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

Chapter 997 Mid-August (13)

For Shen Yan, playing a character in a TV series is a breeze!

Unlike "Beijing Love Story," where Cheng Feng pursues Shen Bing all the way to Tengchong, "Go to Where the Wind Blows" uses reverse attraction, where Xie Zhiyao, struggling to start his own business, flirts with Xu Hongdou, who has ten years of experience working in a five-star hotel in Beijing…

Xie Zhiyao's entrepreneurial journey was difficult from the very beginning!

The father, Xie Siping, threw a tantrum, trying to get his son to leave Dali and return to the big city.

The biggest challenge for Yunmiao Village is the lack of tourists.

Xie Zhiyao, who came from an investment management background, took over many of the industries in Yunmiao Village.

Actually, Xie Zhiyao was somewhat depressed in the early stages!
She appears to be handling her father's various obstacles with ease and without fear, but she is also deeply hurt inside.

He shouldered the responsibility of rural revitalization, effectively becoming the village chief...

But nobody was optimistic about it…

Not only did his family not support him, but the villagers probably also thought he was pretty foolish…

—Master of Economics, formerly an investment manager at a venture capital firm in Beijing, with an annual income easily exceeding one million!
Look, he gave up a million-dollar-a-year job in Beijing to come back and revitalize the countryside?

Is it great?
Who knows, behind his back they might all be saying he's gone stupid from studying too much!
He's over thirty and still can't find a wife!

The only way to relieve the pressure and frustration I've been feeling is by riding my little darling around at night.

And there's also my good friend Yang Guanjun's barbecue stall...

By the way, this little cutie is a local Yunnan dwarf horse...

The Yunnan horse, also known as the dwarf horse, is an ancient horse breed unique to the Yunnan region. The Nanzhong Magazine states: "The horses of Yunnan are small in size but strong in hooves. They can climb high mountains and traverse dangerous paths for dozens of miles without panting or sweating, thus they thrive in the valleys."

Adult horses have an average height of 110-120cm, and adults can easily mount them. Yunnan horses are characterized by their sturdiness and endurance, and can carry 100 kg of goods and travel 40 km per day.

The original version of Li Xian riding a cute little thing...

It's not a purebred Yunnan horse; it's probably an improved breed or a crossbred. It's tall and handsome…

The director likely chose tall horses to enhance the visual effect…

However, this contradicts the plot, since Xie Zhiyao is known as the 'Short-legged Prince'!
Yang Yang didn't have many reservations and directly chose a purebred white Yunnan horse...

Including Xie Zhiyao's horse farm, the horses are all Yunnan horses.

As for Yang Guanjun, Wei Daxun was brought in for a cameo role…

Let's get back to Xie Zhiyao's entrepreneurial journey!
Although his early entrepreneurial ventures were not smooth, he was able to identify and seize market opportunities by leveraging his experience in the investment field, leading the development of local cultural tourism resources and dedicating himself to the protection of cultural heritage such as traditional tie-dyeing techniques!

He knew these things would attract tourists from outside the area!
At the same time, we won the trust and support of the villagers through sincere actions.

Xie Zhiyao's efforts have not only boosted the economic development of Yunmiao Village, but also provided employment opportunities for villagers, improved their quality of life, and demonstrated the positive image of young people returning to their hometowns to start businesses and contribute to rural revitalization in the new era.

Fortunately, he hadn't gone bankrupt when he met Xu Hongdou, but he was on the verge of bankruptcy.

……

Many people say that the difference between TV drama actors and movie actors lies in their control of their aura!
What movie face...?

After rambling on for a while, I'll finally tell you that 'movie stars are more prestigious than TV stars'!
so?
What's so high-class about it? Well, movies used to be a bit more high-class; the equipment they used was on a completely different level!
At that time, the big screen placed high demands on actors in all aspects, especially on detailed performances, and the presentation of light and shadow was more in line with the so-called artistic sense.

Now...

The difference isn't that big!
Although big-budget films typically use high-end cinema cameras such as ARRI and RED, these devices offer higher image quality and more post-processing flexibility…

Most movies don't use such high-end equipment!
On the contrary, many high-quality TV series use high-end equipment such as ARRI ALEXA, and even ARRI SIGNATURE ZOOM - this zoom lens can still achieve extremely accurate focus shift under the premise of extreme compression of the focal plane, and the image quality is also excellent!

There's not much difference in image quality...

This does not mean that TV series can be equivalent to movies in terms of quality!
It's quite normal: TV dramas need to shoot 15 to 20 pages a day, and movies... it's possible to shoot half a page a week.

The cycle requirements are different!
For actors, what they need to do when appearing in a TV series is to achieve a level of performance that is acceptable to the audience—to cry when they need to cry and to laugh when they need to laugh!

Emotional expression should be accurate.

Therefore, many idol actors are not very good at acting in TV dramas. You can feel their "effort," but they still end up performing very poorly...

This is also why Zhou Dongyu is not good at acting in TV dramas.

When filming a movie, the director can provide a scenario, then tell her how to build up the emotion, and then gradually find the feeling.

TV dramas... can't possibly give you that much time!
They switch emotions quickly, and their emotional expression is shallow and direct.

Another point is that most TV series cannot be filmed sequentially. If a set is rented from a film studio, the filming schedule will be arranged according to the usage time of the set…

In the same scene, one act depicts the joy of a long-awaited reunion, while the next portrays the sorrow of eternal separation…

This requires actors to be able to cry and laugh freely!

For Shen Yan, it's unrealistic to expect to shine every single moment in such a long series. In a 45-minute episode, even if you only have one minute or one action, it would be amazing if you could capture the attention of all the viewers.

So, in most cases, just perform normally, and when you need to express your emotions, just focus on it!
The filming went very smoothly...

……

On August 10th, "The Meg" was released...

A passable disaster film, or rather, a shark film...

The movie did well at the box office, grossing $1.45 million in North America and $1.53 million in mainland China, for a total of over $5.2 million worldwide!
Aside from well-known titles like *Jaws*, *Deep Blue Sea*, *The Shallows*, and *47 Meters Down*, most shark movies are associated with B-movies and low-quality films. Epic flops like *Double-Headed Shark* and *Sharknado* have further cemented the shark-themed film genre's reputation...

It's really not easy for "The Meg" to be made to A-list production standards!
"The Meg" has given shark-themed films a renewed boost in popularity among commercial blockbusters.

However, the highest level of shark-themed films is probably something like "The Meg"...

The reason is simple: the framework and formula are already set: spotting a shark → self-rescue at sea → rescuing others…

It can't continue to develop—because humans don't necessarily have to go to sea!
To deal with a shark... as long as you don't go into the sea, how can it come to land to hunt you down?
However, Shen Yan still promoted "The Meg" during the live stream, saying, "I know about the 'The Meg' project... The original book was written by Steve Orton, published in 97, and Disney bought the rights immediately... Then, it was shelved until 07 when New Line Cinema bought the adaptation rights..."

“When I was at A24, I thought about making a shark movie, since it could be a global bestseller… but after calculating the costs, I decided against it!”

"For this movie to be of high quality, it needs to be at least an A-list production... Gravity Media is quite bold, going all out with such a large budget..."

(End of this chapter)