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

Chapter 171 Visiting an Old Friend (New Year's Day, Happy New Year)
Chen Sicheng really understands movies!
Also studied the market...

Of course, this process is gradual. It should be after "Spring Breeze Intoxicated Night" that he no longer has any expectations of winning awards, especially European and American awards!
To be honest, Chen Sicheng’s performance in "Spring Breeze Intoxicated Night" was very good, enough to crush Qin Hao's role.

In fact, before watching the movie, I disliked Chen Sicheng, but he was not greasy at all in the movie. He performed the curiosity, confusion, desire, and struggle of a straight man, which made people feel the charm of the character.

But despite the excellent performance, it was ignored by Cannes...

Then he gave up this path!
Transformed into a screenwriter and director...

The first drama was "Beijing Love Story"...

One sentence to evaluate this drama: Everything is back to normal after the bitter cold wind blows!
It's a cliché story about a few college classmates who worked hard in BJ after graduation and grew up through various things...

It has some shadows of "Struggle", but it is much more realistic than "Struggle".

Love with a clear price tag, a fast-paced city...

After the TV series was broadcast, it became a huge hit, and then he made a movie of the same name, which was a huge success!
Back to the dinner, Chen Sicheng nodded: "I thought you were going to say that you couldn't find a suitable actor."

"We've found the actors, but we'll have to wait for a while..."

"What are you waiting for?"

"Wait until he develops his own style!"

Yang Mi quickly asked, "...Who is it?"

"Shen Teng, the one from Happy Twist..." Shen Yan did not hide it: "I think he will be the comedy king of our generation!"

"Isn't it Huang Bo?"

"Huang Bo... not quite there, not handsome enough!"

"Comedians don't have to be that handsome, right?"

“But it can’t be ugly…”

Chen Sicheng agreed: "Look at Xu Guanwen and Stephen Chow, they are actually quite good-looking!"

Shen Yan nodded: "That's right, the so-called Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo and Chou, our ancestors have long since divided them into specialties." He gave an example: "Guo Degang can't play the leading role... his appearance has limitations!"

Yang Mi: "Didn't Lao Guo star in "Three Smiles, Scholar and Beauty"? "

"Did the movie lose a lot of money?"

"...It's definitely a loss. I heard the box office hasn't even reached 1000 million yet?"

"I heard that Fan Bingbing was initially approached, but Yao Di snatched the job away?"

"Um…"

There is solid evidence for this - Fan Bingbing was present at the press conference, but the female lead was replaced by Yao Di before filming began.

Later, the media said that Yao Di had a strong backing, and in order to squeeze out Fan Bingbing, she even spent a lot of money to buy a star!

At this point, Yang Mi was curious: "Didn't your boss pay a lot of money to buy your role?"

Shen Yan: "Yes, there are some... Someone even wanted to spend money to buy the heroine of "My Girlhood"..."

"Didn't buy it?"

Chen Sicheng: "Artistic pursuit?"

"I have some artistic aspirations, but I do," Shen Yan said bluntly, "The main reason is that the price they offered was too low. They wanted to buy the role for just 2000 million... Shi Shi and I would star in the film, and the advertising sponsorship would be million..."

"How much does it cost to buy your character?"

"It has to be at least 5000 million!"

"So expensive?"

"It's not expensive at all. Not to mention the advertising revenue, you have to understand that Shi Shi and I are the stars, and we're guaranteed a 100 million yuan box office. If we replace her, who can guarantee the box office revenue? From both a personal and a commercial perspective, using Shi Shi is the best choice!"

Yang Mi asked quietly, "How much do you pay her?"

"I can't say that, but it's more than her market price anyway!"

Uh, Shen Yan gave Shi Shi a base salary of 100 million + 5% of the profit return...

This price is more than just above the market price...

……

We didn't talk about anything specific, just small talk...

I feel that after "Palace", Yang Mi has indeed become a lot more cheerful.

People feel refreshed when happy events happen!
In the entertainment industry, what we seek is fame and fortune...

This was her first time trying these things, and she was a little uncomfortable with them, but overall, she was in much better condition than before!

By the way, Shen Yan specifically asked Liu Kaiwei...

She said she knew him... but not very well!

Liu Kaiwei is also an actor under Meiya, and the two haven't started working together yet...

They didn't get together until they finished filming three dramas in a row: "Ruyi", "Late Summer Sunshine" and "HOLD Live Love"... Otherwise, how could a popular young actress like her marry and have children casually?

Brother Yan didn't intend to break up her marriage...

However, the filming of "The Call" starts in August, which conflicts with the schedule of "Ruyi", so "Ruyi" will definitely withdraw...

In addition, Ji Xiang pestered Shen Yan to write another youth film...

I guess I have to find Yang Mi...

She can't get married...

We also have to help Spark Studio make money!

However, Shen Yan doesn't have any youth films in mind for the time being... Then maybe "Your Wedding" or "More Sad Than Sadness"...

Well, a melodramatic romance!
The reputation is not very good, but it makes a lot of money!
It's pretty good, much better than all the bad movies Yang Mi has made.

Besides, making money is not shameful.

……

After finishing his chores, Shen Yan planned to take two days off...

I don’t even read the script of “Number”…

Just lie down completely...

Of course, lying flat is different from lying down in the true sense.

I woke up at 6:30 this morning, ran for two hours at the gym, then showered, changed, and went downstairs for breakfast. Then I packed my backpack, a bottle of Red Bull, and two bottles of mineral water, and prepared to hike Xiangshan Mountain.

Come back in the evening!
The plan was perfect...

Unfortunately, there are always people interrupting!
And there was no way to refuse that kind of thing - his second uncle came to see him.

After breakfast, Shen Yan was packing up in his room when he received a call from his second uncle: "Where are you?"

“…I’m in BJ…”

"What's up?"

"Nothing much, just planning to go hiking..."

"Don't go today... let's go somewhere!"

"Oh!"

Shen Yan nodded, went out, called a car, and went directly to the destination.

It’s director Zhang Li’s home!

……

In 99, Zhang Li won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Cinematography for his film "Out of the Blue."

In fact, Zhang Li had also collaborated with Feng Xiaogang on many Lunar New Year films earlier, and was known as "Feng Xiaogang's official photographer", from "Party A and Party B", "A Sigh", "Big Shot" to "A World Without Thieves" and "The Banquet"...

In "A World Without Thieves", Ge You said "Uncle Li is very angry, the consequences will be serious", Uncle Li refers to Zhang Li!

In the past, he filmed at least two TV series a year and also worked as a photographer in movies.

"The Spring and Autumn Annals of Confucius", "The Gate of Heaven", and "The Revolution of 1911" (movies) were all completed last year!

But after "The Revolution of 1911", Zhang Li slowed down...

Mainly, he needs to take care of his mother!
Alzheimer's disease...

However, after arriving at the place, Shen Yan complained to his second uncle: "I really admire you. Why didn't you tell us that we were here to visit Director Zhang Li?"

Second Uncle was puzzled: "...Didn't I say that?"

"If you tell me... I'll come empty-handed?"

Second uncle was surprised: "...You came empty-handed?"

"...I'll go see if there's a small supermarket nearby or something, and pick up at least a case of wine!"

"I'll go with you..."

"You didn't buy anything?"

The second uncle picked up the package and said, "I bought two bottles of Moutai and two packs of Zhonghua!"

“…I don’t want to talk to you…”

Arriving at the small supermarket, Shen Yan looked at the dazzling array of goods and asked his second uncle, "Uncle, what should I buy?"

“Just buy some fruit!”

"That won't do... I'll get two bottles of Moutai too!"

(End of this chapter)