"Chen Ge, are you sure you want to go to Xinhai?" Uncle Xu was still a little worried.

"Boss Luo once told me that one must have a broad perspective. This time I went to Xinhai to give Nightmare Academy a heads-up and to learn more about the market." Chen Ge said seriously, "It's okay, don't worry."

After opening the security door of the haunted house, Chen Ge and Zhang Jingjiu entered the haunted house together.

"Wait here for a while. I'm going to the underground scene." Chen Ge put most of the employees in the backpack back into the scene, leaving only a small number of those who were difficult to control with him, such as the red high heels, the headless female ghost, and Qiu Mei.

He did this not for revenge against Nightmare Academy, but simply because he was worried that after he left, the people in red clothes might cause trouble in the haunted house.

Of course, in order to balance the strength, Chen Ge also brought Yan Danian and Xu Yin along.

"This skull crusher definitely won't pass security, so I won't bring it with me."

After taking out the skull crusher, the backpack instantly became much lighter, but Chen Ge was still a little uncomfortable with it.

Back on the ground, Chen Ge and Zhang Jingjiu waited for other employees to arrive and put makeup on them before leaving.

At eleven o'clock in the morning, Chen Ge and Zhang Jingjiu took a car to Xinhai City. The two cities were not far apart, but there was a significant difference in temperature.

The average temperature in Xinhai is higher than that in Hanjiang, but Chen Ge is not quite sure why.

"Jingjiu, you should spend some time with your father. We are all family." Chen Ge transferred another red envelope to Zhang Jingjiu: "Buy some things for the old man. I won't accompany you. Call me if you have anything."

Without waiting for Zhang Jingjiu to refuse, Chen Ge walked out of the train station with his backpack.

After finding the location of Nightmare Academy on the Internet, Chen Ge took a taxi directly there.

Unlike Chen Ge’s haunted house which was opened in the park, Nightmare Academy was opened in the most prosperous commercial street in Xinhai City.

As the most famous and established haunted house in Xinhai, they have booked the entire sunny side of the building.

Coincidentally, there was a small oversight when the commercial street was designed, which caused the shady side of one of the buildings to be blocked by another taller building, so that it could not be exposed to sunlight either in the morning or in the afternoon.

Many merchants were reluctant to move into this building which was always facing away from the sun. Finally, it was spotted by the founder of Nightmare Academy, who rented the side of the building facing away from the sun at a very low price and transformed it into the largest haunted house in Xinhai City.

The sunny side of the building, which is occasionally illuminated by sunlight, is bustling with people and has various businesses and restaurants. The other half has its doors and windows closed, completely isolated from the outside world.

With yin and yang clearly separated, this place has become a famous tourist attraction in Xinhai and has received high praise online.

But these were all things that happened a few years ago. Physical haunted houses are becoming less and less popular, and fewer and fewer people are visiting Nightmare Academy.

They are also constantly launching new scenes, but they cannot stop the decline in popularity.

After paying the fare, Chen Ge stopped at the entrance of the commercial street.

There are a lot of cars and tall buildings everywhere. Even on a weekday, this place is still crowded with people.

"Don't you have to go to work?"

Carrying his somewhat worn backpack, Chen Ge, dressed in ordinary clothes, was out of place in the most prosperous commercial street in this big city, but Chen Ge didn't care.

Compared to appearance, he pays more attention to the soul.

Following the map on his phone, Chen Ge quickly found the Nightmare Academy. The building where the haunted house was located was at the corner of a commercial street, and the flow of people here was obviously much smaller.

“A real-life immersive haunted house! The ultimate 4D experience! A world-class haunted house - Nightmare Academy, screaming school starts!”

Before he got close, Chen Ge saw an actor in haunted house work clothes at the door of the haunted house, holding a microphone and shouting loudly.

“The Nightmare Academy Horror Experience Hall is a new type of indoor theme park that integrates a haunted house, escape room, maze, quality development and live interactive scene show! Players are required to combine wisdom, courage and physical strength to break through themselves and challenge the levels!”

“No matter the design, mechanism, props, scene, makeup, etc., it beats all the existing haunted houses on the market!”

The staff shouted loudly, but few people on the commercial street were interested in the haunted house. Occasionally, someone stopped just out of curiosity and would leave after staying for a while.

"Sir, would you like to visit us?" The staff member had already spotted Chen Ge. He saw Chen Ge standing at the door, but because he was dressed too rustically, he was too lazy to come over and ask.

"Is your place scary?" Chen Ge was a little curious. Although the other party was not honest, they were still very powerful, otherwise it would not have become the largest haunted house in Xinhai City.

"Whether it's scary or not is not up to me to say. You have to experience it yourself." The staff member kept Chen Ge in suspense, but later, perhaps because he was afraid that Chen Ge would leave, he added, "I can only say that a world-class haunted house is no joke. Our haunted house has always maintained a one-third exit rate, and only one-tenth of the tourists can complete the task and pass the level. There are even records of people queuing for three hours and giving up after three minutes of entering."

"The clearance rate is one in ten?"

"Yes, it is so real. The horror in our Nightmare Academy is not a simple fright, but an exploration of the unknown and the human heart." The staff member was very proud: "How about it? Do you want to come in and experience it? It's a weekday now, there is a discount. Usually a ticket is 200 yuan, but now it's only 180 yuan."

"So expensive?" Chen Ge thought about it and felt that it was okay. His haunted house was in the park, and if he wanted to visit it, he needed to buy a pass to the park, while Nightmare Academy was just a haunted house. "When I come to Xinhai in the future, the ticket price can be increased. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Chen Ge was still thinking, and the staff gradually lost their patience: "You get what you pay for. Our haunted house can definitely give you the best experience."

"Okay, give me a picture." Chen Ge entered the haunted house. The interior was decorated with a very nice atmosphere. The ticket hall was transformed into a place for admission procedures. The elevator leading to the scene was decorated as a school entrance gate. The walls were covered with various photos and ghost stories, as well as many scary posters.

Before we officially enter the scene, the atmosphere has already been created. This Nightmare Academy haunted house is indeed not simple.

When Chen Ge came in, there were two other tourists in the room. They seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"I'm sorry, the minimum number of people that can enter our scene at one time is five. I hope you can wait a little longer." The female staff at the ticket counter waved to Chen Ge and said, "You can go through the admission procedures first. Once everyone is present, you can go in immediately."

"Okay." Chen Ge took out his ID card and walked to the ticket office.

The other staff member who was processing the tickets had his head down, but when he saw Chen Ge's ID card, he suddenly raised his head.

"Chen Ge?"