I didn't want to be an actor

Li Yitong's original words were, "You have to ask him about continuing to cooperate. I don't care!" ’

After taking the quote out of context, 'I don't really want to continue to cooperate with him...'

"You are really..."

Shen Liang studied journalism himself and knows this stuff very well!

"Then will you cooperate with her again in the future?"

"It depends on fate... If there is a suitable script, why not? I will never exclude these!"

"So...the new movie?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "My schedule is full... let's change the question!"

"There are rumors that you and Li Qin are about to collaborate in a new movie. Is it true?"

"...Who passed it on?"

Well, it was the marketing account Xijiba who set the pace - Bailu, Li Yitong, and then Li Qin!

In line with his creative rules.

Many people believe it!

"There shouldn't be any for the time being... We don't rule out the possibility of future cooperation!"

Shen Liang didn't say anything to death...

It's normal, "Celebrating More Than Years 2" will continue to be filmed!

"Have you ever thought about continuing to work on literary films? Entering the three major film festivals?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "I have no interest in competing internationally... The Chinese market is big enough, and I don't really like catering to Western creative methods, because we are no longer so self-confident. China is strong enough, and Europe doesn't need that much. There are many types of movies, and LGBTQ movies are in full swing now..."

In fact, we really can’t blame the sixth generation. At that time, whether a film was good or not depended on whether it won international awards. Under this standard, if you don’t cater to Western tastes and don’t film in accordance with Western requirements, you won’t win. There are no awards from the West. If you can't win awards from the West, you won't have a market in the country. If directors want to become famous, they can only make films that cater to Western tastes.

Then path dependency is formed...

Lou Ye once said, 'The more sensitive the subject matter, the more Europe likes it.' In fact, when "The Mystery of the Floating City" was shortlisted for Gan'a, the then artistic director Freimod also specifically emphasized when the work was shortlisted: "This is a right thing to do." "Support of the banned director", almost all media in France, when evaluating "The Mystery of the Floating City", emphasized that "this is the work of a 'banned director' who 'fights the system'."

Then no prize was given...

The more sensitive the subject matter, the more European politicians and journalists like it, but European people and film artists really don't like it - the first thing to discuss about a movie is "whether it looks good or not", and the second is "whether it is political or not"!

To be honest, Lou Ye can still jump up and down after so many years, which already illustrates the freedom and tolerance of contemporary China.

If anyone in the United States dares to shoot something with a Jewish theme, their career will be ruined and they will end up living on the streets, or their bodies will be buried in the wilderness without any news.

"So when you take on a movie now, do you consider more about the box office or the artistry?"

"I have never changed. What I consider is whether I like it or not..."

…

The interview basically revolved around "Bouquet", and Shen Liang's love affair was also mentioned later...

Shen Liang still answered in the same old way, "It depends on fate" and "I have no standards, just what you like!" ’ and ‘I have no plans to fall in love for the time being’…

After the interview, Shen Liang returned to the crew to continue filming.

The day's shooting is over, and then I receive a notification that the filming will start at 9 o'clock tomorrow night...

Well, the next week will be full of night scenes!

Rao Xiaozhi: "Let's go and eat!"

"...Lao Guo is also here today?"

"Well, he will make a guest appearance tomorrow. In addition, Zhang Ning and Lu Yang are also here!"

"You are so cruel..."

"They themselves are willing to appear on camera!"

In "The Crowd", Chen Xiaomeng played a small role. After Zhou Quan replaced him, he would definitely have to play a small role. So... these people are all directors and producers who are acting in their true colors...

Of course they are willing to star opposite Andy Lau!

"...I won't drink anymore. I'm afraid that if I drink too much and sleep well at night, I won't be able to sleep during the day tomorrow!"

"Don't worry, everyone doesn't drink while working."

"Call Wan Qian and Zhou Yutong as well..."

"become."

The four of them got in the car and headed to the hotel. Shen Liang suddenly remembered something: "Sister Qian, I saw a clip of you dancing at the end of "Hello Madman" on Douyin..."

"...curtain dance?"

"Yeah...you can teach me tomorrow and I'll send you a Tiktok to thank you for the box office of "Bouquet" exceeding one billion..."

Zhou Yutong was very interested: "What kind of dance?"

"That's it," Shen Liang opened his phone, and Wan Qian's dance from "Hello Madman" jumped out immediately...

Wan Qian smiled: "They say it's called the Charleston dance..."

"Quite interesting..."

"They said Zhao Si also danced this way!"

"What?"

"The important thing is joy..."

"Well, Zhao Si is indeed very happy when he dances!"

…

We just had a quick meal and exchanged views on the progress of the project.

Lu Yang talked about "Assassination of Novelists"...

That's very intense.

It's obvious that he has great ideas for "Assassination of Novelists".

"I think the most important thing when making commercial films is not what we want to present, but what the audience wants to see..."

"And the ending of "Assassination of Novelists" is not easy to figure out... The ending of the original version is more like 'a meteorite fell, all the martial arts heroes who participated in the Heroes Meeting were buried under the stone, and the whole play ended.' It ended hastily...

If this is an orthodox science fiction novel, then the ending should be like this: the novelist is not a simple novelist, but an experimenter of virtual reality technology, and the protagonists are all experiments with consciousness surviving in the virtual world. . "

When Lu Yang heard this, he immediately said: "This is interesting!"

"...You can expand along this line of thinking..."

"Are you interested?"

"...When will you start filming?"

"Do you have a schedule for the middle of next year?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "Definitely not next year..."

"Then I..."

Shen Liang interrupted him: "You can find other actors. Liu Haoran and Dong Zijian of the same age are both good..."

"Let's talk about it..."

It's not that easy...

According to Lu Yang's plan, "Assassination of Novelists" will cost at least 500 million...

At this stage, in the domestic entertainment film market, except for the protagonist Shen Liang, investors will not easily pay for anyone else!

After all, the greater the investment, the greater the loss.

Guo Fan interjected: "You can make preparations first and then talk about it when he is free!"

"That's all it can do!"

Guo Fan asked Shen Liang: "...does your "Wrath: Serious Case" need actors?"

"…Why did you ask?"

"Has anyone asked?"

"Yeah," Shen Liang nodded...

"Rage: Serious Case" is the second collaboration between Shen Liang and Chen Musheng. The production cost is HK$180 million. It is an absolute big-budget Hong Kong-style crime film!

Many agents and heads of film and television companies have contacted Shen Liang, and some even sent him messages...

The problem is that the cast of "Fury: Crime" has been decided, and they are basically the original cast of "Fury: Crime"...

Of course, the most asked questions are about the female characters!

"...the only female character who has a role is Donnie Yen's wife, and they found Qin Lan!"

"Ah? Qin Lan?"

"The Story of Yanxi Palace is particularly popular in Hong Kong...Qin Lan is very popular..."