I didn't want to be an actor

Lu Yao's "Life" is one of the earliest radio dramas after the reform and opening up...

"Life" was very popular. In November 1982, China Youth Publishing House released a single volume. The first printing was 130,000 copies, which quickly sold out. It was reprinted with 125,000 copies, and an additional 7,200 copies were printed after the year, bringing the total print run to 257,200 copies;

BJ Radio began broadcasting the "Life" audio novel in November 1982.

In March 1983, he won the "1981-1982 National Outstanding Novella Award" awarded by the Chinese Writers Association.

Later, "Life" was made into a movie that was equally popular. In 1985, it won the Best Film Award at the 5th China Golden Rooster Award, and the Best Feature Film Award and Best Actress Award at the 8th "Popular Film" Hundred Flowers Award; in 1987 Won the Best Feature Film Award for the New Era 10 Years jointly organized by the China Film Critics Society and "Wen Wei Po", and Wu Tianming won the Director's Honor Award.

But it was already the 1990s when Shen Liang’s parents fell in love...

At that time, the most popular ones on the market were Jin Yong, Gu Long, Liang Yusheng and Qiong Yao.

"My mother was an artistic young woman when she was young... she admired Lu Yao and Mo Yan... but in recent years she has really liked the works of Yu Hua and Chen Yan... I inquired about the copyright of "The Protagonist" and found out that it was bought by Zhang Jiayi..."

""main character"?"

"The epic of the Queen of Qinqiang...Chen Yan competed with Li Bihua and Bi Feiyu..."

"Competition?"

"Li Bihua has "Farewell My Concubine" and Bi Feiyu has "Tsing Yi". Mr. Chen Yan is a drama writer and has been in the theater for half his life. He knows the theater inside and outside to a degree that Li and Bi can't match."

"I heard that Zhang Yimou is going to adapt it?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "There is no way to adapt this into a movie. There is too much content...Chen Yan wrote about Jiao's fifty years of growth and went on an epic journey, from Brother Wen's tail to the WeChat era. This is something no one else has!"

"The director is Yan Jiangang!"

"Teacher Yan... help me make an appointment."

Yan Jiangang, a drama director, is not very involved in the industry...

There are quite a few works, including "China Land", "In the Silent Place"...

The most out of the industry experience was probably when he resigned as the director of "New Three Kingdoms" and said that the screenwriter "should not carry out subversive, non-professional, non-television transformations"!

In fact, this is indeed the case - the script of "New Three Kingdoms" has completely transcended the romance and the history of the Three Kingdoms. It is a brand-new writing based on historical concepts and imagination...

"What about "Glory of Our Fathers" and "Happy Face"?"

Shen Liang shook his head: "... From now on, there will be at most two dramas a year. I want to focus on movies."

"But... there are no high-quality scripts..."

"It's okay, let's finish the work at hand first..." Waving his hand, Shen Liang asked Yang Mi: "Has the filming of "Little Nanfeng" started?"

Yang Mi shook her head: "The director said filming will start in June..."

"Summer is sticky, so it is indeed more suitable for "Little South Wind"..."

“…What are you going to shoot next?”

""Cang Lan Jue"..."

"…ancient puppet?"

"Yes."

"Why did you think of taking pictures of ancient puppets?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

Yang Mi glanced at him suspiciously: "Lies!"

"The lie is that I want to create a benchmark ancient puppet for the audience, a conscientious production!"

"What about the truth?"

Shen Liang shrugged: "...A few years ago, when I wasn't as popular as I am now, I agreed. It's hard to refuse..."

"Why don't you say no?

"The script and props... have been prepared according to my requirements. Now I tell them I won't shoot? That's too much!"

"...Then according to what you say, I should also shoot "Jiao Zang"?

Shen Liang waved his hand: "Our situations are different. I made ancient puppets because of my own will. "Jiao Zang" was accepted by the company bypassing you... By the way, you really don't accept "Jiao Zang"?"

Yang Mi shook her head firmly: "...No answer!"

…

Ancient puppet dramas are idol dramas, and there is an almost insurmountable wall between these dramas and serious dramas.

If idols don’t transform, they won’t be able to get roles when they reach a certain age!

Shen Liang debuted as the male lead in "Cohabitation in Time and Space", and then appeared in "The Wandering Earth", "The Evil Dead", "Sunshine"...

Created a box office myth!

In terms of TV series, "Want to See You" and "Honey Stewed Squid" have strongly opened up the national...

In fact, these two dramas can also be regarded as idol dramas, but the subsequent "Awakening Age" and the just-concluded "Storm Chaser" are all dramas with main themes.

The ratings and popularity are both phenomenal...

Then, went to film "The Secret of Blue Orchid"?

Ancient puppets, the lowest end of the genre contempt chain!

This is a consensus. Many producers in the industry look down on ancient puppets - screenwriters who are pursuing their pursuits all want to write suspenseful reality-oriented dramas. This kind of industrial saccharine ancient puppets for ordinary audiences is only suitable for bad screenwriters. A bad script.

Brother Liang discussed it with them, but they still insisted: the ancient puppet genre is not worth the effort because its subject matter is not profound and serious, and the audience only wants to see the industrial saccharine love plot, so as long as it is spoon-fed to them Stack a pile and they will be satisfied...

No need to make it up carefully.

However, Deng Ke and Yi Zheng believe that film and television dramas around the world are moving in the direction of visual spectacle, which is nothing more than visual spectacle + whatnot. Superheroes are the visual spectacle of the United States, samurai ninjas are the visual spectacle of Japan, and immortal knights are the visual spectacle of China. A visual spectacle!

So, they teamed up to create a Chinese-style fairy tale!

Then the adaptation of "The Demon King" was selected.

The original work of "The Lord of Demons" is not very interesting. It tells the story of an ordinary, ordinary, but tenacious little orchid struggling to survive under the control of a powerful and evil demon.

But one thing is good, the world view is well set.

Everyone in the heavens has their own duties and does what they should do. Except for the need to maintain the way of heaven, everyone is very reasonable, friendly and friendly.

The Lord of Demons did not have the great ambition to fight in the heavens, turn the tables, and rule the five elements and three realms - thinking about restoring the demon clan and regaining lost territory every day, the Lord of the Demon Realm is under so much pressure, is there any difference between being a demon and being a human? Being a demon is actually to be free and easy, ruthless, and do whatever it takes to achieve the goal, and don't care about the life and death of others!

He just wants to revive the Red Earth Woman and fight again!

The hero died after the battle with the Red Earth Woman, and he couldn't get over it after his resurrection...

The plot is that he has been using Xiao Lanhua's body to nourish the Red Earth Woman, and he has made all kinds of calculations. In the end, the Red Earth Woman was resurrected, and Xiao Lanhua died. The hero finally realized his feelings for Xiao Lanhua, and tried his best to resurrect Xiao Lanhua...

Well, the crematorium of chasing his wife...

The script was greatly changed - it must be greatly changed, the Buddha is satisfied, this plot is too flat, and it can't create a climax!

Of course, the main plot revolves around the changes in relationships: strangers-enemies-friends-the object of desire-the friendly person-the love of all beings...

It was changed to rushing and redemption.