I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 329 Casting (23)

In recent years, due to the rapid development of the domestic film market, there seem to be many films that have box office revenues of billions, which makes many people think that the current box office revenue is "worthless".

Actually not.

Don’t just focus on the headline work!
Excluding Hollywood movies, the ninth place on last year's box office list was "Time Travelers" with 12.7 billion, followed by "Nobody" with 10.07 billion.

The box office exceeded 5 million, enough to rank in the top 20.

Generally speaking, during small periods like the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Chinese Valentine's Day, if a movie can make over 500 million yuan, it's considered a huge success!

Shen Liang's own box office forecast for "The Evil Dead" is less than 8 million...

It's not a classic play after all.

If it is released during the summer this year, with some effort, it might be able to make over 1 billion.

This is already a very bold prediction, after all, the cost is there.

15 billion…

How dare you think of that?
Chen Jiadong said: "The copyright of "The Evil Dead" was sold for 800 million US dollars in Cannes... setting a record for the sales of Chinese-language films in Cannes in recent years..."

Shen Liang nodded: "Foreigners like to watch Chinese action movies... But, 87 countries' copyright sales, is that a record? I've seen Korean action movies, which are sold to more than 150 countries and regions..."

"That's a Korean movie," Chen Jiadong sighed. "In recent years, the popularity of Korean Chungmuro ​​actors has spread from Asia to Europe, and overseas buyers are centered on the actors... Korean movies are doing well in export, and have replaced the global share of Hong Kong movies back then!"

"Damn it, Hong Kong filmmakers only make gangster movies all day long. Can't they make a few more action movies? Their market share has been taken away by others! Even so, they still have the nerve to say that they have no creative freedom..."

Chen Jiadong said nothing.

Because what Shen Liang said was true.

The copyright of "Tazza: Reign" has been sold to 3 countries, including Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and other countries that have high thresholds for Korean films.

The series "Tazza" is actually a story: a male protagonist who likes gambling suffers a setback at the gambling table. At the lowest point in his life, he meets a master of swindling and wants to become his apprentice. The master of swindling initially rejects him and tells him not to gamble, then gives him a few small tests and accepts him as his apprentice. Then the life mentor is killed by the villain, and finally the male protagonist and the villain fight to the death at the gambling table...

Add some erotic scenes and some brutal action scenes in the middle...

Isn’t this the type of action movies that Hong Kong was best at back then?
Now, I can’t take pictures.

“When will the promotion start?”

"…the day after tomorrow."

"Are Louis Koo and Lau Ching Wan not coming?"

“…Louis Koo is too busy, Andy Lau’s Mandarin is terrible…”

Shen Liang sighed: "Okay, give me a few interviews!"

“…I also need to promote variety shows…”

"You decide. I won't be on 'Big Camp'..." At this point, Shen Liang remembered something: "Is 'Want to See You' going to be broadcast?"

"Well, next week!"

"…Isn't it a fight against "The Longest Day in Chang'an"? "

"The ban on ancient dramas has not been lifted yet, and the broadcast date of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" has not been determined..."

"Ok."

After learning more or less about the itinerary, Shen Liang took out his phone and prepared to check Weibo and eat some melons...

Recently, Lin Chi-ling's marriage to Japan has become a hot topic...

Shen Liang didn't have any opinion, it was just a Taiwanese marrying a Japanese.

Just don't drag her husband to hang out in mainland variety shows.

But she is Lin Zhiling after all. The sales of the same doll on Taobao ranked first for a long time, and Teacher Boduo also became a household name "goddess"...

Netizens must be upset. The main reason is that Lin Zhiling has always been tied to Yan Chengxu in recent years, with all kinds of soft articles saying "it's hard to let go". Now she suddenly announced that she was marrying a Japanese. It's really uncomfortable...

While I was enjoying the melon, WeChat vibrated. It was a message from Yang Mi: "Have you finished filming?"

“…Well, you’re still filming The Pearl Lady?”

"I'm in Hengdian, do you want to come over?"

Shen Liang thought for a moment, then replied: "...The day after tomorrow, I have something to do tomorrow." "Okay!"

……

After the recording of "Secret Escape" was finished, Shen Liang originally thought that the relationship was over...

Unexpectedly, Yang Mi came to see him twice...

Just explore art!

Art is an addiction...

As for love...

Haha, after solving the problem, she left without any regrets at all!
Of course, there are definitely some emotional factors involved. After all, in addition to being proficient in various arts, Shen Liang will also seriously help her analyze the transformation.

She is now becoming more and more dissatisfied with Jiaxing!
On the one hand, Jiaxing’s self-produced dramas are really not good, and on the other hand, self-produced dramas have delayed her own transformation...

So, she filmed "Lady of the Pearl" quite carelessly. In addition, Shen Liang helped her contact the producer of the TV version of "The Sound of Wind"...

There is a high probability that she will play Gu Xiaomeng, provided that she gives up "Eye of the Storm"...

She was a little confused at first, but Shen Liang dispelled her concerns with one sentence, "Does Jiaxing have a self-produced drama with good reputation? You don't lack popularity now, what you need is reputation!"

As for sending a message to Shen Liang, it’s not that complicated, it’s just an idea!
Oh, Shen Liang was not talking nonsense, he really had something to do, and it was serious business.

The casting of "The Imperial Coroner" has been confirmed, and it's the female lead!

The behind-the-scenes team of this drama is very good.

The producer is Linghe Culture. They participated in or took the lead in the production of "The Mystic Nine", "Sand Sea", "SCI Mystery Case Collection", "Ashes of Love" and "Ultimate Notes".

Director Lou Jian is also a very talented director!
Representative works include "Jinling Past" and "Mask"...

"The Imperial Coroner" has a logically coherent script, and the props and sets are also of movie quality - starring Shen Liang, it is definitely S+ level, and there is enough funding!
The heroine...

Shen Liang has only one requirement, which is that he must have good acting skills and be of the right age for the character!

The actual meaning is - don’t arrange anything for me that is born after 85.

It doesn’t matter if you’re new!
Then, after two months of screening, three people were selected: Wang Churan, Meng Ziyi, and Tian Xiwei...

The final decision will be made by Shen Liang.

In addition to "The Imperial Coroner", "Love Like a Bouquet" has also begun preparations...

……

"...Forget about Oda. We have played siblings so many times. It's not appropriate to suddenly play lovers!"

First rule out Tian Xiwei.

Producer Wang Hanxian had a video call with Shen Liang - this drama is the first S+ drama produced by his Qingzhou team, and it is related to whether the department can become a hit!

By the way, the Qingzhou team later made a TV series version of "The Three-Body Problem"...

"What about Wang Churan and Meng Ziyi?"

"Did the screenwriter say which one he preferred?"

"Screenwriter..." Wang Han thought for a moment: "From the perspective of appearance, they prefer Wang Churan..."

"Looks like Liu Yifei?"

"Um…"

"What about acting and dealing with people?"

"…I haven't had much contact with him, but I personally prefer Meng Ziyi…"

Shen Liang nodded: "Then let's choose her..."

"Would you like to audition in person?"

"No need... I have something else to do tomorrow..."

(End of this chapter)