Chapter 043 Horror Variety Show
The gossip was as big as a target. Xie Chi was just worrying about how to carry it with him when the APP rang again.
[The props have been bound and stored in the APP actor's exclusive backpack. When you need to use them, you can immediately open the APP and click on the backpack to take them out. ]
Xie Chi suddenly realized that Lu Wen’s sword should also be able to be stored in the APP, but Lu Wen often used it in zombie movies, so he simply didn’t put it in the backpack.
After Xie Chi finished browsing, he looked up and found Yan Jing standing opposite him with eyes bigger than copper bells.
Yan Jing felt Xie Chi's gaze: "@*￥&……!!" (Brother, come here quickly!!)
Xie Chi walked over: "What's wrong?"
Yan Jing stretched out an arm towards him: "#…@…￥【Email Protected.】!" (Pinch me to wake me up! I think I'm dreaming!)
Xie Chi: “…”
Feeling Xie Chi's speechlessness, Yan Jing immediately handed him his phone: "%@&!" (Brother, look!)
The APP shows that Yan Jing has acquired low-level zombie bloodline.
[Effects of low-level zombie bloodline: extraordinary sense of smell, a certain degree of physical strength increase (mainly resistance to beating), super long breath holding, slower metabolism of internal organs and blood. ]
Xie Chi was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "This can be considered a blessing in disguise for you."
Because Yan Jing was transformed into a living zombie, he accidentally acquired the bloodline of a low-level zombie.
Yan Jing seemed to want to smile foolishly, but in Xie Chi's eyes it turned out to be a grin.
“@……￥&!” (That’s all because of Brother Xie!)
"It has nothing to do with me. It's your ability to survive." Xie Chi said, "You and Lu Wen are a bit similar in terms of resistance to blows and long breath holding."
Lu Wen should be of some kind of fish descent, and Yan Jing's zombie descent is similar to Lu Wen in some aspects.
“@…￥&?” (Now that you put it that way, it seems so! When I get out, I will definitely show off to Brother Lu.)
Xie Chi smiled and was about to return the phone to him, but he glanced at him casually, paused, and his expression gradually became strange.
He looked up, with a bit of pity in his eyes: "Have you been tied up?"
Yan Jing was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly: "#?" (Yes, what's wrong?)
Xie Chi looked at the words that just popped up on the phone screen.
[Side effects of low-level zombie bloodline: uglier facial features, worse eyesight, and super metabolism of nails and teeth. ]
The worse eyesight has no effect on Yan Jing at all, and the uglier facial features don't affect Yan Jing much either. After all, he looks rather... shabby. The main side effect is the last one.
Yan Jing needs to have his nails trimmed and teeth sharpened regularly.
It was a bit cruel, Xie Chi was too embarrassed to tell him immediately, so he suppressed his laughter and said, "Nothing."
Yan Jing nodded blankly.
During the settlement period, the time in the copy was paused. After the two chatted briefly, the comprehensive evaluation report of the actor was sent over.
[Cast of "Zombie Lover":
Male lead: Xie Chi, plot exploration degree 93%, reward 500 points.
Complete the task: Catch pheasants and get 30 points.
Complete the task: Find tooth powder to save Taoist Xuancheng who was bitten by zombies (first place), and get 50 points.
The total number of followers gained is 15,102 (the film's flaws do not outweigh its merits, and the maximum audience limit is 20,000), rounded off, the score is 151.
Challenge ending 2 successfully and get 300 points.
50 points will be deducted for purchasing costumes.
Purchase zombie language manuals and zombie costumes and deduct 2 points.
Current total points: 1219 points.
Male No. 2: Lu Wen, plot exploration degree 37%, reward 300 points.
Complete the task: Catch pheasants and get 30 points.
Complete the task: Find tooth powder to save Taoist Xuancheng (second place) who was bitten by zombies and get 30 points.
The total number of followers increased by 3743, rounded off to 37 points.
Give up the challenge ending 2.
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Current total points: 854 points.
Male No. 3 : Yan Jing, plot exploration degree 24%, reward 100 points.
Complete the task: Catch pheasants and get 30 points.
Complete the task: Find tooth powder to save Taoist Xuancheng (third place) who was bitten by zombies and get 10 points.
Challenge ending 2 successfully and get 300 points.
The total number of followers increased by 1921, rounded up, and the score was 19 points.
…
Current total points: 461 points.
Actors who died: Zhou Tong, Yue Xiuming, etc. 】
【Thank you to all the actors for your passionate performances. The rewards will be sent to the APP immediately, please check it. 】
…
Outside the horror movie, the big screen lit up again, and the comprehensive evaluation ranking was clearly displayed in front of the audience, with the character portraits in front and the scores in the back.
"1219? He really is a newcomer! Minus the thousand points he got from his zombie lover...he only had over 200 points at the beginning! He has been to two dungeons at most!"
"Holy crap? It's okay for a newbie, but he got over a thousand points with a flawless performance? A scoring machine! I've never seen anyone so amazing..."
"These ups and downs really scare my little heart..." A ghost covered his heart.
Yougui suddenly got excited: "With this score, he will definitely be in the top ten of the newcomers, right? I remember the line for newcomers is usually around 800 or 900! I wonder if he can make it to the top five."
"Then he will definitely be invited to Horror Mashup, right?"
"Of course he can, it just depends on whether he goes or not. I love that variety show so much, it's so cool to see new talents competing against each other!"
"He will definitely go. Look how low he is in points. And the variety show rewards are generous..."
"Ah, then I can look forward to it. This is the episode I'm most looking forward to. I really like him!"
"Squat him, squat him!"
"Lu Wen 854 may also be able to go to "Horror Mashup"? But if he goes, he will probably be at the bottom."
"The guy who was at the bottom last time seems to be dead?"
"I don't know what the theme of this episode of 'Horror Mashup' is."
"Do you think he got the props?"
"I don't know... probably not. If he really got the lucky buff from the novice movie, how can he survive if he got the props from two consecutive movies?"
…
After the individual comprehensive evaluation, the quality of the horror film is redefined.
"Do you think this piece can be upgraded?"
"Definitely not. It's very difficult to upgrade the purple film. The higher you go, the harder it is because the film itself has many problems. It can't be transformed by actors alone." said the ghost who had some experience.
"That's right." The ghost next to him nodded in agreement.
The ghost said, "But the color of the card will definitely become darker. I guarantee this with my head..."
On the big screen, the purple card "Zombie Lover" did not turn its back, but flew to the upper right corner.
For horror films of quality that have more merits than flaws or above, when quality is redefined, it is accumulated little by little based on the bonus items. If the actual filming effect is better than expected, the color of the card will become darker, and it will become darker and darker until it cannot be darker, and then a qualitative change will occur and the quality will be improved. Of course, if the actors perform poorly, the color of the card will become lighter, and it will be downgraded.
The screen began to replay the plot, and as Xie Chi's actions flashed by, the color of the card became darker and darker.
When the scenes of stealing zombies, instigating Yue Xiuming and Zhou Tong to rebel, breaking the illusion and cutting hands, and refining living zombies appear, the color of the cards will become noticeably darker. At the second ending, when the five elements gather together, the cards become noticeably darker. Finally, when Xie Chi shatters and reshapes, the color of the card turns directly into dark purple.
"From light purple to dark purple! Is there any more?!"
"Oh my god, I just realized there are so many operations..."
“I still remember stealing zombies vividly…”
"Hurry up!"
After the plot was replayed, the color of the card remained purple - a dark purple that was almost ink-black.
"Oh no, the actors did their best, but the film itself is too limited, there's nothing we can do about it."
"I feel like the boss is underestimating his talent."
"It's just the childhood of the movie emperor. He suffered because he came in late, and his agent bullied him. Look, if I were his agent, I would have sent him a message as soon as the second ending popped up, telling him not to go in, and he wouldn't have been in such danger and almost died."
"You can't say that. It's a good thing his agent didn't tell him, otherwise how could we have seen this scene?"
A ghost leader said, "Oh, in fact, if the boss stays here for half a year, the second ending will be as easy as cutting vegetables. This kind of second ending is usually a hook left by horror movies, in order to release the second part, for advanced actors to play with."
He paused, and then said, "I have thought of a title - "Zombie Lover 2: The Art of Borrowing Magic". Synopsis: After Taoist Xie Chi and his group defeated the zombies with human souls, they thought they had accomplished their mission and left Huai'ao Town. However, the horror was far from over. The zombies actually... stood up again! This time , without Xie Chi's rescue, Huai'ao Town has completely become purgatory. Several Taoists with high Taoism skills came upon hearing the news, and were told that only by gathering the power of the five elements can they defeat the zombies. What should they do..."
"Hahahaha, your introduction is quite interesting! And the whole film revolves around how they gather the power of the five elements... It's very possible, you are awesome!"
"Let's just think about it. Wasn't given to us by the boss by mistake? This movie is completely perfect, there will definitely be no sequel. Moreover, this ending is obviously much more exciting and interesting than the hypothetical sequel, and the pace is also fast! One person borrows four lines, where can you find it?"
"After all, we made a profit, right?"
"Tsk, I love Father Xie Chi, he saved me the money for the sequel."
Under the dark purple card is a row of black text introduction: Purple "Zombie Lover", the quality is not bad but the merits outweigh the flaws.
Advantages: Outstanding performances by actors Xie Chi, Lu Wen, and Yan Jing, the unexpected challenge in the second ending was successful, the costumes and makeup were pretty good, there were many twists and turns, and the double-line bonus fits the theme of zombie movies that good will be rewarded, and the ending is perfect.
Disadvantages: The plot is too abrupt, the conditions are too harsh, it is too unfriendly to the actors, it takes too long, and the audience is impatient.
…
After Xie Chi confirmed his withdrawal from "Zombie Lover", he returned home again. He first opened the wish interface to see if Xie Xinglan had finished making it.
The interface still showed that it was in production. Xie Chi was a little disappointed. Just as he was about to browse other things, the wish interface suddenly showed a progress bar.
【Manufacturing progress bar: 60%. 】
Xie Chi was startled, his eyes lit up instantly, he immediately went over to open the computer and took a look, it was now July 29th.
He submitted the model drawing on July 16th. Now 12 days have passed and the progress bar is exactly 60% in 12 days and 5% in 1 day. In other words, he will get the finished product in another 8 days.
8 days. If it’s fast, he will be able to see the goods before entering the next copy. If it’s slow, he will have to wait until the next copy is over.
Xie Chi smiled, took out the chip that Tiandao had taken out from his pocket, opened the drawer, and threw it in.
He poured himself some water, leaned against the cabinet, and browsed the personal information panel on the APP while drinking water.
He currently has about 19,000 fans and 1,200 points.
On the title screen, his original title was "An unknown ghost movie actor" in green, but now it has turned into light blue, and the content is - A new and promising actor.
The following comments are: You have participated in ghost films and zombie films, and you have a tendency to develop into an all-rounder; your number of fans is the highest among actors of the same batch, you have great personal charm, and your fans are relatively loyal; your fame is expanding, but the audience who knows you is still limited; your representative works include: the ghost film "Red Ghost" and the zombie film "Zombie Lover".
Below the review is a line of small text reminder: [The quality of horror movies originally open to you is: shoddy (green) and mediocre (blue). Congratulations, because the title has been upgraded, the quality of horror movies you can now access is: shoddy (green), mediocre (blue) and flawless (purple). 】
Xie Chi raised his eyebrows slightly. Zhou Tong had made an exception and got him into the game before, which helped him. Now he had the right to enter the game. He could earn more than 500 points for one episode of the game, which greatly improved his efficiency in earning points.
Xie Chi's slender fingers lightly swiped and dragged open the expandable column behind the title column.
[Your current total ranking is 7834th, and there are 3458 actors with the same color as your title. ]
Xie Chi was ranked 18,266 before, and now he has risen by more than 10,000 points. The lower the ranking, the easier it is to improve, because one point can create a gap with many people. The further forward you go, the harder it is to advance, because there will be a points gap in front.
Xie Chi's ranking increase will inevitably become slower and slower.
The matter of the agent still needed to be considered. Xie Chi was a little hungry, so he went over to look through the refrigerator. Looking at the refrigerator full of food, he smiled happily.
In the past, he had always eaten takeout. With his brother's personality, there was no way he could cook. In the end, perhaps because he was forced into a corner, his brother started cooking.
When he was in school, he lived outside alone, and there were only soda and wine in the refrigerator. He didn't like to invite an aunt because he always felt his private space was invaded. Later, Xie Xinglan was really scared, so he resigned himself to picking up the spatula and never put it down since then.
Everything now is the result of Xie Xinglan’s efforts.
The one in the refrigerator is broken, but the one in the freezer can be eaten after some cooking.
In fact, he couldn't starve to death in his spiritual state, but he felt hungry. Xie Chi took out a few bags of food he wanted to eat and said in a very calm tone: "Hubby, I'm hungry."
Xie Xinglan said gently: "I'll do it for you, just wait a moment."
"Yeah." Xie Chi laughed a few times for no apparent reason.
Xie Xinglan was halfway through when he suddenly dropped the spatula and said in disbelief: "What did you just call me?!"
Xie Chi just smiled and said nothing.
