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

Chapter 695 Returning from Vacation (23)

Shi Shi was quite unhappy this summer.

It's understandable, given that the post-85 generation has collectively made a splash this year. At the beginning of the year, Tang Yan's "My Sunshine" became a huge hit, and during the summer season, "The Journey of Flower" and "Eternal Love" also became blockbusters…

The buzz surrounding it far surpasses that of "Legend of Fei" and "One Servant, Two Masters"...

Moreover, Yang Mi has another movie that grossed over 1 billion yuan!

Zhao Liying already had a film called "Duckweed"...

Shi Shi's highest-grossing film to date is still "Our Times," released in 12, which grossed 5.68 million yuan...

Although in the following years, the box office earnings of the films he starred in, participated in, and was involved in never fell below 4 million, they also never exceeded 6 million…

Last year's "Brotherhood of Blades" grossed 5.48 million yuan...

Oh, and there's also "Finding Mr. Right" which grossed 6.86 million yuan, but she was only the second female lead in that movie!

In today's film and television industry, if you don't have a box office of at least 1 billion yuan, you can't even talk about the numbers with people!
Moreover, it feels like her popularity and buzz are about to be overtaken by Dilraba!
Dilraba praised her supporting roles in "Goodbye My Princess," "The Whirlwind Girl," and "The Empress of China," which propelled her to stardom as a rising star...

Of course, the main reason is because of "Running Man"...

Shishi...it's so annoying...

She had just finished filming two movies, "Saving the Suspect" and "The Door Lock," and when she heard that Shen Yan was planning to take a week's vacation, she came along...

……

Greece is indeed a great place for a vacation…

There are many times when I feel like I haven't traveled abroad at all.

The first island we arrived at was Santorini in Greece. We were woken up in the morning by a loudspeaker in Chinese: "Newlyweds, line up! Line up! Our ceremony is about to begin!"

I opened the window and saw seven or eight couples from China holding their weddings by the sea below.

This Chinese-language broadcast prominently dominated the "discourse" in the early morning on Santorini.

Shen Yan originally planned to go downstairs and sing a song as a way of sending her blessings...

But Shishi was in the room…

Fortunately, he didn't go...

After the ceremony, the newlyweds will naturally want to take wedding photos all over the island, right?

As a result, you can see Chinese newlyweds taking wedding photos everywhere on the island, whether it's a blue-domed church or a beach house.
You think that's all?
There is a viewing platform on the island, which is designed to allow tourists to watch the sunset over Santorini.

After all, the brochure claimed it was "the most beautiful sunset in the world," and at sunset, the viewing platform was packed with people.

More than half of them were Chinese tourists.

So, as Shen Yan watched the sunset, he could hear Beijing dialect, Shanghai dialect, Cantonese, Northeastern dialect, Sichuan dialect, Henan dialect...

In any case, tourists from other countries all seemed to be a small, quiet "vulnerable group".

Even the airport on Santorini Island has been overrun by Chinese tourists!
There's no way around it; Santorini is the jewel of the Aegean Sea and a top tourist destination in Greece.

However, Shen Yan felt that the so-called most beautiful sunset was somewhat overrated…

The sunset on Santorini, Greece, is truly beautiful—the clean waters of the Aegean Sea, the island's distinctive white houses, the rolling hills, and the unparalleled views from the vantage points.

But the sunset in XZ is the most beautiful: the sunset on the plateau is ever-changing, with the huge and thick clouds making the speed of the sunset clear; coupled with the scenery of snow-capped mountains, holy lakes, and vast plains, it is truly breathtaking!

Athens is nice though!

You can casually sit in a street-side café and leisurely spend the whole morning drinking...

Also, Athens has so many temples. I walked through the Propylaea of ​​the Acropolis, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Erechtheion…

Many people say that Greek mythology is a history of incest... Actually, that's not quite right. It should be said that until modern times, European royal families were actually one big family, with cousins, paternal cousins, and various kinds of inbreeding, to the point that Queen Victoria's hemophilia spread to the entire European royal family!

Greek mythology reflects maritime hegemony within a maritime culture.

In Greek mythology, the position of king of the gods was seized by force, and it was mostly the son who usurped the position of the father. Cronus castrated Uranus, and Zeus killed Cronus.

If a person's sacrifice goes wrong, the gods will retaliate with floods and earthquakes.

Although gods have the same temperament as humans, the two do not always get along harmoniously.

The strong enjoy the offerings of the weak, while the weak rely on the protection of the strong.

It's very European...

The nobility is sacred and inviolable!

Uh, Shen Yan and Shi Shi spent three days sightseeing, and then they went to Switzerland…

Yan Ge originally planned to go to Northern Europe, but after checking the information, wow, what a food paradise!

Compared to them, Hangzhou is a food paradise!
Forget it.

After that, I went to Austria and Hungary…

Shi Shi wanted to go to Slovakia, but Shen Yan stopped her, saying it wasn't safe!
Many countries in Eastern Europe have a history of heinous crimes against immigrants. The world’s largest number of sex slaves, organ traffickers, and nude murder videos are filmed in Eastern Europe, especially in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

……

On August 25th, Shen Yan returned to China with Shi Shi.

Since Shishi has career aspirations, let's arrange a movie for her—"How Long Will I Love U".

Fantasy romance film!
However, for celebrities like Shi Shi, television dramas are still the most important thing…

"Legend of Fei" won't work...

Let's switch gears then: palace intrigue!
"Story of Yanxi Palace" would be quite suitable...

It just so happens that she hasn't acted in "Scarlet Heart" before, so this can be seen as filling a genre gap...

Oh, the cast for "Reopening the Swordsman" has changed. The female lead is now played by Li Yitong (an actress signed by Ji Xiang), and the male lead, Linghu Chong, is played by Zhang Ruoyun…

This is considered a resource downgrade!
After all, Li Yitong is a newcomer, and Zhang Ruoyun is at most a second-tier actor…

The directing team is pretty good; Yin Tao was the general director, and Sang Lin was the action director…

Why are resources being downgraded?

If "Legend of Fei" failed to ignite a martial arts craze, "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" will likely follow suit...

Oh, "Reopen the Swordsman" is a joint investment by Tencent and Huace Media, with Spark Studio responsible for its production...

It can also be considered the opening work of Tencent's version of Jin Yong's dramas.

If expectations are met, we will continue with adaptations of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," "The Return of the Condor Heroes," "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"...

Of course, they probably won't hire Shishi again; they'll most likely continue using newcomers and familiar faces...

After returning to China, Shi Shi went to Hengdian and took on a role in a unit called "Feng San Niang" in the TV series "Legend of Nine Tails Fox".

This play is considered a continuation of the Tang Dynasty's "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" series, but the name "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" is no longer allowed, so it has been renamed "Qingqiu Fox".

Shen Yan... then made a dinner appointment with Chen Sicheng.

Filming for "Detective Chinatown" will begin on September 15th. Regardless of whether Shen Yan wins any awards during his trip to Venice, he will join the cast of "Detective Chinatown" immediately upon returning to China!
By the way, the nominations for this year's Golden Rooster Awards have been announced. "The Martian" is nominated for Best Film, and Shen Yan is also nominated for Best Director for "The Martian." "Burning" is nominated for Best Actor…

However, it's highly unlikely to win an award. If I remember correctly, the winners this year were "Wolf Totem" and "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"...

(End of this chapter)