I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 548: Making Music (34)

Huang Sanshi obviously wanted Shen Liang to praise him as a master of poetry recitation...

But Shen Liang couldn't brag about it!

In the original time and space, many people’s biggest concern about "Changjin Lake" was the little poetry master!

In other words, he already has the effect of driving away customers!

So, when promoting "Volunteer Army", they would say something like 'the little poetry master was sidelined'...

What a bullshit!
In this movie, the director is a young master of poetry, the producer is his wife, the assistant director is his nephew, and the lead actor is his son. Who did he sideline? They are all family.

The only time that Xiao Daren was sidelined was probably in "Farewell My Concubine"...

Shen Liang thought about it, and then said: "I probably won't work with big directors in the future!"

"…Why?"

"I have my own ideas and style... During the filming of "Changjin Lake", I added several scenes... just to improve the psychological changes of the character. I always felt that my character grew from a child who knew nothing to a great volunteer soldier. In addition to combat effectiveness, he should also have mature thoughts...

Director Dante Lam was happy to see me express myself, so he let me add more scenes. What if it was another director? Would they let me add more scenes? If there was a conflict and it got out, I would be considered a drama tyrant who likes to interfere with the director and add more scenes for myself…”

He Jiong praised him: "It's still significant. Our Liang Ge is now the number one star in Chinese-language films..."

"No... I was just lucky..."

Huang Sanshi asked back: "Is it really just luck?"

He Jiong: "The main reason is that Liang Ge already has his own personal label. As long as he plays the leading role in a movie, the audience will have confidence!"

"Many people are curious about how you choose scripts."

"Actually, I choose movies based on one principle: they should be interesting!"

"interesting?"

"Yes, the story has to be interesting. Even if the final execution is not good, I will accept it. I would rather it be a bad movie than mediocre!"

“What does mediocre mean?”

Shen Liang thought for a moment, then said: "There are some scripts that are very stable. Although they are qualified and correct, they have no charm... After reading them, it's over. People don't have any desire to read them at all. If someone asks about it, it will dig up the seemingly non-existent memory, and they can't explain it. They can only utter one sentence after a long time: "I think I have seen it, it's okay!"

"No charm?"

"There are just a bunch of movies with Douban scores of 5.5 to 6... The plots, audiovisuals, themes, and styles of these movies are all acceptable and fall within the standard range. Most of them don't have any major mistakes, but there is nothing special about them!"

At this point, Shen Liang added: "On the contrary, I have always liked some bad movies, such as "The Second in the World" and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"..."

……

After dinner, Shen Liang watched Zhang Yixing playing music...

Huang Sanshi suddenly said: "I listened to your songs "Light" and "If the Moon Has Not Come Yet"... they are really good, but when I listen to Yixing's songs, I feel something is wrong... it feels like something is off track!"

Zhang Yixing immediately asked Shen Liang: "What did you consider when you were creating?"

“It just sounds good…”

"Not considering other things? Breakthrough or something like that?"

"I make pop music, so I may have to consider many things when creating it, but the public doesn't care about the creative concept of your song... The only thing pop music needs to express is the listening experience presented to the audience. In fact, there is not much difference in the scoring mechanism of pop music in the Chinese and foreign pop music markets. If there is a difference, it may be the difference in singing style."

“So what’s your musical philosophy?”

Shen Liang shook his head: "... I don't have any ideas. I think music is a sentence in "The Book of Music" 'All sounds arise from the human heart. The movement of the human heart is caused by things. It is moved by things, so it is expressed in sound.'... Meaning that music is the human heart's feelings and reactions to the outside world, and it is a way of expressing emotions... The songs I wrote before were deliberately showy, but I won't do that in recent years. Just the simplest main melody, and maybe make it a little more complicated when arranging..."

“So, you’re considering popularity?”

“Well… for me, the most important thing is to sound good!” “But Chinese music needs to go overseas… our music can’t…”

Zhang Yixing said a lot of things, Shen Liang listened with a smile, and then said: "...You are right."

"…You agree with me?"

"It doesn't matter," Shen Liang waved his hand: "I've passed the stage of discussing music with others. I usually only discuss it with my music team and producers..."

“…Aren’t these important?”

"Maybe it's very important!" Shen Liang thought for a moment, then said, "Let me ask you a question. In recent years, people have always talked about exporting things to other countries. Many Confucius Institutes have been opened, but after so many years, they are still not as influential as a Jackie Chan movie... Have you ever thought about the reason?"

"why?"

"Things that the masses love to see and hear will surely spread all over the world, because I firmly believe that the people, and only the people, are the driving force behind world history! If you want to go global, go to the audience first!"

……

“…The wind blows over the mountains, the boat docks, the scenery, let’s take a look at it bit by bit; I go to the north, you go to the south~ the stories, one by one~”

"It's so annoying to work overtime again, and you get on an empty subway, and it's already the last train~"

Peng Yuchang and Zhang Zifeng sang "If the Moon Has Not Come Yet"...

After the song was finished, He Jiong asked Shen Liang for his comments, and the latter smiled and said, "Not bad, all in tune..."

"What's the difference with you?"

"I'm a professional singer...it's hard to compare!"

Shen Liang took the microphone and said, "Order a song called "Wujiapo 2019"..."

“You sing alone?”

"Let me show you guys that my singing skills have improved over the past few years!"

"~ In front of the colorful building to recruit a son-in-law, the single person decided to marry you. My father was unjustly appointed to this position. He despised the poor but loved the rich and regretted his previous words. The prime minister's mansion clapped his hands three times and separated the two flesh and blood~"

The whole process is female voice and it is not sharp at all, there is a gentle feeling...

"It's so nice!" He Jiong applauded: "Why haven't you participated in music variety shows in recent years?"

"On the one hand, I don't have time," Shen Liang smiled, "On the other hand... I don't really want to go. My experience on Singer wasn't particularly pleasant..."

"How to say?"

"When I participated in "Singer" that year, although many people praised me, there were also many voices questioning my post-production tuning... But I sang very steadily on the spot, and then I said: If there is a music variety show that invites me, it must be live, without tuning!"

"Well... no one dares to do that."

"Ah."

Shen Liang checked the time and reminded He Jiong: "Let's talk about the movie..."

"Oh..." He Jiong immediately responded: "I heard that you filmed the movie "Life Events" in Wuhan?"

"right…"

This is the promotion!
The reason why Shen Liang and Nini came to "Yearning" was to promote "Life Events"...

This is the mission!

After half an hour of chatting about "Life Events", it's finally over...

(End of this chapter)