Pokémon's Lord of Fear

"Yeah." Zoroark said as a matter of course. Teng Shu's mouth twitched, and then he thought of the last time Zoroark touched him, and he used a master-level skill. Thinking of this, Teng Shu looked at Zoroark suspiciously. Could it be that this guy is the legendary European Emperor?

After all, ever since Teng Shu met Zoroark, he found that this bastard Zoroark had very good luck, but occasionally he would also hear about its big guaranteed wins, so Teng Shu was a little confused. Finally, Teng Shu felt that Zoroark probably had Schrödinger's luck. When his luck was good, he was really lucky, and when his luck was bad, he was at the level of an African chief.

Chapter 346: The Truman Show is finished, Tomie's fan club

"Well, next is the final scene of The Truman Show." A month later, Teng Shu looked at the busy crew in front of him and smiled.

He worked hard and finally finished the filming of The Truman Show just before the New Year, and today is the last scene of The Truman Show.

"Mr. Yin Carrey, are you ready?" the assistant director asked hurriedly. Yin Carrey took a deep breath, then nodded with a smile.

Teng Shu clapped his hands with a smile, and soon, the crew began to busy filming. They were floating on the sea outside the city of Kanaz at this moment. This plot was the ending of The Truman Show. In fact, the shooting of a movie does not necessarily start from the beginning to the end. With the changes in the weather and the schedules of some actors, the ending may be placed at the beginning. However, Teng Shu still put this part at the end.

Truman drove the boat to the edge of the cage that had bound him for his entire life. He saw that the blue sea and blue sky in the distance were actually just a false backdrop. This made Truman feel excited, relieved, and also a feeling of being fooled.

The director's voice came from the sky. He advised Truman to stay. The world outside was not beautiful. As long as he stayed, Truman would be the protagonist of this world and everything would revolve around Truman.

But Truman still chose to refuse. He walked onto the set step by step, and found the door to leave. Then Truman grasped the door handle and slowly pushed it open.

At the moment of leaving, Truman seemed to remember something. He turned his head, looked directly at the camera, and then showed his signature smile.

"Good morning, in case I don't see you, so good afternoon, good evening, good night!" Truman bowed, then walked into the door and closed it.

The entire "The Truman Show" also came to an end at this moment.

"Okay, thank you all for your cooperation during this period. Now I declare that The Truman Show has been completed!" Teng Shu applauded. Gin Carrey's acting skills were really outstanding. It was almost as if Truman was standing in front of Teng Shu, which made Teng Shu a little surprised. This time, The Truman Show was destined to leave a strong mark in the history of Pokémon League movies.

Yin Carrey looked at the crowd around him, still maintaining Truman's signature smile. He looked at the busy people below, and suddenly he had a feeling that he had really left the screen world and returned to reality.

Teng Shu looked at Yin Kairui's figure and smiled.

The Truman Show is a rather peculiar movie. It can be interpreted in many different ways, but the most mainstream view is that The Truman Show is exploring a discussion about [facing the cruel and unknown reality] or facing [the false beauty]. Of course, some people think that The Truman Show is the director's metaphor for the social situation at the time.

But Teng Shu thinks that if Truman's World really happens, not everyone will choose to return to reality. After all, as the director said, reality is cruel, hypocritical, and full of risks. What will happen to the people who say they love you in the future? Maybe the promise at the moment is sincere, but it changes later.

Therefore, Teng Shu had no plan to film Truman's epilogue, because if he did so, it would feel like he was putting a final conclusion on Truman's future experiences, which is actually not a good thing, because doing so will always offend some people.

Some people think that Truman should suffer when he goes out and miss the days when he was the protagonist of a reality show, while others think that Truman should live a good life when he goes out and be glad for the choice he made.

Since Teng Shu will not film the aftermath, then what kind of life Truman leads after he goes out will depend on what the audience thinks.

"Mr. Yin Kairui, remember to attend the wrap-up party tonight." Teng Shu looked at Yin Kairui and said with a smile. The other party had just changed his clothes, and when he went up the stairs just now, the waves made his trouser legs wet.

"Director Teng Shu, you are such an outstanding film director. If there is a role suitable for me in the future, please be sure to contact me." Yin Carrie excitedly grabbed Teng Shu's hand and said. After hearing this, Teng Shu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

Teng Shu himself does not have many movies suitable for Yin Carrey to shoot. After all, he mainly shoots horror movies, and the characters in horror movies can only be said to be not very suitable for Yin Carrey.

Yin Carrey's acting range is somewhat limited to comedy films. This is not to say that Yin Carrey only wants to stay in his comfort zone, but among the movies Yin Carrey has filmed, the most famous are comedy roles. This leads to the fact that no matter what Yin Carrey plays, people wonder whether it is a comedy. Therefore, when filming "The Grudge", Teng Shu put makeup on Yin Carrey to cover up his appearance.

Just like Shen Teng, he has filmed too many comedy films. Even if he plays some non-comedy roles later, people will still be looking forward to whether there will be comedy parts. Therefore, most actors want to expand their acting range, otherwise it will not be beneficial for their future development.

"I don't have any filming plans in the near future. I will start filming after The Truman Show is released. But I will tell you when there is a role suitable for you." Teng Shu smiled. He did not lie. He just wanted to take a break. It was the New Year, so he wanted to give himself a holiday. Otherwise, he would be busy like a beast every day and would not look like someone who was born in Rome.

"I'm looking forward to working with you next time." Yin Kairui said with a smile, and then handed over a document. Teng Shu took it curiously and took a look at it, then he was stunned. He didn't expect that it was a contract. Yin Kairui actually planned to join his company and work for him.

Teng Shu was a little surprised, but Yin Carrie looked at him with a smile, so Teng Shu knew that Yin Carrie was serious. He did not hesitate and called Zoroark over to sign a contract with Yin Carrie. Teng Shu did not know much about the company's artist contracts, but Yin Carrie was a top star after all, so he must be given a big contract.

But overall, Teng Shu has the advantage. Yin Carrey himself is very famous, and Ghost Pictures can also get a share of the profits after filming the movie.

"In that case." Teng Shu had some other ideas. Although horror movies were indeed Teng Shu's favorite and the type of movies currently being made, Teng Shu himself knew that commercial films were the ones that really made money.

The fact that horror films have reached this level as Teng Shu has benefited from the fact that horror films in the Pokémon world are not doing well. Later, Teng Shu’s new patent also made horror films even more fascinating, so naturally he achieved such results.

But it is too difficult to go further.

So Teng Shu planned to shoot some commercial films, but Teng Shu didn't have that much time now. After the New Year, Mr. Kirk would start shooting Rear Window, and Teng Shu needed to accompany him during the shooting, so Teng Shu planned to let the director of his own company shoot the commercial films.

"Commercial films?" Teng Shu touched his chin. If we were to talk about the most successful commercial films, then superhero movies would have to be mentioned. The Avengers series even created a box office miracle that year. This shows how huge the benefits of superhero movies are.

However, in the world of Pokémon, it would be difficult for ordinary superhero movies to be made. After all, there are Pokémon in this world. So in this case, it would be more difficult for superheroes to be liked by people, and they would need to use more tricks to make people feel a sense of identity.

"As for superheroes, then..." Teng Shu seemed to be thinking about something. He had originally planned to shoot for Marvel, but after thinking about it, Teng Shu decided to start with the DC universe, and the first character to appear would naturally be Batman.

Although Batman is an ordinary person and has no superpowers, his only superpower is probably being rich, but Batman's personal charm is still good. Moreover, he can be used to introduce many villains, and at the same time test and see which villain in the DC world is more popular, and continue to release series of movies and comics in the future.

It's hard to say whether they can film a Suicide Squad or something like that by then and make a lot of money. Moreover, DC and Marvel both have very good IP libraries. As long as they promote these characters, Ghost Pictures can become a major taxpayer in the future even if they do nothing.

"Then let's write the script during this time." Teng Shu yawned, then took a boat back to Kanaz City and had dinner with the crew members, which marked the end of this wrap-up party.

"Boss, the contract with Mr. Yin Kairui has been negotiated." Zoroark came over and said to Teng Shu, who nodded. He didn't intend to get involved in this matter, so he just left it to Zoroark.

Teng Shu only learned about the details of Yin Kerry's contract and confirmed that Yin Kerry's contract was indeed worthy of Yin Kerry's status, so he asked Zoroark to take the contract back. With the joining of Yin Kerry, Teng Shu's company's expansion plan could be accelerated.

Every industry has its own circles, and generally speaking, actors tend to have connections and favors with other actors. Yin Carrie has been working in the entertainment industry for so long, so naturally he has his own connections. It's hard to say whether he will be able to poach some actors from Yin Carrie by then.

"Boss, this is the company's financial statement for this month." Zoroark handed over another report. Teng Shu's mouth twitched. He had seen this thing in the morning, but at that time he used the excuse that he was busy filming a movie and asked Zoroark to give it to him later. Unexpectedly, Zoroark still brought it to him now.

Teng Shu pinched his brows resignedly, then picked up the report and took a look.

Ghost Pictures is still the same, with IP revenue accounting for the bulk of the revenue, and the rest coming from the box office share of The Grudge. Although the box office is high, the share is not that high after that.

"Then. Hmm? Is the profit of the amusement park so high?" Teng Shu was a little surprised. The Ghost Amusement Park had only been open for a month, and the profit was very good. According to this kind of profit, it is estimated that the investment will be recovered in less than half a year, and then it will start to make money.

"Boss, the Ghost Park is packed with people right now. There are people everywhere." Seeing that Teng Shu was interested in this matter, Zoroark handed over some documents and talked to Teng Shu.

Teng Shu took it and looked at it. There were a lot of people coming every day, and almost everyone here chose to buy tickets to the haunted house.

"Why are there so many people in the haunted house?" Teng Shu was a little surprised. He had been busy filming The Truman Show during this period and had no time to take care of these things. He really didn't expect that the haunted house would become a star industry in the amusement park.

"Boss, the employee you found is amazing. Miss Tomie now has a fan club. Some people even asked her if she wanted to make her debut." Zoroark was a little helpless. Teng Shu looked at the photo in his hand. Indeed, Tomie even had her own website.

The most outrageous thing is that Kuroda also knew about this, and then decisively designed some Q version images and shirts for Tomie. Now in the amusement park, a piece of clothing with Tomie's Q version avatar printed on it costs 388.

In this regard, Teng Shu can only say that it is really easy to make money from fans. No wonder so many people in the past dreamed of becoming idols and there are so many idol companies.

"It's outrageous." Teng Shu had a headache. Tomie was an illegal resident and had no information from here. It would be troublesome if she was audited for taxes by the alliance. However, the alliance probably wouldn't do this for nothing. What could Tomie do with the money she earned?

After all, Tomie is an evil spirit and cannot go out, but Teng Shu doesn't care at all. No matter what Tomie does, she can use the money she earns at her own discretion.

"Okay." Teng Shu put the file down and looked at the remaining documents.

After excluding the business of Dewen Company, Teng Shu only needs to look at the ghost company's and the charity foundation's business in the monthly financial statements. This is another key industry in Teng Shu's hands, and Teng Shu is still very concerned about this area.

Looking at the huge expenditure of the charity foundation, Teng Shu couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

He donated a lot of money before, but he didn't expect it to be so short-lived. How long has it been?

This money is really not worth spending. In such a short time, most of it was spent. But this also means that more people have been helped.

"If the money is just sitting there and can't make any money, it's better to use it to help more people." Teng Shu let out a long sigh, then silently took out his mobile phone and donated part of the IP income to the charity foundation.

It seems that unless there are no patients in the world, this charity will not stop.

"Okay, for the rest of the funds, set aside one-third for the development of the company. The New Year is coming soon, so all the company's taxes should be declared." Teng Shu signed, and that was considered as his completion.

"Okay, boss. Here is the work report for this period." Zoroak stuffed another stack of documents over and saw Teng Shu's eyelids twitching.

There is no way, I have to accept my fate.

Chapter 347 The choice of superhero movie: The Dark Knight!

"Director Teng Shu has sent another new movie!" The film review department of the Hoenn Alliance was instantly in a panic, but soon, most people became calm, only a few people looked unhappy, including Kobayashi.

After hearing the news, Xiaolin rubbed his face silently.

He didn't know why, but he always seemed to have a strong affinity with director Teng Shu. After watching "The Grudge", Kobayashi didn't dare to stay at home for too long for a long time. He thought about selling the house, but the strong economic and life pressures made Kobayashi give up this decision.

It took some time for Xiaolin to adjust his state. He also worked normally at work. This kind of life made Xiaolin breathe a sigh of relief, but now, the nightmare came again.

"Oh." Kobayashi sighed. He glanced at his colleagues who were reviewing the movie today, and then saw two old acquaintances, the middle-aged colleague and the pale-faced actress.

Kobayashi smiled. It seemed that he and Director Teng Shu were not the only ones who had such a bad fate. His two colleagues also had the same fate. It was a deep bad fate.

"What's the name of the movie that Director Teng Shu sent today?" Kobayashi asked resignedly as he looked at his colleague who came in with the edited movie, but the colleague looked a little strange.

"It's called The Truman Show?" The colleague said with some surprise. Xiao Lin was stunned when he heard it. The Truman Show? This doesn't sound like a horror movie. After all, looking at the movies that Director Teng Shu shot before, horror movies all have very direct names, such as Dead Silence and A Call from a Ghost. You can tell it's a horror movie just by looking at the name.

But this time, it is called The Truman Show.

This made Xiao Lin a little confused, but no matter how confused he was, he still had to do his job, so Xiao Lin followed today's review team colleagues to the familiar screening room and sat down. Many of them drank water desperately. After all, if they drank too much water, they would want to go to the toilet. As long as they went to the toilet, they could avoid some scary shots. This was also a little trick they summed up by themselves.

"Hey, Xiaolin, we meet again." The middle-aged man sat next to Xiaolin with a sad face. He liked watching movies very much, except for the movies directed by Teng Shu. After all, watching the movies directed by Teng Shu was like being tortured.

"Brother Zhongluo, this is probably fate." Xiao Lin smiled, then lay down on the chair indifferently. He couldn't quit this job anyway, so what else could he do?

Life is like that. If you can't resist it, you can only enjoy it.

"I now have a psychological trauma from director Teng Shu's movies. After watching the Grudge last time, I stayed in a hotel for seven days straight after I went back. I had to hide in bed every day." Zhong Luo sighed, then picked up the teacup and took a sip to moisten his throat.

"Yes, that curse is too scary. I don't dare to walk up the stairs now, for fear that a Kayako will climb down the stairs." The female colleague next to him also said with a pale face. Kobayashi glanced at this colleague and was silent for a while. He now wanted to say that compared to Kayako, this female colleague's face was even more scary.

"But I don't think this Truman's World should be too scary, but I always feel like I've heard this pronunciation of Truman somewhere?" Zhong Luo was a little confused. Xiao Lin also thought about it after hearing it, and after thinking for a while, he couldn't remember anything.

At this moment, the screen in the theater dimmed and the movie soon began to play.

"We are tired of watching actors pretending, and we are tired of those special performances and Pokémon special effects." The movie had just started, and Xiaolin saw a man talking on TV, but he seemed to be sitting on the sofa. This made Xiaolin a little surprised. What is Director Teng Shu doing?

"Although Truman lives in a fake world, he himself is not fake." Looking at the man on TV, Xiao Lin was a little confused. He always felt that the man looked familiar, but he couldn't remember what it was.

But soon, Kobayashi realized that it was actually a reality show director who was speaking. Then, a man's face appeared on the TV, and the camera pulled away, revealing a familiar person.

"Gin Carrey?" Xiao Lin recognized the actor's identity instantly. After all, Xiao Lin had seen many of Gin Carrey's movies. That kind of comedy was a way for Xiao Lin to relieve his fear. Xiao Lin still liked this actor very much.

"Gin Carrey." Xiao Lin touched his chin. Could it be a comedy this time? But it's not certain. Last time, Gin Carrey also appeared in The Grudge.

But soon, the bright style of painting made Xiaolin realize that this was indeed not a horror film, and it was even more unique.

As the movie played, the theater gradually became quiet. Everyone watched the movie quietly, watching Truman gradually discover the strangeness of the world he lived in, then bravely try, but get scared back, and finally escape.

After the movie ended and the cast list started to appear, Xiaolin just sat there in a daze.

The entire screening room was very quiet.

"This...is not a horror movie." The girl spoke first, with some contemplation and complexity in her eyes. She had already prepared herself to be scared to death, but she didn't expect that Director Teng Shu would actually send her a feature film instead of a horror film. This movie was even deeper than she had imagined.

"I remember now, Truman, this is a special pronunciation of the League, which means real people, so the name of this movie is actually "The World of Real People"? This is really a clever idea!" Zhong Luo was also a little excited.

Kobayashi was also a little surprised. He thought about it and found that this was indeed what he meant. In this way, this movie has already highlighted its difference from the very beginning of its title.

The door was pushed open and several staff members poked their heads in. They were waiting to hear screams, but they didn't expect that after the movie was over, these people didn't scream at all. In fact, it was deathly quiet inside, which made them wonder if something had happened to their colleagues inside.

Unexpectedly, they were fine and were having a lively discussion.

"As for this movie, I can only say that I want to go to the cinema to watch it three more times." Xiao Lin was a little excited. When he watched it just now, he always wondered if it was a horror movie, so he didn't take The Truman Show very seriously. Now he felt that there were more details in this movie, details that he had not noticed.