Super Zoo

Long Wu's ambitions were completely dispelled by Su Ming's few words, so much so that he was no longer interested in hearing the specific story. It doesn't matter what the story is. As long as it's a horror movie, the content and ending of the movie are destined to end badly.

If you don't want to die well, you have to die well. Su Ming invested the money anyway. Long Wu didn't plan to make much money from it, and the loss couldn't be borne by him.

In the end, Long Wu helped Su Ming build the initial team. At first glance, this lineup turned out to be pretty good.

Produced by Taoyuan Entertainment Company. Producer, Long Wu himself. Both of them are well-known in the country.

Producer, Zhang Jiahui... This late-blooming actor who came from a small role is definitely a strong actor. He is good at acting and directing. There are many filmmakers in Hong Kong who have feelings, and Zhang Jiahui is one of them. In recent years, the horror film market has been in a downturn, but he insists on filming. Two horror movies.

A movie called The Magic of Bon and a movie called The Exorcist of Tuodi were released locally in Xiangjiang, and both of them did well at the box office, at least they didn't lose money. Unfortunately, it did not pass the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and was not allowed to be released in the mainland. This is also the reason why few people are making horror films now. Compared with the box office in the Mainland, which can easily reach hundreds of millions, the market in Hong Kong is only tens of millions at best. If it cannot be released in the mainland, there is really no profit.

Long Wu particularly emphasized that the success of these two dramas has a lot to do with Zhang Jiahui himself starring in them. If someone else were to film the film, his salary would account for more than half of the investment. Being Su Ming's producer this time is just to make the film team look good, and he will not really participate in the whole scene. If you have time and drop by, Maybe go to the set and have a look.

To put it bluntly, it’s just a name, nothing to count on.

Finally, there are the director and screenwriter.

As for small productions and niche themes, big directors can't count on them. Big names like Johnnie To, Wong Jing, Lau Wai-keung, and Wilson Yip can be found by Long Wu, but they obviously won't invest in a horror film with an investment of 10 million. inside.

The director and screenwriter are the same person.

Guo Zijian.

As a layman, Su Ming had never heard of this name, and couldn't even remember that this person had appeared as a supporting actor in any movie.

Long Wu has great confidence in this person and highly recommends him.

Of course, this confidence is based on an investment of 10 million. With this investment amount, it is very good to hire Guo Zijian. If it weren't for Long Wu's help, Su Ming could only hire students from the film school who have not yet graduated to guide him. . He serves as the director and screenwriter, responsible for assembling the crew and selecting actors.

"Have you really thought about it clearly? Horror movies need special effects the most. If you make a horror movie with 10 million yuan, not only will you not have good actors, but you won't even need special effects. You are destined to lose money. It is better to invest more, or change the subject. Romance is popular now Movies, nostalgic movies, as long as you have 30 to 40 million, people will buy any bad movie." When it was over, Long Wu was still trying to persuade Su Ming.

Although romantic and nostalgic films are good, they are not Su Ming's strong point and do not fit in with his master plan.

"Well, I'll take care of it, Guo Zijian. In a week at the latest, he will fly to the mainland with the crew. Where are you going to shoot? I'll tell him to fly directly there, saving you a transfer and saving you some money." Long Wu asked. .

"Just shoot the scene at the zoo." Su Ming said.

"The whole movie is in the zoo?" Long Wuqi asked.

Su Ming nodded.

Long Wu was completely speechless, well, even the last bit of hope was gone. If horror movies can be combined with ancient legends and mysterious areas, such as Changbai Mountain Tianchi and Shennongjia, there may be a glimmer of hope, which will at least be a selling point.

What's in the zoo? Could it be that if a group of tigers and lions roar at the camera, the audience will feel so scary and terrifying?

"Then prepare the outline of the story. I'll tell Guo Zijian..." Long Wu said, stroking his forehead.

For the time being, Su Ming only told Nangong Yan about filming the movie, but Nangong Yan didn't say anything. On the one hand, she is more knowledgeable than Su Ming; on the other hand, after experiencing many incidents, she has an invisible confidence in Su Ming. It seems that there is no problem that this man cannot solve. Su Ming is a man who continues to create miracles.

Behind the miracle is hard work and dedication.

While waiting for Guo Zijian to arrive, Su Ming did nothing. He locked himself in the Feng Shui Pavilion and conceived the whole story without leaving the house.

This is a story that doesn’t look scary and is a bit funny, but it’s extremely scary if you think about it carefully.

In addition, he also looked up the director Guo Zijian online.

Unexpectedly, Long Wu did not perfunctory himself. Although the director he recommended was not famous, he was by no means an unknown person. He had a profound foundation and immersion in movies.

In the early days, Guo Zijian, like many famous actors and directors, played a small role in the theater, playing the role of Young and Dangerous. Due to his unremarkable appearance, he did not become famous.

The experience of playing a small role allowed Guo Zijian to meet many big names in the industry. He worked as a screenwriter for Wilson Yip on five films, and sometimes also worked as a scene recorder and assistant director. He was very familiar with all aspects of film shooting;

Assistant director of "The Next Generation", screenwriter and assistant director of "Big City", assistant director of "Dragon Tiger Gate", "Fire Heroes" co-produced with Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue and other young actors, director of "Wild Dogs", and was finally hired Promoted by Stephen Chow to co-direct "Journey to the West: Conquer the Demons"...

Hailed as "reviving the spirit of Hong Kong films", the director of "The Ring" won four awards including Best Film at the 17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards and Best Film at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Especially for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, Su Ming found the subtitles and read them carefully. As for the so-called co-director, Guo Zijian's status on the set is actually higher than that of the assistant director. In many cases, he is the director, and Stephen Chow plays more of a role at this time. It is the role of the general director, and he is responsible for many of the specific directing tasks. Due to final publicity needs, it is usually Stephen Chow who appears.

In the Hong Kong film industry, he is evaluated as ‘a new generation of directors like Akira Kurosawa and Ang Lee who perfectly combine business and art’.

Su Ming has watched almost all of these movies, and several of them can be called thunderous.

Judging from this experience, Guo Zijian is at least a qualified director.

Although the hematopoietic mechanism of Hong Kong films is still running and can produce directors like Guo Zijian, Hong Kong films are still inevitably in decline. This can be seen from the situation of his film production company. He rents a two-story wooden building. When the reporter interviewed him, the floor creaked when he walked in the office.

If it weren't for his poverty, it probably wouldn't have been Su Ming's turn to ask him to make a movie.