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

Suggestions for revising Chapter 913 (23)

The idea for "From Adversity to Prosperity" was probably inspired by watching "Claw Machine"...

The female lead, Xue Fangmei, Chen Sanjin's girlfriend, is a variety show director for a Thai television station.

In an effort to boost television ratings, she teamed up with another director, Jennifer, to create a prank show called "Super Prank King".

Because of his greed, cowardice, and selfishness, Chen Sanjin, who was labeled a "scumbag," became the target of their pranks.

Then, in order to boost ratings, the production team repeatedly put Chen Sanjin on the moral judgment stage, putting him in a dilemma and guiding him to make wrong choices against his conscience, in order to create an image of a "scumbag" who is despised by the world.

For example, making him betray innocent strangers to protect his girlfriend;

He was tested to see if he would step in to save a female hostage by having a "criminal" assault her in front of him.
They gave him a chance to escape, but then lured him back with a bag of gold bars…

The problem is... Chen Sanjin, who is portrayed as a "scumbag," doesn't actually give off that bad vibe.

He's just an ordinary person like us, working hard to earn money, and he's truly devoted to his plain-looking girlfriend.

Everyone has flaws like cowardice, selfishness, and greed; everyone makes those mistakes…

This film clearly aims to tell a profound story, breaking away from the multi-narrative and suspenseful commercial formula of its predecessors, but it fails to put effort into polishing the script and eliminating obvious plot holes.

The result is an absurd hybrid farce that attempts to blend elements of romance, comedy, crime, and social satire, pieced together from variety shows and jokes.

However, Shen Yan remembered a movie called "One Cut of the Dead," so he shared this idea...

"The male lead is also a professional director, but he is at the very bottom of the pyramid. He can only take on TV programs that no one watches. One day, his 'talent' is seen by a producer, and a big job falls in front of him: a zombie movie, live broadcast, with limited budget, and the entire movie can only be made in one long take, which is the so-called 'one-shot without editing'."

"For the first forty minutes, we're making a terrible movie... Then, for the next fifty minutes, we're explaining why this movie exists and how it was made."

"A play-within-a-play structure?"

"Correct!"

Lu Yang nodded: "Interesting..."

Rao Xiaozhi said, "I think the most interesting thing is that we can make a zombie movie... even if it's a terrible movie!"

"Are you interested?"

“…Me?” Rao Xiaozhi scratched his head: “I still have to film ‘Out of Control’!”

“Let’s do it together, we just happen to have actors from ‘Out of Tune’…” At this point, Shen Yan remembered something: “Who are you planning to use?”

……

"Out of Control" is essentially "The Nameless," and its biggest problem is... the lack of a central element to represent all the characters!
The story unfolds along several lines in the early stages: security guard Ma Xianyong searching for a gun, a clumsy duo of robbers, the paralyzed and sharp-tongued Ma Jiaqi, and a debt-ridden father and son developer, etc. However, the convergence of these lines in the later stages feels rather abrupt and rushed…

In particular, the ending, where all the characters are forcibly brought together on the "bridge" for a chaotic battle, relies on a illogical "mass brawl" and sentimental slow-motion shots to solve problems and resolve conflicts...

This approach was too hasty…

The main plot of "The Nameless" actually revolves around two guns. The first gun is the one that Ma Xianyong lost, which was taken by Gao Xiang.
The second gun was brought by Hu Guangsheng and Li Haigen themselves.

Ma Xianyong's daughter is friends with Gao Xiang, the son of Ma Xianyong's boss. The boss ran away with his mistress and a group of people came to collect the debt. Ma Xianyong unexpectedly found a real gun in the ground. He thought that Li Haigen and Hu Guangsheng had taken the gun, but in fact, it was taken by Gao Xiang.

The gun that Ma Xianyong has been investigating, as the "MacGuffin"—the core object—is not enough to connect all the events...

Shen Yan gave Rao Xiaozhi advice, suggesting that he remove the storyline involving the indebted developer father and son and focus on the gun—making the motivations of the group more closely revolve around the "gun" or the personal emotional drive of the core character.

Ma Xianyong's search for the gun could significantly impact other characters, or the story of Ma Jiaqi, Glasses, and Datou could create external effects, attracting the involvement of other forces (such as the police or Bo Zai). By the way, Wang Yanhui was cast as Ma Xianyong, and Zhao Jinmai plays his daughter…

We're just missing a few actors with high popularity and media attention.

Therefore, Shen Yan suggested Zhou Yiwei + Pan Binlong, and as for Ma Jiaqi, Ren Suxi should still be used, while Li Haigen's girlfriend Zhao Hongxia should be used with Xin Zhilei!
"The star-studded lineup is still not enough!"

"Then let's find a few popular people to make cameo appearances... anyway, we have a good script..."

Rao Xiaozhi changed the subject: "Then why don't you come over and help out for a bit?"

"Sure..." Shen Yan readily agreed, then asked, "What role?"

"Hu Guangsheng!"

"You son of a bitch..." Shen Yan couldn't help but curse him, "You call Hu Guangsheng a cameo?"

Hu Guangsheng... is clearly a main actor in "The Nameless"...

Lu Yang interjected, "He's worried it won't sell well, so he's asking you to guarantee it!"

Shen Yan was speechless and could only nod: "...I'll give you a month!"

"OK!"

"Also, if I'm going to take the role, then Ren Suxi should be replaced!"

"...Wan Qian, is that okay?"

"Fine…"

Rao Xiaozhi understood what Shen Yan meant—Ren Suxi and Shen Yan weren't a good match!
Yan Ge is so handsome, even with a rooster-like hairstyle, he's the most handsome rooster-like man ever...

Actually, Wan Qian is also a bit older—compared to Shen Yan…

The problem is, I really can't imagine younger actresses playing Ma Jiaqi...

Seeing that Shen Yan agreed, Lu Yang also said, "You'll play the lead role in 'A Writer's Odyssey' too!"

“Your notebook has too many problems…” Shen Yan shook his head: “You might as well rename it ‘A Wonderful Night at the Film Studio’!”

"A magical night at the film studio..." Lu Yang hadn't spoken when Rao Xiaozhi nodded first: "Yes, this is more interesting... and the logic is also easier to follow..."

Shen Yan: "The whole script is like the whimsical idea of ​​an eight-year-old child. It doesn't consider human nature, emotions, behavioral logic, or social relationships. It's pure nonsense!"

Lu Yang scratched his head: "It can't be that bad... I think it's alright..."

Shen Yan: "To be honest, the audience doesn't resonate with anything in the story, including Guan Ning's persistence, Kong Wen's persistence, Turing's change... Bystanders have no desire to explore. They don't even feel that the justice in the story is valuable or the evil in the story is hateful."

It just doesn't have a kernel, so I don't know what you're trying to say...

Is fatherly love great? Does it mean stopping child trafficking? Or will justice prevail over evil? Or can novelists change the world?
None of these elements were effectively conveyed, making the entire script feel hollow: it has a glamorous exterior, but no life inside.

"What if we changed it to 'A Night at the Film Studio'... would that solve the problem?"

"At least people won't get hung up on the connection between the two worlds..."

(End of this chapter)