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

Chapter 748, Scene 2 (45)

What did you talk about with Wanda today?

"They want to acquire my company..."

Yang Mi exclaimed in surprise: "They're going to acquire Spark Studio?"

“…It’s not Spark Studio…” Shen Yan explained, “It’s my company in the United States!”

Spark Studios... estimated market value exceeds 1200 billion!
In the A-share market, the price-to-earnings ratio of the film and television sector is generally around 50, and Xinghuo Studio has achieved net profits exceeding 20 billion yuan for two consecutive years…

And he has a cat's eye...

We have partnerships with Tencent Video and iQiyi, covering not only web series but also online movies…

There's also the Xiangshan Film and Television Base.

A complete ecosystem!

The key is that Shen Yan really doesn't lack cash flow...

Therefore, even if Wanda wanted to acquire Xinghuo Studio, Shen Yan would not agree!
"A24? How much are they asking for?"

"I won't sell unless we discuss money!"

"Why not sell? Didn't you say your investments in the US were all for making money?"

"...Yes, but I want to sell it to an American company...to earn some dollars!"

Yang Mi asked curiously, "Did they pay Wanda in RMB when they sold it to them?"

"I'm worried they won't let me leave..."

Wanda's acquisition of DreamWorks back then followed a similar tactic—Wanda proposed buying DreamWorks' stock to become its largest shareholder, then demanded that Katzenberg not sell his shares, meaning he wasn't allowed to cash out and leave…

Katzenberg did not agree, and the acquisition fell through!

Yang Mi nodded, then asked, "What if Americans were to buy the A24? How much would you ask for?"

“…My shareholding is actually not high, only 34%…Let’s buy $5 million!”

"Is anyone buying this?"

"How would I know? But there will never be a shortage of wealthy people in this world who want to make movies..."

Shen Yan put away his phone and prepared to go to sleep when Yang Mi suddenly pointed at the phone: "Guo Degang and Cao Yunjin are fighting!"

"...Never mind that, go to sleep!"

……

Oh, Guo Degang is tearing into Cao Yunjin again!

Perhaps it's because the latest season of "Happy Comedians" ended that Deyun Club benefited too much. In addition to Yue Yunpeng, it also made Guo Qilin, Yan Hexiang, Shaobing, and Zhang Helun famous!

Then you felt awesome!

They announced they would remove the "Yun" character from Cao Yunjin's name...

Then Cao Yunjin got angry and directly posted an article refuting Guo Degang's claim, saying, "Yun doesn't belong to you (Guo Degang), it was given to me by Mr. Zhang Wenshun." He then published a 6,000-word article detailing his long-standing feud with Guo Degang.

Guo's foundation was that he was an apprentice, and Cao was also an apprentice. He was fed and used by his master, and spent three years learning his skills and two years serving him. In the end, Cao ran away and became a traitor.

As a result, Cao produced the invoice, indicating that he was not an apprentice but merely a student...

Then the apprenticeship can no longer be described as three years of apprenticeship and two years of service!

After Cao posted the invoices, some fans even claimed they were fake.

Guo Degang, however, quickly and magnanimously stated that he would no longer respond.

Why did you suddenly become so generous?

Actually, anyone with a discerning eye can see it clearly... Given Guo Degang's unforgiving and petty nature, and his constant talk of traitors, it's surprising that he suddenly stopped talking about it one day...

Why do you think it is?
However, this matter has nothing to do with Shen Yan, and he is too lazy to get involved. As for Deyun Club's movie, it is a non-mainstream movie, no different from a fan movie. Anyway, it is not for mainstream audiences!
By the way, the next day, he attended the second session of the Shanghai International Film Festival's summit forum…

……

The second forum was hosted by Tencent and was titled "Crafting Chinese Films with the Spirit of Craftsmanship".

The event was well-attended, with a star-studded lineup: Liu Zhenyun served as the host, and guests included Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kexin, Zhang Dachun, Dai Jinhua, and Shen Yan…

Feng Xiaogang spoke first: "Respecting the audience's inner feelings and respecting the audience's money are two kinds of respect."

Regarding the current IP craze, he stated directly, "It's nothing more than making money. I even hope that the film industry's downturn will deter some people who don't love movies but only love making money."

By the way, "I'm too lazy to deal with celebrities now. How can I talk to them when there are five bodyguards standing behind me? It's considered generous of me to join the crew three days in advance."

Liu Zhenyun asked Shen Yan, who replied, "We're a little different. If we're making a big production, we'll use pre-shooting..."

For example, in the filming of "The Wandering Earth," our creative team used storyboard drawing, dynamic pre-visualization, and virtual shooting to complete the simulated shooting and editing of parts of the film before the official filming began.

By adding this process and optimizing the live-action shooting plan, the time for preparation, scheduling and shooting is greatly reduced. The entire film will be shot in a virtual space before the official start of shooting.

The actors all wore motion capture suits and acted out the entire sequence from beginning to end, and all the staging was also rehearsed. The footage showed the size of the scene, allowing for adjustments... This made the actual filming much smoother and avoided major changes!

Feng Xiaogang: "That will definitely cost a lot of money!"

"It's alright, mainly because we don't need big stars..."

"Aren't you and Wu Jing big stars?"

"We only received basic pay, and Wu Jing also invested 3000 million..."

"You really don't seem to have ever worked with celebrities?"

"No, I've worked with Andy Lau..."

"Domestic celebrities? The Four Dan and Two Bing?"

"No... I don't usually deal with them!"

Chen Kexin couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

Shen Yan shrugged: "The requirements are too high. The script needs to be tailored to them. Besides, I don't believe in so-called box office appeal! From a producer's perspective, this is inappropriate. So, I approached Mr. Qin Hailu for 'The Martian'!"

Feng Xiaogang remarked, "I need to learn from you... When we make movies, we definitely need to find big stars!"

Liu Zhenyun: "You can't learn that from him..."

"why?"

"He himself is the biggest star; he doesn't need anyone else!"

"Too…"

Then the topic shifted to the recent hot topic: "There will be no place for Marvel in the history of world cinema!"
Dai Jinhua strongly agrees with this view: "The history of world cinema has basically never left room for this kind of conventional commercial film. I think that's very true. For Marvel's superhero blockbusters, the first priority when starting a project is to make money!"

"These kinds of movies are usually made by directly copying successful models from other people. They are made for profit, not for the sake of the movie itself!"

Feng Xiaogang nodded: "I think that's very true. Just like the IP craze, what do you think these people who hype up IPs are after? Isn't it all for money?"

Chen Kexin stated, "In the current environment, the entire distribution system is biased towards big IPs and young, popular actors, which actually interferes with and even damages the films themselves. However, filmmakers often have no choice but to follow these rules; circumstances dictate their actions..."

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Actually, Marvel's approach of turning movies into TV series is something that deserves to be recorded in film history...after all, there have never been movies like this before!"

Do you like Marvel movies?

"I love it... Who wouldn't love an entertaining blockbuster that you can watch without having to think too much?"

(End of this chapter)