Han Fei did not panic when he found out the Butterfly might attack him inside this building. Before he arrived, he had already called Li Xue and the police had already set up the perimeter.
Han Fei who had been through so much in the cryptic world was no longer the dispirited minor character he once was.
Even a martial arts expert would not be able to see through his disguise. This was an instinct that Han Fei had honed in the cryptic world.
Han Fei, who had been tracking the Butterfly, now felt like a supervillain.
To make matters worse, Han Fei was growing so fast that the Butterfly had missed the perfect opportunity to kill him.
The one-sided situation had been reversed. The battle between Han Fei and the Butterfly was more like two supervillains trying to kill each other with the help of different forces.
Closing the book, Han Fei was about to look around the study when his phone vibrated. It was Director Zhang calling for everyone to gather downstairs.
After leaving Room 401, when Han Fei walked down the stairs, he could hear the sound of a wind chime coming from the corridor.
The sun slowly set, and night fell.
The workers were still remodeling the set while Director Zhang and the rest of the actors moved into the factory's residential area.
During that time, Han Fei went to find Director Zhang to warn him that the Butterfly might show up at the set.
However, Director Zhang did not seem to mind. No matter what others said, he would continue with this movie.
Director Zhang had great ambition for this movie, he wanted to use this movie to win the grand prize.
He spent the whole afternoon discussing the script with the actors, analyzing each of Spider's personas.
To reconstruct the truth, Director Zhang even found the psychologist who had interacted with Spider before and brought him along to talk to the actors.
Other than Han Fei, all the actors had a deeper understanding of their characters. They knew that if this movie became popular, it would be beneficial to everyone so they were all very invested in it.
"Let's enter the set, we'll need to get used to each other first."
Director Zhang and the 2 workers led the actors to the 4th floor. This floor had been cleared out and it was very quiet.
"You've all read the script, right? Before the appearance of the first victim, all the personas gathered in this room. Based on Spider's record in House of the Butcher, they were preparing for a special trip. In the end, Spider chose to stay at the factory's residential area.
"After they moved here, strange things started to happen. One personality after another was killed."
Pushing open the door to Room 404, Director Zhang walked in. "To prevent the filming from damaging Spider's home, we have recreated his home in Room 404. Feel free to do whatever you want. Don't worry about damaging Spider's belongings, everything in this room is a replica."
The nine actors entered the room one after another. They sat in different positions in the room according to the script.
"I've already given everyone an afternoon to figure out their characters. I'll leave the rest of the time to you. I hope everyone can adjust their state of mind as soon as possible and get into character." Director Zhang wanted 9 actors with completely different personalities to collide with each other. At the same time, he wanted to see if there were any problems that needed to be corrected in terms of the characters.
The other 8 characters all had a fixed personality, only the author played by Han Fei was an exception. Before Director Zhang left the room, he purposely gave Han Fei an encouraging look.
The door closed and Director Zhang left with the crew. Inside Room 404, which had been completely restored to the Spider Room, only 9 actors were left.
His eyes scanned all the actors in the room. Han Fei put down the script. He went through everyone's information in his mind one last time.
Han Fei: Main persona No. 1, abbreviated as the author. The character's age is 31 years old. His mental state suffers from long-term self-conflict. Personality to be determined. Requires the actor to delve deeper into the character's heart.
Zhang Lie (C-list actor, expert in villainy): Second persona No. 2, 32 years old, abbreviated as the Bruiser. Short-Tempered, hot-tempered and prone to anger. Expert in brawls and fighting techniques.
Bai Xian (B-list actor, twice nominated for Best Actor): Third persona No. 4, 40 years old, abbreviated as the Doctor. Mature, rational, cautious, paranoid. He bridges the cracks between the various personas. Maintains the relationship between the 9 personas. Hopes for the 9 personas to coexist healthily.
Xiao Tong (Successful singer, has a wide fan base): Fourth persona No. 4, 21 years old, abbreviated as the university student. Cheerful, positive, optimistic, the complete opposite of Spider. He is the type of person that Spider envies.
Lee Ran (New B-list actress): Fifth persona No. 5, 27 years old, abbreviated as the teacher. Beautiful, kind, gentle, responsible for teaching and mediating conflicts.
Lee Huaiming (National A-list actor): Sixth persona No. 6, 64 years old, abbreviated as Uncle Lee. Extremely cunning. He will do anything to ensure his own survival. He appears kind on the surface but is actually cruel and ruthless. He has serious anti-social tendencies.
Candy (Famous child actor): Seventh persona No. 11, Ah Meng. Stutters. Ignorant of the ways of the world. Has seen many things and likes to draw.
He Wanqiu (Xin Lu Film and Television Academy's specially-hired lecturer, once a A-list actor when she was young): Eighth persona No. 49, Chef. Character with a complicated personality is second only to the author. Before his first murder, he is a germaphobe. He is very kind. He is responsible for the cleanliness of the house and the building. After his first murder, his personality changes drastically, from chef to butcher.
Fu Sisi (C-list actress, best-selling romance author): Ninth persona No. 9, abbreviated as the reader. She likes to communicate with the author. She rarely shows up at the House of the Butcher. Most of the time, she communicates with the author through letters. There was some debate about the ranking of the ninth persona. Some believed she was the first persona to appear while others believed she was the last one to appear.
All 9 actors were very talented. According to the online actor ranking list, only those ranked 50th to 200th could be called B-list actors, those ranked 200th to 500th were C-list actors.
For an actor like Han Fei who was ranked in the thousands, he was far behind the rest. He was chosen by Director Zhang purely because of his performance in Twin Flowers.
However, unlike Ah Cheng and the rest of the actors, the people in the room did not underestimate Han Fei at all. Everyone knew that if Director Zhang was willing to give Han Fei such an important role as an author, then Han Fei must have something special about him.
The room door closed. After a short moment of silence, the middle-aged man with fair skin and slightly feminine features put down the script. "I'll skip the pleasantries. You're all celebrities, there's no need to introduce yourselves. We'll get into character and reconstruct the first scene of Spider's murderous intent. "
He pointed at the scene where the 9 of them gathered for the first time. "The timing just matched. Director Zhang has spent a lot of effort to reconstruct Spider's room, so we'll try to reconstruct Spider's heart."
The feminine middle-aged man was Bai Xian. He was the most famous actor there but he did not put on any airs. Everything he said and did revolved around the script.
"You've all gone through the script, right?" Bai Xian glanced at the clock on the wall. "We'll start at 8 pm. It's fine if there's a problem, but don't get stuck. We're mainly here to familiarize ourselves with each other and get to know each other's acting styles. After we're done, we'll go through each other's questions. After all, this is a rare learning opportunity. "
There was still some time until 8 pm. The other 8 actors were getting into character in their own way but Han Fei stared silently at the night sky outside the window.
'The old man on the 5th floor has reminded us not to discuss anything related to Spider after dark. If we do, something bad will happen. It's as if … this building is haunted by a ghost.'
Han Fei did remind Director Zhang and the other workers but they ignored him. In other words, even if Han Fei was not there, they would still continue filming.
At that moment, the only thing Han Fei could do was try his best to take care of the other people, to prevent them from being harmed by the Butterfly.
With that in mind, Han Fei was stunned. He looked at the other 8 people in the room.
'Spider should have experienced something like this before. Using murder to gain salvation or using salvation to kill …'
All the clues and information related to Spider weaved together in his mind. Han Fei allowed his memory and emotions to settle. At that moment, he was the Spider. He wanted to think from the Spider's perspective, how to capture the Butterfly.
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