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

Chapter 729 Returning in Glory (34)

After nearly four hours of commotion, the Oscars finally came to an end.

The Best Actor award went to Leonardo DiCaprio…

The Best Picture award went to Spotlight.

However, according to statistics from ABC, the broadcasting network, the viewership was 34.4 million, a drop of 6 percentage points from last year's ratings, and the third lowest since 2001.

However, ABC also stated that the Oscars remained the top-rated non-sporting event broadcast this year, with a slight increase in viewership among male viewers aged 18 to 34.

Moreover, the ratings surged the moment Leonardo DiCaprio accepted the award…

It seems everyone still enjoys watching the love-hate relationship between Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar!

However, in the years that followed, Leonardo DiCaprio became less focused on winning awards and his willingness to act declined. In a full decade, he only starred in three films: *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, *Don't Look Up*, and *Killers of the Flower Moon*.

He received another nomination for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

For most Americans, an Asian winning the Oscar for Best Director is just casual conversation, but for Hollywood moguls, it still has some impact…

In particular, the production company A24 is considered by many magazines and newspapers to be the 'new Weinstein Films'!
Oh, Harvey has been having a lot of bad days these past two years. Last year, he also had a major film he promoted – The Hateful Eight.

Unfortunately, this film not only set a new low for Quentin Tarantino's films in terms of box office and critical reception, but also failed to garner many nominations...

As for Jennifer Lawrence's "Joy's Struggle," it didn't win a single award!
Shen Yan received many more movie offers…

Disney even invited him to direct "Aladdin"—which is also a musical!
Of course, Shen Yan resolutely refused!
To reiterate... he has no interest in integrating into the Hollywood mainstream.

La La Land isn't a mainstream commercial film; it's an independent movie!
Following the Oscars, La La Land expanded its theatrical release to 2686 theaters, up from 1036.

At this time, La La Land's North American box office was $1.36 million.

Based on predictions, La La Land should still be able to gross around $2000 million at the box office.

The global box office has already reached $4.2 million…

The remaining Japanese films haven't been released yet...

With the Oscars as a stimulus, it will most likely break $5 million soon!
Moreover, subsequent copyright fees will increase significantly—eight Academy Awards…

It's a pity it didn't win Best Picture, otherwise it could have earned at least an extra $3000 million!

However, the total cost of "La La Land" was only $3000 million, and with the costs of distribution, marketing, and awards, it would be at most $5000 million.

Make a fortune in the absolute sense!
The biggest beneficiaries were the actors—Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, who, while already well-known, weren't exactly international superstars!
After "La La Land," Emma Stone rose to become a top Hollywood actress, and Ryan Gosling also became a leading actor...

Of course, Shen Yan also gained a great deal, especially domestically…

Compared to the Americans' relaxed lifestyle, the country, after a brief moment of confusion, erupted into chaos in no time.

Oscars!

What Zhang Yimou, the poetry prodigy, pursued his whole life, was directly obtained by Shen Yan, and he was even named the best director!
Even if Shen Yan were to retire from the entertainment industry now, his achievements would still be enough to fill a page in Chinese film history!
It's been trending on Weibo for two days...

A host of celebrities, both big and small, praised Shen Yan...

Uh, the Golden Rooster Awards are being mocked again—an Oscar-winning director can't even win an award at the Golden Rooster Awards?

CCTV is preparing to arrange an exclusive interview…

As for other media outlets, large and small, they immediately bombarded the company with calls, all in an attempt to get the exact date of Shen Yan's return to Beijing.

But Shen Yan had already instructed that, apart from a few close relatives, everyone else should be ignored. That probably won't work…

Because the first thing Shen Yan did after returning to China was to promote "Detective Chinatown"...

It was March 3rd. "Detective Chinatown" had been in theaters for 25 days, accumulating a box office of 36.8 billion yuan—and due to the Oscars, it had seen five consecutive days of box office growth…

However, tomorrow, March 4th, "Ip Man 3" will be released!
……

"I'm quite excited, but a little disappointed... I didn't win Best Picture or Best Actor!"

After getting off the plane, Shen Yan was surrounded by a group of media...

He answered questions casually as he walked.

Why didn't Ryan win Best Actor?

"La La Land is very similar in genre to a romantic comedy... This type of film doesn't offer much room for the male lead to shine... And compared to 'The Revenant' released around the same time, Leonardo DiCaprio's performance was too outstanding..."

What about Best Picture?

"I really didn't know that... I'm very surprised. You know, when Spotlight won Best Picture, many American magazines said it was a huge upset!"

"La La Land received 14 nominations and won eight awards. What do you think is the reason?"

"This is a musical, and a blockbuster musical... As one of Hollywood's traditional genres, it's been almost nonexistent in recent years... The sudden emergence of a very successful musical is something everyone will encourage..."

"Director Shen, can you tell me how much money you'll make from the movie 'La La Land'?"

"...The box office revenue sharing hasn't been finalized yet, how am I supposed to know how much I can earn?"

Do you receive dividends?

Shen Yan didn't try to hide anything and said directly, "I invested 600 million myself, which accounts for 20% of the production funds... and I'm the major shareholder of A24, so you can do the math!"

When he arrived at the car door, the reporters were still surrounding him…

Shen Yan turned his head: "I need to rest for the last three questions too!"

"Director Shen... 'Detective Chinatown' has surpassed 'The Mermaid' at the box office... What are your thoughts on this?"

"I think it's normal. On the contrary, I find the box office of 'The Mermaid' amazing. Comedy needs to resonate with the audience. The main creators of 'The Mermaid' are almost all Hong Kong filmmakers. It's amazing that Hong Kong filmmakers can achieve high box office in mainland China with a comedy... I can only say that Stephen Chow is indeed Stephen Chow!"

Although "The Mermaid" lost to "Detective Chinatown" during the Spring Festival film season, its current box office is 26.76 billion yuan...

It set a new record for the highest-grossing Stephen Chow film!

Compared to the production cost of 3 million and the guaranteed release of 20 billion, they made a killing!
Oh, the production cost of "The Mermaid" is reportedly 3 million!
We don't know how it was calculated, maybe Stephen Chow's personal remuneration was 1.5 million?
"What about Baoqiang?"

"...I'm an outsider, so I can't say anything about this...I believe Baoqiang can get through this...Let's talk about something else!"

"Detective Chinatown opens in 360 theaters in North America... Will it expand?"

"It's expanded to 770 theaters now... The current box office is $8.7 million, and I estimate it should be able to break the $10 million mark..."

"...What about copyrights in other places?"

"Negotiations are still ongoing with South Korea and Japan, but it's already been released in Europe... and the box office is doing alright. It's grossed over $200 million in the UK and Germany, and $160 million in France... and it's still showing..."

At this point, Shen Yan said, "Alright, that's enough for now... If you have any questions, you can follow my live stream, which starts tomorrow night!"

(End of this chapter)