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

Chapter 923 Propaganda (33)

Good evening everyone... I'm back again!

I gave a brief greeting, and then the live stream started…

I started by briefly introducing what I've been up to lately: "I've been busy with film post-production..."

Someone in the comments section said they saw him go to Yu Qian's house...

"Yes, we went to Yu Qian's house today... Jing Ge and his wife, Shi Shi, and Yang Mi, we went together!"

"Uncle Yu is so funny!"

"He's good at crosstalk, he started acting in TV shows a long time ago, he loves raising animals, and his pet park is quite a large business... Taken individually, each of these achievements is quite remarkable. In other words, someone else would have gotten arrogant long ago, just like some internet celebrities these days, who become famous overnight with a few words and immediately start showing off and forgetting who they are. But Master Qian is calm and composed, living a carefree life while remaining down-to-earth!"

"By the way, he's in the advanced studies program of film and television directing at the Beijing Film Academy...he knows about movies!"

“I gave Grandpa Yu a few purebred local dogs, they’re really cute, I’d like to go see them… we made plans beforehand.”

"Wu Jing... I don't know what his plans are... 'Wolf Warrior 3' hasn't even been greenlit yet... He's filming 'The Wandering Earth Prequel'... Besides, we need to think about whether we can make a tribute film, since next year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China..."

"We currently have two plans: one is to climb Mount Everest; the other is to gather seven or eight directors to make a film called 'My People, My Country'..."

"It depends... We haven't decided which one to apply for yet..."

"Shi Shi and Yang Mi? They were both off work, so they went together... Going together makes it less likely for rumors to spread! Surely no self-media outlets will say that I'm involved with both of them... That would be giving me too much credit!"

At this point, Shen Yan couldn't help but laugh...

The live stream's comment section was flooded with comments about "three people"...

"Stop fooling around, check if there's a problem!"

Someone in the comments section asked, "What do you think about Deyun Society making movies?"

"Deyun Society making a movie? They're making another movie? Who from Deyun Society is making movies?"

The director of "The Nineteen Generations of Ancestors" is Guo Degang!

"Guo Degang is really taking the fan economy to the extreme..."

"What do I think of 'The Nineteen Generations of Ancestors'? I most likely won't watch it..."

Shen Yan curled his lip: "With masterpieces like 'The Three Smiles of a Talented Scholar and a Beautiful Woman' and 'I Want Happiness in the Crosstalk Movie' preceding it, I don't really believe that 'The Nineteen Generations of Ancestors' will be such a rare work!"

"Guo Degang used to say something similar in almost every performance of his crosstalk routines: 'Why is crosstalk not doing well? Because a large number of people who aren't professional crosstalk performers have infiltrated the crosstalk world, and these people are ruining its reputation. Many crosstalk performers had jobs that had absolutely nothing to do with crosstalk before they were 20 years old, but because crosstalk was an easy profession, everyone flocked in.'"

So, may I ask, did you work in the film industry before you were 20? Did you major in film studies? Or did you simply think filmmaking was an easy job?

"Every profession has its own secrets, so let the professionals handle the professional stuff... I... I acted in two movies, produced and supervised three movies before directing my first film, 'American Dreams in China'... For this, I specially invited the three most popular male actors: Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming, and Tong Dawei!"

"I think everyone acted well... I think they were all pretty good, meeting my expectations... Xiao Ming's acting was alright, a 50/50 split. When he gets a good role, a more reserved character, he handles it very well. But when he gets an extroverted character, he doesn't handle it well, it comes across as greasy!" "Currently, I think the best actor is Fan Wei... after all, he's the famous ruthless Fan Debiao from Liaobei! A friend from Northeast China told me that back in the day, whenever Mr. Fan ate at any restaurant in Northeast China, some burly men would silently come up to him and say, 'Brother Biao, the bill's on the table, enjoy your meal, I'm leaving now...'"

"In a while, I will be filming a TV series and I'll be casting Teacher Fan as the male lead!"

“I have met Mr. Fan Wei, but we have never talked. But I know that before he meets with the director for each role, he will do a very thorough study of the character he is going to play.”

He searched for information about the character through various channels, including all sorts of details, and also carefully considered the character's personality traits, motivations, and so on.

With these things as a foundation, an actor can understand what kind of person the character he is about to portray is, how he will react to what happens...

Once these underlying logics are established, the character will become more three-dimensional, layered, and human, rather than a random tool merely used to drive the story forward.

Please note that Ms. Fan was doing all this work when she was still in the initial stages of meeting the director.

“I also learned from his method…so every character I play has its own logical storyline…and because I often play the lead role, once my logical storyline is clear, the logical storylines of the main actors and supporting actors are also clear!”

At this point, he changed the subject and started talking about the movies released during the Spring Festival.

"The script for 'Detective Chinatown Prequel' was written by Chen Sicheng, and the main actors are Baoqiang and Xiao Yang... We also cast Liu Haoran, Janine Chang, Chen Yao, and Meng Ziyi to enhance the visual appeal... The plot is quite interesting... But since it's a prequel, I'm not really suited to appear..."

"Operation Red Sea is actually a film about evacuating Chinese citizens. Guo Fan is the chief director. A total of three directors were brought in to co-direct the film: Yi Xiang, Guo Yong, and Zhou Runze... They are all young directors who used to direct web series!"

"The general director just needs to control the pacing and the specific work progress... I'm also a producer and one of the screenwriters. I've read the whole thing... no problems, and... it's very exciting!"

"150 minutes long... Remember this: I originally wanted to shoot it in two parts, but I was worried about changes in the international situation, so I simply combined it into one!"

"Operation Red Sea" was the first film to publicly showcase our special agents, and yes, their identities were directly revealed: intelligence personnel!

So, after leaving the newspaper office, he remotely opened the car door, and the car exploded!

Shen Yan originally planned to make it into two parts: the evacuation of overseas Chinese and the rescue of hostages, which were obviously two separate storylines!

But no... The international situation changes rapidly. What if the villains in "Operation Red Sea" become 'friends'?
So, 150 minutes straight!

Furthermore, the Ministry of the Navy and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs both reviewed this drama, and it was only approved after discussion…

The Film Bureau simply doesn't have the authority to approve this type of film!
This is also why Shen Yan is so confident in "Operation Red Sea"—it really involves classified information!
It has been publicly stated that the biggest villain is the USA!

……

By the way, at the end of the promotion, a netizen asked in the comments section, "Why didn't you invest in 'Monster Hunt 2'?"

Shen Yan shrugged: "Everyone has different ideas about the sequel to the 'Monster Hunt' world. Anle Films, including 'Monster Hunt 2,' has no shortage of investors, so they don't need my investment. I might as well not invest! To avoid mutual displeasure! It has nothing to do with whether I think it's good or not... it's just a simple difference of opinion!"

"I'm really looking forward to Monster Hunt 2 breaking box office records!"

"...Of course I sincerely wish you well!"

(End of this chapter)