132. "Shark Shore" finished?
With the popularity of "Saw" in the island country, yes, it sold 150,000 copies in a week. Although it cannot be compared with the works of those top best-selling writers, as a newcomer, such results can definitely be said to be very amazing.
For this reason, the Era Society naturally hoped that Chen Zhixian could continue to write the second part of "Saw".
Moreover, "Saw" has a very good reputation and reputation in the island country.
Masaichi Otsuka, a well-known book critic in the island country, wrote in his column: "I think its suspense is indeed more obvious and fascinating than the description of bloody and horror that "Saw" is praised by readers, so Kotsuka believes that it should be a suspense novel, not just a horror novel.
In the dirty and narrow enclosed environment, the sudden shadow of death, the shadow of the murderer who only hears the sound, the cruel and painful choice of life and death...
This is destined to be a suspense story. If you feel that it is not convincing enough, it is very simple. Imagine what you and another person will do in this scenario and see if there is a definite conclusion. People can try to control themselves, but no one has the absolute certainty to control others, especially when interests and contradictions are extremely prominent.
When the author of "Saw" wrote, he focused on the description of the sense of picture and psychology, and was very creative. The novel lost a lot of suspense at the beginning. Who is the judge behind the scenes? Why is such a cruel method? What is the inner connection between the hunter and the prey? What will happen to the prey in the end?
It's like you open a door and see a surging wave coming to your face, and you're swallowed before you can react.
After dragging you in, the story does not relax your control. Each step next is driven by the plot. As a meticulous layout, there are naturally some clues and props. However, everything shows almost perfect moderation, and every use provided also has a strong style, that is, there is a trade-off, and this trade-off is quite painful and tormenting, which is quite philosophical, but it is difficult for the audience to realize these things at this time, and their attention is mostly focused on this cruel road to survival.
The shock this novel gives me is not terror, but suspense, but more lies in human nature. It interprets the choice of human nature. What is human nature? It tells us that human nature is sinful. When you face death, you survive by sacrificing another person who is on the verge of death like you. You will kill another without hesitation, no matter who it is.
Of course, the creativity of various murder props in the novel is also a major highlight of this book. Through the illustrations of the murder props and scenes, we seem to be not reading a novel, but watching a movie! This is a work worth savoring and thinking about!”
The pseudonym of smoke ring wrapping is also a hit.
The key is that all this information was written directly into the novel "Best Director".
"Best Director" exploded immediately. In fact, many people are not because of how good this novel is, but because the author is very awesome.
In the island country, there are many domestic writers, but their works can be sold well in China. When abroad, few domestic writers born and raised can sell well.
Therefore, Chen Zhixian is definitely an alternative, because his novels bloom inside the wall and smell outside the wall.
No, "Saw" is not released in China at all, so Chen Zhixian is completely out-of-out and then inside.
"Saw" not only sold more than 100,000 copies in an island country in one week, but was also adapted by Hollywood. In China, Wu Qiong is suspected of being suspected of plagiarism. It can be said that the novel "Saw" is also full of legend.
Time is coming to October!
The first edition of "Saw" Island Country Edition has been sold out for 200,000 copies. Fortunately, the second edition has been printed in advance, so it will not be sold out.
Although the sales of "Saw" are not too high, according to Era Society's prediction, the sales trend of "Saw" is very stable, so the prospects are very gratifying.
At the same time, Feng Ziming's "Saw" is almost finished.
However, Feng Ziming's filming speed is already fast, but Li Shuang's side is even more exaggerated. He can be said to have interpreted the speed of domestic horror movies with practical actions.
"Shark Beach" has been completed!
But it's normal to think about it. After all, "Saw" is considered a "group drama", and it also requires props, etc. The scenes are also much more and less than those of "Shark Beach", and they can be filmed so quickly.
What about "Shake Beach"? To put it bluntly, the scene is single and the actors are single. In addition, Chen Zhixian gives a complete story outline, including some key details.
For example, using a necklace to suture wounds, etc.
Chen Zhixian didn’t know how he was shooting, but he had seen some shots. If you don’t say anything else, Li Shuang is definitely professional in shooting balls!
Maybe I am used to being short of money and cherish this opportunity very much, so even though the initial budget was nearly 10 million, I spent less than 6 million in the end, which still included two million in the special effects. Of course, this is also because "Shaw Beach" ended up looking for Yang Xiaomi, who was very cheap and the shooting speed was fast, so it was so cheap.
However, in fact, because of the sponsorship of Xia Zhiqiu's beauties, the budget is actually very sufficient.
"Teacher Chen, the company will not give too much publicity budget, so I hope the remaining money in "Shake Beach" can be kept for promotion and promotion." When Li Shuang proposed it, she seemed a little nervous.
"Will Xinghai not pay the promotional fee?" Chen Zhixian didn't know much about the promotional and distribution of the movie, but he had read many novels and checked a lot of information in his previous life. It seemed that most of them were paid by the publisher.
"That depends on whose movie it is and what size it is. After all, our Xinghai itself has average distribution strength. For example, our "Shaw Beach" is all newcomers. Therefore, even if Xinghai is willing to pay the promotional fee, it will definitely not be much. And it is estimated that the promotional method is no different from the usual domestic horror movies I used to shoot." Li Shuang explained.
"And if we pay for the promotional fee ourselves, then there will be discounts on the issuance and share commissions, which is also a practice in the circle." Li Shuang added fearing that Chen Zhixian would not agree.
"You should talk about how you plan to promote it?" Chen Zhixian asked without commenting.
"We don't have a professional publicity team, and we don't have offline resources, so I want to focus on online publicity."
"Let's talk about it in detail." Chen Zhixian nodded.
This is normal. Don’t just spend money on publicity, but in fact, it requires professional people to do it.
For example, offline promotion, materials, placement, platform, etc., all of which need professionals to do.
Even if it is not offline, several major online portals, various online media, websites, and all aspects need to be done by professionals.
Therefore, filming is one thing, marketing is another thing, and it cannot be confused.
Chapter completed!