Chapter 48 Chapter 48 The crew of Ghost Detective
Before leaving, Chen Mingjing checked his belongings again.
——Sunscreen, sunglasses, underwear... He packed a backpack with all the stuff. As for other consumable items, he could buy them when he got there.
Because he didn't have many fans, although the team revealed that he was going to film, there were still only two or three familiar faces among the fans. The fans no longer had the nervousness of meeting him for the first time. She simply wore a sunscreen and slippers and ran over with a camera.
He skillfully answered the questions raised by the fans: "Yes, this time we are shooting a supernatural film. Of course I am not afraid of ghosts. How could I be afraid of ghosts? The shooting location is a small village. I checked and found that express delivery and takeout are available, so this bag is enough. You don't have to worry."
Before the fans came, they searched the movie that their idol was going to star in. She looked at the project content and the name of the director she had never heard of, and was a little worried: "Brother, the director of this movie is a complete newcomer, I didn't find any content about his previous movies." A fan next to her
pulled the sister who was talking. After all, it was their idol who joined the filming of someone else's movie, so they should not raise objections to the director. If someone heard it, it would not be good for their brother's future reputation.
Chen Mingjing also noticed the little movements of the two fans next to him. He smiled and said, "The director is amazing. He shares some small plots of the shooting on his Weibo. The camera movements are amazing."
Then he told the two fans the director's Weibo account. The fan who was talking searched it out and clicked on the homepage to see the videos that were uploaded every once in a while.
Chen Mingjing quickly arrived at the entrance and said goodbye to the two fans. He asked them to be careful on the way back and not to focus on their phones, and then he went in to get on the high-speed train.
The two fans also clicked on the video content of this new director. The protagonist of the filming was unfamiliar, but under the director's lens, he looked particularly strange. The other two couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on the brightly lit street. They both groaned and agreed with the director's ability.
Then, they saw that the official Weibo of this "Ghost Detective" finally released a poster announcing the artists. Chen Mingjing was admitted as the fourth male. The two thought that as long as there was a place for Chen Mingjing, they didn't care about the others. As a result, they were stunned when they saw the name of the male lead.
"Wait, my eyes are clear, right?"
"Are there any male actors with the same name in the entertainment industry?"
They both said at the same time, and looked at each other again, confirming that the male lead mentioned by the official blog was none other than Qin Yi, the male second lead who became famous with the TV series "Mountain River Breaks Dawn".
The fangirl reviewed the information she had searched for again: "The director is called Chi Wei, and he has been silent for three years since graduating from the directing department. What is known so far is that he is going to shoot a supernatural film called Ghost Detective, which was not successfully filmed a year ago due to lack of investment, and now the project is restarted... How could this movie, which is obviously a small studio, invite Qin Yi?"
And Qin Yi currently has a TV series that is currently on the air. Although TV series and movies are from different factions, the gap is a bit too big.
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Chen Mingjing didn't know what the two fans thought after she left. When she got off the high-speed train, she saw the car coming to the door to pick her up.
The shooting base this time was not far from Jingzhou, but in the neighboring city, so she didn't choose to take a plane but took the business class seat on the high-speed train, which was not much different in time and could provide a better rest.
Because of the plot setting, although he was the fourth male lead, he was arranged to be in the front position. The crew was just preparing to shoot the first scene today. The driver was very talkative, and the two chatted about the arrangements of the crew.
The driver said with emotion: "The scene is very well arranged. Another driver in my group had nightmares for three days after he went there for the first time. I also took a look but didn't go in. It's more scary at night." When talking about this, he glanced at Chen Mingjing in the rearview mirror: "By the way, you are not afraid of ghosts, right?"
Chen Mingjing patted his chest and guaranteed, "How is it possible? I have been to dozens of haunted houses, big and small, and none of them can scare me."
Because the shooting location is in the village below the city, the car has been driving for a while. The scene in front of us has changed from a bustling city to a small village. The driver parked the car at the sign In front of the plaque, "Teacher Chen, our filming base is in front. Cars are not allowed to drive in. I have to park the car in the parking lot first. Wait for me, I will take you in later."
Chen Mingjing glanced at the sky, which was gradually getting dark. He waved to the driver: "No need, you can go home after you are done. The director team gave me a map of this place, and I will find it according to the map."
The driver refused Chen Mingjing for a few more sentences. Finally, Chen Mingjing pretended to be angry and asked the driver if he still did not believe in the ability of a man in his twenties. What could happen to a grown man? He persuaded the driver back.
After getting off the car with his bag on his back, Chen Mingjing looked at the rural streets with only dim street lights in front of him, revealing a nostalgic look. He also came from the countryside and would go out to play with his good friends when he was a child. He had not seen such a night scene for a long time.
In fact, when the audition for this play was successful, the agent did not want him to come because the director was not famous and it did not feel like a big production. It was not until the agent found out that someone had invested a lot of money in this movie directed by Chi Wei and had booked a whole abandoned village in the neighboring city as a filming location and renovated it that he agreed to let Chen Mingjing participate.
Chen Mingjing himself also wanted to be in this drama. Although he hadn't read the entire script, the huge background setting revealed in the script and the shining points of the character itself were enough to make him excited.
The neighboring city has been industrializing in recent years, and this village is the result of the transformation. A large number of residents were relocated to the town for housing, leaving only an empty village.
Chen Mingjing felt a little strange as he walked. Although it was night, this village was a little too quiet. Didn't the filming officially start today? Why hasn't he seen anyone from the crew yet? Now it was so quiet that only the chirping of crickets could be heard.
And the further he walked in, the more he felt the strangeness of the entire village.
The human-shaped objects placed on the fields before could be considered scarecrows, but the low houses he passed by now were covered with various talismans, and some even had figurines hanging outside.
He even saw a few black cats walking by with graceful steps, but because of the dim street lights, he could only see two green fluorescent lights.
He thought for a moment, took out his cell phone and wanted to call the director of the group, but when he dialed the number, it immediately showed: "The phone you dialed is turned off, please call again later--"
Chen Mingjing looked at the phone that kept saying this, and mentally prepared himself that the cell phone of the director of the group was probably turned off for some reason, so how could there be a supernatural event?
He was almost ready in his heart. He looked up at the road ahead and saw a hot air balloon hanging faintly on a tree not far away. He swallowed and said, "Maybe the crew forgot to take down the props—"
Before he finished speaking, the figure that was a little unclear just now seemed to be slowly walking in. He widened his eyes, not daring to move, and finally confirmed that the figure was indeed getting closer, and she had no feet when she walked!
Chen Mingjing's pupils shrank suddenly, and he turned around and wanted to run. However, as soon as he turned around, he burst into the most terrible scream of his life: "Ah!!!"
- Because not far away from where he turned, there was also a mysterious figure standing.
Chen Mingjing was surrounded by ghosts in all directions and unfamiliar houses on both sides. He looked at the shadows in front and behind him with trepidation. Feeling that they were getting closer, he didn't care about anything else and ran into the nearest house and closed the door. After locking it, he turned his back to the door. Just as he was about to take a breath, he let out another scream that was loud enough to break through the roof: "Ah——"
"What's wrong? What's that sound!"
When the crew members heard the sound and rushed over, Chen Mingjing's legs were already paralyzed on the ground and he dared not move. When he heard someone pushing the door, he could only sob softly and press against the door.
"Who's in there? What happened?" It was this familiar voice that brought back some of Chen Mingjing's rationality. He relaxed his grip on the door a little, and the door was pushed open from the outside. He looked up at the people who came in, and they were the crew members who he had been unable to find.
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"I'm sorry, Xiao Chen, I was having a dinner party just now, and my phone ran out of battery and couldn't be charged for a while, so I missed your call. But those two are dummies, all props. We installed them in advance because we saw that we would need them for filming tomorrow. You may have accidentally triggered something. The room you entered is just a prop room, and it is full of dummies that have not been used yet."
The assistant director caringly comforted Chen Mingjing, who had just experienced a shock.
They had just shot the opening shot, and people were having a barbecue not far away. It was only when Lu Jiao heard screams that they rushed over.
Chen Mingjing glanced around and saw several familiar figures from the interview. The man who was grilling with an expressionless face was Chi Wei, the director of the whole play. He finished grilling the skewers in his hand and passed them to the woman next to him. The woman already had a handful of skewers in her hand.
Feeling Chen Mingjing's gaze, the woman walked in and handed Chi Wei the lamb skewers that he had just grilled: "Give me one to relieve your irritation."
Chen Mingjing quickly waved his hands to refuse, because the director was looking at him expressionlessly, as if threatening him that if he dared to take the skewers, he would be in trouble: "No, no, I'm not hungry!" As
soon as the words fell, her stomach growled. The woman was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "Eat it, Director Chi's cooking skills are not bad, it's edible."
Chi Wei also spoke at this time, "Don't worry, I didn't poison it," he still looked indifferent when he spoke, and there seemed to be oppression in his eyes.
Chen Mingjing took the lamb skewers in fear, and when the woman's face approached, he exclaimed softly: Why does this person look so familiar?
The woman handed her a few more skewers, and Chen Mingjing took them carefully.
In fact, because there were too many skewers in his hand, Lu Jiao shared most of the burden with others. The stage manager bought too many ingredients, and Qin Yi and Chi Wei grilled a lot, but accidentally grilled too much. Just as they were thinking about what to do, they saw Chen Mingjing.
After eating a few skewers, Chen Mingjing calmed down a lot. He had understood that the whole village had been arranged as a filming location. The street he just passed was the setting of the ghost village in the human world in the script.
The assistant director was still comforting him: "We invited many horror novelists and screenwriters to set the scene just now, but it shouldn't be like this when you go to the underworld, because that is a completely fantasy scene..."
Chen Mingjing listened to the director's words while recalling where he had seen that person.
"...Our scenes here are all invested and built by General Lu..."
Chen Mingjing suddenly realized: Isn't that person just now the boss of Xingtu Entertainment, Lu Jiao?
Many fans also encouraged him to submit his resume to Xingtu!
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