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

Chapter 417 [Return]

"Oh my, you finally decided to come out and film a movie? Who's going to watch it? I won't watch it anymore anyway!"

"You're out of money, so you're trying to make money again?"

"Who is this? Such a big name."

"You can shoot when you want to, and stop when you want to. Do you have any sense of responsibility for your work? Anyone who supports you is a dog!"

"You guys keep talking nonsense. When the film comes out, I'll see if you guys have anything to say about it."

"Thank you. Anyway, I have Director Li and Director Bai's films to watch. You don't have to come back..."

……

The warm-up for shooting had already begun from the moment Lu Zhengyi had the idea and inspiration.

With the current means of light and shadow, the word "creating gods" can be achieved.

As long as enough resources are provided, an ordinary person can become an internet celebrity with millions of fans, and then become an actor or veteran artist loved by the general public, all of these can be achieved in a very short time.

Not to mention, re-establishing a god from an old era.

Of course, the gods of this old age have not been completely forgotten.

Some songs and some movies are completely forgotten by people after a while.

However, some works, no matter how long time has passed, there will always be people who can discover and like them.

More than ten years is neither long nor short. If we calculate it using the zodiac, it is exactly one cycle.

In the entertainment industry, the difference is probably that those born in the 1980s like the Four Heavenly Kings, while those born in the 1990s like Jay Chou and the non-mainstream three. But those born in the 1990s sometimes listen to Jay Chou and the non-mainstream three too much and want to listen to the Four Heavenly Kings too.

If the song is good, it will not always be affected by age.

The same goes for movies.

During the more than ten years that Lu Zhengyi was silent, although directors such as Li Chuanxin replaced him, the memories of the past are real.

"Two options..."

Late at night, Lu Zhengyi was thinking alone in his study.

And the mobile phone placed next to it kept making the "ding ding ding" notification sound.

The entire Meilimao crew, whether old or new employees, were discussing Lu Zhengyi's comeback and preparations for filming, and one by one they volunteered to participate.

Whether they are still in the crew, have opened their own studio, or are working as freelancers.

Everyone who knows Lu Zhengyi and is in the film and television industry doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

The audience has many voices against this 'irresponsible' director.

But people in the industry are looking forward to him.

The phrase "no failure" permeates Lu Zhengyi's life so far. During the period of decline of horror thrillers, he reversed the market.

At a time when this type of film was about to flourish, he once again stood out from the crowd, using his strength and facts to prove that this kind of meal is not something that can be easily obtained. If you want to eat it, you have to rely on real strength. Operations and marketing? It's useless.

He left until this type of film really became popular all over the world, and people not only in the Tang Dynasty but also in other countries began to be enthusiastic about it.

At the age of over 30, he actually chose to retire!
But this does not affect Lu Zhengyi's glorious deeds.

Once upon a time, everyone thought he would fail.

And now, everyone thinks he will continue to succeed.

Of course it will continue to be successful. If it could survive in that sluggish market, why would it fail in today's hot market? Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Everyone wanted to get on this ship, but they didn't seize the opportunity when Lu Zhengyi was down and out.

And now, he wants to come out, and everyone wants to get a piece of the pie.

However, they did not know Lu Zhengyi's distress.

Yes, even though he had an idea for the shot, he was still hesitant.

As for his current shooting ideas, there are two paths ahead. One is to directly edit all the film's highlights into something similar to a documentary.

Movies similar to personal biographies and documentaries do exist in film history.

As for editing the horror film's shooting footage into a director's growth history, Lu Zhengyi believes that this film will definitely be a hit and the content will scare everyone.

But the impact will be huge, unprecedentedly huge.

Another option is to find some actors to play this period of life that lasts for more than ten years.

Use some actors to recreate our younger selves and the Meilimao crew, and let them act out what happened on the set through some green screen special effects.

Compared to the former, the latter will be more 'dramatic.'

“But that’s a contradiction.”

Lu Zhengyi scratched his head helplessly. His original intention was "real" and to use real elements in filming.

But now if we use the second solution, it is not "real" enough.

What’s more important is that compared to the latter, the former does not require shooting at all.

This documentary only needs one editing. Lu Zhengyi can do this by himself. One editing can complete all the work and then present the finished film...

Ah, no, the first person to see it should be the one responsible for film censorship.

Then the film will be reported, then it will be blocked, and finally Taoist Master Guanshan will come to your house and ask you what you want to do.

"This work will never reach the stage of being released." Lu Zhengyi said to himself, "In this case, it seems that we can only shoot the second plan."

……

When he returned to the barren mountain where he had filmed the old corpse in the mountain village, Lu Zhengyi looked somewhat helpless.

What we see before us is more like a residential area than a barren mountain.

In twenty years, his career has changed a lot, and the world has also changed.

The filming location of "The Corpse in the Mountain Village" was in a small city in the south. At that time, only a few areas in the city center were called "inside the city."

Outside these areas, locals refer to them as "rural areas."

Large tracts of land were left deserted, and people flocked to the "city".

But now, more than 20 years have passed, and these areas that were originally considered "rural" have been classified as "inside the city" because there is no land to build houses in the city.

The reconstruction of those old urban areas is a huge amount of money. Rather than developing in those old urban areas, it is better to develop the surrounding cheap "rural land."

The dirt road was built into a highway, and street lights were erected on both sides. There are also large shopping malls, cinemas, and other facilities nearby. I don’t know how long they have been built.

After this area was "urbanized", the originally barren mountain became a residential area, and it is a high-end-looking community.

Developed by Evergrande, Country Garden, Yuexiu, Vanke...

"It looks like we'll have to rebuild the set if we want to shoot."

Bai Wei stood behind Lu Zhengyi, looking at the brightly lit road in front of him, and then at the magnificent and vast residential area over there, and he also felt a little emotional.

"There's no need to build a scenery. Built-in scenery is not as good as natural scenery. We can just find a barren mountain."

Lu Zhengyi replied helplessly, "We're planning to hire actors anyway, it's already fake, so it's okay to make it even faker."

"so……"

Bai Wei opened his mouth, ready to offer some suggestions, but swallowed the words back when they reached his lips.

"Why? Any ideas?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at him and said, "Just tell me what you think."

"I just want to ask, do we also need to hire actors?"

Bai Wei asked cautiously, "I have an idea. We have quite a few new members in our crew now. Can we let them participate as well?"

"When the time comes for us to be in the shot, the actual filming aspects will have to be handed over to others."

"In the hands of people..."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and said, "Okay." He agreed without thinking it over, nor did he need to think it over.

"Let's go back to the hotel first." Lu Zhengyi turned around and said, "Send a message and ask Assistant Wang to help find a suitable location for the shoot."

Bai Wei quickly replied, "Okay."

After not working together for more than ten years, he became much more cautious in his actions and words.

But it may also be because he was scolded so badly that he gradually lost confidence.

There's no way, too many people compare him with Li Chuanxin.

The better the films Li Chuanxin made, the more Bai Wei was scolded. People thought that he had ruined the reputation of the Meilimao crew and was not worthy of using this name to shoot films or to be a director.

Everyone thought that he was bringing shame to Lu Zhengyi, that he should not have lost to Li Chuanxin in terms of work, and that he should be the one carrying the banner.

But he still couldn't do it well.

Over the past decade, except for the first few years when he had some good reputation, he was criticized in the following years.

These voices were intensified especially after some of Meilimao’s founding members left the crew.

Everyone believed that Mei Limao had problems under the management of the new director Bai Wei and was no longer the invincible crew.

"I'm sorry, Director Lu." Bai Wei couldn't help but speak in the car, "I've embarrassed you and the Mei Limao crew."

"Ah? Are you apologizing?" Lu Zhengyi looked at him blankly and said with a smile, "What is there to apologize for? Your work is actually pretty good."

But it was just OK.

"As for the rest."

He shook his head and told the truth, "Your situation doesn't have a big impact on me."

Does this matter have anything to do with me? No.

When Bai Wei's films were of good quality, many people commented that he was a good teacher and that the crew members were very capable.

And when the quality is poor? People will only think that Bai Wei's personal ability is not good enough and he did not lead the team well.

Whether good or bad, it has little impact on Lu Zhengyi.

He has already retired and no longer asks about things in the crew.

These words are very real and straightforward.

Bai Wei didn't say anything else. He didn't know how to respond and felt uncomfortable.

Lu Zhengyi didn't say anything else.

The person sitting next to him is no longer the same person he was back then, a rookie in his early twenties with no skills and no money.

He is a man in his forties who has experienced a lot, has a lot of connections, and has a lot of family background, so he can be a director.

He can't always think about the benefits without the pressure.

The name of Mei Limao was given to Bai Wei himself.

He has also enjoyed the benefits brought by this title.

It's normal to be scolded if you don't make any achievements.

You can't just cover your mouth and not let people comment if the quality of the work is not good and people buy tickets to watch it and are not satisfied, right?
Rather than being influenced by Bai Wei, it is more likely that he will influence Bai Wei.

Especially now, this is a comeback work.

If he took a bad photo, it would actually be a good thing for Bai Wei.

But if it is shot well, the result can be imagined.

Those who think that the reputation of the Meilimao crew was ruined by him will definitely become even more aggressive.

After Lu Zhengyi came back, the quality of the crew's films improved.

As soon as someone leaves, you take his place and the movie immediately becomes bad. Doesn't this speak volumes?
So Bai Wei’s current situation is actually a bit embarrassing.

Lu Zhengyi's return added another layer of pressure to the already heavy pressure on him.

But so what?

Should Lu Zhengyi be considerate and continue to retire, make way for him, and continue to take care of him as a patriarch as before? No, of course not.

"Director Lu."

"Long time no see, Director Lu."

"Master Yong, it's been a long time since I last saw you either."

When Lu Zhengyi returned to the crew, many people from the Mei Limao crew had already arrived.

Ajie, Wei Kang, Xiao Wei, Li Xiang...

Everyone who left the crew came back.

Including Xu Feng, who was learning directing knowledge in Li Chuanxin's crew.

Including Wang Yao, who has now returned to Light and Shadow and is now a manager.

Everyone is back.

They are all old now, and after more than ten years, some of them even have white hair.

But their expressions and emotions when facing me are still the same as before.

In addition, there are many new faces in the Meilimao crew. They are all new employees recruited by Bai Wei after a large number of crew members resigned.

At this time, they were standing in the distance, curiously watching the old employees come forward to greet Lu Zhengyi.

All of a sudden, the hotel lobby was filled with darkness, most of whom were members of the Mei Limao crew.

As for the passers-by, they inexplicably did not come forward to take pictures or take photos. They just watched from afar, as if their legs were locked and they could not take a step forward.

"Don't stand here anymore. Check in if you need to, check in if you need to, check out the location if you need to." Lu Zhengyi stopped and looked around. "The filming will start in a week. Don't delay your work."

"clear."

As soon as these words were spoken, many voices rang out from all directions.

There are male and female voices, old and young, hoarse and clear...

The new employees were startled by the sudden response.

In front of them, the old employees' faces could not conceal their fanatical and excited emotions at all.

"Meow."

Ayong also looked at this scene with some nostalgia, shouted, jumped up from the ground, easily climbed onto Lu Zhengyi's shoulders, and licked his paws.

"I'll go up first."

Lu Zhengyi walked towards the elevator, and Bai Wei, who had been following him, stopped unconsciously.

There was fanaticism, nostalgia and excitement on his face.

But apart from that, he felt a little regretful.

Yes, how could I be like Director Lu? I would never have such courage, persuasion, and execution.

At least, I can't just maintain self-discipline and exercise every day.

If you can't control yourself, how can you use this as an excuse to command others?

Facing so many people in the hall, Lu Zhengyi took Ayong to the elevator.

And at the moment the elevator door closed, through the glass wall, I saw myself in the mirror and I also smiled impatiently.

Sure enough, I am still looking forward to it.

I still like it.

(End of this chapter)