I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 218 Schedule Conflict (13)

This is true. In terms of age, Shen Liang is indeed very suitable for youth films...

The question is...what's the use?
The great wave of domestic youth films has ended!

After all, it's too bad. The plot framework is basically fixed: the heroine transfers to another school, is alone, is noticed by the other party, gets to know each other, gets together, is known by their parents, gets a room, has an abortion, breaks up, goes abroad, goes to college, remains single after working, meets each other a few years later... and sighs that they missed each other...

Who can stand this kind of routine?

As a result, it was soon labeled as a bad movie - domestic youth films equal bad movies!

Even though the model of no abortion, no youth was later abandoned, it still failed to sell well.

The reason is that the audience's favor for youth films has been exhausted by a bunch of bad movies.

No matter how good your quality is, audiences will stay away from you.

The market feedback is very real, and the investors are even more real - most investors are "profit-driven", they value box office over art, and they will shoot whatever is popular.

Since youth films are not popular, I won’t invest in them!

Of course, Shen Liang still receives many invitations to star in youth-themed movies - after all, his age is indeed suitable.

what?
Don’t vote?

As long as Shen Liang joins, there will be people who will invest. Although investors look at the subject matter, they look at the person more.

Shen Liang sighed: "The main reason is that my youth films are all quite boring..."

"Boring?"

"Deliberately sensational, formulaic plot..." After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Why? A youth film is looking for you?"

"No..." Li Qin shook her head, then remembered something: "I filmed one before, but it hasn't been released yet!"

"Oh? What's it called?"

"Shut Up! Love!, a Sino-Korean co-production..."

Before she finished speaking, Shen Liang was already laughing uncontrollably - what a crappy movie title!

Li Qin was so angry that she threw a pillow at him: "...All co-productions are like this... Stop laughing."

"…Ha ha…"

Shen Liang was still laughing and couldn't stop...

“…I’m leaving.”

Li Qin rolled his eyes and stood up.

"Okay, I won't laugh anymore..." Shen Liang tried to recover and asked, "How is your practice of "If You Were Me" going?"

“…I think it’s OK…”

"I believe in you... When the Singer Championship Night comes, we will sing together..."

Li Qin immediately became nervous: "Ah? You are going to sing "If You Take Me" with me on the championship night..."

“…I’ll sing “Sheng Sheng Man”…Don’t worry, I’ve designed the stage…”

"How can I be assured? That's the final of "Singer"..."

Shen Liang comforted him: "Think positively, maybe I will be eliminated in the next episode!"

"Really?"

"I'm overthinking. Next time I'm going to sing "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" + "Chinese Military Soul". I want to at least be in the top three... If the program team is awesome and really invites teachers Li Youbin and Zhang Guangbei, then I might even be in the first place..."

"…So you're saying we might be eliminated?"

"I'm just trying to relieve stress..." Shen Liang explained with a smile, and asked, "Didn't you appear on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Li Qin was furious: "When have I ever been on the Spring Festival Gala? I was on CCTV's New Year's Eve Gala!"

"It's all the same, except you can't lip-sync this time...Keep going, I'm rooting for you!"

……

"I'll Wait for You in the Future" is a youth film jointly produced by iQiyi and Guangguang. Originally, they wanted to invite Hu Xianxu to play the leading male role, but he was preparing for the college entrance examination and declined the invitation...

Li Guangjie recommended Shen Liang as a replacement. The major producers agreed without even thinking about it!

On the one hand, Shen Liang is very popular, and on the other hand, his age is also quite suitable...

But... producer Liu Tong was a little hesitant, because... Shen Liang was too handsome, sunny and confident, which was completely different from the Liu Dazhi he imagined!
The Liu Dazhi he imagined couldn’t be this handsome!
And... he plans to produce "I'm Waiting for You in the Future" carefully - the shooting period is set to be 6 months!

To shoot in my hometown Chenzhou...

Chenzhou is definitely no longer suitable for filming the scenes set in 98 - twenty years have passed!

Therefore, a lot of art work is needed to recreate the past...

Moreover, Chenzhou is very inconvenient. All the staff and actors can only take the high-speed rail for a long time. Chenzhou also does not have a large studio for photographic equipment and landscaping, so many things have to be shipped from Guangzhou.

There wasn't even a hotel to accommodate both the cast and crew.

But in order to achieve a higher degree of restoration, Liu Tong insisted on filming in Chenzhou.

Oh, Liu Tong came to Xiangshan with the director, met Shen Liang, and objectively described the situation of the play "I'm Waiting for You in the Future"...

Shen Liang likes Liu Tong very much. How should I put it? Liu Tong's parents are both doctors and they can't give him any help in literature or media. Yet, a Hunanese with no foundation at all has managed to become the vice president of Guangxian, and he's doing quite well!
Such people are worthy of admiration.

Shen Liang listened carefully, occasionally interjecting...

"I'm Waiting for You in the Future" explains the troubles of youth and the regrets of growing up from two different perspectives: "experiencing" at the age of 17 and "looking back" at the age of 37.

Shen Liang did some research on Liu Dazhi. He was childish and did things without considering the consequences, but he was very loyal and cheerful...

This role is not difficult to play.

"You don't need to tell me this..." Shen Liang waved his hand: "Just tell me when we will join the crew for the shoot."

“…It should start filming in July…”

February…

Shen Liang calculated that the filming of "Celebrating Yu Nian" will be completed at the end of July...

After some coordination, it should be in time. Just as he was about to nod, Liu Tong said, "Shoot until December!"

"what?"

Before Shen Liang could say anything, Chen Jiadong at the side spoke up: "Five months to shoot a campus youth film? Are you going to shoot "The Chorus" or "Dead Poets Society"? "

"The Chorus" and "Dead Poets Society" are classic campus-themed movies, at the top level.

"Don't say that..." Shen Liang glared at him, then said to Liu Tong: "Five months is too long... Does a youth campus drama need such a long shooting period?"

Director Xue Ling said: "...Except for you, we plan to use newcomers for most roles..."

Shen Liang hesitated: "...This..."

Spending five months on a campus youth drama is too time-consuming!
Chen Jiadong interrupted again: "Li Guangjie didn't say these things before, he just said the script was good..."

Shen Liang spoke frankly: "The script is indeed good... but I really can't spare five months... After "Joy of Life", I have a movie and a web series waiting to be filmed!"

"Then how long can you give me at most?"

Shen Liang calculated and said, "Two months...if we squeeze in, two and a half months should be no problem!"

Liu Tong sighed: "That's definitely not enough... We plan to shoot in Chenzhou for five months..."

"…I really can't do that. I definitely can't spare the time."

Then...it's just regret!

Although no cooperation was reached...the two sides still had a very pleasant chat.

Had a meal together...

At the banquet, Liu Tong asked Shen Liang if he knew any actors and asked him to recommend one. Shen Liang thought about it for a while and then said, "I think Mao Buyi can do it!"

Liu Tong obviously knew Mao Buyi and shook his head: "No, he would be nervous even when shooting for a magazine."

Well, Mao Buyi is indeed not suitable for acting, he gets nervous too easily...

I feel uncomfortable even doing a variety show!
"...I rarely hang out in the industry, and I'm not familiar with most of the actors...You'd better find one yourself."

(End of this chapter)