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

Chapter 761 Breaking 3 Million in a Single Day! (33)

"Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils" is really a thrilling movie!

I remember reading a movie review that said, "Watching this movie made my breasts feel sore..."

The plot of this movie is very simple: a top gangster on his deathbed tries to redeem himself or make a name for himself, and goes on a crazy journey to challenge people one-on-one.

Yes, it's that simple and straightforward.

Actually, movies that are generally enjoyable are simply things that are taken to an extreme...

Looking at the overall structure of "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils," it is straightforward, sharp, ruthless, unpretentious, convoluted, and decisive, with a grand and sweeping style.

If I say I'll kill you, I'll kill you; if I say I'll stab you, I'll stab you, without the slightest hesitation.

There's no need for long-term planning, no need for meticulous preparation, no need for role-playing, emotional, or psychological struggles—nothing is required. Just do it!
Chen Guilin's existence is somewhat like a protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel.

Therefore, Shen Yan portrayed him as innocent...

and…

The scale is really large!

Especially the last scene, which is close to madness, or the most extreme thing a human being can do in a hysterical state.

But it still passed the review!

On the one hand, this is a Hong Kong film, imported by Sil-Metropole – Sil-Metropole releases a few films with explicit content every year.

On the other hand, Shen Yan is Oscar-caliber.

When Ang Lee won his Oscar for "Lust, Caution," the Film Bureau's advice was, "You edit it yourself!"

That's right, he edited it himself...

And then it was released!
"Lust, Caution"—a story about a progressive young woman falling in love with a traitor... how could it be shown in mainland China?

In comparison, Shen Yan only starred in "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils," which, although daring, had an absolutely politically correct core: anti-cult and anti-drug, and in the end, he was brought to justice and received the death penalty, which was incredibly positive!

Shen Yan then shared his thoughts: "He definitely had to turn himself in... The story of 'Zhou Chu Eliminating the Three Evils' is about a tiger and a dragon being the three evils, and in the end, he had to eliminate his own evil... So Chen Guilin definitely had to turn himself in!"

"I had a lot of fun acting in it... The character Chen Guilin is quite eccentric. When I was acting, I was acting like a chivalrous hero! To put it simply, this is a modern martial arts film!"

Lu Yang interjected, "That's right, we made this film according to the setup of a martial arts drama. Look at Chen Guilin, his background—an orphan raised by his grandmother without parents; his profession—an assassin, exuding mystery and style; his actions—disrupting funerals, assassinating gang leaders alone, destroying cults… However, in modern society, heroes use martial arts to break the law…"

"Well, according to Ouyang Feng in 'Ashes of Time,' I've seen plenty of young people like you. You know a bit of martial arts and you're not content with being alone. So, Chen Guilin is essentially an extremely restless and violent young man who wants to make a name for himself in the martial arts world."

"Even Xiao Mei falling in love with Chen Guilin follows the same formula... In 'Ashes of Time,' Hong Qi only ate one egg from an orphan girl before agreeing to avenge her brother by killing all the swordsmen in the Grand Commandant's mansion. The orphan girl offered herself to him, but Hong Qi said, 'I've already eaten the egg; you don't owe me anything.'..."

"Sister Honey... ask her yourself if she plays Xiao Mei!"

Yang Mi chimed in, "I fought for this role myself! Two years ago, I was chatting with Brother Yan, and he told me he wanted to make a modern martial arts film... Then I asked him if he knew any suitable roles for me... He mentioned Xiao Mei, but also said I wasn't suitable to play Xiao Mei..."

Lu Yang asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

"He said I'm too old, and that Xiaomei should ideally be around 20 years old..."

Shen Yan quickly explained, "No, that's how the script is set up... So you are indeed 30!"

The host, suppressing a laugh, asked, "...How did you finally agree?"

Shen Yan glanced at the host and then said, "Mi Jie is a top-tier actress. If she wants to play a role, no production team would refuse her..."

……

Movie promotion…

The formula is already set, especially the offline promotion after the film's release, which basically consists of roadshows and media interviews...

The promotional tour for "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils" wasn't on a large scale this time—after all, Shen Yan only had a week to film!

But the workload is huge every day…

Guest appearances on Sohu Live, Tencent Entertainment interviews, Weibo live streams…

There were also Bilibili Star Podcast, Banzui program... We were up until after midnight...

Back at the hotel, Shen Yan felt utterly exhausted and all she wanted to do was take a shower and then go to sleep…

I just finished showering and was drying my hair when someone knocked on the door…

Okay, it's Yang Mi!

As soon as she entered, she threw herself into Shen Yan's arms. He quickly reached out to catch her and then stepped back onto the sofa...

Then, looking completely bewildered, he stroked the eagle seat and sighed deeply…

The movements were exceptionally fluid…

However, Shen Yan had read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and believed that a great man should not live a life of mediocrity under others!
He turned things around in the second half...

After cleaning up the battlefield, Yang Mi was still very excited: "You know what? 'Zhou Chu' grossed 3.07 million yuan today!"

"...Yesterday, right?"

"Yes, yesterday's box office...aren't you excited?"

Shen Yan leaned back on the sofa and said in a pretentious manner, "The highest single-day gross for 'Detective Chinatown' was 3.7 million!"

"...But 'Detective Chinatown' is a Spring Festival film, while 'Zhou Chu' is a summer film... It grossed over 5.6 million yuan in two days, and its final box office will be at least 25 billion yuan!"

Shen Yan did the math for a moment, then nodded: "Pretty much!"

Yang Mi exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You also think it can reach 25 billion?"

Shen Yan was also surprised: "No, the box office in the first week was at least 8 million, and the total box office was three times that of the first week... This is the normal trend for commercial films!"

"But next week there are 'League of Gods' and 'Baby's Home Alone' coming out... 'League of Gods' is guaranteed to gross at least 1 billion!"

Shen Yan asked directly, "Have you seen the trailer for 'League of Gods'?"

"No…"

"Then take a look!"

Yang Mi opened Maoyan (a Chinese film information platform), found the upcoming film "League of Gods," and then clicked on the trailer...

The moment I saw Chaoge City at the very beginning, I was speechless: Chinese mythology with European castles?

Then Fan Xiaopang's "Daji" appeared, a nine-tailed fox styled after Cleopatra with a mechanical tail...

Yang Mi immediately paused and then asked Shen Yan, "Why do I feel like this look is a bit like Doctor Octopus?"

Shen Yan casually said, "It's not just similar, it's designed based on Doctor Octopus's appearance. Keep reading..."

Goodness, the character designs that followed were all bizarre…

Furthermore, the fight scenes have absolutely no connection to Chinese mythology; they lack any sense of ethereal beauty and instead resemble Star Wars...

Then Nezha appeared…

The little Nezha's design is not cute at all; it even looks a bit like Toshio from "Ju-on"...

No, it's fine if you support your ugly son, but how come you can't even choose a child properly?
Yang Mi... after all, she was a producer for "Eternal Love" and communicated with the post-production special effects team...

Her aesthetic sense is normal—Eastern fantasy should have an Eastern flavor, and should be full of classical aesthetics…

Now, seeing the trailer for "League of Gods" makes it seem like a complete mishmash...

My immediate thought was that it was destined to be a bad movie!

"You think this will be a bad movie?"

"Definitely..."

(End of this chapter)