I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 642 - 456 Crowd Performer_2

After some thought, Biyi knew it would be quite easy to find Xia Liang in Xiangjiang now that he had his name and identity.

"Chief... is that true?"

Seeing Liao Yijie finally put away Xia Liang’s file, Xiao Wu, who had been standing beside him for some time, couldn’t help but ask. He was brimming with curiosity, having noticed his chief calling someone in Jingdu to verify the information in the documents.

In response to Xiao Wu’s question, however, Liao Yijie didn’t say a word. He just waved his hand and slowly walked out of the room. He didn’t know how to convey what he had learned to others.

「Meanwhile.」

In another part of Xiangjiang, Xia Liang made his way to the Mass Burial Mound and slowly took out a bell.

「The next day.」

In a secluded part of Xiangjiang, an abandoned street where no one usually passed served as the filming location chosen by Director Wu.

Today, he would be shooting the movie’s climax: the final showdown. An army of zombies was set to appear and attack the male and female leads. The crew was in place, and the leads had their makeup done. They were just waiting for the true protagonists—the zombie army—to show up.

"Why hasn’t Master Xia arrived yet?"

Glancing at his watch, Director Wu was becoming somewhat impatient. Although it was still early, he knew that shooting such large scenes was the most troublesome, especially those requiring many actors. If even a few of the people playing zombies had issues, they would have to start over. Moreover, they had a significant number of scenes to shoot. After today’s filming, there was still more scheduled for tomorrow. Therefore, Director Wu didn’t want to waste a single minute.

"Director Wu, could it be that Master Xia is having trouble finding so many people? Maybe I should go look for some extras?"

The person speaking was the Prop Master. This task was originally his responsibility, from which he could have skimmed quite a bit off the top. He never expected Director Wu to hand the arrangements to Xia Liang, which cost him a hefty sum, so he was feeling quite resentful.

Hearing this, Director Wu replied with unwavering conviction, "Master Xia wouldn’t deceive anyone. He will definitely bring the ’zombies’ over."

"I’m just worried that the people he brings can’t act well," the Prop Master grumbled, seeing how much faith Director Wu had in Xia Liang.

Just as Director Wu was about to retort, countless figures began to appear in the distance. The air started to fill with a pungent, rancid odor. One after another, zombies emerged. Some had mangled bodies, others had flesh hanging from them. Even a single glance was enough to send a chill down one’s spine.

Scanning the crowd, Director Wu couldn’t discern a single sign that these were actors in makeup. His director’s intuition told him that he likely couldn’t find better zombie actors in all of Xiangjiang.

Watching the zombie horde approach, Director Wu enthusiastically slapped the Prop Master on the shoulder. "Could you find me extras of this quality? Their makeup is already done, and they even brought the smell! Now that’s dedication! True dedication!"

Watching the approaching zombie army, Director Wu couldn’t help but laugh.

The zombies stopped in the middle of the street and slowly parted to the sides. Xia Liang walked through the path they cleared and approached Director Wu with a faint smile.

"How about it, Director Wu? The people I brought aren’t too bad, right?"

"Not bad at all! Even I can’t tell they’re played by humans. It feels like the air has gotten colder. Too impressive! And their makeup is Hollywood-level!" Director Wu praised earnestly.

Xia Liang chuckled. "Then let’s not waste any time. Let’s start shooting!"

"Okay!"

While Director Wu’s filming was in full swing, Liao Yijie received a phone call that made him jump to his feet.

"What? Bodies have gone missing from the Mass Burial Mound?!"

"Yes. Our colleagues were preparing to return to the scene for more evidence today when they discovered many large, empty pits in the Mass Burial Mound. The bodies inside were gone. I’ve already called the bureau to send people over to investigate."

"Wait a moment," Liao Yijie interrupted.

"Wait for what, Chief?"

"Don’t investigate this matter. Tell them to go back," Liao Yijie said after a moment of thought.

"What? But..."

The Protector on the other end of the line clearly didn’t understand Liao Yijie’s instructions, but he didn’t offer any further explanation. He just gave a few simple orders and hung up.

In his view, the disappearance of the bodies had to be related to Xia Liang.

It looks like I’ll have to visit Xia Liang ahead of schedule.

With this thought, Liao Yijie picked up the stack of files in front of him and began to examine them closely. The first photo in the file was from Director Wu’s film set. After learning Xia Liang’s name, they had investigated his activities in Xiangjiang and discovered that he was close to Director Wu and was helping him with the film today. Such a large-scale shoot, especially one taking place on an abandoned street, had to be reported to the Protectors Bureau. Since the roads near the street were usually deserted, the Protectors Bureau had simply sealed them off for the day.

As Liao Yijie read the report, he grew increasingly alarmed. The file stated that the scene Director Wu was filming today required extras to play zombies, and Xia Liang himself had taken on this task. Reading this, Liao Yijie felt a chill run down his spine, and he began to tremble uncontrollably.

Connecting the phone call he had just received with what he was reading, a terrifying possibility suddenly occurred to him. Could it be? Did Great Master Xia Liang bring *real* zombies? No, I have to go see for myself, right now!

Back on the film set, the zombies were hidden in various spots along the street. At Director Wu’s call of "Action!", the male and female leads walked slowly into the center of the street. A few moments later, the male lead accidentally kicked a bottle, making a noise. Instantly, zombies surged from all sides, lunging at the two leads with an overwhelming presence. Even knowing it was just an act, many of the crew members were terrified.

As for Director Wu, the more he watched, the more terrifyingly realistic he found their performance. The extras Xia Liang had brought seemed completely oblivious to the cameras. They performed several consecutive chase scenes without a single person complaining of fatigue. Director Wu had initially expected this part of the filming to take two days, but they had already completed the majority of it in just a few hours. He had thought the most troublesome part would be managing so many extras, but since filming began, not a single take had been ruined by them. In fact, because the extras played their zombie roles so convincingly, the lead actors became genuinely tense, producing a far better effect than Director Wu had ever imagined.

Just as everyone was taking a break before shooting the final scene, Wu Jiasheng, who had been studying earnestly on the sidelines, slowly sidled up to Xia Liang.

"Master Xia, the actors you found are incredible. They’re just like real zombies."

Although Wu Jiasheng had promised Director Wu he would behave, study hard, and avoid being expelled, the director was still skeptical and had brought him along to the shoot. Today, however, Wu Jiasheng had actually finished reviewing several subjects before approaching Xia Liang.