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

Chapter 564 March (23)

Shen Yan wasn't really keen on taking on the role in "Mekong River"...

It's not that I can't endure the hardships of filming in the rainforest, nor is it because my age is unsuitable.

On the one hand, he was unavailable, and on the other hand, he didn't want to be associated with this type of subject matter...

Once the connection is established, many subsequent projects will specifically request him…

And you can't really refuse!

Because it's a patriotic film...

However, Wu Jing only had this one condition, and Shen Yan couldn't refuse it.

“I don’t have any objections,” Shen Yan emphasized the timeline, “but this movie is going to be released during next year’s National Day holiday!”

"It's scheduled for next year? Is that a rule?"

"Hmm... when we acquired the adaptation rights, we said we'd have two years to develop it..."

Wu Jing thought for a moment, then asked Shen Yan, "When do you have time?"

Shen Yan calculated the schedule...

Filming "Legend of Fei" took three months, "Burning" took one month, then I went to Italy for half a month... After that, I still have to film "Eternal Love"...

"I won't have time until at least November!"

"Then...there's definitely enough time!"

Wu Jing laughed: "Perfect timing, I'm going to do post-production on 'Wolf Warrior'..."

When will "Wolf Warrior" be released?

"Wolf Warrior" had a production cost of 50 million yuan. Spark Studio contributed 30 million yuan, Wu Jing himself contributed 10 million yuan, and the remaining 10 million yuan was invested by China Film Group and Free Whale Investment…

It's a military action movie after all!
Film companies are generally unwilling to take risks.

Otherwise, as Wu Jing's son-in-law, there's no reason why Enlight Media wouldn't invest in "Wolf Warrior"...

In the original timeline, during the filming of the first "Wolf Warrior" movie, Wu Jingqian was short of several million yuan and sought investment from Enlight Media.

At the time, Xie Nan was the top female host in Enlight Media's variety show department. The value of her Enlight Media shares was close to 1000 million yuan. Enlight Media went public in 11 and had a lot of money. She invested tens of millions of yuan in various projects, but she didn't invest in "Wolf Warrior". This forced Wu Jing to mortgage his house to raise several million yuan. At that time, Xie Nan said that she had a small house, but she didn't just say it to Wu Jing.

Then from 14 to 18, Xie Nan didn't host a single variety show. It seemed like Enlight Media was holding Xie Nan's contract hostage, and Xie Nan was stubbornly resisting.

When Wang Changtian congratulated "Wolf Warrior 2" on its huge success, Xie Nan replied, "I hesitated for a long time, unsure how to respond. I hope that one day those who understand him can feel more at ease..."

It's highly unlikely that Enlight Media and Wu Jing and his wife will collaborate.

—For such a massive project as "The Wandering Earth 2," Wanda, Huayi Brothers, Poly Film, and Emperor Entertainment were all co-producers, but Enlight Media wasn't among them…

Wu Jingdao: "The Lunar New Year film season!"

"This year's Lunar New Year film season?"

"Can't you?"

"...Okay, no problem, let's release it on December 2nd!"

"December 2nd..." Wu Jing took out his phone and searched: "There's a movie called 'The Crossing' that day!"

"We're targeting John Woo! So what? Are you afraid of John Woo?"

"That's not the case..."

In the original timeline, "Wolf Warrior" grossed 2.08 million yuan in one week and 4.19 million yuan in 10 days...

Based on this trend and its potential, there's a high probability that it will break 800 million!

Then Furious 7 was released…

Squeezing out screenings and reducing market attention.

This resulted in the film ultimately grossing only 5.44 million yuan.

But we still made money!
Then Wu Jingcai had the capital to produce "Wolf Warrior 2"...

Shen Yan suddenly remembered something: "By the way, what about the 'Running Man' thing I told you about? What's your opinion?"

Wu Jingdao: "I've watched a few episodes of 'Running Man,' and you told me to study Kim Jong-kook more..." "Yeah!"

"...I'm different from him, I don't work out much..."

"Brother, isn't a 2000 million yuan reward worth doing something for us? Besides, variety shows are also a job for celebrities. They're all about serving the audience!"

Wu Jing scratched his head: "Okay, I'll start working out tomorrow!"

Back then, Wu Jing underwent a rigorous three-month workout regimen to prepare for filming "Wolf Warrior 2," running 8 kilometers and doing 600 crunches every day, maintaining a body fat percentage of 8%...

All for a scene where the upper body is bare—to show off their figures.

So why can't we do it now, for the sake of "Running Man"?
……

In March, Hollywood movies typically dominate the film market!

This year is no exception, with games like "Top-Tier Planes," "Homeland Defense," and "Don't Mess with Me" all being released...

But apart from "Need for Speed" which performed reasonably well at the box office, the other films weren't very good...

Logically, the Oscar-winning film should be released in China, but no film company is willing to import "12 Years a Slave," and no company is even willing to do the distribution business!

After all, what does the story of black slaves have to do with us?
In recent years, the Oscar-winning films haven't performed well at the Chinese box office. "The King's Speech" grossed 628 million yuan, and "The Artist" only managed 400 million yuan…

What a waste of a spot!

Generally speaking, if an imported film doesn't gross more than 100 million yuan at the box office, it's like working for nothing—distribution costs are very high.

There are only 20 slots available each year, oh, now there are 34, so each one used is one less available…

Moreover, the members of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) in the United States consist of the six major Hollywood studios: Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal, and Warner Bros.

They are also unlikely to allow non-members to become the main force in exporting films.

As is widely known, Oscar-winning films are mostly produced by independent film companies…

"12 Years a Slave" was produced by Plan B and New Regency Films.

Independent film companies rarely produce large-scale commercial films, so naturally, China Film Group and Huaxia Film Distribution, the two companies responsible for importing films, rarely cooperate with them!

Shen Yan... doesn't pay much attention to these things.

He tried to get "Dallas Buyers Club" approved, but the film was R-rated and its commercial appeal wasn't obvious...

It didn't work out!
—The global box office was only $5500 million.

To be honest, if Leonardo DiCaprio had been cast as the lead, the box office would have been at least four or five times higher…

But the cost would increase tenfold, and then Shen Yan would have no chance to get involved!

……

I had a brief meeting with Wang Kai, we chatted for a bit, and then it was confirmed that he would play the role of the rich second-generation in "Burning"...

Then Shen Yan returned to Hengdian and joined the cast of "Legend of Fei".

There's not much to say about the filming of "Legend of Fei".

This drama is told from the female lead's perspective.

The main storyline is that the female protagonist, Zhou Fei, goes through trials and tribulations in the martial arts world, witnessing the wickedness of people's hearts, the downfall of heroes, and the joy of revenge. She also survives many dangerous situations and even tries to stop a chariot with her bare hands, thus forging the courage to "do what she knows is impossible".

Shen Yan plays the male lead, Xie Yun, the orphan of the former crown prince. He comes from a distinguished family, but due to his special identity and his weariness of the intrigues of the court, he transforms into a wandering knight-errant.

Throughout their acquaintance and the subsequent development of feelings for each other, he accompanied Zhou Fei on her adventures in the martial arts world.

Although Xie Yun was highly skilled in martial arts, he was poisoned by the Bone-Penetrating Green Poison. After saving Zhou Fei, he fell into a deep sleep due to the poison and became someone who needed to be saved by Zhou Fei.

Simply put, the female protagonist, Zhou Fei, is fighting fiercely with a long sword, while the male protagonist, Xie Yun, is cheering her on from the sidelines.

So, Shen Yan found filming this movie very easy...

However, Shi Shi had a tough time. She had action scenes almost every day, with various wire stunts and flying around. She was also very competitive, so unless she couldn't do it, she did most of the action scenes herself.

Then every day when she returned to her room, Shen Yan would apply ointment to her wounds.

(End of this chapter)