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Chapter 154 The Spread of Smiling Anger

"Your video series has been explosive," Tang Zhengyi couldn't hide his excitement.

As a veteran editor who had been through thick and thin on video platforms, to tell the truth, it had become quite rare for any piece of work to make him lose control.

Tang Zhengyi couldn't remember the last time he had seen such an explosion of video series, but as far as his memory served, this was the first of its kind.

Still excited on the phone, Tang Zhengyi continued, "Four clips, each with over one and a half million hits. That clip where you're wearing the camera is the hottest, with hits breaking three million, comments surpassing two hundred thousand."

Yan Junze was also surprised, then quickly asked, "Is it pay-per-view, or free?"

"According to the platform's rules, the first twelve hours are free, then it switches to pay-per-view," Tang Zhengyi laughed. "I set a very reasonable price, and with your honorary title, you'll split the revenue fifty-fifty with the site. And that doesn't even include tips!"

Yan Junze didn't speak, he was already calculating roughly how much revenue he'd receive.

"However, according to most of the comments, these videos, while terrifying and thrilling, end without a conclusion. It's a minor flaw," Tang Zhengyi added. "If you manage to capture and conclude the stories of these families, the effect would be even better."

"Hmm, I plan to finish filming the following videos in the next couple of days and then send them to you," Yan Junze nodded.

"Do you need us to join in?" Tang Zhengyi asked.

"No need," Yan Junze shook his head, "It's easier for me to work alone, and less likely that unnecessary accidents will happen."

"Alright, I'll be waiting for your good news," Tang Zhengyi hung up.

Because another call was coming in at that moment, he looked at the screen, which displayed Cheng Jingting.

Tang Zhengyi frowned and answered the call.

"Editor Tang, hello," Cheng Jingting's voice sounded rather pleased. "That Night Traveling Puppy providing videos for you, fantastic! Four clips shot in succession, each one more splendid than the last. You're surely a shoo-in for this year's editorial department's grand year-end bonus."

"Just good luck," Tang Zhengyi smiled.

"Well, I'll get straight to the point," Cheng Jingting immediately dove into the main issue, "He's really good. Help me contact him again; I really need him for my next Spirit Exploration project. Ask him once more if he's willing."

"That puts me in a tough spot," Tang Zhengyi's smile faded.

Cheng Jingting seemed not to notice the change in his tone and said, "Just one word from me, and Boss Ao, Boss Tian, they can buy your videos in the future. Price is not an issue. Videos purchased can be uploaded to the platform after seven days. You know they could easily lift you up to the chief editor position."

Tang Zhengyi didn't say a word.

Cheng Jingting continued, "You know, Editor Mo Tingting has many more tricks up her sleeve than you, and I know at least three bosses supporting her. Without someone to look after you from behind the scenes, it's hard to climb up, isn't it?"

"Puppy has already declined your invitation last time," Tang Zhengyi spoke, "I think if I were to ask again, the result would be no different from before."

"You don't need to contact him. Give me his number, and I'll handle it directly," said Cheng Jingting.

Tang Zhengyi shook his head, "It's not that I won't give you his number, but right now Night Traveling Puppy is busy shooting the final part of this series. He's tight on time and probably doesn't have the energy to join your Spirit Exploration."

"Oh? There's one more part? If that comes out, the achievements are going to be…" Cheng Jingting's voice wavered, then after a pause, he spoke with a smile, "The homes in those videos on the platform, they seem quite lavishly decorated, shot in some luxury residence, right?"

Tang Zhengyi remained silent.

"FS Residence? Crown Three Thousand County? Purple Luxury Residence? Spectacular Courtyard?" As Cheng Jingting was guessing, he continued, "If I persuade him to join my Spirit Exploration Team, that counts as your achievement too. The big bosses will back you to overpower Mo Tingting in minutes."

Tang Zhengyi's face tensed a bit.

"You just need to give me his number and name, I'll take care of the rest. OK?"

After roughly half a minute of silence, Tang Zhengyi quickly blurted out a few words, then hung up the phone.

...

The dark clouds engulfed the moon tonight, making it seem like the perfect weather for Yan Junze to venture out.

As he peered at the sky that looked ready to rain at any moment, Yan Junze felt a surge of excitement. After preparing his backpack, he immediately left the house.

The weather was such that even if it did rain, it wouldn't be heavy, and it was very likely to be just a passing shower.

Of course, he could have waited a little longer, but having been waiting for several days already, and finally encountering a moonless night, Yan Junze considered that those living in Spectacular Courtyard might not be as willing to wait.

Just as he stepped out, his phone rang. Glancing at the caller ID, he saw it was an unfamiliar number. Yan Junze hesitated for two seconds before pressing the end call button.

Before he even reached the stairway, the phone rang again.

It was the same number displaying on the screen.

Generally, it was unlikely for a telemarketing call to come through twice in a row—meaning it might actually be important.

After a brief consideration, Yan Junze pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Night Traveling Puppy, this is Cheng Jingting," a stranger's voice came through.

Yan Junze paused, recalling the fellow Tang Zhengyi had mentioned before, who seemed to be some sort of internet celebrity on the "Open Your Eyes" video platform.

"Hmm, how did you get my number?"

Cheng Jingting laughed, "On the platform, no one's contact information is a secret. Hmm, I'm inviting you to join a Spirit Exploration Team, would you be interested? The compensation is quite substantial."

"Not interested," Yan Junze said as he descended the stairs, ready to hang up after his reply.

"You might want to think it over, no need to rush. In a week's time..."

Cheng Jingting's words were cut off as Yan Junze interrupted him, "No need to think about it, I can answer now. Really not interested."

The call ended.

Sitting in front of the computer, Cheng Jingting held the phone that now emitted a busy tone, his face adorned with a playful smile.

After sitting for two minutes, he slowly stood up.

Recalling what Tang Zhengyi had just said, he muttered to himself, "By the sound of it, he's rushing to finish the final video shoot, isn't he?"

As he spoke, he walked over to a wall adorned with an overhead map of Shuntian City, which had areas marked in black and red.

Some were circled, others crossed out.

Cheng Jingting extended his index finger, tapping on the map, and muttered, "Luxury residential area?"

His finger glided across the map, eventually coming to rest above the Spectacular Courtyard.

There, on the side of the Spectacular Courtyard close to Mountain Park, a circle was drawn in red.

"Damn, this guy's got guts! Must've found this place."

He remembered that their Spirit Exploration Team had marked it as one of the most dangerous areas of strangeness in Shuntian City, also currently a forbidden zone for their investigations.

Cheng Jingting had estimated that should any strangeness erupt in this place, it would be at least Grade B or higher.

"This Night Traveling Puppy, even if he does go to the Spectacular Courtyard, he probably wouldn't dare to enter this forbidden zone; there might be another reason." As he spoke, Cheng Jingting slapped his forehead, as if he had thought of something, and said to himself, "Even if you're not going there, since you don't want to join us, then I might just spice things up for you."

With that, he turned to glance towards the bedside behind him.

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There, a naked child with purplish-blue skin stood silently, blue liquid dripping drop by drop from the corners of his lips and nostrils.