I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 341: Return to the Film Festival (23)

The box office of the movies in which he starred has all exceeded 10 billion, ranking first among the new generation of actors.

Directly surpassing Liu Haoran - after all, apart from the "Detective Chinatown Detective" series, the box office performance of other movies starring Liu Haoran is not very good!
Then a group of his fans were praising Shen Liang's box office appeal.

"Don't brag about the box office appeal... I blushed when I saw it!"

"Let me tell you, every commercial film has its first label, which represents the real priority of the film's box office appeal, commonly known as the box office leader. This label can be the film's IP, the film's director/producer, or the first starring actor, depending on the person."

"For example, Stephen Chow's movies, Zhang Yimou's movies, Jackie Chan's movies... no matter if they are the lead actor or director, the biggest word on the poster is their name...

Jackie Chan can turn all the films in which he plays an important role into "Jackie Chan movies" first, and make people ignore other actors and even the director and screenwriter of the film. This is what it means to be able to carry the box office!"

"When will there be the words 'Shen Liang's Movie'? When will there be box office appeal again? The reason why The Wandering Earth sold so well is because of the subject matter, the director, and the hard work of more than 7000 staff members behind the scenes. If the leading actor hadn't run away, would the box office have been much lower?"

"The same is true for The Devil... I don't deny my contribution, but the success of this movie is largely due to the ability of director Chen Musheng... You can't say The Devil is a Shen Liang movie, right?"

"You guys... stop flattering me. There's an arty movie called A Sun coming out in August. The movie cost 1500 million, and it was planned by me. I estimate the box office will be just over million at most. By then, I'll see how you guys brag about the box office appeal..."

"Yes, 'Want to See You' will be aired tomorrow... I am the male lead... This is not the first drama I have played the male lead, the first one was 'Joy of Life'... Because of the ancient drama restriction order, 'Joy of Life' will probably not be aired until the end of the year!"

"The heroine of "Want to See You" is Nini...are there any kissing scenes?"

"There are kissing scenes... The plot... To put it simply, it's "Secret" + "Your Name"... Oh, and "Signal", which has suspense and mystery elements..."

"It should be quite good. Don't expect me to spoil the show when you guys are watching it!"

“…I’m going to a film festival tomorrow…”

"Can you please pay attention to me? 'A Sun' has been shortlisted for the main competition..."

"It will be released on August 8th, Chinese Valentine's Day!"

“…Sing a song…Okay, I’ll sing “Want to See You”…It’s already been exclusively uploaded on QQ Music…”

Shen Liang directly opened the player, set it up, and then began to sing, "When love is left as a relic, it is carved into memories with pictograms; missing it for centuries is unforgettable..."

……

"A Sun" is a literary drama...

I originally wanted to arrange a trip to Cannes, but… Rao Xiaozhi is a newcomer and couldn’t squeeze into the main competition unit, so I simply didn’t go…

Then go to the film festival!
It just so happens that the style of the chairman of the evaluation committee, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, is very family-focused...

Any award you win can be used for publicity!
Shen Liang came to the Shanghai Film Festival. In addition to promoting A Sun, he also attended the Science Fiction Interview as a guest. Also present were Roland Emmerich, the director, screenwriter and producer of Godzilla, Paul J. Franklin, the creative director and director of Inception and Interstellar, and Teng Huatao, the director, screenwriter and producer of Shanghai Fortress…

This is a later story, which will be discussed in the next chapter.

Logically speaking, Shen Liang, Xiao Zhan, Wang Yi Bo, and Chen Daoming are famous enough and will definitely be the finales on the red carpet!

But this year, The Climbers was on the red carpet at the Shanghai Film Festival...

Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Hu Ge, Jing Boran, and Zhang Yi led the finale of "The Climbers" on the red carpet...

In addition, there are "Eight Hundred", "Three Color Bracelet: Rebirth", "Shanghai Fortress", "The Gathering at Southern Station", "Send Me to the Clouds" and so on...

Yes, the Shanghai Film Festival itself is an important promotion center for Chinese-language films, and any crew that has the conditions will come to join in the fun!
Oh, let me explain, "Three Color Bracelet: Rebirth" is "Turandot: The Origin of the Curse"...

I feel that Guan Xiaotong is really Lu Han’s girlfriend. Seeing her boyfriend being mocked by everyone for his role in "Shanghai Fortress", she quickly came up with a movie of similar level to match his performance.

……

"I have known Xiao Zhan for almost five years. We met on a talent show back then. I felt that he was a warm and sunny guy... He was very suitable for the role in A Sunny Day... We were filming at the same film and television base at that time, so I found him;" "Yi Bo was introduced to us by Brother Han. He is not very good at talking, but he has a very good personality... So I found him!"

On the red carpet, Shen Liang accepted media interviews...

"Teacher Chen Daoming and Teacher Chen Jin are both our former collaborators... We specially invited them to come and provide us with protection..."

"I didn't receive any remuneration. A Sun is a serious drama."

Then a reporter asked, "I heard that you rejected "Better Days"?"

Shen Liang hesitated for a moment: "…If I tell the truth, will you report it?"

"I heard that the director is a die-hard GD fan... I don't really want to work with someone like that!"

Oh, about "Better Days"...

This movie probably won’t be shown in theaters. Mother Shen is keeping a close eye on it and reported it…

Then, the issue regarding the director of “Better Days” became serious…

Therefore, Shen Liang's words at this time could not be regarded as adding insult to injury, after all, the final conclusion had been made!
Director Chen also took a few interviews. When asked why he took on the role in A Sun, he said very straightforwardly: "The script is good and the role is very novel. I haven't played this kind of role before, and I have the desire to create!"

……

"What's the name of your play?"

Xiao Zhan replied: "The Untamed..."

“Did they say when it will be aired?”

"do not know…"

Wang Yibo interrupted: "I heard it was July!"

"Yes," Shen Liang nodded: "Once The Untamed is broadcast, you two will definitely be top stars!"

"It's not that bad..."

Shen Liang was speechless: "Brother, don't pretend to be one of us... Why are you two acting in gay dramas? Do you like the scripts... or do you want to be famous?"

Both of them were a little embarrassed by what they said. Shen Liang waved his hand and said, "It's normal to take on a drama in order to become famous. Just like me, the reason I took on "Honey Stewed Squid" was because I was optimistic that this drama would become a hit..."

Wang Yibo asked curiously, "You are so famous now, why do you still have to consider these things?"

"I wasn't popular enough last year..." Shen Liang changed the subject: "I'll go over first..."

“…Where are you going?”

"There's the forum unit over there...what about you two?"

“…I don’t know. I haven’t been to a film festival…”

"The focus of a film festival is definitely on movies. If you two are bored, you can go and watch some. I heard that this year's screening section will include Cinema Paradiso..." After a pause, Shen Liang added, "This may be your last chance to watch a movie at a film festival!"

"why?"

"Once The Untamed is aired, you two will become famous immediately. Do you still want to watch a movie leisurely?"

(End of this chapter)