Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Listening to Zheng Hao's words, Nie Ke was still a little confused...
Listening to Zheng Hao's words, Nie Ke was still a little confused.
Is Sister Luo Qing’s name actually fake?
"But Sister Luo Qing also told us that she wanted to ask us to promote her rental house." Nie Ke said unwillingly.
"We have already investigated this."
"There are players who post rental ads on the Rugui forum. Based on our tracking of related IDs and research, we haven't found any that fit the bill."
"Regardless of whether the other party is an ordinary person or a player, if she prepared a large number of houses to rent out to players, she should have completed the relevant procedures and obtained the qualifications. We don't have such a person in our data."
Nie Ke pursed her lips and said nothing more.
In the next few days, after a series of official procedures, Nie Ke transferred from Jiulun University where she was studying to the official college.
The copy she got from the 404 convenience store was rated B+. According to Sister Chu Qian, this was a very high rating for a newcomer, especially since the copy itself was at level B. She got a large number of ghost coins, plus the points from the official rewards, which was enough to buy herself an item.
The cool-down period for a newbie's first copy is fifteen days. After that, Nie Ke began his devilish study and training at the local official academy.
Haunted city, safe home.
After working a part-time night shift at the 404 convenience store, Luo Qing slept for a full day at home and adjusted to the jet lag overnight before he finally recovered.
This is what happens to people who haven't stayed up late for a long time. They finally get back to their normal routine.
That day, Luo Qing got up early, took out the frozen wontons that his lover had prepared in advance from the refrigerator, and put them into the pot skillfully.
"I don't know if anyone is looking for a room today." She couldn't help muttering while making breakfast.
There really aren't many people looking for houses in their old town. Luo Qing sits in his real estate every day, and it's no different from being at home, as if he's just staying in a different place.
After breakfast, Luo Qing sent a few messages to his lover, then went downstairs with his keys to work at his real estate store.
Just as I reached the third floor, the door of 301 suddenly opened and a head popped out.
"Sister! You came down just in time. I was just about to send you a message." Sister Wang smiled happily when she saw Luo Qing.
"I have a job here. I remember you worked part-time at a film and television city before."
Luo Qing was stunned for a moment. "I did work part-time at a film and television studio. I was an extra for a while and followed some crews, but that was a few years ago."
The door to 301 opened wide, and Sister Wang slapped her thigh, "Great!"
"You're definitely not an extra, at least a special guest. Here's the thing: my second cousin, the one I mentioned to you before, runs an acting training class. She has a group of new students, but she doesn't have enough teachers. She's short on staff."
Luo Qing immediately waved her hands and said, "I'm not a professional, Sister Wang. I definitely can't be a teacher."
"Oh, this is just a three-day crash course. The students know what's professional and what's not. Listen to me, there are only ten students in total, and there are five teachers. After three days, they just need to give a grade and write a performance manual."
"If I pay you this amount every day for three days, it's better than just sitting in the store all day. Besides, there are so many extras in the film and television city, maybe they can bring you customers." Sister Wang held up two fingers.
"If that's the case, sister, you're right." Luo Qing's eyes turned and she nodded immediately.
"Yeah, back then, your sister Wang and I were also the beauties of the film and television city. We'll report there tomorrow. It's just right to wait until the three days are over, and my brother-in-law will be back soon."
"It's almost time."
After chatting with Sister Wang for a while, Luo Qing hurried to open the store.
I sat at Ping An Real Estate until dark. Except for going home for lunch at noon, no one even knocked on the door to ask for directions.
Although this is the norm for Ping An Real Estate, it makes Luo Qing doubt his business acumen from time to time.
Could it be that her sign isn't prominent enough? The old town is so nice, with low prices, convenient living facilities, and everything in between. Why isn't anyone looking for an apartment?
This was the business opportunity she had developed after inspecting five surrounding communities and confirming that none of them had any real estate.
On the second day, Luo Qing changed into a long dress for the first time in a long time, put on frameless glasses, and took Sister Wang's car to go to the acting class.
Before work even started, the salary had already been paid in advance. For a three-day training teacher, he was paid 2,000 strange coins a day. This generosity surprised Luo Qing.
The car was driving on the road, and Luo Qing was still discussing with Sister Wang.
"There are five part-time training teachers, and each one costs 6,000 yuan. How much training fees do they have to collect from the students?" She was shocked.
When Sister Wang heard this, she immediately gave her a look and said, "Sister, I can tell you never attended this training class. You must have made it on your own! You haven't been in this industry for a few years."
"Ever since the incident three years ago where unlicensed actors caused a scene on set, resulting in heavy casualties, you now need a license to even join an extra! How do you get that license? Of course, you have to pass an exam. While there are some centralized exams with low fees, the base number is large and the pass rate is low. This training class is different."
Sister Wang didn't say anything further, but Luo Qing understood clearly that the key was not the training, but the ability to obtain the certificate! No wonder they had hired a few fake acting teachers. She knew what was going on.
"But Sister Wang, what was that commotion on the set three years ago? How come I don't know about it?" Luo Qing was very curious.
Sister Wang was vague at this moment. "Forget it, I don't know. Actually, I just heard about it, so I don't know the details."
Sister Wang didn't say anything, and Luo Qing didn't ask any more questions. When the two of them arrived at the acting school, she saw a big sign - Liangxin Training!
As training teachers, Luo Qing and Sister Wang received the schedule manual for the "Liang Xin Performance Training Camp".
The manual is only one page long. The first day is for student introductions and talent shows, the second day is for instructor training, and the third day is for actual crew work.
Looking at the few lines of words, Luo Qing's mouth twitched. She was not saying that this was a bit too perfunctory and just a formality.
"See, sister, that's it, we are definitely professionals!" Sister Wang patted her chest. She was dressed up formally today, wearing a suit and black-framed glasses, a bit like the head teacher.
"Let's go, we have to go meet the students."
Luo Qing found a folder and pen in the office, and then followed Sister Wang.
...
Ten players have gathered in a dormitory room for two people and are having a group discussion.
Just now, all the players who were teleported directly to the dormitory have received the copy introduction.
There were ten people, six men and four women, divided into five dormitories. The dormitories were small, with only two single beds and a table. Now they were all crammed into one room, making it incredibly crowded.
Welcome to Liangxin Training, where newcomers chasing their dreams in the entertainment industry and future movie stars come together.
[Over the next three days, you will receive the most conscientious acting instruction from Liangxin Training. Each instructor is a highly recognized professional with many years of experience in the film and television industry.]
[Please work hard to gain the recognition of your instructors, receive qualified actor evaluations, and graduate successfully! ]
"This round, is role-playing + passing the dungeon?" said the big boy with the bowl-cut hair.
"I feel like it's more of a role-playing process dungeon. There will be a lot of guidance, not too many puzzles or rules, low weirdness, and many NPCs generated in the dungeon." The girl with twin ponytails next to her spoke up.
Generally, the NPCs introduced at the beginning with detailed content are more real-life than weird ones, and are safer for players.
They just entered the dungeon and started looking for clues and rules when they got to the dormitory. Except for a silly newcomer, the others were all veterans.
"What should we do next? If we want the mentor's approval, we won't have to wait for the mentor to turn around like on the show 'The Voice of China', right?" a fat man murmured.
"Damn it, I've never had any talent." The speaker was a man with thick glasses, looking down at the student badge around his neck.
Each player has a blue lanyard around their neck with their name printed directly on it.
"From the introduction given in the current dungeon..." Twin-Ponytails spoke again, but before she could finish her sentence, the dungeon prompt came again.
The instructor will be at the dance studio at 10 o'clock to select the dancers! Get ready!
"Damn it!" the fat man cursed out loud.
It's 9:50 now, there are only ten minutes left, and they don't even have a map, so who knows where the dance studio is.
The players in the dormitory didn't care about the discussion at this moment and rushed downstairs one by one.
Only the girl with twin ponytails and a long-haired man stood at the window and paused for a moment.
They were in the dormitory building and could see the scenery outside through the windows. There were two buildings opposite, but there were no markings on them. One had only two floors and the other had four floors.
Ten minutes of error tolerance is not high.
At ten o'clock, Luo Qing followed Sister Wang in the corridor of the training building.
"Sister Wang, your second cousin's training class is so big, she must be doing quite a bit of business."
On the third floor alone, Luo Qing saw practice room number one, practice room number two, practice room number three...
Their car was parked in front of the teaching building, next to which there was an independent cafeteria and dormitory. This was no small business. According to Luo Qing, the students who entered the cafeteria all looked as thin as poles.
"That's right. It was just an ordinary training class at first, and then it grew bigger and bigger. This is just a branch campus. Otherwise, there would be too many people and too many opinions." Sister Wang lowered her voice.
"Wow! Such a big company." Luo Qing was even more impressed. This was actually a branch campus.
"My second cousin is not satisfied with this. She is very ambitious and plans to build a complete entertainment industry chain, from training to production crew, and from production crew to film and television company."
While Luo Qing was talking to Sister Wang, they saw a student rushing into the classroom in front like a whirlwind in the corridor. Behind him was an old man walking slowly with small steps.
The dance studio is just ahead.
The old man had a work badge with a blue rope hanging around his neck. Luo Qing's pupils shrank. My goodness, this old man must be almost sixty years old. He is still pursuing his dream of entering the entertainment industry at such an old age.
When the two entered the dance studio, they saw that there were only three students there.
"Knock knock knock--" Luo Qing turned his head, and the slow-moving old man also walked in at this time, step by step to stand next to the other students.
Sister Wang cleared her throat and spoke first.
"Are there only four of you students? Where are the other students?"
"Report... Report, I've been chosen by other tutors." The fat man who was left behind said tremblingly.
Luo Qing and Sister Wang looked at each other. Wow, the other mentors were so fast, it seemed like this was all left.
"Sister, let's hurry up. The two on the left, I will be your mentor for the next three days."
Sister Wang waved her hand and chose the short girl with thick glasses on her left.
Luo Qing suppressed her expression and looked at the last two students left for her, a fat man who she estimated to be 1.8 meters tall and weighed 220 grams, and an old man who walked slowly.
At the critical moment, Sister Wang was also ruthless. Luo Qing sighed inwardly and waved, "You two, just follow me."
Regardless of whether these two have a different body shape or an age difference, they are the sponsors who paid money for the training class, and nothing can stop them from pursuing their dreams.
If these two really want to pursue their dreams, they really have to become special actors.
After a while, Luo Qing let his two students enter practice room No. 5.
She sat in the boss chair with her back to the students, deep in thought, unaware that the two players opposite her were on high alert and were typing rapidly to communicate.
[Li Jianjun]: Is this mentor an NPC or just weird?
Xu Daqing: It's hard to say. Based on my previous experience, if it's a spooky creature, then she's quite powerful. I can't see any trace of her original form. I've heard that only high-level spooks can maintain a human appearance.
【Li Jianjun】: I hope it’s NPC! @
Since the advent of the strange domain five years ago, although the special spaces that pull players in to challenge levels are collectively referred to as "weird copies", not every copy contains a large number of weirdness. Many humanoid creatures who are responsible for the plot, follow the process, and provide clues are regarded as NPCs by players.
Looking at the message from the old man, Fatty Xu Daqing thought that the probability was not high. After all, the "mentor" was the key to this dungeon, and those non-player students in the dormitory and cafeteria were the obvious NPCs.
Luo Qing pondered for a long time and chose a compromise between teaching them something and sending them off with his eyes closed for a perfect graduation.
She turned around in her chair and coughed, "According to the training class's arrangement, today we will introduce ourselves and show our talents."
"First, let me introduce myself. I am your instructor. You have seen my name. I have rich teaching and performing experience. I won't go into details about the films and TV series I have acted in." Luo Qing lied with his eyes open.
To be honest, I started out as an extra and worked my way up to become a special guest, not because of my passion, but for the money. I can't even remember all the scenes I've filmed, and I don't even know if any of them were edited out.
The young female tutor was wearing a simple long shirt dress with a wide belt in the middle outlining her waistline. The frameless glasses on her nose couldn't hide her beauty at a glance, and she had a faint smile on her face.
The fat man and the old man listened carefully. The fat man couldn't help thinking, this NPC didn't even have detailed lines, and the film and television drama didn't write it. If it was an NPC, the art modeling would be so detailed.
"Now, please introduce yourselves." As soon as Luo Qing said this, the fat man felt more and more that she was an NPC. It was such an obvious process introduction.
He cleared his throat and said, "Hello, mentor. My name is Xu Daqing. I dream of becoming an excellent actor. My life motto is: never stop. Believe that I am the late bloomer."
The fat man raised his fist upwards and spoke like the contestants on TV shows he had watched before, with full confidence.
Luo Qing was silent. Da... a late bloomer? The old man next to him had more to say.
Is that all you have to say about yourself? You look completely clueless! Could it be that Sister Wang's second cousin tricked you into being a victim?
No, she had to give the students confidence, so she forced a smile.
"Good, very good, excellent, very confident! This is the confidence we want! What about the student next to you?" Luo Qing looked at the almost bald old man.
"My name is Li Jianjun, I'm 59 years old. My motto is that good things are never too late. Death comes sooner or later."
The old man's words were powerful and his conviction came from the heart. Luo Qing was silent in his heart, but a smile was still on his face.
The old man is so old, it is obvious that he is rejuvenating his dreams after retirement. We must not discourage him. What if he is so stimulated that he collapses and goes to the hospital, and he also gets a blister? We must teach him with encouragement!
"Good, very good, very good. This outlook on life is very open-minded!"
Listening to the instructor's praise that sounded like a mechanical response, the fat man and the old man looked at each other and thought, this is definitely an NPC!
"What talents do you two have? Or special skills?"
"I can eat a lot." said the fat man.
"My specialty is the ability to live," said the old man.
Luo Qing clapped her hands, "Good, very unique!"
"That's all for today. The two of you should write a career development plan for entering the entertainment industry and submit it to me tomorrow. Dismissed!"
Luo Qing picked up her folder and ran away, running faster than the two students. Her two students were too unconventional. She had to find some help off-site and figure out how to teach them tomorrow.
In the practice room, the fat man and the old man looked at each other, confirming that the instructor had really left.
"I said this should be an NPC. It will disappear once the process is over." Uncle Li Jianjun said easily.
"Isn't this copy a bit easy?" The fat man was a little bit unbelievable.
"Don't talk nonsense, this is only the first day."
The two players came out of practice room number five and saw that the doors of the other practice rooms were closed and they could not hear any sound, so they decided to explore the map around them.
When they were asked to rush to the dance studio in the morning, the fat man and the old man obviously went to the wrong place and arrived late.
The two of them walked up and down the teaching building, and visited the cafeteria which served only vegetarian food. They were still a little unbelievable when they returned to the dormitory.
"Uncle Li, have you noticed? The food in this cafeteria is all vegetarian. They all look like clean vegetable leaves."
"I saw it. Those NPCs all looked quite human. Some were stretching their legs, some were practicing their voices, and they were all skinny. I even heard them talking about losing weight and looking for a film crew."
The two of them were assigned to the same dormitory from the beginning, so they spoke without restraint. The cafeteria served vegetarian food, so the two of them didn't dare to eat anything else. In case they suddenly needed to escape from the copy, the vegetable leaves would not provide much energy.
The two of them ate something in the dormitory and took a nap before finding paper and pen. They had no idea how to write a career plan.
Just when I was looking worried, there was a knock on the door.
"Uncle Li, Fatty Xu, are you back?"
The fat man went to open the door and found the girl with twin ponytails. She looked at them with a distressed look on her face.
"Are you worried about the mission? Everyone has returned one after another. Let's go to our dormitory to discuss it."
Just came back?! The fat man was a little surprised. It was already three o'clock in the afternoon, but he cleverly didn't ask and followed him out silently.
When they arrived at the gathering dormitory, Fatty and Uncle Li heard complaints from other players.
"My instructor is fucking amazing. He asked me to perform a talent show, and I memorized the names of dishes. He wouldn't let me stop and made me keep memorizing, saying he wanted to see my limit. If I made a mistake with a word, I would have to start over again." said the curly-haired player.
"I'm starving. I weigh 90 kilograms, but they say I'm fat and have only been able to eat vegetable leaves from the cafeteria for the past three days. I just tried to sneak an energy bar I brought with me, and now my mouth is numb. The system reminds me that there will be punishment for violating the instructor's requirements." The speaker was a young and beautiful girl, but at this moment her mouth had completely turned into a sausage mouth, and her speech was unclear.
"You are much better than me. My specialty is martial arts performance. That instructor fought with me directly to test my level. I am having difficulty speaking now." The player lying on the bed had a hoarse voice and was short of breath.
"When I was singing, my throat was pinched and I was forced to scream. They said they were trying to make me practice the conch sound."
The fat man and Uncle Li didn't say anything, they just looked at each other. Everyone else was in a disadvantageous situation, but the start of the game for them was so smooth that it was a bit scary!
Are they clinging to the NPC's influence? Or does the instructor have a big trick waiting for them tomorrow?
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