The missing person notice was issued by Universal Pictures, saying that one of their documentary film crews had gone missing and asking for everyone's help in finding them.
The reason for the disappearance and the location were also provided below.
In addition to photos of the three people and other information.
Universal will offer a substantial reward to anyone who can provide a lead.
If someone can find the person, the reward will be even higher.
Anyway, Universal Pictures seems to be seriously looking for someone.
Upon seeing this, Cao Kun knew that the promotion for "The Blair Witch Project" had officially begun.
Sure enough, the news spread like wildfire.
This missing person notice was displayed on major television stations, in newspapers and magazines, and in street advertisements.
Those in the know, upon recognizing that it was Universal Pictures, would already know the truth and have guessed the real reason.
But laymen don't know this; they think Huan is genuinely looking for someone.
Privately, they often discussed it among themselves, which led to more and more people learning about it.
A few days later, someone excitedly announced on television that he had provided a lead to Universal Music and that Universal Music had given him a reward of $5,000.
This made people even more excited, and the level of attention increased even more.
But anyone with a discerning eye can tell that the person was just a plant by Universal.
Some time later, Universal began to reveal that the documentary crew had disappeared while filming content about "The Blair Witch Project".
People immediately remembered the name "Blair the Witch".
Supernatural powers are something that many people are interested in, and now people are even going missing because of them.
It's hard not to attract attention.
Didn't you see how popular those ghost-hunting livestreamers became in later generations?
They haven't discovered anything yet.
These three people died as a result.
Without even looking, Cao Kun knew what Universal would do next.
More people will continue to claim the reward, further increasing the attention given to "The Blair Witch Project".
Finally, it will be announced that three people have been found, but all three are dead; only the videos they filmed have been recovered.
At this point, those who are paying attention to this matter must be extremely curious about the content of the video.
Universal will then announce that they will edit this content into a movie and release it to the public as soon as possible at an appropriate time.
At this point, the buzz surrounding "The Blair Witch Project" will be extraordinary.
Once it's released, countless people will flock to the cinema, eager to see what those three people actually filmed.
What happened to them that led to their deaths?
Cao Kun could imagine that the Blair Witch Project in this world would be even more successful than the Blair Witch Project in the other world.
The other world is a purely fictional film, while this world can be considered a documentary.
However, since the documentary was to be turned into a movie, there were bound to be scripts and reshoots, but at least, the three people really did die because of it.
Strictly speaking, Global Times did not commit fraud.
Of course, profiting from human suffering is an inevitable part of the process.
However, Cao Kun didn't have time to follow the whole process because "Saw" had already finished filming.
In another world, James Wan spent 5 days in pre-production, 18 days filming, and a week in post-production for "Saw".
In this world, the pre-production preparation takes 5 days, the filming takes 15 days, and the post-production takes 5 days.
In just 25 days, a complete "Saw" film was delivered to Cao Kun.
After watching the finished film, Cao Kun found it to be almost identical to the original.
Although there are some minor differences, they don't affect anything.
With messy hair and huge dark circles under his eyes, James Wen asked Cao Kun wearily, "Mr. Cao, are you satisfied?"
Ray Warner next to him looked a bit better, but he also looked exhausted, with his eyes red from staying up all night.
Seeing the two of them like this, Cao Kun, unusually, felt a moment of self-reproach: "Very good, you are both very remarkable artists."
If a seasoned Hollywood veteran heard this, he would definitely think Cao Kun was being hypocritical.
The longer someone is in the industry, the more they realize that Hollywood has never had a single penny to do with art.
There are only three things to pursue here—making money, making money, and fucking making money.
But the two of them were very happy and enjoyed themselves when they first entered this circle, and their tired faces were flushed.
James Wan waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not that good."
Ray Warner also gave a shy smile, his eyes almost disappearing from his grin.
Seiko Yamashita muttered to himself, "Is it really that good? I don't see it that way."
In her opinion, the movie was too boring.
It's not bloody enough, not scary enough, and certainly not supernatural enough; there isn't even a ghost.
This can be called a horror movie?
She even doubted whether this would really scare the audience.
James Wynne didn't hear her clearly and asked, "Ms. Yamashita, what did you say?"
“She didn’t say anything,” Cao Kun continued, glaring at the Holy Son of the Mountain.
Seiko Yamashita stuck out his tongue and quickly shut up.
Even if she doesn't like the movie, it was still made by her employer, so she can't say it's bad.
Cao Kun asked, "I'm a little curious, how much money did you keep for yourselves?"
James Wan: "Ray and I each got $50,000."
Cao Kun blamed himself for a second again; they had really worked too hard for the past 20 days.
However, while the movie was made, an even bigger problem arose.
James Wyn asked Cao Kun, "Mr. Cao, how do you plan to release it?"
Should it be released in theaters or sold directly on video?
Cao Kun laughed and said, "Only children make choices; adults, of course, want it all."
That being said, James and Wen had absolutely no confidence: "Mr. Cao, do you have distribution channels?"
After filming wrapped, Cao Kun was in a good mood and, unusually, cracked a joke: "What a question! Without distribution channels, would I dare to make a movie?"
James Wan, however, was not entirely convinced.
You didn't even have a company back then, yet you dared to make a movie?
Of course, he wouldn't dare say that directly.
So he asked, "Mr. Cao, which company's distribution channels are you planning to use?"
Cao Kun: "Universal, I'm very familiar with their production director."
James Wendell and Ray Warner were stunned.
But then, the two of them secretly shook their heads.
You're a Chinese American, at the very bottom of the Hollywood hierarchy, and you're supposedly very close to the production manager at Universal? That sounds like pure bragging.
However, since he was their boss, they couldn't very well point it out to his face.
He simply said, "Then I hope 'Saw' can be released as soon as possible."
Cao Kun said seriously, "As soon as possible may not be possible. Halloween is the best time for horror movies to be released. I will try my best to release 'Saw' during this period so that it can be a big box office hit."
In any case, the initial promotion will also take some time.
All things considered, it's about right.
James Wendell and Ray Warner have no reaction to these remarks.
I just thought to myself, "Awesome!"
However, he's really good at bragging.
First, you know the production manager of Universal Pictures, and now it's going to be released during the Halloween season. Is this something that can be done just like that?
Every year, companies fight tooth and nail for these slots.
Anyway, even if Cao Kun claims to have seen ghosts with his own eyes and killed them with his own hands, the two of them won't be surprised anymore.
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