I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 283 Efficiency First (14)

Xin Shuang is indeed planning to use a few new people.

Jiang Qiming, Chen Yongsheng, Liu Yitie, Huang Miyi and others are all young actors with good acting skills.

Affordable price, good image.

In fact, Liu Duanduan and Tian Xiwei are also quite affordable. "Joy of Life" has not yet aired, one is 80 and the other is 15...

That’s the market price!
You see, in the same circle, the top stars have a salary of tens of millions, while the less famous ones have a salary of tens of thousands or even a few thousand...

No wonder, once they enter a circle, everyone wants to be famous.

Those who claim to be as quiet as a chrysanthemum and not wanting to be famous are just setting their characters!
In the world of Vanity Fair, is there anyone who doesn’t want to be famous?

If a star doesn't want to be famous, he or she won't enter the industry at all.

Once you enter the industry, who doesn’t want to be famous?

Remember, if any celebrity sets up a persona for you and says that he or she doesn’t want to be famous, turn around and leave immediately, because this person must be both a hypocrite and a scoundrel!
The entertainment industry is a world of fame and fortune. You plunge into it headfirst, and then say that you don’t actually want to be famous - you are so indifferent. You should go to the temple instead of coming to the world of fame and fortune. Did you come to the wrong place?

If a person does not want to be famous and wants to disappear from the public eye, there are countless ways to do it: terminate the contract, disband the team, hide in a remote area under an assumed name for a year or two. In this era of information explosion, no matter how popular he is or how good his data is, it won't take more than a year for no one to pay attention to him.

Of the four top stars back then, who are still around now?
Including TF-boys…

Ahem, that’s too far off topic!

"By the way, I saw the Golden Horse Awards announced the nominations, and you were nominated for Best New Actor... Do you want to go?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "...I don't really want to go."

Yang Di was surprised: "You're not going to the Golden Horse Awards? Are you worried that you won't win an award?"

"It's certain that I won't win the prize!" Shen Liang shook his head: "Mainly because... I don't really want to go..."

"Huh? Why?"

"I still need to apply for a work permit... I go to Thailand and I don't need a visa..." At this point, Shen Liang smiled and said, "Whenever I go to Taiwan, it's just like leaving the province, I'll go!"

Wang Han suddenly interrupted: "That day will come."

"Let's not talk about this anymore," Li Wei looked at Shen Liang, "... Are you free to go to the Mars Research Institute?"

"It's probably very uncertain..." Shen Liang shook his head: "I have two TV series and a movie on hand... They are all in preparation, and I can't always appear on Youku's variety shows..."

After all, Shen Liang signed a contract with the Tencent platform, so he still had to take into account the struggle between the platforms...

“…Another movie?”

Shen Liang nodded: "An action movie..."

……

Chen Musheng can’t actually be considered a hit director…

Especially in recent years.

"Drug War" was a bit of a comeback, then "The Brink" had poor box office and word of mouth, and last year's "Cat" set the worst record of his career - the word of mouth was also the worst.

First of all, I have no intention of disrespecting him, but his aesthetic, like that of his personal martial arts director Li Zhongzhi, is still roughly in the late 90s to early 2000s.

In fact, the 96 film "Storm : Streets of Rage" is an insurmountable peak!

It is also the most exciting fashion action movie before the end of the golden age of Hong Kong movies, no doubt about it...

Hui Yong's "Drug War" is still full of the old man sentiments of Wu Yusen's "Bloody Street" in 90. It is exciting but also gives people an inappropriate feeling of disgust...

But when it comes to big scenes, he is definitely in the first tier!

Basically every movie has a flash point, in "Who Am I", Jackie Chan's glass slope slides down;

"New Police Story", fight at the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre;

The elevated car chase in "Handsome Couples", "The True Colors of Men", etc...

A very hot director...

Shen Liang met him at the dinner table, which was organized by Wu Jing. As soon as they met, he directly told him the idea of ​​"The Evil Man".

Chen Musheng was a little worried: "Everyone is a villain...Isn't that too much?"

"Not all of them are villains. The policeman is quite hateful of evil. The day after catching the serial killer, he wiped out the gangster's gang business... and advocated using legal means to deal with the murderer." "... Then this policeman is very unlikable."

"Well, he was indeed not likable... So, he made a deal with the gangster boss... and put the gangster boss and the murderous demon in the same prison..."

No loyalty, crossing the river and destroying the bridge...

Wu Jing interrupted: "How did you come up with such a plot?"

"I just want to watch an action movie... The framework of a police movie is set, and it's hard to come up with something new. The routine of a villain needing another villain is much more exciting..." After a pause, Shen Liang added: "In this world, watching a bad guy punish another worse person according to his own principles does give you a special sense of satisfaction, provided that it does not involve any risk to yourself. Movies just meet these conditions..."

Chen Musheng nodded: "Indeed, fighting violence with violence will never go out of style!"

"Director, will you take it?"

"…No problem on my end…What do you think, actor?"

"We must use Hong Kong actors. This movie can only be a co-production..."

"Gu Tianle and Liu Qingyun?"

"no problem!"

Chen Musheng hesitated for a moment, then asked Shen Liang: "Who do you think is more suitable to play the killer?"

“…No,” Shen Liang looked at Wu Jing, then explained: “I am the one playing the perverted killer…I want to try a pure villain!”

“…Ah? Aren’t you going to play the big boss?”

Shen Liang asked back: "How do I look like a big boss?"

"…Then why did you set up this game?"

"I want to try my hand at an action movie and make some money...Brother Jing, would you like to invest in it?"

“…I think there’s something to it,” Wu Jing nodded, “I’ll invest half!”

"How can I leave half for you... My own company, Tengxun Films, Yindu Organization, and China Film... are all investors. At most, I will leave you 20%..." After a pause, Shen Liang added: "Then you can play a cameo role!"

"Okay, which one?"

"What about the big boss's rivals?"

Wu Jing nodded: "That's fine, he won't appear much."

"That's settled!" Shen Liang looked at director Chen Musheng and asked, "Director, can we start filming this movie in February and release it in July?"

"… a little hasty…"

"There aren't any special effects shots, and a five-month cycle shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Chen Musheng thought for a moment and said, "It's OK... I'll try my best..."

"Well, I'll give you two months to write the script..."

“Why is it released in July?”

"There are no good movies in the summer next year..."

Shen Liang's expression was very serious...

He was telling the truth, except for the movie "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World"...

The second place at the box office is "Drug War 2".

To be honest, a Hong Kong-produced gangster film like "Drug War 2" which is mediocre in every aspect actually grossed 13 billion, directly breaking the box office record of Hong Kong films - 12.74 billion of "Wushuang".

How annoying!
So... "Drug War 3" was retaliated by the market...

As he spoke, Shen Liang raised his glass and said, "Well... I wish our movie a big hit!"

Wu Jing advised: "Drink less, do you have something to do tomorrow?"

"Yes...I need to go record a show!"

Then, after three glasses of wine, Wu Jing was a little tipsy...

The matter of "The Climber" was brought up again.

(End of this chapter)