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

Chapter 415 [Under pressure]

As for movies in the zombie genre, Lu Zhengyi has thrown quite a few of them into his script library.

Even if we shoot two movies a year, it would take more than ten years.

In these films, some of the plots are coherent, it is more like a small world, the world of zombies.

As long as this series can continue to be filmed, it will definitely attract a group of loyal fans.

In the eyes of these fans, some so-called fixed shooting techniques, fixed lens movements... these are not important. What is important is the IP.

Originally, Lu Zhengyi hoped that Bai Wei could take this path.

He has clearly hinted that this series would be a better fit for him.

It doesn't mean that you have to shoot "The Grudge", "Inner Dimension", "The Cruise" like yourself... that kind of horror that is more spiritual and volitional.

But unfortunately, Bai Wei was one step too late.

There is no way, competition is like this, whoever takes that step first will succeed.

Li Chuanxin's "Mr. Vampire" has taken the lead in the market. Even if Bai Wei can take out those scripts to shoot later, he can only be the "eternal second."

After this comparison, the internal personnel changes of the Meilimao crew became more and more serious.

Li Xiang, Ajie... these old employees left one after another. They either became freelance photographers or set up their own studios.

After all, they are already in their forties. It would be fine if the crew could continue to produce excellent works, but if they stagnate, Bai Wei will not be able to keep them.

Accordingly, the Mei Limao crew began recruiting people.

With Lu Zhengyi's authorization, Bai Wei recruited a group of new employees in accordance with the original application requirements with the assistance of Guangying Group.

To outsiders, the Meilimao crew is in name only.

The members of the initial team have all left one after another, either to join other crews or to work on their own, and no one can guarantee the work ability of the newly recruited employees.

It can be said that Bai Wei's career suddenly seemed to have entered a period of stagnation.

I once thought that after Lu Zhengyi left, I would carry on his banner and become a real director. But my dream seemed to be shattered in an instant.

No, he has achieved it.

If he just wanted to be a real director, he has already achieved it.

But Bai Wei has big ambitions. He not only wants to be a director, but also a famous director.

A director like Lu Zhengyi, but it is not an easy thing to do.

But that is Bai Wei's own life. Whether he can fulfill his ambitions is unknown.

'One-Eyebrow Taoist Priest', 'Exorcist Taoist Priest', 'Music Zombie...'
Li Chuanxin opened this road and kept going on it.

In the following years, Bai Wei continued to shoot movies such as The Conjuring 2, Annabell 2, Megan, etc.

But after losing the assistance of some experienced employees, the quality of his films declined again and again.

Not everyone in this world can be successful.

Compared with other people in Yu Meilimao's crew, Bai Wei relied on his hard work and rose from a stagehand to the position of assistant director, which made many people in the crew envious and jealous.

Even for this reason, Xu Feng chose to leave Meilimao and join Li Chuanxin's crew to learn.

But some things cannot be achieved simply by making an effort.

Tour guide Wang passed away in recent years. She was not young anymore.

Although Liu Baoning retired from the entertainment industry and is no longer a star, perhaps because of her status as a child star and her intelligence, she successfully passed the civil service exam and works in the National Library of the Tang Dynasty.

She goes to get off work and comes home normally every day, reads books, organizes materials... This ordinary and leisurely life is very different from her busy life of working and studying when she was a child.

Liang Le is responsible for the coordination of light and shadow with the Meilimao crew. Although the films of the Meilimao crew in recent years have not been outstanding in terms of box office data, they are not bad either.

Compared with Li Chuanxin, Bai Wei always loses.

But compared with other directors, it is still very outstanding.

This achievement also allowed Liang Le to be steadily promoted from a small clerk to a supervisor position within a few years.

But that was all. Zhang Xueming did not give too many conveniences because of that relationship. Or, in other words, letting him participate in the project of the Meilimao crew was already the biggest convenience.

But no one expected that Mei Limao’s fame did not last long before it was replaced by Li Chuanxin’s team.

In fact, if Liang Le expanded his business and started to take care of other projects instead of just being in charge of the Mei Limao crew, he might be able to be promoted faster.

But he was very persistent in choosing this team and was very dedicated.

He doesn't like to work on other projects while doing one project.

In addition, Liang Le is married.

It was still the same person, the young caregiver who had taken care of him and his grandmother.

Although there is a ten-year age difference between the two, Liang Le's choice cannot be shaken by others.

Of course, Lu Zhengyi might be shaken, but he chose to respect Liang Le.

And the contact between Taoist Guanshan and Lu Zhengyi became less and less.

It seemed that because the domestic situation was beginning to become increasingly unstable, more and more strange events were popping up, forcing him to spend time cultivating and searching for more talents.

Correspondingly, other countries such as the Kingdom of He, the Kingdom of Southern Dynasties, the Kingdom of Xiang... and even the Kingdom of the Stars and Stripes also gradually heard more voices.

But Lu Zhengyi did not pay much attention to these voices.

Just like Superman, saving the world is his job, but returning to a peaceful life is what he wants.

Besides, he is just a middle-aged man in his forties, nothing more.

Correspondingly, his wife has reached the age of fifty.

"Ouch, I can't get up. Quick, quick, help me up."

Early in the morning, Lu Zhengyi had just opened his eyes when he heard his wife patting his arm.

Helplessly, he stretched out his hand and helped her up from the bed.

I don’t know if it’s because she worked too long or for some other reason, but Zhang Xueming developed ankylosing spondylitis and sometimes she can’t even bend her waist.

In severe cases, it is impossible to even sit up from the bed and one has to move under the bed to stand up.

However, when Lu Zhengyi was around, he would often help her sit up.

"What are we going to eat today? I kind of want to eat the hot pot from Chuancheng."

After Zhang Xueming stood up, she changed her clothes while talking.

"You're crazy, eating hotpot so early in the morning."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her helplessly, “Forget it, today is your birthday, you have the final say.”

"But let's have a bowl of longevity noodles in the morning. When there are more people in the evening, we can eat something else."

"But to be honest, the hotpot in Chuancheng is too spicy. It's not healthy for someone like you who can't handle spicy food."

My wife is becoming more and more free.

Of course, only in front of myself.

She used to be very concerned about her reputation, had traits like being an idol, and paid a lot of attention to her image.

But now he has a completely bad attitude. Last time when there was no toilet paper, he even asked him to go in and bring it to him.

You know, in the past, even if the wife encountered such a situation, she would not say a word and would wait until the mother came home from shopping before sending a message to ask her to send some paper.

But now I don't care about that at all.

People are very vulnerable when they are pooping.

But she let him see her vulnerable side, which was really... "It's over. She's loose again. She's limp."

My wife was changing clothes there, saying some strange words.

Lu Zhengyi sat up from the bed and looked at the scene with amusement.

As his wife's partner, he had clearly seen her change from being aloof and serious at first, to being lively and even a little cute later, and now to completely letting herself go.

But now, the way she lets herself go is also very cute.

He is obviously fifty years old.

Lu Zhengyi was very lucky to be involved in Zhang Xueming's life.

"Or retire from today."

However, the wife standing in front of the mirror suddenly said, "If you take care of it from now on, maybe it can become fuller and firmer."

"You can try."

Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile.

"How is it possible? Are you dreaming or am I dreaming?"

The wife turned around and said, "Retirement is not enough. I will work at my job until I die. I will not be satisfied until I see you win an award."

"You clearly told me before that when An An turns 18, you can stop taking care of the family and start working."

"What's going on now? He's been away at college for a year, why are you still staying at home?"

She used the word '赖'.

"Not in a hurry."

Lu Zhengyi looked very lazy, "I haven't decided what to shoot yet."

"Don't worry, my friend. You haven't had a job for more than ten years." Zhang Xueming replied casually, "And you've lost so many scripts in the company. Why don't you just pick one at random?"

"You got those scripts, so you must know which one is of higher quality."

"And to be honest, there have been huge changes since a decade ago. Several of our directors have made it out of school and have won awards. If you compete for it now, we can get the trophy back."

For some awards, not only do you need sufficient hard power, but you also need some extra confidence.

If Lu Zhengyi takes over the filming now, at least it won’t be like before, where no matter how high the box office data was, it would always be stuck at that position in the box office rankings.

After more than a decade of development, they have enough confidence to push him forward.

"That's what I said, but if I want to shoot it, I must focus on the audience." Lu Zhengyi replied, "After all, it's a comeback work after more than ten years, so I still have to think about how to shoot it well."

"The current situation is indeed different from that of more than a decade ago, and the market is also different."

"More than a decade ago, I was the only one who could stand out in the entire market. Now..."

As for Li Chuanxin, his works may not be comparable.

He has never stopped for more than ten years. Although he is in his fifties or sixties, he continues to shoot the works he needs to shoot and does not admit his age at all.

What about me? I stopped for more than ten years, and I stopped when I was in my thirties, in the prime of my life.

I still remember how many people were cursing me on my Weibo.

There is less cursing now, but if it happens less, maybe it will all be forgotten.

"Hahaha, I'm not going to lose my integrity in my later years, am I?"

Until he went downstairs to eat, Lu Zhengyi was still thinking about this matter, "I previously criticized Bai Wei for shooting all the same things. When my comeback work comes out, it will be the same as his, then it will be a failure."

That guy's camera movements and shooting ideas were all based on what he had shot before.

After more than ten years of filming, not to mention learning, it can be said that they are exactly the same.

Invisibly, he was also under a wave of pressure.

"It's very possible."

Zhang Xueming sat down at the dinner table and said, "Who told you to be so blunt before?"

"I'm just speaking the truth. He's already in his thirties, so I don't think there's any need to coax him." Lu Zhengyi spoke casually in front of his wife, "I'm sure I can come up with a new way to shoot."

The script isn't what's important now.

Scripts? There are a lot of them in the Light and Shadow Group. The key is how to make a good movie!

How should he make people immerse themselves in his comeback work and how should he arouse the fear in people's hearts?

This difficulty is much greater than it was a decade ago.

Honestly speaking, ever since Li Chuanxin broke through his cognition and officially embarked on the road of horror films, he has tried too many tracks, whether it is the bloody and violent Western films, or the zombie films with comedy, or the spiritual thrillers that he is good at...

"Everyone still thinks I'm the market leader," Lu Zhengyi said while eating. "But if the things I shoot are not satisfactory, even if I win an award, I will probably be ridiculed."

"That's a problem."

Zhang Xueming paused. Winning an award is one thing, but word of mouth is another.

"So, you have a lot to consider."

She said sincerely, "Li Chuanxin is very popular in the market now, especially in China. Oh, I feel a lot of pressure when I think about it carefully."

Over the past decade, Li Chuanxin has almost eaten up all of Lu Zhengyi's popularity.

"You just realized that you're screwed. Your brain is getting worse and worse." Lu Zhengyi looked at her mockingly, "This comeback film is very important. I've been thinking about it for a year and I can't think of a good way to shoot it."

"Say it again!"

Zhang Xueming glared and became anxious. What she hated most was that her husband often asked her how she was before and how she is now.

Who doesn't know that she was beautiful and smart when she was young!

Why compare?
"I say, as parents, have you forgotten something?"

Although my mother is old, she is still full of energy.

Maybe it’s because I was a drama actor when I was young, I often performed on stage and exercised a lot, so I’m in good health.

After retirement, her health got better and better. Sometimes Zhang Xueming even felt that maybe she could die before her mother.

After all, she herself was sick every other day, but her mother was old and rarely had colds or fevers.

"Forgot something?"

Zhang Xueming and Lu Zhengyi looked at each other, neither of them could remember anything.

"Your son specially took time off to celebrate your birthday and caught a flight in the early morning. Did you forget?" Liu Huiyun shook her head and said, "Didn't you still think about it last night and wanted to get up early today to drive to the airport to pick him up in person?"

"!"

Zhang Xueming and Lu Zhengyi suddenly remembered, oh, there is another son.

"It's not a big deal. He's grown up enough and knows how to take a taxi back."

But soon, Lu Zhengyi continued to eat breakfast, "It's already this late, he's about to get off the plane, instead of waiting at the airport, I might as well take a taxi back."

"Too."

Zhang Xueming also nodded and continued eating breakfast.

"You guys..."

Liu Huiyun said this helplessly, but didn't say anything else.

She never asked about the education of her eldest grandson.

At first, she had no experience, but later, An An became very good under the guidance of the couple, and she didn't need to worry about anything.

(End of this chapter)