I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 420: Crew Meeting (23)

There are many movies in which Andy Lau plays the leading role!
But more often than not, the limelight is stolen.

"Black Gold" was overshadowed by Liang Jiahui;

"God of Gamblers" and "Tricky Brains" were crushed by Stephen Chow again, and even worse than Ng Man-tat. Even the guest appearance of the big fool brother left a classic line: surrender and lose half...

In these movies, he is the real leading man.

Andy Lau was also known as Andy Lau. His image was somewhat fixed when he was in the film industry. His most villainous image was probably that of a scumbag or something like that, but he had never played a role that was too bad.

By the 1990s, when I was able to carry the box office on my own, I became even more influenced by capital and the forces behind it, and I became more careful about my reputation, so my peak period passed.

In 2000, he won the Best Actor Award for "Infernal Affairs" and began to try out roles that are both good and evil...

In fact, in recent years, watching his role performances, one can vaguely glimpse a sense of relaxation...

But it's only vague!

It’s still too routine - when I was young, I liked to act cool, and when I got older, I liked to keep my mouth shut and be silent + roar.

But there is one thing that must be said: In "The Wandering Earth 2", Andy Lau's acting is very good, and there is no trace of his previous performance at all, including his smile. Andy Lau's smile in ordinary movies is basically his signature smile, with the corners of his mouth and apple cheeks at fixed angles, but he didn't smile like that in "The Wandering Earth 2"!

Could it be that Guo Fan taught him well?
Is Guo Fan that awesome?
Speaking of Andy Lau, he is really amazing, almost the best in Hong Kong circle, Stephen Chow has not won as many awards as him, and Leung Ka Fai and Leung Chiu Wai are not as famous as him...

Shen Liang...I admire him very much.

Liu Dehua has made great contributions to the film industry!
After 2000, the films of various Asian countries, except for Korean films (including TV dramas and variety shows), which were booming, the Hong Kong films, as a representative, were gradually declining.

During this period, Andy Lau launched the "Asian Rising Star Director Program".

This plan was extremely risky, with a new director, no star cast, and... the film environment at that time...

The probability of losing money is much higher than making money.

But Andy Lau did it.

Then there was Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone".

The Asian New Star Director Program was actually held twice. The second session launched "The Ring", "Storm" and Wuershan's "Swordsman"...

This person really has a great vision.

In fact, Jackie Chan also has the "Jackie Chan Film A Plan" to support young filmmakers, but this thing was only held for the first time in 2015, and it has not had any results, and even no venture capital projects can be found!

Why is it ineffective?

I guess they are busy bringing in traffic, and at the same time they are crying miserably that 'the market doesn't need action movies anymore, and the market doesn't need action actors anymore'...

In fact, the market always needs action actors, but sometimes it needs more and sometimes it needs less. It all depends on whether the leader can lead them to keep up with the trend of the times.

I don’t call you big brother for nothing!

Ahem...

……

"Brother Liang, here I come!"

"...Sister Qian, if you don't want to call me Brother Liang, you can just call me Xiao Shen. I always feel uncomfortable..."

Arrived at the crew, met Rao Xiaozhi, Huang Xiaolei and Wan Qian...

It seems that Andy Lau just arrived at the crew tonight.

“…That won’t do. Teacher Chen Daoming calls you Brother Liang, so I have to call you that too!”

"…Whatever, it's just a title."

Rao Xiaozhi pulled a girl over and said, "This is Zhu Yanmanzi, she plays your ex-girlfriend!"

"Well, she's one of ours?"

"…right!"

Shen Liang shook his hand and encouraged him, "Come on!"

Zhu Yanmanzi, Shen Liang knows her, the actress of "The Wandering Earth 2", one of the three actresses signed by Waterdrop Management...

Rao Xiaozhi introduced: "Zhou Yutong...I came here according to your request!"

Shen Liang glared at him: "What do you mean by according to my requirements? It is obvious that she is suitable for the role..." Zhou Yutong is very suitable for the image of an urban mature woman. She plays Zeng Jiurong.

The man behind "The Crowd" is an unfathomable person who reaches out to others again and again out of greed for money and material things. After gaining trust, he takes away the money and then disappears!

Other actors might be able to play the role, but Zhou Yutong is more convincing.

Zhou Yutong quickly greeted him: "Hello, Brother Liang!"

"I know you... I heard Teacher Wang Juan talk about you before. In fact, I wanted to find you when I was making "Want to See You"..."

"really?"

"…What good would it do for me to lie to you…But I heard that you have a contract with Mango TV, and "Want to See You" was bought out by Tengxun…"

Zhou Yutong did sign several drama contracts with Mango TV. "I'm Fine in My Hometown" and "Falling in Love with You from Marriage" are both exclusively produced by Mango TV...

Speaking of "Falling in Love with You from Marriage", this drama was urgently launched by Mango TV - Gong Jun was signed before "Word of Honor" became a hit!

——Rumor has it in the industry that Mango TV's production company once asked to use the artists from a gay drama to star in its own production when the actors had not yet been finalized. It didn't matter who the actors were; what was important was to book them before they became famous. This actor was Gong Jun!
So, it is also a kind of luck. If we had signed Zhang Zehan, it would have been a big loss.

After chatting for a while, Rao Xiaozhi clapped his hands and said, "Let's go eat!"

……

It's just a simple meal, nothing fancy.

The filming will start tomorrow morning, so Shen Liang said, "Let's not drink, just eat something casually!"

Wan Qian was surprised: "You don't drink?"

"I never drink during filming..."

Rao Xiaozhi nodded: "I can prove this. He doesn't drink beverages either. He only drinks the boiled water he brought with him."

"I'm a singer, I need to protect my voice..."

"Then, will you write a promotional song for 'The Crowd'?"

"... Let's talk about it later," Shen Liang said, "Everyone, please feel free to order whatever you want..."

"You eat too."

"Um…"

Wan Qian asked him quietly, "Is your movie about love...about to be released soon?"

"'Love Like a Bouquet'!" Shen Liang nodded: "It will be released on December 12th..."

"So you want to do publicity?"

"I haven't received any notification yet. I think I can only run a few shows at most. Romance movies mainly depend on the early market..."

"How much do you estimate the box office will be?"

Shen Liang pondered for a moment, then answered seriously: "About 500 million. This play is quite serious and doesn't quite suit the market taste!"

“…That’s about 15 billion…”

"what?"

Wan Qian explained: "They said that when you predicted your box office, you would underestimate it by 1 billion!"

“…Who said that? My predictions are always very accurate…”

"You said that the box office of A Sun was 3-5 million, but it ended up selling 18 billion..."

"That was luck... I caught up with Shanghai Fortress, the contrast was sharp, and the audience watched the movie in revenge!"

Wan Qian was too lazy to argue with her and picked up the cup: "... Come on, use tea instead of water..."

Shen Liang was relentless and was about to continue his popular science lecture when he heard a vibrating sound - no way, is there a master mission here too?
It’s too much fun!

Then he glanced at the source of the sound, Rao Xiaozhi's cell phone, and reminded: "... Director Rao, the phone is ringing!"

"Hey...Brother Hua...We are at XX Hotel, would you like to come over?"

(End of this chapter)