I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 726 Farming (13)

"Brother Jackie Chan wants you to play a supporting role?"

"It's not a supporting role... Well, it's a supporting role!" Shen Liang was too lazy to explain: "But that role is quite profound."

Wu Jing was annoyed: "…Why didn't you look for me!"

Shen Liang was speechless: "Brother, that role is over 60 years old, how do you play it?"

"…Too…"

Wu Jing scratched his head and asked, "Hollywood movie? What Hollywood movie invited you? Didn't you say you don't want to develop in Hollywood?"

"I didn't want to go...but the project that invited me was Alien!"

"Alien? You're the protagonist?"

Shen Liang was speechless: "Haven't you seen Alien? The main character of Alien is the alien, and humans are just supporting roles."

"Then why are you joining in the fun..."

"I want to try my hand at filming a space horror movie... After returning home, let's make one!"

"…a space horror movie?"

"Yes, space confinement + alien killings..." After a pause, Shen Liang added: "Of course I know that this kind of horror element is already very difficult to make the audience feel creepy, but what if we replace the aliens with dead relatives? You are driving a spaceship..."

Wu Jing interrupted him: "Stop talking!"

"Do you feel it?"

“…It’s hard to say whether you feel this or not, but it’s hard to pass the review if you do this.”

"I'm just giving an analogy... You can replace your dead relatives with your older self... Anyway, in a space capsule, a naturally enclosed space, there's no way you can get help from heaven or earth!"

Shen Liang changed the subject: "I heard that you also filmed "The Meg 2"?"

"I'm one of the investors... I also want to try my hand at monster movies!"

Putting aside the film's script, "The Meg" is not just a Hollywood movie, but a Sino-US co-production produced in Hollywood with Chinese investment.

"The Meg" was invested by China Gravity Pictures and released simultaneously in China and the United States.

After its release, it topped the North American box office for three consecutive days, and its global box office has reached 5 million US dollars.

This is the most commercially successful Sino-US co-production after "The Great Wall".

Wu Jing plays one of the two male protagonists, which is also good!

“…In fact, I think if The Meg had created a little more of the oppressive fear of the deep sea in the claustrophobic space of the ocean, it would have been good! This is what deep-sea monster movies are all about!”

Wu Jing shook his head: "It's already been filmed..."

“…Then come on!”

……

Not telling the truth, but almost true!
Liang Ge is not a big fan of "Alien", but he quite likes this series.

Since the first "Alien" was released in 1979, this series has included 4 main series, 2 prequels, and 2 spin-offs, not including many short films. It is definitely one of the most popular film series in history and has many fans in China.

Shen Liang was talking about "Alien: The Taking"...

This movie is pretty good, with a typical space opera horror aesthetic and a very retro aesthetic. The plot arrangement generally replicates the script structure of "Alien 79" in 1 - the classic three-act structure, namely exploration and adventure, panic escape and the final heroic confrontation.

It has indeed kept up with the times. On the one hand, it retains the traditional plot of escaping from a confined space in the Alien series, and on the other hand, it has connected the action design with the life-threatening design of the Mission: Impossible series. The entire process is almost non-stop fighting, escaping and rescuing, which is thrilling and successfully saved the "Alien" series!
Speaking of which, fans of "Alien" have to give a thumbs up to "Alien: Reaper". If the next door "Predator" had a "Reaper", it would not have become a web movie.

The reason why Shen Liang was interested was that, on the one hand, the quality of the movie was good, and on the other hand, the production company offered a high price: US$800 million + 15% of the box office share.

It is full of sincerity!

It is understandable that the previous film "Alien: Covenant" was a box office failure. Globally, only China's box office exceeded that of "Alien: Prometheus"... Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, and the original 20th Century Fox Film was renamed 20th Century and developed independently.

They also want to make a name for themselves!

"Avatar 2", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Alien" are all series IPs that have their own fans.

They chose to reboot "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", "Alien"...

Both series invited Shen Liang!
Shen Liang just had the intention, but he didn't have to accept it.

After hearing this, Guo Fan was quite interested: "Alien? I heard that Mickey Mouse was originally going to go the streaming media route?"

"Well... it seems that the script is good, and I added some money to make it a theatrical movie... Then they sent me two invitations, one for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and the other for "Alien"... I personally feel that "Alien" is more interesting..."

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes is not okay?”

Shen Liang said casually: "Rise of the Planet of the Apes... is boring, not as fun as Primal..."

Guo Fan immediately asked: "What is "Primal War"? A Hollywood movie?"

"It's a novel... quite interesting, it's about modern people returning to primitive society, farming..."

"Farming?"

"It's quite interesting. It gives me a feeling that our ancestors overcame all difficulties and paved a thorny road for future generations..." After a pause, Shen Liang said, "I think farming is quite interesting. The idea of ​​farming is deeply rooted in our Chinese bones. Why don't you try it?"

"What does farming... mean?"

"It's from nothing to something, from small to big, from few to many, from weak to strong... Do you know the Civilization series of games?"

Guo Fan shook his head: "I don't know...but I roughly know what you mean!"

"How's it going? Any ideas?"

"It's no use having ideas," Guo Fan shook his head: "...I'm busy working on The Wandering Earth..."

Shen Liang was happy: "I'm not asking you to shoot now... Let's develop it together!"

"That's no problem..." After a pause, Guo Fan said, "I heard that Twinkle Twinkle Star is doing well?"

"Well... it's really not bad, the popularity value is close to 28000... it exceeds most of the self-produced dramas!"

"How does it compare to The Dream Record?"

Shen Liang was speechless: "This is just a revenue-sharing drama, we didn't do any marketing!"

The marketing of "Dream of Red Mansions" even surpassed that of "Kim's Secretary"...

The marketing strength of "Kim's Secretary" is just an ordinary S+ drama. Many hot searches are spontaneously generated by the audience. The marketing of "Dream of Red Mansions"...

It’s really all-round!
Matrix marketing, Weibo, Xiaohongshu, Douyin, WeChat, including Douban and Hupu, are all investing money!

After all, it is the first drama of the American "little flower" returning to the domestic entertainment TV drama circle. It really produced something and is worthy of the investment.

However, the number of online broadcasts of Yunhe dehydrated movies… “Dream of Hualu”, with 12.55 billion broadcasts and a market share of 0.84%, is not even as good as “The Lion’s Reflection of the Lazy Cat”…

Guo Fan sighed: "Liu Yifei is still beautiful!"

"What's wrong? Do you want to take advantage of her?"

"Am I that kind of person?" Guo Fan was speechless: "I'm just praising you!"

"I didn't say anything, why are you so anxious... I'm telling you, it's impossible to cooperate with her for the time being!"

Guo Fan: "Why?"

"She is so unlucky..."

(End of this chapter)