Besides, those people who were watching, waiting to watch the fun and laughs, originally thought that the "Ghost Record" filmed by Yi Feiyang was completely over, but no one could have imagined that the situation suddenly reversed, and it was even worse than before.
Hot!
In just one week, the CD sales of this drama alone reached an astonishing US$23 million!
I would like to thank the U.S. government for its ban, and even more so for its selfless anti-counterfeiting spirit, which has resulted in almost no piracy and extremely high profits from CD sales...
If it were in China, it is estimated that the pirated CDs would have already been released before this movie was released. Therefore, in terms of film copyright, the American system is better.
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Not to mention anything else, it was December 18, 1998.
The disc sales of Fantasy Pictures' three dramas, "The Ghost Story", are 46 million US dollars, and the two dramas "Terror Cruise" and "Buried Alive" have a total box office of 37 million US dollars. The total has reached an astonishing 83 million US dollars.
!
However, Yi Feiyang was not at all happy about such astonishing data. For more than a month, he had been avoiding the paparazzi reporters in the United States.
Not even a single word could be collected. As a result, Yi Feiyang was voted "the most difficult person to interview this year" with high votes.
The original "Director of Death", a "monster" that everyone feared, suddenly became the favorite of the American media. This cannot be said to be a big joke.
Not to mention, at the end of December, his horror film "The Ghost Story", which was originally considered to be the first Chinese director banned in North America, "unexpectedly" won the "First British Horror Award".
Film Festival's Best Director Award!
A few days ago, the UK's first "Horror Film Festival" was held in London. This week-long horror film "event" was hosted by a film company called ICA, with the purpose of re-evaluating films that were considered "visual garbage" -
--"Justify the name" of horror movies.
The films on display are all horror "blockbusters" selected from various countries, which make people feel bloody and eerie, such as "Cannibal Holocaust", "Nightmare in a Destroyed Brain", "Nightmare Maker", "
"Darkness", "Afterlife", etc.
The holding of this "Horror Film Festival" has caused quite a controversy in London. Some movie fans think this kind of horror film dinner is very enjoyable, while film censorship agencies and conservatives believe that many of the participating films are uncensored and the content is offensive.
, especially easy to cause adverse effects on young people.
Tom Matthews, the famous British author of the book "Uncensored" who advocates the abolition of film censorship, said: "Fear is one of the basic human emotions. Horror movies are the best way to express this emotion. In modern society
People have to face all kinds of pressure. Horror movies can help you relieve these pressures. Because as the storyline gradually accumulates, people's tension reaches a peak and suddenly explodes, and they will feel extremely relaxed."
Many movie fans also said that with the advent of the information age, especially the emergence of the Internet, the film censorship system has become ineffective and people can download any film from the Internet as they wish.
But those who want to retain censorship counter that some films clearly molest children or show extreme violence are so objectionable that censorship is absolutely necessary. Perhaps the Internet has made this censorship lost to some extent.
It has no practical significance, but it can convey a message to the public: what is morally acceptable and what is not.
Even Tom Matthews himself admitted that he would be very disturbed if he found that his 12-year-old daughter downloaded horror movies or pornographic movies from the Internet. He believes that in the information society, parents have the obligation to exercise certain control over what their children watch.
form of review.
But no matter what, this horror film festival finally went smoothly. After many rounds of eliminations, the horror film "The Ghost Story", which was recently banned in North America and was produced by Fantasy Pictures and directed by Yi Feiyang, appeared as a dark horse.
, and finally succeeded in the competition and won the crown.
As for the reason why this drama won the award, of course it was not because it was "so terrifying that it scared people to death", but because of its "weird and ingenious conception and horrifying shooting techniques."
The news, like a bombshell, reached North America immediately, causing an earth-shaking sensation.
Yes, a film from the United States won the Grand Prix in the United Kingdom, and it was an unprecedented "Horror Film Award." This can't help but make people curious and surprised.
Especially those who have watched the drama "The Ghost Story" collectively claimed that if this drama does not win the award, then either the British are blind or God is blind!
In any case, "The Ghost Story", a banned film in the United States, once again appeared on the front pages of American magazines, and even appeared frequently in the news reports of some TV stations.
As the director and producer of this drama, Yi Feiyang is rarely able to relax and play with the puppy at home, looking like he is enjoying himself.
"Ayan, don't stay bored in the house all the time. Go out and do some activities. It just so happens that the British Horror Film Festival is going to give you an award this time. You might as well go there to relax... Britain has the Thames River, Shakespeare, and more.
Farewell to Cambridge..." Fatty Gao Jiabao racked his brains and tried to persuade him.
Yi Feiyang teased the puppy, "You like it so much, why don't you go?"
"I'm not a director, what am I going to do? Look at other people's eyes?"
"You can go on my behalf! Well, I can make up an acceptance speech for you. You can publish it in front of the manuscript and say thank you to the government, thank you to your parents, thank you to the audience, and thank you to some people who have a messy road.
thing……"
"I don't take the exam!" Fatty said very depressedly, "I am self-aware and know where I should show my face and where I should be invisible... Also, it's hard to find a film festival like this. After this
There is no such store in the village, you have to think carefully!"
In fact, Fatty is right. The market for horror movies is not very big, and is mostly concentrated among teenagers. However, because the subject matter is too violent or sensitive, it is not favored by orthodox filmmakers, who think that such movies are harmful.
It damages the mental health of young people, so there are not many such awards.
In Yi Feiyang's memory, in his previous life, there was only an event called the "Austin Fantasy Film Festival" that had the "Best Horror Movie Award".
There is a story about this very special film award.
In his previous life, Yi Feiyang watched a horror movie that was rumored to be "cool" called "The Human Centipede."
In terms of horror creativity, "The Human Centipede" can indeed be regarded as a cult movie. It connects three opposite doors to form a human centipede. Maybe only perverts occasionally have this idea! But in terms of plot details
, like most low-budget movies, there are too many bugs that cannot withstand scrutiny. Therefore, after watching this movie, Yi Feiyang really had nothing to say except to express his admiration for this perverted creativity.
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But when searching for information about this movie, Yi Feiyang discovered an interesting thing. Such a movie that disgusted many people actually won the Best Horror Movie Award at the "Austin Fantastic Film Festival", and the pervert in the movie The Doctor also won Best Actor.
This made Yi Feiyang curious, what kind of film festival actually awarded this film the Best Horror Film Award?!
Finally, after patient and careful research, Yi Feiyang finally knew the reason why this film won the award, "The Austin Fantasy Film Festival is known for its strong taste, specializing in horror, science fiction, weird and other films with extremely discordant content. The annual film festival A lot of famous or unknown writers, filmmakers and unrelated people will be invited to participate.”
As I continued reading, I was surprised to find some familiar names. The films that had participated in this film festival actually included "Antichrist", "Bloody Dawn", and "Zombieland". What surprised Yi Feiyang the most was that there were "Crazy Racing" by a certain mainland director!
From this point of view, regardless of the quality of the award-winning films in this film festival, the creativity alone should be enough to attract future attention!
But now, the "British Horror Film Festival" is almost 20 years ahead of the so-called "Super Violent Film Festival" in the future!
This shows what?
It shows that people began to pay attention to the survival status of horror movies in the world twenty years ago! They began to pay attention to the creation process of horror movies!
Therefore, in a sense, this so-called British Horror Film Festival will cause an inevitable "commotion" in the entire world of film circles. It is the best opportunity for rookie directors and actors to walk on the red carpet and make a name for themselves.
Fatty Gao Jiabao has this kind of mentality, hoping that Yi Feiyang can move his noble butt, go for a walk in the UK, show his face at film festivals, and increase his popularity.
But Yi Feiyang is an alternative, and in his opinion, even if he doesn't show up at the film festival, it won't have much impact on him. After all, he is considered "popular", although this kind of "popularity" makes him People have some headaches and ball pains.
The film shot actually scared an innocent old man to death!
Yi Feiyang really doesn't want to rely on this to become famous.
Whenever he sees the poor puppy, he will think of old John buried underground.
Yi Feiyang considers himself not a merciful person, but he is not the kind of cold-hearted guy who wants to be famous.
During this period, Yi Feiyang tried his best to avoid contact with the media, because he did not want to use the death of John Old to become famous. In his opinion, he did not need to be so mean. Even if he really wanted to stand out, he would have to rely on the movies he shot and his own reputation. True strength!
Although Yi Feiyang did not want to use the "Old John Death Incident" to promote himself, his partner company Paramount did not give up this power, and Yi Feiyang could not stop it, so "Buried Alive" and "Terror Cruise" became popular, and "Ghost Shadow" The movie CD of "Real Record" was sold out, and a lot of money flew over...
Facing all this, Yi Feiyang remained calm and did not look happy at all.
However, such a closed and peaceful life like his will soon be broken by an accident! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
