I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 673 Guest Invitation (25)

After the recording was over, Teacher He organized a dinner for everyone as usual.

Yang Rong asked, "Brother Liang, if you have time, will you really come again?"

"Yeah," Shen Liang nodded: "I still like mystery-type things..."

"Something like a script-killing?"

"almost…"

Zhang Ruoyun: "I feel like after the success of "Famous", many script-killing movies have been approved!"

Shen Liang nodded: "Well, there are quite a lot. The three main elements of the script-killing genre are: closed space, group portraits, and layers of reversals...

The closed space is one of the advantages of "script-killing movies" that is most favored by capital, because it can save a lot of production costs, thus realizing the possibility of making a big profit with a small investment.

I know about "The Play Killing" and "Welcome to Login Again". I heard that Zhang Yi's new project "Man Jiang Hong" is also a script-killing movie! "

“…Have you been looked for?”

"I've been approached by 'Welcome to Login Again', produced by Chen Zhengdao... I've also been approached by 'Red River'... But I don't have time, my schedule is full!"

Well, the most important thing is that the quality of these two movies is not very good.

"Welcome to log in again", confined space + live online trial...

Although it has not been released yet, it is highly likely that it will not work;

As for "Man Jiang Hong", I can only say that those who understand the movie will understand it!

It’s better for Brother Liang not to get involved!
"What about "Playful Killing"?"

“…Teacher Yu Entai took the call and told me directly that it was a bad movie…”

"Then why did he answer it?"

"It makes money! Mr. Yu Entai basically invites him to a role, and he takes it if it's good enough... I think the script-killing genre still has a future! However, market statistics last year showed that audiences were most interested in "case/crime-themed" films... This fully shows that there is still a lot of market space for this genre to be explored."

Zhang Ruoyun smiled and said, "Brother Liang is really good, he has a good grasp of the market..."

"I am just repeating what others have said..."

He Jiong interrupted: "Are you going to Shenzhen tomorrow?"

"Well... the preliminary preparations have been almost completed..."

“Why is the new movie called “New Journey”?”

"It's just the name of a variety show. The whole story is to use celebrities' participation in reality shows to satirize their ignorance and arrogance... I broadcast live every week. Today's audiences are dissatisfied with celebrities in various ways..."

Zhang Ruoyun: "Director Yan Min is going to make a variety show called "New Journey"..."

"No way, what a coincidence?" Shen Liang was surprised: "Could the title be "Experience the life of ordinary people" or "See the sky, see the earth, see all living things"?"

"Correct!"

"Tsk tsk... This title shows that the production team has already regarded themselves as royal relatives or great gods."

"No..."

"I've already said that I'm going down to earth to experience life. So, isn't it the gods who are going down to earth?"

“…Then I won’t go?”

Shen Liang smiled and said, "I'm just expressing my personal opinion. Anyway, I think no one wants to see someone who easily earns tens of millions tell the audience how hard life is for ordinary people... Isn't this just paying rich people to play poor people... The overall environment is not good now, and this kind of behavior will offend the audience!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ruoyun nodded: "Then I won't go!"

Shen Liang remembered something: "Brother Zhang, do you know what Wang Juan is doing recently?"

"I heard that he is writing "Youngsters of the Great Song Dynasty 2"..."

“…Well, I guess Joy of Life 2 will have to be postponed!”

Wang Ou, who had been silent the whole time, asked, "Will Joy of Life 2 be filmed?"

"It will definitely be filmed. Neither Tencent Video nor New Classics Media will give up... Besides, I signed a three-season contract!"

“…I heard that Director Chen refused to perform?”

Shen Liang shook his head: "I will definitely continue filming... If it doesn't work this year, then I'll do it next year. I'm not in a hurry..."

……

"Joy of Life 2" will definitely be filmed! The first season of "Joy of Life" is obviously a big IP that has been verified by the market. Look at the countless other TV series that have started planning for the second season as soon as they were released. Although some of them have low ratings, it does not affect their ability to make money.

Even the bad TV series "Ode to Joy 3, 4, and 5" were sold together.

When Yuewen acquired New Classics Media, it signed a bet agreement to achieve net profits of no less than 5 million, 7 million, and 9 million respectively within three years.

I thought that Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace could at least complete half of the bet...

It’s almost the same. The copyright sales of Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace have achieved remarkable results, with the copyright of a single episode costing as much as 1500 million.

Among them, Tencent Video accounted for 900 million, while the remaining 600 million was shared by Dragon TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV.

This solid income guarantee undoubtedly gave New Classics Media more confidence in the bet.

Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace had successfully obtained a broadcast license at the end of 2017, and the only thing missing was the TV station's scheduling arrangement.

However, subsequent developments were unexpected.

Not only did Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace fail to be released as scheduled, it also caused New Classics Media to lose more than 5 million in expected revenue. To make matters worse, the Story of Yanxi Palace, a drama with the same theme, took the lead and was the first to be broadcast online.

In addition, the impact of the Wu Xiubo incident on many TV dramas has put New Classics Media under heavy performance pressure...

The main producers of "The Love Master 2" and "Lust for Life" ("City of Desire") are both New Classics, and both star Wu Xiubo!
It was not until the hit of "Joy of Life" that New Classics Media finally achieved its net profit target of 6.6 million yuan.

Originally, the filming of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" was supposed to continue the following year...

As a result, we encountered a global epidemic...

The filming of film and television dramas takes time. The script adaptation cycle alone is difficult enough, not to mention the need to coordinate the original crew for filming during the mask incident. This undoubtedly adds more uncertainty and challenges to New Classics Media's gambling journey.

Just come back at another time!

……

"When will the filming of "Shushan" start?"

“It is estimated that in June…”

“When will it be released?”

Shen Liang thought for a moment and replied, "Next year's summer vacation or National Day..."

"It won't be released during the Spring Festival?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "The Spring Festival period is too crowded..."

"Is "Shushan" adapted from "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan"? "

"almost…"

"Who will Li Yingqiong choose to play?"

Shen Liang: "The three heroes and two clouds have been confirmed to be Zhou Ye, Liu Meitong, Chen Yao, Hou Minghao, and Wang Anyu... The cast list will be announced soon!"

"You're not going to act?"

"I play the villain Blood God Son... throughout the trilogy!"

Wang Ou interrupted: "Didn't they say that Naza and Rouba would also be in the show?"

"They are both in the same camp as me... they are both villains!"

Yang Rong: "All villains are so good-looking?"

"Our version of Shushan is a little different from Tsui Hark's version and Huanzhu Louzhu's Shushan Swordsman... The evil sects are not evil... It's a dispute of ideas!"

Zhang Ruoyun: "Deng Yin, the son of the Blood God, is a completely upright character in The Legend of Changmei. He not only recommends Changmei to be his disciple, but also has a very good wife. He also resists the temptation of the witch. His weapon is the first magic weapon of Shushan, Ziying..."

"Yes, but Huanzhu discontinued "The Legend of Changmei"... It didn't write about how he transformed from a righteous swordsman to a demonic leader. In "The Legend of Shushan", he was just a tragic little character who was suppressed by Changmei and was killed as soon as he appeared..." At this point, Shen Liang was a little surprised: "Has Brother Zhang seen "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman"?

“I watched a little bit…I didn’t finish it!”

"I haven't finished watching it either..." Shen Liang looked at Zhang Ruoyun seriously, and then said, "Brother Zhang, do you want to play a role?"

"The actors haven't been chosen yet?"

"I will be playing the guest role of Chu San Zi Yu Dao Ren..."

"Oh, this character is great, the master of Changmei and Deng Yin!"

"Correct!"

(End of this chapter)