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Chapter 87 Holy crap, I've been tricked! This is a horror movie! (Second update)
7:15pm.

Feihe Cinema Screening Room.

The VIP seats are located in the middle of the screening room and are the thirty seats with the best viewing experience in the entire screening room.

Film critic Liu Jiasheng followed the crowd and silently entered the screening room.

In the morning, he watched the premiere of "A Better Tomorrow".

Actually, deep down, he was quite disappointed with this movie.

It is based on the story of Lin Chong from the novel "Water Margin", from his time as the instructor of the 800,000 Imperial Guards to his forced joining the Liangshan bandits.

Despite being a co-production between Hong Kong and mainland China, boasting an unprecedentedly strong cast and impressive action choreography (scenes such as Lu Zhishen wielding a 62-jin water-polished iron staff and the duel between Lin Chong and Lu Qian are designed to be both thrilling and exciting), as a professional film critic, I find the plot adaptation of this movie difficult to accept.

Several big stars are acting in childish, preschool-like scenes, spouting vulgar and scatological dialogue. They prioritize grand gestures over logic, emotions over character development, the pacing is disjointed, and the plot is a jumbled mess. In particular, Leung Ka-keung's portrayal of Lin Chong is utterly pathetic and frustrating to watch...

Especially in the final action scene, Lin Chong fights the villain and inexplicably lets the villain stab him. After being seriously injured, his fighting power is not weakened. Instead, he suddenly and irrationally bursts up and joins forces with Lu Zhishen to defeat the villain in one fell swoop!

Oh shit!

If we disregard the actors, investors, and producers, what are the core differences between this film and "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"?
Although the film was passable, it offered no surprises.

Audience members gradually entered the screening room.

Liu Jiasheng glanced at the VIP premiere ticket in his hand.

His expression was slightly strange.

After watching "A Better Tomorrow," Liu Jiasheng wrote a highly-rated film review on [Movie House] and originally planned to leave the website.

However, when he saw a series of private messages in his account, all of them were advertisements and invitations from the ticket-grabbing system.

In the end, he clicked on it out of curiosity!

then……

He managed to snag VIP tickets for "Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen"!

After successfully securing the tickets, he was somewhat stunned. Then, thinking that since he had managed to get them, he might as well check out the VIP tickets for "Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen".

7 points.

People gradually arrived at the screening room.

Liu Jiasheng heard a commotion at the entrance of the screening room not far away.

Immediately afterwards, he saw Zhou Yang walk in quietly with a smile on his face, surrounded by a group of media.

"Hello there!"

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

"Thanks for the support!"

Hello! Thank you for your support!

"Hello, Mr. Zhou!"

"..."

"Hello there!"

"Hello! Mr. Zhou, my name is Liu Jun..."

"Hello there!"

Liu Jiasheng stared blankly as Zhou Yang smiled and greeted each of the movie fans in the VIP seats.

After greeting him, Zhou Yang was very enthusiastic and shook his hand.

Then, he greeted the staff members not far away, and then...

The staff immediately brought over bottles of cola and popcorn.

"These……"

"These are all VIP seats, don't worry, they're free! Eat as much as you want!"

"Oh, thank you!"

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

Liu Jiasheng always felt that Zhou Yang had some ulterior motive when he shook hands with him, and the intimacy made him feel a little uneasy!

However, this strange feeling subsided slightly after seeing Zhou Yang shake hands with everyone one by one.

..............................

After receiving the free Coke and popcorn.

He watched Zhou Yang's departing figure!
Liu Jun, sitting in his seat, seemed somewhat dazed.

He never dreamed that one day, the film's director and producer would personally come and shake his hand!
I have never been so valued in my entire life.

He stared blankly in the direction Zhou Yang had left for a long time...

Just then, the lights in the screening room suddenly dimmed.

He stared at the movie screen unconsciously.

She immediately held her breath slightly.

As the movie screen gradually lit up, a faint, sometimes soft, sometimes loud, operatic sound rang out all around.

The sound was eerie, as if it were gradually surging from a very distant, cold place, accompanied by waves of chilling coldness, which once made his skin crawl!

Immediately afterwards...

He saw on the screen, a dim kerosene lamp flickering gently in the breeze…

The film's color tone is predominantly gray and black. Gradually, following the light of the oil lamp, he saw a lonely, dilapidated stage...

The wind seems to be blowing harder and harder.

The eerie opera singing, accompanied by the sound of the wind, blew across the dilapidated stage, causing pieces of tattered cloth stained with dark red, resembling bloodstains.

The stage was empty...

The seats below the stage had long been abandoned, and weeds grew on them.

Oh shit!

Who is performing?

The eerie opera singing grew heavier and colder, causing Liu Jun to shiver slightly.

A moment later, he swallowed and pulled his clothes tighter.

At that moment, he suddenly sensed that something was a little off!
This movie seems off...

like!

Oh shit!

Don't tell me!

Is this fucking a horror movie?
Liu Jun's breathing became increasingly heavy!
Fortunately, the dilapidated stage scene and the eerie opera singing did not last long; eventually, the scene gradually faded.

Immediately afterwards...

The movie title appeared.

【Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen: The Village Corpse】

After seeing this title!

Liu Jun's pupils constricted sharply!

At this moment... he realized that he had been tricked again by those damned bastards, Zhou Yang and his gang!

Immediately afterwards...

Unlike the previous two films, this movie didn't have all sorts of random advertisements. Instead, aside from the opening credits introducing the title, the cast and crew, it went straight into the plot.

..............................

"What did you pour out? It stinks!"

"..."

"Corpse oil, the oil that drips out after a corpse decomposes, is very hard to find!"

"what!"

The moment the title "[Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen: The Village Corpse]" appeared, Liu Jiasheng was stunned!

He realized!

Zhou Yang played a joke on everyone!
Inside the [Movie House]...

There are all sorts of leaks and rumors about "Lin Daiyu vs. Lu Zhishen," ranging from urban fantasy and romance to even action and science fiction films similar to those from Japan...

Even when Liu Jiasheng first saw the movie synopsis, he felt that the movie was very likely to be a borderline film!
however……

Fuck!
He was cheated!

This movie is actually a horror movie!
Liu Jiasheng stared blankly at the screen.

He saw Four-Eyes and the others playing a spirit summoning game in the bathroom late at night—drinking water infused with blood, then holding hands to summon the dead.

On the screen.

Liu Jiasheng saw the damp bathroom, the stench of burning corpse oil filling the air, and the group of young people trembling uncontrollably...

"Don't let go! We've already become spiritually connected. If we let go now, our souls will shift, and we'll go crazy!"

Upon hearing the word "corpse oil," one of the young men, nicknamed Big B, trembled violently and made as if to let go.

Another young man named Rubbish suddenly shouted excitedly.

Hearing how serious it was, the young man called Big B was slightly startled and dared not let go any longer.

“Let’s continue,” Rubbish said, and the group closed their eyes again and continued playing.

“I saw a woman.” Rubbish suddenly said this while trembling.

Immediately afterwards...

“I saw it too…” Big B then spoke up as well.

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In the screening room.

For some reason, a bone-chilling coldness lingered deep within everyone's hearts.

Liu Jun subconsciously shrank back again.

Next!

He saw the terrifying scenes in the movie!
He saw the movie, and suddenly a woman dressed in blue with long black hair covering her face appeared next to the young people playing the psychic game...

The woman, soaking wet, appeared suddenly without warning!
Although it didn't hit him directly in the face, it still startled Liu Jun!
Immediately afterwards...

Upon seeing the protagonist, Xiaoming, he rushed over, pulled Rubbish's hand away from Annie's, and blew out the candle lit in the incense burner.

Stop playing!

"Xiaoming, what are you doing? I haven't even seen a ghost yet!"

"Stop playing! Just stop playing!"

After the protagonist, Xiaoming, suddenly shouted, the psychic game finally ended, and Rubbish stood up and said with dissatisfaction, "I'm going to the bathroom."

I went into the restroom!

However, not long after entering the restroom...

He rushed out in a panic, threw himself onto the sofa, covered his head tightly, and screamed in terror, "A ghost! There's a ghost in the bathroom!"

On the screen, several young people playing a psychic game instinctively rushed into the toilet together.

In the toilet, there is a bathtub hidden by a curtain.

They were all a little scared, and no one dared to lift the curtain.

Xiao Ming, who has had the ability to see ghosts since childhood, was bolder. He reached out and slowly lifted the curtain, wanting to see what was behind it.

As Xiaoming's hand slowly approached the curtain.

Off-screen.

Liu Jun stared at the curtain, his heart tightening slightly.
Then, he saw the movie curtain being flung open, revealing a bathtub filled with water, and Rubbish, who had just rushed out, was lying inside!

this moment……

Liu Jun's mind went blank, and he shrank back!
If this person is here, then who was the person who ran out just now?
The camera slowly shifts to the bathroom doorway.

Just then, "thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!"
The background music, with its rhythmic and crisp sounds, and the sound of leather shoes hitting the ground reached Liu Jun's ears.

"Clap."

On the screen!
Liu Jun tensed up completely.

Outside the screening room, some moviegoers who had been whispering amongst themselves seemed to be infected by the eerie atmosphere of the film. Everyone stared intently at the toilet door in the shot, their hearts pounding in their throats...

A dark figure was reflected on the wall!

Liu Jun's heart began to pound uncontrollably, his pupils trembled slightly, yet he held his breath and stared intently at the figure that was about to appear at the toilet door!
"pat"

Just at this time……

A figure appeared at the doorway in the movie; it was Rubbish, wearing glasses, with a strange smile playing on his lips.

"what!"

In the screening room.

A girl suddenly let out a terrified scream.

Immediately afterwards, she rushed into the arms of a boy next to her.

A scream rang out!

Liu Jun felt a slight vibration in his eardrums, his legs trembled violently, and he almost lost his balance and fell over!
But in the end, I mustered up the courage to watch the movie!

And on the screen!

They all turned to look at the bathtub, but Rubbish was gone!
They quickly turned around, only to find that Rubbish was nowhere to be seen at the toilet entrance!
The group rushed out of the bathroom and found Rubbish slumped on the sofa, his eyes wide open and his hands in a claw-like position, his death extremely gruesome!
……

Off-screen!
suddenly!

"what!"

Another scream rang out.

Immediately afterwards...

Someone has fainted!

"Quick, someone has fainted from fright!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)