I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 724 Guo Fan (23)

Chen Jiadong’s change in mentality is understandable, Shen Liang is so awesome.

So far, every work of Shen Liang has been a hit!
Last year, Shen Liang Studio’s revenue exceeded 30 million (after tax), and in “New Journey”, his personal studio invested 4% and the revenue from distribution exceeded million!
This transcript is the best in the domestic entertainment industry!
Not to mention that now is a cold winter for the film and television industry, even if hot money is pouring into the entertainment industry in an era of booming business, the annual profit of a large film and television listed company will not exceed 10 billion!
Huayi Brothers’ best year: in 2015, the financial report showed a net profit of 9.81 million yuan…

It can be said that the revenue of Shen Liang Studio is comparable to that of most so-called media giants.

In those years, a large amount of hot money poured into the entertainment industry, film and television companies were eager to go public, and the pay of celebrities increased more rapidly than housing prices. The myth that someone raised tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan just by relying on PPT was repeatedly circulated in the industry.

Relevant data shows that in 2015 alone, there were 196 mergers and acquisitions among cultural and media companies, involving a capital of about 893.83 billion yuan. This means that a merger and acquisition of a cultural and media company occurs almost every two days.

Unfortunately, it’s a cold winter period for the film and television industry now!
Not to mention capital, even the platform won’t give a high price…

Last year, this year, and the year before last, there were only a handful of movie projects that could make money, but every one of Shen Liang’s films was a hit!
As the head of the studio, it is normal for Chen Jiadong's mentality to change.

The key point is that he has been with Shen Liang for a long time and doesn't think much of the so-called big directors.

Chen Jiadong used to like Jia Zhangke very much, but after getting to know Shen Liang and being influenced by him, he really felt that Jia Zhangke was "old"...

This old does not refer to age, but to creative thinking.

Jia Zhangke's works always have a fixed theme: his concern for the individuals of the old era who are abandoned by the rapidly changing society in contemporary China and cannot integrate into the new era, and his condemnation of the phenomenon of "focusing on the macro and constantly promoting social change, but ignoring the interests and survival of the micro-individuals in society."

This proposition may have attracted some attention a few years ago, but now... no one is interested!
The general environment is the confrontation between China and the United States. The whole world is choosing sides, either on the table or on the menu.

In such an environment, who would care about these things?

I don’t even care about European film festivals!

Many people commented on Jia Zhangke’s movies: I watched Jia Zhangke when I was young, wow! He looks so awesome, if you don’t watch Jia Zhangke, you can’t be considered an artistic youth…

Now when I watch Jia Zhangke, he always has the same tone, so annoying...

Always speechless to the times, always out of step with development, always reminiscing about the past, always singing the praises of tragedy, always upholding humanity and sighing without any reason.

He doesn't know anything else!

Veteran directors are still trying new themes and new styles to make breakthroughs.

On the contrary, directors such as Jia Zhangke, Wang Xiaoshuai and Lou Ye are holding on to the outdated so-called "New Wave" auteur films endlessly.

Don’t talk about conscientious, intellectual directors!
Intellectuals are not knowledgeable people. If they just perfunctorily rehash old ideas, how can they expect their works to accurately reflect reality? That is too much of a presumption!
"A Romantic Generation" has a sour smell from being used repeatedly and the steamer has not been cleaned properly.
After so many years and so many movies, Chief Jia, who has been regarded as the spokesperson of Fenyang in reality, has long been successful and famous and has left the masses, but he still insists on moaning about the sea of ​​life and wandering...

Interesting?

Filming idiots in your own country and then flying abroad to attract attention, this methodology works every time!
Those who succeed in speculation will continue to speculate.

Shen Liang is more accustomed to working with new directors, who are highly adaptable and versatile and can easily win over audiences, whereas old directors prefer a big scene, a big theme, and are more fascinated by a larger set.

It's form over content!

Chen Jiadong’s attitude towards Zhang Yimou cannot be said to be disrespectful, but before “Man Jiang Hong”, he was indeed not considered a popular director…

In Chen Jiadong's opinion, Zhang Yimou can only be regarded as a veteran director with some achievements in the past, while Shen Liang is a superstar!

Being able to direct Shen Liang’s play is a great honor for Director Zhang!

But Shen Liang asked him not to meet Zhang Yi yet, and they would go together in a few days...

This way, it is more sincere!
……

These days, the Hundred Flowers Awards held an awards ceremony...Shen Liang didn't go!

The 35th Hundred Flowers Awards awarded the Best Actor to Huang Xiaoming for The Bravest…

Shen Liang was speechless about the Hundred Flowers Awards!

This year is the 36th award ceremony, and Shen Liang was nominated for Best Actor - and "Life Events" was nominated for Best Actor.

Also nominated are Liu Ye (The Island Guardian), Shen Teng (My Fathers and Me), Wu Jing (The Battle at Lake Changjin), and Zhang Yi (On the Cliff).
If nothing unexpected happens, this award will be given to Zhang Yi!
Shen Liang has already won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for two consecutive years. If he is also awarded the Hundred Flowers Award, what will happen to the others?
There is a high probability that I will not win the prize...

In fact, the Hundred Flowers Awards were very prestigious at the beginning, but as domestic films declined in the 90s, the Hundred Flowers Awards could not collect enough votes, and even fewer votes were collected by the neighboring Golden Eagle Awards.

The Golden Rooster Awards...are quite embarrassing. Their selection criteria are based on who the Hundred Flowers Awards choose, but who the Golden Rooster Awards do not choose.

Later, the major film studios divided the profits and were keen on keeping a balance.

Later on, the major film companies (capital) divided the profits. Now it’s held once a year, and it’s still very watery!

It's really not good. Look at the nominations for supporting actor and actress, Zhou Ye for "Chinese Doctor", Liu Haoran for "1921"...

These two are both mediocre movies that flopped, how come they were nominated?
So, Shen Liang simply went to Qingdao Film and Television City.

By the way, the box office of "Mozart" in its first weekend was 1.07 million yuan, which was not only inferior to "A New Journey" (1.98 million yuan in the fourth weekend of its release, 24 billion yuan in total after 32.8 days of release), but also inferior to "The Detective", which closed at 1.4 million yuan in the second weekend and a total of 3.74 million yuan...

Meanwhile, "Alone on the Moon" announced that it will be released on July 7th...

"Tomorrow's War" announced to be released on August 8;
"Assassination of Novelist" is officially scheduled to be released on August 8!
It's pretty good, with a big movie coming out every other week.

……

At Qingdao Film and Television City, Shen Liang saw Guo Fan and was surprised: "Why have you lost so much weight?"

"…There's nothing we can do, with a large crew of several thousand people…" Guo Fan shook his head, then handed Shen Liang a cup of coffee: "Want coffee?"

Shen Liang took the coffee, took a sip, and smacked his lips: "It's so bitter... You should drink less of this stuff, I'm really worried that you'll die someday!"

“Not to the extent that…”

"You need to drink more water, eat some nuts, and walk five kilometers every day..."

“I’m only 42 years old…”

"I feel like you're not even as good as 72-year-old Zhang Yi!"

Guo Fan shook his head: "Zhang Yi's brain has been illuminated by aliens, so he is different from us ordinary people!"

"…ah?"

"do not you know?"

"…gab!"

"If you don't believe it, ask them!"

Gong Geer, Wu Jing, and Sha Yi came over and just happened to hear this. They immediately said, "It's true. We've read his autobiography. Zhang Yi has seen a UFO. He is full of energy, which may be the result of his brain being scanned by aliens. There are also witnesses of the UFO, including the producer of "The Grand Parade" Chen Liguo, the photographer Wang Jizhao, and four or five people from the photography team..."

(End of this chapter)