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Chapter 159 Quickly Come A Serial Killer Hacks This Damn Dead ([-] in [-])

To say that the whole country is shocked is really to say that the whole country is shocked!
Not even one country was shocked, but many countries were shocked!

If it is said that the police in many countries said that they would "stand by" during the release of "The Silence of the Lambs", it was a joke; now it turns out that they had better not take it as a joke.

The incident of "serial killer surrender" in a neighboring country was even more dramatic. After watching a movie, a serial killer recognized a police officer in the same theater and "give up his head" on the spot.

This kind of "pie in the sky" who can get credit for watching a movie makes the police officer involved look confused, and puts handcuffs on the serial killer completely by instinct - there also happen to be a reporter at the scene, who will This scene was fully recorded.

——This is naturally the result of the Resonance Halo buff being "vicious" overseas.

But the media and the general public don't know.

They only know that this matter needs to be entertaining and entertaining, mysterious and mysterious, and legendary and legendary - if it can't become a news headline that people all over the country love to see, then it is simply unacceptable!
Generally speaking, large-scale crimes have confidentiality requirements, and if the people involved are not too famous, it is impossible to reach the level of discussion that the whole country is keen to discuss.

However, under a series of transnational "coincidences", every case involved in the "surrender incident" has a posture of national attention.

The source of the incident - "The Silence of the Lambs", naturally became popular in various overseas markets!
Not to mention the Northern Dynasties, even in the island country where the movie was released, "The Silence of the Lambs" was rated with the strictest ratings, and immediately won the top box office of the day.

In other countries, including countries where the movie has not yet been released, the media of good things are not idle either—

They imaginatively listed some of their unsolved cases, especially serial murder cases, to see which one would be solved by this movie.

The only question is, how do you get the serial killer to watch this movie by himself?
——Three "surrender incidents" in a row. Although there are different opinions on the reasons behind them, there are some rules that are not difficult to find.

For example, "The Silence of the Lambs" is like an "introduction". A serial killer has to watch this movie in person before being "lured" to surrender.

Then, this actually became a problem that even the police in many countries are seriously studying!
Such gimmicky news naturally further increased the popularity of this movie in China.

By this time, even people who have no habit of watching movies know this "magical" movie.

And this also made the box office of this sold-out movie continue to rise slightly on May 5, and the box office exceeded 2 million in one fell swoop.

According to the forecast of a professional box office research agency, the box office of this thriller will break the box office records of all restricted countries (some are R-rated or NC17, which is the most restricted level anyway), yes, all of them!
Even more incredible is that not many people objected to this.

This made many colleagues restless.

……

In the Shanghai stock market, as usual, the new director Luo Jianzhou went to the theater where he often watched movies in a low-key manner without any accompanying personnel.

With sunglasses big enough to cover half of his face and a mask on, it is difficult for ordinary people to recognize him.

No way, in the theater where "The Silence of the Lambs" is shown, the frequency of journalists is too high - every reporter hopes to meet a serial killer by chance, get promoted and raise salary, and reach the pinnacle of life.

Of course, Luo Jianzhou only found this absurd.

But he also knew that if he was recognized by reporters, it would not look good.

——It’s not a big deal to go to watch the movie of the enemy, but it’s a big deal if the reporter finds out.

Among other things, if the reporter claimed that he was "conquered" by this movie, Wang Wei would definitely be overjoyed.

At least if they exchanged positions, Luo Jianzhou would laugh out loud.

You know, he is not idle now.

His new film is aimed at the summer file in July, and he is currently busy with post-production!
However, a restricted-rated movie that keeps out the young people who are most willing to buy tickets to watch movies, can hit nearly [-] million in a single-day box office in a popular period surrounded by powerful enemies?
This made him really curious about the movie.

And when its popularity spread overseas and it was considered a work destined to break records, Luo Jianzhou finally couldn't hold back and wanted to come and see what kind of movie it was; and the owner A question that everyone is curious about - why does it attract criminals to surrender?

At about the same time, in a movie theater in the capital, another well-known cutting-edge director, Song Zhicheng, also joined the crowd alone and walked into the screening room of "The Silence of the Lambs".

Originally, he was also busy shooting his new film, but at this time, he was also surprised by the overwhelming news of Wang Wei's film, so he took time out and decided to go to the cinema to see this film for himself.

In fact, his psychology is roughly similar to that of Luo Jianzhou.

To be honest, everyone is a filmmaker, and you can be regarded as a cutting-edge director with the same reputation; I can’t say who is worse than the other, but if you want to say that you are so good at the current level of fame at home and abroad... then... you can’t do it?
Why?
Unconvinced!
Then check it out.

And this time I went to see it, almost with a magnifying glass.

Is it a hype show?

Otherwise, why can it be so popular?

What the media say is nothing but extravagant hype. Only after watching it can I make my own judgment in my heart.

Ten minutes later, two theaters separated by thousands of miles officially screened "The Silence of the Lambs".

……

At the beginning, the heroine appeared on the stage, looking at Luo Jianzhou on the big screen with incomparable concentration, and as usual, first licked the goddess——

"Oh, Junior Sister Shen has reshaped my image again. This image...is a complete weak woman in appearance, but her character is tough and strong. I also like this type of girl very much!"

But soon, Luo Jianzhou frowned tightly.

He has always felt that Wang Wei and he are the same kind of director - both of them have never made films that do not make money.

A movie that can make money is a good movie; making (watching) a movie also starts with commercial methods.

After this analysis, Luo Jianzhou discovered that the other party's skill in making commercial films is indeed not weak.

Well, it should be said that it is very strong.

Commercial films do not need too many gorgeous or fancy techniques. On the contrary, real commercial film masters are good at using the simplest techniques to make the audience "cool" from the beginning to the end.

Of course, in a thriller, "be cool" is a sense of horror.

With Luo Jianzhou's level, it can be seen that most of the horror of "The Silence of the Lambs" is thrown into the world of the story through mirroring and editing. Uneasy.

And the most important thing is the simple close-up application.

Usually in dramas, in order to separate the audience from the work, the actors will avoid looking directly at the camera, presenting the feeling that this is an overhead world and story.

But in this movie, Wang Wei uses a lot of close-ups, letting the characters look directly at the audience, giving the audience a sense of being violated by being peeped inside, especially when the screen cuts to the close-up of Hannibal——

Even though he knew he was talking to the heroine, it seemed like he was eating away at your thoughts.

Of course, this is inseparable from the superb acting skills of the actors; but it also shows that the director Wang Wei knows how to best "serve this dish".

What's more, simple tricks can produce subtle effects, and it's not like he doesn't know how to play "tricks" that show off skills.

Generally, commercial films will arrange a clichéd and sensory-stimulating "Big Battle" at the end.

"The Silence of the Lambs" also failed to break away from the final "decisive battle", but Wang Wei did it without being clichéd at all——

Before the climactic scene came, this guy cleverly used a set of parallel editing shots to evade the target of the police in groups, but the heroine inadvertently came to the real murderer's residence alone, playing tricks on the audience In the palm of your hand, let their emotions ride a roller coaster.

It can be said that this paragraph alone is different from the cliché suspense films that Luo Jianzhou has seen before - this film broke quite a lot of conventions.

Well, it should be said that Wang Wei always likes to break the rules when making movies.

The final decisive battle scene did not stretch too far.

The most suffocating thing is that the killer butcher cut off the electricity in his home, and the room was completely dark in an instant.

At this time, Wang Wei ingeniously switched the camera to the No. 1 field of view where the murderer put on night vision goggles, allowing the audience to see the heroine groping around in horror in the dark, and all they heard was The hostess breathed heavily.

Smart ah smart!
Luo Jianzhou sighed silently.

——At this time, the audience is standing from the perspective of the hunter, but the emotions in their hearts are attached to the heroine, that is, the prey. This contrast forms the most powerful pressure.

As far as business tactics are concerned, at least as far as this movie is concerned, Wang Wei is already a master of masters!
So much so that when the movie finally ended, Luo Jianzhou, who came to this conclusion subconsciously, sat blankly on the seat and couldn't help thinking: "No wonder it's such a hit!"

"Mainly based on the composite genre of suspense, thriller, and detective, supplemented with symbols such as fiction and reality, anti-routine, parallel editing, etc. This guy's rhythm and psychological control are simply brilliant. The audience is always in the position of being teased and oppressed by suspense. No respite."

"It's the first time I've made a thriller, and it's so frighteningly frightening!"

However, there is still one problem that has not been resolved——

The commercial success of this movie will not be low, I admit it; but why can it have a "fatal" appeal to criminals?

Probably luck.

Luo Jianzhou thought of the first confrontation with Wang Wei, the opponent's strong luck that made him scold his mother!

Then, he wanted to scold her even more——

Is this guy really an illegitimate child?
……

On the other side, Song Zhicheng was also extremely surprised!
Although he still insists that his films must make certain concessions to commercialization even if he has artistic pursuits; but unlike Luo Jianzhou, he prefers to start with the artistry when judging a film.

In the end, he discovered to his astonishment that even though he came here with the mentality of finding fault, he had to admit one thing—thriller films can really have an artistic sense!

"The Silence of the Lambs" has created two wonderful characters: one is a cold-blooded ogre with high IQ, and the other is a smart, witty, brave and beautiful rookie policewoman; this is naturally inseparable from the wonderful performances of the two leading actors.

Shen Zhenyi, a supernova, once again conquered Song Zhicheng with her acting skills.

Song Zhicheng was even more amazed by Ouyang Ke's performance compared to her who had been looking forward to it for a long time.

——It's just a burst of acting skills!

He noticed that throughout the movie, Ouyang Ke didn't have much body language, he just stood or sat in a small space, but the fullness of character he presented made Song Zhicheng amazed.

The two protagonists, whose acting skills have exploded, meet for the fourth time. The dialogue through the iron cage is Song Zhicheng's favorite part in the whole film. The delicate performance, coupled with the very symbolic dialogue, this rivalry scene is simply amazing!
If it is said that a movie becomes a classic because of the charm of an actor, Song Zhicheng believes that actors who can achieve such an effect are rare.

And this movie appeared, and as soon as it appeared, there were two of them!
For a director like him who claims to be able to train actors, he couldn't help but ask himself - can I train actors' performances to this level?
Song Zhicheng is confident that one day he will be able to, but at the moment, this seems to be an uncertain answer.

But Wang Wei did it!
Thinking back to what he said before insinuating that the other party "buries a good actor", this movie seems to have slapped himself hard!

The mood... a little gloomy.

The face... hurts a bit.

In addition to the dazzling acting skills of the actors, the theme of this movie also rarely aroused Song Zhicheng's desire for interpretation.

This movie, as long as it is deeply analyzed, will be related to human nature!
This is what sets this movie apart from other mediocre murder thrillers.

——The latter usually takes cruel and bloody pictures as the main course of the film, but for "The Silence of the Lambs", these are just appetizers, and the real main course is the film's in-depth discussion and criticism of human nature and social systems.

Superficial horror can only temporarily scare people; while the horror of human nature and system will become more shocking as people think more.

Therefore, like Luo Jianzhou, after the movie ended, when many audience members left their seats excitedly discussing the plot, Song Zhicheng still sat there steadily, and after a long silence, he sighed helplessly.

——This is undoubtedly a commercially and artistically critical work!

In other words, their current momentum is not in vain.

Of course, the question that I can't figure out is the same——

The perfect balance between business and art, and the box office hit, he can understand; but to attract serial killers to throw themselves into the trap?
As for?
If it's luck, isn't Wang Wei's luck too scary?
……

With the same or different wild thoughts, at almost the same time, the two cutting-edge directors got up, walked out slowly, and stopped at almost the same time.

Coincidentally, in front of the big electronic screen in the theater where they were located, the interview screen of Wang Wei's response to the controversy caused by "The Silence of the Lambs" was played——

"...Don't talk nonsense, I'm not good at making horror movies!"

"A good performance? I was just lucky. I met two good actors, Xiaozhen and Mr. Ouyang. The meeting turned into a masterpiece. Otherwise, I'm a young director who will only hinder talented actors. How can I train my acting skills?"

Song Zhicheng, who was dissed, turned black.

"Good grades? It's all thanks to the serial killer turning himself in. How can I make any commercial movies?"

Luo Jianzhou pursed his lips tightly, deeply feeling that there is no better way for a villain to succeed.

"Why did the killer turn himself in? What infectious power, what magical power, let me tell you, it's all fake..."

The Wang Wei expression on the screen seemed a little helpless, and he didn't speak for a while.

The reporter held his breath, and the audience in front of the screen also held their breath, as if they were waiting for him to tell the shocking truth.

Finally, Wang Wei said with a serious face: "Luck is good, do you understand? Yes, it is luck!"

"Why am I the only one who is lucky? It's very simple. Who doesn't know that the goddess of fortune is a woman. Of course, she especially favors handsome people, and I have been handsome since I was a child!"

"..."

Visible to the naked eye, the camera shakes, probably because the photographer has been completely overwhelmed by this guy's shamelessness.

Whether it's Luo Jianzhou or Song Zhicheng, although they also think that luck is mostly a factor, but when the same words come out of this guy's mouth, they just want to make them vomit blood!

They, as well as the other viewers in front of the screen, had only the same thought at this moment—why didn't a serial killer come and kill the pretender with a knife?

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