I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 588 Interlude (44)

The production cost of "Changjin Lake" is indeed quite high...

War dramas themselves require big investments!

Furthermore, due to time constraints, for post-production, we can only spend as much money as possible and hire more special effects companies.

Although it is not as advertised as "1.2 staff and more than 80 special effects companies"...

But about the same.

Oh, "Peak Explosion" was a big hit, and "Changjin Lake" was quite difficult...

I am very worried that my film schedule will be affected.

We can only hope that the craze for Peaky Blinders will soon pass...

Otherwise, China Film Group would definitely not agree to directly cut the screening schedule of "Peak Explosion" during the National Day holiday...

In the original time and space, after the release of "Peak Explosion" during the National Day holiday, the first day's screening rate was still 10%, but it was reduced to less than 1% on the second day, with only a few hundred screenings a day...

The main reason is that "Peak Explosion" is obviously lacking in follow-up - 10% of the screenings only contributed 1.2% of the box office share.

This time the protagonist is Shen Liang...

It immediately became a hit!

The craze for a hit product doesn’t fade away so easily?

"Peak Explosion" earned 10.01 billion yuan in the first weekend, and the average daily box office for five consecutive working days was 1.35 million yuan. In the next four days, the box office was 1.9 million, 2.7 million, 2.3 million, and 2.1 million...

The next weekend happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival...

After 12 days of release, the cumulative box office has reached 24.86 billion!
It is September 9nd now, and there are only eight days left before the National Day holiday officially opens.

If it were normal market logic, "Peak Explosion" would have earned at least another 10 billion!
This is not good news for "Changjin Lake".

However, Shen Liang didn't care - no one knew the box office prospects of "Changjin Lake" better than him.

……

The filming of "Miracle" continues...

When filming the team formation segment today, Liang Yongcheng, played by Tian Yu, helped introduce the employees: "This is an Internet cafe. A large number of people here are Internet cafe masters. They eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep in the Internet cafe! These people just want to play games and have a good time. They don't want to work at all..."

"So where do they get the money to go online?"

"Most people go to Sanhe to work for one day and get paid for one day...work for one day and play for three days! As you know, working for Sanhe can earn them more than 100 yuan a day, which is enough for them to play comfortably for three days..."

“Why don’t they go back home?”

"Without an ID card, I tell you, those who can be called masters basically sell their ID cards when they come here. I heard that some people use their ID cards to apply for bank cards, and then sell the bank cards and ID cards together. The buyers are often those telecommunications fraud gangs, but they don't care, because the money is high, and they can often earn hundreds or even thousands of yuan!"

Jing Hao, played by Shen Liang, was stunned for a while, then pointed at Wang Ning who was making instant noodles at the counter: "Where is he? Why does he want to work?"

"His name is Liu Hengzhi. He is in love with a local girl, and she doesn't dislike him, so he wants to find a proper job first!"

Then Wang Ning came over and said, "My name is Liu Hengzhi. My greatest strength is my ability to persevere. I set the record for the longest stay in this internet cafe: 16 weeks!"

Shen Liang looked a little surprised...

"By the way, is our factory still short of people? I've persuaded my best buddy to work with me!"

"Okay, where is it?"

Wang Ning turned around and shouted to a group of people surfing the Internet: "Zhang Chao! Zhang Chao!"

No one paid any attention to him, so he changed his name to "Wind Chaser Boy!"

Then Xu Juncong, with his yellow hair and greasy face, stood up... and made a gesture to him that he was his good brother.

"Ka... Let's save one!"

"Lao Xu, change the cigarette you're holding to a Double Happiness cigarette..." Wen Muye immediately asked, "What do you mean?"

"I watched the Shanhe documentary. The masters here basically smoke the 50-cent-a-stick Double Happiness cigarettes..."

"Documentary? What documentary?"

"Sanhe Talent Market: Young Chinese People Earning 1500 Yen a Day"... a documentary produced by NHK TV in Japan. You can find it on Bilibili!"

"…What did you gain?"

"It's nothing... After all, this has little to do with our "Miracle"..."

"Tell me about it, maybe it will give you some inspiration!"

"In Sanhe, there is a popular word called wall hanging..."

"What is a wall hanging?"

"What I understand is cheap living materials. Wall-mounted water and wall-mounted rice are indispensable to their lives. A 2-liter bottle of clear blue mineral water for 2 yuan is a standard for every brother. The cheapest wall-mounted rice is only 3 yuan, and the most expensive one will not exceed 10 yuan... They all call them Sanhe God!"

Wen Muye nodded, paused filming, and called screenwriter Zhong Wei. The two talked over the phone for a long time. Wen Muye replied: "Well, let's pause for a while. Zhong Wei and I will go to Sanhe to learn more about it..."

After hearing this, several people looked at each other in bewilderment. Shen Liang interrupted: "It's not necessary... Our script is quite realistic..."

"Not enough... I need to understand what the mountain and the great god think!"

Shen Liang shook his head: "You don't need to go out of your way to find out. They don't steal, rob, or take drugs. They work for a daily wage, and they use their labor to get paid. They eat and play games with the money. If this is put in some foreign countries, they are not considered outstanding youth, but they are ordinary citizens. Let's not bother them!"

"You have hands and feet, why do you want to give up on yourself like this?"

"You can't say they've given up on themselves just because they haven't become house slaves... They have their own choices... They don't steal or rob, they don't do bad things, so who are they offending by just lying there?"

Wen Muye was silent for a while, then asked: "...You seem to be denying your efforts by saying this?"

"Haha, our movie Jinghao worked so hard and was lucky that he got two years of orders. How much is the total price? 500 million! Do you know how much the housing prices in Shenzhen increase in a year? It's not that easy to cross the class barrier!"

Wen Muye remained silent, and Shen Liang smiled: "Keep shooting!"

"No, if I didn't know, it would be fine to shoot like this. Now that I know, I definitely can't let it go like this!"

"Then you can make a film based on the theme of Sanhe God. Miracle won't work..." Shen Liang shook his head: "You have to understand that our film is about entrepreneurship and it's meant to inspire people!"

“…I’ll talk to Zhong Wei.”

……

Shen Liang could only make some changes in the details...

In terms of the plot, he will not adjust, nor is he willing to adjust...

There's about a month left before the filming ends. Do you want to change the script at this time?

Don't even think about it.

However, after this day, Wen Muye often came to chat with him...

Talk about what he is interested in, his next work, etc...

For example, Wen Muye wanted to make a story about overseas Chinese opening a restaurant in a war-torn area.

"Schindler's List + Wolf Warrior?"

"…What's the meaning?"

Shen Liang poured him a cup of tea: "It's about saving civilians during war! Otherwise, what would be the main plot of a movie like this?"

“…But you said Sanhe Master, this subject is interesting…”

"What's the point? Are you going to make it into "The Life of the Disliked Matsuko"? "

(End of this chapter)