Zhong Jiudao, Zhong Hongyi and the other two arrived at the city S where the villa was located from the same direction and took the same high-speed train, but they unexpectedly met at the high-speed rail station and went to the villa together.
Before leaving, Zhong Jiudao parked the company's second-hand car at the high-speed rail station. On the way back, he took a taxi and drove back directly.
After being away for so long and not caring about the ghosts in the villa, Zhong Jiudao was still a little worried.
Zhong Hongqian felt even more at ease. She had never been with this talented teacher who was born with praise in her family. She had only seen him from a distance during festivals. At that time, men and women in the Zhong family sat together. Zhong Jiudao had a close relationship with the women in the family, but he had a good relationship with Zhong Hongyan.
Zhong Hongyi comforted Zhong Hongqian: "You don't have to be afraid of Director Zhong. He doesn't have any shortcomings except that he is a little stingy when paying the company's employees, has a low emotional intelligence, and arranges a gloomy living environment."
Zhong Jiu said: “…” It doesn’t sound like it has any advantages.
"When did I treat my employees well?" Zhong Jiudao retorted, "We were so poor when we were filming "The Fallen Family". Afterwards, whenever I had a little money, I would give bonuses to the actors."
Zhong Hongyan: "Director Zhong, in your eyes, is our company just Luo Huai?"
"Is that so?" Zhong Jiudao asked, "Do you really want me to pay those actors? Where are they going to spend the money after I pay them?"
Zhong Hongyan pointed at himself and said, "As for me, I am also an employee of the company! I haven't received a single cent of salary so far, not even the editing fee at the beginning. You clearly promised to give me an advance on my salary before, but you didn't give it to me later. If my sister had come later and helped me with some money, I wouldn't have been able to buy a new piece of clothing for the New Year."
Zhong Jiu said: "Why didn't I give you the advance salary that time? Do you remember why? That was the advance salary you got when you were going to meet your online girlfriend. What happened later? Do you still have a girlfriend?"
When the topic of his girlfriend was mentioned, Zhong Hongyan suddenly fell silent.
When Zhong Hongqian heard about this, she asked gossipingly, "Is cousin Yan getting married soon?"
She got married at the age of 20, and although she has been married for four years, she is actually younger than Zhong Hongyan and Zhong Jiudao, and only two months older than Luo Huai.
"Don't mention it." Zhong Hongyan covered his face, too embarrassed to ask for his salary.
In fact, he himself knew that although Zhong Jiudao did not give him money, he helped him sign up for classes and provided him with the opportunity to work with editing experts, which were all convertible benefits.
Zhong Hongyi told Zhong Hongqian: "Outside, people who fall in love want to get married. For someone like Zhong Hongyan, his family can rely on the family advantage to get married, but outside, haha!"
Zhong Hongyan: “…”
Just wait and see, he is determined to break away from the family halo and create his own career!
"Don't say that about cousin Yan," Zhong Hongqian said softly, "He is the one I admire most."
"What is there to admire about him?" Zhong Hongyi asked.
Zhong Hongqian: "My cousin Yan made a great sacrifice to get married according to the family's arrangement. I was discussing marriage at that time, and I saw my cousin Yan running around the house every day, which made me very envious. I wish I had the courage of my cousin Yan at that time, so I would not have let the wolf into the house, harmed the head of the family, and killed several unborn children, causing my father to be abolished and expelled from the family, and I might even have to endure imprisonment..."
"Stop!" Zhong Jiudao and Zhong Hongyi said in unison.
Zhong Jiu said: "It's your fault."
Zhong Hongyi: "Are you stupid? You are the victim, why do you want to take all the blame on yourself?"
Zhong Jiu said: "You have to go home for the time being, come with me and get more exposure to society."
Zhong Hongyi: "The contracted actors of Jiudao Film and Entertainment Company are very confident and outspoken. You should learn more from them."
"You keep mentioning the company's actors. What are they like? What are their advantages and disadvantages?" Zhong Hongqian asked fearfully.
She had never been out of the house, but she had watched TV dramas. She had always envied the stars for their glamorous and confident looks, and felt nervous when she thought about getting along with them.
The three people in the car were silent at the same time, and no one answered her question.
When they were almost at the villa, Zhong Jiudao said, "You'll know when you meet them."
It was three o'clock in the afternoon when they arrived at the villa. Although it was noon, the sun was still quite strong. The evil spirits were probably all staying in their rooms at this time, some dressing up, some reading, some making soup, some watching TV and choosing clothes. They all stayed at home and would not come out until late at night.
Today, everyone was present. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Fu Yue wearing a pastel-colored dress, sitting on a chair in the villa garden, basking in the sun.
Yes, that’s right, Fu Yue, one of the evil spirits in the villa, is basking in the sun.
"It's Fu Yue. I've seen her in a movie directed by my cousin!" Zhong Hongqian said a little excitedly.
"Have you also seen Jiudao's movies?" Zhong Hongyi was very surprised. He had always thought that his family was strict and he dared not watch Zhong Jiudao's movies. He didn't expect that the Zhong family had watched "The Fallen Family" to such an extent.
"Oh, I like Fu Yue very much." Zhong Hongqian said, "After leaving her boyfriend, she didn't show pity for him, but chose to strengthen herself. In the end, she relied on her own strength to keep her beloved by her side. What an admirable woman. Can I have more contact with her in the future?"
Everyone: “…”
Only today did Zhong Jiudao finally understand what it meant to have a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand men. How did his simple movie give Zhong Hongqian such an impression
"You'd better have less contact with her." Zhong Hongyi took out a peach wood sword from her bag. This time when she returned home, she learned from Zhong's mother and redrawn the formation on the sword. This time she was confident that she could defeat Fu Yue!
Zhong Jiudao parked the car next to Fu Yue. Seeing her body smoking in the sun, but looking very happy, he asked, "What are you doing?"
"I like sunbathing. I don't like the sun, but that guy likes it. I was influenced by him and sunbathe every day." Fu Yue stretched out her hand to catch a ray of sunlight. Smoke came out of her arm and a layer of skin was burned off in an instant.
Fortunately, Fu Yue was very skilled in Taoism. A black cloud rose from his body. The skin on his arms healed and he continued to bask in the sun.
"What kind of sunbathing method is this?" Zhong Hongqian asked curiously, "It looks a bit like..."
She stopped talking before she finished. The closer she got, the more she felt that Fu Yue was like the evil spirit recorded in the books. However, she was an artist at Zhong Jiudao Company and was enjoying basking in the sun. How could she be a ghost
At this time, Zhong Hongyi pushed open the car door and rushed out with a sword in hand, aiming at Fu Yue with the sword. Her purpose was to exorcise the ghost, but her desire to win was what got her in the way.
She was sure that with her magical power, this sword would seriously injure Fu Yue, but unexpectedly, a righteous energy rose from Fu Yue's body and blocked Zhong Hongyi's sword light.
Zhong Hongyi stood there holding a sword and said, "Go back to the villa and fight. I will take advantage of you."
"Of course, even if I let you get some sun, I can still win." Fu Yue waved her hand, and gorgeous flowers grew on the land under the shade of the tree, surrounding Zhong Hongyi.
Zhong Hongyi was not afraid at all. She swung her sword and spells flew out from the sword, repelling dozens of flowers in an instant.
She has become stronger! This thought came to the minds of the demon and the ghost at the same time. Their expressions became more serious, and they both showed their strongest strength.
Zhong Hongqian: "…Why did they start fighting? Cousin, are you guys going to help?"
Zhong Jiudao took out his luggage from the trunk and said with a serious expression, "It's okay. I'll stop fighting when I'm tired. I haven't slept well these past few days. I'll go back and catch up on my sleep."
Zhong Hongyan: "Are you coming here to embarrass me? How can I beat these two?"
After saying that, he picked up his backpack and ran to the villa. He stole some ghost-making materials from home to see if they could help Lian Ziyu restore his appearance, and he was rushing to send them to him.
Of course, he still had feelings for Lian Ziyu, but he didn't dare to approach him for a long time because he stunk while guarding the door during the Chinese New Year. This made Zhong Hongyan think of the spicy hot pot smell on Lian Ziyu's body, and he felt the same way, so he was kind and helped him.
The two men who were barely able to get close to her ran away, leaving Zhong Hongqian very anxious.
Zhong Hongyi and Fu Yue really fought. After a few rounds, a red spider lily was implanted in Zhong Hongyi's sword-holding arm. Branches emerged from under her skin, absorbing her flesh and blood.
Fu Yue didn't have the upper hand either. Half of her head was blown off by the talisman formation, and she was absorbing Zhong Hongyi's master's blood and flesh to restore her strength.
The evil ghosts upstairs saw the two of them fighting again, so they found a room convenient for watching the fight, and a group of ghosts gathered by the window to watch.
Lian Ziyu said enviously: "If I had Fu Yue's ability to easily absorb the blood and flesh of the master, I would have been able to break the ghost pattern on my body long ago."
Zhong Hongyan, who was standing by the door holding a gift, said: "..."
He put away the gift, went downstairs to his room with his hands behind his back, and thought to himself, forget it, people who are not of my race must have different hearts.
If Zhong Jiudao and Fu Yue and the three ghosts had used the Painted Skin, the Eyeball Ghost would have handed over his flesh and blood long ago, and Fu Yue would have been able to break free from the ghost pattern.
However, the binding force of the painted skin is stronger, and even Fu Yue can't break it.
One was her cousin, the other was her idol. Zhong Hongqian was almost crying in anxiety, and she shouted “You guys are going to fight me” several times but no one listened.
Seeing that all the people and ghosts were seriously injured, Zhong Hongqian could no longer bear it. She took out the Water Spirit Lamp and injected all her magic power into the magic weapon, crying, "Stop fighting, stop it now!"
Of course, her shouting had no effect, but a water spirit power like a huge wave surged out of the water spirit lamp, and a ray of water light separated Zhong Hongyi and Fu Yue.
Zhong Hongyi's arm was wrapped in a ball of aqua blue light, and the parasitic red spider lily withered instantly, leaving only a few scars on the skin. They would heal in a few days after applying some iodine.
Fu Yue's head was also wrapped by a water spirit power that was closer to Yue Ling. She quickly absorbed this power, and half of her head grew back quickly.
All the ghosts fighting, including the ghosts in the villas watching the fight upstairs, focused their attention on Zhong Hongqian.
Zhong Hongqian cried and took a breath: "You are going to fight, I am really scared."
Ghosts: “…”
You're scarier, okay?!
Lian Ziyu originally thought that he could come here to get some blood from the newcomers, but when he saw Zhong Hongqian's strength, he fell silent.
Zhong Hongyi put down the peach wood sword and ran over to comfort his cousin: "Don't cry, I'm done. Let me introduce you to a colleague from the company, Fu Yue, a fierce ghost with more than a hundred years of practice."
Fu Yue covered her healed head and Zhong Hongqian nodded: "Thank you."
While his cousin was still not able to react, Zhong Hongyi led her out of the villa, rushed directly to the room where the ghosts were gathered, and introduced his colleagues to her one by one.
"So, all the employees in the company are ghosts?" Zhong Hongqian looked as if her worldview had been shattered.
"There are also Luo Huai and Qian Duoqun, and the rest are us, my sister and I." Zhong Hongyi said to Zhong Hongqian, "Jiudao used these evil spirits with restraint in mind, and did not use them to do evil. You don't have to be afraid."
Zhong Hongqian: “That’s great!”
Zhong Hongyi: “???”
Zhong Hongqian: "I was worried that the company has dozens of employees, both men and women, and I don't know how to deal with them. Now I feel relieved when I think that they are all ghosts. My family is responsible for taking care of the peach forest. I often interact with the ghosts who died in the peach forest. I have more experience in interacting with ghosts than with humans. My cousin Jiudao uses ghosts to perform plays, and our family uses ghosts who died in the wrong to plant trees. It's the same principle, right? It's all to help them accumulate merits and eliminate karma so that they can be reincarnated as soon as possible."
Zhong Hongyi: "…It's great that you think so."
After such a turmoil, Zhong Hongqian successfully integrated into the group of evil spirits, and because of her strong strength and good temper, she was neither a tyrant like Zhong Jiudao nor a loser like Zhong Hongyan, which made her the one who got along best with the Zhong family and company employees, and she could chat with every ghost, which was also magical.
Zhong Jiudao didn't know what was happening outside. He slept for seventeen or eighteen hours and woke up at noon the next day.
He opened his phone and was surrounded by a pile of messages and missed calls.
Since the first episode of "Who Can Escape" was broadcast on the evening of the third day of the Chinese New Year, Zhong Jiudao's messages have never stopped.
That video was on more than a dozen hot searches in one go, and the number of views broke records, but several of them were bought by the program team, and several were bought by the actors themselves. Only one hot search was purely driven by natural popularity, and it also had a late-breaking effect, surpassing other hot searches and topping the hot search list in the early morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
The hot search was #Zhong Jiudao’s new movie inspiration#.
Of course, the program crew would not miss the opportunity to use Director Zhong's new movie as a gimmick for their program. This scene was played over and over three times. Now everyone knew that Zhong Jiudao was going to make a movie and began to contact him frantically.
There were fans who sent him private messages and comments asking him about it, investors who asked him if they needed investment, actors who came to recommend him, production companies who asked if he could cooperate, and other staff who came to submit their resumes...
There were so many messages that Zhong Jiudao read them all. In the end, he simply muted his phone and ignored them, and would contact them later when he made preparations.
He skipped those messages and went straight to Luo Huai, clicked on his circle of friends, liked the fitness status posted by Luo Huai, and left a message "Work out well, and let the director do it himself."
Then he went downstairs to find something to eat. As soon as he went out, he saw Qi Wanlian and Zhong Hongqian chatting happily.
"You've had so many miscarriages, you need to take good care of your body." Qi Wanlian said, "This thing is so deadly, I died from it."
"You are really easy." Zhong Hongqian looked at Qi Wanlian with tears in her eyes.
Qi Wanlian: "It's not bad. The main thing is that I killed all the people who hurt me. Speaking of which, our fates are really similar. We both suffered miscarriages and widowhood. My ex-husband who sold me to a brothel also died later and his soul was taken away. But it was me who did it. He used the money from selling me to gamble and whore, and I used his soul to nourish my soul. It's fair."
"You..." Zhong Hongqian was used to flattering others and always wanted to find reasons to praise them. Facing Qi Wanlian, she hesitated for a while and finally said, "You are really open-minded."
"What can I do if I can let it go? Do I have to hate him all my life and think about him even after I die? Dream on." Qi Wanlian said.
"But should ghosts rely on this kind of hatred and resentment to survive?" Zhong Hongqian asked, "You see it so clearly, why do you still stay in this world?"
These words stumped Qi Wanlian. She stood there in a daze. Yes, she had already avenged herself, so where was her obsession
"You are forced to stay in this world, so you must have some obsessions. As a ghost, you don't even know your own obsessions. Qi Wanlian, you will become more and more confused as you die." Zhong Jiudao walked downstairs and secretly reminded Qi Wanlian.
Zhong Jiudao had long seen through Qi Wanlian's obsession, but she herself had never discovered it.
She found out that Zhong Jiudao had no way to help her. If he forced his way in, she would be injured and die if she resisted.
Only if Qi Wanlian thinks things through clearly and comes to ask Zhong Jiudao for help, can her resentment be truly resolved.