Sun Yuan led our group to the location the film crew had rented, and we soon arrived.
It was a Republican-era-style courtyard residence. According to the script, the second female lead, the male lead, and a few other friends traveled far from home and stayed in a courtyard residence-the very one before us.
Later, the male lead and the second female lead fell out, and she accidentally hanged herself in this Siheyuan. From then on, she became a wronged soul haunting the Siheyuan, turning it into a haunted house.
Afterward, the male lead revisited the place with the female lead, followed by a series of ghost sightings and hauntings. In the finale, they discovered that it was all man-made. There were no ghosts at all; someone was taking revenge for the second female lead.
The whole plot was actually quite bland and clichéd, and the ending was the same old thing: horror movies could not have ghosts, so either someone was behind it all, or the male lead had schizophrenia.
As soon as we reached the entrance to the Siheyuan, we heard people arguing inside.
Before long, a boss in a sharp suit and polished shoes came out, looking furious and dissatisfied.
The moment Sun Yuan saw him, he acted like a mouse spotting a cat, bowing and scraping as he said, "Mr. Wang..."
Mr. Wang looked at Sun Yuan and frowned. "Are you a production assistant?"
Sun Yuan nodded like a bobblehead, utterly servile. "Yes, yes, I'm a production assistant."
"How the fuck are you doing your job as a production assistant? You managed to get someone killed making a damn movie!"
Mr. Wang showed him no consideration at all and unleashed a torrent of abuse. "Who's going to cover my losses? You couldn't afford it even if you