When the woman in the dress was attached to the ceiling to act as a mobile power source, a desolate and cold wind blew around the haunted house. Zhong Jiudao only counted them roughly and found out that there were more than a dozen cold winds. There was no telling how many ghosts were hidden in this house.
When renting this house, Zhong Jiudao originally planned to subdue the evil spirit in the house and contact the landlord after subduing it. The landlord might reduce his rent out of gratitude. The money saved can be used as funds for the crew and he can rent a few more decent clothes.
However, after seeing the new "method of use" of the female ghost in dress, Zhong Jiudao felt that he didn't need to kill them all. Maybe he could find more ways to save money from these evil ghosts. He would try not to take action if he could.
It’s not that Zhong Jiudao is indifferent, but since he left home, his father did not allow Zhong Jiudao to continue working in the family business in order to thwart his dream of becoming a director.
As for Zhong Jiudao’s family business, it is naturally the ancient, traditional and mysterious business of Tianshi.
The Zhong family is a family of Tianshi that has been passed down for thousands of years. It reached its heyday hundreds of years ago and gradually declined in the new century.
What declined was not only the family's reputation, but also the magical power of future generations.
As the times gradually entered a peaceful era, the resentment in the world gradually dissipated, and the power of the Heavenly Master gradually deteriorated. The strange thing is that the two are not one rising while the other falling, but the relationship of you being strong and I being strong, and you being weak and I being weak.
The talents of the Zhong family's descendants are declining with each generation. When the family elders were worried about this, Zhong Jiudao was born.
He was born with amazing talent. Not only were his peers not as talented as him, even five hundred years ago, no one had a talent as strong as Zhong Jiudao.
When Zhong Jiudao was born, his left hand was empty, as if he was holding something. The elders of the family used their clairvoyance to peer into his left hand and saw that the baby was holding an invisible pen in his palm. He was born with the ability to draw talismans with his bare hands, without the need for talisman paper, cinnabar or other external objects.
The entire Zhong family was shocked. With such talent, Zhong Jiudao must be a rare genius who would lead the Zhong family into another heyday!
The only thing that puzzled the elders of the Zhong family was that the pen held in Zhong Jiudao's left hand was not a brush, or even a fountain pen, but a strange pen. It was not until a few years later that the elders learned that the pen was called a gel signature pen.
But when Zhong Jiudao insisted on choosing the film and television school, the family elders realized that the pen might not be what they expected.
In order to make Zhong Jiudao change his mind, the Zhong family cut off his tuition and living expenses. The tuition of the film and television school was very high, and they thought Zhong Jiudao would not be able to hold on and would go home.
Who would have thought that Zhong Jiudao had so much magical power that he would never starve anywhere. He could earn enough for his future tuition and living expenses by just taking on a few jobs, and he also saved two million yuan, so he would not have to worry about food and clothing for the next ten years.
There was no other way, the Zhong family had to tell Zhong Jiudao that if he wanted to pursue his dream, he could not use the family’s traditional skills to make money, otherwise he would have to go home and inherit the family business.
From then on, Zhong Jiudao no longer took the initiative to take action. When encountering supernatural events, he would only immediately notify the nearby Taoist priest and no longer relied on magic power to make money.
Even if he rented this haunted house, Zhong Jiudao had never thought of raising some funds for the crew by exorcising ghosts, he just hoped that the landlord would reduce the rent. If the landlord really gave him money, he couldn't accept it. This was the rule and also the agreement with the family.
Zhong Jiudao wanted to realize his dream, but he also respected his family's practices. After all, he was the first to give up the family business, so it was natural for him not to use magic power to make money.
But using mana to save money should not be considered a breach of agreement.
He made a rough estimate. The dress ghost had a strong yin energy. Based on the current power of the Five Thunder Talisman, it would take at least seven days and seven nights to completely get rid of the dress ghost, which would save a lot of electricity. However, the Five Thunder Talisman only lasted for six hours, and a new one needed to be drawn every twelve hours.
It can’t just be used for lighting.
Zhong Jiudao casually pointed and moved the female ghost in dress on the ceiling to the main power switch of the haunted house, allowing her to provide stable and continuous electricity to the entire house.
The woman in the white cheongsam who watched Zhong Jiudao do such a cruel thing trembled slightly. She shrank her body and tried to reduce her presence as much as possible. She only hoped that this cruel and unjust Taoist priest in front of her would give her a quick death, rather than having her soul torn apart like the woman in the Western dress who was doing so difficult.
Zhong Jiudao went up to the second floor and opened the door of a bedroom. He saw that the room was full of dust and was not as clean as the garden and the hall.
These ghosts are not good at doing things, they are just superficial works. Zhong Jiudao frowned slightly and asked the white cheongsam downstairs: "Who cleaned the garden and the hall?"
The white cheongsam lady's shoulders twitched with fear, and she finally answered, "The fallen leaves in the garden were swept by the farmhand, Old Ding, the flowers were planted by the third concubine, and the hall... was cleaned by Aunt Yang."
"Ask Aunt Yang to clean up a few more bedrooms." Zhong Jiudao gave the order directly without asking who the third concubine was.
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind blew past, and the dust and cobwebs in the bedroom were blown out of the window and mixed with the soil. The room instantly became tidy, cleaner than a five-star hotel.
Aunt Yang did not show up, but she proved herself to be well-behaved, sensible and harmless with her skilled business skills.
Zhong Jiudao nodded towards the place where the wind was swirling and said politely, "Thank you."
He carried the suitcase into the room, placed the most expensive camera on the table, and hung the clothes one by one in the closet.
Zhong Jiudao had originally prepared to spend the entire night cleaning the house, but now with the help of the "hospitable" "original residents" of the haunted house, he had nothing to do at night.
After lying on the bed for a while, Zhong Jiudao felt a little bored. He was a little nervous when thinking about the film he was about to shoot. He was an experienced exorcist and had no fear when living in a haunted house. He was even a little content. But this was his first time to shoot a complete movie like this. He had no experience and was very nervous.
After thinking over what he was going to do in the next period of time and making sure there were no omissions, Zhong Jiudao took out a file box from the box. It contained the script and materials he had prepared for the film, as well as some CDs of classic films he had used for watching and learning.
Nowadays, with the popularity of film and television apps and TV projection technology, few people watch DVDs. These discs of Zhong Jiudao were also his collection when he was in school. The reason why he brought them to the haunted house was because when he rented the house before, the house introduction mentioned that there was a home theater in the villa.
Anyone who can buy such a big house is certainly not short of money, and the house is fully equipped with various facilities. It’s a pity that before they could use them, they were scared away by the "natives" in the haunted house.
Zhong Jiudao selected a few discs and took out a thick notebook, intending to watch the classic films again and learn more about the masters' techniques and expressions.
He walked out of the room and saw that the doors of the rooms on the second floor were all open. Every room was clean. It was obvious that Aunt Yang was working hard.
The woman in white cheongsam was still huddled under the stairs on the first floor, motionless, waiting for Zhong Jiudao's instructions.
Zhong Jiudao looked at the clean house and thought that even if he had no credit, he had worked hard, so he said, "As long as you all work hard and don't harm others, we can live in peace."
Bai Qipao raised her head, her face full of joy, and bowed to Zhong Jiudao: "I thank the Heavenly Master for not killing me."
After saying that, he was about to kneel down. As a young man of the new era who dared to break through tradition and pursue his dreams, Zhong Jiudao naturally couldn't stand such behavior, so he said, "I don't have such feudal preferences, you can go down."
The lady in white cheongsam felt as if she had been granted amnesty, and hurriedly disappeared down the last step of the stairs, holding a candle.
Aunt Yang was very quick and efficient and had cleaned the whole house in no time. Zhong Jiudao came to the cinema on the third floor and saw that the equipment was in good condition. He plugged in the power supply and selected a movie to play.
This is a classic supernatural film and there are many things that Zhong Jiudao can learn from it. As he watched the film, he carefully checked his previous notes. When he found new details, he added a piece of insight. Soon, the words on the notebook became densely packed.
When writing notes, Zhong Jiudao would press the pause button on the remote control and play the movie after he finished writing. For a movie like this, which he has watched dozens of times and can recite the plot by heart, Zhong Jiudao does not focus on the viewing experience, but on the details that are worth learning.
When he pressed the pause button for the dozens of times, an anxious voice came from the corner of the theater: "Pause again! It's been two hours and we only watched half an hour of the movie. I'm so anxious!"
Zhong Jiudao put down his pen and tilted his head slightly, only to find that he was not the only one in the theater.
Countless heads popped out from the walls, ceiling, floor, and chair backs. A dozen evil spirits were watching the movie with him without blinking.
Zhong Jiu said: "..."
He was too focused on his studies, and these evil spirits did not release any murderous or malicious intent. They just squatted cautiously in the theater. He did not notice for a moment that there were so many "audiences" around him.
The evil spirits also hid their breath and quietly observed Zhong Jiudao, the uninvited guest. They were attracted by the movie and couldn't extricate themselves. Unexpectedly, Zhong Jiudao pressed pause again and again. The most crazy time was that he pressed pause three times within one second. These "audiences" were so anxious that they couldn't help but make a sound, letting Zhong Jiudao discover their existence.
One man and a dozen ghosts looked at each other in silence, and it was unclear who was more scared.
The ghosts in the haunted house are all ghosts from the old society. Most of the dozens of ghosts are dressed in long robes and short shirts, but the ghost who is impatient to speak is dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with hair oil on his hair and combed back neatly. He is very young, and looks to be just over 20 years old.
Seeing Zhong Jiudao's eyes on him, the ghost in suit smiled awkwardly, hid half of his body in the table, leaving only his head exposed, and begged for mercy from Zhong Jiudao: "Master, please forgive me, the movie you played was so good that I was so engrossed in it that I forgot about myself for a moment... I promise that I will never make a sound to disturb you next time, Master, can you let me finish watching the movie with you?"
More than a dozen ghosts were trembling with fear, but they still insisted on staying in the theater, hoping that Zhong Jiudao would press the play button so that they could continue watching the movie.
Do they also like watching movies? Zhong Jiudao had never known evil spirits in depth before, so he was a little curious and replayed the movie. This time he did not pause to take notes, but let the movie finish.
After the ending song sounded, the ghost in the suit couldn't help but sigh: "It's really good, but the ending is a bit tragic."
"What's so miserable about it?" Zhong Jiudao asked.
This is a movie with a pretty good ending, so why does it seem tragic in the eyes of the ghost in the suit
Suit Ghost: "In the early stage, the protagonist is able to call the wind and rain, has countless beauties under his command, and has so many living people to absorb his yang energy. This is exactly the life I yearn for. But it's a pity that the villain is despicable in the end and seals the protagonist. It's really sad to see and hear. But the first 80 minutes are all good, and we can't completely deny this movie because of the ending."
In the one and a half hour movie, the protagonist is beaten by ghosts in the first 80 minutes, and only finds a way to seal the evil ghost and escapes in the last 10 minutes. The beginning should be thrilling and full of climaxes, and the ending should be logical and coherent. However, it is completely the opposite when it comes to the ghost in the suit.
"That's right," another middle-aged ghost in a long robe echoed next to the ghost in a suit, "The only redeeming feature of the villain is his good looks. It would be great if the protagonist could possess his body."
The white cheongsam also appeared among the ghosts watching the film, and said quietly: "The villain is indeed a handsome young man, but unfortunately he is a heartless man. He deceived the feelings of the woman under the protagonist and let the woman help him to harm the protagonist. In the end, he did not accompany the woman to die for love, but let the wizard save the woman. Not only is he heartless, he is also extremely cruel, and he failed the woman's deep love!"
Zhong Jiu said: "..."
More than a dozen ghosts expressed their dissatisfaction with the ending of the film, which made Zhong Jiudao wonder whether he was watching the same movie as them.