Chapter 068 Binding Movie
Xie Xinglan's body had already taken back the phone. Xie Chi was breathing slightly, his legs were so stiff that he had no feeling.
He once locked all his instinctive desires into a cage, and devoted all his love to God like a devout nun, but suddenly discovered that the ascetic God was actually a devil who was drowning in the sea of desire.
He once thought that their first kiss would be as innocent and beautiful as that of lovers walking side by side on campus. In fact, it was indeed beautiful, but by no means innocent. Instead, it was erotic, moist and hot. It was a tingling feeling from the bottom up that could ignite a fire in the heart in an instant, burning people to the point of losing their rationality and willingly degenerating.
Xie Chi is twenty-one years old. Although he has never experienced anything, he understands everything. If he had half an hour, his brother would definitely continue.
Xie Chi was frightened by the out-of-control Xie Xinglan, and also by himself. The person who was sent up didn't look like him.
Fortunately, it’s only three minutes, Xie Chi thought.
The shirt was crumpled, and the top two buttons were broken. Xie Chi didn't expect himself to be so embarrassed in a non-dungeon. He smiled bitterly, turned over, turned on the faucet and rinsed his face to cool down.
After speaking a few more words to Xie Xinglan expressionlessly, Xie Chi sat on the sofa after packing up and opened his APP backpack. In addition to the disposable gossip he had obtained before, there was also a simulated body of Xie Xinglan in the backpack.
Xie Chi clicked on it, and a description popped up -
【This item is your wish. 】
A question popped up:
[Do you want to spend 200 points to redeem the "Temporary Use of Shell Function"? ]
[Description of the temporary use of the body function: After consuming 200 points , you will be able to spend points later to temporarily let Xie Xinglan out. The ratio of the time it takes to come out (unit: minutes) to the points consumed is 1 to 100, that is, 100 points are required to come out for 1 minute.]
Seeing this, Xie Chi's first reaction was to calculate how many points he and his brother would need to continue. After Xie Chi realized what was happening, his ears started to turn red and he gulped down a mouthful of cold water to cover it up.
There is no need to calculate this account, his current points are not enough.
Xie Chi forced himself to think seriously.
100 points for 1 minute seems very expensive, and it costs 200 points to redeem the function. However, in some cases, Xie Xinglan's appearance may have unexpected effects. Of course, he is also hesitant. The point of hesitation is whether it is better for Xie Xinglan and him to separate and divide the work, or for them to fight in the same body.
However, the purpose of this feature of the APP is also very clear - to increase his points consumption and extend the time it takes him to achieve his wish and leave the APP. Originally, he only needed 10,000 points to unbind and leave the APP. Now that this feature is turned on, plus the points consumption, he may need 12,000 points, or even more, to achieve his original goal. Of course, he will have a backup plan in the copy.
Xie Chi felt that the APP was very business-savvy. It divided each person's wishes and allowed the actors to willingly pay in installments. The wishes were not out of reach, and the actors had the motivation to strive for them. It even developed wish derivatives to tempt the actors to consume points to buy them. What the APP now provided him was the wish derivative - Xie Xinglan measured in minutes.
Xie Chi tutted his words. Who could resist the derivatives related to the ultimate wish? How much self-control would that require? If a man's wish was to have a harem of 3,000, and the derivative offered by the APP was to have a bed partner for 100 or 200 points, would that lustful man refuse? Probably not.
Another message popped up on the APP——
[Whether this function is enabled depends on the actor's willingness. You don't have to worry. If you decide to enable this function, just open the backpack again and click on the item. ]
Xie Chi felt that this was a compromise solution. He put the matter on hold and would decide whether to start it when necessary.
Xie Chi rested for a night. The next morning, a video chat invitation popped up. It was Lu Wen.
Xie Chi happened to have nothing to do, so he clicked confirm. The screen was connected, and on the other side was Lu Wen, who looked a little excited.
"What good news?" Xie Chi said.
Lu Wen took off his shirt without saying anything and turned his back to the camera: "Xie Chi, look."
Xie Chi looked at his back. The scales on Lu Wen's back, which were originally densely packed, had shrunk in size and their colors had become lighter. The texture seemed to be softening. As long as he didn't wear a white, transparent, soft top, it would be difficult for the shape and color to be seen. The small patch of scales on Lu Wen's face also showed signs of shrinking.
Seeing some confusion in Xie Chi's expression, Lu Wen smiled and said, "This is the plan listed for me by the APP. I paid in installments."
Xie Chi was startled, and thought to himself, "As expected, the fish scales are eliminated in stages to increase your strength, but the total points have increased?"
Lu Wen was stunned, obviously not expecting Xie Chi to react so quickly, and explained: "Yes, I originally needed 5,000 points to fulfill my wish, and now the total amount is 6,000, but it helps to eliminate and improve my strength in stages. Now all aspects of my physical performance have improved compared to before."
"This is almost like a loan..." Xie Chi said sincerely.
Lu Wen smiled bitterly and said, "Of course not. I know what it is doing, but who can refuse it? After all, it is easier to pass dungeons when your strength is improved."
Xie Chi nodded: "Just think of it as spending a thousand points to improve your strength, it's not a loss."
"Yeah, that's what I thought."
Xie Chi imagined that if the APP gave him an advance consumption function, he would get his brother first, and then pay in installments, and the total amount would be 1.5 times the previous amount. Would he be willing to do that? He thought about it carefully and decided not to.
He remembered the feeling of Xie Xinglan being pulled out of his body and entering another body - the huge panic of suddenly not being able to feel Xie Xinglan's presence.
It would take a long time for him to prepare himself psychologically to let Xie Xinglan stay in another body forever, because it meant that he would never know what he was thinking at the first time, and that he might leave temporarily due to some force majeure. He didn't want to do that, at least not at the moment. The current state of symbiosis both annoyed and reassured him. He also didn't want to prolong the deadline for the day when he would get forever because of a momentary lust.
So this seems to be the best situation now. It is possible to temporarily use the functions of the available shell, and there is no need to be separated from Xie Xinglan.
Xie Chi sneered. APP really understood the psychology of actors, so it never proposed a loan plan that he would definitely reject. APP should have measured the psychological state of each aspiring actor, and even knew the stories behind some of the actors, before carefully providing a wish-fulfilling plan.
"Xie Chi?"
Lu Wen's gentle call brought Xie Chi back to his senses. Xie Chi asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Wen got down to business: "Will you go to the follow-up movie that the Horror Mashup production team is planning to release?"
"Bind?" Xie Chi frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"
He remembered something: "Did you and Mirror come to me to talk about this?"
Lu Wen nodded on the other side of the video: "Yes, if you are free now, then wait a moment, I will send a video invitation to Jingzi and let him talk to you."
"good."
Two minutes later, the video was connected. Jingzi was probably reminded by Lu Wen, so he didn't foolishly ask about Xie Chi's abnormal condition last night. He said concisely: "I received an invitation letter from the "Horror Mashup" variety show team last night. I specially asked other agents and they said that this is the practice of APP. Newcomers who have participated in "Horror Mashup" will be invited to participate in a subsequent movie to better showcase themselves. Because newcomers are the most outstanding among this group of new actors, APP will increase its efforts to train them, hoping that they can go higher and further, so it will provide rewards for better movies. I have comprehensively weighed it, and you can consider going to the bound movie, Brother Xie, because it is really cost-effective."
Xie Chi was very vulgar, and only had one thing in mind: "A better reward?"
Yan Jing nodded and said, "Yes, the news transmitted by the APP at present is that the bound movie is a horror film, and its quality is not enough to overshadow its merits. Logically, the first place winner of the film with not enough merits should get 500 points, but the reward for this film has 20% bonus, and the first place winner gets 600 points. In fact, any reward triggered by the actor's behavior in the film has a 20% bonus. For example, if you complete the side quest, you should get 100 points, but with the bonus, it is 120 points."
Xie Chi nodded, very excited.
This obvious imbalance of resources and the widening gap between the rich and the poor is understandable. After all, APP hopes that actors with relatively better qualifications will develop better, so he wants to become stronger quickly, not only for his brother, but also for himself. He doesn't want to be manipulated by APP or others.
He had no freedom at all during his rookie period. He was exploited and constrained by his agent, and his life was controlled by the preferences of others. It was only at this stage that he truly gained the right to choose.
So here, becoming stronger seems to be the only way.
Xie Chi lit a cigarette, took a puff, and asked, "Did you just say it was a horror movie?"
Yan Jing said: "Yes, the announcement that it is a horror film is probably to encourage new talents who are not good at horror films to give up. After all, I think APP values new talents very much, otherwise it would not have suddenly stopped the variety show before. But I heard that after this movie, APP will not care about new talents anymore. How new talents develop is up to themselves, and there will be no benefits at all."
Xie Chi nodded. The meaning of APP was easy to understand. After the emerging stage, most actors had their own plans and certain abilities, and they did not need any support at all.
Yan Jing said: "I still recommend it. After all, Brother Xie, the one you went to before was a shoddy horror movie. This time, the flaws are not enough to overshadow the merits. There is no conflict, and the points reduction mechanism will not be activated."
"Is this film full of newcomers, or are there other actors?" Xie Chi asked.
"Yes, this film is mainly for newcomers, but if the newcomers decide whether to go or not, and the required number of people is not full, other actors can fill in and reap the benefits. Other actors also enjoy a 20% bonus on points."
Xie Chi nodded and asked, "By the way, I also want to ask, if high-level actors enter low-level movies, will their points be deducted?"
"Yes, this is the protection mechanism of the APP. It is to prevent high-level actors from coming to low-level films to bully weak ones and steal points. Therefore, the stronger they are, the greater the deduction in points will be. It seems that the deduction of points for fourth- and fifth-tier films has reached 60%. They can only get 40% of the original points by completing the copy of "The Merits Are Outweighed by the Flaws".
"I see."
Yan Jing's expression suddenly became serious. "Brother Xie, you just happened to ask this. I have something very serious to say to you. Please consider carefully whether you want to go after listening to me. You Jing will definitely go to this film. I happened to watch the films that You Jing had shot before on the APP last night. You Jing's new film is a film about ghost dolls, and then "Death" and another one, all of which are ghost films. You Jing is an expert in ghost films, so he will definitely go. But You Jing's first three films... his mother went with him. So if the number of newcomers in our film cannot meet the required number of people, his mother is likely to go with You Jing. She gave you such a low score on the show before, I'm afraid..."
"I'm afraid she will do something bad to you." Yan Jing expressed his concerns.
"I know." Xie Chi flicked the ash off his cigarette and said calmly.
"Thank you, brother. I spent some points to find out. You Jing has been here for a long time. She is not a talented person, but a steady person. She always shoots films with relatively low difficulty and high safety factor. She is not stingy with time. Her title is accumulated by the number of films she shoots. She is completely different from your path. You are the type who takes an unconventional approach. But it is not good to run into her. After all, she has been here for so long, and she probably has many tricks. I am afraid that she will hurt you. If you run into her at this time, it will not be worth the loss. You will definitely climb much higher than her in the future and step on her under your feet. And there is also some not-so-good news. The only female newcomer in the black skirt is You Jing’s new girlfriend in the previous film..."
Xie Chi thought about it and realized that there was indeed a new female student in a black dress staying next to You Jing that day, but she seemed to be quite introverted and never spoke, so he didn't have a deep impression of her.
"You really can't imagine it." Yan Jing coughed twice, "I also learned from gossip that You Jing has a girlfriend, and he even kissed the girl he had a crush on in the story about the ghost girl... But his girlfriend doesn't seem to care too much, maybe she admires him."
Yan Jing realized that he had walked too far, and quickly returned to the topic, "Except for Brother Lu, all the newcomers have chosen to go. You and Brother Lu haven't decided yet. Brother Lu said that if you go, he will go. If you don't go, he will go to a zombie movie. At present, I don't know if You Jing's mother has a spot. You Jing and his girlfriend must be together, so if you are considering changing a movie, I will go and pick one for you now..."
"Are we not open to the point where our flaws outweigh our merits?" Xie Chi suddenly asked.
Yan Jing was stunned: "Yes, we still lack a lot of titles, so we can't open it for a while."
Xie Chi smiled: "Then is this the one with the best rewards among all the films with flaws?"
"Yeah." Yan Jing came to his senses and said with a wry smile, "I understand. So the answer is still 'go', right? Don't consider what others are like. Anyway, you can always get it done no matter how difficult it is. Just consider how many points you have, right..."
Xie Chi raised his eyebrows, lowered his head, and put out the cigarette with his bare hands: "What do you think?"
"I understand. I'll report it to you."
