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

Chapter 983 Didn't we make it in time? (13)

"To be honest, when Da Mo and Yan Fei told me they wanted to adapt 'Brewster's Millions' into a film starring Shen Teng, I immediately said, 'I, Wang Duoyu... no, I, Shen Yan, am investing in this project!'"

"As everyone knows, I'm a huge fan of Teng Ge (Teng Ge), and I cast him in my very first film, 'Architecture 101'..."

Then there's "Goodbye Mr. Loser", "Duckweed", and "The Martian".

I know he can handle these roles!

With the release of "Hello Mr. Billionaire," I felt like the king of comedy had returned!

After the premiere, Shen Yan praised "Hello Mr. Billionaire" and Shen Teng... and added, "From now on, the seven leading middle-aged actors in the Chinese entertainment industry are all gathered!"

"The Seven Middle Generations?"

"Wu Jing, Shen Teng, Deng Chao, Huang Bo, Wang Baoqiang, Xu Zheng, and Xiao Yang!"

Although Xu Zheng didn't have "Dying to Survive," he did have the "Lost in..." series.

Xiao Yang has gained recognition with films such as *Detective Chinatown Prequel*, *Some Like It Hot*, *Dying to Survive*, and two unreleased films, *The Battle Against Organized Crime* and *One Shot* (also known as *One Cut of the Dead*).

Although the "Sheep Without a Shepherd" series is gone...

But audience approval ratings rose rapidly…

Of the seven middle-generation talents, apart from Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, the other five all have close ties with Xinghuo Studio.

But Shen Yan didn't mention his name?
As expected, a reporter asked a question, and Shen Yan laughed: "I'm not middle-aged... I'm only 30 this year, in the prime of my life!"

Ok…

In addition, the media and audience present were also well aware that…

Shen Yan's films, regardless of whether he directs or stars in them, clearly surpass the critical acclaim of these middle-aged actors by a significant margin...

Yan Ge has already established a brand influence!
For example, the movie poster for "Project Gutenberg" primarily features "Shen Yan's work" and only then "Director Felix Chong"!
Including "Dying to Survive," the initial publicity mainly focused on "Shen Yan being optimistic about the project," then on Yang Mi's injury for the role, and only then on Xiao Yang and director Wen Muye...

Okay, no matter what we're reviewing, Shen Yan is usually not on the list!

Even the Forbes China Celebrity List only counted one year – in 2014, Shen Yan made the list and took first place with an absolute advantage: his income reached 12.7 billion yuan!
Then they stopped ranking him—Shen Yan's role was more that of the producer's boss.

"However, the seven middle-aged actors are not static. Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Guo Jingfei, Yu He, and Wei Neng are all actors with superb acting skills, but they rarely have the opportunity to play leading roles... We will definitely work with them in the future."

"But no matter what, Brother Teng is definitely a new generation of comedy king!"

……

This is the truth!

"Hello Mr. Billionaire" is actually a farce.

It's filled with a lot of internet jokes and low-brow, vulgar jokes, repeatedly using the "face-slapping" plot and the "it's actually good" principle.

In terms of plot, it is unrestrained and whimsical. All plot developments do not require rigorous story logic, and all characters' words and actions lack rigorous behavioral logic. The flawed settings that "do not conform to human relationships" and lack basic intelligence are everywhere and can be found at any time.

But Shen Teng held on!
You should replace him with Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, or... Bao Beier...

That's it, it's definitely a terrible movie!

Actually, when this movie was first conceived, it was intended to take a satirical approach—to humorously illustrate what it means for even a pig to fly when the wind is blowing!

Moreover, it was released in the same period as "Dying to Survive," while in Theater 1 it was said that money really can buy anything; in Theater 2 it was said that poverty is the biggest disease... You see, "Hello Mr. Billionaire" teaches the public three lessons:
First: It's very difficult for wealthy people to lose everything in investments—the stock market can be manipulated at will;
Secondly, the concept of "school district housing" in China is something that some people talk about with morality but only care about money.

There's a third point: Chinese football considers it a victory as long as they don't lose by double digits!

"Hello Mr. Billionaire" is a pure comedy: Wang Duoyu's team is used as human punching bags, and the scene is somewhat brutal; however, the overall viewing experience of the film does not deviate from its comedic theme.

—A player was injured and eliminated. Coach Ma Daxing (Wei Xiang) shouted slogans and changed into the substitute's jersey with a tragic posture. In the next shot, Ma Daxing stepped on the ball and fell face-first into the dirt in a comical way.

See, the creators always manage to turn the audience's emotions into laughter at the right moment.

There's a popular saying these days: "Good comedy often has a tragic core."

That's quite true...

But it seems that some comedians have been trapped by it. Instead of seriously studying how to make the audience laugh, these comedians only think about simply delivering a few jokes in the first half and then crudely delivering a tear-jerking ending.

Little did they know that while this disjointed approach might save effort, it was actually quite uninspiring…

A truly high-quality comedy should first use its profound skills to make the audience laugh until they cry before it gets to the point of tragedy!
You can't even make the audience laugh; you've got the priorities backward!

Moreover, "Hello Mr. Billionaire" does indeed satirize many people...

For example: a billion hairstyles!

And then there's Liu Jiannan. The first person that comes to mind when I think of him is Zhang Wen!

Zhang Wen once wrote a book called "Democracy Is Not Just a Talk"—and coincidentally, in the past few days, Professor Zhang has finally proven to us with his actions that democracy and human rights are indeed just a joke to him.

Well-dressed, a public intellectual.

Driven by greed, he betrayed his girlfriend (Zhang Wen also has a wife) and threw himself at the large breasts of a beautiful woman.

Just recently, an article titled "Zhang Wen, please stop your infringement" has been widely circulated online.

The author points out that she was raped by veteran media professional Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen later told her, "You can never escape the fate of being my woman; I've slept with over 100 girls."

Even Jiang Fangzhou reported Zhang Wen's past sexual harassment on her WeChat Moments, writing, "I was also sexually harassed by this person. He should go to jail, scum."

Shen Yan immediately had the publicity team arrange it…

It would be a waste not to capitalize on this existing trend!

Oh, Zhang Wen is really awesome. He was one of Phoenix.com's Top Ten Most Influential Bloggers of the Year and received the Phoenix.com Special Contribution Award.

One of the top ten blogs on the Blog Alliance, whose blog posts have been reprinted multiple times by world-renowned media outlets such as The Economist, The New Yorker, and The Guardian.

He is a frequent guest on Phoenix TV's renowned programs such as "One Tiger, One Seat," "The Theory of Relativity," and "The Central Council." He also writes columns for Tencent's "Everyone," The New York Times Chinese website, and Hong Kong's Oriental Daily News.

International Visitor of the U.S. State Department, Researcher of the Charhar Institute, and Judge of the "Salute to Chinese Media" award presented by Southern Weekly.

He was named one of the "Top 100 Public Intellectuals in China" in both 2009 and 2012.

In the original timeline, this person wasn't mentioned during the promotion of "Hello Mr. Billionaire," probably because they didn't dare to, since he's a 'public intellectual'!
A veteran media professional!
Public intellectuals are still making their move; expert Ma Chen posted a powerful article on Weibo: "Now is the best time to surrender to the United States!"

Yilin, Reader, and Youth Digest all reprinted it!
Tsk tsk…

Shen Yan wasn't afraid of him...

Why not take the attention that's offered to you?
(End of this chapter)