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"The secret?" Murphy shook his head, "I don't think the secret helped much in making a film. 【”

Miranda on the opposite side looked interested, and James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogan next to him looked at him with equally interest.

They knew Murphy better, knew that he had a bad past, and it was impossible not to be curious about such a change in a short period of time.

Murphy certainly has a secret, but he can't tell anyone else.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I have been seriously studying horror film techniques since the beginning of the project, and it turned out that such things as claustrophobic spaces, serial killers, haunted houses, psychic exorcisms, doll curses, looming ghosts, sudden sounds, unexpected reversals, etc., are all Hollywood classics in terms of content and form." ”

Hearing Murphy's words, Daisy thought about the horror movies she had seen in the past, and couldn't help but nod her head slightly, if she took out a single scene from "Chainsaw" alone, she could indeed find a familiar shadow in past Hollywood films.

"These are just the foundations of a horror film," Murphy knows how to best promote it, "and for the film to shine, it has to be carefully choreographed, meticulous about the integrated scheduling of shots and sounds, and the location of the jigsaw, the timing of the mystery revealed, and the rhythm of the flashbacks." ”

Many people in the audience were nodding, after all, Murphy is not empty words, but there are movies in theaters as proof.

"I want everyone to have no time to relax their tense nerves from beginning to end, and have a good time to the last second." Murphy said sincerely, "Use the building blocks of Hollywood clichés to build a new film that can make everyone interested." ”

Miranda was the first to applaud and turned to the audience and shouted, "Murphy did it, right?" ”

No one answered, only to be answered by a warm applause like a wave.

"He's so good!" Daisy heard someone next to her comment, "This is a director who pays a lot of attention to the audience, not someone who shoots inexplicable films." ”

Another person responded, "Even for his sake, I'm going to watch Saw again." ”

Daisy also considered whether she wanted to buy tickets again?

"I don't think horror films need to be attracted with big scenes, big stars, and big special effects." Murphy finally concluded, "Horror films don't rely on flashy and fancy methods, but on solid production." ”

He looked at the audience, "It's better to scare the audience out of their minds, and they can't stop it." ”

There was a burst of laughter, followed by loud applause.

These words were not said casually by Murphy, but were summarized based on the experience of the former director.

From the famous "Chainsaw" series to the subsequent "Latent" and "The Conjuring" series, whether it is a screenwriter, director or producer, Wen's horror films have always been an industry model with low investment and high returns, and have never missed out.

James? Wen is also one of the few Chinese-American directors who can make it to the top line of Hollywood.

Just like Murphy is doing, none of this comes from lip service or genius or anything like that, but with a step-by-step effort.

This is the end of the show, and Murphy and his party are quickly back backstage.

"That's a good job."

A crisp voice came, Murphy looked ahead, and Carla Firth walked over, "I'm very interested in you, your film." ”

Murphy spread his hands and smiled.

Kara Firth stepped closer, lowered her voice and said, "It's still your style of talking and doing things, you haven't changed. ”

"What can I become?" Murphy turned and walked towards the dressing room, "I'll remove my makeup." ”

James Franco. Seth Rogan and Jonah Hill quickly followed.

Carey Mulligan glanced at Carla Firth and walked to the women's powder room.

After so many years of fighting in the workplace, Kara Firth could read something in her eyes, but she didn't care.

With her identity and experience, how could she care about the thoughts and opinions of a sixteen-year-old girl.

After removing his makeup, by the time Bill Rothes had finished negotiating the rest with the TV station, and Murphy and his party left, it was already late, and Carla Firth sent Murphy to the front room where the TV station studio was.

"That's all for today." Murphy waved goodbye to her, "Go back." ”

Carla Firth nodded, "I won't send you away, I'll ask you to have coffee another day." ”

She didn't even look at Carey Mulligan, turned around and walked towards the director's room where the program team was located.

Just like before, she didn't plan to do anything, so naturally she didn't need to worry about Kerry Mulligan.

It was indeed late, and after coming out, several people waved their hands, got into their respective cars, and drove in different directions.

Sorting out the uncomfortable seat belt, Kerry Mulligan's unhappiness was written on his face from the moment he got into the car, and then he looked at the road ahead and didn't say a word.

"What's wrong?" Murphy glanced at her.

Kerry Mulligan tilted his head and still didn't speak.

Although Murphy has no experience in this area, when he saw the appearance of Carey Mulligan, he couldn't help but think of Seth Rogan's reminder.

He turned around, drove onto the main road, and said with a smile, "Honey, you think too much, Kara and I are just ordinary friends. ”

Despite the occasional over-the-top joke, he and Kara Firth were really just friends, and they never thought of anything further.

"Really?" Carey Mulligan turned around and stared at the side as if interrogating a prisoner, "Or are you lying to me?" ”

Murphy frowned slightly and said, "When I met Carla Firth, I didn't even have fifty dollars on me, do you think someone as arrogant as her would take a fancy to me?" ”

Kerry Mulligan's tense baby face didn't relax at all, "But you're not the same person you used to be!" ”

She had heard Elizabeth Banks say that if a director succeeds, many women will immediately post it and use all the means at their disposal to please him.

"Don't worry." Murphy reached out and pinched Carey Mulligan's face, "Even if she could take a fancy to me, I wouldn't like her." ”

The tense baby face gradually relaxed, and Carey Mulligan turned around, leaned back on the passenger seat, and whispered, "I've fallen out with my parents, I've fallen out with Uncle Julian, and I have nothing to rely on but you." ”

Murphy understands these things, and a softness wells up in his tempered hard heart, "My dear, as long as you want, I will always be your dependent." ”

Kerry Mulligan turned around, looked at Murphy, who was close at hand, and nodded vigorously.

In fact, Murphy knows that in this unpredictable world, grasping the present is the best way, and no one can predict what will happen in the future, after all, the circle in which the two live is called Hollywood.

The program interview is just the beginning of a series of publicity plans for Fox Searchlight, "Chainsaw" far exceeded the expected box office results, giving them strong confidence, since it has achieved such a box office, it is natural to want to get more profits, from the next day, the crew led by Murphy under the leadership of Fox Searchlight professionals, kicked off the North American publicity tour.

There is nothing special about these propaganda, they are basically the usual routines of Hollywood.

Perhaps because the film was once again expanded to be screened, or perhaps because of the fact that the program and subsequent publicity played a role, the second week after the expanded screening of "Chainsaw", that is, the third week after its release, did not have a diving super big drop, but continued to conquer the North American market in a relatively stable way.

In the first four working days of the week, the single-day box office remained around $1.5 million, and by the time the third weekend kicked off on Friday, the studio's North American box office had reached a whopping $31.28 million.

That's three times what Fox Searchlight and most companies expected at the North American box office!

In the three days of the following weekend, "Chainsaw" drew a rare beautiful box office trend chart for horror films, which fell by less than 40% compared to last weekend's results, and received $11.2 million, directly pushing the North American box office over the $40 million mark!

The box office of $42.48 million is enough to blind many people's eyes.

Just like last time, Stanton Studios announced that the film cost $800,000 to make, and on the surface it looks like the 50-fold return on investment is even more terrifying than the film itself.

According to Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks fired two independent film buyers, and Morris Entertainment replaced its associate director of distribution......

"Saw Horror" has far exceeded expectations, but it can't change the inherent flaw of a smaller audience, and after the start of the new week, the box office showed a downward trend as the expanded screenings of the first two weeks consumed enough potential horror fans.

In the space of seven days a week, "Chainsaw" earned more than $6.7 million after several ups and downs, and the North American box office gradually approached the $50 million mark.

However, the number of theaters in the film has also begun to shrink dramatically, and by mid-August, less than 1,200 theaters are still showing it, and on August 14, Murphy and "Chainsaw" both ushered in a historic moment.

After the film scored $720,000 in a single day, the North American box office of this horror film finally broke the $50 million mark!

Like all normal movies, in the following time, the number of theaters and the North American box office of the film continued to shrink, and as for what kind of number the final box office will stay on, it can only rely on time to accumulate.

Murphy and his party are back in the City of Angels, and Fox Searchlight has prepared a grand celebration, but before that, he's going to go to the California State Penitentiary to visit his old drug-addicted friend.