Truth be told, Liu Dong wasn't short of money.
A few years ago, his family's homestead was demolished for redevelopment. He got millions in compensation and five houses.
Now, he didn't need to work, earning 10,000–20,000 yuan a month from rent. Life was good.
His obsession with the movie challenge wasn't about the 5,000 yuan prize—it was boredom, seeking fun.
After getting home yesterday, he thought long and hard and came up with a new plan.
Simple: stay awake all night, then go to the cinema, put on a blindfold and headphones, and sleep through the movie.
Lying in the chair, listening to soothing music in his ears, Liu Dong yawned and soon was overcome by sleep.
"This time, I should be fine!"
Feeling proud, Liu Dong drifted off.
...
After an unknown time, Liu Dong was awakened by chilling cold.
His back ached, so he sat up and took off the blindfold.
"Huh? No one here? Movie's over?"
Under dim light, the Screening Room was empty except for him. The screen showed no image, movie apparently finished.
Seeing this, Liu Dong pulled off his headphones and proudly said, "Haha, I finally did it! Shows how important a clever brain is!"
He stretched, feeling extremely refreshed.
About to leave, Liu Dong suddenly thought to take a photo for memory.
He took out his phone, stepped back to find a good angle, then aimed to snap.
Suddenly, a shadow flashed across the phone screen.
"Damn!"
The quick shadow startled him.
He quickly put the phone down and looked ahead—nothing there.
Shaking his head, he wondered if his eyes were playing tricks after waking up.
After confirming he was alone, he raised the phone again.
The shadow appeared again, much closer this time.
This sudden scene made him shiver, and his phone slipped from his hand.
A chill shot up his spine.
Before he could react, the dim lights shifted to a blood-red hue, spreading like fresh blood.
A disheveled-haired female ghost quietly stood in front of the screen.
Her eyes were white, smile was sinister, face full of resentment—Liu Dong immediately recognized it as the ghost from the movie Shutter!
But... the movie was over, why was the ghost still here?
Sweat poured from his forehead.
"Am I dreaming?"
Thinking so, Liu Dong slapped himself hard.
Smack!
The sharp slap echoed in the empty Screening Room. Feeling the sting, Liu Dong shivered and felt an urgent need to urinate.
This... was real!
"Ghost!!!"
He screamed and, driven by survival instinct, bolted for the exit.
But unlike before, the Screening Room door was locked tight.
No matter what he tried, the door wouldn't budge.
More desperate, the ghost suddenly moved...
She grinned wickedly and took step after step toward him.
"Open the door! There's a ghost!"
"Please open the door!"
"Help me!!!"
The ghost drew closer, her pale, clawed hand slowly reaching for Liu Dong's head.
...
Inside the Screening Room, the long opening credits finally ended and the movie officially began.
At that moment, the other four people noticed Liu Dong, who had been sound asleep, suddenly began trembling violently, moaning pitifully.
Confused, the four watched as Liu Dong jumped up, yanked off his blindfold, and sprinted toward the exit.
In the hall, Liu Dong saw Lin Chen and Li Mo chatting.
Before they could react, Liu Dong dashed to the counter, grabbed Lin Chen's shirt, eyes bloodshot, and shouted, "Why did you lock the door? Why didn't you open it?"
Lin Chen, dumbfounded, tried to calm him, "Bro, calm down, let's talk!"
"I shouted for so long! Why didn't you come to save me?" Liu Dong yelled.
"Why would I lock the door? Even if I did, how did you get out?" Lin Chen said helplessly.
Li Mo, now also confused, said, "This guy can't be serious! He was only inside a few minutes, how did he get like this?"
Their words gradually calmed Liu Dong, who then looked at them incredulously, "Wait... you said I was only inside for a few minutes?"
Lin Chen nodded and pointed at the time on his phone, "It's 9:12 now. You've been inside less than 4 minutes."
Looking Liu Dong up and down, Lin Chen said strangely, "Bro, you didn't happen to have a nightmare, did you?"
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