Screenwriter Mystery

The negative reviews from film critics are not surprising.

After all, but judging from the overall effect of the movie, it was a rough lens movement enough to make people's heads dizzy.

It's enough to make most film critics scold, not to mention, aside from the real sense created by the realistic background, the overall storyline of "Blair Witch" is unexpectedly simple.

At least in the eyes of the vast majority of film critics who pursue 'depth', the story told in "Blair Witch" cannot be called a movie at all.

However, no matter how the critics express their dissatisfaction with "Blair Witch".

The film's performance at the box office is still outstanding. It has been released for more than a month, and the total box office has accumulated more than 150 million US dollars. The negative comments from film critics and the media do not seem to affect the strong box office trend of "Blair Witch". In other words, what the audience is looking for is a sensory stimulation.

There is no doubt that "Blair Witch" did just that.

Even if the film is not worth mentioning in the mouths of film critics.

But as long as it's scary enough, it's enough to entice the audience to pull out the dollars in their pockets.

Even if they already know that "Blair Witch" is just a fictional movie, but, except for a few movies based on real events, what is the difference between most movies.

Of course, with "Blair Witch" breaking the 150 million mark at the box office, the potential of the entire movie has actually come to an end.

The box office of the new week has also dropped from the original 20 million US dollars to around 10 million US dollars.

Many theaters have begun to withdraw "Blair Witch" and release new movies.

But no matter what, the big profits of "Blair Witch" have become an established fact.

Even, for Universal, as long as there is one more movie theater showing "Blair Witch", it is a profit for the film company.

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"You don't need to pay too much attention to what the critics say, Ellen..."

"We all know that Blair the Witch was a successful movie."

New York, Universal Pictures.

As for the hero behind the success of "Blair Witch", Ron Mayer naturally showed a particularly friendly attitude.

On the phone, the vice president of Universal comforted him in an incredibly cordial tone.

"In fact, Universal has reached out to some critics who would be happy to write reviews for a film like Blair Witch that pioneered a new narrative genre of 'pseudo-documentary thriller'."

It has always been a common practice for film companies to spend money to find film critics to write reviews. The purpose is to control the reviews and facilitate the follow-up overseas market development of the film, as well as the DVD market.

"I'm not as vulnerable as you think, Mr. Ron."

Driving on the open and boundless highway, Zhao Yuanman smiled indifferently when he received a call from Universal.

"My purpose in filming "Blair Witch" was not to please those self-righteous film critics."

Film critics may be important, but only one movie ticket per person is far from enough to decide the life and death of a movie.

Especially Zhao Yuan is very clear that with the development of the Internet era and the popularization of public film criticism, the influence of film critics on movies will only become smaller and smaller.

Even at this stage, film critics have dismissed "Blair Witch" as worthless.

However, there are still a lot of film production companies looking for Zhao Yuan, hoping that he can shoot and make new movies for him.

Hollywood, after all, is a capital society where money is king.

"Blair Witch" has done enough at the box office to make any Hollywood studio jealous.

Even Warner is no exception.

In fact, Ron Mayer took the initiative to call Zhao Yuan to ask questions because he knew this.

Zhao Yuan's income for Universal in the two films "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Blair Witch" is even more than the sum of the other films. As long as Ron Mayer has a clear mind, he will never put it on the table. He sent it to other film companies.

"It seems that we are unexpectedly unanimous in our views on film critics, Alan."

echoed the attitude of expressing the same hatred of the enemy.

On the phone, Ron Mayer and Zhao Yuan had a few conversations before making a tentative inquiry with a vague attitude.

"Sounds, Ellen, you don't seem to be in Los Angeles?"

"You know, Mr. Ron."

Facing Ron Mayer's search on the phone, Zhao Yuan simply threw out the excuse he had prepared.

"After "Blair Witch", I couldn't think of a good script. In distress, I decided to leave Los Angeles and go outside to see if I could find some inspiration."

Zhao Yuan's reason was high-sounding, and even Ron Mayer couldn't find a loophole in it for a while.

Therefore, during the phone call, the vice president of Universal could only continue to show a friendly attitude and express his support for Zhao Yuan.

"Then, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com, I wish you, Alan, that you can find the inspiration you are looking for in this journey and create a new script."

"Speaking of which, Universal has already started to share the revenue of "Blair Witch", and the overseas box office cannot be accurately calculated because the film is still being released, but the North American box office has some results, and the follow-up revenue It will be entered into the account, congratulations, Ellen, you have successfully promoted to the ranks of Hollywood millionaires in just one movie "Blair Witch"..."

In addition to his blessings, Ron Mayer did not forget to make subtle hints.

"Thank you, Mr. Ron. The success of the film is indispensable for Universal's support. I will never forget this."

After finishing the call with Ron Mayer, Zhao Yuan restrained the excited expression on his face and returned to his calm appearance.

[plot value]: 28620

He raised his eyes slightly, swept across the numbers on the broken panel, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The success of "Blair Witch" brought Zhao Yuan more than simple monetary benefits.

With the release of the movie, the box office revenue of "Blair Witch" was also converted into a certain percentage of [plot value] by the system and incorporated into the original [plot value].

Withdrawing his gaze on the system panel, Zhao Yuan's gaze passed through the dusty windshield in front of him and landed on the blurred boundary of the town in the distance.

During the phone call with Ron Mayer, there was one point that Zhao Yuan didn't lie.

That is, the purpose of his going out is indeed to find inspiration for a 'new script'.

It's just that the "new script" in his mouth and the script that Ron Mayer recognized are not scripts of the same concept.

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