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

Chapter 957 Daily Life (13)

"During the film festival, Cannes is packed with people, and there are parties on the beaches 24 hours a day..."

"Is it available 24 hours a day?"

"A yacht on the high seas... is actually a brothel..."

Shi Shi was taken aback: "Aren't there any raids on prostitution?"

"The prostitution raids only uncover streetwalkers..."

Police raids have become the comedy of the year, each time arresting clueless lone wolves, while the real big fish have long since moved their deals to yachts on the high seas.

Moreover, many of the 'models' involved in the transactions had film work passes from the Cannes Film Festival…

Without this document, the police will arrest you on the spot during a check!
"A Russian oligarch booked an entire beach for a 'human champagne tower,' and when the tide came in, more than twenty girls ran ashore in high heels. The scene was more spectacular than any red carpet event."

"you saw it?"

"Yeah, I also chatted with the beach lifeguard for a bit. He said he finds cell phones every morning... they're souvenirs that guests throw into the sea when they're having fun."

During the Cannes Film Festival, yacht chartering is the busiest business!
However, the charter agreement stated it was for business meetings, but the yachts were used for nothing but extravagant parties. One 80-meter superyacht had a one-way mirror in the master bedroom ceiling, and the bottom of the deck pool could become transparent.

Some guests also modify their boats. On one occasion, a chief insisted on installing steel poles for a helicopter landing pad, which almost caused a maritime dispute.

"Some will register as casting director assistants... These positions have very high requirements. In addition to having good looks and figure, language skills are also essential. They must be able to communicate fluently in multiple languages, understand some art or film topics, and accompany clients to parties or yacht parties, etc."

"How do you know it?"

"I stayed at the hotel for several days, chatting with the staff... and he's the one who told me all this!"

Shishi didn't quite believe it, so she reached out and grabbed a handful...

Then I tried it with my mouth...

Okay, the portion is generous...

After two rounds of fussing, it was almost 7:30. Shen Yan changed his clothes and asked, "Are you hungry?"

"good…"

"Let's go find a place to get something to eat!"

"it is good!"

……

Wow, we made 3000 million today!

"What?"

Shishi handed over her phone: "The daily box office figures for 'How Long Will I Love U'..."

Shen Yan glanced at it: "It seems winning an award at Cannes really does have its advantages..."

The screening share for "How Long Will I Love U" is 30%...

The theaters were very accommodating!

Of course, the box office champion was "Avengers: Infinity War," which had 49% of the screenings on its opening day and grossed 79 million yuan...

"The price drop for Avengers: Infinity War was way too fast!"

"Marvel films are essentially comic book adaptations. Comic book adaptations are based on comics and use the film format to adapt and re-present existing comics. From this perspective, its most original purpose, aside from capital and profit-making purposes, is actually to give the original fans a carnival."

Shi Shi asked doubtfully, "You mean... Marvel movies are actually fan movies?"

Shen Yan nodded: "That's right!" The superhero genre didn't just start after Marvel started making movies in 08. Before 08, Superman, Batman, Blade, X-Man, Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, and so on all belonged to the superhero genre.

But why didn't anyone call these superhero movies before? Previous film reviews referred to these movies as "comic book adaptations, comic book adaptations + science fiction, comic book adaptations + fantasy".

So essentially, Marvel movies are still comic book adaptations, no different from live-action movies adapted from games or animations.

The primary target audience for comic book adaptations is the same as that for game and animation adaptations: the fans of the original comics, games, and animations.

Marvel's success and widespread popularity over the past decade or so can be attributed more to favorable timing than to "human factors".

As a casual moviegoer who got into the franchise, now that Marvel's Phase Four is showing signs of decline, looking back at Marvel movies seems meaningless, and reflecting on their existence doesn't seem to have any particular value.

Many people are saying that Marvel's decline stems from chaos...

Actually, the main storyline is lost!

After Avengers: Endgame, the main storyline of the Infinity Stones series, which connects the Marvel movies, has ended.

After that, all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and TV series were tentatively testing the market's reaction, like scratching an itch through a boot.

Unfortunately, the market response was poor!
Shen Yan continued, "It's very simple to determine whether a movie is a fan film. Just look at its opening week box office percentage. Generally, if it exceeds 50%, it's considered a fan film!"

Avengers: Infinity War grossed 12.7 billion yuan in its opening week and 23.9 billion yuan in total.
Avengers: Endgame grossed 22.32 billion yuan in its opening weekend and 42.5 billion yuan in total.
In the entire Marvel series, only one film, Guardians of the Galaxy, accounted for 30% of the box office in its opening week—$1.92 million in its opening week and $5.96 million in total box office!
Before Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord's team was the least popular superhero team in the entire Marvel series...

She nodded slowly, then changed the subject: "Recently, Cui Yongyuan has been having a big fight with 'Cell Phone 2'!"

"Understandable!"

It originated from the movie "Cellphone" from that year, which was actually a pretty good movie.

However, the director overlooked a major premise, making up a baseless allusion to Cui Yongyuan's resignation in "Tell It Like It Is"—in reality, Cui Yongyuan retired due to depression, while the film depicts a power-for-sex transaction.

Director Feng made a joke about Cui Yongyuan's lifestyle, but Cui Yongyuan didn't accept it.

Director Feng thought to himself: Cui Yongyuan can't take a joke!
After all, in the Feng family, lifestyle is just a matter of hygiene—as Professor Xu Fan famously said: "In our family, there are men, so we don't suffer losses!"
Xiao Cui is no good. He comes from a state media background, and his lifestyle cannot be wrong. Otherwise, how can he stand in front of the national audience with a well-dressed appearance and promote positive energy?

Of course he'll stick to his guns to the end!

However, neither Liu Zhenyun nor Director Feng responded from beginning to end…

Shen Yan remembered something: "Have you ever signed a dual contract?"

"Dual contracts? What are dual contracts?"

"For a project, two different contracts will be signed. The one that is made public or that needs to be submitted to the relevant departments for record-keeping is called the 'public contract,' while the other contract that is signed privately between the parties to bind their behavior and for both parties to fulfill is called the 'private contract.'"

Shi Shi didn't quite understand: "Why do we need to sign two copies?"

Shen Yan: "Report taxes!"

For example: "Internet platforms are willing to pay top actors over 1 million yuan per series for S+ dramas... If taxes were paid normally, the individual income tax would be approximately 3199.3 million yuan... But if the contract is for a 2000 million yuan fee, then not so much tax would be paid..."

"But...you can usually find out the actor's salary online..."

Shen Yan shrugged: "Then I don't know!"

"You've never done this before, have you?"

Shen Yan smiled and said, "Guess?"

Shi Shi was a little angry: "I'm being serious!"

"How could I do such a thing without a head?"

(End of this chapter)