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

Chapter 599 Unsurprisingly, I didn't win an award! (44)

Shen Yan suddenly realized something: he wasn't popular or well-known enough in North America or even worldwide!

Hollywood rarely pays attention to other countries and regions…

They feel like the world revolves around them!

Spielberg praised "The Squid Game," saying, "It's interesting that unknown people can also take on leading roles in TV series and movies."

Lee Jung-jae had already been nominated for Cannes Film Festival for his role in "The Housemaid" and was considered a national treasure of South Korea...

But in Spielberg's eyes, he was still an 'unknown actor'!
It's still possible for Shen Yan to invite Gosling, but it won't be so easy for Emma Stone.

Ryan Gosling started his career as a child star—joining the "Mickey Mouse Club" at the age of 12 and working with Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake.

Later, she transitioned to the film industry, gaining fame in her early years with films like "The Notebook" and "Blue Valentine." In recent years, she has mainly acted in more serious dramas...

She's quite stubborn at heart.

Despite being in the industry for so many years, he still insists on making low-budget independent films.

La La Land, while not exactly a classic story, is probably one that Gosling would be willing to give a try…

Furthermore, Shen Yan is the producer of "Dallas Buyers Club"...

This is definitely a plus!

Emma Stone... is quite popular.

The low-budget film "Zombieland" was a box office hit, and she stood out and amazed audiences. Then "Easy Project" had a budget of $800 million and grossed $7500 million worldwide!
"Easy A" was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

Then came her breakout role, starring in films such as *The Help* (a 2012 Oscar contender), *Crazy, Stupid, Love*, *The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2*, *Birdman*, and Woody Allen's *Magic in the Moonlight* and *Irrational Man*...

These works have received good reviews and performed well at the box office!

He has a full schedule of film offers.

However, she started from minor roles and supporting characters; she can sing, dance, has acted on Broadway, and has made cameo appearances in music videos…

Not counting resource-backed celebrities…

Of course, she couldn't compare to later generations—later still, Emma Stone was crowned Hollywood's leading lady!
She's currently on the B+ list...

Even a B+ rating isn't something Shen Yan can invite...

Let's see if "Burning" can win an award...

If "Burning" wins the Golden Lion Award, everything else will be negotiable!

……

"Brotherhood of Blades" grossed over 4 million yuan in its first ten days of release...

The box office for the first four days was 1.85 million yuan, a typical example of word-of-mouth driving box office success…

In comparison, "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" also grossed 2.86 million yuan in ten days of release—while "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" grossed 2.25 million yuan in its opening weekend of four days!
In other words, over the next six days, "Moonlight Kingdom" only grossed 6100 million yuan at the box office...

Huang Xiaoming is about to experience his 'abandonment' moment...

There are so many terrible movies...

He was unlucky; both "The Crossing" and "Hollywood Adventures" were big investments!

The directors are all renowned, including John Woo and Justin Lin…

Nobody expected these two movies to be such terrible...

Shen Yan couldn't help but post a Weibo: "An actor, especially one with fame and influence, shouldn't always take on some inexplicable movies. This is not being sincere to the film, and it also harms the audience. Over time, the audience will subconsciously develop a rebellious mentality—as soon as they see your name on the poster, they will subconsciously think that it is a bad movie!"

"Even if you act in a good movie, it's useless! This is called the market's 'customer-driving effect'!" "Once an actor or star creates a 'customer-driving effect,' it's not so easy to reverse their image—fixed labels are hard to break!"

"I'm not referring to anyone in particular; this is just something I felt compelled to say after watching 'Moonlight Kingdom'!"

Good grief, you don't consider this a specific reference?
They've even announced the movie title!

It's obvious that this is a criticism of Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang...

……

"Nowadays, hot money is pouring into the film industry, and stars are especially popular. Top-tier stars can rake in tens of millions of yuan in film remuneration for a single movie, which is thousands of times more than the normal income of the general public."

"Many big stars have also gained the privilege of becoming sworn brothers with the wealthy, traveling together, and even sharing lavish banquets, luxury cars, and supermodels. Naturally, they've placed themselves above the audience..."

"I'm very wary of this situation!"

Shen Yan had just gotten off the plane when he received an interview from *People* magazine. The first question was about his "attacks" on Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang on Weibo…

He didn't mince words and directly stated his thoughts: "From a human nature perspective, it's easy for celebrities to collude with capital... this is unavoidable!"

"This... is easy to solve. Once investors realize that the entertainment industry isn't the kind of easy money they imagine, they'll naturally withdraw... We can look at the North American market as an example. Wall Street investors were initially very keen on Hollywood, but later they became indifferent!"

"...Then we'll be able to tell at a glance who's swimming naked!"

"I went to the US to discuss investing in several films... They were all award-winning films, independently produced. I'm not Wang Jianlin, who can throw money at a production company!"

We chatted briefly, and I analyzed the influx of mainland Chinese capital into Hollywood…

Shen Yan was about to take his leave when a reporter from People magazine suddenly remembered something: "Burning has been shortlisted for the main competition at the Venice Film Festival?"

"Yes! It will be the opening ceremony film this year!"

"So what's your opinion on the Hundred Flowers Awards?"

"...I'll just sit and watch, what else can I do?"

"What I mean is you didn't win an award..."

Shen Yan sneered, then said, "That's normal... Although my film has been recognized by the audience, the awards that represent the audience don't... That's understandable!"

……

Oh, the Hundred Flowers Awards were held three days ago.

"The Grandmaster" won Best Feature Film, Huang Xiaoming won Best Actor for "American Dreams in China", and Zhang Ziyi won Best Actress for "The Grandmaster".

As for Best Director… it was awarded to Zhao Yanzi!
That's right, Zhao Yanzi won the Best Director award at the Hundred Flowers Awards for "So Young".

Shen Yan... well, it can't be said that he didn't win any awards—"American Dreams in China" won both Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor awards!

However, Shen Yan himself did not receive any awards.

As expected!
However, nominations were given for both "American Dreams in China" and "Fame and Fortune"...

Unfortunately, he lost to Zhao Yanzi.

Shen Yan's fans must be very unhappy...

But Shen Yan didn't care—he knew these old guys who controlled the awards very well.

They are deliberately suppressing Shen Yan—I want the audience to know that in the eyes of us artists and 'audience representatives,' who does the audience's opinion matter!

You can make money at the box office, your movie audience likes it...

so what?
The right to interpret art is in my hands. If I say I won't give it to you, then I won't!
Many industry insiders say they want to mold Shen Yan into the Leonardo DiCaprio of the Chinese entertainment industry—but he has tried to win awards multiple times without success.

That's bullshit. Leonardo DiCaprio is after the Oscars, but what about Shen Yan?
(End of this chapter)