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

Chapter 719 Dinner (33)

Whether it's "The Breakup Guru" or "The Villain Angel"...

They're all pretty bad!

Deng Chao's understanding of comedy is still stuck at the stage of his starring role in the play "Cuihua Serves Sauerkraut" - just making a fuss!
The so-called "prank" is just playing the clown...

All comedic scenes revolve around the theme of 'fools suffering'...

One or two of these kinds of scenes in a movie is fine, but if you have them all, then there's a problem!
Furthermore... if it's a comedy, you must downplay the protagonist's role and allow the audience to gain a psychological advantage.

When Deng Chao played ugly or silly roles, he never humbled himself.

Although he also let loose and acted silly, even making a fool of himself...

But he seemed to be enjoying himself!

He enjoyed it, and the audience's psychological advantage disappeared.

His portrayal of the Joker didn't make the audience laugh; instead, it made them feel like he was deliberately making himself look ugly to disgust them…

That would ruin the comedic effect, and even create conflict.

Therefore, many people who watch "The Breakup Guru" and "The Villain Angel" not only don't find them funny, but even find them disgusting...

You can argue that it's a bad movie...

Calling on everyone to boycott…

It's just disgusting. Do you think your own photos are masterpieces?
But it doesn't really matter, after all, "The Breakup Guru" is a collaboration between Deng Chao's Orange Impression and Enlight Media...

It has absolutely nothing to do with Shen Yan...

You can do whatever you want!

Shen Yan would only utter a few words like "double standard dog!" during his live streams.

But now you've mentioned "Operation Mekong" and vaguely implied something like "Shen Yan stole my project"...

Then don't blame Brother Yan!

He posted it directly on Weibo:

"Operation Mekong was the first project that the Ministry of Public Security's Golden Shield Film and Television used a bidding process for. We submitted a production plan with a budget of 1.8 million yuan, aiming to create a production model that was comparable to commercial blockbusters. Golden Shield Film and Television liked it very much... So we cooperated. Is there any problem with that?"

"I don't understand why some directors don't look at their own shortcomings... If I gave you 180 million, could you have made 'Operation Mekong'? A terrible film like 'A Sentimental Story' cost 80 million... I don't know how the money was spent!"

"You have the nerve to boycott bad movies? Have you ever made a good film? Do you really think winning a Golden Horse Award for Best Director makes you a film expert?"

"If a film is bad, people will naturally vote with their feet. If it overdraws its credibility, the market will reward it. Do we need your veiled criticisms? Boycott bad films and support 'Mr. Six'? Just be straightforward. Don't come here under the guise of caring for the development of Chinese films. Stop with the empty talk! If you really wanted to care about Chinese films, you people shouldn't be making movies!"

"Besides, I really don't see what's so great about 'Mr. Six'...and I don't really understand what's getting to you guys excited about. At first, I felt that 'Mr. Six' conveyed a strange sense of superiority. Does that mean that the old gangsters in Beijing aren't gangsters?"

"What 'Mr. Six'? It's just 'Old Scoundrel'!"

Uh, I also cursed a bit about the movie "Mr. Six"...

However, Guan Hu did a good job filming "Mr. Six", and Feng Xiaogang's portrayal of Mr. Six was very realistic!
This kind of hooligan, scoundrel, and scoundrel would be called a piece of trash in other movies, but in Beijing, well, hey, he's called a "veteran gangster."

You'll never encounter a guy like this unless you've lived in Beijing for three to five years!

He doesn't even need to utter a sound; you can tell from afar that he can't imitate people from other places...

As for the ending…

That's also very true—isn't it a tragedy that old gunmen are taking up arms again to fight? In this era, the old gunmen have already passed their era. Perhaps there are still some remnants, but that's all they are...

The so-called rules...

Especially the part about borrowing money.

There are online descriptions of how people borrowed money during that period, and the lender would only take the money if the borrower was eager to lend it!
According to custom, Yang Huo had to host a party for Sixth Brother and the other brothers. Then, one of the brothers inadvertently revealed Sixth Brother's predicament. Yang Huo then begged Sixth Brother to accept the money: "Brother, you have to give your younger brother a chance to shine and earn some credit..."

Then, after being persuaded by his underlings, Sixth Brother reluctantly took the money…

That's called generosity!
It is said that Beijingers are particular about this…

We don't know if it's true or not...

However, BJ's directors especially like to identify themselves as "old-timers," especially after they get older, they just can't get enough of old-timers and those who used to be...

Sixth Master's Ice Lake Show was nothing more than an old man's self-climax.

But the reality is, a man in his fifties still wants to fight with a young man...

How shameful!

Gao Qunshu later directed "Trident," which also promoted rules and morality...

They completely forgot that the three main characters were police officers...

……

Even though Shen Yan is in New York, he can still cause quite a stir!
He not only criticized Gao Qunshu, but also casually insulted the movie "Mr. Six"...

Then Wu Fan and Li Yifeng's fans were unhappy!
Our brother acted so well, why are you criticizing him?
Then... Shen Yan trended on social media!
However, Yan Ge completely ignored it—as January progressed, the awards season became increasingly clear, with *The Revenant* versus *La La Land*…

The former received rave reviews after two weeks of previews, and then opened in 3368 cinemas directly;
La La Land has also expanded to 2700 theaters…

After its expanded release, *The Revenant* grossed $4200 million in its opening weekend; *La La Land* grossed $2300 million…

However, there is one thing that does not contradict the two films—The Revenant did not focus on the Best Director award, after all, director Alejandro González Iñárritu had already won Best Director last year for Birdman!
It's impossible for the Oscars to award the Best Director award to the same director two years in a row.

Film history records that only John Ford has achieved this feat—winning the Best Director award four times for *The Informer* (1935), *The Grapes of Wrath* (1940), *How Green Is My Valley* (1941), and *The Silent Man* (1952).

John Ford's era was the era of major studios!
It's the 21st century now!
The film skipped the Best Director award, and La La Land itself didn't seem to focus its marketing efforts on Best Picture or Best Actor...

Therefore, although they are competitors, the direct competition is not very strong...

……

January 10th, Los Angeles, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills.

The afternoon tea here is said to be the most authentic British afternoon tea.

The environment is small and exquisite, and the name is simply "livingroom." Although the price is a bit high, it is definitely worth the money.

Around 2 PM, Shen Yan and Cynthia Schwartz arrived at the tea restaurant…

Here's a gathering of British filmmakers!

There are many British filmmakers in Hollywood…

As soon as he entered, Shen Yan saw Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne.

He immediately sat down...

Shen Yan didn't seem to be in good shape, and Tom Hooper asked, "Didn't you get enough rest?"

"I went to the Capri Hollywood International Film Festival in Italy yesterday... I just got back this morning..."

"Capri Hollywood International Film Festival?"

"I promised Alberto Barbera..."

Alberto Barbera, President of the Venice Film Festival…

The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is just a film festival that piggybacks on Hollywood's popularity... it has no real authority.

(End of this chapter)