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

Chapter 601 Andy Lau (23)

Ma Yili plays Zhao Jinmai's mother this time...

She praised the two child actors.

"Zhao Jinmai and Wen Qi are both very talented young girls. I asked the director where he found them, and he said it was Brother Yan who recommended them... So I asked him, where did Brother Yan find Zhao Jinmai!"

The reporter immediately asked, "From where?"

He mentioned "Balala the Fairies"...

Shen Yan interjected: "Balala the Fairies is a children's movie. I was thinking that it would be really cool if a cute little girl with two adorable pigtails, who is playful, lively, and innocent, became a villain who makes people tremble!"

"What about Jiang Yiyi?"

"Jiang Yiyi is already a well-known child star; we selected her through auditions. Both Zhao Jinmai and Jiang Yiyi are extremely talented actresses..."

Then, the reporters asked about the article.

After the Monday reveal, there were all sorts of speculations about their relationship...

The media also wanted to create a big story—so they released a bunch of low-key divorce news!

The rumors about them getting divorced sound completely unbelievable—a bunch of endorsements and brands are looking for them because of their marital relationship. Divorce? You'd have to pay the breach of contract penalty.
Ma Yili rambled on for a long time, but it was mostly just dodging the question…

Then a reporter asked, "I heard that Wen Zhang and Yao Di got together during the filming of 'Fruit Wedding Era,' is that true?"

This is going too far. Ma Yili couldn't stand it and wanted to curse, but Shen Yan spoke up: "What's the point of confirming this kind of thing? Does specifying the exact day and year change the nature of the whole matter? You're actually asking a wife this kind of question... Can't you have a little bit of moral decency?"

Oh, after the Monday reveal, many media outlets and independent media began digging into the timeline between Yao Di and Wen Zhang…

The final conclusion should be after "The Era of Fruity Weddings"...

Interesting.

The reason many people dislike this article is precisely this: if you truly love someone, divorce your spouse and marry them! If you've found true love, just leave with nothing and let them go! In the future, when you're making money, focus on loving your children, and the audience will gradually accept it…

But he didn't...

This guy is a heartless liar who turns his back on you after you've done your bidding. He fooled the child so much that he was practically smitten! In the end, he ruined the child's life.

Then, shamelessly, he wanted to stay by Ma's side, taking advantage of the resources...

In any case, the article is now completely associated with the word "cheating"!
……

I'm planning to go to Venice the day after tomorrow...

"One day in advance?"

"Yes, who's interested? Let's do it together!"

After the premiere, Shen Yan, Guo Fan, Yang Qing, Rao Xiaozhi, Lu Yang, and the main cast and crew of "Sheep Without a Shepherd" had dinner together...

Rao Xiaozhi inquired about the situation of "Burning"...

Shen Yan answered truthfully.

Several people shook their heads: "We're not going...we don't have any films nominated for the main competition..."

"We could go see a movie!"

"What's the point of watching? There aren't even subtitles, how can you understand it?"

Shen Yan sighed: "In recent years, the Venice Film Festival has become increasingly conservative. I heard they used to show some erotic films to attract audiences..."

"I know that. Cannes is the same. I heard that Cannes was no match for Venice at first, so they found a group of Category III film actresses who posed provocatively to attract a lot of viewers!"

This is true!

Cannes has always been very tolerant. Lars von Trier, who made films with explicit content and used realistic shots of women performing abortions in their kitchens, was a darling of Cannes before expressing sympathy for Nacional.

Oh, and there's also "Behind the Green Door"—a young woman is kidnapped and sold to a sex club for training, where she's subjected to erotic spectacles on screen…

These are all works from the Cannes main competition!

In contrast, Venice is much more conservative…

However, this is only relatively speaking. It should be noted that a large number of filmmakers in Europe particularly enjoy making scenes with explicit content!
If you don't show it, you can't really call it cinematic art.

Actually... they were there to sell the film!

Just like the visual effects of mainstream Hollywood commercial films, so-called European cinematic art also focuses on creating selling points to attract audiences.

However, these people lack sufficient investment and technical support behind the scenes, which means they cannot create those time-consuming and labor-intensive scenes. They can only rely on relatively cheap sex scenes, threesomes, and other explicit sex scenes to attract audiences and generate profits.

Unfortunately, with the advent of the mobile internet era, people can now watch many more explicit films on their phones…

Oh, back to the topic.

Andy Lau suddenly asked, "Mr. Shen, how much box office revenue does 'Sheep Without a Shepherd 2' expect?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then spoke the truth: "The box office prediction is over 600 million... I feel it's possible to break 1 billion!"

The people standing nearby were surprised, and Lu Yang interjected, "Breaking one billion?"

"School bullying is a topic of national concern..." Shen Yan explained, "Moreover, the first 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' received excellent reviews, scoring 8.2 on Douban, which will also boost the enthusiasm for watching 'Sheep Without a Shepherd 2'..."

"That shouldn't be more than a billion, right?"

Shen Yan said with a smile, "You have to understand that once a movie quickly breaks 600 million yuan at the box office, it creates a movie-going frenzy... and then it's unstoppable!"

Andy Lau declared, "If it really breaks 1 billion, I won't ask for a single penny more in my salary for the next film, 'Sheep Without a Shepherd 3'!"

"Since you've said so, then we must work hard..."

How can we make an effort?

Let's invest more in advertising!

……

Andy Lau sees it very clearly: the ultimate way out for Chinese-language films lies in mainland China!

Therefore, he had already begun supporting mainland filmmakers long ago.

Back then, his "Asian New Director" program supported emerging directors and invested in "Crazy Stone," which made Ning Hao an overnight sensation...

Later, he played supporting roles in two major Chinese films: Tu Hengyu in "The Wandering Earth" and the leader of the Q organization in "Detective Chinatown 3". He also played Yang Guozhong in "The Lychee of Chang'an".
After his film "I Am Not a Gambler" flopped at the box office, Chow Yun-fat started following the same path as Andy Lau—playing the role of Master Bai in "Detective Chinatown 1900"...

Although not the absolute protagonist, he has a significant amount of screen time—his final speech at the hearing captivated the entire film, and the patriotic sentiment of "Detective Chinatown 1900" reached its climax with this scene.

In other words, Andy Lau is willing to give up top billing!
So, when Shen Yan mentioned the script "Rescuing Mr. Liu," he became very interested...

"Is it based on a true story?"

Shen Yan nodded: "This is a very famous case... the kidnapping of Mr. Wu Ruofu..."

Lu Yang interjected, "I know about this...it must have been in 04...back then..."

Shen Yan interrupted him: "Then you should be the director!"

"Ah I?"

(End of this chapter)