I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 702 Reminiscing about the Past (23)

Hearing Shen Liang mention "New Journey", He Jiong was quite curious: "What role will you play this time?"

"I play a self-centered star... the top star who writes his own songs and has a ton of fans!"

Shen Teng immediately responded: "Performing in your true colors?"

Shen Liang quickly shook his head: "It's definitely not my true nature... I absolutely abide by the law... Many of the plots in the movie are what we heard, fictional..."

After saying that, he quickly explained to the camera: "Any similarity is purely coincidental!"

He Jiong looked at Rouba and asked her, "…What kind of play are you guys doing? Why are you so nervous?"

"I can't really say, anyway, his character was arrested in the end, spent 13 years in prison, and had to pay back taxes of 6 million..."

He Jiong was speechless and rolled his eyes at Shen Liang: "…Are you a documentary type?"

Shen Liang raised his eyebrows: "Teacher He, tell me, whose truth am I recording?"

“…I don’t want to bother with you. It’s time to roast the lamb!”

Shen Liang came down from upstairs, took out the marinated lamb, put it on the grill, and started the grilling process.

"Sister Mary, do you like it burnt or normal?"

“I like it a little burnt…”

Shen Liang nodded: "I also like to eat burnt meat...how about pork belly?"

"Almost." Rouba looked at Shen Liang who was rolling around: "Let me try..."

"It's fine... don't worry about it, and don't keep turning it over... just cook it until it's done!"

As he was talking, Shen Liang turned and left. Rouba asked, "Where are you going?"

"You want to eat spicy rice noodles, right? I just happened to be in Hainan, and I saw some spicy chili in the kitchen, so I fried some for you!"

“…What about rice noodles?”

Shen Liang waved his hand: "How can there be no rice noodles in Hainan? Just wait and eat them!"

After he left, Mary glanced at Rouba, who was trying to suppress his joy with his lips pursed, and asked secretly, "Are you two together?"

"No…"

"That's so good for you?"

"He likes to cook!" Rouba smiled and changed the subject: "Sister Mary, has the release date of "Lone Moon" not been determined yet?"

Mary frowned, then said: "I'm not sure..."

……

Again, the current market is full of uncertainty!
Generally speaking, the box office of a movie is closely related to its release date. Every movie has to carefully "calculate the date" before it is released to ensure the best chance of success.

A mature film market will also carry out detailed schedule development. Movies of all types will choose their release times based on the style and characteristics of their own films. Some film investors will even specially shoot and produce movies that suit the style of the schedule based on the audience needs of different schedules.

But it is simply impossible to do this in the current market.

The ongoing epidemic has added to market uncertainty, disrupting the traditional rhythm of film production, promotion, and distribution. In order to achieve the grand goal of being released in theaters, many films have no time to take care of too many operational details.

Many movies are only officially announced ten days before their release!

This situation is also very harmful to the film. The shortened promotion period directly leads to the loss of two key marketing links: "building audience awareness" and "cultivating audience interest". This will inevitably lead to people's willingness to watch movies not being fully mobilized...

Then... many film companies "passively" started preview screenings - promoting the movies through word of mouth.

"New Journey" is expected to be screened and then released...

The specific time for the preview to start has not yet been determined!
……

"My first play in Mahua, "If You Want Mahua, I'll Twist It for You Now" was starred by Mr. He..." At the dinner table, Shen Teng talked about how Mr. He Jiong helped him...

Mary also said: "My master is such a good person... When we finished filming "Charlotte" and were promoting it that year... we were like fools, no one knew us, and we were not allowed to appear on any show."

Shen Liang interrupted: "I also watched a program you were on. I forgot what it was called. It was about a group of film critics predicting the box office of "Charlotte"..."

"It's called 'Tickets Are Hard to Get' and it's hosted by Li Xiang. She told us in advance that people would mock this show and asked us to be mentally prepared..."

Shen Liang nodded: "It is indeed sarcastic. A man with long hair said, 'The poster of "Charlotte" cannot attract audiences and cannot boost the box office. If you only want 7.8 million box office, you can do it!'"

Mary smiled: "Haha, the show effect..."

"But it's still unpleasant to see your hard work being looked down upon, right?"

"No way," Shen Teng smiled bitterly, "As a small figure, it's good enough to be teased!"

He Jiong glanced at Shen Liang and said, "If it were you, you would definitely not be able to bear it!"

“…I definitely can’t…”

Shen Teng added: "Chang Yuan was also very angry at the time..."

"Those so-called film experts... I feel like they don't understand commercial films, and don't know what the audience likes..."

Huang Lei glared at him: "You can't say that!"

"…It's okay, I can just lose weight later…"

Shen Liang waved his hand, then glared at Rouba: "Don't you like Teacher Shen Teng very much? Why don't you talk when you meet? You only care about eating!"

Rouba was stunned for a moment: "...Your roasted lamb is delicious!"

“…The ingredients are wrong. The lambs from Inner Mongolia and Ningxia are better roasted, while the lambs from Hainan are more suitable for boiled lamb…”

"Who did Liang Ge learn cooking from?"

"...My uncle used to manage a logistics department. I was interested in learning how to cook, so he introduced me to several chefs...I learned from them for three or four summers..."

"logistics department?"

"Don't worry about it..."

Mary interrupted, "I've always been curious, isn't Liang a student of acting?"

“I am a student of the Department of Journalism and Communication of Communication University of China…”

Shen Teng was surprised: "Aren't you studying acting?"

“…I didn’t want to be an actor at first, I thought it was boring…including when I started acting, I felt bad!”

"First time acting?"

Huang Lei interjected: "Isn't your first drama "The Wandering Earth"? "

"No," Shen Liang explained, "I participated in a program called "Burning Boy" in 15, and then was signed by Tianyu. They thought I had a good image, so they arranged a play for me called "Love Through the Millennium 2". The director was a Korean... I had a bad impression of that play..."

He Jiong added: "He had a big fight with the director and producer, and was kicked out of the crew!"

"…Then…your company didn't punish you?"

"I was hidden for two years. My first EP was not even given a chance to promote... I simply switched to live streaming... Later, Mr. Long left Tianyu and founded Wajijiwa, taking me with him... Then he arranged for me to make a comeback and participate in "The Next Generation of Idols"..."

"So...how did you get into acting?"

"The original male lead of The Wandering Earth ran away. My mother was originally visiting the film and television base... After learning that the male lead had run away, she introduced me to Director Guo Fan... I didn't want to act at first. The projects controlled by China Film Group in those years were worse than the last... I arrived at the crew and chatted with Guo Fan for half an hour, and was fooled into signing an actor contract!"

(End of this chapter)