I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 395 EP Sales (13)

This time it’s really not that Shen Liang is unwilling to act…

"On the Cliff" is a good movie.

The camera movements and pictures create an unparalleled solemn atmosphere.

The story logic is a little flawed, but not too bad.

In fact, since the TV series began, the plot of "The Cliff" has not been as reasonable as "The Hidden Corner", and its Douban score is also far behind.

But “Cliff” is a very charming drama, and its greatest charm is its authenticity - agents sometimes have to watch their comrades die.

"Above the Cliff" perfectly inherits this point!

Compared with the suspense of spy wars, "On the Cliff" emphasizes more on the extraordinary cruelty of the struggle.

Cruelty means truth.

For Shen Liang, being able to act in such a work, even if he is not the leading actor, is not a loss of status!

But...the schedule is a big problem!

Filming started at the end of December, which meant going through the pandemic…

In fact, it's almost the same.

In the original time and space, the filming of "On the Cliff" coincided with the epidemic. It went through two 14-day quarantines and finally took 159 days to shoot.

half a year...

Although Shen Liang doesn't care about the shooting time, he really doesn't have the schedule!

I can only express my regret.

By the way, Yu Hewei plays the role of the mine manager in "Underground Fire", Chen Daoming plays the director... and Li Minsheng is played by Huang Xuan...

It’s not that I’m optimistic about Huang Xuan’s acting skills, nor is there any exchange of interests behind the scenes. The main thing is that Huang Xuan is very suitable to play a worker after a little dressing up!
Moreover, he is ten years older than Shen Liang, but they play the same age. The protagonist Liu Xin is a doctor and does not have to work in the mines. Li Minsheng is different. He is a coal mine engineer. Although he is an engineer, he does manual labor. The years have taken their toll on him...

……

"Reject Zhang Yi? Why?"

"I don't have any time... I still have four movies to shoot!"

Father Shen asked Shen Liang and learned that his son had rejected Zhang Yi. He felt quite regretful. In his opinion, there were only two people in the Chinese director circle, Zhang Yi and Chen Kaige, the twin pillars of the empire.

"Would you like to think about it again?"

“I have signed the contract…”

Father Shen sighed: "But you have filmed so many movies, but you still haven't officially worked with a big director..."

"Isn't Guo Fan considered a big director?"

“He never won an award!”

"Our country's veteran directors always use big investments to make weird, arty, and uncommercial films. You say they are not doing it for money, but they are able to attract such a large investment. You say they are doing it for money, but their works are too highbrow and unpopular. A large number of veteran directors are all like this. They are neither critically acclaimed nor commercially successful, but they always want to win awards from abroad."

"Zhang Yi is not that kind of person!"

"I know…"

Zhang Yimou is truly a film genius. He made a large-scale domestic commercial film like "Hero". Later, when everyone started making large-scale commercial films, Director Zhang turned to try other things. He is always ahead of the curve, which is really amazing.

It can be seen in "On the Cliff" that he really let go, without any of the twistedness of "The Great Wall", and then "Article 20" went a step further...

Pure business narrative!
A man in his seventies can still innovate his film concepts...

Compare this to another… Every movie is love and peace.

This is exactly contrary to what the teacher said at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art - there is absolutely no love or hatred without reason in the world. As for the so-called "love of humanity", since humanity has been divided into classes, there has been no such unified love. All ruling classes in the past liked to promote this thing, and many so-called saints and wise men also liked to promote this thing, but no one has ever really put it into practice, because it is impossible to practice in a class society!

“I think you should still work with famous directors a few times to get a feel for their working style… In China, only top directors can work with the best screenwriters, photographers, sound recorders, post-production, actors, and editors!”

"That's right, now it's market-oriented, and Guo Jingming's filming configuration is also very high!"

Father Shen was surprised: "He looked for you?"

"Yeah," Shen Liang nodded...

The Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity did indeed approach Shen Liang...

Guo Jingming has a strong behind-the-scenes team. The team behind "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity" is basically top-notch. The art team is from "Legend of the Demon Cat", the modeling team is from "The Longest Day in Chang'an", and the music is even composed by the famous Japanese music composer Kenji Kawai.

This movie… compared to the sheepdog vibe of “God Slayer”, the monsters are all copied from foreigners, and the plot also has the flavor of American TV series. I recommend “The Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity”…

"Didn't agree?"

"His aesthetic taste is different from that of most normal men..."

In the climax scene of "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity", a group of pale men with bare upper bodies are fighting on a twisting giant snake. This kind of scene is really eye-catching for straight men!

"…Understood!"

……

Shen Liang’s latest EP is called “The Lone Brave Man”, which includes four songs: “The Lone Brave Man”, “Let the Rain Fall”, “So Many People in This World”, “Dislocated Time and Space” and “March of the Iron Torrent”…

In fact, one song "The Lone Brave Man" is enough!
新EP预售3小时开放后突破100万，8小时破300万，销售额突破2400万。

The data seems to be a bit behind Brother Kun...

But after it was officially launched, sales exceeded 800 million in one hour, and sales soared to over 1000 million in two hours!
As of 9 p.m., when Shen Liang entered the live broadcast room, sales had reached 1200 million, with sales exceeding 9600 million.

Well, I originally thought I couldn’t surpass Brother Kun…

"You guys are really awesome, did you buy two?"

"'The Lone Warrior' is somewhat inspirational, 'There Are So Many People in This World' has typical canon chords... 'Let the Rain Fall'... belongs to guava music. I wrote three songs at that time, 'How to Sigh', 'Beside You'... I will release the last two soon..."

“I wrote “Misplaced Time and Space” based on my feelings when I was filming “Awakening Age”…”

Shen Liang briefly introduced the situation of the EP, and then said: "I can't lift the restrictions... The traffic intake method of the chart-topping game is mainly aimed at young students. It doesn't make sense for me to raise funds from fans to buy the chart..."

"What you call fashion resources, business resources, film and television resources, etc., are all within easy reach for me!"

"Music critics criticized...what do you think?"

New EP released...

Especially "The Lone Warrior", which was described by a bunch of music critics as a "cheesy song"...

They said that compared to the line "I want to climb up step by step" in Zhou Jielun's "Snail", "The Lone Warrior" is too narcissistic... a typical example of forcing sadness for the sake of writing a new poem...

"As long as you think it's good, my music first considers the popularity, and then other things..."

"I'm going to take a five-day break and then join the crew of Underworld... I've been busy for more than half a year and need a good rest..."

"I made an appointment with Brother Qian to go horseback riding!"

"Super topic data... What super topic data?"

(End of this chapter)