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Chapter 312 [Is The Grudge 2 the only movie in theaters?]

"When do the cherry blossoms release their fragrance? When a laughing seven-year-old plays."

"When do the cherry blossoms fly? When the singing seven-year-old falls asleep."

"When will the cherry blossoms wither? When the dead seven-year-old child ascends to heaven..."

……

Midnight,

Under the cool light of the hospital,

In the empty corridor, a murmuring voice singing a nursery rhyme sounded, which seemed particularly eerie.

"Who, who!"

The trembling Xiangzi hunched over and walked forward close to the wall. The hands he had just washed in the bathroom were still wet, leaving fingerprints on the wall.

When this shot came out, Lu Zhengyi was in the theater and could clearly feel the audience's emotions.

But even though there were so many people around, Xiangzi stared at the person who scared her, raised his arm and pointed at her, "She will die, she will die! Don't let her go, don't let her go!"

But with this glare, her face showed a little doubt.

A sharp scream sounded from Xiangzi's mouth, which was so penetrating that he fell directly to the ground.

Her eyes were not on the nurse in front of her. Instead, she kept her head turned and looked at the woman being taken away in the distance.

"La la la, la la la."

"Hahahaha, crazy, how can there be ghosts in this world!" The woman in patient uniform laughed, seeming to be happy that she had scared people just now, "Let you scare people by talking nonsense every day!"

Next to him, with the sound of footsteps, several nurses on duty finally came over.

"Hey, hey, hurry up, get this person back to the ward."

"What?"

The nurse looked at the two of them helplessly.

The female voice continued.

But her eyes didn't seem to be on this woman.

Next to them, of course, the nurse couldn't really let the two of them get closer, so she quickly pulled them away.

"I won't go back, I won't go back!"

Behind her!

Suddenly, around the corner, a woman wearing patient clothes jumped out.

The focus of the camera is on the two people, and just like the human eye, the distant view is blurred. On top of the woman who was pulled away, there is a woman in white clothes lying on her back, like a spider, clinging to the ground. behind her.

"what happened?"

Xiangzi sat on the ground, with disheveled hair and a frightened face. He kept pointing at the scary woman who jumped out in the corner.

"You two, you two are up late at night. What kind of games are you playing here?"

"Ghost, ghost!"

"No, no!"

Xiangzi kept shouting, his voice getting louder and louder.

"Ms. Xiangzi, let's go back to the ward." After the other nurses pulled the person away, the nurse who was in charge just looked at Xiangzi squatting on the ground slowly, "Your hallucinations seem to be getting worse again, ugh."

The woman struggled, "She is the only one who is sick!"

Before the audience could figure out what was going on with this confused look.

This corridor is bustling during the day, with people always coming and going, but now late at night, there is no one there. The contrast is so huge that it is difficult for people to adapt.

At the same time, patients in several wards also opened their doors and came out to check on the situation.

"Wow!"

"Miaozi, please send Ms. You back to the ward." The nurse in charge looked more qualified and directed the others, "Ms. Xiangzi, it's time for you to return to the ward. Also, have you taken today's medicine? "

At the same time, she shouted loudly, trying to attract other people's attention.

"Who, come out!"

The panicked voice sounded particularly loud in the empty corridor, with some echoes.

But...

The camera also showed a close-up here, showing the concern on the nurse's face and Xiangzi's absent-mindedness.

As she spoke, she helped the other person stand up.

The face of the woman who was still smiling changed, and she raised her hand to step forward and hit someone.

She said viciously, and before leaving, she glared at Xiangzi who was squatting on the ground.

"Ahhh!"

"You're the only one who's going to die if you're crazy!"

At the next moment, it is no longer a third-person perspective shot, but a shot representing Xiangzi's field of view.

The trembling lens revealed the fear of the owner of the camera. She stared straight at the woman who was being pulled away in the distance. At the same time, she saw the bumpy and bloody face lying on her shoulder.

Kayako, an impressive figure last year, appeared for the first time in The Grudge 2.

There was no soundtrack, no extra special effects, just such a crooked face presented in front of the camera, but it left an extremely unforgettable impression.

Audiences who have watched The Grudge 1 live will remember their memories. Those who have not seen it will also remember this face.

The psychic Xiangzi is not a main character in The Grudge 1.

But in The Grudge 2, he is the protagonist in the opening scene.

Because some strange tragedies frequently occurred in the families living in this house, Xiangzi, a well-known psychic in the industry, was entrusted to come to this house to confirm the situation. As an insider, after briefly facing the curse directly, she , and judged that the problem was not something she could solve.

However, in modern society, it cannot be said that no one believes in things like this.

After all, someone has entrusted Xiangzi, so someone will definitely believe it.

But as police officers from the police department, they obviously couldn't accept such an argument. Even when the client couldn't be found, they regarded Xiangzi as mentally ill.

When her family could not be found, she was taken to the hospital.

Xiangzi's condition worsened because he was forced to be admitted to the hospital.

She's more of a psychopath.

A person was always mumbling in the ward, and she finally understood why the woman in the room deliberately let her go.

In the hospital, she could see that woman all the time.

In the corridor, in the ward, and behind the doctor, no one except her could see the disheveled woman, let alone the girl whose eyes seemed to have been hollowed out.

At the same time, there are more and more patients in this hospital who commit suicide due to mental stimulation.

First the patient, then the nurse, then the doctor...

When the hospital really started to face up to this problem, it was already too late.

In the ward, Xiangzi's mental state had already collapsed.

She was the one who witnessed all this happening, and the one who brought it all about, but she was powerless to do anything about it.

When the entire hospital fell into complete silence, the woman finally stood in front of her. But this time, Xiangzi didn't show any fear. She stared blankly at the coconut milk in front of her. She didn't run away or move, she just sat on the hospital bed.

And Kayako didn't give any reaction. She just walked slowly in front of the other party, and then stretched out her palm...

The screen fell into darkness, and there was no light at all in the theater.

"crunch-"

A sound like breaking bones rang clearly in the ears of the audience.

The sound was very close and real, as if it was actually happening before my eyes.

When the screen lit up again, it was still a close-up of the house, but this time the sky in the background became darker and yellower than at the beginning.

As for the sound, it is equally quiet, without any unnecessary sound effects.

"Xiangliang, don't be stunned, you should go in."

"Yes, I'm willing to admit defeat. You have to stay in this room for one night to prove your courage."

"It doesn't matter, Sagara, this is just an ordinary haunted house. I've heard that the third squad commander Sagara has already stayed in it once. If you want to continue to be our leader, you can't lose to that guy!"

But soon, the bustling noise broke the silence.

In the picture, in front of this quiet house, several high school students came into everyone's view, fighting and noisy.

During their conversation, the film once again revealed a dark scene, and a name 'Sagaragi' appeared. '

The audience, who had not yet shaken off the 'last words' uttered by the last victim before his death, were once again attracted by the scene in front of them, and they all understood that a new victim had appeared.

The high school students who wanted to "test their courage" once again brought the curse out of the house, and the result was the destruction of the entire school.

"There are many responsible owners of this house, but the ones most likely to cause all this are probably the Saeki family."

"Takao Saeki, his wife Kayako Saeki, and their daughter Akina Saeki."

"This incident was widely circulated at the time. It was said that when the husband went to the hospital for a physical examination, he was told by the hospital that it would be difficult for him to have a child. Therefore, he suspected that his wife had cheated on him and the child was not his, so he treated the mother and daughter in an extremely cruel way. kill……"

First it was the hospital, then the school, and the Republic of China finally paid attention to the problems caused by the curse.

They began to investigate the situation of the house and retrieved surveillance from the police station where Xiangzi had been.

But unfortunately, they are very limited in what they can do.

Because the only person who could potentially solve the problem has been killed in a mental hospital.

So they could only rely on the plan left by Xiangzi on the surveillance camera to seal off the house.

However, when this clip that seemed like a narration ended, a name appeared on the screen again, "Lee Jae Min." '

As a director, Lu Zhengyi sat in the last row of the theater to accompany these audiences.

The atmosphere in the theater was as quiet as in the movie.

Whether it was the production of the first or second part of The Grudge, he did not include those startling sound effects.

Even in addition to the necessary dialogues, there are also some sounds like 'crunch -' the sound of bones being broken, 'squeak -' the sound of old wooden boards being trampled, 'uh uh uh uh uh -' the sound of coconut palms. In addition to sounds, other sounds such as vehicle sounds and noisy human voices are deliberately added when shooting in the city...

Lu Zhengyi silenced everything.

What their crew did was to slowly create a terrifying atmosphere in this silence.

This is a style they believe is more suitable for Japanese horror films.

And the situation seems to be pretty good.

At the end of the film, the crew gave three long shots, one of an empty street, one of the burning car and the still peaceful house.

No one.

Apart from the whistling of the wind and the sound of rumbling flames, the crew did not provide any more sound effects.

When the subtitles of 'The Grudge: The Final Chapter' appeared, the lights in the theater came back on.

This story is over.

However, as always, the audience did not leave immediately.

They were all sitting in their seats, digesting the movie they had just watched.

"The film has ended. If anyone needs to comment, you can paste a sticky note in the comment area outside after leaving the theater."

"Whether it's good or bad reviews, whether it's text or graffiti, no matter which country's language it is in, we will save it on the pasteboard and regularly post it on various public accounts of The Grudge during the movie's release."

"Well enough……"

A few minutes after it ended, theater staff appeared in the theater at the right time to remind others.

It was after their reminder that the audience woke up and stood up impatiently.

Of course they are willing to leave comments about this movie. They just watched the movie and they have a lot of things they want to talk about and complain about.

For example...

": Isn't this a horror film based on the Republic of China? Why did you include an actor from the Southern Dynasties? It's disgusting. The stinky woman ruined this country!"

": It's a pity. I feel that the director team can make a few more films. This film has a sense of story."

": The house was almost sealed off, you shit reporter!!!"

":I'm furious!"

": In the hospital scene, I can really feel Xiangzi's despair. Only he knows what the problem is, but no one can solve it. He can only watch everything happen..."

When Lu Zhengyi came to the platform in the theater, the place was already full of people.

Not only is there a sticky board, there are many people queuing up to post comments. There are also many people there to receive sticky notes. The theater originally arranged a few tables where people can have a place to write. It was even more crowded with people.

If we say that before the movie started, people sat in this theater and discussed various things, about food, daily life, work... only a few about the movie were interspersed among them.

So now, almost everyone in the theater is discussing the plot of The Grudge 2.

In addition to writing comments, they also took photos with the poster boards and showed off their footprints on various platforms.

Some people don’t even know each other, but they can still sit down and discuss it together.

This is a rare situation. Rather than having everyone discuss it online after watching the movie, the crew of Light and Shadow and Mei Raccoon Cat provided the audience with an opportunity for offline discussion.

As long as they are willing to stay after watching the movie and participate in related activities, they will have a natural topic to talk about with people they don't know next to them.

And this sense of participation will make people have a deeper impression of The Grudge and the crew.

This is the purpose of this marketing campaign.

Of course, activities like this also consume more manpower and material resources.

In just a short time after the show ended, countless prizes were taken away.

Similarly, sticky notes were delivered in piles, and the huge pasteboards were replaced piece by piece. Those that were full of sticky notes were temporarily placed next to them, like huge picture frames.

In terms of manpower, it is even more expensive.

There were not only the crew and lighting people on site, but the theater also quickly dispatched security personnel to maintain order and avoid large-scale stampedes and blockages.

Fortunately, the flow of people is within control. After all, these activities have to go to the theater before you can participate.

To enter the theater, you need to have relevant tickets.

Therefore, there is an upper limit on the number of people, and this is also taken into consideration when arranging activities.

However, the enthusiasm of the event also made both the audience and the theater unable to help but ask questions in their hearts - 'Is the Grudge 2 the only movie in the theater today? '

(End of this chapter)