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

Chapter 181 I Still Have Confidence (3/4)

"The age of mainstream audiences has been declining year by year since 09, when they were 26.7 years old... Today's mainstream moviegoers are around 23 years old, meaning they've just graduated from college..."

Shen Yan continued, "What kind of movies do they like?"

"how is it like?"

"If something is new, it can't be the same old thing..." After a pause, Shen Yan added, "Audiences are increasingly watching more films, especially since the advent of the internet. Many viewers have watched hundreds or even thousands of films... They've seen better movies, so if you want to impress them, I think it's hard to achieve the same results as before by just piling up a star-studded cast!"

Zhang Han: "Can you give me an example?"

Shen Yan thought for a moment and said, "For example, we have all seen Stephen Chow's movies, so when nonsensical comedies appear on the market, it is natural to compare them with Stephen Chow's comedies, and then, we will subconsciously reject them..."

Yu Dong interjected: "Shouldn't you be interested?"

"They might have been interested at first, but after all these years of hard work, it's been proven that without Stephen Chow, these guys can't pull off nonsensical comedy..."

"Don't be so sure..."

Shen Yan smiled and said, "I'm very sure, so I chose to release "The Beauty Inside" on June 6th. I know that there's a movie called "The God of Wealth Inn" directed by Wang Jing that will be released at the same time... I can tell from the trailer that the movie is a cliché..."

"Ahem... Did you know that the producer of 'The God of Wealth Inn' is Boss Yu?"

"I know. I also know that Boss Yu also produced 'Overheard 2', which was released at the same time as 'My Girlhood'. But movies are movies, and if there's a chance, I'd also like to work with Bona!" Without saying anything to Dong, Shen Yan added, "But I'm not a Hong Kong director or actor. Boss Yu probably wouldn't think highly of me!"

"Ha ha…"

There was a burst of laughter...

Everyone knows that Yu Dong made his mark in the Hong Kong circle!
The media were quite excited - there was a bit of tension.

Damn, you've gathered so many people together. Let's not even have a boxing match, at least have some curse words...

Are you all busy bragging?
Summarize experience?

I don't make movies, why should I listen to you guys bragging about this?
Shen Yan is really interesting, he doesn't play tricks and just plays it straight!
"The Beauty Inside" versus "The Inn of Fortune"; "Our Girlhood" versus "Overheard 2"...

And judging from his tone, he was the one who proposed it!
Shen Yan waved his hand: "Actually, there are some skills to setting a release date. First of all, you have to consider your opponent!"

"If the competition was any other film, I might have thought twice, but with these two, I'm a no-brainer... because right now, the box office ceiling for Hong Kong films is only 2.1 million... 'Shaolin Temple' had so many stars and such a strong promotional campaign, but it only grossed million..."

"Haha," Yu Dong said, "It seems like Producer Shen has something against Hong Kong films!"

"Mr. Yu, please don't accuse me... I'm just representing the general mentality of mainland youth born in the 80s and 85s."

"What's your mentality?"

"Angry at their lack of fighting spirit!"

Patrick suddenly interrupted, "I've seen the movie '20 Again'... I heard that Korean and Japanese film companies have bought the remake rights?"

Shen Yan nodded and answered in English: "Yes, South Korea's CJ Entertainment and Japan's Shochiku Entertainment have both started casting..."

“Great idea…”

"I think Asia, especially the three East Asian countries, have some cultural similarities..."

Shen Yan answered very carefully...

Patrick is the CEO of Asian Film Information and knows many Hollywood filmmakers...

Although Shen Yan didn't expect to use him to get into Hollywood, it would definitely not be a bad idea to have a good reputation!

——If he wants to enter Hollywood, Wendi Deng is the best choice.

...or my words are not taken seriously...

Most importantly, his words weren't sharp. Think about it, Wang Xiaoshuai made headlines in the entertainment section by saying, "All directors with box office revenues exceeding 100 million are losers."

What does it matter if Shen Yan confronts Yu Dong?

If he were to argue with Jiang Wen or Wu Yusen, that would be news!
Unfortunately, he did not attend the second forum...

It was Wu Yusen's conversation with Feng Xiaogang, the theme being 'sharing experiences'...

Calling on investors to "not care too much about profitability, we should encourage new directors"!
It's quite ridiculous, two commercial film directors talking to people and saying "we shouldn't worry about losses"...

At eight o'clock in the evening, Shen Yan went to the press conference of "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" to support Li Bingbing...

Although he doesn't like this movie, he still has to attend necessary social events as he is in the entertainment industry!
Li Bingbing also returned the favor and asked Shen Yan directly at the press conference: "Xiao Shen, are you interested in lesbian movies?"

"Of course I'm interested. I've read Yu Xuanji's story several times!"

"what?"

"Yu Xuanji, a female Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty... There's a movie called 'The Unruly Woman of Tang Dynasty'..."

Well, now that I’ve said this, everyone knows!
"Do you have any plans to make this kind of movie?"

Shen Yan smiled: "...I have some ideas, but they are not mature yet..."

"If you have an idea someday, remember to tell me. I have experience now!"

"That is required."

……

This year's Shanghai Film Festival...there are no hot spots.

There are very few people setting off firecrackers.

It seems like everyone is being quite cautious...

It's normal. Feng Xiaogang, who likes to make a big fuss, is busy being a master, and Yu Dong, limited by his performance, doesn't dare to speak out loudly...

As for everyone else…

Either he didn't come, or he didn't speak loud enough.

Shen Yan vs. Yu Dong became a hot topic. In addition, Shen Yan's plan to make a lesbian movie also became a hot topic...

Mainly because some time ago, Lü Liping made anti-homosexual remarks on Weibo, which sparked a heated debate among celebrities on both sides of the Taiwan Strait...

She forwarded a pastor's Weibo post in which he used words like "shame" and "sinner" to describe the gay community, which caused an uproar on the Internet and even attracted a rebuttal from the famous Cai Kangyong on Weibo.

Subsequently, Wu Zhuozhang (Du Wenzhe) also joined the "support Tsai" ranks and started a war of words with mainland screenwriter Ning Caishen.

Afterwards, Yao Chen spoke out in support of his good friend Ning Caishen...

Many people have posted messages asking Shen Yan about his views on homosexuality, to which he replied, "I don't have an opinion... This thing itself is a niche, neither trendy nor novel. In China's 5,000-year history, the so-called "Longyang Love" has been around since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Almost every emperor of the Han Dynasty had a scandal with a male favorite, a "Duanxiu" habit...

But I really dislike labeling...as if being gay is a big deal!
What's so great about you?
Have you unified all of China?

No, what the hell!
Just don’t bother each other... What we should be proud of is the pursuit of love, not sexual orientation!
If you think you are nobler than me, more special than me, and want more rights, then it is worth talking to you!
At most, I don't discriminate against you. You want me to publicly support you? You must be dreaming!"

"By the way, 'The Beauty Inside' will be released on June 6th. I wrote the script and I think it's pretty good. Please support it!"

(End of this chapter)