Chapter 85 First Contact
In Hollywood, in addition to high-budget blockbusters, "horror movies" have always been a hot topic.

"The Shining" is a film released in 1980 and a representative work of the horror master Kubrick.

In 1998, "Film Fortnight" selected the 1921 Hollywood horror films from 1997 to 50, and "The Shining" ranked first.

The movie "The Grudge", which was broadcast in 2002, received a rating of 13 from 7.5 people after its release.

In 2004, the famous horror film master Wen Ziren directed the horror film "Saw", which triggered a viewing craze as soon as it was released on Halloween.

The film cost $120 million to shoot and was completed in 18 days, but it earned more than $5000 million at the box office.

Therefore, "horror films" are also called cash cows by Hollywood. Their characteristics include low investment, fast production time and high profits.

Gu Wei is somewhat tempted by the return rate of horror films, but he does not plan to cooperate with others. Now in Hollywood, he has his own company, funds, technical personnel, and no shortage of channels for distribution and publicity and promotion.

There is no need to consider other people's opinions. Besides, the investment in horror movies is not high and you can make them yourself.

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Most Hollywood film companies, except for a few giants, rarely have their own directors and crews.

After all, the system here is complete, and there are all kinds of guilds. As long as there is work to be done, it is easy to find the necessary personnel in all aspects. On the contrary, every company has a post-production technical team.

Of course, sizes vary. The bigger the company, the more staff it employs. The best post-production teams and special effects production teams are all in Hollywood.

At the end of the month, the company moved into a new office building. Gu Wei felt a sense of satisfaction as he stepped into his own new company.

The combined number of employees of the new and old companies has exceeded the 100 mark, but the recruitment of technical personnel is still ongoing. The more talents in this area, the better.

"BOSS."

"boss."

When the employees saw the new boss coming in, they stood up and greeted him enthusiastically.

The new boss treated them very well. They had just signed a labor contract and had also increased their wages.

"Ryder, the company can take on some work during normal times. It doesn't need to be too much, just enough to maintain operations."

Gu Wei gave instructions to Reid beside him.

"Okay, boss."

"The first floor of the company is the office area, the second floor is the reception area, the third and part of the fourth floor are equipment and large equipment, and the fifth floor is currently vacant and used as a utility room."

Reid took Gu Wei around the company and introduced it.

Gu Wei looked at the 80% new equipment in front of him and nodded. The area on the third floor was more than 400 square meters and was divided into several areas. Some were for composition, some were for prop production, and there were also offices for special effects production and editing.

After looking at the third floor, Gu Wei and Reid came to the fourth floor and looked at an area that was half empty.

Gu Wei said: "Continue to purchase some film production equipment and fill up the fourth floor first."

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"Ryder, collect information on current horror film directors in Hollywood"

In the office on the second floor, Gu Wei took a sip of coffee and said.

“We’re going to make a horror movie?”

"Almost. However, I am not good at filming this kind of film. I'd better find a professional director to produce it."

"I'll do it right away."

Reid responded thoughtfully, thinking back to the scripts that Gu Wei had asked him to register for a few days ago, some of which were horror film scripts.

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Reid was very efficient and the next afternoon, he handed a stack of documents to Gu Wei.

In the office, Gu Wei was looking at the information on the list while drinking coffee.

"Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi, David Gordon Green, Andy Wen."

Looking at the list in front of him, the first thing to rule out is Peter Johnson. As the director of the movie "The Lord of the Rings", Gu Wei cannot afford him.

Sam Raimi directed the movie "Spider-Man". In the early 80s, he started a well-known horror movie series "Evil Dead" and made 3 films, which received good reputation.

David Gordon Green, the director, is best known for his films Yellow House and Hellraiser: The Devil's Land, both of which Gu Wei has never heard of. Andy Wan, the director of Saw, is of Malaysian Chinese descent and is currently considered the exclusive director of Lionsgate Films.

"Ryder, besides Director Peter Johnson, you can contact other directors first."

"Also, let the company send out the message. Maybe other directors will come to us on their own initiative."

After reading the information on the table, Gu Wei said to Reid.

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The news that Rising Star Films was preparing to produce a horror film spread in Hollywood.

As the manager of the company, Reid's recent movements have also been reported by the media, and it is a fact that he frequently meets with horror film directors.

People in the industry are not optimistic about Gu Wei's company's plan to shoot horror films. Although Gu Wei has just won the Best Director award, he has not produced any horror films and has no successful cases.

“The Oscar-winning director is about to make a horror movie?”

Warner and Universal Studios also called and advised Gu Wei to give up this idea. They said that there were good scripts for him to work with and that as a big director, there was no need for him to make a horror film.

Gu Wei did not take the advice of the two companies to heart and continued to do as he pleased.

"Boss, the results of the contact are not very good. Several directors think that we have no experience in this area and are unwilling to cooperate."

"Is everyone like this?"

“Several directors have not explicitly refused, but it seems that they are not very willing to cooperate.”

"Please help me make an appointment with Director Wen Ziren. I want to talk to him."

"Understood, boss."

In the restaurant of the Star Hotel in Santa Monica.

Wen Ziren looked at Gu Wei opposite him and felt a little emotional. An Oscar-winning director at such a young age was indeed worthy of respect.

"Hello, Director Gu Wei, I'm Wen Ziren."

"Hello, Director Wen."

The other party is of Chinese descent, so this address should be fine.

"Director Gu asked me to meet to discuss cooperation?"

"I think Ryder should have told you that my company has several good scripts. We are currently only lacking a director who is good at horror films."

Wen Ziren held his glasses and said, "Director Gu, I am very happy at Lionsgate and I don't plan to switch to other companies.

Besides, in the field of horror films, Lionsgate has a complete production process that other companies cannot compare with.”

"Director Wen, I don't mean for you to change jobs, but only participate in the filming and post-production of the movie."

Gu Wei expressed his plan.

"Of course, don't worry about the salary. I will pay you according to the highest standards in the industry.

As far as I know, Director Wen, the movie you shot at Lionsgate also only received a few percentage points of profit, which is not very profitable. "

Wen Ziren nodded thoughtfully, but did not agree directly.

"Let me think about it. I can't give you an answer for now. Sorry."

"It doesn't matter. I think there is definitely a chance for us to work together, not just in horror films."

Gu Wei said this in a sincere tone.

I have to say, these words are full of temptation. Wen Ziren currently does not have a high status in Hollywood and is only a little famous in the field of horror films. Compared with Gu Wei, the status gap is very large.

"Gu Wei, it's a pleasure to meet you. Whether you agree or not, I will give you an answer."

Wen Ziren stood up and shook hands with Gu Wei.

"Looking forward to your reply."

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