Metaphysics Live Stream, Going Viral Across the Internet Ch. 63

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"What do you mean, senior brother?"

"The corpse-raising grounds at Shijia Plaza were indeed wiped out, but the lingering corpse qi clashed with the orthodox Daoist spiritual energy and tore open a so-called mirror space. If anyone steps into that—they're dead."

"That's way too dangerous. Senior brother, let's hurry up and go!"

"The mirror space only forms under certain conditions. Our new sect leader shouldn't be that unlucky."

Though he said that, his heart wasn't so sure. He really hoped Shen Huo's luck wasn't that terrible... right?

Shen Huo arrived at the crew's meeting point, but it looked like he was the first one there. The place was quiet and empty.

Director Wang, who was checking equipment, saw Shen Huo getting out of the car and walking over. He immediately set down what he was holding and greeted him with a big smile, grabbing his hand.

"Xiao Shen, I'm really counting on you this time."

Shen Huo's eyes flicked with a glint, and then he flashed a small smile.

"Director Wang, doing double duty isn't out of the question. If we do run into danger, that one million counts as the first payment for saving your life. After that..."

He rubbed his fingers together, looking like a total money grubber.

Director Wang gritted his teeth. "Xiao Shen, this is going too far, huh? I am technically the one paying you, you know. How can you haggle with your boss like that?"

The truth was, he had tried to reach out to a well-known master in the industry to bring along for the shoot.

But the moment that master heard they were going to Shijia Plaza, his face changed on the spot and he instantly refused.

Director Wang went to a few other well-known masters too. They were willing to go, but their prices were way over budget.

So after all that, he remembered—didn't his own crew already have a built-in option?

Why bother looking far when you've got one right here? So that's how he ended up hiring Shen Huo for double duty, with double pay.

"Aih, Director Wang, you know I still owe a million, right?"

Director Wang had heard about the one-million breach-of-contract fee hanging over Shen Huo. That former employer of his really was scummy.

A kid that young—if he couldn't make it big, how many years of work would it take to pay that off?

Director Wang thought to himself, I'm not like Shen Huo's old boss. Mistaking a pearl for a pebble like that...

He softened his tone. "Xiao Shen, you know I poured everything I had into funding this project. I've barely broken even. My hands are still tied. How about this—if things really go south, I'll pay per head. Ten grand a person. How's that?"

Shen Huo grinned. "If there's real danger, Director Wang, you're definitely the first one I'll save. You don't even count as a head."

Director Wang: "...How is a kid your age this money-hungry already?"

"Director Wang, you really know how to talk."

Just then, a luxury car rolled into the lot and stopped at the entrance of the filming area.

A man stepped out.

He wore sunglasses, stylish casual clothes, and even his hair was meticulously styled.

Instead of a guest for a reality show, he looked more like someone about to walk the red carpet.

The smile on Shen Huo's face instantly vanished the moment he saw the man.

He turned to Director Wang and said, "If anything happens to that guy, I'm not saving him."

"Ahh, Xiao Shen, I know you two have history, but he offered way too much money, I couldn't say no..."

Shen Huo cut him off. "I get that it's not easy for you. That's exactly why I said I won't save him. If he wants saving, let him pay for it himself."

Director Wang immediately caught Shen Huo's drift and gave him a big thumbs-up.

"You really are a penny-pincher. Slick as ever."

"Shen Huo!" Bai Pengxuan looked around and spotted Shen Huo chatting with Director Wang. He instantly waved and called out to him.

Shen Huo couldn't be bothered to respond. He sat down on a small stool and started playing on his phone, waiting for Director Wang to call action.

Bai Pengxuan didn't take the hint at all and shamelessly sat down next to him.

"Didn't think we'd be working together again so soon. By the way, Shen Huo, your new Weibo account is blowing up! Your follower count's rising like crazy. Didn't expect you to get popular this fast."

"Yeah, lucky me I've got nine lives. Otherwise, I would've been toast."

As soon as Shen Huo said that, he glanced at Bai Pengxuan and saw his face stiffen. That made Shen Huo feel even more smug.

"Well, I hope you'll look after me from now on. You're the one with all the experience, after all."

Shen Huo just smiled and didn't reply.

Bai Pengxuan's reason for showing up on set was too obvious. He saw Shen Huo gaining popularity and came running to leech off him—trying to mooch some clout.

But Shen Huo just curved his lips in a mocking smirk. If Bai wanted to milk him so bad, then he'd better prepare himself for a real gift in return.

Shen Huo ignored him completely and just sat there playing his game.

Director Wang noticed the situation, walked over, and gave Shen Huo a few pats.

Perfect, he thought. That's the preview clip right there!

At exactly ten o'clock, most of the guests had arrived. But Qi Mengman and the muscle guy didn't show up. Considering their injuries, there was no way they could've made it.

They were replaced by Bai Pengxuan and another male guest.

Shen Huo had nothing to say about Bai, but the other guy—the one wearing the hat—he hadn't seen before.

Still, judging by how warmly the crew greeted him as he got out of the car, he was clearly someone important.

Shen Huo gave it a glance and lost interest.

"Shen Huo!"

Wu Tong waved and ran up to him.

After a long break, her sprained foot had mostly healed.

"My song's already written! Now all that's missing is you, the male lead. Once this show's over, you have to come, okay?"

Shen Huo flashed a dazzling smile. "Since Miss Wu is inviting me so sincerely, I'd be rude to turn her down."

Wu Tong gave him a "now you're talking" kind of look.

"Of course, I've already cleared it with my label. As long as you show up, the pay will definitely make you happy."

"Miss Wu really gets me."

The two of them smiled at each other.

Standing off to the side, Bai Pengxuan's eyes flickered with jealousy.

Wu Tong might not be super famous herself, but her songs dominated the trending music charts.

Her MVs went viral all the time, and anyone who appeared in them basically got a massive popularity boost.

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