Veteran Hong Kong stars reorganize the Chinese entertainment industry.
Chapter 66 Bizarre Actions
"That's fantastic! I absolutely have to include this scene in the movie, so that Japan and Siam can see what real, authentic horror is like!"
Director Zhao Dekai was already imagining what the film's release would be like when Liu Zhongze secretly walked to the door and headed to the next filming location with Xu Zhen.
A little while later, the boy also came out. The director told him that there was nothing wrong with the camera and that he could shoot without worry.
The storyline also revolves around five college students. While they are playing a game of four corners in a room, an extra person appears in the room. When they turn on the light, they find that it is still the five of them.
Just like in the previous room, the four-corner game only requires four people, and the boy from before continues to act as a witness and is in charge of the overall filming.
Xu Zhen's performance details for Liu Zhongze required him to enter a dark room and, without the knowledge of the five main actors, enter through a hidden door to become the non-existent fifth person.
Director Zhao Dekai's voice came over the five college students, telling them to get ready to start filming.
Xu Zhen and Liu Zhongze filmed a few scenes outside alone, as if the ghosts had been summoned by the Ouija board game and had not left.
This time, Liu Zhongze didn't crawl on the ground. His movements seemed to be a struggle to maintain a strange balance as he looked at the five college students playing a game inside the house.
"Xu Zhen, that's enough. Prepare to lead Teacher Liu into the secret door."
The lights in the room had just been turned off, and the four of them were reciting their lines, standing in their respective corners.
As the boy filming turned off the lights, the game of four corners officially began.
Ah Feng and Xiao Qian had a conflict. After the lights went out, Ah Feng wanted to take advantage of the darkness to make a move, but his every move was recorded on the surveillance camera.
The director didn't stop him, but focused intently on Ah Feng's actions. Just as Ah Feng was about to succeed, he pressed the button on the walkie-talkie: "Click, Ah Feng, be careful."
The others didn't know why the director yelled "cut," but only Ah Feng knew the reason. He silently lowered one hand and gently patted Xiao Qian's shoulder.
A-Feng stopped in the corner where Xiao-Qian was. This time, Xiao-Qian walked towards the person in front. After seeing the dark figure, she patted his shoulder and stood in his place.
In the boy's camera, all four people can be vaguely seen. Aji comes to the girl's side, pats her on the shoulder, and the girl walks to the next corner, coughs in a secluded spot, and the game continues.
The horror of the Four Corners game lies in the fact that there is a person in each corner, but as a person moves or leaves, a corner will become empty. According to legend, if there are ghosts or monsters nearby, they will appear and play the game with them, and the Four Corners game will then become an endless ghostly game.
Xu Zhen led Liu Zhongze to check the room next door. After confirming that the group was still performing, he opened the hidden door and signaled Liu Zhongze to prepare to enter.
Xiaoqian became the one who had to pass through a corner where no one was around. The darkness brought a sense of oppression to her heart. Considering that it was just acting, she did not let her mind wander and tried her best to maintain her posture in front of the camera.
Just as she was about to cough, a strange-looking person appeared in front of her. She went over and patted him, and the person dragged himself forward with an eerie gait.
It doesn't seem like Ah Feng and Xiao Ji. Could it be that person from outside who came in?
In the script, they wouldn't encounter any problems while playing the game. This was in the early stages of the movie, and ghosts wouldn't appear so frequently. So Xiaoqian assumed that the person in front of her was just showing off or playing a prank. Since the director didn't yell "cut," she didn't bother to think about it anymore.
The boy's camera clearly captured the scene of Liu Zhongze's appearance, and he broke out in a cold sweat as if he had actually filmed some kind of supernatural phenomenon.
A limp, dark figure emerged from the corner. Using the strength of his forehead, jaw, and shoulders, he climbed into the house, then braced himself against the wall, supporting himself with his seemingly boneless hands and feet, thus becoming a standing person.
The boy swallowed hard. If he hadn't recognized Liu Zhongze's face, he might have been really startled.
Xu Zhen appeared beside him without him noticing. Xu Zhen gently patted his shoulder, but was so frightened that he screamed.
"what!"
The footsteps inside the room became noticeably hurried, and the voices of four people came one after another.
"Who is it?"
"What happened?"
"Don't scare me!"
"Turn on the lights! Turn on the lights now!"
The script the five college students received was actually a censored version. In order to capture their genuine reactions of being frightened, the director concealed the existence of the ghost fox in the early stages of the film.
Xu Zhen's appearance wasn't accidental; he was part of the dramatic suspense in the script. Instead of blaming the boy for dropping the miniature camera, he took out a walkie-talkie and asked, "Director, is this alright?"
"That's exactly the effect I wanted."
The lights in the room were turned on at that moment, and the four college students looked out, appearing somewhat frightened.
"It's alright, this scene is over." Xu Zhen reassured the five people and gestured for them to go and rest.
After the five people left, Xu Zhen found Liu Zhongze, who was dressed as a ghost, and said, "Teacher Liu, you weren't a stuntman before, were you? I feel like even ordinary stuntmen would have a hard time doing that move you just did."
Liu Zhongze shook his head and said, "This is just something I thought of when I was bored."
When Liu Zhongze saw Lin Zhengzhi filming horror movies, he immersed himself in each role. When he played a dead person or a ghost, he would put a lot of restrictions on himself, such as being stiff, having his limbs not obeying his commands, or walking as if floating. He had designed his own movements to address these points, but he never had the chance to perform them.
Let alone Liu Zhongze at that time, even Yuan Hua could only play roles like zombies back then. How could someone like him, who was just a nobody, have the opportunity to perform?
Xu Zhen gave a thumbs-up and complimented, "Teacher Liu is exceptionally talented; I truly admire you."
"Don't call me Teacher Liu anymore, just call me Zhongze."
"It's alright, Teacher Liu. That's just how I am. When I meet someone capable, I always address them as 'teacher,' because those who are accomplished are my teachers."
Liu Zhongze tried to persuade him a couple more times, but Xu Zhen didn't change his form of address, so he had no choice but to give up.
Today's scenes are almost finished. Tomorrow, we need to film individual shots of each lead actor to show the relationship between the five. The ghost of Liu Zhongze will appear when they perform again tomorrow night.
When they finished work in the early morning, some staff members burned some paper money and offered three sticks of incense before leaving.
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