Chapter 30 Are you really, really ready?

Author: Yamata Earthworm

Chapter 30 Are you really, really ready?

Being able to draw the complete set of information on The Shining, Shen Lang sincerely felt that he was very lucky.

First of all, this is a recognized masterpiece, and no one should have any objections to it.

Secondly, the cost of his movie is actually not high. To be precise, if it were shot now, the cost would not be high.

The Shining cost $19 million to shoot, but it grossed more than $40 million at the box office.

A large part of the reason is because this movie was shot in 1980. Many of the special effects technologies at that time were incomplete and needed to be shot on location.

But now with the rapid development of special effects technology, a lot of money can be saved, and the cost can even be reduced to 1/3 of the original, or even lower.

More importantly, it requires some acting skills, especially the miserable appearance of the heroine, which really tests the actor's ability.

Before the lottery, Shen Lang had been praying that he would not win those big-budget horror films or restricted-rated horror films.

If that's the case, I'm afraid he will continue to consume emotional points. If he can't get a good movie twice, his blood pressure will really soar.

If it were a restricted level game like "Zombie Crossing the World", his emotional value would be in vain.

Because even if the Young and Dangerous movie can make a lot of money, I'm afraid he won't have much left this time.

After all, there are too many things that need to be replaced, such as housing, companies, machine maintenance, salary consumption, water, electricity, gas, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.

He is responsible for all these things, and each one requires money. It may not seem like much, but when added together, it amounts to a large sum.

Therefore, his next film can only be a small- to medium-cost production. If it is a large-budget film, it is likely to directly bankrupt the newly established company.

However, The Shining met almost all of his requirements for the next film. Except for being a little harsh in the choice of actors, there was nothing else to say.

But actors are not a problem. If you can't even choose an actor, how can you be called a good director?

Good actors are always hard to find, and most actors still need to be nurtured.

But the most difficult thing about this drama is that the male protagonist is a top-notch pervert. He cannot be too handsome, he must be ordinary.

Liu Gang and Pei Wenhao were immediately rejected.

However, the heroine also needs to be a yandere with a mental breakdown. If she wants to reach this level, she must be immersed in the situation.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to perform that feeling.

He can slowly choose the male protagonist among his brothers, but the female protagonist Shen Lang has already decided, it must be Tang Chuchu, and this will be her Virgo.

Shen Lang had great expectations for the movie The Shining.

Because this is a movie that he once liked very much, and even went through in-depth research for this.

At that time, he felt that the heroine's performance was too realistic, to the point where it looked fake and real. He even really suspected that the heroine had a mental illness.

When it came time to investigate behind the scenes, the results surprised him.

What he guessed at the beginning was absolutely correct. In order to film this movie, the heroine was tortured by the director and suffered mental problems.

Because the heroine of this drama needs to show a neurotic feeling, which is simply not possible for ordinary actresses.

So in order to strive for authenticity, the director came up with a very fucked-up trick, which was to have the entire crew isolate the heroine, not only isolate but also reject her, and put pressure on the heroine every day during filming.

Under such repeated torture over time, even a steel bar, let alone a woman, would be broken in half.

Just like that, in less than a month, the heroine was almost tortured into depression by them. Her morbid appearance looked very much like the heroine in the play.

No, to be precise, she is.

This sacrifice resulted in powerful dramatic effects and made the film a huge success.

However, the price paid for this is that the heroine needs a long-term psychiatrist, and may even be left with wounds that are difficult to heal.

But sometimes things are like this. If you want to achieve extraordinary success, you have to pay an extraordinary price. This is all directly proportional.

But after all, this matter is very harmful to people. Although he is the boss, he is not a devil after all.

In a humanitarian spirit, he still had to ask, so he called Tang Chuchu.

As soon as I connected, I heard the lyrics of Superstar in Troubled Times

He thought to himself, do all girls like this tune now?

Less than 5 seconds after the call was put through, Tang Chuchu immediately picked up the call, her voice was very thin, and she asked carefully: "Boss, what's the matter? I'm still working now."

Shen Lang sighed helplessly: "Come here, I have something to do with you."

As soon as she put down the phone, she heard people running along the corridor. Tang Chuchu opened the door, panting slightly.

"I'm here, what's the boss?"

Shen Lang frowned when he saw that he was actually wearing a pink cartoon apron.

"Don't do these things again in the future. I'm recruiting you to be an actor, not a cleaner or sanitation person. I'm recruiting 100 of you in every minute."

Tang Chuchu lowered her head in an instant, rubbed the corner of her clothes and apologized softly: "Yes, I'm sorry, I won't do it next time, but boss, you have to give me a job, I can't be idle all the time."

"The reason why I called you here this time is to give you a job. I have already decided on the content of the next play, but it's just very hard work. I want you to be the heroine." Shen Lang said very calmly.

"The heroine, I can. What, let me be the heroine, can I really do it?"

Shen Lang said very solemnly: "If I say you can do it, you can do it, and if I don't, you can do it.

However, this drama will be very hard, even beyond your imagination, and it will hurt your heart.

But once you succeed, you will soar to the sky with this drama and reach a height that you never dared to imagine.

This is a high-risk but high-reward job, think about it yourself."

Tang Chuchu knew that what was before him was an unprecedented opportunity. If he lost it, he had no idea whether he could come back again.

As for the danger mentioned by Shen Lang, it had already been automatically filtered by Tang Chuchu.

He nodded very seriously.

"I am willing, no matter what hard work it takes, I am willing, and I will definitely try my best to complete this drama."

Hearing what she said, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Shen Lang's face. Instead of confirming as usual, he asked rhetorically.

"Are you really sure?"

"I am sure."

"Are you really, really sure?"

"I'm really, really sure."

"Very good, I'm looking forward to your performance. Now you go home and watch 100 horror movies to appreciate the essence of the heroines in them."

Tang Chuchu felt numb immediately. She was very timid, and now she actually wanted to watch 100 horror movies.

But when I thought that this was for my own future, I gritted my teeth and did it, like a strong man who never returns.

However, just after Tang Chuchu went out, Shen Lang dialed an unknown number.

"Hey, are you selling insurance? Do you have mental trauma insurance? Insure me for 500,000 yuan. The insured's name is Tang Chuchu."

Poor Tang Chuchu didn't know how much harm this movie would cause her.

Even if she becomes a world-class actress in the near future, when she is being interviewed and someone asks about that memory, she will tremble all over and her eyes will be full of fear.
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