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

Chapter 255: First Day Box Office 2900 Million! (Updated on 17/32)

Shen Yan does have something going on...

Ji Xiang told him that Wanda arranged 40% of the screenings and hoped to get a % return...

“Why did Wanda give it such a high screening schedule?”

“…I heard the promotional song and trailer are going viral…lots of people are booking tickets!”

Shen Yan immediately asked, "What about other theaters?"

"The cinemas in BJ have all given it the highest screening schedule. Wu Songhe said the same thing applies to Shanghai..."

"Did anyone else ask for a rebate?"

"That's not true..."

Shen Yan thought for a moment, then said, "Then tell them, if the film schedule exceeds 40% in the first three days, we'll give them a point back. If there are five more, we'll give them another point back..."

"Okay, I'll arrange it..."

"Anything else?"

"…Painted Skin 2" wants to find you…"

"Don't go!"

Shen Yan refused without a second thought...

Ji Xiang quickly said, "I'm not looking for you to act, I want you to write a promotional single!"

"…promotional single?"

"Yes, it would be best if it could surpass 'Hua Xin'..."

Shen Yan was speechless: "Surpassing 'Hua Xin'... How dare you say that!"

If we were to select the "Top Ten Best Chinese Music Clips of the First Decade of the 21st Century", Zhang Jingying's ethereal high notes in "Painting Heart" would definitely be in the top three. The melody and the soundstage are so moving!
The melody is mournful and desolate, incomparable, and belongs to the category of great sorrow...

The composer is the famous Japanese composer Fujiwara Ikuro, who has composed music for a large number of movies, TV series, and animations, including "Painted Skin" and the Korean drama "Winter Sonata".

That’s right, “Winter Sonata”…the classic Korean drama starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo.

"You're not sure either?"

"I have no idea...it's 'Painting Heart'!"

"Then I... reject them?"

"Refuse it," Shen Yan paused and said, "Or you can ask them to ask Jane Zhang to continue singing "Painting Heart"!"

“…Okay, they didn’t pay anyway…”

"What the hell? No money? Freeloader?"

“They say this is the sequel to Painted Skin…”

“…Tell them to get lost. I don’t accept freeloaders!”

"Okay..." Ji Xiang continued, "There's a novel called 'To Our Youth That Will Soon Pass Away', do you know it?"

"I know, it's Xin Yiwu's novel," Shen Yan nodded, then asked, "What's the matter? Did you get the adaptation rights?"

"No, not really... Zhao Yanzi bought it... She wants to invite you to join the production team."

"I'm not interested..." Shen Yan decisively refused...

Ji Xiang said simply: "Fine, I refuse..."

"Hey, why don't you ask why?"

"Don't you hate her?"

"Did I say that?"

“…I’m too lazy to tell you,” Ji Xiang changed the subject: “I heard Zhang Xinyu went to make a guest appearance?”

"Well, we've finished filming today..."

"You didn't do anything?"

"I'm not that kind of person!"

"...Don't pretend with me. I don't know who you are." Ji Xiang whispered, "Be careful, don't touch some women. I'm telling you, there are a lot of eyes staring at you right now!"

"I understand. Okay, if you're alright, I'll go back and rest..."

"Be careful and exercise restraint!"

"I know, long-winded!"

After hanging up the phone, Shen Yan was speechless...

He's not a sex-starved wolf, so why would he be marked like that?

Pursing his lips, Shen Yan turned on the computer and prepared to check the status on Weibo, when his phone rang again. This time it was... his second uncle.

I confirmed the schedule with him - "The Battle of Changsha" will start filming at the end of November, and the shooting is expected to take three months... Oh, and Hu Xiangxiang found Tan Songyun...

This is a role I got through an audition. I can’t help it, I just naturally look childish…

But his actual age is two years younger than Shen Yan!
Just think about it, she can star in "The Best of Us" with 17-year-old Liu Haoran, and people can't tell the age difference...

Pure appearance advantage!
There is also Tang Yixin who is not bad, but compared with Shen Yan, she is still a little over her age...

As for Chen Yao, she was asked to play Jin Feng, Hu Xiangxiang's classmate.

Other actors, just to name a few: Huang Pinyuan, Lü Zhong, Huang Zhizhong, Song Jia...

Basically all the old staff...

……

November 11th, Hong Kong, Shi Shi is filming "After the Splendor"...

The filming in Hong Kong was very tight...

It’s a race against time…

Shen Yan would call her every day and ask, "How's the filming going?"

Shi Shi thought for a moment and replied, "It's just a little faster and more professional, everything else is about the same... and there's a sense of superiority!"

"That's what I said..."

"Where does the southern barbarian get his sense of superiority from? I'm from the imperial capital!"

"We are an international city, what are you talking about southern barbarians..."

"What kind of international city is this? There are dilapidated buildings everywhere..."

"This is the sedimentation of history, you know nothing!" Shen Yan retorted and asked, "They didn't bully you, did they?"

"No…"

"That's fine..."

Shi Shi smiled and said, "They're still counting on me to sell tickets at the box office, so they don't dare to offend me!"

"So, are you familiar with them?"

"I'm not familiar with them... They all talk in Cantonese... I used to think Hong Kong people just couldn't speak Mandarin well, but I didn't expect I couldn't understand them either!" Shi Shi sighed. "I feel inexplicably excluded, which is really unpleasant!"

"It's only going to be filming for half a month anyway... I only have about a week left here, let's see if I have time to visit..."

"Hmm..." Shi Shi suddenly remembered something: "By the way, they asked me about a movie today called 'Love is Not Blind'... I heard you invested in it?"

"Love is Not Blind?" Shen Yan was stunned for a moment, then realized: "Love is Not Blind"... Yes, I invested in this drama!

"I heard it was a huge hit? 3000 million on the first day?"

"Not that much... probably around 2900 million," Shen Yan said, smiling. "Hong Kong filmmakers are also paying attention to the mainland film market?"

"Well, they are very concerned...especially that Florence Hui..."

"Huo Wenxi is Rong Zuer's agent, right?"

"It seems like... she's quite concerned about this drama... Rong Zu'er didn't seem to have filmed many dramas before?"

"I don't have any impression of her anyway!"

To be honest, as a singer, Rong Zuer's voice is not recognizable at all...

Boast about singing skills, hard work...

Who doesn’t work hard in this line of work?
When it comes to appearance, there is nothing to say... I can't even say the word "beautiful" at all.

I don't understand why the Hong Kong circle wants to support such a person, and support the 80s queen...

I heard that her horoscope was particularly good - Yang Shoucheng calculated that she would bring good fortune to himself, so he spent a lot of resources to support her.

The number one actress in the Cantonese-speaking area!
"Okay, I'll hang up first. I have something else to do..."

After chatting, Shen Yan hung up the phone...

After checking the schedule...

Oh, Emperor Entertainment Group has a film called "The Great Magician" – it's coming out on November 11nd, directed by Derek Yee, starring Liang Chaowei, Lau Ching Wan, and Zhou Xun…

I don’t have much impression of it. Even if it’s not a bad movie, it should be quite mediocre!
Anyway, it poses no threat to "33 Days".

Well, it’s more than just not a threat – “The Great Magician” was withdrawn from the schedule for two months before being released again.

Love Is Not Blind was a huge success, grossing 33 million on its first day...

"Real Steel," which was released at the same time, only grossed 890 million on its first day, and "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" only grossed 300 million...

Remember, November 11th is a Tuesday.

(End of this chapter)