screenwriter mystery

Chapter 28 Looking for Inspiration

The bad reviews from film critics are not surprising.

After all, judging from the overall effect of the movie, the rough mirroring is enough to make people dizzy.

It is enough to make most film critics scold, not to mention, in addition to the real sense created by throwing away the realistic background, the overall story of "The Blair Witch" is also unexpectedly simple.

At least in the eyes of the vast majority of film critics who pursue 'depth', the story told in the film "The Blair Witch" cannot be called a film at all.

However, no matter how film critics express their dissatisfaction with "The Blair Witch".

The box office performance of the film is still impressive. It has been released for more than a month, and the total box office has exceeded 1.5 million US dollars. The negative reviews from film critics and the media do not seem to have affected the strong box office trend of "The Blair Witch". For horror films Generally speaking, what the audience is looking for is a kind of sensory stimulation.

There is no doubt that "The Blair Witch" has achieved this.

Even if the movie is not worth mentioning in the mouth of film critics.

But as long as it is scary enough, it is enough to make the audience pull out the dollars in their pockets.

Even if they already know that "The Blair Witch" is just a fictional movie, but, except for a few movies based on real events, most of the movies are not like this.

Of course, with the box office of "The Blair Witch" breaking through the 1.5 million mark, the potential of the entire movie is actually drawing to a close.

The box office for the new week has also dropped significantly from the original 2000 million US dollars to just over 1000 million.

Many theaters have begun to withdraw "The Blair Witch" and release new movies.

But in any case, the big money of "The Blair Witch" has become an established fact.

Even, for Universal, as long as there is still a theater showing the film "The Blair Witch", it will be a benefit for the film company.

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"You don't need to pay too much attention to the remarks of those film critics, Allen..."

"As we all know, 'The Blair Witch' was a successful movie."

New York, Universal Pictures.

Ron Meyer, of course, has a particularly friendly attitude towards the man behind the success of The Blair Witch.

On the phone, the vice president of Universal comforted him in an unbelievably friendly tone.

"In fact, Universal has reached out to a number of critics who would be happy to write reviews for a film like 'The Blair Witch' that pioneered a new genre of narrative 'pseudo-documentary thriller'."

Spending money to find film critics to write reviews has always been a common method used by film companies. The purpose is to control reviews to facilitate the subsequent overseas market development of films, as well as the DVD market.

"I'm not as vulnerable as you think, Mr. Ron."

Driving on the empty road, Zhao Yuan smiled nonchalantly when he received a call from Universal.

"The purpose of my shooting "The Blair Witch" is not to please the group of self-righteous film critics."

Film critics may be important, but they are only one movie ticket per person, which is far from enough to decide the life or death of a movie.

In particular, Zhao Yuan knows very well that with the development of the Internet age and the popularity of film reviews, the influence of film critics on films will only become smaller and smaller.

Even at this stage, critics have dismissed "The Blair Witch" as nothing.

However, there are still a lot of film production companies approaching Zhao Yuan, hoping that he can make new films for him.

Hollywood, after all, is a capitalist society where money is king.

The box office success of "The Blair Witch" would make any studio in Hollywood jealous.

Even Warner is no exception.

In fact, it was precisely because Ron Meyer knew this that he took the initiative to call Zhao Yuan to ask for warmth.

The revenue that Zhao Yuan brought to Universal in the two films "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Blair Witch" even exceeded the sum of other films. As long as Ron Meyer has a clear head, he will never put He sent it to other film companies.

"It seems that we are unexpectedly consistent in our views on film critics, Allen."

Echoing the attitude of expressing the same hatred.

On the phone, after Ron Meyer had a few conversations with Zhao Yuan, he tentatively made an inquiry with a veiled attitude.

"It sounds like you're not in Los Angeles, Alan?"

"You know that, Mr. Ron."

Faced with Ron Meyer's search on the phone, Zhao Yuan simply threw out the excuse he had prepared long ago.

"After "The Blair Witch", I couldn't think of any good scripts. Under distress, I decided to leave Los Angeles and go for a walk outside to see if I could find some inspiration."

Zhao Yuan's reasons were so high-sounding that even Ron Meyer couldn't find any loopholes in it for a while.

Therefore, during the phone call, the vice president of Universal could only continue to show a friendly attitude and express his support for Zhao Yuan.

"Then, I wish you, Alan, that you can successfully find the inspiration you are looking for and create a new script during this journey."

"Speaking of which, Universal has already begun to work on the income sharing of "The Blair Witch". The overseas box office cannot be accurately calculated due to the fact that the film is still in theaters, but the North American box office also has some results. Subsequent income It will be credited into the account, congratulations, Alan, you have successfully been promoted to the ranks of Hollywood millionaires just by the movie "Blair Witch"..."

In addition to blessing, Ron Meyer did not forget to make subtle hints.

"Thank you, Mr. Ron. The success of the film is inseparable from Universal's support. I will never forget this."

After finishing the call with Ron Meyer, Zhao Yuan restrained the excited expression on his face and returned to a calm look.

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His eyes lifted slightly, and he scanned the numbers on the broken panel, and a smile emerged from the corner of his mouth.

The success of "The Blair Witch" brought Zhao Yuan more than just simple monetary benefits.

With the release of the movie, the box office revenue of "The Blair Witch" was also converted into a certain percentage of [plot value] by the system and incorporated into the original [plot value].

Withdrawing his gaze from the system panel, Zhao Yuan looked through the dusty windshield in front of him and landed on the blurred border of the town in the distance.

During the phone call with Ron Mayer, there was one thing Zhao Yuan didn't lie about.

That is, the purpose of his going out was indeed to find inspiration for a 'new script'.

It's just that the 'new script' in his mouth and the script recognized by Ron Mayer are not scripts of the same concept.

(End of this chapter)