I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 109 I'm Not a Counting Trickster (13)

Song Ge has always been optimistic about "The Wandering Earth"...

However, Beiwen was not very optimistic about the project "The Wandering Earth", at least that was the case before Wu Jing joined!
Funds within Beiwen are very tight!

Especially after the fund provider and major shareholder Zhang was taken away for investigation - Zhang was called the man behind Brother Song and the helmsman of the Life Department (Life Insurance).

Then Beiwen University encountered financial difficulties!
——Brother Song previously served as the manager of a fund, which was funded by Life Insurance with 90 billion yuan, accounting for 89.5%!

Although Beiwen has participated in the investment and guaranteed distribution of many films and has a certain profit right in each film, the proportion is not high, so the income is limited.

Although I bet on a hit product, I didn't make any significant profit.

What is glorious is the hit product, not Beiwen’s profit.

For example, the revenue of Wolf Warrior 2 was only 1.6 million RMB.

It seems like a lot, but the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" is 56.83 billion yuan!

Most importantly, before Wu Jing joined, "The Wandering Earth" really didn't look like it would be a hit, and there weren't even any big-name stars - Shen Liang was not considered a famous star at the time.

So, Shen Liang invested 4000 million yuan, and the producer was very welcome!

Help share the financial pressure...

But now Wu Jing is here, and Shen Liang's reputation is becoming more and more famous...

In this case, will Beiwen still accept investment?
The answer is yes!

As soon as Wu Jing called, Brother Song immediately welcomed him...

What he values ​​is the attention of top-tier celebrities!
In addition...I also want to find someone to share the investment pressure with.

After all, Beijing Literature and Art University has invested 100 million yuan in "The Wandering Earth".

Wu Jing made up the remaining 4000 million yuan... the same as Shen Liang, accounting for 15%.

……

"I'm afraid that the normal small schedule won't be able to accommodate our film... I think it will be the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival schedule!"

"Isn't it possible for the summer season?"

"That's definitely too late!"

After filming was finished, Shen Liang was about to leave the crew of The Wandering Earth. Gong Geer arranged for them to have a meal together. During the meal, Shen Liang asked about the release of the film...

Guo Fan must have something in mind.

The schedule is important!
Just like playing mahjong, how much you win depends not only on your skills but also on which table you sit at.

If the cards are big enough, you can eat more!
Wu Jing nodded: "I think it's the Spring Festival period! The Lunar New Year period is not going to work now!"

Guo Fan hesitated: "...The Spring Festival period is of course good, but the pressure is too great..."

The Spring Festival period is already the biggest period, and it is also a major period that all film and television companies must compete for.

Each company will bring out its most exquisite works to compete in the Spring Festival period!

It was normal for Guo Fan to be worried, but Shen Liang was surprised: "Pressure? Why should we have pressure? We are a big movie with a big scene. The ones who should have pressure should be other movies released in the same period, right?"

Guo Fan quickly said: "...I dare not say that, they all say that in China, the audience likes to watch comedies..."

Shen Liang interrupted him directly: "Nonsense, there were a lot of people saying that Chinese audiences love watching movies starring young actors...

It’s because those people are incapable of making better quality movies, so they can only promote this!

High-quality movies don’t have to worry about these things!
Brother Jing’s “Wolf Warrior 2” is a typical example. “Wolf Warrior 2” has nothing to do with any popular commercial elements on the market...but it sold well!

In fact, if we look at the US box office market, we will know that the box office champions are always big-scale movies. Comedies and dramas can only be part of the box office. In the past, we didn’t have these movies, so the audience could only watch comedies. Once "The Wandering Earth" is released... the audience will definitely support it!"

Wu Jing nodded: "I agree, The Wandering Earth is really good. As long as the finished film can live up to 80% of the script, I think it will definitely be a hit!"

Shen Liang immediately stood up, clinked glasses with Wu Jing, drank them all, and then said: "See, even Brother Jing agrees with my point of view..."

“…Now that you say that, I’m under a lot of pressure…”

Shen Liang: "What's wrong? If we don't tell you, will you slack off? You are not a lazy person!"

Wu Jing added: "Exactly. I think you should give yourself some time to rest. I see you only sleep three or four hours a day and drink a bucket of iced coffee... can your body handle it?"

“…You’ll just get used to it…”

"This isn't a good habit... There's no need to keep it~"

“But I’m worried that I don’t have enough time…” “You can’t make a movie by yourself…”

Guo Fan waved his hands and didn't want to continue this topic. Although he knew that the two of them cared about him, how could Guo Fan not fight desperately?
This is "The Wandering Earth"!
……

Shen Liang didn't drink too much. After all, they still had to shoot tomorrow and it was not easy to force him to drink.

After packing his luggage, Shen Liang set out overnight...

First he had to go to Nanjing, where he would attend the second tour of Tomorrow’s Son, and then he had to go to CCTV for the first rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala…

The music channel also arranged a promotion for the song "Seaweed Dance".

I estimate that it will take three days before I can join the crew of "Time Travel Together"...

This has already been discussed with the director team!
There's no way around it. Shen Liang is not a professional actor, and rising artists just have more work to do.

To put it bluntly, the tour of "The Next Generation of Stars" is just a way to make money and cut leeks.

As the best-performing artist after "Tomorrow's Son", Shen Liang has the obligation to help support the platform...

Shen Liang, Mao Buyi, Ma Boqian, Zhao Tianyu, Zhou Zhennan, Meng Zikun, Zhong Yixuan, Wang Jingli…

The only ones who are out of the circle now are Shen Liang and Mao Buyi...

Mao Buyi has been active all the time. His first album "Superstar Studio No.1" sold well. The three songs "Xiaochou", "People Like Me" and "A Journey on the Mountain Road" even ranked in the top five of the singles best-selling list...

Of course, it was later defeated by "Flowering Along the Way" and "Take You to Find Nightlife"...

Including the subsequent "Seaweed Dance" airborne number one on the list...

But whether it is Shen Liang or Mao Buyi, they all came from "The Next Generation of Idols"!

This indirectly reflects that this program is indeed a star-making program. I heard that the second season of "The Next Generation of Idols" has been solicited for investment, and the sponsorship fee alone has been snatched up by several brands at a price of 3.6 million yuan!

In comparison, the others don’t have much star power…

So, when they met again, they were all very polite to Shen Liang...

Shen Liang still ignores them...!
Except Ma Boqian.

This guy is a fool, so damn sincere, sometimes you say something naughty to him, but he doesn't feel anything at all, you will feel embarrassed...

"Brother, has the filming of The Wandering Earth been completed?"

"Well, my part is over... How are you doing?"

"Still the same..."

Shen Liang asked casually: "Picking your feet at the company?"

"I'm not picking my feet. I'm learning!"

Look...

Shen Liang was speechless: "If you are bored, you can ask your agent to arrange a few reality shows for you..."

Ma Boqian quickly shook his head: "No, I don't have the sense for variety shows..."

"What kind of variety sense is needed to be on a reality show... You have to fight for exposure... How can you compete with those people on The Rap of China for fans just by relying on your rhetoric?"

"I...I'm a rapper..."

"…Come, recite a line, 'There is a peach blossom nunnery in Taohuawu, and there is a peach blossom fairy in the peach blossom nunnery. The peach blossom fairy plants peach trees and picks peach branches to pay for wine…'"

Ma Boqian didn't understand and repeated it. Shen Liang rolled his eyes and said, "You said you are not a numeral..."

Ma Boqian was anxious: "I'm not counting, I'm rapping!"

"Rap is the foreign allegro... Teacher Zhao Lirong said..."

Ma Boqian was so anxious that he wanted to hit someone. Mao Buyi couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Don't tease him..."

Shen Liang chuckled: "Xiao Ma, we will work together on a song later, and you can sing this part of the storytelling..."

"I'm not a narrator..."

"Will you sing? Cooperate with me!"

"Sing, I sing..."

(End of this chapter)