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

Chapter 659: Chat (34)

South Korea... actually made several science fiction films after "The Wandering Earth".

In 21, South Korea released a sci-fi film called *Space Sweepers*. The trailer was met with various exaggerated claims, such as "the Korean version of *The Wandering Earth*" and even "surpassing *The Wandering Earth*".

After its release, the only redeeming quality was the special effects…

This is a blatant rip-off of Guardians of the Galaxy!

They later made a movie called "Moon"...

Even worse!
It tells the story of how Koreans overcame numerous difficulties and bravely explored space.

The reality is that South Korea's limited population and resources mean that it simply cannot build its own rocket industry system, nor can it engage in multilateral, equal cooperation like European countries.

A country that can't even figure out how to launch a rocket properly, yet it dreams of exploring space?

However, South Korean science fiction films do one area quite well: post-apocalyptic themes!

Sweet Home, Zombie School, Ark, The Last Knight, and Concrete Utopia...

Maybe they really do have that kind of atmosphere...

Oh, the "Day Day Up" program team is talking about "Burning" again.

"What were your feelings when you won three awards that set a record at the Venice Film Festival?"

"I was a bit stunned... The first award announced was the Best Actor Volpi Cup, which is the Best Actor award. After receiving the award, I was both happy and disappointed... Because generally speaking, winning an acting award means that it is unlikely to win any other awards... Then came the Best Director award and the Golden Lion award... At that moment, I really couldn't believe it!"

"And then the Golden Globe Awards?"

"After winning three major awards at the Venice Film Festival, I can remain calm and composed about all other awards!"

"So... what changed after you won the award?"

"Uh..." Shen Yan thought for a moment, then replied, "I don't feel any change myself, but the attitudes of the people around me must have changed!"

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

Ou Di then asked, "Did the pay increase?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "My salary has always been high, and I can't increase it any further! It's mainly about attitude..."

……

This is a fact; Shen Yan's salary cannot be increased any further.

The only solution is to increase the revenue share!

Taking "Life's Big Events" as an example, Shen Yan's remuneration includes the production, supervision, screenwriting and acting portions, with a base remuneration of up to 2500 million yuan, followed by a tiered profit sharing based on 10%.

If the box office exceeds 300 million, you get 10% of the revenue; if it exceeds 800 million, it's 15%; and if it reaches 13 billion, it's 20%...

For every additional 100 million, the share increases by 1%...

The upper limit is 50%...

Of course, this is impossible!
After all, the total investment in "Life's Big Events" was only 6500 million.

The Martian is similar, except that the base for taking a cut is 15 billion!
—The costs are there. If they only take 10% of the profits if the film grosses over a billion, then the film may not be able to recoup its costs.

By the way, a large number of state-owned companies were co-produced by "The Martian," such as Changchun Film Group, Zhejiang Film Group, Liaoning China Film Northern Cinema Line Co., Ltd., Shenzhen China Film Southern Cinema Line Co., Ltd., Shaanxi Broadcasting Film and Television Culture Industry Development Co., Ltd., Pearl River Film Group Co., Ltd., Emei Film Group Co., Ltd., and of course, Xiaoxiang Film Group.

Among them, Hunan Film Group has confirmed its investment in three films: "Operation Mekong", "The Wandering Earth", and "Underground Fire"!
Yes, we need to focus on top-tier film and television productions in the market!
We must resolutely follow the highest directive: 'Create and produce outstanding works worthy of our great nation and great era!'
……

Are you involved in Ning Hao's upcoming film, "The Rural Teacher"?

"No…"

After the recording of the program ended, Shen Yan specially invited Liu Cixin to go out for a late-night snack... Liu Cixin said, "I know nothing about movies... otherwise, I wouldn't have sold the copyright of 'The Three-Body Problem' for only 100,000 yuan!"

"So, what suggestions do you have for 'The Wandering Earth'?"

"I have no suggestions..."

"How about you come visit the set when we're filming?"

"That's fine..."

Yeah, I'll visit the set, and then spend some money on drinks...

The crew and extras of "The Wandering Earth" number at least 3000 people, wow.

Do you still play cards?

"I'm not playing anymore, it's pointless!"

Regarding Liu Cixin's card playing, he mentioned it himself on the talk show "Face to Face"—when he first started working, he was a bachelor with some spare money, so he went to play cards. Once, he lost a month's salary, and from then on, he learned his lesson and started writing science fiction novels and submitting them for publication.

By the way, there's a scene in *The Wandering Earth* where an earthquake damages an underground city: a group of people are playing mahjong during the earthquake, and the winner just shouted "I've won!" when he was crushed to death by a falling ceiling tile...

I'll pound you up if you ever win at mahjong!
Liu suddenly remembered something: "It's said that Dostoevsky was a gambling addict!"

Dostoevsky was indeed a gambling addict…

The author of *Crime and Punishment* once said, "I was completely forced by deadlines. I could write hundreds of thousands of words in a few days or a week, all in one go. I also said that if I could have meticulously crafted my work like Leo Tolstoy, it would surely have been immortalized!"

"A seasoned client of prostitutes!" Shen Yan added, "Cultural people call their affairs 'romantic tales'..."

"I don't solicit prostitutes..."

"I was just saying!" Shen Yan parked the car in front of a restaurant called 'Tianbao Brothers': "The crayfish here is especially delicious. When we're filming, I order dozens of kilograms every week!"

Wow, you're filming a movie and you're still ordering takeout?

"We're not short of money, why should we deprive ourselves!" After parking the car, he said, "Come on, let's try it!"

"I'm quite curious, why did you choose to make 'The Martian' first, instead of a more well-known film?"

“The main reason is that ‘The Martian’ is particularly suitable for filming. Space adventure films have their own advantages in terms of visuals. Once you provide a sufficiently realistic space/alien scene, you can shoot it using the usual style of cinematography/documentary, and it will be breathtaking enough!” After a pause, Shen Yan added, “Moreover, rescuing a Martian survivor can also embody the concept of a shared future for all mankind…”

"A community with a shared future for mankind?"

"Yes, based in China, with a global perspective, we point the way for the future development of the world..."

Liu Cixin gave a thumbs up: "You're awesome!"

She probably wanted to praise him for licking so skillfully that it left no trace...

"Did you participate in the development of 'The Three-Body Problem' by Yoozoo?"

"No..." Liu Cixin shook his head: "The copyright has already been sold, so it has nothing to do with me... I can't get involved!"

"All right!"

Shen Yan sighed…

But it's also true, unless the sale of the rights stated that the original author was involved in the screenwriting or something similar...

The original novel of "The Rise of Phoenixes" is called "The Phoenix Throne." It is said that when the author, Tianxia Guiyuan, sold the rights, he explicitly stated that he would participate in the adaptation. Then, he sold it to Huace Media at a very low price, and then... the screenwriter brought by a certain A-list actor directly rejected the entire plot...

Despite Tianxia Guiyuan's strong arguments, he had no right to participate in decision-making.

This is a bit speechless; they had previously agreed to participate in the adaptation…

(End of this chapter)