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

Chapter 631 Interstellar Travel (23)

It's obvious that Yang Mi is jealous...

Or rather, they were shocked!

It's understandable, after all, Dilraba's path to fame completely shattered the industry's expectations...

Yes, Dilraba already had works before "Running Man," including "The Criminal" and "My Love from the Star" (where she played the second female lead), as well as "Dating Expert," "Prince of Lan Ling," and "Burning," where she was the female lead...

However, she pursued an acting career, gradually building her national recognition through her work.

The upward trend is very obvious!

But that's all...

One show, "Running Man," propelled her to the top of the entertainment industry...

Her persona: an energetic girl.

She has a lively and cheerful personality, but can be a bit absent-minded at times…

There's no such thing as a "foodie persona"—celebrities should avoid creating one, as it's very easy for their image to crumble!

Many celebrities don't eat at all in private; they basically rely on starvation to lose weight!

Female celebrities, in particular, have to maintain their figures, so they have a lot of willpower. For example, Zhang Ziyi once cooked instant noodles. No matter how good she said it was, when she ate it, she insisted on only eating three bites before giving it to the staff.

Dilraba is the same; her management team has a dedicated nutritionist who creates daily meal plans for her…

You're letting people like this create a foodie persona?
Shen Yan said in a live stream a while ago: "Never believe in the so-called 'can't gain weight' and never believe in the 'foodie' persona. Even someone like me has to work out for two hours every day at the gym... How can you not care about your figure?"

"Initially, they planned to create a foodie persona for Dilraba because she really can eat a lot... We ate together, three people, five dishes, and she ate three bowls of rice... I was stunned... She said she was only half full!"

"Later, Brother Ji Xiang specially assembled a management team for her, found a nutritionist, and set daily limits on her carbohydrate and meat intake..."

"Then we decided not to create a foodie persona for her... because she wants to be a female celebrity and absolutely cannot be fat!"

Uh, recently during his live streams, he mentioned Dilraba, Wu Jing, Sha Yi, Deng Chao...

It can be considered as riding on the popularity of "Running Man"!

"It's normal for Dilraba to become popular. When Ji Xiang signed her, he was aiming to make her a star!"

"That's way too fast..."

"The main reason is that 'Running Man' is interesting... It's a celebrity version of 'Brave and Smart Challenge,' with a novel theme. Everyone is very open and relaxed. The show has a novel theme, with many embarrassing moments, but of course, there are also many laughs... Another point is that there are no decent competitors in the same period!"

The next point is very important.

During this period, Friday night shows like "Day Day Up" and "If You Are the One" are no match for "Keep Running".

However, Dilraba's sudden rise to fame...

That's quite surprising...

Her current endorsement fee is as high as 500 million yuan a year, which is close to that of a first-tier female star. In addition to the eight endorsements that have been agreed upon, more than a dozen brands are in contact with her, including Dior, Tiffany, Bulgari, and beauty brands such as Lancôme, Estée Lauder, and Helena Rubinstein, all of whom are vying for her!

Moreover, her salary has increased to 80 per episode…

Yang Mi immediately asked, "So, do I have to participate in variety shows too?"

"...Let's talk about it later. We can become a regular on variety shows when your popularity drops a bit or when there aren't any suitable scripts available!"

"But Fan Xiaopang wants to make 'Challenger Alliance'..."

"It's no use, reality TV shows aren't that simple..."

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Even if you brought together Fan Xiaopang, Zhao Yanzi, and Lin Xinru, you still couldn't make an interesting reality show!" "Then why do TV stations do it?"

"With celebrity endorsements, sponsorships are easy to come by... and celebrities can easily make money..."

"Challengers Alliance," "Twenty-Four Hours," and even Xu Zheng's "Food on the Road"—all were failures…

Variety shows aren't necessarily better just because they feature the biggest celebrities...

"how about you?"

"I'm unlikely to participate in reality TV shows..." Shen Yan waved his hand: "I'm not good at creating variety show effects!"

"... "

Yang Mi scratched her head, then continued scrolling through Weibo…

Shen Yan checked the time and then suggested, "Shall we go see a movie?"

What movie?

"Nolan's 'Interstellar'... premiered yesterday, I want to go see it..."

"Now?"

"It'll be 11 PM... I'll probably finish watching the movie around 2:30 AM... At worst, I'll just find a place to sleep during filming tomorrow!"

……

In November's film market, Spark Studio released "Paper Dolls Return," starring Chen Yao, which grossed over 280 million yuan in 10 days…

The box office wasn't very high, with predictions around 3.5 million.

However, it has received positive reviews, with a Douban rating of 6.8…

This fully proves that the B&B universe can continue!
By the way, "The Big Shot 2" ultimately grossed 14.8 billion yuan, while "Breakup Buddies" grossed 8.9 million yuan...

The box office performance of "Paper Dolls" could have been even higher, given the large number of films released in November, including "Kung Fu Jungle," "Penguins of Madagascar," and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2"...

Then on November 12th, Interstellar was released!
Frankly, Interstellar is not number 1, that's obvious.

It can't compare to Star Wars in terms of groundbreakingness, 2001: A Space Odyssey in terms of philosophical speculation, most series in terms of IP value, or Blade Runner in terms of intellectual depth, etc.

But one thing is certain: Interstellar is the best science fiction film that combines commercial appeal with artistic merit.

The cast, the composer, the sci-fi consultant, and the spectacle are all top-notch, contributing to the work's commercial appeal.

The story's pacing, its central theme, and its exploration of humanity's future and human nature constitute the work's artistic attributes.

Absolutely a representative work in the field of science fiction...

However, many viewers felt that Interstellar was too sentimental and that its core message was humanistic, rather than "science fiction" enough.

The final solution is to 'generate electricity out of love'!
But to be honest, it's the emotional scenes and humanistic concerns in the film that are most likely to resonate with the general public and evoke strong feelings in most people. As for whether the scientific concepts are cool enough or hard science fiction enough, only a very small minority care.

Nolan may have been misled by sci-fi fans, making a very hard sci-fi film called *Tenet*. It's almost entirely devoid of emotional manipulation, focusing primarily on the film's sci-fi concepts. Everything else is glossed over, resulting in it becoming Nolan's lowest-rated sci-fi film…

However, Liu Cixin made a valid point: "Suppose *Interstellar* was made by Chinese people, and its quality was the same as an American film, but it was explicitly stated that it was made by Chinese people, and the entire cast was Chinese, that film would be a failure. The American *Interstellar* is obscure, and the media would praise it as a 'mind-bending film,' as 'highbrow.' If Chinese people made such a film, it would only be met with criticism."

Liu Cixin was indeed forward-thinking!
If this film is truly made by Chinese filmmakers, then things will get really interesting: Can a person survive falling into a black hole? Can love allow the protagonist to travel through time in a fourth-dimensional space to find his daughter's room from his childhood? Is there someone creating a wormhole to save humanity? Is the salvation plan being carried out by only one country? Is it a rip-off of Doraemon?
However, after watching the movie, Shen Yan felt it was pretty good—the IMAX version offered an immersive viewing experience!

Yang Mi also liked it and posted on Weibo: "After watching Interstellar, Nolan is the only god!"

(End of this chapter)