Chapter 139 Interstellar Filmmaking (22)

If you ask what is the most popular documentary this summer, then most viewers will answer without thinking: "Revelation of the Entertainment Industry".

This unprecedented documentary successfully defeated countless popular movies and TV dramas, and was a hot search on Xingbo for several days. Many short video websites even carried and processed it. The entire Internet was swept up in this documentary for a while. screen.

Anyun also watched this documentary.

After reading it, he felt very complicated.

He shook his head and sighed in his heart. After all, he was a young man who dared to shoot such taboo content.

Although it was just a confession by a few actors, it almost tore off the fig leaf of the entertainment industry and bluntly revealed the mess and filth beneath its glamorous coat.

However, it did help these outdated old guys attract a lot of fans.

What a beautiful turnaround.

Another woman's face unexpectedly appeared in An Yun's mind, Zhang Weier.

An actress he once admired.

It's a pity... I have a bad fate, a straight personality, and offended people I shouldn't have offended, so I can only withdraw from the circle.

He felt very sorry for it for a while.

He also watched "Chronicles of Literary Heroes of the Republic of China". It is indeed an excellent work. Zhang Weier's acting skills have also improved even more. She contributed an acting skill in the film that made him applaud.

He was a little happy to see Hunter.

If she can survive the subsequent storm, he may consider inviting her to film. The supporting actress in his new drama is indeed suitable for her.

As for Chang Zehai and the others, they really have been sharpening their skills for ten years. After not seeing each other for such a long time, their acting skills have been honed even better. He was almost jealous of Shi Jing.

That young man was able to capture so many outstanding actors, and it was like using the highest quality ingredients to cook a table of delicious dishes that made people want to eat.

If there is an opportunity in the future, they will also have more cooperation opportunities.

…

As a conscientious melon-eater, Song Qi has always been on the front line of melon-eating. Wherever there is melon to eat, she can be found happily.

Naturally, she knew all about the dirty stuff about the actors that had been making a lot of noise on the set of "Republic of China Literary Chronicles" these days.

To be honest, she had never heard of this TV series before, and she didn't know any of the actors in it, so when this time it appeared in Xingbo's hot search, she was confused.

After finishing the whole story, Song Qi actually felt a little disappointed.

This melon... isn't very tasty.

What’s the point of some old-fashioned sesame seeds and rotten millet dirt from old men and women who have been out of fashion for a long time? She was puzzled as to why there was such a fierce response to this online?

... Could it be that they wrote and directed it themselves to create hype?

But "Chronicles of Literary Heroes of the Republic of China" is really good to watch.

...but the character of the actor is not good.

So...does she want to follow the show? If she likes the show, does that mean she indirectly supports the actors?

Song Qi struggled with the question for several days, and finally got the answer in a short video on the Kuayin app.

The uploader of the video specifically stated that this short video is based on the documentary "Revelation of the Entertainment Circle" shot by Shi Jing, the director of "Chronicles of Literary Heroes of the Republic of China". He selected some clips from the documentary and cut it into a ten-minute short. The video was even accompanied by sensational copy - I gamble, prostitute, and do domestic violence, but I am a good actor.

Song Qi was immediately interested.

Could it be another big melon?

She clicked in enthusiastically, but what awaited her was a stormy baptism.

In just ten minutes of video, middle-aged people appeared one after another, facing the camera and calmly talking about the first half of their lives.

They are no longer young, there are already wrinkles on their eyebrows, and some even have hair on their temples.

Some of them are even ugly and disgusting at first sight.

But Song Qi couldn't take her eyes away from them, and even found them very attractive!

["My name is Zhang Yanfang. Twenty years ago, my name was Zhang Weier. I became a leading actress in a movie at the age of ten. I won the Star Award for Best Actress at the age of eighteen. I once had everything."]

["My name is Xuan Liang. I have been a bit player for five years and a villain for ten years. I also want to be the protagonist and a good guy. Unfortunately, I was born ugly and the audience didn't like me. No director asked me to play a good guy. ”]

["My name is Chang Zehai. I was not a famous actor before. After my car accident, the media misreported my death. As a little-known actor, I became a dead person in the eyes of the audience."]

["My name is Wu Yan. Ten years ago, I was a good actor and had a happy family. Unfortunately, it was probably too easy to get everything. I quickly became obsessed with an exciting game - gambling."]

["You call me a prostitute, a bitch, I don't deny this. Back then, my nude photos were spread by someone who wanted to do it. After I was hidden, I had no source of income. To make matters worse, my mother was deceived and owed loan sharks. Debt collectors broke down the door of my house. My mother was so frightened that she had a heart attack. She was notified of critical illness in the hospital that day. I had no choice but to go drink with her... I just wanted to survive."

["Because I always play the villain, when my parents falsely accused me of domestic violence, the audience easily believed their words and thought I was worse than a beast... I didn't have any filming, even a small supporting role for a few minutes. I can’t even get...my friends ask me to forgive my parents, but I can’t. I hate them and I can never forgive them.”]

[“I’m not dead, I’m still alive. I had plastic surgery after the car accident. Although I look a little strange now, I can still act. I want to bring actor Chang Zehai back to life. So I made a lot of efforts. I bought press releases, marketing, and even paid for movies.”]

[“You called me a gambler and a lunatic, and you were right. I once had huge debts because of gambling, and I was abandoned by my friends and relatives and despised by everyone, but I was obsessed with it... In the end, I started drinking and numb myself with alcohol... Now, I want to turn back, I want to pay back the money, and I want to be an actor again. But I don’t know if I still have a chance.”]

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【“Many people scold me for being dissolute and lowly. I also know that I am indeed lowly, but I have not broken the law! When I was an actor, I was arrogant and disdained to rely on unspoken rules to get ahead. After being banned, I fell to the dust and used the money from prostitution to pay off my debts...”】

【“I know many celebrity actors who look glamorous and beautiful, but their methods are vicious and sinister. Some take drugs, some commit domestic violence, some launder money, and some are involved in gangs, but they look good, so they are good people. And I have an ugly face, even if I did nothing, the audience thinks I am a bad person.”】

【Even if I explained many times that I didn’t die, the audience didn’t care whether I was dead or alive. Because I have no fame, the media ignores me, and the audience... doesn’t remember me. So, even if I am still alive, the actor ‘Chang Zehai’ is dead. 】

【If I hadn’t been addicted to gambling, I would have been so happy. I regret it, but there is no regret medicine in the world. I feel sorry for my family. All the infamy now is just my own fault. I deserve it, and I can’t blame others. 】

Face after face appeared on the camera, these no longer young men and women gently uncovered their old bloody scars and showed them to the audience.

Song Qi was shocked.

The video was very short, with an average of only two or three minutes of footage for each person, but their words were like a gust of wind passing through, and Song Qi was even stunned.

According to the usual routine, facing the paparazzi's revelations on the Internet, shouldn't the actors deny it strongly? Why did they all admit it? And some people not only admitted it, but also said something that the paparazzi didn't say.

Aren't these people too honest?

Or do they want to sell misery and hype? Or do they want to go the black and red route?

Song Qi specially found the selection of "Actors Revealed" and watched it one by one.

The documentary has now been updated with four episodes, telling the stories of Zhang Yanfang, Chang Zehai, Xuan Liang and Wu Yan respectively.

There is no unique photography technique in the documentary. In the long long shot that is shot to the end, the actors are facing the camera, crying or laughing, sad or sighing, telling their past one by one.

These old actors, who are no longer young, are open and honest, without hiding anything, and unscrupulously tear open their already festering scars for the audience to see.

They are frank, open, sincere, and natural. They are not deliberately sensational, they do not cry bitterly, and they do not frantically defend their actions. In the documentary, they maintain a restrained sadness throughout the whole process, without exaggerating their emotions. The traces of sadness revealed in just a few words are particularly shocking, causing the audience to shed tears.

Although Song Qi loves to eat melons, all the melons she has eaten before are from the revelations of paparazzi and netizens. She also said some black materials that were either groundless or ironclad in various seemingly true and false skin-exposing posts, but she has never seen an actor personally expose his own black materials.

Facing the camera, they frankly admitted their unbearableness, admitted their weaknesses in human nature, and truthfully explained their dark past. They did not defend themselves, they just told their past and let the audience judge.

As a member of the judging audience, Song Qi wanted to...accept them.

Just as Zhang Yanfang said, they did not break the law. Although they made mistakes, they were only moral flaws and should never affect their acting careers.

Although they are actors, they are also ordinary people, ordinary people with all human weaknesses, so they will make mistakes, be confused, and fall into depravity.

No one is perfect. Who can guarantee that a person will never make mistakes in his life? If a person makes a mistake, does he have no chance to repent and start over?

As actors, they only need to abide by professional ethics and film well. As for their private lives, as long as they do not break the law, what does it have to do with the audience? The audience should not deny their works because of the moral issues of the actors.

She even likes these actors now. It is true that they have done a lot of wrong things, but they are honest and real enough. In the face of adversity, they grit their teeth and persist, and try to stand up. They all have strong energy.

She hopes that one day she can become such a person.

Stand up from where you stumble, even if you have nothing, never give in to this fucked up fate.

…

Luo Bao found that the online criticism of "Records of Literary Masters of the Republic of China" has unconsciously decreased a lot, replaced by more rational discussions and voices of support from fans.

In the fan group, a fan said: "Since the eggs have been eaten, why bother to care about who is the hen that laid the eggs?" Luo Bao deeply agrees with this.

He found that the online blackening a few days ago still had some benefits. At least "Records of Literary Masters of the Republic of China" was completely out of the circle, and their fan group of "Old Scenery" also attracted nearly 10,000 new fans. The original three fan groups have now expanded to ten groups.

And...

The official blog of "Republic of China Literary Masters" issued an announcement.

Bai Moxuan, the head of Bai Group, has discovered "Republic of China Literary Masters" with his keen eyes. This hen that lays golden eggs has signed a contract with the director and is ready to launch "Republic of China Literary Masters" on more platforms.

By then, many people will see "Republic of China Literary Masters".

The crew that was so poor that it even had to rely on crowdfunding finally had money.

The author has something to say:

It seems that many readers have misunderstood what I wanted to express in the last chapter.

Some readers cited drug abuse and domestic violence as examples, but these are illegal! These are not moral issues!

I think as long as it is not illegal, the actor's private life is the actor's own business, and the audience just needs to focus on the work. Of course, celebrities and idols are excluded. Because celebrities and idols rely on selling their private lives and personalities, they make a living from this, while actors make a living from acting skills. As long as the acting skills are strong and there is professional ethics, then his private life is his freedom, and I have no right to comment.

Speaking of this, I feel that Edison Chen and Cecilia Cheung are really miserable. The young couple took some nude photos willingly, but they were leaked maliciously, which led to Edison Chen being banned. Alas.

Of course, this is just my personal opinion, and it is not necessarily correct.

I can understand that some readers have moral requirements for actors. After all, the nature of actors' work is special and they play a certain role in social education, so they should set an example. But after all, no one is perfect, and no one can never make mistakes, especially emotional issues are the most difficult to explain. So I think for actors, they should stay away from private life and focus on their works.