Chapter 351 Cherish life, stay away from TV and telephone
"Ghost, is the ghost out?" It was a girl who spoke, huddled in her boyfriend's arms, covering her eyes, her fingers opening a little bit, wanting to peek but being afraid. Now in a dilemma, she can only ask her boyfriend, that scary picture has not been in the past.
The boy hugged his girlfriend, his face was a little pale, and he forced himself to calm down: "No, I didn't come out." β
"Not out yet? But I've heard the sound in the past. β
"It's gone, but no ghosts have appeared."
"You liar, what's the matter with that scream?"
"I was scared to death, but the ghost didn't show up." The boy relieved himself and began to express himself, "This movie was filmed, and the ghosts were not seen, so it scared people a lot, and I saw a lot of people who didn't dare to watch it just now." Fortunately, I was bold and opened my eyes to see how terrible the female ghost inside was, but I didn't see anything. β
The girl heard the normal conversation in the movie, and the oppressive and tense music had passed, so she opened her eyes, opened her fingers a little bit, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Lin Qingxia, who played the female reporter on the big screen.
"It's scary! After that, how dare I answer the phone at night! β
The boy took her into his arms and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Besides, there are no ghosts in this world, don't scare yourself. β
"I don't care, you are not allowed to call me at night in the future!"
"How's that going to happen, I think you're going to do it? Don't you need me to put you to sleep on the phone every night? β
The girl thought for a moment: "I'll call you." β
"No way!" The boy shuddered, obviously frightened by the scene in the movie just now.
Listening to the whispers of the little couple, Yu Yun in the back row sighed: "Chen Ping'an's grasp of people's hearts is too accurate. The more ordinary and commonplace the picture, the more terrifying it feels. Use the details of life to create a sense of fear. This movie can be said to have opened up a new space for horror films. β
"yes, I was a little scared just now." Yang Zhicheng had palpitations. "I've watched some horror movies before, whether it's our Hong Kong film or a Western film, it's not as shocking as the shot just now. What's more, those movies are all about bloody scenes or terrifying violent monsters that people are afraid of, and this movie doesn't show any monsters at all! β
Yu Yunkang said very approvingly: "The more unknown, the easier it is to be frightened, and he is ahead of everyone in this regard." β
The movie continues, and there are no too scary scenes for the time being, but it revolves around the tragic deaths of the victims. The suspenseful atmosphere created by the female reporter played by Lin Qingxia in the layers of investigation, combined with the music and sound effects, still firmly grasped the hearts of the audience and whetted their appetite.
"Are you sure?" Yang Zhicheng watched it wonderfully, and took advantage of the temporary transition picture to say something inexplicably.
It is difficult for ordinary people to understand, but Yu Yunkang understands: "It takes time." The suspenseful and terrifying atmosphere he created is completely novel. I need time to study it thoroughly and grasp the essence of it......"
Yu Yunkang is a leading director of Hong Kong horror films, and he and Yang Zhicheng came to the Taiping Theater to watch the movie tonight, just to learn and copy. Take the best of it for your own use...... To put it bluntly, it's to follow the trend!
There are countless follow-up films in Hong Kong, but not all follow-up films are garbage, and some follow-up films have condensed their efforts. Able to carry forward the theme of following the trend. Yu Yunkang has this ability, but Yang Zhicheng doesn't want this. But......
"Before the end of the year, can you take out the book? Shoot on camera? β
Before the end of the year? It's the end of October!
Yu Yunkang was silent, resisting in his heart. The follow-up films are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, or both gods and shapes, or their gods, or their deeds, and the worst thing is that there are no gods, and the audience is completely deceived by their names to buy tickets.
In his opinion, two months is simply not enough time to understand the horror mode contained in "Midnight Bell" and shoot a follow-up film with both god and form. But Yang Zhicheng didn't think so.
"Believe it or not, if there is a schedule and theaters before the end of the year, follow-up films can be released. Time is money, we can't afford to wait! I know your concerns, but you can think of it this way, let's work on it in practice and gradually improve. I have a feeling that although the investment in this type of movie is small, those small companies can't make it. β
Seeing that Yu Yunkang was still suspicious, Yang Zhicheng continued to persuade: "Haven't you seen it yet? β
"See what?"
"Chen Ping'an's intentions!"
The year before last and last year, Chen Ping'an didn't film much, but since this year, Chen Ping'an has suddenly increased the number of films, and each film is written and directed by himself. Starting from "God of Gamblers" at the beginning of the year, to "Once Upon a Time" and "Prison Storm" in the summer vacation, to "Midnight Bell" that is now released, and "My Sassy Girlfriend", which was just announced tonight and will be released during Christmas the day after tomorrow.
It is impossible for a whole five films, a real big director, to make so many movies in one year, especially since each one is a classic and represents a new theme.
Therefore, from Chen Ping'an's abnormal behavior, Yang Zhicheng came to the conclusion after analysis - this is Chen Ping'an's intention!
This year's Hong Kong film industry is different from the past, especially those small film companies that specialize in making follow-up films to make quick money, from the excitement of discovering a cash cow at the beginning, to now being dazzled, and the wind direction is changing too quickly to make the follow-up film market chaotic, which provokes this group of people to scold their mothers.
Every movie directed by Chen Ping'an this year represents a new theme, and if you add "A Chinese Ghost Story", which was only released last Christmas, there are even more. It is often the follow-up film of a movie that has just been filmed, and a new popular theme has come out, and even before the follow-up film has been filmed, a new theme movie has come out.
Due to the problem of status level and vision, Yu Yunkang did not feel these changes, but as one of the bosses of Xinyi City, Yang Zhicheng, a successful businessman, saw it clearly and analyzed Chen Ping'an's purpose!
"Do you know why Chen Ping'an didn't want to make so many movies this year?"
"Why?"
"Follow the trend!"
Yu Yunkang was stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood. For follow-up films, time and speed are money, and the first follow-up films to be released can make a big profit, no matter how bad the quality is.
But this year, the number of movies available to follow the trend has suddenly increased, which is dazzling, and the hearts of those who are used to making follow-up movies have also begun to beat the drums...... Which movie is more profitable?
There are more samples to choose from, and the followers are dispersed, which is much less destructive. Those directors who have aspirations can calm down and study and shoot high-grade follow-up films.
This is Yang Zhicheng's analysis, and Yu Yunkang thinks so. If Chen Ping'an heard Yang Zhicheng's words, he was afraid that he would sigh that those who knew him best were often the most competitive opponents.
"Whew-"
After seeing Lin Qingxia and Hiroyuki Sanada find Sadako's white bones from a well, many viewers breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was the climax and end of the movie. The seven-day curse is lifted, the strange murder case is over, and the hero and heroine not only bring the deceased back to life, but also save their own lives. After all, they resolved the grievances of the dead...... It should be resolved.
The following shots made many viewers firmly believe in this point of view, although they were caught in a tense and exciting, suspenseful and terrifying plot from the beginning, and they were addicted for more than an hour, but some horror fans always felt that something was missing.
Some audience members have already begun to prepare, ready to leave the theater after the movie is over, when the lights come on. Well, this movie is good, it's good, but it doesn't seem to reach the heights you imagined, right? The Japanese have a terrible eye for appreciation!
The nouveau riche who had watched the Japanese version in Japan looked left and right, and when he saw the audience next to him whispering easily, he thought that this movie would end here, he grinned and was happy!
Nima, if you don't let me open your mouth just now, I'll scare you to death!
During the day, in the apartment, Hiroyuki Sanada was busy, all of them were so beautiful, and all of them were so calm, except for the tone of the movie that was still dark, everything else seemed to be over.
The ending is okay, good will be rewarded, but unfortunately it is still clichΓ© and deserved.
However, at this time, the screen turned, and the TV in the apartment was automatically turned on!
At this moment, all the audience was stunned, and everyone reflected that the movie is probably not over yet, and the curse is still there!
Sure enough, a woman dressed in white and with long hair appeared on the TV screen. She was shot out of that well and staggered forward. At first glance, it was nothing, but soon the audience noticed that the woman was getting bigger and bigger, and soon the entire TV picture was filled with her.
And then ...... A hand stretched out, his nails rotted, and the whole person crawled out of the TV like that, and it was right under the nose of Hiroyuki Sanada!
One by one, the audience held their breath and froze, their eyes widened, the blood flow of their whole bodies accelerated, every pore was cold, and every hair stood up. The timid one had already grabbed the arm of his companion next to him, and nervously looked at the Sadako who crawled out of the TV little by little on the big screen.
Sadako, who was disheveled, stood in front of Hiroyuki Sanada, and the audience finally saw the appearance of this female ghost for the first time...... Oh no, I didn't see clearly, only half of my face was visible under the messy hair, and there was one eye, which was pale and had no eyeballs......
"Ahh
The timid audience members were already screaming in horror, and many covered their eyes or threw themselves into the arms of their companions.
There is no fierce god and evil spirit, no bloody violence, just relying on this half-covered subtle shape, the audience falls into deep fear, so that those fierce gods and evil faces are beyond the reach of the dust!
"This kind of horror comes half from the modeling, and half from the space of the audience's inner imagination......" Yu Yunkang gasped and commented.
Sanada Hiroyuki was killed in this way, which also explains the reason for the deaths at the beginning of the movie.
"Daddy, are you home?"
"For Xiaobin's sake, I want to beg you."
"There is still a way to avoid death after watching the drug spell video......"
When the movie ended, the theater was silent, and even when the lights were on, the audience was indifferent. There was no applause, no cursing, only dead silence.
After a long time, a voice rang out: "Nima, can you still watch TV in the future!" (To be continued......) R1292