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

Chapter 754 Latest EP (23)

Andy Lau is quite proud because "Moon" not only sold well in mainland China, but also grossed over HK$1000 million in its first three days in Hong Kong!
HK$1000 million is enough to rank among the top ten in a normal year.

Andy Lau's last big-budget Hong Kong film was "From Vegas to Macau," but that was a Chow Yun-fat film!
His starring role in "The Storm" made it into the top five of the year...

Judging from the current trend, "Moon" will gross at least HK$3000 million at the Hong Kong box office!

The last film he starred in that grossed over HK$30 million was "Infernal Affairs III" in 2003...

That's right, Hong Kong stars care a lot about Hong Kong box office rankings!

After all, this is their foundation...

Except for Jackie Chan, who doesn't care at all...

—He might care, but it's no use now!

In recent years, apart from "CZ12" released during the 2012 Lunar New Year season, which grossed HK$11 million in Hong Kong, Jackie Chan's other films have only grossed around HK$1 million in Hong Kong. For example, "Police Story 2013" grossed HK$1.6 million in Hong Kong, and "Little Big Soldier" grossed HK$1.7 million in Hong Kong...

Jackie Chan is primarily burdened with the label of "traitor to Hong Kong"...

However, it was still quite unexpected that "The Foreigner" only grossed HK$150 million...

After all, The Foreigner grossed $160 million in France—The Foreigner was not released in the UK but went directly to streaming!

Continuing with "The Moon"...

"Actually, the ending of the first draft of the Moon script was that the clones returned to Earth, uncovered the secret, and then... the company's stock price plummeted and it went bankrupt... But after finishing the script, I felt that doing it that way was unfair to the company... Although from the clones' perspective, the whole thing is cruel, if you look at it from another angle... it is also a way of technological progress!"

Technological progress?

“That’s right!” Shen Yan said, “We research robots and cloning technology to replace humans in some very dangerous jobs. Otherwise, what’s the point of researching these things?”

"So, you support this approach?"

"I definitely support it!"

Liu Dehua shook his head: "I don't support it. I think clones are already human in a certain sense..."

"This involves the relationship between science and human ethics," Shen Yan smiled. "However, throughout human history, when has any technological advancement been stopped by pure ethics or law? The atomic bomb has been called a product of Satan, but I haven't seen the development of nuclear weapons stop. When the technology is fully mature, ethics and morality can naturally change... The main reason we're discussing this issue now is that the technology hasn't yet achieved a breakthrough!"

……

Shen Yan's remarks undoubtedly sparked a great deal of discussion...

This is normal. Even with cats and dogs, a lot of self-righteous people jump out to protect them, saying that you are abusing them.

Not to mention clones!
Shen Yan didn't care; his goal was simply to promote the movie and make "Moon" known to more people.

After all, films like *Independence Day: Resurgence*, *Now You See Me 2*, and *Three* are taking up a significant portion of the screenings during the same period. This week also sees the release of *Bounty Hunters* and *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows*, and next week will see three new films: *Cold War 2*, *So Young 2: Never Gone*, and *Big Fish & Begonia*…

Without creating some buzz, the movie itself alone won't have enough staying power!

By the way, "Three" has also been released.

Johnnie To's series of bad movies +1...

You find it hard to understand why this movie would include a surgery scene at the beginning...

And it's a close-up shot!

What exactly is this long take trying to express?
Does it disgust the audience?
Some film critics have interpreted this as an experimental film, probably a movie created by working backwards from the director's long-conceived scenes... Well, in Shen Yan's opinion, it's a terrible movie!

"Bounty Hunters" is a co-production, and Huang Baiming was very lucky. If he had waited another two months and the Korean content ban had been imposed, "Bounty Hunters" would most likely not have been released...

The female lead for this movie was considered for Liu Shishi and Yang Mi, but Tang Yan was ultimately cast...

It's understandable, considering that LeTV is one of the production companies. Tang Yan has collaborated with LeTV on many films in recent years, including "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" and "Bounty Hunters"...

As for Bounty Hunters…

This is a terrible movie!
It vaguely seemed to be trying to follow the path of "Aces Go Places," but unfortunately, it went astray...

And the audience doesn't really like eating these anymore!

As of July 3rd, "Moon" had been in theaters for 10 days and had grossed 6.06 million yuan. That's right, it took the top spot at the box office in its second week!

As for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2... it was released on July 2nd, and grossed 170 million in its first two days...

……

On July 5th, Shen Yan arrived at the SJ district…

We stayed at the Guangfulin Prime Minister's Mansion Hotel.

Most of the scenes in "The Rebel" were filmed at Shanghai Film Park, also known as Chedun Film City!
As an aside, Chedun Film and Television City originated from the same source as Hengdian World Studios – big directors needed to build sets for their big productions.

Hengdian was established to coincide with Xie Jin's patriotic blockbuster film "The Opium War," which became the site of the first film and television shooting base in China—the Yangcheng Scenic Area. Although this box office flop ruined the old man's reputation, it gave birth to a behemoth that would later become a major film and television shooting base in China.

Then in 97, the young poet filmed "The Emperor's Shadow" and built a second scenic spot, the Qin Palace, on this site, which then gradually expanded and grew...

Chedun Film and Television Base is where the film "Wind and Moon" by the young poet was filmed in Chedun Town, Songjiang District. Shanghai Film Group built a Shikumen set for the crew to recreate the old Shanghai style of the 1930s and 1940s.

Initially just for landscaping, the buildings were gradually completed, and that's how Nanjing Road came to be. By 1998, the first phase of construction was basically finished, and it officially opened to the public after completion.

Subsequently, films such as "Like Fog, Like Rain, Like Wind," "Romance in the Rain," and "Kung Fu Hustle" were filmed here...

Chedun Film and Television Base has been recognized as one of the top ten film and television bases in China…

"The Rebel" stars Shen Yan, with a supporting cast including Wang Zhiwen, Zhu Yawen, Wang Lei, Wang Jinsong, Liu Yijun, and Gao Xin. The actresses are Mao Xiaotong and Meng Ziyi, with Xin Zhilei making a guest appearance…

Shen Yan arrived three days early.

The official launch date is July 8th…

So, he's quite free now!
He even started a live stream: "Since I have some free time now, I recorded four songs to make an EP..."

"I haven't stopped producing music in recent years... Most of the songs on 'La La Land' are my original compositions, and I also sang the songs for the TV series 'Eternal Love'..."

"Four songs: 'A Mountain Road,' 'Empty as a Feather,' 'Let's Drink,' and 'Make a Pinky Promise to Love Me Forever'..."

"The last song is actually background music... with English lyrics, it's quite nice!"

"I know that when I first debuted, everyone had high expectations for me, hoping that I could dethrone Zhou Jielun... But times have changed. In fact, judging from the data alone, my songs are not much worse than Zhou Jielun's..."

"I'll see if I can put together an album next year."

"I must have written, composed, and arranged all the music myself... Otherwise, why would I release an album?"

(End of this chapter)