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

Chapter 403 [They come to me when they have problems, who should I go to when I have problems]

Are you satisfied? Of course I am.

I don’t know if it’s because Li Chuanxin and Bai Wei dragged their feet for too long, but the audience’s demand for horror thrillers overwhelmed their expectations.

Or maybe it’s been in the past few years since Lu Zhengyi retired from the entertainment industry, the directors who have popped up one after another to steal his business have produced works that are too abstract.

Now that the two works "The Ring" and "Dead Silence" have emerged, they are rarely criticized and have instead received high levels of audience satisfaction.

And they are fighting fiercely for the box office of the new movies released in Tang Dynasty in March.

Not only audiences outside the circle, but also many directors, screenwriters, and media people within the circle are discussing and participating.

To an outsider, the Dead Silence team is obviously more professional and dedicated.

And it is the same in the eyes of insiders.

"The actors' expressiveness is so poor. They were also scared in the plot, but compared to the actor in Yu Silent, the actor in Midnight Ring seemed very deliberate and not natural enough."

"Indeed, the main actors of Ring performed well, but with such natural acting skills and in the same period, they lost out immediately."

"Also, the sound effects team of Dead Silence was really good. The 'ringing' sound at the beginning gave me a very eerie feeling."

"I can only say that the Mei Limao crew has been with Director Lu for so many years, and everyone in the team is very capable. No wonder Director Lu never forgot about the team in the previous interview. It can be seen that the relationship between Director Lu and the crew should be mutually beneficial."

“I feel that there is still some gap between Dead Silence and Director Lu’s films. Some of the storyboard shots are not particularly mature. It can be considered average.”

"Before, many people focused their attention on Director Lu, but now many people should know that not only the director, but the entire Mei Limao crew is very professional and excellent."

But compared to outsiders, insiders rarely compare Dead Silence and The Ring.

From their perspective, they can see a huge difference between the two plays, and this is the difference between the teams.

Instead, they began to compare the new and old directors of the Meilimao crew.

If Lu Zhengyi were to leave, the crew would not be able to produce a good work, which would be equivalent to Lu Zhengyi carrying the burden of the crew forward.

But now Lu Zhengyi is no longer in the crew and a new director has been appointed. However, the quality of the work has not deteriorated.

This explains a lot.

At least the relationship between the two is not that one supports the other, but that both sides hold each other's hands and move towards the top of the mountain.

This has invisibly deepened many people's impression of the Meilimao crew.

"Today, a famous TV and film director suddenly contacted me, hoping to collaborate on a martial arts film. Can you guess what it is?"

"A martial arts film? It should be a remake of Mr. Jin's works. You're awesome, brother. Every time these works are remade, they are all big productions and naturally popular."

"Do you know Helena? Oh my god, their company actually invited me to be the spokesperson."

"Helena? A bottle of face cream costs 4,000 yuan for that brand? They asked you to be the spokesperson?"

"It's not like a celebrity endorsement. They will provide me with the product for free and buy the right for me to use it during work."

In the group of the Silent Silence group of the Meilimao team, the discussions after the release of this movie were very different from the previous ones.

In the past, they always talked about the box office and data of movies, intercepted a lot of netizens’ comments on movies and Lu Zhengyi, and shared and participated in the group.

But this time, after the movie was released, they talked about themselves.

During their chat, the focus of the topic was no longer just on Lu Zhengyi, but on themselves.

Which part of the movie did the audience praise? How did people in the industry react to them after the movie was released? Some people privately sent invitations for business cooperation... things like that.

At the same time, Lu Zhengyi also published a blog post to promote the two works as he had mentioned before in the business live broadcast.

"Before the films were submitted for review, both directors contacted me privately, and I was able to watch the finished films in advance. I highly approve of the completion of the two works, and I am looking forward to seeing other netizens' comments on the two works."

"Director Li Chuanxin of The Ring is an old friend of mine. In his last film, The Pen Fairy, he showed me a very dedicated and persevering director. Even in the face of many difficulties, he did not give up on creating The Pen Fairy. This film is the same..."

"There is no need to be much about the relationship between Director Bai Wei and the Mei Limao crew. Netizens know it all. To be honest, I had a rough idea of ​​this work before it was filmed, because I know the working ability of the entire team very well. Even if they leave me, they can still complete the work well and shoot a good work..."

"The above comments are all my sincere words and true feelings, not made out of personal feelings. That is why I set a timer to send this long blog a few days after the film is released."

"Netizens will give good reviews because their works are good, not because of my promotion and recognition..."

A long blog of several hundred words with pictures of movie tickets and posters of two works attached is relatively rare in public publicity.

When many directors and celebrities promote their friends, they tend to forward the original blog post and end it with a short slogan. To be honest, it's a bit like a business promotion.

They neither say whether the film is good or not, nor do they dare to comment on the content of the film.

The main purpose is to promote it, but I don’t know what the actual content of the work being promoted is.

It's a bit like the behind-the-scenes footage of movies and TV series nowadays. All you see and hear are the "funny things" and "happy things" in the crew. The bad things, the scolded things, and the NGs are becoming less and less common.

But because of this, the popularity of these two works has been pushed even higher.

In particular, the part about the Meilimao crew occupies a considerable part in Lu Zhengyi's long blog, and what is praised is their individual abilities rather than the team. This makes people begin to understand what kind of people are in this crew.

Originally, as Lu Zhengyi's fame grew, the Mei Limao crew also benefited from it.

But it is more often known under the name of the 'Meilimao Crew', and except for a few team leaders, other members of the crew are almost unknown.

But after this dead silence, some people began to slowly move away. Lu Zhengyi, who was standing in front of them like a towering mountain, saw the others behind him.

They are like the trees, small animals and springs on this mountain, making this mountain full of vitality.

Before, they could only see the mountain named "Lu Zhengyi", but now even some small trees and rivers on the mountain have names.

"Your contribution, Lu Zhengyi, was divided up all at once."

At home, in the living room, opposite Lu Zhengyi, Taoist Guanshan said with a smile, "You are so generous that you even posted a message to help them clear their names."

"This is Bai Wei's first play. Now everyone thinks that the Mei Limao crew can still operate even without you."

"Your importance is not that high all of a sudden."

At least those hungry audiences are not so eager now.

Already a replacement.

Whether it is Bai Wei or Li Chuanxin, the quality of their works is quite good.

And this is just the beginning for them. Compared with Lu Zhengyi’s first work, "Old Corpse in the Mountain Village", these two works are of higher quality.

That being the case, it is hard to say whether they will be able to reach or surpass Lu Zhengyi's directing level in the future.

"This is not a good thing. The audience can see the works they long for." Lu Zhengyi smiled and made him a cup of tea. "And I can have some free time." "I remember you said you were going to quit the circle temporarily, right?"

Taoist Master Guanshan picked up the teacup and blew away the hot air. "But if you make a comeback in the future and the quality of your work is not as good as theirs, or is on par with theirs, then these filters and glory may be..."

"It's better not to. It may have an impact, but it won't be that big."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hands and said, "Unless time can go back to more than a decade ago and they pioneered this track, they would have a chance to surpass me."

"Otherwise, no matter how far they run in the future, or who their destination is, I will always be the only one standing at the starting point."

"Besides, I don't really care about these things. I'm actually looking forward to them making works that are better than mine, or even works that can scare me."

Taoist Guanshan drank the hot tea in one gulp and said, "Tsk, are you kidding me?"

A horror thriller that could scare him?

How is it possible? Nothing that really happens in reality can scare him.

Even if fictional works are created by practitioners through some real objects, they are still movies and TV series after all. How could this scare Lu Zhengyi?

"It's hard to say. Things are hard to predict." Lu Zhengyi never speaks with certainty. "But... aren't you very busy, training new people?"

"But I can't be busy all the time. I have to tell them about departmental precautions and the response manual for ordinary people every day... It's making my head hurt."

Taoist Master Guanshan was unwilling to recall the specific content of the training. "But you should be quite free recently. I heard that your child has started school."

"It's almost been a year." Lu Zhengyi replied, "Why, do you feel that as my child, An An shouldn't be an ordinary person?"

"No, there are so many examples that have been proven. This kind of thing cannot be passed down or inherited through blood ties."

Taoist Master Guanshan rubbed his hands, "Now that the child is in school, are you now rotating between home, school, and your wife's company?"

Lu Zhengyi added a few more, "About the same. There are also vegetable markets and parks, and occasionally I go to the river to ride my bike."

But he paused, "You don't want... me to help you, do you? Sorry, I've stopped filming, and I won't consider other jobs."

Taoist Master Guanshan’s expression froze.

"It's very convenient to hire a nanny or something like that for your things."

He reminded her tactfully, "With such a large family, it's impossible for me to do everything myself. If you have concerns about hiring a regular housekeeper, I can help you arrange one."

"You said before that filming is your hobby."

"Your hobby can't become housework now, can it?"

He didn't know how many lifetimes a talented person had wasted on these miscellaneous things. He became more and more anxious in recent years.

An old house where a treasure.

Although it is not known how old this treasure is, it will definitely be of great help to them in maintaining domestic order and future development.

"Rather than doing housework, taking care of the family is what I would rather do."

Lu Zhengyi's face was calm. "I only do what I want to do. Regarding the things you want to propose, I will help you occasionally if you have an idea, but if there are other things you care about, forget it."

Taoist Master Guanshan didn't say anything else. If he had such great ability, he would definitely accomplish many great things and have ambitious goals.

"Okay, but my main purpose for coming here this time is not to convince you to join us." He continued, "Do you remember the boy who was infected with the aura of the spiritual creature?"

Lu Zhengyi was stunned for a moment, then after a little thought, he remembered, "Is it the boy named Xiaoxiao? Come to think of it, I haven't heard of him for a long time."

Since then, the parents have never contacted him again.

I occasionally heard from our tour guide Wang that the child now lives deep in the mountains, in a temple with little worship.

The reason why he got to know Taoist Master Guanshan was because of the relationship with Tour Guide Wang.

Logically speaking, he should have known Xiaoxiao earlier than herself.

"After so many years of cultivation, his condition has stabilized, or rather, he has adapted."

Taoist Master Guanshan was a little emotional when talking about this child. "And he is not only adapting, he seems to have been influenced by the spiritual creature and gained some special abilities in...climate."

Lu Zhengyi was stunned. "Call the wind and summon the rain?"

"I guess so. It can affect the climate to a certain extent. Although the range is very small, it is already considered... a miracle."

Taoist Master Guanshan nodded. This ability was neither big nor small.

If it were in ancient times, he could be the national teacher of a country.

In modern times, its effect is not that great at present, and sometimes it is not as good as a rain-making bomb, but there is no guarantee that it will not grow in the future.

"That's not a good thing. It just so happens that the child has been delayed in his studies for so many years, and is basically out of touch with society." Lu Zhengyi replied, "The child should be... in his early twenties now, right? Oh, he's not a child anymore."

"Before, I was worried that even if he was cured in the future, he would still have difficulty achieving success."

"But now it's all right. It shouldn't be a problem for me to just join your department and get a stable job, right?"

Taoist Master Guanshan replied, "That's true, but there is one thing that is worrying. According to the scriptures, this should be considered as...stealing the power of the gods."

"I have searched many ancient books in the temple. Things like this happened several times in ancient times. The most clear record is that during the Qin Dynasty, there was a man named Ji in the Baiyue Kingdom who stole the power of the mountain god and had the power to move mountains. He led the Minyue tribe, but was later punished and killed by the mountain god."

"Based on our current understanding, we speculate that the so-called mountain gods should be some lucky practitioners, or spiritual creatures in the mountains. We don't know exactly how they steal the divine power, but this way of stealing power should be noticed by the parties involved, and may cause a certain amount of hatred."

In short, he was afraid that Li Xiaoxiao would be targeted by the spiritual creature.

Previously, they had expected that the spiritual creature would return.

But after Lu Zhengyi settled in the country permanently, the spiritual creature seemed to have a premonition and moved away from the land of Tang.

"So you mean, you hope I can solve this matter?" Lu Zhengyi asked helplessly, "You want me to take the initiative to go out to sea to find him?"

"How can I command you?"

Taoist Guanshan waved his hands and sighed, "But at least the child was able to survive under your guidance. In this situation now, I really don't know what to do."

After his uncle passed away, he became the most senior person in the department and circle.

He has to make the final decision on everything.

When others encounter problems, they can look for help themselves, but if he encounters a problem, who should he look for? He can only look for the answer in the classics left by his predecessors.

But the situation now is that he can't find the answer.

(End of this chapter)