I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 130 Introduction (13)

Zhang Ruoyun...

Before "Joy of Life", he was only considered a slightly famous actor.

Although he has started playing leading roles in "Forensic Qin Ming" and "Nine Continents: Sky City", he still has to lag behind in the face of real traffic - he only plays the second male lead in "Sparrow"...

In terms of variety shows, there is also the third season of "Flowers and Boys"...

Therefore, if you want to replace him, you have to rely on your acting skills and your looks!

It's hard to say about his acting skills, but in terms of appearance, Shen Liang can be said to be a typical handsome man. According to the book: Fan Xian is handsome and unparalleled, even better than women...

And he has a huge advantage - he is the right age!
Fan Xian is 22 years old!
Shen Liang is also just 22!

And most importantly, Shen Liang told Ma Hao: "By the way, if the investment is not enough, I can invest a little..."

"What's the matter? Are you going to bring in money again?"

"No way? I love this play!"

“…Okay, okay, okay,” Ma Hao was a little speechless: “Your acting career is really like this. You debuted for half a year, filmed two movies, didn’t make a penny, and even lost 4000 million!”

"Who said I didn't make any money? Didn't I get 50 yuan for 'Time Travel'?"

"Didn't you convert it into 5% of the production cost?"

“…Ah? Did I deduct it?”

"The contract Xu Zheng asked me to sign... the 50 yuan salary is converted into 5% of the investment cost!"

Shen Liang silently calculated that if the 50 yuan salary was converted into 5%, the total cost would be 1000 million yuan...

The production cost of "Time Travel" is definitely more than 1000 million...

Obviously, Xu Zheng gave in!
Tsk tsk, I never thought that the smart Director Xu would give in...

"He said he was very grateful for your sacrifice for the film..." Ma Hao was curious: "What did you sacrifice?"

"not yet…"

However, Shen Liang is already prepared to sacrifice hundreds of millions of elite soldiers!

This is the compensation...

It's not possible. The other party is Jing Tian. It's not possible...

“I asked around,” Ma Hao returned to the topic, “Joy of Life is going to be filmed in seasons, and the cost of the first season is 1.6 million!”

Shen Liang was surprised: "That's all?"

"Well, it's definitely a little less..."

Actors’ pay is very expensive at this stage. There are a lot of big dramas with a cost of 4 to 5 million, such as "The Advisors Alliance", "Win the World", "Nothing Gold Can Stay", "Chaoge", etc., and the main reason for the value is the actors!

1.6 billion…

It seems like a lot, but after deducting the salaries of the actors and crew, how much is left for filming?

Shen Liang was a little speechless: "Why is Teng Xun so stingy?"

"Well... there's nothing I can do. I heard from them that the failure of "Battle Through the Heavens" and "Martial Universe" made them dare not spend money on male-oriented adaptations..."

"Then why did the cost of Ever Night reach 4 million?"

Ma Hao rolled his eyes and told the truth: "They are supporting the son of a famous director. Who told you that you don't have a father who is an internationally famous director?"

Shen Liang immediately retorted: "My father...my father is not bad either..."

"Oh?"

"I'm so handsome because of my dad's genes!"

...In fact, there have been news about the adaptation of "Joy of Life". In 2014, the value of online literature copyrights developed the hottest period, and the copyrights of novels of many well-known online writers were sold.

In March of the same year, the TV series "Joy of Life" was suddenly officially announced to be produced by Yu Zheng Studio and is currently in preparation. The male lead Fan Xian is expected to be played by Chen Xiao.

Of course, it didn't take shape.

In 15, it was reported online that the copyright of Joy of Life had been transferred to New Classics and Tangren, and they were preparing to co-produce the drama, but then nothing happened...

Later, it was Tencent that stepped in, acquired the copyright, and confirmed that filming would begin in 2018.

In the original time and space, the filming of "Joy of Life" did not have sufficient funds!

It’s similar to what Ma Hao said - the adaptation results of popular male IPs are not satisfactory, and it can even be said that they have basically failed.

"The Legend of Chusen", "Fighter of the Destiny" and "Son of the Night" are all adapted to the tastes of female audiences, including the male protagonist becoming loyal and the harem being disbanded in various forms;

"Flop" is the mainstream fate of male-oriented dramas...

"Fighter of the Destiny" has a Douban score of 4.2 points. It was broadcast on Mango TV, and the ratings hovered around 1%, which was average. Few people watched it. The most popular thing about this drama should be "During the location shooting of Fighter of the Destiny, the weather was too hot and the young actors couldn't stand it. After discussion, the program crew installed six air conditioners at the shooting site to cool it down..."

The same is true for "Martial Universe". The most popular thing was the sentence posted by the lead actor Yang Yang on Weibo: "A pair of martial arts hands for a literary actor!" and the rumors of modeling.

The first season of "Fights Break Sphere" was broadcast on satellite TV, and the ratings once dropped to 0.28%, and the highest was less than 0.7%. The second season was simply not broadcast on satellite TV.

When it comes to "Fighting Break Sphere"...

Although the average viewership rate of 0.6% is higher than that of "Fights Break Sphere", it is broadcast on Mango TV, which is considered low compared to other dramas on the platform.

These are all top IPs!
Especially the adaptation of "Fights Break Sphere", there is even a famous stalk: Fighting spirit turns into a horse, go! Dare the Dou Emperor in front dismount to fight!
Capital is not stupid. There have been previous failed cases, so of course they will not continue to bet.

Of course, as a man with memories, Shen Liang knows how popular "Joy of Life" is.

——“Joy of Life” made screenwriter Wang Juan famous overnight. Many IP adaptation projects lined up to invite him to work on them. There were so many projects that he couldn’t handle them all, and his schedule was so full that he didn’t know when he would be able to work on them…

Not only the screenwriter, but also the director and the leading actor have all seen their status soar!

"Celebrating Life" proved that Zhang Ruoyun can carry a role, and then a bunch of high-quality projects came to her, "The Spy in the Deep Sea", "Snow Swordsman", "Police Honor"...

He has the aura of a leader of the younger generation!
Especially after several competitors of the same type have been defeated...

Shen Liang really didn't dislike him, it's just that there were some things that he couldn't give up!
I asked Xu Zheng to introduce Director Sun Hao to me...

Sun Hao filmed "Big Man When Married" and has kept in touch with Xu Zheng...

In the original time and space, Han Haolin, who played the young Fan Xian, was recommended by Xu Zheng - Han Haolin had acted in the "Win the Championship" unit in "My Motherland and Me" and the "Last Lesson" unit in "My Hometown and Me", and both units were directed by Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng listened to Shen Liang's request and asked: "Do you want to act in "Celebrating Yu Nian"? "

"Correct!"

"Sun Hao told me several years ago that he wanted to shoot a drama... Is it "Celebrating Yu Nian"? "

"Then I don't know..."

“…Please briefly tell me the story of “Celebrating Yu Nian”…”

Shen Liang thought for a moment and said, "It's the three words in the title 'Grateful for the extra life'. It's a story about a modern man who travels to a different world, and then moves step by step to the pinnacle of his life!"

"…That's it?"

"The lead role shows the collision between modern ideas and ancient systems..."

Xu Zheng shook his head: "That's not enough... You have to talk about your understanding of the character. If you were to perform, which aspect would you focus on? Also, if you have read the original novel, talk about the character logic and plot logic..."

"Let's talk right away?"

"Directors are very busy, so we must talk right away!"

(End of this chapter)