Chapter 113 - A Brave Idea (2/2)

“What are you doing?” Chen Ge picked up Xiaoxiao and asked Xu Wan to help clean the place before returning to the staff breakroom. A roomful of fake blood, Xu Wan must have thought it was my handiwork. Will she think her boss has lost his mind?

Chen Ge used a towel to wipe the fake blood off Xiaoxiao’s body. He pinched her face, threatening, “If you continue to be naughty, I’ll…”

He was stuck because he could not figure out what Xiaoxiao was afraid of. Eventually, he huffed and shoved Xiaoxiao into his backpack as well. After everything was ready, Chen Ge exited the Haunted House and the park.

The park visitor number was dwindling, and the open air carpark was empty. There was not even a line at the bus stop.

Maintaining the park requires plenty of money; with so few visitors, it mustn’t be easy for Director Luo.

After crossing the road, Chen Ge looked for the mannequin workshop using the information on the internet.

He saw the sign hanging above a door that led underground. When he asked the hawker on the street, Chen Ge was told that the workshop was underground.

Walking down the steps, the walls on both sides were covered in scrawling that he could not appreciate, and at the end of the step was a glass door with the sign ‘FOR RENT/SALE’.

“Is anyone in?” Chen Ge looked through the glass room. The interior looked like an underground storeroom; the place was huge but empty. After waiting for some time, a slightly overweight man answered the door in his slippers.

He looked roughly the same age as Chen Ge. He was in very casual attire and had some baby fat on his face. The glass door opened, and Chen Ge was blasted in the face by the air conditioning.

“You are the boss? I wish to order a set of custom-made mannequins,” Chen Ge explained.

“Okay, come in.” The man invited Chen Ge into the shop. “How big do you want it? If it’s under thirty centimeters, you can get it under three days.”

“That’s too small. I want something the size of a real person, and the joints all need to be moveable; can you do something like that?” Chen Ge looked at the equipment inside the workshop; the place was more professional than it appeared on the outside.

“Similar size to a real person? With moveable parts?” Comprehension dawned for the man. With an understanding look, he asked, “How many do you want?”

“Twenty-four, when you can finish the order?” Chen Ge answered.

“Twenty-four‽” the man asked in a raised pitch.

The shout scared Chen Ge. “Why are you screaming so suddenly? Is twenty-four too many for the workshop to produce?”

“All for your personal use?”

“What use would I have for the mannequins?” Chen Ge realized the man had misunderstood him, so he explained, “I own a Haunted House; the mannequins are part of the set design.”

“Okay…” The man sighed in relief. “If it’s for a Haunted House, I don’t suggest using too expensive filler. After all, the exhaustion rate is too high. We can make two types here, solid base and half-solid base. The most expensive 12,000, cheapest 3,000. Also, I have to remind you, all the workers have left, and I’ve been left alone to look after the place. So, twenty-four custom-made mannequins will probably take a month to be completed.”