Chapter 018 Zombie Lover (01)
Xie Xinglan was also rarely silent for several seconds, obviously thinking about Xie Chi who would blush when he was teased a few years ago.
Xie Chi, who was sixteen or seventeen years old, was obviously very thin-skinned and loved to pretend nothing had happened, but in just a few years, he had become what he is now. From time to time, he could calmly tease him and catch him off guard.
A few years ago, Xiaochi wanted to be spoiled as a little brother, but a few years later...
Xie Xinglan felt an itch in his heart and laughed secretly.
——He wanted to bully him severely.
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Finally, under the coaxing of Xie Xinglan "Be good and believe in yourself" and the deception of "Human potential is unlimited" and "Not only big, but also small", Xie Chi still scalded his face and made it a little bigger.
Xie Chi drew the front view, side view, perspective view, nude view, clothed view, and details of each part of the body.
The man on the paper had sharp hair and long eyebrows. His eyes were a slightly deep reddish brown when looked at closely. He had a high nose bridge and thin, shiny lips. He clearly had an extremely aggressive look, yet he was paradoxically elegant and indifferent.
He was wearing a black windbreaker, standing in front of a low, green rose bush. The roses had thorns, dark red like blood. The man was tall and straight, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and his legs were tight and slender, handsome and unparalleled.
Xie Chi very mischievously drew his own reflection in Xie Xinglan's eyes, then looked at his masterpiece and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Xie Chi originally thought it would be difficult to draw, but in fact he finished it very quickly. He didn't even need to think about what Xie Xinglan looked like. Xie Xinglan could only be like this, there was no other solution. This was the only solution.
His brother had long been personified in his mind; everything he said and did made him more vivid and distinct.
There is no such thing as the way he likes. The way his brother looks is the way he likes.
Xie Xinglan suddenly asked: "Why are you wearing pure black star-shaped earrings?"
"Because..." Xie Chi paused, thought of something, and changed his mind, "I won't tell you."
Xie Xinglan sneered helplessly.
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After drawing, Xie Chi packaged the various pictures and sent them to the APP.
[The model has been received, and the APP will be produced as soon as possible. Please wait patiently for a while. 】
Xie Chi threw himself onto the soft bed and looked up at the few stars outside the skylight.
He had learned to be patient during the long wait, but suddenly he became anxious and eager again.
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Three days later, Xie Chi received a new horror film notice.
Over the course of a few days, Xie Chi took some time to gain an in-depth understanding of the APP's agent system.
The reason why agents work part-time is that there are too many low-level actors under the APP, which is difficult to manage. In addition, they lack experience and can easily choose the wrong horror film, leading to their own death.
The randomly assigned agents will help the actors choose horror films that suit them, and at the same time give them experience guidance to help them get through their rookie period to the greatest extent possible.
In the process of training new members, the agent will receive points as rewards from the APP. When the new member's title is upgraded, the agent will also receive additional rewards.
Logically speaking, agents should not collect points from actors anymore, but because most newcomers are weak and agents are mostly veteran actors with decent abilities, agents have been taking advantage of newcomers for a long time. Zhou Tong is not the first, nor the last. The guild system is prevalent in APPs, and APPs also take a tacit attitude towards this - if an agent bullies you during your rookie period, you can climb over his head and retaliate against him in return.
The existence of this system has invisibly promoted newcomers to work hard to climb up, because when an actor's points reach 1,000 points, he can actively choose to change his agent or become his own agent and select horror films for himself. At this stage, Xie Chi is not qualified to choose horror films for himself, and this right is still in the hands of the agent.
Another purpose of the random agent is to prevent low-level actors from regretting their original wishes, becoming lazy and afraid, and avoiding horror film shootings after experiencing horror film shootings.
With random agents, even if low-level actors don't want to shoot, the agents will take the initiative to arrange it for them.
Every fifteen days at most, low-level actors would be forced into the filming of the next horror film.
Xie Chi's current title is only enough to qualify him to appear in horror films of two qualities: shoddy and mediocre. Shoddy is a green card, and mediocre is a blue card.
Xie Chi was looking at the purple card "Zombie Lover" on the APP, stunned for a few seconds, and then burst out laughing.
The elegant and majestic purple color represents the quality that outweighs its flaws. There is also a row of black words under the card: Hong Kong-style zombie movie.
He didn't have the authority to import zombie movies whose quality outweighed their merits, so Zhou Tong must have used special permissions.
The purpose of bringing him into this film is obvious - they hope he dies.
A minute later, the cast list was loaded, and the one at the front was... Zhou Tong.
Xie Chi was stunned for a moment, then slowly smiled. Was Zhou Tong going to do it himself? How shameless! The grudge between him and Zhou Tong was not to the point of life and death, but if Zhou Tong really wanted to kill him, then don't blame him for returning the favor.
Yan Jing's name followed closely behind, and Xie Chi was stunned.
Like him, Yan Jing does not have the authority to enter "Zombie Lover". There must be some special reasons why his name appears here.
Xie Chi's name is at the end, and it should have been added temporarily.
There are nine actors in total in "Zombie Lover", five of which are black names and four are gray names.
Regarding the gray names, the answer given by the search box is as follows:
There is a last-place elimination system for titles in the APP. A grey name means that he ranks last under a certain title, and he will be pulled into a slightly higher-quality horror movie to fend for himself as punishment.
To put it bluntly, high-quality horror films also need cannon fodder to make up the numbers. If the actors don't work hard, they will be banished to high-quality horror films as cannon fodder. Of course, cannon fodder may also have a spring in their life. It is not impossible for them to get a chance to turn around and become the protagonist in high-quality horror films, although in most cases cannon fodder will still be cannon fodder to the end.
The app loaded for a while, and then the introduction to the horror film "Zombie Lover" popped up:
[At the end of the Qing Dynasty, an old Taoist priest was hired to move graves for someone. He and a group of disciples went to Mianshan to dig coffins and were responsible for transporting the coffins to the employer's home in Huai'ao Town. They thought it was just a simple commission, but many strange things happened during the transportation. The disciples died one by one. The group went through a lot of hardships to deliver the coffins to the employer's home. They thought the commission was over, but they didn't expect that this was just the beginning of a conspiracy...]
[You will play the role of one of the beginners and explore the truth behind it all. ]
【Transmitting, please wait. 】
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In the dark cinema, the audience had already taken their seats.
The big screen suddenly lit up——
[The actors have entered the horror film and are making preparations. Please be patient. 】
The audience whispered, "It seems that Zhou Tong is leading the team this time?"
"It seems there is also Lu Wen..."
"Who is Lu Wen? The name sounds familiar..."
"The one with the fish scales on his face."
"Oh, how disgusting!"
"Oh yeah, there was a newcomer who broke the record for Best Actor. He seems to be in this movie too. I don't know if I'm seeing things..."
"That's impossible. He doesn't have the qualifications to make the flaws outweigh the merits..."
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As soon as Xie Chi entered, he found himself in the wilderness, on top of a reverse slope. It was night, with swaying shadows of trees all around and stars dotted the sky. There were a few people scattered at the bottom of the reverse slope, all separated by a large distance. They should be the actors who co-starred in "Zombie Lover".
This time was different from the last time. Xie Chi could move his limbs, but there seemed to be an invisible barrier around him, preventing him from leaving his position. Xie Chi was not in a hurry. APP must have its reasons for doing this.
Three seconds later, the phone rang.
[During the actor's preparation time, 20 points to purchase costumes and makeup, and 30 points will be deducted to purchase the zombie manual, a total of 50 points, which have been deducted.]
[Please change into your costume and finish reading the zombie manual within fifteen minutes. The filming will officially begin fifteen minutes later.]
Xie Chi was a little helpless after suddenly being deducted 50 points. So are all horror films of slightly higher quality the type of "you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb"?
The rewards for completing a horror film with flaws that outweigh its merits are great, but its initial investment is also huge.
A pile of things suddenly fell in front of Xie Chi.
He squatted down to check. He saw a yellow Taoist robe, a simple peach wood sword and a small bag of glutinous rice. Next to it was a small blue notebook that looked like a secret book. On it were four big characters written in glaring green - Zombie Manual.
Xie Chi was in no hurry to change his clothes, and first opened the "Zombie Handbook".
★Origin of zombies: There are differences between good corpses and zombies. Before a person dies, he holds his breath, gets angry, and feels depressed. After he dies, a breath will gather in his throat. If he keeps breathing after death, he may turn into a zombie after many years.
Zombie characteristics: afraid of light, afraid of fire, invulnerable to swords and guns.
Things that can restrict the activities of zombies: corpse rope and ink bottle.
Things that can cause damage to zombies: glutinous rice and peach wood swords.
The basic method to avoid zombie attacks: hold your breath.
Precautions:
1. If an actor is bitten or caught by a zombie, he will be infected with the corpse poison, which will penetrate into his heart and turn him into a zombie completely.
2. Some props are provided, and some props are collected by the actors themselves in horror movies.
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After reading it, Xie Chi felt that he had lost 30 points. They were all very basic information, which he knew. However, the purpose of the APP was probably not to sell costumes and information, but to ask them to hand in 50 points for the qualification fee.
The APP sent another message.
A few notes about the horror film "Zombie Lover" -
1. This film is a purple card, and its quality is more than enough to cover its merits. After the filming is completed, the actor ranked first in the overall ranking will be rewarded with 500 points, and the points for other actors will be reduced gradually.
2. The longest duration of this film is 15 days, and it can be ended early if the exploration is completed in advance.
Xie Chi put on his Taoist robe and put the peach wood sword on his waist. Just as he finished doing this, the APP message was updated——
[The preparation time has passed, and the shooting officially begins. ]
