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Chapter 338 When "Home Alone" meets "The Exorcist"

"The Exorcist" tells the story of 12-year-old Reagan McNeill being possessed by a demon, her mother Chris McNeil, father Callas and the spirit priest Merlin fighting against the devil to save the little girl's soul story.

This movie is rated as the most terrifying movie in the history of movies. It was directed by the Oscar statuette director Fred in 1973. It has won 10 Oscar nominations, won the best screenplay award and the best sound effect award, and won With four Golden Globe Awards and a global box office revenue of nearly 3 million US dollars, it is firmly seated as the overlord of horror films.

Seeing this poster, the above information popped into Wang Xiaohu's mind, and he hurriedly asked Winterdur in the front row: "Old Wen, when will "The Exorcist" be released?"

Winterdur scratched his head and said, "Are you talking about Fred's horror movie? God, that movie was originally planned to be shot in 85 days, but it actually took 224 days. In fact, I left Warner At that time, the film had just started. The poster said it would be released on December 12, boss, why are you asking this?"

The horror shooting technique of "The Exorcist" has influenced many horror films of later generations, such as "The Blair Witch" in 1999 and "Spirituality: Ghost Story" in 2007 are excellent works that pay tribute to the old predecessors, and these three films are all It was popular for scaring people to death. It’s okay to say the latter two. After all, in the 21st century, the public’s psychological tolerance is somewhat immune. However, "The Exorcist" in the 70s made the audience faint or snatch the door because they couldn't stand the horror atmosphere. Fleeing, many audience members screamed, dizzy and even hysterical, so that the ambulance had to be on standby at the entrance of the theater at any time, which can be called the most controversial movie.

"Nonsense, of course we have to rush for time!" Wang Xiaohu was a little depressed when he heard it. In his plan, "Home Alone" would be released during Christmas, but now, when "Home Alone" meets "The Exorcist", one A horror movie, a kid comedy, God only knows what the final box office fight will be!
"There is a lot of grievances between us and Warner Bros. I'm afraid this time the Christmas schedule will be unavoidable." Wang Xiaohu sighed and said: "Tomorrow, the actors will be given double salaries. The key scenes must be guaranteed for half a month, and then we will have enough time to do post-production."

"OK, the boss is really full of passion to work with you. Your filmmaking speed is top-notch in Hollywood. I have never seen any company produce three films in half a year." Winterdur just right Kissing.

"I have to think of some promotional methods. I can't let "The Exorcist" sweep the box office at the end of the year!" Wang Xiaohu scratched his hair and said, "Old Wen, how many theaters will [-]th Century Fox free up this time to cooperate with us?"

"I have already contacted George a week ago. They will provide 300 theaters. This is not easy for them. After all, boss, your box office stability is what they value." Winterdur shot again Flattering: "Besides, boss, have you forgotten, we are home in Philadelphia, and the movie "The Exorcist" should not be shown here. The mayor has already guaranteed this before getting in the car."

"I hope so!" Wang Xiaohu comforted himself in his heart. There are two reasons for his embarrassment: First, although the box office of "Home Alone" has reached more than 72 million US dollars in history, but in the face of "Exorcism" A film of the originator level like "Man" seems a little weak, just like "Rocky" was put in [-] and "The Godfather" PK, both are classic films, and will eventually be recognized as an oriental director. If people underestimate it, the box office will also be affected accordingly.

The current situation is similar. Although Wang Xiaohu is also one of the holders of the Silver Eagle Medal of the Directors' Union, Fred's status in Hollywood is a bit more prominent than his own. After all, he has won a statuette, but he has not. A kind of qualifications, a kind of box office appeal.

"Damn it, next year's Oscar fight will definitely fall into a state of contention. "Rocky" vs. "The Exorcist" is enough for the judges to have a headache!" Wang Xiaohu thought to himself when he got out of the car. The Devil will be released this year, so it is necessary to delay "Home Alone" for a month. It is better to avoid this kind of big-budget work that swept 10 Oscars.

But now that the arrow is on the string, Wang Xiaohu has no possibility of turning back, so he can only bite the bullet and rush forward. Anyway, you have a production cost of 100 million, and I have a production cost of more than 60. It is still unknown who will die in the end!
The snow creaked under his feet, which sounded like strong rhythmic music to Wang Xiaohu's ears. He suddenly thought of some good ideas, and he might have to operate them again.

The production cost of more than 60 yuan, of which nearly 30 yuan was spent on the two big houses in front of Wang Xiaohu's eyes. One is naturally the Kevin's house full of traps, and the other is Kevin's neighbor.

It cost nearly 5 just to decorate the exterior of these two houses. This 5 US dollars can make a good movie in Hong Kong. In Wang Xiaohu's eyes, production is not a small amount, but compared to the 40 million he invested in "Star Wars", it seems insignificant.

"Brother Tiger, you are here!"

"Hello Brother Tiger!"

"Brother Tiger."

Wang Jiaxin, Xie Dongchen, and Li Qingsheng, three Xiehe employees who had advanced studies in "Industrial Light and Magic", were very kind after seeing Wang Xiaohu. When Wang Xiaohu came to the set the next day, these three guys came up to say hello.

"Brother Hu, your breakfast." Xie Dongchen handed over a Philadelphia Roujiamo, which is a kind of snack spread from Philadelphia. The minced beef is fried, and cheese, onions, etc. are sandwiched in a long bread.Although it is not elegant, for most Philadelphians, it is indeed an affordable and top-notch food. It can be bought in many fast food restaurants, shopping malls, stadium theaters, and even street food trucks.

"Hey, if you replace onions with Zhangqiu scallions, it will definitely taste more delicious." Eating Roujiamo reminded Wang Xiaohu of his life as a stand-in in his previous life. In the most difficult time, he ate Roujiamo for three meals a day. , is a sesame seed cake stuffed with some minced meat. It is called Baijimo in some places. Anyway, the saying is different, and it tastes almost the same.

While eating Roujiamo, Wang Xiaohu inspected the set set up by these three guys, "Baking lamps, electric irons, firecrackers, pans, ropes, paint, glue, fishing lines, tripping ropes, toy air guns, three-shot crossbows "All kinds of things that were or were not in the original "Home Alone" were neatly listed in front of Wang Xiaohu, and all the props were marked with numbers and the order of appearance.

"Old Wang, it seems that you have made a lot of progress in the past six months." Wang Xiaohu picked up the gasoline oven lamp, looked at the number and shooting sequence on it and said.

Wang Jiaxin smiled and said, "I learned these from Lao Lu, Brother Hu, don't tell me, the foreign devil's set is indeed very scientific. I feel that the method of using sets and props is more advanced than before. It saves time."

"What have you been up to lately?" Wang Xiaohu asked without saying a word.

"Tinning some models of spaceships, since I haven't played with them before, it's a bit slow to get started." Wang Jiaxin smiled embarrassedly.

"Star Wars" is currently at a critical moment of preparation. It will definitely not take a month or two to complete all kinds of models. Historically, "Star Wars" has been tossing for nearly three years before it is considered to be filmed, so This is definitely a big pit. Except for someone like Wang Xiaohu who can foresee the future, no investor would be so enthusiastic about investing in Lucas at this time.

"Qingsheng and I have been improving a shooting machine. The name is quite confusing. Lao Lu has recently hired a few helpers to help us." Xie Dongchen didn't talk much, but he was able to report the latest work in the most direct and clear way. progress.

"Yes." Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "We won't waste too much time here. You should pay more attention in the next two years. As long as the filming of "Star Wars" is over, you will learn techniques that will never be used in your lifetime."

What Wang Xiaohu is referring to is that after the success of "Star Wars" caused a sensation, Hollywood filmmakers began to realize the importance of special effects in movies, but they struggled for five or six years without making any progress, and it was not until "Terminator" that they shined. , Before that, Wang Xiaohu had to train his troops and cultivate his own special effects team. After all, Chinese fairy tale movies don't need to be inferior to "The Lord of the Rings" at all!

After all the actors arrived, Wang Xiaohu announced the start of the filming. Because of rushing for time, the first scene of filming was the scene where Kevin’s big family was preparing to travel to Hong Kong. Kevin, who was the youngest among the children, was angry everywhere at the beginning. Even his favorite cheese pizza was robbed, and the gold-toothed thieves turned into fake policemen patiently observed everything in the chaotic room.
"Home Alone" started in the morning and didn't complete the filming plan for the day until 11:[-] in the evening. This is really miserable for the American actors hired, but the two parties have a contract first, and Wang Xiaohu also paid double salary, so although they are a little tired physically, they will not complain for the sake of the dollar. Inflation is fierce these days, and nothing is more important than money.

When the crew disbanded, Li Guohao was already exhausted and curled up in Wang Xiaohu's arms and fell asleep. Seeing this, Zhao Yazhi couldn't bear to cover the two sleeping people with a coat, and moved the electric heater to the two sleeping people. people's side
The snow outside is getting bigger and bigger, and the weather is getting colder and colder. In the spacious big house, a family of three leaning together looks extra warm
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