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Chapter 153 The film starts shooting! Good luck! [Subscribe]

At nine o'clock in the morning, a bus stopped at the foot of Shangchangling Mountain.

More than 30 people filed out of the car, all of them were staff members of the "Gonjiam" crew, including the three female protagonists Krystal Jung, Park Hyomin and Park Ji-yeon.

Afterwards, the group prepared to hike into the mountains.

But at this moment, the assistant director who was following the car received a call.

"Ah? There's a way? How come there's a way all of a sudden? Sorry, sorry, I spoke too much. Yes, yes, I understand."

After the call ended, the assistant director put away his phone and shouted to everyone, "Everyone get back in the car! The mountain road is open, we don't have to hike into the mountains!"

No need to walk into the mountains?!

Hearing this, everyone was delighted and immediately returned to the car.

Soon, the bus started, and after not far away, a road leading into the mountains appeared in everyone's sight.

The mountain road was about six or seven meters wide, made of the same old soil, rock, and gravel. Many felled trees lay scattered on either side of the road, and the road surface was covered with ruts left by the wheels.

Seeing this, everyone on the bus naturally thought that the crew had hired someone to use some tree-felling machinery to cut down all the trees on the mountain road and clear the mountain road again.

It's good that the road has been cleared, but it's a pity for those trees. They were living well and were suddenly cut down.

"Eh? Hyomin-unnie, do you think this counts as damaging the environment?"

Hearing Park Ji-yeon suddenly ask this, Park Hyo-min was stunned for a moment, and then answered uncertainly: "This is to clear the way up the mountain, so it shouldn't count, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Krystal Jung, who was across the aisle, spoke up: "Whether it counts or not depends on who did it."

"What do you mean?"

Not only Min-yeon and the other two, but also the three assistants around them and some crew members looked at Krystal.

Since they were basically all on the same team, Krystal didn't have to worry about what she said getting out, so she wasn't panicking at all. She said seriously, "If someone else did this, it would be suspected of damaging the environment. But if it was done by Star Entertainment, or the crew of 'Gonjiam,' then it's not."

Because they do this to make it easier for us to get in and out of the mountains while filming, and also to make it easier for nearby residents to go up the mountain for sightseeing and entertainment, which is a good thing. Haha!"

"Hahaha!"

It's total double standards. In the end, Krystal Jung couldn't hold it in anymore and everyone was amused, but no one thought there was anything wrong with what she said. Park Ji-yeon even agreed and gave her a thumbs up.

Because the mountain road was in poor condition, the bus driver drove very slowly. Ten minutes later, they arrived at Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital.

The mental hospital was in a state of disarray. Half of the building had collapsed, and the courtyard was littered with broken bricks and concrete. The remaining half was also in ruins.

At first, Krystal and the others found it strange because they had not seen any information about the collapse of the Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital building when they searched for information online.

However, they soon heard some crew members say that the army had conducted military exercises in Changling Mountain yesterday. The building in the hospital was bombed by artillery, and the road up the mountain was also cleared by the army.

Military exercises?

Although South Korea has a compulsory military service system, which is said to be universal military service, it is limited to men. Girls are still quite unfamiliar with military exercises.

So, Krystal and the other two were both surprised and puzzled. Why would they bomb an abandoned mental hospital during a military exercise?
Fortunately, only half of it exploded, otherwise there would be no opening ceremony today because the movie would have to be filmed in another place.

Speaking of opening ceremonies, South Korea’s opening ceremony is also quite interesting.

In China, during the opening ceremony, they would set up an altar with incense burners, candles, and various offerings. Then the main creators would go forward one by one to burn incense and pay their respects. As for who to pay respect to, it depends on who you believe in and think about it in your heart.

In South Korea, however, the gods of heaven and earth are worshipped. A low altar is usually set up with a few cushions in front and a screen behind it. On the altar are candles, offerings, and most importantly, a large pig's head in the center.

They don't burn incense here, but instead require the main creators to kneel down and kowtow one by one. Some crews also ask the main creators to prepare a white envelope, and after they kowtow, they will stuff the white envelope into the pig's mouth.

This white envelope is actually a red envelope. Maybe they didn't understand it when they stole it, so white represents joy in South Korea. And when there is a happy event, they will put out a lot of wreaths!
Having said that, the so-called opening ceremony is nothing more than an expression of people's good wishes, hoping that the filming will go smoothly and that the finished work will have good results.

Therefore, this opening ceremony is very important.

Especially when filming in Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital, a place said to be haunted, this opening ceremony is even more important.

If there really is a ghost, and the ghost has not been killed or blown away, then we can only rely on this opening ceremony to pray for blessings.

So, director Zheng Fanshi went to the market at 5 a.m. and picked out the biggest pig's head. He then came to the set and personally directed the preparations for the opening ceremony.

It was past nine o'clock now, and everything that needed to be prepared had already been done, and almost everyone was there. We just had to wait for everyone to arrive and the auspicious hour of ten in the morning before we could hold the opening ceremony.

So who hasn't come yet?
"Isn't Writer Li here yet?"

"No."

"Why hasn't he come yet?"

The only person left in the crew of "Gonjiam" who has not arrived is the screenwriter Lee Chi-xuan. Krystal Jung suspects that this guy went out to pick up girls again and so overslept?
At this time, Park Ji-yeon next to him suggested: "Why don't we give him a call?"

Hearing this, Krystal suddenly became wary: From what she was saying, they had the scumbag's phone number? When did they exchange contact information?

No! He wasn't with Yoona or Irene on the night of the 30th! So, could he have gone to celebrate Park Hyomin's birthday?

While she was doubting it, Park Ji-yeon said to Park Hyo-min, "Ouni, give screenwriter Li a call."

"Ah."

In fact, Park Hyomin didn't want others to know about her relationship with Lee Chi-xuan anymore, so she tried her best to pretend that she and Lee Chi-xuan were strangers.

But now Park Ji-yeon directly asked her to call Lee Chi-xuan. Doesn’t this clearly tell Krystal Jung that at least she is quite familiar with Lee Chi-xuan?
She couldn't refuse, otherwise it would seem like she was trying to cover up something, and Krystal would become even more suspicious of her relationship with Lee Chi-xuan.

Then fight!

"Beep~beep~beep~"

"Hello? What's going on?"

The call was connected, and Li Zhixuan's drowsy voice came from the phone, and it was obvious that he had not woken up yet.

Then, Park Hyomin pretended to be polite and said, "Writer Li, you..." "Oppa, you pressed my hair, it hurts~"

!!!

The scumbag is picking up girls again! From the sound of her voice, she's still a little girl!
Park Hyomin's heart was immediately filled with jealousy, but she pretended to be polite on the surface and said, "You'll be there soon? Okay, I got it. Bye."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

On the other side, Li Zhixuan opened his eyes in confusion. He thought: What the hell? I'll be there in a minute. What is Hyomin talking about?

After he calmed down and regained his composure, he immediately realized what had happened. He thought, "It's over! Hyomin is definitely going to be upset. Let her be jealous, I'll try to appease her later."

Thinking about this, he glanced at the time on his phone. It was just 9:20, and there were still forty minutes before the ceremony. It wasn't a lot of time, but there was no need to rush. Putting down his phone, he looked at the two girls beside him. Huang Lizhi was gone, and Zhao Meiyan was cuddling in his arms, asleep again.

This child doesn't move at all, doesn't snore, and doesn't breathe loudly. His little face is rosy and he looks very cute while sleeping.

But! Her clothes were disheveled, and no one knew what happened when she slept last night. Now she had exposed almost everything that could be exposed.

Li Zhixuan's heart beat faster at the first sight, so he quickly dressed the child.

But the moment Li Zhixuan's hand touched Zhao Meiyan's bathrobe, the child opened his eyes.

"Bad Oppa, you're so impatient right after waking up? I'm not ready yet~"

Looking at her shy face, Li Zhixuan sighed helplessly: "Alas, you have learned to trick me? Frame me, right?"

Zhao Meiyan smiled smugly, then turned around and lay in Li Zhixuan's arms, her eyebrows raised and she said fiercely, "You saw everything you shouldn't have seen, and this is the second time! You even slept with me in your arms last night. Do you want to shirk responsibility now?"

"You said you were scared last night, so I held you to sleep. Why do you say it seems like I'm trying to take advantage of you?"

"Just tell me whether you hugged me or not?"

Of course I hugged him!

Li Zhixuan said helplessly: "I still advise you to stop before it is too late, otherwise you will regret it in the future."

Hearing this, Zhao Meiyan immediately snorted coquettishly and said, "Humph! I won't regret it!"

Okay, one more woman.

Li Zhixuan raised his hand and gently patted her small buttocks: "You won't regret it, but hurry up and get up. The opening ceremony of "Gonjiam" is about to begin. I have to go there quickly."

Zhao Meiyan stood up and sat on Li Zhixuan's waist. Then, while putting on her clothes, she asked, "Are you going home tonight?"

It’s so uncomfortable that I can see it but can’t eat it.

"It depends. I think it's going to be tough. I'm the screenwriter, and the film has just started, so I definitely have to stay on set."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Meiyan immediately said, "Then I'll come back in the evening."

"I have to stay in a mental hospital tonight. Are you sure you want to come?"

"Uh……"

The thought of spending the night in a mental hospital is terrifying, and the beautiful girl is scared.

Seeing this, Li Zhixuan sat up, then put one arm around her slender waist, touched her head lovingly with the other hand, and said softly: "Be good and stay in Seoul. I will stay here for three days and two nights at most. I will definitely return to Seoul the night after tomorrow."

"Okay then." Zhao Meiyan couldn't disagree, after all, Li Zhixuan's movie-making was his serious business.

"Kiss me."

"Boom!"

"Kiss me again."

"understood."

After a while of French eating, Zhao Meiyan was satisfied, but the scumbag was also a little angry.

Afterwards, they got up, washed up, and found Huang Lizhi who had finished breakfast next door.

Afterwards, they both ate something, and then Li Zhixuan asked someone to take the two little girls back to Seoul, while he drove to the crew.

At 9:45 in the morning, Li Zhixuan arrived at the crew.

There’s no rush to coax Park Hyomin, just focus on your work first.

As soon as they saw him coming, the director, producer and others hurried over to greet him and briefed him on the preparations for the opening ceremony.

"kowtow?!"

Li Zhixuan was shocked when he heard that he would have to kowtow to a pig's head in a while!
No one had ever told him about this before, so he had no idea about it.

Li Zhixuan was an orphan in his previous life, which means he had lived for over 20 years and never even kneeled to his ancestors, not even to the Martyrs' Cemetery. And today, not only did he have to kneel, he had to kowtow?! Isn't this ridiculous?
Soon, the auspicious time arrived and the opening ceremony was about to begin. The main creators began to line up so that they could kowtow in order.

Li Zhixuan looked around, then extended his hand to Director Zheng Fanshi and said, "Director Zheng, give me your cigarettes and lighter."

Although he didn't know what Li Zhixuan wanted these two things for, Zheng Fanshi didn't ask too many questions and just took them out and handed them to Li Zhixuan.

Then, Li Zhixuan took the two things and walked to the back of the team.

Before he got halfway there, someone reached out and stopped him.

Zheng Xiujing's face was cold. She looked at the thing in Li Zhixuan's hand with a suspicious look, and then asked, "When did you learn to smoke?"

"You'll find out soon."

Li Zhixuan didn't explain, held Zheng Xiujing's hand and walked to the end of the team.

Soon, the ceremony began. The first person to kowtow was Director Zheng Fanshi, followed by the producer, production manager, and other high-level executives.

Next come the heads of each department, then the leading actors, and then assistants such as the assistant director.

More than ten minutes later, it was finally Li Zhixuan's turn.

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Zhixuan walked up to the futon.

Just when everyone thought he was going to kneel down, he took out a cigarette and a lighter from his trouser pocket.

(_)?(.)(=Д=)
This action was completely unexpected. They asked you to worship the gods, and you smoked?! Isn't this courting death? But who dared to intervene? None of the senior management on the crew dared to say a word, and the rest of the crew were even more afraid to speak out.

Immediately afterwards, they saw Li Zhixuan take out three cigarettes from the cigarette box and put them in his mouth, then put the cigarette box back and lit the three cigarettes with a lighter.

In order to prevent the cigarette from going out, Li Zhixuan took two puffs and then immediately exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Cough! Cough!"

Because he didn't know how to smoke, he was choking and coughing.

Then, he held three cigarettes in his hand, like incense sticks, and bowed three times to the altar, silently chanting: "Chinese people don't know how to be polite. Now, I use cigarettes instead of incense to bow to you three times as a sign of respect. I've given you face, and you can do what you want with it. Don't cause me trouble, or I'll destroy the mountains and temples! Down with all the monsters and demons!"
After bowing, Li Zhixuan placed three cigarettes on the altar.

Since the cigarette was still burning, Li Zhixuan took it as the consent of the so-called "God of Heaven and Earth".

"I declare that the film "Gonjiam" has officially started shooting! Good luck!!!"

(End of this chapter)