The crowd around the cinema grew larger, and the once spacious street was packed tightly.
Seeing Ye Xiao regain consciousness, Li Yan helped her up and asked, "Ye Xiao, are you okay? Do you want to go back to school for a checkup?"
"No... I'm fine." Ye Xiao waved her hand. Being a doctor herself, she was confident about her health.
At that moment, the Suit Man from before couldn't hold back and asked, "Ladies, were you really watching a horror movie?"
"Yes!"
The three nodded, a bit embarrassed but admitting it.
Buzz!
Immediately, the crowd erupted into loud chatter again.
"Damn, what kind of horror movie is this good?"
"I'm uneducated, don't lie to me."
"Seriously? Scared to the point of fainting from a horror movie?"
"This cinema looks like a haunted house."
"Now I want to check it out."
"Yeah, never seen a horror movie scare people like that."
Listening to the crowd, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, the recent incident became excellent publicity.
"Everyone, please disperse. Blocking the street isn't good. If you want to watch the movie, just come inside." Lin Chen said, leading by example into the lobby.
It wasn't the weekend, and most people had to work in the afternoon, so the majority left. But a dozen curious people entered the cinema.
"Boss, what movie did those three girls just watch?" Suit Man asked at the bar.
"A Wicked Ghost," Lin Chen replied.
"A Wicked Ghost? I remember that's an old film. Well, one ticket then." Suit Man pulled out his wallet.
Lin Chen smiled, "380 yuan."
"380?!"
Suit Man froze, then raised an eyebrow, "Japanese yen or Vietnamese dong?"
"Chinese yuan! And I don't accept foreign currency."
Seeing Lin Chen serious, Suit Man's face darkened, "380 a ticket? You're ripping people off. I'll report you to the Bureau of Industry and Commerce."
The others were scared off by the high price as well.
Calmly, Lin Chen explained, "First, the ticket price is registered with the Bureau. Second, 380 yuan is absolutely worth it."
"Tch! Worth it because you say so? How do we know those three girls weren't planted?" Suit Man sneered.
Hearing this, Ye Xiao and the others snapped back.
Li Yan stepped forward, pulling out her student ID and said angrily, "If you don't want to watch, fine. Don't slander others. We're students of Ningzhou Medical University, just happened to be free today and came to watch."
The student ID clearly stated: Ningzhou Medical University, Forensic Department.
Damn! Forensic medicine students fainted from fear — that must be one terrifying movie!
Curiosity exploded among the crowd, but the high ticket price made them hesitate.
Seeing them tempted, Lin Chen added some flair, "Rest assured, if you finish the movie and don't find it scary or it doesn't meet your expectations, I'll give you a full refund."
This tactic worked well.
Simple logic: if it's not scary, full refund; if it's scary, 380 yuan is worth it.
Just then, a system prompt rang in his mind:
[System Prompt: Congratulations! You have triggered Side Quest — Fear Maker!]
Side Quest: Within two days, no viewer watches the entire movie. (Host must not interfere with viewers.)
Task Remaining Time: 48 hours.
Task Reward: Random movie.
What?
A casual trick triggered a side quest.
And the quest required nothing from him but waiting for no one to watch the full film.
Just as Lin Chen was secretly pleased, a bespectacled young man stepped forward: "Boss, one ticket please!"
Seeing the lead, others hesitated no longer and rushed to buy tickets.
"Me too!"
"Boss, one for me."
"Two for me."
After selling eight tickets, Lin Chen stopped and said, "Only eight tickets per screening. If you want to watch, wait for the next one."
"Why only eight?"
"Never heard of a cinema doing this."
"Boss, are you kidding?"
Though complaining, no one left.
The strange rule only piqued their curiosity more.
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