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

Chapter 689 "The Great Sage Returns" is a bestseller (23)

Do you contact Shishi every day?

“Sometimes… everyone’s busy…” After a pause, Yang Mi added, “But lately, we’ve been chatting a lot!”

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"The drama 'The Journey of Flower' has recently aired... Zhao Liying has become incredibly popular!"

"Zhao has always been very popular... Last year, she starred in 'Duckweed' and 'Boss & Me'..."

Yang Mi said, "Yes, there's 'The Journey of Flower' again this year..."

Shen Yan didn't quite understand: "What does this have to do with you?"

"Our 'Eternal Love' will air next month..."

Shen Yan scoffed: "We're a daily drama, while 'The Journey of Flower' is a weekly drama... Besides, I've seen the trailer for 'Eternal Love,' and the special effects are exquisite, definitely the pinnacle of fantasy dramas... We don't need to be afraid of her..."

At this point, Shen Yan sensed something was off: "Hey, why is Shi Shi talking to you about her?"

"Her starring role in 'One Servant, Two Masters' was overshadowed in both ratings and viewership by 'The Journey of Flower'..."

“…Haha…” Shen Yan laughed loudly: “That’s normal. New talents emerge in every generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years!”

"You're still laughing!" Yang Mi rolled her eyes at him. "Shi Shi is very upset!"

“What’s there to be upset about? ‘One Servant, Two Masters’ is a daily drama, while ‘The Journey of Flower’ is a weekly drama… Besides, the discussion surrounding slice-of-life dramas is simply not as high as that of fantasy dramas…” Shen Yan then asked, “So what do netizens think of her acting skills?”

"...Acting like a blind person!"

"It can't be that bad..." Shen Yan took out his phone, ready to check the reviews of "One Servant, Two Masters," but Yang Mi quickly changed her tune: "Okay, they say it's improved..."

"I knew it, there was definitely progress..."

Oh, it's perfectly safe for them to eat in the RV!
Even paparazzi can't capture much by taking photos...

After finishing their meal, Shen Yan was about to get out of the car when Yang Mi suddenly remembered something: "Did you know that 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' crushed 'Hollywood Adventures' at the box office?"

"Of course I know!" Shen Yan nodded: "They messaged me yesterday!"

……

The Shanghai International Film Festival ended on the 21st.

Riding on the positive word-of-mouth built up from its limited screenings at the Shanghai Film Studio, "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" began its preview screenings...

On the 22nd, 8000 screenings were arranged nationwide, garnering 1080 million yuan in box office revenue!
On the 23rd, there were 1.4 screenings nationwide, grossing 1600 million yuan at the box office…

On the 24th, there will be a one-day break...

It premiered on the 25th, grossing 8200 million on its opening day, 9700 million on the second day, 1.29 million on the third day, and 1.27 million on the fourth day, which was also a Sunday…

That's right, the box office was 4.3 million yuan in the first four days. If you add the 2680 million yuan from the two preview screenings, the total is 4.618 million yuan!
It directly ended the three-year winning streak of "Jurassic World".

As for "Hollywood Adventures," it only grossed over 4000 million on its opening day, and then for the next two days, the box office was around 3000 million...

The box office reached 1.2 million yuan in its first three days!
This result would be quite good for a regular movie, but this is a lavish production—a Sino-US co-production that boasts a star-studded cast from beginning to end, features three A-list actors, generates constant buzz, has a huge budget, was filmed overseas, and is produced by renowned director Justin Lin…

This box office performance is clearly insufficient! Even more disheartening is that theaters' box office predictions for "Hollywood Adventures" have plummeted to 2 million...

After the profits are split, it's not even enough to cover the costs!
Justin Lin... returned to Hollywood to direct "Star Trek Beyond"...

I'm never coming to the mainland again!
The two major projects, "Rushing Through Europa" and "Shaolin Temple 3D", have been directly shelved!
Good news, "Hollywood Adventures" is touted as an American comedy...

But it doesn't even have a story; it's pure nonsense!
This movie was quite a failure in its original timeline, but thanks to its cast and ticket subsidies, it still managed to gross over 300 million yuan!
This time, even getting over 200 million will be difficult!

After Enlight Media successfully bet on "Lost in Thailand" and made a fortune with a small investment, it developed a path dependency—consuming exotic cultures, disassembling a road movie, and... piling on special effects actors!
But at least "Lost in Thailand" has a main storyline, what does "Hollywood Adventures" have?
There's nothing there...

They can only plagiarize some Hollywood blockbusters familiar to Chinese audiences…

But you don't even have a main storyline...

As it turns out: a pile of shit, no matter how much gold it gets in Hollywood, is still shit.

Meanwhile, the media showered "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" with praise...

'The Rise of Chinese Animation' 'Animated Works That Rival Hollywood!'

Theatrical distributors have also given a new box office prediction for "Monkey King: Hero Is Back": over 16 billion yuan!
……

"It's a bit difficult... After that, there are 'Monk Comes Down the Mountain,' 'Forever Young,' 'Tiny Times 4,' 'Jian Bing Man,' and 'Monster Hunt'... all of which have high screen share... I feel 14 billion is about right!"

Oh, Shen Yan returned to the hotel and started a live stream.

He didn't have any scenes tonight; the main scenes were filmed between Xu Weiqiang and Xiao Mei—a stunt double was used!
Yan Ge simply went back to his room to do a live stream and promote "Monkey King: Hero Is Back"...

Many netizens say that "Monkey King: Hero Is Back" will definitely break 15 billion yuan...

"You can definitely break even, and maybe even make a fortune..."

"The sequel... the sequel depends on director Tian Xiaopeng. If he wants to continue making it, then I will continue to invest. However, after 'Monkey King,' he doesn't lack investors, so let Maoyan invest!"
I might make a "Investiture of the Gods" series...after all, "Investiture of the Gods" is very suitable for creating a cinematic universe!

"I'm talking about animated films... Live-action films are quite difficult to make, at most a trilogy."

"Why is no one investing... Brother, 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' is a Chinese animated film. In recent years, Chinese animated films have almost become a joke... Who would dare to invest?"

"Why did I invest in 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back'? It's mainly about nostalgia. Nostalgia is a very interesting word. It's very similar to being pretentious, but not entirely. Everyone who knows me knows that I once sang a song called 'Wukong'. I'm a fan of the Monkey King. If I have the opportunity to make a story about the Monkey King, I definitely can't miss it!"

"When I watched the opening credits, I saw Sun Wukong sitting on a cliff, wearing a hundred-foot red scarf, bronze helmet and golden armor, facing 100,000 heavenly soldiers, throwing peaches to knock Li Jing away, fighting with Nezha, fighting with Erlang Shen, wielding the golden cudgel, and possessing seventy-two transformations, somersaulting 108,000 li... I was so excited at that moment, if he asked for 60 million, I would definitely give it to him!"

"The authorized dolls are mainly produced by Maoyan. We didn't have enough stock before, and we didn't expect them to be so popular... We will definitely expand production in the future."

"Mainly figurines, figures, and plush toys... We're already stocking up on merchandise, with as many as 17 licensed brands! This marks the beginning of our merchandise operations!"

"How much money I've made... I don't know, I don't usually look at those things... I have dedicated financial management!"

"I'm filming 'Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils' in Hong Kong... It should be about another month and a half before it's finished."

"The movie 'Zhou Chu' is quite explicit... and rather bloody. You can choose to watch it selectively!"

"It will be released next summer, on July 22nd... I hope everyone will support it then..."

(End of this chapter)