Hollywood Director 1992.

Chapter 61 The sequelae are huge

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"Boss, this is the videotape we shot at the preview. After editing, we kept forty-three minutes of footage. Take a look."

"it is good!"

After the staff left, Link took the videotape, inserted it into the videotape player, and watched the video footage shot on the scene.

From the beginning to the end, there are scenes where Fred Olin and 14 other people shouted "bad movie" and stood up and left.

There were also several female producers who shouted "my god" and blocked their eyes, not daring to look at the camera. Several others were so scared that they left the show halfway.

The most outstanding performance among them was undoubtedly Quentin Tarantino.

This 1.9-meter-tall, fierce-looking man screamed in fear while watching a movie.

He shielded his eyes with his hands from time to time, closed his eyes and turned his head away, not daring to look, and grabbed the arms of Steven Soderbergh and Lawrence Bender sitting next to him.

On the night of the 21st day, Quentin was so scared that he jumped onto Lawrence Bender's chair and grabbed Lawrence's arm tightly.

"Puch~"

Liu Xiaoli's laughter came from behind, and her unique fragrance also wafted over.

"Quentin is so funny. He is so big but so timid."

“It’s very interesting.”

After the movie ended, the lights in the theater came on and Quentin got up from Lawrence Bender, his blue jeans wet.

"Is this real? Is it that scary?"

Liu Xiaoli covered her mouth and laughed, her cheeks turning red.

"Some people were so scared that they dared not open their eyes halfway through the show, and said they would not watch it even if they were paid. Do you think that's scary?"

"It's different. I'm a woman. It's normal for women not to be afraid of watching horror movies."

"Well, that's a reasonable excuse."

Except for Quentin Tarantino.

Richard Zanuck, Scott Rudin, Jerome Preston, and several other studio producers also expressed horror when they watched the film.

Some were so frightened that they couldn't help but dodge, cover their eyes, squint or close their eyes.

These people are all old hands in the industry and have watched many horror movies.

But I was also very scared when watching "Paranormal Activity" and subconsciously made a lot of funny movements.

If ordinary audiences were watching, the performance would definitely be more exaggerated.

This also shows that "Paranormal Activity" is well made.

The evaluation of the system is also relatively objective.

"Boss, why are you taking these photos? What's the point?"

"It's very useful, you'll see later."

Link picked up the phone on the table and called Quentin to ask him what he was doing.

"I'm at home. Link, is there something wrong with your movie? The aftereffects are too severe. I feel like there are ghosts everywhere in the apartment. Wait, I feel like there is something behind me. Fuck, Roger, what are you doing standing behind me? Do you want to scare me to death?"

The sound on the line became garbled, and it was more than a minute before Quentin continued speaking.

"Link, why are you calling me?"

"I need your help with something."

"what's up?"

"It's hard to tell over the phone. Are you in your apartment? Is there a video player in your apartment? I have a videotape that I want to show you."

"Horror videotape?"

"No, a comedy tape."

"You can come over this afternoon. I'm planning on having a party at the apartment tonight."

"How about I come over tomorrow? The party is too noisy, and I need to talk to you about work."

"Okay, tomorrow morning. No, come over after noon. I'm worried that I might get too drunk to get up."

"OK! See you tomorrow!"

Link hung up the phone, rewatched the video, and called the production staff to ask them to cut out the scene where Quentin peed his pants.

Quentin can't see this.

Quentin would definitely be furious if he saw this.

"Are you going to get Quentin to agree to show this tape publicly?"

Liu Xiaoli blinked and smiled.

"I want to try."

"It's difficult. No one wants to be publicly embarrassed, let alone Quentin, who is a public figure and has to protect his reputation."

"Try it first. If it doesn't work, we'll think of other ways. We have more than one publicity plan."

"It's a complicated feeling. In the past, when I watched movies, I thought that it was enough to just make a good movie and send it to the cinema for screening. After working for a while, I realized that it takes so much work to release a movie. Making a good movie is only the first step. Only when the movie is successfully screened in theaters can it be considered a real success. It's not easy."

"It's not that difficult. Our company is just starting out, and we are short of people and money. We need to be responsible for a lot of work ourselves. When the company grows bigger and has a professional publicity and promotion team, we can hand over the film to them directly after it's finished. The work we need to do will be greatly reduced, and it will be easy then."

"Yes, as the old saying goes, the beginning is always the hardest. But Link, you did a great job. Whether it's the director or the company owner, no one can do better than you."

Liu Xiaoli looked at him seriously, her peach blossom eyes sparkling, as if hiding admiration, appreciation, love, care, and affection, but also like an illusion, making people feel itchy.

"You've done a great job, whether you're my assistant or Xixi's mother, you've always been conscientious and attentive. Liu Xiaoli, you're awesome!"

Link gave her a thumbs-up.

When Liu Xiaoli heard his words, she instantly recalled her experience when she first came to the United States. Her eyes slowly turned red, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes were like petals that were instantly dyed red by the morning light.

Her eyes became watery and tearful. Liu Xiaoli turned her head to the side, wiped her eyes quickly, and looked back to glare at him.

"Who asked you to praise me? Why are you praising me for no reason?"

"To be honest, you are really great."

"Ignore you."

Liu Xiaoli picked up the folder in her hand, threw it heavily on the table, snorted, and walked out of the office with her long hair swinging.

The main target is someone who commits insubordination and refuses to change despite repeated admonitions.

The next day at noon, Link arrived at Quentin's apartment in Beverly Hills with the re-edited video.

The residential areas of Beverly Hills are divided into three sections according to the current housing prices.

The flat area south of Santa Monica.

Including Wilshire Boulevard, housing prices are relatively cheap, ranging from approximately US$80 to US$300 million. There are also some expensive ones worth millions, but not many.

This is also the most densely populated area in Beverly, accounting for more than 60%.

The central part is located north of Santa Monica Boulevard and south of Sunset Boulevard. It is a central hilly area with villas and luxury homes everywhere, and the housing prices are generally over 100 million US dollars.

In the mountainous areas north of Sunset Boulevard, including Bel Air and Holborn Hills, housing prices are higher, and most of Beverly's top luxury homes are concentrated in this area.

The apartment Quentin rented was in the middle of Santa Monica Boulevard near Century City.

An apartment called Roxbury.

This place is more lively than Wilshire Boulevard, with many bars and red-light districts. It is very convenient to pick up girls if you live here.

"Hey, Link, you're here."

Quentin Tarantino opened the door in his pajamas and slippers, looking sleepy and with messy hair, almost like an afro.

Even messier than his hair was his living room.

Fruit peels, paper scraps, and wine bottles were scattered all over the floor, and there were a lot of underwear hanging on the sofa.

The air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.

"Looks like I missed a pretty lively party."

"Haha, that's right. There were fourteen of us last night, nine hot chicks. That was awesome. You should have come over yesterday. Okay, I forgot you had the beautiful Monica. Tsk, Monica is such a sexy beauty."

Quentin grabbed the underwear off the couch and threw it carelessly beside him.

Link didn't care whether it was dirty or not, and sat down in an empty seat with no debris left behind.

(End of this chapter)