This is a game beyond dimension–the pursuit of truth. 
The unknown seal, the gambit between gods and demons… 
The defiance against data, the retribution of human… 
In a virtual world connected with reality, consciousness dictates us, consciousness chooses us, and consciousness dictates our consciousness. 
Now, throw away you fear. 
Throw away your selfish interest, question, and disbelief… Free your thought. 
Welcome to Thriller Paradise. 
Feng Bujue lost his ability to fear because of an unknown psychological disorder. Through a virtual reality game designed for players to experience fright and despair, he began his search for his lost fear. Could he finally regain his ability to fear? Could he outwit the scenarios presented to him? Could he finally uncover the truth hidden inside Thriller Paradise?  


"Of course! Do you know I was just surfing on the internet and read about all the delicious cuisine."

"Then we will eat everything you read about." Sasha was stunned when she heard Aaric's firm voice. She was too astonished that unknowingly she opened her mouth as she gaped. She looked at him and asked.

"Can you buy all of them?"

"Of course! Your husband is a rich man." Aaric's reply made her cheeks turn red. Understanding that his reply must have made her a bit uncomfortable when he noticed her lowered gaze, he quickly diverted her mind.

"We will be leaving at eight in the morning as I have to attend a meeting at nine. By that time you can rest in the resting area. Don't worry it is inside my office cabin. Then after having lunch we can head out and visit different places. Alright?" 
 
"Okay! By the way do you want to try this porridge? It is very tasty!" Sasha exclaimed excitedly as she placed the spoon near his mouth.

Aaric was feeling blissful from inside as if spring was blossoming around. He never for once shifted his eyes from her beautiful face even when he opened his mouth to let her feed him. 

"Hmm indeed it is very tasty." The porridge may or may not be tasty as Aaric felt that when Sasha fed him with her own hands the food automatically turned out to be tasty. He took a few more spoons. Sasha would feed him first then in the second round she took the other spoon to feed herself. Unknown to her, it could be considered an indirect kiss. 

"Okay now you eat the rest. I will go to my study room and finish off my work first."

"Okay go ahead. Ohh by the way which movie we are going to watch today?" Sasha blinked her long eye lashes as she asked Aaric with full anticipation. 

Aaric looked at her innocent face and smiled. He thought for a while before asking.

"Do you want to watch horror or any thriller movies?"

"Are they  both different?"

"Yeah a bit. Like thriller movies would generally make you sit at the edge of their seats but not to the point of making you shiver while horror movies are indeed a bit fearful." Aaric's simple explanation was enough to spark Sasha's interest in Horror movies. Her eyes sparkled with interest as she looked interestingly and answered him.

"Okay then let's watch horror movies!" Sasha's answer made Aaric startled. He thought that he must have heard something wrong. So he felt that he should confirm with her once.

"Are you sure? ?You want to watch horror movies, right?" Aaric clearly remembered that in the past whenever they tried to watch movies of horror or even thriller genres, she would always hide behind him or inside the blanket and sometimes even she would grab the TV remote to forward the scenes. She was very afraid of ghosts and nightmares in the past. 

"Yes!" Sasha smiled from her ear to ear as she answered firmly. 

Aaric just retired to his study room in bewilderment as he recalled her excited face. 

'Did that incident caused any other effects?'

Without wasting his another second, he dialled Alleyn's number.

'Ring--'

'Ring--'

'Beep, beep--'

Aaric face darkened as he looked at his black screen before redialling. 

"What the hell do you want?" Alleyn was too frustrated from his friend right now that it was apparent in his voice. Just in the morning, he made Amanda angry. And now, when he was looking at her beautiful face while she was sleeping in his arms, his friend had to disturb them. 

"Bruh! Do you think that the incident can cause changes in Sasha's likings?" Aaric's question almost silenced Alleyn, not to mention a bucket of cold water was splashed on his rage as he quickly calmed down. 

"What's the matter?"

"She is very excited to watch horror movies." 

Alleyn was too surprised when he heard Aaric. Such incidents did cause many changes in mood swings and all but since she just lost her memories and not other habits or atticates, so it was a bit hard to say that she must have changed her likings.

"Hey are you on call?" When Aaric did not hear anything from the other side for a good two minutes, he could not help but call out for him.

"Ohh yeah I am here…" 

"So what do you think?"

"Aaric, to be honest, I find it a bit ironic. Don't you think that?"

"What?"

"Look she behaves exactly the way she used to, her mannerism, atticates and every other thing are just the same. So why did she…" Alleyn did not complete his sentence as both of them were confused at the same thing.

Both the ends of the call remained silent for a while until Aaric broke the silence. 

"Okay let's see. I will inform you as soon as I find something odd." Aaric ended the call and stood up from his chair to select a suitable movie from the CD stand.

Meanwhile, Alleyn kept on thinking even after ending up the call. He was restless and curious for the hidden reason. He picked up his robe and placed it on himself before walking towards the balcony with a cigarette in his hand. He had just puffed out a bit when something popped in his mind.

"Could it be…" Alleyn's eyes widened as realisation hit him. 


 

After being separated for five years, finally Aaric returned one day only to find his beloved, Sasha to have unknown parents and was engaged to somebody.

She even forgot about him.

Later, when everything came back on track and they were happily living together, suddenly she met with a horrible fate.

Aaric stayed with her for all the past eight months taking care of her. He wanted to be the first person she sees once she wakes up.
But her reaction was totally opposite of what he expected.

"Who are you?"

Did all the hardwork he had done to make her alive again from her deadly past was all gone in vain?

The protagonist, Qin Yi, was not a child with overflowing compassion, but a clear-headed soldier with a heart of stone.
He was influenced by the consciousness of the Zergs and naturally felt close and sympathetic to the Zergs. However, he could use his own rationality to resist and reject this feeling of closeness. He lied to the Zergs without any hesitation and ordered the extermination of the entire Zergs. This was what the protagonist of China should do.
Of course, this made the ending seem even more ironic.
If it was a saintly protagonist who called for peace with the Zergs and ended up on the Zergs' side, the audience would only think that he was a 'human traitor' and an idiot. They would not have any good impression of him.
However, Qin Yi was completely on the human side. Yet, he had been betrayed by a freak combination of factors and had no choice but to become the ruler of the Zergs. This made it difficult for the audience to hate him.
Thus, if Lu Zhiyao were to judge the movie, he felt that there were three special aspects to it.
The first was to use China's cultural perspective to re-explain a classic science fiction theme. To domestic audiences, this was a story that made most people feel that their values were compatible with themselves.
Secondly, such a huge investment and a large number of special effects had pushed the domestic sci-fi film to a peak. Regardless of whether it earned or lost money, it would at least leave a deep mark in the development of domestic sci-fi movies.
Lastly, this special performance was obviously different from other movies. It was a very novel attempt.
Lu Zhiyao was the only main actor in the entire movie. If his acting skills collapsed, the movie would collapse as well. However, if his acting skills could prop up the entire movie, a performance that lasted more than an hour and had a few changes in emotions would become a classic in the history of the movie.
There were no outdoor scenes and everything was done using the green screen. While it greatly increased the filming costs, it was also a way to play to one's strengths and avoid one's shortcomings.
Given the current situation in the country, there were many companies that produced game special effects, they had good skills, there were very few companies that produced film special effects so they had poor skills. What's more, Tengda Corporation had more technical reserves in the game.
Since that was the case, he would purposely not create so many realistic scenes. It would just be a space capsule and a green screen. All the combat scenes would be done with special effects to maximize the effect.
Apart from that, Lu Zhiyao also vaguely felt that this movie was closely related to the gameplay of Mission and Choice.
However, Lu Zhiyao was not a hardcore gamer. He did not know much about games, and he knew nothing about the details of 'Mission and Choice'. Thus, he could only figure out the connection between the two after the game was released and the movie was released.
After reading the last part of the script, Lu Zhiyao was even more certain that he had accepted the right film.
Come to think of it, how could Boss Pei's films be problematic? Every one of them would definitely be a classic!
If the previous Tomorrow is Beautiful was a sci-fi film that talked about human nature and social system, then Mission and Choice was a genuine sci-fi film.
What's more, this sci-fi film had a higher requirement for Lu Zhiyao's acting skills. If he could act well, Lu Zhiyao would definitely take another step on his path to becoming a Best Actor!
Lu Zhiyao felt full of energy at that thought. He continued to practice his acting skills in the mirror.
… 
… 
February 6th, Monday…
Pei Qian took a taxi to Thriller Hostel after he woke up and had his breakfast.
It was the Lantern Festival today, but it was not a legal holiday. However, Pei Qian specially instructed Fish-Catching Take-Out to add on to the employees' work meals as a special care for the holiday.
Pei Qian went to Thriller Hostel today because he had a huge task for Chen Kangtuo.
Thriller Hostel was completed in July last year. There were three projects: Desperate Escape, Haunted House Nightmare, and Ultimate Horror.
Boss Li and the others did a round of publicity in Jingzhou and even Handong Province after they were opened for business. Zhang Wang did a round of publicity through the shared phone booths in the country. They also did another round of publicity for various UP Masters' videos. Many people came to Jingzhou to challenge this thrilling project after "Boss Pei's lifestyle" became popular.
All in all, as a haunted house, Thriller Hostel was already famous throughout the country. Everyone's first reaction was the Thriller Hostel when mentioning haunted houses in Jingzhou and even the entire Handong Province. Many young people also came from other cities to experience it.
However, half a year had passed and the visitor flow of Thriller Hostel had already decreased. There was still a long way to go before they could recover the initial investment.
The most fundamental reason was that there was no cluster effect.
There were more than ten large amusement parks and dozens of projects. Not only were there haunted houses, but there were also roller coasters, pendulum rides, and other extreme and exciting projects. There were also relatively relaxing and suitable projects like the merry-go-round.
These large amusement parks were suitable for both young and old. They were open to all ages. What's more, they could play many projects at a time, and attract more tourists.
The Thriller Hostel project might be fun, even more so than other haunted houses. However, the first wave of horror enthusiasts would only come three or four times at most. They would not come every day.
Thus, the popularity naturally dropped.
Pei Qian felt that this was a good sign.
Looking at the Thriller Hostel project half a year after it opened showed that while it was profitable at the moment, it was still far from taking back the initial investment. It might take a few years, a dozen years, or even longer.
This meant that the strategy was right!
Pei Qian had more and more System Funds in his hands now. He could probably continue building more buildings in Thriller Hostel and burn more money.
… 
Pei Qian arrived at the office of Thriller Hostel and saw Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong.
It was Monday morning. There were not many tourists in the Thriller Hostel. Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were in the office, busy with some daily matters.
Chen Kangtuo did not enter the haunted houses every day after becoming the person-in-charge of Thriller Hostel. Other than maintaining the normal operations of Thriller Hostel and dealing with unexpected situations, his main focus was on improving the experience of the visitors.
The completion rate of these three projects was already very high, but there was still room for improvement in some details. Some buildings and decorations in the venue also had room for improvement.
Chen Kangtuo had been staying in Thriller Hostel all day. He was almost as familiar with the place as his own backyard. When he had nothing to do, he would suggest some minor renovations.
Thus, the experience that Thriller Hostel gave tourists was much better than when it first opened.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were a little excited to see Boss Pei.
Boss Pei did not forget us!
Boss Pei had not been here for half a year ever since Thriller Hostel officially opened for business. Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong would have thought that they were abandoned by Boss Pei if not for the huge investment in this place.
Boss Pei obviously had a new mission now that he was finally here!
Pei Qian sat down on the sofa in his office and sipped his tea. He did not intend to keep them in suspense and went straight to the point.
"I don't have anything special to do today. I just arranged a new job for you."
"I'll give you a hundred million yuan to work on a new project at Thriller Hostel for a year."
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were stunned.
What was that?
A hundred million yuan??
Both of them were at a loss.
That was because Tengda Corporation had only invested fifty to sixty million yuan in Thriller Hostel so far. What's more, they had done three projects!
The three projects - Desperate Escape, Haunted House Nightmare, Ultimate Horror - included the Golden Maze in the garden area, the maid cafe, and so on. They used the original factory, so they were mainly modified and set up in the factory.
Tens of millions was enough to create a terrifying effect.
The supporting facilities around the three projects were paid by Boss Li and the others.
Previously, he had spent fifty to sixty million yuan on three projects. Now, he had to spend a hundred million yuan on one project?
The cost and working period of this project was much higher than the previous three projects!
What kind of project was this?
"Boss Pei, are we building a haunted house this time?" Chen Kangtuo probed.
Pei Qian shook his head. "No. 
Back then, Pei Qian had decided to build a haunted house mainly for two purposes: to lose money, and to scare Ruan Guangjian.
However, he had not achieved either of his goals in the current state of Thriller Hostel!
His second goal to scare Ruan Guangjian was a total failure. He was having the time of his life in Ultimate Horror instead.
Wouldn't he be letting him off easy if he were to build a new haunted house?
What's more, the more they invested in haunted houses, the more likely they would be able to attract horror enthusiasts from all over the world.
Thriller Hostel was already quite famous among the group of horror enthusiasts. If they spent another hundred million yuan on renovating the new haunted house project, its scale would probably be comparable to a super-large haunted house like Wushan Mental Hospital. It would become the largest haunted house in the country in a single leap. The consequences would be unimaginable.
Thus, after some consideration, Pei Qian decided to put the haunted house aside and spend the hundred million yuan on other projects.
The reason why he set such a high budget was mainly because of the long working period.
The project this time would take two cycles which would take almost a year. Who knew how much money he would earn this year? He had to set the budget higher so that he would not be caught when he had to spend more money.
Chen Kangtuo heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Boss Pei say that it was not a haunted house project.
Lucky!
That was because the design of the Thriller Hostel had almost drained him and Hao Qiong of their ideas. If he spent another hundred million yuan to build a haunted house, it would at most be a large haunted house like the Mt. Fog mental hospital. There might not be anything new.
Doing other projects would also enrich the entertainment variety of Thriller Hostel.
Chen Kangtuo asked, "Boss Pei, what exactly is the project this time?"
Pei Qian had already thought about it. He immediately answered, "It's a roller coaster, but it's not a traditional roller coaster."
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were confused and continued listening intently.


I really just want to lose money! T_T
Best boss ever, prodigy of the business world, genius creator, visionary of the century.
These are the descriptions used for Pei Qian, President of Tengda Corporation.
Ever since his rebirth, Pei Qian finds himself in possession of a system that rewards him if he manages to lose money.
Instantly, a brilliant idea comes to mind — making crappy games!
"If the game flops, all my investment cost will be lost!"
"How difficult can it be to lose money?"
Indeed... how difficult can it be?
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Taking a final sweep together with his entourage, he smiled as he stood in the entryway saying to an imaginary audience:
"Welcome to my home!"
*************
To celebrate his new home, Airic proposed a movie night with his bodyguards. However, he realised that he knew no movies from this era, and as such, went online to search for the current top film.
Airic found that the hottest film played throughout the galaxy at the moment of the search was a film directed by G'ha Ihn, a Halonsian with great acclaim in the movie industry, called Great Escape from Ancient Earth. It was a thriller involving the historical destruction of Ancient Earth, where a batch of people tried to escape during the countdown. 
The film synopsis sounded good, and the graphic quality was sure to be beautiful, as seen with the music video, so he put it on for the group. They had all read the synopsis and were all excited. 
Then it started. 
The only person not engrossed was AIric who had had a peculiar look on his face as he watched the movie. The Computer Generated Imagery was quite advanced, but, it seemed inappropriate. There was no harmony between scenes, as it seemed disjointed. Also, the film played more like a historical documentary, further helped with its historical accuracy. Not to mention the performance by the actors, there was no sense of danger portrayed throughout the movie.
Airic almost yawned throughout the movie. It was incredibly tedious, even compared to the documentaries he saw on Earth. From what he had gathered from N'yall and Lunario, the century before colonisation of nearby planets and systems, the central government had issued a ban on anything non-scientific to prevent humanity from getting distracted. 
The ban destroyed all things related to entertainment, from the companies to the archives. Raids ordering the removal of recordings hidden away became commonplace. It became known as the Desolate Era. As, this decision reduced creativity as there was no longer any stimulus like movies, dramas, etc.  
It is one of the ugly histories talked about in the archives of humanity, as the zealous destruction of entertainment had left humankind lacking, the skills to be incredibly creative. The most developed form of creativity currently was still in technology, as promoted throughout the Desolate Era. So, it made sense that the movies and shows actors were not the best, but:
'When people said that the movies now were not the same as the movies then, I thought it would be better now, but why is it this bad?' he thought as they watched, 'I feel no thrills despite it being a thriller, in fact, I feel like falling asleep. Thrill? What thrill? Thrill your head!(╯ಠ‿ಠ)╯︵┻━┻'
When the first scenes appeared, he looked confused, as it boasted about Earth and its beauty. It felt more like propaganda advert than a thriller film. He took a look at the others and saw how they seemed to enjoy the praises it heaped on the now-demolished planet and put on a similar expression. Then as it moved forward, he noticed the actors looked like part of the background, it was like whether they were there or not, the show could go on. Their eyes looked dead as they recited lines from their scripts, movements exaggerated, and they delivered their lines with no inflexion. 
Time flowed like tar, as he anxiously waited for its end(ﾉω･｀o).
Once the movie was over, he had to sit in silence as the rest of them praised the film. It was torture, as he wanted to say how bad it was, but he dared not as this was the current film standard.
As the others were celebrating, they were interrupted by the doorbell. Footage from the front door revealed a man in a suit, standing in front of the door.
"Sir, we will take care of it. Please sit down while we verify his identity." said One as he walked to the door.
On the Heads-Up-Display (HUD) screen, One appeared as he opened the door and talked with the man. It was clear that One recognised him as the man came into the house unharmed. Airic watched until they were no longer being shown on screen before he closed it and looked towards the entrance of the living room. As expected, One was leading a professionally dressed man towards the seating area in front of the big screen TV.  He walked with confidence bordering on arrogance, with an interstellar brand designer suit, and a new pair of shoes. Evident with the crisp sounds of his feet walking on the marble-like floor.
The man stopped a bit away from Airic, and extended his arm in greeting, saying:
"Hello, Mr Core. I will be your new manager starting today. My name is Drala Sihxa, and I graduated from the Reynor Institute of Business. I assure you that I will help you achieve success." Drala said, oozing arrogance. 
"I see... as you know, I am Airic Core, and I hope that we can get along well." Airic said, cheek twitching at the pompous introduction.
"Very well, as your manager, I have brokered an advert with a company based on Oceanid following the hype caused by Sea Dreams. They are involved in underwater equipment, from the vessels to diving gear. "
There was a strange atmosphere once he finished speaking, as Airic looked a bit uncomfortable as Airic looked a bit unwilling, unknown to the rest of the room. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, after seeing this world's version of a blockbuster, once he heard Drala talk about an ad. To be honest, he was not optimistic about it, especially with the poor showing he experienced so far. So, on hearing the smug voice of Drala expecting praise over a single advertisement video of dubious quality, he felt like he had fought K-Kong and lost brutally.
"I don't know, maybe we can look at their past adverts and make a judgement?" He said with a straight face, already loading up a past ad from the company, and barely kept himself from shouting: 'I knew it would be bad too!'

A black-bellied idol trainee who is about to debut opened the door to the office for his contract signing, and finds himself in a different world, named Sartren.
Having no marketable skills he decides to continue working in the entertainment  industry, but:
*screechy song plays in the background*
"What in the world is that?!"
"It's the number one song, isn't it good? You're lucky that I had tickets to listen to this they disappear fast."
"Mama Mia." If any god is out there put me out of my misery, this is horrifying.

Then he tried going into drama and film, but:
"I-I'm speechless, all this was done in one room?" My eyes, they burn!!!!!
"I know right?! Isn't this the best film ever?!"

Then he thought to go into novel writing, remembering the plots to some of his favourite books, but:
"......"
"I can see that you are astounded by our literary works, this is the current bestseller."
"..... I've had enough! I can't bear to see anymore entertainment!!!" Who uses an essay as a book?!

Even the boldest prognosticator would not dare to predict the current situation, from the midnight show craze, to media feedback, to audience attention, then continued to the network focus, and finally landed on the participation of film critics, "Buried" actually ahead of "Paranormal Activity 2". This is a ... nightmare!
 
In 2oo9, a camera-based pseudo-documentary horror movie, "Paranormal Activity", became the biggest dark horse of the year, with a low investment of $15,000, but relying on excellent marketing and clever layout, reaped $107 million in North America, becoming second only to "The Blair Witch Project" in film history when it comes to the highest profit ratio in the history of cinema. The first time I saw the film, I was able to see it.
 
A year later, the sequel made its debut with a cost of two million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which is a dramatic change from the previous film. The publicity was overwhelming before it was released, and it was thought that it would join forces with "Saw VII" to dominate the Halloween season this year - at least until "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I".
 
As a result, but encountered a strong sniper "Buried", which is definitely the line company Paramount did not expect. Although, because "Buried" was only in eleven theatres, it was not competitive at the box office, and the weekend box office championship of "Paranormal Activity 2" was still very stable, the momentum of the screening weekend was blocked, which is obviously not a good news for the subsequent box office trend.
 
As for Focus Features, it is happy to be sitting on the fishing boat, but it got a surprise. Not only can the next "Buried" line strategy be adjusted slightly, with high hopes, but the PR strategy for the upcoming awards season can also be changed accordingly, giving them an additional option once again.
 
Judging from the critical feedback, Focus Features spent $4.5 million in Toronto for the North American rights to "Buried", which seems to be a much better deal than Weinstein Pictures - "Blue Valentine" became the king of the Toronto Film Festival this year with $6 million, but the film does not seem to be so "friendly" to the general public.
 
In the authoritative media roundup, "Buried" received twenty-nine reviews, twenty-one of which were favorable, five were moderate and three were unfavorable, overwhelmingly continuing the media trend in Toronto. With critics and audiences alike showing their support for the film, the call for additional screenings in Toronto was justified, leading to growing anticipation for the work that is now playing on demand.
 
"Buried" received a press review score of 69, while "The Shining" received a press review score of 61 and "The Sixth Sense" received a press review score of 64.
 
Even those who criticized the overall quality of the film, even the harsh and critical New York critics, they did not hesitate to give their praise to Renly. They were not shy about giving their praise to Renly.
 
As a newcomer, Renly has made a name for himself in just a few months with absolute strength, and the success of "The Pacific" in winning Renly an Emmy has led to expectations that "Buried" will make a difference in this year's awards season. This year's awards season will be able to do something?
 
In the U.S. movie rating system, the press roundup is only part of it, representing the views of professional media, who are often professional critics, or even film professionals, and have deep research on movies, so their tastes are often more tricky, more cold.
 
In addition to the media roundup, Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB and theater scores are the best complement to feedback on the quality of the movie.
 
Rotten Tomatoes represents the views of the mass media, comprehensive magazines, online media, authoritative bloggers, theatrical critics and so on are included, which means their tastes will be closer to the public, but still retain the professionalism of film critics. If the number of reviews for media roundups generally hovers around thirty, with no more than forty-five at most, then Rotten Tomatoes' mass media starts at one hundred and fifty, with major commercial films even attracting reviews from two hundred and fifty outlets.
 
Naturally, IMDB needs no introduction, as it is a website that provides complete feedback on audience preferences. However, IMDB's rating system is very complex, it will be based on the number of viewers, the quality of viewing and many other data, the user rating will occupy a larger proportion of senior users, which, to some extent, slightly curb the behavior of a large number of water army to brush the score. This is also an important reason why IMDB's score is so authoritative.
 
The final theater score is the feedback of the statistical theater word of mouth, the response is completely the taste of the general public. In general, the rating of commercial popcorn movies are "a-" jump, below this score is difficult to make people satisfied; thriller horror movies are "B" around, to reach this score is worth celebrating; art film rating will be relatively low, part of the works only in the art theater broadcast, and will not even count the data.
 
The four data items, representing the feedback of different groups, are available to the general audience for reference.
 
However, watching a movie is a very personal thing, and it is normal to have no feeling at all about a movie that everyone else applauds, or to be completely entertained by a work that everyone else scorns. Therefore, different audiences pick the movies they want to see based on different indicators, and this is the way to go.
 
Following a sixty-nine score from the press roundup, "Buried" Rotten Tomatoes score reached eighty-seven percent, with the mass media showing unprecedented enthusiasm and praise for the film, while the Rotten Tomatoes score landed at seven point six on a ten point scale, which for a thriller and suspense film, could not be more impressive! It couldn't be better!
 
It can be seen that both professional critics and popular critics have not hesitated to send their praise, from Toronto to Telluride, and then to the North American spot screenings, "Buried" momentum not only does not show a decline, but also insidiously continue to climb, set off a storm of word of mouth!
 
So, what about the audience?
 
IMDB's score is limited and cannot be counted for now, but the 8.5 frenzy has already seen the first reaction of the midnight audience; as for the theatrical score, there is none.
 
As for the theatrical score, there is none. There is no way to count the theatrical score of this work that was only shown in eleven art houses, so this reference data is currently blank. However, people can find the answer they want from the indirect reference data.
 
"Paranormal Activity 2".
 
The same day this work was released, the same thriller and suspense genre, the same small budget production, the same first time to harvest a lot of feedback, this is undoubtedly the best reference object for people.
 
The four evaluation data of "Paranormal Activity 2", which was released in more than 3,200 theaters, were all released in the first time.
 
The overall results of the twenty-three media reviews, only 53 points, a big disappointment, compared to the previous film's sixty-eight points, a full two grades down!
 
The Rotten Tomatoes index, on the other hand, was only fifty-eight percent, and the average rating of one hundred and thirty-one mass media outlets was only six points, in line with professional critics, with scores declining across the board.
 
IMDB's score actually gathered more than 14,000 votes from users, apparently the number of viewers who went into the cinema easily exceeded "Buried", but the score was a big disappointment, only 5.5 points, compared to the previous film's 6.3 points, once again a precipitous decline.
 
As for the theatrical score, the "B" score finally saved face and reached the average level of thriller horror movies - but only a passing grade, without losing the bottom together.
 
It's no exaggeration to say that the quality of "Paranormal Activity 2" completely collapsed, with audiences and critics alike remaining highly unanimous in their disappointment with the production.
 
In comparison, "Buried" is definitely ahead in terms of word of mouth, easily crushing almost every statistic and even rivaling the miracle "Paranormal Activity", which also means that "Buried" will have a minimum theatrical score of "B" - at least equal to "Paranormal Activity 2", as to whether it will have a "B+" or even "a-" performance, only after walking into the cinema to make a judgment.
 
What's more, the Yahoo community, the photo wall, Facebook and other networks are hot, the feedback is red across the board, plus the media roundup and Rotten Tomatoes index is red across the board, it's not hard to conclude: this is a movie worth watching.
 
The so-called Halloween season is a festival for those who like to watch horror and thriller movies to revel in. But this year, "Paranormal Activity 2" obviously disappointed everyone, before waiting for the next week "Saw VII" debut, the audience's wounded hearts desperately need to take care of some, so "Buried" is now in the public eye.
 
At this moment, industry insiders marvel at the cunning of Focus Features, "Buried" arranged in this slot, on the surface, the same type of subject matter head-on collision, is bound to "Buried" such a work without resources is unfavorable; but on the other hand, this is also for those who love "Buried". But on the other hand, this also provides another option for those who love the "Paranormal Activity 2" genre.
 
Of course, this is just an afterthought on paper. "Buried" has won attention because of a combination of timing, location and people. The schedule arranged by Focus Features only provided the final catalyst.
 
Incredibly, the weekend screening market for "Buried" was booming like never before, some because of the Toronto and Telluride effect, some because they were curious about Renly's true strength, some because of the overwhelmingly positive reviews, and some because of the disappointment of "Paranormal Activity 2".
 
But whatever the reason, the audience, in droves, went into the cinema and bought tickets for "Buried", and that was the result.

After getting the final relief from his past sufferings, Chu Jiashu was given a second chance when he found himself in the body of an infant from an aristocratic family of Hall. Now, nothing is going to stop him from achieving his long-cherished dream of acting. Enter Renly Hall, a Hollywood miracle of 21st century.


Note from the translator - from me, that is.
   
"Honestly, I get frustrated too much when I look at countless subpar novels being translated day after day. So much human resources wasted. I kinda get what Qidian International is doing, but it is just, I can't bear the notion of having so many wonderful novels that belong to the Chinese platform to be left in the dust. English-speaking community should know of the existence of such brilliant works, and more so, they should enjoy them. The novel is by a Chinese dude "Qiqi Jia D Mao Mao", whatever that might mean, who wrote several showbiz novels (he is probably the best at what he is doing). It is not my work, I'm just a dude who, with the help of two free machine translators (DeepL and good ol' Google), can show you a hidden gem. Wait, you said machine translators? Sadly, yes. I can't speak Chinese at all, but fortunately, this novel is structured in a machine-translation-friendly way, like really so. Most of the time context is saved. I'm just polishing the edges with my superb (not really) editing skills, so you all chaps have a splendid experience with this good staff indeed. Actually, you can go and read machine translation or just wait for my updates. Up to you dudes and dudies. And then I go away...blewb, blewb, blewb, blewb, blewb....."

P.S.
"I am a knife for a hire. So the managers of the site can employ me for this novel, but please don't remove it. Oh, please, I'm begging you on my knees. You guys won't even think of translating this novel, and here I am "translating" it for free,.... well for the time being, that is mwahahaha!"

P.S. for P.S.
This novel does not contain the following:
Harem, definitely not NTR, stupid characters, NTR again (God, I hate NTR (secretly beating the meat for a one in hentai))

But this novel contains:
Great storyline, relatable characters, realistic situations, very fun moments as well as tear jerking ones (so much so, you will find your throat hella sore from crying all the time), surprise after surprise for the decisions that author went with.

You will have a good time indeed
WARNING! READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION!

Rhea leaned back on the taxi seat with her eyes closed.

Ryan Jin! Eventhouth he was capable of making her smile or sad just glimpse he had never behaved this way towards her. Never!

It was her first time to see him angry. 
Actually, she had met him after a year, but now she couldn't feel happy about it. 

'What about his career and life if he quits now?' this thought was an additional headache. 

So many thoughts crossed her mind then. She was agitated and confused. 

Defeated by her uncontrollable thoughts, she gave in. She let her mind wander in the way it wanted. 
The memories of them being almost friends clouded her mind.
From her fangirling moments to the first kiss, everything she could think about was him.

It was 4 years ago.
Rhea had just turned sixteen. Her sweet sixteen, the beginning of her youth, started with him.

She was living a peaceful, monotonous life in the frozen North, Alaska. School, exams, holidays, she had nothing much to talk about.

It was only until one day.
The day when this infatuation infected her!

It was the last day before summer vacation.

"Rhea, you love thrillers right? You should watch 'Stranger'!"

It all started with her friend Hannah's recommendation.

Hannah was known as the movie encyclopedia in school. She had almost watched every film. She was a genius when it comes to movies. Hannah was a good movie critic too.

"It's a Chinese thriller. The main character is a university student, who tries to sort out a serial murder case that happens in his university dormitory. It was interesting Rhea. And" she smiled.

"And what?"

"And the lead is super handsome!" she giggled.

If Rhea hadn't listened to her that day, she won't be here today. This thought gave her a chill. She couldn't think of a life, in which she didn't know him. Even after all that happened today, she strangely felt like he completed her life just by existing in this world.

She decided to watch 'Stranger', not because Hannah said the actor was handsome, but because it was a thriller.

She searched for the movie on the internet.
The results loaded and her fate as well!

There was a poster of the movie below the title above the play button.
It was a handsome, actually a very handsome side profile of a young man.
'Hannah didn't lie. He's really handsome', it was her first thought on Ryan Jin.
Much impressed by that poster, Rhea found his name in the box below.
'Ryan Jin'
She pressed the name. Details loaded with some of his photos which showed his front face.

He was a heartthrob!

'He still is' the present Rhea who was immersed in her memories and had seen today's Ryan Jin, half an hour ago couldn't help but mumble.
Then once again she immersed in the past.

Back then, his eyebrows captured her attention first. It was thick. Not so dark, but dark enough. 
The shape of the brows was unique. They were not arched. It was like he was frowning, but he was not. 
It was like an indication of sharp eyes. 
His nose was sharp.
His lips, his attractive perfect chin, everything about him was charming.

Rhea no longer needed the ratings and reviews of the movie. She decided to watch whatever it is unless it's pornography.

She watched 'Stranger'.

He didn't disappoint her. Not even once. He was a real deal.
Some men can look handsome but look weird when they start to talk, walk or smile. 
But for him, his every action was manly. In every frame, he was hunky and well dressed. Even in the fight scenes when he was dripping blood from his forehead, he was handsome.
His acting was one of the best performance she had ever seen.

'Stranger' was a fairly good thriller. It was a four out of five stars but Rhea gave it five stars.

It was the very first time for Rhea to admire a man. For the first time in her life, she understood what a crush is, what is he capable of.

Ryan Jin was the first and only person who was able to invade her little serene world.

Rhea almost watched all of his works within a year. Since there was a language problem she always bought the English subtitles together with the movies.
Finally, fed up with subtitles, she asked her father to give her Chinese tuition. 
Mr. Frank, Rhea's loving father, never says 'no' to his girl.
Since her father owned a tourist agency, it was easy for him to hire a Chinese teacher for her.

Two years passed.

The only difference she had from the 16-year-old herself was, that now, she was a high school graduate.

In these two years, there were times she wanted to try counseling, wanted to get admitted to a hospital, just because she can't get him out of her head. Rhea's obsession didn't come to an end.

Then one day, out of the blue she heard that he is coming to Alaska, for a movie shoot. Maybe it's her luck, the location was near Rheas's hometown.

Rhea came up with a new plan, a plan to meet Ryan Jin!

Rhea's dad owned quite a few businesses in Alaska. One of them was his tourist agency.
The Chinese movie troop will probably need a guide in Alaska. So Rhea was plotting to capture that chance and meet Ryan.

She joined her dad's company as a translator. She was fluent in French and good in Chinese so it was easy for her to get that job.

As she was expecting, they did contact Mr.Frank's agency as it was the most prestigious one in Alaska.
Everything was executed well and she got the opportunity, just as she planned.

The Chinese movie troop was busy with their shooting for a month, so Rhea had to wait for about one month for her initial job.

The day she was waiting for, eventually arrived.

Most people wish, they could remember the first day they have met their love. But for Rhea, she could still clearly remember that day, that first day he came into her sight, for real.

The movie troop arrived in caravans, cars, and buses. It was clamorous at first. But Rhea's mind was a lot more tumultuous.
Rhea could still remember how she got nervous and hid in the dressing room once she saw them arrive. 
Even after coming out of the room, she was hiding behind her father!

The truth is when you adore something very much and you happened to get it, or when something you never imagined happening but always wanted to happen happens, you may forget to breathe. It hits you like that. She was afraid to be hit.

"Rhea, come forward, let me introduce you to the director ".
It was Mr. Frank who had no idea of what she is going through.

Her father moved and some of the people around started to focus their attention on this little girl. Some of them seemed fascinated by her.
One of her viewers even said "wow", she remembered.

The director of the movie was Yuan Yu. 
Rhea identified Yuan Yu at first look. Rhea had known more or less about the Chinese film industry since she had an 'interest' in this sector for the last two years.
She got herself introduced.

After glancing at the crowd, she found that Ryan Jin was not there, yet.
'Where could he be?'

As she was wondering, a car reached them from behind. She heard the car. She turned. The car barely stopped in front of her!
That was a BMW, a new one.

She couldn't see the one who was in the driving seat. But Lilly Chen got out opening the other front door.

Lilly Chen was the lead actress in that movie, a gorgeous woman who was discourteous! 

"Is she deaf? Why is she standing in the way?" she murmured.
She may have thought Rhea wouldn't understand since she said that in Chinese.

Rhea wanted to get back at her but she decided to save that for later. Rhea has the good habit of returning favors.  She will return whatever it is. 
'But today is too good for that' she calmed herself.

An unforeseen notion came to Rhea's mind at that time.
'Who was driving with her? Could it be…. him?' 
She now brought back her attention to the driver's seat.
The one sitting on the seat was opening the door at that moment. 

He stepped out of her car.
It was him! 
Her idol, Ryan Jin.

On a winter day in Alaska, amid the falling snow, she met him.

"Miss, we have arrived!" the taxi driver woke the present Rhea up from her trance.

At that time, she was not the only one in a trance. 





On the busy Shanghai highway, Ryan was sitting in the back seat of his car, with his eyes fixated out of the window. 
He was thinking about the exact same thing, the first day he met her!

An 18-year-old Rhea, with her large almond-shaped eyes, a sharp nose, and pinkish little plump lips. Additionally, the weather had added pink paint to her cheek and ears that day.

He left out a sigh. 

"What are you going to do to me this time?" he murmured.

"Sir?", his driver who thought Ryan was talking to him, replied in confusion.

"Drive me to Liam's house!"

"Ok sir" the driver replied.

Ryan took his phone and opened his WeChat.





Liam's phone vibrated, it was a text from Ryan.

'I'll be there in fifteen minutes. Be ready to confess everything you know', Liam read the text with a smirk.

'That impatient?', he replied.

He took his towel with a sigh and murmured, "Maybe unrealized affection is the most dangerous!", then left for the bathroom.

"Truth or dare?", she asked.

Truth is not an option for him! He got his whole heart which should be hidden from her!!!

"Dare!"

"Ok. Let me kiss you"!!!!

A love game where no one can lose.
 
4,304 miles......
The distance between Shanghai and Anchorage.
The distance between him and her!

He was her idol.
Once he visited her country.
What can she do now? Be a Chinese translator to his movie troop?
Then, he went back. What she's gonna do now? 
Maybe fleeing to China????

Their story began in winter... In the Frozen North.....
But trust me, It'll get hot with time!!!

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All the characters, organizations, and events in this story are fictional.

Happy reading...
=)


Lux:
Gotta figure out what I'm doin' tonight.

-After a moment, Lux pulls out his Blackcell. He sees a few messages from Bailey, Wa-Ya, Vern, and Klaus asking if he's available. Lux goes to his contact list and looks through it-

-Call who?
-Vern. (Available)
-Jade. (Busy)
-Tora. (Busy)
-Sakuro. (Busy)
-Joel. (Available)
-Wa-Ya. (Available)
-Klaus. (Available)
-Dawson. (Busy)
-Theo. (Available)
-Tonya. (Busy)
-Jacob. (Busy)
-Bailey. (Available)
(Bailey)

-Lux places his cell up to his ear to wait for an answer. After a ring, Bailey answers the call and responds in a soft tone-

Bailey:
H-Hello?

Lux:
Yo.

Bailey:
Oh, hey. You saw my text?

Lux:
Why else would I be callin'?

Bailey:
O-Oh, I guess you're right.

Lux:
You ain't workin' tonight?

Bailey:
No, I'm off for the tonight and Thursday. It's why I wanted to ask if you were busy.

Lux:
I ain't doin' nothin' right now, so we gonna do somethin'.

Bailey:
O-Oh, do you have something in mind?

-I'm comin' over.
-We gonna workout.
-We gonna go eat somethin'.
-We gonna go to Multiverse.
-We goin' shoppin'.
-We hangin' out at the house.
-We gonna chill on the balcony.
-We goin' for a walk.

Lux:
I'm comin' over. Order some food 'fore I get there.

Bailey:
Y-You are? Um...o-okay. D-Do you want something specific?

-Surprise me.
-Pick somewhere to order from.

Lux:
Nah, you pick that shit.

Bailey:
W-What if you don't like it?

-Lux sighs lightly in frustration before responding-

Lux:
Just order some damm food. I'm gonna be there in a few.

Bailey:
O-Okay.

-Lux hangs up then puts his cell in his left pocket-

Joel:
You goin' out mate?

Lux:
Why the fuck you askin'?

Heh, just wanted to give ya somethin' before I forget.

-Joel walks over to Lux from the kitchen. He then pull outs a small item from his right pocket. He hands it to Lux, and Lux glances at it while it's in his palm. It's a small bronze gold mechanical watch with the numbers of the clock in unique fonts. The hands of the clock are unique as well, as they resemble streaks of electricity-

-Lux received a gift from Joel. Machina Lobe watch cosmetics are now available.-

Joel:
Had a little help from Klaus with the design. Heh, said the hands had to look like lightning or something.

Lux:
Not bad. Feels like I'm in the future and shit. 'Ey, this shit got a laser?

-Joel shakes his head as he chuckles lightly-

Joel:
No, but knowing you, it's better that I didn't install one.

Lux:
Fuck is that supposed to mean?

Joel:
It means I'm not going to be responsible for you trying to burn somebody alive.

-Lux shrugs lightly as he puts the watch in his back pocket-

Lux:
'Ight, fair 'nough. I'm out though.

Joel:
Alright, I'm probably goin' to head to bed myself. Night mate.

-Joel waves, then walks upstairs and to his room. Lux leaves the estate and as he walks down the empty driveway, he shakes his head-

Lux:
Gonna need a fuckin' ride sooner or later.

-Lux leaves the estate grounds and enters the south district. From the entrance, he walks to the apartment complex Bailey stays in. He walks inside, then takes the stairs up to her floor. When he walks up to her door, he pounds on it with his right fist three times. After a moment, Lux hears something unlock, then the door opens slowly. It's Bailey in a white t-shirt slightly exposing her stomach with navy blue shorts-

Bailey:
Hey.

Lux:
Yo.

-Lux walks inside Bailey's apartment, and she closes the door behind him-

Lux:
Our shit get here yet?

Bailey:
U-Um no, it'll take a few more minutes.

Lux:
Hm.

-Lux walks over to the kitchen, then swings open the refrigerator door-

Lux:
You got any alcohol in here?

Bailey:
No, I-I told you before I don't drink.

Lux:
Tragic.

-Lux grabs a large red carton of juice of the refrigerator, then slams the door close. He walks out of the kitchen, then looks at Bailey after he takes a gulp-

Lux:
Welp, we gonna have to pass the time somehow. You tryna fuck now or what?

Bailey:
H-Huh...? I-I mean, I-I..

-Lux laughs lightly then walks past Bailey and into her small living room-

Lux:
I'm fuckin' with ya.

-Lux flops on the wide couch then makes a impressed face as he leans back in comfortability-

Lux:
Daaaam this shit feel nice. When you get this?

Bailey:
I-I already had it.

Lux:
You serious? Shit, I ain't see it.

-Lux takes another gulp then grabs the small TV remote on his left-

Lux:
'Ey, you got streamin' service on here?

Bailey:
Oh, um, yeah.

Lux:
Cool. Why the fuck you standin' over there like that? Come sit down bitch, I ain't gonna bite ya. Deal with that shit enough with Sakuro.

Bailey:
O-Okay.

-Bailey walks over to the couch, then sits down next to Lux, lifting her legs onto the couch after she does-

Bailey:
Maybe we could find a movie to watch?

Lux:
I'm down with that.

Bailey:
U-Um, what sort of movies do you like to watch?

-Romance.
-Comedy.
-Horror.
-Thriller.
-Mystery.
-Action.
-Superhero.
-Animated.
-Documentary.
-Anything that interests me.
-Muti-pick.
-Ask Bailey what she likes.

Lux:
I wanna hear your shit first.

Bailey:
Oh, um...you'll think it's silly..

Lux:
Ain't nothin' surprise me anymore, so try me.

Bailey:
Um...I really like horrors, thrillers and mysteries.

Lux:
Oh you strange.

Bailey:
Well...yeah, I guess I am..

Lux:
Fuck you gettin' all mopey for? If you like that shit, then you like it.

Bailey:
W-Well how about you?

-Romance.
-Comedy.
-Horror.
-Thriller.
-Mystery.
-Action.
-Superhero.
-Animated.
-Documentary.
-Muti-pick.
-Anything interest me.

Lux:
I like them action movies. When the main character be beatin' everybody ass. Makes me wanna workout afterwards. 

Bailey:
Right after?

Lux:
Fuck yeah, shit pumps me up.

-Bailey smiles as she giggles softly-

Bailey:
That's pretty funny. W-Well, um, I'm fine with watching anything, so you can choose if you want.

-Watch a movie in the romance genre
-Watch a movie in the comedy genre.
-Watch a movie in the horror genre.
-Watch a movie in the thriller genre.
-Watch a movie in the mystery genre.
-Watch a movie in the action genre.
-Watch a movie in the superhero genre.
-Watch a movie in the animated genre.
-Watch a documentary.
-Let Bailey choose.

Lux:
You choose motherfucker.

Bailey:
A-Are you sure?

Lux:
Uh-huh.

Bailey:
Okay, um...thriller..?

Lux:
I can't hear pussies from over here. C'mon, say that shit with your chest.

Bailey:
U-Um...thriller.

Lux:
'Ight then. Put that shit on.

-Lux hands Bailey the remote, then she points it at the Tv and turns it on. She goes to the streaming service and looks through the list of movies in the thriller genre. Once Bailey selects a movie, she looks at Lux for conformation.-

Bailey:
I like this one.

Lux:
What's this shit about?

Bailey:
Um...basically, there's a woman. Um, in her world, people have the power to control time. When her son dies, she tries to go back in time to stop it from ever happening.

-Sounds cool.
-Sounds stupid.

Lux:
Sounds cool. Let's go with that shit.

Bailey:
Okay.

-Before Bailey starts the movie, her doorbell suddenly rings-

Bailey:
O-Oh, I think our food is here.

-Bailey gets up from the couch then walks up to her door. Lux hears her open her door, say thank you to the deliverer, then the door shuts. When Bailey comes back, she has two steamy plastic bags in her left and right hand. Lux notices the Gastro logo on the bags as Bailey puts them on the very small table in front of them-

Lux:
You got shit from Gastro's?

Bailey:
W-Well you come there a lot. So I got you the burger you always order and a few beer cans.

Lux:
You serious?

-Bailey nods slowly as she sits back down on the couch and puts her bag on her lap-

Bailey:
Mhm.

-Lux chuckles lightly then puts his hands together like he's warming them up.-

Lux:
Fuck yeah. 'Preciate it.

Bailey:
O-Oh, you're welcome.

-Lux pulls out a container with the burger inside out of the bag, then reaches inside again only to pull out a small pack of beer cans. He puts the beer cans next on the floor to his left next to the carton of juice he drank out of before, and puts the container on the small table. Lux scoots up lightly to reach, then he opens the container. Before he starts eating, he speaks to Bailey without looking her way-

Lux:
What you get?

Bailey:
Hm..? O-Oh I just got a salad, nothing special.

Lux:
Salad? You one of those that be wantin' healthy shit in everythin'?

-Bailey lightly giggles then shakes her head-

Bailey:
I-I guess so, it's just what I'm used to eating. Should I start the movie?

Lux:
Yeah, play that shit.

-Bailey presses a button on the remote then puts it on the small stand to her right. As the movie begins playing, she pulls out a small container from her bag, then before she puts the bag on the floor, she pulls out plastic utensils from it. Bailey opens her container, then her and Lux begin to eat and look towards the TV. As time goes on and the movie plays, Lux and Bailey enjoy their food, and Lux makes small comments joking about the look of the characters. By the final part of the movie, Lux and Bailey are finished with their food. They find out during the movie that it was the main character's brother that killed her son. When the main character finally confronts her brother, they have a small and  short fight. She feels the only to save her son is to kill her brother, but she still has familial love for him, and can't deliver the killing blow. The brother explains that in their timeline's future, her son will be the bane of all humanity. He claims he had to do it, as much he didn't want to. She has two choices in the end. Save her son by killing her brother, risking the chance of humanity being destroyed. Or give up the reason she started her path to begin with, and never see her son again. In the end, she kills her brother, and erases him from her timeline. After the movie cuts to black, and the credits begin, Lux speaks up-

Lux:
The fuck?! That's it? She killed his ass and he gone from the timeline? That's bullshit, where the rest of the movie at?

-Lux hears a small whimper. He looks to his right and sees Bailey crying, wiping her tears with a small napkin-

Lux:
Are you fuckin' cryin'?

-Bailey sniffs lightly then blows her nose-

Bailey:
She...She had to kill him to save her son...she was so sad.

Lux:
Now her stupid ass just destroyed all of humanity.

Bailey:
What about her son..?

Lux:
She got time powers, and she couldn't stop one thing from happenin'? Why you got the powers if you suck with it? If I was him, I'd tell her don't worry 'bout it, I'ma stay dead. Ain't no use of you if you can't get the job done. 

-Bailey sniffs lightly again then giggles-

Bailey:
She was struggling a little bit.

Lux:
Exactly.

-Bailey wipes her tears away, then puts the dirty napkin in the small trash can to her right-

Bailey:
W-Well did you enjoy the movie at least?

-Yeah, it was 'ight.
-Nah, shit was terrible.

Lux:
Yeah, it won't that bad. Somethin' to watch.

Bailey:
I liked it too. To be honest, I kind of like those kinds of choices at the end of movies. Would you save one person you care about in exchange for everything else? It's a tough decision right?

-Yeah.
-Nah.

Lux:
Nah, I got family I wanna keep around. Don't give a shit about anyone else.

Bailey:
Really? I thought the same thing. Your loved ones are more important I think. B-But that's just me.

-Lux looks at Bailey hands, he didn't notice it before, but she doesn't have her gloves on-

Lux:
Hold up, where your gloves at?

Bailey:
Hm? O-Oh I don't really need them. I have them on when I go out just in case. I-It just gets really bad when I'm scared or something like that...

Lux:
So why your room covered in plastic?

Bailey:
U-Um...I-I have bad dreams mostly every night. For some reason, I sleep walk only when I have nightmares. When that happens, my powers don't just decay organic things, but burns away inanimate objects too.

-Bailey lowers her head and makes a sad face, reminding herself of a previous event-

Bailey:
O-One time, I had a few lady friends over at my old apartment. They decided to stay the night- and this is when I didn't have the plastic too, so...When I woke up..half of the apartment was gone, and I had decayed one of their arms.

-Bailey sighs heavily then rubs her right arm lightly.-

Bailey:
T-They called me a bunch of names...I-I felt like I was in the real world again...Matthias told me not worry, and got me this new apartment. ...They're right. I-I'm just...some loser with powers..I'm going to alone forever probably..

Lux:
Damm, you one depressin' bitch.

Bailey:
I'm sorry...

Lux:
Nah, it's good. People believe what others tell 'em just because they don't have any confidence. I don't fuck with that, but how people feel and shit ain't got nothin' to do with me. If you think you a loser, then you a loser, simple.

Bailey:
...H-How do you do it..?

Lux:
Do what?

Bailey:
I-I don't know...you're pretty cool and you have a lot of confidence...how do you do that?

-Lux chuckles lightly, then leans back in a more comfortable position and puts his legs on the small table in front of him-

Lux:
How? Dunno. I'm just doin' shit. Ain't lettin' nobody fuck with me. That's pretty much it.

-Bailey snickers, then slightly puts her hand over her mouth as she giggles.-

Lux:
Fuck you laughin' 'bout?

Bailey:
I know we don't know each other that well yet, but that sounds like something only you would say.

Lux:
I mean, yeah, what the fuck else am I supposed to say? Be yourself and shit? That shit is stupid, I ain't no personal trainer.

Bailey:
I thought personal trainers helped with nutrition and health..?

Lux:
I don't know. Who the fuck cares, that's what I'm callin' it.

-Bailey giggles, then suddenly looks away shyly-

Bailey:
H-Hey...um...d-do want to maybe..u-um, I mean you don't have to, b-but...do you want to stay a bit longer..? Lux..?

-Bailey looks to her left at Lux, and sees him sound asleep, snoring loudly with his mouth open-

Bailey:
O-Oh, you went to sleep...

-Bailey slowly gets up from couch. She cleans the area around herself and Lux quietly, then walks to her room. Bailey comes back with a small olive colored blanket, then puts it over Lux. Afterwards, she slightly bends over and kisses Lux lightly on his right cheek-

Bailey:
Goodnight...

-Bailey walks around, turning off all the lights as she goes. After she's finished, she returns to her room to sleep for the night and closes the door behind herself-

What happens when the devastating impact caused by a near planet destroying meteorite gives the people of your earth otherworldly powers?


That dire day. That dire day, a dooming meteorite had descended into the Somerit Sea, a vast and barren ocean in the center of three main continents. The meteorite brought forth a disastrous roar of energy and untamed chaos that plunged the world into obscure anarchy. 

With it befell tidal waves, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other catastrophic weather. Not only that, it granted people unworldly abilities. Those who could not endure the meteorite's energy unfortunately died or were mutated into a creature of mass massacre; known by the foreboding name Blightshades. Others suffered a more severe fate. That day was Annihilation.

Hou Ling wiped the sweat off his forehead as he raised his head and stared at the glaring sun. He pinched the front of his shirt and fanned himself. "So hot!" He exclaimed as he felt his cheeks burning because of the heat.
Just as those words left his mouth, a tall and handsome man wearing a black suit and holding a black case on his hand with an expensive black watch around his wrist stopped in front of him.
Hou Ling lowered his gaze and looked at the man with black hair tied by a red string. His pair of black eyes staring at him. His skin is fair and his nose is tall. His lips are red, and his ears were pierced by black earrings. "What?" He asked when he noticed the man stared at him for a long time. He was wearing the fast food's cap and his brown curly hair peeking out. His left ear was pierced by a silver earring. His hazel brown eyes stared vigilantly at the man.
Are office workers so free nowadays that they're offering insurance plan to a delivery man as their part-time job? He thought. He was still wearing the bright yellow long-sleeved uniform of the fast food chain where he was working, making him look like a human-shaped egg yolk. Any longer and he'll be cooked under the sun. He can feel his uniform is sticking on his back due to sweat.
"Please be careful with meeting strangers today." the man's deep voice woke Hou Ling from his thoughts.
"Huh?" Hou Ling said, confused by the man's words. But you're also a stranger... he thought, didn't have the chance to speak when the man left. "Weirdo." He muttered. How can I not meet strangers since I am a deliveryman? His phone suddenly rang and he immediately answered the call. "Hello? Fast and Faster Food delivery." He said.
"H-help..." a woman's voice spoke from the other line. Her voice is too weak it was almost a whisper. And then he heard her suddenly gasp.
"Hello...?" Hou Ling called. But, he didn't hear the woman speak again. His brows knitted. He felt a chill earlier despite the heat when he heard the woman's voice.
Suddenly, the surrounding became dark. He raised his head and saw the clouds covered the sun. ... this isn't a good sign, is it? He bitterly thought and remembered the black-clothed man's words earlier. "Was it a warning...?" He muttered. He almost jumped out of his skin when he felt a cold water touched his hand. He almost screamed had he not covered his mouth. He lowered his gaze and saw it was just a drop of water that fell on his hand. "That scared me..." he muttered as he sighed in relief, patting his chest. Then, he saw a black cat passed by him and meow-ed at him. Next to it is a peel of banana. Black lines covered his face. "This is an omen, right?" He muttered as he heavily sighed and carried the foods ordered from the fast food chain. Then, he walked towards the apartment building that looked old and suddenly it looked creepy.
The silence as he walked up the stairs felt eerie. "If this is a thriller movie, I would be inside the elevator now and then the elevator would suddenly stop as it mysteriously malfunctioned. The light inside would flicker and then a cold hand would come out of nowhere and grab me. A woman wearing a white dress and her bloody face covered by her long and dry hair would scare me and then she'd pull me into a weird distorted space..." he sighed as he stopped by the room 202. Yep. There's no need for him to use the elevator since the place he'll be going to is just on the second floor.
He stopped in front of the door and then pushed the doorbell. However, no one answered from inside. "Hello?" He called, then pondered as he waited for a noise from inside. If this is a thriller movie, he would have opened the unlocked door and would find a corpse lying on the floor - a knife sticking out of the corpse's chest and its body is bathed in blood. Then, he'd fall on his back as he screamed, catching the attention of the neighbors and then they'd suspect him as the murderer. He would run away to escape, increasing their suspicion on him as he ran in panic. Then, a police car would appear before him and then they would catch him as the suspect.
Yes. He was framed up like any cannon fodder in the movies. He chose to stay outside and looked at the closed door. He didn't dare try to turn the doorknob to find if the door is unlocked. He'll just leave his fingerprints and would provide the real suspect an evidence to use against him.
He sighed and then walked to the next unit and knocked. "Excuse me!" He called.
The door opened and a man appeared. "What?" He said.
"Hello. I am here to deliver the food ordered by the woman in 202. May I trouble you to call her for me?" He said and gave the man his signature smile.
The man frowned and then walked out of the door. Then, he walked next door and knocked. "Hey!" He called. But, no one answered. "Is she asleep?" He muttered, puzzled.
Hou Ling felt disappointed. "What about the food now...?" He muttered and looked at the food on his arms. They already turned cold.
The neighbor turned to him. "You can only eat it yourself and pay for it." He said and turned away.
"What? But..." he said and shook his head. He turned around to leave. But, when he took a step, he heard the sound of his shoe stepping on a liquid. "Hm?" He said and lowered his head to look down. He shouldn't have. If this is a thriller movie, he'd see a puddle of red liquid flowing out of the foot of the door. Then, a knife would suddenly pierce his chest from behind.
He should rephrase it. This is a thriller movie. There was indeed blood flowing out of the door and he stepped on the blood. Then, he felt pain on his chest as a knife stabbed him from behind. He forgot one important thing in a thriller movie.
The suspect for an apartment-themed thriller movie is the neighbor. A hardworking person like him, he just delivered food yet he unwittingly delivered himself to his death.
A little theater:
Hou Ling: it's so hot!
0001: *passes by. I am indeed hot.
A group of female students passed by: OMG! BL!
Another theater:
Hou Ling: Damn you. You caused my death because of your ominous words!
0001: Anyone who sees a grim reaper is destined to die. The signs are already there.
Hou Ling: Damn it! I could've at least taken a shower! I am reeking of sweat when I died!

50,000 years ago, Hell was destroyed because of too much Foul from the resentment of the souls that later turned to Soul Eaters and devoured everything in their wake, leaving nothing of Hell. The gods above in Heaven, in order to take care of the newly-died souls, created the Afterlife Department comprised of grim reapers. 

Huo Ling was delivering food that day when he met Yi Bing and the guy gave him a warning. When he arrived to the customer's unit, he was killed.  
Huo Ling: you set up a death flag for me!
Yi Bing: I'm a grim reaper. I'm the flag myself. Let me help you solve the mystery of your death. 
Huo Ling: your sister!

Alternative title: The Different Ways I Died at 23
Update: daily

The production team, thus, began the nationwide promotional road tour majestically. Their first stop became very successful and sensational, based on the multitude of attendees. From the initial mere thousands of audiences during the premiere, their fanbase grew so large in scale that tens of thousands of fans were present at their chosen venue, Jinghua University.
In addition, with the spontaneous publicity from the netizens and the constant stream of good reviews about the movie, even many of the non-moviegoers had become aware of this high-rated film, dropping by the cinema to check it out eventually.
As the film officially entered the New-Year season's movie battle, the respective production companies started working hard to promote and create hype for their films. It was one hell of a tough fight as everyone wanted to make more than just a share of profits during this golden period.
This resulted in a box-office war to be launched.
Signs of a drop in ticket sales, which Lin Fengtian was concerned about, did not appear in the days to come after the premiere.
Instead, there was a breakthrough to the 500-million mark on day five of its release and even a steady increase toward the one-billion mark, which would probably make the film become the director's best-performing work in his career history!
In the past, teen flicks would usually receive critical acclaim but would do poorly in terms of box-office sales. Given his years of experience in producing films of this genre, box-office sales would usually range from tens to hundreds of millions. Those that could break past the billion-mark were practically hailed as masterpieces.
Nevertheless, he had high hopes for this piece, and as such, he put more effort in its publicity campaign.
It was even more so for the production team who did their best toward the road-tour performance, full of excitement and motivation.
There were new movies released in cinemas after the Christmas period, but most of which were just lousy-made productions that were rushed out by investors to reap profits during the golden period. Regardless of the movie genre—comedy, action, or horror thriller—each film was exaggeratedly advertised as though all had been made painstakingly produced.
In truth?
How could a finished piece possibly be any good when its entire production was wrapped up in just a couple of months?
Without a good script or even the slightest bit of logical flow to the story, those production companies merely roped in several acclaimed actors and worked hard to rush the movies' release just so that they could rake in profits over the New-Year period.
It was a tried-and-tested method that had yet to fail.
This time, however, a few of those commercial films suffered a great defeat under the converging attacks from 'The Green Apple' and the other Hollywood blockbusters.
What was even more interesting was that, among those commercial films, a war was sparked between the fans of 'The Green Apple' and the production team of a comedy film.
It all started from a certain, Hong-Kong male celebrity, who was a cast in the said comedy film. It was unknown whether he was trying to create hype for himself or playing to the gallery, but before the movie's release, he actually created a hashtag on Twitter about supporting Hong Kong's independence, all along insulting mainland China. His tweet went: [The viewers in mainland China are all fools to support artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan who go there to make profits. Even though I support Hong Kong becoming independent, there are still audiences supporting the movies that I'm cast in.]
That scandalous speech sparked an outrage in the entire mainland showbiz arena.
Yun Shishi was no stranger to that male artist, who was previously invited to record a program that she was in as a guest.
While they were backstage, that lecher actually attempted to cop a feel of her, only to receive a slap from her in return.
In his fit of anger, he resorted to using Cantonese to curse and insult her.
In short, the man was a celebrity with a vile character whom she had nothing but repulsive feelings for.
To think that he would actually post such a brainless remark.
It prompted many critically acclaimed directors and actors to step forward and launch tirades at the moronic artist.


She became a surrogate mother in exchange for over a million yuan.

As the esteemed CEO of the most powerful Empire in the capital, he holds absolute power, while she is just an adopted daughter to a family of lowly status. She agreed to bear him his offspring, simply because her adoptive father's business was failing.
 
On the day of her delivery, the elder brother was born healthy, but the younger one was stillborn. Having fulfilled the contract, she disappeared from his sight along with the astronomical sum of money. 


Six years later, he is still that arrogant and high-profile CEO. When she accidentally gets embroiled with him again – like a canary trapped in his cage, he closes in on her. “Woman, do you think you can escape from my clutches?!" 

However, he does not expect a little kid to interfere; the boy pompously points his little finger at him and warns, “Mu Yazhe, you’d better leave her alone! She's mine – this baby's woman!” 

The man is alarmed, simply because the little kid's facial features are identical to his...

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