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

Chapter 779 Reflections (13)

It's said that Li Yifeng won the award because he was close to Huayi Brothers, and Huayi gave him a gift as a token of their friendship!

However, Li Yifeng ultimately did not go to Huayi...

He signed with Bozhongxinghe.

The founders of Bozhongxing are all from Huayi Brothers: Guo Tingting, Zhang Axin, and Kong Yangjun!
Zhang Axin was Jing Boran's manager, Guo Tingting was Huang Xiaoming's manager, and Kong Yangjun was Qin Hailu's manager...

Unfortunately, these people started their business just as the capital tide was receding.

It’s so embarrassing!

They didn't achieve anything significant.

The topic shifted to Li Lianhua…

Okay, Ji Xiang mentioned Li Lianhua: "Sister Lianhua has been invited to star in a tomb raiding adventure film..."

"Imitating Tomb Raider?"

“Invest $6000 million in…”

Shen Yan asked in confusion, "So?"

"We want you to play the male lead!"

Who are the production team, the screenwriting team, and the production company?

Kimble Rendall, the director of *Bait*, also wrote the screenplay…

Shen Yan was speechless and directly asked, "...A Sino-Australian co-production?"

"right…"

What's the project called?

"The Chinese translation of 'Nest' is '谜巢' (Mi Chao)!"

"...Reject it!" Shen Yan shook his head: "Warner Bros. offered me a reboot of Tomb Raider, but I ignored it. An Australian director... do you think I would agree?"

"They said if you agree, you can be the director...and the script can be scrapped and rewritten!"

"Then why should I take on this 'Nest' project? I might as well just start my own..."

Meng Ziyi, who was standing nearby, asked, "You turned down Tomb Raider? Why?"

“It’s complicated. The big Hollywood studios are chaotic internally…and their processes are very rigid…the director can only direct the camera, they have no right to modify the script, and no right to make the final cut…” At this point, Shen Yan shrugged: “This also means that even if I take on this movie, it won’t be my work!”

Ji Xiang nodded: "Hollywood has now entered the era of professional managers. The requirement for professional managers is to make money, or at least not lose money, so they dare not take risks..."

"Yes, the only option is to play it safe, so there's less and less original content!"

For film and television capital, it's easy to understand why they don't invest in original works. IPs that have already been proven by the market have a higher chance of making money and are more likely to make big money. Even if they don't make big money, at least they won't lose money!
Ji Xiang chimed in: "Moreover, if you look at Disney's financial reports, you'll find that film and television production is just to attract visitors to theme parks and sell merchandise... In that case, if you were a film and television investor, your strategy would definitely be to invest more in strengthening traditional IPs so that they could continue to attract visitors to the company... As for original projects, even if they succeed, how much money do they make?"

"So...you also think the Disney model isn't suitable for the Chinese market?"

"Inappropriate!"

Ji Xiang: "Because Disney has a huge influence in China and has already occupied the largest market, there is no point in creating a Chinese Disney!"

It is said that almost every medium-sized or large company involved in the cultural and entertainment industry has a "Disney dream," and their slogan is to build China's Disney.

LeTV, Alpha Group, Wanda Group, Huayi Brothers Media, and Enlight Media have all considered creating a Chinese version of Disney!
Their so-called "Chinese Disney" encompasses more than just theme parks; it includes companies across various sectors such as gaming, animation, internet video, mobile internet communities, online literature, video technology, and theme park operations.

The entire industry chain!

Later, more and more film and television companies added "creating a Chinese version of Disney" to their storytelling content...

Similar companies like Great Wall Film & Television and Huace Media have also started planning the "Chinese version of Disney".

It's like a film release conference...

You knew they'd do this just to inflate the stock price and then fleece retail investors...

Ji Xiang only stayed on set for two days, and left on the third day…

Shen Yan's filming will probably continue until the end of October...

There's nothing we can do; they changed the actor halfway through the project!
If the actor is replaced, many scenes will have to be reshot.

Meng Ziyi stayed for another five days before leaving—Lu Yang had arranged for actors to undergo intensive training, and as the female lead, she would definitely need to do martial arts training!
For two months…

Zhang Yuqi was chosen to play Dongfang Bubai…

Filming for "The Rebel" continues!
Today we're filming the scene where Gu Shenyan dies.

Gu Shenyan secretly investigated the attack on Wang Shi'an's Qingpu liaison station, but Wang Shi'an discovered it. Wang Shi'an was afraid that his collusion with Chen Moqun and his betrayal of the Fengye Plan would be discovered.

As a seasoned veteran of the Military Intelligence Bureau, Wang Shi'an knew that Dai Li, the head of the Bureau, abhorred corruption. So he took the initiative to collect evidence and reported Gu Shenyan to Chongqing for corruption, claiming that military supplies such as printing presses and radios handled by Gu Shenyan were missing.

As expected, Dai Li was furious and ordered Zhou Yaoting to lead a thorough investigation…

Gu Shenyan realized that if a thorough investigation were conducted, he might implicate other comrades, so he decided to deliberately expose his embezzlement charges to divert attention, while actually concealing his Communist Party identity…

In fact, Lin Nansheng was eager to arrange for Gu Shenyan to leave.

However, Gu Shenyan believed that if he disappeared, the Military Intelligence Bureau would notice and investigate his true identity, which would endanger the safety of his comrades.

Gu Shenyan was prepared to sacrifice himself and told Lin Nansheng all the locations where he stored the "embezzled materials." He also instructed Lin Nansheng to remember to expose him and to use this to gain merit after his death, so as to penetrate deeper into the Military Intelligence Bureau.

"Currently, Chongqing only considers me guilty of embezzlement. Once they withdraw, the scope and intensity of the investigation will be out of my control. If they discover my true identity, the losses will be enormous. The Military Intelligence Bureau will connect and merge their networks to conduct a comprehensive investigation of me. If one link in the chain is uncovered, at least ten lives will be lost..."

"In order for the 'postman' line to operate smoothly, we have already sacrificed five comrades. In order for everyone's safety, I must ensure that my own safety is absolutely guaranteed. I am prepared to sacrifice myself at any time. I don't want to cause any trouble for the organization. My sacrifice is the simplest and most effective way."

Gu Shenyan sacrificed himself…

Lin Nansheng rushed to the source of the sound. Seeing Old Gu lying on the ground, unable to express her emotions, Lin Nansheng could only leave with a heavy heart...

Walking on the way back, the streets were deserted.

Shen Yan, who plays Lin Nansheng, is sobbing uncontrollably!

This is his mentor…

"...Passed!"

Director Kong Sheng was also somewhat moved and called for a wrap...

Shen Yan was somewhat overwhelmed with emotion and continued to weep…

"I'm sorry," Shen Yan said, taking the tissues from a staff member and wiping away her tears. "I'll rest for a bit, calm myself down, and then continue filming..."

Then, Song Jia sat down next to him and offered a few words of comfort…

Shen Yan regained his composure and said, "Actually, I've never understood why anyone would be willing to be a traitor, a lackey of others. No matter how high a lackey climbs, they're just a dog gnawing on bones; what status do they have? Some people are clearly well-read and knowledgeable, so why can't they stand up straight and be decent human beings..."

"and then?"

"Later I learned about the situation at the time, and they thought that China couldn't hold on, and that being a lackey was better than being killed! In fact, given the background of such territorial loss, the idea of ​​final victory was more like a pipe dream."

After a pause, Shen Yan continued, "Looking at world history, not becoming a subjugated people is not an inevitable outcome, nor is victory in resistance, nor is establishing an independent and self-reliant China an inevitable outcome... However, these predecessors firmly believed in their beliefs... Therefore, they are great because they had faith in their hearts, and they firmly believed that a new China would emerge."

"Faith is indeed a great thing!"

“Yes,” Shen Yan nodded, “The phrase ‘tested and proven’ is easy to say but hard to do! The current bunch of colonists claim to have their eyes open to the world… but in reality, they’ve just knelt down and are trying to call on everyone else to kneel down too!”

How did you come up with these ideas?

"I just thought of that... Okay, let's continue filming!"

(End of this chapter)