The monster villain of the extraordinary world

Chapter 20 Eastern State Night
Colorful glare lights swirled and danced, igniting the sound of singing and dancing in the old bar.

This place was extremely noisy, but the voice of the man with short Mohawk hair was still calm and loud.

Battle royale theme?Lei Yue was a little surprised, there might be a lot of actors needed, he looked at the three members of the crew and Ling Sha, if everyone appeared on the screen, there would only be five of them.

Is it a chaotic fight, "Oh..." He nodded.

The Mohican man's eyes remained motionless, as if he was staring at his reaction, and after some consideration, he said:
"This is a pseudo-documentary. You should understand this. It looks like it happened in real life, but it was actually filmed."

"Hey, it's up to me! I'm the director and photographer." The man in the floral shirt took a sip of beer, pointed at the Mohawk man, and whispered to Lei Yue: "This guy is the producer. It's called Mohawk."

The man in the flower shirt let out an uncontrollable chuckle, "It's the one whose surname is Mo, called Xigan."

"We don't know if his younger brother's name is..." The blond woman also said cheerfully, while the man in the floral shirt was afraid that Lei Yue wouldn't get it, so he laughed and said, "Mo Beigan, don't get fucked."

Lei Yue couldn't laugh, because he didn't really understand the stalking between their friends.

He glanced at the man named Mohigan with Mohigan's short hair, who was looking at everyone coldly... He thought it was better not to laugh.

"Be careful, this is a point that no one can laugh at, Mo Xigan doesn't like it..."

The man in the floral shirt said so, but he laughed loudly, almost laughing, "And me, my name is Lackey."

"It's not rubbish, it's Lackey." The man pronounced his name in a drawn out voice, "It's Lala's La, Kiki's Chi, but don't get me wrong, I like women."

"I'm not afraid, you know, I'm super popular with girls, if you have any emotional problems, you can ask me. Don't believe me?"

Lackey picked up a mobile phone that was placed next to a pile of empty wine bottles on the coffee table, "Come here, let me show you some black silk photos of my previous predecessors."

"Don't listen to this guy." The blond woman dangled the red wine in the glass, "This guy only has intimate contact with women's stockings when he is robbing a bank and has to hide his face."

"Hey!" Lackey shouted dissatisfiedly, raising his phone, "Do you think these photos of me are all pictures from the Internet, Lei Zi, come here."

"My name is Ginny." The blond woman sighed to herself, "I've actually dated a lot of men. You don't know how irresistible it is to be a really attractive director..."

"Don't be noisy." Moxi said coldly, covering up their yelling, "Let's talk about the serious business first."

Lingsha was sitting on one side of the sofa, eating the pieces of fruit on the fruit plate, and didn't get involved in these topics.

Lei Yue silently memorized the names of these people, Mohigan, Lagi, Ginny...

"All right, all right." Lackey became serious, "Lei Zi, Lackey's tip: A man who doesn't understand humor can't do anything."

Mohigan's eyes were really on fire, so Lackey slowly put down his phone and picked up an old video camera from the debris pile on the sofa.

"I'll turn on the DV first. These can be used as behind-the-scenes footage, and can also be edited into the feature film. If the film becomes popular, it will be worth a lot of money." Lackey said.

"Is this a tape camera?" Lei Yue couldn't help asking as he looked at the gray old-fashioned video camera.

"That's right, you know the goods." Lackey operated the buttons of the camera, "DVM60 cassette tape, the picture has a retro texture, as if it happened in the 70s and 80s."

Lei Yue's heart immediately became more excited. Of course, the quality of the tape will be more atmospheric, and it can bring the audience back to the era when underground movies were the most popular.

Although it is a small business with a budget of only tens of thousands of dollars, they don't use the more convenient and cheaper digital cameras today.

This shows that this group of people has an attitude and pursuit for the effect of the film itself, which is very important.

However, Lei Yue felt a little uneasy again. Could it be that they are shooting "snuff film"?

Snuff film was one of the representative types of underground films of that era, showing the whole process of someone beating or murdering someone, full of blood and violence, and fans will get the pleasure of snuffing when watching the film.

It would be very convenient and quick to be able to photograph his neck spurting blood, but unfortunately those symptoms are just my own delusions.

"Okay!" Lackey adjusted the parameters, held the old machine in his hand, started to record, and said with a smile:
"This movie is called "Eastern State Night". It tells the story of a negatively selected teenager participating in a life-and-death game. The game is not just a battle royale, but also has elements of adventure and puzzle solving."

Lei Yue seemed to hear the sound of the DV tape spinning, and in the dazzling light above, he listened intently to Lackey's words:

"This game is not a joke, it is not as simple as a few people participating in a small area of ​​a bar or an abandoned factory.

"It's not a secret, it's a hugely anticipated event, with media reports, live TV broadcasts, countless viewers...everything.

"This negative choice boy was originally just an ordinary person and a loser, but he was spotted by our group. We want to make him a ruthless character who can win the game and shock the audience!"

The more Lagi spoke, the more excited he became, his drunken face became redder, and his voice became faster:
"If this boy can really win the game, he will become famous, I mean become a star, and become the most dazzling person in Dongzhou night!"

Lingsha just ate the fruit and didn't express any opinions.

It wasn't a snuff film, Lei Yue breathed a sigh of relief, listening and analyzing, some previous films of the same type flashed through his mind.

The first thing he thought of was not any underground movie, but a blockbuster movie series that was popular all over the world, so he said, "It's a bit like "The Hunger Games."

"That's right, you can understand that for the time being! Haha."

Lackey laughed, holding the camera in one hand and holding up the beer in the other, "We just want to make you a new star, become the darling of the audience, and then make a fortune together!"

Ginny also laughed, clinked glasses with Lackey, drank some red wine, and said expectantly, "That's all."

"Hmm." Mohigan nodded in agreement, but his expression was not as excited as theirs.

Hungry Games?Lei Yue couldn't help showing a smile as he thought about it, and laughed at himself: "...she is a burning girl, and I am a burning boy, right?"

The burning girl is the debut appearance of the heroine of "The Hunger Games" in the competition, and he...

In the past, even if he laughed at himself, he wouldn't make fun of himself, but now, it's different.

"That's right!" This time it was Ginny who yelled loudly, and she had something to say: "So, you, the contestant, have to figure out your appearance, name, and so on, and we will help you with celebrity management. "

She drank red wine and seemed to know it well:

"Operation, understand? A contestant is a contestant, a star is a star, this is not equal.

"Stars are not born, and have nothing to do with strength. Stars are created by operations!"

Lei Yue smiled slightly, although it seemed a bit funny for them to talk about a small project of tens of thousands of yuan so seriously.

But these are all the content of the film, this is the form of pseudo-documentary, the more real the better.

Moreover, these people are obviously full of passion for this "Eastern State Night", which is a good attitude for filming.

"Then what is my character design?" Lei Yue asked, "Do we have a script?"

"There is no script, it's filmed at will, and the talk is improvisation." Lackey waved his hand, "Your role is up to you to play, give me some surprises."

Lei Yue nodded, the noise in the bar did not disturb his analytical thinking, and said:

"Pseudo-documentaries also need acting, this role is too similar to myself, although I can act with my true colors, but because of this, the character will lose its plasticity.

"I want to use more of Brecht's expressionist ideas, 'restrict resonance', and act more detachedly, so that I can deal with it more calmly, and can perform some defamiliarization effects..."

As Lei Yue was talking, he found that the people on the opposite side had quieted down, as if they were a little stunned...

He stopped talking immediately, did he say something wrong?
Lackey looked at Mohawk, looked at Ginny, pointed at Lei Yue with a cigarette in his hand, and said with emotion: "This is what I said, professional!"

"A serious man is the most charming." Ginny sipped her wine, the more she looked at Lei Yue, the more lustful her eyes became.

"Lei Zi, don't worry about acting." Lackey looked energetic and eager to say, "Now let's start shooting a scene, this scene is the moment when you are determined to participate in the game. "

"Oh good." Lei Yue nodded and said, how to shoot is the director's business, and he can just act.

He looks at the DV camera that Lackey is holding, letting himself be in the role.

He is both Lei Yue and not Lei Yue.

The bar's glare illuminated everyone's faces, Mohawk and Ginny all looked at him, and Lingsha also looked over.

"The first scene of "Eastern State Night"—" Lackey stood up and pointed the DV at Lei Yue in front of him, and shouted in a drawn-out voice, "Start filming!"

(End of this chapter)