Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 56 Someone is causing trouble
"Paranormal Activity" begins screening.

The beginning of the movie is similar to that of a documentary, with only the Guess What Pictures logo, but no credits or the name of the film company.

At the beginning, the camera goes directly into the picture. In the mirror, a young man is holding a camera, pointing it at the TV in the living room. The TV is playing the concert of Freddie Mercury, the late lead singer of Queen. The scene is chaotic and the sound is noisy. There is only one second of the shot.

All the shots above and below were shot with a handheld camera.

Jingle Bell!
The phone on the table rang. The male protagonist picked it up and listened for a while. He took the camera to the door of the villa. A red sports car slowly drove over from the street.

"Hi, baby!"

"What it is?"

In the sports car, the woman stopped the car and asked.

"Hello, honey."

"Is this what I want?"

"Yeah, I don't know what model you want, but never mind, this one works great."

"I think this is a big head camera. What did you modify that small handheld camera into? Can it be turned around or multifunctional?"

The heroine Katie stands in front of the camera and talks to the hero Mika.

Because it was shot with a handheld camera, the images shown on the screen are very unstable.

It looks like a home video shot with a camcorder rather than a professional film.

"Is this considered a movie? Even a child can make something like this, and it's considered a movie?"

While the movie was being shown, a middle-aged man said this with disdain. His voice was so loud that even those sitting in the last row could hear it.

Several people around turned around to look at him and saw that it was the famous producer Fred Olin. Some people agreed that the movie camera was indeed very shaky and looked very uncomfortable, and it did not look like something a professional director could shoot at all.

"Sir, do you have any health problems? We have an ambulance ready for you."

Liu Xiaoli came over and asked expressionlessly but politely.

"Damn it, there's nothing wrong with my body, but this kind of shaky footage is considered a movie? What professional director would shoot like this? We didn't come here to attend the movie preview to watch this kind of rubbish."

cried Fred Olin.

"Mr. Olin, if you have any questions about the movie, please communicate with us after the preview. Now everyone is watching the movie. Can you please be quiet for a while? If you are not feeling well, we can arrange a doctor for you."

Liu Xiaoli said expressionlessly.

"Humph! No need! Anyone who wants to watch this kind of rubbish can watch it. I don't want to waste my time here."

Producer Olin walked out noisily, and more than a dozen producers who were invited to attend the preview stood up and left. The scene was very chaotic for a while.

Link watched these people leave, indifferent, and did not let Michael Leeson step forward to keep them.

After this group left, there were 58 people left in the audience.

"Boss, they are going too far. The movie has only been going on for a few seconds, and they haven't even seen the names of the male and female protagonists, but they are already complaining that it's not good. They haven't even watched it, so why do they say it's not good? I feel like they are doing it on purpose. They are so mean."

Liu Xiaoli said indignantly.

"It's possible. It makes sense. Daniel, which production company did Fred Olin and the dozen or so people who left with him belong to?"

“Fred Olin was originally a contracted producer under Universal Pictures. His contract expired last year and he joined Castle Rock Pictures. He has participated in the production of films such as When Harry Met Sally, Stand By Me, and The Motherlode, but he was not an executive producer.

In 1990, he served as executive producer of "Super Crooks", which was a box office loss, which was also the reason why Universal Pictures did not renew his contract. The remaining thirteen producers came from Universal, Castle Rock, Regent Pictures, and Carlock Pictures. "

Daniel DeVito said.

"Michael, we will inform their respective film companies of their actions later and apologize to them. Our movie is too new to attract them. This is our mistake. The next time we hold a preview of a new movie, we will be more cautious in sending invitations to several companies."

"Good boss."

Michael Rison responded.

"Boss, we didn't do anything wrong, why should we apologize to them? Isn't this too weak? The competition in Hollywood is so fierce, and if you act too weak, you will be bullied to death. We should be more ruthless. If you are not ruthless, you will not be able to stand firm."

Liu Xiaoli clenched her white fist and shook it.

"That makes sense. Next time we hold a preview for a new movie, we won't send invitations to a few film companies. If our movie sells well and the film companies we work with make money, but they don't have a chance, will they regret it later?"

"It seems like that. Boss, you are quite smart."

Liu Xiaoli smiled and patted his arm, and suddenly noticed that Michael Leeson and Daniel DeVito were still there. Her face turned red, and she restrained the unnecessary expressions on her face and looked at the big screen expressionlessly.

The movie continues.

After Fred Olin and his companions left, no one else made any sound or inappropriate movements. They all watched the movie quietly.

This is the charm of the documentary genre, which is similar to live broadcast, transmitting the most authentic images in front of the camera to the audience with extremely high authenticity.

This kind of picture is similar to camera surveillance and candid photography.

Most people have a voyeuristic tendency, and this shooting method can meet the needs of many people.

Even if the person in front of the camera is sleeping, eating, or using the toilet, there will be people willing to stare at the screen.

"Steven, do you think this is interesting? It's like we are observing the daily life of a couple."

Quentin Tarantino stroked his chin and muttered quietly. "Don't talk."

Dongdongdong~dongdong~

Suddenly, some noises came from the speakers in the theater.

Based on the conversation between the male and female protagonists in the kitchen just now, everyone knows the reason why strange things happened in the house:
When the heroine was eight years old, she saw a black smoke-like shadow. The shadow sometimes stood beside her bed at night and breathed at her. Once, her house caught fire and the whole house was burned down. The fire department could not find the cause of the fire.

From childhood to adulthood, no matter where the heroine is, the ghost will follow her.

After receiving these key information, the audience will have a general understanding of what the heroine encountered, and will also have a sense of substitution.

This includes seeing a black shadow when a child, a fire at home for no reason, and the male and female protagonists cooking and eating, chatting on the sofa, etc.

After having a sense of immersion, the atmosphere of horror began to increase.

Hole~ Hole~
"A ghost appeared?"

Quentin asked, gripping the armrest of his chair.

"Do not talk!"

The male protagonist also thought that the sound was made by a ghost, so he put down his guitar and picked up the camera to find the source of the sound.

After searching around, I found that the sound was coming from the ice maker.

The hero and heroine breathed a sigh of relief, and the audience also relaxed.

At night, the hero and heroine went to bed in a relaxed atmosphere, but after turning off the lights, the light in the room suddenly became gloomy, like a dark and silent forest.

The camera lens is facing the bed of the male and female protagonists and the open door, while outside the door is pitch black.

"Sleeping with the door open? I don't dare sleep like that."

"Do not talk."

"Look, is there something coming in?"

"Do not talk."

After the hero and heroine fell asleep, the picture in front of the camera lens became a still picture, and only the time on the timer in the lower right corner kept refreshing, and soon it went from midnight to after 12 a.m.

Empty empty empty empty~
An uncomfortable sound came from the open door.

The audience couldn't help but hold their breath, wanting to see what was coming in from outside the door.

The heroine turned over on the bed, and nothing happened again.

The next day, when the heroine woke up, her car keys were found on the ground.

"Link is indeed quite amazing. He can make people feel creepy with just a few simple conversations, a camera, an open door, two sleeping male and female protagonists, and some strange noises. He is quite amazing."

Quentin Tarantino said.

"Did you notice that there seemed to be three people in the room?"

"There are exactly three of us, the male and female protagonists and Link. It's very economical to make a movie like this."

"Not that kind. Do you feel that even in the daytime, there seems to be an invisible person beside the hero and heroine."

"It's the ghost."

"Yes, although we can't see it, we seem to be able to truly feel the existence of the ghost, as if it were real. It's amazing. How did Link do it?"

"This should be the effect of a pseudo-documentary. It gives us a little trace of ghosts, and leaves the rest to our brains to associate, evoking the terrifying sounds and memories we encountered when we lived alone. This filming method is very labor-saving. I want to shoot one when I have time. I don't think I can do worse than Link."

"Do not talk!"

The next day, the heroine invited Dr. Frederick to her home. Dr. Frederick asked about their physical conditions and the heroine's childhood experiences. The doctor also believed that there was a ghost in the villa.

On the third night, the hero and heroine continued to sleep. At around two o'clock in the morning, a series of "empty, empty, empty" sounds came from the bedroom again, which was even more terrifying than the last time.

In the cinema, those sounds are transmitted to our ears through the surround sound system, and the horror effect is even stronger, making people feel scared.

Quentin Tarantino shielded his eyes with his hands and stared through his fingers at the open door on the screen, trying to see if anything floated in.

squeak~

The white door was suddenly pulled a little.

"Fuck! There's a ghost! Steven, there's a ghost. The ghost is coming."

Quentin shouted, pulling Steven Soderbergh beside him.

Steven Soderbergh glanced at him speechlessly. How could a 190cm tall man scream in fear after watching a horror movie? How timid must he be?

Quentin came back to his senses, and his old face, covered with flesh, turned red with embarrassment. He scratched his face.

"I'm not afraid. There are no ghosts in the world. I know that. Not to mention ghosts, even if the devil Satan stood in front of me, I wouldn't even blink. Just now, just now..."

"That's fine, no need to explain, I understand, you just... you just... Never mind, let's continue watching the movie."

Steven Soderbergh thought hard, but couldn't come up with any good excuse to cover up, so he simply kept silent.

(End of this chapter)