Entertainment: Banned for Five Years, Became the Godfather of Hollywood

"Hello sir, we are the film distribution department here, and we can't sell merchandise."

"If you want to sell, this is my business card, and I can talk in detail at that time."

In a high-end office building, a blond front desk girl with chewing gum stops a handsome young oriental guy.

She looked up and down the oriental man in front of her, his black eyes were deep, like stars.

Before that, she liked football quarters, like LeBron James.

Seeing him at this moment, the blonde beauty suddenly felt that the oriental male character was also quite attractive.

Even as a young salesman, she handed him the business card in a mysterious way.

"First, I'm not a salesman. Second, your distribution managers asked me to come here."

It was Chu Xuan who came, he was not angry and smiled lightly.

"Ah? Are you the assistant director?"

Before Chu Xuan could answer, the back office door opened.

A tall, middle-aged white man who looked like Tom Hanks walked out.

"This is Director Chu. Marlene will pour two cups of coffee."

"Thank you, I'll just drink mineral water."

"Okay, hear you, Marlene hurry up... Mr. Chu, let's come in and talk."

The big brainless blonde was completely stunned.

So young, at most in his early 20s?

Is it really the director?

Of course, Chu Xuan ignored this little episode and followed into the office.

"Sit anywhere."

Legendary Pictures film distribution manager Dane Brad has been in the business for more than a decade.

He has seen countless confident producers come here with scripts or film materials.

Unfortunately, most of the works are mediocre and boring.

If genius is commonplace, it is not called genius.

When he first received the call, he subconsciously wanted to refuse.

But the other party went straight to the point, directly stated his intentions, and has already filmed a finished film.

This full of confidence moved Dan.

Anyway, Legendary Pictures has been short of movies recently.

They can’t compete with the giants of Paramount, Fox, and Disney, and can only release some unpopular and niche films to compete for some theaters and streaming media markets.

No matter what works of young people, you may wish to take a look.

Originally, he wanted to exchange a few words, but Chu Xuan got straight to the point:

"Let's just watch the movie directly, and I'll explain to you if you have any questions after reading it."

"Okay, let's go directly to the screening hall... By the way, what type of movie is this?"

"Horror film."

Manager Dan nodded. Legendary Pictures also released independent films before collaborating with big studios.

Including some literary and low-budget horror films.

Of course, it depends on the quality of Chu Xuan's video before making a decision.

When I came to the screening hall, the blonde front desk girl also walked in with coffee.

Manager Dan greeted directly: "Marlene, you go and call Breno, ready to evaluate the film."

The blonde girl nodded, glanced at Chu Xuan curiously, and stepped out in high heels.

Not long after, another bald, fat man came in.

"Dan, the new movie?"

"Yeah, I happened to be looking for you to evaluate together."

Manager Dan turned his head and introduced to Chu Xuan:

"Your film had better be more exciting, otherwise if our evaluator falls asleep watching it, you will be out of the game, understand?"

"It's okay, just look at it." Chu Xuan smiled politely.

Chu Xuan, Manager Dan, Evaluator Breno, and blonde girl Marlene, formed a viewing group of four, ready to play "Smart: Ghost Recording".

Marlene closed the curtains and turned off the lights.

The entire projection room instantly became extremely dark, leaving only the light of the big screen in front.

During the preparation stage, the evaluator Breno also glanced at Chu Xuan curiously.

Looking at the rather young director, I don't know if I thought I was an international student.

What good can he make?

Isn't this Dann being fooled and crippled?

But Breno didn't say it explicitly, he just pouted and watched the film with suspicion.

"Smart: Ghost Recording" is officially broadcast.

It didn't take long to see the results, and the appraiser Breno couldn't stand it.

This is also called a movie? Can my grandma film this thing with a camera?

You can see with your feet that this is obviously a video shot with a handheld DV.

Dude, Dan was really deceived!

However, out of courtesy, he did not immediately interrupt the film, but let the film continue to play.

Since this Asian boy has the confidence to show it to others, at least there should be some bright spots.

Let's take a look for a while.

But the more he looked back, the more he felt that something was wrong, and finally he couldn't help but pause the playback.

"This... can't be considered a movie, can it? Mr. Chu, would you like an explanation?"

At the same time, the marketing manager Dan and his sister Marlene also looked at Chu Xuan suspiciously.

This look, Chu Xuan is very familiar.

The distribution managers of several other major film companies looked at him like this, shook their heads and said, "NO."

Fortunately, after the previous encounters, he had already thought of a countermeasure.

"It's a form of film that I pioneered, a first-person mockumentary."

"What?" The other three were even more confused, it was the first time they heard this word.

"Mockumentary?"

"Mr. Chu, are you sure this is not a random word?"

"No...the first-person point of view is the way I use it on purpose."

Chu Xuan spoke eloquently:

"Do you imagine the horror of stories full of fabricated traces, or the horror of so-called 'real events' that happened around you?"

"Of course it's a real incident! Let me tell you, a supernatural incident occurred in our neighborhood not long ago, which scared me to death..."

The blond front desk girl Marlene was a talker, and was about to continue talking, but was stopped by the manager's look.

Dan also nodded and said:

"I see. This first-person shooting method is just imitating our daily records."

"So...if a terrifying phenomenon is filmed, it will make people feel more immersive?"

A veteran film industry expert, he quickly understood the concept of Chu Xuan.

"That's right, that's what it means. Just now, didn't you mistakenly think that this was a real video?"

The three nodded in unison.

They really thought it was a random video.

"Okay, I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, I just made a fool of myself, let's continue."

Assessor Breno wiped his sweat and smirked apologetically.

However, he still has a suspicious attitude. Is this method really scary?

Shaky, can the audience really accept it?

The video continues to play, and Chu Xuan's voice is soon heard on the screen.

"Haha, the new DV looks good... oh? She's home, surprise her."

"What are you holding in your hand?"

When Elizabeth Olsen appeared, everyone in the audience couldn't help but light up.

Even if the movie is boring, watching this heroine should attract a group of audiences.

...

99 minutes later.

The screening room was dead silent.

Originally there were only 4 people, but now there are only 3 people left.

Sister Martha... She screamed in horror halfway through watching, and was kicked out of the screening room by Manager Dan.

The other two big men were silent, but their trembling hands betrayed them.

Seeing this, the corner of Chu Xuan's mouth raised a slight arc.

"Gentlemen, how is this film...?"

But seeing Breno who frowned at first, his eyes widened.

"Chu! I've seen so many horror movies, this is definitely the most surprising one."

"The sense of substitution is very strong! It's as if I'm shooting a ghost, that kind of suppressed atmosphere throughout the whole process... It's simply!"

"Chu, you are a fucking genius!"

Manager Dan also nodded with his eyes shining brightly at this time.

"I feel that this kind of pseudo-documentary will soon be followed!"*