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

Chapter 184 [The next film will have a good ending]

In regular theaters, various safety signs are posted everywhere.

Firefighting, responsibility reminders, obligatory reminders for viewers with heart disease, high blood pressure, easily frightened constitution...

When all warnings comply with the standards of the Film and Television Bureau, if an accident occurs while watching a movie in a cinema, the cinema or the film studio will not be held responsible.

At least not legally.

But most of the time, film producers and theaters will still be affected by this.

After all, it is a human life.

Comments such as 'This movie scares people to death', 'This theater scares people to death', 'This movie is very unlucky...' will appear, and due to the spread of some gossip, the movie will be suspended. , or even be directly sent back for retrial.

At the same time, out of humanitarian considerations, the hospital will generally provide burial expenses to the deceased to a certain extent.

Even though this is an adult who stubbornly chooses to participate even though he knows that his mental quality is average or he suffers from related diseases.

But the death is huge, and generally the impact on movies and theaters is not small.

"Yes, I just arrived and am going to take a taxi to the hospital."

night,

Hong Kong City Airport,

Lu Zhengyi bought a plane ticket as soon as he got the news and came to Hong Kong alone to confirm the actual situation.

As soon as he left the airport, he received a call from Zhang Xueming.

Because now that the movie is released, Light and Shadow Media, as the promotion company, is the main battlefield, so she did not follow him, but sat at the rear.

"Is there already relevant news? Just passed out?"

Lu Zhengyi was waiting for the car on the side of the road while answering the phone, "OK, OK, I know that a girl in her twenties can't be frightened so easily."

"But I'd better go take a look. It's here."

"Fans of Bai Shaoshang? It shouldn't be that bad. They all went to the hospital. Is it true that they were frightened into coma or fake? The equipment can still make a rough judgment."

But after learning the truth, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, no one wants to be involved with a human life for no reason, and for such a ridiculous reason.

'Exaggerating the facts' In this era where everyone is a member of the self-media, this kind of thing often happens.

For example, an ambulance came from a shopping mall, Internet cafe, or movie theater, and the ambulance personnel took a person away on a stretcher.

Next to me, people who didn't know the truth took a photo with their mobile phone and captioned it with the words 'Someone died here in XX mall' and 'Really, he was just carried away. ', 'It seems to be an acute myocardial infarction'... and the like.

Even if the person involved clarifies the truth afterwards, the person who posted the post only needs to delete the video, photos, and text.

But for those who eat half of the melon, the impression will only be left in the 'XX shopping mall. '

And then, they will continue to act as spreaders, and the incident spreads more and more widely with one person after another, and it is well-founded. As for whether the truth is really the case, no one except the victim has the time to investigate.

But the business of the shopping mall will be affected by rumors like 'a person died'.

"Stop talking, the car is here."

As a car stopped in front of Lu Zhengyi, he hung up the phone and got into the car.

While waiting, no one around the airport looked at him.

Even though he is big and recognizable.

But when Lu Zhengyi traveled, he was basically not recognized.

As for Zhang Xueming's speculation on whether the fans of Terror in the Night may be causing trouble this time, although he doesn't think so, he doesn't rule out the possibility.

Although Nightmare has been cancelled.

The popularity was gradually engulfed by The First Commandment, whose box office data gradually increased.

But Bai Shaoshang's fans still haven't given up on "pursuing responsibility". They are like carving out a small land that belongs to them on the Internet, no matter what other people's judgments are. What kind of statement.

But they have always been active in that separately circled area, as fans of Nightmare and as anti-fans of The First Commandment.

This kind of enclosing one's own cuteness is extremely common in the fan circle.

If they wanted to withdraw The First Commandment like Nightmare, it would be possible to do something like this.

However, it is not an easy task to be frightened into coma under the examination of modern scientific instruments.

'It's quite a talent. '

Looking out the car window at the buildings being thrown backward, Lu Zhengyi's expression became helpless.

No matter who the person who was frightened into a coma was, or whether he was a real spectator, the hospital has already checked the results.

A horror movie can be scary.

But it can’t be really scary enough to scare people to death.

Maybe for some extreme horror fanatics, this is a good thing.

They will be more happy and excited to buy movie tickets and go to the venue to watch.

But for those viewers who regard horror movies as a kind of entertainment and only pursue psychological stimulation to a certain extent, it is greatly dissuaded.

It's like some zombie movies that blindly pursue blood and violence while ignoring the plot.

This is a good thing for those who just like to see people disemboweled and corpses scattered everywhere, but these people are only a very small number.

More people can't accept this kind of pure blood.

Therefore, in China, every film produced by Zhengyi Lu is actually within the acceptable level of the audience.

Of course the audience will feel scared, but they will not be so frightened that they fall into coma or become ill.

After all, he is one of his own, so he still abides by the rules.

Under such circumstances, if a person is frightened to the point of coma by the plot of the movie, most of the time he can only think about it too much.

For horror movies, an audience who likes to fantasize in their minds can at least increase the level of horror by [-]%.

"Ward [-]..."

When he arrived at the hospital, after Lu Zhengyi learned the patient's ward from the front desk, he took the fruit basket he bought near the hospital and headed there.

"Dong dong dong."

At the door of Ward No. [-], Lu Zhengyi knocked softly a few times before opening the door and walking in.

The ward is not a separate special care unit, so there are three beds and three patients in the room.

And they're all women.

After he entered the room, everyone in the ward unconsciously turned their eyes here, whether they were patients or caregivers.

Immediately afterwards, everyone lowered their voices unconsciously, and even their eyes began to dodge, not daring to look at Lu Zhengyi.

Although the patients in the three beds all had the same reaction.

But Lu Zhengyi recognized at a glance who the woman was who was so frightened that she fell into a coma after watching his movie.

At the same time, the doubts in my heart disappeared along the way, replaced by a deep sense of helplessness.

"Miss Lin Zimo?"

Lu Zhengyi walked forward, holding a fruit basket, and came to the innermost hospital bed.

On the hospital bed, a tall woman with a beautiful face was looking at him solemnly, "Lu, Director Lu, why are you here?"

She shouted softly and recognized Lu Zhengyi.

Then, I wanted to stand up.

"There's no need to get up, Miss Lin. You'd better have a good rest."

Lu Zhengyi quickly spoke up and said in a very easy-going tone, "I didn't expect that we would meet again in this way."

"Last time on the plane, I heard that you wanted to support our movie. It seemed that you were really working very hard to support it."

"However, when it comes to things like watching horror movies, it's better for us to do what we can."

As he spoke, he pulled a chair from the side and sat down, placing the fruit basket next to it.

On the hospital bed, Lin Zimo carefully moved to the other side, farther away.

"I'm very sorry, it was because I passed out in the theater, so..."

She said in a quieter voice.

Lin Zimo also seems to be aware of the impact of being carried out by medical staff from the theater on the First Commandment.

"No, no, no, it's us who want to apologize to you."

Lu Zhengyi quickly said, "Maybe we haven't decided on this, the level of the film."

Lin Zimo, the stewardess they met on the plane last time the Mei Civet Cat crew went to Zhang Yu's house.

At that time, she also tested herself a little.

It turned out to be a success.

It really made her see something from the performance of the other members of the Mei Tanuki crew.

And it was probably for this reason that Lin Zimo was frightened and sent to the hospital after watching the first commandment.

"No, no, actually the classification is just right, it's just me..."

Lin Zimo heard his explanation and quickly wanted to say something.

But when the words came to his lips, he stopped.

Her eyes drifted around Lu Zhengyi unconsciously.

Yes, she was not looking at Lu Zhengyi, but looking for something beside him.

"Ms. Lin, movies are movies, reality is reality."

Looking at her expression, Lu Zhengyi knew what she was looking for.

But he pretended not to know and continued the topic.

"Please don't take the plot in the movie as true."

"Actually, when I was filming some films, I was also aware that there were a lot of rumors about me and my crew on the Internet, but as for this situation..."

"We are more permissive."

His expression became a little distressed, "Originally, I shouldn't have said these words to you, and I shouldn't have said them to the audience so directly."

"But it seems that you are also a serious lover of horror movies. In order to avoid affecting your later interests and hobbies, I still have to make it clear."

"As for the things mentioned on the Internet, if we wanted to, we could have asked the platform to delete them and deal with them. But we have not done so because we felt that the audience had some speculations after watching the film, which was against our crew. recognition.”

"As a director and as a crew, we are very happy to see the audience being able to immerse themselves in the film we shot."

When he spoke, the patients in other wards nearby also pricked up their ears.

Especially some young people, who seemed to have finally recognized Lu Zhengyi, were comparing photos on the encyclopedia with their mobile phones.

"Actually, as artists, we can understand your situation. After all, people who are more emotional in this regard are particularly prone to falling out of love electronically."

Lu Zhengyi did not shy away from others and continued, "It's like spending a period of time watching a movie, a TV series, or a novel. If you can really immerse yourself in it and enter the world created by the creator, .”

"Then after reading it, you will unconsciously feel a...empty feeling in your heart. It's like although the plot is over, the world is not over yet. The protagonist will continue to live in a place that he cannot see, and the plot is still there. It will continue to develop, but I won’t be able to participate.”

"Immersing the audience is probably the highest level we pursue as artists. So for people like you who are immersed in the film and react to it, we are actually very...excited, but in addition to excitement, We personally believe that electronic lovelorn also has a time limit, we cannot live in a false world all the time, we must face reality."

His tone was easy-going.

The calm tone accompanied by the quiet atmosphere in the ward makes people listen in unconsciously.

"Yes, yes, so this is called electronic lovelorn?"

Next to him, someone suddenly interrupted.A young man accompanying the hospital bed next to him nodded in agreement, "I am following some more classic love stories. The plot often only develops to the process of the male protagonist and the female protagonist getting to know each other, but their daily life after confirming their relationship is just... Very little part of the ending.”

"In this case, I feel empty inside."

"I often can't help but think about what their daily life will be like after they get together."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped on the palm by the woman on the hospital bed.

"Sorry, Director Lu, I disturbed your conversation."

The woman apologized and taught the man a lesson, "Why are you eavesdropping on other people's conversations?"

"It's okay, it's okay. This is a public place, and our voices are not quiet. It's not easy not to be heard."

Lu Zhengyi quickly waved his hand and replied:
"This guy is very good at what he said, especially the kind of work that I have been chasing for a long time."

"Looking at it every day has become a habit."

"When it comes to the end, the emotion of regret that I couldn't participate in it comes up. It's very complicated, but it's worth recalling. This is probably why some works are called spiritual food."

But as he spoke, he turned his attention to Lin Zimo.

What she said just now was all to make her believe that the things in the movie were false.

Other people's reactions don't matter.

Lin Zimo didn't interrupt during the whole process, he just sat silently on the hospital bed and looked directly at Lu Zhengyi.

"So... Director Lu, do you need me to clarify anything with you now?"

After Lu Zhengyi stopped speaking, Lin Zimo spoke.

She could guess the purpose of the other party's coming.

"I definitely hope you can help clarify the matter." Lu Zhengyi's eyes fell on the quilt that completely wrapped her body. "If it is convenient, can you cooperate with me to take a photo? Of course, if necessary, , you can wear a mask.”

He pulled out the medical mask he got from the front desk.

"No problem, no problem, this is what I should do."

Lin Zimo said quickly, stretched out his trembling palm to take the mask from his hand, then took it apart and put it on again.

Lu Zhengyi smiled and turned on the front camera of his phone, pointed it at himself and her, and took a photo.

"Thank you for your hard work. We will bear the cost of hospitalization."

While Lu Zhengyi was talking, he sent the photo to Zhang Xueming for her to handle.

"No, no, no, no, no, that's my problem."

Lin Zimo quickly waved his hand, very nervously, "I can just pay it myself."

"This is actually free marketing, isn't it?"

Lu Zhengyi smiled and replied, "For a horror movie, there is no better advertisement than this."

"But this process is not very pleasant for you."

"So I still hope that I can bear the cost of hospitalization, as a return gift to a fan who enthusiastically supports me, okay?"

Lin Zimo opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"But you are sick and no one is here to accompany you?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at the empty hospital bed. Not to mention the caregivers, there were no fruits or milk at all.

Compared with the other two beds of patients, her bed seemed a bit monotonous.

"No, no need."

Lin Zimo smiled and replied, "I'm fine alone."

She thought Lu Zhengyi was going to stay.

"This……"

Lu Zhengyi looked at her with a somewhat regretful expression, "Then let me leave you my contact information. If you have anything else, you can contact me directly."

He watched Lin Zimo unlock the phone directly and put it on the table without handing it over.

Lu Zhengyi took it regretfully and entered his mobile phone number inside.

After that, he didn't stay in the ward for much longer. After all, the two of them were really unfamiliar and just met each other.

But now, Lin Zimo is more wary of him.

"But, is Director Lu famous?"

"Of course, sister, haven't you heard of the old corpse of the mountain village?"

"Eh? Is that the director of Yamamura Old Corpse?"

"Here I go, that's a great director. I heard that several of his works are very famous. Although he looks fierce, he has a very easy-going attitude."

"Yes, he is indeed a great director. His words are very artistic and he spoke out all the things in my heart that I could not express. Moreover, his words are so comfortable. I feel that if he becomes a teacher, he should be a very good teacher. Awesome teacher. When I was in class, I couldn't listen to those teachers at all, but Director Lu was different."

"But this young lady, watch a horror movie, as for..."

When Lu Zhengyi left, he could still hear voices coming from the ward behind him.

The other patients were talking about him, and occasionally chatted with Lin Zimo.

However, Lu Zhengyi didn't listen much and walked away directly, going to the front desk to pay the fee.

Lin Zimo didn't believe what he just said.

Although the other patients listened with interest, her attitude was firm.

From the beginning to the end, Lin Zimo maintained a kind of wariness and fear towards Lu Zhengyi, as if... he regarded him as one of those upper body evil spirits in the first commandment.

That's why he left her his contact information.

If he can be successfully persuaded, he won't stay.

"How about it?"

After walking out of the hospital, Lu Zhengyi came to the road. While calling Zhang Xueming, he looked at the streets with fewer and fewer people.

As soon as he arrived in Hong Kong City, he rushed to the hospital without stopping.

After it was over, it was late at night.

It's relatively quiet near the hospital.

"The announcement will be issued later. In line with the news, the matter will be clarified soon."

On the phone, Zhang Xueming replied, "However, the film and television bureau still issued a request that the film's rating needs to be raised to a higher level."

"It's okay. As long as we don't cancel the file, it's not a big problem."

Lu Zhengyi was not surprised by this result.

"But it's so late now, can you book a return ticket?"

Zhang Xueming asked in a low voice.

"I definitely can't go back today, I have to stay here for one night."

Lu Zhengyi looked at a taxi coming from a distance and quickly waved, "But if I go tomorrow, I want to fly to Chongqing first."

"Going to see Wang Xiaoxu?"

Zhang Xueming soon knew his plan.

"Yes, although his parents have someone to help him deal with it, I think he still has to go and have a look." Lu Zhengyi replied, "And in his state, if he can't find anyone he trusts, he has no way to contact me by phone. If you can go all the way back to the villa to find me, I still have to go."

"Okay, Dad Lu."

Zhang Xueming's voice was a bit teasing, "Take good care of that child. It won't be a problem if he doesn't come back tomorrow."

Not to be outdone, Lu Zhengyi replied:
"No problem, Mother Zhang."

"Then I'll leave the movie to you. Also, please keep an eye on that big kid Xiao Ming. It's his first time doing promotions so he doesn't accidentally get tricked."

"That kid is a little impulsive."

After saying these words, the phone fell silent.

After a while, Zhang Xueming finally said 'hmm'.

"Then..."

Lu Zhengyi got into the car and planned to hang up the phone.

"Speaking of which, have you thought about what film you are going to make next?"

But on the phone, Zhang Xueming's voice rang again.

Lu Zhengyi got into the car, told the driver the name of the hotel, and then replied, "Well... there are a few options."

"……several?"

Zhang Xueming paused for a moment, "Who gave you your script?"

"Just think of it as a gift from another world."

Lu Zhengyi said with a smile.

"Okay, you are always vague when asking questions like this."

Zhang Xueming was a little disappointed.

"But this film is probably one of those hallucination films, dealing with mental issues or something like that."

Lu Zhengyi changed the topic appropriately.

"Eh? Isn't that cliche?"

When work was officially mentioned, Zhang Xueming's attention was indeed attracted.

"This film should be more of a thriller, but there will also be ghosts."

Lu Zhengyi explained, "It can be regarded as a mutual salvation between the two patients."

"I still have the script. Well, I'm still reading it. I'll show it to you when I finish it."

"It's been a long time since I've seen a book with a happy ending."

Zhang Xueming couldn't help laughing, "It's been so long. Which of your movies has a good ending?"

"Mountain……"

Lu Zhengyi blurted out and wanted to talk about the old corpse of the mountain village, but after thinking about it, he changed the ending. It was an open ending. No one knew whether Chu Renmei let the two of them go.

The curse definitely doesn't end well.

But just two pupils?Um……

Lu Zhengyi was speechless. So far, none of the characters in the movies he has made seems to have a good ending.

Either dead, disabled, or possessed.

"All in all, this is a book with a happy ending."

He emphasized, cleverly skipping the previous topic.

"you really……"

Zhang Xueming laughed again.

The two of them were chatting, but the car slowly stopped.

Only then did Lu Zhengyi realize that a long time had passed.

(End of this chapter)