I didn't want to be an actor

Shen Liang and Chen Sicheng have no intersection, and even when they meet at events, they just say hello...

They belong to different camps!

Except for those veteran directors and the sixth generation, the current camp distribution in the Chinese film industry is complicated, but it can still be roughly explained. Let's take a quick inventory: Xu Zheng and Ning Hao are in one camp;

Shen Liang, Wu Jing, Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and Rao Xiaozhi form a camp...

Chen Sicheng is in another camp...

In addition, there are a series of characters from Happy Twist.

Occasionally, they cooperate with each other, but they are generally clear-cut!

The most typical example is that Shen Liang has never cooperated with Chen Sicheng, including Wanda Films behind him...

So, he was quite surprised to receive a call from Chen Sicheng.

"Can we meet and talk?"

"...Where are you?"

Chen Sicheng gave an address, Shen Liang thought about it for a while, and then said: "Can I bring someone with me?"

"Of course!"

"Okay, let's meet in half an hour..."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Liang sent a message to Rouba, ready to go to see Chen Sicheng together...

Rouba replied immediately: "Why does Chen Sicheng want to see you?"

"It probably won't take much time to discuss the project, and let's have a meal together!"

"Okay...Then come pick me up!"

"Um..."

...

Chen Sicheng wants to find Shen Liang to play in "The Lost Girl"...

He thinks Shen Liang's acting skills and image are very suitable for "The Lost Girl"...

Shen Liang is the kind of actor who grasps the underlying core of the role and then magnifies it.

"The Evil Man", "Raging Fire·Serious Case" and "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" performed very well.

Why not contact Shen Liang through the agent?

He knew that Shen Liang had no shortage of good scripts, and the agent might not hand the script to him...

So, he decided to visit in person.

Liang Ge could probably guess that Chen Sicheng wanted to find him to collaborate on a new movie.

But he didn't really want to cooperate. On the one hand, his schedule was full, and on the other hand, he didn't want to take "Mozart from Outer Space"...

That was an unsuccessful movie!

Oh, Liang Ge thought Chen Sicheng wanted him for "Mozart from Outer Space"...

He didn't even think about "The Vanishing Lady". Chen Sicheng was the producer of this movie, not the director.

Most importantly, Liang Ge didn't think Chen Sicheng would be willing to take out 18% of the box office dividends to invite him specifically...

Liang Ge basically doesn't take on outside dramas now - the movies he takes on are basically the ones produced by his own studio.

"Keep You Safe", "Shushan: Origin" and "Annual Meetings Can't Stop!" are all produced by Shen Liang Studio.

Who dares to guarantee the quality of outside dramas?

In the current film environment, even Ning Hao, who guarantees quality, can't be trusted.

Liang Ge doesn't want his reputation to be ruined!

…

In the restaurant, in a private room, Chen Sicheng shook hands with Shen Liang first, then looked at the woman wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a mask next to him with a bit of uncertainty: "Who is this..."

"Oh... take off your sunglasses and mask!"

Shen Liang was a bit speechless, and Rouba quickly took off his mask and sunglasses: "Director Chen, I'm Rouba..."

"Rouba, hello... what's up with you two?"

"We had an appointment to have dinner together, but I received a call from Director Chen, so I just brought him along... Director Chen, don't you mind?"

"I'm so happy, this is Rouba!"

Rouba was a bit embarrassed: "Director Chen is joking..."

"Let's all sit down," Chen Sicheng first congratulated Shen Liang on winning the Golden Rooster Award for two consecutive years: "It set a record in the history of the Golden Rooster Award!"

"I think it may be that the Golden Rooster Award wants to expand its influence, so it gave me the award..."

"...Yes, I've also talked about this with many friends. The previous Golden Rooster Award was too exclusive of commercial films, and always liked to reward some unpopular movies, Unpopular = Almost no one watches = No influence at all. ”

“…So, it’s just luck…”

“Luck is also a kind of strength. I am your fan. I think the role you play looks natural…You can be restrained and open in your performance, restrained and explosive, and your acting range is very broad, you can play both civil and martial arts, both ancient and modern.”

Chen Sicheng flattered a lot…

Shen Liang felt a little embarrassed: “No, I’m just good at grasping the logic of the role…”

“Grasp the logic of the role,” Chen Sicheng said with a look of ‘sudden enlightenment’: “So, you pay special attention to the script?”

“Yes, you must sort out the logic of the characters, otherwise, I don’t know…”

“Where’s Rouba?”

Rouba has already started eating. Hearing this, he quickly put down his chopsticks: “I don’t have so many choices…”

“I have a project here, which is adapted from the Thai cliff murder case…”

…

Chen Sicheng was talking about “The Vanishing Lady”…

Not “Mozart in Outer Space”.

The story of "Gone Girl" is very simple. It is about a woman who designs a scam to avenge the man who killed her best friend. The execution of the story is inspired by "The Confidence Man"...

Shen Liang has seen this movie.

From the perspective of a rigorous crime suspense, there are many logical flaws, but as a commercial popcorn, the rhythm and narrative are impeccable.

In fact, most audiences never criticize the logic of Marvel movies, nor do they question the rationality of Forrest Gump becoming a US military officer as a fool...

Except for documentaries that claim to be realistic from the beginning and literary films that focus on philosophical thinking, movies are just a commodity that mobilizes emotions for most people. There is no essential difference between a song and a toy...

The opening is really great. A man wakes up and finds a strange woman who claims to be his wife lying next to him. She knows everything about the couple's private experiences. Everyone says that this woman is the man's wife, but the man himself has no impression of her...

A little expansion is enough to attract people!

After watching "The Vanishing Girl", Shen Liang admires Chen Sicheng. This story is not enough to fill the gaps between his teeth when it is put in front of BJ TV's "Legal Progress" and Zhejiang TV's "1818 Golden Eyes".

As a result, he sold it for more than 3 billion!

He also added Van Gogh and the starry sky, but in fact, this thing has nothing to do with the movie. Chen Sicheng knows how to make the audience feel good about themselves. It feels like reading "Story Club" but it seems to be intoxicated by "Remembrance of Things Past"...

A very smart commercial director!

After listening to Chen Sicheng's story, Shen Liang said: "So, He Fei is a gambler?"

"...Yes!"

"...He Fei blamed his parents for his ordinary background, blamed society for his average work ability when he grew up, and blamed his wife for not giving him money after marriage when he couldn't pay off his gambling debts...a typical narcissistic personality disorder!"

"Narcissistic personality disorder?"

"It's the kind of person who won't look for the cause in himself when something goes wrong, but will attribute all the mistakes to others...irritable, selfish..."

"...Is there really such a person?"

Shen Liang nodded: "This kind of person is quite scary..."

"Then...do you think He Fei doesn't love his wife?"

"Maybe, but he is more selfish, and may feel guilty, but he will make excuses for himself!"

Chen Sicheng asked: "Do you want to take it?"

Shen Liang scratched his head: "Director Chen, I may not have enough time!"

"It's okay, I can wait!"