I make a thriller, it's God chasing and feeding

Chapter 198 [I really want to escape]

Arakawa Ward,
A one-family house far away from the urban area was selected as the main filming location of the Grudge, that is, 'Gaya Coco's home', the source of the Grudge.

The one-family house is a common architectural style here in the Republic of China, with one household per building.

The floors are usually two to three floors, and there will be a small yard. Some of the more expensive houses are even equipped with parking garages, which are very suitable for a small family with a population of five to seven people.

For example, in the more classic Japanese anime, the home of the protagonist in Doraemon and the home of the protagonist in Crayon Shin-chan are all of this type of house type.

It is somewhere between a bungalow and a small Western-style building in the Tang Dynasty. It is a bit like a villa, but not as luxurious as a villa.

In China, it is very common for a house to be called a 'residential house'.

As one truck after another stopped in front of the house, one after another the crew members were helping to move the props and equipment out one by one and transport them into the house for placement and arrangement.

In terms of human hands, it is a bit insufficient.

"Director Lu, I didn't think carefully."

Bai Wei wiped his sweat and trotted towards Lu Zhengyi next to the truck, "Originally, I thought that the main shots of this book were only in this building, and there were very few exterior scenes, so I only called on the internal shots of our crew. People are coming, but now it seems...it seems a little bit not enough."

In the truck compartment, two people were struggling to push a large wooden box to the door.

Lu Zhengyi opened the wooden box, looked inside, and asked, "Then how do you solve it?"

His voice was calm, showing no emotion due to the arrangement mistake, he was just asking for a solution.

"This……"

Bai Wei stood next to him and hesitated for a moment, "Why don't we recruit some temporary workers here in Heguo?"

There are currently not enough manpower for unloading and arranging goods.

But for the subsequent shooting arrangements, the manpower should be just enough.

"Temporary worker? No."

Lu Zhengyi confirmed that the stone statues in the wooden box were intact, closed the wooden box again, turned to look at him, "Is there any other way?"

"Indeed, you said before that you wanted to expand the size of the crew, so we have been contacting some of the people we have worked with before." Facing his gaze, Bai Wei replied nervously, "This time the scenes will be in Heguo. Here, the actors are definitely not available."

"But some people behind the scenes can still be called over."

"But in terms of funding..."

Calling those people who have been invited to the temporary workers group chat from China can of course replenish manpower.

However, it is quite troublesome to arrange visas, air tickets, and hotels.

These arrangements take time, and by the time the money is spent and people are called in, all the work here may be done.

In actual shooting, there is not much shortage of manpower.

Isn't this just a waste of money by inviting people to fish here?

Lu Zhengyi looked at him, shook his head helplessly, and asked, "Awei, do you think a company should pay its employees during the internship period? And this is a time when employees have not adapted to the working environment and there is no way. to bring profits to the company.”

Although Bai Wei was a little surprised as to why Director Yu Lu suddenly asked this question.

"As far as I know, for jobs like teachers, nurses, doctors, lawyers, etc., there is generally no salary during the internship period."

"But if we calculate it as a normal enterprise, intern employees will be paid."

"Even if they can't bring profits to the company, the training period for some positions is still very long, but they are generally paid, but they are just less than regular employees."

But he still spoke honestly.

"That's it."

Lu Zhengyi patted him on the shoulder, "Awei, although your job in the crew is still as a recorder, since Assistant Director Zhang became ill, you have been arranging many trivial matters in the crew. Sometimes, the workload becomes heavier. , some things need to be considered more comprehensively.”

"For example, when it comes to filming a movie over time, you can't expect that everyone will not get sick or ask for leave, right? A few months of filming is not a short period of time, and during this period, most people will ask for leave for some reason."

"Waiting until the manpower is insufficient and then thinking about supplementing the manpower will delay the filming progress, so we have to think about it in advance. Besides, the purpose of bringing them here is not just to let them work. We also value their working ability and plan to They have been admitted into the group. If they can pass the assessment, I think it is worth the expense."

As he spoke, he picked up the wooden box with one hand, "Also, the income from the First Commandment will enter the settlement period after a while."

"Your contribution in the last film was second only to Xiao Ming and Teacher Chang as the leading actors, and the bonus was at least seven figures. It was my first independent director, and the arrangement of all aspects was relatively trivial, but what you did Very good, thank you for your hard work."

Seven figures, at least a million.

According to the 'sale contract' they signed, Lu Zhengyi will distribute [-]% of his personal income as bonus to other members of the crew after the income from each drama enters the settlement period.

As for how to divide it, he will decide based on everyone's share of the work during the shooting process.

The box office data of The First Commandment were not very good in the Republic of China, but in the Tang Kingdom it was released for three months, and the figures have been rising.

Because of Zhang Yuming’s variety show promotion, because it’s New Year’s Day and Spring Festival, because Lu Zhengyi won the Newcomer Director Award for a horror film... Various reasons are pushing this film forward and letting it appear. in front of an audience.

Therefore, the box office data of this film once again refreshed Lu Zhengyi's personal box office record.

Even after all aspects are equally divided and paid with theaters, theaters, lighting, taxes, etc., it is only 4000%, they can get at least a base bonus of [-] million.

There are dozens of people in the crew, and if divided equally, everyone can start with one million.

And if distributed according to contribution, some people will get more.

"Thank you, thank you Director Lu!"

Hearing Lu Zhengyi's words, Bai Wei was stunned for a moment, and then thanked him excitedly.

"Come on, come on."

Lu Zhengyi replied with a smile, carrying the wooden box and walking towards the house.

He was not going to prepare for the start-up ceremony. Before the start-up, the stone statue that used to be a mascot had another purpose.

Behind him, Bai Wei looked at Lu Zhengyi's back and couldn't speak for a long time.

On the one hand, it was because he suddenly made an amount of money that he had never imagined in the first half of his life.

But mainly, he still felt that Lu Zhengyi valued him, which was much more important than money.

……

"Is it enough to just put on the incense?"

In one of the rooms in the house, Chen Junsheng, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, saw Lu Zhengyi take out the stone statue and put it on the wooden table. He eagerly held the incense and asked.

"Correct."

Lu Zhengyi nodded.

In the room, apart from the two of them, Ayong, Liu Baoning, Yu Wenxiu and Wang Xiaoxu were all there, and they were all waiting.

Lu Zhengyi even made a video call on his mobile phone.

At the other end of the video, Taoist Guanshan was also waiting for Chen Junsheng's movements.

"Then...do you have a lighter?"

Chen Junsheng stood in front of the stone statue for a while, then turned to look at them awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I stopped smoking for a long time."

"No need to order."

Lu Zhengyi replied, "Just hold the incense and make a sincere request."

"...Then can He eat it?"

Chen Junsheng's face was full of doubts.

However, he turned around obediently and began to request seriously.

After all, there were so many experts in this room, and it was a bit too reassuring to just hang around him.

But soon, Chen Junsheng realized something was wrong.

When he closed his eyes and began to sincerely ask for exorcism, he suddenly smelled a fragrance in his nose.

Chen Junsheng couldn't help but open his eyes, but the sacrificial incense in his hand started to burn without knowing when.

And the burning speed was extremely fast. In just the blink of an eye, all that was left of the entire incense stick was the wooden skewer he held in his hand.

However, the floating smoke did not dissipate, but floated towards the stone statue as if being pulled by some kind of force.

Then, under Chen Junsheng's helpless gaze, the stone statue seemed to come alive, sucking in the smoke. In the blink of an eye, the mist was sucked clean.

Then, there is no more.

Chen Junsheng looked at this scene blankly. It was as if the stone statue only took money and did not work.

He smiled and accepted the incense offered by him, and then showed no reaction.

It didn't say, glow, or come to life or anything like that.

And Chen Junsheng didn't notice any subtle changes in his body, such as happiness in his soul, a sudden feeling of relief all over his body, or wanting to spit out the evil spirits in his body. Nothing, nothing, nothing happened.

"This is the end?"

Chen Junsheng once again turned his head blankly and looked at the experts behind him.

He scanned their faces one by one, including the burly man, the ordinary young boy, the beautiful and charming mature woman, the cute and well-behaved little girl, the fluffy black cat, and the only person in the video who seemed a bit advanced. A mountain-viewing Taoist.

At this moment, the faces on these faces are no longer as calm as before.

"The black energy has dissipated."

Liu Baoning was the first to speak.

"Just now, some black air floated from the top of this old man's head."

She blinked and looked at the others, "It's strange, I didn't notice it before." "Huh? Black energy?"

Chen Junsheng, who was called grandpa, quickly raised his head, but he couldn't see any black energy.

"There was indeed a bad smell just now."

Yu Wenxiu wrinkled her nose, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Meow."

Next to him, Ayong also shouted, indicating that he also smelled it.

"Uncle Sheng, the things on your body should have been resolved."

Don't be afraid of having a reaction, be afraid of not having a reaction.

But as Lu Zhengyi said, he looked at Taoist Guanshan in the video, "Taoist Master, can the source of this situation be found?"

"According to what Ning Ning said, it's just a few wisps of black energy. How can I check it?"

Taoist Guanshan shook his head in the video, "If we were in China and used some scientific methods to check the itinerary and records of that year, we might still be able to find something, but this is a foreign country and there is nothing we can do. "

"What about non-scientific methods?" Lu Zhengyi asked with his mobile phone, "Wouldn't it be useful if you gave that amulet? If it is useful, then doesn't your Taoist sect have any tracking charms, exploration, and search techniques?"

He became a little curious about some objects, culture, and folk customs in this world.

It seems very ordinary, but when you encounter some unscientific things, it really works.

Those ji-boys are like this, the amulets are like this, and the stone statues are like this.

Taoist Guanshan held in the video for a long time and finally said, "...No."

Lu Zhengyi looked at him and became even more curious.

He turned his head and said a few words to Chen Junsheng and the others, then took his cell phone and left the room.

Anyway, the matter has been solved, and there is nothing we can do to find the source. After all, it happened decades ago.

Maybe the people behind it are already dead.

As soon as Lu Zhengyi left, Ayong also followed.

"Teacher Chen, amulet."

Yu Wenxiu stepped forward to Chen Junsheng and raised his hand to get the amulet back.

"Um...Miss Yu, do you have any plans to sell this thing?"

Chen Junsheng listened to their narrative, and although he understood that the matter might have been resolved, he still held the amulet and wanted to stay.

"I'm willing to pay any amount."

He said seriously, "And you are a cultivator, so... you are not afraid of these things."

"Teacher Chen, the value of this thing can no longer be measured by money."

Yu Wenxiu smiled politely, "Besides, I'm not that short of money. I just have enough money."

It has to be said that after becoming a practitioner, she slowly began to let go of the importance of money.

Perhaps she cares more about a Best Actress award than money.

Of course, the kind of awards that money can buy that don't have any gold content don't count.

Hearing what she said, although Chen Junsheng was a little reluctant to give up, in the end, he did not act like an elder and returned the things to others honestly.

"Teacher Chen, the stone statue can be placed here."

Yu Wenxiu took back the amulet and nodded politely to him, "You will need it when you turn on the phone in a while."

After saying that, she took Liu Baoning and left.

There was only one person left in the room.

"Really, in this crew, I feel like I have returned to the time when I was not famous yet."

Chen Junsheng shook his head and said melancholy.

He didn't feel at all the attention and respect he deserved as a senior.

Obviously, when those people from the Heguo Kingdom saw him, they all nodded and bowed, but the people in the Mei Civet Cat crew were just plain ordinary.

But he can understand it.

"that……"

But at this moment, a voice came into Chen Junsheng's ears, startling him.

When he turned his head, he discovered that there was another 'person' in the room, standing in the corner.

"Can you sign my name, please?"

The young man whose presence in the crew was very low and whom Chen Junsheng had barely seen on the way to China looked at him eagerly and said, "Teacher Chen, I grew up watching your movies and am a very loyal fan. ."

"Hey, someone finally discovered my status."

Chen Junsheng looked at him in surprise, "No problem, you want to sign a few and wrap them with me. What's your name?"

He even took the initiative to leave the house and get pens and paper with other people who were moving things outside.

It's amazing, when did you have to bring your own paper and pen to sign your name, and yet you're so happy when it's done?

"My name is Wang Xiaoxu."

Wang Xiaoxu stood in front of him and quickly announced his name.

"Then I will write one and thank my most loyal fan Wang Xiaoxu for his support all the way."

Chen Junsheng wrote on the white paper eloquently, and then signed his name in a big name, "By the way, what kind of practitioner are you?"

While signing, he asked, "That Ningning just looked at it. Her eyes are quite special."

"Teacher Yu and the black cat smell. Their noses may be better."

"how about you?"

Wang Xiaoxu scratched his head in embarrassment, "Me? I didn't find anything, just now, so that's why I didn't speak."

"That must be because you haven't had enough time to practice, right? Don't be discouraged, young man, it's not easy for you to have such an opportunity."

After being taken seriously for a long time, Chen Junsheng spoke in a familiar manner and seemed very kind, "You seem to like to use inverted sentences. Are you from Shancheng?"

"No, I'm from Chongcheng."

Wang Xiaoxu was very flattered when being spoken to by Chen Junsheng, who he had admired since childhood, "You, you look more handsome in person than on TV, and you are still very young. You don't look like a 70-year-old at all, but more like a 40-year-old." He looks like he’s in his early years.”

"When I first watched your movie, I thought you looked like this."

"After all these years, you are still the same as before, unchanged."

"Actually, I don't take good care of myself. I just pay attention to exercising." Chen Junsheng smiled and waved his hand, "But you, a young man who can talk, will definitely be very promising in the future. Come on, sign your name."

As he spoke, he handed the paper to Wang Xiaoxu.

"Thank you!"

Wang Xiaoxu gratefully took the blank paper.

After going through another disaster when he returned home, he has now learned to change from virtual to real and can touch things.

"Want to take a photo?"

Chen Junsheng said enthusiastically.

Autographs and photos are always paired together.

After finally meeting an enthusiastic young movie fan of his in the crew, Chen Junsheng tried his best to satisfy the requirements of a movie fan.

"This, this is not necessary."

But unfortunately, Wang Xiaoxu refused.

"It's okay, you're welcome." Chen Junsheng greeted him, "Take out your phone and let's take a photo. Then you can post it on Weibo, Tieba and other public platforms. It will be very helpful for your future work."

This is not his bragging.

With his influence, when the young man posts on Weibo, he will repost it and interact with it. If nothing else, attention and fans will rush to it, and there will even be spontaneous reports from the media. Report this.

"No, no, no, I'm not embarrassed." Wang Xiaoxu scratched his head in embarrassment, "The main reason is that I am already dead. If any images left behind appear on the Internet and attract attention, it will be quite difficult for Director Lu to handle. I don’t want to get him into trouble.”

"It's okay, isn't it just..."

Chen Junsheng smiled loudly, waved his hand, and was about to say something.

But after thinking about it, his expression paused and he stared at Wang Xiaoxu in a daze, "Young man, what did you just say?"

"I said I was dead."

Wang Xiaoxu looked at him strangely, "Hey, didn't Director Lu tell you about this?"

But the only response to him was silence.

Chen Junsheng stood in the room. For a moment, he didn't know how to continue talking to this 'dead' young movie fan.

Or maybe he just wanted to leave the room.

(End of this chapter)