I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 585: Main Theme Does Not Make a Big Sale (14)

Shen Liang browsed Douban for a while and watched the rating drop from 7.7 to 7.6...

Don’t worry, there should still be room for decline!

I estimate that the final score should be around 7.2 points.

Let's take a look at some Korean disaster films: Tunnel scored 7.9, Flu scored 7.8, and Skyscraper scored 7.5...

Suddenly I feel very uncomfortable!

Then I thought of two movies, both of which are about patriotic education and both are sequels.

The plot is also about the hero's self-redemption, which starts with depression and ends with prosperity.

The male protagonist is frustrated because he made mistakes. He has a strong sense of honor for his military identity, but is also dissatisfied with his current situation.

This kind of mental internal consumption eventually led to self-reconciliation and proof of one's own value through the successful completion of the task.

Anyone who has watched these two movies will feel their blood boiling.

Just, the name is different.

One is called "Wolf Warrior 2" and the other is called "Top Gun 2".

Is this watching a movie or recognizing one's father?

America has a well-developed animal husbandry industry, and there are many dogs raised there. Many of them don't even need food provided by their employers, and they bring their own food!

I really don't understand why Wu Jing's interception of a missile in "Wolf Warrior 2" was vilified for several years, and even today, people are still talking about it.

They said that this was taking advantage of the blind patriotism in the country to reap the benefits of those patriotic fools.

But what about Top Gun 2?

The F14 can take down the Su-57 and jump out directly at Mach 10.

Excuse me, is this something that can be done in reality?
But they just exaggerate all kinds of things.

Why are "Wolf Warrior" and "Wolf Warrior 2" just for making money, while "Top Gun 2" is full of sentimentality?
Therefore, Wu Jing really hit their spines - maybe it's true, some people have low self-esteem, and are used to being bullied by foreigners, so they think that Chinese people can't be strong... Aren't they cheap? !

Well, that's too cheap!
Thinking about the fact that Top Gun 2 was not released in mainland China, Shen Lang suddenly felt much better...

No matter how high your rating is, you won’t earn a penny from the ticket!

……

"I think the subject matter is very special. There are very few domestic films with this subject matter. Only the Bayi Film Studio has made a few films in the past..."

"Super Typhoon, Crash Landing, and a movie called The Storm Riders... I watched them on the movie channel..."

Shen Liang was being interviewed by the media, and the person who interviewed him was the CCTV.com Kuaikan Douyin live broadcast account...

"Who doesn't have a dream of being a hero? If I have the opportunity to act, I would certainly accept it! Moreover, this story and the characters here are very complete... It gives me enough room to perform..."

"An actor should constantly challenge himself to play different roles and bring fresh stories and different characters to the audience."

Then, the question of not using a stand-in came up.

Shen Liang waved his hand: "There's nothing much to say about this. Since I accepted the role, I must have made some expectations... Will I get hurt? If I get hurt, will it affect the subsequent filming... I have considered all of these... I won't film a scene that is truly life-threatening! Besides, the audience spends money to buy tickets not to watch a stuntman act, but to watch you act..." "I think an actor, no matter how good you are, should still have a certain respect for this industry..."

“So how do you maintain this mentality?”

“…Look at what happened to many of our predecessors. They can serve as a lesson for those who come after us!”

The reporter who interviewed him wanted to ask what happened, but CCTV.com Kuaikan is also an official media and can't be too gossipy. Finally, he asked: "The first day of the film's release of Peak Explosion' exceeded 300 million. Is this result a surprise to you?"

“…Of course it’s a surprise. After all, we didn’t advertise it much…”

The interview lasted only five minutes, and he shook hands with Shen Liang and said goodbye...

Then came the 20-minute interview with Maoyan Movies - during the interview, Shen Liang also had lunch.

There are more than three media outlets here today!
Shen Liang doesn't care. If you can queue up, then queue up one by one. If not, then do a group interview.

We can’t let the media go home empty-handed!

"Yes, many of them are shot on location... because the sense of oppression brought by real-life shooting cannot be replaced by anything else..."

Shen Liang had noodles for lunch, and a plate of nuts...

"I... did some physical training, rock climbing training... But "Peak Explosion" came after "Zhou Chu", and when I was filming "Zhou Chu", I had trained for more than three months... and before that, I also filmed "Raging Fire"... So, when I was filming "Peak Explosion", Hong Yizhou was quite strong..."

"The biggest feeling was probably rock climbing. When the water hits your spine, your entire back becomes numb!"

"Fortunately, that scene was only shot in seven days..."

"We only filmed the entire show for 60 days, and I only filmed for 45 days... My scenes were more concentrated, and my emotional expressions were not interrupted, so it was pretty good!"

"…Are there not enough romance scenes? No, Yang Zi filmed for more than ten days…"

"In fact, we were very conflicted about the lines Hong Yizhou said at the end in the party declaration and "Serve the People"... In the end, we shot two versions, and the director used "Serve the People", which also fits the purpose of our rescue: People first!"

"I've seen the box office and word-of-mouth feedback... basically everyone has given positive reviews. I'm very grateful to the audience for recognizing our work!"

Then, Maoyan Movie asked, "There is a saying on the Internet that the reason why "Peak Explosion" sold so well is because of its mainstream theme. What do you think?"

“Main theme equals big sales? Then Red Star Over China and Gutian Bugle would be in trouble. 1921, Revolutionary and Chinese Doctor are not considered successful either! I think the most important thing is the movie itself…”

After a pause, Shen Liang added, "In the past, when a mainstream movie had a big box office, people would talk about booking theaters. But after so many mainstream movies failed, no one mentioned booking theaters anymore... Now they say that the subject matter determines the box office... Logically speaking, 1921 should have a box office of at least 30 billion!"

30 billion is an understatement. When "1921" was released, the discussion sparked by "Awakening Age" had not yet ended - the pre-sale box office of "1921" exceeded 2 million, and some experts predicted that it would surpass "Wolf Warrior " and become the box office champion!

"Are you very resentful of 1921?"

Shen Liang smiled and said, "I watched "1921" online the other day... because I played in "Awakening Age"... I want to watch the movie version!"

"1921" is so bad, it's just a PPT with clips of celebrities put together, and there is not even a complete storyline!
——First, you say that the capitalists exploited our blood and sweat, and then you immediately compare the establishment of the party to starting a company? Where is the fucking logic? The whole film smells like chicken soup for the capitalists, it’s bullshit!

Even so, the worst actor in the whole play is Chen Kun, who plays Mr. Chen Zhongfu...

He acted like a dandy playboy with a cocky look on his face. It is hard to imagine how he can lead our party!
Fortunately, "1921" flopped, otherwise Chen Kun would really be dragged out and ridiculed.

“…Also, I want to say one thing, why do these mainstream movies have to be charged a second time? We actors basically get no pay for taking on these kinds of movies, and the box office has already made back our money, so why do we have to pay to watch them on video websites? This is wrong!”

(End of this chapter)