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

Chapter 392 [Standing Side]

"So this is its use, no wonder..."

On the plane to the United States, Li Chuanxin silently typed a line of words on his mobile phone and then placed it in front of Xu Feng next to him.

A seat away, Yu Wenxiu was wearing an eye mask and seemed to be sleeping.

“It’s one thing to collect these special items and know these practitioners.”

Xu Feng was also tapping on his phone, "But how to use them well and integrate their unique skills into the drama is another matter."

"But these things are all things of the future."

"Let's take over the resources we can first."

After he and Li Chuanxin reached an agreement on cooperation, he roughly shared some of his experience as the head of the post-production group in the Meilimao crew.

When asked if there were any items that could resemble stone statues or Nuo masks, Xu Feng immediately thought of the "talking doll" that Jason mentioned when he was in the United States.

“Yes, these special existences are certainly important, but the arrangements made by the director and the team may be more important.”

Li Chuanxin had this view a long time ago, and now it has been confirmed. "Listening to your stories and combining them with the movies I saw in the cinema, I think if it were a few years ago, I would probably pay more attention to these items."

“But after watching the horror cruise ship and learning about these things, I am more inclined to be a dramatist.”

“Even if there are no practitioners like Xiu Xiu to help with the filming, and no good ghosts like Special Effects Master Wang to help with the special effects, Director Lu, no, the Mei Limao crew can still film the horror cruise ship well.”

A plot that should have been of another type was forcibly made into a horror thriller.

Whether it is the background music, the picture composition, or the props, as a director with twenty years of working experience, he can't find any fault with it.

Previous films may have relied more on these items.

Based on these objects, the abilities and images of the practitioners, we select scripts and extend the plot.

But in the movie "The Cruise", the script and the plot are the main body, and those objects and practitioners are just branches.

"..."

Xu Feng didn't say anything.

That wasn't actually what he meant just now. He just wanted to quickly get the talking puppets from the puppet theater.

Now listening to Li Chuanxin's talk about photographing the subject and branches, he was in deep thought.

it seems to be like this.

"This film actually pays a lot of attention to post-production, especially editing."

Since there was no mention of ghosts, Xu Feng stopped typing and communicating silently. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Li Chuanxin, "As the team leader, I must be in charge of the entire process, from the work of the photographer to the work of the props team, the location team, the actors... all of these people's work is presented to me through the footage we shot."

"I watched every clip. I don't know exactly how many times, but it must have been at least 20 times."

"I read each piece of material about 20 times, and then I picked out the most appropriate fragments to form a story..."

They discussed the shooting details of the film "The Cruise" and restored Lu Zhengyi's shooting ideas at that time.

Li Chuanxin even took out a notebook and drew a storyboard on the spot.

It can be seen that he watched the movie "Ghost Ship" not just once when he accompanied Lu Zhengyi to the cinema. He must have watched it twice and three times in private.

And in the course of the discussion, they almost dropped the ghost part.

In fact, when it comes down to it, the movie "Horror Cruise" can be done without those special items and ghosts.

Their contribution to dramatic effect is already very slight, not as strong as in the previous films.

For example, Wang Xiaoxu's special effects created a character exactly like Jesse on the spot, and directly "transformed" a person into a real person for filming.

In fact, this scene can be achieved by the post-production team through special effects. The audience does not know what happened on the shooting scene. They can only see the processed scenes in the finished film.

So this special effect is more for the actors on the scene.

When actors see two identical people standing in front of them, chasing and fighting each other, their expressions and movements can be more natural, rather than just pantomime in front of the air.

While concentrating on acting, one also has to spend energy on self-hypnosis and self-fantasy.

Next to them, Yu Wenxiu seemed to be fast asleep and didn't respond at all to their voices.

However, the purpose of their trip was declared a failure early on.

"Damn it, I should have thought of that earlier!"

At the entrance of the Puppet Theater, Xu Feng had a sullen face.

Next to him, Li Chuanxin also had a look of regret on his face.

Only Yu Wenxiu was there, holding an umbrella and yawning, as if she was on a tourist's trip.

I caught a flight in the early morning and arrived in the United States in the afternoon, almost evening.

The three of them didn't even have time to eat, and hurried to the Puppet Theater. There were still people in the theater, including the performer who was good at making puppets.

But unfortunately, this cooperative business was snatched away by another person.

Yes, the origin of the ‘talking puppet’ is not because of a special object, but because of the performer who performs the puppet show.

He is a practitioner.

But unfortunately, they were a step too late. The puppeteer had already reached a cooperation with Bai Wei and would assist him in completing the filming of his subsequent films.

Due to the non-compete agreement, he had no way to help Xu Feng and the others.

If an ordinary person mentions something like a non-compete agreement, it will certainly have no binding force on a practitioner.

The key point is that the other representative who signed this contract is also a practitioner.

"They actually asked the relevant department for help." Xu Feng clenched his fists. "When did Bai Wei's relationship with them become so good?"

People always want to climb higher. Bai Wei was unwilling to join Li Chuanxin's crew and continue to be an assistant director. Instead, he wanted to start his own business and be his own director.

As for Xu Feng, he didn't want to continue to be the leader of the post-production team.

He also wants to be a director, but for now he has to start as an assistant director.

"Forget it, it doesn't really matter."

Li Chuanxin was in his forties after all, and had experienced a lot. His mentality was much better than his. He patted his shoulder and comforted him, "This trip has been very rewarding. I think the things we accidentally bumped into on the plane are more valuable than the help you can give to a practitioner."

"After we go back, let's take a look at the script first. I wasn't sure about the scripts in the Light and Shadow Script Library. I thought that if I could use these special items, I could be more confident."

"But now it's all right. I'm confident now. There's a script inside. I think...even if there's nothing, I'm confident I can shoot it well, or at least it won't be bad."

With his now expanded knowledge and the insights he gained on the plane.

Li Chuanxin recalled the script he saw in Guangying's script library. He felt that he was confident that he could shoot it well, and he even had a rough idea of ​​the storyboard in his mind.

……

……

Beidu,

In the central shopping mall, in the children's playground,
Lu Zhengyi sat among a pile of toy balls, watching An An in the distance stumbling around looking for friends to play with.

Next to him, a man in a suit looked somewhat out of place in the scene.

But he was not embarrassed by this. After all, who doesn’t have to take care of children?
Most of the people Lu Zhengyi met ten years ago were in their twenties and thirties. Now, ten years later, he is married and has children, and his social circle has not fallen behind.

“They’re very competitive.”

After the release of "The Cruise", Lu Zhengyi hadn't seen Team Leader Wang for half a year, the man in a suit who didn't fit in.

"I heard they went to the United States and back. I don't know what they were looking for."

"But judging from the itinerary, Bai Wei should be ahead."

"In fact, we should be quite familiar with Bai Wei, so we have to stand next to him anyway."

Team leader Wang reported some news he had received recently.

However, although he seemed to be reporting, he was actually asking for advice.

Ask yourself which side to stand on.

"You want to know who I expect more from?"

Lu Zhengyi looked at him with amusement. After the last work was finished, the collective schedule of the Mei Limao crew basically stopped. The people in the crew were either traveling to rest, looking for other jobs, or waiting for Bai Wei or Li Chuanxin.

And this team leader Wang came to Beidu under the pretext of traveling for the past few days and stayed with me and took care of the children for a few days, but now his true colors have finally been revealed.

"…Choice is more important than effort, so I definitely want to choose the right answer."

Team leader Wang scratched his head awkwardly. "I have a wife and children to support at home, and a few elderly people to take care of. I need money everywhere."

Following Director Lu, he has developed well in the past few years. There are some things he dares to think about before.

In the past, he just wanted to work outside for a few years, save more money, and then live a good life in a small city.

But it’s different now. It’s not just his personal idea. His wife and the elders at home all think that they should move to a big city. Even for the sake of their children, the educational resources in big cities are definitely much better.

With good education and good grades, children will have more choices in the future.

But think about it this way, now that Director Lu has retired, and I don’t know if he will come back in the future, so he must find a reliable team to follow.

Compared to others who make choices easily, years of work experience make Team Leader Wang very cautious.

They all underestimate the consequences of taking sides.

"Of course it's Director Li."

Lu Zhengyi was very direct, as if the answer came out of his mouth without any thought.

"Director Li?"

Team leader Wang muttered, "Yes, Director Li has more experience."

Compared to Yu Li Chuanxin, who has more than 20 years of directing experience, this man who is now in his forties has tried countless projects.

He has acted in web series, TV series, and movies.

Although Li Chuanxin has always behaved very ordinary in front of Director Lu, that is in the category of horror.

It is only natural that the longer you work, the wider your network will be and the more you will accumulate.

And what about Bai Wei?

I only have a little over ten years of work experience, several of which I spent as a production assistant. It was only in the later years that I started to get opportunities to direct.

The two sides are simply not on the same level in terms of experience.

but……

"But Deputy Director Bai is from the Mei Limao crew."

Team leader Wang asked hesitantly, "Except for Sister Wei who opened a makeup studio on her own and didn't join a team, everyone else plans to follow Bai Wei."

"Oh, and Xu Feng. Xu Feng followed Li Chuanxin, but he didn't take Li Feng, Yang Jianwei and other people from the original post-production team with him."

"There are also those old objects and practitioners who are familiar with the crew..."

Born in the Mei Limao crew and being the assistant director appointed by Director Lu, Bai Wei is of course "orthodox".

Whether it was Taoist Guanshan and his people, or Master Yong and Black Snake...

These people, the immortals, all have some connection with Bai Wei and have some friendship with him. In addition to the relationship with Mei Limao, if he asks them for help, they will not refuse to help with the filming.

But Li Chuanxin is different.

What kind of people could a person who just knew the truth invite? Yu Wenxiu is just Yu Wenxiu.

But now Director Lu said that he is more optimistic about Director Li.

Team leader Wang squatted there with a frown on his face. The more he asked, the more confused he became.

In fact, before he came, he was more optimistic about Bai Wei.

According to his understanding, Lu Zhengyi's horror films are scarier than those made by others. Being serious and responsible is one thing, but those special items are the key.

"Think about it carefully." Lu Zhengyi looked at his tangled expression and patted his shoulder with a smile, "Actually, I am also optimistic about Xiaowei, but I am more optimistic about Director Li."

"Director Lu..."

After hearing this, Team Leader Wang became even more worried.

"I'm going to answer a phone call, you help me look after An An."

Lu Zhengyi greeted him and ran out of the children's playground.

There are many children in the children's playground and the noise is very loud. His hearing is very good, but the person on the other end of the phone may not be able to hear clearly.

When Team Leader Wang, who was still struggling, heard this, he quickly gathered his thoughts and stared at the child in the distance with all his heart.

That’s Director Lu’s child.

If he lost it or was bullied, he would be in trouble.

"Hey, what's wrong, Ningning?"

Lu Zhengyi came to the shopping mall outside and answered the phone.

The person who called was Liu Baoning. To be honest, she was not affected at all by some problems in the plot during the filming of Horror Cruise.

She has been spiritual since she was young, and with that special pair of eyes, her mind has always been stable.

perhaps……

"Uncle Lu."

Liu Baoning's voice sounded a little low on the phone.

"what happened?"

Lu Zhengyi leaned against the railing and said, "It sounds like you're not in a good mood."

“Uncle Lu, my mom, my mom is dying.”

However, the next sentence that came from the phone made Lu Zhengyi's hand holding the phone pause.

On the phone, Liu Baoning's voice clearly had a tearful tone.

sick?

No, they had just met Li Zhenxi not long ago.

During the filming of Terror Cruise, Liu Baoning played the role of Yu Wenxiu's daughter.

At that time, Li Zhenxi followed and there was nothing wrong with her health, that is...

"Your eyes see it."

Lu Zhengyi responded softly, but in an affirmative tone.

"Um……"

A faint voice came from the other end of the phone.

Liu Baoning saw his mother's death.

It was as if she had seen Zhang Yu about to leave before.

"Really."

Lu Zhengyi held the phone and said, "I remember... you are going to college soon, right?"

"This year's college entrance examination?"

"Time flies so fast."

The little girl who secretly ate candy and got cavities in her teeth is now preparing to go to college.

It was really unconscious. Even though they had just finished filming the horror cruise ship in the United States not long ago, at that time, his attention was all on the filming.

For Lu Zhengyi, the changes in other people’s age and appearance are not actually obvious in his eyes or cognition.

But it's only a few years, a dozen years
unless……

Death is involved.

(End of this chapter)