King of soft rice

Chapter 523 - National Boycott

The plot of the movie "Ghost Story" is not complicated, it is just the daily life of a couple.There are only a few characters on the scene, the protagonist couple, two supernatural experts who can only talk, and a girlfriend who went to the wrong set.

And except for the protagonist and his wife, everyone else came here to make soy sauce.

In terms of normal horror films, the plot, characters, lighting, and photography of this film can all be described as rubbish.

However, it is precisely because it looks so rubbish that the movie earned more than 1 million at a cost of more than [-] US dollars.

Because the film adopts a pseudo-documentary shooting method, it looks very messy, but the realism is important.To put it bluntly, it just looks like the real thing.

Most adults don't think there are ghosts in this world. Even if you make a horror movie in horror, everyone will know it's fake.

But this pseudo-documentary method makes you look like it's all real.

Therefore, the biggest selling point of the horror film "Ghost Story" is its authenticity.It's just that this movie was originally a foreign movie, which is very different from the actual situation in China.

Not to mention other things, just the house where the supernatural event happened is simply not affordable for ordinary people in China.So Zhai Nan had to make changes to some parts of the film, first of all the location of the filming.

The "Ghost Story" in the previous life was in a villa. In order to let domestic audiences find this kind of real experience, Zhai Nan can no longer use the villa. It must be an ordinary residential area.

But the residences in the community can't be too bad, otherwise some plots won't develop at all.In the end, Zhai Nan chose a duplex structure for the shooting location.

First of all, the price of this house is affordable by ordinary people, or some people, and it is more in line with Chinese people's understanding of family houses.

Secondly, the house should not be too small to be clear at a glance.There is a spatial dislocation from the level to enhance the horror atmosphere and feeling.

The last point is that renting this house is cheaper than renting a villa.

And Zhai Nan's "Ghost Story" in his previous life only spent more than 1 US dollars.Zhai Nan originally thought that if he came to shoot by himself, he would be able to get it done with a maximum of 10 yuan.However, he still ignored one point, that is, the rent in Beijing is too expensive, and the budget had to be adjusted to 20 in the end.

However, even the cost budget of 20 is already an unimaginable low cost in the industry.Compared with blockbuster movies that cost tens of millions of dollars, Zhai Nan's "Ghost Story" feels like a joke.

Moreover, Zhai Nan's movie requires very little resources.It's just that one person was taken away from each group in Tianyuan.The entire crew, from the director to the actors, is only a dozen or so people.

Such a low-cost, low-consumption movie, even in Tianyuan, is incredible.

The news of the shooting of Zhai Nan's new work also spread like wildfire, causing waves on the Internet.

A well-known film critic: "I heard that Mr. Zhai is going to make a movie! The production cost is only 20 yuan, which is not enough for a film crew's box lunch. What can such a crew make?"

Famous director: "With an investment of 20 yuan, a crew of more than a dozen people, even the worst team in the film and television base, has more people than them. Teacher Zhai is indeed very talented, but the big screen is not suitable for him after all. The place."

The director, who is promoting a new film for the Lunar New Year, even bluntly said in an interview after the promotion: "A film like Zhai Nan is not qualified to be on the big screen at all. I think this is an insult to the film industry!"

A certain first-line actor: "I really admire Teacher Zhai's talent. But I think the current teacher Zhai is a bit blind and arrogant. Wanwan's success has indeed created a miracle with a small cost, but it does not mean that every time a small-cost production , will bring miracles."

A well-known female artist: "Mr. Zhai is indeed amazingly talented in the Internet field, but the big screen is not the Internet after all, there is still a big difference. I only hope that Teacher Zhai can recover the cost, but the cost of 20... ...Hehe, it should be easy."

A well-known horror film director: "After all, horror films are not mainstream in China, but it does not mean that horror films are easy to shoot. Especially during the Spring Festival, there are almost no horror film directors who dare to promote at this time. Because they have to avoid comedies for the Lunar New Year. Zhai Nan dares to do promotion at this time. I think his only reliance is low cost, and it is too easy to recover the production cost. But I also want to appeal here. Now the film industry Crudeness creates a trend, if it is a really capable director, it is best not to blindly follow this unhealthy trend."

Cao Mao, the leading domestic horror master, is the only well-deserved authoritative figure in the field of domestic horror films as the only famous director who has brought local horror films to Japanese theaters.

And the horror master Cao Mao's evaluation of Zhai Nan's low-budget film is also extremely simple.

"20? That's not enough for me to build a tent. I can still watch this movie? Are you kidding me!"

The comments on Zhai Nan's movie almost became one-sided. Even many netizens who have always admired Zhai Nan began to doubt it.

"What is Teacher Zhai thinking? Wanwan and Aixiao have also made a lot of money. How come there is only so little investment in new works!"

"I think Zhai Nan just wants to make a fortune while he is popular!"

"A high-end second-hand flag costs more than 20 yuan!"

"I hope Teacher Zhai's new movie can be shot smoothly, and I wish Teacher Zhai can recover the cost."

"No matter how bad Mr. Zhai's movie is, you have to support it. I'm a big fan of Mr. Zhai!"

"Upstairs is really stupid!"

"That's why there is no medicine for the brainless!"

"It's a waste of money to watch a movie with an investment of 20 yuan."

"A movie ticket is sixty or seventy yuan, who can't think about it so much, go to see this kind of bad movie!"

"Look at this investment, it's really not worth the ticket price!"

"If he pays ten yuan a ticket, I will definitely support him!"

"And, for ten yuan a ticket, I'm going to book the venue directly!"

At the same time as the heated discussion on the Internet, the major media also began to ridicule the group.

"20 low-budget movie, Zhai Nan is clearly making money!" "

"Zhai Nan's new film was boycotted by all colleagues in the industry!" "

"Zhai Nan's new movie, before it started shooting, was boycotted first! "

"The big screen may not be suitable for Zhai Nan! "

"All netizens call out, Mr. Zhai, please feel at ease and do a good job in online programs!" "

"Horror master Cao Mao satirizes Zhai Nan, investment is not as good as one of my sheds!" "

"Zhai Nan's film investment is not as good as a film crew's lunch money!" "

"Using fame to make money and treating all netizens as fools, this is Zhai Nan!" "

"Don't do conscience dramas, just do low-cost dramas, Zhai Nan's business strategy. "

"Zhai Nan's new movie was boycotted by the whole people! "

(End of this chapter)