At the finale banquet of "Chainsaw", Chen Hao had a good drink with everyone.

Especially Donnie, he had to have a drink with Chen Hao, and wanted to thank him for his kindness, but Chen Hao did not refuse, because the alcohol content in the United States is not as good as that in China, so Chen Hao has an extraordinary amount of alcohol.

However, Donnie drank a little too much, and then grabbed Chen Hao to tell him about his hardships for more than a year, and he choked up in the end.

Chen Hao looked at Donnie, who was relieved after venting, and patted him with a smile, "Don't worry, everything will be fine, you are Iron Man!"

"What?" Donnie muttered, a frown.

"Nothing. Chen Hao smiled, "I hope to continue to cooperate in the future!"

"Don't worry, director, I'll be on call whenever you need it in the future. Donnie patted his chest.

Chen Hao just smiled when he heard this, "There will be a chance." ”

Just after dealing with Donnie here, Chen Hao met Wen Ziren and Revornal, two good friends.

"Director, I would like to toast you and thank you for your support and help. Wen Ziren did it first as a respect.

"Me too!" said Revonal, meaning so did I!

"It's also because you have talent in this area, otherwise opportunities wouldn't have come easily. Chen Hao said.

Good friends looked at each other embarrassedly and smiled.

"By the way, after I finish working on "Chainsaw", I should go back to China, and I just want to talk to you about the direction of script creation. Chen Hao said.

The two nodded cautiously.

"I envisioned Saw as a long-running thriller series. Chen Hao said, "I hope it can shoot 10 films, or even more." ”

"10?" Both of them were surprised when they heard this, it is rare to be able to make ten series of films.

In addition to the famous "007", that is, there are only a few series such as "Star Trek".

Of course, there are still many movies in the United States that have rebooted the series, such as "Spider-Man", "Batman", etc., which will be restarted in a few years after the series ends.

"However, there is one drawback that series generally have, and that is repetition. Chen Hao said.

The two nodded unconsciously.

Take horror series as an example, whether it is the "Black Friday" series or the "Elm Street" series, it is repeated and repeated and repeated, so that the protagonist gets up from where he is defeated, and the cycle continues until it is boring.

Therefore, many series of movies are generally kept at three, and they are already dog-tailed mink, and any more will be too ugly, and the reputation will be completely ruined.

"The reason why series of films fall into a cycle of repetition is because they are inseparable from the dependence on soul characters. Chen Hao said, "So, what we have to do is to strip away the soul characters, but still make the film independent but keep in touch." ”

"Strip away the soul figure, that is, write the vertical to death?" Revornal wondered directly.

"That's right. Chen Hao nodded.

"So how do you keep the next series in touch with the vertical again?" Wen Ziren asked.

The method is also simple, one is to "fill in the gaps" between the plots by constantly flashing back to the previous work, which is enough to promote the development of the series of stories.

The second is that I can explain that the jigsaw has left a lot of "data", and we can infinitely dig out new plots according to these "materials", so as to maintain its vigorous vitality and provide more space for the development of the series. Chen Hao said.

"It's a brilliant idea to avoid aesthetic fatigue around the vertical all the time, and to stay in touch with the vertical all the time. Revonal laughed.

"That's right, so when you write the script, you write around these two themes, you know?" Chen Hao said.

"Understood, understood, we will definitely do it. Wen Ziren nodded hurriedly and said, "After writing, we will also ask for your consent before we talk." ”

"Then come on! Happy cooperation!" Chen Hao raised his glass.

"Happy cooperation!" Wen Ziren and Revonal laughed with a clinking glass.

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The next day, Chen Hao bid farewell to Ning Hao and returned to China.

After the filming of the movie, Ning Hao had nothing to do in the United States, so he decided to return to China first, and after finishing his script, he was ready to start shooting his third movie at the end of the year or next year.

Subsequently, Chen Hao came to the editing room that Davis helped contact to start the post-production of "Chainsaw".

Because he has the full version in his mind for reference, and this B-grade film is not too difficult, Chen Hao's editing speed is very fast.

It took Chen Hao only 5 days to make the film, and this time was August 25, 2002.

After the editing of "Chainsaw", Chen Hao contacted Davis.

And Davis, after watching the finished film, was very satisfied and even a little surprised.

Although this is only a B-grade film with an investment of 1.2 million, it is not just plasma.

Instead, enough suspense is maintained throughout the whole process, allowing you to keep guessing who is the answer, until the final puzzle is revealed, and I believe many people will not guess.

This ending is a surprise, and it will definitely make people cry out for surprise but also secretly wonderful.

Judging from Davis's years of reading films, "Saw Horror" is much better than most American B-grade films.

So, after watching it, Davis contacted Columbia to discuss the distribution plan of the film.

"Uh, can I give my opinion first?" Chen Hao took the lead.

Davis nodded when he heard this, and the person in charge of distribution in Colombia naturally did not refute it when he saw this.

"Number one, I wanted Saw to be released on Halloween. Chen Hao said.

Halloween is a traditional Western holiday, that is, children will dress up as ghosts to knock on the door and trick-or-treat.

Because it is related to ghosts and holidays, many film companies will release thriller horror films on Halloween.

It's like putting a romance movie on Valentine's Day.

In addition to the endless and innovative murder methods of "Chainsaw" in the previous life, the more important thing is the unusually clever distribution strategy of the publishing company.

Firmly dominate the same schedule every year with the same series, until the entire market forms a kind of viewing inertia.

The most successful example of this distribution strategy should be the "Lord of the Rings" series, which has bitten the same release schedule for three consecutive years, successfully creating an inertial movie-going group that looks back on the previous one and looks forward to the next.

In contrast, the "Harry Potter" series is not in good shape, and the lack of overall planning of the series has caused the series to swing in the summer and Christmas schedules, and when the summer vacation is finally set as the base camp, the series has also marched to the penultimate part.

Chen Hao is naturally ready to let the "Chainsaw" series dominate the Halloween schedule, so that North America will think of "Chainsaw" as soon as Halloween arrives.

Even watching "Saw" as one of the Halloween programs, it would be difficult for "Saw to be successful".