I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 180 Release Date Advance (23)

Xu Zheng came here specifically to find Shen Liang...

Invite him to compose a song for his film.

"…Then you don't have to come in person, right? Just give me a phone call…"

"It's hard to explain it just by calling," Xu Zheng waved his hand, glanced at the busy crew, and asked him, "Are you just waiting here?"

“…My performance is in the afternoon, so I’m here to study!”

"Aren't you the second male lead? Do you still need to wait for the show?"

Shen Liang: "What are you saying? There is no arrangement for the male lead role... Besides, half of the actor's salary is waiting for the role!"

Xu Zheng deliberately raised his voice and said, "But you are famous, aren't you? You even performed on the Spring Festival Gala!"

"Brother, please keep your voice down..."

Shen Liang was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to hide in, so he pulled him away and said, "Let's find a place to drink tea and talk slowly..."

“…That’s fine too.”

Xu Zheng waved to the staff on site and followed Shen Liang out of the filming location...

They found a teahouse, sat down, and ordered a pot of Longjing tea. Xu Zheng spoke first: "I have worked with Zhao Liying before..."

"What drama?"

"'Li Wei as an Official'... should be the third part... she was so young at that time!"

"The Inner Court Underdog?"

"The Imperial Court Undercover...yes, yes, yes. When it was later broadcast, it was renamed "The Imperial Court Undercover", which is actually the third part of Li Wei's official career...Since then, I have stopped taking on costume dramas!"

"Yeah," Shen Liang nodded, and mentioned something by the way: "In fact, many people wanted to see you perform in The Deer and the Cauldron!"

The Li Wei created by Xu Zheng in "Li Wei as an Official" is a living Wei Xiaobao: he is a street-smart, slick, and clever. Most importantly, he has a sense of justice that he has been brainwashed by storytelling...

When casting for "The Deer and the Cauldron" was underway and there was an online vote, Xu Zheng was voted first with a landslide. Many netizens believed that apart from Xu Zheng, no one else could portray the sense of justice of a common hero.

Zhang Jizhong did not choose him, and the reason he gave was: Xu Zheng looked old!
Bullshit, Huang Xiaoming didn’t look that young at that time.

Xu Zheng sighed: "I have also fought for it..."

"It's okay. It's not a big deal if I can't perform..."

"An actor can encounter countless roles he wants to play in his lifetime, but he can only get a few of them..." Xu Zheng sighed, then handed the script in his bag to Shen Liang: "This is the script..."

"'Dying to Survive'? Has it been filmed yet?"

"Well, the post-production is all done, all that's missing is a theme song!"

"Indian God of Medicine" is "I am not the God of Medicine"...

It was originally called "The Road of Life". Han Jianu was deeply moved after watching Lu Yong's documentary "Lu Yong, the Medicine Hero", and wrote the script for "The Road of Life". Han Shanping liked the story very much and gave it to Ning Hao. Then screenwriter Zhong Wei stepped in and commercialized and typified the script. To put it bluntly, it was made to look better and more in line with the audience's aesthetic taste.
Finally, Director Wen took it to shoot and made some adjustments.

Of course, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao would have added some color to the story…

Xu Zheng is very talented. The predicament of Cheng Yong in "Dying to Survive" was probably his work - a hospitalized father, a divorced wife, a son for whom he was fighting for custody, and a life forced into a dark alley.

He is very good at portraying this type of character, the middle-aged male dilemma!
He was originally scheduled to be the male lead of "Article 20", and he was also deeply involved in the writing of the script. The male lead is a typical "middle-aged Xu-style man" who is caught between his first love girlfriend and his current wife.

Of course, because of the potential collapse of the film - it was related to a crime, under the pressure of public opinion, during the official filming, the male lead was replaced by Lei Jiayin...

After all, capital will not take risks!
Shen Liang flipped through the script, then took out his computer from his bag...

About twenty minutes later, a song came out...

"Okay, come and take a look!"

"So fast?"

"It used to be very hard to write a song. First I had to write the lyrics and compose the music, make a demo, then arrange the music, record, compose the music, and produce it... Now all you need is a computer, a sound card, a set of recording equipment, and a set of software... I guess in a while, all you need is a mobile phone!"

Shen Liang click to play...

'…Without the halo of God, you and I are born ordinary, recognizing regrets in heartbreak, life is long and short, and vines grow from the beating heart;
Willing to fight for danger, fall into the grayness and into the abyss, with a face covered with mud;

Without the halo of God, hold tight to the ordinary in your hands...'

""As long as it's ordinary"?"

"Yes, what do you think?"

"...You are such a musical genius!" Shen Liang waved his hand: "The main thing is that the script is well written. I am touched... I suggest finding a group of children to sing together... With the blessing of children's voices, the effect will be better!"

"Childish voice?"

"right…"

Xu Zheng nodded immediately: "Do as you say..."

“…When do you want it?”

"There's no rush for now, just finish it before April..."

"Then... have tea..."

Shen Liang gave him some water, and the two chatted about "Time Travel Cohabitation"...

Xu Zheng talked about his plan: "'Time Travel Cohabitation' will be released in March, and the distribution company has set the release date as March 3th..."

Shen Liang was startled: "Are you so anxious?"

"There are no major movies next month... just Black Panther..."

“Will the schedule be too cold?”

"Our movie is not big..." Xu Zheng emphasized: "It was discussed by several distribution companies together!"

“…What about publicity work?”

"The publicity team will contact you when the time comes... Just cooperate well..."

"You... this is quite sudden!"

“No confidence in the movie?”

"That's not the case... Mainly because I have to take leave later..."

"The crew must have made a plan!" Xu Zheng waved his hand: "Birds and Cicadas is almost ready to go online!"

“…Okay, I’ll talk to the company.”

……

The distribution company actually took into consideration Shen Liang’s rising popularity and released the movie directly!

God knows whether his popularity will disappear...

What if it’s just a flash in the pan?

Instead of releasing the movie when the popularity is high, do we have to wait until it’s no longer popular?
Traffic is unpredictable.

Shen Liang was a little caught off guard...

According to the original plan, "Do You Know?" was expected to be filmed until the end of March, and then a few commercials would be filmed before joining the crew of "Celebrating More Than Years"...

Now, tell him that "Time Travel" will be released earlier than expected...

All plans are messed up!
But he did not dissuade Xu Zheng...

This was definitely not something he did on his own initiative. It was definitely a suggestion from the distribution company - the distribution company was Guangxian!

During this year’s Spring Festival, Guangguang participated in “Boonie Bears: The Transformation”, but it was just a co-production…

Several other live-action films were not involved at all!

You must make a movie to make your presence felt.

"Time Travel" is very suitable...

The film is small in scale and can make a profit of 100 million yuan. The lead actor Shen Liang is very popular at the moment, so there is a lot of room for hype!

That's it!

As for Xu Zheng, he considered that if the movie was released on 520, it would be easy to be squeezed in between "Avengers: Infinity War" (released on May 3) and "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (released on May 5)...

Shen Liang's opinion...

Xu Zheng didn't care much about it. It was just a promotion for a movie, a light romantic comedy. At most, it would just be a roadshow and it would be over in a week or so!
what?
Will the promotional period be extended due to the box office success?

How popular can it be?
The maximum box office is 500 million...

(End of this chapter)