The actress lay unconscious on the beach. One of the men who had earlier jumped into the water to rescue her began artificial respiration. Everyone else evacuated.
This actress looks so familiar.
Lu Cijiu quickly remembered that this was the charming female supporting role in "Hospital Strange Stories", the actress who made faces as the male partner.
I didn't expect to meet him here. Lu Cijiu and Gong Xichao stood outside the crowd and asked, "Did you feel something was wrong just now?"
"I'm looking at you." Gong Xichao said.
I didn't pay attention to anything else.
He certainly didn't see a ghost, but the actress struggling and calling for help underwater clearly wasn't committing suicide. And the man in the movie theater couple mentioned a ghost. Putting these doubts together, it was clear something was amiss.
But Lu Cijiu couldn't tell. It was strange.
The actress woke up quickly, spit out the water she had inhaled into her stomach, her face was pale, and her hair stuck to her cheeks. She was beautiful, with a good figure, big breasts and a thin waist. She was still wearing a bikini, sitting on the beach, having just been frightened. She looked pitiful, which aroused the sympathy of the male onlookers.
Only Gong Xichao stood expressionless in front of Lu Cijiu.
Lu Bijiu: ...
Fortunately, an assistant brought a dry towel, and the actress wrapped herself in the towel and shivered.
"The director said we won't shoot today. I'll take you to the hospital later. You haven't slept well recently and have been suffering from insomnia all day. It's probably because of the stress. You got a cramp underwater. How could there be a ghost in broad daylight?" The actor who was doing the first aid comforted her.
The actress nestled in the actor's arms and cried, "There really is something grabbing my feet and pressing down on my head. It really is there. You have to save me. You can't come over. It's that kind of thing. I told you, please believe me, okay? I'm so scared. I don't want to shoot anymore."
It was obvious that he had been frightened for a long time, his nerves were sensitive and delicate, and he couldn't stop crying.
The actor couldn't come up with an explanation. Actually, he'd been wondering why he couldn't get through. He was a very good swimmer. But saying something like that now was nothing but a scare tactic. He could only say, "It's broad daylight, it's okay."
The actress was still crying and was on the verge of collapse.
The director first looked at Lu Cijiu, then at his phone, and quickly confirmed it. He said happily, "Master Lu? Are you Master Lu Cijiu?"
Lu Cijiu saw his photo on the director’s phone and admitted it.
"I just thought it was you. It looked so much like you, but I didn't dare to confirm it." The director was very excited and said, "My last name is Liu, Liu Che. It's really fate that we meet today. Thank you for saving Xiaoman."
This name is quite powerful. Lu Cijiu said a few polite words and directly got into the topic of haunting.
Liu Che liked watching horror movies since he was a child. Later, when he grew up, he became a director. After graduation, he raised sponsorship out of his own pocket and made his first movie, "Hospital Strange Stories".
This is the second time I have worked with the supporting actress Su Xiaoman.
"...This time I plan to make a web drama, which will be easier to pass the review. After all, I want to make a ghost story, not some routine of taking medicine or fantasy." Liu Che said and it became his ideal.
Lu Cijiu had no choice but to interrupt, "When did Su Xiaoman see the ghost? Was it during the filming of "Hospital Tales"?
"Master, how do you know? It was that time, on the second night of filming in the hospital, Xiaoman said she had a nightmare. Although I was filming a horror movie, I had never seen a ghost, and the filming environment at that time was indeed a bit gloomy. Oh, it was gloomy for an actress, but I thought it was okay. Xiaoman said she had a nightmare, but I thought she was too involved, so I didn't take it seriously." Liu Che said.
Most people think the same way, including Su Xiaoman, who had a nightmare and felt that she was influenced by the script. Plus, it was just a nightmare, no other harm.
Su Xiaoman drank hot water and felt a little better. She had just experienced a life-and-death situation and her mind was still in a panic. She couldn't hear clearly what the director and the two strangers were saying.
"It happened very frequently later. When we were finally wrapping up the filming, the female lead in the crew suddenly went crazy and almost jumped from the third floor. Fortunately, she was stopped. She said that a ghost was chasing her." Liu Che said.
So after filming "Hospital Tales", the female lead felt that the crew was not clean and did not want to shoot horror themes again. Only Su Xiaoman wanted to be famous and popular. Director Liu gave her the opportunity to promote her to the leading female role. What else could she choose?
"After a while, Xiaoman occasionally had nightmares, so I wanted to ask a master to take a look. I also found your information on the Internet, but I heard that you are very expensive--" Liu Che remembered that he couldn't say that and immediately changed his words and started crying poor, talking about fate, and begging Master Lu to save their crew.
Although his family had a little money, filming movies and TV shows was expensive, and he was shooting horror films, so he couldn't make any money. Besides, apart from today's strangeness, he had just had nightmares before, nothing serious.
Liu Che thought that he should save as much as possible.
"Let me ask Su Xiaoman." Lu Cijiu didn't want to listen to Director Liu's crying poor. After talking for a long time, he had a general understanding, but he had to ask the person involved for details.
Su Xiaoman will feel much better after a rest, except that her brain will react slowly.
"It was a mess of dreams. Sometimes I dreamt I was stabbed to death in ancient costume, and sometimes I was raped and murdered. There were so many of them. They were so real. I even went to Taoist temples to pray, but it was no use." Su Xiaoman collapsed and threw herself into the arms of the actor who saved her, crying, "I don't want to film anymore. I'm so scared. If I continue filming, I will die."
When Liu Che heard this, he became anxious, "How can we not shoot? We're already halfway through, and you're the leading actress—"
"Mr. Liu, what's more important, life or the play?" Lu Cijiu interrupted.
"I'm not saying I don't care about the actors' lives, it's just a nightmare. Besides, you're here. Can I buy your amulet? We're halfway through filming, and she just left like that. What should I do?" Liu Che said to Su Xiaoman, "Xiaoman, you're the leading actress. We've been filming for over a month, and you've worked so hard to persevere. Are you going to give up like this? What if we become famous? Are you willing to give up halfway?"
Su Xiaoman slowly wavered.
After the discussion, they decided to continue filming and take a day off today. Liu Che was more concerned about asking Lu Cijiu to take the order and thoroughly check the crew. Of course, the cost was a bit more expensive. He chose the latter option, but spent money to buy a peace amulet.
When buying it, he complained about being poor and expensive and asked if he could get a discount.
Lu Cijiu had already given a discounted price, and he saw that Director Liu was wearing all branded clothes, so he was not as poor as he said.
"...Does the amulet guarantee complete safety? If something happens after I buy it and wear it, can I claim compensation? Master Lu, you can't charge so much for a piece of talisman paper and not provide after-sales service."
Lu Cijiu said, "I can't give you that guarantee. The peace talisman is the most basic talisman paper, which can resist ordinary evil spirits. I don't know what the situation is like on your crew right now, or what kind of ghost it is. If it's a fierce ghost, this talisman paper can only resist the damage temporarily."
"In the final analysis, it's not of much use." Liu Che had a bitter face and said that he was poor but had dreams. He just didn't want to pay more money and wanted more services.
Gong Xichao said coldly with a dark face, "I'm not selling it anymore. Get out of here."
"How can you talk like that? I am a customer after all, who is this?" Liu Che was unhappy.
Lu Cijiu said, "Mr. Liu is not our client yet. If you think I am cheating you and it's not worth it, you can find someone else."
Call the kids back.
The actor holding Su Xiaoman caught up, and finally bought a talisman at full price. It was a buy-one-get-one-free deal. The actor thanked her and handed one to Su Xiaoman.
"Liu Che, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, this is not it." Gong Xichao read the content from Baidu.
Lu Cijiu went over, but couldn't find the name on Baidu. He had to search for "Strange Stories from the Hospital" and finally found it.
Director Liu Che, whose original name was Liu Sankang, graduated from the xx Academy of Art in the United States...
This little accident had no impact on the one-day island tour. Lu Cijiu thought about giving the amulet, and the actor paid with WeChat when he bought it. He also added him specifically so that he could contact him later if there were any problems, so he didn't pay any more attention to it.
Return to the shelter from the island.
The kids played for two days and were exhausted, so they went to bed early. Lu Cijiu finished his shower and didn't see Gong Xichao. He only heard a voice above his head: "I'm on the roof."
"Why did you run up there?" Lu Cijiu looked up.
Gong Xichao sat on the roof, looking up at the starry sky. In the blink of an eye, he flew down and said, "I'm looking for Bai Ze."
"Observing the stars at night!!! You can do this?" Lu Cijiu was shocked. He didn't expect that Gong Xichao had this ability.
Gong Xichao looked puzzled and asked, "What constellation?"
"Aren't you looking for someone by looking at the stars?"
"No, I just sensed the old man, but I didn't sense anything." Gong Xichao spread out his palms.
Lu Cijiu took a look and saw that it was a thin white hair. "Bai Ze's?"
"Yeah." Gong Xichao put it away and said unhappily, "I wonder which corner he went to sleep in. Maybe he's dead."
Seeing Gong Xichao's calm demeanor as he spoke, Lu Cijiu asked how they knew each other. Gong Xichao replied, "He came to my place, fought me, lost, and then shamelessly stayed."
"Bai Ze lost?"
Gong Xichao said proudly: "Of course, how could I lose? I have never lost a fight before."
Lu Cijiu: ...I kind of understand this feeling of pride.
The following week, everyone went to work, and Zhou Cheng and Xiaohong also returned. Sang Jinghong began to get busy. She heard there was a collaboration with Wu Gao, a local tycoon in Yuncheng, and the two of them were a formidable force. Lu Cijiu had nothing else to do, so she cooked, took care of Da Bang, and caught up on Gong Xichao's Ten-Story-High-Rise Forum.
One day, he saw Gong Xichao's update, showing off that Lu Jiujiu had given him pocket money. Lu Cijiu finally understood Gong Xichao's train of thought. He said that even though he had a salary, he had to hand it over to him first. He was giving him pocket money. What a habit.
Finally waiting for him here.
The head of the household hands over his salary → his wife gives him pocket money → Lu Cijiu is my wife.
Lu Bijiu: ...
He was furious and wanted to punch someone. But when he thought about what happened earlier, Gong Xichao was so happy talking about warming the bed, and he fell asleep, and he actually left, seriously acting as a bed warmer. Lu Ci's anger disappeared.
He also didn't know what his feelings were for Gong Xichao. They were family, and friends. Sometimes he was angry at Gong Xichao's fantasies, but sometimes he was touched by his innocence. He said he liked her, but Lu Cijiu couldn't tell if it was the kind of impulsive liking a man might have for another.
So just let it be.
One day, Lu Cijiu was out for a stroll when he noticed the bus stop sign, originally Haishan Station, had been renamed Shanhai Station. It had also been moved to the intersection, closer to the shelter.
A quick search online revealed a lot of local news updates. Haishan Station was officially changed to Shanhai Station to make it easier for citizens and tourists to find their way around, as well as a lot of news about the development of Shanhai. Lu Cijiu saw the name of Sang Jinghong's branch.
Haishan: All these years have been a waste of time.
The filming of "The Legend of Sea Terror" has entered its final stages. It was drizzling today, and in order to save money, Liu Che checked the weather and saved the climax and highlight for today's filming.
"This is more natural, better than a sprinkler truck." Liu Che was very satisfied.
Judging from the feedback received from the first part, this time the script is slightly more novel. He took the main plot from a very popular online novel, wrote and modified it himself, and added some erotic scenes. It is bound to be a hit.
The content of tonight's filming is that the heroine was killed and possessed by a sea ghost. In other words, the heroine has already died.
The night was dark, the sea was as black as ink, and the waves were rolling.
It was originally planned to be a scene where Su Xiaoman goes into the sea, but because of fear, Liu Che compromised and changed it to a female ghost coming out of the sea, stepping on the wet ground, and luring the sleeping heroine out in the night.
It became a road scene.
Liu Che was dissatisfied, but this was the only way.
"Is Xiaoman okay?"
"Is this pajamas too see-through?" Su Xiaoman's face paled slightly, and she was nervous. Lately, she'd had a talisman to protect her from nightmares, but for some reason, her eyelids twitched so fast during this scene today. She had a nagging feeling of foreboding.
Liu Che prepared a white suspender V-neck silk pajamas for Su Xiaoman, which fit tightly to her curvy figure. The skirt was very short, and when she walked, the hem of the skirt swayed at her thighs, attracting attention.
"That's better. Pajamas are thicker than that." Liu Che said so. When the camera looked at it, it was hot. He had already thought about how to edit the propaganda newspaper, so he cut this scene in. But there was just something more annoying. "Xiao Man, what are you wearing on your chest? Take it off first."
Su Xiaoman had a small bag containing amulets hanging around her neck, and she was hesitant to take it off.
Liu Che said, "Everyone is here, what are you afraid of? I'll give it to you after we take the picture of the amulet. You can let Xiao Fang hold it."
Xiao Fang is the actor who bought the amulet. He and Su Xiaoman have become a couple. Su Xiaoman is very confident in her boyfriend and has handed him over.
Su Xiaoman was lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, with half of her breast exposed. It's okay, Afang is here.
In this scene, the actress playing the female ghost is staring at her outside the window.
Su Xiaoman's eyelids kept trembling. She always felt a sense of fear of being spied on, and that fear became stronger and stronger.
Liu Che stared at the camera and took a few close-ups. He felt that it was about right and could change the scene to let Su Xiaoman stand up. Suddenly, the room went dark and no one noticed that the actress who was standing outside the window and staring at Su Xiaoman, who played the female ghost, came into the room.
"Who turned off the light?"
"Ahhh there's a ghost there's a ghost."
"Afang, save me." Su Xiaoman's scream suddenly stopped.
…
After dinner, the family watched cartoons on TV. Lu Cijiu would rather watch cartoons than watch a palace drama with Gong Xichao. Who knows what Gong Xichao will learn next.
The kids got sleepy after watching for a while, so Lu Cijiu took them to bed, covered them with a quilt, and kissed them one by one. When they came out, they saw that the animation had turned into a palace fight. Two actresses were wearing gorgeous clothes and were pulling out their hair. Gong Xichao was sitting on the sofa watching with great interest.
Lu Bijiu: ...
[…Your Majesty, I admire you deeply, how could I possibly hit you? If you have any complaints, please tell me, and I will correct them.]
Gong Xichao commented: "Why didn't Concubine Duan kill this black-hearted white lotus?"
[Concubine Duan, I thought you were virtuous and generous. I never expected you to be so cruel and intolerant...]
"Is the emperor blind? He still indulges this white lotus." Gong Xichao was very angry.
Lu Cijiu said: "That's enough, go to sleep."
"No, the Internet said that this white lotus will be slapped in the face today. The heroine is back." Gong Xichao stared at the TV without moving, waiting to see the white lotus being slapped in the face.
I've been following this drama for a while now, a palace drama with a strong female lead and a sweet and refreshing atmosphere. A few days ago, Gong Xichao was so angry at the blind emperor and the white lotus female supporting role that he couldn't even eat and almost gave up on the show. If Lu Cijiu hadn't stopped him, he would have entered the female supporting role's dream to hunt her down.
Today's online spoilers suggest this episode will be exciting, with the heroine making a powerful return and a highlight moment. Gong Xichao has been waiting for this episode. He said he'd let the kids watch cartoons today. Lu Cijiu has been watching the show with Gong Xichao on and off, and he knows the plot. If he were there, he'd have to give him a test while he watched.
#How to recognize white lotus answer questions#
He fell into traps several times, and every time this happened, Gong Xichao would reveal how black-hearted Bai Lianhua was, how she was an expert in abortion, and what vicious plots she had in secret.
"Lu Cijiu, don't worry, I'm here and you won't go blind." Gong Xichao said after finishing the lesson.
Lu Bijiu: ...
The popularity of this drama shows that it is well-made. Anyway, the white lotus is really irritating. After watching it for a while, Lu Cijiu felt so moved that he wanted to curse the emperor for having problems with his eyes, so he just watched the whole episode with Gong Xichao.
Anyway, Gong Xichao didn't want to sleep, and the quilt was so cold that he couldn't fall asleep.
After finally waiting for the heroine to return, Gong Xichao was very excited, and Lu Cijiu was also very excited. Who knew that the heroine would disappear and the ending theme song would play.
Tonight's update is over.
Lu Cijiu: ...this is his nature.
Gong Xichao was very angry and wanted to go online to curse the drama, the blind emperor and Bai Lian, but Lu Cijiu stopped him and said, "Go to sleep, I'm sleepy, Brother Gong should warm the bed."
"Okay." Gong Xichao put down his phone and stopped being a keyboard warrior for the time being.
A warm bed is important.
Gong Xichao spontaneously went to sleep in his 1.5-meter-tall bed in his pajamas. As Lu Cijiu entered, his phone on the table began to ring. It was the notification tone for a WeChat video call.
Apart from Gong Xichao, no one called him on WeChat.
Lu Cijiu patted Gong Xichao's arm, meaning to pass him the phone. Gong Xichao was not happy to be disturbed, but he still took it and glanced at the name Fang xx.
It's a man.
It's so late.
Gong Xichao handed the phone to Lu Cijiu, his ears pricked up without making a sound.
"Who is it?" Lu Cijiu spoke directly in the voiceover.
The man opposite said in a hoarse and sad voice: "Master Lu, Xiaoman is dead, Xiaoman is dead."
Su Xiaoman is dead.
Lu Cijiu thought of someone and asked with a serious look when the incident happened and whether the amulet turned black.
"When we were filming, Liu Che didn't let Xiaoman wear it, so I held the amulet. Suddenly, the room went dark, and I heard Xiaoman screaming. Someone snatched my amulet away. It was Liu Che. Liu Che killed Xiaoman." The man gritted his teeth with hatred.
Xiao Fang spoke incoherently, and Lu Cijiu understood roughly what he said.
Su Xiaoman died tragically, and Xiao Fang wanted to ask Lu Cijiu for help.
Lu Cijiu left his address and asked the other party to come over. After ending the call, he directly opened Weibo and searched for Su Xiaoman's name. Sure enough, there was news.
[Tonight at 8:40, at the xx villa on the island, new actress Su Xiaoman died mysteriously. According to insider information, Su Xiaoman was filming a horror movie and died on the set, her heart missing...]
[The female supporting character Su Xiaoman from "Strange Tales from the Ward" died tonight.]
[Su Xiaoman died naked and covered in blood in the xx villa.]
There were also secretly taken photos. Su Xiaoman was wearing very thin clothes and was covered in blood. Some parts were blurred, which made the photos look very weird.
Lu Cijiu frowned and looked at the comments below. Some disgusting comments had already appeared.
[She's wearing so little. XX's villa is famous, belonging to a wealthy island tycoon. Could it be that she's trying to grab resources and then sell them off to get killed by her financial backers?]
[I've seen this kind of woman many times. She's materialistic and deserves it.]
[What kind of wild chicken can become a star? It must be a prostitute.]
【Why mosaic? Why am I supposed to see it if you mosaic it?】
Lu Cijiu: Look at you, you idiot!
"I'm heartless." Lu Cijiu frowned, unable to sleep. He handed the phone to Gong Xichao and said, "How could I be heartless?"
Gong Xichao: "Lu Cijiu, do you want to go and take a look?"
“…Let’s go.” Lu Cijiu said immediately.
I can't sleep anyway. Someone died, and the social media started using their blood to generate hype and attract discussion. Compared to a person's "ordinary" death, it's certainly not as appealing as the speculation that a beautiful 18th-tier actress was murdered in a sex deal for resources and promotion.
Lu Cijiu quickly put on his clothes, gave Cheng Ge a brief talk, and instantly arrived at the island with Gong Xichao.
The police have set up a cordon.
The two of them were in hiding. Over an hour after the incident, the police were still there, but Su Xiaoman's body had already been taken away. After the crew members were questioned, they gathered outside the villa, their faces pale.
"Liu Sankang, you killed Xiaoman. It was you who killed Xiaoman. If it weren't for you, Xiaoman would not have died because she had the amulet. Murderer, murderer." Xiao Fang rushed forward and punched Liu Sankang.
The police stopped him and said, "Don't do it. The police will investigate the details of the case. Don't be impulsive."
Liu Che, also known as Liu Sankang, covered his face. After Su Xiaoman died, Xiao Fang beat him and said that he killed Su Xiaoman. At that time, Liu Sankang was also very scared and panicked, thinking that there really was a ghost.
"Don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for false accusation." Liu Sankang covered his face and shouted guiltily, "Everyone was in the room when Su Xiaoman died. I was right next to you. What does her death have to do with me?"
In fact, the police came later. Liu Sankang looked at the amulet he had snatched in his hand. Half of the amulet had turned black. He knew what was going on, but he didn't dare to admit it or say it.
Carrying a life.
No, no, no, Su Xiaoman was killed by a ghost, it has nothing to do with him.
Xiao Fang was furious. "Liu Sankang, just wait! If you kill Xiao Man, Xiao Man will not let you go."
"Don't fart, I didn't kill Su Xiaoman."
The police scolded and dissuaded the two men.
Lu Cijiu stopped reading and went into the scene with Gong Xichao. In the corner of the room, a ghostly figure appeared. He was dressed in formal attire. It was an old acquaintance, Hei Wuchang.
"Su Xiaoman's soul has disappeared." Hei Wuchang said, "This is the fourth one."
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