Chapter 365 of the text is a terrifying journey

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If you talk about horror movies> there are many classics, such as Japan's "Curse", "Midnight Bell", European and American "Texas Chainsaw **** Mania", "The Exorcist", "The Silence of the Lambs" and so on.

But if you want to say that it has been very successful in both business and word-of-mouth, it is probably "Chainsaw".

In 2004, Chinese director Wen Ziren made this movie for $1.2 million, and no one was optimistic about it before its release, thinking that it was another shoddy assembly-line cheap B-grade plasma film, ready to make a fortune and leave on Halloween. Who knew that after the movie ended, the audience was shocked.

Maybe in terms of horror atmosphere, "Chainsaw" is a little weaker, but the plot of the whole movie is meticulous and carefully arranged, there are no dazzling special effects and **** blood, more horror on the level of human nature, good and evil, and even rises to the question of the philosophy of life.

Depth directly explodes 90% of horror films.

In the end, "Saw Horror" got a perfect box office of $103 million worldwide without warning.

And the movie has made six sequels since then, basically all of which are big, and have been certified by Guinness as the most successful horror film series in the world.

The villain *OSS jigsaw in the movie, as well as his puppet Billy, have also become one of the most classic characters in horror movies.

Especially the first one with the best evaluation, when the jigsaw that was lying on the corpse for a whole episode got up and said game-over, it was really a shocking moment.

With "Saw Horror", Wen Ziren successfully advanced to the Hollywood director sequence.

Zhang Tan wants to shoot this one.

In fact, there are many options to choose from, such as the "Death is Coming" series and the "Spirit: Ghost Shadow" series, which are all well-known series in horror films, filmed one after another. Earned over and over again. But the follow-ups of "Here Comes the Grim Reaper" are not as good as the sequels of "Saw".

And "Smart" is purely hyped, and the victory of marketing is obviously not in line with Zhang Tan's aesthetics.

"Horror films? Tan. Why choose a horror movie? "Robert is puzzled by Zhang Tan's self-confidence." I know you're talented, but why choose a horror film, now horror movies have fallen into a routine loop, a ****** demon king, all kinds of death-making performances, may be appetizing to some people, but that's Lionsgate's business. ”

Lionsgate, an independent film company, started by distributing horror films. Every year, a large number of assembly line products come out, and the audience has become numb.

A far-fetched, ** or supernatural excuse to create a vicious **** demon king, the number of souls under his knife is bullish every episode, and he can continue to resurrect after being killed, and the biggest attraction is nothing more than a variety of death methods that challenge the limit.

"It's a horror movie made by someone else, and I make a different movie, Robert, you just need to be responsible for the establishment and distribution of the film, and I will take care of the rest. I'm going to make a great horror movie. Zhang Tan said confidently.

"Saw" is a milestone in horror cinema, and there is no doubt that it is a horror suspense film with style.

It's a pity, though. There is still a lot of heavy-tasting horror content in it, and there is no way to shoot it in China, and there is no way to release it. Summit Entertainment is the best choice.

"Okay, I believe you, I'll be ready for a qiē, so, what do you decide when to shoot?"

"The script is ready-made, a week of preparation is enough, and the day after tomorrow we leave for the United States. It can be filmed in about a week, and everything can be completed in half a month. ”

Robert was shocked: "What! One week? ”

"If I sue you. Wouldn't you be more surprised that my budget is two million dollars? Zhang Tan said with a smile.

"Oh. Oh my God, two million, Tan, are you kidding? ”

"Certainly not kidding."

"It's incredible, although horror movies have always been synonymous with low-budget, B-grade films, but two million, this is too strange, right?"

When I read the file, there was no miracle "Blair the Witch", no miracle "Smart: Ghost Record", and of course no miracle "Chainsaw", and everyone didn't know what a box office miracle was. These three horror films are all at the cost of one million or even less than one million, and they have created a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Although he was skeptical of Zhang Tan's new film, Robert still started to set up the project very quickly, after all, there was only an investment of two million, which was not a matter at all, so he should be accompanied by Zhang Tan.

The film will be co-produced by Luying and Summit Entertainment.

But this side has only made a start, and the Huayi brothers over there are like cats that smell fishy smells, and they come over.

The king will immediately find Zhang Tan and complain aggrievedly: "Brother, you are too uninteresting, I just heard that your new movie is going to be filmed, why don't you notify me, didn't you say okay, let Huayi Brothers participate, you have shares in the company, and you are also one of the bosses, you can't favor one over the other." ”

"I said that what Huayi Brothers wanted to invest in was a science fiction film, and this time I wanted to make a horror film, with a small cost and a heavy taste, and there was no way to release it in China."

Zhang Tan did not let Huayi Brothers participate in the investment, although he is also a shareholder of Huayi Brothers, but the proportion is not large. Huayi Brothers is a strong distribution channel in China, "Chainsaw" is mainly for Europe and the United States, and the cooperation between Luying and Summit Entertainment is enough, and the cooperation is only a distribution cooperation.

The film copyright Zhang Tan will not go out, but this series has created a box office of nearly nine billion US dollars.

"That's the case, how can you make a horror movie." I heard that it was a horror movie, so the king will no longer insist on it, and in his heart, he also thinks that horror films belong to the category of inferior B-grade films, and it is just a little income to support death, and it can't be released in China yet.

Zhang Tan didn't explain much: "Practice casually." ”

……

The preparation for Saw went smoothly.

With a budget of two million dollars, the arrangements required are pitiful, the main cast is no more than ten people, the props and sets are just as simple, and the only thing that needs to be carefully considered is the proportion of accounts.

Zhang Tan has high expectations for the movie, so the proportion of insistence is relatively high, while Summit Entertainment feels that the cost of a horror film is not high, so it doesn't matter if it cares, so the proportion of account sharing is not very insistent.

And so the work began.

Zhang Tan set off for the second time to fly to the United States, to Hollywood, a place that directors all over the world yearn for.

"A high-level horror film, this opening scene is okay." Lying on the plane seat, Zhang Tan's heart could not be said to be without ups and downs.

After all, this is going to Hollywood to make movies, and for at least a few decades, Hollywood will be a mecca for world directors, and I have to admit it.

And now, what Zhang Tan wants to do is to conquer it!

……

Because the movie was destined to not be released in China, Luying didn't do any publicity, but just routinely published a message on Weibo: "There are two news today. The good news is that director Tan Zhang has left for the United States to shoot his new film, Chainsaw (SA), a horror film. The bad news is that the movie may not be released in China, so I'm sorry to everyone. ”

As soon as the micro-blog came out, with Zhang Tan's current popularity, this micro-blog quickly exploded.

"Damn, Inspector went to Hollywood?"

"The detective is getting better and better, and he has entered Hollywood."

"How to make a horror movie, it can't be released in China yet, don't be so pitiful."

"Although it's a pity that I can't see it, but I wish Inspector, the new movie is special, let foreigners see your cow**!"

"Reply to the above, the detective's cow**, the foreigner has already tasted it, and now he is going to let the foreigners*." (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please visit wènhttp://mnet

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