Chapter 0257 – Manticore’s Changing Room
Carrying the heavy skull-crushing hammer, Gu Feiyu stared blankly at the blood stains remaining on the head of the hammer, and he smelled a strong odor of blood.
”Are all the props in your haunted house so realistic?”
”It’s our haunted house, don’t nag, hurry up and put it on.” The park opened at nine o’clock, leaving Chen Ge not much time.
After putting on the entire Dr. Cranium Shatterer suit, Gu Feiyu looked at the monster in the mirror, and he couldn’t believe that it was himself.
”Not bad, a bit of a feeling.” Chen Ge nodded with satisfaction, Gu Feiyu was about the same height and size as him, he was just unskilled in a lot of movements, so he looked a little sluggish, “The mask is tightly attached to your facial skin, if you want to make the mask’s expression change, you can do so by adjusting your facial muscles.”
Gu Feiyu tried to squeeze out a smile, which looked not only not scary, but also a bit beaten up.
”The character you’re playing is a homicidal maniac, a madman, let me see that kind of mania!” Chen Ge made all kinds of different expressions, he had seen a lot of lunatics, and in just a few seconds, he had transformed into several different styles, “You should first find your position, there are many kinds of homicidal maniacs.”
”The one with the lowest difficulty is the Icy Silence type, to play this type of homicidal maniac well, what you have to pay attention to is to maintain absolute calmness, no matter what, you can’t panic, as if you are a machine that only knows how to kill.”
”One level higher than cold silence is the beast type, you have to make the visitor feel like they are in danger at all times, like prey in your hands, only able to fight to the death, but unable to escape.”
”A little more difficult is the morbid madness type, this type of homicidal mania can bring the most fear and screams of tourists, but the requirements for the performance is very high, from the expression to the eyes should be drenched in insanity, like an uncontrollable fire that burns uncontrollably, to destroy everything.”
Chen Ge had seen all types of homicidal maniacs, and he had practical experience in this area that no other haunted house practitioner possessed.
Gu Feiyu had already been confused by what he heard and could only keep nodding his head.
”You’re just learning, I can’t ask too much of you.” Chen Ge found Xiao Xiao, then led the dressed Gu Feiyu to the middle of the midnight escape scene on the third floor: “The entire scene was familiarized to you yesterday, have you memorized the roads?”
When he thought of being thrown into the Midnight Escape scene again and again yesterday, Gu Feiyu’s tears were rolling in his eyes, “Not yet, I was so scared yesterday that I just knew how to run around, I couldn’t remember the road at all.”
”A qualified haunted house employee must memorize all the passages within the scene, you have to create a feeling to the visitors. You’re not a human being, you’re a ghostly ghost, a murderous demon that could appear at any time!”
Chen Ge walked into the middle of the scene with large strides, and Gu Feiyu followed timidly with the skull crushing hammer carried upside down in both hands.
”I’ll show you all the secret passages within the scene again, make sure to memorize them.” Chen Ge spoke at length, “Actually, there’s another important reason to familiarize yourself with the passages, you have to be the first to rush to the rescue in case of an accident with the tourists, here, we are both devils and angels.”
”I’m afraid I can’t do it, honestly I was a bit panicked as soon as I came in, the thought of being alone in such a big scene scared me a bit.” Gu Feiyu wore a hideous human skin mask, but there was a sobbing tone in his voice as he spoke, “I still don’t think I’m up to this job.”
”Cheer up! How can a man casually admit that he can’t?” Chen Ge looked at Gu Feiyu’s eyes, “Everything has a process, it’s normal for you to feel scared and intimidated right now, but after you overcome the fear in your heart, you will slowly get used to it.”
After saying that, Chen Ge handed Gu Feiyu the little tiny in his pocket, “Don’t panic no matter what you encounter in the scene, this little guy will bring you good luck.”
Gu Feiyu held Yin Xiao Xiao in one hand, at this moment, no matter what Chen Ge said, he could only go on believing it.
Chen Ge led Gu Feiyu to familiarize himself with all the secret passages and organs in the Midnight Escape scene, and then told him some of the most basic scaring techniques.
For example, how far to maintain the distance that could best bring a sense of oppression to the tourists, and how to card the field of view to bring unexpected surprises to the tourists, etc..
When there were still twenty minutes to go before nine o’clock, Chen Ge let Gu Feiyu stand by alone in the Midnight Escape scene and left himself first.
Gu Feiyu, who was left alone in the middle of the scene, holding the skull crushing hammer and Xiao Xiao, helplessly shrunk in the corner, he looked at the dark and gloomy corridor and slowly squatted his body.
”A few months ago, I was planting rice seedlings on the endless rice paddies, the big city is really complicated, I kind of want to eat my grandmother’s plum pickled pork ……”
Closing the door to the Midnight Escape scene, Chen Ge heard movement outside the haunted house and walked out only to realize that several workers were installing banner advertisements.
”Chen Ge!” Uncle Xu and an unfamiliar hairy middle-aged man were talking in the lounge, and when he saw Chen Ge walking out of the haunted house, Uncle Xu beckoned for Chen Ge to come over.
”Uncle, you’re here early today.”
”Today is an important day for the reorganization of our paradise, so I’m sure I’ll come a little early.” Uncle Xu was full of smiles and looked in a good mood, “This is Laborer Yang, he will be in charge of the construction of the rest hall, and you can ask him for any requests you have.”
”Just call me Old Yang.” The middle-aged man looked very amiable.
”Construction team?” Seeing Worker Yang, Chen Ge then remembered something: “I really have something to trouble you with.”
”Director Luo has given an explanation, so feel free to tell me.”
”I need you to seal the two exits of the underground parking lot of the Paradise as soon as possible, it doesn’t need to be sealed, but it definitely can’t allow people to just go in and out.” Previously, the paradise had only blocked the gates with barriers, and one could easily tumble into them through the gaps.
”Okay, no problem.”
The underground parking was rented to Chen Ge for free by Director Luo, and Uncle Xu was also clear about this matter, so he didn’t block it.
”Then you guys keep busy, I’ll go to the haunted house to check the scene organs again.” Chen Ge returned to the house of horrors and took out his black cell phone, “A night has passed, the scene expansion should have been completed.”
He tapped the screen and there were indeed two unread messages on it.
”Second expansion successful! Gained a special building reward – Fierce Ghost’s Changing Room.”
”With another expansion, the House of Horrors will be upgraded to a Shivering Maze!”
”Fierce Ghost’s Changing Room: police officers who mistakenly enter a haunted building, students trapped in an abandoned school, journalists who visit a sick building at night, patients who have lost their memories, here visitors can experience various roles in an immersive setting, Fierce Ghost’s Changing Room will provide visitors with costume props, changing costumes will drastically increase the sense of immersion!”
”Note: The changing room has a one percent chance of triggering the ultimate experience! It allows visitors to completely substitute into another memory that doesn’t belong to them, and experience a shock that can’t be replicated!”