Chapter 53. Cooking Style of New Nightmare is to Kill You
Arc E : Real World.
When the sun rose again, Du Yan was still standing in front of the window, waiting for the satisfaction from his soul to gradually dissipate.
One moment, he was drinking wine and playing qin with Cheng Yu in the falling snow, and the next moment, he appeared in the real world. Du Yan fully realized the importance of the Birch bloodline. If it weren’t for this ability, he would probably still be immersed in the warm feeling of that time and unable to get out of it.
The scenes with Cheng Yu in the dream were slowly covered by a veil. He now felt like he was watching a movie that he was very involved in. He felt very involved, but he didn’t feel that it was his own life experience.
He looked at the sky, gradually getting brighter in the distance, and said with some emotion: “I have decided not to resign.”
Xiao Ba was a little surprised: “Are you sure? Not being able to force yourself out of the dream once might be a coincidence, but it won’t be that simple if it happens twice.”
Du Yan said: “I know, but now it seems that I can bear the consequences. Shao Lingheng is a good person. Even in the dream world, he is a person with a bottom line.”
After these two dreams, although the final outcome was always different from what Du Yan expected, the ending was still perfect.
Xiao Ba felt something was wrong and asked hesitantly: “You won’t have grown fond of Cheng Yu, right?”
Du Yan was stunned, then smiled: “What are you thinking about? In the dream, I really didn’t dislike Cheng Yu, nor did I dislike being with Cheng Yu. But it was just a dream, and now I’m awake, and the movie is over.”
Xiao Ba sighed: “You, the Birch bloodline, are really heartless.”
Du Yan said: “What you said is wrong. My current situation is, at best, rational. Even if I really have feelings for Cheng Yu, what can I do? Can I forget the fate of life and death without thinking about it?”
Xiao Ba’s momentum was a little weak: “Isn’t Shao Lingheng right next to us in real life?”
“Not to mention that he doesn’t remember anything in the dream. He and Cheng Yu may not be the same person.” Du Yan looked out the window: “At least, he and Cheng Yu are not the same person without his memory.”
He did not deny that he had been moved at some point, but reason prevented him from developing this feeling into a deeper emotion. At this time, Du Yan was somewhat grateful for the extreme rationality that the Birch bloodline brought to him, which prevented him from falling into a hopeless relationship and being unable to extricate himself.
Since he is going to continue to be Shao Lingheng’s assistant, he must do his job well. After Du Yan finished washing and getting ready, he went downstairs to get breakfast.
Before he even left the room, his cell phone rang. It was Qian Xing calling.
“Good morning, Qian Ge.”
“Good morning. Shao Ge said he wants to go directly to the restaurant for breakfast today. Please go and book a private room.”
Qian Xing put down the phone and looked in the direction of the restroom, feeling very strange.
As soon as he entered the door, Shao Lingheng said that he heard that the Cantonese-style morning tea in this hotel’s restaurant was good, and he wanted to try it.
At that time, Qian Xing wondered if he was hallucinating because he hadn’t woken up yet.
Shao Lingheng, if it weren’t for him, who is acting as both an assistant and old mother, been supervising him all day long, would someone who wants to skip breakfast actually want to have morning tea?
Qian Xing stood there stupidly for a while before picking up the phone.
When Shao Lingheng pushed open the private room, he was suddenly stunned.
The design of this private room has an ancient feel. The dining table is placed on a small step. After entering the room, you have to climb three steps to reach the dining table.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, the young man standing in front of the window turned around and looked over. The morning sunlight happened to shine in through the French window. The young man’s dark yellow complexion actually looked somewhat clear when bathed in the sun.
Shao Lingheng’s heart skipped a beat. He felt like this was not the first time he had seen this scene.
“Shao Ge, Qian Ge.”
Du Yan turned around and saw Shao Lingheng and the other man standing at the door, so he greeted them.
After the two sat down, Du Yan handed the menu to Qian Xing: “I ordered a few dishes according to Shao Ge’s usual taste. Do you need anything else?”
Qian Xing took a look and handed the menu to Shao Lingheng.
Shao Lingheng didn’t take the menu but nodded directly: “Okay.”
When Du Yan saw the situation, he didn’t think there was anything wrong.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he heard Shao Lingheng say: “Xiao Du, sit down and eat together.”
“OK.”
As soon as Du Yan sat down, Shao Lingheng asked: “What did you think about resigning?”
“I……”
Before Du Yan finished speaking, Shao Lingheng spoke again: “Do you think that a man in his twenties who spends all day doing these chores has no future?”
Du Yan was stunned and was about to say that he would not resign. Before he could open his mouth, Shao Lingheng spoke again.
Shao Lingheng thought about what is very attractive to young people nowadays and said uncertainty: “It is okay to be an assistant first, and then make a debut after getting familiar with the circle.”
Qian Xing on the side almost dropped his eyes in the bowl. Who is this person next to him? It is definitely not his cousin Shao Lingheng.
Must know that Shao Lingheng has been a man of few words since he was a child. Except when he is reciting lines during filming, he speaks as little as possible. Why is he talking so much now?
What Shao Lingheng hates most is assistants causing trouble. The last assistant was fired because the young man only wanted to debut as a star and only used this job as a stepping stone.
The sun came out from the west today, and he actually offered to help Xiao Du make his debut. Not to mention other things, when it comes to becoming a star, Xiao Du can not pass the test based on his appearance…
Wait, wait.
Qian Xing carefully looked at Du Yan, who was sitting next to him. He had a dark complexion, rustic black-framed glasses, bangs that almost covered his eyes, and a plaid shirt and jeans. If it weren’t for his amazing hair volume, people who didn’t know him would have mistaken him for a programmer.
However, looking from the side, Du Yan’s nose is very good, straight, and with a high bridge. Many celebrities spend a lot of money to get a nose like this.
If you look at it carefully, Du Yan’s facial features are really good. He is more than capable of being a popular young actor.
Just when Qian Xing was planning how to turn Du Yan into a cash cow after making him a popular star, he heard someone calling him.
“Qian Xing.”
There was no emotion in the voice, but Qian Xing, who knew Shao Lingheng very well, could hear some displeasure in it.
“Ah, Shao Ge, what’s wrong?”
“Do you think it’s feasible for Xiao Du to debut?”
“No need, I have no interest in being a star.” Du Yan smiled: “If there are too many people looking at me, my hands and feet will become stiff and uncomfortable. Being an assistant is enough.”
Shao Lingheng grasped the point: “You mean you are not going to resign?”
Du Yan was stunned, then nodded and said: “Yes. I thought about it carefully last night and I think it’s not easy to find a job with a good salary and benefits and a boss who is easy to get along with. It’s a pity to give up a good job so easily.”
Shao Lingheng nodded with no expression on his face, but Qian Xing beside him felt that he seemed to be much more relaxed.
After breakfast, the three of them went to the set to start work as usual.
Shao Lingheng was used to looking through the script before starting filming. Although Du Yan had only been in the company for a short time, he still remembered the other party’s habits clearly. He took out the script from his bag and handed it to Shao Lingheng.
“Why are your hands and face different in color?” Shao Lingheng suddenly asked.
Du Yan was stunned, but luckily, he was always calm and quick to react: “It’s natural. My hands have been fairer than my face since I was a child.”
Shao Lingheng seemed to be just asking casually, and after hearing the answer, he nodded, took the script, and walked towards the director.
During the filming, Du Yan had nothing to do, so he found a small stool and sat in a corner in a daze.
After a while, Du Yan saw Linda coming over.
Linda is Shao Lingheng’s personal makeup artist, a woman in her thirties who is very forthright.
She stopped in front of Du Yan and stuffed something into his hand: “The advertiser sent it, there is just an extra set, you can use it.”
Du Yan took it subconsciously and saw that it was a whitening set from a famous brand. He felt a little puzzled: “No, I don’t usually use skin care products. You can keep it for yourself, Linda Jie.”
“Do you think I need a whitening product? Here it is.” Linda said, then turned around and walked away in her high heels.
Du Yan held the skin whitening set in his hand, feeling a little amused and wondering if people couldn’t stand his skin color and gave him the whitening set.
Shao Lingheng’s work had not yet finished, and as an assistant, he could not just walk away, so Du Yan had no choice but to sit back on the stool holding the whitening set.
When Shao Lingheng’s part came to an end, Du Yan stood up very professionally.
In fact, he usually has nothing to do with this situation. Shao Lingheng usually goes to the director to see the effect just now or discuss the next scene.
Unexpectedly, Shao Lingheng walked over directly.
This movie is a period film. When Shao Lingheng walked over, Du Yan suddenly felt as if he had traveled through time and space to see Cheng Yu walking towards him.
For a moment, Du Yan’s heart moved slightly, and he was a little dazed.
“This whitening set…”
Du Yan came back to his senses and saw that the other party’s eyes were on his hand. He smiled and said: “Linda Jie insisted on giving it to me just now.”
Shao Lingheng nodded: “You can give it a try. This brand has a good reputation.”
After finishing speaking, Shao Lingheng turned and walked towards the director.
Du Yan looked at the whitening set in his hand, then looked at Shao Lingheng’s receding back and felt confused. So Boss Shao came over in his busy schedule just to ask him to use the whitening set.
Although Du Yan really doesn’t care much about his appearance, is his current complexion really that eyesore?
Even so, Du Yan has no intention of making any changes. After all, he changed his skin color to this to avoid attracting attention. If he wants to continue his assistant career smoothly, he has to let it be an eyesore.
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Perhaps because Du Yan had eaten his dreams twice in a row, Shao Lingheng’s nightmare did not condense that quickly this time.
It was not until three days later that Du Yan, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes and sniffed the air.
“Very peculiar smell.” Du Yan got up from the bed, put on his clothes, and then called: “Xiao Ba, it’s time to eat.”
Du Yan floated in the air, looking at the scene below.
Like the last dream world, Du Yan had already decided not to get involved in the life of the Lord of Dreams too early in the future, so as to avoid being unable to overcome his own psychological barriers in the end.
This dream world completely meets his requirements.
This is a dormitory for four people, with a bed above and a desk below, a typical university dormitory.
Four young men in their twenties were chatting.
The young man sitting on the bed had just lost a game and had no interest in continuing. He threw his phone aside and said: “Xiao Lang, you always say that the scenery over there is nice. Why don’t we go there and have some fun during the holiday?”
At the desk, a young man with a particularly outstanding appearance turned around and said: “No problem, but let me make it clear first, my hometown is a small place, there is no airport or high-speed rail station, and you have to take a sleeper train to get there, which takes 20 hours.”
“Wei Zizhe, what about your girlfriend? Didn’t you say you would stay at school to accompany her this summer?” Liang Fei, who was playing games at the desk, took off his headphones and turned around to say.
Wei Zizhe said: “She can go with us. She really likes this kind of undeveloped tourist attraction.”
“Dog abuse!” Liang Fei screamed: “Xu Yuan, it seems that only the two of us can comfort each other.”
Xu Yuan smiled and said: “So you’re just going to abandon Xiao Lang?”
“Don’t mention Xiao Lang, the winner in life. He is single on his own initiative, but we are single passively.”
Xiao Lang interrupted his roommate’s increasingly off-topic conversation and said with a smile: “It’s settled. After the internship at Seiko is over, we’ll go to my hometown to have fun for a few days.”
At this moment, Xiao Lang’s cell phone rang.
“Hello?”
“Well, I plan to go home after my metalworking internship is over, so I don’t think we can spend the same time together.”
“Okay, let’s get in touch later.”
As soon as Xiao Lang hung up the phone, Liang Fei came up and asked: “What’s it? Which senior or junior who has a crush on you asked you out again?”
Xiao Lang glanced at him and said: “He’s my junior from high school. He just got into our school this year and asked me to go home with him.”
“A man…”
Du Yan finally understood why the smell of this nightmare was so peculiar, similar to the smell of food such as coriander, river snail powder, and fish-mint. People who love it love it very much, but people who hate it can’t even smell it.
Because this is a supernatural horror film, the plot is particularly simple and crude.
College student Xiao Lang took his roommates to visit his hometown but found all kinds of strange places and supernatural events in his hometown. They tried every way to leave the town, but they couldn’t get rid of it. In the end, Xiao Lang’s friends died one after another, and only Xiao Lang found a way to leave.
The last scene of the movie has an open ending. Just when Xiao Lang was about to leave, a hand appeared on his shoulder.
Xiao Lang turned around, and the friends who died in the supernatural events appeared in front of him, showing him a weird smile: “You brought us here. Do you want to leave like this?”
Du Yan touched his chin and said: “This kind of simple and brutal nightmare is still better. Being a villain in the last dream was really exhausting. Being a villain in this kind of supernatural film is much easier.”
Xiao Ba asked: “What do you want to do this time?”
“Xiao Ba, do you know when you won’t be afraid of ghosts?”
“I don’t know.” Du Yan’s train of thought was very strange, and Xiao Ba had given up trying to guess what he was thinking.
Du Yan smiled strangely: “Of course, if you are also a ghost and are more powerful than these ghosts.”
Xiao Ba’s voice sounded a little frightened: “You, what do you want to do?”
Du Yan said as if it was a matter of course: “Kill the Lord of Dreams. Since his fate can not be changed anyway, let him become the King of Ghosts. That way, there will be no more nightmares due to fear of ghosts.”
“…” Xiao Ba was silent for a long time: “Are you sure that killing the Lord of the Dreamland will not cause the Dreamland to collapse?”
“To be precise, the condition for the collapse of the dream is not the death of the lord of the dream, but the disappearance. In this dream world, after death, one can exist in another way.” Du Yan’s voice was calm and composed, and he didn’t sound like he was saying anything scary.
“I will simply kill Xiao Lang. It won’t cause the dream to collapse.”
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