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Chapter 252 The Fight of the Middle-Aged Actor

For any actor who has become famous, it is difficult to accept the status quo once they are confused.

Especially when people reach middle age, their body and appearance have already lost their shape, which is far from the suave and suave screen image in the audience's memory.Every time he appears in front of the public, it will cause everyone to sigh and feel the time and changes.

It's so hard to get back to the top!
Today's TV drama market is basically dominated by young people, even for middle-aged TV dramas, Liang Hua can't compete with the rest.

He is not willing to just be a supporting role, to play such innocuous roles as the father, uncle, and boss of the hero and heroine.

When people reach middle age, actors are afraid of getting fat, and actresses are afraid of getting old.

The entertainment industry is so cruel.

Liang Hua stood in front of the mirror and looked at his rounded figure and sighed. The curvature of his chin was no longer visible, and his whole body seemed to have gained weight.

He started Weibo following the example of young people, but almost all of the comments were "time, the butcher's knife, is too cruel to you".

There are also people who released photos of Liang Hua who was popular in the north and south of the country 20 years ago. In that era when there was no beauty, he could still take pictures with the effect of filters. Compared with the current fat uncle, the image gap is too big.

Mid-life crisis is not just for professionals, it also exists in the showbiz!

The powerful actors of the Mesozoic generation who stand at the top of the entertainment industry can play a leading role in first-line blockbusters, and even direct and star in them; middle-aged actors who are slightly handsome will be arranged for some romances in the drama and get extra scenes; like some unknown actors Famous uncles can only play supporting roles, and they often even have no scenes.

Middle-aged TV dramas may be popular, but the probability is relatively low, and only experienced audiences can empathize.

Liang Hua had just returned from buying books in a bookstore and found that no passerby could identify him.

Back then, when he was so popular, he was often followed by reporters, and he was the focus of attention wherever he went. The most important thing was distance, and he wanted to be able to breathe.

If you can breathe freely, fame and money are not enough.

He returned to the living room and took out the copy of "Detective Di Renjie" from the shopping bag on the sofa.

Since so many viewers have recommended this book to me, there must be something outstanding in it. If it can really help me get back into the audience's attention, I won't have to recruit the crew even if I am old-fashioned.

Liang Hua is a graduate of the Zhenger Bajing Acting School. He also likes reading besides acting.

He basically has no memory of the character of Di Renjie, and only after reading the novel did he realize that he was a famous official during Wu Zetian's period in the Tang Dynasty.

Sitting on the sofa, brewing a pot of tea, and occasionally turning the pages of the book to read later, Liang Hua was so engrossed in reading that he didn't even respond to his son returning home.

"Dad, what are you watching?" Liang Xuanming, as the second generation star, basically continued his father's route. He just got admitted to the Acting Department of Star City Film Academy last year, and he was once on the trending searches with his handsome face during the art exam.

Liang Hua raised his head, twisted his stiff neck, and replied, "I'm reading Qin Chuan's novel "Detective Di Renjie". The role of Di Renjie in it just happens to be very suitable for me."

Liang Xuanming regained his energy immediately, and sat down, "Yes! I also think it is very suitable for you. This role is quite a test of acting skills. You don't need to gain weight to play Di Fatty, and you also have audience popularity."

"you saw it?"

"I've always been a fan of Qin Chuan's books. Last year, I played a soldier in the movie "Er Lang Shen Yang Jian". That movie was also adapted from Qin Chuan's novel!"

The advantage of studying at the film school is that there are more opportunities to guest star in some blockbuster films. The school teachers lead the students to see what the real crew looks like, let them know how difficult it is for extras and extras, and also see real actors. , How does the director work.

Liang Hua has always been an actor in TV dramas, so the terrifying influence of the mythological movie universe is naturally clear, but he has no idea that the upcoming "Erlang God Yang Jian" is also an adaptation of Qin Chuan's novel.

He muttered to himself: "It seems that the copyright of "Detective Di Renjie" must be very expensive!"

"It goes without saying... Teacher Qin earned more than 8000 million yuan last year. Unfortunately, we have stipulated that freshmen and sophomores are not allowed to go out to film, otherwise I will go to audition for "Zhu Xian". Okay." Liang Xuanming was very annoyed, it was a big drama of Haichuan Media, and was considered by the industry to be an important seed player for the annual ratings champion.

Originally, Liang Hua wanted to find investment by himself and buy the copyright cheaply to film a movie, but when he heard the news, he felt mixed feelings.

The joy is that Qin Chuan is very famous, which proves that the audience of the story is actually very high and the quality of the work is guaranteed.

The worry is that the copyright fee may exceed imagination.

He didn't investigate Qin Chuan in advance, he just thought he was an ordinary author.

Now it is discovered that he is already the prospective son-in-law of Haichuan Media!

"Then I won't disturb your reading. I'll go to sleep first. I played games last night and slept too late."

After Liang Xuanming finished speaking, he ran towards the second floor, leaving Liang Hua sitting on the sofa alone in thought.

The novel has more than 200 pages, and I have only read more than 30 pages so far, but the whole story and the narrative rhythm make Liang Hua very excited. If it is filmed and made into a TV series, it will definitely be very good.

The role of Di Renjie in it was tailor-made for him, it couldn't be more suitable!
Old fox, cunning, solving cases like a god...a series of adjectives can be thrown at this character, and it may even become a screen classic.

How many actors have never encountered such a role that can leave a name in film history.

Liang Hua is so lucky. When he was young, there were handsome images circulating all the time. Now, after he has gained weight in middle age, he can still meet such characters who can accumulate audience popularity.

He folded this page, and then called his old buddy Qian Qiu, a small plan came to his mind.

Qian Qiu is considered a golden partner with him, and this director filmed his hero character that became popular all over the world many years ago.

It's a pity that after earning enough money, Qian Qiu retired and went around the world to play.

Recently, he probably wanted to return to the entertainment industry to direct movies because he had run out of money. However, film and television companies simply did not dare to hand over large-scale productions to this director who had not filmed in 20 years.

Empty position, but no job.

Those companies would rather hand over the job of director to the cinematographer, to the screenwriter, and to the writer, rather than trust a veteran director.

One is an actor who has been eliminated by the market, and the other is a director who has been abandoned by the film and television company. The two people come together for the same novel. I don’t know what sparks will collide.

"Hello, Director Qian? I'm Xiao Liang. There is a novel called "Detective Di Renjie" that is very popular recently. Have you read it..."

In front of Qian Qiu, no matter how old Liang Hua was, he could only be Xiao Liang.

(End of this chapter)