Chapter 131 A Talented Actor Used as Cannon Fodder (Part 28) [Ding! ...]
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for successfully exorcising a level 4 spirit. You have earned 800 points x 2.]
Perhaps surprised by Song Yu's swift and decisive action in stealing the kill, the customer service representative's voice prompt was delayed by half a minute, and surprisingly, they didn't say anything else.
Seeing the stunned expressions on the other people's faces, Song Yu calmly sheathed his sword, coughed lightly, and said, "I just wanted to test the effect of the copper coin sword on spirits."
Zhang Mochen, a very well-behaved child, said that he didn't mind having his monsters stolen, and even sincerely praised, "I didn't expect that Brother Song would be so amazing after only a few days."
Not only did he dare to use his sword to slay the monster, but he also didn't seem so afraid of him anymore.
With his legs so weak he could barely stand, Song Yu gave the child a polite and courteous smile, using his sword to support himself and trying his best not to fall to the ground.
Xue Ziqi noticed his embarrassment, bypassed the children, helped him to a stone bench, and sat down with Wei Chengzhi, whose eyes were still somewhat dazed.
Lin You considerately led the child aside and pointed to the pile of original skeletons that had turned to ashes, asking him, "What happened to this?"
Lin You didn't know much about spirits and monsters. They were extremely rare and generally weak in combat. Back in the cultivation world, she had never even heard of them, let alone seen one.
Later, on a cultivation forum, a cultivator mentioned that he had encountered one. He originally intended to catch it and show it to everyone, but he was too heavy-handed and accidentally crushed it to death.
Young Zhang Mochen bowed respectfully to Lin You, saying, "This person's soul has long been unstable. The reason he was able to remain in the world was entirely due to his obsession. Now that his obsession has disappeared, he has naturally disappeared as well."
In short, the skeleton is an extremely love-struck guy. The only reason he's still alive is because of his desire to be with his sweetheart. But when he finds out that his sweetheart is dead and only likes pretty girls, he completely breaks down, and that desire disappears.
After dealing with the monsters and eating a long-expired melon, Lin You decided to go back to sleep before dawn.
Of course, she didn't forget to take the children with her, otherwise the remaining people would probably have had to sit in the yard waiting for her to wake up.
Seeing his two friends patting their chests and letting out a long sigh of relief, Wei Chengzhi couldn't help but ask a question from a rather unusual angle: "In the episode before last, Song Yu, did you really encounter a ghost, just like me today?"
Song Yu looked at Director Yu, who was fiddling with the camera and looking excited, and smiled at Wei Chengzhi, "Don't worry, you'll soon have the same treatment."
The weariness and vicissitudes revealed in that smile, and the cameras that were clearly prepared in advance in the courtyard, made Wei Chengzhi look at Director Yu with a bit of admiration as if he were looking at a pervert.
Even after Wei Shaonian switched careers to become a star, he was still a lively and cheerful young man who wasn't very good at hiding his expressions. His straightforward gaze even made Director Yu, who is usually thick-skinned, unable to help but offer a few words of explanation.
"It's just a coincidence. I really didn't deliberately find a place with this kind of thing to film. I don't have Xiao Song's methods, would I deliberately invite bad luck?"
Director Yu's explanation was very sincere. If he hadn't kept the ghost movies he had previously scheduled, Wei Chengzhi might have believed it.
Director Yu had even more to say about this: "Our program has a limited budget. Take the scene we filmed today, for example. Do you know how much it costs to hire an actor who can walk the runway and twirl water sleeves? Do you know how much it costs to add up the wire work and special effects for the scene that came down from the third floor?"
The time spent on repeated filming and the labor costs combined almost equaled the entire budget for this episode.
Our show doesn't make much money, so every little bit helps. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to treat you and the staff to good food and drinks and get higher salaries?
The food on "Tracing the Trail" is indeed quite good. They not only hired a chef to cook for them, but also prepared suitable low-fat meals for the guests. The salary is also higher than in other places, and they even receive a red envelope after each shoot.
But isn't that because their show is a bit abnormal? If they don't pay more, they probably won't be able to recruit any people?
Wei Chengzhi couldn't help but ask again, "Can you just use this after you finish filming it? What if you announce who acted in it? What if it gets exposed?"
After watching the footage, Director Yu put away the camera with satisfaction: "You don't need to worry about that. Practice makes perfect. We have our great-aunt here."
Wei Chengzhi felt something was off, and it took him a while to realize it. He couldn't help but look at Xue Ziqi and ask, "Was the video you showed me acted out like this too?"
"Didn't you say it wasn't scary? Who cares if it's a real ghost or not? It's all gone, nothing's left anyway," Xue Ziqi added, seizing the opportunity to promote the idea.
"Look how dangerous the world is these days, how about you become an apprentice? Our Master Song is looking for a bold and meticulous disciple, the kind who will teach you how to catch ghosts step by step. Want to come?"
Wei Chengzhi nodded in a daze, offered his master a bottle of chilled mineral water, and without even kowtowing, he successfully became his disciple.
Xue Ziqi didn't mind these details and thoughtfully took the person to copy notes. Director Yu also went back to organize the footage he had shot. Song Yu thought for a moment and decided to go back and catch up on her sleep.
[Ding! Hidden quest: Recruiting Wei Chengzhi as an apprentice has been completed. Bonus reward: Beginner Qingyun Sword x1]
[Ding! Hidden quest activated: "A Teacher's Delight," you have successfully accepted four disciples and obtained a sect headquarters.]
[Ding! It is recommended that you take Ming Si as your apprentice. Although his aptitude is average, he can master the basics with some effort. Moreover, he is bold, meticulous, and thick-skinned, which perfectly meets your criteria for taking on an apprentice.]
[Ding! Please proceed to the side quest location as soon as possible to prevent ghosts from escaping.]
As the customer service representative chattered on, Song Yu returned to her bedroom. Just as she was about to lie down on the bed, she was startled by the phrase "running away in all directions." If so many ghosts were running away, wouldn't things be in complete chaos?
[Ding! Please don't get too excited, host. This is just a reminder that there's a possibility they might escape. If they change location, you'll need to expend energy to investigate.]
Song Yu immediately lay back down on the bed. "The show will be finished filming tomorrow. I'll go exorcising ghosts and demons the day after tomorrow. Don't worry, I'm going to bankrupt you this time."
After exchanging the points he had just earned with Lin You, Song Yu decided not to go to sleep anymore. He sat up, took out his notebook, and compiled a map showing the distribution of ghosts and monsters, as well as the points he could exchange for them.
He's determined to get all of this sorted out within a month, making the customer service representative so heartbroken she'll be crying into her blanket in the middle of the night!
The customer service representative, who could vaguely sense his thoughts, didn't discourage him. Instead, she sent him another ten or so ghost-related messages.
He wasn't really afraid of going bankrupt because of this business. After all, although he lost a little money, it was only a small loss. He couldn't even cover a hundred points in total. If he could boost Song Yu's level because of this, he would make a fortune in the future.
Whose host wasn't nurtured little by little by a cheat code using various items? In the beginning, it was all a losing proposition, wasn't it?
He even has his great-aunt helping him raise them, so it couldn't be easier.
Song Yu was determined to turn the tide, so he stopped sleeping and got up to continue memorizing incantations and hand gestures for casting spells. He even practiced calligraphy with a brush for a while while looking at the talismans.
Although the company has increased Song Yu's salary significantly, it hasn't assigned him much work yet, so Song Yu still has plenty of free time.
However, I heard that Brother Wen is already picking out scripts for him, so he probably won't be idle for long.
His two disciples were also awake. The elder disciple, Xue Ziqi, acted like a senior brother, assigning homework to the younger disciple, Wei Chengzhi, explaining the sect's rules, and telling him not to forget to ask his master for the apprenticeship ceremony the next day.
Wei Chengzhi nodded obediently, looking so easily fooled that he didn't seem like a cunning person at all. Xue Ziqi sighed quietly, hoping that he would become a little bolder in the future.
Thinking back to how this person looked when they met the ghost, even worse than herself, Xue Ziqi couldn't help but sigh again. She felt that the battle mode her master had planned was too hopeless.
After Lin You returned, she did not put the child back into the jade pendant. Instead, she thoughtfully asked him if he wanted to wander around and reminisce about the past since he had finally come home.
Zhang Mochen shook his head. Back then, he only came back here with his parents during holidays. There was nothing worth reminiscing about.
Besides, what if you accidentally scare someone, and this big shot happens to send them to the afterlife as well?
Even if it wasn't this person, he couldn't handle anyone else; he was just a weakling with almost zero combat power.
"Then after tomorrow, I'll take you to the Zhang family to meet your parents, and then send you to reincarnation?" Lin You asked considerately. "Of course, if you don't want to meet your parents, you can go to reincarnation now."
Zhang Mochen shook his head again, looking pitifully at Lin You: "Master, I have never harmed anyone, please don't send me away."
"I can be your sparring partner, I know how to find other ghosts and monsters, I can help distinguish the types of demons and monsters, and I know many ways to deal with them. I'm sure I'll be very useful, so please keep me."
When the child got to the pitiful part, he couldn't help but get teary-eyed. He sniffed and blinked, but unfortunately, ghosts rarely shed tears, so naturally, he couldn't cry at all.
His luck had long been exhausted by the actor ghost possessing him, and his soul had not yet recovered to a normal level. If he were to reincarnate now, he would probably be a sickly, penniless man in his next life.
Lin You has always been democratic, and the matter of being a sparring partner still requires the consent of the person involved. "As long as Xiao Songyu and the others have no objections, I don't mind if you stay."
This sentence completely silenced Zhang Mochen's subsequent pleas, and he remained silent for a long time.
Let alone that no one objects, he would have a hard time convincing anyone! Why would someone be afraid of ghosts, not the danger itself?
Lin You ignored the sullen little boy huddled in the corner and slept until the sun was high in the sky. By the time she went out, everyone else had already eaten and gone to film the show.
Today's task is to wear the costume and learn the opera.
They perform a skit by waving their water sleeves in pairs, then compete to see which pair's skit is the most spectacular.
Currently, due to limited resources and inconvenient transportation, there are no professional opera teachers available; they can simply learn by watching videos.
Wu Shuang, who likes to listen to music with headphones on while sleeping and thus had a good night's sleep, was unaware of what had happened during the night. Only Wei Chengzhi, after hearing about his habit, showed an extremely envious look.
Then, he became teammates with this guy, whether it was good luck or bad luck, he didn't know.
Wu Shuang has a musical background and can also dance. Although she has not had systematic training in opera singing, she has learned some, and she was the fastest to learn it. Soon she was singing quite well.
For the sake of the show's effect, although she didn't wear heavy makeup, she still wore a traditional opera-style wig. With her long hair reaching her waist and her head full of jewels, she really did have a certain charm.
Wu Shuang's part was sung in a female voice, and the reversal of her voice was quite melodious, and her movements were also very standard.
Wei Chengzhi watched helplessly as his figure swayed gracefully, his water sleeves fluttering, and he held a handkerchief in his hand, his fingers twisted in a slightly distorted orchid shape.
Poor Wei, the psychological trauma was amplified, and he was given a real chill.
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