I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 578: Stable Mentality (13)

Shen Liang doesn’t like “Flowering” very much…

In comparison, he prefers "The Long Season".

Interestingly, the original work of "Fanghua" is set in almost the same era as "The Long Season". "Fanghua" is about small people living in a dilapidated alley in the bustling Shanghai, their helplessness in the great era, and the confusion of being pushed by fate.

The tone of "The Long Season" is exactly the same - the decline of Northeast China in the 1980s and 1990s, and the ruthless abandonment of the times, a generation or even several generations of people are spinning in the wheel of fate, the helplessness of the little people, the life of the little people...

Then the shots in Wang Jiawei's adaptation of "Fang Hua" are indeed beautiful, but it is also the shots that leave the deepest impression on people.

Watching "The Long Season" will give you the feeling of reading a literary classic, which is very rare in many TV dramas, and only high-quality movies can give people this feeling.

"The Long Season" achieved this, but "Flowers" is ultimately a little lacking.

To put it bluntly, many shots in "Fang Hua" are invalid shots. They are basically useless for the plot and character portrayal. They are very distracting to the audience. They are shot purely for show...

The original author Jin Yucheng must have cursed in his heart. A novel that carries the weight of the times and is full of helplessness towards fate was changed into a love story between a Jack Su male protagonist and three women...

In addition, the bond between Wang Jiawei and his works is actually an aesthetic relationship.

The entire drama "Flowers" uses medium and close shots, with blurred backgrounds, and often uses push-pull and zoom in this shot. Many times, its camera movements reveal a sense of unpredictability.

The purpose of this shooting technique is to avoid interference from external information of the times and focus more on shaping the emotions of the characters.

So you can see that in "Fang Hua", from the leading actors to the supporting actors, the reputation for their acting skills has reached a new level.

In fact, it’s not how well the actors acted, but the camera helped them complete the character creation.

The shooting technique represents the director’s attitude. He wants to shoot aesthetics. But the core of the story of “Flowers” ​​is obviously not all about aesthetics…

This is completely different from "In the Mood for Love", "The Grandmaster" and "Chungking Express".

Therefore, many people who like Wang Jiawei think that "Prosperity" failed...

It’s hit right here!

Fans of the original novel of "Flowers" are looking forward to the filming of the Huangpu River rolling forward every day, the Oriental Pearl Tower lighting up on time every day, and the flowers will never wither, it just depends on who they bloom for...

not at all!
It was also difficult, because in Shanghai at that time, franchises obtained through connections and resources had to be protected by a golden bell, and who made the move and how many people made the move were very important matters.

Can you take pictures of these?

Therefore, it is really not an easy task for a screenwriter to spread "correct values", show personal struggle, take into account the emotional line, and fit the background of that era to the greatest extent possible. I still admire those who can do something that has all the qualities.

The film "Fanghua" is quite bold, as it gives all these story segments a failed ending.

Moreover, after the earth was covered in white, many of the main characters and supporting characters went to different worlds and could start over.

It gives the audience a feeling that various stories have really happened and are still happening between heaven and earth. Not every event can bear the ideal fruit in someone’s mind, but it doesn’t matter. The way of heaven is ruthless, but it is endless.

From this perspective, "Fanhua" is not bad!

But such a drama is not worth Shen Liang wasting two or three years of his time.

As an actor, he has a lot of reputation...

He didn't really want to work with Wang Jiawei.

……

In fact, several Hollywood blockbusters were released in late August and early September, including "The Player", "Summer Friends", "The Tomorrow War", "G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes"...

I thought it could pose a threat to Life Events. Except that Player Unleashed took the top spot from Life Events for two days, but it was taken back on the third day...

The movie "Out of Control Player" tells the story of the awakening of the game NPC...

Paper people also have fate;
Xiaoqiang’s life is also a life!

It's really speechless. Can't Hollywood care about reality?

You could even film Black Awakening!

As for the plot, it uses trendy jokes, follows the most old-fashioned routine, uses the best actors, and makes a boring popcorn movie...

But "Player" is already the best-received Hollywood blockbuster this year!

Even so, on the third day of its release, its single-day box office was still surpassed by "Life Events", which had been released for 30 days. This shows that the audience really has no interest in Hollywood blockbusters.

Oh, as of September 9, "Life Events" has been released for 6 days, with a cumulative box office of 39 billion...

If nothing unexpected happens, it should exceed the predicted 49 billion!
However, on September 9, "Peak Explosion" will be released, which will definitely attract attention...

……

The crew of "Miracle", seeing that "Peak Explosion" is about to be released, Shen Liang has no intention of asking for leave...

Even Wen Muye couldn't help but ask: "The movie is coming out, don't you need to promote it?"

"No," Shen Liang said, "I have been live-streaming to promote "Peak Explosion" every night these days, and I also have to take some online interviews..."

“No need to go offline?”

"…I have to run. I'll take two days off, go to BJ, attend a press conference, and take a few interviews, and that'll be enough!"

“Two days is enough?” Wen Muye didn’t quite understand: “…When ‘Dying to Survive’ was released, Xu Zheng, Zhang Yu, Tan Zhuo, Wang Chuanjun and I traveled to more than 30 cities across the country!”

"Back then, offline roadshows were more popular, but the current environment doesn't allow that... Besides, I don't think I need to do that much marketing. To be honest, the release of my movie will definitely be big news, and those who want to watch it will definitely buy tickets..."

Wen Muye glanced at him and said, "...Yes, you are the number one star in the domestic entertainment industry!"

"What's wrong?" Shen Liang felt a little reluctant to say this: "Did they look for you?"

Wen Muye sighed: "...Well, they said that you should pay attention to your emotions and take your opinions as the priority when appropriate!"

This is the news received by the producer...

Although "Miracle" is a mission film, the producer is Ning Hao's Bad Monkey...

Compared to Wen Muye, they are more willing to trust Shen Liang's sense of smell!
After all, Shen Liang has a lot of works, while Wen Muye only has one, "Dying to Survive", which was released three years ago.

Shen Liang waved his hand; "Don't worry, I have no more opinions on this movie, you can shoot it however you want..."

"If you have any opinions, you can raise them... Let's discuss them together..."

"I've already told you, I have no objection... This is your movie, not mine... Just do your best. If ten times doesn't work, then twenty times!"

"You say that, but you still feel resentful."

Shen Liang shook his head: "You don't understand me. If I had any resentment, I would have expressed it on the spot... These past few days, my emotions have been very stable... I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going back to live streaming!"

Wen Muye watched him leave... and sighed.

(End of this chapter)