Pokémon's Lord of Fear

Chapter 177 Dollhouse

With the growth and development of Ghost Pictures, and Teng Shu's advancement to the status of a big director, Ghost Pictures is no longer the small and transparent company it once was. There are often people who want to try their luck or seek an opportunity. When Teng Shu gets off work, he can see some well-dressed handsome men and beautiful women hanging around the company entrance and nearby.

These people all came here to seek an opportunity. After all, it is possible that Teng Shu suddenly took a fancy to one of them. Wouldn't that mean they could get promoted overnight?

Teng Shu is well-known in the industry for his ability to promote people.

Promoting people is a mysterious thing. Some actors have abundant resources, and they can be picky about roles that others can't even get. But these people just can't become popular. No matter how they are filmed, they are only third-rate stars, and they are also criticized by others.

Some directors can make an actor famous with a movie with a small budget. Of course, this also has something to do with the quality of the movie itself.

It was like the directorial debut of a certain actress in her previous life, which made a previously unknown actress instantly popular and become the national mother. It also made her receive more resources all of a sudden. It can be said to be a real change of destiny.

The movies "Dead Silence" and "Call of the Ghost", shot by Teng Shu, have made the leading actors in them famous. Needless to say, Tom and Jerry are both phenomenal stars in the league. Even the new one, the wizard Rattata who only appeared in one episode, and Jerry's second cousin Merlin, have also gained considerable popularity.

There are many actors and naturally many screenwriters. Many people come to him or submit their own scripts, hoping that their works will be noticed by Teng Shui, so that they can make a lot of money.

But Zoroark was a guy with very high standards. Only excellent scripts could pass his test. This also led to the fact that Teng Shu had not seen any scripts until now.

It was rare to see Zoroark bring over a script, and Teng Shu picked it up and took a look.

"A Doll's House".

The first thing that catches your eye is the name of the script. Teng Shu didn't say anything, and the name can only be described as quite ordinary.

But as he started reading the formal script, Teng Shu soon became focused because he found that the script was really interesting!
What this script says is very simple.

A little girl bought a dollhouse, which was made in proportion to a house. It contained many miniature furniture and pots and pans. Simply put, it was a game of playing house.

Then one day, the girl discovered that there was a scary ghost in the dollhouse. The ghost appeared inexplicably in it, and then the scenes in the dollhouse appeared in reality. Then the girl discovered that the layout of the dollhouse and the dolls were exactly the same as theirs, and the appearance of the ghost also caused supernatural phenomena to appear in the real home.

A very innovative horror film.

Movies have actually become quite homogenized.

In the past, Hollywood blockbusters basically had some fixed templates, and directors and screenwriters all shot according to the templates, so the audience would find that these movies were basically a routine.

At the beginning, the protagonist lives a good life, then encounters a fuse, encounters problems, suffers setbacks, and is defeated by the enemy. Then the protagonist stands up from the predicament, becomes stronger, and then goes for revenge, fights with the villain for a while, successfully defeats the villain, and finally the whole family is happy.

This is particularly prominent in superhero movies, and screenwriters also like to add some political correctness, family conflicts and so on.

It can be said that except for some art films, most movies basically cannot escape this routine.

So the reason why niche movies like "Buried" can become popular is because they break this homogeneity and give the audience a novel experience.

"Although there is no obvious routine in this world now, the audience will find out after more films are made in the future. This script..." After reading the script in his hand, Teng Shu's first feeling was that this screenwriter must be a very hard-working person, and a bit traditional. After all, in the age of computers, there are not many people who still insist on writing scripts by hand.

Moreover, Teng Shu thinks that this script is very innovative and different from those traditional horror films. It is quite interesting.

Dollhouses, a type of pretend play toy, are quite common in the Pokémon world. Many little girls like to buy them to play with, and some even collect them specifically for collection.

As a result, the dollhouse suddenly possesses a psychic property, and the supernatural phenomena happening inside will appear simultaneously in reality, which is very interesting.

"Did the screenwriter say anything?" Teng Shu asked without any context, but Zoroark knew what his boss meant.

"No, she seems to be planning to have a meeting with you, the boss." Zoroark shook his head. Teng Shu didn't say anything, but asked Zoroark to call the other party in.

After a while, Zoroark came in with a girl. She looked to be over 20 years old, but Teng Shu didn't know exactly how old she was. He was not good at telling the age of girls.

"Are you screenwriter Monica?" Teng Shu was referring to the name that the other party left on the script, a relatively rare name.

The names of different regions in the Pokémon world are slightly different. In the Kanto and Johto regions, there are more names starting with large and small, while in the Hoenn region, there are more names starting with small.

Monica.

This name is really rare.

"Director Teng Shu, I'm Monica." The girl looked at Teng Shu excitedly, and Teng Shu also chatted with Monica with a smile.

The other party readily expressed his willingness to sell the script, but he also made some small requests.

"Monica, are you planning to join my company?" Teng Shu was a little surprised.

What's going on? He could understand what Dam said.

After all, Dam was unknown before, and Monica, although not a big star before, had written scripts for two movies and two TV series, and was considered a successful screenwriter.

"Yes, Director Teng Shu, I really want to join your company." Monica said seriously, and Teng Shu touched Xiao Q's head.

He had no reason to refuse. The money for buying out the script was a drop in the bucket, and it would be nice to let Monica join. Teng Shu just felt that the screenwriting department of his company was a little weak.

But what Teng Shu didn’t understand was, why?
"Can I ask the reason?" Teng Shu asked curiously. In the Hoenn region, his company was not considered a leading enterprise.

　This script is based on a horror movie. The setting is that the toy house is haunted, which is reflected in reality from the American TV series "The Phantom Flame".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)