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

Chapter 152: Confused (2/4)

Well, relatively speaking, the food conditions in "Love Through the Millennium" are pretty good...

The lunch box is also 25...

But as for the crew’s boxed lunches, those who understand will understand!

He is happy to have money to improve his food.

I ordered five roasted whole lambs that day...

Everyone has been discussing "Palace" recently...it is indeed a hit!
For Shen Yan, the popularity of "Palace" is actually a good thing...

Not to mention that Ji Xiang signed a five-movie contract with Yang Mi at a low price, Yang Mi also starred in "Lotus Tower", and she was the heroine!
Her sudden popularity will definitely increase the attention of "Lotus House"...

In addition, "Palace" has made time-travel dramas popular, and "Love Through the Millennium" happens to be a time-travel theme!

Anyway, after "Palace" aired, I heard from Ji Xiang that several TV station purchasing directors called him to ask about the status of "Love"...

Shen Yan said to Yang Siwei with a bit of regret: "It's a pity that we have already sold Zhejiang Satellite TV, otherwise, we would definitely be able to raise the price now!"

Yang Siwei waved his hand: "It's okay, Zhejiang Satellite TV only has the first round of broadcasting rights... I plan to contact a few other TV stations to discuss the second round of broadcasting with them!"

"Second round of broadcasting? Not waiting for the series to air?"

"If it really goes on air, can they compete with those top-tier stations that are willing to spend the money?"

“…So we’re selling it now?”

Yang Siwei said seriously: "We have already recovered our costs. Now we are considering making money... to put the money in our pockets and be safe!"

Shen Yan advised: "It's better for you to talk to Mr. Zhao. After all, Huace is also the producer... and I am quite confident in "Love Through the Millennium"..."

"Oh well…"

Yang Siwei nodded, then asked, "Brother Yan, will your next movie be filmed in March?"

"Yes, in March... I'm planning to shoot in Shanghai's JS District... I saw the photos Guo Fan and Sha Weiqi sent me, and they have ancient towns and rural areas. It's a perfect town for 'Our Girlhood'!"

"Not looking for the county seat?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "Most county towns are still too prosperous... Our city is developing too fast!"

Yang Siwei suddenly asked him, "Who did the adult Lin Zhenxin look for?"

"Sister Hua recommended Zuo Xiaoqing and Yuan Quan, I'm still considering it!"

Yang Siwei nodded. "Zuo Xiaoqing is indeed not very good. We have been working with Li Bingbing before... Yuan Quan... looks quite different from Shi Shi!"

Shen Yan looked at her and asked, "What do you have to say?"

"What do you think of Fan Bingbing?"

"Your former boss?"

"Correct!"

Shen Yan shook his head: "I don't think it's a good choice. Fan Bingbing is too beautiful. She is a little unconvincing in playing a working person!"

"…Who do you want to find?"

"I've already invited Ma Yili... since she doesn't have many scenes as an adult anyway, we can just film them in BJ, and it won't interfere with her taking care of the kids."

"That's fine," Yang Siwei continued, "Brother Yan, if you have a chance, you can work with Bingbing. She's a really nice person!"

"Let's talk about it when there's a suitable script..." Shen Yan couldn't help but complain: "But her cost-effectiveness is quite low!"

“…She doesn’t get paid well!”

"Let's talk about it later... I'm going to talk to the director about tomorrow's shoot!"

……

Liang Shengquan was chatting with Huang Junwen and Lin Yufen... When Shen Yan found them, he happened to hear them saying things like "I guessed it was all a guess," "I couldn't have predicted this," and "Who could have imagined this?"

"what's the topic?"

Seeing Shen Yan, Liang Shengquan switched to Mandarin: "We are talking about the mainland film market, which is a bit confusing!"

"What's wrong? What don't you understand?"

Lin Yufen explained: "'No Longer Alone' was released yesterday, and the box office only took in 210 million on the first day... Liu Weiqiang + Shu Qi, and it didn't do well at the box office!"

Shen Yan smiled and said, "Actually, after Shu Qi put on her clothes, I felt like everyone lost interest in her!"

"...So 'If You Are the One' sold 300 million?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "That's Feng Xiaogang + Ge You. To put it bluntly, if you replace Shu Qi with any female star of the same age, the box office will still hold!"

"No, the previous film 'Dragon and the Phoenix' also had a box office of 100 million!"

“…When ‘The Princess and the Dragon’ was released, there was no ‘Love Is Not Blind’…”

Huang Junwen said in broken Mandarin: "The movie version of 'Wulin Waijia' broke 200 million yuan at the box office, and 'Love Is Not Blind' made another 200 million yuan... Aren't they making art films? Why are they such big hits?"

This is a blow!
These Hong Kong film and television directors have always been full of confidence in Hong Kong films. They always feel that the mainland market is very inferior and only Hong Kong films can sell well in the mainland!
Now, Shang Jing and Zhang Yibai suddenly appeared, plus Xu Jinglei, whose box office broke 100 million last year, and Ning Hao, whose box office broke 100 million the year before...

I just can't accept it.

Shen Yan was speechless. "Commercial films aren't difficult in themselves. Just try to choose material that's close to what the public cares about, and add a complete story... and that's basically it. Besides, 'Once Upon a Time in China' and 'Love Is Not Blind' are classic TV series... Now that they've been adapted into movies, everyone will definitely be willing to buy tickets to check them out!"

Lin Yufen interjected: "I went to see 'Love Is Not Blind'..."

"Not so good, huh?"

"Well, I'm shocked. The three-part story is long-winded and boring..."

Shen Yan shook his head: "That's because you haven't seen the TV version of "Love Is Not Blind"... The audience of this movie has watched the TV series before..."

“So what do we directors do?”

Shen Yan was surprised: "You want to make a movie?"

“…Not really… Filming a TV series is pretty good too!”

"Then why do you care about this?"

……

Indeed, a group of Hong Kong filmmakers were stunned!

Last year's "Aftershock" and "Let the Bullets Fly" grossed 13 billion yuan, directly exceeding the total box office of the Hong Kong film market in a year...

You can say that Feng Xiaogang and Jiang Wen are great directors and cannot be compared!
Then during the release of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and "Love Is Not Blin", it was followed by "No Longer Alone", "The Best Wedding", and "Magic Couple"...

This is really incomprehensible!

"No Longer Alone," starring Shu Qi; "The Best Wedding Ever," which brought together Hong Kong's most popular actors: Louis Koo, Cheung Pak-Chi, Lau Ka-ling, To Wen-tak, as well as Wong Pak-ming and Donnie Yen; "The Magic Couple," starring Louis Koo and Sandra Ng...

They all lost?
Yes, "The Best Wedding" sold quite well, setting a new box office record for Huang Baiming's "The Best Wedding" series - 1.637 million!
But it still can't compare to "Wulin Waijia" and "Love is Not Blind".

"No Longer Alone" was the worst hit, with the final box office expected to be less than 2000 million, and "Magic Couple" was also over 4000 million...

Logically speaking, Hong Kong directors have rich production experience and star resources...so why can't they beat those mainland directors who make art films?

But for Shen Yan, these had nothing to do with him, and he was too lazy to say anything!

To be honest, this blow is far from enough!
When "The Beauty Inside" directly defeated "Wuxia" and "My Girlhood" directly challenged "Overheard 2"...

Only then can they recognize themselves!

(End of this chapter)