China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 512: First experience with horror movies and James Wan [-in-]

Ask the director of the Palme d'Or at Cannes what it's like to pretend to be an ordinary movie fan and stand on the side of the red carpet asking for autographs from celebrities?

the answer is.

Not very good.

There is also the risk of immediate death if someone discovers him.

Sun Yi felt like this now. He wanted to cover his entire face. At the same time, he also wanted to give Liu Yifei, who was jumping and shouting beside him, a sap and then carry her away.

There is no way, this little girl is too conspicuous, she will be exposed as long as she is exposed.

"Okay, you just need to experience it." Sun Yi lowered his head, put his hands to his mouth and shouted loudly at Xiao Nizi.

"Ah~ I haven't asked for the autograph yet."

"Sister, I was wrong. Whoever you want, I'll get it for you later, okay."

"That feels different." Liu Yifei frowned and shook her head repeatedly.

Sun Yi smashed his mouth.

No, I have to take some coercive measures, otherwise I can't afford to lose this person here.

He found a gap, raised his arm, and touched Xiao Nizi's buttocks. Then, regardless of her objections, he pulled her out of the crowd.

After finding a relatively secluded place, Sun Yi stopped.

Phew. It finally came out.

It's not that he doesn't want to accompany Xiao Nizi, but this move is really embarrassing. If this spreads back to the country, the director of the Palme d'Or, the rich and the small are screaming at the fence for autographs. How can they save their face? How can they lead the team in the future? , people's hearts are all scattered?

After breathing a sigh of relief, Sun Yi prepared to face Xiao Nizi's anger. After all, he had actually taken advantage of her just now.

But there was no movement for a long time.

Look away.

Liu Yifei had her hands behind her back, her face was flushed, her eyebrows were lowered, and she was looking at herself timidly like a quail.

The two red lips were pursed gently, and this look did not look like she was angry.

Instead, he looked at

A little afraid to be angry but not able to speak out, but also a little bit of enjoyment!!?

Sun Yi was shocked, could it be?

Is this a climax?

Or?

Did that shy gesture the day before yesterday unlock a new plot?

Do you want it to be so powerful?

Sun Yi subconsciously looked at his palm, as if he could still feel the straight curve, and an inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Seeing the evil smile on Sun Yi's face, Liu Yifei suddenly felt a little embarrassed and said coquettishly:

"Oh, what bad things are you thinking about again?"

"It's nothing." Sun Yi spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"Big pervert, everything is numb." Liu Yifei rubbed a certain round part, pouted her pink lips, and protested softly.

Tsk, it’s a bit light and heavy.

"Then, let me rub it for you."

"Go to hell~"

This is just a small episode, and there is still some distance before the new plot is unlocked. The revolution has not yet succeeded, and we still need to continue to work hard.

As for coaxing.

There's nothing a marshmallow can't fix.

If not, just two.

At this moment, Liu Yifei looked like she was visiting an amusement park. She was eating a marshmallow in one hand, one bite from the left, and the other from the right. She also didn't forget to ask Sun Yi what movie to watch next.

As for the unhappiness just now, I have long forgotten it.

As for why Canada also has marshmallows, we have to say that the Chinese nation’s pace of conquering the world is really irresistible.

Sun Yi had heard in his previous life that Chinese people were selling things in the primitive jungles of South America.

Such a big film festival must not be missed.

Without further ado, let’s talk about movies.

Ninety percent of the films at the Toronto Film Festival are independent films.

They are those films that are not affiliated with any film group or company in terms of capital investment and production, and mainly rely on the producer or director themselves to raise funds through various channels, even including personal investment.

At the turn of the century, independent films were popular in China for a while because of their diverse themes.

Of course, because Chinese films at that time implemented a label system, filming was not allowed without a label. Therefore, China's independent films at that time also had a well-known name, underground films.

Because independent films do not receive investment from large production companies, there is no outside interference, and the director also retains the most important editing rights.

It can be regarded as retaining the original flavor of the movie. Of course, most of the directors are having too much fun themselves and the audience can't watch it, but there are also some excellent ones among them.

In 94, "Pulp Fiction" became popular all over the world, making Quentin Quentin the name of a genius director. At last year's 80th Oscar, "No Country for Old Men" also made "Coen Brothers" the biggest winner.

Sun Yi also wanted to go shopping on Taobao.

Before coming here, he wanted to look for it through the screening list, but after a brief look at it, he gave up the idea. In later generations, he only watched the version that was transmitted to China, and the movie names were all translated, and the promotional posters were also endless. same. The well-known and popular works are okay and impressive, but some relatively niche ones, even if he put movie posters in front of him now, he wouldn't be able to recognize them without seeing the actual movie.

In particular, in order to show the uniqueness of their films, directors here often use abstract posters, which are not like those in China, where they just put celebrity photos on the posters.

This made it impossible for Sun Yi to find out in advance.

You can only get lucky.

In this case, let's take a look. Anyway, there is John over there with several film collectors in the company looking for films, so just hurry up and get it here.

"Anything is fine. I will listen to you today. I will watch whatever you want to watch with you. I can make up for the spanking I just gave you."

"Don't say it!" Liu Yifei stared at Sun Yi angrily.

"Okay, okay, no more, no more." Sun Yi smiled, feeling quite happy.

Feeling better and better

After Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Sun Yi, she tilted her head and began to think about what kind of movie to watch today.

While thinking about it, he could still put the marshmallow into his mouth without any problem.

Needless to say, Sun Yi admired this skill.

Does this mean that Xiao Nizi can think twice and do something else with her mouth while thinking about other things?

So versatile.

Let her show it off some time.

"I want to watch a horror movie."

"Uh"

This really hit Sun Yi's weakness.

In his previous life, Sun Yi read countless movies. After all, he had nothing to do when he was idle, but horror movies were really not his thing. He certainly couldn't admit that it was because of fear.

Looking at Sun Yi's pale face, Liu Yifei seemed to have discovered a new world. She squinted her eyes and said softly: "Brother, are you afraid?"

"Oh, how. How is it possible? I'm dignified."

"Let's go then. I just saw a show in the cinema over there."

"Hey, hey, I haven't finished talking yet, let's discuss it again!"

Sun Yi was only halfway through speaking when he was pulled into the movie exhibition hall next to him by Xiao Nizi.

Unlike the broad daylight outside, the auditorium was dark, and the few spectators made the already small auditorium seem unusually empty, and even the speakers created a strange echo.

I don’t know whether it’s because the screen quality in the theater is too poor, or whether the director deliberately changed the picture quality of the movie, and the picture on the screen looked a little bleak.

Paired with the theme of a horror movie, it really fits the scene.

Sun Yi had been gritting his teeth since he came in, and even tried his best to persuade himself not to pay attention to the movie scenes, but to study the director's shooting techniques.

The director's level is very high, he has a good control over the rhythm, and the reversals are also very catchy. A scary sound came out, and a door appeared. I thought there was going to be some terrifying scene, but I subconsciously tensed up. The muscles of the body, but then there was a smooth transition, but when seeing a peaceful scene and the body began to relax involuntarily, it suddenly came.

"Ah~~~"

Oh, I'll rub it!

The scream almost stopped Sun Yi from sending him away, and his heart stopped for half a beat.

The most important thing is that the initiator of this is not the movie, but Liu Yifei beside me.

Xiao Nizi threw herself into Sun Yi's arms, burying her head tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably, and she kept asking Sun Yi:

"What, what, has it passed? Has it passed?"

Liu Yifei's slender body was curled up in Sun Yi's arms, clinging tightly to her. She was wearing a thin coat in the summer. He felt everything that should and shouldn't be felt, but he didn't have any weird thoughts. No, on the contrary, he had a look of despair.

ah! ~~~

You are really good and fun-loving. The movie didn't do anything to me, but you almost scared me to death.

I'm only 23. If this disappears, there won't even be anyone who can break a basin. How humiliating it would be~~

Just like that, Xiao Nizi, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to scare Sun Yi, completely revealed her true form. Every time she reached a critical point, she got scared and crawled into Sun Yi's arms. Then when the scene passed, she still insisted on raising her head to continue. look.

Later, he simply got into Sun Yi's arms and didn't move. Even Sun Yi put his hand in without expressing any objection. It seemed that only by keeping a zero distance from Sun Yi could he truly feel safe, even with a layer of clothes.

After being frightened by Xiao Nizi, Sun Yi felt nothing about the movie. While enjoying Xiao Nizi's benefits reasonably, he studied the rhythm of the movie seriously.

Not to mention, it feels really moisturizing.

Oh, sorry, I'm talking about movies, it's more silky and not obtrusive. There is no blood-spraying scene like a traditional American horror movie. Instead, it relies more on reasonable camera scheduling and picture and sound effects to bring a sense of psychological horror to the audience.

It has the flavor of an Eastern horror film, and the director's skills are also very good. Sun Yi became a little curious about the director of this film.

Originally, the movie should have been more scary as it reached the climax, but Xiao Nizi didn't move much anymore, clinging tightly to Sun Yi, and occasionally her body would tremble slightly.

It wasn't until the movie ended and the lights in the theater came on that several fans in the front row began to make unfinished comments.

"Wow, it's a cool movie. I want to recommend it to my friends."

"It's really good. I didn't expect it to be so scary."

Liu Yifei's whole body is soft, and her beautiful face has a hint of unfinished blush, which makes her extremely charming.

"The movie is over, do you want to watch the next one?"

"Bad guy! I need to use the bathroom."

My first experience with a horror movie was great.

I supported Xiao Nizi, whose legs were a little weak, and walked to the door of the theater. I met the crew members who walked into the theater and began to thank the fans. There were only two people, one of whom was a thin Asian.

Sun Yi took a closer look.

Oh, no wonder, it turned out to be him.

James Wan.

Oh, if you think about the plot of the movie, it should be the first one in the "Insidious" series.

"Sissi, can you go by yourself? I'll have a few words with the director here."

Liu Yifei was a little reluctant. She had just finished watching a horror movie and was already a little scared. Although she only watched the first half carefully, she also had some palpitations and didn't want to go to the bathroom by herself. But when she looked up, she saw that the bathroom was not far away after leaving the theater. Just unload it correctly.

Sun Yi couldn't go in with a man, so he might as well take advantage of the fact that there were a few female movie fans going in right now and get some company.

He simply nodded and went by himself.

It's really uncomfortable if you don't deal with it.

"Director Wen, hello, my name is Sun Yi."

Sun Yi originally wanted to stretch out his right hand, but then he suddenly realized something and immediately switched to his left hand. This made Wen Ziren a little overwhelmed, but he still quickly changed his hand and shook his hand with excitement.

"Hello, Director Sun, hello, I didn't expect to meet you here."

Does Wen Ziren know Sun Yi?

The answer is yes.

The circle of Chinese directors is not big to begin with, let alone those who have made some names abroad. Again, Sun Yi’s achievements are not even considered highly by the Big Six in Hollywood, but he is already something that many directors need to look up to. .

James Wan has already been famous for a long time. In 2004, his first film "Saw" was released, which aroused a good response. In the end, the film, which cost only US$120 million, grossed more than US$1 million at the global box office, starting a new era. The Saw series made Lionsgate Pictures a lot of money and made him famous in Hollywood.

Hollywood has always chased winners. As an independent director, James Wan quickly gained the favor of major film and television companies through "Saw". Both Serial Ball and 20th Century Fox threw olive branches at him.

He also took over two jobs and selected two new projects for guidance.

One is the horror film "Dead Silence", which was invested by Universal Studios and cost about 2000 million. The other is "Death Judgment", a black action film about an honest middle-aged man seeking revenge for his son who died innocently.

Both films were released in 2007. They marked James Wan's duty and ambition as a director: on the one hand, he insisted on making his own horror style, and on the other hand, he also tried to get closer to other genre films.

But unfortunately, although these two films received good reviews and won praise from some film critics, they both failed in commercial attempts.

With a cost of 2000 million, "Dead Silence" only received 1681 million at the box office in North America. The situation of the subsequent "Death Judgment" was even less optimistic, and the box office of the movie in North America did not even exceed million.

This disappointed investors Universal and 20th Century Fox, who once stopped all projects cooperating with James Wan.

Look, Hollywood is such a reality. Once it fails, its former halo will quickly fade away. One moment, it is an emerging director who is sought after by everyone, and the next moment it becomes no one cares about. Most of them are in this change with a great sense of gap. Choose self-destruction.

However, James Wan did not. After two years of planning, he chose to go out again and put all his savings into a desperate investment of US$150 million to shoot this ambitious film "Insidious".

He once again entered Hollywood with his unique, Asian and psychologically creepy horror elements.

It happened that Sun Yi met him.

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