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Chapter 32 Academy Screenings

The Nordics in June are sentimental, with sorrows and blessings filling the beautiful campus. The school broadcast is either playing "Brothers Sleeping on My Bed" or "All the Way". The Nordics in June is hot again. In addition to the graduation drama of the Performance Department, the report screening of the director and photography department, there are also report performances from various grades.

"Zone B No. 32" will be screened at 7:30 pm on June 21.

That evening, Xu Zhengdao and his team ate something at the food stall on the third floor of the school, and they carried the copy to the screening room of the standard screening room early. Because it was still early, the projectionist had not arrived yet. Xu Zhengdao and his team hugged the copy and sat at the door of the screening room waiting.

Logically speaking, today is the premiere of "No. 32 in Area B" in China, and all the starring actors should be present. Considering that the students of Beijing Film Academy were very toxic, Xu Zhengdao and the others were worried that someone would ask about Tong Yao about the unspoken rules, so Tong Yao couldn't get out of the stage, so they didn't call her.

It was not until seven o'clock that the projectionist finally arrived. Xu Zhengdao and his team handed over the copy to the projectionist, gave it a brief explanation, and then walked into the standard projection hall. They sat down in the first row, looked at the snow-white screen, and waited for the movie to begin with anticipation.

After Jiang Tianxing and the others sat down, they felt like they had hemorrhoids, and their butts were twisting and they seemed restless. As part of Beijing Film Academy, they knew how toxic the mouths of their junior brothers and sisters were. Thinking of some directors who used to take movies to Beijing Film Academy to show the scene, booed and cheered, they couldn't help but sweat on their foreheads and chill on their backs.

Xu Zhengdao is relatively relaxed and is very confident about "No. 32 in Area B", and the system score is 71 points. This score is always good in horror movies. What else can I worry about?

At 7:00, the audience began to enter the venue one after another and sat down according to their ticket number.

The student films screened by Beijing TV Report are mainly plots and art short films, and horror themes are extremely rare. Many people are very curious about this and want to see how they are filmed. In addition, both men and women in love like to watch horror movies. When many couples see horror movies, they drag their lovers in. In less than ten minutes, the standard screening room of more than a thousand people was almost full.

Just as Xu Zhengdao was looking at how many empty spaces there were, he suddenly heard someone calling his name. He turned around and saw that it was Zhu Yawen and a dozen men and women who had a good relationship with him. Surprisingly, the fairy sister Liu Yifei was also there. He smiled at Zhu Yawen and joked, "How can you come? I thought you didn't dare to come."

Zhu Yawen walked over with a group of friends and said proudly: "I greeted our classmates. This is the first movie I starred in, let them support us!"

Xu Zhengdao smiled and nodded at Luo Jin and the others: "Thank you for your support! I will treat you to dinner when I have time!"

After a few greetings, Xu Zhengdao's eyes fell on Liu Yifei's face. He didn't have a good impression of Liu Yifei. He had heard Jiang Yan talk about many things that were bad for Liu Yifei before. Considering that others came to praise him, he would definitely give him face. He smiled at Liu Yifei: "The fairy sister can come to support him, so she is so glorious!"

Liu Yifei has a good impression of Xu Zhengdao and knows that he is a famous talent in the director department, but recently she heard that Xu Zhengdao "dumped" Jiang Yan and became a girl from Tsinghua University. In her eyes, Xu Zhengdao has become a despised carrot.

But today I am here to support Zhu Yawen. Xu Zhengdao is the director of this drama. She did not express her dissatisfaction and said lightly: "I am not the fairy sister, I am Liu Yifei. This is Yawen's first movie, and I must come and support it."

Xu Zhengdao knew that Liu Yifei and Jiang Yan had a good relationship. He originally wanted to ask, did Jiang Yan know if "No. 32 in Area B" were screened today. He didn't want to get back together with Jiang Yan, but just wanted to tell her that you were wrong and my movie was made! But he finally gave up. "No. 32 in Area B" is a pseudo-documentary, with rough film production and ghosts in it, and it cannot be released in China at all. Even if Jiang Yan saw it, she would not react too much, and she would not feel regretful.

However, Xu Zhengdao believes that "No. 32, District B" will be a good stepping stone and will knock on the door to the movie world for himself; in the future, he will definitely make excellent movies, and Jiang Yan will definitely regret it!

At almost 7:20, Tian Zhuanzhang and several other teachers arrived. Xu Zhengdao hurriedly came forward to say hello. He said humbly that "No. 32, District B" is his first feature film, and there are many things that are not done well. I hope that the teachers will criticize and give more opinions after watching it.

When the time points to 7:30, the lights in the screening room go out and the movie begins to be officially screened.

Pseudo-documentary films are not uncommon abroad. Except for "The Witch Blair", the movies of the Dougma 95 movement in Denmark can be calculated to some extent. However, pseudo-documentary films are extremely rare in China, because domestic technical review stipulates that DV movies cannot enter theaters. Now even 16mm film movies are not allowed to enter theaters. They must be 35mm film or very expensive high-definition digital films to enter theaters. If they cannot enter the theater, there is no way to recover the cost, and naturally no one will shoot them.

Liu Yifei likes to watch horror movies, has watched well-known horror movies such as "Midnight Bell" and "Grudge", and has also watched pseudo-documentary films such as "The Witch Blair", and is considered an expert in horror movies. Because she has objections to Xu Zhengdao's "abandoning" Jiang Yan, when she watched "No. 32, District B", she watched with a picky attitude.

The first ten minutes of the movie are quite dull, mainly explaining the environment, the characters, and the cause of the incident. There is no horror scene. Liu Yifei curled her lips and couldn't help but complain. She is also a talented director. What is this shot? It's not scary at all, it's simply ugly!

At this moment, a very scary shot appeared on the screen. Gao Yutong and Mike were having a meal in the restaurant. The lampshade above their heads suddenly fell down, and with a clang, it turned into pieces and splashed around.

Liu Yifei, who was complaining about the bored movie, was unprepared. She screamed in fear and her body was tilted backwards involuntarily. The audience was also scared to scream. They were like waves, leaning back in groups, with their backs close to the seat back.

This sudden scene was like a match, completely igniting the horror atmosphere of the movie. As the story was carried out, the traces of ghosts became more and more obvious, and the atmosphere of the movie became more and more tense. The audience screamed constantly, and many female audiences were too scared to look down, covering their eyes with their hands, and hugging their boyfriends who were watching together.

Liu Yifei was also frightened and forgot to pick on her, so she hugged her friend Wang Jing's arm tightly.

At the end of the movie, Gao Yutong, possessed by a ghost, appeared in the camera. When she showed a strange smile at the camera, the audience felt like they were staring at by a ghost. They were frightened by this camera, and the entire screening room was instantly swallowed by the screams they made. Liu Yifei was almost scared of tears, hugged Wang Jing's arm, screamed and shouted: "Oh my God! Oh my God!"

Hearing the screams that could pierce the eardrums on the scene, Xu Zhengdao and the others looked at each other and smiled. The students of Beijing Film Academy were all so big in the movies, and they could scare them like this. For a horror film, "No. 32 in Area B" was considered a success!

Xu Zhengdao came to the Tianshi and asked several teachers to comment.

Tian Zhizhang had already watched "No. 32, Area B" and also commented on the movie. He didn't say much, and gave the opportunity to speak to other teachers to tell them about their opinions.

Several teachers were almost scared by "No. 32 in Area B", but they had to maintain the dignity of the teacher. It is impossible to say that your movie is good, so scared that I almost pissed my pants. They said calmly that the movie is relatively novel and the story is relatively interesting, and it is a good horror film; at the same time, they also pointed out the shortcomings, the movie does not explore the characters' inner hearts and lacks depth of thought.

Xu Zhengdao accepted the criticism of the teachers calmly and said that he would continue to work hard in the future.

After commenting by several teachers, Xu Zhengdao took Zhu Yawen and Li Chengfeng and others to the stage to communicate with the junior brothers and sisters in the audience. The teachers and students of Beijing Television and others in the audience were frightened by "No. 32 in the District B". When they saw Xu Zhengdao and others on stage, they all received warm applause.

Liu Yifei was also applauding, but her applause was for her friend Zhu Yawen. She still had an objection to Xu Zhengdao, the scumbag who "abandoned" her friend Jiang Yan. Why do you want to abandon Jiang Yan? How good is Gao Yutong to let Jiang Yan play!

Standing in the middle of the stage and listening to the tide of applause at the scene, Xu Zhengdao and the others felt like they were bathing in a hot spring, with an indescribable joy and happiness. The applause, cheers and cheers at the scene were like love, which was intoxicating.

For any filmmaker, there is nothing more exciting than having their own movies recognized by the audience.

Under the guidance of the host, Xu Zhengdao briefly talked about the creative motivation. He could not tell everyone that this was an adaptation of a bad movie from me and the future. He could only tell everyone that he grew up at Xiu Film Studio. Xiu Film Studio has made many horror films before, such as "The Mystery of the St. Paul's Hospital". He has liked horror films since he was a child and created this movie based on his own experience.

Li Chengfeng and the others also talked about their own creative ideas and how they created them. When it was Zhu Yawen's turn to talk about the creative experience, he talked about the experience of going to the cemetery in the middle of the night to find a feeling.

After everyone finished speaking, the host looked at Xu Zhengdao and the others and said with a smile: "Let's communicate with the students on site. You are all from Beijing Film Academy. You should know that the junior brothers and sisters are very sharp when communicating. I hope you are mentally prepared."

Xu Zhengdao joked with his junior brothers and sisters at the scene: "When we were watching other people's movies, we cursed others a lot, and sometimes we cursed them very fiercely. Thirty years ago, Hexi forty years. We used to scold other people's movies, but now it's everyone's turn to scold our movies. This is the glorious tradition of Beijing Film Academy, and we are mentally prepared. Come on, don't be merciless, just say whatever you think. Let the scolding come more violently!"

A burst of laughter suddenly sounded at the scene. Whether it is a well-known director or a film taken by a school student, as long as it reacts in a standard screening room, the directors are often nervous. Everyone knows that Beijing Film Academy students are very sharp. As long as they are not satisfied with the movie, they will scold them very fiercely and will not show any mercy. This is the first time a director like Xu Zhengdao, who does not need to show mercy and makes the scolding more violently.

The students in the audience raised their hands and the entire screening room became a forest of arms.
Chapter completed!
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