Devising a Plan

Lu and Tu-Shumian had made various guesses about who had previously rented the Magic Mirror, but they never expected it to be Peng Deng.

Where did Peng Deng get so much money?

Why did Peng Deng rent the Magic Mirror Arrodes?

What exactly is Peng Deng trying to do?

Lumian, Jenna, and Franca looked at each other, all feeling it was necessary to rearrange the order of the questions and temporarily add information about Peng Deng renting the magic mirror.

At this moment, the Pale White characters on the surface of the Silver Mirror Distortion and writh, regaining their Blood-Colored, and elongating into Old Feysac Vocabulary:

"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask a question."

"If you answer Error, lie, or refuse to answer, you will be punished."

Jenna nodded slightly and began to think about what questions to ask next.

The bloody Vocabulary on the magic mirror Change into new content:

"Have you considered how you would get along with Lumian and Franca if you switched to the ' Hunter ' Pathway and became Men in the future?"

The question was asked rather subtly... Jenna sensed Arrodes's goodwill.

Although it's quite embarrassing, for a former "Exaggerated Woman," she could simply close her eyes and answer:

"I've thought about it."

"Was it better to be on top or on the bottom?" Franca suddenly had the same thought as the book in her mind.

She composed herself and looked at the magic mirror:

"The fourth question: What did Peng Deng do with the help of the great Arrodes?"

On the surface of the ancient Silver Mirror, the Blood-Colored Vocabulary quickly faded, the Waterlight subsided, and the deep, dark feeling was gone.

Franca's question went unanswered.

"Only three questions..." she sighed in disappointment.

Lumian thought for a moment and said, "Try asking again before returning the Star Dream General Store this afternoon. Perhaps the interval between inquiries shouldn't be based on the number of rentals, but on the time."

"Mm." Jenna nodded.

She's the one who rented it, so of course she's responsible for returning it.

Friday morning.

Zhou Mingrui, who was busy at his workstation, felt his phone vibrate beside him.

He picked it up and saw that the message was from Rosanne:

"I might lose my job soon, so let me treat you to dinner again tonight."

"What happened?" Zhou Mingrui asked, both puzzled and concerned.

Rosanne sent a "laughing and crying" emoji:

I'll tell you more during dinner tonight. Oh, and Luo Fu will be there too.

"Okay, shall I choose what to eat, or will you?" Zhou Mingrui asked politely.

"This meal is on me, of course I choose!" Rosanne replied quickly.

After putting down his phone, Zhou Mingrui stared intently at the computer screen, as if carefully evaluating the results of his previous work.

In reality, he was thinking about Rosanne:

"How could she suddenly lose her job? Last time we had dinner, Rosanne praised President Huang for his generous pay and relaxed work atmosphere; she didn't seem to have any intention of resigning..."

Was it her unique circumstances that forced her to change jobs, or did the company want to fire her, or perhaps both?

"About half of the Administration Department came because of President Huang. Rosanne is a very qualified employee, so there's no reason for the Human Resources Department to fire her. Besides, the company's overall revenue and profits have reached new highs. They even mentioned that the Administration Department was short-staffed and specifically hired Luo Fu..."

Has Rosanne shown anything unusual or done anything problematic lately?

After much deliberation, Zhou Mingrui concluded that everything seemed normal after Rosanne threw away her original paintings, except that she had secretly formed a gang with Luo Fu and Li Ming, and reminded him to be wary of Zarathustra.

"The group is in merger and restructuring talks with Zarathustra's company... Rosanne warned me twice about Zarathustra... Rosanne was suddenly fired..."

Is there a connection between these events?

"Hmm, Luo Fu has been acting strangely for a few days after she reminded me last time. Tonight, she and Rosanne might hint at something to me again..." Since his previous interactions with Rosanne and Luo Fu hadn't caused anything unusual, nor had they led to any attacks or difficulties, Zhou Mingrui wasn't opposed to having another meal with Rosanne and Luo Fu to hear what they had to say.

Frankly, if Rosanne and Li Ming hadn't hinted to him three times since Sunday that he should be wary of Zarathustra, he would have thought everything was calm and normal, as if he had never drunk the "Assassin's " drink.

But the more this was the case, the stranger it seemed to Zhou Mingrui, as if he were trapped in a cocoon, with all sorts of anomalies lurking outside, waiting for an opportunity to invade, yet he couldn't see them.

So he was trying to probe, and getting in touch with Rosanne and Luo Fu was one part of that.

Hall Film Company, Artists Department.

The young employee who had previously introduced the company to Jenna smiled and said, "My name is Jiang Yue Jenna. I'm in charge of helping you new employees connect with the various departments. Feel free to contact me if you need anything."

"What a coincidence," Jenna replied with a smile, now wearing a short-sleeved chiffon blouse.

Jiang Yue glanced around and said, "This is not a coincidence, it's Predestination."

"The reason I was waiting outside the meeting room to take the interviewees out was because I'll be in charge of this aspect later. And yes, I'm not the only one responsible for this batch of new recruits. I picked you first during the selection process; I have high hopes for you. Good luck!"

Whether Jiang Yue was sincere or not, Jenna was quite pleased with these words, feeling valued and affirmed, and a sense of joy welled up within her.

Jiang Yue continued, "I thought you wouldn't be here until Monday. The physical training and media relations courses I arranged for you are all next week. Well, let's just chat casually today. I'll show you around. If we run into any producer or director, maybe you'll have an audition opportunity soon."

If I had come next week, Jia Yu might have already paid the penalty and left... Jenna followed Jiang Yue as they walked forward in the Artists Department.

She glanced at Jia Yu's studio and said, "Jia Yu isn't here? I Have a Friend is a fan of his, and I'd like to get his autograph."

"He didn't come. After ' The Great Pirate 3 ' became a hit, he's been coming to the company less and less," Jiang Yue said with a complicated expression. "Today he said he was going to attend a movie-related event."

Jenna looked disappointed, then nodded and said, "Great Pirate 3 was quite popular; the box office was very high."

"Yeah, even though the film critics say it's just a passable popcorn movie, Spectator love popcorn movies. Those films released at the same time aren't even passable, so what makes them compare to us?" Jiang Yue said, slightly indignant.

Taking this opportunity, Jenna asked, "So, is the company planning to make ' Great Pirate 4 '?"

Jiang Yue lowered her voice:

"We do have that plan, but the problem is, That One romance novel queen is dragging her feet. We've already finished filming and released ' The Great Pirate 3,' but she still hasn't written ' The Great Pirate 4 '!"

After all, I've been completely kicked out... After all, the pen name of my Dream Image is "Dreamless Salted Fish"... Jenna followed Jiang Yue's words and said a few more words, "Moreover, I think the main reason why ' Great Pirate 3 ' was popular was because of the adventurer character Gehrman Sparrow. If the next movie doesn't feature him as the protagonist, I think there will be big problems. It might even be a box office flop, just like how ' Great Pirate 1 ' and ' Great Pirate 2 ' weren't very well-known."

This is laying the groundwork for the squad's alternative awakening plan.

Jiang Yue was stunned for a moment:

"The Great Pirate 1 and Great Pirate 2 were never made into movies."

"Huh?" Jenna paused for two seconds before asking, "Then why is this movie called ' The Great Pirate 3 '?"

"I don't know either," Jiang Yue replied blankly. "The big Boss decided it himself, and no one else raised any objections. If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't even remember that the earlier parts of the ' Great Pirate ' series hadn't been made into movies yet..."

What's going on? How can they skip "The Great Pirate 1" and "The Great Pirate 2" and go straight to "The Great Pirate 3"? Skipping them is fine, but why not just change the name instead of adding "3"? Amidst her confusion, Jenna vaguely grasped a key point:

This is related to a reminder from Anderson Hood.

The master of the Dream City is a symbol of loopholes and Error, so no matter how realistic this Dream is, there will still be inconsistencies, loopholes, and chilling aspects that make people think about them carefully. It will still reflect the "dream" aspect!

"Dream usually function normally, but if Outsider does something unconventional and points to loopholes, it could create problems. For example, something illogically accepted by the public, or something absurd and terrifying in its underlying implementation..."

"After the ' Justice ' Lady insisted on calling the movie ' The Great Pirate 3 ' instead of ' The Great Adventurer,' the Dream Image readily accepted it. Only those who were also Outsider could notice the discrepancy, and even the Dream Image, after being alerted, could also perceive the problem?"

"The ' Justice ' Lady didn't mention this because it's connected to An Xiaotian's car accident, and she forgot about it after being forced out of the Dream?"

"The reason why there's a plot hole like ' The Great Pirate ' having 3 but not 1 and 2 is because Mr. ' The Fool ' subconsciously believes that this book series should indeed be made into a movie?" Jenna thought of many things in an instant.

She didn't delve deeper into the topic, fearing that the image of Jiang Yue in her Dream Image would become increasingly perplexing and contradictory, causing confusion within the Dream itself and affecting her.

"Since we can't film the rest yet, we can turn ' Great Pirate 3 ' into a stage play, an animated film, TV Series, or a game. While the movie is still popular, we can expand in all directions." Jenna acted like an enthusiastic and well-meaning Spectator.

Jiang Yue nodded in agreement:

"Yes."

She then quipped, "Is this something we can decide? We'll bring it up with Boss Mei Xin at the next meeting and have her put in a good word with the big Boss."

Inside a high-end hot pot restaurant with a proper stage.

In a private room on the second floor, President Huang introduced the restaurant to Zarathustra beside him, "This hot pot restaurant is very unique. There will be a face-changing performance later, which is one of the local intangible cultural heritages..."

Zarathustra, sitting near the window, glanced at the large screens behind the stage and around it, smiled, and nodded, saying, "Looking forward to it."

President Huang was about to say something more, his phone suddenly rang.

The caller was "Beibei".

"Excuse me, I need to take this call." President Huang stood up, holding his phone, and walked towards the door of the private room.