Pokémon's Lord of Fear

Teng Shu was sitting in his boss chair, looking at a piece of news in his hand, fresh entertainment news, but this news made Teng Shu confused. After all, Teng Shu was a little confused. He hadn't made a movie for so long, why did these people in the film and television industry still remember him and even wrote such a vicious article to attack him? This made Teng Shu confused, but Teng Shu was also a little annoyed. After all, this guy said it very directly and very harshly this time, and even mocked him for buying someone else's script, which made Teng Shu a little helpless. At most, he wanted to present horror movies to the world, and the world really didn't have these scripts.

[Director Teng Shu: From "Avant-garde Artist" to the Magical Realism of "Disappearing from the Earth"

The film industry in the alliance has never lacked "odd people", but Director Teng Shu definitely has a place on this list. He used to be the "avant-garde art pioneer" on social media, the "topic king" on the red carpet of film festivals, and the "most controversial new generation director" in the eyes of film critics - of course, the "controversy" here mostly refers to his breathtaking aesthetics, incomprehensible narrative, and the confidence to treat the audience as fools. However, more than half a year has passed, and this director who was once so high-profile that he wanted to post ten Weibo posts a day to expound on his "film philosophy" has now disappeared from the face of the earth, without even a single update. This makes people wonder: Director Teng Shu, are you going to make a movie, or are you going to relearn how to make a movie?

1. “Avant-garde” or “first to go crazy”? Teng Shu’s film universe

Director Teng Shu’s “artistic career” began a few years ago, when his debut film “Dead Silence” became famous for its “subversive narrative structure” and “the most profound exploration of human nature” (the critic’s original words). Of course, the reaction of ordinary audiences after watching it was: “What is this about? Why are there so many jump-face scares?” But Director Teng Shu didn’t care. After all, in his opinion, the nobility of art lies in the fact that the audience can’t understand it. Since then, his film style has increasingly pursued jump-face horror. The subsequent “Call Me If You Can” and “The Grudge” are both Teng Shu’s culmination of works. However, as if to prove his prowess, Director Teng Shu also filmed films such as “Buried” and “The Truman Show”, but I deeply doubt whether these films are Director Teng Shu’s own scripts and directors. After all, such a style is not quite the same as Teng Shu’s life experience.

Is Teng Shu deliberately making a mystery or just complaining? This can be seen from the later "Mountain Village Corpse" and "Tomie: Unlimited". The common characteristics of these movies are: you can't understand them, you don't want to watch them, and you want to curse after watching them. But director Teng Shu doesn't care about this, because he knows one thing very well - in the era of social media, controversy is traffic. As long as someone scolds him, he wins.

2. The "busy" director mysteriously disappeared
At his peak, Director Teng Shu updated his Weibo almost every day, with content including but not limited to: "The filming of Dead Silence has been completed, so stay tuned", "Evaluating the new trend in the film and television industry from the perspective of an advertiser", and "The next movie is already in preparation and will completely subvert the definition of film!" These are outrageous things, but we can also see that some of these may be borne by his operation team themselves, so Director Teng Shu still has some things to feel sorry for. However, a Weibo post from half a year ago became his "last words": "Take a break for a while". From then on, he disappeared without a trace, as if he had been kidnapped by an alien Pokémon.

Interestingly, during his "retreat", his company still launched some high-quality classic works, none of which had Teng Shu's title, and his social media accounts have not been updated until now. Fans went from looking forward to it in the beginning, to suspicion later, and now to complete giving up. The whole process is like a black comedy movie - except that the protagonist is Teng Shu himself.

3. “Playing dead because there are no movies to shoot”? Teng Shu’s “artistic style of playing bad”

The disappearance of Director Teng Shu made it very clear to people in the industry: he was not "taking a temporary break", but he simply had nothing to shoot. After all, it is easy to shoot a bad movie but difficult to shoot a good one; it is easy to hype but difficult to deliver a film. Previously, Director Teng Shu successfully made "The Grudge" the highest-grossing movie in film history with the charity box office of "The Grudge". Therefore, Teng Shu felt that he had enough merits and could squander them without continuing to shoot movies. After all, this would expose his true level. Therefore, Director Teng Shu could only choose to "play dead". After all, it was too embarrassing to admit that he could not make a movie. It was better to disappear directly and let time dilute everything. Maybe in a few years, he could jump out and make a gimmick of "ten years of hard work" to reap another wave of profits.

4. “The end of the road” or “so poor that only tricks are left”?
Teng Shu's "artistic career" perfectly illustrates a truth: in the film industry, deception is more important than strength. As long as you can hype, package, and acquire some good scripts, you can be successful. But the problem is, deception once or twice is okay, but after many times, the audience is not stupid. Now, his name has disappeared from the schedules of major film festivals, his company's official website only has an "updating" page, and his social media... well, the last update was "temporary rest" half a year ago. Perhaps, Director Teng Shu is hiding in a corner now, eating a luxurious steak and thinking about the "true meaning of film."

Or maybe he has completely given up on movies, but that would be lucky for the film and television industry. After all, we are really fed up with such stupid directors, his ridiculous face-jumping horror movie scares, and his self-proclaimed identity as the definer of horror movies? In any case, I support Director Teng Shu to leave this circle forever. After all, the film and television industry needs such a quiet environment, instead of being as noisy as a vegetable market every day. "Who is this guy? Do I know him?" Teng Shu couldn't help but asked Zoroark who was standing beside him. After hearing Teng Shu's question, Zoroark was silent for a while, and then he stammered and gave an answer. After listening to Zoroark's answer, Teng Shu paused, because he just realized that this new and very fierce film critic was actually a beautiful Internet celebrity film critic named Meiya. She started out by making movie comments, and at the right time, she successfully continued her popularity with her beauty and got on the fast track of Internet celebrity. However, it was said that she was very professional and serious. Those big guys who spent a lot of money in her live broadcast room couldn't make an appointment with her. She called herself a "very conservative" woman.

Teng Shu's mouth twitched. What's wrong with these people? He didn't even know them, but they attacked him madly. Teng Shu didn't take ordinary attacks seriously. After all, as a public figure, it was impossible for him not to be talked about. As long as it was not so bad that it was disgusting and completely slandered, Teng Shu didn't care much about these things. However, he was very disgusted with others who maliciously slandered him, did disgusting things to attract attention, and then made money from these things. After all, such people's spoofs were too vulgar and beyond the limit that Teng Shu could bear. So when facing such a situation, Teng Shu naturally had his own way of dealing with it.

"Let the legal department sue her, isn't that crazy? What have I done? I haven't made a movie for a while, and I have to be dragged out and attacked by these people. Are these people crazy?" Teng Shu was very dissatisfied. What did he do wrong? He didn't do anything wrong, so Teng Shu suspected that this guy might have received money from other companies to maliciously discredit him and wanted to attack him and completely quit the film and television industry, but Teng Shu was too lazy to respond to such a lunatic. With his size, if he replied to the other party, it would continue to bring heat and traffic to the other party, so it would be best to let the legal department take action directly. Thinking of this, Teng Shu added that he would let the legal department of Dewen Company take action. Although the legal department of Ghost Company is also good, in terms of salary and business level, Dewen Company is the real god.

At first glance, the room of this high-end apartment seems to be a fairy tale world with a cute style. The walls are painted with elegant cartoon murals, pink curtains dance in the wind, and exquisite chandeliers look like magic lanterns in fairy tales. A group of white leather sofas are placed in the spacious living room, and several colorful pillows are scattered on the soft cushions. A marble coffee table is cool and translucent, on which are displayed some design ornaments and a bouquet of flowers. However, all this splendor and warmth cannot cover up the fact that the room is empty. Although it is fully furnished, there is no trace of life, no books placed casually, no family photos or any personal collections. Everything is in order and does not seem like a place for daily residence. An expensive sound system occupies a corner alone in the corner, silent, as if sighing that there is no vitality and music in the room.

Every object in the room looked exceptionally new, as if never touched. The golden frame decorations sparkled under the light, but could not illuminate a single warmth of home. There were no footprints of children or pets on the carpet. Everything was kept in perfect condition, like a showroom rather than a warm home. Through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, one could see the neon lights of the city outside, which contrasted sharply with the tranquility in the room. The night breeze blew through the curtains, occasionally bringing a hint of noise from the street corner, but these sounds could not penetrate the heavy door of the apartment, nor could they fill the invisible gap in the room. In this seemingly magnificent space, symbols of wealth could be seen everywhere, but there was no trace of home. A feeling of emptiness spread from the four walls, and even the most exquisite decorations could not conceal the fact that here, there was no love, no life, only cold material display.

But this is Meiya's home.

Miya was shocked when she suddenly received a letter from a lawyer. Her face turned pale in an instant. She picked up the letter with trembling hands, her eyes fixed on the handwriting on the letter, as if there was some unspeakable fear hidden in the letter. Her breathing became rapid, and sobbing sounds came from her throat, like a choking sobbing ghost. Miya's eyes were blurred and fearful, as if she was looking for a glimmer of hope, but she ran into walls everywhere and fell into deep panic. She kept blinking, as if trying to get rid of the fearful illusion before her eyes, but every blink made her feel more desperate. Her lips trembled, but she couldn't make a sound, as if she was tightly suppressed by fear. Miya's body trembled slightly, as if she had been threatened by an indescribable threat. She dared not move, as if she was afraid that every move would bring disaster. At this moment, she seemed to be trapped in an abyss of fear, unable to find a chance to escape.

"No, no, it's not like that. Logically, shouldn't Director Teng Shu think I'm an interesting woman? It's clearly like this in novels and movies. By then, I can win Teng Shu's favor, show my talent, be married to Teng Shu, and then become a wealthy wife. But why did he ignore me and sue me?" Meiya bit her fingers. She looked at the lawyer's letter in horror. It was sent by the legal department of Dewen Company. Teng Shu was serious and wanted to send her to jail. When she thought of how young she was, and the business orders and the liquidated damages behind those contracts, Meiya felt soft all over and as if she were suffocating.

Shouldn't it be? Meiya has been studying Teng Shu for a while. She thinks Teng Shu is the perfect son-in-law. After all, Teng Shu is really rich, the type of person who is particularly rich, and he is kind. Such a rich man should have seen all kinds of women. For a maverick woman like me, shouldn't he find it very interesting, and then come up with a plot of a domineering president forcing love? At that time, she can be reluctant to accept, and then she will run away from Teng Shu a few times, and finally let Teng Shu hold the beauty. Meiya has planned this path for a long time. She has wanted to do this for a long time. She has planned for this for a long time and even made a whole set of plans, but Teng Shu doesn't play by the rules!
"It's over, it's over." Miya was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. She wanted to resist, but there was no way. She deleted the tweet and apologized, but it was of no use. Teng Shu's legal team took screenshots and made a chain of evidence. Then she couldn't even see Teng Shu. Then she was sent to court. Because of defamation and Teng Shu's Medal of Courage, she was given the maximum penalty of seven years in prison, suspended for two years.

Although it doesn't seem serious, it is very outrageous that such a crime can result in such a sentence. (End of this chapter)