To Lin Chen's surprise, his inventory suddenly contained an Upgrade Pack.
Without hesitation, he silently activated it.
[System Prompt: Congratulations, Upgrade Pack opened. One Screening Room seat unlocked!]
Seat generated; host may inspect.
Unlocking a seat meant he could now sell nine tickets per screening.
Lin Chen smiled with delight.
Though only one extra seat, it could bring in thousands more yuan per day.
After claiming the Upgrade Pack, the main event was next.
"System, I want to claim the Side Quest reward."
He nervously awaited the result.
The Side Quest reward was very important — the new movie would replace A Wicked Ghost.
If the new movie wasn't as scary, it could hurt business and reputation.
Soon, the System Prompt sounded in his mind:
Congratulations, Side Quest complete! Reward: movie Shutter.
Damn!
He never expected Shutter!
It was like asking for a glass of water and getting a swimming pool.
Shutter was easily top ten horror films worldwide.
Lin Chen suddenly worried it might be too scary and scare off customers.
After pondering, a bright idea struck him.
He could use Shutter as a marketing gimmick.
For example, if a viewer lasted 20 minutes, full refund; lasted 40 minutes, full refund plus cash reward; lasted 60 minutes, bigger cash reward; watched to the end, a 5,000-yuan prize.
The more he thought, the better it sounded.
Lin Chen admired his own business acumen but knew the real test was tomorrow.
After finishing, he quickly fell asleep.
Next day:
Lin Chen woke naturally, dressed, and washed.
Because it was Monday, Ningxuan Street was quiet except for noon and evening rush hours.
Chewing on a piece of bread, Lin Chen leisurely opened the shutter.
A figure suddenly dashed in — returning customer Bald Guy.
Glancing at his phone, Bald Guy teased, "Boss, you sure sleep well. It's almost ten o'clock!"
Lin Chen was surprised, "Monday — don't you have work?"
Bald Guy laughed, "What work? I own that chicken cutlet shop down the street. Name's Li Mo."
Lin Chen recognized the popular shop that always had long lines at lunch and dinner.
Li Mo said the weekend wore him out, so he came to relax with a movie.
Lin Chen laughed, "So you treat this place as your relaxation spot."
Li Mo said seriously, "After watching your movie, though I was scared, I felt refreshed — better than a massage."
Better than a massage?
Lin Chen was surprised this big guy was a bit of a masochist.
"Ticket please!" Li Mo prepared to pay, then noticed a new movie appeared on the monitor.
"Boss, is there a new movie?"
"Yeah, want to try?" Lin Chen nodded.
"Okay, give me a ticket for Shutter."
[System Prompt: Due to the extreme scare level of Shutter, viewers must fill a Liability Waiver before watching to avoid trouble for the host.]
Liability Waivers auto-generated in the drawer.
The prompt surprised Lin Chen, who praised the system's thoroughness.
He opened the drawer and handed a waiver to Li Mo.
"Fill this out before watching."
"Liability Waiver?"
Li Mo frowned, glanced through it.
The waiver wasn't complicated — it basically stated any accidents after watching were not the cinema's responsibility.
Li Mo had a bad feeling.
"A Wicked Ghost was scary but didn't require waivers — this new movie must be terrifying."
He swallowed hard and asked, "Boss, tell me honestly, how scary is this movie?"
Lin Chen said, "Starting today, we have a promotion: watch Shutter, last 20 minutes and get a full refund; last 40 minutes, refund plus 500 yuan; last 60 minutes, 1,000 yuan; finish the movie and get 5,000 yuan cash prize."
Li Mo smiled and confidently ordered, "Fine! Give me a ticket for... A Wicked Ghost!"
Lin Chen: ...??
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