In a night market in Liancheng,

Because it was very late, the relatively high-end restaurants had already closed, so Li Chuanxin set the place of the conversation at the night market.

The streets on both sides of the night market are filled with fixed food stalls, and most of them are of course barbecue-based.

Liancheng belongs to the northeastern region of the Tang Kingdom, and the locals are very persistent in food.

Among them, their obsession with barbecue is already a stereotype.

"Do you Northeast people have a small barbecue every day", "Don't you get tired of three small barbecues a day", "Elbow, eat barbecue...... As long as you know a friend from the Northeast, you will talk about something related to barbecue when you meet.

But in fact, even if it is not Tohoku, barbecue is also a favorite cooking method for most people.

"Sorry for the poor hospitality."

In the box of a barbecue restaurant, Li Chuanxin said apologetically, "It's a little late, so I can only entertain you to eat these." ”

Because both of them are considered public figures, they did not sit directly in front of the food stalls outside, but found a barbecue restaurant with a store in the night market.

"I still like barbecue."

Lu Zhengyi waved his hand, opened a bottle of beer casually, and inserted a straw.

Then, under Li Chuanxin's wide gaze, he took out dozens of bamboo skewers with meat and vegetables from the large plate in front of him, and pushed them in front of Ah Yong along with the beer.

"This ......"

Li Chuanxin looked blankly at the black cat that stepped on the bamboo skewer with the soles of his feet, lowered his head and pulled the meat off the bamboo skewers with his mouth, "Can cats also eat spicy food?" ”

But before he could get a response, the black cat in front of him took a bite of meat and took a sip of the straw with his mouth.

"Ah~"

A soothing voice sounded from the cat's mouth, and by the way, there was a hiccup.

"He's special."

Lu Zhengyi didn't explain much, and took the topic away at the beginning, "You just said that you want to make a horror movie." ”

"Yes!"

Although he was very surprised by the performance of this black cat, when it came to business, Li Chuanxin's attention was immediately diverted.

"In fact, I'm not the only one, there are many directors in the director circle who are planning to try to make horror films, many screenwriters are also trying to create scripts, as well as investors, and many well-known domestic media companies have the idea of participating."

"In recent years, because of you, the entire horror film market has been completely different from the original."

"And it seems that because the domestic atmosphere has been suppressed for too long, the number of people who pay attention to this circle completely exceeds the impression that horror films are a niche culture." "You should know this better than I do," he explained. ”

"The box office of a horror film broke one billion, which can be regarded as a miracle in the Western market, and it can be classified as a classic."

"But now you're making horror films that have reached that height, which they shouldn't have reached when they were limited by niche genres, and that's the result of bottoming out."

Now it has been more than a month since the release of the curse, and although it is still being screened, the box office data has already broken the goal of one billion and has begun to climb to higher numbers.

But as a horror film, as a niche genre, this is impossible.

It's not that the quality is not good, it's not that the degree of publicity is not enough, but the limitations of the subject matter.

Not everyone can accept horror movies, and not everyone likes the feeling of being frightened, which is the limitation of horror movies.

It is a fact that there is a certain threshold for watching horror movies.

But now the horror film market in the Tang Kingdom has broken this fact.

To explain with the high quality of Lu Zhengyi's films, this is one thing.

It is said that the resources invested in publicity and distribution are enough, which is not enough to explain.

In addition to these, more should be the result of a bottoming out.

"I understand."

Lu Zhengyi nodded while eating, "It's like at the beginning, the domestic market was not optimistic about science fiction films at all, thinking that our special effects technology was too simple, and only the West could make science fiction films well, so domestic science fiction films were made, and the box office was generally not high." ”

"But then a small wrecking ball popped up, and many people saw that we can actually make science fiction films well."

"So much so that many audiences who didn't pay attention to the sci-fi circle also heard the name of 'Little Wrecking Ball' and entered the theater, making it reach a height that a domestic sci-fi film should not have."

And things like this that have been suppressed for too long are actually not only in the film industry.

Mobile phones, cars, music, ......

These areas are often scolded by people, saying, 'Here is not as good as XX', 'There is not as good as XX'...... But sometimes people don't really have malicious intentions towards these industries, and more people have an attitude of hating iron and steel.

Just like Lao Lu himself, he often uses a demeaning way to carry out so-called motivational education.

Every time something emerges in these fields that can be struck, people can't wait.

Although most of the time, people go home in defeat.

But what should be supported, everyone will support it.

Now the horror film market has probably ushered in such a stage.

And Lu Zhengyi, as this 'sprout', does not want to disappoint others.

"Director Lu, since you know the little wrecking ball, you should also know the exploration editorial department."

Li Chuanxin said as he opened a bottle of beer and took the cup to help fill it.

"Yes."

As soon as he said this, Lu Zhengyi understood the other party's thoughts, and raised his hand to refuse to help pour the wine, "I'll just drink it directly from the bottle." ”

It's just beer, and even when he's in school, he doesn't have to use a cup.

"If you mention this, then I probably understand what you want to do." Lu Zhengyi put down the roasted eggplant in the tin foil box in his hand, "You plan to let me name your movie?" ”

“…… That's what it means. ”

was guessed the intention, Li Chuanxin replied with a smile, "Of course, I definitely hope to make a good film." ”

"I was thinking of asking you how to make this horror movie well, and then let you put the name of executive producer in the film."

"Rest assured, I'm definitely not the kind of shoddy person."

With Lu Zhengyi's current status in the Tang Kingdom's horror market, having his name as a producer is almost equivalent to having a box office of at least 100 million.

No kidding, he now represents traffic in this horror film market.

But Li Chuanxin also knows that this kind of thing is a win-win situation if it is done well.

But if it is not done well, it will ruin people's reputation, so he made it clear in advance that he is not the kind of director who only invites people to name and does not guarantee the quality of the film.

Therefore, the first thing to ask is first, and the matter of naming is last.

"Director Li's work attitude, I still know it." Lu Zhengyi understood his intention, and his attitude was a little more accommodating, "After all, Teacher Yu's vision is still quite picky, since she has cooperated with you, she must have understood your attitude towards the film industry." ”

Some people become directors and enter this circle purely because of high profits.

But some people still have a certain ambition and persistence for drama in addition to solving the problem of food and clothing.

Judging from Yu Wenxiu and his cooperation, Li Chuanxin should be biased towards the latter.

A normal director will not run into the mountains with a large number of people, and simply build a green screen in the film and television base, which is safe and time-saving.

Li Chuanxin looked happy, "Then what do you mean......"

"The title of producer, wait until the film is filmed before deciding, if you have the quality of the exploration department, I am still happy to be a producer." Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile, "As for the matter of asking for advice, you can always come to me if you have any questions." ”

“……”

Li Chuanxin's face was slightly disappointed.

But soon, he hurriedly replied, "Then is it convenient for Director Lu to read the script first?" ”

Regarding Li Chuanxin's urgency, although Lu Zhengyi was a little stunned, he still smiled and nodded, "Yes." ”

"Then I'll go downstairs and get it in the car now."

Li Chuanxin stood up with a swish, without hesitation.

The plate in front of him was always empty, and there was not even a string of bamboo sticks.

"Meow."

And when Li Chuanxin trotted out of the box and went downstairs to get the script, Ah Yong, who had been silently skewering, spoke.

As a spiritual cat, he has been in human society for so long, and he should have a lot of knowledge.

So he was a little puzzled by the current situation.

Is Lu Zhengyi cultivating a competitive opponent for himself?

"That's not how it counts."

Lu Zhengyi explained while eating, "Although horror movies started to rise because of me, I can't always be alone. ”

"I'm developing my competitors as well as my teammates."

"And even if I'm active, I'll produce a maximum of three films a year, and the rest of the time can't be empty."

If horror movies were compared to an industry, he would now be sitting on the chair of the dragon's head.

And as a leader, Lu Zhengyi can't just take care of himself, he also needs to consider the market and other people who want to join.

The more people join this market and produce high-quality works, the faster and more stable the development will be.

Of course, as a manager, he also needs to set good rules to maintain the market atmosphere.

Every person and a group of people sit in the position of market managers, and their words and deeds will affect the market itself to a certain extent, and then affect the country's economy.

If there is no relatively strict system to restrict, it will be like real estate, catering, leisure and entertainment...... Some industries, like others, have a negative impact on the country's economy.

"Director Lu, take a look."

It didn't take long for Li Chuanxin to come up panting with a paper script.

He didn't even have the idea of resting for a while, so he directly handed the script to Lu Zhengyi, and then waited with blank eyes.

Lu Zhengyi hesitated for a moment, "You have a backup here, right?" ”

Li Chuanxin hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, of course." ”

Since there is a backup, Lu Zhengyi is not afraid of getting the script dirty, so he puts it directly on the table and looks at it while eating.

The box gradually fell silent, except for the sound of chewing, except for the rustle of paper as he flipped the script.

However, just as Lu Zhengyi was about to finish reading, Li Chuanxin, who was waiting next to him, explained with some embarrassment, "Director Lu, I know that this script looks quite familiar, but now the only works that have been tested and passed by the market are your movies." ”

"So now screenwriters in the circle will always unconsciously bring a little bit of your shadow when creating."

"To be honest, this work is a bit similar to your old corpse in the mountain village, it all starts with a psychic game, and then provokes evil spirits and starts to die."

The psychic game in this script is the pen fairy.

And after playing the game of pen fairy, a group of young people who do not respect ghosts and gods begin to encounter all kinds of bizarre things, and then they are killed one by one.

In terms of plot, it's very simple, and even a bit old-fashioned at first glance.

But if you take a closer look, it is somewhat similar to the old corpse in the mountain village filmed by Lu Zhengyi at the beginning, so as long as it is a script that is related to Director Lu, the quality will be sublimated all of a sudden.

"It's normal for entertainment works to inevitably follow some popular works when they are creating." Lu Zhengyi didn't care about this matter, and looked at him, "I've probably read the script, it's decent." ”

"Is it decent?"

Li Chuanxin was a little disappointed, "Then Director Lu, can you give some suggestions for revision?" ”

"Suggested revisions? I can't give it. Lu Zhengyi shook his head, "Rather than modifying the plot, I actually want to ask you, do you have any idea of shooting?" How to move the camera, what props to prepare, how to arrange the actors...... and so on. ”

Li Chuanxin scratched his head, "I'd better find a new script." ”

He felt that Lu Zhengyi didn't like this script.

"I don't mean you can't write a script."

Lu Zhengyi explained helplessly, "Look at it, if you look at criminal investigation films, there are intricate decryptions, comedy films, jokes that make people laugh, science fiction films have 3D special effects, and action movies have fists to the flesh...... So what's in this horror movie? ”

“…… Terror? Thriller? ”

Li Chuanxin replied tentatively.

"Yes."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and asked again, "Then how do you think you should behave it?" ”

"From ...... Plot? ”

Li Chuanxin gave such a reply.

"Of course, it's right from the plot, which movie doesn't bring the audience into the world of the story through the plot."

Lu Zhengyi explained, "But there are also shooting techniques, post-production special effects, props, makeup, ...... Many, many aspects, a feature film only needs a touching story and a few dedicated actors to express it. ”

"But a horror film requires the entire crew from top to bottom to work hard to add a sense of thriller atmosphere to the feature film, and finally get a finished film that can satisfy the audience."

"So for horror films, the plot needs to be there, but it's not that important, it's more important to shoot and produce."

Speaking of this, he paused, "Many horror movies almost start with ghost stories that people often hear, and even most of them are summed up in four words 'ghost killing', the difference is just how to kill, like the pen fairy you just had." ”

"In the final analysis, the pen fairy is to invite the gods to come up, which is an expression of 'helping the beggar'. You should understand, right? If you have read the mantra. ”

Li Chuanxin hurriedly nodded, "I understand, I have also heard of the psychic game of the pen fairy." ”

"That's right, in fact, as soon as the introduction and title of your film come out, the audience already knows what story you are probably going to tell, so the plot is actually very limited."

Seeing that he understood, Lu Zhengyi continued, "So when you get the script now, it is more important to think about how to shoot those clips in the plot to make the thriller and horror effect than to study the plot and actors." ”

"It's like a common scene in horror movies, when a person walks into the toilet and passes by the sink, the mirror inadvertently reflects the ghost behind him, which is a more old-fashioned shooting technique."

"Just because it's old-fashioned doesn't mean it's not easy to use, you can think about how to adjust the camera position, adjust the lighting, and integrate it into the soundtrack...... Various ways to optimize the image presented by this old-fashioned shooting technique......"

He explained some of the techniques and experiences he learned from the filming of various horror films.

If it had been a few years ago, Lu Zhengyi would probably not have been able to explain this.

He really wanted to help others make a good movie, but he had no other way but to lend out the 'special effects'.

But now it's different.

Special effects used to be a must.

is like the old corpse in the mountain village, although it is now cited as a classic by most people and is said to be the pioneering work of Tang Kingdom horror films, if Lu Zhengyi did not ask Liang Meijuan to shoot in this film, then this is a very old-fashioned story.

At the beginning, Zhang Yu commented like this.

And now, the special effects brought by the ghosts should be said to be a plus.

Let a test paper with a full score of only 100 points have 20 additional questions.

(End of chapter)