Chapter 5556. Funeral Bells

The box office of "Saw" continues to rise, 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 films have always used blood plasma explosions as their selling point, and most of them rely on screams and flying ketchup to attract people.

As for the plot, it is not important. How many viewers watch horror movies for the plot? In addition, the cultural atmosphere is different, so many times Eastern-style psychological horror movies do not work in this continent.

If you count back a few generations, you will know what kind of horror movies American people have. There are four old kings: Leatherface, Freddy, Mike, and Jason.

Except for Eric's favorite dream weakling Freddy, the other three are all violent, and the four major 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 both in 1994. It is said that there will be sequels this year, but it will also be 10 years later.

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

Final Destination is indeed an innovation, while Child's Play and Scream are essentially the same old stuff.

The current horror film market is extremely hungry for innovative films like "Final Destination", and movie fans are eagerly awaiting them.

"Saw" just meets this demand. It does not kill for the sake of killing. It has its own positioning and its own purpose. This alone surpasses most horror films, and therefore it has received widespread acclaim.

The weekly box office data came out a few days ago, and MGM was grinning so hard that its mouth was almost crooked. It took in a total of 42.5 million US dollars, which was really a huge treasure.

At the Cooper's house, Eric invited James Wan and Ray Whannell to a family party in the backyard. The two are very popular now, and many people want to invite them to dinner.

After we had eaten and drunk our fill, my mother brought us the freshly made dessert.

"Try it, it's my best dish." Emily Cooper said with a smile.

James Wan quickly stood up and took the plate: "Mrs. Cooper, your cooking skills are excellent. 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-talking boy! This father and son have never said such words before."

Revonar picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, then gave a thumbs up. I don’t need to say anything to flatter you.

After his mother left happily, Eric looked at the two of them and said, "Do you know what I feel most right now?"

"What?"

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

As a Westerner, Ray Vonnal is more flamboyant and said noncommittally: "Successful men are always confident."

Hahahaha The three of them laughed at the same time.

After laughing, it was time to get down to business. Eric crossed his legs and asked, "What's your next plan?"

"I'm going 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 about last time, I am no longer interested in directing Saw 2, but I am still willing to participate in the behind-the-scenes work."

"I know you would 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. Interesting name.”

Ray Vonnell also came over, and they both watched together, while Eric stood up and walked around to digest his food.

After a while, after the two 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 a box office of 80 million US dollars.

The actual cost of the film was only about 8 million US dollars, which was definitely a huge 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 that time on, he was thinking about how to develop this market, and then James Wan popped up, and "Get Out" naturally jumped into his mind.

As a screenwriter, Ray Whannell obviously saw it more deeply. After reading it carefully, he praised it highly.

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

"The idea of ​​a person taking over a body through hypnosis is not new, but when a white person takes over a black person's body through hypnosis, it is new."

“The issue of race will always be the most pressing concern of 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 moment's silence, Rayvonal finally reacted.

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"Is that 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 the outline, the details still need to be filled in."

Leivonal patted his chest impatiently and said, "Leave it to me. I will definitely do a great job."

"But, the script for Saw 2?"

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

Since Rayvonal had said this, Eric couldn't refuse, and the two put their palms together and the deal was done.

Then he looked at James Wan and said, "James, will you accept Ray's job as screenwriter and director?"

Before James Wan could express his opinion, Ray Whannell had already put his arm around his neck and said, "We are a golden pair. 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 Whannell, the Coopers sat in the study.

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

"We just sold all the $530 million today and got back $640 million. I don't know which unlucky person ate it."

"Haha. Someone has to take over, right?"

"That's right, so shall we announce the news?"

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

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

Please read on. These three days are the key to the third round. Please don't hold back on reading. Thank you! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)