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

Chapter 987 The Life I Yearn For (23)

"I recently watched Tsui Hark's 'Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings,' and I felt quite disappointed..."

"Pity?"

"I reckon the 'Detective Dee' series won't be made anymore!"

"you sure?"

"Xu Ke is now a shareholder of the South Korean special effects company Dexter, which means he can only focus on 3D special effects blockbusters for now, and he also has to get his old friends like Er Dongsheng and Yuen Woo-ping into the industry!"
There's no other way; we need to bring in business for the company! After all, the competition among visual effects companies is so fierce these days, and the development speed of domestic visual effects companies is astonishing!
The advantages of South Korean visual effects companies are not as significant as they used to be.

Shrugging, Shen Yan continued, "Hua Yi can't possibly continue to pay for Xu Ke's meals!"

One more thing…

Xu Ke's "Detective Dee" series is too much like Japanese style...

You're saying this is the Tang Dynasty?

Just like "The Legend of the Demon Cat," it's supposed to be set in the Tang Dynasty, but the architecture and clothing styles are all Japanese!
Although no one openly questioned it, I felt very uncomfortable deep down!

Why use a Japanese style?
Because it's convenient!
For modeling and everything else, we just used the template from "Along with the Gods"...

As an aside, Kim Yong-hwa, the director of "Along with the Gods," is the founder of Dexter visual effects company!

So...you thought this was a movie shoot?
NO!

It's generating business for the company!

"That's a real shame!"

"Some time ago, I read some supernatural tales such as 'Continuation of the Records of the Mysterious and Strange' and 'Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang,' and I think we can definitely create our own Tang Dynasty supernatural suspense drama!"

Zhang Na and Lu Jing exchanged a glance, then asked, "Who do you think is suitable?"

"We can find Wei Fenghua to be the screenwriter; we can adapt his 'Records of Strange Tales of the Tang Dynasty'..."

"And... what about the director?"

"Director Lou Jian will be in charge of filming, and how about we get Liu Fang and Zhou Yang as the action directors?"

Lou Jian is the director of "The Imperial Coroner"...

Very capable!
Later, he directed a film that wasn't well-received, called "Tian Xing Jian," but it was still quite good—a proper martial arts drama!

It has a Douban rating of 8.8!
The reason it wasn't well-received was because it was set in the late Qing Dynasty—but the director was brilliant, blending the late Qing revolution, treasure hunting, and martial arts in a very reasonable way!
Liu Fang and Zhou Yang, martial arts choreographers for *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*...

Both of them were under the wing of Corey Yuen...

Corey Yuen, Li Lianjie's golden partner...

As an aside, even Corey Yuen couldn't stand the idea of ​​filming "Danny the Dog" and didn't accept the role!
Li Lianjie accepted the role, and even did so for free…

They hired Yuen Woo-ping as the action choreographer!
It's worth noting that for several years, Corey Yuen was Li Lianjie's go-to martial arts choreographer...

"Cosmic Pursuit," "Kiss of the Dragon," and "Ranger"...

Why the sudden change of martial arts instructor?

Corey Yuen's action choreography is characterized by its flashy style and his fondness for adding various props to the scenes.

It is known for its smooth, coherent and creative style!
However, there's Cheng Xiaodong who has a similar style, and Chen Xiaodong is even more romantic…

Returning to the topic of "Tang Dynasty Ghost Stories," Shen Yan continued, "In a five-person team, Su Wuming is the team's strategist, responsible for investigating cases, while Lu Lingfeng is responsible for providing physical damage..."

As they were chatting, Ji Xiang brought in a pot of coffee: "Here, have a taste. I bought these Blue Mountain coffee beans especially for you!"

Shen Yan asked curiously, "...Why have you started researching coffee beans lately?"

Ji Xiang rolled his eyes: "...What could I possibly research? Chips?"

"…Well…"

Okay, Ji Xiang has indeed been keeping a low profile lately…

After all, with the film and television industry in a downturn, Ji Xiang's social engagements have decreased significantly...

Moreover, by taking Shen Yan's advice and not getting involved in the idol industry, they essentially gave up on a promising opportunity...

I have a lot of free time.

But what can you do when you have free time?
Playing with artwork?
Ha ha…

He wasn't interested in that thing either!

So-called art speculation is actually money laundering: wealthy individuals buy works by unknown artists in bulk at extremely low prices, such as 10 yuan per piece; then, through the combined efforts of auction houses, media, and critics, the value of the works is inflated to tens of millions; finally, "shadow buyers" are hired to buy them back at high prices with illicit funds, thus legitimizing the funds…

Many auction houses offer mortgage services: artworks acquired at high prices can be directly exchanged for bank loans with up to 80% collateral!

Ji Xiang doesn't need to do these things!

He was a co-founder of Spark Studio, holding 15% of the shares, which was later diluted slightly, but still around 12%... He was also an investor in Maoyan...

His net worth has long exceeded ten figures!
The company uses a project subcontracting system—it has nearly twenty producers…

The projects are handled directly by the producers—each of whom owns their own company.

Spark Studio is more of a label for assigning jobs!

Ji Xiang had nothing to do... so he started making coffee...

At least he likes this thing!

"tasty!"

Linna also praised, "It's not sour at all!"

Ji Xiang quickly asked, "Is it authentic?"

"How much did it cost?"

"I asked them to buy it from Clifton Estate in Jamaica, $300 per hundred grams!"

Shen Yan nodded: "Then it must be true!"

Ji Xiang thought for a moment and said, "By the way, for the promotion of 'Peerless,' do you want to go on a variety show?"

Shen Yan was speechless: "What? I'm going to a variety show to promote a movie? Are you sure?"

……

It's not that Shen Yan is showing off...

His current status is definitely not suitable for appearing on variety shows!
To be honest, no matter what variety show he appears on, a bunch of people will definitely fawn over him...

This results in a complete lack of interesting points...

The appeal of variety shows lies in their humor and entertainment!

The various trending topics derived from variety shows are filled with intentional or unintentional misinterpretations, deconstructions, and malicious attacks.

Who would dare to joke with Shen Yan?

main…

There is a high probability that he will be the target of many malicious interpretations!
Even a simple sentence he utters will be scrutinized by a bunch of people, who will then do reading comprehension exercises…

Therefore, Shen Yan is not very willing to participate in variety shows...

In recent years, I've only been on "I Am an Actor" once, and that was as a flight instructor...

Ji Xiang recommended "Back to Field"...

"I'm not very familiar with Huang Lei!"

"...But we have a good relationship with He Pengyuchang and Zhang Zifeng, right?"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "...Which season of 'Back to Field' is this year? Where is it filmed?"

"The second season... takes place in Heling Village, Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province, in the core section of the Fuchun River-Xin'an River tourist route, surrounded by attractions such as Qiandao Lake and West Lake."

"Wouldn't that be beautiful?"

"Yes, it is indeed quite beautiful!"

"Okay, I'll go see... Anyone want to come with me?"

"Let me ask..."

Ji Xiang took out his phone and asked the publicity staff, then said, "Yang Mi has time!"

"Alright, she'll do..."

Lin Na and Lu Jing were a little worried: "Director, are you really going to go on a variety show?"

Shen Yan smiled and said, "...It's alright, Teacher He is here, don't worry!"

"Okay then... shall we be in charge of producing 'Tang Ghost Story'?"

"Okay, let's talk to Tencent. Ideally, we'd go for S+ and field a lineup of Zhu Yilong and Zheng Yecheng!"

"Okay, we'll communicate with them..."

"Shall we make 'The Bad Kids' and 'The Long Night'?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "For 'Bad Kids'... I strongly agree with finding a fresh and energetic director. For 'The Long Night,' let's get a big-name director!"

(End of this chapter)