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Chapter 186: Continuing the Horror Movie
Zhang Jianya has already made a psychological horror film, so it would be perfect for him to make another one of this type.

Huang Ze also said that the film was even scarier than "The Ring".

And this is the pinnacle of a film like this, requiring little hesitation.

Huang Ze has seen many horror films, not to mention the European and American blood-thirsty films. Maybe it’s because of the cultural barriers, it’s exciting to watch, but there is still a gap between it and horror.

When it comes to Eastern horror movies, I personally think "The Grudge" is the best!
"The Ring" is a movie that makes you scared for a moment, but it's over after a while.

But in "The Grudge", there are too many horror scenes, such as elevators, stairs, toilets, televisions, and ceilings. They are all common things in life, and they can break the absolute defense of the quilt and drill into the bed. This is too scary.

Huang Ze felt his scalp tingling whenever he recalled the plot and he needed to take a break.

This is definitely the one that left the deepest impression on Huang Ze.

Most importantly, it can make a lot of money.

In its previous life, The Grudge had a good box office, and like The Ring, it was also remade in the United States. Later, The Grudge's North American box office successfully exceeded 100 million, and its global box office reached 180 million US dollars, close to 200 million.

Yes, that's what Hollywood makes.

And there’s no “The Ring” to kick things off yet.

But Huang Ze believes that this is a matter of time.

"The Ring" not only broke the record in Hong Kong Island.

Over the past year, it has been released in various parts of East Asia and Southeast Asia, and the box office has been quite impressive.

Neon even learned Huang Ze's promotional techniques and successfully created a little surprise, reaching a box office of 500 million yen.

Previously, apart from Jackie Chan's movies, basically no other Hong Kong movies could achieve such results.

This is still a very niche horror film!

Hollywood will not fail to realize the remake potential of this movie.

The adaptation rights of "The Ring" can be obtained at a normal price. If we can achieve the same results as in the previous life, no, even if we can only achieve half of the results in the previous life, it can prove that this path is feasible.

By then, "The Grudge" will be able to ask for a share of the profits, not a share of the profits, but a share of the box office revenues.

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Besides, "The Grudge" can lead the entire "The Grudge" universe. Not to mention the orthodox sequels such as "The Grudge: The Old White Woman" and "The Grudge: The Black Girl", more than a dozen films have been made in the past.

With the two horror films "The Ring" and "The Grudge" as a foundation, Huang Ze feels that horror films will become a global signature of Xinghai Pictures in the future.

By then, there will be an action movie on one hand and a horror movie on the other.

Both hands must be grasped and both hands must be strong.

We need both Hong Kong dollars and US dollars, as well as word-of-mouth and honor.

Work hard to build the overall prosperity of Xinghai Film and Television.

"Hahaha……"

After laughing a few times, Huang Ze became more excited when writing.

A curse is a curse cast by someone who died with resentment.

The strong resentment caused by the anger in a person's heart after a wrongful death will linger for a long time in the place where the deceased lived before, forming an evil dark force with a curse.

This film is about a house. Considering that there are many buildings in Hong Kong Island, we had to find a remote house.

After the filming is finished, probably no one will dare to live in this house, so we might as well buy a new one and make it a tourist attraction for people to visit. And maybe it can be used when filming the sequel in the future.

After letting his thoughts wander for a while, Huang Ze continued to write the script. The original name was Kayako, a Japanese name that definitely couldn't be used here, so he decided to call her Ajia.

Ordinary, popular, and everywhere, that's what's scary.

The story begins when the heroine goes to that house...

Huang Ze has been relatively free recently, so he has focused his main energy on "The Grudge" and concentrated on writing the script.

Considering the strategic importance of this film in the company, Zhang Jianya could not be left alone to mess around, so Huang Ze drew many of the classic horror scenes in the film.

After finishing the painting, Huang Zecai called Zhang Jianya from home to his office.

Um, home.

Zhang Yu has graduated and is now in Hong Kong Island. He was in Xinghai Film and Television before, but was transferred there by Huang Ze after ATV was established. But no matter where he is, he is in Hong Kong Island.

So Huang Ze gave Zhang Jianya a few months off so that they could enjoy their own world of two.

As for the director, she can come when there is work, and Huang Ze does not force her to stay in the company.

"What's wrong? Do you have new work?" Zhang Jianya pushed open the door. He looked rosy-cheeked and in good spirits, though his steps were a little unsteady.

"Yeah." Huang Ze glanced at Zhang Jianya and laughed, "You won't blame me for disturbing your world of two."

"No, no, please don't say that." Zhang Jianya touched his waist subconsciously, "You are saving me from dire straits."

"I'm already 37, almost 40, and I stay at home every day. He desperately wants a child. After two months, I can't stand it anymore!"

"Don't give me such a long vacation in the future. I like working and I like staying in the company."

"Every company lacks employees like you." Huang Ze joked and pushed the script and some storyboards over.

"Lao Zhang, are you interested in making another horror movie?"

"Yes!" Zhang Jianya blurted out without thinking.

If he had some resistance to horror films before filming "The Ring" and felt that such films were not of high quality, he has now completely changed his mind.

Isn’t money good?

Someone even paid him one million Hong Kong dollars to make a horror movie.

But on the one hand, I had to be the assistant director of "Once Upon a Time in China", and on the other hand, after the filming I wanted to spend a few days enjoying life with my wife, so I didn't have the time.

Secondly, family members know their own business. The script of "The Ring", the main shot division, and even the publicity methods were all created by Huang Ze. He is just a tool man.

If he was asked to make a horror movie, he would be really worried that the reputation he had worked so hard to build would be ruined.

Moreover, he has been in Hong Kong for so many years and has heard about the mixed crowd in the film industry. It would be better for him to continue staying in Xinghai and wait for Huang Ze to assign tasks.

He believed that Huang Ze would not treat him unfairly.

After taking the script, Zhang Jianya took a look at the top storyboard and was shocked.

It was a little boy, and he looked very scary.

"Is this about a little boy ghost?"

"No, it's mainly a female ghost. You'll know after reading the script."

"Hmm." Zhang Jianya quickly flipped through the film, squinted his eyes and thought about the scenes, and couldn't help but say, "This film has so many horror scenes, it's scarier than The Ring!"

"Are you confident?"

"Of course." Zhang Jianya said, "I think I have some experience in making horror movies now."

"By the way, who should we choose as the lead actor?"

"The heroine, the young girl who went into the house at the beginning, let's look for Zhou Huimin." Huang Ze's first thought was to praise his own people.

It would be a waste if you don't praise it.

Anyway, the so-called heroine doesn't have many shots, so it won't affect the studies too much. The shots in this film are still relatively scattered, and don't always focus on the heroine.

"By the way, give Yang Yuying and Sakai Izumi a role as well. They are both newcomers. You can try. If your acting is not good enough, we can find someone else."

"For a female ghost, find a professional female ghost actor. A cheaper one. No one will care what she looks like."

"Also, let's pick a little boy ghost of six or seven years old from Shanghai."

"This kind of film will definitely not be shown in China," Zhang Jianya reminded.

"I know." Huang Ze nodded. "The purpose is not for domestic box office, but to bring some young fellow villagers. To bring fellow villagers, we have to start from childhood."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to go back to Shanghai for an audition." Zhang Jianya had no objection.

"No need for an audition, I have a candidate here."

(End of this chapter)