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

Chapter 421 [Filming Ended]

The shooting of "The Shooting Record of Mei Limao" is probably the film that took the longest time for Lu Zhengyi to shoot, mainly because the transition, construction and restoration of each scene took a long time.

He has directed a total of nine films.

From The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village to The First Commandment, from The Grudge to Tomie, and finally to Horror Cruise.

From the Tang Kingdom, to the He Kingdom, the Southern Dynasty, and finally the Star-Spangled Kingdom...

The domestic and Star-Spangled States scenarios are relatively easy to resolve.

However, the country has banned Lu Zhengyi and the crew from entering, and the Southern Dynasty has also banned the filming of these films in recent years. Therefore, for the filming of "The Grudge" and "Tomie", it is necessary to find time to set up a filming location in China.

As for extras, we also need to find people who are familiar with the languages ​​of these two countries, or directly invite people from their countries to perform here.

In terms of preparation, it is time-consuming.

So for a whole year, the Mei Limao crew was busy filming.

"Didn't you say you were going to make a comeback? Where's the film?"

"How come there has been no news for a year?"

"How come such a big director doesn't even have some Reuters footage of the filming site? This generation of netizens is not good enough."

“Although they are not allowed to be photographed, it seems that someone has seen them in Taicheng, at the parade.”

"Are you going to make another folk-style film?"

……

While they were filming, the online discussion about this comeback work did not stop, but intensified.

It is impossible that such a big director would shoot a film in China and no one would see it.

Especially for some outdoor shots, when Lu Zhengyi and his team were shooting, there were always people watching nearby.

But the problem is that no one can take a Reuters photo.

A very strange thing.

What kind of era are we in now? The information age.

Almost everyone has a mobile phone in their hands, and everyone has the ability to be a self-media blogger. As long as they pick up the phone, take a photo, or record a video, the filming of the Meilimao crew will be spread online.

But the strange thing is that no one can take pictures of the shooting.

"I think the crew used some kind of blocker when filming. I couldn't capture anything anyway."

"Me too, the pictures I took with my phone are all blurry."

"They must have used some high-tech jammer, otherwise how could they dare to film so openly and make their schedule public?"

"Speaking of which, no one is meeting you at the airport or rushing through the checkpoint?"

"I don't know. There doesn't seem to be any news reports of this kind. But the lack of reports doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist. It may have been suppressed."

"Absolutely not. You have no idea what the situation is like at the scene. As long as Lu Zhengyi is standing there, no one dares to go over. It's a very scary thing."

Except for the first group, there were people who didn't even dare to get close to Director Lu.

During the subsequent filming, some strange rumors emerged, making the crew and Lu Zhengyi seem incredible.

Some crew used high technology to block everyone's camera, or, as long as people stood there, no one dared to approach or talk...

These comments just make people laugh.

There is no scientific basis at all.

Putting aside the fact that, apart from physical shielding, there is no high-tech method that can block the camera function of a mobile phone, the comments about Lu Zhengyi are even more outrageous.

Is he some kind of scourge?

As for the people who made these comments, whenever people get stuck in arguing with them, they always say, "If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."

But this would reduce the credibility of this matter.

The crew has not made their schedule public, so the next stop depends entirely on chance encounters. Plus, there haven’t been any videos or photos leaked, so how are they going to find it?

In the absence of solid evidence, these statements seem more like hype designed to gain popularity and make people think that the scene and the filming were exciting.

Even as more and more people make comments like this, saying things like, "Oh my god, I met Director Lu and the others, it's real", "I really couldn't take any photos, believe me", "My screen was broken, I could only take a bunch of blurry photos that looked like mosaics..."

Even so, no one believed it.

These discussions continued until the filming was completed.

……

In the waiting area of ​​the airport in the United States, Lu Zhengyi was sitting on a chair and browsing his mobile phone.

Next to him, Ayong was standing on a suitcase. There was a bunch of strange things in the bag next to him, which was being held in the mouth of a black snake.

No one present noticed this strange scene.

“This comeback is going to be a huge hit! We haven’t even started post-production yet, but I can already see the results!”

"I'm a little envious of all the seniors. I wonder if I'll have the opportunity to revisit some of my previous works in the future."

"I have never been so confident in my life that this film will be a success."

"It's so emotional. The longer the audience pays attention to us, the more immersed they will be in this film."

"I can't think of such an idea. I feel that this film not only captures the thriller, but also captures the emotions and the time."

After he left, the crew did not stop discussing the film.

They are not exaggerating, this is the truth.

After immersing themselves in an industry for many years, some people can roughly judge the results before the work is completed.

This ability, or vision, is possessed by many veteran employees of the Meilimao crew.

They all gave high praise to this film.

Although, from Lu Zhengyi's perspective, they did not feel the palpitations and fear they had felt in the past during the filming process, they still gave the film a positive review.

Perhaps it's the "impression" that's at work. In the minds of those old employees, the "basic score" of this film is too high.

During the filming process, they saw their younger selves struggling and working hard on the set more than 20 years ago, and their confused and yearning selves about the future.

My former self gave this film some extra points.

So apart from these impression points, can this film be successful?
Can it be considered a horror film?
Lu Zhengyi didn’t know. This time he really didn’t know.

"A comeback?"

He murmured, looking at the people preparing to board the plane in the distance.

……

"Are you happy? It's been a long time since we last filmed together."

When I returned to Beidu, my wife was already waiting for me at the airport gate.

After putting the suitcase in the trunk, Lu Zhengyi got on the passenger seat, while the other two sat in the back seat.

"Fortunately."

Lu Zhengyi looked at her. They had very little contact in this year.

I don’t know if it was to avoid disturbing her long-awaited filming or because she was very busy with work, but Zhang Xueming did not make video calls at least once a week like she used to.

Sometimes it's once a month, sometimes it's several months.

This feeling is very strange. It was common for us not to see each other before, but after a period of rest, I saw my wife almost every day during my rest time.

This went on every day for more than ten years.

Now that work has resumed, Lu Zhengyi is a little uncomfortable.

But he is indeed very busy, so even if you are not used to it, you have to adapt to it.

“During this period of time…”

Lu Zhengyi hesitated, "Are you busy?"

"Fortunately."

The wife's answer was the same as mine just now.

The car became quiet. As an old couple, there seemed no need to say anything, such as "Do you miss me? Do you miss you?"

Zhang Xueming has never cared much about these things. She prefers practical actions to words of concern.

But the same thing goes, they are already an old couple, and there is very little that Lu Zhengyi can do for her in terms of practical actions. He has done what he should do before.

"Actually, I went to see you before."

The wife was talking while driving.

"what?"

Lu Zhengyi turned his head blankly, "Have you ever visited the crew?"

How could he not know? He couldn't have not known.

"Well, I didn't tell anyone else, and I didn't get close. I just watched from a distance in the crowd." The wife replied, "You are happier when you are taking pictures."

With Lu Zhengyi's fame, no matter where he shoots in China, he will attract a lot of attention.

And she stood like everyone else, even further away than those people.

For example, when they were shooting the behind-the-scenes footage of Another Dimension, a group of them were filming on the rooftop, and there were a lot of people gathered below, all holding up their phones and shooting upwards, trying to capture the scene of Zhou Ziyun jumping downstairs.

But no one captured any picture, except what the human eye saw. Anyone who wanted to record this scene mechanically failed, and the photos they took were all mosaics.

The same thing happened when she stood in the crowd and outside the barriers set up by security personnel.

She couldn't take any pictures either.

With her eyesight, she couldn't see clearly, but she could feel from the blurry vision the emotions her husband was feeling when he was filming with the crew.

And what about me? I was standing in the crowd, just like everyone else.

I am just a middle-aged woman in her fifties with white hair.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Lu Zhengyi looked at her helplessly, "The hostess came to visit the crew, why did you just watch from afar?"

"I'm afraid of disturbing your filming."

The wife replied, "You guys rented the whole building, and everyone else is blocked out. I don't want to be special."

That's what she said.

"There's nothing special about you. You're also a member of the crew." Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile, but this time, his wife didn't say anything.

The atmosphere in the car became quiet, and the two people at the back lay quietly on the cushions without saying a word.

Lu Zhengyi looked at his wife strangely, but he caught a glimpse of dissatisfaction on her face.

what happened?

He recalled what he had just said, and nothing seemed wrong.

"I should have discovered you."

After a while, Lu Zhengyi spoke, he figured it out.

She must have been angry because I didn't notice her.

"I thought you would find out about me." The wife finally spoke. She said that she didn't want to be treated specially, but she didn't really think so.

My husband is such a special person, how could he not recognize me?

As long as I stand in the crowd, even if the crew is so far away, even if he is doing other things, I should be able to notice it, right?

He's so powerful, he shouldn't have been unaware of it.

This shouldn't be the case.

Could it be that when I stood in the crowd, I was the same as everyone else in his eyes? We were all just ordinary people, nothing special.

"I really don't have that much ability."

Lu Zhengyi explained, and sure enough, he guessed right.

He is not a radar. As long as he stands there, even if he doesn't pay attention to his surroundings, the surrounding images will automatically enter his mind.

Of course such a thing is impossible.

What's more, at that time, his attention was all on filming and he had little time to take care of other things.

"The main reason is that I didn't expect you to come over, and without telling me in advance."

"I thought you would be in the company, because you are very serious and dedicated to your work. How could you put down your work and suddenly come to visit?"

"I never thought of this possibility. You never had this habit before, and this raid was very unplanned. What if I'm not here? You never do anything without a plan..."

Lu Zhengyi said a lot of things, explaining why he didn't notice her.

He wondered if he had really become an omnipotent god in the other party's eyes.

But Zhang Xueming didn't say a word.

She drove silently, looking angry.

"you……"

It was not until they got home and the car stopped that Lu Zhengyi realized that although his wife seemed to have a stern face, she was actually trying hard to hold her breath.

"You're not angry?"

He asked blankly.

"Hey……"

Zhang Xueming smiled and got out of the car. "While you were away, Mom went back home. There's no one at home now."

"No, you're not angry. You just..."

Lu Zhengyi really didn't understand.

He found that he could no longer understand his wife.

Obviously, in the past, he could always capture her emotional changes very well and feel what she wanted and didn't want, but now it is becoming increasingly difficult.

Lu Zhengyi got out of the car and watched his wife go into the house. Then he took the suitcase out of the trunk and asked Ayong, "Is this what it means that people become more evil as they get older?"

"..."

Ayong didn't say anything.

"I heard it."

Zhang Xueming's voice was heard from the surveillance camera next to the garage.

"This……"

Lu Zhengyi froze. This time he paid absolute attention and waited until someone entered the room before speaking.

But I forgot that there is a camera in this garage!
What I didn’t expect was that the first thing his wife did when she entered the house was to check the surveillance camera!
No, what on earth was she thinking?
Lu Zhengyi carried his luggage and tiptoed into the house.

As soon as he changed into slippers and walked out of the corridor, he was greeted by his wife who was standing in the living room, looking at him with a smile.

"I just……"

He wanted an explanation.

But before he could finish his words, his wife came jumping towards him, just like a little girl in school.

"very nice."

She smiled and stretched out her hand to help him carry his luggage, "You are becoming more and more like a human."

Lu Zhengyi paused, "...Are you scolding me?"

But on second thought, he finally knew what his wife was thinking.

"I am a person." He replied helplessly, "I am just special. I am not the only special person in this world."

"But to me, you are the most special one in this world."

Zhang Xueming stopped taking her luggage and said, "I am used to executing plans and making the light and shadow brilliant. I have done it. Work is not that important anymore."

"Your next film will definitely win an award, and officially take one of the few thrones in the world."

"An An's grades have always been very good. No matter what happens in the future, his learning ability will at least allow Guangying to maintain its current position and become a qualified ruler who maintains the status quo."

And in this case, it seemed that he was the only one left in her plan.

(End of this chapter)