Chapter 57 56 Funeral Bells

Chapter 57 Funeral Bells

The box office of "Saw" is still rising, especially the online reviews are surprisingly good. Horror movie fans have formed a tap water and started to recommend it to each other.

Although this situation is somewhat unexpected, it is reasonable if you think about it carefully.

American horror movies have always been selling points for blood plasma explosions, and most of the movies rely on screams and flying ketchup to attract people.

As for the plot, it is not important. There are a few viewers who watch horror movies for the plot, and the cultural atmosphere is different, so many times Eastern psychological horror movies don't work on this continent.

Counting back, you will know what kind of horror movies in the United States are, the old four kings - Leatherface, Freddy, Uncle Mike and Jason.

Except for Eric's favorite dream weakling Freddy, the other three are all violent, and the four series are all antiques from the last century.

For example, the last movies of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" were released in 1994. It is said that there will be sequels this year, but it has been 10 years.

Later, the outstanding "Child's Play" and "Scream" series and the newly opened "Final Destination" also received good reviews.

"Final Destination" is indeed innovative, while "Child's Play" and "Scream" are essentially the same old things.

The current horror film market is extremely eager for novel films like "Final Destination", and movie fans are eager to see it.

And "Saw" just meets this demand. It is not for killing people. It has its own positioning and its own intention. This alone exceeds most horror films, so it can receive widespread praise.

A few days ago, the weekly box office data was released, and MGM was almost crooked with laughter, a full 42.5 million US dollars, a real big treasure.

At the Cooper family, Eric invited James Wan and Ray Wonnell to a family gathering in the backyard. Now the two are very popular, and many people want to invite them for dinner.

After eating and drinking, my mother brought the freshly made dessert.

"Try it, this is my best." Emily Cooper said with a smile.

James Wan quickly stood up and took the plate: "Mrs. Cooper, your cooking skills are great. This is the most delicious meal I have enjoyed since I came to the United States."

Emily immediately covered her mouth and laughed: "What a sweet-mouthed boy, this father and son have never said such words."

Ray Wonnell directly picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, and then gave a thumbs up. I don't need to say anything to flatter him.

After the mother left happily, Eric looked at the two of them: "Do you know what my biggest feeling is now?"

"What?"

"It's confidence. I see confidence and calmness in you. Think about the first time we met at the Super Burger King. You are completely different people."

As a Westerner, Ray Whannell's personality is more flamboyant. He said without comment: "Successful men are always confident."

Hahahaha

The three of them laughed at the same time.

After laughing, it was time to talk about business. Eric crossed his legs and asked: "What are your plans for the next step?"

"I want to write the script for "Saw 2." Ray Whannell replied.

James Wan shook his head: "I don't know, at least there is no plan at the moment, but as we talked last time, I have lost interest in directing "Saw 2", but I am still willing to participate in the work behind the scenes."

"I know you will say that, so take a look at this, the next movie I prepared for you." Eric took out a script outline and handed it over.

"Get Out, a very interesting name. "

Levonal also came over, and the two of them started to read together, while Eric stood up and walked around to digest his food.

After a while, after the two of them finished reading, James Wan was thoughtful: "Although it is just a script outline, it is undeniable that this is an interesting story. Let me guess, "Barbershop" gave you inspiration, right?"

"You guessed right. ”

Eric did not deny that although "Barbershop" was only released for a month, it still earned MGM $80 million at the box office.

The actual cost of the movie was only about $8 million, which was definitely a big profit.

According to subsequent research, more than 80% of the audience of this movie were black, which made Eric realize the vastness of the black market.

From then on, he was thinking about how to develop this market, and then James Wan popped up, and "Get Out" also jumped into his mind.

As a screenwriter, Ray Whannell obviously saw it more deeply. He read it carefully and praised it.

"Eric, this script has great potential. It looks like a horror movie, but its core actually expresses racism and the exploitation of black people by white people. "

"The plot of occupying the body with hypnosis is not new, but if it is a white person who uses hypnosis to occupy the body of a black person, it is very novel. "

"Racial issues are always the most concerned issue for Americans, and this movie has found a very novel angle. "

"Who is the screenwriter of the script? Please introduce him to me. This person has an amazing imagination. "

Eric didn't say anything, just looked at him. After a while, Rayvonal finally reacted.

"Is it you?"

"What else?"

"What! You shouldn't be a producer, you should be a screenwriter. This is definitely one of the best horror movie ideas I've ever seen."

"I can't bear this compliment, and I only gave an outline, and the specific content still needs to be filled in."

Revonard couldn't wait to pat his chest: "Leave it to me, I will definitely do this job beautifully."

"But, the script of "Saw 2"?"

"Don't worry, I promise there won't be any delays. These two notebooks are the focus of my work this year. If something goes wrong, I promise not to share any of it."

For the sake of Levonar's words, Eric couldn't shirk it. The two of them put their palms together and the deal was concluded.

Then he looked at James Wan: "James, Ray is the screenwriter, will you take the director's job?"

Before Wen Ziren could express his position, Levonard had already put his arms around his neck: "We are golden partners, are you going to abandon me?"

Spreading his hands, James Wan said helplessly: "OK! With a good script and a good producer, I think I have no reason to refuse, and it is indeed an interesting story."

Late at night, after seeing off James Wan and Ray Wonnell, the Coopers sat in the study.

"Dad, how's the stock deal going?"

"Today we just polished off all the 300 million U.S. dollars, and got back 400 million dollars. I don't know which unlucky guy took it."

"Haha, someone has to take over, right?"

"That's right, then let's announce the news?"

In the study, the midnight bell rang at exactly this moment.

Eric nodded: "Announce it, I seem to hear the funeral bells!"

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