"This film had been truly magical . Speaking of which, how was it made? And those scenes, how were they shot?" Han Leng asked, still traumatized .

"This film had been completely made with CGI . Everything was CGI, including the people in it," Zhao Youyue lied through her teeth .

Zhao Youyue had no intentions of giving a clear explanation . No matter what she tries, she would never come up with anything remotely credible . When the "actors" see the film and think of their "dreams," they would be most perplexed . How did their dreams make it on the big screen?

When Han Leng heard this, he was speechless for a moment . However, he was really gullible, and believed everything he heard . He lamented, "CGI these days are really incredible… About this film it had perfect camerawork and terrific soundtrack . It was freakishly scary, despite the horrendous plot . "

Su Li completely agreed, saying that this was the scariest horror movie that she had ever seen . However, she still had many questions . How was this film really shot? Since when was CGI this advanced?

After Zhao Youyue listened to both of them, she felt that their views had been very relevant . In short, this was a film that was top-notch in some aspects but had a very bad plot .

If this film was to be shown in the cinemas, the box office would surely get caught up in a debacle . It might be better if she published it on the internet . If it provided her with some energy, that would be more than enough .

Zhao Youyue decisively uploaded the film to several major video websites . Of course, she also uploaded it onto the Source World website . She had decided to publish all her experiences in the supernatural source worlds on the website in the real world . "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" would surely become a series with a cult following .

Of course, "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" did not instantly gain much attention . Zhao Youyue did not go out of her way to publicize it, neither did she advertise the film with her live streamer ident.i.ty . . .

However, pure gold always found a way to s.h.i.+ne . It took next to not time at all before some fanatical horror film enthusiasts came upon it . Of course, we can imagine how they reacted to it . On their own accord, they started dragging more of their peers to join them in their pit!

This was how they tried to make more people fall into the pit ---- ----

"It's such a realistic horror film . You'd think that you were at the scene!"

"If you're tired of mainstream horror, I recommend that you try "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat . " You'll learn what real horror is . If you've watched it and don't find it scary, feel free to punch me in the face!"

"Honestly, the plot was horrible, but the scenes and the acting were amazing . People would be convinced that it was based on a completely true story, but considering the use of various shooting styles and camera angles, it's definitely a movie . . . "

"A very strange movie indeed . I really can't figure out why such a movie would appear on the internet . How could such a legend appear on the internet like it was nothing?"

. . .

More fell into the pit . If they disabled the bullet curtains while watching, they would certainly find the movie to be extremely scary . Watching this movie made people start questioning on the legitimacy of ghosts!

Any type of film would be enjoyable if people watched it on Bilibili . The bullet curtains brought everything to life . Even "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" was no exception . It would no longer be anywhere as scary as before as the bullet curtain would be courteous enough to give readers a headsup with messages like "Here it comes!" and "Be prepared . "

The increasing popularity of "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" on the internet triggered Zhao Youyue's "Two Dimensional Gate . " Once again, it prematurely left its cooldown state . Indeed, the "Two Dimensional Gate" which led to the random world of works was still in cooldown . However, "Altair's card" always left a path open to source worlds . That way, Zhao Youyue could always revisit the Supernatural Source World .

Take note that the supernatural source worlds were currently unable to grant Zhao Youyue any new abilities . They could only replenish the countdown timer of Zhao Youyue's high popularity character cards . Originally, the "Hua Xiaomao" character card had been close to expiring, but by virtue of Chu Renmei's previous offerings, it had been renewed . This also came as a pleasant surprise for Zhao Youyue .

This called for a change of plans . She could not casually sacrifice the black cat card anymore, as she had originally planned . Otherwise, she would have nothing to rely on when she was in the supernatural source world .

Zhao Youyue could only describe this as "magical . " It seemed to be a rather useless character card that could only be used to act cute . Now, it was literally her trump card in the supernatural source worlds…

"Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" had not yet reached the point where the internet loses itself over the film . Horror was still a relatively niche movie genre . Not many people in the world looked for ways of self-torture . This was especially due to the fact that this movie had been exaggerated to the point that it was now known as the most realistic horror movie in existence . It literally scared the weak-hearted away .

However, some of the horror scenes in the movie had been made into GIFs . And most effectively did they prove themselves .

Some mischievous people would directly insert a close-up shot of Chu Renmei's horrible face at the end of some mini-games on the internet . As players immersed themselves in the game, a horrifying face would suddenly appear on the screen!

One could already imagine how they reacted . The normal reaction was to immediately stand up from the chair, move backward, and try to pull away from the screen . The most exaggerated kind of reaction, was, of course, throwing a punch that went right through the screen!

Hence, the real world has ended up with many more interesting GIFs . It was interesting to note that an actual ghost from another world had been brought into the real world .

Of course, due to the widespread publicity of "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat," many people also started paying attention to the actors in it . Among the actors, fatty Liu Kang's amazing acting won him the spotlight . He was subject to heavy, lengthy debate . What drove this actor to act so convincingly?

The discussion went on for a long time but, of course, it never concluded . The hunt for Liu Kang began . He acted like a G.o.d, so which other movies did he appear in?

The search went fruitlessly for the longest while!

Besides Liu Kang, the ghostly "Chu Renmei was everyone's favorite female lead . The side-character heroine went unnoticed, as always .

Chu Renmei had been amazing . No other actor had ever played such a convincing ghost . She was just like the real thing!

Then came another question . Who was the actress who played as Chu Renmei?

Another manhunt ensued… to no effect…

At that juncture, people started to sense that something was really wrong!

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Chapter 433: Reality and “Dreams”

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In this world, there was no shortage of nosy, investigative people . It could not be helped . In such an era, people went insane out of boredom, so they simply had to do something before they truly descended to the point of no return .

Li Lina was the chief editor of a literary magazine that was sold in flea markets . The content of this literary magazine was mostly made up of supernatural stories .

In this ever-changing technological era, the sales of this magazine had taken a hit . Many talented supernatural novel writers had moved onto the internet to stay afloat . Which famous writer would stay onboard a sinking s.h.i.+p?

Li Lina was still unable to let go of this failing magazine . It was most probably because she had inherited it as a family business from her father . Even though the sales were getting worse, she had enough to put food on her table .

As authors barely helped out, Li Lina had decided to write some stories herself . In any case, it was her own magazine . If she wanted to edit it in a way that was universally shocking to the whole of society, she was free to do so . . .

Now that the internet was pretty developed, the knowledge of the world was just a fingertip away . She could always take the raw material and mash them up into something .

The internet was not her only source of inspiration . Sometimes, Li Lina would encounter truly vivid dreams about "ghosts . " These dreams always gave her a lot of inspiration .

Ironically, in her dreams, she was a well-known, influential reporter . She was also in charge of the "Walking into Science" section on the national television . She worked her b.u.t.t off to refute theories regarding various sorts of supernatural events - and forcefully used science to rationalize and justify everything .

In reality, she was the chief editor of a dying magazine . The most she did was to recklessly cook up some stuff or create something out of nothing . Everything she wrote was somehow related to supernatural phenomena . For example, what caused the sound of children playing with marbles in the middle of the night?

Was it actually a ghost causing mischief?

Another example was, why did old people drop dead like flies during Ghost Festivals[1]? Indeed, it was because the ghosts that attracted human souls to leave their respective bodies have arrived!

All in all, Li Lina herself felt that the stuff she had recklessly cooked up was all nonsense . However, to her surprise, her "nonsense" helped prolong the life of her magazine . She was playing along with the reds.h.i.+rt stigm--- ---- Well, that was another of her more fascinating works .

Many readers have praised this magazine - "Walking into Supernaturals . " They felt that the stories contained just as much logic as they were nonsensical . She covered her plotholes well . That realism creeped people out!

When a supernatural story creeps people out, that was considered a sign of success .

Although Li Lina did dream about "ghosts," her dreams were never nightmares . In her dreams, she had been strong, and powerful . There was no reason for her to fear anything . She was strong in the mental sense, not physically . She felt that nothing could affect her judgment . She was always cold and calculative . Even when faced with a ghost, she could communicate with it sensibly, and establish a rapport . . .

In that case, since the ghosts would not hurt her, there was no need for her to worry about anything . As long as she observed everything from the sidelines and "refuted theories," she would be fine .

In the real world, Li Lina was someone who wrote these supernatural stories that "refuted theories . " Ironically, she did not believe anything she wrote . After all, those were simply her wild dreams .

Sometimes, Li Lina would be left wondering . Why did her dreams always take place in the ghostly world?

She could only justify it with the proverb "one dreams at night what one thinks in the day[2] . " As she always thought of new ghost stories, it would be understandable for her to dream about them at night . . .

Li Lina's stories were not based purely on her dreams . She felt that the stories based on her dreams were like main courses, which was the mainstay of her magazine . However, appetizers were also needed . Thus, she naturally went online to look for materials .

Just recently, a horror film called "Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat" was trending on the internet . She took the opportunity to watch it during the day .

Of course, she must watch horror films during the day . In the real world, Li Lina was still rather timid . Sometimes, she really wished that she could become the 'her' in her dreams . The 'her' who was not afraid of anything . . .

In the midst of watching, the Déjà vu struck her like a tidal wave . When she saw "herself" appearing in the film, she was stunned, even though she only had a few lines .

Wasn't this the 'her' in her dreams?

Although the both of them looked similar, their temperaments were really different . . .

It was like a pair of twins separated at birth and raising them individually . One had been born with a silver spoon in their mouth, and the other grew up in poverty . Then, in their twenties, when they meet again, it would be apparent that the twins were now completely different from each other .

Therefore, even if Li Lina were to appear on the streets, n.o.body would recognize her . Currently, the most wanted people on the internet were actually the actors who played the roles of the fatty Liu Kang and the ghost Chu Renmei . Apart from those two, the other actors felt like background characters .

The more Li Lina watched the film, the more she recalled the contents of her "dreams . " Then, she began to panic . . .

For the first time, she had doubts . Were her dreams really dreams?

She began to recall how she felt when she was dreaming . In her dreams, she could not act on her own . It seemed like she had just transmigrated completely into the 'Li Lina' in her "dream . " She was only hitching her ride . Sometimes, when she woke up, she would completely forget everything, unless she encountered something that shook her . For example, she meeting a ghost for real .

Wasn't that how dreams worked . n.o.body would be aware that they were in a dream during the heat of the moment . Those who do would be able to spontaneously control their own actions .

Those who realized that they were dreaming were really lucky, for dreams could be really fun, once you knew how things worked . You could fool around in any way you wanted . You could create and destroy things as you wished . You could bone any beautiful lady you meet . Then, you would wake up only to embarra.s.singly realize that you need to change your underwear . . .

Now, Li Lina felt that she could already recklessly cook up a new main course based on her findings . Why have her dreams turned into a feature-length movie?

Or, was this movie was actually from another parallel universe?

As Li Lina was lost in thought, another hot news came up on the internet . Some guy had dug deep and pointed out that the detective in the group of backpackers seemed to be teacher Ou Yang!

Was teacher Ou Yang the screenwriter? He even cameoed in his own film!

Ou Yang happened to be sitting at home, contemplating on writing about a murder case in Feng Men village . In the blink of an eye, he had become an actor!

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Translation note :

[1] The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Jie (中元節), Gui Jie (鬼節) or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain Asian countries .

[2] "One dreams at night what one thinks in the day" (日有所思,夜有所夢) means what you ponder ceaselessly during the day comes back to haunt you throughout the night (in your dreams) .

Chapter 432: Trending on The Internet. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation This film had been truly magical . Speaking of which, how was it made? And those scenes, how were they shot? Han Leng asked, still traumatized . This film had been completely made with CGI . Everything was CGI, including the people in it, Zhao Youyue lied through her teeth . Zhao Youyue had no intentions of giving a clear explanation . No matter what she tries, she would never come up with anything remotely credible . When the actors see the film and think of their dreams, they would be most perplexed . How did their dreams make it on the big screen? When Han Leng heard this, he was speechless for a moment . However, he was really gullible, and believed everything he heard . He lamented, CGI these days are really incredible… About this film it had perfect camerawork and terrific soundtrack . It was freakishly scary, despite the horrendous plot . Su Li completely agreed, saying that this was the scariest horror movie that she had ever seen . However, she still had many questions . How was this film really shot? Since when was CGI this advanced? After Zhao Youyue listened to both of them, she felt that their views had been very relevant . In short, this was a film that was top-notch in some aspects but had a very bad plot . If this film was to be shown in the cinemas, the box office would surely get caught up in a debacle . It might be better if she published it on the internet . If it provided her with some energy, that would be more than enough . Zhao Youyue decisively uploaded the film to several major video websites . Of course, she also uploaded it onto the Source World website . She had decided to publish all her experiences in the supernatural source worlds on the website in the real world . Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat would surely become a series with a cult following . Of course, Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat did not instantly gain much attention . Zhao Youyue did not go out of her way to publicize it, neither did she advertise the film with her live streamer ident.i.ty . However, pure gold always found a way to s.h.i.+ne . It took next to not time at all before some fanatical horror film enthusiasts came upon it . Of course, we can imagine how they reacted to it . On their own accord, they started dragging more of their peers to join them in their pit! This was how they tried to make more people fall into the pit ---- ---- Its such a realistic horror film . Youd think that you were at the scene! If youre tired of mainstream horror, I recommend that you try Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat . Youll learn what real horror is . If youve watched it and dont find it scary, feel free to punch me in the face! Honestly, the plot was horrible, but the scenes and the acting were amazing . People would be convinced that it was based on a completely true story, but considering the use of various shooting styles and camera angles, its definitely a movie . A very strange movie indeed . I really cant figure out why such a movie would appear on the internet . How could such a legend appear on the internet like it was nothing? . More fell into the pit . If they disabled the bullet curtains while watching, they would certainly find the movie to be extremely scary . Watching this movie made people start questioning on the legitimacy of ghosts! Any type of film would be enjoyable if people watched it on Bilibili . The bullet curtains brought everything to life . Even Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat was no exception . It would no longer be anywhere as scary as before as the bullet curtain would be courteous enough to give readers a headsup with messages like Here it comes! and Be prepared . The increasing popularity of Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat on the internet triggered Zhao Youyues Two Dimensional Gate . Once again, it prematurely left its cooldown state . Indeed, the Two Dimensional Gate which led to the random world of works was still in cooldown . However, Altairs card always left a path open to source worlds . That way, Zhao Youyue could always revisit the Supernatural Source World . Take note that the supernatural source worlds were currently unable to grant Zhao Youyue any new abilities . They could only replenish the countdown timer of Zhao Youyues high popularity character cards . Originally, the Hua Xiaomao character card had been close to expiring, but by virtue of Chu Renmeis previous offerings, it had been renewed . This also came as a pleasant surprise for Zhao Youyue . This called for a change of plans . She could not casually sacrifice the black cat card anymore, as she had originally planned . Otherwise, she would have nothing to rely on when she was in the supernatural source world . Zhao Youyue could only describe this as magical . It seemed to be a rather useless character card that could only be used to act cute . Now, it was literally her trump card in the supernatural source worlds… Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat had not yet reached the point where the internet loses itself over the film . Horror was still a relatively niche movie genre . Not many people in the world looked for ways of self-torture . This was especially due to the fact that this movie had been exaggerated to the point that it was now known as the most realistic horror movie in existence . It literally scared the weak-hearted away . However, some of the horror scenes in the movie had been made into GIFs . And most effectively did they prove themselves . Some mischievous people would directly insert a close-up shot of Chu Renmeis horrible face at the end of some mini-games on the internet . As players immersed themselves in the game, a horrifying face would suddenly appear on the screen! One could already imagine how they reacted . The normal reaction was to immediately stand up from the chair, move backward, and try to pull away from the screen . The most exaggerated kind of reaction, was, of course, throwing a punch that went right through the screen! Hence, the real world has ended up with many more interesting GIFs . It was interesting to note that an actual ghost from another world had been brought into the real world . Of course, due to the widespread publicity of Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat, many people also started paying attention to the actors in it . Among the actors, fatty Liu Kangs amazing acting won him the spotlight . He was subject to heavy, lengthy debate . What drove this actor to act so convincingly? The discussion went on for a long time but, of course, it never concluded . The hunt for Liu Kang began . He acted like a G.o.d, so which other movies did he appear in? The search went fruitlessly for the longest while! Besides Liu Kang, the ghostly Chu Renmei was everyones favorite female lead . The side-character heroine went unnoticed, as always . Chu Renmei had been amazing . No other actor had ever played such a convincing ghost . She was just like the real thing! Then came another question . Who was the actress who played as Chu Renmei? Another manhunt ensued… to no effect… At that juncture, people started to sense that something was really wrong! Comment (1). Linktoalightnovel. Linktoalightnovel. Thanks Rate this chapter Vote with Power Stone Chapter 433: Reality and “Dreams”. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation In this world, there was no shortage of nosy, investigative people . It could not be helped . In such an era, people went insane out of boredom, so they simply had to do something before they truly descended to the point of no return . Li Lina was the chief editor of a literary magazine that was sold in flea markets . The content of this literary magazine was mostly made up of supernatural stories . In this ever-changing technological era, the sales of this magazine had taken a hit . Many talented supernatural novel writers had moved onto the internet to stay afloat . Which famous writer would stay onboard a sinking s.h.i.+p? Li Lina was still unable to let go of this failing magazine . It was most probably because she had inherited it as a family business from her father . Even though the sales were getting worse, she had enough to put food on her table . As authors barely helped out, Li Lina had decided to write some stories herself . In any case, it was her own magazine . If she wanted to edit it in a way that was universally shocking to the whole of society, she was free to do so . Now that the internet was pretty developed, the knowledge of the world was just a fingertip away . She could always take the raw material and mash them up into something . The internet was not her only source of inspiration . Sometimes, Li Lina would encounter truly vivid dreams about ghosts . These dreams always gave her a lot of inspiration . Ironically, in her dreams, she was a well-known, influential reporter . She was also in charge of the Walking into Science section on the national television . She worked her b.u.t.t off to refute theories regarding various sorts of supernatural events - and forcefully used science to rationalize and justify everything . In reality, she was the chief editor of a dying magazine . The most she did was to recklessly cook up some stuff or create something out of nothing . Everything she wrote was somehow related to supernatural phenomena . For example, what caused the sound of children playing with marbles in the middle of the night? Was it actually a ghost causing mischief? Another example was, why did old people drop dead like flies during Ghost Festivals[1]? Indeed, it was because the ghosts that attracted human souls to leave their respective bodies have arrived! All in all, Li Lina herself felt that the stuff she had recklessly cooked up was all nonsense . However, to her surprise, her nonsense helped prolong the life of her magazine . She was playing along with the reds.h.i.+rt stigm--- ---- Well, that was another of her more fascinating works . Many readers have praised this magazine - Walking into Supernaturals . They felt that the stories contained just as much logic as they were nonsensical . She covered her plotholes well . That realism creeped people out! When a supernatural story creeps people out, that was considered a sign of success . Although Li Lina did dream about ghosts, her dreams were never nightmares . In her dreams, she had been strong, and powerful . There was no reason for her to fear anything . She was strong in the mental sense, not physically . She felt that nothing could affect her judgment . She was always cold and calculative . Even when faced with a ghost, she could communicate with it sensibly, and establish a rapport . In that case, since the ghosts would not hurt her, there was no need for her to worry about anything . As long as she observed everything from the sidelines and refuted theories, she would be fine . In the real world, Li Lina was someone who wrote these supernatural stories that refuted theories . Ironically, she did not believe anything she wrote . After all, those were simply her wild dreams . Sometimes, Li Lina would be left wondering . Why did her dreams always take place in the ghostly world? She could only justify it with the proverb one dreams at night what one thinks in the day[2] . As she always thought of new ghost stories, it would be understandable for her to dream about them at night . Li Linas stories were not based purely on her dreams . She felt that the stories based on her dreams were like main courses, which was the mainstay of her magazine . However, appetizers were also needed . Thus, she naturally went online to look for materials . Just recently, a horror film called Chronicles of the Peculiar Black Cat was trending on the internet . She took the opportunity to watch it during the day . Of course, she must watch horror films during the day . In the real world, Li Lina was still rather timid . Sometimes, she really wished that she could become the her in her dreams . The her who was not afraid of anything . In the midst of watching, the Déjà vu struck her like a tidal wave . When she saw herself appearing in the film, she was stunned, even though she only had a few lines . Wasnt this the her in her dreams? Although the both of them looked similar, their temperaments were really different . It was like a pair of twins separated at birth and raising them individually . One had been born with a silver spoon in their mouth, and the other grew up in poverty . Then, in their twenties, when they meet again, it would be apparent that the twins were now completely different from each other . Therefore, even if Li Lina were to appear on the streets, n.o.body would recognize her . Currently, the most wanted people on the internet were actually the actors who played the roles of the fatty Liu Kang and the ghost Chu Renmei . Apart from those two, the other actors felt like background characters . The more Li Lina watched the film, the more she recalled the contents of her dreams . Then, she began to panic . For the first time, she had doubts . Were her dreams really dreams? She began to recall how she felt when she was dreaming . In her dreams, she could not act on her own . It seemed like she had just transmigrated completely into the Li Lina in her dream . She was only hitching her ride . Sometimes, when she woke up, she would completely forget everything, unless she encountered something that shook her . For example, she meeting a ghost for real . Wasnt that how dreams worked . n.o.body would be aware that they were in a dream during the heat of the moment . Those who do would be able to spontaneously control their own actions . Those who realized that they were dreaming were really lucky, for dreams could be really fun, once you knew how things worked . You could fool around in any way you wanted . You could create and destroy things as you wished . You could bone any beautiful lady you meet . Then, you would wake up only to embarra.s.singly realize that you need to change your underwear . Now, Li Lina felt that she could already recklessly cook up a new main course based on her findings . Why have her dreams turned into a feature-length movie? Or, was this movie was actually from another parallel universe? As Li Lina was lost in thought, another hot news came up on the internet . Some guy had dug deep and pointed out that the detective in the group of backpackers seemed to be teacher Ou Yang! Was teacher Ou Yang the screenwriter? He even cameoed in his own film! Ou Yang happened to be sitting at home, contemplating on writing about a murder case in Feng Men village . In the blink of an eye, he had become an actor! ______________________________________________________________________ Translation note : [1] The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, Zhongyuan Jie (中元節), Gui Jie (鬼節) or Yulan Festival is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain Asian countries . [2] One dreams at night what one thinks in the day (日有所思,夜有所夢) means what you ponder ceaselessly during the day comes back to haunt you throughout the night (in your dreams) .