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

Chapter 619 Reveals Many Details (44)

Shen Yan responded to the exorbitant salary...

"Many people say my TV drama salary is as high as 1.2 million... I must explain that this was deliberately released... to reject offers for ordinary projects..."

"I usually accept roles with the same cast and crew and the same partners."

"The script was good, and the team was good, so I took the job."

"As for the pay, just give me something decent... I'm not short of money, but you can't insult me. My pay should be at least comparable to that of a top-tier actor!"

"The exact amount... is not convenient to disclose, but I can tell you that the salary of a top-tier actor is no less than 100 million per episode!"

"...This is determined by the market. If a TV series costs 200 million yuan and is of excellent quality, TV stations and video websites will be scrambling to buy it...The production company can earn 100 or 200 million yuan, so why can't we actors get high prices?"

"I'm definitely not the most expensive, but if I could become the most expensive... that would be meaningless. When I act in a TV series, I usually consider the proportion of the total cost of the actor's salary. For TV series, the total salary of the actors cannot exceed 40% of the production budget... otherwise, the show cannot be filmed!"

"Movies are a bit different. Take 'Fame and Fortune' for example; that film relied entirely on the actors, but everyone collectively chose to take a share of the profits..."

"Of course, filming costs money. This includes pre-production coordination, costumes, props, lighting, art direction, photography, selecting filming locations across the country, and travel expenses."

Once you've chosen a venue, will they let you use it? If they do, will they pay you?

Filming is about to begin. There are so many people in the crew, and we need to cover food, hotel, and transportation costs. The cameras are all worth hundreds of thousands; we can rent them, but the rental fees aren't cheap either.

From extras to directors, and in every role, did you ever look at the credits at the end of the movie? It probably took more than 5 minutes to scan them all.

The actors' salaries, hotels, private car transportation, and RVs on set.

Post-production costs money too—editing, special effects, sound effects, and all that other stuff. And then there's *The Martian*, for example; set construction, costume rental, and equipment rental cost 200 million yuan! And that was all with the Xiangshan Film and Television Base building the soundstage for us, and the soundstage rental itself was free!

"So far, filming 'The Prisoner' has been the most difficult because we encountered typhoons...which blew away the sets we had built...and there were two typhoons!"

We've been chatting for over an hour, it's almost nine o'clock...

Shen Yan took out his guitar, ready to play and sing: "What songs would you like to hear?"

"Mercury... Okay, then I'll sing Mercury and a few other folk songs..."

They sang and played "Mercury", "The Tragic Land", "Light", "Galloping Horse", "Half a Day"...

"These are songs from my first album..."

After putting down his guitar, Shen Yan prepared to chat with his fans about music, only to see a bunch of comments asking, "When will the new album be released?"
"The new album...may have to wait, I'm not available for the whole of next year...I'm going back to China right away to film a fantasy drama with Yang Mi called 'Eternal Love,' then a movie called 'Life's Big Events,' followed by an English film in the US called 'La La Land'...then I have to go back to China to film the movie 'Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils'...and also direct a movie called 'Detective Chinatown'..."

"La La Land, which I also directed, and starred Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, is a musical!"

"It's not about copying Ang Lee. I finished the script for 'La La Land' back in 11. The Sprite commercial I filmed at the time used the opening theme 'Another Day of Sun'..." "It won't flop. It's already been reserved as the opening film for next year's Venice Film Festival!"

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The live stream was just casual chatting, and Shen Yan even ate some snacks in the middle...

"This isn't an advertisement, these are carrots that Shishi recommended to me... I won't say the brand, but she told me they're low in calories and a great snack alternative... so I've started eating them..."

"I generally don't accept food endorsements...after all, no one can guarantee food safety!"

"So far, only Mengniu milk, Sprite, and Dove chocolate are about to expire... and also Extra chewing gum..."

"High-end brand endorsements? I have high-end brand endorsements. I'm Gucci's global ambassador... Other brands have also approached me, but their conditions are too demanding. They want me to be present at their new stores and attend fashion shows every year... How could I possibly have time for all that?"

"Attending fashion shows... I don't have time for fashion shows! My contract with Gucci specifically states that I don't need to attend fashion shows... but I still have to participate in a few events every year..."

"Brands like LV and Bulgari have too many requirements, specifically demanding that I attend their shows... I can't be bothered with them..."

"What are some things that might interest you... about the unspoken rules of film crews..."

"I can only say I haven't encountered that. The shows I've filmed, including when I was an extra, have all been with reputable production teams. When I was an extra, I worked on shows like 'The Road to Awakening,' 'Desperate Times,' and 'National Anthem'... all serious dramas. Later, I collaborated with Tangren on two shows, 'The Weaver Girl' and 'The Vigilantes in Masks'... In the same year, I starred in 'Architecture 101,' and then I became famous... I became famous too quickly, I didn't have a chance to experience the lower rungs of the entertainment industry..."

Then I saw a comment: "Have any actresses thrown themselves at me...?"

"Maybe, but since 'Our Times,' I haven't attended drinking parties or gone to nightclubs. I even turn down many business activities... I don't want to meet people outside the entertainment industry. Ali Baba has contacted me several times, but I haven't met him... I haven't had many opportunities to meet actresses!"

"Dilraba and Chen Yao are actors signed by Ji Xiang, who is also my agent, as well as Li Xian... So, if there's an opportunity in the future, I will definitely work with them. It's good to keep the good stuff in the family!"

"Fan Xiaopang got her position through underhanded means... I don't know anything about that, I'm not familiar with her, I've only met her a few times..."

"I've seen a bunch of marketing accounts saying that celebrities who become famous do so because of their connections and exploitation. That's bullshit. I'm so famous, who would try to exploit me?"

"The entertainment industry is indeed a place full of materialism and fame, but it's not as dark and filthy as you might imagine. If you don't accept the unspoken rules, no one will try to take advantage of you. Interpersonal relationships are very strange. People who come into contact with you will more or less have a sense of what kind of person you are."

"You'll find out what kind of person I am just by asking around!"

"I'm going back to China the day after tomorrow... I'll definitely continue live streaming when I have time. I feel like many reporters don't ask as many questions as you guys, and chatting with you guys helps me improve my language skills... I'm ending the broadcast soon. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments..."

"Girlfriend... I've said it countless times, I have a girlfriend... I can't tell you who she is."

"The problem with Mr. Wen Zhang is that his public image has collapsed. He was always portrayed as a loving husband, but suddenly he was exposed for cheating... I'm quite familiar with Ma Yili. Our company still has three film contracts with Ma Yili!"

"The ban on celebrities with bad records... I'll just sit back and watch. Whether I support it or not, this policy is set in stone! And it only means that celebrities shouldn't appear in front of the camera, it doesn't say they can't do other jobs. They can do other things to support themselves, you can go work in a factory and tighten screws... So what? Ordinary people can do these jobs, why can't celebrities?"

(End of this chapter)