Xie Ming was invited to join the crew on a whim.
There is actually no future in making ghost movies in mainland China. They are always about man-made disasters, illnesses, and hallucinations, otherwise they will not pass the review. However, the main clue of this movie is a story about good and evil being rewarded in the end. When Bald Director Liu came to Xie Ming for help, Xie Ming read the script and thought it was a meritorious act of persuading people to be good, so he made a casual investment in it.
The economy is in a downturn in his hometown now, so Xie Ming came here to expand his business circle and accepted Director Liu's invitation. Who would have thought that strange things would happen in the evening after he arrived by plane today.
The crew was filming a night scene tonight, which told the story of the protagonist's grandmother who was tidying up the bedding that had been hung out to dry during the day in the courtyard of her home. She was using a feather duster to knock and pat the bedding to shake off the dust, but she kept hearing some noises in the house. Thinking it was a mouse, she put down what she was doing and went into the house to look for it. She searched everywhere but couldn't find it. When she looked up again, she saw the feather duster that had been placed on the small table just now was patting the bedding by itself.
It was a very simple scene, and the protagonist's grandmother was also a veteran actor, but something went wrong with the scene that should have gone smoothly.
Director Liu and Xie Ming were sitting behind the camera, watching the screen. Director Liu was directing the lighting and adjusting the positioning. They were all ready to start filming when the actress's grandmother asked, "Where's the feather duster?"
The old actor turned around twice, but didn't see it, so he shouted again: "Where's the duster?"
Director Liu finally heard it and shouted, "Props, props team? Where's the feather duster?"
The young man from the props team ran over, sweating. "Hey? Didn't I just set it up on the table?"
"This, this, this..."
Director Liu was furious, thinking that his sponsor had finally come to see him, and he had let him down. He angrily said, "How can we shoot if we can't find it? What did we hire you for?"
Xie Ming felt sorry for the young man and patted Director Liu's arm: "It's okay, it's okay. There are so many people here, maybe someone accidentally put it aside and forgot about it."
Director Liu suppressed his anger, responded, and shouted to the crew, "Everyone, look for a feather duster, one with black and red fur."
Everyone started looking in circles, but couldn't find it. Director Liu was about to tell the prop master to find a replacement when Xie Ming suddenly stood up and handed over a long vertical object. "Is this it?"
"Huh? Yes!" the young man from the props team responded, and Director Liu nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, Boss Xie still has a sharp eye!"
Xie Ming handed over the feather duster and said kindly, "It was also me who wasn't paying attention. I felt something at my feet just now, and when I looked down, there it was. I guess someone accidentally knocked it over and it rolled over here."
Everyone agreed and filming could finally begin.
Under the dim light, the actress's grandmother trembled her hands and patted the bedding, and a thin cloud of dust like smoke dispersed.
"Click, next shot."
The old lady looked puzzled, turned around and went into the house, lowered her head as if looking for something, searched for a long time, and finally raised her head, squinted her eyes and looked for a long time, her face gradually becoming shocked.
"Click, next shot."
"Hey?" The young man from the props team shouted first:
"Where's the duster?"
At this moment, the lighting and photography staff were all attracted to the scene. The props team was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Grandma Li just put it on the table!"
The plot of the movie is controlled by ghosts, but for the filmmakers, such a plot can be shot by wearing black gloves, and it can still look like it is floating, which can save a lot of post-production costs. However, the auxiliary people are in place, but the feather duster is gone.
At this time, the actress' grandmother came out and testified: "Oh, yes, that's right, I just put it on the table!"
Director Liu noticed the commotion and became anxious, thinking someone was deliberately trying to trip him up. He stood up and shouted, "Find them! Who did this wicked thing? Bring them out now!"
Everyone present was silent, and just lowered their heads to try to see if it had fallen somewhere.
At this moment, Xie Ming suddenly patted Director Liu's arm with a strange look on his face and said, "Here."
Director Liu felt a pang in his heart, and when he turned around again, he saw that Xie Ming was holding the feather duster.
When the other people in the crew saw this scene, they felt a chill down their spines.
"Thank you, thank you, boss. Why are you..."
Xie Ming shook his head. He just felt something touching him, so he lowered his head. When he lowered his head, he saw that the feather duster that should have been in the camera viewfinder was now next to him.
Director Liu was always superstitious and was very reluctant to film such a movie. He didn't want to offend the sponsor at this moment, so he just hurriedly said, "Let's finish shooting here today, and move on to the next scene..."
"No, that's not necessary." Xie Ming handed the feather duster to the props team and looked up at Director Liu, whose face was covered in sweat.
"Try again."
Director Liu had no choice but to obey, waving his hand: "Good, you found it... Another one!"
The props team placed the feather duster on the table, aimed the camera, adjusted the lights, and then Director Liu gave an order for the people wearing black gloves to pick it up. The feather duster disappeared in a flash.
This time he disappeared in full view of everyone. Many people screamed. Director Liu turned around in shock and saw Xie Ming frowning with a feather duster in his right hand.
With a "bang", the actor's grandmother couldn't stand the shock and fainted on the spot. There was a cry in the studio. Director Liu was naturally afraid of ghosts, but he was even more afraid that the movie would be ruined if the situation got out of hand. He forced himself to stay calm and suppress the situation. He sent the old actor to the hospital and forced every crew member not to spread the news. Then he took Xie Ming back to the hotel.
He made calls one after another, and finally came to Yan Congzhi for help.
After listening to the whole thing, Ni Yangzhou blinked his eyes. Xie Ming's face was still calm. Unlike Director Liu who was already under the double pressure of financial and mental pressure, Xie Ming even listened to the whole thing with a smile.
Ni Yangzhou opened his mouth and asked, "Then now..."
Xie Ming nodded, turned around, and took the things on the seat to the table.
A feather duster with black and red feathers was placed neatly in front of him.
"It seems like it has a special liking for me. I put it in the room just now, and now it's following me back."
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