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

Chapter 989 Arrival at the Mushroom House

Chapter 989 Arrival at the Mushroom House (13)

"How to say?"

"Steamed fish head with chopped chili...the fish might not be that big..."

"Then let's cook a fish... I'm not picky about food!"

After ordering, Shen Yan leaned back in the back seat and started chatting with Yang Mi about "Dying to Survive"...

Currently, the film has been in theaters for 28 days, accumulating a box office of 36.78 billion yuan, but its screening share has been reduced to only 5.8%...

It's estimated that the final box office will not reach 40 billion... it should be around 38 billion.

That's great. With a cost of 7000 million, it has generated such high returns, enough to make people envious!
The final box office of "Hidden Man" is around 5 million yuan.
The final box office estimate for "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" is also just over 5 million yuan...

Including Dwayne Johnson's "Skyscraper," it also cost around 5 million...

All three movies combined can't beat "Dying to Survive"!
After the film's release, many praised Shen Yan's Spark Studio as a conscience of Chinese cinema...

Shen Yan himself has also been praised in various ways.

Even his decision not to play the lead role was praised by many netizens…

Some enthusiasts even compiled a list of the movies in which Shen Yan played supporting roles: "The Big Shot," "Goodbye Mr. Loser," "Wolf Warrior 2," and "Dying to Survive," all of which were critically acclaimed and commercially successful!
The conclusion is: a film that can make Shen Yan willingly play a supporting role must be a critical and commercial success!

That makes a lot of sense...

However, Shen Yan generally doesn't play supporting roles...

To reiterate, his reputation is currently thriving, and he has begun to establish a personal brand—the name "Shen Yan Films" already possesses market appeal…

However, Shen Yan's personal style is not obvious.

He's not like Jackie Chan or Stephen Chow, who only specialize in one type of film...

He has led the production of romance films, action films, dramas, and even science fiction films!
As an aside, the role of Duan Xiaolou in "Farewell My Concubine" was initially offered to Jackie Chan—which sounds unbelievable, but "Farewell My Concubine" was essentially a co-production with an international focus, valuing the international market. It was quite reasonable to cast the biggest male star at the time as the male lead, especially since Jackie Chan himself was a trained Peking Opera performer, and the childhood of Xiaolou and Xiaodouzi in the film was a true reflection of Jackie Chan's own childhood.

In addition to these personal connections, Jackie Chan was good friends with producer Hsu Feng, and even dated Hsu Feng's sister. He was also good friends with Leslie Cheung, another lead actor in the film.

However, Jackie Chan's godfather, Raymond Chow, intervened. Chow was one of the founders of Golden Harvest, and he and Jackie Chan were like father and son. Jackie Chan's rise to become the top Chinese superstar was largely due to Chow's help in planning his career. At the time, Jackie Chan was already Asia's leading star and was actively planning to re-enter the American market. His image was one of kindness, humor, and exceptional martial arts skills, while the film *Farewell My Concubine* was too realistic and cruel. The character of Duan Xiaolou didn't fit Jackie Chan's established screen persona, making it difficult for him to maintain his established image…

This is quite similar to Shen Yan—Shen Yan also never works with big-name directors!

At least when they collaborated, they weren't considered big-name directors yet!

……

Tonglu County, Heling Village, Mushroom House…

Okay, this is the filming location for the second season of "Back to Field"!

In the last episode, Huang Bo, Wang Xun, and Yu Hewei came to promote "The Island"...

It's quite lively!

This episode... was added at the last minute!
After all, the production team didn't expect Shen Yan to actually be willing to come.

Since his debut, Yan Ge has never recorded a reality show!

There's no way around it; in this era of rampant reality TV shows, Shen Yan is already number one in the Chinese entertainment industry…

Why is he on the show?

He Jiong asked Peng Yuchang, who answered the phone, "Who ordered the food?"

"The voice sounds a bit like Sister Mi!"

"Yang Mi?"

"Yes... there's another man!"

"Who?"

Peng Yuchang wasn't quite sure: "He looks a bit like Brother Yan..."

Huang Lei was also surprised: "Brother Yan? Shen Yan?"

"Um…"

"Let me ask Xixi..."

The directing team offstage nodded...

He Jiong suddenly remembered something: "Isn't 'Project Gutenberg' about to be released? He's here to promote it..."

"I've never seen him promote his previous movies on variety shows, have I?" Peng Peng said, holding his phone. "I just asked Brother Ji Xiang, and he said he's been really free lately, and he can't stand seeing him so idle..."

"Zifeng has also worked with Brother Yan before, right?"

"Yes, we collaborated on 'Detective Chinatown'..."

What's your impression of him?

"Very professional, always the first one to arrive on set every day...and very good at collecting stories..."

"A good story collector?"

“Yes,” Zhang Zifeng nodded, “When we were filming ‘Detective Chinatown’ in Bangkok, after get off work, he would often go with the director to talk to locals about local legends and tales… Sometimes we would ask him questions, and he would tell us a story!”

She paused, then added, "Several times, I was startled!"

"A horror story?"

"What he said was very true..."

"Let him tell a part of it later!"

While they were chatting, Yang Mi and Shen Yan got out of the car and walked this way...

"You've filmed so many variety shows, but you've never been on 'Back to Field'?"

"There just wasn't a suitable opportunity... but I'm here today, aren't I?"

"I heard there's work to be done..."

Do you know how to transplant rice seedlings?

“No…” Shen Yan shook his head: “I’ve lived in a town since I was a child, and my family doesn’t have any farmland… I have to learn musical instruments after school every day, so I don’t have time to do farm work!”

Yang Mi laughed: "Then I'll learn it today!"

Shen Yan was speechless: "Learn what? It's already August. Do you plant rice seedlings in August?"

"Which months are rice seedlings planted?"

"Planting rice seedlings during Grain Rain..."

"Grain Rain?"

"Grain Rain... one of the 24 solar terms. Spring rains mark the beginning of spring, followed by the clear and bright days of grain. Summer brings the fullness of the grains and the arrival of the second heat. Autumn brings the dew and frost, followed by the snow and the coldest days of winter. Spring rain means rain nourishes the five grains, and Grain Rain means "rain nourishes all grains." There is a saying that "around Grain Rain, plant melons and beans." At this time, it is the busy season in the countryside when people prepare to harvest wheat, transplant rice seedlings, and plant cotton.

Do you know what the five grains are?

"Rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, beans... do you know them?"

"Of course I know..."

Shen Yan retorted, "You know nothing! You don't even know the 24 solar terms!"

"...I'm not the only one who doesn't understand..."

The two argued as they walked, and soon arrived at the Mushroom House…

Yang Mi called out, "We have guests!"

A group of people immediately came out to greet them…

Teacher He was very enthusiastic: "Welcome, Brother Yan and Da Mimi!"

Shen Yan greeted them: "Teacher He, Teacher Huang, Peng Peng, Zi Feng!"

"Brother Yan and Sister Mi are here!"

"Your humble abode is honored!"