I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 576: Concession

Chapter 576: Concession (23)

Originally, "Peak Explosion" was planned to be released on September 9, leaving the September 17th slot for "There Is Her"...

"She Is in the World" is a bit like "My Motherland and Me" + "Chinese Doctor"...

The compilation movie is about anti-epidemic themes, and three female directors are in charge: Li Shaohong, Sylvia Chang and Chen Chong. The actors include not only Zhou Xun, Zheng Xiuwen, Yi Yang Qianxi, but also Xu Di, Bai Ke, Huang Miyi, Feng Delun, and Paw Hee-ching, which can be said to cover the three generations of outstanding Chinese filmmakers.

The number of fans on its official social media platform is as high as 25.8!
You know, the number of fans of "Hello, Li Huanying" on social platforms is only 12.9, and "Life Events" is only 26.2. It can be seen how popular "Hello, Li Huanying" is.

For unknown reasons, "She Is Here" was withdrawn from the schedule...

The reason is simple—the reputation and box office of "Chinese Doctor" are mediocre!
The movie "She Exists" with the same theme...is not dared to be released either.

A very wise choice. The three short films in "She Exists in the World" are bland, lengthy and boring.

The movie has a total time limit of two hours, and with three stories pieced together, it takes an average of 40 minutes to tell a small story.

It is not impossible to tell a story with a complete plot in forty minutes, but you are destined to only give a rough outline. If you want to make it flesh and blood and outstanding, the script must be polished to be absolutely refined, the characters and roles must be vivid enough, the writing must be focused enough, and finally the director must have profound skills. All of these are indispensable.

To be honest, do Li Shaohong, Zhang Aijia and Chen Chong know what anti-epidemic is all about?
So why are they filming?

Because the Propaganda Department encourages, not just verbally, this type of subject matter can get national entertainment subsidies - encouraging the creation of key anti-epidemic themes, and the National Film Administration's special funds for film quality provide funding...

And celebrities are too embarrassed to accept money!
The basic expenditure is the cost of filming, and the filming schedule is guaranteed...

Therefore, films such as "Chinese Doctor", "Hug You Through the Cold Winter", "She Exists in the World", and "You Are My Spring" were launched one after another, all of which are star-studded.

Of course, in terms of quality, they are not that good!

"She's in the World" is particularly lame...

In the original time and space, the box office was not even as good as "Only the Moon" which was released for 50 days...

Even if the distributor doesn't approve of it, the theaters will have objections!
Then "Peak Explosion" was advanced for release.

In just 24 hours, pre-sales exceeded 30 million, and the number of people who wanted to watch it on Maoyan exceeded ...

Shen Liang's appeal is evident.

That's good. If it is released on September 9th, it will definitely pose a threat to several movies released during the National Day holiday.

However, Shen Liang did not pay much attention to these - he joined the crew of "Miracle" and started filming that night.

After all, Shen Liang only gave it two months, and the filming was completed at the end of October.

Of course, this is also related to the cycle of "Miracle" itself - it will be released during the Spring Festival next year!

It’s been less than half a year...

Moreover, Wen Muye is particularly slow, and it is very normal for him to shoot a shot more than ten times.

Therefore, the crew often works overtime, and it is common to shoot for twelve or thirteen hours a day!
There was a scene where he fell asleep on a bus and drooled from the corners of his mouth. It was shot 18 times. He had requirements for the thickness of the saliva... He even used a stopwatch to count...

Shen Liang couldn't help it...

What the hell, what are you doing?

Are you playing with monkeys?
Of course, he didn't explode directly, but complained to Chen Jiadong afterwards: "It's speechless. Can you tell me how the thickness of the saliva affects the plot and the camera... Which audience would care about this? I have never seen such a director. When it comes to paying attention to details, I have no problem with how many times it is shot, but what's the point of this kind of drama? And counting with a stopwatch? Isn't this pure insanity!"

Chen Jiadong waved his hand: "…This is his consistent requirement. I heard that when Xu Zheng was filming "Dying to Survive", he often did one take more than 20 times!"

"Xu Zheng is Xu Zheng, and I am me..."

"I am the director...I have to be responsible for this play..."

"So I don't have to take responsibility? I'm the lead actor!"

Chen Jiadong looked at him and said, "You were not like this before. You would never tell me this before. I remember that the filming of "Escort" took three days, and you shot your scenes more than 20 times!" "...You mean I am wrong?"

"You're a little impatient... Let me ask you, what do you think of the script for Miracle?"

"not bad…"

"Are you eager to work with Director Wen Muye?"

"…right!"

“Was there a problem with his final shot choice?”

Shen Liang was silent for a while: "Okay, I get it... I will adjust it!"

……

I finally understand why Tony Leung hates Wang Jiawei!
Waste of youth, waste of life, can't enjoy the shooting process...

Gong Li also said, "Don't put all these good actors in one movie and then waste them casually, just like a training class."

He didn't say what was wrong, and just did it over and over again...

This kind of director tortures the actors' mentality...

But...what Chen Jiadong said is right.

Shen Liang decided to film the drama "Miracle" a few years ago...

Moreover, Wen Muye is not Wong Kar-wai. "Miracle" has a script, and everyone has a consensus on the characters!

Wang Jiawei didn't have a script, which resulted in the actors not knowing how their characters should be portrayed.

Top actors like Tony Leung Ka Fai would write biographies for the actors based on the script, so that they could further digest and shape the characters. When filming Wong Kar Wai's movies, I had no idea what I was acting in, and then it was released and the narration was added.

This is the real torture for actors...

Moreover, Wen Muye is willing to talk about the play, which shows that he has a specific goal, at least he knows how to act.

The main reason for not talking about the play is that the director himself doesn’t know what he wants to shoot.

The actor was even more confused...

As a result, I don’t even know which direction to go.

Why did Shen Liang feel awkward?

In addition to the change in his mentality, the most important thing is that he has developed his own performance rhythm. He is not just an actor, but a superstar.

It’s not necessarily his fault, because when an actor himself becomes a selling point, it’s natural...that he will have the final say in the crew!
Where is the backbone of a movie?

A work often needs a main theme.

Wang + Wang may very well offset the appeal of the work and distract the audience, and the most important thing is who to listen to during the filming process.

Liang Ge has been very restrained. If it was Jiang Wen, no matter who he was, he would have just gone up to direct. There was a movie called "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" starring Jiang Wen, Zhao Yanzi and Japanese actor Nakai Kiichi. After Nakai Kiichi returned to Japan, he also wrote a memoir about the filming of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" - it is said that Japanese people like this. Kagawa Teruyuki also wrote a memoir about the filming of "Devils on the Doorstep". In the book, Nakai Kiichi was very dissatisfied with Jiang Wen because Jiang Wen often went to direct the director, which was a bit too much...

Well, it’s actually a change of mindset…

If it were in the past, Shen Liang would never have such an idea, and might even have praised the director for being awesome...

The reason why he chose to give in was very simple - "Miracle" was not Shen Liang's movie, it was a work directed by Wen Muye, and Brother Liang was just an actor.

(End of this chapter)

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