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

Chapter 709 Xiao Yang (23)

Lu Wei, the screenwriter of "Farewell My Concubine", once asked Lu Chuan a question: Is "The Last Supper" a big plot film, a small plot film, or an anti-plot film?

The so-called "major plot, minor plot, and anti-plot" is a type of storyline. Generally speaking, the smaller the plot, the fewer viewers it can be accepted. On the other hand, the anti-plot is just doing its own thing without considering the audience at all.

Lu Chuan frankly said, "It's an anti-plot film."

The reeds then laughed—

Alain Resnais was a master of anti-plot films; his budgets never exceeded 700,000 euros, yet you spent 60 to 70 million on "The Last Supper."

"Who will die if you don't die?"

Lu Chuan's problem may not lie in the merits of his film philosophy or the level of his artistic skills.

The problem lies in a distorted sense of self.

He was a person who was always on the verge of tears, yet remained trapped in his own world, proud yet fragile!
His arrogance stemmed from his "confidence" in film. He firmly believed he was a brilliant director and had made many brilliant works, even if he were just doing routine work, he could leave most directors of today far behind.

Vulnerability stems from feedback from reality!
Regarding "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe," he commented: "I think time will gradually give 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' a more fair evaluation." "Objectively speaking, he (Tianxia Bachang) should thank me."

He genuinely believed that *Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe* was unpopular because people weren't used to watching that type of work, just like the poetry enthusiast thought people disliked *The Promise* because they 'couldn't understand it!'

In essence, what they said can be translated as: 'A talent like me is willing to lower myself to make a commercial film for you mediocre viewers just to make money, and you dare not pay up and even have the guts to call it a bad movie! You're utterly hopeless!'

Crucially, "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" also hyped up its collaboration with a Hollywood special effects team…

As a result, the final product was even less impressive than the TV series "Eternal Love"...

Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore...

Since Shen Yan stopped criticizing this person on Weibo, the popularity of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" plummeted, and its box office revenue also dropped rapidly...

The daily number has dropped to less than 1200 million!

Lu Chuan was still rambling on, "He doesn't have recognition from people in the industry, he hasn't won any domestic film awards, so he's resentful of me. What right does a commercial film director have to talk about me?"

He was also approached about "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe," but he felt he wasn't capable enough and declined. Then he approached me, and I filmed it!

Shen Yan didn't respond at all, only saying during the live stream, "He's an idiot, ignore him, let him bark all he wants..."

Of course, in private conversations, this person is always involved...

The cast and crew of "Detective Chinatown"—director Chen Sicheng, producer, screenwriter, and lead actor Shen Yan and Wang Baoqiang—are all not formally trained in acting…

Including Xiao Yang, Wei Xiang, Allen, Xiao Shenyang... only Tong Yali and Qiao Shan belong to the three major cinema chains, and are from prestigious families.

As an aside, "The Octagonal Cage," directed by and starring Wang Baoqiang, received good reviews and box office success. It's a realistic film, a favorite among academics, yet the Golden Rooster Awards only nominated it for Best Sound Recording…

If the lead actor had been Huang Xiaoming or Zhu Yilong, they would have at least received a Best Actor nomination!

That's because you're not from a professional acting background.

"I heard they've planned a trilogy..."

Chen Sicheng chimed in: "What sequel? Tianxia Bachang is already preparing to sue them and withdraw his version!"

"Huh? How did you know?"

Shen Yan stared at him curiously, and the latter said, "The copyrights to the last four books of 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' are held by Wanda. They told me that!"

Chen Chexi then asked, "But is it okay for tomb raiding movies to be shown on the big screen?"

Shen Yan: "Not too many... Two or three a year is fine, but it can't affect mainstream films..."

"But I heard that Tsui Hark is preparing to film 'The Tomb Raiders,' and Wanda has also approved a project called 'The Celestial Star Technique'..."

"There's also 'The Lost Tomb,' with both a web series and a movie in development... It feels like all the major film studios in China are making tomb raiding movies!"

"The main reason is that even though 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' is so terrible, it still managed to gross 4 million yuan at the box office, so everyone is willing to follow suit!"

Then a bunch of so-called authorities called for a 'ban on projects related to tomb raiding'...

The most notorious example is Wang Hailin, who was accused of tomb raiding and claiming to be from a prestigious family—how utterly despicable!

Then came the ban on filming tomb raiding-themed content!
The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television immediately issued a type-specific ban...

Xiao Yang is truly a great actor!

"Tang Yin, are you in Malaysia or South Korea?"

I'm at your doorstep!

Why don't you run away?

"I also want to prove that I am innocent!"

"Do you think this is a movie shoot? Is your Sister Wang coming back!?"

"I'm warning you not to talk nonsense! I'm suing you for defamation, you know that? I'm suing you for defamation! He's defaming me!"

"Tang Ren! Don't even think about running away! Don't even think about taking a smuggling boat out of Thailand and then going to Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, or Cambodia! Don't let me see you! If I see you, I'll kill you in a heartbeat!"

A group of people were stunned, staring at Xiao Yang, who raised his hand with an expression of righteous indignation: "I am irreconcilable with evil!"

"it is good!"

Apart from his henchmen, no one dared to speak up…

This incident also shows that Kuntai really takes good care of his younger brother!

Such a strong bond of brotherhood! He immediately helped Tang Ren escape when trouble struck!

Whether anyone was killed or not, whether there was gold or not, they didn't even ask!

If they were to make a prequel, they would probably provide some explanation—Tang Ren is well-versed in feng shui and divination, and he also has martial arts skills, which would make the story much easier to write!
In fact, many so-called acting prowess actors are quite self-important. They will try to determine what type of movie it is and then offer different performance styles.

In commercial films, things tend to be more exaggerated;
In art films, it appears more profound.

Thinking that one's acting skills are multifaceted is actually just the arrogance of a professionally trained actor.

Xiao Yang doesn't have this problem; he's always fully immersed in his role.

The word "sincere" is the most appropriate way to describe it.

For him, there are only roles, not good or bad plays.

After filming a scene, Shen Yan couldn't help but say to Chen Sicheng, "Xiao Yang acted really well. I think he could carry a whole series on his own!"

What type?

"Like... the midlife crisis type," Shen Yan paused, then added, "His acting gives you a greasy yet sincere feeling... I happen to have an adaptation project on hand..."

Chen Sicheng became interested: "Huh?"

"The plot of 'The Woman in Red' is simple: it tells the story of a successful career woman with a wife and daughter who meets a young and beautiful model, and a series of events unfold as she pursues her..."

"Isn't this type of thing inappropriate? Doesn't it encourage infidelity?"

Shen Yan nodded, then said, "So, it needs to be adapted..."

How to adapt it?

"...Let me think about it."

"The Woman in Red" is actually "The Love Saint," but there's no "love" in it. It's just a middle-aged man driven by lust yet cowardly and conflicted, surrounded by a group of scoundrels willing to do anything to make him happy, together staging a farcical drama of emotional infidelity...

In reality, according to logical reasoning, the male protagonist definitely cheated on his wife both emotionally and physically, and his wife was completely unaware and helpless.

However, movies must strive for sound values ​​and a perfect ending.

So, the female model got a weird gangster boyfriend out of nowhere, and she's a green tea bitch—yes, no mistress is any good!

Shen Yan scratched his head: "It's just a movie, it doesn't matter..."

Satisfying the fantasies of male viewers is also a form of satisfaction!

(End of this chapter)