I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 474 Seamless Entry (44)

There are many anecdotes about Shen Liang circulating in the world...

It's like changing a girlfriend for each movie.

I like to overstep my authority and so on...

This is not the case at all. During the filming of "Peak Explosion", Shen Liang cooperated with the director very well and had no complaints...

As for the couples in the crew, that is nonsense!
Shen Liang treats every actor in the crew equally, including Yang Zi...

He was very honest on the set. He would go straight back to his room after the filming and never even made an appointment to have dinner with anyone alone!
In addition to the day when Yang Zi finished filming, he invited many actors from the crew to have a meal together as a practice for Yang Zi.

This is normal social etiquette - Yang Zi took the role in "Peak Explosion" and only received a salary of 15 yuan, which is completely inconsistent with her worth.

Yang Zi is now the most popular actress of the young generation. If she does not participate in the investment of a drama, her pure salary will be at least 5000 million!
Even for a movie, normally it would cost at least a million.

She came here purely because of Shen Liang's invitation!
It would be unreasonable not to treat her to a meal.

Talking about working with the Hong Kong team...

Yang Zi took the initiative to talk about "Silent Witness"...

Although the director of this movie is a foreigner, the main creative team are all Hong Kong people, which perfectly fits the rhythm of Hong Kong-style bad movies:

Hong Kong movies in recent years are almost all bad. They are fast-paced, loud, crazy, and have explosive special effects, accompanied by music that makes your brain hurt. They are bang on, hoping that your adrenaline will surge. No matter what the mission is, it will always cause a big uproar in the city, and it will be a mini version of the destruction of the world...

But the audience always can't empathize with the story because there is no logic, and the only thing that supports the plot is probably the actors' acting...

The cause and effect are briefly described, and the acting in the middle part is crazy awkward... Do you expect the audience to buy this?
Do you really think the audience are fools?

The quality of the movie is not that good...

"I had hoped that this play would enter the film industry..."

"These days, all the movie queens are filming TV series. There's no point in being in the movie industry!"

Shen Liang said the truth...

Those so-called big stars take turns acting in TV dramas.

And they are basically all dramas with female protagonists.

The movie "Flowers Come Down to Earth" was filmed in a TV series starring Zhou Xun, Nini, Tang Wei, Zhou Dongyu, and Zhang Ziyi.

How is the result?

completely annihilated.

The producers lost money and did not gain any reputation.

In one word: Flop!
You deserve it. You are stupid and have a lot of money. Who else should I cheat if not you?

If you believe in big names, and the so-called acting skills and quality of movie actors, who else will you be cheated of?
Normal audience, who pays attention to the acting when watching TV series?

Especially Zhang Ziyi!
At that time, A-Mo specifically told her: Don’t film TV dramas or appear on variety shows!

As a result, Zhang Ziyi couldn't hold back on any of them. The most direct reason was: TV series (web series) are easier to shoot and make more money.

Those who play the role of a young girl without any sense of conviction are not as good as Zhao Yazhi. Zhao Yazhi played "Snow Girl" when she was in her forties, but she was full of girlishness!
Ahem...

Yang Zi smiled and asked, "You filmed two movies in Hong Kong. How do you feel about it?"

Shen Liang thought for a moment and said, "I think it's okay... mainly because we have a complete script... and there are fewer concerns during filming."

"So how do you get along with the actors?"

"It's okay... I don't really deal with them..."

"Are they hostile to you?"

"You're overthinking. I was the producer of both dramas. How dare they be hostile to me? Don't you want to be a part of this? Times have changed a long time ago!" At this point, Shen Liang asked back, "What's wrong? When you were filming Silent Witness, did they look down on you?"

"That's not the case..." Yang Zi added, "But I've heard a lot of rumors..."

“That was all in the last century and the beginning of the new century. Who dares to bully mainland actors now? TVB’s gold medal producer Qi Qiyi came to the mainland to make a living and filmed a movie called “Legendary Tycoon”, but was driven away by Zhang Han…” “Legendary Tycoon” is a drama based on Mr. Run Run Shaw. It was originally intended to be directed by Qi Qiyi and written by Zhou Xuming, but only one-third of the film was shot and the lead actor Zhang Han was not satisfied. After the conflict escalated, Zhang Han stayed as an investor.

Qi Qiyi and his team were kicked out of the crew!
This is normal, because mainland TV drama buyers decide whether to buy the show based on the stars. At that time, Zhang Han was deeply tied to Mango TV, so he had the right to fire the director.

In the past, I wouldn’t even dare to think about it!
At that time, Li Lianjie filmed "North and South Shaolin", directed by Liu Jialiang.

Director Liu Jialiang, hey, he is a Hong Konger, but he can clearly distinguish between Hong Kong actors and mainland actors.

When eating, the dishes served to the Hong Kong actors were extremely delicious, all of them were fine cuisine; but what did the mainland actors eat?

Just a little better than pig food.

That would have been fine, too. Because the plot required filming a sunrise scene, Li Lianjie and the mainland crew climbed up the mountain in the early hours of the morning and waited for Liu Jialiang to come to the scene for guidance.

The wait lasted for seven or eight hours. After Liu Jialiang entered the venue hugging a female actress, he said that he had missed the best sunrise view and would not take any more photos.

These mainland staff members waited in the cold wind for eight hours without any explanation.

Playing tricks!
If it were now, would you let him try it?

Until Liu Jialiang passed away, Li Lianjie never forgave him!
By the way, Liu Jialiang and Jackie Chan have never had any contact with each other. When Liu Jialiang passed away, his eldest disciple Zheng Shaoqiu presided over the funeral, waved a big flag to lead the way, three filial lions performed the three kneeling and nine kowtows ceremony, and eight big brothers carried the coffin, and nine major sects performed lion dances to commemorate the deceased...

Almost all the martial arts stars in Hong Kong were present, except Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, because they had different ideals and could not work together.

At this point, Shen Liang complained: "After Zhen Zidan was bullied online, he became timid. After every fight, he would stop and ask me if I was okay..."

"So, are you okay?"

"What can happen to me? I have practiced martial arts!"

"…Then who will win if you fight him?"

"He must win, he plays a positive character!"

Yang Zi shook his head: "I mean you two should have a real fight!"

Shen Liang pondered for a moment, then said: "Young people are better than strong ones. If we really fight, as long as I can last ten minutes, he will be no match for me!"

"Can you hold out for ten minutes?"

"It's hard to say... It depends on how fast I run..." Shen Liang was speechless: "There is a huge difference between professional training and no training. I was kicked by the assistant coach in the Sanda training room before. It felt terrible. I didn't know anything about that kind of power."

……

After seeing Yang Zi off, the crew of "Peak Explosion" continued filming...

During this period, a bunch of actors came to make guest appearances.

Yu Hewei, Zhang Yi, Yu Qian, Wang Zhifei and others all came to guest star...

Some of them are due to friendship, and some are due to tasks assigned by the Railway Art Troupe...

After all, "Feng Bao" reflects the life of railway workers, so the Railway Art Troupe must contribute manpower and effort.

Yu Qian and Wang Zhifei are both actors of the Railway Art Troupe.

In addition, Guo Degang and Li Mingqi are also affiliated with the Railway Art Troupe...

They basically just make one or two cameo appearances and leave after filming...

They are all very busy.

At the end of June, Shen Liang finished his role in "Peak Explosion". After taking group photos and taking pictures, he left.

There was no farewell party - after all, we were still in love.

Arrived in Wuhan that evening...

That’s right, “Life Events” was filmed in Wuhan.

(End of this chapter)