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

Chapter 616 Toronto Film Festival (14)

Brother Yan really didn't mean to avoid it...

It's not that I don't want to show off!
Wealth and honor do not return home, just like walking in brocade at night!
But the itinerary has already been planned.

I told Shishi last year that we should go to Disney World in Orlando for half a month...

Furthermore, screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival are also planned—after all, Shen Yan still wants to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film…

If I remember correctly, Birdman was a big winner at this year's Oscars, while Harvey's Imitation Game ultimately failed, only winning the Best Adapted Screenplay award.

This incident signifies that Harvey has begun his decline!
In fact, Harvey's career has been on a downward trend since 2013, with his investments in films failing at the box office and his Oscar bids also falling short.

He later fell from power for a simple reason: firstly, he was excessively arrogant and domineering; secondly, he lost political protection and was purged…

Therefore, he is not a concern, and... Harvey didn't buy any foreign films this year; he's probably only focused on public relations for "The Imitation Game"...

The rest depends on how well the A24 performs!

However, Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the North American rights to the Cannes Film Festival award-winning film "Leviathan" and will conduct Oscar campaigning for it. The North American rights to the Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Winter Sleep" have also been sold, and it is very likely that Turkey will represent Türkiye in the Oscar race.

But to be honest, these foreign films... definitely can't compare to Shen Yan in terms of impact!

Shen Yan paid $500 million in public relations fees.

The only requirement is: Best foreign language film…

There are no other strict requirements!
……

At the end of August, "Boss & Me" premiered...

This TV series is Shen Yan's first idol drama after "My Love from the Star", and it's incredibly popular!
Within 24 hours of its premiere, the show garnered over 2.6 million views across the entire internet, with over 7000 million views on Tencent's platform alone, significantly outpacing other platforms…

As for viewership ratings, "Boss & Me" broke 1 on both platforms on its first day of airing.

The next day, both platforms broke 2;

The price rose again on the third day, breaking through 3 on both platforms...

The total number of views across the entire network has exceeded one billion!
It's a bit of a shame that "Boss & Me" only has 24 episodes and can only air for 12 days...

But it has enough influence!

Zhao Liying, in particular, saw a meteoric rise in followers—from 500 million to 1100 million in just three days…

As for Shen Yan…

He was already the most popular one, so the boost wasn't significant!
The success was also noteworthy—three songs from "Shan Shan Comes to Eat," namely "Jump Tower," "The Sound of Falling Snow," and "The Only One," topped the charts...

Another song he sang with Zhao Liying, "Thinking of Someone Alone," also became a hit...

The theme songs "By Chance" and "Helpless" became hits...

The opening act of a sweet romance drama, coupled with Shen Yan's unparalleled appeal...

As of September 5th, "Boss & Me" had aired 14 episodes, and the drama had become a phenomenon of discussion.

"Boss & Me" was indeed very popular. In the original timeline, it had over 100 million views in a single day during its online period, and its iQiyi play index exceeded 2 million. To this day, it remains the only modern idol drama on the platform to achieve this data.
With over 100 replays, he became the only modern idol in the past decade to achieve this feat.

In addition, it topped the YouTube charts for most-watched Chinese dramas from 2014 to 2016…

Oh, the most common comment on the screen was: "Come and see the Venice Film Festival Best Actor play a domineering CEO!"

Many people are discussing why Shen Yan is acting in an idol drama…

He's already won the Venice Film Festival's Best Actor award!

Many people say he lacks planning...

Some say he has low aesthetic standards…

Of course, there is another claim: Shen Yan earned at least 6000 million yuan from the drama "Boss & Me"!
By the way, "Burning" was released on September 5th, and its opening day box office was 47 million...

It surpasses "The Expendables 3" and "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes".

However, its Douban rating plummeted from 9.1 to 8.4... This is understandable, as "Burning" isn't an action-packed film, and Shen Yan didn't include any explicit scenes—even when Dilraba took off her clothes to dance, she had her back to the camera, so you couldn't see anything...

He's not a South Korean filmmaker!
Since Chun Doo-hwan introduced the 3S policy in the 80s, South Korean films have become increasingly biased towards eroticism. Regardless of the genre or subject matter, they will never let go of any opportunity to include passionate scenes.

In this creative atmosphere, cyan has become an important symbol of Korean films. Many Korean film enthusiasts have no idea how vulgar the Korean film industry mass-produces every year. Infidelity and incest are common topics, and an entire film can be made on the theme of "Should I have sex or not?"

This situation lasted for twenty years, twenty years! Twenty years of focusing on making cyan films, influencing the aesthetics of an entire generation.

The vast majority of blue-toned depictions in Korean films are meaningless; they are merely a cultural inertia—no blue, no film.

When there are enough of one thing, creators will force some particularly meaningless things to become meaningful.

The result is that South Korean directors have learned a magical skill: turning scenes meant to sell sex appeal into the most crucial events.

For example, in "Tazza 2", the reason for the female lead Shin Se-kyung to strip naked and sell her body is that she has a perfectly legitimate reason to prevent the hiding of the cards.

What is not prohibited by law is permitted, let alone these eye-catching things!
I'd like to specifically criticize Game of Thrones. A large portion of its sex scenes are just reciting textbook settings, which is extremely awkward.

Ahem...

The promotion for "Burning" mainly involved Dilraba Dilmurat and Wang Kai running around, while Shen Yan attended film festivals.

They mainly participate in variety shows, where they talk about their daily filming experiences and their sights in Venice.

The battle between Shen Yan and the Venetian police became an indispensable topic.

……

The Toronto International Film Festival is indeed very lively, much more so than Venice!

And Hollywood stars... do indeed put on a show.

Of course, you could also interpret it as them genuinely caring about their fans…

Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, and Tom Hiddleston.

At the premiere of Tom Hardy's "The Gangster Saga," it was raining heavily. Presumably out of concern for his fans, Tom Hardy insisted on taking photos and signing autographs with almost every fan in the front row and lingered on the red carpet for half an hour, getting completely soaked himself.

Jessica Chastain not only took her own photos but also came out to take care of the fans in the corner...

Tom Hiddleston did the same; after the premiere, he continued to take photos with fans waiting at the back door.

This includes George Clooney, who allowed older fans to touch his face.

And the food was delicious...

After all, Toronto has a large Chinese population!

Toronto has a total population of approximately 580 million, nearly half of whom are immigrants. Among these immigrants, Chinese people make up about 12%.
Where there are many Chinese people, there are many delicious foods!

"Burning" has been selected for the Special Screenings section, and will be screened in the "Source" section...

The so-called 'Fountain' screenings focus on the original works of emerging directors, showcasing their creativity.

It just so happens to be held at the Ho Pak-Chiu Theatre in Scarborough!

Scarborough is a predominantly Chinese area.

There are even more delicious things to eat!
Chinatown is a place where you can find all kinds of food that are just as good as those in China, and a bowl of noodles can cost more than ten dollars.

But for Shen Yan and Shi Shi, who had just returned from Venice, it was dirt cheap!

—In Venice, a bowl of white rice costs 20 euros!
By the way, when Shen Yan and Shi Shi bought tickets, each staff member received a gift bag. In addition to the usual gift bag containing a market distribution map, a movie screening schedule or a list of classic films from previous years, there was also a can of ginger-flavored Pepsi and a bottle of antiperspirant!

Antiperspirant is fine, but ginger-flavored Pepsi...

It tastes awful!
This is probably a marketing campaign for the new flavor before its official launch.

The result was a disaster; everyone said it tasted bad. The first sip was met with profanity, and the second sip was thrown away.

(End of this chapter)