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"If I weren't in a hurry, I wouldn't be here now. Most people are asleep at this hour, but it's the best time to film horror movies. I was also woken up by that friend."

Chen Yuyi knew that Liu Zhongze was easy to talk to, which was why he was so direct. To him, Teacher Liu was probably just a stepping stone that he could use as a substitute.

Liu Zhongze was silent for a moment before asking, "Where are we going to film?"

"There are many old houses in the mountains and forests of Maolin, which have the atmosphere of a horror movie. If you want to go, you can start right away and go there overnight. I'm afraid that if it gets too late, they will find other actors to play the ghosts, and you will have to make a wasted trip."

Chen Yuyi thought to himself: Give me three days to find you a minor actor with decent skills, and I'll send him over to you in one night. This favor will be greater than any favors you've done before.

"Where is the exact address?"

Liu Zhongze became interested; once the passion of a drama enthusiast is ignited, it is hard to extinguish, just like the current special effects filming.

Chen Yuyi sent him an address and then instructed him, "You can go to the airport now. I'll buy your ticket, and Xiaoyu will send you the ticket information later."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yuyi completely handed the job over to his assistant, Xiaoyu, and then called his friend, starting to boast about how hard he had worked, intending to elevate the favor once again.

In contrast, Liu Zhongze packed all his belongings and left a note explaining the situation after hanging up the phone.

Just to be on the safe side, after carrying his suitcase, he went to He Qian's door, called her out, explained his situation to her, and assured her that he would definitely not delay his return to filming.

He Qian was a very kind person and didn't make things too difficult for Liu Zhongze. She roughly knew what kind of person Liu Zhongze was, so she was at ease. She just told him to be careful when he went out, and then she closed the door and started to think about a new leather case design.

Liu Zhongze took a taxi and arrived at the airport overnight.

His assistant, Xiaoyu, sent him her registration information; all he had to do was scan his ID card.

Liu Zhongze had never flown before, but there were quite a few people at the airport. He followed the others and boarded the plane bound for Maolin City.

Nothing happened along the way, and Liu Zhongze looked out the window at the sky and felt a sense of wonder.

It only took Liu Zhongze two or three hours to get from Jiujiang to Maolin. At the airport, he saw a big sign that read: Horror Movie.

Liu Zhongze walked over. He had heard Xiaoyu say that the people over there would use this sign to pick him up.

"You're the actor who came here to play a ghost?"

The sun was rising outside the airport; the best time to shoot a horror movie had passed.

Liu Zhongze looked at the young man in front of him who was holding a sign and had dark circles around his eyes, and said, "Yes, my name is Liu Zhongze."

"Liu Zhongze? He seems familiar..." The young man didn't think much of it, but the director was already furious. "My name is Xu Zhen. I'm the production assistant for this horror movie. I came here specifically to pick you up."

Xu Zhen was in a hurry and didn't say much to Liu Zhongze. He got into a car, sat in the driver's seat, and started driving towards a certain place in Maolin City.

When Xu Zhen is driving, he often taps the steering wheel and glances at his watch, as if he is being chased by time.

The car sped along in the dawn and arrived at a village not far from the foot of a mountain. There were hardly any people living there; maybe only two or three out of ten households lived there. It was a natural horror movie set.

The two arrived at the entrance of an abandoned ancestral hall, where several vehicles were parked, including cars, vans, trucks, and electric vehicles.

"Let's go, the director has been waiting for a long time."

The two arrived at the living room of the ancestral hall. As soon as they entered, a man with gray hair stared at the monitor, and his identity was immediately obvious.

"Director," Xu Zhen called out.

The director turned around, his expression shifting from happy to gloomy, then to furious. He said, "Get the hell out of here! Didn't I tell you to pick up that nobody actor Chen Yuyi introduced? Why is it this mink again?"

As the director roared, a memory flashed through Liu Zhongze's mind.

Having just graduated, he begged Lin Luoying for a long time and finally managed to get a movie role through her connections. He arrived at the set with his most gorgeous clothes and most precious leather shoes.

But the person he met was the director in front of him. His name was Zhao Dekai, and he was somewhat famous in the horror film industry. Most of his films could not be shown in mainland China, so he sold them to Japan and Thailand. Although he did not make a fortune, he was able to support his family and earn a small income.

When the two first met, they were on good terms. Out of consideration for the Lin family, Zhao Dekai did not make trouble for Liu Zhongze.

But Liu Zhongze can't act at all. All he does is strike poses and keep a cold face that won't change for a hundred years, and then he explains that this is his understanding of the character.

Zhao Dekai endured it for a long time and finally finished filming. But when it came to post-production editing, he got angrier and angrier and had all of Liu Zhongze's scenes cut.

The movie was missing a plot point, and Zhao Dekai almost lost everything. He knew perfectly well what the problem was with the movie, so he called the Lin family and scolded Lin's father without even asking what happened.

Originally, it seemed that the matter was over, but Liu Zhongze went to Zhao Dekai to ask for his salary and boasted about his acting skills, which angered Zhao Dekai so much that he sent more than a dozen 60-second voice messages. Finally, unable to contain his anger, he called Liu Zhongze and berated him, and then blocked Liu Zhongze afterward.

Later, Liu Zhongze heard from Lin Luoying that Zhao Dekai had blacklisted him and posted all of Zhao Dekai's actions on his WeChat Moments, calling on other directors he knew to boycott such a despicable actor.

From then on, even if Liu Zhongze lowered his stance, it was difficult for him to get in through Lin Luoying's connections.

A walkie-talkie was suddenly thrown at Liu Zhongze's face. Zhao Dekai roared, "You didn't keep an eye on that actor playing the ghost! Now bring this big shot over here! Do you want to bankrupt me, Xu Zhen?!"

Liu Zhongze reacted quickly, grabbing the walkie-talkie in his hand. This startled Zhao Dekai, who thought Liu Zhongze was about to harm him.

He was relieved to see that Liu Zhongze had simply put down the walkie-talkie and hadn't intended to smash it.

Xu Zhen explained, "I went to pick him up as you instructed. He walked over by himself, and he wasn't wearing any makeup. I really didn't recognize him this time; I didn't know it was him."

Xu Zhen was also aggrieved. He had followed the instructions to do the job, but he never expected to get himself into trouble. If he had known, he would rather have spent a few days in the hospital because of the car accident than continue to bear Zhao Dekai's anger under such pressure.

"Ahem... Director, I think I should be able to portray the feeling you want."

Zhao Dekai reached for something in front of him, intending to throw it at Liu Zhongze, but couldn't find anything suitable.

"Get the hell out of here, and get out of here right now!!!"