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The doctor was so frightened that his legs went weak, but he still took out a few yellow talismans from the house and threw them at Liu Zhongze without lighting them.

When the yellow talisman floated onto Liu Zhongze's body, all the previous abnormalities disappeared. Liu Zhongze stood up as if nothing had happened, dusted himself off, and said, "Let's go, director, we got it."

"Oh... let's go." Zhao Dekai took a while to react.

The two drove back to the filming location, startling the staff present when they appeared.

It's well known that director Zhao Dekai likes to shoot horror films in haunted houses and cemeteries. If there weren't rumors, he wouldn't bother going there to film; he wants authenticity.

However, if such a shoot encounters any terrifying situation, it amplifies the fears of the already tense staff.

"It's...it's the director." Someone recognized the two of them.

A group of staff members breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that if the two had approached any faster, they might have scared the staff away.

Liu Zhongze clutched the yellow talismans and stuck them on Xiao Li's head and both shoulders, intending to relight the three Yang lamps on Xiao Li's body.

Three yellow talismans drifted away in the wind, and Liu Zhongze sighed, "They're fake."

"What? It's fake?" Zhao Dekai looked even more nervous than him. He asked, "So, should we take Xiao Li to the hospital now, or...?"

"Let's just wait for Xu Zhen to come back. This matter shouldn't be too serious. As long as we sincerely apologize, he will probably forgive us. After all, he is a scholar."

Everyone surrounded director Zhao Dekai, looking terrified.

Liu Zhongze did not stay in the crowd; he walked to the monitor and carefully examined the different images.

Even though there were no photographers shooting at this time, there were still several fixed camera positions working, and he began to review the footage captured by these cameras.

Time passed second by second, and after about 40 minutes, a piercing screech of brakes came from outside.

Everyone looked over there. Xu Zhen was carrying two large bags of things, and the staff member next to him was also carrying two large bags of things, but his bags contained packets of fragrant things that were even longer than the bags themselves.

Xu Zhen spotted Director Zhao Dekai in the crowd and, carrying his things, headed over.

At this moment, Liu Zhongze walked over, looked at what he was holding, and said, "Come with me."

"Where to?"

The footage from the surveillance camera had greatly shocked Xu Zhen. During his time away from home, he had been trying to convince himself that he no longer believed in ghost stories.

"You'll find out when you come with me."

"Okay, Ms. Liu, should we bring the other things along?"

"Take these; they're all useful."

Under the watchful eyes of all the staff, Liu Zhongze led the two into the mountains. Under the moonlight on the mountain path, Liu Zhongze calculated the approximate direction, had the two light candles first, and then lit incense himself and bowed in all directions.

"We are filming here, please forgive us if it causes any disturbance, and we hope you won't make things difficult for us. These things are all for you."

Liu Zhongze dug a small pit, then took the bag of paper money from the staff, lit the paper money with the flame of a candle, and placed it in the pit to burn.

A staff member sneaked up to Xu Zhen and said, "Has this guy been brainwashed by fantasy novels?"

Xu Zhen saw the surveillance footage. Although he felt it was a bit of an overreaction, he didn't say anything. Instead, he stopped the staff, saying, "Watch your words and actions. Teacher Liu is someone the director values."

"Yes."

The idle staff member retreated to the side of others. As his close colleague explained, cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead. He swallowed hard and asked, "Isn't today April Fool's Day?"

He got slapped on the back of the head and heard someone next to him say, "Fool my ass, it's almost autumn, and you're still talking about April Fool's Day."

The staff member looked at Xu Zhen with a mixture of fear and pity, knowing that Xu Zhen was unaware of Xiao Li's situation.

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After burning the paper money, Liu Zhongze put the books he had bought into the pit. As soon as the books were put in, the flames burned even more fiercely.

"I apologize for disturbing you in the days to come." After bowing one last time, Liu Zhongze called out to those around him, "Xiao Li, come home with me."

Xu Zhen was startled. He couldn't understand why Liu Zhongze would call out "Xiao Li". He turned his gaze to the director and found that everyone was giving him meaningful glances. Suddenly, his back was soaked with cold sweat.

"Ah!" Xu Zhen didn't care what Liu Zhongze would do and ran towards the crowd.

Just as the director was about to reprimand him, he saw Liu Zhongze walking slowly towards him not far behind.

"Xiao Li, come home with me."

Liu Zhongze repeated this sentence and walked to Xiao Li's side.

Strangely enough, when he came to Xiao Li's side, Xiao Li, whose eyes were vacant, seemed to suddenly wake up from a dream, her whole body trembled, and then tears flowed uncontrollably.

His mind was hazy; tears streamed down his face as he asked, "What's wrong? Why am I crying?"

He felt no sadness or grief, yet tears kept streaming down his face.

Zhao Dekai came over and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, "It's alright, it's alright."

From that moment on, Liu Zhongze felt a sense of confidence in all the staff, much like when he met Lin Zhengzhi in a Hong Kong horror film forty years ago. He even gained more influence on the set than director Zhao Dekai.

Zhao Dekai approached Liu Zhongze and asked in a low voice, "Teacher Liu, do you think we should still film today?"

Liu Zhongze was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the tricks he had learned from Lin Zhengzhi back then would actually work. He recalled Lin Zhengzhi's words at the time: "As long as he is willing to accept our respect, he shouldn't cause us any trouble. However, you need to instruct the others that before turning on the machine and after turning it off, they need to burn incense and paper money in the direction I was just standing."

Zhao Dekai nodded repeatedly and told them what Liu Zhongze meant. Several of them wanted to leave, especially Xiao Li, who had just had an accident and was showing symptoms of a cold.

Zhao Dekai raised his voice and said, "Teacher Liu is in our crew, so you don't need to worry about her at all. Many of you have been with me for so long, I haven't treated you badly, have I?"

Zhao Dekai first emphasized his treatment of the staff, then raised his offer: "After this filming is completed, I will give each of you a 5000 yuan red envelope. If the movie becomes a huge hit—and in my opinion, it already has that potential—I will give you an additional 10000 yuan red envelope!"

With Zhao Dekai's generous donation, the uneasy staff gradually calmed down. The environment had been very poor in recent years, and they could not guarantee that they would be able to find work immediately after leaving.

"Don't worry, this time we've created a truly terrifying atmosphere. Do you think the movie won't be a huge hit?"