Entertainment: Stepmother’s daughter is actually a future queen

Chapter 242 Guo Hao’s intuition and hidden dangers in the script

Half an hour later, everyone had finished reading the script, and no one spoke immediately. Guo Hao, who looked like a skinny monkey, unscrewed the water bottle, took a sip, then lowered his head and remained silent.

"What should I say?" Lin Yu urged, "Second brother, you come first."

The second child's face turned red and he said, "Okay, okay, we are going to make a lot of money again. Isn't this script as exciting as The Ghost Story? It's a big movie. It's reliable!"

Everyone in the other dormitories nodded in agreement.

Zhou Ye sighed and said sincerely, "A very mature commercial movie script. It is definitely an upgraded version of Ghost Story. The story has become more complex and impeccable. The only thing that needs to be considered is whether the market will welcome us." horror movie."

"Horror movies have always been a desert and unpopular subject in China."

"There is no need to consider this." Guo Hao took over, "There has always been a market for horror movies, and it is huge. The problem is that there are very few excellent contents!"

"This creates a conflict between market demand and content, and this encounter in the cemetery... can be considered a very mature commercial script. The only problem is..."

Guo Hao glanced at Lin Yu with a strange expression, "This script is too Westernized."

Without giving Lin Yu time to react, Guo Hao continued, "A group of young people determined to make movies, then went to explore the behind-the-scenes story of a documentary-style horror movie, and in the end they were all buried in it."

"Okay, the story is fine, but the way it's presented is very problematic."

"In our traditional concept, what is a university? You must study in a disciplined manner and you will not be allowed to leave the campus gate, even if you are in a school such as China Theater Academy or Beijing Film Academy."

"At least this is the inherent perception among ordinary viewers."

"Then, you can make some college students chatter, search for horror movies, explore them, and then die in them... For example, the local horror movies are not popular in the first place, right?"

"You make up a "Cemetery Encounter", point at it and say it's very popular."

"Even if you think it's a parallel world, local audiences can't relate to it. In addition, the traditional domestic horror elements tend to be Chinese-style horror. The ghost bride's messy things, your entire mental hospital... The layout of your mental hospital needs to be Why don’t you want to localize it?”

"Why do you go out on the street and the police don't care about you? What do the neighbors think of you?"

Guo Hao unscrewed the water bottle in his hand, took a sip of water, and said calmly, "I'll just say one thing, because this is a horror movie, and it's also a pseudo-documentary movie. It just hits the mark with the word 'real'. You can't do it at all." There must be no logical flaws, otherwise it will not stand, otherwise the entire sense of substitution, authenticity, and credibility will completely collapse."

"In short!" Guo Hao tapped the script with his fingers, "The idea is good, but the practice is difficult. There is a [-]% chance that if it is filmed like this, it will be an excellent script and a mess of production."

"In the final analysis... this script is too Westernized." Guo Hao glanced at Lin Yu and said strangely, "Lin Yu, you don't seem to have any experience in studying abroad. How come you have such a problem in writing a script? "

"The same goes for your ghost series. It smells of Westernization. Fortunately, you can't see it in the room."

Lin Yu remained calm, "What do you mean?"

"Easy, just shoot abroad." Guo Hao said, "Since the taste of the script is Westernized, then just make it completely Westernized. First of all, in the audience's perception, everything in the West is very vague to them. No matter how you shoot, It doesn't conflict with their 'subconscious' perceptions, which amplifies the film's credibility."

"Secondly, in the traditional concept of Chinese people, Western universities are very open, have a high degree of freedom, and have a lot of organizational activities."

"In this context, it is perfectly normal for you to form a group of international students and explore in the name of practical activities."

"Moreover, even the recording of daily life will give people a sense of freshness and exploration, and it is by no means the daily flavor that is too familiar in China. Every bit of it will torture the audience's daily cognition."

"Move it abroad and solve all problems." After saying this, Guo Hao stopped expressing his opinion.

Yes, what Guo Hao said was so accurate. Lin Yu and Zhou Ye couldn't help but look at Guo Hao deeply. He saw through the biggest problem of this script at a glance, that the style did not match.

Credibility is not high.

For example, why are domestic campus love dramas so poorly produced?Because readers of novels assume that you are an imaginary thing when reading. If it doesn't work, if you adjust the time forward by 20 years, the strangeness will come. You can probably make it up and no one will criticize you.

But it's completely different when you watch the movie. It has a clear sense of imagery and immersion. Every Chinese has almost completely experienced their high school and college years.

People have their own "stereotyped" impressions of what high school is and what college is.

As a result, in school dramas, love, miscarriage, abortion, etc. are always common... Of course, I don't deny that some high schools are like this, but what is the high school that many people experience?
It’s books, it’s a weak body, it’s a master’s book, there is some love, but everyone is just a fledgling, these are the things that generally fit a person’s cognition.

Your movie immediately challenges the audience's perception of what "high school" is and what "college" is. How do you ask people to convince you and give them a sense of belonging? ?
For example, we read some novels about college and roommates.

It’s me asking you to bring food, calling each other daddy, and putting stickers on our faces while playing cards. This is the roommate that meets the public’s perception, the roommate under normal circumstances.

Rather than the intrigues among the boys, each of them is more scheming than the old fritters in society.

Even if you are just beating a few tall and handsome roommates, it is not reasonable in itself! !
Whose dormitory has so many handsome guys?

Guo Hao is worthy of being a talented director who later made local films. Now, in his freshman year, he has keenly captured the same natural problems that exist in Lin Yu's script.

Lack of sense of immersion.

There is a very high probability that it will not be convinced and accepted by the audience at all.

And Guo Hao also proposed the simplest and crudest solution... just move it abroad to seize the blank space in the audience's mind, so that you don't have to fight with the audience's subconscious mind.

"Ah?" Lao Wu's face suddenly changed. "It's going to be a hassle to go abroad for filming. There are visas and procedures. Moreover, we are unfamiliar with the place. Will they rent land to us?"

"We also need to rent a university."

Zhou Ye pursed his lips, and then immediately shut up.

He realized the gap between himself and Guo Hao. He could skillfully read the maturity and commerciality of a script, but Guo Hao was more original and he was closer to the audience!

These cannot be learned through study. Just two words, "talent"

If there is, there is, if there is not, there is no more.

"Guo Hao is right." Lin Yu touched his chin, "You can't lose the big for the small."

"It will be more troublesome to shoot your first movie abroad, but you can't be afraid of trouble."

"Sooner or later we will have to face this problem."

"I will change this problem later."

Guo Hao's face softened slightly, "The whole thriller scene needs to be adjusted... Let's take the winter vacation. One month before the winter vacation, we collectively ask the school for leave and fly abroad."

"In three months, I will try to finish filming this movie. Then I have to contact some people with shooting experience in foreign countries to ask for advice. Renting land and other things need to be discussed."

"It's best to go alone first. After all, setting up a mental hospital requires a lot of effort." Guo Hao looked at Lin Yu.

"I understand, okay, I'll go." Lin Yu nodded without any nonsense. "I'm going back first." Guo Hao yawned deeply and said with drooped eyelids.

"Stop doing your craft work." Lin Yu's veins twitched in the corner of his eyebrows and he kicked him on the butt. "Look at your face covered with acne. Why do you stay up late every day? You're so weak that your feet are so weak." Floating."

"You are talking nonsense!" Guo Hao's face suddenly turned red, "You are slandering, slandering!"

"Slandering my innocence out of thin air!"

……

Lin Yu stayed in his dormitory and continued to revise his script. This time it took him five days to come up with his new script, which looked good.

"Huh, why did I think there was something wrong before? The feelings are here."

"This way, everything is smooth!" Lin Yu nodded with satisfaction.

Lin Yu finally received Liu Hui's call.

"Ayu, we have finished reviewing your script."

"How is it?" Lin Yu put down his pen and asked.

"It's a very mature commercial drama. Compared to Ghost Story, it's more mature and on a higher level. It's indeed a good script. However, the market still needs to be verified before we know it."

"After all, you know, the domestic supernatural market is very deserted. In the past five years, there have been more than 100 supernatural movies released, but only [-] have exceeded [-] million in box office, only three have exceeded [-] million, and only [-] have exceeded [-] million. There is only one of them.”

"No one has exceeded [-] million, let alone one billion."

"So we... are not particularly optimistic. We have calculated it for you. If your investment cost is 500 million, then your final box office cannot be less than 7000 million, otherwise you will not make a penny."

"Even if your box office exceeds [-] million, the profit will not be as much as making money online. I advise you to think about it carefully."

"It's not easy to make some money. For your first movie, especially such an unpopular movie, it's better to hand it over to the company to bear the production costs, which is less risky."

"From now on, you can take your time and do what you want."

"We discussed it here. If your production cost is controlled at 300 million and the publicity cost is controlled at 700 million, we are still willing to approve your project and invest in your film. We will pay for it."

"We still quite trust your achievements in the Ghost Series at the Internet University."

This tone clearly indicates that he is not optimistic.

"Sister Liu." Lin Yu asked sincerely, "Do you have any problems with my script?"

"Um." Liu Hui paused, and then said earnestly, "Ah Yu, this is not a matter of script or script. It is really too risky and unnecessary."

"Your script is good and there are no big problems. But the quality of a movie does not depend on the script at all. It only accounts for one-third at most."

"It also depends on the production and the market..."

Lin Yu shook his head wildly.

Filmmakers are really half amateurs guiding experts. This problem is not uncommon. They turn a blind eye to problems that Guo Hao can see through at a glance. They turn a blind eye to the worries that Guo Hao doesn't care about, but they feel like they have a stuck in their throats.

To put it bluntly, the level of a filmmaker, even if he has been immersed in this industry for more than 20 years, is nothing more than a summary of what is popular nowadays.

Want to have a higher level of understanding?Stop talking about it.

After hanging up Liu Hui's phone and politely rejecting her request, Lin Yu sent the new script and asked them to help send it for review and project approval. He stopped talking about unnecessary nonsense.

Lin Yu was determined to take the photo himself, why?
Because Lin Yu is short of money!

Lin Yu will be more and more short of money for future movies. Others are worried that the movies will not stand the test of the market, but Lin Yu is not worried. All he can produce are things that have passed the test of the market.

What if it's a production problem?Then just find a tree with a crooked neck and hang yourself there.

You won’t even copy it, right?

Liu Huina was rejected by Lin Yu again, but he had no choice but to understand Lin Yu, a stubborn person, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

Today's young people will not give up until they suffer a loss!

After finishing working on the script, Lin Yu went home first and discussed the matter with his parents.

"What, you're going to the United States to make a movie?" Lin Kaihai was worried. "The people there are unfamiliar with the place, and I heard that the security is not good. You are alone..."

"Isn't it possible to shoot in the country?"

Su Meijing also looked over sadly.

"Dad, Auntie." Lin Yu scratched the back of his head, "Limited by the script, I have no choice but to go. When the time comes, I will find some acquaintances to take me there. There is no need to worry about public security. It is not as exaggerated as advertised. I Just don’t go to a messy place.”

Lin Kaihai couldn't feel relaxed at all after hearing this, he was still frowning.

"I plan to go abroad first. After finalizing the matter, I will take the team to film a movie abroad."

"If you've made up your mind, then go ahead and do it." Lin Kaihai paused and said seriously, "Dad has no other skills. He only knows that you are more capable than me now. I can't teach you, so I won't persuade you blindly. "

“Think twice before you act, and when you are sure, go for it, even if you lose everything one day.”

Lin Kaihai smiled and patted his son on the shoulder, "My family is still here, my dad is still here, my aunt is still here, and Qingtong is still here. You don't have to worry."

"Dad..." Lin Yu's eyes turned red.

"How big of a man are you? Go ahead and do it boldly."

Lin Yu was full of fighting spirit, but he still couldn't be too reckless before doing this. He had to do some research first, first of all, the city, state, then the school, and the mental hospital.

After you have determined your goals, go and investigate them one by one.

In the end, Lin Yu spent almost a week researching information and finally identified several target points, including Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine and New Jersey.

There are decent universities and abandoned mental hospitals in these states.

(End of this chapter)