Chapter 54 Chapter 54 What is Chinese horror?

When in doubt, just spend money. Lu Jiao used this method very clearly.

After confirming that there were many special effects scenes needed in the later stage, Lu Jiao directly took out 500 million yuan and said to everyone in the conference room: "The special effects team I found has only one request. Spend the 500 million yuan for me. If 500 million yuan is not enough, add more. We have enough money, but I require the effect to be top-notch."

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Although the employees were used to the boss's behavior of throwing money around, they were still shocked when they heard this amount. The construction funds for the village in the early stage of this movie alone exceeded 100 million yuan, not to mention the continuous expenses during the later filming.

"Boss Lu, I've also read the production book for Ghost Detective. Our early scenes have been built very well, and we don't have to spend a lot of money to build the monsters... Isn't this a bit too much?"

The manager of the film and television department said this with mixed feelings. This was the first time he had advised his boss to spend less money. Not to mention that it was rare in the company, there was no such opportunity in the entire industry. The boss was so generous that he couldn't help but suspect that the boss was tied to the entertainment industry's money-losing system.

Lu Jiao didn't lose face because of this rebuke. She was not an emperor who could cover the sky with one hand. After opening a company, some investments must be discussed with these executives. After all, she couldn't guarantee that she would do the right thing every time. Only with discussion can good results be achieved.

This price was not something she made up, but was obtained by consulting the system and Chi Wei and Qin Yi in the same system to check the prices of special effects companies in recent years.

If the film had not been finished and the workload had not been reduced, there would have been no possibility for the three of them to have a long discussion all night. Even so, when the three of them went to the crew the next day, they still had big dark circles under their eyes. Chi Wei's skin, which had turned several shades whiter due to the filming without sunlight all day, looked even worse.

His already decadent temperament was further deepened.

The meeting lasted for three hours. Although Lu Jiao convinced everyone present with his detailed data, how and where the special effects team should find it was also a topic worth discussing.

Finally, a team was confirmed, a Hollywood special effects team from Country M. They had previously worked on large productions, so they definitely had enough experience. In addition, reliable sources said that they had just finished their last job and had not yet arranged a new job. It was very suitable for them to come to China to enjoy the exotic scenery and do the special effects for "Ghost Detective".

Star Map was very efficient. The meeting ended in the morning, and in the afternoon, Jin Sen, a special effects team far away in Country M, received the message.

Jin Sen had just completed the special effects production of the previous blockbuster. The boss Harlans planned to take advantage of this time to organize a team building to let everyone in the studio take a break. He was thinking about whether to go to other countries to see the beautiful scenery, or find a large villa to spend time eating and drinking for the team building.

At this time, he received a transatlantic email from Star Map.

In the email, Xingtu first said that he wanted to reach this cooperation with Jinsen, and quoted 500 million. Secondly, he heard that everyone in the team usually likes to visit haunted houses and escape rooms to relax, so he wants to invite everyone to enjoy Chinese haunted houses and escape rooms.

Harlans touched his chin. Xingtu's offer was very generous, and the conditions added at the end really hit the spot. It seems that Xingtu attaches great importance to this cooperation.

He looked up and asked everyone in the studio: "How about we go to China for team building this time?"

"China? Sure, I heard that there are a lot of delicious foods there, I can go there to relax my stomach."

"Oh, I haven't been there, I don't know what fun there is there."

Everyone in the studio talked about it.

The only Chinese in the team couldn't help but look up, and Harens also cast his eyes on the newcomer who had just entered the studio not long ago, "Ye, have you ever been to a haunted house in your country? Do you feel it's more exciting here or here?"

Chen Ye pondered for a while: "They are two different. Ours is a mental attack, and here is a physical attack. However, I have rarely played in haunted houses in China, and I feel that most of them cannot show the essence."

"Boss, why do you suddenly want to go to China?" someone asked curiously.

Harlans showed the email: "Star Map wants to discuss a project with us. They said that no matter whether we accept or not, they would like to invite us to visit China. They know that we like excitement, so they have prepared a haunted house."

"Star Map? It feels a little strange, but also a little familiar."

Someone clapped his hands suddenly and said, "I remember now. The popular variety show "King of Singers" was adapted from Star Map. It will start airing soon. I have scheduled the first live broadcast in half a month."

"Oh! Fang Yun'an is under their company, right? I'm his fan!"

Seeing that the employees were familiar with Star Map, Harlans simply waved his hand and said, "Then let's go to China together for team building, and take a look at what kind of movie can spend 500 million on special effects."

After that, he glanced at Chen Ye and said, "Ye, you should go with us. You are more familiar with China, and you happen to have free time to go home and see your family." Chen Ye blinked

. Originally working in the top special effects team in Country M, she had already prepared for the possibility that she might not be able to go home for a long time. She never expected that she would be able to go home and see her family after only three months in the job, so she happily agreed immediately.

At that time, a group of senior executives of Star Map came out of the village with their hands on the wall, and they all thought that they could not only make trouble for themselves. They strongly suggested that such a good real scene should not be wasted, and that this place could be directly used as a large haunted house after the filming was completed.

Therefore, during the later filming, Lu Jiao prepared to walk around the village with Chi Wei, thinking about how to arrange this.

After inquiring about the preferences of the Jinsen team, the senior executives immediately thought of the village.

However, because the crew still had some ending scenes to shoot, they planned to open some projects to these foreign friends first.

Escape the room and add ghost atmosphere!

Jinsen brought more than a dozen people this time, all of whom are the pillars of the team, and the only Chinese employee was used as a translator.

Arriving at the hotel arranged by Xingtu, the Jinsen team first praised Xingtu for its wealth and generosity. The five-star hotel provided one room per person, which was quite generous. However, they did not go to the venue arranged by Xingtu immediately, but lay in bed to adjust to the time difference.

When Jinsen had a good rest, it was already evening. After arranging a sumptuous dinner, the receptionist sent by Xingtu took the group to start a night tour of the haunted house.

As a real-life haunted house, the effect at night will definitely be many times better than during the day.

When they arrived under the big plaque of the village, everyone couldn't help but look up at the three big characters on it. The banner was engraved into the big stone, and the font was dyed with red paint, which made the group of foreigners feel the horror atmosphere.

Chen Ye looked at the three big characters "Zhangjia Village" written on the road and said that the name of the village was very simple, but the flashing street lights on the path still gave off a scary vibe.

The receptionist who brought them to Zhangjia Village was a member who had experienced this large haunted house. She looked at the foreigners in front of her who were excited and took this as a relaxing game. She couldn't help but reveal a mysterious smile, which made Chen Ye, who accidentally glimpsed this scene, have an uncertain premonition.

As we all know, most horror stories happen in rural fields.

The receptionist said, "Because the haunted house is not open to the public yet, this is your first time entering. If you feel uncomfortable, you can show this sign to end the game." After that, she took out a stack of small signs and wanted to give them to these people.

But every time she gave them out, these brave foreigners waved their hands and refused.

"No, don't give it to me. I've been to the top ten haunted houses in the world, and none of them could scare me to death. How could I possibly need a sign to give up my rights?"

"Of course I don't need it. Only a coward would need this sign. Please don't give it to me."

"Give it to me? Who are you looking down on? I wasn't brought up to be scared."

In short, everyone present gave up the sign to end the game and was extremely confident about this haunted house trip.

Chen Ye wanted to take it, but after thinking about it, she gave up. No matter how scary it was, it couldn't be that scary. She was still very confident in her courage.

A group of people strode into the village with their hands clenched, holding an English instruction manual in their hands.

It briefly introduces the origin of Zhangjia Village, the route map in the village and the tasks they have to complete.

"Wow, this place is really big."

"These tasks are very interesting. I can't wait to start the first one."

Maybe it's cultural isolation. The tasks that seem very interesting to foreigners are a bit scary in Chen Ye's eyes.

Lighting candles and looking in the mirror in the dark sound very ominous.

While everyone was excitedly rushing to the mission site, Lu Jiao and Chi Wei were also sitting in a row in the general control room. There were probably more surveillance cameras in the village than people. After all, after the scene was arranged, someone was invited to try it out, and the next day, his voice was almost lost. In case someone was too frightened, more surveillance cameras were quickly installed to ensure that accidents were discovered in the first place.

"Do you think they can be frightened at that level?" Lu Jiao touched his chin and asked Chi Wei.

Chi Wei said: "The horror factor is increasing. Some of the tasks in the early stage are just to lay the atmosphere. The tasks in the later stage are the ultimate killer, which should be the third and fourth tasks."

The people on the screen were still in the second task, while Chen Ye was timidly hiding at the back and was laughed at by everyone in the studio.

Chen Ye said: "Because you still need to lay the foundation in the early stage to give you some space to understand, I don't have that worry, because for me, there is no need to cultivate the atmosphere."

Lu Jiao didn't stare at the camera the whole time, there were staff watching, she was just curious about how foreigners would react to haunted houses in China.

Just after discussing what to eat for midnight snack with Chi Wei, a scream came from the surveillance.

"Ah!!!"

The scream almost scared Lu Jiao's phone away.

Lu Jiao looked at the screen and saw a group of people blocking the door and screaming wildly. She asked the staff: "What did they see that made them so scared?"

The staff said: "It's just that two pale feet wearing red embroidered shoes appeared right in front of the door."

Lu Jiao said that she understood. The village stories collected after completing the first and second levels finally laid the foundation for this group of foreigners to enjoy the horror of the suspended embroidered feet.

This scream seemed to open some fence. The screams did not stop in the next action, one after another. Lu Jiao said: "It's a pity not to sing the high notes."

However, who asked this group of people not to stop the token before entering the venue? Now they can only end everything by completing the task.

Lu Jiao patted the staff member on the shoulder and said, "Watch it. If anyone can't hold on, just ignore the game progress and take them out."

The staff member nodded resolutely.