Chapter 35 - Secret (1/2)

A long time later, Su Min opened his eyes.

He removed the helmet and briefly glanced at the movie theatre. It was completely empty. He was the only one in the dark.

Su Min: “……….”

This feels a little like a horror movie. How could everyone be gone?

On the big screen, the ending clip appeared. The list of casts that appeared was the same as what he had found online, and Chen Su’s name naturally didn’t appear.

For a moment Su Mn was wondered what his identity was.

At the end of a movie, they would usually include some behind the scene cuts. This movie was no exception. They included interesting behind the scenes after the credits rolled.

After the movie was finished, the lights in the theatre turned on.

The staff and cleaners came in from outside at the same time.

This time the staff is still Xiao He.

Thinking of his surname, Su Min felt a little shadow in his heart. Uncle He in this horror movie had left him with a huge psychological shadow.

Xiao He had no idea he was thinking this and came over with a big smile on his face: “Mr. Su, you have once again survived until the end.”

So amazing. It’s his first time seeing such a powerful audience.

Su Min pointed at his surroundings and asked: “I remember there were people when I came in. Why is it just me left?”

The staff received the helmet and said: “Sigh, they have already left in advance. They weren’t able to survive until the end.”

The outcome was absolutely terrible.

Of them, one was a couple who came to improve their relationship, but they argued while going out and even broke up before the left through the door.

Another managed to live for a half a day and the last one only lived for a few minutes before jumped into the sea himself.

Su Min who heard this was shocked.

The purpose of the holographic experience was to explore the contents of the movie on their own. Some small details would not necessarily be revealed to the audience until the very end.

For example, this time Su Min still isn’t very clear about how the skinning procedure worked.

Su Min left his seat and asked: “If you don’t mind me asking, what was the contents of their script?”

The staff answered: “Of course. The couple chose a couple watching experience so one is set as a victim destined to be drowned in the sea and the other would die in a pit. “

Su Min: “Seems similar to mine.”

Their characters were destined to be killed by those people. His character also should have died in the bathroom though he still didn’t know who that ghost in the bathroom was.

A cannon fodder in a horror movie is different to a cannon fodder in a romance movie.

In a movie like this, a death would be needed to progress the plot but since the protagonist cannot die, the first one to die would be the cannon fodder.

The role of a cannon fodder in a romance movie is more of a bystander watching over the proceedings between the male and female protagonist. In general, there are very few successful insertions and even fewer manage to target the protagonist.

But there are many of them, so everyone is willing to enter it.

The staff said: “Mr. Su, you can go back and wait for the score. I believe the result will be similar to the last one.”

Su Min smiled: “I humbly accept your blessing.”

The exit was just ahead. The staff suddenly said: “In fact, I also watched your last movie. It was really good. Both sweet and scary!”

Su Min paused and said quietly: “Thank you.”

The staff wanted to say something else but he held himself back.

Su Min suddenly remembered something. He asked: “I chose to watch my movie alone. Will there be a chance of another person watching it too?”

The staff shook his head: “No, after selecting solo viewing we will not add anyone else in. You can rest assured about that Mr. Su.”

He said that with confidence and certainty.

Su Min remembered this, but he recalled the dialogue in the movie. He guessed that even if he asked the staff, he probably wouldn’t get his answer.

The smart holographic technology had only been released for about a month or two so maybe there’s a hacker or maybe there’s some sort of artificial intelligence like those in the novels.

But the cinema seemed to have no reaction to this.

Su Min felt that they wouldn’t let something like that go so easily. After all, a hacker or artificial intelligence rebellion will need to be stopped.

But the movie not only was rereleased, they didn’t take any additional measures to stop it in future movies.

Su Min felt that his mind was about to explode. He finally reached the bustling cinema lobby.

There was a long queue at the ticketing area. The sounds from the crowds returned him from his thoughts.

The newly released movie posters were displayed here.

Su Min found the poster for “Murder Island”. On the poster was Chen Xingzhou, Zhao Mingya and the others as they just reached the island. They darkened the island, making the island look even more terrifying.

It was undeniable that this poster was pretty good.

As someone who had finished watching it, Su Min who saw the introduction to the movie on the poster afterwards believed that this was another classic horror movie.

He had heard of the actor’s name but the the character in the movie naturally isn’t the actor himself.

As he thought this, two men come over and stood behind him.

The short man asked: “It looks okay. Do you want to watch?”

The tall one said: “Watch it if you want to. I was the one who lost the bet.”

The short man said: “That’s true. Let’s go in. If you die, I’ll die together with you.”

Su Min who was standing in front of them heard them discuss each other’s death,

He silently left the poster.

A movie’s popularity cools off very quickly, not to mention for a horror movie. There was just be a bit of discussion after it was released and soon no one remembered him.

This time Su Min wasn’t wearing a mask, and no one recognised him.