"This movie gave me a creepy feeling. Even though there was no devil in the movie until the end, I felt chills on my back!"
"At first, I thought the picture captured on the DVD was terrible, and I even had the urge to leave the cinema. But after watching it for a few minutes, I was suddenly attracted by the plot, and it felt so real! Yes, my God, I finally
I thought about why this movie was shot in dv, for the sense of realism! Yes, the blurry dv picture just highlights the realism of this movie! Director Forrest made a good mistake!"
"Oh my god, who is this screenwriter Eleven? He is such a genius. This reminds me of the previous movie "This Man is from Earth"... Although they are two movies with different themes, they seem to have gone beyond traditional movies.
way!"
"Maybe this is a revolution in movies? Maybe horror movies can be produced without too many special effects, too many shooting equipment and scenes?"
"There is no doubt that this "Ghost Story" is this year... no, it is the best horror movie in the past few years! It is much better than that "October 33rd"! Although "October 33rd"
It is also scary, but the feeling of fear only arises when watching it. As for "The Ghost Story", it seems to be unforgettable. Even after watching it, I still feel trembling, as if there is something in the house.
…I shouldn’t be able to sleep at night…”
"The name of the movie "The Ghost Story", wait a minute! Is it possible that everything in this movie is true? Maybe, this is a documentary?"
"..."
"Record of Ghosts" has indeed received both praise and criticism in China.
But in the United States, it has been well received.
At first, not many people went to the cinema to watch the movie, and the ticket sales were average. But as the first batch of people watched "The Ghost Story" and were frightened, they immediately went to the largest movie network in the United States and wrote tremblingly.
wrote his own message.
Reality!
Yes, Americans are always interested in weird things. In addition, although the plot in "Ghost Story" may seem bland, when you really watch it, you will feel that this movie is
The suffocating horror in the movie...
This feeling of terror is continuous! It is not just temporary like "October 33rd".
The ratings of "Record of a Ghost Story" also started to rise instantly. The total score of Fanshu Movie's online movie is 10. This "Record of a Ghost Story" instantly got a high score of 8.8 points, directly beating "October 33rd"
"" scored a full 3 points and ranked in the top ten of Hollywood movies' new ratings. Not only did the rating reach the top ten, but some niche horror fans even tried to push "The Ghost Story" into the recommendation position of a classic must-see...
…
Overnight, "Ghost Story" seems to be a hit...
Generally speaking, if a movie with an investment of 70,000 US dollars can earn 100,000 US dollars at the premiere, it will be considered a good box office result. Now, the first day of the premiere is 200,000 US dollars...
this……
etc!
Already exploded!
"It exploded, it exploded!"
"It's incredible. This movie actually became a hit!"
Forrest stayed up all night, staring at the online reviews and box office with eyes full of blood. In the past, the box office would be released in the early morning of the same day, but this time the box office statistics of major theaters seemed to be particularly slow...
Forrest waited from early morning until noon the next day to get the box office statistics reports of major theater chains!
When the final box office statistics came out, Forrest's eyes widened!
…………………………
"Boss...is he here?"
"What's wrong?"
"Dear boss, guess what I'm calling you for now? It must be midnight over there, right?"
"How much is the box office of "The Ghost Story"?"
"Boss, can't you cooperate with me a little? You asked about the box office as soon as you came up. This is too much. Can you have a sense of humor?"
"Ah... Forrest, it's incredible that you can call me. God, is there anything great? I'm so excited..."
"boss……"
"What's wrong?"
"Your acting skills are a bit exaggerated..."
"Didn't you say you won't cooperate with you? I'll cooperate with you..."
"Boss, this taste is different. This... you should be more sincere..."
"Well, dear Forrest, let me ask you sincerely, what is our box office?"
On the other end of the phone.
Forrest's smile gradually disappeared.
The excitement gradually turned into confusion.
He felt that the scenario he planned was completely different.
Planning...
He cadenced a bit, deliberately raising some other issues, and then went around to the box office. Of course, the box office also had to be carefully considered, and he had to think about it before he told his boss about the final results.
However……
My boss doesn't play by the rules at all.
The reaction was completely beyond his expectation.
Although the boss's cooperative voice, tone, and language were very powerful just now...
but……
Why does it sound like you just take the time to deal with it casually?
Forrest suddenly felt a little hurt.
Finally, Forrest took a deep breath.
"Boss! The box office of our "Ghost Story" just exceeded 200,000..."
"oh……"
"boss."
"What's wrong?"
“Our box office on the opening day exceeded 200,000!”
"I heard it, two hundred thousand... Well, although the results are a bit worse, don't be discouraged, it will get better. In fact, the results are not bad... I can protect my capital and maybe make a small profit."
"ah?"
"It's late, don't think too much, and don't be sad. Don't we have a saying in China that failure is the mother of success... If you fail this time, you will succeed next time? Good night..."
"Oh...good night, boss."
"Good night."
After Forrest hung up the phone, he looked blankly into the distance.
Is there something wrong with what I just said?
Failure is the mother of success?
etc!
That’s not right!
Did our "Ghost Chronicles" score poorly?
Not bad!
The total investment was less than US$80,000, but the box office on the first day was US$200,000. This is a horror movie!
Moreover, this result was obtained without much resource support and with an average film schedule. This result is actually quite good, right?
Even among the midnight movies of the same period, "The Ghost Story" has the potential to become a hit.
but……
Why are you still comforting me?
Forrest couldn't understand. He put down the phone and sat in his office chair, falling into self-doubt.
He subconsciously looked out the window.
The noon sun outside the window seemed to be a little dazzling to his eyes.
It’s noon in the United States, and midnight in China…
At this moment, Forrest suddenly became enlightened.
He suddenly understood!
Looking at the movies that Lu Yuan started out with, it seems that they have always produced big box office results with small investments...
"Groundhog Day", "Buried Alive", "The Wanderer"...
These movies also require little investment.
But the box office sales are getting stronger each time.
Especially "This Man is from Earth"...
When thinking of "This Man Came From Earth", Forrest took a deep breath and compared it with his own "Ghost Chronicles".
It seems that in this comparison, the box office performance of "The Ghost Story" is indeed not very impressive.
It seems that the boss is very dissatisfied.
In just a few minutes, Forrest went from excitement to despair, to despair, then to reflection, and then reflection to realization.
Just when he thought he completely understood his boss's mood, his phone rang.
"boss?"
"Ah, Forrest, congratulations! Congratulations on the box office success of "The Ghost Story". When I have time, I will go to the United States to give you a good celebration party!"
"???"
What?
Forrest trembled and almost stopped holding the phone.
The voice on the other end of the phone was very excited, and sounded a little bit excited.
Forrest stared at the phone as if he had seen a ghost, and then stared at it for a long time.
At this moment, when he saw that the phone was indeed Lu Yuan's number, and that it was Lu Yuan's voice on the phone, he was confused.
???
Is the boss schizophrenic?
…………………………………………
Although Lu Yuan's brain circuit is slightly different from other people's, it is not to the point of schizophrenia.
At least he's mentally normal.
After being busy until midnight, I felt a little tired.
Fatigue caused the brain to react a beat slower.
When he heard Fores talking about the box office of 200,000 yuan, he thought that the 200,000 box office was in RMB and not in US dollars, but in his mind he automatically converted the more than 70,000 US dollars previously invested into more than 500,000 RMB...
…
In other words, there was a slight deviation in the way he converted.
Compared with the investment of 500,000 yuan and the box office of 200,000 yuan, the results in China are indeed quite average, even for horror movies, they are also average...
I invested 500,000 yuan, made a premiere of 200,000 yuan, and deducted the box office share. Can this result be considered good?
Just a small profit at most...
A small profit is acceptable, at least it’s not a loss...
Lu Yuan yawned and walked onto the bed...
But when he was lying down, he was suddenly startled!
wrong!
Forrest seems...
Is there US dollars over there?
Damn, damn, damn!
He's awake!
I no longer feel sleepy in an instant...
Convert 200,000 U.S. dollars into RMB, that’s 1.4 million RMB!
I invested RMB 600,000 and received a box office of RMB 1.4 million, and it was the first day...
This is a total profit, okay? It can be said that it is a huge profit!
then……
He was so excited that he immediately called Forres to congratulate him. He seemed to have completely forgotten that just a few minutes ago, he was comforting Forres and said that failure is the mother of success...
……………………
James frowned.
He is naturally concerned about the box office performance of "The Ghost Story".
The box office did not exceed his expectations and was indeed a hit.
After watching the box office, James stared at the screenwriter and director.
He noticed something.
Although Forrest is the director, in the detailed information, Forrest seems to be an executive director...
Executive director and director are not the same.
The difference is quite big. If you really want to think about it carefully, they are people like assistant directors.
eleven……
James noticed the screenwriter again.
Maybe Eleven is the director of this movie?
Forrest is just an agent?
He frowned.
He checked the information online.
But found absolutely nothing...
Then he made a phone call to Jenny.
A few minutes later Jenny came in with some information.
"Director James...this is the information of screenwriter Eleven."
"Why are the information all blank?"
"Can't find..."
"Huh? You can't even find it?"
"Yes, Forrest has done a good job of keeping secrets. We can't find any information at all..."