Starting with a haunted house to create a thrilling game arena

Chapter 50: The Zombie Man and Fei Youliang

New Century Park opens.

Tourists entered one after another, and the vast majority of them did not visit other facilities; their goal was clearly to find the two haunted houses.

Many of the visitors, upon seeing the haunted house, did not immediately buy tickets but instead started taking photos and making souvenirs.

In recent days, the two haunted houses have become increasingly popular online, even becoming a well-known tourist attraction in the western suburbs of Hanjiang City, with people traveling from other cities to visit them.

The topic is generating a lot of buzz.

One is a newly opened virtual reality haunted house.

It's a well-established haunted house with a great reputation.

Two haunted houses opened new scenes at the same time, and the two owners often couldn't stand each other. Even the female employees standing in the ticket hall had their own distinct styles.

In just a few minutes.

The waiting hall was packed with tourists who had come from far and wide.

"Don't worry, everyone."

"A new scene has been opened in the haunted house: Twilight Middle School. This new scene is very scary. Many of the props are from real haunted places, just like the items used by victims at criminal investigation scenes. They are all real."

"Due to its high level of horror, the new area is only open to visitors who have already experienced the first two areas: Ghost Marriage and Midnight Escape!"

"Chen Ge shouted."

While shouting, he also looked in Zhang Ze's direction.

Zhang Ze also stepped forward.

As soon as he appeared, crows surrounded him, creating quite a spectacle and immediately attracting everyone's attention.

"My haunted house has also opened a new scene, the Midnight Police Station. Compared to a regular haunted house, it's more like an escape room. Visitors who are not physically fit, have a weak heart, or have a history of heart disease should definitely not go there."

Zhang Ze spoke without any politeness.

The two were clearly at odds.

This attracted tourists to take photos as souvenirs.

And at that very moment.

An untimely voice suddenly rang out from the crowd:

"Two people who have done horror live streams, both owners of haunted houses, and even their haunted houses are right across from each other—what kind of coincidence is that?"

"In my opinion, they probably colluded to create hype a long time ago! These two bosses are probably better suited to running social media accounts than opening a haunted house; they'd probably be making a fortune there."

"We, the audience, are not fools. We won't let you deceive us. Today, we're here to expose your true colors!"

Zhang Ze looked at the person who spoke.

This was a young man wearing a gray jacket and sunglasses, with a disdainful look on his face. However, he had a very distinctive appearance. He didn't look like an ordinary honest and upright person. Instead, he had a somewhat arrogant and domineering look. He was the kind of person who looked like a spoiled brat at first glance.

"Who are you?" Zhang Ze didn't recognize this guy.

Someone nearby recognized Zhang Ze and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the Zombie Man?"

"Holy crap, I knew he looked familiar! It's him! He actually came all the way to Hanjiang, is he here to review two haunted houses?"

Zhang Ze looked at the young man known as the Zombie Man, wondering why his name was so abstract.

Shen Yue leaned closer and whispered, "Boss, this is an internet celebrity. His online name is Zombie Man. He's cultivated the persona of the man with the toughest destiny, supposedly even more resilient than a cockroach."

"His deeds include, but are not limited to, lying in a haystack, pouring gasoline around it, setting it on fire, and surviving. He also jumped into the floodwaters of the river with a burlap sack, carrying only a small knife and an oxygen tank, and managed to survive until he was pulled out."

"He used to livestream himself climbing a 100-meter building with his bare hands, Jackie Chan jumping off a building, and doing other stunts that other action actors did, and he survived them all."

"What's even more impressive is..."

Shen Yue paused for a moment, then stopped talking.

Zhang Ze raised an eyebrow. "Go on, I want to see just how awesome you are."

Shen Yue continued, "His video account was banned before, not for doing anything outrageous, but for filming himself taking medication. He was taking estradiol and trenbolone at the same time, and I heard he also took OxyContin, but that's just a rumor, no one has ever seen the actual video."

Zhang Ze: ?

Wow, amazing, there are people like that.

That birth chart is indeed strong, truly impressive.

Looking at him again, Zhang Ze smiled and said, "So you're Zombie Man. I've heard so much about you. This haunted house has no restrictions. As long as you're brave enough, you can experience new scenes directly."

"But you have to sign a waiver beforehand, because my haunted house is truly terrifying."

The zombie man curled his lip in disdain. "Tch, just playing tricks."

"Now, in front of so many people, you're definitely going to emphasize how scary your haunted house is. That's the fundamental reason for operating a haunted house. I'm afraid those few people who fainted at the beginning were all shills you hired, right? I remember the Mystery Tracking Studio even did promotions for your haunted house. Being able to hire them only proves you paid them enough!"

"But that doesn't mean haunted houses are actually scary!"

Zhang Ze finally understood.

This kind of person is just looking for trouble.

Those online clowns who specialize in creating a stir, trying to gain attention through exaggerated actions, get more views the more a commotion they make.

Zhang Ze had only heard of it before, but this was the first time he had met it.

"What this gentleman said makes sense."

"I've long heard of the haunted house at New Century Amusement Park, but after seeing it for myself today, I find it's nothing special. From the outside, it looks like a bumper car park, and they keep so many crows. It's a wonder you didn't get bird droppings everywhere."

"As the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. I watched your paranormal live streams before, with ghosts in the bathroom mirrors and hotel bathrooms. And then even more outrageous things came out, like a murderer in the Fu'an Apartment and an internet cafe catching fire. They were all more absurd than the last."

"In my opinion, they're just trying to get a number through the paranormal track!"

"Let me be frank. I'm from Qin Guang Studio. Last night, you used unfair competitive tactics, hiring online trolls to spread rumors and causing reputational damage to Qin Guang..."

"We're here today to get our revenge!"

Zhang Ze almost lost his composure.

Everyone is here.

This young man was clearly Fei Youliang, the "victim" who had the privilege of appreciating Chen Ge's Muyang Middle School scene for the first time. Zhang Ze naturally remembered this guy.

On the contrary, Zhang Ze had no recollection of the zombie man at all.

I strongly suspect that the haunted house itself caused a butterfly effect.

"Qin Guang? Damn, I remember that loser. His acting was so fake. Your props were all substandard. The artificial blood looked like duck blood. I got hungry just watching it."

"You and that haunted house owner are a pair of smiling tigers, two black sharks, equally bad, and now they're fighting like dogs!"

The zombie man's eyes widened, and through his sunglasses, his facial muscles twitched noticeably, perhaps as a side effect of his past drug use.

Fei Youliang's eyes darkened. He hadn't expected to run into Zombie Man. As the saying goes, rivals are enemies. Unlike professional streamers like Qin Guang who had signed with an MCN, Zombie Man was a complete amateur.

After all, those dangerous jobs could easily lead to death, so which live streaming studio would dare to sign a contract with them?

He just happened to run into him today!