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

Chapter 782 directly admitted it (13)

Shen Yan is a two-time winner of the Venice Film Festival Golden Lion and an Academy Award winner for Best Director…

His words certainly carry authority!
Since he said the San Bastien Film Festival lacks authority, then this film festival must not be authoritative enough!
"Let me be frank, the San Bath Film Festival was initially established to support Spanish-language films, but unfortunately, Spanish-language films are a niche genre globally..."

Currently, the world's top-tier professional film festivals are only the Cannes Palme d'Or, the Berlin Golden Bear, and the Venice Golden Lion, representing artistic excellence, and the Academy Awards, representing the highest level of film industry achievement… Other film festivals are not considered prestigious!

"Don't accuse me of disrespecting my seniors, but given the situation, I don't think it's necessary to boast like that..."

"However, the San Bastien Film Festival is a reputable film festival in some respects...it's not some shady award, it's a legitimate A-list film festival!"

Shen Yan started another live stream, giving a brief introduction to the St. Bath Film Festival…

Then many netizens asked him, "Do you want to go to Hollywood?"

The main reason was an interview with Fan Bingbing by Time magazine, during which he said, "Within 10 years, I will definitely be the female lead in X-Men."

"She said this based on the premise that Hollywood is the global film and television center, and even the number one center!"

"I definitely won't go. At most, I'll direct a few movies," Shen Yan shook his head decisively, then continued, "I still don't quite understand why people are so obsessed with the label of 'international star.' Is it for art? Aren't the young directors in China good enough? Aren't the European directors good enough? Is it for money? I currently earn over nine figures in box office revenue from a single film!"

"So what if you starred in a Hollywood blockbuster? Does it mean you're one of Hollywood's insiders?"

"It's not our own territory to begin with, and there are differences in race, language, and culture. How could they possibly support you? Instead of thinking about going to Hollywood, we should focus on developing China's film industry. Chinese-language films have the opportunity to compete with Hollywood!"

Then some netizens questioned whether he had companies and investments in the United States…

“A24…I’m preparing to sell my shares, and I’m currently in negotiations with Annapurna Films, represented by Megan Ellison…”

“…35 billion US dollars? You guys really have wild ideas!”

"I estimate it can sell for around $8 million... In recent years, A24 has almost swept the Oscars... Harvey Weinstein has been brought down... Recently, a Me Too feminist movement has swept through the North American film and television industry... He's almost in jail because of his sex scandals!"

"Initially, it was through the release of some softcore pornographic films, mainly British X-rated films, such as the Emmanuelle series... adult films starring British actor Emmanuelle Béart."

"Later, his methods for winning over the Oscars included sending DVDs to the judges, giving gifts, making phone calls, and hosting private screenings and receptions. He also controlled public opinion to promote his films..."

"A typical example is the competition between The Social Network and The King's Speech, both of which were major contenders during awards season."

The Social Network has a higher reputation, not only among viewers but also in terms of Metacritic score!
Oscar prelude: The Social Network won two major awards at the BAFTA and Golden Globes – Best Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Tom Hooper, director of The King's Speech, failed to win any awards in the prelude.

Towards the end of awards season, The Social Network was suddenly plagued by a series of negative news stories:

Facebook employees pointed out that the film's portrayal of Zuckerberg was inaccurate; a news article in The Boston Globe revealed that the film's source novel, Accidental Millionaire, was suspected of plagiarism.

On the other hand, a bunch of so-called historians and royal staff members issued statements strongly proving that *The King's Speech* was a perfect recreation of historical events. As a result, at the Oscars, *The King's Speech* triumphed, winning the prestigious Best Director and Best Picture awards.

"However, he's lost favor in recent years. Even without A24, Netflix and Amazon are poaching his talent, investing in independent films, and spending lavishly on public relations..."

Then netizens used Gao Xiaosong's words to whitewash Harvey—"That's the rule of the game!"
"Gao Xiaosong... he doesn't know anything about Hollywood. He's just a man who talks big but doesn't care about ordinary people. He thinks he's an aristocrat and that he can easily fool us ordinary folks with his half-baked knowledge. This kind of person will be abandoned by the times sooner or later!"
He also said that the Shinto toilet was a place to commemorate the dead, and that the Japanese placed great importance on the soul… Is that true? Of course not, it was clearly a place to revive militarism. Have you ever seen Germans revive Himmler's spirit?

"Germans don't believe in gods? Who told you that? Himmler used to have a castle, triangular in shape, with an altar he built in the center... The Germans didn't turn that awful place into a memorial; they used it to expose evil."

"A songwriter and artist by profession, all talk and no action, has never written a paper or published an academic monograph, yet he considers himself a 'historian' or 'cultural master,' talking all day about the national character of Chinese, Japanese, Americans, and Indians... He changed his nationality to American and now he boasts that Americans are good at fighting but not warlike, and that their benevolent army is invincible. He doesn't even know which country has started the most wars since World War II!"

"It is neither objective, nor academic, nor erudite."

"He's bloated and fat, his lips are so big they could fill a screen, yet for over a decade he's been chewing on recycled, stale jokes... He shamelessly peddles his unofficial histories, cheap literature, and reverse nationalist values ​​every day... This kind of person is actually the director of a major entertainment company... This company is doomed!"

"Let's not talk about him anymore, let's talk about 'The Thunder'..."

……

Shen Yan is becoming increasingly hostile towards Gao Xiaosong!
That's perfectly normal. The trade war is about to break out, and soon his true colors will be revealed!

He's a true 'patriot,' praising America in various speeches; you can see it in any random screenshot…

It's fine to praise his motherland, but stop smearing our country...

The internet has a long memory!

However… before Gao Xiaosong could speak, Director Feng couldn't take it anymore and started berating Shen Yan: "I've won the Chinese Film Annual Champion three times and the Box Office Annual Champion three times. I'm a senior, after all!"

"Some people use their relationships with the organizers to pull off public relations tactics to win awards!"

"I heard that the film hasn't even been shot yet, but the opening ceremony has already been confirmed... Including this time, several films were selected for the main competition, all because of connections."

"The movies they make are too pandering to foreign tastes! I don't like them!"

It's clearly referring to Shen Yan's "La La Land"—this film hasn't even started filming yet, but it's already been confirmed as the opening film for the Venice Film Festival…

Oh, and he also said, "The reason why 'Pan Jinlian' failed to be nominated for the film festival was because of him!"

Shen Yan directly admitted: "That's right. 'I Am Not Madame Bovary' wasn't good enough, so it wasn't shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival's main competition... I made the suggestion, and then the film festival staff didn't send him an invitation... I haven't seen 'I Am Not Madame Bovary,' but I believe in Director Feng's standards. After all, he didn't even like 'La La Land,' which is enough to prove his own aesthetic sense... He really doesn't have any aesthetic sense!"

(End of this chapter)