Trailer
Sister Cui took a deep breath and asked, "Who is on your team now?"
Shang Jingyan: "Regarding this question, the official answer is that we have good prospects and advanced technical support. We plan to recruit two people to form a small team in the early stage. We are currently investigating 101 people. We welcome outstanding talents to join us."
"…What about a human-speaking answer?"
Shang Jingyan made a “one” gesture: “Just me.”
“…”
Sister Cui's mouth twitched. She doubted that Shang Jingyan's "investigation of 101 people" meant just reading the Starnet Encyclopedia of 101 people.
She picked out a relatively simple one: "What does advanced technical support mean?"
Shang Jingyan pointed at himself shamelessly and said, "Me."
She can make it independently, is that not advanced enough?
Sister Cui was about to say a swear word: "I..."
"Don't doubt it, watch my video first, and then I'll tell you in detail about my next plan—"
Shang Jingyan enthusiastically invited Sister Cui to his home for a visit. His tone was so familiar and his attitude so natural, as if he had cheated hundreds of investors in this way.
Sister Cui was held hostage by Shang Jingyan and walked forward: "…………"
How did this child grow up like this!
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Three hours later.
When Sister Cui walked out of the small broken door, she was still in a daze, and two million star coins had flown out of her account without her knowing.
...But you have to say, "Evil Spirit" is a really novel and scary movie. She can't explain why, but she just knows that she thinks it's good.
And the trailer for the next movie that Shang Jingyan just showed her seemed pretty good too.
Sister Cui took a puff of her cigarette and shook her head with amusement.
I wonder how much money Xiaoyan can earn for her? Just think of it as investing in the dreams of young people, "building dreams".
"Sister, take care. Come back next time!"
Shang Jingyan waved eagerly at Sister Cui who was walking away.
The system was frightened: [I was just offline for a while, what did you do, host? ] Did you put a curse on the investors?
Shang Jingyan is unfathomable: [Secret.]
In her previous life, she had the audacity to deceive investors when she was just starting out and had nothing, so it would be no problem for her to win over Sister Cui in this life.
Two million was hardly enough to accomplish anything in her previous life, but here she could tighten her belt and start her journey.
Shang Jingyan has already finished the preview of the next part by herself. She happily taps on the keyboard and posts a message:
[The Chinese horror short drama "Rouge Comb" is in production. The first trailer was released today and will be released on a later date. Please stay tuned. [Video link]]
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The influence of the theme event is gradually fermenting, and more people are turning their attention to Shang Jingyan, the fledgling newcomer.
V061 Star, Chai Yuanlin's office.
Xiao Zhang held up the laptop and said excitedly, "Teacher, the newcomer I mentioned last time won first place in the theme competition! Do you want to see her winning work?"
The interface on her computer was Shang Jingyan's verified homepage. "Oh, what a coincidence! When I refreshed it, she posted another one... Is it a preview for the next part?"
He actually got first place?
Chai Yuanlin was a little surprised, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "I'm going to watch the first part before going to bed. Let me take a look at this trailer first."
"Ah, before going to bed..." Xiao Zhang wanted to say that Shang Jingyan's works might not be suitable for reading before going to bed, but he held back, for fear that the teacher would regret it again.
Considering that the teacher is so much older than her, his psychological endurance should be much higher...right?
Chai Yuanlin looked at it carefully and subtly sensed a hint of boldness: there wasn't even an official release date written, and the cast list also had "to be determined", yet they released a trailer.
Just like the comments said, this new dream builder is really crazy.
Introduction to Rouge Comb:
"Walking and sitting in the boudoir, I am too lazy to put on my makeup and hair, knowing that I am haggard since I came here."
Gao Xiaoyun, the third daughter of the Gao family, went out for an outing and received a comb from her lover as a token of love for him to marry her in the future. She brought the comb back to the old house, but strange things happened frequently in the old house...
Tags: ancient style, horror, thriller, love.
——The two tags "horror" and "thriller" were created by Shang Jingyan herself. When you click on them, you will see only her works, which looks particularly lonely.
This is a one and a half minute trailer. When the video was opened and the words "Rouge Comb" appeared on the screen, Chai Yuanlin's eyes lit up and he exclaimed, "What a good word."
It was noted at the bottom of the video that the characters were written by Director Shang himself. Xiao Zhang’s foundation was relatively shallow, and there were very few people studying this nowadays. She just felt that these few characters were indescribably elegant and majestic when taken alone.
However, after processing, the handwriting became eerie. The ink color of the word "rouge" seemed to be splashed with blood, gradually turning red, and finally creating a special effect of blood flowing from below; if you look closely at the word "comb", you will find that the traces inside are all strands, like hair.
The opening scene is a swaying flower leaf, the lighting is dreamy, and in the haze there are two figures leaning against each other. From their movements and postures, we can tell that they are very happy.
"On the day of Qingming Festival, go to the locust tree in the west of the city. I have a gift for you. Don't let your family find out, otherwise our relationship will fail."
A clear male voice said in the background, and then the scene changed to the heroine Gao Xiaoyun returning home from an outing with a comb in her hand.
At the beginning, there were no horror scenes, and the comments were full of fearless jokes:
[Good news: Director Shang finally has enough money to hire actors, and the main character has a name; Bad news: The cast is still to be determined, and the trailer still uses models.]
[The beginning is quite heartwarming, much better than "Cthulhu". I'm sure I can handle it now! ]
[It just so happens that several transitions are all big scenes. Director Shang has such a deep knowledge reserve? Many well-known dream builders dare not challenge ancient Chinese architecture. ]
The audience can infer that the male voice is Gao Xiaoyun's secret lover.
Several shots show that this wealthy family looks prosperous on the outside, but in fact it is a mess. Her mother died early, her father is old-fashioned, and her stepmother is mean. She has an older brother and two younger brothers, all of whom are loved by the elders, but she can't feel the warmth of family love at home.
This is easy to understand: it is because one cannot find emotional support internally that one turns to one's lover externally.
"Did you break the vase yesterday?"
"That's strange. Could it be that our house is invaded by rats..."
"What's that noise? Oh, there's no one here."
"I always hear rustling sounds in the old house in the middle of the night..."
"It seems that it is time to hire a witch..."
"Um...will it affect my son's career as an official?"
The background sound is a mix of chattering, high and low voices, used to express the strange things brought about by the comb.
In the interval shots between these scenes, close-ups are constantly given to a clump of hair.
It is like a living thing, constantly surging, as if it is growing through these words.
Xiao Zhang stared for a long time and felt a chill running up the soles of his feet - God knows why a bunch of hair looks so scary!
[Oh my god, why is my hair moving?! ]
[I'm already starting to get hair on my back.]
【Whose hair is this? ? 】
"Gu Lang, this comb you gave me is really nice."
"Gu Lang, I'm getting married soon. When will you come to take me away? I don't want to marry..."
"Gu Lang, Gu Lang, when will you comb my hair?"
The camera cut to the heroine, who was wearing a red wedding dress and looked like she was about to get married.
"Marry a chicken and follow the chicken... Marry a dog and follow the dog... Marry a skeleton and guard the tombstone..."
There were sweet and ethereal children's voices singing in chorus, as well as the innocent giggles, clapping and ringing of bells.
[? What does this nursery rhyme mean? It can’t be what I thought, “Marrying a Skeleton”, the heroine is arranged to marry a dead person? ? ]
[I study ancient documents, and there are indeed records of this kind of thing, marrying someone to bring good luck.]
[How horrible... I just searched it and it seems to be called a ghost marriage.]
Judging from the information given so far, the framework of "Rouge Comb" seems to be very similar to the vernacular story.
The heroine has a lover in her heart, but because she lives in ancient times, she has to marry a stranger at the orders of her parents.
As to whether she can elope with her lover successfully, it depends on the tone of the story.
A mournful sound of music rang out in the silence, and Xiao Zhang suddenly got goose bumps all over his body. After a while, he realized that it was a suona.
Few people choose suona in major music editing software because they don't know how to use it appropriately.
But when placed here, it seems natural and just right.
I don’t know whose funeral it was. Gao Xiaoyun was not married yet at that time, but she stood on the second floor of the embroidery building and observed secretly.
Gray-yellow paper money with round holes fluttered in the sky. The funeral procession slowly turned around. Gao Xiaoyun's face was pale and his expression was vague and suspicious. He glanced fearfully at the coffin in the funeral procession, then quickly looked away.
"A comb, yes, a comb...it's the only thing that can comfort me."
She sat down dejectedly, huddled on the ground, her long black hair draped behind her, and she was also dressed in plain white.
Looking down from above, the girl looks like a pure, snow-white flower, but for no reason she gives people the feeling that she is about to wither.
At the end of the scene, the camera moves downwards, and the entire screen is gradually covered by hair. Blood slowly flows out of the white clothes under the hair, and the desolate suona music gradually returns to calm.
Xiao Zhang stared at the black screen for a long time before he reacted, and then he was filled with incomparable anticipation.
[Oh my god, this is so explosive! Ahhhh one minute is not enough to watch, when will the full film be released! ]
【After just a few short scenes, I huddled under my covers.】
[Director Shang! I order you to come out quickly. I want to see it tomorrow! ]
She turned her head with sparkling eyes, and saw Chai Yuanlin who also looked like she was in a daze. She shook her teacher's arm expectantly: "What do you think, teacher? Hey, does this newcomer have a chance to become my junior sister..."
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Now that Shang Jingyan has investment in hand, he can finally start making films.
Nowadays, dream builders can edit their works entirely with their own mental power, rent actor portrait data, or invite actors to enter the Star Network to direct.
No matter what era, "people" are always the most difficult things to imitate. The dream builder can certainly implement his will throughout the entire work by taking full control of everything, but often the performances of excellent actors can bring unexpected changes to the work.
Many times, the chemical reaction between the director and the actors determines whether a work can become a masterpiece.
Shang Jingyan likes to discover outstanding actors.
But unexpectedly, before she even went to recruit actors, some actors came to her on their own initiative.
——Moreover, it was the original data of the heroine she used in "Evil God", Wu Rui.
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