As planned, Yin Chengjue finished dealing with the new company's affairs in the morning, and in the afternoon, he released a trailer on the official Weibo account of the animated version of "Blood Mist" and then bought a trending topic to make an appearance.
The animated version has only reached the third episode so far, but the trailer has already been made in advance to generate buzz and give fans a sense of what the first season of the animated version will entail.
Besides "Blood Mist," the new company also signed contracts this month to produce animated versions of ten original novels. Although these novels are not as popular as "Blood Mist," they are still quite numerous. What the new company needs most right now is new works. As long as the original works themselves don't have any major problems and the content is attractive enough, Yin Chengjue will agree to sign them.
Perhaps the animated versions of these stories won't get many views after they air, but that doesn't matter. The new company's initial plan is to increase the quantity first and then focus on quality.
Everything was going smoothly until a month later, some strange things happened on the set of "Ghostly Trace".
The clothes purchased by the props team always mysteriously disappear.
Moreover, it wasn't all the clothes that were gone, but only one red dress, which was the red wedding dress that Jing Sheng, the male lead of "Ghostly Trace," wore during the second time period of filming.
There's a scene in "Ghostly Trace" where the male lead, Jing Sheng, plays the second male lead in a period drama.
The second male lead's sister is the female lead. Because she didn't want to marry her fiancé, she wanted to go out and explore the world on her own. So she begged her brother, the second male lead, to wear her wedding dress and get married. The second male lead couldn't resist his sister's plea and had to put on the wedding dress for her, giving her time to escape.
Meanwhile, the second male lead's brother plans to use a specially made drug to fake his death on their wedding night, making everyone believe that his female lead's sister is dead.
This is a very clichéd scene of a substitute bride, and in theory there shouldn't be any major problems. However, Jing Sheng felt unwell midway through the filming and asked someone to stand in for him for a short segment.
That short segment is about the second male lead pretending to be the bride, wearing a red veil, sitting in the bridal chamber waiting for the groom.
Since he didn't need to say any lines or do anything else, and all he had to do was sit there, the director tacitly allowed someone else to temporarily replace Jing Sheng so that Jing Sheng could go to the dressing room to rest.
But in such a short distance, an accident occurred!
Suddenly, a fire broke out on the actor who replaced Jing Sheng!
Suddenly, flames shot up and engulfed the actor's entire body in an instant. The staff, director, and screenwriter standing nearby were all startled. Someone quickly grabbed water to extinguish the fire, but as soon as a bucket was poured on, the fire instantly flared up even larger and more fiercely!
With so many people in a panic, many instinctively tried to escape danger at first sight. As a result, people who were filming inside rushed outside, some even grabbing their camera equipment.
In the face of an emergency crisis, human nature is fully exposed.
A group of people rushed out in a frenzy. Those who wanted to put out the fire were carrying water but couldn't squeeze in. Those who poured water on the burning actors were shocked to find that the water not only didn't work, but actually made the fire worse. So their first reaction was no longer to put out the fire, but to worry that their actions of trying to put out the fire and instead causing it to escalate would result in a death. They were so frightened that they dropped the bucket and were eager to distance themselves from the water bucket.
The actor, who was being burned by the fire, cried out for help frantically and instinctively ran towards the crowd, trying to find someone to pull him out of danger and out of the inferno.
But the fire was already on him! When everyone saw a person engulfed in flames rushing towards them, their first reaction wasn't to lend a hand, but to quickly move away, afraid that they would also be burned by the flames.
Because it was a period drama, the bridal chamber was made of wood. In order to save money, the production team rented the cheapest wooden house, which was not coated with fire-retardant paint and was extremely sensitive to fire.
So when the actor, whose clothes were on fire, ran in a panic, the wind not only accelerated the burning of the fire, but also quickly ignited the curtains and wood around him.
This scene happened to be set in the bridal chamber, and the entire room was decorated with a lot of props, all made of paper and cloth, and all of them were flammable.
So after everyone else hurriedly evacuated, many places in the room caught fire. The actors, who were being burned at close range, were in excruciating pain and filled with panic. One of them tripped and fell to the ground, collapsing into the increasingly fierce flames.
Someone frantically called the police to help put out the fire, but it was too late.
Everything around seemed to be preparing for this sea of fire, as if it were prepared for the person playing the bride.
So when Jing Sheng heard the commotion and came out of the makeshift rest room rubbing his head, he saw a sea of fire and panicked staff.
The sound of a fire engine siren rang out in the distance, but to Jing Sheng, the sound was very, very distant.
Jing Sheng quickly realized that if he weren't feeling unwell and unable to act for the time being, he would be the one trapped in the fire.
Jing Sheng lowered his head, looking at himself in casual clothes, feeling the heat of the fire in his face, yet feeling icy cold all over.
Before this, he had been wearing that fiery red wedding dress, but he had just changed out of it.
Given this backstory, the red wedding dress takes on an ominous connotation.
Adding to the fact that the prop red wedding dress has been disappearing without a trace lately, the props department has already ordered it online for the fifth time, and it keeps disappearing the day after filming begins. Some people in the "Ghost Trail" crew are starting to feel uneasy.
They initially thought it was a prank, someone deliberately stealing the clothes to scare them and prevent them from filming properly.
As a result, no matter where they tried to hide the garment, it would always disappear the next day.
This dress appears quite frequently; Rong Yu, who plays Jing Sheng, wears it, the actress who plays Jing Sheng's bride wears it, and it's also worn during later close-up shots.
What should have been a three- or four-day production was delayed entirely because of this one piece of clothing.
Because every time you place an order, you have to wait for the courier to deliver it. It can arrive in two or three days if it's fast, but it can take up to a week if it's slow.
Unfortunately, Director Mo had no choice but to film other scenes first and temporarily postpone filming the scene with the red wedding dress.
But this is not a good solution.
So this time, after the props team reordered the clothes and signed for the delivery, they wanted Rong Yu to wear that red wedding dress overnight.
The main reason was that the costume had a bad connotation in "Ghostly Trace," so Director Mo didn't want to make things difficult for the actors. He just asked someone to keep it safe and didn't intend for the actors to wear it after filming.
Acting in a supernatural film already requires a lot of courage, and Director Mo didn't want to put any more psychological pressure on Rong Yu.
But there's really no other way now. If we don't catch that troublemaking thief soon, we'll really fall behind schedule.
Director Mo initially didn't intend for Rong Yu to wear it; he just wanted other staff members to wear it and keep it safe. However, Rong Yu felt it wasn't necessary to go through all that trouble. Since she was the one wearing the clothes herself, there was no need to take them off at night for someone else to wear and then change back the next day.
Seeing that Rong Yu was not afraid, Director Mo did not insist.
After hearing about this, Yin Chengjue came to the film crew under the pretext of "catching the thief" and successfully obtained the qualification to share a room with Rong Yu and "catch the thief" up close.
After all, as the main investor in this drama, the filming progress was slowed down and his money was lost, so it's only right that he pays more attention.
Of course, the most important point is that Rong Yu hasn't been home for a week because of filming commitments.
If it weren't for this thief who came out of nowhere causing trouble, Yin Chengjue might never have been able to sleep with Rong Yu again.
After all, even without the red wedding dress being stolen slowing down the progress, the film itself still needed to be rushed to completion.
Coincidentally, the wedding night scene is scheduled to be filmed tomorrow, and the staff prepared the bridal chamber the night before.
Of course, unlike in the story, the rooms here are coated with fire-retardant paint. For safety reasons, no fire was used during filming; the fire was created entirely in post-production.
The actors' rest rooms all had single beds. Since Yin Chengjue said he would guard Rong Yu and catch the clothes thief, he needed to share a room with Rong Yu. However, it was indeed difficult for two grown men to squeeze into a small bed. After searching the entire crew, they found that only the decorated bridal chamber had a double bed big enough for two grown men.
“But in the story, the characters were burned to death in their bridal chamber while wearing red wedding dresses. Xiaoyu is already wearing a red wedding dress tonight. It wouldn’t be appropriate for her to stay here.” Director Mo was still a bit superstitious.
"It's alright, we need to believe in science. Besides, even if ghosts really exist, they're afraid of evil people," Rong Yu said with a smile.
Director Mo nodded: "That makes sense, which is why I thought of having Xiao Wang, who looks somewhat fierce, wear this outfit to spend the night."
Rong Yu: "Director Mo, although Xiao Wang looks fierce, he's afraid of this. Please don't force him. I'll wear it myself. I'm not afraid."
"Alright, then be careful tonight. If you see the thief, shout. We'll all try to stay awake and come as soon as you yell." After saying that, Director Mo looked at Yin Chengjue and asked, "Mr. Yin, are you really going to catch the thief yourself?"
Yin Chengjue nodded with a serious expression: "I must find out who is delaying my business."
Director Mo pressed his temples wearily: "I hope this matter can be resolved tonight. We can't delay any longer, or we'll really miss the deadline. There's a Best Film award in the second half of the year, and I think this film has the potential to be included, so I want to try my best to make it well."
"Don't worry, Director Mo, I will definitely protect this dress tonight!" Rong Yu swore to the heavens.
Director Mo went back to his rest room to rest, and Yin Chengjue also closed the door and locked it. The two walked past the screen together, and when they looked up, they saw the big red double happiness character pasted on the headboard.
The two: "..." Wait, something's not right about this scene.
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