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

Chapter 787 Itinerary (33)

Yan Ge was just expressing his feelings...

Then a bunch of celebrities and top influencers also retweeted this Weibo post—after all, everyone knows what happened!
Huang Zhonglei continued, "I heard he's connected with the Navy and is preparing to make a movie about the evacuation of Chinese citizens from Yemen?"

"...I've heard about that too...but during the casting process, I heard that quite a few actors were unwilling..."

"what?"

"His movie is going to be filmed in Yemen, and if an actor takes the role, it will take at least eight months... Popular actors are not willing to do it!"

Feng Xiaogang was surprised: "You've rejected all of Shen Yan's roles?"

"I heard that we have to undergo four months of military-style training and then film for four months... which means we won't be able to take on any work for more than eight months... Popular actors definitely won't be willing to do that!"

"Then who did you contact?"

"I heard they've hired quite a few new people, including Zhang Yi..."

"Where's the director?"

"They've found three young directors, all of whom I heard were assistant directors on 'The Martian'... Guo Fan is the general director! The total investment starts at 3 million!"

Huang Zhonglei exclaimed, "That's really extravagant... production costs are easily 3 to 4 million!"

"Anyway, I've never heard of him suffering losses..."

"...Could we participate in this movie?"

"You mean premium investment?"

"Correct!"

"I don't think it's very worthwhile. The costs are there, and even if we make a profit, we won't earn much..."

"Too…"

Huang Zhonglei sighed, then changed the subject: "How did the 'discussion' with Ann Hui and Terence Chang go?"

"Still under communication..."

This 'negotiation' is actually public relations...

Ann Hui and Terence Chang are both judges for this year's Golden Horse Awards, and they will decide who wins the awards!
The relationship between Huayi Brothers and the Golden Horse Awards needs no introduction; everyone knows that…

It's worth noting that Taiwanese artists who come to the mainland to develop their careers almost always rely on Huayi Brothers...

"Shen Yan never submits his films to the Golden Horse Awards..."

He said he would attend the Golden Horse Awards the day he could go to Taiwan without needing a permit!

Huang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang were stunned for a long time after hearing this...

……

The crew of "The Rebel" moved to Hengdian...

We need to film scenes in Guangzhou Street and Hong Kong Street!

This place was built for the filming of "The Opium War".

There's a scene where Lin Nansheng is injured and needs to go to Hong Kong for treatment...

The main purpose was to bring out Meng Anan—after Lin Nansheng was shot and transferred to Hong Kong Station, Meng Anan, who was already lurking in the Hong Kong newspaper, began to have the opportunity to appear. Moreover, due to his deliberate display of positivity and progress, he had already been introduced into the Hong Kong underground party organization by the observers lurking in the newspaper.

Actually, he was one of Chen Moqun's men!

Then he was approved to join Zhu Yizhen and the others in relocating inland...

He stayed by Zhu Yizhen's side under the guise of a fake marriage.

Like a cunning cheetah, Meng Anan secretly observed every meeting between Zhu Yizhen and Lao Ji, gradually figuring out their patterns.

And so, following the clues, he unexpectedly uncovered Ji Zhongyuan's identity as an underground Communist Party member. Zhu Yizhen's negligence, like an invisible storm, swept across the entire battlefield of the underground struggle.

Lao Ji's identity was exposed, he was arrested, and ultimately sacrificed his life.

Zhu Yizhen bears a heavy responsibility for the death of Comrade Fisherman.

So, she eventually died too…

Oh, this part of the story is over, and Shen Yan's scenes are almost finished!

……

"Yeah, I had a little to drink today... It's wrapped up now, right? Four months of filming, it's bound to be a bit sad to say goodbye... We all had a great time working together, Director Kong Sheng is really amazing!"

The wrap party lasted until 11 p.m. After returning to the hotel, Shen Yan started a live stream…

"The Rebel... has been confirmed for its first run on CCTV, and I estimate the broadcast time will be around June or July next year... Tencent Video will also broadcast it simultaneously!"

"Local TV stations...I don't know, maybe it will be broadcast in the second run!"

In recent years, CCTV has become more sensitive to market trends, and most popular dramas choose to premiere on CCTV…

For TV dramas, CCTV, as the national television station, has a broad audience base and high authority, and can provide an authoritative platform for the premiere of new dramas;

Secondly, the broadcast on CCTV helps to increase the popularity and influence of the series, especially in the absence of competition from online platforms, which can ensure that the series receives enough attention and discussion in the early stages.

In addition, the dramas that premiere on CCTV are often subject to rigorous screening to ensure that their quality and content conform to mainstream values, which helps to attract a wider audience.

"The Rebel" is a spy drama, and now it's also a tribute drama...

It was a natural choice for CCTV to premiere it!
One more thing—CCTV pays the final payment quite promptly!

It's common for TV stations to delay final payments and... need to buy viewership ratings...

If you want your show to air, you have to buy ratings!

If you don't buy viewership ratings, and the ratings don't meet your targets, then they won't settle your final payment...

This has already become an entire industry chain!
On average, each episode requires an additional expenditure of 30 to 50 yuan to buy viewership ratings…

This is considered industry insider information.

Therefore, Spark Studio mainly produces web dramas, which premiere on online platforms. Even if they are later sold to TV stations, they are rarely broadcast during prime time; they are mostly shown in morning or weekend slots.

Back to the live stream, a bunch of netizens asked him about his upcoming work plans.

"I still have one more 'Love O2O' to film... This is a project I promised Huace Media and Dilraba Dilmurat, and I expect to start filming soon!"

Then a group of netizens typed '?'...

That's normal. Shen Yan is an Oscar-caliber director now, so why would he star in an idol drama?

Shen Yan explained himself: "...This was something I promised three years ago!"

"At the time, we signed contracts for three TV series: 'Boss & Me,' 'Legend of Fei,' and 'Eternal Love.' I promised the boss of Huace Media that if any of them didn't meet the expected ratings, I would act in another series for Huace at the same rate I was paid then... And then, as everyone knows, 'Legend of Fei' only achieved a peak rating of 2.8, and its average rating didn't even exceed 2.0..."

"Legend of Fei has a Douban rating of 8.8 and over 16 billion online views, with over 400,000 people rating it... but the TV ratings never even reached 2... So, I need to collaborate with Huace on another drama. We finalized Love O2O two years ago... At that time, Dilraba was just starting to gain popularity, and a modern idol drama would help stabilize her popularity. We originally planned to film it last year, but I was very busy last year, and I've been busy until the end of October this year... If we don't film it soon, I'll be thirty!"

"I feel embarrassed to act in idol dramas again at thirty..."

"After filming 'Love O2O,' I joined the cast of 'Wolf Warrior 2,' playing a supporting role to Wu Jing..."

"I have three movies to act in next year... 'The Man Inside Me,' 'How Long Will I Love U,' and 'Underground Fire.' Oh, and I'll also have a cameo in 'Detective Chinatown Prequel'..."

"Directing... directing will have to wait a bit longer, the script is almost finished..."

After a pause, Shen Yan said, "It's called 'Parasite,' and it'll most likely be made into an English film!"

(End of this chapter)