I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 9 Wandering Earth
Shen Liang’s mother is Zhao Jiping. Like Shen Liang’s father, she was a leader of the cinema chain under China Film Group. Two years ago, she was transferred to the headquarters and started doing administrative work...

She has always wanted her son to be an actor.

The word "actor" is not appropriate, it actually means working in the performing arts field.

Because they earn a lot, make money quickly, and have a high status...

In the past, it was difficult to be an actor in the system, and the income was not much more than that of ordinary people...

It’s different now. Many people in the circle who have connections and backgrounds know how easy it is to make money in the entertainment industry, and they are rushing to send their offspring in.

For these people, there are limited resources, so of course they have to focus on their own people!

It was normal for Zhao Jiping to look for her son when she knew there was a movie to be filmed.

Shen Liang doesn't want to be an actor at all...

Being an actor is too troublesome. Filming a movie takes at least three months...

If you are not famous, you can’t make money. If you are famous, it will be even more troublesome. If you become a big star, your little moral flaws will be discussed by people...

Internet celebrities like him who have a lot of "dark history" should just go and act and wait for their reputation to fall apart...

But he had to obey his mother's kindness, so he nodded and said, "I will definitely go the day after tomorrow... But I have to make it clear first, if I don't like it, I won't act!"

"Don't worry, I've talked to the director, he's a good director!"

"Who is the director...Mom...Mom..."

Bye…

Shen Liang also hung up the phone. Facing the inquiring eyes of Yang Di and Liu Wei, he shrugged: "My mother called and introduced me to a crew for an audition..."

Yang Di asked in a low voice: "Who is your mother..."

"She is a junior leader of the China Film Group... Let's go and have dinner!"

Liu Wei: "Wow, then you have a background!"

Shen Liang was speechless: "What a bullshit background! Has China Film Group ever made a good movie?"

"You can't say that... China Film..."

Shen Liang waved his hand: "Let's stop chatting. I'm an internet celebrity singer. How can I have time to film a movie..."

……

"Xiao Shen is very responsive, very suitable for 'Mars'!"

“…No, it’s mainly because everyone gives me a chance…Thank you, Brother Han!”

At the dinner, Wang Han praised Shen Liang, and Shen Liang quickly stood up to thank him...

"Behave well..."

Someone from Youku also said: "Shen Liang has no idol burden and is very suitable for variety shows..."

"I'm not going to be an idol, why would I need to be an idol..."

Shen Liang was definitely not the central figure at the dinner, and the topic quickly shifted to the show "Mars". Someone from Youku asked Wang Han: "Brother Han, you have made many shows. What do you think needs to be improved in "Mars"?"

"I haven't done many online variety shows... Li Wei, what do you think?"

Producer Li Wei (not the breast-holding king, but the same name) nodded: "I've been thinking about it. I think we can add a 3-5 minute short plot and let Lu Si and Shen Liang act..."

Youku people: "Add a little plot?"

“Yes, you can check the feedback later,” Li Wei said to the Youku staff with a smile, “If it’s not suitable, just edit it!”

Li Wei looked at Shen Liang: "Shen Liang, do you have any ideas?"

Shen Liang was surprised: "What do I have to say... You are flattering me..."

"Then it's settled. We'll shoot a small plot in the next episode to test the waters..."

Wang Han looked at Shen Liang and suddenly said, "Xiao Shen, if you have nothing to do the day after tomorrow, come and record "Day Day Up"!" Shen Liang was a little embarrassed: "I have to go to Qingdao to audition for a play the day after tomorrow..."

Li Wei casually asked, "Audition? Did your company help you get in touch with them?"

"almost…"

"Then we must try hard and strive for full success..."

Shen Liang was distressed: "...I have never studied acting, so it would be a waste of time if I went."

"It's okay. Everyone here has acted before. You can ask for advice... Yang Di has acted in a movie with Stephen Chow!"

Yang Di quickly replied: "I chose that movie purely because director Stephen Chow liked my looks... But I did gain a lot from "Conquering the Demons"..."

"How to say?"

"Mr. Zhou told me, 'Because your face is already exaggerated, you will be the funniest if you are serious!' This sentence touched me deeply. It means that I already have the foundation of comedy, how can I add some chips to it... eloquence, reaction speed..."

"That's right. You can only be popular for a short time just by looking good. If you want to be popular for a long time, you have to add some content..."

……

The crew Zhao Jiping mentioned is called "The Wandering Earth"...

A key project of China Film Group!
At the end of 14, China Film Group ambitiously announced a list of 24 films, including three science fiction films, including "Micro Era", "Supernova Era" and "The Wandering Earth"...

The media has been promoting the so-called first year of science fiction, and China Film Group must be the big brother!

But the film list is the film list, whether to do it, how to do it and who to find to do it is still a problem.

How to make a science fiction movie?
Relying on those fifth generation directors to shoot science fiction?
Help them build the moon?
Then Liu Cixin won the Hugo Award for Best Novel at the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention for his novel The Three-Body Problem, the first time an Asian won the award...

Moreover, there are a number of upper-class people among the loyal readers of the novel "The Three-Body Problem". They should have mentioned it, and this matter "boosted" the confidence of China Film Group, and they found Guo Fan...

Guo Fan has always wanted to make a science fiction film. He was given three movies to choose from, and he chose The Wandering Earth...

After two years of preparation, the film was about to start shooting, and then the leading actor slipped away!

In fact, this is normal. "The Wandering Earth" is a science fiction film...

Before 2019, not many people were willing to believe that the Chinese could make a science fiction blockbuster that would be a box office success and have special effects close to Hollywood standards.

There has never been any successful precedent for domestic science fiction films before.

Although Liu Cixin was very famous at that time, his highly anticipated big IP movie "The Three-Body Problem", which gathered many first-line stars such as Feng Shaofeng, Zhang Jingchu, Wu Gang, Tang Yan, and Du Chun, was stillborn and never saw the light of day.

Therefore, no one is optimistic about the prospects of the movie "The Wandering Earth".

Not to mention people in the industry, even ordinary audiences would not think this project is reliable.

And the cost of "The Wandering Earth" was only 8000 million...

The plot involves four major scenes: underground city, ice field, planetary engine and space station. Almost all the scenes require a lot of on-site settings, especially the visual effects shots of the whole film are expected to exceed 90%...

Director Guo Fan's idea is to wait until the ground line is finished, use these materials as capital, and go to Andy Lau and Tony Leung Chiu Wai to talk about their ideals and ambitions one by one, try hard to convince (fool) them, and invite them to join...

The problem is that the original male lead is a celebrity...

There are other project invitations!

Anyone would think that this crew and this director were unreliable, so they ran away shortly after the filming started, and readily paid 5 yuan in compensation as liquidated damages...

Guo Fan became anxious.

This has just begun, and the male protagonist actually ran away?
It just so happened that people from China Film Corporation came to inspect the work, and Zhao Jiping was also an accompanying staff member. When she heard about this, she directly recommended her son.

"My son is quite popular...let him try it!"

"…your son?"

"Shen Liang..."

(End of this chapter)