Author: Gratiao's Ambition

With the global popularity of "The Ghost Story", Jiang Pei'an has also accumulated a large number of fans.

All of these fans are fans of horror and suspense movies.

They also set up an online discussion group called "Ghost Records" for this purpose.

It's similar to the post forums of later generations. In the discussion group, they broke down all the plots set up in the movie.

He will even share the supernatural events he encountered in real life...

To be honest, the production of "Ghost Chronicles" was very rough.

But what's better is the authenticity and exquisite creativity that make people feel like they are on the scene.

Many people who have seen this movie were completely frightened.

It's not the sudden horror of a traditional "ghost movie".

Rather, it is a kind of quietness that suddenly evokes the fear in the plot of the movie when the audience comes into contact with certain things in life.

The most unbearable thing for moviegoers is when night falls and everyone lies in bed and closes their eyes to sleep.

They always feel that there is someone standing by the bedside, staring at them blankly...

Hindsight is the most fatal.

There are also many people discussing this movie on the Internet.

Some people claim to have been deceived by the film's early marketing.

So "Ghost Chronicles" is very famous, but as for word-of-mouth... it has mixed reviews.

Jiang Pei'an is very open-minded about this. He could have thought of this consequence when he was involved in Lionsgate's marketing.

But when it comes to making money, you can’t think too much!

After all, a movie is a commodity.

When a movie is released, no matter how grand the early publicity is and how high the investment is.

Only when the audience is willing to spend money to buy tickets and enter the cinema, the deal will be considered completed!

"Jiang, young man, on behalf of Lions Gate, I welcome you."

As soon as Jiang Peian walked into Lions Gate, President Charles and the middle and senior leaders of the headquarters welcomed him.

As of this year, Lionsgate Pictures has been in existence for two years.

Compared with those old Hollywood studios that are often over a hundred years old, they belong to the grandchildren.

In 1997, the North American mining industry collapsed, and Canadian coal boss Frank Gusta decided to transform.

He spent $16 million to create Lionsgate Entertainment.

It is said that the then US President Clinton also helped me in repayment for helping the election a few years ago.

16 million US dollars may seem like a lot, but it is just drizzle for the film industry, and it is not enough to make Hollywood blockbusters burn for a month.

For this purpose, Gusta also borrowed a large amount of money from the bank.

It is said that there is at least 100 million U.S. dollars, and Clinton's presence is indispensable in getting this amount.

In addition to building the initial team, Gusta also spent a lot of money to acquire studios, thus forming the skeleton of Lionsgate Pictures.

Lionsgate has invested in and acquired a lot of movies in the past two years, but most of them are low-budget productions.

Jiang Pei'an's "The Ghost Story" made a strong debut with a box office of 150 million US dollars, which really gave Lionsgate a shot in the arm.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the president led the middle and senior management to personally greet Jiang Peian.

If boss Frank hadn't been unable to come over because he was in the United States, he would have made the same decision.

Jiang Peian smiled and shook hands with him and said:

"Mr. President, this may be our first meeting, but you have left a deep impression on me. Thank you for meeting me."

Charles has a mustache and looks very shrewd.

He laughed and said meaningfully:

"This is my honor. You are Lionsgate's most precious guest and our best partner.

Let all the unhappiness that happened before let it pass, okay?"

past?

Thinking of Hu Jing's uneasiness when she was frightened before, Jiang Peian felt unhappy.

But he still said with a smile on his face:

"Take me to say hello to your family, especially your nephew Max, why haven't you seen him today?

Since the last time we saw each other, I have missed him very much."

Charles' expression changed. He had known about Jiang Peian's violent beating of Max on the street that night.

The scene of Max holding his lap and crying in the hospital is still vivid in my mind.

But there is no way, who makes Jiang Peian the most promising director of Lionsgate right now.

It is no exaggeration to say that the box office of Jiang Pei'an's "The Ghost Story" beats all the movies released by Lionsgate today.

Even the big boss Frank has named the talents he wants to retain. What can he say as a president?

Charles's expression was uncertain, and finally he smiled and said:

"He is just a child, and he is not suitable to attend such an occasion."

Jiang Peian nodded and said:

"Max is a talented person. I think working at Lions Gate has delayed his future. What do you think, Mr. President?"

This is to kick Max out of the Lions Gate!

"Oh, Jiang, you are right, I have long wanted him to go back to the countryside to feed pigs.

His grandfather, my father, is too old to take care of the farm by himself.

It just so happens that he can go back to accompany his grandfather and inherit the farm."

Hearing this, Jiang Peian's mouth curled up unnaturally.

Damn, we actually have a farm at home.

"This is the best arrangement."

Jiang Peian nodded expressionlessly.

Led by Charles, a group of Lions Gate executives accompanied him to a welcoming banquet.

But there was no liquor on the table, and no one was there to persuade him to drink, leaving Jiang Pei'an with nowhere to put his "talents" to use.

Looking at the senior Lions Gate executives chatting and laughing, Jiang Peian secretly said:

It is imperative that China’s wine culture is popularized overseas!

After dinner, it was time to work. Accompanied by Old Brown, Jiang Peian held a meeting with the post-production team.

After Jiang Peian returned to Beijing, the entire post-production team was busy and rough cut the film according to the script.

The script written by Jiang Pei'an was very solid, and he strictly followed the script during filming.

So the rough cutting work in the later stage was very fast, and we basically had a prototype.

In addition to paying close attention to the details of the movie, Jiang Pei'an's next job is to be responsible for BGM and sound effects.

In a movie, especially a suspense thriller, the importance of sound effects and BGM is naturally self-evident.

For this part, Jiang Peian decided to transfer the original music of "Saw".

Especially "Hello Zepp" has almost become a must-have music for many horror video mixing and editing, and it is very classic.

"No matter how much you hate the development of the plot, you will still be as excited as a dog when the music starts!"

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Jiang Peian stayed in Canada for a full month.

During this month, he spent time eating and sleeping with the "Saw" post-production team almost around the clock.

Finally all the post-production work was completed at the end of the month.

As a low-budget movie, the "Saw" series has almost no post-production special effects.

The flesh-and-blood scenes that the audience saw on the screen were all done through real-life shooting and special effects makeup.

Post-editing is also relatively easy, but why does it take so long?

The reason is that Jiang Pei'an's control over the film is too strict.

In fact, if the shooting is too casual in the early stage, there will be very little room for manipulation in the later stage.
To be continued...