I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 10: Follow the Donkey

Guo Fan of "The Wandering Earth" and producer Gong Geer certainly know who Shen Liang is.

Shen Liang is pretty popular...

After all, "The Coming One" made Mao Buyi and him popular, and Tencent platform bought a lot of hot searches.

And after the show, the two songs "Last Summer" and "Sun" were both very popular...

Shen Liang is an internet celebrity himself, and many things about him have been exposed. Many people say that he used to take advantage of his ignorance to commit crimes and do evil things...

The key is that his works are good.

Pop music has hit a low point, with not enough popular works and singers. This has been particularly evident in recent years.

As an original singer, Shen Liang's music is popular enough...

With the popularity of "The Next Generation of Stars", Shen Liang's EP became popular.

Many people are waiting for his next step...

Such a person starring in "The Wandering Earth" will definitely increase the popularity and publicity of the crew and the project...

The problem is, Shen Liang is a singer and has never acted...

So, Gong Geer said: "...It would be great if he could join, but...he doesn't seem to be an actor..."

“Lu Han was a singer before!” Zhao Jiping didn’t care: “All arts are interconnected, singing and performing are inseparable…”

"That's right, and Shen Liang's age is also suitable..." Guo Fan thought about it and nodded: "Let's choose him!"

Zhao Jiping was embarrassed: "I have a question..."

“Is it the pay?”

Zhao Jiping waved her hands: "No... I know my son well. If he likes this play and this crew, money is not a problem at all..."

Guo Fan was puzzled: "What's the problem? What do you think?"

Zhao Jiping explained: "He didn't really want to be an actor..."

"what?"

"He didn't want to participate in the previous "Singer of Tomorrow" because he felt it would hinder his live broadcast career... He will come for the audition tomorrow, please help me persuade him..."

Gong Geer was a little anxious: "He doesn't want to be an actor? You can contact his company!"

"He doesn't listen to the company's..."

"Has he read Liu Cixin's works?"

"He has read...most of the science fiction novels at home and abroad..."

"That's all," Guo Fan said confidently after hearing this: "Leave it to me!"

Well, Guo Fan is still very confident in his ability to draw pie in the sky. He is just afraid that you don’t have a science fiction dream. If you have one, he will definitely get on board…

……

The next day, September 9, Shen Liang carried his backpack and went directly to Qingdao.

After arriving in Qingdao, the first thing I did... was of course to report my itinerary to the company.

He called Ma Hao directly.

"Sister... yes, I recorded "Mars" yesterday... I think my performance was pretty good..."

"I'm in Qingdao... My mom introduced me to a film crew and asked me to audition..."

"What good projects can China Film Group have? They will definitely be a bunch of mission films, with little money and a lot of work, and ineffective releases... I'm not stupid, I definitely won't act in them!"

"… Magazine photo shoot? Harper's Bazaar… Sure, when? The day after tomorrow… No problem…"

At this point, Shen Liang started to complain: "Don't let that Long Long follow me, I don't like her, I feel like she doesn't understand me... I want an agent who respects me..."

Ma Hao on the other end of the phone was speechless: "You mean by respect is not to disturb you?"

“Right…I’m doing pretty well…I can earn seven figures every month from my live streaming…”

Ma Hao: "But the company helped you promote what you did, and bought a lot of hot searches... but there was no profit at all..." Shen Liang retorted: "Who said that? I became popular on the Internet, and my songs became popular too. Doesn't the company get a cut..."

Ma Hao changed his tone: "The company is not trying to stop you from becoming an internet celebrity or doing live streaming, but you have to take into account the company's development intentions... After all, we are a new company, and you are our company's only face... Many times we can only rely on you to help hold the scene..."

Shen Liang felt very happy to hear this, but he was still modest: "Not really, Mao Buyi is not bad either!"

"Xiao Mao is a newcomer after all, but you are already a mature artist..."

Yes, that's it!
Shen Liang nodded: "Okay, then... you can assign a team to me, and I can handle anything directly... I don't want Long Long to be my agent!"

"Okay, I'll go to Changsha in four days, and we'll meet and talk in detail..."

"Um…"

After Shen Liang finished his call, he ordered a meal and then went straight into the live broadcast room...

Over there, Ma Hao smiled and waved his hands at Long Danny: "He is just an obedient donkey. As long as you coax him and show a little weakness, he will do whatever you tell him to do!"

"Well, let him release another EP right away, and release it while it's hot..."

Ma Hao asked back: "Not releasing an album?"

"Album? Does he have it in stock?"

"Should have. He was very comfortable when he participated in the show, so he should have quite a lot of stock!"

"Then just release an album... I'll go talk to QQ Music..."

Peng Li, who was sitting next to him, suddenly interrupted: "...I heard from Li Wei that this episode of "Mars" has almost become his exclusive show..."

Ma Hao nodded: "He is very open, quick to react, and very good at telling jokes... He is a master at variety shows..."

"Tencent has a variety show called 'Let's Date, Big Star'. I'll go and try to get a spot!"

Ma Hao immediately asked: "Reality show?"

"should be…"

"He doesn't like reality shows... so forget it!"

“…He doesn’t like reality TV?”

"I talked to him, and he thinks most reality shows are too stupid, and they are not copied well..."

Peng Li was very interested: "What did he say?"

"He said that domestic variety shows, especially reality shows, always focus on inviting guests... When planning, they never think about interesting parts, don't communicate well with the guests, and just wait for the guests to prepare themselves, and then shoot the show according to the written template..."

Long Danny nodded: "He is right. For many of our variety shows, the most important job of attracting investment is to invite guests of sufficient weight... TV stations and platforms are most concerned about the guests, and do not care about the quality of the show at all!"

“So, he doesn’t like this kind of show…”

Long Danny remembered something: "I just heard you say that he went to Qingdao?"

"Yes, his mother introduced him to a film crew for an audition..."

"The crew? Movie or TV series?"

"It must be a movie..."

"what movie?"

Ma Hao shook his head: "I don't know..."

Long Danny was a little angry: "Why didn't you even ask this?"

"He's obviously not interested... I tell you, he never thought about being an actor! That's what he said..." Ma Hao imitated Shen Liang's tone: "What good projects can China Film have?"

Long Danny and Peng Li couldn't help laughing: "...You can't say that, China Film is the big brother after all..."

"By the way, he doesn't want Long Long to be his agent. He wants to find someone who respects him..."

"Long Long doesn't respect him?"

Ma Hao shook his head: "It's not disrespect. Although Long Long is a professional artist, she used to lead a group of obedient children. Shen Liang is not a good child... He has his own ideas and is very stubborn... Back then, I didn't let him do live broadcasts, so he did it himself... In the second month, he gave me a share of 10 yuan..."

(End of this chapter)