"

Then the younger sister retorted, "Why do movie theaters need to be operated? Aren't they just places to show movies?"

"...Okay, you have a point, but movie theaters depend on the film industry. In other words, good movies make theaters popular, and without good movies, theaters lose money..."

Shen Li scratched her head: "My best friend wants to open a movie theater; she thinks the movie theater business has potential..."

"Your best friend? Who is she?"

"Little Lu, don't you remember?"

“…Lu Shu?”

“Yes!” Shen Li explained, “She’s a reporter at Sina Movies now… She told me the other day that cinemas have a very promising future!”

Shen Yan was speechless: "...Just focus on learning from the 'Running Man' production team. I reckon you'll be the main PD next season, so don't overthink it!"

"Oh…"

My sister nodded, then asked another question: "So, by the end of today, how much do you think the market will rise?"

Shen Yan estimated for a moment, then said, "I estimate it will exceed 300 million, and 'Duckweed' will take more than 60%..."

Wow, that's 1.8 million?

"Hmm... what's up? Are you going to message your best friend?"

"She asked me!"

"Have her call me directly... I won't charge you for the interview!"

(End of this chapter)