After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 729 One-Punch Man Li Mingyang
Since the topic had come up, Li Mingyang decided to speak frankly. It was the first time Jing Tian had mentioned it, and Mimi had called Zhuang Yan every day, begging and pleading with her.

"You want to play Zhuang Yan, and Mimi also wants to play Zhuang Yan. So you two have no interest in making July and Ansheng, and you're both thinking about Zhuang Yan."

"It was really boring to film..." Jing Tian said, feeling wronged.

"Um, Sister Han, what do you think of the July and An Sheng project?" Li Mingyang asked, turning his head.

“Great project,” Han Jianu said without hesitation.

"Here you go, are you willing?"

"I'm willing... but I don't have much experience."

"Listen to this, even the daughter of the bandit leader Zuo Shandiao is willing to film a good project, but you call it boring."

Jing Tian snorted, "It's not just me who's unwilling; Yang Mi and Liu Yifei are unwilling too!"

"Who would want to do all that special effects? Look at Wu Lei and Guo Fan, they only spent two million to make it!"

"They just copied 'Goodbye,' which is cheaper, but it has no personal style at all!"

Um... girl, you haven't even learned to walk yet, and you already want to fly.

For the first time, Han Jianu truly experienced how willful the little princess could be, but she had the right to be willful.

My dad and boyfriend are just pushing me too hard, one throwing money at me and the other throwing resources at me... They completely disregard the feelings of people in the industry and the fate of the audience.

She wants a dad and boyfriend like that too!
You probably won't find a boyfriend like that again.

There is one father like that, but unfortunately, he cares too much about saving face.

Let her be down-to-earth and lay a solid foundation so that she is not unworthy of her position.

She's wasted her best years; she's almost thirty...

Han Jianu watched helplessly as the young couple argued. Opposite her sat the 24-year-old Palme d'Or-winning director, and next to her sat 25-year-old Jing Tian, ​​one of the "Four Beauties of Beijing".

Youth is wonderful... She could have been too...

Han Jianu's mentality changed drastically. She used to help her father with chores, but now she hates him.

"I didn't delay the production schedule. I stepped down and made way for someone else. Lao Wu and Lao Guo did a great job. The project didn't fall through. I even left them more than 60 million yuan! If you say anything more, you'd better give the money back to me!"

"That money isn't yours."

"The money isn't mine, but it came because of me!"

Okay... I'm shocked every time I hear it. It's a melodramatic love story that took more than half a year to make and still has more than 60 million in the production team's account. Unbelievable!

“Sweetie, the July and Ansheng project is good, but if you’re not interested and we force you to continue filming, it won’t be good for you or anyone in the crew. The current outcome is good… but we can’t do that again next time. It’s good to step down and let someone more capable take your place, but it’s easy for people to gossip and say that you’re not worthy of your position.”

Han Jianu comforted Jing Tian, ​​and it worked very well... Jing Tian quickly calmed down.

Take the initiative to admit your mistake, and then... ask Zhuang Yan.

Han Jianu stood by and helped, praising Jing Tian against her conscience, and even bringing up your name.

Li Mingyang realized that Zuo Shandiao intended to have Jing Tian push him to take over the Three-Body project.

The Three-Body Problem is the most expensive film ever made in mainland China, with a production cost of 10 billion yuan! An unlimited budget!

The film's underlying theme is science fiction from a major power, and it's a key project receiving significant support.

Zhuang Yan, as the female lead, can be said to have the most amazing female lead resources in the history of Chinese-language films.

With Tian Tian playing Zhuang Yan, Li Mingyang is genuinely afraid that The Three-Body Problem will turn into the Great Wall...

He has no choice!
With Zuo Shandiao out of power, Wanda, the dominant force in the Dongda film industry, has become the king of cinema chains!

Li Mingyang is already exhausted from his tug-of-war with Wall Street.

I don't want to get entangled with Wanda anymore.

Maoyan is at a disadvantage in its struggle with Wanda because Nuomi and Taopiaopiao are both very powerful!

Especially Alibaba's Taopiaopiao!
This is a crucial part of Alibaba Entertainment!
In the future, Alibaba Pictures will all become Damai Entertainment.

At the same time, it also started a concert craze at the University of Tokyo, heavily promoting the fan economy, coordinating with cultural tourism, and ruthlessly exploiting fans!

Jing Tian is too willful... If she doesn't give Zhuang Yan more screen time, Li Mingyang will write her name backwards.

In the original novel, Zhuang Yan didn't have many scenes at all.

If we're talking about screen time, Cheng Xin in the third season had the most screen time.

But this character is so hateful, such a hypocrite!
Just like her name suggests, she is determined to destroy humanity.

Ye Wenjie is a million times better than Cheng Xin...

Li Mingyang seriously doubted whether any female celebrity would be willing to play Cheng Xin, this saintly hypocrite.

Maybe so... After all, The Three-Body Problem is a huge project with a lot of screen time.

Isn't the female circle just a personification of Cheng Xin?

Oh, and let's get Cheng Xin a cat too. A childless woman who loves cats—it's such a perfect fit!
"Husband, who exactly do you want to give Zhuang Yan to? Even if you don't give her to me, you have to give her to someone else! Tell me, who do you want to give her to?" Jing Tian knelt on Li Mingyang's thighs, her hands supporting her on the back of the sofa, and said aggressively.

Faced with Jing Tian's aggressive questioning, Li Mingyang ignored her, shifted his gaze downwards, and looked at the lovely snow-covered hill through Jing Tian's collar, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

I want to eat……

No, it's time to join the production team...

……

Han Jianu's visit.

This allowed Li Mingyang to learn of Zuo Shandiao's intentions, and Jing Tian was tasked with persuading him to take over the Three-Body Problem.

This is a good idea.

However... he underestimated human nature; Zuo Shandiao was too ruthless.

He actually set a huge fire in his backyard. Not only Tian Tian, ​​but Shi Shi and Mi Mi all know about the Three-Body Problem project.

They all want to play the role of Zhuang Yan, the ideal woman.

Even hiding in the One-Punch Man film crew couldn't keep Li Mingyang quiet.

Actually, Li Mingyang didn't have any good choices for Zhuang Yan. He wanted to try a public audition.

If Jing Tian doesn't cause trouble, she's a good choice.

Honey... Li Mingyang thinks Cheng Xin is more suitable for her, black and red is still red!

If Mimi finds out, will she bite herself to death?
Shishi, let's forget about her. She's more suited to action scenes.

The dialogue scenes were too weak...

Li Mingyang even thought that Shi Shi could easily direct films like The Great Wall and Mulan!

But these two projects... well, let's just say they're not great!

He knows the inside story.

Zhang Yimou is really past his prime; his creative golden age is over. He's now just living off the goodwill of everyone and making easy money...

A puppet of capital.

It was another sunny morning when Li Mingyang arrived at the One-Punch Man film set.

The One-Punch Man crew was located on a remote street in Hengdian, and everyone I saw was a crew member.

Li Mingyang got out of the car and had his hair done.

"Director Li, everything's ready, we're just waiting for you." Wu Zhikui, wearing a black baseball cap and sunglasses, ran over and said.

"Ok!"

Li Mingyang stretched and followed behind Wu Zhikui, listening to him explain the play. It was a very simple play about Saitama before he became One-Punch Man, who bravely stood up for what was right and was beaten up by a crab monster, but finally managed to win with great difficulty.

From then on, Saitama had a goal: to become a hero!
This scene was filmed using special effects techniques.

The Crab Monster is wearing a plastic-coated leather suit weighing over 30 pounds.

It looks alright.

During the actual filming, I used too much force and it broke when I hit the ground... No problem, I glued it back on and continued!

The pliers fell off, no problem, just glue them back on and keep going!

As long as it's not completely ruined, use strong adhesive to glue it back together.

Save money and time!
"Cut! That's a wrap!"

Clap clap clap!

The entire crew applauded, with the crab monster and the rescued little boy standing on either side of Li Mingyang, clapping excitedly.

"Can I take a picture with Director Li?" the little boy asked.

"can."

Before the little boy could even get excited for three seconds, Li Mingyang called the entire crew over to take a group photo.

"3, 2, 1, cheese!"

After a group photo was taken, Li Mingyang accepted a towel from a crew member.

While wiping the ketchup and ash off his face, he observed the crew, casually walked over to the director's monitor, and sat down in Wu Zhikui's seat.

"Director Li, your acting has improved a lot! I thought it would take a whole day to film."

Lee Ming-yang's acting as the male lead in the bouquet scene was so bad that Wu Zhi-kui was amazed. It was terrible... but he suddenly improved in the later episodes and finally managed to film the bouquet scene well.

During "Your Name," she had a very strong presence on camera, but her acting skills were just average and showed little improvement.

His acting in One-Punch Man was an incredibly improved performance!
The camera work, the eye acting, the micro-expressions, the realism of the fall, the impact of being hit—it was all filmed so vividly, with so much pain and screams, it was incredibly moving.

"You! How can you judge people with prejudice? I'm a Palme d'Or-winning director, how could a Palme d'Or-winning director not know how to make movies?" Li Mingyang said shamelessly.

In reality, his acting skills have improved dramatically; he's essentially unlocked the "perfect mask" cheat code.

Perfect Mask is a genuine acting talent.

It can not only control facial expressions and facial muscles, but also control emotions, creating fake emotions that resonate with the actor and allow them to quickly get into character!
As long as it's fake enough, it's okay for everyone to have a different face.

Just like a skill description.

Perfect acting skills, a false reality.

However, this skill has one problem: it requires a lot of experience.

A false truth.

Hypocrisy is also a kind of experience; one cannot fake things and feelings that one has not experienced.

You need to experience it for yourself.

Li Mingyang has no shortage of experience, but he just can't express it. This skill is practically tailor-made for him.

After filming the street scenes and having lunch, Li Mingyang fell fast asleep in the Mercedes-Benz van. He was woken up by the crew around 3 p.m.

Filming indoor scenes, time for some exercise!
100 squats! 100 push-ups! 100 sit-ups!
In order to cultivate a strong will, Saitama resolutely refuses to turn on the air conditioner, no matter how bad the weather is!

Li Mingyang also doesn't turn on the air conditioner.

Saitama does so much every day, and when he's filming, he does even more, filming his journey from novice to veteran, and then from veteran to expert.

Finally, he transformed from a master into a first-class master.

The less hair you have, the cooler you are.

He eventually became Saitama the Great Demon King!

When filming, he deliberately controlled his muscles, using muscle changes and movement speed to vividly express this evolutionary process.

After filming, it was time for a 10-kilometer run. Five cameras were shooting simultaneously from all directions: up, down, left, right, and straight ahead. We accumulated footage by running back and forth on the street.

Originally, Li Mingyang was going to shave his head after filming these scenes. However, he suddenly felt that he should add some scenes depicting the life of a corporate slave in Saitama, so the crew changed course and went to the office area of ​​Bouquet Entertainment to film scenes about the life of a corporate slave.

After finishing filming the scenes depicting the corporate slaves, Li Mingyang didn't even need to change locations. He went straight to the multimedia conference room to look at Lao Wu's filming results from the past six months.

In reality, there wasn't much footage, just over two hours of material. Most of the time was spent rushing to create props, storyboards, and post-production effects.

"I always feel that it doesn't have the same quality as those two online movies you made back then..." Li Mingyang said.

"People are different..."

Li Mingyang nodded and did not continue the topic.

Wu Zhikui, however, wanted to continue the topic. He suggested that Li Mingyang recall the old employees, since with his current status, he could easily get a word in edgewise.

Bouquet entertainment has no shortage of opportunities, but it lacks people.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. You'll find out why later."

"There's something I've always wanted to complain about: these people are a bit low-level, mainly in their cognitive abilities..."

"People who are too smart are not good at management."

"..."

"If I wanted to, I could fire everyone and then, in a short time, bring in the best young behind-the-scenes talent in the country, along with fresh blood from the three top universities, to Bouquet Entertainment... But besides me, who can control them? Can you do it?"

"..."

"You can't do it. These people are so easy to manage, so obedient!"

"It really won't work... I'm having a hard time even with my plumbing kit."

The props team of the One-Punch Man production was full of elites. Almost all of them, including Han Jianu and others with backgrounds and connections, were in it. They were the only ones who had experience in film prop production and design and had the necessary knowledge.

"We're not doing this as a one-off deal, but as a series. Even if there are problems in the early stages, as long as we keep improving, there will be a bright future. If you're a gold digger, you'll shine. If you don't shine, it's because you haven't worked hard enough."

"I feel like you're being a bit irresponsible with your words..."

"Haha, really? You must be imagining things."

The next morning, Li Mingyang used clippers to shave himself until he looked like a hard-boiled egg in the dressing room on the sixth floor of Mingyang.

Then the makeup artist touched up his hair and covered up any blemishes. Li Mingyang then put on a black baseball cap, got into the van, and headed to the streets from yesterday.

Reshooting bald Saitama's 100 indoor squats, 100 push-ups, and 100 sit-ups!
10km outdoor run!

At the end of June, the weather was indescribably hot and dry; even the air felt distorted at midday.

In just two days of filming, he used up a whole bottle of sunscreen by himself.

In addition, there are a whole bunch of cosmetics with oil-control, skin-smoothing, and makeup-long-lasting effects, all of which are the best. Basically, the cost of one makeup session is three or four thousand yuan... and a touch-up costs several hundred yuan.

His makeup and styling were already the simplest and most economical...

If you have good skin, you don't need to apply multiple layers or apply it to all exposed areas of your body.

After filming the important foreplay, Li Mingyang began filming his daily life scenes: shopping at the supermarket, strolling around the streets, playing games, cooking and eating, swatting mosquitoes, sleeping...

"Cut! Perfect! Director Li, your acting is amazing! You've brought Saitama to life."

Clap clap clap clap!
The entire crew, full of energy, applauded enthusiastically, cheering for the boss's acting skills!

"I'm a Palme d'Or winner, so my acting skills are naturally top-notch," Li Mingyang said, hands on his hips, laughing heartily.

This time, he didn't use Perfect Mask.

That's your true acting level.

The lines were emotionless, the eyes were wooden, and the movements were stiff.

These flaws are all advantages when applied to bald Saitama!
In the process of breaking through the human limiter and gaining immense power, Saitama's body and mind underwent changes.

His emotional perception became dulled, and he found it difficult to react strongly to joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness like ordinary people.

That's exactly what I'm talking about!

Perfect fit!

There's no need to act anymore!

"We finished work early today, so let's have some fun and rent out a karaoke room for everyone to enjoy ourselves."

"Long live Director Li!"

"Director Li, you're so magnanimous!"

"The boss is awesome!"

Wu Zhikui waved his hand, "It's all the crew's money, we can't waste it like that. Let's go back to the company for dinner, bring out the existing sound system, download some software on our laptops, and set up some self-service karaoke. By the way, aren't you guys art students? Dance a little later to liven things up."

"..."*N
……

Bouquet Entertainment Restaurant, a film crew team building event, transformed what was originally a KTV chain into a simple restaurant.

Although it was a bit simple, the atmosphere was very lively.

There were graceful art students singing and dancing, and also martial arts practitioners who had practiced for many years and were performing kung fu.

There are also witty people who tell dirty jokes and ghost stories.

It's a slapstick comedy routine.

Maybe it's because KTV is cheaper...

There are many karaoke enthusiasts in the crew, and they sing quite well.

"The great river flows eastward, the stars in the sky point to the Big Dipper, let's go!"

The singer of this "Heroes' Song" was a chubby girl, and she sang it even more heroically than Liu Huan.

"By the way, has The Voice of Dongda already aired?" Li Mingyang asked.

"It aired last year, and this is the second season. It will air during the summer vacation."

"Really……"

Li Mingyang opened his phone and glanced at the list of celebrity mentors for the first season.

Liu Huan, Na Ying, Wang Feng, Yu Chengqing... Yang Kun was not present, but Wang Feng arrived early.

The host is still Hua Shao, who has a speech impediment.

The list of students for the championship match was pretty much what he remembered.

A group of talented, well-connected, or wealthy players – very much like Zhejiang TV.

The final four are Wu Mochou, Liang Bo, Jin Zhiwen, and Jike Junyi...

Surprisingly, Liang Bo, the weakest overall champion, dropped to second place, while Wu Mochou took first place!

The Black woman with the strongest background came in fourth place.

Jin Zhiwen is the third most capable.

This kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation in talent shows is actually nothing new; it's a tradition at Hunan TV.

After the round of 16, players will have to sign contracts, and the conditions become more stringent with each round they advance.

Basically, all the singers who made it to the top 16 or top 32 of Super Boy and Super Girl are from EE-Media.

Chen Chusheng was unhappy with the unfair terms and conditions, so he followed Anita Yuen's example and was immediately suspended from the company.

After being shelved for three years, Mango TV really has no conscience...

Li Mingyang couldn't understand why these singers who became famous through Super Boy and Super Girl would treat Mango TV like this.

Tianyu Media is truly a conscientious company...

In contrast, Zhejiang TV, lol, squeezes the value out of its students and then throws them away.

Zhejiang TV lacks the patience and experience to manage artists.

Pure exploitation, they do whatever makes money...

Of course, if you stand by the river long enough, you're bound to get your shoes wet.

The Voice of China welcomes its most cunning mentor ever, Li Jian.

They played it safe, fooling both Zhejiang TV and Dream Sound Entertainment, and dragged it out until Shan Yichun won the championship.

Finally, Baimu Entertainment signed Shan Yichun.

The champion must sign with Dream Sound Entertainment, that's standard practice... and then a large portion of Dream Sound Entertainment's top management was laid off...

Then Li Jian was blacklisted by Zhejiang TV.

Talent shows can be quite lucrative, but in China, because the market is so huge, people like anyone and everything, leading to barbaric and vulgar operations with no skill whatsoever.

No matter what you do, someone will always foot the bill.

In terms of talent show economics, South Korea is still the best. They have a world-leading idol industry that keeps up with the times and has a variety of ways to exploit fans.

"This Boss Zhao, she didn't tell me a single thing about The Voice of China, as if she was afraid I'd ask her for money. Do you think I need your little bit of money?" Li Mingyang complained.

"The Voice of China made over a billion yuan last year..." Old Wu said.

Holy crap, that's so profitable!
It's my idea, after all. It's outrageous not to give me a share of the profits!
Li Mingyang took out his phone and called Boss Zhao to ask for money.

Mr. Zhao stammered that he had no money. The Voice of China did earn over a billion yuan last year, but that was earned by Zhejiang TV and Hunan TV. Huace only received the production fee. Huace didn't get a share of the other revenue, such as advertising, artist contracts, concert revenue, and merchandise revenue.

He also said that if he didn't mind, he could have the remaining 2 million after deducting the production cost from the 50 million production fee.

That's ridiculous...

"The cost of rotating chairs is hundreds of thousands per person, and you're still complaining about being poor!" Li Mingyang said angrily.

"The cost of turning the chair? What's that?" Boss Zhao was a little confused.

"Don't play dumb with me! How could a swivel chair be free!"

"Ah! Ah! Director Li, you're so clever! That's right! You can charge for spinning chairs!"

beep...

Mr. Zhao hung up the phone...

Li Mingyang suddenly realized that he was too evil; Zhejiang TV had just started to improve the sound, and his heart wasn't that black yet.

A while later, Boss Zhao called.

"Director Li! You always come up with the most ingenious ideas! I'm really short on funds. How about this, I'll give you an apartment, worth over ten million on the market."

"It's about houses again. Do you have someone in your family involved in real estate?"

No, but you can think that way if you want.

Li Mingyang thought to himself, "A house worth over ten million is not bad."

It's better than nothing, so I agreed.

As for how badly this batch of trainees will be cut up, he doesn't care.

This is the entertainment industry!
Or perhaps this is reality!
Talent alone is not enough; background is even more important.

Talent shows are just the tip of the iceberg; the same applies to all sectors of society.

"I feel like you make money faster than you rob someone..." Old Wu exclaimed.

"How should I put it... this kind of money is all ill-gotten gains. Come on, let's drink!"

Tons tons tons tons...

Li Mingyang finished his ice-cold beer in one gulp and let out a satisfying burp. "If you don't take it, how can I take it? If I don't take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn't take it, how can we improve... Teacher Li Xuejian put it very clearly."

(End of this chapter)