I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 119 [Slow down]

"Director Lu, on behalf of many fans and the media, we would like to ask, does your next film involve some folk methods like going out on horses, asking gods to get on your body, and helping spirits?"

In Maoyan Group,
The young and beautiful hostess held the microphone and asked softly, "Netizens are very concerned about these issues, but the trailer, which only appeared for a few seconds, really whetted the appetite."

As a ticketing platform that major theaters often cooperate with, Maoyan itself is also an entertainment company.

It's just that their business focus is similar to that of Light and Shadow Media, not on the cultivation of artists.

Of course, the Maoyan company is not like light and shadow, which has not adapted to the new era and started to decline. On the contrary, it has become more and more famous as it has become more closely tied to major platforms.

"Yes, our film mainly involves some content of the folk law of our Tang Dynasty."

Lu Zhengyi took the microphone and answered to the camera, "Among these dharma lines, the Fushi, which is more common in the southern region, will of course also appear."

They are now recording some promotional videos for the upcoming movie release.

At that time, these interview videos and trailer clips can be placed at the bottom of the ticket purchase interface as a small column like behind-the-scenes tidbits and answers.

"So, when the time comes, will the things that netizens speculate appear?"

The hostess continued to ask, "Please take the upper body, and then... slay demons and demons?"

"There will be."

Lu Zhengyi nodded and gave a fairly positive answer.

Except, almost.

But was blocked.

"I didn't expect it to actually exist."

The hostess said with regret in her tone, "Actually, there are many netizens on the Internet who are not optimistic about this kind of plot."

"They felt that if a horror movie had this type of fight, it wouldn't be a horror movie."

"It should be called fantasy, mythology film."

Lu Zhengyi thought for a while, picked up the microphone, "Well... I think it depends on how the director shoots it."

"Just judging the entire film from a small plot, which may not take a few minutes, I think it is a bit... careless."

"The suggestion is that seeing is believing, it will be better."

The hostess laughed and said:

"Director Lu really is, he doesn't want to reveal anything."

"Then I won't ask more about the plot. If netizens are interested, they can go to the theater to support it on September 9th. Seeing is believing."

"However, apart from the plot, there are still some other problems on the netizen side."

As she spoke, she picked up her mobile phone, "For example, what do you think about the statement that righteous gods do not possess bodies, and possessions are not righteous gods?"

"The gods that appear in the movie Curse, are they righteous gods?"

This problem is rather acute.

If you give a bad answer, you will offend many people.

However, most media will give the interviewee a list of specific questions before the interview, and there are very few questions on the spot.

And the cat's eye is the same.

Therefore, Lu Zhengyi had already thought about his answer early in the morning.

"First of all, I am not a professional person. I just learned and consulted a lot of knowledge according to the needs of the script in order to make this movie well. From what I have seen, in fact, whether it is folk Dharma or orthodox Taoism, Buddhism came later."

"Actually, in our Tang Kingdom's impression, we don't really care whether this god is legitimate or not."

"What do we pay more attention to? Is it useful?"

The hostess did not expect such an answer, but after thinking carefully, she nodded, "Indeed, we Tang people are more pragmatic."

"Yes, it's more pragmatic. Which god is useful and more effective, then which one to worship."

Lu Zhengyi then replied, "It's like in ancient times, those locusts often ate farmers' crops."

"Then what should we do? Someone caught a very large locust and said it was the locust god. We built temples and worshiped it as a god, so these locusts would not eat our crops."

"But did it work in the end? It was useless. I worshiped the locust god. Those locusts should be eaten, and they should be eaten as usual. It's useless. Turn around, let alone locusts, the locust god was caught, fried, and cooked!"

When the question changed from being a righteous god to eating locusts, the hostess smiled politely and didn't continue to ask, but asked about other things, "But speaking of it, we also noticed that Director Lu has made two horror films in succession. There is a little bit of meaning that he wants to specialize in this aspect."

"Then does this mean that you are more interested in these ghosts and ghosts? Do you believe in these?"

"For things like cultivation, immortality, ghosts and gods..."

Lu Zhengyi took the microphone and answered one by one.

"It must be more interesting. When people are alive, they always have to do something they like."

"As for, believe it or not, there is a belief, and if you don't believe it, you don't have it."

"And then practice..."

Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile, "Isn't life in this world just a practice?"

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"It's been a long time since I saw so many people in a movie theater."

"It seems that they are all like us. They want to watch that horror movie. Absolutely. This is the first time I went to the cinema to watch a horror movie."

"It's the second time for me, but when I watched it last time, it was only me and a friend in the audience, and the two of them booked the venue directly."

"I thought there would be fewer people watching the Mid-Autumn Festival."

"Come on, if we hadn't bought tickets one day in advance, we wouldn't be able to sit here now. So many people watching horror movies together, there is no such atmosphere."

"But have you watched that interview? That Director Lu... is a bit strong."

"A bit handsome, but more fierce."

"Indeed, it's scary. No wonder you dare to make this kind of film. Even ghosts are afraid of evil people."

Netizens said, "Who will watch horror movies during the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Except for some unknown small theaters, relatively few people paid attention to it.

Those large cinema chains such as 'Earth', 'Tang Ying', and 'Qianda' are basically fully booked.

This can't help but make people think that this is some kind of Spring Festival, big-budget movie.

But in fact, this is a low-cost horror film.

"It really feels like... a dream."

In the corner of the theater, Lu Zhengyi followed Zhang Yu and Xu Feng wearing a mask.

This time, they didn't have the entire crew present.

He was not well-known before, and no one recognized him when he organized a group to watch the movie.

But it's different now.

If you really want a dozen or 20 people to gather in a corner, and sit there, you must be recognized.

"Did you hear that, Director Lu?"

Zhang Yu said in a low voice, "Why does it feel like everyone is discussing our movie?"

"Am I dreaming right now?"

"After a few months, is our fame so big?"

A few months ago, with all the members of their crew combined, only half of the seats were seated for a show.

What now?
Hey, it's full!
Not only was it full, but everyone was talking about the contents of the "Mantra"!

Zhang Yu couldn't believe it, he just thought it was a dream.

"A lot of people probably didn't show up to support "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village", so this time, I'm here to make up a ticket to support the new film." Lu Zhengyi guessed, "But it's also possible. It's a very novel experience to come to the cinema to watch a horror movie."

But to be honest, he himself was a little emotional.

A few months ago, a group of them sat here like minions.

As for movies, not many people watch or discuss them.

Lu Zhengyi still remembered that it was April Fool's Day at that time, and the few movies that were released on the same schedule were all starring famous actors.

That day, in the waiting area, no one except their crew was discussing the old corpse of the mountain village.

Even in the theater, sit down.

The audience who bought the tickets talked about topics that had nothing to do with the film, such as "why are there so many people", "I said I would go to see that literary film", "it's not good if there are too many people...", it doesn't sound like you are serious about watching a film.

But now?

"I'm in tears, Brother Zhengyi, we are really going to be on fire."

Xu Feng, who was playing with his mobile phone, also yelled, and immediately turned to the screen, "This hasn't premiered yet, and we're already getting so much topic on Weibo."

"I think when we finish watching the movie, it should be on the hot search."

"I am super, with such a high degree of discussion, it will take a few days to dominate the list!"

The more he talked, the more excited he became.

This is much more reliable than it was like a shooting star, jumping up to Hot Search 47 with a swish, and then falling down with a bang!
"Be quieter, be quieter!"

Lu Zhengyi hurriedly covered his mask, and covered his mouth under the mask by the way.

Then, he looked nervously at the other people beside him.

"You all keep your voice down!"

"Don't worry about whether it's popular or not. Let me say it first. When you go in and take a look, no matter who is sitting on both sides, don't discuss it. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we go back."

"And you, I didn't buy a ticket for you this time, you will wait later."

He said the last sentence to Chu Renmei.

No one looked at it before, there are a lot of empty seats, and it’s fine to buy a seat.

Now that the seats are full, how can we waste a share of the audience for Chu Renmei?

If she wanted to watch it, she could just go home and watch the finished film.

"What are you afraid of? If you recognize them, I will sign them at the worst."

Xu Feng rubbed his hands, "As the leader of the late stage group, I have been practicing signature for a long time recently."

By the time we spoke, it was nearly time.

Next to it, the audience in the waiting area had already got up one after another, preparing to enter the arena.

Lu Zhengyi didn't speak.

"Silly boy, you haven't entered yet, and if you are recognized, you will be recognized."

But Zhang Yu stood up, shook his head and answered his words, "But if you are recognized later, or when you come out, then it's not asking for your autograph, it's killing you!"

While talking, he tightened the mask on his face.

"Let's talk about it first. When you are recognized, don't take me with you. It's like you don't know me."

"I'm almost fifty, and I can't stand the toss."

"Especially you, Director Lu, you are such a big guy. I was worried that several people were staring at you just now. Didn't you tell the Maoyan person to release the interview video later?"

(End of this chapter)