Zhong Jiudao never expected that in the script of the program team, the place where the first episode of the program was recorded was the filming location of "The Fallen Family", which was the villa he rented with a "huge sum" of money.
The producer of the program team discussed with Zhong Jiudao: "The popularity of "The Fallen Family" is currently very high. Judging from the current number of people's works, its popularity will continue for at least two months. Our variety show is Filming and broadcasting mode, recording is ongoing, and one episode can definitely be broadcast within two months. It is just a good time to use the residual heat of "The Fallen Family" to promote the variety show, and also to continue a wave of discussion about the movie and to each other. There are benefits to all.”
"That's right!" Before Zhong Jiudao could say anything, Qian Duoqun was nodding his head behind him, deeply feeling that his own style was not enough and he needed to learn more from this producer.
"Have you said that the villa was rented by Director Zhong? Has the lease expired? If it has not expired, I hope Director Zhong can sublet the villa to us for one month. For the sake of the show's effect, we will conduct a simple inspection of the villa. Decoration, of course, a decoration compensation will be paid,” the producer said.
"It hasn't expired yet," Zhong Jiudao said.
He originally rented it for one year at a time. In addition to the landlord's request for long-term renting, he also considered that filming a movie would cause some damage to the decoration of the villa. He wanted to repair the house when he had money in the future. , ensuring that the homeowner can get a house that is as good as new.
"That's good. Let's take a look at the contract. Do you think the rent is okay? There is also decoration compensation. If the price is not suitable, we can discuss it again." The producer said.
Zhong Jiudao looked at the price and was extremely satisfied on the spot. He didn't spend much money renting this haunted villa. The short-term rental by the show team was more than his annual rent, and the money was paid immediately!
Although Zhong Jiudao deducted the benefits of his ghost employees, he was still kind to human beings, otherwise he would not have given Pang Xinhao a red envelope in such a tight situation. He felt that the price was too high, so he hesitated and said, "This price..."
"Isn't it enough? Can we adjust it by another 20%?" the producer asked.
Zhong Jiu said: "That's not what I meant..."
"50%, really can't be more." The producer looked embarrassed.
Zhong Jiu said: "... Just follow the price of ."
Seeing that Zhong Jiudao signed the contract after reading it carefully, the producer breathed a sigh of relief and said, "We originally planned to build a one-to-one replica of the real movie scene, but the budget would have been too high. Fortunately, Director Zhong, you are willing to do it." Renting the house to us saved a lot of money and the shooting effect was even better. ”
Zhong Jiu said: "..."
Is this enough to save money? Look at other people's crews, and then look at his crew, it's really incomparable!
"Don't worry, Director Zhong, we will never destroy the main building of the villa. That villa has a history of hundreds of years. Destroying it will not destroy the culture." The producer assured with a pat on his chest.
The ghosts in the villa are all here in Zhong Jiudao, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the decoration workers. Zhong Jiudao waited patiently for two days, and after receiving the notification from the program team, he took his family back to the villa one day in advance.
After all, this is a home where company employees have lived for decades, and the length of stay is longer than that of the original owner. This time, everyone in the family has become a red ghost, which can be regarded as a homecoming.
Luo Huai and Pang Xinhao have not made any announcements recently. They were very happy when they mentioned that they were going back to the villa for filming, and they returned together with Zhong Jiudao.
They traveled all day and arrived at the venue in the show crew's nanny car at night. They recalled that they had come here in Qian Duoqun's nearly scrapped pickup truck. Sitting in the back compartment, riding in a comfortable air-conditioned car, I couldn't help but feel emotional.
Zhong Hongyan knew that this villa was the place where Zhong Jiudao's dream began, and he was also interested in it. He chatted animatedly with Pang Xinhao along the way.
At this time, Pang Xinhao had overcome his psychological problems and could talk calmly about the things he encountered during difficult times.
"When I was filming, I didn't know whether it was because I was in a bad state or under too much pressure. I sleepwalked several times! When I woke up one morning, I didn't know when to move the chair to the bed and stood up. The chair is touching the ceiling." Pang Xinhao laughed.
Zhong Hongyan: "..."
"Is there such a thing? It didn't happen when you lived with me." Luo Huai asked curiously.
"Why not?" Pang Xinhao said, "When I first entered the play, I completed it in a state of sleepwalking. Thinking about it, the pressure should have reached its peak at that time and the potential was tapped."
"That's right, your acting skills during that period were completely different from the other two!" Luo Huai said.
"They are two different people?" Zhong Hongyan couldn't help but look at Zhong Jiudao and Qian Duoqun, and saw that the two backbones of the crew were sitting upright in their seats, not squinting, not participating in their conversation at all, with six eyes. They don't even move, including the two extra ones in Qian Duoqun's body!
"That's right, his acting skills during that period were simply...possessed by Sister Qi!" Luo Huai thought for a long time and finally came up with an adjective, "His acting skills were also better later, but they were not as good as those during that period. "
"After all, it just broke through the limit and then entered a stable period." Pang Xinhao said.
"Sister Qi is possessed?" Zhong Hongyan stared at Zhong Jiu and said, "Speaking of which, I haven't met the leading actors of our movie yet. Will they also come to film variety shows?"
"We'll be here tonight, one day ahead of us." Zhong Jiudao looked at Zhong Hongyan calmly. There were some things that his cousin would have to know sooner or later.
The car drove to the front door and everyone got out of the car. Zhong Jiudao opened his wallet secretly, and a dark wind swirled into the villa.
Unlike Zhong Jiudao, Zhong Hongyan was born with clairvoyance and could see ghosts and gods directly. He wants to see things that ordinary people can't see, and he needs magic power to open his eyes.
Zhong Hongyan was startled by these countless evil winds. He instinctively recited a spell silently, condensed his magic power on his fingertips, drew a spell in front of his eyes, and opened his heavenly eye.
It didn't matter if it was opened. In Zhong Hongyan's eyes, the originally normal villa was like a giant beast with its mouth open, waiting for everyone to enter. The gloomy air enveloped the villa, like a hell on earth.
"Don't come in!" Zhong Hongyan grabbed the staff member who was about to open the door.
"What's wrong?" The staff looked at Zhong Hongyan confused.
"Ignore him," Zhong Jiudao forcefully pulled Zhong Hongyan's hand away, "He always has a fear of strange places. He will get used to it after a while."
Zhong Hongyan watched helplessly as a group of people were about to enter the haunted house. He couldn't let these ordinary people be killed, so he simply followed them in.
While everyone was arguing outside the door, a dark wind swept through the villa. After a circle, the back door opened, and a pile of sawdust, dirt, and garbage that had not been cleaned up after the renovation were thrown into the trash can in the backyard.
When Zhong Hongyan followed the family into the yard with the magic formula in hand, the door of the villa opened, and Qi Wanlian and Fu Yue lazily leaned against the door, one on the left and the other on the right, watching everyone.
Zhong Hongyan had seen these two faces countless times when editing the video, and he remembered every little detail of their faces clearly. But when he really saw the ghost, Zhong Hongyan couldn't recognize them at all.
The two ghosts were wrapped in extremely huge Yin Qi, and behind each ghost was exuding soaring blood energy. This is the bloody Qi that only the fierce ghosts who have stained countless lives with blood can have. What is this evil? , these juniors have only seen this kind of ghost in the Zhong family classics.
Zhong Jiu said that Zhong Hongyan was scared, so he stretched out his hand to hold his shoulders and introduced him: "You haven't met the leading actors of the movie, have you? Do you still need me to introduce them?"
"Let's introduce it." Zhong Hongyan squeezed out these words through his teeth.
"Sister Qi!" Luo Huai rushed to the door first like a little cannonball, took out a box of chocolates from his backpack and handed it to her, "I wanted to give it to you when I booked the theater to watch a movie, but you left too fast. "
Qi Wanlian took the chocolate with a complicated expression. She had seen rich people eat this before her death. It was a particularly delicious Western thing. After Luohuai gave it to her sincerely, she could eat it again. It was a sweet delicacy, but remembering that Luo Huai had tortured her so miserably, she originally wanted to take the opportunity to teach Luo Huai a lesson tonight and accept his chocolate, but it was difficult to do so.
When Qi Wanlian was still hesitating whether to accept it, Luo Huai had already rushed to Fu Yue and stuffed a box in front of him. Fu Yue was not as sinister as Qi Wanlian, and he had a clear love and hate. When he took the chocolate, he said: "I Forgive you."
Luo Huai didn't care whether Fu Yue was forgiving him or not. When he saw Shen Leshan, Aunt Yang and Housekeeper Lin hiding in the room and smiling at him sinisterly, he enthusiastically rushed in to give him chocolates. .
Zhong Hongyan watched helplessly as Luo Huai, a very light person, jumped into the wolf's mouth like a little rabbit, and even touched every tooth of the gray wolf with his hand. Just like that, the gray wolf unexpectedly Didn't hurt him!
After entering the house, Luo Huai turned on the light in a familiar way. The whole villa was brightly lit, and the dark and gloomy feeling was suddenly dispelled.
Just now when Qi Wanlian and Fu Yue were standing in front of the door, the staff, Qian Duoqun and Pang Xinhao were hiding behind Zhong Jiudao. They didn't know why they did this, they just didn't. I was afraid.
At this moment, with Luo Huai turning on the lights and injecting a bit of vitality into the lifeless villa, the family felt warmer. The staff even picked up the signature card and pen and rushed to Qi Wanlian and said: "Sister Qi, I am you Fan, I really like you, can you sign it for me? It would be better if you could sign it."
"Like me?" Qi Wanlian raised her eyebrows and thought about when she had seduced this staff member. She searched her soul and couldn't find this memory. She looked at Zhong Jiudao and explained, "I have never been in contact with him."
How come there are still people who claim to be innocent out of thin air
"No, after watching the movie, I like you very, very much. This job opportunity is also what I worked hard to get." The staff member explained nervously.
When he expressed his love, a ray of anger turned into a small light of positive energy and took the initiative to sink into Qi Wanlian's eyebrows.
This anger is a concrete embodiment of the staff's feelings. It was not forcibly extracted by Qi Wanlian and will not affect the health of the staff.
Qi Wanlian couldn't help but touch her eyebrows, and found that this anger was so interesting. It was given to her unilaterally by human beings, but it would not cause any consequences, as if she had paid the price in advance.
"You're so weird." Qi Wanlian lowered his head and glanced at his signature card. When he saw that the poster of "The Fallen Family" was printed on the signature card, it was the black and white one Qi Wanlian had back to back, so he raised his hand and took it away. A signature card, "This offering is not bad, I accept it."
I can’t take care of this person in the future.
"Eh?" The staff member looked disappointed when he saw Qi Wanlian taking away her signature card.
Zhong Jiudao said hurriedly: "She just likes that poster. You can give her another one to sign."
After saying that, he looked at Qi Wanlian threateningly: "Give him an autograph."
Qi Wanlian gritted her teeth and pulled Zhong Jiu away: "I can't read!"
Zhong Jiu said: "..."
No, we have to force these ghosts to read in the future. How can we do this at such a low price
"Then you can draw whatever you want." Zhong Jiudao said.
Anyway, most celebrities’ artistic signatures don’t recognize what they say.
Under Zhong Jiudao's coercion, Qi Wanlian accepted another signature card handed over by the staff, thought about it, and drew a lotus flower.
She doesn't know much about literacy, and she can't write the current simplified Chinese characters, but she has done embroidery and painting, and it's not a problem to draw a simple pattern.
When the staff saw the exquisite lotus flowers painted by Qi Wanlian, they were so excited that they almost fainted.
"What's your name?" Qi Wanlian asked.
"Xiaopeng." the staff member replied.
Qi Wanlian then drew a bird with spread wings under the lotus and handed it to Xiaopeng.
Xiaopeng received the signed card, kissed it several times, and walked around in circles in the yard holding the card.
Zhong Hongyan, who watched the whole scene: "..."
Zhong Jiudao patted his cousin on the shoulder: "Times have changed."