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

Chapter 703 Small talk
In fact, many of Shen Yan's famous quotes circulate in the industry...

Comments like, "Are you crazy? A $6000 million budget for an art film? Do you even understand what a $6000 million budget means? An American drama film doesn't cost more than $3000 million! People crave a global market, do you have one? Do you think investors are idiots?"

"A script worth 20 million, and you're going to film in South Korea and Japan? Do you even know how much it costs to transport the equipment and people there? You know nothing, yet you dare to write a production bill?"

Of course, there are also fabricated claims, such as "Big data + big IP is definitely the future of movies" and "Big data drives the upgrading of the film industry"...

That's normal, after all, Shen Yan has already established his own brand influence...

His words are easily interpreted!

This also made Shen Yan afraid to say anything inappropriate or domineering in the live stream...

Especially when it comes to evaluating other people.

So far, he's basically been praising...

A while ago, after acquiring Maoyan, a bunch of people came to ask him if he was going to go up against Alibaba, and also asked him what he thought of Ma Yun.
How could he answer?

The only explanation is that 'the movie ticketing market is huge, and only with more companies entering the competition can fairness be guaranteed!'

As for Ma Yun, he replied, "He's the richest man in China, what right do I have to comment on him?"

Uh, there's so much hype surrounding Ma Yun online…

Many people say that Ma Yun has a charismatic personality and have compiled a whole bunch of her life mottoes…

In fact, this is all about creating a persona!
He loves appearing on television and is a skilled speaker…

He and Shi Yuzhu visited the show "Win in China" many times in their early years, leaving behind many inspirational quotes and philosophical reflections. Because of the show's high ratings, both of them became very famous.

Later, Alibaba went public on NASDAQ. Normally, there's a quiet period before the IPO, but Ma Yun disregarded this and frequently gave high-profile interviews…

Create a personal persona of a tycoon!

Wang Shi was the same; he wanted to maintain his public profile, whether through voluntary speeches or passive interviews and reports. As a result, magazines like *Reader* and *Yilin* were filled with anecdotes about Wang Shi during those years…

Later, after marrying the independent woman Tian Pujun, he voluntarily reduced his public appearances…

Generally speaking, wealthy people in China are not that high-profile...

Because it makes no sense!

Look at Ma Huateng, he's very low-key...

Returning to Ma Yun, there's now talk of a "Ma Yun era," with the new four great inventions: high-speed rail, Alipay, shared bicycles, and online shopping…

Alibaba took two spots…

There's also hype about how amazing Ant Forest is, how it won some UN award, and how it has played a significant role in greening...

—The greening of online public opinion desert is almost entirely thanks to Ant Forest!
It has indeed had a significant impact, creating a modern Chinese proverb: Ant Forest – taking credit for everything!
Shen Yan isn't stupid; why would he criticize Ma Yun at this time? Even though it's a fan-made film, he doesn't usually criticize it; he just said it's "not a mainstream film"...

……

"Director Chen... Sister Ya Ya..."

"Brother Xiao Yang, Brother Shenyang!"

“Brother Baoqiang…”

Before filming began, Chen Sicheng specially organized a meeting to introduce Shen Yan to the main cast and crew…

Shen Yan greeted everyone warmly as soon as he entered…

Several people stood up: "Director Shen!" "Don't call me director... There's only one director in this crew, Director Chen. Just call me Shen Yan."

Xiao Shenyang: "...Won't it be too abrupt?"

"It's alright, names are just for calling out..." Shen Yan waved his hand, sat down, and then said, "Detective Chinatown is the first film in a series, and we will definitely continue to make sequels..."

Chen Sicheng chimed in: "Yes, it's a suspenseful crime comedy, and by setting all the stories overseas, we can avoid a lot of content that can't pass censorship in China!"

"That's right, the core of 'Detective Chinatown' is classic mystery... adding comedy is just to cater to the atmosphere of the Spring Festival!"

Detective Chinatown 3 is actually overly entertaining!

A suspense story with such a weak classic mystery feel, and it even turned into a social realism mystery later on…

Tokyo!
The birthplace of the orthodox school of mystery—the orthodox school: with mystery-solving as its main focus, it emphasizes solving the doubts in the case and usually includes elements such as famous detectives, impossible crimes, and accidental murderers.

Edogawa Ranpo, Miyano Murago, Ayatsuji Yukito, Shimada Soji…

A large number of classic mystery novelists!
As an aside, Keigo Higashino doesn't belong to the orthodox mystery school. His representative works, such as *White Night* and *Malice*, lean more towards the unorthodox school than the orthodox one. Orthodox mystery novels are characterized by their focus on deduction and mystery-solving, emphasizing the resolution of puzzling points in the case. Higashino's works, however, develop their plots more through the creation of a mysterious atmosphere and unsettling psychological elements.
If you call it "Chinatown Adventure", I'd give it eight points, but if you call it "Detective Chinatown 3", it'll only get three points at most!
How many movies will be released during next year's Spring Festival?

"From Vegas to Macau III, The Monkey King 3, The Mermaid, and Detective Chinatown... not many, only four!"

Shen Yan interjected, "There's also an animated film called 'The Great Battle of the Nian Beast,' produced by Ning Hao..."

Chen Sicheng asked in confusion, "Ning Hao...why did he suddenly decide to make an animated film?"

"Maybe...you'll be interested?"

"The Year Beast Battle," the Chinese version of "Monsters, Inc.", shares almost identical character designs, thematic frameworks, and plot development with "Monsters, Inc.", even down to some minor details...

Unfortunately, it falls short in terms of technology, text, and layout!

"Could it be influenced by 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back'?"

"...It's also possible that they thought they could make a fortune with family-friendly films?"

Shen Yan changed the subject: "Who knows? But during the Spring Festival season, our only competitor is 'The Mermaid'!"

Chen Sicheng nodded, his face serious: "After all, he's the King of Comedy!"

"It's alright..." Shen Yan smiled. "We just need to finish our own work and leave the rest to the publicity department... Eat up, I've never had Thai food before!"

A table full of Thai food, beautifully presented, and with plenty of seafood…

It looks so pleasing!
Tong Yali explained, "Thai chefs like to use all sorts of ingredients such as garlic, chili, lime, fish sauce, and shrimp paste to season the food, so Tom Yum soup is sour and spicy!"

Wow, you know so much!

"No, I arrived a few days early, and that's what they told me... You should try it..."

Shen Yan nodded, took a sip of soup, and gave a thumbs up: "This stuff tastes way better than white food!"

"White food?"

"It's like... raw celery dipped in salad dressing, or maybe nuts, lettuce, and cheese in a bowl, or even a whole uncut carrot, a head of raw broccoli, and a few crackers... a 'white meal' made up of these ingredients, to put it simply: not tasty!"

"Italian food isn't good either?"

"It's alright, the three essentials of Italian cuisine: tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil... But Italian coffee is quite good..."

(End of this chapter)