I didn't want to be an actor

Shen Liang admires Chen Sicheng very much, especially after watching "The Yellow Bird Behind" and "The World of Grass and Trees"...

Both are crime suspense films.

The subject matter itself is very attractive. "The Oriole Behind" has three parallel cases, which looks so awesome;

"The World of Grass and Trees" even involves pyramid schemes!

Then, "The Oriole Behind" used the clever Rashomon structure, thinking that if it was forcibly reversed, it would attract attention...

The execution is terrible. First of all, from the perspective of the movie itself, the narrative rhythm is very problematic. It is not fast where it should be fast, and it is sensational in some places. There is no empathy at all. When it is sensational, it can only be To say that his face is full of question marks is really a mess.

As a suspense film, the logic is not clear, and I didn’t feel like I was reeling from the cocoon after watching it. In the last half hour, I had to reverse it again, and it was not a wonderful reversal, it was a forced point...

"The World of Grass and Trees" is even more extreme, involving pyramid schemes...

Xuanfa Pengci's "All or Nothing" turned out to be a social literary film with the male protagonist's literary confessions and large landscapes and aerial shots.

The film has almost no rhythm to speak of, and the imagery is very deliberate.

The middle part is like a legal column shot by a horror film director.

Dim lights, strange soundtrack, red, black and purple tones. Keep shouting.

Paired with assembly-line narrative and old-fashioned deception

The plot is advanced entirely by shouting, smashing, and beating.

What the director may want to express is that the heroine is oppressed by life and breaks out in the pyramid scheme - the problem is that the description of suffering in the early stage is also sparse, and she only relies on shouting + applauding + beating people + dancing in the later stage to show the madness.

With a filmmaker of this caliber as his foil, Chen Sicheng was instantly pleased!

Domestic movies after "The God of Medicine" tend not to feature fake themes, but focus on some real issues and tell stories about what happened in China, which is very attractive in itself.

So for a period of time, the plot outlines of many movies look good, but the more times like this, the more the technical level and artistic attainments of different directors are tested, because there are enough choices, and if you want to stand out, you should hone your skills. .

Especially in "The Oriole Behind", it's hard to keep your attention on the screen, and you feel that all the characters he shot lack charm and all the stories lack appeal.

If you think about it carefully, the story of "The Oriole Behind" is actually quite extreme and quite shocking.

But letting him shoot like this makes me feel more bored than interesting, making people want to fast forward. Even the people who are most interested in this kind of story only want to know the result and have no interest in the process.

In this regard, I have to admire Chen Sicheng. There is one thing he does well: no matter whether the logic is fluent or not, his movies are very watchable. Even if they cannot withstand scrutiny and there are many bugs, the watching process is still attractive. When you watch the end, your emotions will rise and fall along with the picture.

Even if you feel disappointed after watching it and want to scold it, it is still a passionate scolding, and you can still find a lot of resonance. In the end, the fun you get from this kind of passionate output also makes up for the harm of seeing a bad movie to a certain extent. .

"She Disappeared" is also good. Shen Liang is still interested in playing a villain, but he really doesn't have the schedule...

"I'm going to Hengdian soon to reshoot "Watergate Bridge", which will take about a week, and then I will go back to Shanghai to shoot "Secretary Gold"... In March, I joined the production of "New Travel Notes"... Then "Shu Mountain", "Canglan Jue"... and " Keep you safe"...I have to wait until at least November before I have time..."

Chen Sicheng immediately asked: ""New Travels"? Variety show?"

"No, it's a satirical comedy...the kind that satirizes stars for being out of touch with the masses."

“What about ‘Keep You Safe’?”

"The starring plot is the story of Wei Ping'an, who works as a cemetery salesman, and embarks on a rugged and difficult road to clear the grievances of his deceased client Han Lu on the Internet... It can be regarded as a road comedy!"

Chen Sicheng became interested as soon as he heard it: "Clearing the grievances... this is interesting! Has the male protagonist also been rumored?"

"The male protagonist was also rumored?"

"In this case, there will be double pressure and the dramatic conflict will be even stronger!"

"That won't work..." Shen Liang shook his head: "If you do this, you will be clearing your own grievances..."

"Then...the male protagonist cannot be a saint."

"Yes..." Shen Liang nodded: "We didn't plan to make the protagonist according to the saint. The initial setting was divorced, served in prison, etc. There was also a family line, but I was not old enough, so I cut it off. ”

"But if the family line is cut off, the character's charm will be reduced a lot..."

"... Let's talk about this," Shen Liang waved his hand and said by the way: "The movie you mentioned is also suitable for Rouba, right?"

Chen Sicheng nodded immediately: "Of course it would be better if Rouba is willing to act..."

Shen Liang reminded: "Ruba, thank you, Director Chen!"

"Oh, thank you, Director Chen!" Rouba immediately picked up the drink...

Chen Sicheng smiled: "...You are a big star. It will be a great success to be on our set..."

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There was no talk about remuneration...

In fact, everyone in the industry knows that when Shen Liang takes a movie, unless it is a theme gift film, it is usually 5 million + 15% of the profit dividend.

Brother Liang has never been a cheap actor!

Remuneration is a reflection of an actor's acting skills and overall star value. It is impossible for him to lower his remuneration...

However, he is a pure actor and does not participate in the production. His salary is a step-by-step dividend - a reference to Hollywood stars.

It is a down payment of an agreed price + dividend model. The dividend is no longer a 20% one-size-fits-all model, but is calculated in segments according to the final box office figures, such as 10% for more than 200 million, and 20% for more than 300 million, similar to the calculation of personal income tax.

Shen Liang gets 10% for 1 billion box office, and 20% for 2 billion...

We will talk about this later. The remuneration and other things are basically negotiated by the agent.

Otherwise, why do you need an agent?

Oh, Chen Sicheng talked about "Mozart from Outer Space", and he talked about many of his ideas.

Mainly from a commercial perspective!

Like building a commercial IP...

In fact, this perspective is correct. "Mozart from Outer Space" is a standard family-friendly movie, which is the most advantageous type of box office in commercial movies!

It has a good business model: real people plus 3D special effects, and Mozart's doll is a commercial profit point.

This is a commercial project that seems to have all the elements of success.

But the only thing... is missing the most important thing?

Yes, "Mozart from Outer Space" is a commercial project with all the elements of success.

But... it's not a good movie!

That's it!

Shen Liang certainly wouldn't spoil the fun, he didn't mention the movie at all, and just praised it along his train of thought...

Anyway, this movie has nothing to do with Brother Liang, they just met, and Brother Liang wouldn't just tell the truth casually...

He can do whatever he wants!

Just a joke...