I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 53 Introduction
Five young directors went abroad to study together. After returning to China, they were roughly divided into three teams. Ning Hao formed his own team; Chen Sicheng and Xiao Yang were very close; Guo Fan and Lu Yang had a good relationship...

Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and Rao Xiaozhi have a very good relationship. They often travel together and make cameo appearances in each other's movies.

They are of similar age and have similar growth paths. They all re-entered film school or drama school after graduation, and gradually grew from young directors to middle-aged main directors. They are now expanding commercial genre films in different directions.

Rao Xiaozhi's first film, "Hello, Madman", was produced by Guo Fan.

Guo Fan also helped supervise the subsequent "The Interpreter" and filmed a segment for him - "The Interpreter" was later renamed "The Journey Home"...

As for Lu Yang, he and Guo Fan’s companies are located upstairs and downstairs.

Not only do the three of them often get together to talk about movies, they also watch each other's new films and different edited versions and offer constructive suggestions. They also invest in each other and make guest appearances in each other's works.

For example, Guo Fan and Lu Yang once co-directed the war film "King Kong River"; Guo Fan and Lu Yang also made a cameo appearance together and "played themselves" in "The Crowd" directed by Rao Xiaozhi.

There are also Cool Whale Films and Free Cool Whale, behind which are director Lu Yang, and the shareholder is actor Lei Datou. This company created the TV series and movie version of Twinkle Twinkle Star...

The co-producers of the film version are Guo Fan Pictures and Rao Xiaozhi's Yi Yi Yi Culture Media, and both are ranked relatively high.

The person who made the most money was Lu Yang, who was in charge of this project, while directors Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi made money without doing anything.

To give another example, Qu Chuxiao from the original time and space signed a contract with Waterdrop Agency.

The major shareholders behind Waterdrop Brokerage are also Lu Yang’s Freedom Cool Whale, Guo Fan and Rao Xiaozhi…

The three of them went into business together.

Including "I Have Experienced the Storm" produced by Lu Yang, all three of them participated in the production...

However, at this stage, none of the three have made a name for themselves, including Lu Yang. Although he has two parts of "The Blade of the Assassin", the second part of "The Blade of the Assassin" is a loss-making one!

Still in the accumulation stage.

Let’s talk about Lei Datou.

Lei Datou's agent Chen Yan used to work with Hua Jie, but later he went out on his own and founded ten film and television companies. He helped Lei Datou take on the filming of "White Deer Plain" and "My First Half of Life"...

In "My First Half of Life", Lei Datou became extremely popular and became the new top uncle star.

Of course, he has good acting skills and a likable image. His role as Pei Lun in the following film "Blade of the Assassin 2" was also very popular...

There are representative works in both movies and TV series!

Another person who supports Lei Datou is the circle formed by Xu Zheng and Ning Hao. This circle is not just two people, but a large circle of investors. Lei Datou can be seen in any movie in this circle...

Compared to a few years ago...

It's really a completely different situation!
A few years ago, because of "no traffic" and "too few fans", the TV series starring Lei Datou could only be broadcast on local channels or third-tier satellite TV stations. Some of them were first broadcast on terrestrial channels and then on satellite TV, so the ratings and attention were naturally mediocre.

The only one that made some splash was "Weaning" in which he co-starred with Tong Liya, which was broadcast on Dragon TV in 2013 and had a viewership rating of 0.821%.

It's quite helpless...

All I can say is that the trend of traffic dominance has finally passed!
Shen Liang liked Lei Datou very much and pestered him to talk about many things. After Lei Datou finished putting on makeup, Shen Liang burst out laughing: "Haha, Teacher Lei!"

Lei Datou was a little unconfident: "You...what are you laughing at?"

"I think you look pretty unique here..."

"They said it was a reference to Pirates..."

"Pirates of the Caribbean? Johnny Depp?"

"right…"

"...No, that would be too much of a comedic effect...You already have a lot of comedic effect!"

"Then I'll go talk to the makeup artist..."

"No, I'm just giving you a suggestion..."

Lei Datou shook his head and said seriously: "No, that won't work. I heard that you are an investor in The Wandering Earth. We have to listen to investors!"

Obviously teasing Shen Liang...

This thing is not something to be ashamed of. Shen Liang nodded and admitted: "…I did invest a little."

"You...you really invested?"

"...I like this play, and I am the male lead...At my age, there are not many opportunities to play the male lead. I finally got the opportunity, so of course I have to do my best!"

Hearing this, Lei Datou shook his head: "Who said that? Most of the big productions in recent years have actors of your age!"

“…You mean big IP + young and handsome actors?” “Yes, young and handsome actors!”

"I'm not a fresh-faced boy... Have you ever seen a fresh-faced boy as dark as me?"

Shen Liang's skin is not fair, but it is not dark either. It is a relatively healthy bronze color. In terms of appearance, it is very different from the sissy types on the market...

Lei Datou nodded: "...Yes, you are definitely not a fresh meat..."

"Brother Lei, I'll go get ready first... you take your time putting on your makeup!"

Shen Liang turned around and was about to leave, but Lei Datou suddenly called him: "Liangzi..."

"what happened?"

“…It’s okay, we’ll talk later!”

……

Lei Datou…actually, I feel that my age is not suitable for “Time Travel Cohabitation”…

It’s normal. At the beginning, director Su Lun wanted to invite Liu Haoran to play the leading actor!
So, in the script of "Out of Time", the male protagonist is 22 years old and has just graduated from college...

Lei Datou is already 34 this year!
It is indeed a bit difficult to play a young man in his 20s...

It’s just that Liu Haoran is too expensive - after starring in the two “Detective Chinatown” movies, Liu Haoran is one of the most popular young male actors. Even after a discount, his pay would still be tens of millions!

"Time Raiders" had a total cost of less than 3000 million.

Later Xu Zheng found Lei Datou. Lei Datou read the script and really liked it, but considering his age, he wanted to refuse.

If there was no more suitable candidate, he would definitely take the role directly. After all, Xu Zheng was his mentor - it was Xu Zheng who recommended him to audition for Ning Hao's "The Golden Robbery", and then he got his first big-screen leading role in a movie.

Although he had just met Shen Liang, he liked Shen Liang very much.

I feel that this young man is to my liking.

But he was worried that Shen Liang would look down on "Time Raiders" - after all, the crew was really shabby.

Acting first...

Let’s talk about it after the performance!
……

The first scene of the adult Liu Qi is him packing his luggage in his small and cramped bedroom and leaving a note for his grandfather saying "I'm leaving and I won't be back."

At this time, the camera scanned the room layout, and you could see that Liu Peiqiang's face had been dug out in the family portrait on the wall.

The desk is piled with engineering parts and drawings...

When packing up and leaving the room, Liu Qi even went back to adjust his hat in front of the mirror.

These create the image of a rebellious boy who is a little clever and a little narcissistic.

Then he took his sister and went to the black market to forge an ID card, and then he went to the surface with great fanfare...

Oh, and Shanghai...

Han Duoduo has always wanted to visit Shanghai...

"Shanghai?"

"Yes, that's where my mom and dad gave me to my grandpa. I want to go and see..."

沈良认真翻看日志，赵金麦很自信：“不用看了，我知道在哪…东经120°52′至122°12′，北纬30°40′至31°53′…”

Shen Liang compared the distance and shook his head: "This place is too far... If you want to go, it will take at least two days to go back and forth. You should stay at home with grandpa!"

"I have to go. After passing Jupiter, this place may no longer exist..." Zhao Jinmai glanced at Shen Liang, who was staring out the window absentmindedly: "Liu Hukou! Did you hear me?"

"I heard it... did you see it... something seems to have happened, why don't you not go up this time, I'm really worried!"

"So, you want to go up alone?" Zhao Jinmai slammed the table and said, "Liu Hukou, you are a big liar. I tell you, if you don't take me up, you won't be able to go anywhere..."

As she spoke, Zhao Jinmai started to cry...

"Okay, okay, come with me..."

The camera didn't stop, following Shen Liang and Zhao Jinmai as they arrived at the territory of the eldest brother, Lei Datou...

This scene had been rehearsed several times before.

Nothing went wrong!
(End of this chapter)