screenwriter mystery

Chapter 22 The Witch
"No, maybe it's not just waiting!"

Judging from the current progress.

Whether it is "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" or "Modern Family", it is not possible to achieve it overnight.

After all, the shooting process of real movies and TV shows is not like Zhao Yuan's system's [Script Evolution] function, which can be realized out of thin air.

The preparation of the crew, the survey of the venue and even the selection of actors will take a certain amount of time.

If you really wait until everything is ready and the filming of the film and TV series is completed, it will take at least half a year to wait.

Here, the problems that "Modern Family" may encounter, such as the order negotiation of the TV station, and the selection of the filming schedule of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2" are not included.

Adding all kinds of things together, no matter how patient Zhao Yuan is, he can't tolerate such a long waste of time.

After all, this kind of screenwriting reality, the ability to evolve the world, once tried, it is difficult to let go.

So, after thinking about it, Zhao Yuan quickly made a decision.

In terms of the system script, he may not be able to carry out the next action due to the limited [plot value].

But in real Hollywood, he's apparently undisturbed.

……

"It's hard to imagine that after writing the scripts of "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2" and "Modern Family", you still have the spare time to complete the writing of new scripts, Ellen."

New York, Universal Studios Building.

Ron Meyer couldn't help sighing when he saw Zhao Yuan's 'new script' again.

"Even in Hollywood, there are very few screenwriters who are as prolific as you in a short period of time."

The creation of scripts is an extremely boring process. The completion of a script in Hollywood often requires multiple polishing and revisions by the screenwriter.

"I just had a sudden inspiration."

Sitting on the sofa in the office, facing Ron Meyer's approval, Zhao Yuan just smiled.

"So this time, what kind of script did you bring, Alan."

"TV series? Or movie?"

After a brief courtesy, Ron Mayer began to get down to business.

"The Blair Witch, this is a horror movie about witch legends."

Hearing the name of the script from Zhao Yuan's mouth, Ron Meyer's eyebrows changed slightly.

"The Blair Witch?"

Looking at Zhao Yuan on the sofa, Ron Meyer nodded and said, "Can I read the script of "The Blair Witch", Alan?"

"of course."

Zhao Yuan had no reason to refuse Ron Meyer's request. In fact, the reason why he came to Universal was for this purpose.

Handing the script that had been prepared long ago to Ron Mayer, Zhao Yuan did not retreat to the sofa, but stood in place to observe Ron Mayer's reaction.

"Thank you."

After receiving the script of "The Blair Witch", Ron Meyer immediately began to read it carefully.

As the vice president of Universal Pictures' film and television distribution department, Ron Meyer is obviously not a layman who knows nothing about movies.

It was also for this reason that after reading the script of "The Blair Witch" provided by Zhao Yuan, Ron Meyer's inner disappointment was even greater.

As far as the script is concerned, "The Blair Witch" actually doesn't have many scary plots, and the thrilling parts can only be regarded as the upper-middle level of horror movies.

It is comparable to the shock brought to Ron Meyer by classic horror movies such as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" that Zhao Yuan "created" before.

"The Blair Witch" is even more bleak.

"To be honest, Allen..."

After reading the script of "The Blair Witch" in his hand, Ron Meyer looked at Zhao Yuan, who was opposite him, and shook his head slightly: "I don't see too many innovative things from the script."

"There's not a lot of surprise in either the witch legend or the horror in it."

Ron Meyer's reaction did not exceed Zhao Yuan's expectations.

"The Blair Witch" was not originally a movie that was good at the plot of the script. In his original world, the reason why this movie was able to successfully earn over [-] million box office was due to its unique shooting techniques and novel viral marketing methods.

"If, as far as the script of "The Blair Witch" is concerned, I'm sorry, Ellen, there is no way Universal will invest in this."

Shaking his head, Ron Meyer calmly gave the answer.

"And what if The Blair Witch wasn't a 'normal' movie to begin with?"

Faced with Ron Meyer's rejection, Zhao Yuan slowly threw out the setting of the movie.

"Not a 'normal' movie?"

Hearing Zhao Yuan's words, Ron Meyer couldn't help showing different expressions on his face, and asked.

"what do you mean?"

"I'm going to use a handheld DV to shoot the content of this movie."

"Handheld DV?!"

Ron Meyer expected that Zhao Yuan would surprise him, but he didn't expect the answer to be so unexpected.

"No wonder, the 'documentary' is mentioned in the script, it turns out..."

However, soon, Ron Meyer reacted.

He turned the script of "The Blair Witch" to the first page, looked at the plot description at the beginning, and said suddenly.

"Can you tell me more about your thoughts, Alan?"

Although he understood some operating techniques, Ron Meyer was still in a state of ignorance of the specific content.

"I intend to present the entire filming process of "The Blair Witch" in a 'pseudo-documentary' style, so that the whole movie looks like something that happened in the real world."

"Pseudo-documentary? You said it was a shooting technique like "Modern Family"."

Hearing Zhao Yuan's definition of the style of "The Blair Witch", Ron Meyer naturally thought of the script "Modern Family" that he had just read to himself not long ago.

"Yes, in fact, the pseudo-documentary shooting style used in "Modern Family" was originally inspired by the script of "The Blair Witch."

Nodding his head, Zhao Yuan admitted without hesitation.

Anyway, in this world, whether it is "Modern Family" or "The Blair Witch", he wrote it, and he said that inspiration comes from wherever it comes from.

"It's an interesting way to shoot, and I've never heard of anyone doing a horror movie like that."

Zhao Yuan's description revived Ron Meyer's interest in "The Blair Witch".

He entered the identity of the vice president of the film and television distribution department of his film industry, thinking about the follow-up work of "The Blair Witch", but finally couldn't help but shook his head and said regretfully.

"There is no doubt that Allen is very innovative in shooting horror films in the form of pseudo-documentaries."

"However, how can I ensure that such a form of film will attract audiences to watch it in theaters?"

"publicity!"

Facing Ron Meyer's hesitation.

Zhao Yuan then threw out the second key to the success of "The Blair Witch".

　Thank you for being able to drink twice in the afternoon for the reward of 100 starting coins, and the reward of 10000 starting coins for the long sleep of pines and cypresses, thank you~
　　
　
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