Chapter 579 "Chainsaw" Starts Up

Ruan Minxiong also took out the mechanism design drawings and some shot drawings he drew. Although the drawings were very rudimentary, after all, from the time he got the script to the time he finished drawing these drawings, it only took one day and one night, which was already very impressive.

And although the pictures are simple and crude, they are just sketches, but the key line shapes are still clear, making it easy for people to see the other party's intentions.

Storyboards are an important criterion for measuring a director's ability. Although the number of storyboards drawn by Ruan Minxiong is not many, if he flips through them casually, Daniel can feel that the director sitting opposite him is a very thoughtful director.

Kei Fujiwara...has a rather vicious vision.

How about I take this young man into my pocket in advance?

But such thoughts only lasted for a moment. Daniel handed the storyboard back with a smile, his face looked much better, and the unhappiness of being woken up in the middle of the night disappeared.

"The painting is very good, Ruan. I believe you can make this movie well."

"Thank you again for your trust, Mr. Daniel." Ruan Minxiong expressed his thanks again.

Immediately afterwards, the two drove to the new company "DreamWorks" opened by Shuibo Production in Hollywood to discuss more subsequent matters such as actor selection.

Both of their fatigue levels were now very high, and neither of them dared to sit in the driver's seat and drive, so they had to hire a temporary driver to take them to DreamWorks. As soon as Daniel got in the car, suddenly the sleepiness that had disappeared all night came over him, and he fell asleep soon after.

…

"This movie is good."

"Really? I think the theatrical version of Elf is better."

"The music in this movie is really nice. Is there a soundtrack CD available for sale?"

Three or two high school students who watched the movie together walked out of the screening room. Everyone began to walk out of the screening room one after another. There was only a figure in the corner, motionless, not knowing what he was thinking.

Otomo Keiichi sat in his seat, with the tips of his elbows touching his legs and his chin propped up on his palms. He felt an indescribable sadness in his heart as he watched the audience leaving the screening room sparsely.

In just the past week, it seems that the situation in the film market has undergone tremendous changes.

Before the movie was released until the day it was released, "Deep Sea" was a hot movie in the film market. Even if other movies were promoted together, it could not affect the theaters' optimism about the movie. Many professional film critics would feel that this is the first movie. Three billion-dollar films produced by Shuibo.

After it was broadcast, the reputation has been good, and many film critics have praised the film in their columns. I feel that this film has good aesthetics and high intentions. It is a rare artistic masterpiece and one of the works that can enter the palace of comprehensive art.

Moreover, these film reviews are not paid by Shuibo Production. They are comments from the heart of many film critics. Many film critics who are famous for their objectivity and neutrality have also been expressing praise for this film.

Throughout the New Year's Eve, Keiichi Otomo's "Castle in the Deep" received the highest critical acclaim, while other films had more or less problems found by critics. But only Otomo Keiichi's films are praised as artistic masterpieces.

However, this is where Otomo Keiichi feels embarrassed. The critics are thriving, but the single-day box office revenue is deteriorating.

Compared with movies with profound connotations such as "The City of the Deep", audiences seem to prefer animated theater versions with straightforward plots but some routines. So a week has passed, and this film only has a very meager box office of 600 million.

His works fall into a special situation that embarrasses many creators: they are well received but not popular.

And the daily box office numbers are still shrinking.

This film has gone from tens of billions of expectations before its release to its current situation. It can be said that it cannot even catch up to a fraction. I couldn't bear to remember that at the shutdown ceremony, after Otomo Keiichi drank two more drinks, he boasted that he would make a movie that would go down in history, at least surpassing the two tens of billions of films that Mizunami had made before. Keep your face hot.

Although it has only been a week now, there may not be a chance that it will fall again, but... there is little hope.

No one could understand Otomo Keiichi's current mood. He sat in his seat and watched the people in the screening room leave one by one, as if he had a piece of sour candy in his mouth, while he silently digested the pain and sorrow.

"Hey, uncle, uncle! Don't sit here!"

A voice sounded from the side. Otomo Kei turned around and saw that there was no one there. When he lowered his head again, he saw a boy of about thirteen years old squatting under the chair. He whispered to him: "The people who are clearing the place immediately are coming over." Now, I’m going to hide here until the next movie screening. You’re too conspicuous here and others will find me. Go somewhere else!”

Otomo Keiichi didn't know what to say, so he had to stand up silently and leave the screening room.

It is now ten o'clock in the evening, and the streets of Tokyo are extremely lively. The shops on both sides of the street are shining brightly, but the light in Otomo Megumi's eyes gradually dims.

It seems that my previous boast of surpassing Kei Fujiwara was too arrogant. This guy is indeed unique... The achievement of tens of billions of movies is not so easy to achieve...

…

"Saw" progressed very quickly. From project establishment to casting actors, forming a filming team, and renting a venue, it only took a week to prepare for the start of filming.

The cast used two well-known actors, but neither of them can be considered big names in Hollywood. One of them played an important role in a youth short drama and is well-known among young people. His salary was 120,000 US dollars. He starred in Trapped The character of the doctor in the secret room;

The other is a Hollywood actor. He is not very famous, but he is also familiar to the audience. He often plays the role of a black police officer. He also plays the role of a police officer in this movie, and his salary is 220,000 US dollars.

As for the most important role of "Jigsaw", an actor that almost no one knows is used. Because in the first film, "Jigsaw" didn't appear in many scenes. He spent most of the time lying on the ground as a COS corpse. It wasn't until the end of the movie that he stood up and shocked the audience.

The reversal effect caused by the appearance of Jigsaw is the most important selling point of this movie. Therefore, for the reversal effect of the final movie, even if "Jigsaw" is the most crucial character in the movie, he will not be included in the final movie's promotional poster.

As a suspense film, reversal is not necessary, but once it occurs, and the reversal is reasonable and unexpected, it will make the audience happy, and the evaluation of the movie will be several levels higher.

After confirming the actor of "Jigsaw", Yui Mizuhara immediately signed an artist contract with him and became a contracted artist of DreamWorks. In order to avoid having to change actors when it's time to shoot the sequel.

Ruan Minxiong was gearing up and held a power-on ceremony in a simple environment. It was not as cumbersome as in Japan, where a priest had to be invited. It was just a group of people who shared a few pizzas and officially started the machine.