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

Chapter 244 [The brain is the culprit]

"What's the matter?"

Early the next morning, as soon as Lu Zhengyi went downstairs to the hotel restaurant, he saw Zhang Yu eagerly holding a bowl of noodles and asking, "What can Xiao Li ask you to do for me?"

"I want to make a horror movie, but I don't know how to do it. Come here to learn from it."

Lu Zhengyi did not hide anything from him, and explained what happened last night in a few words.

He was quite surprised that a director came to ask him for advice on how to shoot.

But at the same time as he was surprised, he was also a little secretly happy.

As a human being, you are more or less interested in being a teacher.

Especially things that interest you.

A beginner who just arrived at the river couldn't catch a fish for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask the experienced fisherman next to him for advice. The other person would give some pointers about how to build a nest first and whether the bait was good.The writer who was writing a novel for the first time was having a hard time even signing a contract, so he couldn't help but ask in the group, and there would be more or less people willing to help read the article and find out what the problem was.It is the first time for a new player to play. At the beginning, he explains to the players in the same game on the public screen. Occasionally, he can get understanding and guidance from others. What skills should be used? How many minutes will it take to reach the dragon pit...

When asked for advice from others, most people are willing to be teachers as long as they have the ability.

In addition to kindness, the person involved often enjoys the process of teaching a novice as a veteran.

Lu Zhengyi is in such a state now.

The prerequisite for him to engage in this industry is that he likes it.

And for people who also like filming to come to ask for advice, this makes him unconsciously feel proud that he has reached the level where others can ask for advice and has the ability to teach others.

"Okay, as long as it's nothing serious."

Zhang Yu listened happily, "You are now considered the founder and the godfather of the family."

"It's still early."

Lu Zhengyi shook his head, "You also know how I make horror movies. Although I have been filming for so many years, I have learned some skills and figured out some things by myself, but the special effects are not a bonus. low."

"I'm filming it myself now. If I don't rely on special effects, I'm [-]% to [-]% sure that I can make a horror film."

"But if I teach others and let others shoot, then I am only three or four percent sure that they can make the film. After all, I can't call Xiaoxu over to help."

Because he has some special experiences, his learning ability is not low. In addition, he is directly studying in the position of director, so he has comprehensive exposure to all aspects.

Therefore, he has a certain degree of confidence in his directing ability.

But if he teaches these experiences he learned during the filming process and lets others direct the filming, Lu Zhengyi is definitely not sure whether the other party can succeed.

"Take your time."

Zhang Yu replied casually, "But this Li Chuanxin actually came to you for advice, which surprised me. After all, age matters."

People on their crew, including him, often forget that Lu Zhengyi is actually a young director in his twenties.

And what about Li Chuanxin?They are already in their 30s and turning [-].

This is the profession of director. Not everyone can attract investment or assemble a team for filming.

Often, many people start out as actors, screenwriters, or executive directors, scene recorders, etc. After accumulating a certain amount of connections, they have the opportunity to become assistant directors or directors. Generally, they can achieve this position. , you have to be 30 years old.

But now a man who is approaching his forties comes all the way to ask a man in his 20s how to film. Even with fame, it is not an easy task.

"I was also a little surprised. I thought there would be more people competing."

Lu Zhengyi nodded, "It's like the one before...what, oh, a fright at night."

"Everyone knows whether the horror film market can make money. Of course it can. Originally, I expected that there would definitely be more directors willing to make horror films and companies willing to invest in horror films to produce a large number of films. Film, after all, investing in a horror film is not very expensive to be honest.”

"But I really didn't expect that someone would directly choose to come to worship Shantou. He came here yesterday. I really didn't expect his purpose at first."

Listening to these words, Zhang Yu thought and replied:
"Probably because of his relationship with Teacher Yu, it inspired him."

"But I have to say that he has chosen the right path. Whether it is the subsequent filming or the promotion after the filming, he will be much more relaxed with your help. He is a smart man."

"But he is smart. Whether he is willing to accept your teaching, and whether he will become a white-eyed wolf after being taught, these issues still need to be considered."

His words are straightforward.

If you teach others with good intentions, you may not necessarily get good rewards.

Some people obviously ask for advice first, but when others point out the problem, their expressions immediately change. On the contrary, they cannot accept it.

If that's the case, why did you pretend to be humble and ask for advice in the first place?

There are also people who have learned a lesson, but after finishing the lesson, they turn around and sell the person. Zhang Yu has seen too many of these situations in this circle.

Seeing his serious look, Lu Zhengyi laughed, "This won't happen to me, so don't worry, Lao Zhang."

Zhang Yu, the one in the crew, told him these words.

This actually reminded him of the early days of filming. At that time, the two of them often discussed this.

But since Lao Zhang fell ill and was recuperating at home, no matter it was the filming of The First Commandment or the curse, almost no one on the set would tell him these things.

Usually I am alone, and then there are the old employees on the set who are in a group, and then there are the newcomers who have just joined the set and don’t know anything.

That’s not to say that Lu Zhengyi was squeezed out.

It should be said that other people have an attitude of awe towards me. Occasionally, Lao Chang and Chang Zhengwei will go over and have a few words with him.

"Too."

Zhang Yu looked at him smiling and smiled unconsciously, "You can clearly see me as a person in my fifties, let alone a young man under forty."

They didn't talk much about Li Chuanxin and focused on discussing today's shooting.

After all, their own films are more important than other people's films.

……

"I believe many of you have heard the saying "Ten schools have nine graves". Almost every school has some 'supernatural stories' to some extent, and of course our school also has them. You may not know that during the war, It’s actually a mass grave.”

"Under the soil we are stepping on now, there may be countless corpses stacked up. So sometimes when I walk in this school, I actually feel like it's dark, especially when I go to those empty teaching buildings at night. This feeling is really... very bad."

"The lights in the corridor are not turned on, and only the moonlight barely provides a view through the windows. The classrooms are bustling during the day, but people don't dare to look inside at night. Interested students can go and take a look tonight." In the auditorium, a decent-looking middle-aged man in a gray suit with oily hair was giving a lecture to the students under the podium.

And his words caused laughter from many people present.

At the same time, some students who had just learned that their school was built on a mass grave showed surprise.

"But just take a look at the teaching building. I suggest students not to walk around the forest paths near the mountains at night."

But then, the professor on the podium changed the topic and said, "Sometimes I'm under a lot of psychological pressure, so I like to walk around alone, with no purpose, just to make myself forget to think about those troublesome things."

"I still remember that it was when I first came to this school to take up a nominal position, and I went out for a walk alone that night."

"Then I walked to Building A of the dormitory and walked to the forest path on the other side of the mountain. I met a staggering figure. At first, I thought it was a student who had crippled his leg. I quickly shouted, 'What's wrong, classmate? ' and then ran over."

"As soon as I got closer, it scared me."

"That was a Japanese soldier covered in blood. He staggered toward me with a long gun on his shoulder. There was a... big bloody hole on his forehead. The bullet probably entered from the back of his head, and then from the front. Go through it..."

After these few words, the students below who were laughing began to quiet down one by one.

As a university professor, Luo Zhan's social status on stage is not low, and his words are also very weighty.

What's more, the place names, time, people, causes, processes... were all listed, and their faces suddenly became confused.

"Why...everyone is starting to get scared?"

On the podium, Luo Zhan seemed to like the expressions of the students in the audience, and continued with a smile, "Everyone should know that in addition to thinking and analyzing, our brains also have a very important function, which is to receive and Store information.”

"Since birth, our brains have received all kinds of information, from newspapers, TV, people, the Internet... various aspects, and 'ghosts' are one of them."

"Like the story I just told you, all kinds of important information have been provided to you, including the place, people, time... I believe that those who have been to the country road near the dormitory will soon have it in their minds. There is a picture, and then, the 'ghosts' you have known from those entertainment works in the past will appear in this picture as I describe it."

"Bullets through the head, covered in blood, and Japanese soldiers, these are the characteristics that form the image of ghosts in your minds. Maybe you are sitting in this auditorium now, with so many people, and you still don't feel that the atmosphere is so strong. "

"But late at night, when the whole campus is quiet, and you happen to be alone, these messages I am passing on to you will begin to emerge, and as you continue to deepen your thinking through your brain, they will become more It's so clear that it even begins to affect your senses. You always feel that there really seems to be such a 'ghost' in the dark surroundings staring at you and following you, but is it really there?"

As he spoke, he knocked on the podium hard, "Of course not. These are pictures formed by the brain through information collected. In fact, there are no ghosts at all."

"At least I can be sure that if you go back a few decades, no, 20 years, have you seen anyone on the news really being strangled to death by ghosts in the past 20 years of your life? No, even if there is something similar The news was finally clarified to be fake and that someone was pretending to be a ghost..."

In this auditorium, in addition to the talk on the podium, Zhou Ziyun, who plays Luo Zhan, and the students in rows of seats, there are also the crew holding cameras to record the scene.

It has now been a month since the crew started filming. According to the shooting plan, the Alien Space crew should still be completing the filming of the rental house.

They will abandon the order of the plot and complete all shooting in one scene before going to the next scene to shoot.

Finally, post-production will complete the lens exchange and connect the timeline of the plot.

But the plot of the school speech requires a special scene, which cannot be decided by the crew.

Just like the original filming of Wandering God in Taicheng, the time was not determined by the crew, but by the school that provided the scene.

Now that the school has freed up space, Lu Zhengyi and the others can only suspend the filming of the plot in the rental house and rush over to finish filming here.

To this end, he also spent a whole night getting the gifts he prepared for the extras this time - autographs.

The extras for this scene were, of course, students recruited directly from the school.

Although he is obviously a director, Lu Zhengyi was asked for his autograph like a star.

But after all, they were asking for help, so this request was not too much, so he agreed to them.

"It's time to eat, everyone."

After Bai Wei said "click", the crew temporarily took a lunch break.

"Everyone."

Lu Zhengyi walked to the open space in front of the podium and clapped his hands, "Today's lunch is a little richer. It was prepared by Director Li who came to visit the class. Thank you, Director Li."

Next to him, Zhou Ziyun, who had originally planned to step forward, paused and did not go forward in the end.

"Thank you Director Li!"

"Director Li is so handsome!"

"Director Li, I will watch your films every day from now on!"

Below, everyone was cheering, whether it was the members of the Mei Civet Cat crew or the temporary student extras.

Standing next to him, Li Chuanxin responded politely with his hands clasped together.

"Awei, please organize people to help divide it."

Then, Lu Zhengyi habitually handed over the chore of dividing lunch boxes to Bai Wei.

But after a pause, he added, "After the lunch boxes are distributed, you come over and eat with us."

"okay!"

Bai Wei nodded and quickly arranged for others to divide the lunch boxes.

"I thought you had gone back."

Seeing that everyone else had passed by, Lu Zhengyi followed Zhang Yu and Li Chuanxin to the corner of the auditorium, found a chair and sat down.

They chatted briefly all night before, and the two even added each other on WeChat.

But the next day, Lu Zhengyi did not receive any more news from Li Chuanxin. At first, he thought that he was being persuaded to quit by what he said. After all, although everyone seemed harmonious on the surface, as Zhang Yu said, There are also situations where people fall out when they turn around.

But more than a week later, he received another message from the other party and found out that he had not left and had been staying in Liancheng.

"That's not possible. If I leave, I will definitely tell you." Li Chuanxin quickly explained, "Director Lu, I thought about what you said that night after I returned to the hotel all night. The more I think about it, , the more empty my head becomes.”

“Although horror films are a niche genre, filming them is much more difficult than I thought.”

"I have been thinking about how to create a thriller atmosphere for more than a week. I have watched many of your films for more than a week, and I may, probably, maybe... know how to shoot it. "

He said this, but there was not much confidence in his words.

(End of this chapter)