Cao Kun quickly covered his nose and said with disgust, "Chew a piece of gum first."
Paul Boone, looking distressed, asked the middle-aged man next to him, "Do you have any chewing gum?"
The man quickly moved to the side, took out a green arrow from his person, and handed it over.
After chewing on a Green Wrigley's Spearmint gum for a while, Paul Boone exhaled and smelled it himself: "It seems to be gone."
Cao Kun seemed much better upon hearing this: "Let's find a place to sit down and talk."
The four went to Paul Boone's suite.
After they sat down, Paul Boone introduced them: "Master Cao Kun, this is Steven Sommers, the director of 'The Mummy'."
It was him.
Cao Kun knew why this guy looked familiar.
This guy became famous for the "Mummy" series, but unfortunately his reputation plummeted again after the movie "Van Helsing".
"Van Helsing" directly bankrupted several film companies, and Universal Pictures suffered for a long time before recovering.
Because of this movie, Wolverine's commercial value suffered a huge blow, and he could only continue playing Wolverine.
However, these are all things of another world, and it's hard to say whether Van Helsing even exists in that world.
After all, Van Helsing is also a horror film.
Cao Kun shook hands with Steven Sommers and asked Paul Boone, "How do people die?"
Paul Boone: "Actually, we're not too sure either."
Everything was fine at first, but then one day, someone didn't show up for the film set.
When we went to look for the person, we found that he was already dead.
At first, we didn't think that way; we thought the person was sick.
But the next day, another person died.
We realized the seriousness of the situation.
I had Master Brown take a look.
oh……"
Paul Boone explained, "Master Brown is the security consultant we hired later."
Cao Kun nodded slightly: "Go on."
Paul Boone: "Master Brown went to see it and said he couldn't see anything, there were no signs of paranormal activity, it was probably just a coincidence."
We don't understand either, but what Master Brown said put our worries at ease.
But on the third day, more people died.
Now we know that this is definitely a paranormal event, and it can't be such a coincidence.
However, after Master Brown went to check, he still said that he could not find any traces of the supernatural.
We didn't believe it, but Master Brown repeatedly assured us.
We were skeptical, but we could only continue working..."
"Wait a minute," Cao Kun interrupted Paul Boone, "Three of you have died, and you can still start filming? Don't the other actors have any objections?"
Paul Boone was a little embarrassed: "The three dead men were all local extras, very minor roles."
We didn't announce this; only a few of us high-ranking members of the production team knew about it.
No wonder.
Given the character of the people of country M, how could they possibly care about the lives of the people of Egypt?
Their arrogance meant that although they were afraid, they didn't take it to heart completely.
They might even have a sense of wishful thinking, believing that even if it is a ghost, it might just be a local ghost.
They only kill locals.
Anyway, since locals don't have insurance, even if they die during employment, they only need to pay a small amount of money.
However, the thing they least wanted to see still happened.
Cao Kun said, "Did someone die again on the fourth day? And this time, it wasn't a local who died, but someone who flew in from the US."
Paul Boone nodded grimly: "Yes, on the fourth day, a lighting technician died in his room."
When we found him, his body was already cold and covered in lividity.
This matter could no longer be hidden, and the entire crew began to panic.
They stopped working, and some even clamored to return to their home countries.
I knew that sending them back at this time might be even more dangerous, so I had them gather in the hotel and asked Master Brown to carefully check on everyone and ensure their safety…
Cao Kun continued, "But on the fifth day, Master Brown also died."
Paul Boone, Steven Sommers, and Gil Shaw all showed fear on their faces.
Paul Boone said, "Yes, we found Master Brown's body yesterday morning."
Cao Kun: "Who died this morning?"
Paul Boone: "A cameraman."
Speaking of this, Jill Shaw looked pained.
These are all insured; for every death, the insurance company has to pay out a large sum of money.
These staff members are fine, but if they were well-known actors, the insurance costs would be even higher.
If he dies, the insurance company will also suffer huge losses.
On the contrary, Master Brown didn't have to lose too much money.
"So, this thing only kills one person a day?"
Is it really that regular?
Cao Kun pondered the logic behind this.
This generally falls into two categories.
First, this thing has its own rules for killing; it can only kill one person per day.
Secondly, this thing is relatively weak and cannot kill many people, so it only kills one person a day.
But if he is really weak, can he deal with an exorcist?
Unless, of course, that Master Brown is a fraud.
He's as incompetent as Master Rosen, or even more incompetent than Master Rosen.
"But the high priest isn't this weak, is he?"
"Perhaps this time it's not that 'The Mummy' has come to life, but rather that making a horror movie has attracted some unclean things."
“According to Paul Boone’s previous statements, all of this is possible.”
Cao Kun pondered to himself, not knowing what was going on.
This can only be confirmed by seeing it with your own eyes.
Cao Kun turned to look at Paul Boone and the other two: "You know how much I'm charging this time, right?"
Upon hearing this, Paul Boone and Gil Shaw were filled with regret.
At the time, Cao Kun asked for 3 million, but they knew that with some negotiation, they could probably get it for 2 million.
Now things are really messed up; not only have people died, but we also have to pay out a huge sum of money in compensation.
Cao Kun wants another 5 million.
Moreover, there's no way to negotiate the price.
The losses involved have already reached tens of millions.
If The Mummy can make money in the end, that would be fine.
If he lost money, Paul Boone knew that firing him would be the only option.
Jill Shaw, as an executive, is slightly better off.
But after losing money on two consecutive deals, he's not far from being laid off.
“Yes, Master Cao Kun,” Paul Boone said. “We have prepared a check for $5.05 million for you.”
"Hmm?" Cao Kun said, "I have no objection to an extra 50,000."
Paul Boone quickly replied, "Master Cao Kun, didn't we agree last time that we would prepare an Asian role for you, and the $50,000 fee is your salary?"
Cao Kun: "It's been so long, and you still haven't filmed?"
Paul Boone: "If it weren't for this, we would have already filmed it. Now we have to postpone it."
Cao Kun thought about it for a moment. Anyway, there was nothing going on in the US, so playing a role here wouldn't hurt.
Of course, the main reason is that the 5 million was originally intended for a security consultant.
"Okay," Cao Kun agreed.
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