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

Chapter 965 To the Shanghai International Film Festival (33)

truth…

Shen Yan was indeed not familiar with Miss Fan.

“I almost worked with her… When we were making ‘The Martian,’ we considered asking her, but her reputation has never been very good, which greatly affects the audience’s first impression of the movie… so we switched to Sister Hailu!”

"I generally don't work with the 'Four Dan and Two Bing' actresses. Compared to those less famous actresses who have won the Best Actress award, such as Qin Hailu, Yu Nan, Yan Bingyan, Mei Ting, Zhao Tao, and Zhang Jingchu, their professional skills are actually not that great. Their only advantage is probably their high profile..."

In their early years, they collaborated with Hong Kong production teams, gaining access to numerous film and television resources, more opportunities to compete for awards, and better team packaging and marketing…

This is why their respective teams place great importance on their star power, as it directly relates to their commercial value. Casting them as lead actresses requires not only exorbitant salaries but also significant consideration in terms of screen time, character development, and billing order…

"Last year on 'I Am an Actor,' I was obsessed with Gong Li... Gong Li's new film 'Mom!' was produced and planned by me... It should be nominated for this year's Venice Film Festival!"

One netizen asked, "Why Venice?"

"Because it's still in post-production, it's estimated to be finished in August... Finished in August, just in time for Venice!"

First of all, congratulations to Ms. Gong Li on her outstanding achievements at the Venice Film Festival this year!

"Oh, continue... In today's film market, the consensus when choosing female leads for blockbuster films is either to find well-acting, mature actresses or to find complete newcomers... We can't possibly find so-called A-list actresses, nor can we find popular young actresses with too many fans..."

“Ordinary people, I don’t know where they get their confidence from, think they have a certain status, demand high pay, and have a bunch of requirements for their image, screen time, and billing, which is enough to make people keep their distance.”

"Yes, I'll be looking for Shi Shi, Yang Mi, Dilraba, and Chen Yao, and later Meng Ziyi and Bai Mengyan..."

"They were all very serious when filming our movies, and they learned things strictly according to the requirements of the roles... For example, Yang Mi, I showed her the project 'Dying to Survive,' and she was very interested, but the requirements for the role were very high: the character is called Liu Sihui, the mother of a girl suffering from chronic myeloid leukemia, who does pole dancing in order to raise money for her daughter's treatment..."

Then Yang Mi studied for half a year and actually passed!

"I was also on set and saw her train... Seriously, she ruined her legs to look terrible in order to better present a performance that only lasts a few dozen seconds! It broke my heart to see that!"

"I play the second male lead in 'Dying to Survive'... It's a really good movie. It'll have preview screenings starting around the end of June and will be released in early July!"

Shen Yan was about to end the live stream when suddenly a bunch of people in the comments section started discussing the Beijing entertainment circle…

He also joined the discussion: "The Beijing circle... does exist. Where there are people, there is a social circle, and where there is a social circle, there is a circle!"

In fact, in the past, resources were provided by various major film studios, which were mostly official resources.

These people in the circle happen to have connections with the government, or rather, they inherited those connections; they rose to power through this connection.

Many people dislike cliques, and I quite dislike them too. The most unpopular aspects of cliques are exclusion and monopoly.

This is also the inevitable fate of the industry, a genetic attribute.

I started my own company, made friends with a bunch of directors and producers, and have my own circle...

Then, I used a very fixed cast!
However, this is a world dominated by capital, and entertainment is an industry.

"The biggest turning point in the fate of the industry should be the rise of internet platforms and the huge increase in the share of mobile communication. Once the market is expanded and refined, and the pie is big enough, there won't be so many people relying on handouts."

That means you can get food without having to kneel!

At worst, I can start with online movies; if I can make money, I might just make it big someday.

Our new workshop specializes in online movies... Now, most of them are starting to make online dramas and theatrical films!
In fact, most of those big shots who were once on the altar have stumbled in the market.

Overall, it's good; the power to define an industry or sector shouldn't be concentrated in the hands of a few.

“In the past, I always felt that making a living in film was something only a select few could do, and the audience didn’t have a choice. Later, the threshold for making a living in this field became much lower, and small-scale projects could easily turn into big ones without much effort.”

"A prime example is 'Our Times,' which grossed over 500 million yuan at the box office, which shocked many people!"

"However, many big shots have become overly open, or have desperately sought solutions by embracing traffic."

But they didn't realize that by the time they made their move, the golden age of traffic had already passed.

It's true what they say: a year in the entertainment industry is like a thousand years in the real world, only adding to the ridicule. In this process, audiences' aesthetic sense has gradually awakened; they no longer judge films solely by whether they have famous directors or stars, but focus on the content.

Upon hearing this, someone immediately posted in the comments section: Which circle are you from?

"I don't belong to any particular circle... I belong to the Chinese film industry!"

"You misheard... Alright, that's enough for today... I'm going to rest now!"

……

Shen Yan's recent live streams can be described as quite outrageous!

Is the Beijing elite circle something that can be discussed?

But he did say it…

They even bought trending topics on social media, trying to dodge Cui Yongyuan's criticism...

It's useless, Teacher Cui is too awesome!
He recently recounted another incident: "A certain film company claimed they needed to hire a martial arts star, but required an upfront payment of over 4000 million yuan before the star would reserve their schedule; simultaneously, they needed to hire a veteran filmmaker as a producer, requiring an additional 3000 million yuan upfront. This amounted to over 7000 million yuan. Later, after verifying through various channels, I discovered it was all a lie. The actor and producer were completely unaware of this arrangement, and they were swindled out of over 7000 million yuan in one fell swoop."

Who are you talking about?

Li Lianjie and Han Shanping...

But these two people had no idea that a project had been approached to them!
So who is the fraudster?

Who are they deceiving?

have no idea…

In those years, there were tons of PowerPoint presentations, many of which were P2P projects…

Many netizens are speculating whether it could be Yang Zi…

A complete mess...

By the way, Shen Yan went to the Shanghai International Film Festival this year…

The main film being screened is *Parasite*, and Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Connelly will also be there…

Sandra Bullock has never come to China to promote her films…

Aside from the fact that very few of her films have been released in China—only one, *Gravity*—…

By the way, Sandra Bullock won a Razzie Award for "All About Steve"...

Shen Yan really liked that movie!

This movie has nothing to do with love—the female lead is an eccentric, an older single woman who goes on blind dates when she has neither love nor a house.

Memorize some knowledge with no practical value: language, physics, biology, geography. Use this knowledge to create crossword puzzles as a job.

Wearing incredibly shiny, bright red boots.

When she sees a handsome guy on a blind date, she drools and pounces on him like an animal, then starts clinging to him and won't let go.

This man is Steve…

However, the final outcome overturned the original logic of male-female love.

This foolish woman seems to be throwing herself into things recklessly, but it's not for love; she's just feeling empty inside.

When she accepts herself again, this man is ready to leave at any time, without looking back…

The director of this film was Phil Terrell, who later returned to television and made "Recreating Lady"—an Asian man dating a white woman…

(End of this chapter)