I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 54: The whole network is blacklisted?
In fact, for "The Wandering Earth", Liu Qi is just a witness!
This is very anti-Hollywood...

From the perspective of being necessary as a protagonist, Liu Qi does not advance the plot, but merely provides a perspective.

In the first half of the film, whether it was the earthquake while he was imprisoned, or the rescue team requisitioning vehicles during the evacuation, and being forced to join the Hangzhou engine rescue plan, Liu Qi was always in a passive state of being carried forward by fate.

Until I met Li Yiyi by chance and joined the mission of rescuing Sulawesi steering engine.

This was the first time that Liu Qicai took the initiative to choose to be a savior.

The road to hero begins?
After all, so much preparation has been done before, skills have been demonstrated, character has been revealed, and setbacks have been experienced. The subsequent transformation and rise should be natural, right?
Then, after going through numerous hardships and dangers, they were about to reach Sulawesi when they discovered that another rescue team had arrived ahead of them...

The only explanation was Wang Lei's light-hearted "saturation rescue".

Even though the space station announced that the Wandering Earth project had failed, Liu Qi had a flash of inspiration to detonate Jupiter and felt that there was hope of saving the world. However, he was told that scientists had thought of the same plan seven hours earlier and rejected it.

He kept trying without giving up, and finally succeeded in igniting the engine. The camera turned and saw that the engines in two other places were also ignited - someone was doing the same thing as the protagonist at the same time.

It can be said that The Wandering Earth has no protagonist. The reason why we see Liu Qi is just because the director placed the camera next to him!

All meaningful things are not accomplished independently by the protagonist.

This is not a bug, it's intentional.

What the movie wants to express is that in the face of doomsday, it is not a certain "chosen one" who saves the earth, but "humanity" as a whole.

——There has never been any savior. Facing a planetary disaster, mobilizing the power of all mankind is the most crucial thing!
A community with a shared future for mankind.

A movie like this doesn’t really require actors to have superb acting skills, just make sure they don’t act out of character…

Shen Liang is very relaxed in acting, and he has a tough look, which naturally suits the role of Liu Qi. Otherwise, Guo Fan wouldn't have set his eyes on him as soon as they met...

But it's not without problems.

There are many scenes that require emotional outbursts, but he gives people the feeling that he can't do it!

It is difficult for people who are too rational to really get into the role, and this is when the director needs to guide them...

Of course, Shen Liang still needs to learn and understand more on his own!
Therefore, he often consults with actors in the crew, such as Wu Mengda, Li Guangjie, and now Lei Datou...

……

"I think acting is about interpreting another person. The most important thing is to understand the character's thoughts, behavior logic, and motivations..."

“I know this, but I just can’t put myself in their shoes!”

“…Why?”

"I do not know either…"

“So, do you believe in what you’re acting?”

While having a midnight snack, Shen Liang consulted Lei Datou, who directly asked the most crucial question - sense of belief!

Lei Datou looked at his expression and said, "When we were learning acting, our teacher always emphasized one concept: truly listen, truly see, and truly feel. He emphasized the "truth". If the actors themselves cannot believe it during the performance, then the audience will not believe it either."

"It's not that I don't believe it... I just sometimes feel that the character shouldn't yell like that..."

"Have you discussed this with the director? During the script reading stage!"

"...No, I thought he should shout at this time when I was writing the script... But when I was acting, I suddenly had a feeling that he shouldn't shout..."

Lei Datou commented: "This is a typical case of withdrawal..."

"Withdraw?"

"Yes, you just drifted away from the role... It's normal for beginners!"

Shen Liang was stunned for a moment, and quickly asked: "Have you ever experienced this before?"

Lei Datou nodded: "Of course... When we were in school, we often had to rehearse skits, and we would laugh while rehearsing. Laughing is a kind of detachment... In your case, it's because you haven't performed enough plays..."

Shen Liang was thoughtful...

"Don't worry, you are very relaxed when acting, which is better than most actors. With more experience, you will soon get on the right track." Lei Datou took a bite of the food, then remembered something: "Hey, I have a script, do you want to see it?"

"Script? Of course I want to see it..."

Lei Datou rummaged through his pockets and said, "I didn't bring it... Let me tell you something... Gu Xiaojiao, a frustrated young woman from 2018, and Lu Ming, a young man who had just graduated from college and was not successful in 1999, accidentally lived in the same room due to overlapping time and space..."

Lei Datou briefly described the story outline of "Time Travel Cohabitation" and then asked: "What do you think of this story?" "Very good, the story line is very complete. To be honest, it is not easy for a love movie at this stage to have a complete story line. In addition, the setting of double time travel is novel and interesting..."

"You're optimistic?"

"Of course, this is your next play?"

Lei Datou did not answer, but asked: "...Do you want to act?"

"…Me? I can't act that role. After all, there's also the real estate tycoon Lu Shiyi from nineteen years later!"

"What's so difficult about playing a real estate tycoon? Have you ever seen a real estate tycoon?"

"I've seen it on TV..."

"It's enough if you've seen them before... Just act according to their expressions!"

"No way, I saw a report about Ma Weidu on TV. He was an expert in cultural relics appraisal. He once went to help a real estate tycoon to check his belongings.

How rich is the boss? Whether it is Fortune or Forbes, he ranks at the top.

When he arrived, the boss was in the gym. The boss had his own gym in the company. Ma Weidu was waiting for him in the lobby. When the boss came out, he was wearing sports shorts and a coat, followed by a group of employees. He walked with big strides, shook his shoulders, and the coat fell off. The employees on both sides of him immediately caught it. It was so steady that the boss didn't even look back.

The boss sat down in front of Ma Weidu and made a scissors sign with his fingers. The employee behind him immediately put a big cigar between his fingers, took two puffs, and leaned his elbow. The employee behind him immediately took the cigar away, used tools to knock off the ashes, and then relit it with a lighter..."

As he spoke, Shen Liang imitated him. Lei Datou found it very interesting: "You remember it so carefully?"

"What he said is funny, and I know who he is talking about!"

"Who?"

"Xu Jiayin!"

“It can be used in a movie!”

Shen Liang chuckled: "There are still many bosses who treat their company as their harem..."

Lei Datou got excited and filled Shen Liang's glass directly: "Tell me in detail, tell me in detail..."

Shen Liang talked about some gossip, such as "There is a boss who owns a 12-story building. He lives on the top floor, and the remaining 11 floors, each with a wife.", "Xu Bo of Duoyi Network has about ten girlfriends, none of whom have obtained marriage certificates, and he has at least dozens of children... "

"Dozens? Duoyi Network?"

"Have you ever played Shenwu? It's a copy of Fantasy Westward Journey... Xu Bo has long been recruiting young women on Weibo to give birth to children for him..."

"are you crazy?"

“They clearly marked the price…”

“This world is so absurd!”

"…But I always believe that everyone in the world has to sleep on the same night…" Shen Liang clinked glasses with him, then asked; "Who should I look for to take this role?"

"I recommend you to go. Someone will contact you when the time comes... How much will you be paid?"

Shen Liang waved his hand: "Just give me a little bit... I don't expect to make money from acting!"

"…You don't expect to make money from acting?"

"I am an all-round artist. I can make money by singing, appearing on variety shows, and doing business endorsements."

The two were drinking when Chen Jiadong came over. He first greeted Lei Datou, then approached Shen Liang to talk about something. Shen Liang pushed him away and said, "What's the matter? Just tell me!"

“…After the broadcast of “Refrigerator”, many netizens attacked us…”

"Because of the invoice incident?"

"right…"

"It's okay... Didn't we expect this kind of thing a long time ago?"

"But... this time it's quite serious..."

"How serious can it be? Blacklist the entire Internet?"

"almost…"

(End of this chapter)