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

Chapter 679 I'm Too Weak (13)

"Science fiction films are considered the 'crown jewel of the film industry.' A heavyweight science fiction film can easily cost over 500 million! What I'm trying to say is that the prerequisite for making science fiction films is a huge domestic market... Currently, only China and the United States have the conditions to make science fiction films!"

"I carefully studied the speech at the symposium on literature and art, and then discussed it with a group of directors for several weeks. We finally concluded that only science fiction films can represent the vast potential of Chinese cinema and the audience's view of the future in this era..."

"The core message of 'The Martian' is a shared future for mankind. 'The Wandering Earth,' in addition to this shared future, will also propose concepts such as saturation rescue, which differ from Western ideas..."

The forum section is basically just a bragging party...

Shen Yan boasted about his sci-fi film project, emphasizing the industrialization of film production for a long time, and added, "Of course, industrialization doesn't guarantee success. Hollywood produces over twenty big-budget industrial blockbusters every year, but only a few succeed... The most important thing about a film is still its content!"

"Furthermore, I must clarify: I have no high expectations for box office performance. For me, a movie just needs to break even; what's important is audience approval. Otherwise, I wouldn't have scheduled 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' for release on the 26th. If I remember correctly, Enlight Media also has 'Hollywood Adventures' on the 26th..."

“Yes!” Wang Changtian nodded: “A few days ago, Director Zhang Hongsen expressed an internal expectation at an internal meeting, saying that he hoped that five domestic films would gross over one billion yuan this year.”

There are likely ten films that will surpass 500 million yuan. But if we analyze the current situation of each company's films, I believe Enlight Media alone has more than three films that could exceed 1 billion yuan. "Hollywood Adventures" alone could reach 1 billion, and "Lost in Hong Kong," released on September 25th, is sure to surpass 15 billion... plus "Mojin: The Lost Legend" during the Lunar New Year season... Of course, surpassing "The Martian's" 37 billion yuan is a bit difficult for now, but in the mainland market, Enlight Media is competitive!

Yu Dong then touted the American market: 'Currently, I no longer need to participate much in films with an investment scale of less than 3000 million. The projects I personally lead are generally those with an investment scale of more than 1000 million US dollars.'

An American story, aimed at the English-speaking market—Bona Film Group invested in Ang Lee's *Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk*… Chinese producers all share a dream: the Oscars. Investing in Ang Lee's films offers a chance to compete for an Oscar!

With the future Chinese box office market at $100 billion and the US box office market at $100 billion, Bona Film Group certainly has significant room for growth between these two massive markets.

Shen Yan couldn't help but interject, "Actually, if you invest in my film, it also has a chance to compete for an Oscar. 'La La Land' is a contender..."

Yu Donglai said, "I'm quite familiar with the US market..."

Shen Yan interrupted him: "Then let me ask you, does Bona have any blockbuster movies in the American market? I have 'The Purge' and 'A Quiet Place'... 'A Quiet Place' is still showing in theaters, and it's already grossed over $1.2 million, with a budget of $3500 million..."

"Did you make 'A Quiet Place'?"

"...The production company is listed as Liaoyuan Studio, and the distribution company is A24... Don't you guys do any research?"

At this point, Yu Dong fell silent…

Wang Changtian then talked about the American version of "Sheep Without a Shepherd," saying: "In April, Shen Yan called me and said he was going to make an American version of 'Sheep Without a Shepherd,' which cost $3500 million. He asked if I wanted to invest some... I didn't even hear the story, and I agreed immediately and invested $1000 million!"

"Brother Wang trusts me a lot. They added racial conflict to the story of 'Sheep Without a Shepherd,' and changed the male lead to a Black guy... It's scheduled for release in October..."

……

The Martian pushed the box office record for domestic films up by nearly 20 billion yuan...

Moreover, it appeared out of nowhere.

Of course, the press release stated that it took four years to develop.

But while The Martian may not be top-tier, it's certainly not outdated!

It definitely qualifies as at least Level 2.

There was no sense of disappointment; the details in the grand scenes were also very well done, without any awkwardness. This not only shocked many filmmakers, but also left many production companies in disbelief—did he really pull this off? And do it so well?
Shen Yan's status in the industry has soared...

So-called industry standing refers to the ability to mobilize resources; aside from that, it roughly corresponds to social standing…

Shen Yan's social status...

Needless to say, Shen Yan is number one on all sorts of lists, including entertainment industry power rankings, producer rankings, director rankings, and even box office rankings. His network of connections also consists of high-ranking officials…

Therefore, his appearance at the Chinese film list announcement event that evening at the Shanghai International Film Festival attracted a lot of media attention…

By the way, this year's Shanghai International Film Festival was practically a night of film selections...

Basically, you can find any four-star or higher hotel and you'll find a bunch of film companies holding big-budget film release conferences, including Wanda, Huayi Brothers, Bona Film Group, Enlight Media, and LeTV…

Basically, any recognizable film company, even those you might find unbelievable, has jumped on the bandwagon. For example, Peg Media, the producer of "Switch"...

Sun Jianjun is the chairman!
Logically speaking, having produced the worst film in the history of Chinese-language cinema, shouldn't they have kept a low profile?

Keep it low-key my foot!

They've released a slate of 16 films in the pipeline...

Most of them are co-productions!

The top-ranked Sino-US co-production, *Edge of the World*, is produced by renowned Hollywood producer Mark Gordon, whose previous works are almost all classics—including *Saving Private Ryan*, *Speed*, and *Broken Sword*. The screenplay for *Edge of the World* was written by David Seidler, an Academy Award winner for Best Original Screenplay, whose work *The King's Speech* is also a rare classic for film audiences.

The screenwriter and director of the Sino-Korean co-production film "The Secret 2: 731" is Guo Jingze, a famous South Korean director who won the Best Director Award at the 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards for his action film "Friend".

Renowned South Korean director Lee Hwan-kyung's Chinese film "You Are My Gift" and bestselling author Yi Shu's directorial debut "Lend Me the Spring Breeze Like a Young Man" are scheduled to begin filming in the second half of 2015.
Korean drama producer Go Dae-hwa has also produced a super Korean drama, "Snowfield Lovers," based on the Winter Olympics.

In addition, "The Butterfly Lovers," one of China's four great legends, was also presented as a Sino-US co-production.

The popular online novel "Five Vermin" has been acquired by Paige Film & Media, which will develop it into a phenomenal TV series and conduct film and game collaborations.

The popular entertainment program "The Brain" will be developed into a suspenseful feature film...

"The 16 works released this time are a powerful tool for Paige Media to build a 'pan-entertainment ecosystem' operation system. We will invest 50 billion yuan to develop them!"

Niubi not?

50 billion!
If you think that's impressive, then take a look at the hype LeTV is making about "The Lost Tomb": "The Chinese film and television industry under the IP ecosystem will be a 5 trillion yuan market every year! As a top-tier work, 'The Lost Tomb' will have a market value in the hundreds of billions!"

That's right, in the hundreds of billions...

Compared to that, Shen Yan's statement that "5 million is not a big investment for a sci-fi movie" is utterly ridiculous!

(End of this chapter)