I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 349: "Sister Lang" Situation (13)

Hong Kong movies are very good at following trends...

Also very good at summarizing!

Once a hit movie is released, there will be at least five follow-up works with large investments and more than ten follow-up works with smaller investments in the next two years.

After "Infernal Affairs", Hong Kong movies have been around for 20 years, and they still use elements like undercover, police and gangsters, gun fights, car races, the Golden Triangle, drug raids, and black and white brotherhood!
The Evil Dead is a big hit...

Emperor Entertainment Group has approved a movie called "Evil", which seems to be starring Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Jiajia, and the plot is about gangsters fighting killers;
Clearly following the trend...

It doesn’t count as Madou following the trend... they are a Taiwanese company!
“The sequel to “The Evil Dead”…”

Shen Liang was speechless: "There's no way this thing can be written into a sequel...would I not do a sequel if there was one?"

Chen Jiadong thought for a moment and said, "In fact, we can tell another story just by using the movie title of "The Devil"..."

《扫毒1》《扫毒2》《扫毒3》，《拆弹专家1》《拆弹专家2》，《追龙1》《追龙2》。

In fact, they are all pseudo-sequels with no plot connection...

To put it bluntly, Hong Kong films make pseudo-sequels that have no plot connection just to cater to the market and the audience.

By continuing the popularity of the previous work and letting people see familiar names and faces, it can attract a large number of viewers.

Although there is no plot connection with the previous work, it can still make a lot of money by borrowing the name of the previous work.

Even though the follow-up works of "Infernal Affairs" were of very high standard, there was no thought of a 2 or 3 at the beginning. It was only because of the explosion of both box office and reputation of "Infernal Affairs" that the follow-up works were produced.

Precisely because there was no consideration of subsequent works before, once the previous part has said all that needs to be said in the plot, it will be difficult to write a plot that is related to the first part and logically necessary, and it will take a certain amount of time.

Unfortunately, Hong Kong movies are all about quick and easy production. How can film companies have the time to wait for you to think things through?

So, I just borrowed a name, cobbled together some other plots, shot it in a few days, and then sold it quickly.

And the audience bought it...

If the audience doesn’t buy it, there will be no 3rd season of “Chasing the Dragon”!
Shen Liang waved his hand: "I will definitely continue to make action movies in the future. I'll talk about "The Devil 2" later. Isn't "Raging Fire" in preparation?"

"The male lead is Zhen Zidan?"

"Are there still action stars in Hong Kong? Who else can we find if not him?"

Chen Jiadong continued: "...Emperor Entertainment's "The Antique Bureau", this project is good, and Ge Da Ye plays a supporting role..."

“…I don’t really want to go. I heard the main creative team is from Guo Zijian’s team. I don’t think they can come up with the right story!”

Well, Shen Liang has seen this movie...

In fact, the original novel was very cleverly designed: the Japanese threatened Xu Yicheng to hand over the Buddha head, and Xu Yicheng took advantage of the situation by putting a fake shell on the Buddha statue, so that the ignorant Japanese thought the Buddha head was real, protecting the Buddha head during the war in China, and making the knowledgeable old court officials think it was fake and not touch the Buddha head. Then, when the dust settled, the descendants of the Xu family pointed out the flaws of the Buddha head and took it back from Japan. The Japanese would not force a fake cultural relic to stay, and after returning the jade intact, they chiseled off the fake shell to reveal the real body. This is the mission of the Xu family to protect cultural relics for three generations.

As a result, in the movie, it was adapted into a story where Xu Yicheng went to great lengths to give the real Buddha head to the Japanese, and he had to forge a fake to deceive the Chinese. This traitor was truly a traitor, and no one could overturn his conviction.

The core meaning of the movie is completely ruined, and the actors' acting skills seem meaningless...

So it’s no exaggeration to say that it’s a terrible movie!

"The Antique Bureau Wars" is certainly a high-quality IP. When Ma Boyong was writing it, he referred to "The Da Vinci Code" and added some religion and history. However, Ma Boyong doesn't know much about antiques. He neither knows how to appreciate antiques nor the production process of antiques. All the information was checked on the spot, so many low-level errors occurred.

Because I don't understand much, I am weak in many aspects of humanities and history... But the original work is still amazing. Antique appraisal also has its own schools of thought. It is great to mix antiques, literature and history, the underworld, suspense, detective and other elements together. Although it is a bit bookish, I still like it very much.

"…Yeah, I don't have time either, so I refuse?"

"Well, reject it..."

Shen Liang opened his phone, prepared for the live broadcast, and asked, "Anything else?"

"That's all... just don't go to Hong Kong recently!"

Shen Liang waved his hand: "Don't worry about this, I'm not an idiot, there's no way I'd run over there at this critical moment!"

……

Shen Liang still insists on live streaming. The frequency is not as high as before, but he can still guarantee once a week.

He is now live streaming and speaks much more carefully than before!
Not only fans were watching the live broadcast room, but a lot of eyes were staring at him.

Waiting to find a loophole.

Shen Liang definitely doesn’t dare to talk about sensitive topics, the latest one is “Want to See You”…

This is something we can talk about.

"Nini is filming "The Golden Years". I visited the set some time ago and met Liu Shishi..."

"We had a meal together... We didn't talk about cooperation. No, do you talk about work when you first meet someone?"

"…I like martial arts dramas, my favorite is Liu Shishi's "Strange Hero Yizhimei"…I haven't watched "Startling by Each Step"…I don't like Qing Dynasty palace dramas very much."

"There are no plans for collaboration... I usually collaborate on acting... No, it's all about the actors' images fitting the roles."

I was going to say his acting was good, but I quickly changed my words...

"'Want to See You' has only 24 episodes, six episodes a week, and it will be finished in half a month. If I spoil the plot, it will be boring!

"Last Dance"... Yes, I like Wu Bai very much... Of course I like his songs... No, it's just Wu Bai's unruly looks. What do you think made him famous? His looks?"

“I recommend you listen to them too. “Wanderer’s Love Song”, “Norwegian Wood”, “Sudden Confession”, “When I Wake Up”, and “Bridge of Tears” are all pretty good…”

"Yes, I said it before I left. The origin of "Want to See You" is "Secret". It travels through time and space through music..."

“…Yes, I’m in the airport terminal now. I’ll fly to Shenzhen later to host the second performance of Sister Lang…”

“In fact, I don’t know what the sisters will do after the formation of the group of “Sisters Who Make Waves”… I guess they will develop a follow-up variety show called “Sisters’ Stage”… There may also be “Sisters’ Travel” and the like, or even “Sisters’ Weekly”, an observation variety show… Anyway, there will definitely be follow-up actions!”

"…Who do I like the most? I told you, I like them all…"

Then, a netizen asked him: "Jin Chen said you are her ideal type, what do you think?"

"Who likes me? Jin Chen... she was just being polite, why did you take it seriously?" Shen Liang was speechless: "When I participated in Go Fighting, Rouba said she was my fan, but I didn't take it seriously!"

"I should sing in this episode. I sang "Want to See You" last time. This time I should find someone to sing a love song with me... It's just a love song, not a difficult song. Whoever is free can sing with me!"

“…I won’t perform my talent today. After all, we’re in the terminal and there are people around.”

(End of this chapter)