I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 145: Weird and Strange (33)

As for variety shows, they must have content!

Generally, when the younger generation visits the older generation, the audience certainly expects to see the older generation giving guidance to the younger generation.

Create an atmosphere of "old artists supporting newcomers"...

To be honest, Shen Liang doesn't really like chatting with people because there is not much topic to talk about.

Everyone’s social circles and perceptions of society are completely different, so what is there to talk about?

Why spend time and energy getting along with someone you don’t know well?
Besides, there may not be a chance for us to meet again in the future!

However, if we really want to have an awkward conversation, Shen Liang is not incapable of it...

We are all from the entertainment industry, so naturally we talked about the current situation of young actors...

It was Da-yi who started it. He said that filming was very tiring: "I woke up at 4 o'clock every day, and then I was suspended on wires all the time. It was very tiring... I was so tired that I even doubted what I was doing!"

"Then why did you take that role?"

"The company arranged..."

"What drama?"

Dalai looked at the camera and whispered, "It's called "Zhengtu"..."

The Journey…

Shen Liang happened to know about this movie, a "big chess game" that the film and television capital is quite proud of!
Adapted from a well-known game IP.

The production is a combination of Chinese and Western elements + fictional history + all elements + all-stars, and it was shot according to the standards of Hollywood movie assembly lines...

It is said to have a cost of 300 million yuan, and its specifications are almost the same as those of films such as "Legend of the Gods", "Frozen", "The Great Wall", "Asura", and international co-productions such as Da Gecheng's "The Mystery of Dragon Seal".

To put it simply: it is a domestically produced commercial film shot with the production standards and creative ideas of Hollywood commercial blockbusters.

It is a fantasy theme of fictional history that combines Chinese and Western elements, supplemented by dazzling visual effects, fancy costumes and props...

The screenwriter is Liu Fendou, who has a close relationship with Wang Shuo. He wrote and directed Half Sea Half Flame... the movie about Liao Fan vs. Mo Xiaoqi...

The movie adaptation of "Zhengtu" can either be like "World of Warcraft", combining game memes, fantasy style, action, and classic characters and events. Even if it cannot satisfy all audiences, it can at least meet the viewing needs of core game fans; or it can follow the example of "Resident Evil", continue some of the settings, and find another way to tell an original story...

As long as the operation is proper and the story flows smoothly, it is still worth watching.

However, the movie chose a third way. It merely borrowed the IP name of "Zhengtu" and created an original Hollywood genre film of personal heroism + conspiracy theory, modified the place names and monsters in the game, and fabricated a series of characters and stories.

According to Dalai, he couldn't understand the plot of the movie at all!
Shen Liang was speechless: "How can I not understand it? The character logic, the emotional logic, and then the whole story line..."

By the way, I gave an example of myself: "I filmed "The Wandering Earth", a science fiction film, and the whole storyline is easy to understand... When we were filming, although it was tiring, everyone did their job..."

“What is The Wandering Earth about?”

“The sun is about to be destroyed. After the destruction, the solar system is no longer suitable for human survival. Faced with despair, humans will launch the "Wandering Earth" plan, trying to escape the solar system with the Earth and find a new home for mankind... Our "Wandering Earth" is the 22nd year of the Wandering Earth plan, the Jupiter Crisis!”

"The Earth gradually moved away from the Sun and approached Jupiter, causing the distance between the Earth and Jupiter to be only 7 kilometers, close to the Roche limit... The character I played was involved in rescuing Jupiter from the crisis..."

"…You rescued?"

"This is hard science fiction. It's impossible for one person to save a planet from crisis... After all, this is not a superhero movie... You'll know when you go to watch it!" Shen Liang waved his hand and continued to ask: "You starred in the movie... Didn't you study the script?"

"I don't understand Chinese very well..." Shen Liang was speechless: "Then there is nothing I can do!"

He Jiong interrupted: "Shen Liang also participated in the filming of the movie, how does it feel?"

"Very good..." Shen Liang nodded: "I have acted in two movies so far, I like them both very much, and I really enjoy the feeling of creating a character..."

Huang Lei also looked at Dawei with a serious face: "That's right, you can't think of it as enduring, you have to enjoy it..."

"But it's really hard for me to enjoy it! Shooting in the desert, with temperatures over 12 degrees, and shooting for hours at a time..."

Shen Liang sighed: "It is necessary to endure hardships. You think it is tiring to hang on the wire, but those staff who pull the wire must be more tired... They only earn a few dollars!"

“Was it tiring to film The Wandering Earth?”

"What do you think? This is the first time for us to try this type of work. It was all done manually. I filmed for three months. The clothes I wore were almost heavier than me. Almost every shoot took more than 12 hours..."

He Jiong nodded: "When you finish filming and watch the movie, you will be proud of yourself."

Huang Lei said: "Not necessarily... Many scenes were difficult to shoot, but the final results were not satisfactory..."

Huang Lei is very good at throwing cold water...

Maybe he wants to show that he is different!
This kind of person... is usually called weird.

He Jiong noticed that Shen Liang's face looked strange, and hurriedly said, "Just consider it as accumulating experience!"

Unable to stop him, Shen Liang said in a veiled tone: "Teacher Huang, are you reminded of the past? You remembered yourself, and you put in a lot of effort, but the result was not satisfactory..."

"What do you mean?"

"No, I'm talking about a lot of movies... They always emphasize how hard they work, it's just sad marketing, it takes ten years to sharpen a sword, thirteen years to sharpen a sword, etc..."

“…Maybe they are really grinding!”

"Generally speaking, publicity like this doesn't get a good reputation!"

“Today’s audiences don’t necessarily understand movies!”

"But since movies have to be paid for by the audience, you should at least respect movie consumers and reasonable judgments. Otherwise, why bother to release it in theaters? Wouldn't it be wonderful and joyful to find a theater to screen it and listen to countless praises? Since you have chosen to release it in theaters, you must be able to withstand the criticism of the audience!"

"Some themes are not suitable for today's audiences. Young people don't like movies with bland plots!"

"The audience is so pitiful. They don't even have the freedom to like or dislike something. It's obviously a bad movie, but they are forced to say they like it..."

There was a bit of silence at the scene, even Dalai shut up...

Shen Liang is confronting Huang Lei in person!

Yang Di interrupted: "...He was talking about The Ferryman...He likes Wang Jiawei very much, and the more he likes Wang Jiawei, the more he hates The Ferryman..."

He Jiong quickly replied: "Not really, The Ferryman is quite attentive..."

Shen Liang shook his head: "The movie itself may be interesting, but the viciousness is very unpleasant. The Ferryman is about how to ferry people to the other side. I think at least before educating others, you should re-examine your own work... This is called saving others and saving yourself!"

Huang Lei laughed: "Do you know as much about film art as Wang Jiawei?"

"But I am an audience!" Shen Liang retorted, "Doesn't the Douban score of more than 200,000 people represent the audience's true opinion of a movie? A failing grade is a failing grade! Don't say that The Ferryman is the work of Wang Jiawei. Even if it is Kubrick's film, it still fails!"

(End of this chapter)