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

Chapter 758 Misfire (33)

Shen Yan is getting so close to the actresses on set…

Will there be any rumors?

In all honesty...

Shen Yan truly had the mindset of imparting knowledge and skills, and had absolutely no intention of giving him any liquid!
Okay, actually no...

Because Shen Yan went straight back to the hotel alone after work every day, the cast and crew rarely had get-togethers for meals or karaoke...

— Maoyan Live has just launched and needs him to drive traffic.

Many celebrities have registered accounts on Maoyan.

Of course, not many people do live streams; only Dilraba did a few, and oh yeah, Chen He too…

But because of Shen Yan, Maoyan Live has developed very quickly!
Furthermore, Maoyan also launched its own short video platform – primarily for promotional material distribution…

Maoyan is starting to build its own community app!

Comparable to Xiaohongshu…

As for how things will develop from here on out…

It's highly likely that they will spin off Maoyan and establish an independent brand!

This is closely related to Shen Yan—he suggested making short videos…

The title is simply 'Maoyan, recording your life!'

However, Brother Yan has no interest in running a company full-time.

He had no idea whether it could be successful.

If he can succeed, it will increase his net worth.
If it doesn't work out... it doesn't matter, it's not his money that's being burned!

He himself didn't have any particular ideas about starting a business...

It's currently developing steadily...

There aren't many competitors in this field, just Kuaishou—Douyin won't enter the short video arena until next year…

Moreover, although Maoyan has a large user base, only a little over a million people actually watch short videos...

……

"I feel the filming went quite smoothly... For me, as long as I grasp the logic of the character and the logic of the events, then everything went smoothly!"

"For me, the most important thing in playing any role is to understand the character's logic, carefully feel his life trajectory, and then show the character's experience to the audience through my performance... Once the logic is clear, the rest is just a matter of performance!"

On July 11, after filming wrapped up, Shen Yan returned to his hotel and, as usual, started a live stream to talk about his performance.

“I don’t even look at many of the scripts that come my way… because the characters’ actions are completely illogical.”

"Not just TV drama scripts, but many movie scripts... they're all the same..."

"I come from a screenwriting background, so of course I can judge whether a show is good or bad!"

Then many netizens complained about why "The Rebel" didn't use Dilraba Dilmurat or Yang Mi...

“Major dramas rarely use big stars,” Shen Yan explained, “because big stars have relatively fixed personas, and audiences have stereotypes about them…”

“I’ve said from the beginning that I rarely use A-list actresses in my films… The reason is simple, unless it’s specifically commissioned, like ‘The Beauty Inside,’ which was a project tailor-made for Li Lianhua…”

"For other projects, I never consider them. These top actresses demand exorbitant fees to maintain their status, and they're expensive but not very effective. Naturally, they're rarely considered when pushing forward with the best film projects."

"That's the truth!" "Compared to those lesser-known veteran actresses like Qin Hailu, Ning Jing, Mei Ting, and Zhang Jingchu, these so-called top-tier actresses don't actually have any advantage in terms of professional skills!"

Their real advantage lies simply in having more film and television resources early in their lives, more opportunities to compete for awards, better team packaging and marketing, which in turn led to more magazine covers, fashion endorsements, and thus a huge boost in commercial value…

But these are completely useless when it comes to an actor's core abilities!

At this point, many netizens asked him to talk about the recently released film "So Young 2"...

Weiying Technology guarantees 5 million yuan for "So Young 2"...

This foreshadows a summer box office slump that is guaranteed to result in losses.

Following that, there were films with a 10 billion yuan guarantee from Hehe Pictures and Lianrui Pictures for "Skiptrace"; Bona Film Group with a 10 billion yuan guarantee for "League of Gods"; Hengye Pictures with a 4 million yuan guarantee for "Sweet Sixteen"; and "The Lost Tomb" with a 9.2 million yuan guarantee…

Shen Yan chuckled, then pounded his chest and said, "Su Yunjin, how are you going to pay me back for what you owe me!"

'I hate it when you're as hard as a rock!'

After reciting two famous lines, Shen Yan chuckled to himself: "At least the battery is fully charged... I really didn't expect to see such a bad performance on the big screen, it's physically uncomfortable... The last time I felt physically uncomfortable was when I saw Zhou Jielun trying to look cool in 'The Treasure Hunter'!"

"Your sadness is too superficial, like an actor without talent—the audience can see it immediately."

"The acting was terrible, but the script was awful too. Even if you put me in it, I probably wouldn't have done a good job... The director wasn't very good either... He probably just got the IP, found two top stars, and started filming!"

"Let me tell you, if you watch a movie and find the actors' performances are subpar, it's most likely because the director is incompetent and the production team is unprofessional..."

"From the very beginning, the film 'So Young 2' was never intended to be a high-quality production. The goal was simply to get it released in theaters as quickly as possible and then cash in on the fans... How could a masterpiece be created with such a creative mindset?"

"You all know Lu Wei, right? He's a famous screenwriter whose representative works include 'Farewell My Concubine' and 'To Live'. He once said: 'The fault for the poor acting in Chinese films doesn't lie with the actors, but with bad scripts, bad directors, and the production environment, which stifle many talented and promising actors.'"

"I'm not trying to defend the actors, but no matter how good the foundation of a film is, its vitality ultimately depends on the performance of the actors. Many of our directors do not yet have a deep understanding of this. Current film and television works are fast-food consumption, and the requirements for actors are only at the level of formulaic pretense, so it is difficult to produce good actors."

"It's just that 'So Young 2' didn't even reach the level of being formulaic. I really doubt how the director approved it... He's practically playing with his career. Do you think anyone will hire this director after this movie? Even if they do, will they have good actors to join him?"

……

There's no doubt this live stream was a hit!
They're directly confronting Fan Ge!

How protective are Fan Ge's fans...

There's a question on Zhihu: "Why is Wu Fan so popular all over the world?"
That's right, the usual question people ask other celebrities is, "Why is he so popular?"

When it comes to Wu Fan, there are even more specific adjectives: he is famous all over the world and has conquered all three realms!

Even though Shen Yan's later remarks were somewhat of a "whitewash," he was still criticized by Fan Ge's fans and trended on social media...

Shen Yan didn't care...

He basically doesn't use Weibo anymore...

They didn't even attend the Weibo Night event!
You can curse me all you want...

Even Wu Fan's parent company, Wentou Holdings, didn't remove the trending topic this time—probably thinking of using a surge of fans to boost the lackluster box office performance...

"So Young 2" grossed 1.78 million yuan in its opening weekend, but then dropped to less than 1500 million yuan on weekdays...

I reckon the total box office will hardly exceed 3 million!

Even if Weying Technology could inflate its figures, it would be difficult to reach 5 million...

Furthermore, three new films, *When Larry Met Mary*, *The Fast Gunner*, and *Tik Tok*, will be released the following week…

"So Young 2" completely fizzled out!
Oh, and Big Fish & Begonia has also been released…

(End of this chapter)