Hui then began to review the script provided by David and Richard. Because of the last investment in "Moonlight Panic", which made a lot of profits, this time Richard changed his past mistakes and added a lot of horror-themed scripts.

The investment cost of horror movies is low, but once they are released, the return is very rich. Although Richard doesn't like this kind of low-budget movie, he has no enmity with money, so although he rejects it in his heart, he still can't resist the temptation of money. It belongs to the kind of person who has to set up a torii as a female watch.

Xu Guanwu quickly flipped through the large stack of scripts, comparing them with the memories in his mind while reading them. Those who have an impression are placed on the left, and those who are not impressed are placed on the right.

Although it was not the first time that Richard and David had worked with Xu Guanwu, they couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the speed with which he chose the script again.

"Huh?! Friday the 13th? Could it be the one that can be called the three major horror film series in Hollywood along with "Moonlight Panic" and "Ghost Street"? As soon as Xu Guanwu saw the name on the script, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, reached out to take it, and when his fingers touched the script, he felt frozen, as if there was a resentment lingering on it.

opened the script and looked at it, and sure enough, it was one of the longest-lived ghost movies in Hollywood in Xu Guanwu's impression. "Friday the 13th", also known as "Black Friday", is one of the longest-lived ghost movies in the United States, and it is also a veritable plasma film, a sadistic film, with violence and gore as the main attraction.

The main character in this film is a fierce ghost named Jason, which is different from "Moonlight Panic" Michael . Max. The white mask and the short knife in his hand have become his fixed image. is also different from Freddy's face burned by fire in "Ghost Street". The filthy top hats, the red and white death row uniforms, and the chilling claw covers on their hands have become an indelible nightmare in people's hearts.

Jason's image is constantly changing and improving, and the murderous protagonist in the first part is not Jason, but his mother. Because he was tormented by the pain of losing his son, he wanted to take revenge on those who were unfaithful and impure. And the second part was replaced by Jason, who has become a dead soul, but the image is still not fixed. At first, it was just a sack, and in the following films, it was changed to a more classic hockey mask. And his weapon was not fixed, at first he used a giant axe. Later, he used a bat and a long knife, etc.

The setting of Jason's character is obviously a reference to "Moonlight Panic", he and Michael. Max is as silent as ever, even if he suffers a great trauma, he will not speak up, and he only knows how to kill people with his head in his head. It can be called the most dedicated killer demon king. Compared to Freddy's nonsense in "Ghost Street", there is a lot more nonsense. But that's actually his characteristic.

And Michael. Max has a white mask to cover his face, and Jason also has a mask to cover his face, which at first is just a broken sack with two holes, which is later upgraded to a hockey mask. However, the image changed again, but it was not very pleasing to fans, so it was changed to a hockey mask later.

Of course Jason was able to work with Michael. Max and Freddy are also known as the three major horror killers, and naturally they are not all copied from Michael. Max. In fact, Jason still has a lot of personal "strengths".

For example, Jason has a very detailed profile, and he has been unpopular since he was a child because of his ugliness. When he went out camping, he was pushed into the water by other children. But because the teacher who led the team was cheating with someone at the time, he did not find out and rescue him in time, so Jason's body sank to the bottom of the lake.

Jason's mother was actually a believer in demons, so she gave her son a chance to live forever with the help of the blood of the slaughtered civilians. It is precisely because of this that Jason can continue to resurrect and kill people after being flattened several times, and even after being crushed into meat sauce, he is really a very dedicated killer.

And Michael. Max's information is pitiful, only that he has been possessed by demons since he was a child, and vowed to kill all his blood relatives, and to be his family is really eight lifetimes of blood mold.

Jason is also relatively powerful and majestic, and at first glance he is a killer of the force type, which gives people strong sensory stimulation. And Michael. Miles is a smart killer who knows how to avoid danger and drive to track, which is not a step higher than Jason's IQ. Of course, the higher IQ is Freddy, who has matured through the use of various illusions to stimulate the fear in people's hearts, and greatly enhanced his strength.

In terms of the ability to kill, Jason is relatively simple and rude, usually slashing without saying a word, which is slightly different from Freddy. Freddy kills like a cat eats a mouse, first having to play with the prey, enjoying the process of the prey from panic to collapse, and then ending their life at the end of the day. But it's precisely because every time he kills someone, he always gives his prey a chance to take advantage of.

Jason, Freddy and Michael. Mills all three have a common trait that they don't die no matter how they fight, Jason can still come out and cut people alive next, and Freddy is killed every time, but as long as people remember his name and recall the horrors he brings, it will also bring him back to life.

And Michael. Although Mills does not have the immortal body of Jason and Freddy, he is also extremely vigorous in life, even after turning into a vegetative person, he will still wake up immediately after learning that he still has a blood relative left in the world. It really can be called a dedicated trio!

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Xu Guanwu had watched these three series of horror movies in his previous life, and he also knew Jason's ability to attract money well. In the previous life, the series of "Friday the 13th" has been filmed with more than a dozen films, which can be called one of the longest-lived horror movies of all time, and each movie has done well at the box office.

Even in the new century, all kinds of ghost movies emerge in an endless stream, and all kinds of killer demon kings have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, inheriting the unfinished murder business of their predecessors. We will continue to carry out this very "lucrative" work to the end. But Jason, a veteran killer, is still not inferior to these young and strong juniors, and he still exudes his own unique charm.

In the new century. Hong Kong director Yu Rentai was once commissioned by New Line Film Company to shoot a "Freddy vs. Jason", two of the most well-known horror protagonists fighting in one movie, which is really full of gimmicks and has received a lot of box office. For such a fierce film, Xu Guanwu naturally doesn't want to miss it.

Carefully placed "Friday on the 13th" on the other side, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but think that if he came up with the script of "Ghost Street" another day. The three major horror killers in Hollywood have all converged under their own banners. Maybe I'll have a new nickname by then, like Stephen, who always writes horror novels. Kim like that. Calling him a "King of Terror" or something, it's quite a trendy thing.

The reason why "Friday the 13th" was able to shoot so many episodes and attract more than hundreds of millions of dollars is not only because it has a protagonist with a great personality. is also because this movie created a precedent for youth horror movies. Will be seventeen or eighteen years old young man in the prime of life. Combined with the violent and terrifying murderous Demon King, it is like mutton meeting hot pot, which is simply a perfect match.

This also set an example for some youth horror films in later generations, leading to many movies of the same genre in later generations, such as the "Scream" series, the "Scream" series, and even "Ghost Street" also have lessons to learn from "Friday the 13th".

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After putting away "Friday the 13th", Xu Guanwu continued to flip back. Then I saw another script and couldn't help but laugh. "It can't be such a coincidence, can it?" He smiled as he took the script, and saw that the name on the cover of the script was "The CannonballRun", which translates to "Cannonball Run".

That's right, it is the "Cannonball Speed" in which Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen played soy sauce in it, and it was also one of the most successful movies when Golden Harvest entered the American market. This film originally wanted to use so many big-name stars to smoothly push Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen to the American market.

But it's a pity that these two people's roles in the movie are not outstanding, they can only be regarded as a small supporting role with a little scene, so although "Cannonball Speed" has achieved good box office results, Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen still haven't become famous, which has to be said to be a pity.

Xu Guanwu had also seen this film in his previous life, and it was a Cantonese version released in Hong Kong. None of the characters in the film speak fluent Cantonese, which sounds quite dissonant. And the film is still based on messing around, which is very different from Cheng Long's previous or subsequent film styles, and it seems that it is because the partner 20th Century Fox is too strong, so Cheng Long is not given much room to play.

But now that Xu Guanwu has seen this script, and in view of his current power in Hollywood, he is naturally much more powerful than Jiahe in his previous life. Maybe this film can be a stepping stone for Cheng Long to enter Hollywood, and even if it doesn't succeed, its box office will be enough to earn back his investment. Thinking of this, Xu Guanwu also put the script of "Cannonball Speed" on the left-hand side.

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Richard and David were watching from the side, and saw that Xu Guanwu first picked a horror movie, not only did they all forget the past curiously, but also on Friday the 13th, a violent horror film with a small investment, they didn't have a deep impression on them, but they felt a little similar to "Moonlight Panic" at the beginning, so they stuffed it into this stack of scripts, but they didn't expect to be selected by Xu Guanwu.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both felt a little lucky. Although "Friday the 13th" is only a low-budget horror film, if the box office revenue is good, the two of them can also get a lot of shares.

And when they saw Xu Guanwu take out the "Cannonball Speed", the two of them laughed happily. "Cannonball Speed" is a high-cost comedy, because the film needs to use a lot of flying car stunts, and it needs a large number of actors to join, and the high cost means that there are more opportunities to make money.

Xu Guanwu has always only invested in the filming of the film, which naturally gave the two of them a lot of opportunities to rub oil. Xu Guanwu is also well aware of this phenomenon, but as long as the movie can be made well and can make money, it is worth losing a little money occasionally. When the water is clear, there are no fish, and if people are observed, there are no fugitives, and Xu Guanwu doesn't want to criticize them too much.

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After successively selecting the two scripts of "Friday on the 13th" and "Cannonball Speed", Xu Guanwu did not stop there, he still screened quickly, and soon a "Shining" appeared in front of Xu Guanwu's eyes.

"The Shining" has been hailed as one of the most terrifying films of all time, and it shows that horror is not simply a visual stimulus such as bloody violence, but a way to win by exaggerating the horror atmosphere. And through this film, Hollywood filmmakers will also have no scum left in Japanese horror films, which have always been known for rendering horror atmosphere, proving that in fact, Hollywood filmmakers' ability to play atmosphere rendering is also first-class. (To be continued......)