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

Chapter 670 Money (34)

What kind of roles can Asians play in Hollywood?
It's basically a typical Asian family story of spousal conflicts and father-son clashes.

Occasionally, there are also classic elements such as kung fu and folk songs...

Until 2018, Asian actors in Hollywood only had two types of roles: background characters and villains.

Oh, in 2018, a film with an all-Asian cast, Crazy Rich Asians, was a huge hit—grossing $1.73 million in North America!
Then came works like "The Universe in an Instant" and "Life's Angry Struggles"...

Ahem… Season 2 of “Rage” has become a white-only show!

The reason is simple: initially, people in Hollywood believed that filmmaking was a job for Europeans and Americans, and that others couldn't do it.

In recent years, due to the emphasis on political correctness, Asian Americans have gained many opportunities in Hollywood…

He even won an Oscar…

When Guan Jiwei received the award, he was dressed in a tuxedo, spoke fluent English, and was so moved that he cried tears of joy, emphasizing that this was the American Dream…

The following year, Downey Jr. refuted him, saying, "You, an Asian, dare to talk about the American Dream?"

Moreover, what's even more tragic is that in the American adult film industry, the San Fernando Valley, where political correctness is least needed, Asian and male actors have pitifully few opportunities to appear—isn't that a form of racial discrimination?

……

"I feel incredibly sorry for the crew of 'Life's Big Events,' I didn't even get to participate in the promotion..."

"There's no way around it, the filming schedule is extremely tight... Ryan Gosling is about to join the cast of 'The Nice Guys,' and Emma Stone also has a new movie contract... I need to complete all the filming within the limited time!"

After getting off the plane, Shen Yan was surrounded by a group of media and reporters.

"Filming for 'La La Land' is finished. For the next month, I'll be focusing on post-production..."

"...Breaking one billion...No, in today's film market, is it really that difficult for a movie to break one billion at the box office?"

"I think it's pretty normal. 'Life's Big Events' is a good subject matter, the script is quite good, my acting was decent, and I'm popular with audiences... My initial expectation was 15 billion yuan at the box office..."

Shen Yan cooperated well with the interview, but as more and more reporters gathered around, he had to call over airport security, saying, "Please make way, don't block the pedestrians!"

"Brother Yan, say a few more words!"

"...Brother, I've been on a plane for 12 hours, my head is still spinning..." Then he turned to Chen Xu and asked, "Give me an iced Americano...Do you guys want one?"

"No more!"

"Alright, give me five minutes... and you guys think about what you're going to ask later, then I'll give you 20 minutes!"

Soon, Chen Xu returned with a glass of iced Americano…

The floral symbolism of "working class" - Iced Americano.

"Go ahead, ten questions!"

Have you become a U.S. citizen?

"No...none!"

Would you like to pursue a career in Hollywood?

"Probably not, but who can predict the future? If I get a good script offer and the price is right, I have no reason to refuse!"

"Would you mind disclosing your current salary?"

"inconvenient!"

No actor will disclose their salary!

"Is it true that Forbes' annual income is $8.5 million?"

Shen Yan rolled her eyes: "What does he know...? Does he know how many stocks I bought? It's definitely fake!" "Then why don't you disclose it?"

"Why should I make it public? I pay my taxes according to the law, and I only need to report to the auditing department... Besides, our Xinghuo Studio paid more than 5 million yuan in taxes last year and even received commendation from the district government!"

"Does your income exceed the figures published by Forbes?"

"A little bit higher..."

Do you also receive a share of the profits from "Life's Big Events"?

"Definitely... My current salary is outrageous if we consider market rates; taking a percentage of the profits is the most suitable!"

"Are there any work plans for the future?"

"Yes, I have three more movies waiting for me: 'Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils,' 'Detective Chinatown,' and 'The Wandering Earth.' In addition, there's a TV series called 'The Rebel,' which I'm working on with the Daylight Entertainment team!"

"TV series? You make TV series?"

"The original novel of 'The Rebel' is excellent, and I've always wanted to act in a spy drama..."

……

In the mobile internet era, information spreads extremely fast!

Shen Yan had just arrived at the company when the interview he had just given was already trending on social media—#ForbesIsFake#, #MoreThan8.5Million!#
The key points are these two messages, or actually just one, because the comments section is full of discussion about how much money Shen Yan actually made last year!
Public information shows that Shen Yan had a total of 22 endorsements last year, with each endorsement fee being around 1500 million yuan, which would amount to 3.3 million yuan.
Furthermore, the films that Spark Studio participated in last year grossed over 70 billion yuan at the box office. If we calculate one-third of that, that's 23 billion yuan, after deducting costs and marketing expenses…

Key costs and marketing strategies are difficult to calculate!

In fact, based on Shen Yan's statement that the tax payment exceeded 5 million, we can directly calculate that the annual income is at least 10 billion!
Shen Yan owns more than 80% of the shares, which is 8 million yuan.

This is after-tax income!

Is that all?

Definitely not, because Shen Yan receives a share of the profits from most of the film and television projects that Spark Studio participates in…

How much money does he actually have?
It's impossible to calculate...

Because he has no plans to sell his shares for the time being!
All I can say is that they're quite wealthy...

His return to China this time might be for something big – acquiring Maoyan!
In the original timeline, Wang Changtian made a significant bet on Maoyan: Enlight Media acquired a total of 57.4% of Maoyan Movies' equity through two companies, paying a price of 6% of Enlight Media's shares and 23.83 billion yuan in cash.

A 6% stake in Enlight Media is worth over 20 billion!
Shen Yan needs a publishing company…

Maoyan is also facing difficulties at this stage – Weying raised 45 billion yuan, Taopiaopiao raised 17 billion yuan, and Baidu Nuomi invested in Stellar Cinemas, directly cutting off Maoyan's access to the platform.

BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) are spending increasingly more money on ticket sales, putting immense pressure on Maoyan (a ticketing platform) and making it increasingly difficult for them to breathe…

Oh, back to the topic…

Shen Yan also saw the trending topic, scratched his head, and replied bluntly: "First, I don't care how much money I have, because I'm not short of money anyway; second, please rest assured, my fans, I will definitely pay taxes according to the law and will never engage in any legal tax avoidance; third, instead of worrying about this, let's discuss 'Major Life Events'..."

Then a bunch of comments came in: "'Don't talk to me about money, I don't care how much money I have, I'm not short of money anyway' That's really awesome, second only to Wang Sicong's 'I don't care if my friends are rich or not, because none of them are as rich as me!'"

What constitutes legal tax avoidance?

Of course, there were also people who genuinely asked about the movie: "Brother Yan, why is she called Mo Sanmei? That name is too girly!"

"My second brother, on whom my father placed high hopes and who was to follow in his footsteps, died young thirty years ago while retrieving corpses from the river. To prevent such a tragedy from happening again, my father gave his newborn son a feminine name, meaning that he would be easy to raise and live a long life. In fact, the custom of giving boys feminine names exists in both the South and the North. I inquired and heard from the older generation that if a boy has a feminine name, the spirit won't recognize him when it comes to reviving, and he will survive!"

"Brother Yan, did Third Sister end up with Xiao Wen's mother?"

"Guess for yourself!"

(End of this chapter)