I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 243 [Faucet]

In a night market in Liancheng,

Because it was already very late, relatively high-end restaurants were closed, so Li Chuanxin set the location of the conversation at the night market.

The streets on both sides of the night market are filled with fixed snack stalls, and of course most of them focus on barbecue.

Liancheng belongs to the northeastern region of the Tang Dynasty, and the locals are very obsessed with food.

Among them, their obsession with barbecue can be considered a stereotype.

'Don't you Northeasterners have barbecues every day?', 'Aren't you tired of barbecues three times a day?', 'Elbow, let's go have barbecue'... As long as you meet a Northeastern friend, you will more or less talk about barbecue-related things when you meet. .

But in fact, even if you are not in the Northeast, barbecue is a cooking method that most people like.

"Sorry, bad hospitality."

In a private room of a barbecue restaurant, Li Chuanxin said apologetically, "It's a little late, so I can only treat you to these."

Because both of them were public figures, they did not sit down directly in front of the food stalls outside. Instead, they found a barbecue restaurant with a store in the night market.

"I quite like barbecue."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hand, opened a bottle of beer and inserted a straw.

Then, under Li Chuanxin's wide eyes, he took out dozens of bamboo sticks with meat and vegetables from the big plate in front of him, and pushed them in front of A Yong along with the beer.

"This……"

Li Chuanxin looked blankly at the black cat who was stepping on the bamboo stick with the soles of his feet, lowering his head and picking the meat off the bamboo stick with his mouth, "Can cats also eat spicy food?"

But before he could get a response, the black cat in front of him actually took a mouthful of straw after taking a bite of meat.

"Ah~"

A pleasant sound came from the cat's mouth, and incidentally, there was a hiccup.

"He's special."

Lu Zhengyi did not explain much and changed the topic at the beginning, "You just said that you want to make a horror movie."

"Yes!"

Although he was surprised by the black cat's performance, Li Chuanxin's attention was immediately diverted when business came up.

"Actually, I'm not the only one. There are many directors in the directing circle who plan to try making horror films. Many screenwriters are also trying to create scripts. There are also investors, and many well-known domestic media companies have the idea of ​​participating. "

"In recent years, because of you, the entire horror film market has been completely different from what it used to be."

"And it seems that because the domestic atmosphere has been suppressed for too long, the number of people paying attention to this circle completely exceeds the impression that horror films are a niche culture." He explained, "You should know better than me about this. .”

"For a horror film to have a box office of over [-] billion, this is considered a miracle even in the Western market, and it can be classified as a classic."

"But now the horror films you have shot have reached this level, a level that should not have been reached due to the limitations of niche themes. This is the result of bottoming out."

It has been more than a month since The Grudge was released. Although it is still being screened, the box office data has already exceeded the one billion target and has begun to climb towards higher figures.

But as a horror film and as a niche subject, this is impossible.

It’s not that the quality is bad or that the level of publicity is not enough, it’s just the limitations of the subject matter.

Not everyone can accept horror movies, and not everyone likes the feeling of being frightened. This is the limitation of horror movies.

It is a fact that there is a certain threshold for watching horror movies.

But now the Tang Dynasty horror film market has broken this fact.

This is explained by the high quality of Lu Zhengyi's films. This is one aspect.

Saying that Xuanfa has invested enough resources is not enough to explain it.

In addition to these, more should be the result of bottoming out.

"I understand."

Lu Zhengyi nodded while eating, "Just like back then, the domestic market was not optimistic about science fiction films at all, thinking that our special effects technology was too rudimentary, and only the West could make good science fiction films. Therefore, domestic science fiction films were produced and the box office was generally good. not tall."

"But then a little breaking ball came out, and suddenly many people saw that we can actually make science fiction movies well."

"So many viewers who didn't originally pay attention to the science fiction circle heard the name of 'Broken Ball' and entered the theater, making it reach a level that a domestic science fiction film should not have."

And things like this that have been suppressed for too long are actually not limited to the film industry.

Mobile phones, cars, music...

These fields are often scolded by people, saying things like 'here is not as good as XX', 'there is not as good as XX'... but sometimes people don't really have any ill intentions towards these industries. More people are. With an attitude of hating iron but not steel.

Just like Lao Lu did to himself, he often used derogatory methods to conduct so-called motivational education.

Every time something promising emerges in these fields, people can’t wait to think about it.

Although most of the time, people return disappointed.

But everyone will support what should be supported.

Now the horror film market has probably reached such a stage.

As this 'sign', Lu Zhengyi does not want to disappoint others.

"Director Lu, since you know about Little Breaking Ball, you should also know about Discovery Editorial Department."

As Li Chuanxin said this, he opened a bottle of beer and held a cup to help others fill it up.

"Seen."

When he said this, Lu Zhengyi understood what the other party was thinking. He raised his hand and refused to help pour the wine, "I can just drink from the bottle."

It's just beer, and even when he's at school, he doesn't need to use a cup.

"If you mention this, then I probably understand what you want to do." Lu Zhengyi put down the roasted eggplant in the tinfoil box in his hand, "Are you going to let me name your movie?"

"...That's what it means."

Guessing his purpose, Li Chuanxin replied with a smile, "Of course, I definitely hope to make a good film."

"I want to ask you how to make this horror film, and then let you have the title of producer in the film."

"Don't worry, I'm definitely not the kind of person who makes rough things."

Given Lu Zhengyi's current position in the horror market in Tang Dynasty, having him as a producer is almost equivalent to having a box office of at least [-] million.

Without joking, he now represents traffic in the horror film market.

But Li Chuanxin also knew that if this kind of thing was done well, it would be a win-win situation.

But if he doesn't do it well, it will ruin someone's reputation, so he made it clear in advance that he is not the kind of director who only invites people in name and does not guarantee the quality of the film.

Therefore, the first thing to do is to ask for advice, and the first thing to do is to make a name for yourself.

"I'm aware of Director Li's work attitude." Lu Zhengyi understood his purpose, and his attitude was a little more easy-going, "After all, Teacher Yu is quite picky. Since she has cooperated with you, she must have I understand your attitude towards the film industry."

Some people become directors and enter this industry purely because of the high profits.

But in addition to providing food and clothing, some people still have certain ambitions and persistence in drama.

Judging from the cooperation between Yu Wenxiu and him, Li Chuanxin should be biased towards the latter.

Normal directors would not run into the mountains with a large number of people. It would be much simpler to simply set up a green screen in a film and television base, which is safe and saves time and effort.

Li Chuanxin looked happy, "What do you mean..."

"The title of producer will be decided after the finished film is produced. If you have the quality of the Discovery Department, I will still be happy to be a producer." Lu Zhengyi smiled and replied, "As for asking for advice, you have You can come to me anytime if you have any questions." "..."

Li Chuanxin's face showed slight disappointment.

But soon, he hurriedly replied, "Is it convenient for Director Lu to read the script now?"

Although Lu Zhengyi was a little surprised by Li Chuanxin's urgency, he still smiled and nodded, "Okay."

"Then I'll go downstairs and get it from the car now."

Li Chuanxin stood up in a flash without any hesitation.

The plate in front of him was always empty, not even a string of bamboo sticks.

"Meow."

But when Li Chuanxin trotted out of the box and went to the car downstairs to get the script, Ayong, who had been silently playing with strings, spoke up.

As a spiritual mysterious cat, he has been in human society for such a long time and has very little knowledge.

So he was a little confused about the current situation.

Is Lu Zhengyi cultivating competitors for himself?
"That's not how it works."

Lu Zhengyi explained while eating, "Although horror movies started to rise because of me, I can't always be the only one."

“While I’m developing my competitors, I’m also developing my teammates.”

"And no matter how active I am, I can only produce three films a year at most. I can't leave the rest of my time empty."

If you compare horror movies to an industry, he is now sitting on the leading chair.

As the leader, Lu Zhengyi cannot only care about himself. He also needs to consider the market and other people who want to join.

Only when more and more people join this market and produce high-quality works will it develop quickly and stably.

Of course, as a manager, he also needs to formulate good rules and maintain the market atmosphere.

Every person or group of people sits in the position of market manager, and their words and deeds will affect the market itself to a certain extent, and then affect the country's economy.

If there is no relatively strict system to restrain it, it will have a bad impact on the national economy like real estate, catering, leisure and entertainment... some industries.

"Director Lu, take a look."

Not long after, Li Chuanxin came up panting and holding a paper script.

He didn't even think about taking a break, so he handed the script to Lu Zhengyi and waited eagerly.

Lu Zhengyi hesitated for a moment, "Do you have a backup?"

Li Chuanxin quickly replied, "Yes, yes, of course."

Since he had a backup, Lu Zhengyi was not afraid of getting the script dirty. He put it directly on the table and read it while eating.

The box gradually became quiet, and apart from the sound of chewing, there was only the rustling sound of paper as he turned the pages of the script.

But just when Lu Zhengyi was about to finish reading, Li Chuanxin, who was waiting next to him, explained awkwardly, "Director Lu, I know this script looks familiar, but now the only works that have passed the market test are yours. Movie."

"So now screenwriters in the circle will always unconsciously bring a little bit of your influence when they create."

"To be honest, this work is a bit similar to your old corpse in the mountain village. It starts with a psychic game, and then provokes evil spirits and starts killing people."

The psychic game in this script is Pen Xian.

After playing the game of Bixian, a group of young people who did not respect ghosts and gods began to encounter various bizarre things, and then were killed one by one.

In terms of plot, it's very simple, even a bit cliché at first glance.

But if you take a closer look, it is somewhat similar to the old corpse in the mountain village that Lu Zhengyi filmed. As long as the script has something to do with Director Lu, the quality will suddenly rise.

"When creating entertainment works, it is always inevitable to follow the trend of some popular works. It is normal." Lu Zhengyi did not care about this matter and looked at him, "I have probably read the script, and it is quite satisfactory."

"Is it fair?"

Li Chuanxin was a little disappointed, "Director Lu, can you give me some suggestions for modification?"

"Revision suggestions? I can't give you any." Lu Zhengyi shook his head, "Rather than making changes to the plot, I actually want to ask you, do you have any ideas for shooting? How to move the camera, what props to prepare, and how to arrange it. Actors...something like that."

Li Chuanxin scratched his head, "I'd better find another script."

He felt that Lu Zhengyi didn't like the script.

"I'm not saying your script isn't good."

Lu Zhengyi explained helplessly, "Look, for criminal investigation films, there are intricate decryptions, for comedy films, there are jokes that make people laugh, for science fiction films, there are 3D special effects, for action films, there are punches... Then this horror film have what?"

"...Horror? Thriller?"

Li Chuanxin replied tentatively.

"Correct."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and asked, "Then how do you think it should be expressed?"

"From... the plot?"

Li Chuanxin gave such an answer.

"Of course it's true from the plot. Which movie doesn't bring the audience into the world in the story through the plot."

Lu Zhengyi explained, "But there are also shooting techniques, post-production special effects, props, makeup...many, many aspects. A feature film only needs a touching story and a few dedicated actors to express it."

"But a horror film requires the entire crew from top to bottom to work hard to add a scary atmosphere to the main film. Only in the end can the film satisfy the audience."

"So for horror films, the plot needs to be there, but it's actually not that important. What's more important is the shooting and production."

At this point, he paused, "Many horror films almost start with ghost stories that people often hear. Most of them can even be summed up in four words: 'Ghosts kill people with resentment.' The difference lies in how to kill, like You were the pen fairy just now."

"In the final analysis, Bixian is to invite the gods to come up. It is an expression of 'Fuji'. You should understand it, right? If you have read the spell."

Li Chuanxin nodded quickly, "I understand. I've also heard of the psychic game Bixian."

"Well, actually, as soon as the introduction and title of your film come out, the audience already knows what story you are going to tell, so the plot points are actually very limited."

Seeing that he understood, Lu Zhengyi continued, "So now that you have the script, instead of delving into the plot and actors, it is more important to think about how to shoot the scenes in the plot to create a thrilling and terrifying effect."

"It's like a scene often seen in horror movies. When a person walks into the bathroom and passes by the sink, the mirror inadvertently reflects the ghost behind him. This is a relatively old-fashioned shooting technique."

"But just because the shooting technique is old-fashioned, it doesn't mean it's not easy to use. You can think about how to adjust the camera position, adjust the lighting, incorporate the soundtrack... various ways to optimize the images presented by this old-fashioned shooting technique..."

He explained some of the techniques and experiences he learned from shooting various horror films.

If it were a few years ago, Lu Zhengyi probably wouldn't be able to explain this.

He really wanted to help others make a good movie, but he had no other choice but to lend out the 'special effects'.

But it's different now.

Special effects used to be a necessity.

For example, "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village" is now regarded as a classic by most people and is said to be the pioneer of horror films in the Tang Dynasty. If Lu Zhengyi did not hire Liang Meijuan to shoot this film, then this would be a very clichéd story.

That's what Zhang Yu said at the beginning.

Now, the special effects brought by ghosts should be said to be a plus.

Let a test paper with a full score of only [-] points have an additional question of [-] points.

(End of this chapter)