Ten minutes is very short. As soon as the preparation time is over, Director Song asked everyone to get ready for filming.
"We have a very short shooting schedule this time. This is also the first time I have tried to create under such extreme conditions. I don't have time to familiarize you with the script and polish your roles. Just follow my shooting habits and shoot the most emotional scene first to heat up the scene."
Director Song held the rolled-up script and tapped his palms: "Come on, follow me upstairs, we'll shoot the chase scene directly."
Liu Ziyu opened her mouth wide: "Are you going to challenge a difficult level right from the start?"
"That's what makes it fun," Ji Mingxu wanted to pat his shoulder, but when he saw his face covered in evil ghost makeup, he hesitated and finally retracted his hand: "Let's cooperate and try to get through, okay?"
Liu Ziyu was very nervous, but this was also a chance for him to prove his acting skills. He said, "I'm sure there's no problem. I just memorized the words, but Teacher Shi only watched for ten minutes. I hope Teacher Shi doesn't forget the words."
Shi Xi glanced at him calmly: "I'll try my best."
Going up to the living room on the second floor, Ji Mingxu turned on all the lights. The chandelier above their heads flickered twice and then stabilized, allowing them to see the current situation in the living room clearly.
Ji Mingxu pointed at the extra body positioning line on the ground and exclaimed: "A-Tong's body is gone! Who drew this positioning line? We didn't hear any movement downstairs!"
Shi Xi pushed the frame of his glasses: "Maybe Atong drew it himself."
Ji Mingxu was petrified: "...No way? Has Atong also become a vengeful spirit?"
Lu Xiu said in a deep voice: "Maybe Atong is hiding somewhere in this house, watching us."
Qiao Qing was furious: "Don't do this, I'd rather believe that Atong has entered standby mode and is ready to enter the next cycle!"
Hearing this, Liu Ziyu showed an indescribable look, help, Qiao Qing has been passively immersed in the role and has even set additional conditions for the loop!
"Look there." Shi Xi pointed to the coffee table, on which were some fruits, vegetables, and a plate of roast chicken, and there was a wrinkled red silk ribbon on the ground.
The last time they left, these things were not on the coffee table.
Lu Xiu speculated: "While we were holding the opening ceremony downstairs, the vengeful spirits in the wooden building were also holding the opening ceremony here, silently."
Seeing the roast chicken, Ji Mingxu completely forgot his fear: "Damn it, their offerings are much richer than ours. This roast chicken has a great color and must taste great! But I'm full now."
Shi Xi: "It's perfect as a midnight snack after filming."
Liu Ziyu: “…” You all said it was something from a vengeful spirit, who could eat it?
Director Song said, "Let's clean up here first. These things can't be in the shot."
After packing up everything and setting up the cameras, this small wooden building officially became a film set.
Director Song took the script and detailed the chase scene for them on the spot.
"Xiao Shi is a novelist. In order to find inspiration for his creation, he came to this mountain B&B with Xiao Ji. Xiao Liu and Qiao Qiao are the owners of this house and also the hidden evil spirits. These settings are similar to the original script. I just enriched it a little. I rewrote the next part of the plot. Please listen carefully."
Everyone nodded seriously.
Director Song continued, "That night, Xiaoshi and Xiaoji were discussing work in the study. As you were talking, you found a person standing in the shadows of the corridor. You thought it was the owner of the house, Mr. Liu, so you called him. As a result, this 'person' suddenly revealed his evil face and rushed out to chase you..."
After explaining the play, Director Song made a gesture: "Get your emotions ready, actors, get your props ready and take your positions. I won't shout start. I'll start shooting when you're ready."
Shi Xi and Ji Mingxu walked into the study. Qiao Qing, who had no role to play for the time being, also went into the study to prepare as a stagehand.
Liu Ziyu glanced at the dark corridor, gritted his teeth and walked in.
For Song Zhenbao at this moment, completing the filming is the most important thing. She looked at a hidden camera somewhere and hinted to the director of Weird Experience: "I hope that after the filming starts, the lighting can match the scene I just talked about."
Variety show director: “…” How dare I not cooperate? Wuuuuu
After entering the study, Shi Xi's state completely changed and he completely entered into a new role.
"I didn't expect the collection of books here is so rich. I like this cottage even more." Shi Xi took off her glasses and wiped them slowly. There was a faint smile on the corners of her lips, and her every move was full of literary atmosphere.
She put on her glasses and said to Ji Mingxu with a smile: "Every brick and tile here can be a source of inspiration for me. We have come to the right place."
The moment he saw her eyes, Ji Mingxu clearly realized that the person standing in front of him was not the Shi Xi in reality, nor the Shi Xi in the variety show script, but the novelist Xiao Shi in the play within the play.
Ji Mingxu couldn't help but put himself in the shoes of his new character and nodded gently to her: "If you like, we'll stay a little longer until you finish writing your new work."
"That also requires Mr. Liu and the others' consent," Shi Xi brushed her long hair behind her shoulders and yawned, "It's getting late, let's go to bed first."
The two of them walked out of the study while talking quietly. The chandelier above their heads suddenly flickered. Shi Xi looked up at the chandelier and whispered, "Is the chandelier broken? It's scary."
"Maybe the light bulb is broken..." Ji Mingxu suddenly found a person standing at the other end of the corridor. His whole face was hidden in the shadows, and he could only judge from his stature that he was a tall man.
"What's wrong?" Shi Xi also looked over. When he saw the person standing in the shadows, his face turned pale and he called out tentatively, "Is that Mr. Liu? What are you doing standing there?"
Liu Ziyu did not answer. He walked out of the shadows with his head lowered and smiled sinisterly. His messy hair covered most of his face, leaving only the pale and scarred lower half of his face exposed. He stretched out his hand behind his back and showed a bloodstained kitchen knife (a prop).
Shi Xi looked down at the kitchen knife. When her sight touched the ground, her pupils trembled slightly and she said in a hissing voice: "He is not Mr. Liu... He has no shadow!"
"Bang!" The door of the study closed automatically, and they lost another way of escape.
"Run!" Ji Mingxu grabbed Shi Xi's wrist and ran towards the stairs with her.
“You can’t run away… You can’t run away…” Liu Ziyu chased after them, knife in hand.
Liu Ziyu’s acting skills are actually very average, and his posture doesn’t look like a demon, but Shi Xi’s makeup on him is just perfect, and the atmosphere of the thrilling chase is pretty good, so Director Song didn’t shout “cut”.
But as she was filming, she noticed that there was someone behind Liu Ziyu!
This man had disheveled hair, a hunched back, and scars all over his exposed arms. He also held a bloody kitchen knife in his hand. Liu Ziyu was chasing Shi Xi and Ji Mingxu, and this man was chasing Liu Ziyu, but this man ran so fast and lightly that Liu Ziyu, who was so focused on chasing him, didn't even notice him!
Director Song's heart instantly jumped to his throat and he shouted, "Kakakaka, Liu Ziyu, there is a 'ghost' behind you!"
Liu Ziyu turned around in a hurry and saw a pale figure. He was so scared that he ran away: "Ahhh, there is a ghost! ahhhh!"
Shi Xi and Ji Mingxu turned around and saw Liu Ziyu rushing towards them with a kitchen knife in his hand and a look of horror on his face, with a ghost NPC also holding a kitchen knife chasing after him.
The most amazing thing is that behind the ghost NPC, there is another NPC standing in the shadow, filming this intense chase scene with a camera.
Ji Mingxu was so shocked that he held his face in his hands, showing the same expression as the screaming in the world famous painting: "Fuck, what is going on! What kind of complicated food chain is this!!"
Also, he felt that Liu Ziyu's appearance was scarier than the ghost NPC, and he didn't even dare to look directly at Xiao Liu's face!
Liu Ziyu rushed towards them crying, "Don't worry about the situation, just run, don't block my way!!"
Ji Mingxu turned around and tried to run, but Shi Xi stood still. When Liu Ziyu ran in front of her, she held Liu Ziyu's shoulders and asked him to turn around and face the ghost NPC: "Why are you running? Scare him back head on!"
Liu Ziyu didn't expect her to use such a trick, and her brain froze. However, due to her expressionless face, the sinister feeling of the evil ghost makeup was fully revealed.
The ghost NPC who caught up was caught off guard by the ghostly face of Liu Ziyu. He stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling and crawling back: "There's a ghost!!"
If he had seen this face earlier, he would never have chased after him even if he was beaten to death!
Liu Ziyu: “???”
Ji Mingxu: “???” The food chain has reversed!
When the ghost NPC ran back to the study, he finally calmed down a little. He leaned against the wall and tried to catch his breath, but the door of the study opened without warning. Qiao Qing, who was wearing the same evil ghost makeup, carefully poked his head out and met the ghost NPC's eyes.
Both parties screamed in fright at the same time. Qiao Qing slammed the door, and the ghost NPC slid down the wall softly like a noodle.
The NPC who was filming didn't see Qiao Qing's face clearly and was confused by the situation: "Brother, what's wrong with you? You are a professional at scaring people."
The ghost NPC cried and said, "No, compared to that player, I am just a little brother."
"Brother, your knife fell." Shi Xi stood in the middle of the corridor, stretched out his hand and shook the bloody knife, tilted his head and smiled: "Do you want it again?"
"No more!" The frightened ghost NPC ran away, and the NPC carrying the camera also followed him in confusion. Damn, his dignity as the boss of the haunted house is gone!
Seeing the NPCs fleeing in panic, Liu Ziyu was shocked and took a deep breath: "Is she still a player?"
"Well... why not?" Ji Mingxu spread his hands: "The big devil player is also a player."
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