Ye Xiang already fully understood the rules of NG. For him now, he couldn't afford NG. In his second horror film, at most, he could only play a small supporting role, and the remuneration naturally wouldn't be high.
Moreover, he also learned that the soul-charming talisman on his body, the one that warns through heat, would no longer be usable in the next horror film. The Hell Cinema would suppress all special abilities of cursed objects, so it wouldn't pose any curse revival risks to the actors. However, in return, if the cursed objects were not put into the horror film scenes, their abilities would still be completely banned. There was no other way, only acceptance.
If Ye Xiang wanted to use it, he had to pay the price of a death redemption ticket. And this made his ability to save his life undoubtedly weaker. In fact, if it weren't for the upcoming release of "Ghost Festival 3," Fang Leng would definitely arrange for someone else to lend him some cursed objects, giving him a chance to survive. But now, it could only be like this.
In these few days, Ye Xiang also felt that the atmosphere in the cinema was becoming more and more tense.
On July 4th, the first horror film of July was released. This was a new film shown in Hall 3, titled "Dark Blood," a movie with a duration of one and a half hours. The protagonist of this film was Jiao Mengqi, and the supporting roles were Wu Zhaotian and Qi Qingqing.
Among them, Wu Zhaotian didn't have any cursed objects on him, and now no one could lend him any cursed objects. So, whether he could survive or not would depend on his luck. Everyone repeatedly reminded the three of them, although Jiao Mengqi and Wu Zhaotian were always at odds, she was, after all, an actor of the Thirteenth Degree Cinema and still needed to cooperate for a long time.
The screening time was three o'clock in the afternoon. At two forty, everyone had already entered the screening hall. Before the movie started, the other actors had to leave the screening hall. The large seats allowed everyone to sit separately or together. Jiao Mengqi naturally chose to sit separately from Wu Zhaotian and Qi Qingqing. Before the movie started, Qi Qingqing also said that she would take care of Wu Zhaotian. From their conversation, Ye Xiang easily judged that Jiao Mengqi's ability to save her life seemed to be very powerful.
Before the time came, everyone walked out of the screening hall one after another. Many people started praying, hoping that the movie would end and everyone would return alive.
"You have a lot of questions for Jiao Mengqi, right?" Yu Chen naturally also saw that Ye Xiang was full of doubts about Jiao Mengqi, but he had never actively asked.
Ye Xiang replied, "You guys didn't tell me, so naturally you don't want to say."
"She..." Yu Chen sighed heavily and said, "Forget it. Let's not talk about this."
Fang Leng, Bai Yushuo, Mo Qiushi, Li Weisi, and others gathered together, discussing the situation of this movie. Wen Yufan was also by Ye Xiang's side. She was not good at speaking, so she tried to speak as little as possible. During this period, she rarely came to find Ye Xiang. Zhu Dingjun had been trying to make friends with several actors these days, and after a long time, he started to get along well with a few people.
Ye Xiang didn't deliberately make friends like him. He could see that Fang Leng and others were more natural in their interactions, without too much pretense, not as hypocritical as Jiao Mengqi said. So, he treated these people sincerely. At the same time, he also observed that although the actors were mostly united, there were a few people who had their own ulterior motives. Not to mention Jiao Mengqi, Li Weisi always gave him a feeling of being unfathomable. However, Fang Leng, Bai Yushuo, and others were more genuine people. In this extreme environment, people's emotions would naturally become more extreme. Perhaps they would produce extreme goodness or extreme evil.
Although the time spent with these people was not long, Ye Xiang already had a feeling of blending in. Many people gave him a sincere feeling. In this environment, everyone understood that only by uniting could there be a glimmer of hope, and deep emotions began to develop in the face of life and death adventures. Those who survived naturally valued their companions more, cherished life more, and felt more compassion for those who became actors.
For the common goal of surviving, their current target was "Ghost Festival 3"! Although Ye Xiang couldn't contribute, he prayed for these people in his heart and was willing to become their companion, seeking survival together with them! Although... he hadn't said such words, Ye Xiang already had such thoughts. Moreover, he didn't think that this was an emotion that could be expressed through words. He hoped that in the future, through the shared adventures in horror films, he could truly develop a life and death bond with everyone!
An hour and a half later, the movie ended.
The three of them returned safely. However, Qi Qingqing suddenly threw herself into Li Weisi's arms and cried, "It's gone... it's gone! My cursed object, that burial shroud, is gone! What should I do... I was still thinking about bringing everyone into 'Ghost Festival 3'! What should I do..."
Li Weisi originally wanted to push her away, but Qi Qingqing held onto him tightly, crying like a pear blossom with rain. Everyone also came forward to comfort her, and Fang Leng said, "Qingqing, it's enough that you came back alive! It's okay, even without that burial shroud, we can still succeed!"Of course, including Ye Xiang, everyone knows that this is just pure comfort. You see, not everyone has a cursed item to protect themselves. Some people may have hidden their trump cards (like Jiao Mengqi), but there are still many people who don't have cursed items. Mo Qiushi, Wu Zhaotian, Li Weisi, Bai Yushuo (of course, her spiritual medium ability is equivalent to a cursed item), and Shi Qingxiu are among those who don't have one. Now, there is another Qi Qingqing. And the two who died in "Dark Tomb" before, Yu Hao and Lin Bin, also didn't have cursed items. Actually, this kind of thing also depends on luck to some extent. For example, Su Han and Hou Tianbai, these two don't seem as capable as Mo Qiushi and Li Weisi, but they happen to have cursed items!
If we don't count the soul-charming talismans on Ye Xiang and Wen Yufan, there are only a total of seven cursed items. They are in the hands of Fang Leng, Yu Chen, Su Han, Hou Tianbai, Cheng Xuesong, and Jiao Mengqi. Fang Leng is the only one who has two cursed items. And now, Yang He's mirror, Tang Hailan's wooden comb, and Qi Qingqing's burial clothes are all lost. And next, before the release of "Ghost Festival 3", four out of these six people will continue to shoot new films! In this horror film "The Forbidden Room", there are even three people who possess cursed items going in!
"What's going on?" At this moment, the impatient Hou Tianbai spoke up, "How could the burial clothes be lost when you were wearing them as the innermost layer of clothing?"
"Because... because the curse revived!" Qi Qingqing cried out, "The burial clothes were originally cursed items in the horror film! I was so scared that I took off the burial clothes! Luckily, I escaped quickly, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to come back!"
The curse revived?
Everyone gasped in shock.
"Are you sure?" Li Weisi asked nervously.
"Of course!" Qi Qingqing continued crying, "The clothes suddenly felt many times colder, and there was a large pool of blood at the heart area of the clothes. What else could it be if not the curse reviving? I immediately took off the burial clothes and threw them aside. Later, when I turned back, I saw... the burial clothes clearly bulging! The ghost from the previous horror film must be inside!"
Once the cursed items are exposed in front of the camera, the Hell Movie Theater will lift the ban on their abilities. Although the curse is still suppressed, it is no longer absolute. If enough time passes, there may be a risk of the curse reviving. And once the curse revives, it cannot be suppressed again.
"Wait a minute..." Fang Leng immediately understood, "So this film 'Blood of the Underworld' will have two ghosts?"
Jiao Mengqi walked over with a cold smile at this moment and said, "Thanks to her... I almost died in there and couldn't come back."
Everyone was shocked and changed their expressions! This situation was definitely the worst! The curse revived, causing the ghosts from the previous horror film to intervene in the new one... This was originally a situation where they were supposed to be killed off, but all three of them came back! Because this intruding ghost would not be controlled by the script!
There was no need to ask... among them, only Jiao Mengqi had exerted great effort.
"You..." Fang Leng looked at Jiao Mengqi, then showed a kind smile and said, "Thank you."
He knew that if it weren't for Jiao Mengqi, Wu Zhaotian and Qi Qingqing would definitely not have been able to come back alive. And she was able to protect herself and also save these two, which showed how strong her ability to survive was. This was also why, despite her terrible attitude, Fang Leng still chose to accept her and even turned a blind eye to many of her sarcastic remarks.
"No need." Jiao Mengqi turned her head, "I'm not interested in your gratitude. I mainly saved myself, and saving them was just a coincidence. Besides, two new actors died quite tragically."
In any case, this horror film dealt a heavy blow to everyone's morale. And soon...
The release date of "The Forbidden Room" arrived. It was also the day before the release of "Ghost Festival 3".
On this day, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. When eating in the restaurant, no one wanted to talk much. Although preparations had started three months ago, when it came to this moment, they couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Ghost Festival 3!" This horror film was so dangerous that sacrifices were almost unavoidable. Even Fang Leng couldn't confidently say that he would come back alive!
The heavy atmosphere made everyone feel uneasy. Many people quickly ate a few bites and left.
"Tomorrow's horror film is truly a matter of life and death." Ye Xiang was also infected with some anxiety. Although he didn't have to go in, if these people died, a large number of cursed items would be lost, and the backbone of the Thirteenth Degree Cinema would undoubtedly suffer heavy losses. It was really hard to say what the future held.
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During this time, many people came here to talk about "The Forbidden Room", including Wen Yufan who also asked about it. She was always silent and not good with words. After saying a few sentences, she could only sum it up in two words: "Take care."However, as a newcomer actor, he was hardly taken seriously by anyone. He knew that these people didn't have much faith in his survival. Although "The Room of Confinement" was a low-difficulty horror film, far from comparable to "Ghost Sacrifice 3", for Ye Xiang, a newcomer actor who only had a few disposable talismans, the death rate was still too high!