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

Chapter 738 Kneeling and Begging for Screening Time (13)

During the live stream that day, sure enough, some viewers asked about this...

The problem is this: 'I feel this statement is incorrect, but I don't know how to refute it…'

Shen Yan replied seriously: "The welfare argument... is logically flawed! It uses the guise of 'welfare' and distorted values ​​to try to cover up the fact that the powerful are sexually exploiting the weak."

"Why do we normal people feel there's a problem? In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded, marking the overthrow of the three great mountains that weighed on us Chinese people... Countless revolutionary predecessors sacrificed their lives to finally achieve the people being the masters of their own country. What we are striving for is a society where everyone is relatively equal."

There are now people promoting racial superiority, claiming celebrities can sleep with fans at will… Anyone with a brain would instinctively know this is wrong! Because it's fundamentally a concept of power and hierarchy!

"This concept originates from ancient times when someone was taken in by a powerful or wealthy person to be a concubine or maid, and being slept with by the emperor was called 'being favored'..."

It's just exploiting fans' love for celebrities, constantly manipulating them to make the celebrities feel superior and the fans feel like mere lambs to the slaughter, then brazenly reaping their profits while claiming it's all thanks to their ancestors' good fortune.

"I can only say that some public figures, having benefited from the times and made a few dirty bucks, think they are superior to others. They look down on the masses, can't see their own place, and are trying to distance themselves from the people on the front lines, thinking they are better than everyone else..."

This viewpoint is essentially a form of discrimination. To put it another way: "You, the lower classes, should be manipulated by those who control social wealth and resources; that's how society should operate."

"Is the person who said that Ma Weiwei? If she said that to me, I would slap her across the face... What an idiot! And she's a public figure! Apart from Chen Ming, everyone else on 'Qipa Talk' is mentally ill!"

"Don't talk to me about the international rock scene... I'm a musician, the La La Land soundtrack has sold over 300 million copies worldwide... and the digital version has sold nearly $1600 million... I know the international music scene very well... but we're talking about China!"

"To be honest, don't chase after celebrities or be obsessed with idols, it's pointless! Many so-called celebrities can't do anything, at most they just mingle in circles, fleece their fans, pretend to be cultured, and act as brokers for the powerful and wealthy!"

"In most cases, they are just unproductive, extravagant, pampered, and bloated scoundrels..."

"Me? I'm not an idol... I have a fan club, but I never need to raise funds or use fan support... I earn more money from one movie than many listed companies earn in a year!"

"Fan club fundraising and support activities... to some extent, need to be reported to the relevant authorities. If you don't report it, it constitutes illegal fundraising..."

"Let's not talk about that anymore. I can't control this kind of thing, but as relevant laws and regulations are improved, these things will definitely be covered by law!"

"La La Land has grossed over $5 million worldwide, and over $2500 million in Japan..."

"I won't be going to Venice this year. I don't have any plans to direct this year... I have a film in hand called Liu Cixin's 'Earth Fire,' and I'll probably start filming it next year if nothing unexpected happens..."

"I also have another film this year, 'Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils,' which will be released on July 8th..."

"Finding Mr. Right 2... This movie has absolutely nothing to do with me. It was Han Yan and Rao Xiaozhi who wanted to continue developing it, and then they wrote the story themselves..."

……

The plot of "Finding Mr. Right 2" has absolutely nothing to do with the first "Finding Mr. Right" movie...

A new pen pal story has been created—the female protagonist is named Fang Yuan, and she and the male protagonist, Song Ming, are pen pals. The two corresponded through letters when they were young, and later kept in touch via email. Just before her wedding, Fang Yuan unexpectedly received a call from Song Ming, so she chased after him to Seattle without hesitation, and then embarked on a dramatic journey to find love in a foreign land.

Focusing on the two cities of BJ and Seattle…

I just feel a little bad for my fiancé, with whom I'm about to get married.

Her fiancé cast Wang Kai in a cameo role. The male and female leads are reprised from Jin Dong and Yang Mi…

It has a Douban rating of 6.8 and decent word-of-mouth, but it's a significant drop from the first film's 7.8 rating.

However, the box office performance completely exceeded expectations—as of May 5th, after 7 days of release, it had grossed over 700 million yuan!
That's an incredible box office performance!
After all, the total cost was no more than 6000 million yuan—Jin Dong received a salary of 1200 million yuan, while Yang Mi received 500 million yuan plus 10% of the box office revenue…

虽然后续《美国队长3》上映，分流了大量的票房以及排片——《美队3》首周三天票房6.26亿，但《北西2》次周末依然有1.47亿票房入账.
It grossed 8.47 million yuan in its first ten days of release.

It seems like it's definitely going to surpass 9 million.

A billion... there's not much of a chance. Following that are "Criminal," "The Angry Birds Movie," "Divergent 3: Allegiant," "The Night Peacock," "Ex Machina," and "Alice Through the Looking Glass"!
However, recently there has been an incident where Fang Li knelt down to secure screenings for "Song of the Phoenix"...

Audiences familiar with Chinese films, especially art films, should be no stranger to the names Laurel Films and Fang Li.

Fang Li founded BJ Laurel Films in 2000 and has since invested in and produced a number of art-house films.

This includes Wang Chao's "Anyang Baby" and "Day and Night", Li Yu's "Red Face", and Lou Ye's "Summer Palace" in 2006, which crossed the line in all aspects and from multiple angles.

Most of the films invested in by Fang Li could not be released in China, which earned him the title of "Godfather of Underground Cinema".

His explanation for investing in those money-losing movies was, "I was an idiot at first, I didn't know that you need a license to make movies."

Whether it's true or not... is impossible to verify!

However, films like "Song of the Phoenix" weren't originally intended to make money in theaters; they were usually sold to CCTV6...

To say that this movie is of particularly high quality wouldn't be accurate...

The theme is very outdated—the decline of traditional art in the last century!

The poetry prodigy already talked about this in his 2002 book, "In the Depths of a Hundred Flowers"...

Jia Pingwa's *Qinqiang*, Chang Xiaohu's *Shoushan*, and Shen Fuyu's *The Craftsman* all discuss the decline of traditional arts...

What makes "Song of the Phoenix" different is that after filming was completed and post-production was underway, the director unexpectedly suffered a heart attack and passed away, making this film his posthumous work inexplicably...

That's all!
As for kneeling...

It must be because of emotions.

Many self-media outlets are saying that Fang Li is the producer of "Song of the Phoenix"... He is not actually the producer; he only took over the distribution business...

Shen Yan posted on Weibo: "Many people have messaged me asking for my opinion... I went to see 'Song of the Phoenix,' and it's of good quality, definitely an excellent film. I've seen a lot of people discussing Boss Fang Li kneeling... I think we shouldn't speculate on his thoughts. If you're interested in movies, just go see it; the tickets aren't expensive anyway... People are used to big entertainment films; it's nice to experience a serious drama..."

"Also, next week, my cameo in 'Ex Machina' will be released. This is our first attempt at the thriller/sci-fi genre, which is a niche subject. I hope everyone will appreciate it, and I also hope that everyone can find me in the movie!"

(End of this chapter)