Reborn: Becoming a Hollywood Tycoon in Ten Years
Chapter 33

Excited Audience

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This scene immediately resonated with the audience below.

"Fuck the police! He didn't do anything! What right do they have to search him?"

"Kill him! He shouldn't be allowed to live!"

"..."

Profanities rang out one after another, but the few people watching at the front were not frightened in the slightest. Instead, they were delighted.

A film that could resonate with its audience could not possibly be bad.

The audience's curses were the best possible endorsement of the film.

Then the female lead got out of the car and stopped the police officer from deliberately targeting her boyfriend, instantly winning the favor of everyone in the audience.

"Ruth is perfect. I wish I had a girlfriend like her."

"Yeah. Compared to those bitches, Ruth is so much better—and she's beautiful too."

Angelina Jolie's looks gave Ruth a major boost in popularity.

And after Ruth stood up for him, the male lead's love for her practically overflowed from the screen, stuffing the audience full of sweetness.

At that moment, no one remembered that this was supposed to be a thriller.

The car continued on and arrived in the town.

After meeting Ruth's parents, Chris finally relaxed. Her parents truly did not discriminate against him. Instead, they were exceptionally warm—almost unnaturally so.

Ruth's father enthusiastically showed Chris around, introducing the history of their family's development and the court in the backyard.

But the Black housekeeper with her eerie smile and the Black groundskeeper with his stiff expression both gave Chris an uneasy feeling.

Soon, it was time to eat. Chris chatted with Ruth and her family over dinner.

Ruth's mother tapped her glass, making a sound.

Suddenly, Chris's nicotine craving hit. His hand twitched out of habit, mimicking the motion of flicking ash from a cigarette.

Ruth's father suddenly remarked that smoking was not a good habit. His wife was an excellent hypnotist, and if she treated him with hypnosis, she could completely cure his nicotine addiction.

Chris politely declined. The Black housekeeper and the Black groundskeeper from earlier had already made him feel that something was off.

Faced with such sudden kindness, Chris instinctively felt suspicious.

Just then, the Black housekeeper brought over the food and smiled at Chris.

A normal smile would make people feel fondness and put them at ease.

But the Black housekeeper's smile only filled the audience with dread. It was not a smile a normal person should have.

Night fell.

Chris lay in bed, thinking over everything that had happened during the day. The strange feeling left him tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Finally, he got up, lit a cigarette, and went to the doorway to smoke.

The eerie Black groundskeeper from earlier suddenly ran toward him from the distance. Before Chris could react, the groundskeeper abruptly turned around and sprinted away.

Chris shook his head in confusion. Just as he was about to go back inside, he saw the even more bizarre housekeeper suddenly appear by the window, smiling at him. Her smile was deeply unsettling, nothing like that of a living person.

"!!!"

"!!!"

"!!!"

This kind of fear, created through atmosphere and psychological suggestion, was even more terrifying than the bloody massacres currently popular in North America.

The audience, who had never encountered this kind of horror film built around Eastern-style psychological suggestion, were all startled.

Then, to hide the fact that they had been frightened, they all started yelling "fuck" in every possible way.

But the curses in the theater did not affect the movie.

After those two incidents, Chris immediately felt that the town was deeply strange. He made up his mind that once he returned to his room, he would not come out again.

But the moment he entered, his girlfriend's mother suddenly appeared and called out to him.

That eerie woman told Chris that her hypnosis was a special ability that used a certain focus to guide people. After explaining, she directly asked Chris about his mother.

Chris did not want to answer, but the woman merely tapped the glass in her hand lightly, just as she had done at the dinner table.

Then Chris was hypnotized and began voluntarily talking about his mother.

"Oh my God, what is she trying to do? Could my goddess Ruth be one of them too?"

"I knew it. They definitely aren't good people. Get Out is a thriller, after all."

"."

The scene on the screen immediately sparked discussion among the audience.

On the screen, Chris felt as if he had fallen into a black hole, unable to move.

Then the scene shifted, and dawn broke.

Chris found himself lying safely in bed. Immediately, he began questioning everything that had happened the day before. Had nothing actually happened? Had it all just been his imagination?

With lingering uncertainty, Chris got up.

To welcome Chris's arrival, Ruth's family held a party.

The town's residents drove over to Ruth's house one after another. They warmly embraced the Black groundskeeper, making Chris feel that there was something wonderful about this town. They showed no discrimination toward Black people.

The only strange thing was that every single guest at the party was elderly.

They all praised Chris's strength. Their eyes were full of envy, jealousy, and greed, and some even reached out to touch his body directly.

All of it made Chris sense a secret hidden deep within the town.

Ruth introduced Chris to the elderly guests one by one, but they were even more enthusiastic than Chris had imagined. From the way they spoke, Black people seemed to hold an exalted position.

This made Chris even more uneasy. Everything in this town was impossible in the outside world.

At last, amid his unease, Chris spotted another Black man at the party. He eagerly went over to greet him, only to receive a cold response. The man's behavior was nothing like that of a young, fit Black man.

He was more like... one of the elderly people attending the party.

Just then, the Black man's wife walked over. She was an elderly white woman who looked several decades older than him.

Chris held out his fist, wanting to bump fists with the other man. It was a way Black people greeted each other.

But the Black man extended his hand and shook Chris's instead, leaving Chris completely bewildered.

Other than his skin color, the man standing before him was entirely white.

Then Chris discovered that someone had unplugged his camera while it was charging. He knew it had been the Black housekeeper.

After he told Ruth, she left for a moment.

A short while later, the Black housekeeper came over and apologized on her own. Strangely, she was smiling on one side of her face while tears streamed down the other.

The scene was far too bizarre. Chris felt uncomfortable all over and wanted to go downstairs for some fresh air.

But he saw the Black man chatting animatedly with a white man. Chris took out his fully charged camera, preparing to capture the scene. The flash went off, leaving Chris somewhat embarrassed.

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