243. Work and Rest in Balance Is a Good Thing

The face looked somewhat aged, with wrinkles around the eyes, and somehow, it felt strangely familiar.

"Aren't you going home yet?"

The other person even spoke.

Mo Guangyuan then realized that it was Grandpa Qin, the security guard of the office building.

"We'll go back soon, we'll go back soon."

Mo Guangyuan quickly paused the movie, took off his headphones, and answered.

"It's good that young people work hard, but they also need to balance work and rest. If you keep working overtime like this, others won't be able to keep up."

Grandpa Qin said something.

"Okay, okay."

Mo Guangyuan originally thought that the company was just doing things in an orderly manner, but he didn't expect that even working overtime would be criticized by a group of people.

Lying flat is the only way to survive here.

He was about to put on his headphones when he saw that Grandpa Qin was still standing there, looking in his direction, and showed no sign of leaving.

"What's wrong?"

Mo Guangyuan asked a question.

"It's nothing, I'm just taking a look."

Grandpa Qin waved his hand.

Mo Guangyuan came to his senses and realized that because he hadn't left, Grandpa Qin probably couldn't lock the door.

"I'll leave after I finish reviewing this film; I still have about half an hour."

Mo Guangyuan pointed to the screen.

"Oh, call me when you leave."

Grandpa Qin went out again.

Mo Guangyuan arrived at the office door, carefully closed it, put on his headphones, and continued playing music.

After finding the original manuscript in the novelist's villa, the protagonist and his companions are finally ready to head towards North Cold Town, just as described in the novel.

The scene at the car rental place was relatively lighthearted, giving Mo Guangyuan a chance to relax after being tormented by the bizarre monster and the oil painting.

If the entire movie consisted of those same scenes, Mo Guangyuan felt he might not be able to finish watching it.

The three embarked on their journey and soon night fell. Driving at night was a truly unsettling experience, especially in a horror movie.

Sure enough, problems arose halfway through the drive.

While the three were still joking around, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.

With a loud bang, the car crashed into the guy, flipping him over. The protagonist slammed on the brakes and prepared to check on him.

Amidst the cheerful background music, a sudden, loud noise jolted Mo Guangyuan awake. He looked at the person lying on the ground and thought he looked a bit strange.

The man got up.

It, or rather its appearance, is hardly human; it looks more like a white mouse. Its pointed head and all-white body evoke a strange sense of dread. Mo Guangyuan had studied this phenomenon, which is known as the uncanny valley.

Meanwhile, more similar creatures crawled out of the darkness beside the road.

Those creatures moved incredibly fast, crawling on the road using both their hands and feet.

The people who got out of the car hurriedly got back in, and a fierce car chase ensued.

Car chase scenes are a staple of blockbuster movies, and there are even genre films that rely solely on car chase sequences. As Mo Guangyuan watched the monsters chasing after him, he inexplicably felt anxious, just as if he were sitting in the car himself.

"The camera work here is excellent."

Mo Guangyuan couldn't help but comment.

The camera used here is probably a first-person handheld shot, looking at the monster through the rear window from inside the car, and occasionally looking forward, creating a sense of immersive tension and crisis.

Especially when the monster pounced, Mo Guangyuan felt that it was fortunate that this was a 2D movie; if it were a 3D movie, the audience would probably have screamed.

Naturally, the car chase ended, the monsters were completely left behind, and the three survivors in the car began to talk.

Although it was somewhat rude, Mo Guangyuan actually burst out laughing when he heard the sentence, "So even a beautiful girl's vomit smells bad."

But before his smile could fade, a monster's head appeared in the car window, the background music stopped abruptly, and the atmosphere of the movie suddenly became tense.

Mo Guangyuan had already picked up the goji berry tea to drink it, but he almost spat it out before he could finish it.

Fortunately, there was no real danger. In the dense darkness around them, some more people appeared in the shot.

This time it really was people, Mo Guangyuan confirmed. Those people were wearing suits and looked quite different, yet they all seemed to be the same person. They crossed the road stealthily, as if they were walking on tiptoe, afraid of waking someone.

Those people in suits looked at the camera, their eyes devoid of any emotion.

At the same time, as the car moved forward, their bodies didn't move, but their necks twisted, and finally their entire heads turned around.

"Hiss--"

Mo Guangyuan looked at it and subconsciously moved his neck.

It's a little sore.

Suddenly, a light shone through the car window, turning the entire screen white. Mo Guangyuan squinted slightly and then saw a small town appear before him.

Although it looks like an ordinary small town, something seems off. The pointed-roofed house in the center of the town is particularly eye-catching, like a church.

At this moment, the girl who had vomited found another manuscript, which recorded the movements of the three people, as if the novel would continue to be written along with their actions.

Mo Guangyuan became increasingly curious about this novel and this novelist.

After driving for a while, they heard the bells ring. The strange people on the road, whose necks could be turned 180 degrees without any problem, stared at them as they sneaked toward the church.

Lu Ban followed them furtively.

"What a joke."

Mo Guangyuan chuckled, knowing this was another silly and funny scene.

Watching the three men imitate the men in suits as they entered the church, this scene was filled with dark humor. Mo Guangyuan saw that the priest in the church was reading a novel, which seemed to be another work by the novelist Gudu.

"Does he believe his god created the world, or does he truly believe he is a god?"

Mo Guangyuan pondered, his hand unconsciously gripping the thermos.

Guided by the priest, the three of them went to the hotel again and ordered a bunch of random food.

"You dare to eat this?"

Mo Guangyuan felt that if it were him, he definitely wouldn't dare to eat in such a strange place.

However, the scene of the three eating looked really delicious, making Mo Guangyuan swallow hard.

He hasn't had dinner yet!

While they were eating, Mo Guangyuan suddenly noticed that a spider was crawling on Lu Ban's shoulder.

The camera didn't give the spider a close-up, but Mo Guangyuan could see it clearly. This was a special focusing method that prevented the overall image from becoming unbalanced while still allowing the audience to see what the director wanted to show them. This created a sense of conflict and contradiction between the calm scene and the bizarre object.

As the spider was discovered, the camera continued to pan upwards, eventually capturing the ceiling.

For the first time, Mo Guangyuan regretted staying to watch the entire movie.

Because what he saw was a dense mass of colorful spiders of various sizes, falling from the sky.

For Mo Guangyuan, a spider could be killed with a slipper.

A group of spiders, that's a disaster.

In an instant, Mo Guangyuan felt goosebumps rise all over his body, and his whole body trembled.

Fortunately, the girl was very strong and easily defeated a group of spiders, allowing the protagonists to escape.

Mo Guangyuan let out a long sigh of relief and subconsciously looked at the ceiling.

He saw the spider slowly drooping down.

Thank you to "Red Flame Wings" for the 5000 coin reward!