"Xu Lu, Mr. Spirited Away is really good! I went to see it with my best friend this morning, it's so interesting..."
A phone call came in from Dilraba, and the content of it made Xu Lu smile.
However, the other party quickly added:
"But Xu Lu, this Mr. Spiritual Illusion doesn't seem quite the same as Mr. Zombie. Is this also considered a zombie movie?"
I saw some people within Xia Lifei's organization discussing this matter, with some saying that what Da Xu (Xu Jinglei) made isn't a zombie movie.
"Who said 'Mr. Vampire' isn't a zombie movie? Besides, who dictates what a zombie movie should be?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu said somewhat irritably:
"You should know that the zombie movie genre was created by my Daxu Culture. Do you think I, the founder, don't know what a zombie movie is?"
In my opinion, many of the so-called zombie movies released this time are nothing more than horror films with a few zombies added.
"Is that so? Then is Xia Lifei making a zombie movie?"
Dilraba paused for a moment, then asked.
Xu Lu thought for a moment and said:
"Xia Lifei's 'The Mage vs. Zombies' does sound like a zombie movie from the title, but I don't know the specifics of the plot!"
"You didn't even watch the competition's films? Are you that confident?"
Dilraba asked, somewhat speechless.
Xu Lu smiled and said:
"As a person, you have to be more confident. Besides, it's just an ordinary movie, what's there to worry about?"
On the contrary, you managed to find a girlfriend to go to the movies even in Kyoto. You have a wide circle of friends...
"Of course!"
Dilraba nodded with some pride and said:
"My best friend's name is Liu Xirui, but she's not an actress; she works for a TV station. We're quite close."
If she comes back to Hongcheng with me next time, I'll introduce her to you. You have no idea how much my best friend idolizes you.
"Alright, I'll still give your best friend some face. I'll treat you to a big meal next time we meet."
Xu Lu casually agreed.
The phone call with Dilraba ended quickly.
That girl came to ask Xu Lu about the situation specifically because she had seen the movie.
However, Xu Lu did manage to obtain some information from the other party.
He was turning his phone around when he muttered to himself:
"Isn't the 'Mr. Spirit' movie produced by Daxu Culture a zombie movie? Heh, I don't know what you guys are thinking."
They haven't even figured out the genre or subject matter, yet they're all rushing into this field like a swarm of bees—it's truly baffling.
It's no wonder Xu Lu secretly mocked him.
After all, the reason why zombie movies became popular is because of the impact of his own film, Mr. Vampire, which became a hit.
These film and television companies saw the potential for profit, so they rushed to start filming without any regard for the consequences.
In particular, some of these so-called 'zombie movies' are simply made using the same old horror movie concepts, with just a few jumping zombies in them.
For example, yesterday Feng Xiaoxia dragged Xu Lu to see 'Zombie Man' and 'Legend of the Zombie'.
Despite both films being directed by renowned horror film directors, they both made the same mistake in this area.
As a result, the films they produced were essentially the same kind of horror films they made before, with the main focus being to scare people.
But if a horror movie like this were to become popular, it would have been popular before Mr. Vampire came out, instead of waiting until now.
Thinking about this, Xu Lu felt a little amused and thought to himself:
"These people don't bother to study what's going on with the movie 'Mr. Vampire,' but instead want to climb over Daxu Culture to get ahead. They're dreaming!"
Xu Lu was actually right.
For example, well-known horror film directors like Mou Jun and Qi Lingshan never took "Mr. Vampire" seriously.
Their professional assessment suggests that Mr. Vampire is of mediocre quality.
The reason the other party became so popular is simply because they benefited from the title of "the originator of zombie movies".
So when they finally got involved in making zombie movies, they had no intention of learning from Mr. Zombie.
Are you kidding me!
We're the experts in the horror film field, okay? We need to learn how to make these kinds of movies that become hits by luck.
It's just a zombie movie; you can just add some zombie elements to a horror movie.
How simple!
What we need to do is refine the plot to make it even scarier; the horror atmosphere must be maximized...
With various distractions, films featuring zombie characters, such as "Zombie Man" and "Zombie Legend," emerged.
Mu Jun and his group thought that what others were making wasn't a zombie movie.
They also complained that Mr. Vampire and Mr. Ghost had too many comedic scenes and not enough horror atmosphere, etc.
But they probably don't know that what they filmed themselves wasn't actually the real thing.
Xu Lu once said that anyone can make a zombie movie, but he decides whether it's authentic or not.
Now that zombie movies are being released in droves, it's clear that what he said back then has come true.
It is precisely those films made by ordinary directors that, because they lack the 'added' of subjective style, have the feel of zombie movies.
For example, Xia Lifei's film "Mage vs. Zombies" fits the requirements just by its name.
However, Xu Lu had not seen the specific content, so he did not know whether their storyline also fit the theme.
...
Time flew by, and evening arrived in no time.
At this time, there were significantly more people waiting for the box office figures than yesterday.
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