Ax Jun opened the car door first before Shi Zhijian, and when Shi Zhijian got in the car, Ax Jun got into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove away.
Looking at the shadow of the Bentley, everyone couldn't help but turned to look at Spielberg in confusion and said: "Director, who is that person?"
"He is an investor in this drama -" Spielberg said, "and also the president of Shinhwa Group!"
With a bang, everyone's heads exploded.
Investors?
Shinhwa CEO?
The most mysterious Chinese tycoon in the legend?
After a brief moment of silence--
"Tsk, what's so great about being a big boss? The shooting skills are so bad!" someone said unconvinced.
"Is it really bad?" Spielberg glanced at the man in a strange tone, "I hope you can compare the shots he shot with the shots we shot!"
The man made a comparison with disdain.
Others also came over to watch the fun.
I don’t know if I don’t compare, but looking at the shots shot by Shi Zhijian at this moment, it actually gives people a strong sense of reality! It’s as if the protagonists really encountered a witch in the forest!
The man looked surprised: "How could this happen?"
Others feel this strong sense of “realness” too!
For a moment, everyone had an indescribable feeling towards Shi Zhijian.
Spielberg closed his eyes. Of course he understood this feeling - when he felt Shi Zhijian's purpose in shooting like this, he felt a strong sense of frustration in his heart!
People are more annoying than others!
He is the director, but Shi Zhijian helped him outline the script.
He is the director, but the real shots were taken by Shi Zhijian!
There’s nothing fancy or show off, it’s just as real as it gets!
Spielberg knew that he was wrong from the beginning. He wanted to prove himself too much, so he used too many techniques in the filming. This is exactly what the drama "Blair Witch" needs!
Shi Zhijian's words seemed to ring in his ears again: "Remember, this is a mockumentary!"
…
In the previous life, the main reason why "Blair Witch" was able to slay everyone as a dark horse and become a Hollywood hit, attracting many low-cost movies to imitate later, is "reality"! To be precise, this drama
A horror film was shot using a pseudo-recording technique, which gives the impression that it is real!
When Shi Zhijian reviewed Spielberg's samples, he found that this sense of reality was very weak. The reason was that Spielberg shot the film as a drama, not a documentary.
The camera lens is very important. It is the language that connects the audience's emotions. Many times, the audience can figure out many details when they see the lens. However, Spielberg's "Blair Witch" gave the audience too little room to figure out the details, because
Spielberg was so anxious to tell the story clearly that he forgot that a documentary is not about telling stories, but about capturing reality. You don’t need to deliberately incorporate your emotions and opinions into this drama, all you have to do is
Record it accurately!
To put it more bluntly, a general film story director is a storyteller! As for a documentary director, he is a recorder!
Shi Zhijian believed that Spielberg could understand this and would reshoot some important scenes.
The fact is the same as Shi Zhijian guessed.
When Spielberg realized his mistake, he worked overtime that day, deleted some scenes again, and shot according to the method provided by Shi Zhijian.
For a time, for the first time, the drama "Blair Witch" had a lot of random, weird and weird shots.
Three days later, Shi Zhijian once again watched the dailies that Spielberg had re-shot and edited.
This time, Shi Zhijian was very satisfied.
When the final subtitles appeared, everyone in the sample room unanimously gave warm applause.
There were no outsiders watching the samples this time. Apart from Shi Zhijian, Jester, and Spielberg, they were the photographers of the film, the leading actors, and others.
"What do you think, Jester?" Shi Zhijian asked.
Shi Zhijian did not allow Jester to participate in the last preliminary review, but this time he took the initiative to invite him to come and follow the review together.
As the head of Shinhwa Entertainment, Jester also gave a very pertinent opinion: "This time is a gamble - God, I have never seen this kind of movie that turns a horror story into a documentary!"
Shi Zhijian smiled and looked at the others again.
Although Shi Zhijian knew that the movie "A Time and Space" had become a dark horse in Europe and the United States and was a hit at the box office, in this life, the environment and the quality of moviegoers are different, and he doesn't know whether the moviegoers will recognize this style of movie.
In fact, Shi Zhijian's concern is necessary. His last life was in 1999. At that time, European and American audiences had been baptized by wave after wave of horror movies and were in urgent need of a different style and fresh horror movie. "The Blair Witch Project"
"" happened to be born out of the blue, and it became a huge success and earned a lot of box office.
But the current time and space is 1972, and European and American audiences have not even seen enough vampire and zombie movies. If you suddenly give them a "pseudo-documentary" model like this, they might be scolded to death.
When Spielberg saw Shi Zhijian asking the question, he said honestly: "I have confidence in my film, but I don't know if the audience will like it! After all, this is my first time as a director, and I still can't figure out things like taste!"
Shi Zhijian nodded and suddenly looked at Ax Jun.
As Shi Zhijian's driver and bodyguard, Ax Jun is the only person besides Yan Xiong who can be by Shi Zhijian's side at any time.
Now Yan Xiong is busy eating Liuwei Dihuang Pills and serving Mrs. Deborah, and Ax Jun has become Shi Zhijian's only follower.
"Axe Jun, what do you think?" Shi Zhijian asked him.
Everyone was surprised and didn't understand why Shi Zhijian suddenly asked Ax Jun. They remembered well that Ax Jun didn't seem to even know English, and could only speak simple "three grams of oil" and "Fake Squid".
Ax Jun was also stunned. Others were sitting and admiring the samples just now, but he was the only one standing next to him as Shi Zhijian's bodyguard, with his back straight all the time.
When Shi Zhijian asked, Ax Jun scratched his head and said, "Sorry, Mr. Shi, I don't understand English."
Shi Zhijian smiled: "I didn't ask you if you knew English, I just asked you what you felt after watching this drama?"
"How do you feel?" Ax Jun said coldly: "I think this drama is ugly. It feels like a group of people are looking for something, and finally found it but they all died again! It's so boring, maybe the box office will be smashed! I like martial arts
Film, hey hey hey kind!"
Everyone looked at Axejun, a fool, with some astonishment, wondering how he could get to where he is today with such a temperament.
Shi Zhijian smiled: "It's best if you don't like it!"
"Huh?" Ax Jun scratched his head.
Others also looked at Shi Zhijian curiously, waiting for his explanation.
"Axe Jun is from Hong Kong like me. The movies that Hong Kong people like are very different from those that you Europeans and Americans like! Especially when it comes to horror movies..." Shi Zhijian said, "European and American horror movies are either bloody or have strong visual impact! Hong Kong horror movies
The film pays attention to action and the integrity of the storyline, and doesn’t like to leave suspense!”
"This "Blair Witch" is different from both traditional European and American movies and our Hong Kong movies, so it is difficult to satisfy both parties. Since Ax Jun can't understand it, it means it is not suitable for Hong Kong people's tastes. Then conversely,
It’s just European and American food!”
Shi Zhijian's dialectical theory made everyone confused.
But after all, this is an experimental work. Except for Shi Zhijian himself, everyone is not very optimistic about this film.
Why?
First, Spielberg is not famous as a director. He is just a young director who has never come to the UK to study.
Secondly, none of the actors in this drama are big names. In order to reduce the cost of filming, Jester hired young actors.
Third, the shooting technique of this kind of pseudo-documentary is too weird, and it may be difficult for the audience to accept it.
Movies are like this. A play is a gamble. Either the audience sells out and the box office is a hit;
It's the audience that has the final say.
It was a miracle that "Blair Witch" was so popular in the last time and space. Before this, the investors and directors of the show were not optimistic about their experimental shooting method. According to their words, "It's a complete joke."
, the money invested is not much anyway, so it doesn’t matter even if you lose!”
But in the end, God played a joke on them. This low-cost movie, which even they themselves were not optimistic about, earned 248 million at the box office with an investment of US$60,000.
Such a result made many Hollywood directors and major film companies miss the mark, so that this drama became a legend in global film history and will be remembered.
As someone who has experienced it, Shi Zhijian knows that this drama was definitely a hit in the last life, but in this life... no one can say for sure. After all, in addition to the release, there is also a series of publicity, distribution, and selection of schedules, theaters, etc.
Etc., these factors can restrict the success or failure of a play.
Therefore, Shi Zhijian could not be 100% sure about this drama. He could only shrug his shoulders and said with a smile: "The matter has come to an end. The most important thing now is to do a good job in publicity and distribution of this drama. Everyone can put forward any opinions they have.
Brainstorm ideas until the drama is officially released!"
As soon as Shi Zhijian heard that he wanted to collect opinions for publicity and dissemination, everyone started chirping again to express their opinions.
"Let's put up a poster, let's find a famous British artist to draw it!"
"Advertise in newspapers and TV! Just say that Shinhwa Entertainment's first movie will be released in the UK. Please pay more attention to it!"
Most of the propaganda methods proposed by everyone are those that have been used badly in this era.
Spielberg came up with a rather innovative idea, inviting media reporters to watch and holding a small preview screening.
In Hong Kong, many movies do this before they are released, but it is rare in Europe and the United States.
Shi Zhijian was thinking about how to sort out these opinions and put them into action when someone knocked on the door and came in to report: "Mr. Shi, His Royal Highness Wales called just now. Tomorrow is the funeral day of the Duke of Windsor, and you are specially invited to attend!"
"Huh?" Shi Zhijian was stunned for a moment, and suddenly he had a good idea in his mind!
…
As the former King of Great Britain, the Duke of Windsor knew many people, including foreign heads of state and dignitaries. It took time for those people to travel to and from England. Therefore, the Duke of Windsor did not go to the funeral immediately after his death. Instead, he stopped at Christ Church to receive
Good wishes to those relatives and friends, as well as international friends.
Now that the worship has been completed, he will be buried in the Royal Cemetery in accordance with the royal ceremonies of the British Empire.
On this day, everyone in the UK will bow their heads in silence for him, and many political and business leaders will take the initiative to attend the funeral ceremony.
As one of the invitees, Shi Zhijian also chose a black suit that day and entered the church where the ceremony was held with white flowers on his chest.
All the upper-class celebrities in the church are all princes of the British Empire, or powerful men in the business world. The worst of them are leaders in a certain industry, especially those with knighthoods, who wear title badges on their collars, shining brightly.
The badge symbolizes their identity.
Among so many people, only Shi Zhijian is a Chinese with black hair and black eyes, and he does not wear any badge.
Shi Zhijian felt that he was out of tune with the people around him, and even the big guys looked down upon him.
Some of those who looked at him a second time were just surprised that there was a Chinese person here in such an occasion.
The reason is that although Shi Zhijian has been in the UK for almost a year, has become a leader in the business world, and has received several royal awards, but because he is low-key and unwilling to reveal his identity, not many people know him.
But soon Shi Zhijian saw someone he knew—His Royal Highness Wells.
His Royal Highness Wells was receiving a foreign dignitary. When he saw Shi Zhijian, he nodded to Shi Zhijian and signaled him to wait a moment. After talking to the dignitary for a few more words, he turned and walked towards Shi Zhijian.
"Dear Shi, you are finally here!"
Wells shook hands with Shi Zhijian, then pointed around and said: "Do you feel awkward here? It doesn't matter, I will introduce you to a few more people later - now, the tall and thin man on the left is Chief Thomas, in charge
The British power system, without him, the entire London would be without power! Therefore, he is also known as one of the three heroes of Britain!"
"Uh, the Three Great Masters of England?" Shi Zhijian was surprised.
"You heard it right, the Three British Heroes are aimed at Jester and his group of three British bastards!" Wells explained, "Jester and the others were nicknamed because they were ridiculed. After all, the three of them used to be playboys.
Young people do nothing but are good at eating, drinking and having fun, but these three are truly outstanding!"
"Did you see that the fat man on the right is Commander Daniel, one of the Three Great Masters of England? He manages Britain's water conservancy projects. The entire city of London depends on him for water! The one among them is amazing, his name is Oliver Wade, and he just won the title this year.
He is thirty years old, but he is already a Viscount of the British Empire, in charge of British taxation, and a young and promising tax commissioner, raking in tens of billions of pounds for the finances every year!"
Shi Zhijian looked in the direction Wells was pointing. Forget about the thin Thomas and the fat Daniel, Wade was indeed a talented man. From a distance, he looked like a movie star. He was chatting and laughing with a graceful demeanor, and there were many beauties gathered around him.
As if sensing Shi Zhijian's appearance, Wade glanced sideways at Shi Zhijian, and seeing that he was an unfamiliar Chinese, a hint of contempt appeared in the corner of his mouth.