"But I don't have experience! I'm not good at lying, and I'll be exposed easily. "Xiao Sun had a helpless smile on his face. This was the first time he had been given so much attention.
"You don't need to lie. Just be yourself." Chen Ge had high hopes for Xiao Sun, and he planned to spend some time training him. "After Ol 'Zhou is done with the movie, you can try to communicate with him. He is one of the most experienced actors that we have here. He has many experience pretending to be a tourist."
"Okay."
"Good luck." Chen Ge had Xiao Sun familiarize himself with the place while he continued to inspect the ghost fetus scenario with the white cat. "Lao Zhou and Duan Yue are too well-known. Many visitors will be alarmed when they see people like them. Some of the more experienced visitors will even ask for their teammate's name before entering the scenario. Once they run into a visitor with the surname Zhou, they will run as far away as they can. This makes the job of Lao Zhou and Duan Yue very difficult.
"Now that there is new blood, it is a good thing for me. I believe that Xiao Sun will be able to do well at the Haunted House in the future and unleash his special power."
The cursed seed that was abandoned by the ghost fetus found a new 'job' with Chen Ge.
After arranging the positions for all the Specters, Chen Ge taught them how to scare others while he familiarized himself with the ghost fetus' scenario.
The ghost fetus' scenario was bigger than the School of the Afterlife. The nine sub-scenarios were already very scary, and there was the scariest hidden scenario — the world of the black fog.
Chen Ge realized that the biggest difference between four-star scenarios and three-star scenarios was that all four-star scenarios had a hidden scenario.
The hidden scenario in the School of the Afterlife was the Red Specter's Art Room. The whole campus where the Red Specter's Art Room was blood red, and it was a perfect replica of the world behind the door.
The ghost fetus' hidden scenario, Jiu Hong Apartments, was a perfect replica of the world behind the door.
The black fog that was formed from ghosts and negative emotions floated in the scenario. The only difference between this place and behind Xiang Nuan's door was that there were no man-eating monsters in the black fog.
Strolling in the black fog, Chen Ge closed his eyes and focused on the terror that the black fog brought.
"What is this black fog? Why is it that even though I know I'm in an absolutely safe state, I still feel my heart palpitate when I stand inside? It's as if I've left the real world and am in someone else's nightmare. "
"Everything is unknown. Everything is strange."
The world of the black fog was full of abandoned memories. The black fog hid pain, despair, and fear. Walking in the fog, one would have the illusion of being assimilated.
As he walked, he realized that he was a part of the black fog. He was despair and pain itself.
"If there is a visitor who can walk out of the black fog with their own will, then they must be a very powerful person." After saying that, Chen Ge walked out of the black fog and entered Jiu Hong Apartments.
The layout of these few buildings was similar to the one behind Xiang Nuan's door. The ghost fetus' most important memory and most tragic past were all here.
Chen Ge even found the rag doll's broken body here. Similar to the Jiu Hong Apartments behind Xiang Nuan's door, the rag doll's body had been cut into several pieces and hidden inside the buildings.
"I can consider letting them come in to look for the rag doll's broken body parts. After finding all the parts and successfully bringing it out, I'll clear the scenario." Chen Ge first gathered all the rag doll's body parts. He wanted to take a picture to use as a mission description, but to his surprise, there was an accident.
After the rag doll's body parts were pieced together, the ghost fetus' scenario changed!
Children's cries appeared in the black fog. Many spirits flickered in and out of the fog, and various curses crawled over all the buildings at Jiu Hong Apartments.
"What the f * ck! What is going on? "Chen Ge quickly summoned the red high heels. He was worried that he might have triggered the ghost fetus' trap.
After the red high heels saw it, she gave Chen Ge a clear answer. The ghost fetus' soul had already been destroyed, and his consciousness was completely shattered. He would not be able to return.
The reason this scenario had changed was because the sin of the 'Demon God' was too heavy. Even though the ghost fetus' soul had been destroyed, even though he had suffered all the sin, there would still be something left behind. This was the difference between a Demon God and a Top Red Specter.
The ghost fetus' scenario recorded everything about the ghost fetus. For the visitors, this place was the closest place to hell, but for the red high heels, it was heaven.
She walked the same path as the ghost fetus, and her expertise was similar. Furthermore, she had consumed most of the curses left behind by the ghost fetus. Now that she had a better understanding of the ghost fetus' past and the details of his breakthrough, it would be very helpful for her to become a Demon God.
"You will stay inside the ghost fetus' scenario. With a Top Red Specter like you around, I will not worry too much." Just as Chen Ge said that, the red high heels, who was wrapped in bandages, walked to his side.
Waving her hands, the woman used endless black threads to weave into many monsters. These monsters were formed from curses, and they were very scary. They were almost as powerful as a Half Red Specter.
"You plan to use them to scare the visitors?" Chen Ge wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. "That won't be necessary. Calm down! You only need to guard the scenario. Do not allow the curses to harm the visitors. "
Chen Ge did not use the red high heels' idea, but it did serve as a reminder to him. "I have memorized the appearances of many ghosts from the world of the black fog in my mind. If I have the time, I will create all of them. A mixture of mannequins and baleful Specters, that will be the perfect haunted house scenario."
Leaving Zhang Yi to assist the red high heels, Chen Ge left the hidden scenario through a hidden path.
The ghost fetus' scenario was different from the School of the Afterlife. All the sub-scenarios had hidden paths that led to the hidden scenario. Whether one could find them or not depended on the visitors' ability.
The employees were either filming or studying, trying to get used to their new identities. Chen Ge did not stay idle. He entered the Props Room to start drawing the blueprint of the black fog monsters. He planned to go to the mannequin workshop tomorrow to order another batch of props.
When it was almost dawn, Chen Ge returned to the staff breakroom, but he could not fall asleep no matter how hard he tried.
He was used to wandering in the dark and risking his life every night. After suddenly relaxing, he was still not used to it.
Chen Ge had no idea when he fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, a new day had arrived.
The group of people that Director Luo had warned him about still had not appeared, but the number of visitors who chose to challenge the four-star scenario, the School of the Afterlife, suddenly increased.
Many people came from far away just to experience the School of the Afterlife.
These people did not look like they were there to cause trouble. Their attitude was ridiculously good. To clear the scenario, they treated the ghosts like they were their elders. Some of the employees were too embarrassed to scare them.
Even so, none of them managed to clear the scenario.
"There must be a reason for this. Most of the visitors who came to visit the four-star scenario bought the tickets online, and they seem to know each other." Chen Ge took a look at Director Luo's haunted house app and realized that for the past few days, people had been collecting information about the School of the Afterlife like crazy. There were even people who were willing to pay a high price to buy information related to the School of the Afterlife.
Chen Ge reported this to Director Luo. At noon, Director Luo told Chen Ge that it was Ma Feng who had made the move.
A true ever-victorious general would never fight a battle without preparation. The reason Ma Feng had collected a large amount of information was so that he could rechallenge the scenario that had embarrassed the futuristic theme park. He would pick himself up from where he had fallen. He was prepared to regain the face that Jiang Jiu had lost.
Ma Feng's method was flawless in any way, but the key was that Chen Ge had a new scenario. The speed at which the scenario was unlocked was something that no one in the haunted house industry would have expected, much less Ma Feng.
"Take your time to investigate. When you are fully prepared, I will announce the information about the ghost fetus' new scenario." Chen Ge looked at the large group of 'visitors' who challenged the School of the Afterlife with no regard for their lives and were pushed out by the trolleys. He sighed internally. "I really didn't expect that opening a haunted house could help the hospital earn some income."
The peaceful days were uneventful. Chen Ge carried his backpack and left the theme park. He continued to help the suicide victims complete their dying wishes.
Actually, in this process, he had slowly come to understand some things. Life and death were separated by eternity. The rules of the world were not gentle, but some things needed gentle people to do.
He busied himself until the sky turned dark. Now Zhang Wenyu owed Chen Ge more than ten favors. His attitude toward Chen Ge kept improving. His tone was no longer as stiff as before. Occasionally, he would show his more genuine side. When he was on the phone with Chen Ge, it felt like he was talking to a friend.
The more Chen Ge understood Zhang Wenyu, the more he realized how scary this Red Specter was. Southern Jiujiang and Northern Jiujiang used to have many scary characters, but in the end, Zhang Wenyu was the only one left in those two places.
At around 6 pm, Chen Ge returned to New Century Park. He had just finished asking Lao Zhou about the operation that day when Chang Gu rushed out from the underground scenario.
"Director Chang? How can I help you? "
"I'm done with the editing. Do you want to take a look?" Chang Gu's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was as white as paper. Even his body had become more transparent like he had just been through a tough battle.
"It's only been a few days, and you've already finished? That's too fast! "Chen Ge was shocked.
"Be it filming a TV show or a movie, it's not as easy as you think. "Based on the rules, we first need to be affiliated with a business unit that has a filming permit, and then using their name, we need to go to the local film and television station to get a filming application form. After the application is examined and approved, we can report it to the headquarters. After the application is examined and approved, the filming permit will be issued, and this is merely the establishment of the project, the first step." Chang Gu's explanation stunned Chen Ge.
"Then what did you mean by 'we're done' earlier?"
"What I'm shooting now is a concept film. You can think of it as the essence of an online short series. As long as this concept short series becomes popular, the relevant companies will naturally come to us. When that time comes, there will be room for maneuver. After all, our actors are very special." Chang Gu was in the industry, so he naturally knew more than Chen Ge. "But don't get your hopes up. Be prepared to entertain yourself. At least, I can see that everyone is enjoying the filming process, and they are looking forward to the final product."
"There is no living audience, but there is a group of ghosts. I wonder if the author will be able to accept this result." Chen Ge followed Chang Gu back underground. They entered the temporary screening room, and when they arrived, the room was already filled with employees.
"The film is not long, but every frame is the essence of everyone's blood, sweat, and tears." Chang Gu stood on the stage and said a few last words. Then the lights went off, and the film started to play.
The title of the book was I Was Eighteen That Summer. It was mainly about a female student who, with the help of her parents and school, walked out of her depression and welcomed a new life.
This was a school comedy filled with positive energy, but something felt off about the film that Chang Gu made.
Before the picture was out, just the background music started to play, and Chen Ge felt goosebumps rising on his neck.
"What do you think of this song? It's Xu Yin's original. He is a genius. He is handsome, talented, and knows how to compose and play various instruments. You've really found yourself a treasure! "Chang Gu whispered, and his words were filled with admiration for Xu Yin.
"This song was written by him, but who is the singer? How come it sounds so scary? "
"A student from the School of the Afterlife's Music Club. Her nickname is Monitor. She is a very cute girl."
"It's scary enough, and you found a bunch of ghosts to help with the background music?" Chen Ge felt like this song could be used as the background music for a Haunted House.
"Is it scary? I think the atmosphere is very comfortable! A comedy needs to make the audience feel comfortable. "Chang Gu stared at the screen, and he looked quite nervous.
"Brother, you're already dead. What you feel comfortable and what the audience feels comfortable are two different concepts."
"But the audience thinks it's not bad. It's starting, it's time to start the main film." Chang Gu signaled for Chen Ge to continue watching.
To be honest, Chang Gu had done a great job. He had made full use of his talent as a horror film director.
Chen Ge only watched for one or two minutes before he was completely captivated by the plot.
The whole film was no longer a positive story about a depressed patient trying to cure herself. Instead, it turned into a female student who accidentally discovered that she was living in an imaginary world. She ran, chased, passed through many strange and absurd scenarios, and finally woke up from the nightmare. At the moment she woke up, reality and the nightmare resonated, and all the clues and images were matched.
The last scene of the film was the main character looking at herself in the nightmare and plucking the rose that was growing on the heart of the nightmare version of herself.
The rose pricked the main character's finger, and the blood dripped from the nightmare back to reality. She could hear the familiar and gentle voice of the main character.
"Is it painful?"
Even though the ending was an open ending, the story was very complete. Even Chen Ge was shocked after he finished watching it.
"It's better than I expected. Not bad … Wait a minute, what is the original plot again?" Chen Ge turned to look at Chang Gu.
"The depressed girl is trying to cure herself. I merely presented this process in a more concrete way. School, comedy, youth, positive energy, all these elements are present! There are no changes to the plot. It's just that the nightmare and the real world are happening at the same time. The nightmare world is the depressed girl's inner world, and the real world is the real world. The two worlds intertwine and influence each other. It's perfect! " Chang Gu took out the author's original novel and highlighted the changes and descriptions of the girl's inner world.
"Using normal filming methods, it is very difficult to express this kind of inner change, but we are different. You should understand this."
Chang Gu was very confident in himself. Chen Ge looked at his employees who had started to celebrate and did not say anything else. "Give me the film, and I will have the original author take a look. If he thinks it's fine, then we can upload it online."
After getting the original film, Chen Ge rushed to Northern Jiujiang and met Zhang Wenyu again.
The Red Specter looked like a normal person. There was not a trace of Yin energy around him. He was different from all the Red Specters that Chen Ge had met in the past.
The original author saw Chang Gu's film and gave Chang Gu a very good review. It sounded like he said that Chang Gu had managed to capture the core of comedy.
"I feel like these artists are all very powerful."
After receiving the high praise, Chen Ge hurried back to the haunted house. He discussed with Chang Gu for a long time and finally decided to release this online short. They would make use of the popularity of Haunted House and its large number of fans to make it popular.
Personal accounts, the biggest video website, the livestream platform that Chen Ge was on, and the haunted house app that Director Luo had created. Chen Ge released it from all the places that he could think of. He did not care about the monetary reward; he only wanted this short to become popular and attract the attention of the qualified companies. At the same time, it would serve as an explanation to the author.
The short had only been released for ten minutes, but the number of views, comments, and shares had already skyrocketed. It far exceeded Chen Ge's expectations.
"What the f * ck! The haunted house is shooting a school comedy! "
"What kind of supernatural plot is this?"
"The female main character confesses to the male main character, and the extra in the red dress suddenly gets decapitated. What the hell is this?"
"Have you ever seen an extra commit suicide after the confession of the male and female main characters?"
"This is a f * cking comedy? The female teacher who brought the male and female main characters into the classroom, and when she turned around, her legs were gone! F * ck! When there are three of them, there will be one of them? "
"The ending is God Seal! I'm getting goosebumps from watching this! "
"The male main character has exploded! As long as you protect Xu Yin, from now on, you will be my blood brother and sister! "
Looking at the skyrocketing data, Chen Ge and Chang Gu were dumbfounded. The post-production was done by Chang Gu alone. Due to the limited time, it was inevitable that there would be some loopholes.
However, the loopholes that were shot at Chen Ge's haunted house would be real special effects in other horror movies, and it would cost a lot of money to produce.
"What should we do?"
"I feel like we're going further and further down the road of comedy." Before Chen Ge finished, his phone rang. He saw that it was Director Luo, and he quickly answered the call. "Director Luo? How can I help you? "
"You know how to shoot a movie?"
"It's my employee." Chen Ge did not know how to explain it. "Director Luo, did you see the short that we shot?"
"It was an old friend of mine who called me. He said he found a viral video, and the producer was New Century Park's Haunted House. He thought, Isn't this my theme park? So he called me to confirm it. "Director Luo's tone calmed down.
"Your friend is from a film company?"
"In any case, he's quite impressive. Once your short was released, the data directly crushed all the other short films released at the same time. They have a comprehensive ranking on their website, and your short has broken their horror genre's record and is still breaking new records! " Director Luo's tone was filled with shock and exclamation. "Chen Ge, you've brought me too many surprises."
"Breaking records is a good thing, but I still wish to reiterate." Chen Ge scratched his head. "This is actually a high school romance drama, a positive comedy."
"A comedy? Why would a comedy break the horror genre's record? "
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