I'm not just a director

Chapter 48 Plagiarism?

Hu Jing and Qin Hao stayed in the hotel all day and did not go out.

The excitement and excitement of going abroad have long passed.

All that's left is exhaustion and worry.

Judging from the premiere of "Ghost Story" yesterday, the response was mediocre but not excellent.

Although Jiang Pei'an said he liked the movie, the two thought the director was just trying to comfort them.

Participating in the exhibition must be aimed at winning prizes.

Although making money is not bad, obviously the temptation to win prizes is greater.

Both of them are college students who have not yet graduated, and their understanding of money is still limited to spending enough.

Even if they want to win prizes as their goal, they can pay for it.

For the students in the ivory tower, the ideal is always above money.

Jiang Pei'an didn't think as much as the two of them thought, he still shuttled leisurely through the various theaters.

He went to see Director Chen's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", and he didn't miss Yu Liwei's "Heaven and Earth".

Favor to join in.

How to say these two films, Director Chen, as long as it does not involve the works he participated in the screenwriting, you can still watch them.

But once he gets the title of screenwriter...

Back, back, back!

On the contrary, Yu Liwei's "Heaven and Earth" gave Jiang Pei'an a lot of surprises.

……

07:30 in the evening, at the entrance of the theater.

When Jiang Pei'an brought Hu Jing and Qin Hao to the entrance of the theater of "Ghost Shadows", the three of them were stunned.

The theaters that were not fully occupied at the premiere yesterday were filled with people.

"Hi, Jiang!"

"Oh, Jiang, God knows how I got through last night, you are such an asshole director!"

"Beautiful Miss Dongfang, your performance successfully caused me physical discomfort, please don't get me wrong, I am praising you."

When Jiang Pei'an appeared in the theater, he immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Since there were not many people who came last night, Jiang Pei'an can still remember that these are the audience who attended the premiere yesterday.

Is this a second brush?

Some of these people came by themselves, and some were recommended by friends.

What surprised Jiang Pei'an even more was that there was also an old foreign man with silver hair on the scene, who looked to be in his 70s or [-]s.

"Director, what's going on? Why are there so many people here suddenly? What are you doing today?"

Hu Jing was stunned by the scene in front of her. In just one day and one night, the situation was reversed?
She thought Jiang Pei'an went out to promote during the day.

Jiang Pei'an spread his hands with a smile and said:

"Who knows, maybe this is tap water..."

Jiang Pei'an often popped out a sentence or two that people couldn't understand.

But Hu Jing was in a good mood, so she didn't worry about why Jiang Pei'an mentioned tap water instead of mineral water.

The main creator was seated, the film started, and the fans began to stare at the big screen engrossed.

……

At the end of the film, there was loud applause in the cinema.

Hu Jing and Qin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, and followed Jiang Pei'an to speak on stage.

It was still the same as before, but Jiang Pei'an said that he was taken aback by so many people who came today.

At the same time, I would like to apologize to those fans who were scared by "Ghost Story" and didn't sleep well last night.

The audience in the audience smiled knowingly, while the newcomers expressed doubts.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said that he knew it when he went back to sleep tonight.

And also solemnly persuaded movie fans not to take sleeping pills when they can't fall asleep.

Don't cause secondary harm to the body after being mentally harmed because of a movie.

The audience roared with laughter. They did not expect this young director from China to be particularly humorous.

"Jiang, I want to ask, who do you think is better, "The Blair Witch" or your movie?"

An audience member asked a question.

Jiang Pei'an looked down the stage, and it was the old man with white hair who asked the question.

"The Witch Brar" was also shortlisted at Cannes, and in the same category as "The Ghost Story".

The audience in the audience was also listening intently, apparently they had seen "The Blair Witch" before.

Jiang Pei'an smiled and said in English:

"Thank you for watching. I think you won't have any questions about this question after tonight."

Is The Blair Witch any good?

Let’s look at a set of data first. Its production cost was 2.48 US dollars, but it leveraged the global box office of [-] million US dollars.

The rate of return can be called a miracle in film history.

But is a good box office a good movie?
The story of The Blair Witch is lackluster.

But it is marketed globally under the banner of "authentic records", making people mistakenly believe that this is what actually happened.

There are only two points where it succeeds:

[-]. Pseudo-documentary narrative method.

Second, fraudulent marketing.

Other than that, there are no bright spots.

Marketing costs for The Blair Witch have not been publicly disclosed.

But judging from the overwhelming marketing expenses before and after its release, millions of dollars in marketing expenses cannot be escaped.

Jiang Pei'an's answer did not satisfy the old man, he continued to ask:
"The way you shoot is exactly the same, which is refreshing, so, which one of you copied the other?"

This question was so acute that the fans below immediately held their breath.

Hu Jing beside her also trembled, and looked at Jiang Pei'an worriedly.

Jiang Pei'an patted the back of Hu Jing's hand, shook his head with a smile and said:
"I don't know if the other party plagiarized.

But rather than plagiarism, I prefer to call this a wonderful coincidence between East and West.

And a perfect encounter between ideas in the cinematic paradise of Cannes, don't you think? "

Jiang Pei'an's answer made the eyes of the audience shine, this romantic answer is very suitable for them.

The fans applauded, and the old man nodded and sat down.

"Cunning Huaxia boy."

The old man looked at Jiang Pei'an on the stage and smiled.

"Good night gentlemen, hope you have a good night."

Jiang Pei'an ended the screening of the movie.

……

The next day, Hu Jing came to Jiang Pei'an's room in surprise with a few movie magazines.

"Director, there are our movies and our group photos on it."

Jiang Pei'an picked up one of the magazines called "Fright" and looked at it.

When the editor scolded him as a master of manipulating people's hearts, he smiled slightly and picked up several other magazines to read.

Most of them are horror movie magazines, and the content is full of praise for "The Ghost Story".

"The Blair Witch", which was also filmed in the form of pseudo-documentary, will also be compared.

Jiang Pei'an's sentence "A wonderful coincidence and creative encounter between East and West is also included in it.

In the end, the editors agreed that "The Ghost Story" was better than "The Blair Witch".

At the same time, there are several traditional film magazines mentioning "The Ghost Story", but they are all in passing.

After all, horror films have a much smaller audience than traditional drama films.

"Get ready, the screenings tonight are only going to get hotter than yesterday...and so are the audience's resentments."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

　Thanks to my two brothers, Ben Wuse and Hu Qiming, for their monthly support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)