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

Chapter 775 Sister Meng's Filming Ends (14)

Shen Yan wasn't lying; he graduated from high school... and then his second uncle dragged him into the film crew...

My first film was "China Past" directed by Zhang Li, followed by "Survival in Desperate Situation," and then "The Road to Awakening"...

However, his first two films weren't very famous!

The original work of "Tales of China" is "The Canghe River Daydream"...

In those years, there were many TV dramas that reviewed the history of Chinese families over the past century, such as "A Thousand Years of Family and Country Dream" about the Xu family of Guangzhou, "Shanghai Vicissitudes" about the Shen family of Shanghai, "Qiao Family Courtyard" about the Qiao family of Shanxi merchants, and dramas about Huizhou merchants such as "The Great Huizhou Merchants of the Qing Dynasty" and "Xin'an Family".

But "The Blue River Daydream" doesn't belong to this category; it has a bit of a "One Hundred Years of Solitude" feel to it...

The novel "The Story of China" begins with Cao Ruqi, the patriarch of the wealthy Cao family in Sang Town, shouting madly, "A monster has appeared in the Cao family!"

The entire 42-episode drama is about the continuous evolution of the sins of the previous generation of the Cao family in this family: Cao Ruqi made his fortune with the help of the official's daughter Cao Jinshi, and gave birth to two sons and one daughter: Guanghan, Guangman and Guangting; Cao Jinshi also had an affair with a servant and gave birth to a son named Erduo, who, as a servant, spied on the secrets of each room from the roof every day.

A pampered and elegant young mistress chooses to seduce the lowest and most sordid men...

This is somewhat similar to a scene from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils": Dao Baifeng, the daughter of the Baiyi tribe's chieftain, marries Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of Zhennan in Dali. However, this political marriage does not bring her happiness. Outside Tianlong Temple, she submits to the crippled Duan Yanqing and gives birth to Duan Yu…

The whole show was incredibly depressing to watch!
Cao Ruqi, in particular, spends his days tending to a large pot filled with various ingredients: spiders, rats, and even his wife's placenta!
That's right, the placenta...

Naturally, it didn't get many viewers.

By the way, Cao Ruqi is played by Zhang Guoli!
Song Jia plays Zheng Yunan, who is the starting point of everything—she has an affair with her husband's foreign friend and gives birth to a mixed-race child!

Shen Yan's impression of Song Jia began with this drama...

However, Shen Yan was always curious as to why Song Jia did not appear in "The Road to Awakening".

So he simply asked, and Song Jia laughed: "At that time, I had just broken up with director Zhang Li... It was difficult to get into character when acting in his work..."

"…learn!"

Song Jia changed the subject: "Do you think Lin Nansheng loves Lan Xinjie?"

"Definitely a little, but I think it's more of a sense of respect..."

To Lin Nansheng, Miss Lan was a mature older sister who seemed very mature from the first meeting, and she had a close relationship with her boss.

He felt guilty for involving her and was very understanding of her difficulties.

He also went through Miss Lan's marriage, the loss of her husband, raising her child, and the loss of her child.

This also meant that he would never have any romantic thoughts in his heart.

Most importantly, Miss Lan's experience is somewhat similar to that of Lin Nansheng's mother. Both of them raised their young children with resilience after their husbands' deaths—refusing to ask for help.

Therefore, Lin Nansheng views the two of them more as siblings.

"What about Lan Xinjie?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment and said, "I feel that Lan Xinjie's feelings for Lin Nansheng should not be just that of a woman dressing up for someone she likes, but are closer to that of a man dying for someone who understands him!"

"A scholar will die for one who understands him?"

"In times of chaos, love is absent. During China's darkest and most difficult period, even simply surviving was a luxury for them..."

Song Jia nodded: "I'll think about it carefully..."

Shen Yan quickly said, "This is just my opinion; you're the actor..."

"...Okay, I'll make my own judgment!"

……

On August 19th, "Folk Legends of Western Hunan" was released, grossing 43 million yuan on its opening day…

It has a Douban rating of 6.8.

The reviews are pretty good, which officially marks the successful launch of another folk custom series by Spark Studio!
However, there are too many similar ones at this stage.

Similar to "Tales of the Night Watchman," "Folk Tales of the Strange," and "Folk Customs and Strange Tales"...

This type of subject matter is easy to replicate…

It uses short stories to connect the various elements, and concludes with the statement that the most treacherous thing is the human heart!

Due to the overabundance of folk-themed films and aesthetic fatigue, the box office performance of all films of the same genre has not been ideal.

That's right, the film market has already experienced a flood of folk horror films... This movie's maximum potential gross is probably only 1.5 million RMB...

While it will certainly be profitable, it will definitely not be like when "Northeast Folk Tales" first came out, which raked in a whopping 3.8 million RMB and sparked a major discussion in the industry.

Most importantly, because this film was produced by Spark Entertainment, they were very cautious…

The film reduced the amount of supernatural and horror elements and increased the amount of moralizing, significantly weakening the horror elements and further reducing its watchability.

There's nothing we can do, a bunch of people are watching...

Horror films themselves are subject to restrictions—there are clear limitations on themes such as ghosts, gods, and superstitions, especially plots involving feudal superstitions or supernatural phenomena, which need to be strictly controlled.

Shen Yan didn't have a good solution either...

Horror movies are only interesting if they have supernatural elements!

But the objective requirements are there, unless we abandon the mainland market...

Oh, "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" has been released for four weeks and has accumulated a box office of 28.2 billion yuan, breaking the record for the summer box office.

But compared to last year, the entire summer movie season was nowhere near as hot.

"The Lost Tomb"... after two weeks of release, the box office is 5.6 million yuan, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to exceed 8 million yuan.

Whether "Sweet Sixteen" can break 100 million yuan at the box office is still in doubt...

The number of moviegoers is declining!
Recently, the theory of a turning point in Chinese cinema has emerged…

Of course, the authorities do not acknowledge this – the director of the Film Bureau personally refuted the turning point theory!

No rush. Once the Lunar New Year film season arrives, everyone will know whether it's a turning point or not.

Shen Yan didn't join the discussion—he was busy filming!
……

The crew of "The Rebel".

Meng Ziyi has finished filming!

Thank you to the director, cinematographer, costume designer, and all the other behind-the-scenes staff. Then, we took a group photo with the actors.

Finally, he found Shen Yan and said, "Boss, I've finished filming!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Shen Yan also took a photo with her, then asked, "Which film is this?"

"Part...4!"

Shen Yan asked in surprise, "Four already? What have you filmed before?"

"There's also 'Goodbye My Princess' and 'Whirlwind Girl' Season 2..."

"Huh? Who are you playing?"

Meng Ziyi said, "I play Milo, Xiaofeng's good friend... In 'Whirlwind Girl,' I play Yin Xiu... I'm the fourth female lead!"

Wow, she's already playing the fourth female lead at just 21!

What were you doing when you were 21?

“I…” Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, “I’m filming a Tangren drama!”

"Tang Dynasty dramas?" Meng Ziyi thought for a moment: "The Weaver Girl and the Vigilantes in Masks?"

"right…"

Meng Ziyi fell silent…

These two dramas can be considered the official starting point of Shen Yan's acting career!
That's right, the official starting point is already higher than many people's finish line!
This is also why Shen Yan is grateful to Tangren...

Shen Yan looked at her and asked, "Are you leaving tonight?"

"...Didn't you say you'd treat me to dinner?"

"Okay, I'll treat you to dinner... You can choose the restaurant... By the way, have you read *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*?"

"I've seen it..."

"Alright, let's have a good chat about the character designs in 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer' tonight!"

(End of this chapter)