The non-locals at Yi Ming Private Academy had been cleaned up by the ghosts. They hated Ma Manjiang to the core, everything related to Ma Manjiang had been cleared away.
Han Fei understood them but after they did that, the number of missions that could be triggered at Yi Ming Private Academy dropped by half.
Han Fei spent the whole night with Lee Zai and Drake to turn Yi Ming Private Academy upside down. He did not miss any corner. When he could not trigger any more missions, Han Fei logged out of the game.
'This is the end of Yi Ming Private Academy. Now I need to focus on Cattle Alley.'
Removing the gaming helmet, Han Fei stretched lazily. He looked at the wall full of pictures of his victims. He did not feel any fear or discomfort. He did not feel guilty towards anyone. Even if there were ghosts in this world, he was not worried about being haunted by them.
'Cattle Alley is quite far from Happiness Neighbourhood, it won't be easy to get there safely. Looks like this hidden profession is not that easy to obtain. However, from the introduction on the official website, hidden classes like this, which can only be changed at a fixed location, are extremely rare. These classes have more talents and Exclusive Skills than other classes. "
The reward was proportional to the effort. At least in terms of fairness, Perfect Life had done a good job.
After a whole night of gaming, Han Fei was exhausted and his whole body was sore. He took some time to check his personal account. The money from Twin Flowers had not been transferred to his account yet. The reward money from the Good Samaritan was not enough to buy a gaming hub.
'I'll wait a little longer. After the gaming hub is ready, I'll be able to play for a long time.'
Putting away the gaming helmet, Han Fei crawled into bed to catch up on sleep. He only slept for 3 hours before he was woken up by his phone.
Glancing at the caller ID, Han Fei was too embarrassed to reject the call.
"Assistant Xiao, how can I help you? I'm supposed to start filming tomorrow, right? "The caller was Xiao Hui, one of Director Zhang's assistants.
"All the actors have arrived at Xin Lu today. Director Zhang hopes that we can meet up at the filming site to get to know each other. After all, we'll be spending a lot of time together in the future."
For other actors, this was a good chance to expand their horizons but Han Fei only thought it was troublesome.
"What time? Where is it? I'll call a taxi. "
"Call a taxi? Teacher Han? You're already on the Most Promising Young Actors List. Don't tell me you don't even have a manager? " As Director Zhang's assistant, Xiao Hui usually interacted with C-list actors and above. She rarely interacted with someone like Han Fei.
"That's too much trouble." After Han Fei got the address, he hung up but he did not leave immediately.
The address provided by Assistant Xiao was at the border between the old city and the northern countryside. It was very secluded. Normally speaking, Director Zhang would not allow his actors to gather there.
For the sake of safety, Han Fei told Li Xue that he was going to Northern Jiujiang.
…
Cars were parked next to the Fugui Meat Packing Factory, which had been abandoned for many years. People were coming and going, including the crew members and the workers who were responsible for setting up the set.
It had been a long time since Xin Lu's Northern Suburbs had been so busy, filled with the roar of machinery, orders and shouts.
"Director Zhang, times have changed. We can totally put all of this into a virtual environment and use technology to create any scene we want." A clean-looking middle-aged man covered his mouth and nose as if afraid of inhaling the dust from the construction.
"The purpose of a movie is to record reality. You've created a fake scene and then used the fake to create a fake scene. This kind of movie lacks a sense of authenticity." Director Zhang personally gave his orders. He wanted to restore this place to how it was 10 years ago.
"I can't win against you in an argument. Xiao Tong, come and persuade Director Zhang." The clean-looking middle-aged man removed his sunglasses to reveal his handsome face. He turned to a fashionably dressed young man next to him.
"I think Director Zhang is right." The young man stood on the same side as Director Zhang without hesitation.
"Even if Director Zhang says the moon is square, he wouldn't object." A tall woman wearing a mask stood on the other side of Director Zhang. She was wearing flats but she was still slightly taller than Director Zhang and the middle-aged man.
One by one, the actors gathered around Director Zhang. Among them, there were those who had been famous for a long time, some had gained popularity, and some had won awards. This was the appeal of a top veteran director.
When it was almost noon, Han Fei arrived at Xin Lu's northern countryside. By then the Fu Gui Meat Packing Factory and the adjacent compound had undergone a drastic change.
For the filming of his new movie, Director Zhang had used a lot of manpower and resources to remodel these 2 buildings.
Looking at the large number of machines and staff coming and going, Han Fei felt like he had just entered the Grand View Garden. His horizons had been broadened.
Compared to Director Zhang, Twin Flowers was just a small scene, the amount of money invested was on a completely different level.
Standing silently among the crowd, Han Fei scanned the place before closing his eyes to rest. He started to think about the game in his mind.
About 10 minutes later, a limousine drove into the scene.
The door opened and an old man in his 60s with a head full of silver hair walked out.
Seeing the old man, the few actors who were chatting hurried over to greet him.
"Elder Lee, you're here."
"Good morning, Master!"
"Old Master, you look younger again."
The old man who alighted was a national top actor, an award-winning veteran — Lee Huaiming.
Seeing Elder Li, Director Zhang stopped what he was doing and invited everyone into the compound.
"Our new movie, Thriller Novelist, will be filmed here. I've arranged for the workers to inspect this building and we've communicated with the remaining tenants. I will restore everything and present the truth that was once covered up in its entirety. "
Director Zhang introduced the set to the actors and led them on a tour.
The movie Thriller Novelist was based on a true story. The author, who went by the pen name of Spider, had killed eight other versions of himself in this building, completing an unbelievable redemption.
Most of the plot of the movie took place inside this building. Different from the other actors, Han Fei narrowed his eyes and memorized every detail inside this building.
There was a special connection between the cryptic world and the real world. Cattle Alley that Han Fei was going to next was the title of the mystery novelist's first book. He believed he would be able to find some clues from the real world.
Han Fei's mentality was completely different from the other actors. Everyone was here for the movie but Han Fei was using this opportunity to collect evidence to increase his chance of survival.
Both parties had different goals and this meant that they were not on the same level of seriousness.
After familiarizing themselves with the set, Director Zhang invited everyone to the staff's resting tent for lunch. That afternoon would be the kick-off ceremony.
Cinemas like them seemed to place a lot of emphasis on such things. Everyone cut ribbons and took pictures together. When they were done, it was already 3 pm.
Director Zhang distributed the scripts to all the actors. He hoped that they could spend the night at the building to get used to each other.
If it was another director who made this request, the actors probably wouldn't have agreed but since it was Director Zhang, they had to listen to him.
Most of the actors returned to their RV to familiarize themselves with the script. Compared to the slightly messy building, their RV was much more comfortable.
Han Fei, on the other hand, had nothing to do. He grabbed the script and entered the building.
Touching the rusted railing, his eyes scanned the mottled walls and corridors filled with trash. Han Fei felt like he was back at Happiness Neighbourhood.
He walked up to the rooftop with the script and looked around.
Spider lived in a residential building next to the meat packing factory. The location was very secluded. Ever since the meat packing factory closed down, more and more tenants moved away. Most of the time, not a single car could be seen on the road next to the factory.
'With the advancement of technology, the inefficient old factories have been shut down. Thirty percent of the jobs in society have been replaced by machines. Many people's lives have been changed.'
Han Fei studied the meat packing plant silently. There was a line in his script, this should be Spider's exact words — Humans have been slaughtering animals day after day, they have slowly forgotten that they are just food in their mouths.
In the lines, they referred to many things, such as this rapidly developing city, or this era that was unknown whether it was good or bad.
'The view from the rooftop is not bad. Could it be that Spider has come here to enjoy the scenery?'
Everyone else was acting but Han Fei wanted to live. He held the script and placed himself in the shoes of Spider.
Han Fei, who played the role of Spider in Thriller Novelist, was just a side character. In real life, Spider was just a side character in Han Fei's life.
He lived in the shadow of a split personality. Even after his death, not many people knew his story and not many people liked him.
'Cattle Alley, House of the Butcher, I'm getting more and more curious about the world inside Spider's mind.' Han Fei stood at the rooftop and memorized all the lines. Then he headed up to the 4th floor alone.
When Spider was alive, he lived in Room 401 on the 4th floor. After his death, all the tenants on the 4th floor moved away.
No one knew why the tenants moved out, but there were tattered talismans on their doors and some faded red ropes wrapped around them. Spider's neighbors seemed to be guarding against something ominous.
"Could the things that the neighbors think are ominous be spiders?"
The empty 4th floor looked quite scary. Without hesitation, Han Fei grabbed at the door of Room 401.
'It's locked?'
Han Fei was slightly surprised. When Director Zhang brought the actors to watch the movie, the door was not locked. Why was it locked now?
'Is this the work of the workers?'
Han Fei was thinking when he heard light breathing coming from upstairs. He turned to look.
There was an old man standing at the corner between the 5th and 4th floor. He did not say a word. He stood quietly in the corridor, staring at Han Fei's back.
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