I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 824: Momentum Continues
The original plan was to come back and shoot on the same day, but Shen Liang really couldn't bear it...

——My legs are a little weak and I can’t do many movements at all.

I can only rest first.

So sex is a knife that scrapes bones!

The body of a beautiful girl in her twenties is as soft as butter, and she carries a sword at her waist to kill foolish men; although you don't see their heads fall off, her heart will dry up in secret!

this is correct.

The so-called indulgence is that you are already tired and you force yourself to be energetic when you should rest...

It’s really hard to try too much!
I spit too much, so I have to slow down my mouth.

However, Liang Ge didn’t sleep much. He got up at 6:30 in the morning, put on his shorts, and ran on the treadmill in the hotel for an hour…

Still as vigorous as ever!

Then go downstairs for breakfast...

Cao Dun was already waiting. The two of them first discussed the contents of the five-day shoot, including the war scenes and the scenes where Tubo planned to invade Qiuci...

Naturally, they talked about history, and Cao Dun was very angry: The Tang Dynasty should have occupied the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at the beginning, so there would be no subsequent chaos.

Shen Liang shook his head: "It's not that we haven't fought before, it's that we can't occupy it!"

Li Zhi had Hexi and Longyou prepare for war for ten years, and ordered Xue Rengui to be the commander-in-chief of the Posuo Road to attack Tubo, preparing to defeat Tubo in one battle. As a result, Xue Rengui was defeated miserably in Dayuechuan, and the court and the public were shocked. From then on, the area from the West Sea to Shanzhou was completely lost. In addition, the earth's climate was warm and humid at that time, and crops could be grown on the plateau, so the Tubo Dynasty rose rapidly.

Later, Tubo became the biggest border threat to the Tang Dynasty!

In the first year of Emperor Suzong of Tang's Zhide reign (756), Tubo successively defeated the Weirong Army, Shenwei Army, Dingrong Army, Xuanwei Army, Zhisheng Army, Jintian Army, Tiancheng Army and other armies, and in the following year captured Lang, Ba, Min and other states as well as Heyuan Army, Momen Army and other armies.

In the first year of Baoying (762), they captured Lintao and took Qin, Cheng, Wei and other states. In the first year of Guangde (763) of Emperor Daizong of Tang, Tubo invaded Dazhen Pass again and captured Lan, He, Shan, Tao and other states. As a result, the Tang Dynasty "lost all the land in Longyou" and approached Chang'an in October of the same year. Emperor Daizong of Tang fled to Shanzhou in a hurry!

Cao Dun changed the subject: "Before, Beijing Literature and Art University wanted to make "Heroes of Dunhuang"..."

"I know, I've looked for Lu Yang!"

"Heroes of Dunhuang", the story of the Guiyi Army in the late Tang Dynasty...

“I want to take a picture!”

"You can take the photo. How much does it cost?"

"...I calculated with several producers, and it will cost at least 3.5 million..."

Shen Liang did not comment: "Is 3.5 million enough?"

"Roughly the same…"

"Please prepare a complete shooting schedule. Our company is planning to make several big productions..."

“I don’t know if I can make it!”

"...'Westward to Anxi' is no problem..." Shen Liang pondered for a while, then said: "Let's bring China Film Group along!"

"If China Film Academy comes together, then... it should be no problem!"

"Don't think about these things for now... Let's finish filming "Westward to Anxi" first!"

“Yeah,” Cao Dun nodded, and then exclaimed: “The box office of ‘Gone Girl’ has reached 15 billion!”

"Chen Sicheng is a man who focuses on making hit commercial films. He's got a way!"

Cao Dun nodded, and the two of them quickly finished their breakfast, then arrived at the crew one after another and started working!
……

There is a problem. The directors of "She Vanished" are Cui Rui and Liu Xiang, but in the promotional materials released by Douyin, the person sitting in the director's chair is Chen Sicheng!

Because he is the producer!

Literally speaking, it means supervising production.

The producer is a role with a lot of discretion. A strong producer is the trinity of producer + director + screenwriter.

A weak supervisor may just be a figurehead...

This problem has been reflected in early Hong Kong films. The most famous one is Xu Ke, who often holds the power of director under the title of producer. For example, the nominal director of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Swordsman II" is Cheng Xiaodong, but Xu's style can be clearly felt. Cheng Xiaodong is more of an action director, and the overall direction of the story is still controlled by Xu Ke.

Actually, Cheng Xiaodong is a good director, no kidding.

His directorial debut, "Life and Death" was filmed in 1983. In 82, there were "Shaolin Temple" and "The Thousand Faces of Dunjia". This is a series of the same period, belonging to the transition period from Taiwanese martial arts to Hong Kong martial arts. Especially Cheng Xiaodong's film, it has a bit of the momentum of Xu Ke's later new pattern. The film is very smooth and has a tight rhythm.

Unfortunately, Cheng Xiaodong had too good a temper. Later, he followed Xu Ke and then Wang Jing, and he could cooperate happily with anyone.

But his career as a director was completely ruined.

The director who made "Life and Death" later made "Legend of the White Snake" and "Zhu Xian"...

Generally speaking, a new director will be paired with a senior person in the industry with abundant resources as a producer!

"Dying to Survive" is co-produced by Xu Zheng and Ning Hao!
Shen Liang is the producer of "Westward Anxi"...

However, Shen Liang is a relatively weak producer - he rarely interferes with the filming of the crew.

Because his intervention is mostly in the preparation stage, including filming locations, actor selection, administrative communication, etc...

The Gansu Provincial Bureau of Culture and Tourism did not pay for the film "West of Anxi", but many scenes in the movie were shot on location at Dangjin Mountain in Aksai County!
Without the help of the government, the crew would have no way of filming in this place!

In addition, the crew borrowed thousands of horses from the local area to create a realistic battlefield scene in order to restore the grand feeling of history.

Speaking of producer, Chen Sicheng is a bit like Xu in the crew of "She Vanished". Although he is the producer in name only, his authority spans the director and screenwriter...

Will the director have any objections?

I have a Mao opinion that giving you the right to be credited as the director is already a great reward.

Cui Rui also has Liu Xiang’s resume. He graduated from a famous foreign film school and has participated in the production of foreign films. It is estimated that he was selected to be the director of "The Lost Girl" after he served as the executive director of the "Chinatown Detective" web series...

In modern movies, especially commercial films, the director alone does not have much influence...

The core job of a director is to arrange the shots and ensure that each shot is executed properly.

What matters is the producer and the movie script!
Of course, if the director is too bad and completely violates the principles of commercial films, then the movie can still easily make people speechless!
"Trident", "The World of Grass and Trees", "The Wandering Blade", and "The Yellow Bird Behind!" all belong to this category.

……

The crew, several staff members gathered together to discuss the box office of "She Vanished"...

This movie has momentum!
截止到7月3号，连续11天票房破两亿——前天、昨天的票房甚至到了3.5亿还有3.2亿！
The cumulative box office is 30.07 million.

Well, the box office exceeded 11 billion in 30 days.

Maoyan has adjusted its total box office forecast to 48 billion.

Shen Liang walked over and asked casually, "What are you talking about?"

"We are talking about the box office of 'Gone Girl'..."

"Brother Liang, what was your box office forecast?"

Shen Liang sat down, took the cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and then said: "About 15 billion, so starting from 16 billion, the posters for the box office exceeding million are very simple..."

"Then...Brother Liang, when you read the script, did you know that the role you were going to play was a villain?"

"I know... the script actually beautifies He Fei a bit... I changed it and made him a pure villain..."

"…Brother Liang doesn't object to playing a villain?"

Shen Liang waved his hands: "What's there to resist?"

Just as he finished speaking, Shen Liang’s cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and it was... Chen Jiadong?

After answering the phone, Chen Jiadong on the other end of the line said something - a movie invitation...

"What movie?"

"It seems to be called "Lily's Choice", a very popular novel in recent years..."

“…Who called you?”

"Colombian people!"

"Forget it, I'm not interested!"

"All right…"

(End of this chapter)