I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 50 Joining the Group
It is not uncommon for celebrities to participate in variety shows. For celebrities, participating in variety shows requires almost no professional skills. They can earn much more than acting or singing just by playing games and establishing their own persona.

All I can say is that it is still a stage of simmering fire and blooming flowers...

We all still have money!
Also willing to spend money...

This is normal. Although "Wolf Warrior 2" is awesome, the box office of "Eternal Love" of 5.3 million yuan still proves that there are still people who will pay for the path of traffic + big IP.

The capital has not yet withdrawn...

And because of the ban on Korean entertainment, the domestic entertainment industry is in urgent need of idols. A bunch of brokerage companies have been established to quickly form boy and girl groups, and talent shows are being launched at a rapid pace...

The popularity of talent shows has driven the development of the entire industry chain!
At this stage, not all capital has withdrawn.

Many variety shows are still popular...

On the pros and cons of celebrities participating in variety shows...

If it were a few years ago, everyone would have unanimously criticized film and television stars for participating in too many variety shows, believing that this was self-destructive and that they should calm down and polish their works and acting skills to maintain their mystery.

But...as far as the current situation is concerned, except for a handful of older generation superstars such as Stephen Chow and Andy Lau, the shelf life of all other Chinese stars is very short.

It has no real lasting influence at all and may become outdated at any time!
Therefore, it is necessary to increase the exposure rate, otherwise it will be easy to become obscure and no one can find the real person.

There are many Chinese celebrities, but there are only a few TV series and movies that can become hits or make profits in a year, and most of them are just a matter of luck.

Besides, it’s not easy to be a variety show star.

If you want to stand out in a variety show, you need to have a quick brain, be able to pick up on the gags, and be interesting. It's not at all easier than just being an actor!

Especially in the current environment, audiences have higher and higher requirements for variety shows.

In fact, whether it is variety shows or film and television dramas, they are essentially for mass entertainment.

Just have an audience watching.

There is no need to distinguish high from low...

Especially for young actors, if they don’t appear on variety shows and are not popular, how can they get scripts?

Maybe there will be no play to perform!
It's quite contradictory. I can only say that there is really something wrong with the current circle. Acting is not about acting skills, but about traffic and popularity!

But that's the reality.

Shen Liang was not opposed to participating in variety shows, but he didn't expect that his net worth was so high!
He just gained some fame, and he hasn't even made it out of the circle yet, but he dared to ask for 80 yuan. The key is that there are really a lot of programs that want him...

External evaluation: Good quality and low price!

Damn, 80 is still a good value for money?

I can only say that the prices in the circle are two different worlds than those outside the circle...

No wonder Zhang Yuqi said, "I don't think I can even buy a pair of socks with 699!"
……

The crew of "The Wandering Earth" originally had a collective script reading session for the actors, where they rehearsed their lines with each other.

One month’s time!
Shen Liang missed...

There's no way around it, he's the most popular person in the entire crew and is indeed very busy.

Moreover, because many scenes in science fiction movies have to be performed under the green screen, it is difficult for professional actors to grasp the state, not to mention that there are many non-professional actors in the crew...

Therefore, you need to rehearse in advance so that you know your positioning and how to perform during the actual filming.

Fortunately, the crew has tried to use real scenes as much as possible - this is not simply for the convenience of filming. Special effects are difficult to distinguish between real and fake, which is very time-consuming, labor-intensive and costly. Long shots are still okay, but the closer the shot, the more expensive it is.

Therefore, in order to ensure the real texture, real scenes and props should be used if possible. These have little to do with Shen Liang, thinking that he didn't catch up...

So, after joining the crew, the first thing I did was to apologize to all the actors...

Guo Fan helped him explain: "It's understandable. After all, you are really busy..."

Shen Liang added: "I have turned down most of the trivial matters, except for a regular program that I have signed a contract for... I really can't turn it down..."

"Once a week?"

"Well...once a week!"

"That's fine. Have you memorized the script?"

"Of course!" Shen Liang nodded.

"Okay, then you rehearse with Jin Mai... let everyone see your play..."

Shen Liang was startled: "Now?"

"... in the evening... in the conference room, you two can check it out..."

"Ok!"

Shen Liang nodded, then went back to his room and prepared to tidy up a bit, when he suddenly remembered something: "Director, has anyone contacted you?"

"Well, there is a company called Aosha Intelligence that wants to come and see the crew. They seem to be working on exoskeleton robots..."

“…This is great! We just happen to need a lot of exoskeleton equipment, and it’s professionally matched!”

"Well, I told them, we don't want to be a flying robot like 'Iron Man'..."

Guo Fan was talking about sex, so Shen Liang interrupted him: "Director, I haven't cleaned my room yet, let's talk later..."

"Okay, then you go back first..."

Shen Liang left quickly...

When I got to the room, there was actually nothing to pack. I just hung up the clothes I brought with me and went downstairs to buy a few bags of snacks...

By the way, Shen Liang is staying in a three-star hotel - the director and producer all stay in three-star hotels. If you want to stay in a five-star hotel, that’s fine. You can pay for it yourself. The crew has no money anyway!

The entire project must reserve at least 8000 million for the later stages, this is unshakable. Do you still want to spend money on housing?

Even the boxed lunches are terrible, but you can order takeout...

……

"Well, I have joined the crew of The Wandering Earth and am ready to shoot..."

After turning on the computer and entering the live broadcast room, Shen Liang began his weekly live broadcast. A few days ago, he told his brothers in the live broadcast room that he might have to reduce the number of live broadcasts, but he could guarantee that he would broadcast live once a week.

"When making science fiction films, the most important thing is definitely the special effects, which requires all the people involved to be top-notch... This leads to all the cost requirements being the top of the market. Hollywood makes our costs multiplied by the exchange rate because they have a global market. Without a global market, there will be no global costs, and without global costs, there will be no global quality."

“We don’t have enough money, so we can only dream… The movie version of The Three-Body Problem failed… Now, the entire industry is watching The Wandering Earth…”

"The Three-Body Problem is dead. Didn't you know? The producers wanted to make money with the Three-Body Problem IP. At that time, My Love from the Star was very popular... Someone who had seen the sample revealed that the Trisolarans in the movie really came to Earth and could hit people in mid-air, and could send people flying several meters away with just a finger... Unexpectedly, there was a big shot in the Three-Body Problem fan group. The big shot was very curious about the filming of the Three-Body Problem movie, so he went to watch it in advance... and then The Three-Body Problem was dead!"

"It was originally a crude script, and there was no sci-fi sentiment. It would be useless... The biggest problem in making sci-fi films in China is that 'the directors who can get the resources don't have sci-fi sentiment at all'. Guo Fan is the best choice. Of course, he has very few resources at his disposal now... But it doesn't matter, someone has to try!"

"If it fails...if it fails, Guo Fan said he would go to shoot "My Deskmate 2" to make some money and continue to shoot science fiction."

(End of this chapter)