I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 431 Over a Billion (13)

Li Yitong's original words were, "You should ask him about continuing the cooperation, I don't have the final say!"

After taking his words out of context, I don't really want to continue working with him...

"You are really..."

Shen Liang studied journalism, so he knows this stuff very well!
"Will you work with her again in the future?"

"It all depends on fate... If there's a suitable script, why not? I never reject these things!"

"So... the new movie?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "My schedule is full... Let's ask another question!"

"It's rumored that you and Li Qin are going to collaborate on a new movie. Is that true?"

“…Who sent it?”

Well, it was the marketing account Xia Jiba who led the rhythm - Bai Lu, Li Yitong, and then Li Qin!
It conforms to his creative rules.

Many people believe it!
"Probably not for now... We don't rule out the possibility of future cooperation!"

Shen Liang didn't say anything final...

This is normal, "Joy of Life 2" will continue filming!

"Have you ever thought about continuing to work on art films? And entering the three major film festivals?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "I have no interest in conquering the international market... The Chinese market is big enough, and I don't like to cater to Western creative methods, because we are no longer so unconfident. China is strong enough, and Europe doesn't really need that type of movie. They are now in full swing in the LGBTQ field..."

In fact, we really can’t blame the sixth generation. At that time, the quality of a film was determined by whether it could win awards internationally. Under this standard, if a film did not cater to Western tastes and did not follow Western requirements, it would not win Western awards. If it did not win Western awards, it would have no market in China. If directors wanted to become famous, they could only cater to Western tastes and make films.

Then there is path dependence...

Lou Ye once said, "The more sensitive the subject matter, the more Europe likes it." In fact, when "Floating City" was shortlisted for the Ganha Film Festival, the then artistic director Freimod specifically emphasized when the work was shortlisted: "This is support for the 'banned director'." In France, almost all media emphasized that "this is a work of a 'banned director' who 'fights against the system' when evaluating "Floating City."

And then there was no award...

The more sensitive the subject matter, the more European politicians and journalists like it, but ordinary Europeans and film artists may not necessarily like it - the first thing discussed about a movie is "whether it looks good or not", and the second thing discussed is "whether it is politically appropriate or not"!
Honestly, the fact that Lou Ye can still be so active after all these years speaks volumes about the freedom and tolerance of contemporary China.

If anyone dares to shoot something with a bourgeois theme in the United States, at best his career will be ruined and he will end up living on the streets, or at worst he will disappear without a trace and his body will be left in the wilderness.

"So when you take on a movie now, are you more concerned about the box office or the artistic quality?"

"I have never changed. What I consider is whether I like it or not..."

……

The interview was basically about "Bouquet", and later mentioned Shen Liang's love affair...

Shen Liang still gave the same old answers: "It depends on fate", "I don't have any standards, as long as I like it!" and "I don't have any plans to fall in love for the time being"...

After the interview, Shen Liang returned to the crew to continue filming.

The day's filming was over, and then I received a notice that the filming would start at 9 o'clock tomorrow night...

Well, the next week is all big night shows!

Rao Xiaozhi: "Let's go, let's eat!"

"…Old Guo is here today too?"

"Well, he will be a guest star tomorrow. In addition, Zhang Ning and Lu Yang are here too!"

"You are so cruel..."

“They themselves are willing to appear on camera!”

In "The Crowd", Chen Xiaomeng was a minor character. After Zhou Quan replaced him, he must also play a minor role. Then... these people are directors and producers who acted in their true colors...

Of course they are willing to act opposite Andy Lau!
“…I’m not drinking anymore. I’m afraid if I drink too much and sleep well at night, I won’t be able to sleep during the day tomorrow!”

"Don't worry, we don't drink while working."

"Call Wan Qian and Zhou Yutong as well..."

"to make."

The four of them got in the car and headed for the hotel. Shen Liang suddenly remembered something: "Sister Qian, I saw the clip of you dancing to the curtain call of "Hello Crazy" on Douyin..."

"…the dance for the closing?"

"Yes...you teach me tomorrow, I will post a TikTok to thank "Flowers" for breaking the 1 billion box office..."

Zhou Yutong was very interested: "What dance?" "This one," Shen Liang opened his phone and the Wan Qian dance from "Hello Crazy" immediately popped up...

Wan Qian smiled and said, "They call this the Charleston dance..."

“Very interesting…”

"They say Zhao Si danced the same dance!"

"What?"

“The important thing is to have fun…”

"Well, Zhao Si is really happy when he dances!"

……

We just had a quick meal and discussed the project progress.

Lu Yang talked about "Assassination of Novelist"...

It was said very intensely.

It can be seen that he has a lot of ideas about "Assassination of Novelist".

"I think the most important thing for making commercial films is not what we want to present, but what the audience wants to see..."

"And the ending of "Assassination of Novelist" is not easy to come up with... The original ending is more like 'A meteorite falls, and all the martial arts heroes who participated in the gathering of heroes are buried under the stone, and the whole play ends.' It just ended hastily...

If this were an orthodox science fiction novel, the ending would be like this: the novelist is not a simple novelist, but an experimenter of virtual reality technology, and the protagonists are all experimental subjects whose consciousness survives in the virtual world. "

When Lu Yang heard this, he immediately said, "This is interesting!"

“…You can expand on this idea…”

"Are you interested?"

“…When will you start filming?”

"Do you have time in the middle of next year?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "It definitely won't work next year..."

"Then I..."

Shen Liang interrupted him: "You can find other actors, Liu Haoran and Dong Zijian of the same age are both good..."

"talk later…"

It's not that easy...

According to Lu Yang's plan, the cost of "Assassinating Novelist" is at least 5 million...

At this stage, in the domestic entertainment film market, except for Shen Liang who is confirmed as the leading actor, investors will not easily pay money for anyone else!
After all, the bigger the investment, the bigger the loss.

Guo Fan interrupted: "You can prepare first and talk about it when he is free!"

"It can only be the!"

Guo Fan asked Shen Liang: "...Does your movie "Raging Fire" need actors?"

"…Why did you ask?"

"Has anyone asked?"

"Yeah," Shen Liang nodded...

"Raging Fire", the second collaboration between Shen Liang and Chen Musheng, with a production cost of 1.8 million Hong Kong dollars, is an absolutely big-budget Hong Kong-style crime film!

Many agents and film and television company executives have contacted Shen Liang, and even Wajijiwa has sent him a message...

The problem is that the cast of "Raging Fire" has already been decided, and it is basically the original cast of "Raging Fire"...

Of course, the most asked questions are about the female characters!

“…There is only one female role that is worth playing, and that role is played by Donnie Yen’s wife, and they found Qin Lan!”

"Ah? Qin Lan?"

"The Story of Yanxi Palace is very popular in Hong Kong... Qin Lan is very popular..."

(End of this chapter)