Hollywood Director 1992

"Sss! This is too terrifying."

"How could they make such a movie? Why does it look so ordinary yet so scary?"

In another cinema in Los Angeles, Ben Affleck crossed his arms, afraid to stare at the big screen.

"This is a classic plot setting in movies: there's a monster in the house. First, tell the audience that there's a terrifying monster in the house, creating a strong sense of unease in the audience's mind.

As the male and female protagonists describe it, everyone constantly imagines the shape and horror of the monster. Before the monster even appears, everyone is already trembling with fear because of the monster in their minds.

Also, that door is too scary. Sleeping with the door open at night, with darkness outside, is like pointing a gun at the audience's head, making the unease even stronger.

When everyone becomes trembling quail, even a little strange sound, a little shadow, will make them scream.

Link is too amazing, he is definitely a master at provoking the audience's emotions," Matt Damon said.

"Ah!!!"

On the 19th day, during the daytime, when the heroine was standing in the aisle and her hair was suddenly blown up, a neat scream erupted in the cinema.

Some people were so scared that they covered their eyes, some were so scared that they hugged their heads, and some were so scared that they left their seats and squatted on the ground, using the seats in front to block their eyes.

"Damn it, it's too scary, my hair is standing on end," Ben Affleck said, grabbing his hair with both hands.

"Ah!"

"There's a ghost!!"

"There's a ghost in the cinema."

Suddenly, a black youth in the front row jumped up, scared and ran outside, shouting that there was a ghost as he ran.

"James, don't run, it was me who blew the wind. Damn it, what a coward."

Someone behind wanted to persuade the black youth to come back, but the black man had already run out of the cinema.

"Boring!"

Matt Damon continued watching the movie.

As he was watching, he suddenly felt a wind behind him, very cold. He turned his head and saw Ben Affleck expressionlessly withdrawing his hand.

The plot came to the night of the 20th day. A faint shadow floated past the white door. Many people in the cinema covered their mouths, too scared to make a sound.

The bed sheet was blown up, revealing the heroine's feet.

Suddenly, something grabbed the heroine's ankle and dragged her from the bed to the ground, from the bedroom to the outside of the door.

A scream came from outside the bedroom. The hero got up and ran outside. The door slammed shut with a loud bang.

The hero opened the door and ran into the dark aisle. A series of screams came from outside.

In a few seconds, the aisle returned to silence, and the male and female protagonists were nowhere to be seen.

The cinema also became silent, without even the sound of breathing. Everyone stared at the dark outside the door, watching the plot unfold with trepidation.

Three or four seconds later, the hero carried the heroine back into the bedroom.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's too scary. Sophia, sometimes I fall off the bed when I sleep. Do you think it could be ghosts doing it?"

In the cinema, Milla Jovovich grabbed Sophia's arm and asked nervously.

"Don't scare yourself, there are no ghosts in the world."

"How do you know? Maybe there are ghosts, it's just that we, like Katie, can't see where they are."

"You can also buy a camera, put it on the table before going to bed, and see if there are any ghosts."

"Sounds good, but forget it. If there really are ghosts, it would be too scary. It's better to pretend that you don't know anything. Sss, are the ghosts coming again?"

On the night of the 21st day, the lights in the bedroom were turned off, and the light in the room became eerie.

The camera was still filming the bedroom and the open door, only the timer on the screen showed the passage of time.

At around 1 a.m., a hollow sound rang out, and the heroine Katie stiffly got out of bed, walked to the hero's side, and stood there quietly staring at the hero.

"Katie is sleepwalking again."

Jim Carrey asked in a low voice.

"Shh, don't talk."

"Honey, do you ever look at me like that at night?"

"Don't talk!"

The cinema was quiet. Although the scene on the screen didn't change much, everyone felt cold when they saw Katie standing by the bed, motionless.

Especially those audience members who had sleepwalkers around them couldn't help but feel cold all over when they thought about being stared at coldly while sleeping at night.

The time on the camera began to fast forward, quickly changing from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.

The heroine Katie moved her feet and walked out the door.

Soon, Katie's screams came from downstairs.

The hero got out of bed and ran outside. A few seconds later, fierce fighting and screams came from downstairs.

Three or four seconds later, the sound in the speakers suddenly went silent.

The big screen turned into a still image, with only the timer counting down second by second.

At this time, the cinema also became unusually quiet, and the audience watched the screen nervously, not even daring to breathe.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

A dragging sound of footsteps came from the outside, from far to near, the sound becoming clearer and clearer.

"What is it?"

Ben Affleck covered his eyes with his palms, leaving only a small gap to look at the dark door.

Thump! Thump!

The footsteps became clearer, as if they were coming to the door.

The atmosphere also became more tense and oppressive.

At this time, all the audience carefully watched the dark door.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, something was thrown in from outside the door, hitting the camera lens with a bang, as if something was thrown from the dark outside the door onto the screen, smashing towards the audience in the cinema.

"Ah!!!!"

Many people screamed, some were so frightened that they jumped up and stood on their seats, others were so scared that they covered their faces with their hands.

"F*ck! What is that thing!"

*Thump!* The camera in the bedroom fell over. From the skewed lens, Katie, with her long black hair disheveled and covered in blood, stood at the door like a walking corpse.

The thing that was thrown over and landed on the ground was the male lead, who lay motionless on the floor.

Although this shot wasn't as terrifying as the male lead being thrown onto the camera, Katie standing bloodied at the door still made many viewers' hearts pound.

Katie walked stiffly to the male lead's corpse, bent down, and began to tear at his neck.

"Ah!!!"

Ben Affleck suddenly yelled.

Scaring the people around him.

Ben Affleck touched the back of his neck, as if he had been pinched, and it hurt.

He turned to look at Matt Damon.

Matt Damon withdrew his hand, watching the screen expressionlessly.

No mistake, one first, one inside, one content, one look!

The female lead, Katie, suddenly raised her head, staring at the camera with a face full of blood.

This scene made many viewers feel a chill down their spines.

Katie stared at the camera lens, slowly walked over, and suddenly lunged towards the camera.

"Ah!!!"

Many people in the audience couldn't help but scream in fright.

Milla Jovovich hugged Sophia in fright, and Sophia also turned her head, afraid to look at the screen.

Jim Carrey trembled in his wife Melissa Womer's arms, but peeked at the screen with one eye.

As for the timid Jennifer Connelly, after seeing the 20th Day, she had already covered her ears, closed her eyes, and dared not look at anything.

"It's too scary. I didn't feel anything when I was acting, why is it so scary to watch in the cinema?"

In the audience, Monica Bellucci trembled in Link's arms.

"It's because you acted too well."

Link gently patted her back.

"No, it's because you filmed it too well."

Monica kissed him.

The big screen dimmed, and the lights in the cinema were as bright as day.

The audience slowly came back to their senses. Some were wiping the sweat from their foreheads, and others were still shivering with their arms crossed.

*Clap clap clap!*

Someone applauded in the corner.

*Clap clap clap!*

Many people in the audience spontaneously applauded.

*Clap clap clap! Clap clap clap!*

All the audience in the cinema stood up and applauded, the applause surging like a tide.

"Link, congratulations, this movie is wonderful, it almost scared me to death."

Sofia Coppola clapped her hands and leaned over to say.

"Thank you! I'm glad to see you're okay."

"Link, your movie is too scary, Melissa was almost frightened."

Jim Carrey brought his wife Melissa over to congratulate him.

"What about you, were you scared?"

"Me? Haha, how could a big man like me be scared? Stop joking."

Jim Carrey grinned and said.

"Link, congratulations, this movie is incredible. Last time you said you wanted to make a movie with a handheld camera, I couldn't believe it at all, but now you've done it, and you've done it excellently."

Billy Crystal clapped his hands and said.

"Thank you!"

"Director Link, this movie is very surprising, not only to me, but also to the film industry. Before your movie came out, no one could believe that making a movie in this way would be so wonderful, but you did it. Director Link, you are indeed a very creative director."

Justin Kroll, editor-in-chief of *Variety* magazine, clapped and smiled.

"Thank you! It's my honor."

Link said modestly.

"Director Link, congratulations on making a good movie."

"Director Link, you have pioneered a new way of directing, pointing out a path for all those who hope to become directors. This is amazing."

"Director Link, I wish your new movie a big box office success."

Aaron Kouch, deputy editor-in-chief of *The Hollywood Reporter*, Ross Stanton, entertainment editor of *The Los Angeles Times*, Max Blumenthal, editor-in-chief of *The Herald Tribune*, famous journalist Thomas Miller, film critic Rudine Bachelor, and others surrounded him, congratulating Link.

*Clap clap clap!*

Three minutes later, the audience was still applauding, many people cheering loudly for Link and the movie.

"Jenny, how was the movie?"

Sam Haskell clapped his hands, looking at Jennifer Connelly beside him.

Jennifer Connelly was looking at Link in the crowd. Hearing Sam Haskell's question, she came back to her senses and blinked her light blue eyes.

"It's okay."

"You just said that Link can only make movies for tens of thousands of dollars. Then, if I give you $20,000, or give a director you approve of $20,000, do you think you or those directors can make a movie of this quality?"

"... Okay, I admit Link is very good, and he is a director with great potential. Next time I see him, I will be more enthusiastic towards him."

Jennifer Connelly said.

"Why not go congratulate him now?"

"I didn't pay much attention to him before. Now that the movie is a success, and everyone is congratulating him, wouldn't it be too snobbish if I also go to congratulate him?"

"No, learning to appreciate the advantages of others, and sincerely praising the success of others, is a sign of a strong mentality."

Sam Haskell squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Link.

Jennifer Connelly sniffed her pretty nose, hesitated for a few seconds, and followed to congratulate Link.