Rebirth: Rising Hong Kong

Axe Jun opened the car door one step ahead of Shi Zhijian, and when Shi Zhijian got into the car, Axe Jun sat in the driver's seat, the car started and drove away.

Looking at the shadow of the Bentley, everyone turned to Spielberg in confusion and said, "Director, who is that person?"

"He's an investor in the show—" Spielberg said, "and the president of the Shinhwa Group!"

With a bang, everyone's heads exploded.

Investors?

Mythical President?

The most mysterious Chinese tycoon in the legend?

After a brief quiet...

"Cut, what's so great even if it's the big boss? The shooting skills are so bad!" Someone said unconvinced.

"Does it really suck?" Spielberg gave the man a weird look, "I hope you can compare his shots with ours!"

The man made the comparison scornfully.

Others also joined in to watch the fun.

I don't know if it's a comparison, but looking at Shi Zhijian's shot at this moment, it actually gives people a strong sense of reality! As if the protagonists really met a witch in the forest!

The man looked surprised: "How could this be?"

Others felt this intense "realism" too!

For a time, everyone had an indescribable feeling towards Shi Zhijian.

Spielberg closed his eyes, of course he understood this feeling---when he felt Shi Zhijian's purpose of shooting like this, he felt a strong sense of frustration in his heart!

People are more popular than dead people!

He is the director, but Shi Zhijian helped him draw the script.

He is the director, but the real camera is Shi Zhijian!

No bells and whistles, no tricks, just real!

Spielberg knew he was wrong from the start and wanted to prove himself too much, so he used too much technology in the shooting, which is the last thing Blair Witch needs!

Shi Zhijian's words sounded in his ears again: "Remember, this is a fake documentary!"

...

In the last life, one of the main reasons why this "Blair Witch" was able to kill the Quartet in a dark horse position and became a Hollywood hit, attracted many low-cost movies to imitate later, is "real"! To be precise, this play uses a pseudo-recording method to shoot a horror movie, and it feels real!

When Shi Zhijian reviewed Spielberg's samples, he found that this sense of reality was very weak. The reason was that Spielberg still regarded this play as a play, not a documentary.

The camera lens is important, it is the language that links the emotions of the audience. Many times the audience can make up a lot of details when they see the footage, and Spielberg's "Blair Witch" gave the audience too little space to make up their minds, because Spielberg was eager to tell the story clearly, and forgot As a documentary, it is not about telling a story, but about shooting reality. You don't need to put your emotions, your insights into this drama, all you have to do is record it accurately!

To put it more bluntly, the average film story director is the storyteller! And the documentary director, he is a recorder!

Shi Zhijian believes that Spielberg can understand this and will reshoot some important scenes.

The facts are the same as Shi Zhijian guessed.

When Spielberg realized his mistake, he worked overtime that day, deleted some shots, and shot according to the method provided by Shi Zhijian.

For a time, the play "Blair Witch" had a lot of shaky and unbelievably weird scenes for the first time.

Three days later, Shi Zhijian watched Spielberg's re-shot and edited dailies again at the dailies.

This time, Shi Zhijian was very satisfied.

When the subtitles at the end of the play appeared, everyone in the demo room gave warm applause in unison.

There are no outsiders watching the sample this time, except Shi Zhijian, Jester, and Spielberg, the photographers of this play, and the main actors and others.

"What do you think, Jester?" Shi Zhijian asked.

Shi Zhijian didn't let Jester participate in the first trial last time, but this time he took the initiative to invite him over to follow the audit.

As the head of Shinhwa Entertainment, Jester also gave a very pertinent opinion: "This time it's a gamble---God, I've never seen such a movie that made a horror story into a documentary!"

Shi Zhijian smiled and looked at the others again.

Although Shi Zhijian knew that in the last time and space, this drama became a dark horse in Europe and America, and the box office was hot, but after all, the environment and the quality of moviegoers are different in this life, and he does not know whether the audience of this style of movie will recognize it.

In fact, Shi Zhijian's concern is necessary. The last life was in 1999. At that time, European and American audiences had been baptized by waves of horror movies, and a different style of horror movies with freshness was urgently needed. " just happened to be born, and this was a huge success, earning a lot of box office.

But now this time and space is 1972. European and American audiences have not even seen many vampires and zombie movies. They suddenly gave them such a "pseudo-documentary" mode, and they might be scolded to death.

Seeing Shi Zhijian's question, Spielberg said honestly: "I have confidence in my play, but I don't know if the audience likes it or not! After all, it's my first time as a director, and I still can't figure out the taste!"

Shi Zhijian nodded, and suddenly looked at Axe Jun.

As Shi Zhijian's driver and bodyguard, Axe Jun is the only person other than Yan Xiong who can accompany Shi Zhijian at any time.

Now Yan Xiong is busy eating Liuwei Dihuang Wan to serve Mrs. Deborah, and Axe Jun has become Shi Zhijian's only follower.

"Axe Jun, what do you think?" Shi Zhijian asked him.

Everyone was surprised and didn't understand why Shi Zhijian suddenly asked Axe Jun. I remember it well, Axe Jun doesn't seem to even know English, only simple "three grams of oil" and "Fake squid".

Axe Jun was also stunned. Just now, everyone else was sitting and enjoying the demo, but he was the only one standing next to him as Shi Zhijian's bodyguard, with his back straight all the time.

Seeing Shi Zhijian asking, Axe Jun scratched his head and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Shi, I don't understand English."

Shi Zhijian smiled: "I didn't ask you whether you knew English or not, I just asked how you felt after watching this drama?"

"Feelings?" Axe Jun poured cold water and said, "I think this drama is ugly. It feels like a group of people are looking for something, but they all find it and then hang up! It's boring, maybe the box office will go to the street! I like martial arts. Pian, hehe hehe kind!"

Everyone looked at Axe Jun in amazement, wondering how he could get to where he is today?

Shi Zhijian smiled: "It's best if you don't like it!"

"Huh?" Axe Jun scratched his head.

Others also looked at Shi Zhijian curiously, waiting for him to explain.

"Axe Jun is from Hong Kong like me. The movies that Hong Kong people like are very different from those that you Europeans and Americans like! Especially when it comes to horror movies..." Shi Zhijian said, "European and American horror movies are either **** or have a strong visual impact! Hong Kong horror The film is about action and the integrity of the storyline, and I don’t like to leave suspense!”

"This "Blair Witch" is not only different from traditional European and American movies, but also different from our Hong Kong movies, so it is difficult to satisfy both parties. Since Axe Jun can't understand it, it means that it is not suitable for Hong Kong people's tastes, then in turn, It's European and American food!"

Shi Zhijian's dialectical theory made everyone dizzy.

But after all, this is an experimental work. Except for Shi Zhijian himself, everyone is not very optimistic about this film.

Why?

First, as a director, Spielberg is not famous, just a young director who has never come to study in the UK.

Second, the actors in this play are not big names. In order to reduce the cost of shooting, Jester hired a small actor.

Third, the shooting method of this pseudo-documentary is too weird, and it may be difficult for the audience to accept it.

This is how movies are. A play is a gamble. Either the audience sells it, and the box office is hot; or no one sees it, and the box office rots. Even God can't predict whether a play will be good or bad, unless after it's released, the audience has the final say.

It is also a miracle that "Blair Witch" can be popular in the last time and space. Before this, the investors and directors of this play were not optimistic about their experimental shooting methods. According to their words, "It's a complete joke. , anyway, there is not much money invested, even if you lose it doesn’t matter!”

But in the end, God made a joke for them. This low-cost movie, which even they were not optimistic about, earned 248 million at the box office with an investment of 60,000 US dollars.

As a result, many Hollywood directors and major film companies have been misunderstood, so that this play has become a legend in the history of global film and is remembered.

As a past person, although Shi Zhijian knew that the play in the last life was definitely a blast, but in this life... no one can say for sure. After all, in addition to the release, there are also a series of promotions, distribution, and selection of schedules, cinemas, etc. And so on, these factors can restrict the success or failure of a play.

Therefore, Shi Zhijian couldn't be 100% sure about the play, so he shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "This is the end of the matter, now the most important thing is to do a good job in the publicity of this play, and you can put forward any opinions you have. Brainstorming ideas until the drama is officially released!"

As soon as they heard that Shi Zhijian was going to collect and publicize opinions, everyone started chattering and expressing their opinions.

"Post a poster, find a famous British artist to draw a poster!"

"Advertisement in newspapers and TV! It is said that Shinhwa Entertainment's first movie will be released in England, please pay more attention!"

Everyone you say, I say, most of the propaganda methods proposed are badly used in this era.

Spielberg came up with a novel idea, inviting media reporters to watch and holding a small preview.

In Hong Kong, many movies do this before they are released, but it is rare in Europe and the United States.

Shi Zhijian was thinking about how to sort out these opinions. When he took action, someone knocked on the door and came in to report: "Mr. Shi, His Royal Highness Wells called just now. Tomorrow is the funeral of the Duke of Windsor. You are specially invited to attend!"

"Huh?" Shi Zhijian was stunned, and suddenly he had a good idea in his heart!

...

As the former King of Great Britain, the Duke of Windsor knew a lot of people, including foreign heads of state and dignitaries. It took time for those people to travel to and from England. Therefore, the Duke of Windsor did not go to the funeral immediately after his death, but stayed in Christ Church to accept Those relatives and friends are good, as well as the worship of international friends.

Now that the worship is over, it will be buried in the Royal Cemetery in accordance with the royal ceremony of the British Empire.

On this day, everyone in the UK will bow their heads in silence for him, and many political and business leaders will take the initiative to attend the funeral ceremony.

As one of the invitees, Shi Zhijian also chose a black suit that day, with white flowers on his chest, and entered the church where the ceremony was held.

The top celebrities in the church are all lords of the British Empire, or strong men in the business world, and the worst of them are the leaders of a certain industry, especially those with titles, who wear title badges on their collars, shining brightly. Badges symbolize their status.

Among so many people, only Shi Zhijian was a Chinese with black hair and black eyes, and he did not wear any badges.

Shi Zhijian felt that he was out of tune with his surroundings, and those bigwigs didn't even care when they saw him.

Some people looked at him more, but they were just surprised how could there be a Chinese here on this occasion?

The reason is that although Shi Zhijian has been in the UK for almost a year, he is very powerful in the business world, and has won several royal awards, but because he is low-key and unwilling to reveal his identity, not many people know him~www.readwn.com~ But Soon Shi Zhijian saw someone he knew---His Royal Highness Wells.

His Royal Highness Wells was receiving a foreign dignitary. When he saw Shi Zhijian, he first nodded to Shi Zhijian, motioning him to wait for a while, and after talking to the dignitary a few more words, he turned and walked towards Shi Zhijian.

"Dear Shi, you are finally here!"

Wells shook hands with Shi Zhijian, then pointed around and said, "Does it feel awkward here? It doesn't matter, I'll introduce you to a few more people in a moment----hey, the tall, thin guy on the left is Chief Thomas, He is in charge of the British power system, without him, the whole of London would be without power! Therefore, he is also known as one of the three best in Britain!"

"Uh, the three heroes of England?" Shi Zhijian was surprised.

"You heard that right, these three British heroes are aimed at Jester and his group of three British bastards!" Wells explained, "Jester and the others are ridiculed by their nicknames, after all, the three of them used to be sluts. Children, do nothing, and are best at eating, drinking, and having fun, but these three are truly outstanding!"

"See, the fat man on the right is Chief Daniel, one of Britain's three best men. He manages water conservancy projects in the United Kingdom. The whole city of London relies on him for water! The one among them is amazing. His name is Oliver Wade, who was born this year. Thirty years old, but already a Viscount of the British Empire, in charge of the British taxation, a young and promising tax chief, who grabs tens of billions of pounds for the finances every year!"

Shi Zhijian looked in the direction Wells was pointing at, forgetting the skinny Thomas and the fat Daniel. That Wade was indeed a talented person. From a distance, he looked like a movie star.

Seemingly feeling Shi Zhijian's appearance, Wade gave Shi Zhijian a sideways glance, seeing that it was a Chinese who didn't know him, and there was a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth.

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