I let go of the glass drink bottle and asked, "What happened?"
"..." Ruan Han breathed out, adjusted his mood for a while, and then said, "I took a job. Apex update is the fastest way to make extra money... I work in design, interior decoration design. I saw a job online and I was given the job. The reward is a lot, but I just want to create an indoor scene, a home scene, but it is different from ordinary interior decoration... "
He paused and said, "It's an Internet company that runs live broadcasts. They have to create some special effects scenes for the anchors to use. Some are free, some are paid... This is a feature of their software."
When I heard this, I felt familiar and suddenly became nervous.
"I submitted my resume, showed them a few of my designs, and passed them. They asked me to come up with design drawings." Ruan Han held his forehead, "Everything is normal up to this point. They are quite a good client. They didn’t make any messy requests. The money was given easily. I only needed the design drawings and the on-site layout. I didn’t need to go there. They did everything themselves and sent me photos, just like the ones on my design drawings. Here… So far, everything is normal. The accounts for transferring money are all special and are company accounts."
I pursed my lips and temporarily suppressed the urge to see the recruitment notice and transfer records, and listened to Ruan Han continue.
"They are recruiting a lot of people. They are new companies and there are many job vacancies. I did temporary design. This is a contract worker, not a labor contract. They also recruit IT people. My cousin is studying this, and it is not completely Correspondence. What he studied is more professional, and I can’t tell what it is. He is still in school, a graduate student, studying for a master’s and a Ph.D., and his grades are very good. I just saw that the person they want from IT can also be a contract worker. , just buy the program. I was talking to my cousin... I was also talking about live broadcasts and the Internet, so I just happened to talk about it... That's it... "
"He also applied for a job?"
"Well, I applied and got the job. The other party's requirements were very relaxed. They delivered the goods with one hand and paid the money with the other. It's similar to me. I didn't ask about the specific process. My cousin did part of the process. Not all of it... They Once you collect the things and give the money, it's over..." Ruan Han said painfully, "This one-time transaction should end like that."
"They came to find you later?" I guessed.
"Yeah, they're looking for us. My cousin and I are being looked for. They want a new indoor scene. This time it's a horror scene, a horror movie kind of scene. The indoor environment needs to be depressing. They really should go Looking for professional movie scenes. I..." Ruan Han shook his head, "I reworked it several times this time. They were dissatisfied. They felt it wasn't scary enough and didn't have that kind of atmosphere. I was also annoyed by it... I bit the bullet and spent a long time. , I finally handed in a drawing and passed the test. I really don’t want to deal with them anymore.”
"Your cousin also had a new procedure?"
"Well, we just need to make a new program to match that scene. We need to analyze the status of the anchor, and then there will be various horror special effects in the scene. They also shot a few demos in advance, and made a female ghost, who comes from the bed There are also cabinets and other places popping up from underneath and outside the windows. There are also ghost images appearing in the mirrors in the room. There are also sound effects... The person who contacted me showed me some. The effect is very good." Ruan Han said, "I didn't doubt it at all at that time. I thought this company had some ideas. But there were too many things. Maybe the money was spent elsewhere and I couldn't find professional movie props... My cousin What they do there is more complicated than mine. They need to design facial recognition, position and action recognition, and design corresponding programs. It seems that there is also a system that produces special effects based on the audience's reaction in the live broadcast room. In short, A very high-tech horror film. A new type of horror film, a new type of haunted house."
I nodded to express my understanding.
The more he talked, the more suspicious I became.
The live broadcast software he described was exactly the same as the "Big Horned Deer" live broadcast software. The only difference is probably that the ghost in the big-antlered deer special effects scene was not played by a human, but a real ghost who killed people. The purpose is to kill.
That software seems to have some connection with the ghost in ancient costume.
The aura I see on Ruan Han now is a bit like the aura of that costumed ghost.
This makes me feel uneasy.
Did that ghost in costume violate the agreement he made with Ye Qing
The entrances and exits to different spaces are closed. It was he who took the initiative to leave and help us close it. But what if that was just a cover-up? A gimmick. We are led to believe that he has withdrawn, that he has little interest in establishing a territory in the real world...
This move may seem unnecessary. His abilities are already overwhelming, so why bother
I didn't have an answer for a while, so I could only listen to Ruan Han continue talking.
"... We both downloaded their app. However, there is no promotion on that platform. The stuff is very good, much better than the small special effects on the current live broadcast platforms. There is no anchor, only this, which is of no use... just some users We are playing, but there are no professional anchors. There are no advertisements on the platform, and we have not seen any advertisements. The two of us still feel that it is a pity." Ruan Han laughed at himself, "The two of us are also... ha... "
"What trouble have you encountered?" I asked directly.
In the previous narration, Ruan Hanke did not mention at all that he encountered supernatural events, let alone that his life was in danger.
Ruan Han held the drink bottle and took a sip, only to realize that it was finished. He called the waiter and ordered another drink. It wasn't until he drank most of the bottle of drink that he spoke in a dry voice: "I... My home has changed... Originally, the room was like that... But now, it has become the scene in the live broadcast special effects .”
I asked: "Isn't there a ghost coming out?"
"No, no. For the time being... not..." Ruan Han smiled bitterly, "I have done a lot of scenes, residential bedrooms, offices, it is a series, all with horror special effects. My home has changed, and the office where I work has also changed. I don't know ... I wonder if there will be ghosts in the future... And only I think something is wrong! Only my cousin and I noticed this change, others said those rooms were originally like that!"
I was stunned.
"Is it possible that you are seeing hallucinations?"
"No. I've also thought about it... I asked. What they saw was the designed scene, not the original room." Ruan Han shook his head and took a deep breath, "That's it. My room and office are all Changed. And what my cousin encountered... was even more troublesome... He saw that woman in school. The woman who played the ghost in the special effects, but, but that was a ghost. No one else could see her. She It passed directly through people and disappeared like that. Several times, several times... The female ghost saw my cousin and met her eyes."
When Ruan Han said this, his voice trembled a little.