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

Chapter 645 Added fuel to the fire (13)

"The Mermaid"... they did indeed approach Shen Yan!

Shen Yan is currently the most popular actor in mainland China...

In keeping with Stephen Chow's style, he's been casting the most popular actors in his recent films!

The original timeline is that Wen Zhang was cast for *Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons*, Deng Chao for *The Mermaid*, and Wu Fanfan for *Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back*…

By the way, speaking of "The Mermaid," it reminds me of something. A few years ago, there were rumors circulating: a comedy master with the name "Three Character Classic" and "The Mermaid," blah blah blah...

I don't know what happened, but suddenly it turned into Shen Teng and the mermaid blah blah blah...

Could it be that Shen Teng has been promoted to a higher level?

Returning to "The Mermaid," the story is simple: a mermaid disguises herself as a beautiful woman to get close to the villain with ulterior motives, but in the end, she falls in love with him.

But the movie was actually quite bad…

This kind of movie needs the heroine's sense of purity and the male lead's childlike innocence...

I didn't see either of them!
Lin Yun didn't carry the team well, and Deng Chao wasn't very good either...

This makes love very awkward...

If Lin Yun were replaced by a young Zhang Baizhi, and Deng Chao by a 35-year-old Stephen Chow, it would make much more sense!

Actually, adding a scene of love at first sight: the two lock eyes, their gazes meeting tenderly, then looking back at each other with lingering affection—a few dozen seconds of this, accompanied by background music—would be enough for anyone to understand that they fell in love at first sight…

But it didn't happen...

The cause and effect are nonsensical, forcibly portraying a domineering CEO falling for a naive and innocent girl. There's no real love in the love story; all I see is environmentalism.

However, "The Mermaid" was released during the 2016 Spring Festival...

Which work can Shen Yan use to counter this?

……

Shen Yan continued filming for the TV series "Life's Big Events".

He remained quite calm.

However, discussions about the Golden Globes, especially within the film industry, continue...

It's quite normal. The film industry at this stage is incredibly enamored with Hollywood. Huang Shengyi even pulled off an Oscar fainting incident—issuing a press release saying she was "invited by the Oscars committee to appear at both the Independent Spirit Awards and the Academy Awards ceremonies…and walk the red carpet with Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks." Then, close to the opening ceremony, Huang Shengyi claimed she "suddenly fainted in the dressing room and was taken to a local hospital, thus canceling her Oscar red carpet appearance." This whole operation…

This is blatant shamelessness in trying to ride the wave of popularity!
Oh, and then the truth came out: they were scammed, couldn't even get into the Oscars ceremony, and had to disappear unconscious...

But this also demonstrates the influence of these North American award ceremonies on the domestic film industry…

Many people have been subtly inquiring about "La La Land"—knowing that Shen Yan also has an award-contending film in his hands.

La La Land!

The plot has not yet been revealed; all that is known is that the male lead is Ryan Gosling and the female lead is Emma Stone…

Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co., Ltd. invested 30%, China Film Group Corporation invested 20%, and the remaining 50% was invested by A24 Media Group (20%) and Spark Studio (30%)...

I asked Shen Yan if it was possible to make it a Sino-US co-production...

Shen Yan shook his head—the English title of "La La Land" refers to the Hollywood area of ​​Los Angeles…

The story takes place in Los Angeles…

The male and female protagonists are two dream chasers...

It's impossible to make a co-production—there are three regulations for co-productions: the Chinese investment must generally be no less than one-third; Chinese actors must play major roles; and filming must take place in China… Returning to industry practices, initially many people wanted to invest or insert people…

When they learned that La La Land was a musical, most of the investment companies immediately lost interest.

That's normal; our film market isn't interested in musicals.

Peter Chan directed "Perhaps Love";
Zhou Jielun also starred in "Rooftop Love," while Du Qifeng starred in "Office"...

Regardless of the reviews, the box office performance was disappointing!
After "Rooftop Love," Zhou Jielun basically bid farewell to the film industry...

After "Office," Du Qifeng rarely took on big productions, except for "Three," which starred Zhao Yanzi and was a box office flop.

Even the movie "The Celestial Master Catches Demons," which was already in preparation for filming, has encountered a withdrawal of funding!
But now Shen Yan has been nominated for a Golden Globe and a Best Director nomination, and "Burning" is doing well in Europe, grossing over $1800 million... There are a lot of rumors that "Burning" is a shoo-in for an Oscar...

Back then, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" received ten Oscar nominations, which solidified Ang Lee's status.

Now, there's a high probability that Shen Yan will succeed Ang Lee...

Even though Shen Yan had already stated that "La La Land" is an English-language film and will not use Asian actors, a group of people still contacted him through various channels, and some even made a special trip to the filming location of "Life's Big Events"...

It's understandable; movies are very popular right now, and if they acquire an investment stake in "La La Land," they can immediately resell it at a premium on the secondary market…

It could even be developed into a P2P project!

At this point, Shen Yan still has his projects, which have a very high value!
Shen Yan was speechless.

I'd rather just avoid seeing them...

Then, Bona Film Group added fuel to the fire—Whiplash received a Best Supporting Actor nomination…

In an interview, Yu Dong said, "Bona Film Group is the second production company; the first production company is A24. This project was introduced by Director Shen, and the budget was only $1000 million. Currently, it has grossed $800 million in North America and over $3000 million worldwide… and it won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, sweeping all the Best Supporting Actor awards during the awards season!"

Well, they've directly betrayed Shen Yan...

Whiplash?
Han Yan came to ask him about "Whiplash," and Shen Yan said, "The movies I invested in before, like 'Dallas Buyers Club' last year, made, and then my studio became famous. A lot of projects that couldn't get investment came to me..."

"Can't attract investment?"

Wan Qian, who was standing nearby, didn't quite understand: "I watched 'Whiplash,' and I thought it was a great movie!"

"From an investment perspective, 'Whiplash' isn't a great project. Although it had a low budget, its box office prospects are uncertain, at most worth tens of millions of dollars... Hollywood's major studios now only do big projects..."

"What?"

"They want to concentrate all their efforts on producing big-budget productions worth over $100 million, each of which can attract the widest audience in the world. They only need to release 10 or more films a year to achieve both fame and fortune."

The main issue is that "Queen of the Cards" did not meet box office expectations...

"Queen Katt" cost $1500 million and is based on a true story. It tells the story of a girl from a Ugandan slum who accidentally comes into contact with chess and, through her own efforts and the support of her family, eventually becomes a world chess champion.

There's nothing wrong with the movie itself, but audiences didn't like this inspirational story. After three weeks in theaters, it only grossed $700 million, and Disney, the producer, doesn't know why…

It doesn't even compare to the global box office of "Iron Man 2" in just one afternoon!

"How did Bona Film Group become a co-producer?"

Shen Yan explained, "Yu Dong pestered me for a week, so I gave him a portion of my investment..."

"Could 'Whiplash' be nominated for an Oscar?"

"It should be possible..."

(End of this chapter)