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

Chapter 984 The Seven Middle Generations Become a Hot Topic (23)

"Hello Mr. Billionaire" grossed 2.37 million yuan on its opening day, 3.47 million yuan on its second day, and 3.85 million yuan on its third day...

The box office reached 9.69 million yuan in its first three days!
It's definitely going to be a huge hit.

The runner-up at the box office is Dwayne Johnson's "Skyscraper"—a Sino-US co-production produced by Legendary Pictures.

Skyscraper is a high-quality, popcorn-style entertainment film perfect for the summer.

It's a classic Hollywood kiss movie—keep it simple, stupid!

The plot structure borrows from "Die Hard," but times have changed. American hero individualism was very popular in the 1980s and 90s, and "Die Hard" received good reviews and box office success. By the time of "Skyscraper," people started to pay attention to logic!
It's obvious that many parts of Skyscraper are unscientific...

Thanks to Dwayne Johnson's star power, it grossed 2.2 million yuan at the box office in its opening weekend;
Third on the list is "Dying to Survive"—in its third week of release, it still grossed 2.07 million yuan over the weekend, bringing its cumulative box office to 34.75 billion yuan…

"Hidden Man" grossed less than 8000 million yuan in its second weekend – after ten days of release, it has accumulated 5.07 million yuan in box office revenue.

Oh, Shen Yan's mention of the "Seven Middle-Aged Generations" at the premiere of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" has sparked a huge discussion!
Many people are questioning why Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming aren't on the list...

Well, very few people mention Huang Xiaoming's name.

The majority of respondents agreed...

As for Chen Kun, he ruined two major dramas, "The Rise of Phoenixes" and "The Disguiser"!
Especially "The Rise of Phoenixes": It is rumored that the drama had an investment of 5 million yuan, with the male and female leads taking 2 million yuan, and Hunan TV spending 9 million yuan to buy the copyright of the drama.

Unexpectedly, the 70-episode drama "The Rise of Phoenixes" flopped in ratings, dragging down Hunan TV's proud Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater!

It wasn't until the year-end broadcast of "The Story of Minglan" that the Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater was pulled out of its slump...

The seven middle-aged actors that Shen Yan mentioned are those who have both box office appeal and national recognition!
Xiao Yang may be a little behind, but he will definitely catch up later – after all, he is an actor from the Spark Program.

Shen Yan also said during his live stream that the era of the Four Dan Actresses and Four Little Fresh Meat Actors is over!
"The rapid expansion of the market has brought a huge number of new viewers who like the special effects of Hollywood blockbusters and the action-packed action of tough guys. They are no longer the same type of audience as those who preferred acting skills, art films, and romance films more than ten years ago!"

"The inevitable result of the industrialization of film is that big-budget industrial films starring male stars, as well as various science fiction and action films, have become the absolute mainstream!"

"You should know that even in Hollywood, the international film center, many Oscar-winning actresses are still eager to take on various minor roles in Marvel superhero movies."

"In the US and Chinese markets, the highest-grossing film genres are action, military, suspense, comedy, and science fiction!"

"These genres are not very friendly to actresses... Women are more suited to leading roles in romance, idol, and drama series. They can do well in TV dramas, but if they were to go to the cinema, how many people would be willing to pay to see them?"

"Let's take Zhang Ziyi as an example. Which of her starring movies has the highest box office?"

"Don't mention 'Memoirs of a Geisha,' that's a Hollywood movie..."

"Even with the 3D re-release, 'The Grandmaster' only grossed 3.4 million yuan, which is less than the daily box office of 'Hello Mr. Billionaire'!"

"Romance themes are also difficult to work with; 'How Long Will I Love U' blends fantasy elements..."

"The Four Great Middle-Aged Scientists? Which four?"

A bunch of people in the comments section answered: Liu Ye, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, and Deng Chao!

"Liu Ye's peak was in 2011, when 'Nanjing! Nanjing!' won the highest award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and its box office of 1.6 million yuan ranked among the top ten Chinese-language films of the year."

"The Founding of a Republic" ranked third in the annual box office with 4.2 million yuan.

Therefore, in *The Last Supper*, both Daniel Wu and Chang Chen, two of his contemporary middle-aged actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, played supporting roles for him, which was a strong indication of his status at the time. However, the film, with an investment of 2 million yuan, only grossed 8000 million yuan at the box office, suffering a critical and commercial failure. This caused Liu Ye to lose the trust of investors and even lose the role of Hu Bayi in the previously confirmed film *Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe*.

"Although he won the Best Actor award at the Shanghai International Film Festival in 2016 for 'Cock and Bull,' the film's box office was very low, not as good as 'The Dead End,' which was directed by the same director and had the same subject matter!"
Liu Ye and his son Nuoyi became internet celebrities after appearing on the reality show "Where Are We Going, Dad?", but this popularity failed to translate into actual box office success... Consecutive box office failures and the inability to carry commercial films have almost become their defining characteristics!

"Chen Kun has had no new works for three consecutive years. A leading male actor in his prime, at the peak of his career, is going against the tide, facing the prospect of either moving forward or falling behind..."

No, he jumped on the bandwagon and starred in two dramas: "The Escape," which had mediocre ratings and received lukewarm responses, and "The Rise of Phoenixes," which was a complete flop. Only "The Rise of Phoenixes" received a high score on Douban...

I feel like he's a typical marketing-driven actor, just a middle-aged idol... Don't mention him to me, just thinking about him annoys me!

"Back then, the 'Introduction to Architecture' course approached him, but he rejected us outright. Not only did he reject us, but he also said we were being delusional! I get angry just thinking about it!"

"Brother Xiaoming... doesn't know how to refuse bad scripts."

"I think actors should cherish their reputation; otherwise, once they're labeled as bad actors, it's very difficult to shake them off!"

……

Regardless, Shen Yan's words were law: Seven major middle-generation leaders!

This has become a hot topic in the media recently…

Also, online, many people are discussing how to spend a billion in a month...

A netizen posted: "I'm starting a film and television project with two female leads: Golden Rooster Award-winning actress Fan Bingbing and Golden Horse Award-winning actress Li Xiaolu; and four male leads: Golden Eagle Award-winning actor Wu Xiubo, Magnolia Award-winning supporting actor Zhao Lixin, and talented young actors Zhai Tianlin and Deng Lun..."

The director and producer invited Guo Jingming and Yu Zheng...

After all, "The Legend of Ba Qing" only grossed 5 million...

Even the hype surrounding "Asura" only goes up to 7.5 million...

No, the "Investiture of the Gods" trilogy was said to have cost 30 billion yuan to produce, with each film costing as much as 10 billion yuan...

But "The Investiture of the Gods" was released, and it didn't become a box office flop...

Honestly, if that were to happen, taking ten million and leaving would be the best option!

Wang Duoyu was able to succeed in the end mainly because the referee was his mistress!

From the very beginning, Wang Duoyu and Jin Ye had the same interests. Even if they didn't spend all their money, Jin Ye would definitely find a way to help Wang Duoyu get through the ordeal.

Otherwise, would they allow you to establish something like fat insurance?
Moreover, "Hello Mr. Billionaire" is a movie, and movies can only touch on certain themes. If they actually spent a billion yuan on it, the movie would be unwatchable.

What industries are bottomless pits?
The service industry!

Inviting Real Madrid to play a friendly match would cost tens of millions of RMB, and that was the price from many years ago.

What would happen if we invited both Messi and Ronaldo to join us and formed a Messi-Ronaldo team?

Or... please have all the celebrities and internet influencers create more sunflowers; even a billion yuan a month might not be enough!

Okay, sunflowers are not allowed...

(End of this chapter)