I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 13 Script and Characters
Shen Liang is a signed artist of Wajijiwa...

Signing a contract as an artist means that the company will help you develop a career plan, and you need to work according to the company's plan.

In short, you are an employee of this company.

As the top star of Wajijiwa, Shen Liang must bear the corresponding responsibilities...

Commercial activities and performing arts work are definitely something you must participate in!

The company invested resources to make you famous, so of course you have to give something in return...

There is nothing wrong with this!

In fact, the reason why Shen Liang followed Ma Hao was mainly because he liked Ma Hao and Long Danny very much. These two were very tolerant of their artists - they worked hard on the talent show, operated with their feet, and retired as soon as they debuted...

They believe that the fast-moving consumer goods-style idol definition that is imported and popular in the current Japanese and Korean fan circles cannot last long!

A true Super Star must have personality!

They ignore the actual environmental rules of the current idol ecology.

Therefore, they rarely create personalities for their artists...

Long Danny never hinders the emotional development of artists, only requires them to report it, and encourages artists to express their true and flawed personalities.

They believe that idols, in terms of responsibility, need to have positive aesthetics and be role models, and in terms of skills, they must also have unique creativity...

So, they won’t take over the artist’s Weibo…

Then, Ren Hao made a series of stupid remarks...

This is a later story. Shen Liang called Ma Hao without hesitation and said, "I've taken a fancy to this play... I'm ready to act in it!"

"for how long?"

"About half a year... But the director promised me that it would not affect my business activities..."

Ma Hao thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll ask Mr. Long what he thinks..."

After a while, Ma Hao called and said, "…I agree in principle. I'll ask them to go to Qingdao to help you record your EP!"

"Okay, Qingdao Film and Television Base."

Ma Hao nodded and asked casually, "How much is the pay?"

Shen Liang did not answer, but emphasized: "I like this play..."

"No money?"

"I'm just an internet celebrity, not a professional actor. They're willing to use me as the male lead...what's the point of talking about money? Isn't that vulgar?"

Ma Hao became interested when he heard this: "What kind of play is it that could interest you? The company has arranged so many acting opportunities for you before, but you rejected them all..."

"The Wandering Earth, a science fiction film... If you come to the crew, you will know that these people are serious!"

Upon hearing that it was a science fiction film, Ma Hao immediately lost interest: "...as long as you...are happy...then I'll arrange for a few assistants to go with you tomorrow..."

"Okay, someone to do the makeup, and someone to arrange the itinerary..."

"Do you need a life assistant?"

"You must be joking. It's not like I can't take care of myself... I don't need it!"

"I mean the kind of..."

Shen Liang suddenly realized something and asked quietly: "...Sexual partner?"

“…About the same…”

"Fuck, you guys still offer this kind of service?"

Ma Hao hurriedly explained: "We don't provide it. You find one, and then we arrange her to join your team... as a life assistant..."

Shen Liang immediately asked: "Did you learn this from some Taiwanese artists?"

"Stop gossiping. Do you have a girlfriend? Tell me the truth?"

"We broke up two months ago... I don't have a suitable partner for the time being... If there is one, I will definitely let you know in advance!" At this point, Shen Liang was about to hang up the phone: "Okay, hang up first, I've signed a performance contract..."

"Do you have an electronic version of the performance contract? Send it over so I can take a look!"

"...Okay, just a normal actor contract..."...

After signing the contract, I became a member of the crew of "The Wandering Earth". The first thing I did, of course, was to read the script!

Also called Analytical Scripts…

Shen Liang has never acted in a movie...

That's not entirely true. He's shot music videos before, and also starred in Tianyu's self-produced drama "Love Through the Millennium 2: Exchange Under the Moonlight", where he played a supporting role with few scenes and a very ordinary character...

The main thing is that this drama is not popular...

Shen Liang has a lot of opinions about this play, but he can't say it openly, after all, he is just a newcomer...

So, just stop acting!
The script of The Wandering Earth is very well written...

A very neat disaster movie!
Faced with natural troubles, the story model about how humans respond to disasters focuses on showing how humans solve disasters.

Different from "Interstellar" - "Interstellar" focuses on the strong father-daughter love between the male and female protagonists.

"The Wandering Earth" only focuses its narrative on the resolution of external events, and does not use the characters' spirits to drive external actions to solve problems.

The emotional interaction between Liu Qi and his son is lackluster, and the final solution to the problem is not due to the emotional integration of the father and son. The characters' emotions lack the display of rational struggle and are superficial...

There is nothing wrong with being superficial. Liu Qi and Liu Peiqiang were not familiar with each other from the beginning...

The relationship between father and son is difficult to create!
According to the Tarot card analysis, Liu Qi's character tone is the Fool.

The advantages of a fool are that he has a strong desire for knowledge, dares to take risks alone, has a rich imagination, has many ideas, hates to make plans in advance, and likes to do things spontaneously;

The disadvantages are impulsiveness, conceit, stubbornness, instability, lack of responsibility, living in a dream, unrealistic, inability to adapt, stagnation, strange behavior, wrong direction, and emotional instability.

This character trait can easily construct Liu Qi's psychological motivation for escaping the dungeon - he loves adventure, has a strong thirst for knowledge, is impulsive and reckless...

Hate my father...

It's understandable, but it doesn't reflect the character's personality.

Therefore, from the perspective of character analysis, Liu Qi’s short-term goal at the beginning of the story is just to leave the underground city...

Instead of forcing a conflict between father and son from the beginning...

Otherwise, it gives people the feeling that this person is annoying!

There is no way to substitute this character...

The family has worked so hard, and you still want to cause trouble?
Isn’t this too deceptive?
Shen Liang asked the director and screenwriter directly, and Guo Fan explained: "You have to understand it this way. The reason why Liu Qi wanted to leave the lower underground city is because he wanted to move to another underground city. He didn't want to see his father. He thought his father killed his mother!"

Shen Liang was speechless: "Then you should explain it clearly. Just add a narration... Why not say it?"

"Add it in..." Guo Fan instructed the screenwriter, then asked, "What do you mean by the Fool and Tarot cards you just mentioned?"

"It's the character shown by the tarot cards, a typical character with a typical personality... I'm not a scriptwriter, I'm just making a simple analysis..." At this point, Shen Liang sighed: "I don't feel that Liu Qi is an extraordinary person..."

"Liu Qi is a very traditional protagonist. He first has disagreements, then comes to understanding, reflecting his growth and integrating his life trajectory into the storyline..."

"Okay, I'll try to make him cute... What's the meaning of Han Duoduo's existence?"

"Duoduo is the opposite of MOSS. She is the reason why humans cannot always remain rational. Duoduo is the salvation and hope for humans to continue to survive under the cruel law of survival!"

Shen Liang nodded: "...Okay, I'm fine."

"How about a test shoot tomorrow?"

“…Are you filming tonight? I want to see how you film first…”

"Okay," Guo Fan nodded, and then thought of something: "You graduated from Communication University of China? How were your grades? How many points did you get in the college entrance examination?"

"I'm a recommended student...but my grades are OK."

"How about math?"

"It's OK...what's wrong?"

"That's great," Guo Fan said excitedly, "Duoduo is going to take the high school entrance exam, and I promised her mother that I would help her with her homework, but I don't understand many of the questions..."

(End of this chapter)