Starting with a haunted house to create a thrilling game arena

Chapter 64: The Black Phone's Hijacking!

Zhang Ze ultimately did not accept Men Nan into his haunted house.

At least until Men Nan's main personality emerges, Zhang Ze will not allow a mentally ill person to stay in the haunted house. This is to be responsible to the other tourists and also to be responsible to Men Nan's true identity.

The matter is now settled.

Chen Ge returned to New Century Paradise the next day.

This time, Chen Ge commissioned a batch of brand-new dolls. Each doll was lifelike and created using puppetry techniques, looking almost exactly like a living person.

The technological infrastructure has been significantly upgraded.

Zhang Ze was also busy.

Using his talent for horror art, he created promotional illustrations for several scenes.

Prior to this, Zhang Ze had never been familiar with the art market and had almost no knowledge of the various types of paintings.

This is why when he first saw Lingling's painting, his first reaction was that it was an oil painting, because Zhang Ze had only heard of this type of painting, like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.

Crow's nest, midnight police station.

He even drew two pictures for Chen Ge, one of Midnight Escape and the other of Twilight Middle School.

Zhang Ze meticulously painted each picture, unlike his previous attempts at forging surveillance footage which were purely perfunctory. He was very satisfied with the final result, and the promotional images were of great quality.

In the gloomy woods of a crow's nest, one can vaguely see a woman with a severed hand, her neck twisted at an unbelievable angle, and ink dripping from the corner of her eye.

At midnight in the police station, Zhang Peng, a deranged and crazed chainsaw killer, wandered in a contorted posture in the station's U-shaped corridor. Blood seeped from the chainsaw's teeth, leaving a long trail of blood on the ground.

Midnight Escape references the setting of Fu An Apartment, with its charred walls, damaged carpets, and the deep darkness of the stairwell creating a chilling composition of clothing.

In the girls' dormitory at Muyang Middle School, a ballpoint pen sits on a chair, leaving a line of crooked handwriting on a piece of paper: "Pen spirit, pen spirit, please tell me..."

Zhang Ze was very satisfied with the results.

Print out pictures of crows' nests and midnight police stations and hang them at the entrance of the haunted house as promotional materials.

The remaining two were given to Chen Ge, who was also taken aback and couldn't believe that Zhang Ze was actually a master of art. However, after thinking about how he had also received the Black Phone's true teachings in making dolls and makeup, he quickly understood.

Almost that afternoon, Zhang Ze saw that Brother Chen's haunted house had also posted his own paintings.

The development of both sides has become much more harmonious.

Uncle Xu was happy to see the relationship between the two improve, so he created a group chat on his phone and added Zhang Ze and Chen Ge to it.

The group name is...

"A Loving Family in a Haunted House in the Western Suburbs of Hanjiang City"

"Once we have more haunted house scenes in the future, we can create a dedicated haunted house app."

"Then we'll implement a rating system for our haunted houses."

"I suggest you seriously consider this approach. You may not know how terrifying your haunted house is. If it scares someone to death, it won't be as simple as just being ordered to make changes."

Chen Ge tagged Zhang Ze in the group chat.

His black phone rated both the Crow's Nest and Midnight Police Station scenes as having a 2-star scream index.

He didn't think Zhang Ze also had a black phone; such a thing was clearly a precious item left to one's parents. So, out of humanitarian concern, Chen Ge kindly reminded Zhang Ze.

"If you choose to go to a haunted house, you have to be mentally prepared for extreme horror. I always remind you of this before you go in. If you insist on going, you can't blame me for making it too scary."

"I run a haunted house business, not a kindergarten teacher. If I can't provide tourists with the most thrilling and terrifying experience, I might as well go work as a bricklayer on the construction site next door."

"It's his fate to be scared to death!"

Chen Ge: ...

He always felt that there were too few normal people in the world.

On the surface, Zhang Ze appears normal, but in reality, he is an absolute madman.

Just then, Uncle Xu interjected.

"Xiao Chen, some tourists have reported that your Twilight Middle School scene has a Ouija board game element, but they didn't encounter it during their visit."

"I know that Ouija board is just a little game that uses psychology, but why don't you try to play it yourself? After all, many tourists still want to play Ouija board games."

Chen Ge fell silent.

I rely on.

He got it.

Zhang Ze was indeed not that kind-hearted.

Sending him promotional posters wasn't a freebie; it was a calculated move.

The promotional posters use the Ouija board as the signature feature of Muyang Middle School, but the Ouija board has disappeared and hasn't been found yet. What if tourists can't play with it and end up reporting it to the market supervision bureau for false advertising?

Chen Ge was speechless.

However, three days have passed since Chen Yalin went missing, and Chen Ge's arrangements are almost complete. It's time to find Chen Yalin.

A time was agreed upon.

We're setting off tonight, heading straight for the Donghai Road Film and Television Base.

Turning off his phone, Chen Ge's thoughts returned to reality.

He had investigated the Donghai Road Film and Television Base, a sizable film and television base in the western suburbs of Hanjiang City. It was originally used for filming movies and TV series and was nicknamed "Hanjiang's Little Hengdian".

Later, it encountered Dingdong Chicken, and its business was dismal, on the verge of bankruptcy.

At this crucial moment, the recent surge in popularity of short dramas has brought a surge of short drama production teams to the Donghai Road Film and Television Base, giving it new vitality.

The Donghai Road Film and Television Base is now a place where many directors, screenwriters, and actors in Hanjiang City have found their path to success.

"Um?"

Chen Ge suddenly received a message.

There's new news about the black phone.

[Donghai Road Film and Television Base: Scream Factor 3 Stars!]

Some say an actor's life is as short as a progress bar. Give me the time it takes to sing a song, see a picture, watch a video, or watch a movie, and let me give you a taste of my life.

[Main Quest: Enter the Donghai Road Film and Television Base and find the original lost media, number 001]

[Side Quest 1: "The Thirteenth Pair of Eyes," listen to where I am.]

Side Quest 2: "Baboon the Clown," smell where I am.

[Side Quest 3: "The Last Bus," please find me.]

Side Quest 4: "The Left Eye," please look where I am.

[Completing the mission will unlock the scene: Donghai Road Film and Television Base. Completing all side missions has a chance to trigger the scene mission: The Dead Man's Screening Room, with a screaming level of 2 stars!]

Chen Ge was stunned.

This can unlock new scenes.

The key point is that he was completely unfamiliar with this term. He had only heard similar descriptions of lost media from Zhang Ze, including Zhang Ze's previous live broadcast recordings, which he also saw were indeed related to lost media.

In other words, this scene was exactly as originally prepared for Zhang Ze.

At most, Chen Ge could also participate because the Ouija board was involved.

It seems the black phone... got the part?

Having completed the mission, this new 3-star scene will now belong to Chen Ge.

"You can do that?"

"So even black phones know they're limited, first come first served? Wow, awesome."

Even the most civilized Mr. Chen swore at this moment.

The gloom that Zhang Ze had previously felt about leaving Men Nan vanished, and Chen Ge felt refreshed.

The world is vast, and those with ability should occupy it!

You can take advantage of my employees and my tourists, and I can take advantage of your venue. We're even!