Michael. Jackson and his older brothers joined Columbia Records a few years ago, and when Jackson went downhill, Michael went on his own, and last year's release of "OFFTNEWALL" was a huge success, selling five million copies worldwide, and is still on the Billboard charts, with sales expected to be even more successful.

Xu Guanwu Zhi Lu Dao Michael. Jackson's values almost single-handedly led the trend of the 80s, his dance steps, his rhythms, and his use of music videos have deeply inspired future generations of singers. From Michael. It wasn't until Jackson that people really realized how much music videos could help spread music. Before the dispensable side dish in Michael. Jackson gradually became a staple after that.

"If you want to set up your own record label in the United States, Michael. Jackson must have been digging to get it. Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think.

However, it is easier to set up a film company in North America, but it is more difficult to set up a record label. After setting up a film company, you only need to invest, you can use various industry unions to recruit talents, and then you can immediately devote yourself to the shooting of new films. But if you set up a record company, then whether it is singers, composers, arrangers, recording engineers, etc., you still need to rely on your own recruitment, even if all the recruits are complete, whether they can cooperate closely is also a problem, and even if they make an album later, how to release it is also a problem, and how to evaluate after the release, whether it can be affirmed by the market is also troublesome.

The U.S. music market is booming like never before, with hundreds of large and small record labels, including thousands of well-known and unknown artists. The trend of fashion is also changing rapidly. This year, more dynamic dance music may be popular. Next year could be the blues blues. Even a true superstar can't guarantee that his work will be a hit. The so-called success or failure turns empty, every time an album is released, it is like betting against the market, if you win, you will kill it, and if you lose, you will lose it.

Unlike the film market, there are several films that will never go out of style, such as action movies, horror films, and comedy films, as long as they are shot well, they can always have a relatively stable box office. And the record market is even if the song is very good. If you don't get lucky, there will be no sales. It's like the song "TheSoundOfSilence" was originally a very classic good song, but it was never taken seriously at the beginning of its release, if it wasn't for a radio DJ who liked this song and spared no effort to promote it in his own program, it attracted the attention of Columbia Records, and rearranged the song to be released as a single, I'm afraid this good song would be buried in the long river of history.

Looking at the TV for a while, Xu Guanwu then shook his head and said with a wry smile, "They all said that they would retire in the future." Don't keep thinking about making money, why is it still this problem. When you see a familiar big star, you have to find a way to get it? It's all about to become an occupational disease. ”

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The next day, Zhao Yazhi originally wanted to invite Xu Guanwu to go shopping and eat again, but Xu Guanwu had already made an appointment with the screenwriter to talk about things, so the shopping had to be postponed.

"Husband, didn't you say that you were going to retire, why do you seem to be busier now?" Zhao Yazhi teased with a smile.

Xu Guanwu smiled slightly, "My heart has retreated, but my body can't retreat." When I'm done with these things, I guess I'll be able to officially retire. ”

However, Xu Guanwu ignored one thing, things in this world will never end, sometimes he doesn't look for trouble, but he can't stop things from coming to him.

After eating in the morning, Xu Guanwu took the car to the offices of 20th Century Fox, David and Richard.

"Stanley, this is our Fox writer, James. This is our company's big benefactor, a close partner, Stanley. Yes. David introduced the two of them.

"I know the way, I know the way. Stanley. Xu, the best film investor in the United States. It's a real blessing. James hurriedly walked over and said with an ecstatic expression.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile, "The best film investor in the United States, such a big name, how dare I be." Richard and David are the best people, and without their help, no amount of investment I have made would have been wasted. ”

"Wow! If you say that we are so important, do you want to give us a salary increase? Richard hurriedly asked.

Xu Guanwu smiled slightly, "As long as the film is a blockbuster, the dividends will naturally be indispensable to you, when have I been stingy with you." ”

"Well, Stanley has always been known for his generosity." David nodded and smiled, "James is one of our 20th Century Fox screenwriters, especially for horror films. The previous "Moonlight Panic" and "Friday the Thirteenth" were all given to James to axe. ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, knowing that James was the so-called script doctor. Usually, after the script of a movie is written, the producer may take a fancy to buy it because of a certain highlight, but don't expect the next movie to start shooting according to the script. In fact, even scripts written by big-name screenwriters usually go through a series of deletions. The producer will change some, the director will change some, the actors and investors will also change some, and the script after seven changes and eight changes is basically like two scripts compared with the previous script.

And changing it like this will inevitably affect the structure of the script, and perhaps there will be problems in the plot, rhythm, and structure. At this time, it is necessary for the script doctor to come and correct it, and they are responsible for reorganizing the messy script to ensure that there are no major mistakes in the plot, rhythm, structure, etc. Of course, to be able to work as a script doctor, you must be a very good, very experienced and qualified screenwriter.

"Mr. Xu, you have a story that you want me to adapt into a screenplay, right?" James looked at Xu Guanwu and smiled.

Xu Guanwu nodded and said with a slight smile, "That's right, it's a very scary story, a horror story related to dreams." ”

James' eyes lit up. "Mr. Xu, please tell me about it. I've seen Raiders of the Lost Ark with the story provided by Mr. Xu before. Zhilu Dao: Mr. Xu, you are also a very good screenwriter. ”

Xu Guanwu smiled and waved his hand, "I'm just doing it occasionally, how can I be as professional as you." Okay, so the story I'm going to tell now is called "The Nightmare of Elm Street." ”

Xu Guanwu smiled, and then lowered his voice and said, "In a small town in the United States, there was a street called Elm Street. The people there lived a peaceful and peaceful life, until one day the girl Nancy had a dream. In the dream, there is a man named Freddy who has been chasing her......"

That's right, Xu Guanwu told James about the classic American horror series "Ghost Street", also known as "Midnight Ghost Goes to Bed". Freddy and Michael. Mills and Jason are also known as the three ghost kings, and they are one of the most famous horror demon kings in the United States. His razor-sharp claws, his pitted face burned by fire, his dirty felt hat and red and white striped prison uniform, his eerie laughter, his hoarse and deep voice, his magic skills for killing people in his dreams, and the ease with which he kills. These highly individualistic traits make him the most popular horror serial killer.

The "Ghost Street" series of movies has been filmed as many as nine in a row. When the sixth part was filmed, it was already impossible to shoot, claiming that this was the last film in the series, but the production company couldn't bear the enthusiasm of fans, and the golden sign of "Ghost Street" still had use value, and finally had to bring Freddy back to life. Entering the new century, Freddy also got together with another killer demon king, Jason, and had a melee like Guan Gong and Qin Qiong.

Because both sides have staunch fans supporting, Freddy and Jason are just a tie in the end, and it seems that if you want to win or lose, you will probably have to wait until the next sequel. In fact, even if the winner is divided, these two killer demon kings will not die easily, the so-called scourge will last for a thousand years, as long as they still have fan support, even if they have been turned into scum in seconds, the producers will try their best to make them reborn.

Although the total box office of the "Ghost Street" series is only more than 200 million US dollars, which is far from the up-and-coming "Chainsaw" and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Ghost Street" is one of the scariest ghost movies of the 80s and a classic in the minds of horror movie fans. Although the box office of the movie is not as good as these juniors, because it is cheap to shoot, it also makes the film company make a lot of money. In particular, the first "Ghost Street" directly pulled New Line Pictures back from the brink of bankruptcy.

In addition, the series of films also sold very well on video and DVD, and the broadcast rate on cable TV stations was amazing, which also generated amazing profits for the studio. Just like the most disgusting and terrifying "Guinea Pig" movie series in Japan, although the box office is almost zero, it is far ahead in terms of video rental.

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Xu Guanwu talked for half an hour and finished explaining the story of the first part of "Ghost Street", and by the way, he also introduced Freddy's basic information, preferences, personality, clothing, skills, etc., which made James nod frequently. As the protagonist of this film, Freddy naturally has as much detail as possible, so that he can form a clear image in his mind, so that when he writes the script, it will become smoother.

"The story is simply amazing, a demon who kills people in his dreams, how creative." James said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, you are really a genius in the film industry, not only because you have a good investment vision, but also because you are also very good at making up stories. ”

David and Richard couldn't help but be very happy to see James so excited. They also think that the movie "Ghost Street" is very creative, a demon who can kill people in a dream, which is estimated to be the first time in the history of horror films, and Freddy is still so distinctive, among a group of demons who only know how to kill in silence, he is undoubtedly as shining as a firefly in the night.

He understands black humor, his nonsense is endless, he is equally sinister and cunning, strange and unpredictable, he likes to torture his prey, and likes to see them frightened and lost...... Such a maverick murderer is too individual, too tasteful, compared to the taciturn Michael. Mills and Jason, undoubtedly the sinister and cunning, humorous, and knowing the art of killing Freddy are more charming.

"You rewrite this story into a script, and I will be responsible for the investment, David and Richard, you two are responsible for the production, are there any problems?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"No, in the past two years, we have produced "Moonlight Panic", "Friday the 13th", and the horror film "The Shining", I think we are already experts in horror films." David laughed and said, "Maybe we're more worthy of the title of 'Horror Factory' than New Line Studios, which specializes in horror films." ”

"In fact, although horror films are only B-grade films, his box office is very good. As long as it is profitable, it doesn't matter whether it is an action movie, a science fiction movie, or an animated film. Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Are you saying that I am right?" (To be continued......)