Chapter 7: It's You, "Blair the Witch"

She smiled at Chen Feng and continued, "It's okay. Well, I'll go back right away. After hanging up the phone, she shook the phone in her hand and said, "Yes, I have to go home." ”

Chen Feng looked at the sky, it was indeed quite late now, he nodded and said, "Well, then let's separate." ”

"Little rascal, do you have a cell phone? This is my mobile phone number, this is my MSN number......" Ning Lin took out a piece of paper and a pen from her purse, quickly wrote down her mobile phone number and MSN number, and then pushed the paper and pen to Chen Feng's side.

Chen Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes, he didn't know who was the hooligan, and he was flirting with his brother just now. "It's mine." Chen Feng took the pen and paper, wrote his mobile phone number and msn number in the blank space under the paper, then tore the paper in half and pushed the pen and paper back: "Okay." ”

Ning Lin looked at the number on the paper, then put it back in her purse, and said happily: "Then if you have anything to help, look for me; And you've figured out what movie to make, remember to tell me, I really want to know how to make a movie for 50,000 Chinese dollars. ”

"Got it, I will." Wang Yang shook the paper in his hand.

"Then you have to keep it." Then I hailed a taxi and left.

Chen Feng watched the taxi leave before turning to leave.

At night, when Chen Feng thought about what movie to make and returned to his home, he was stunned.

It turned out that Liang Yun had already prepared a meal and was waiting for him, feeling a strong family affection, and Chen Feng felt a burst of warmth in his heart.

"Feng'er, why did you come back?" Although Liang Yun's tone was dissatisfied, she couldn't hide the love and pride in her eyes.

"If you really want to go to the directing department, don't you think about considering the music department." Liang Yun's voice was a little deep, and she didn't want Chen Feng to waste her singing voice.

Chen Feng really doesn't plan to learn music, he thinks that he can spend money to learn and practice the instruments in music, and he can also learn vocal skills and performance skills. The director is different, although the 'entertainment superstar system' has the option of directing, but he doesn't understand it, and it is difficult to get started without systematic training in the director's industry, since he has decided to take this path, then he must find the most suitable path for himself.

"Mom, don't worry, I have my own plans for my son." Chen Feng knew that Liang Yun cared about himself, and knew that what he said was equivalent to saying it in vain, but he still said: "Otherwise, I will make some achievements in four years of college, if not, I don't need you to say it, I will change my major to the music department by myself, and it will not be bad for a few years anyway." ”

Regarding Chen Feng's extremely firm statement, Liang Yun also felt helpless. Forget it, just let him do what he likes.

At this time, the program on TV was playing the annual graduation ceremony of St. Paul's Middle School, and ten minutes later, Chen Feng's figure appeared on TV.

Hehe, it looks like he's become famous.

Chen Feng stayed in his room and began to think about what movie he should make. What he needs is a low-budget movie, and the lower the cost, the better! "Hey, One, do you have any good suggestions?"

Soon, a bunch of movies came to mind, most of them were comedies, but when I looked at the cost, most of them were millions of dollars in production fees, and Chen Feng couldn't help muttering: "Can you go lower and lower......

So, a whole bunch of movies disappeared, and only a few remained, and he looked at them carefully, and two of them were the most suitable for his current situation, the first was "Blair the Witch", and the second was "Spirit-Ghost Record".

Both films are ultra-low-budget horror films, both shot on DV cameras, and they use a pseudo-documentary approach that is technically unfetched by the film "Blair the Witch."

"Blair the Witch", a film that cost only $60,000 to make, probably tells the story of October 1994, when three film students came to Bulltown with DV cameras to investigate the local legend about Bull witches. In search of the Blair witch, they traveled to the Black Mountain Forest near the town, but soon disappeared.

Later, people and the U.S. government searched for them, using helicopters and even satellites, but there was no trace of them, so people had to give up the search work.

A year later, several more students went on an expedition to the Black Mountain Forest, and they found a package in a very secluded cabin in the mountain forest, which contained the diary of one of the previous missing students, Haci, and a film copy disc that had been edited to record all the horrors that had occurred when the three of them disappeared a year earlier.

This is the story of "Blair the Witch", when the film was promoted, it was said that the film was adapted and processed from that copy disk, and it seemed to be a true story, but in fact, everything was just a movie.

This kind of propaganda, and the cinematic technique of pseudo-documentary, has opened up a new situation. "Blair the Witch" collected 140 million at the box office in North America, 108 million outside the province, and 248 million US dollars at the global box office! Look at the production cost, 60,000 US dollars.

Another "Spirit-Ghost Record" is about a young couple who move into a new home, a big house in the suburbs, but there seems to be something unclean in the house, and various supernatural phenomena often occur, and noises come from nowhere. The couple decided to replace their sleeping selves with a video camera to see what was really going on in the house. So, they set up cameras in all corners of the house, hoping to capture the ghosts. However, this has brought them a terrible end.

The production cost of this movie, which was released in 2009, is even lower, only 11,000 US dollars! At the box office, 107 million in North America, 85 million overseas, and 193 million worldwide.

Chen Feng almost didn't have to think about it, so he chose "Blair the Witch". For several reasons, "Blair the Witch" was originally made by a few students, it is a low-budget student film, and the shots of the movie are not difficult, of course he can shoot it; Secondly, the purchasing power of 60,000 US dollars and 50,000 Chinese dollars is about the same, which is in line with his capital budget; As for the venue, there are many desert islands in Province X, which are just right to shoot.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng waved his fist and shouted, "Just shoot it out!" ”

After deciding on the movie to be filmed, Chen Feng suddenly felt his blood boiling, and he was very excited to walk around the house, wanting to share the news with others! He thought of Ning Lin again, so he took out the piece of paper with her mobile phone number and dialed it with his mobile phone.

Soon connected, and hearing Ning Lin's voice "Hello" from there, Wang Yang immediately said: "Ning Lin, it's me, Chen Feng." Didn't bother you, did you? ”

"No, I didn't go to bed so early." Ning Lin didn't have a good aura over there.

Chen Feng didn't care about Ning Lin's complaints, and said excitedly: "Haha, I'll tell you a good news, I've already finalized what movie to make!" The script also has an idea. ”

"Oh, so fast? Can you tell me about it? Ning Lin was interested and excited at this time.

"It's a horror film, probably three students went to Blair, Maryland to make a documentary about the legend of Blair, Maryland......" Chen Feng told the story of "Blair the Witch", and finally said: "The key is this kind of 'pseudo-documentary' film shooting technique, which will be a pioneering feat!" ”

Ning Lin complained: "Stingy, it's night!" Do you want to give me nightmares? As soon as she finished speaking, she smiled again and said, "Sounds interesting, so can I be the heroine of the movie?" ”

"Of course, but two more people." There are three actors in "Blair the Witch", except for Ning Lin, there are two shorts.

"It's not easy, you just go to the forum of the art academy and post a recruitment."

"Haha, that's right."

The two chatted for a while, agreed on tomorrow's affairs, and said goodnight to each other. After Chen Feng first logged in to the forum of the X Provincial Academy of Arts to post a recruitment, he took a shower, brushed his teeth, and threw himself on the bed in the room, tired for a day, and wanted to sleep for a long time, so he fell asleep quickly.

Lin Yuhong has been very irritable recently, and he wants to be admitted to the X Provincial Art Academy but doesn't know how to complete one of his works. He was an orphan and didn't have the money to plan a work; partnered with others, and his appearance was not outstanding, no one wanted him to be the protagonist, even if the supporting roles were those handsome guys. Do these idiots really think that a good movie will be made by the appearance of the characters? Although he hates the idiocy of this group of people, but he feels helpless, do you really want to give up the art academy entrance examination? However, I really love acting.

Lin Yuhong decided to look on the Internet again, but in the end, he would not give up. But he was soon disappointed, because all actor recruitment has the condition of 'requiring outstanding appearance' among actors. Hehe, is he really destined not to become an actor? Lin Yuhong thought to himself. However, in an inconspicuous corner, an actor recruitment attracted Lin Yuhong's attention.

Recruitment: Two actors

Requirements: Age 20 years old, with acting experience, no requirements for appearance

(Note: Salary is less)

Lin Yuhong was very excited, and finally found a film that didn't need appearance, although it said that the salary was low, but it didn't matter to Lin Yuhong, as long as he could have a work. Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lin Yuhong quickly submitted his resume.

The same scenario is being seen elsewhere.

The next day, Chen Feng came to the place where the interview was requested, a café. However, after waiting for a long time and not seeing a single person to apply, Chen Feng was a little anxious, could it be that his address was written incorrectly, or did others think that the salary was less? Just when Chen Feng was a little impatient, an actor who came to participate in the interview finally appeared.