第1章 遗产与噩梦胶片

Legacy and Nightmare Film

Chen Ye's life has hit rock bottom: unemployment, heartbreak, and a dwindling bank account. Just as he's at his wit's end, he unexpectedly inherits a dilapidated, old cinema—the Starry Cinema. Thinking his fortunes have turned, he discovers the place is filled with gloom and the only "legacy" is a strange roll of film labeled "Do Not Show." A rash attempt at a test run results in him being forcibly bound to a device called the Horror Director System. The system tells him: Want to survive? Want to make money? Then make the scariest short film and terrify your audience! Collecting their fears is your newest KPI!

Thus began Chen Ye's journey as a director of magical remakes. Would he use the system's high-tech drone to film Sadako crawling across the TV? Would he use the audience's frightened spirits to upgrade the cinema into a "4D Netherworld Experience Hall"? Suddenly, the short film's ghostly figure in the mirror, footsteps in the hallway, shadows under the seats... all became real-life extras! The audience, terrified, peed their pants while enthusiastically praising the cinema: "This cinema's special effects are way better than Hollywood's! It's just... a little bit frustrating!"

As the cinema's popularity soars, Chen Ye gradually discovers that the horror films here are more than just "special effects." Those awakened "things," the eyes that watch him from the darkness, and the ultimate purpose hidden behind the system's tasks... The century-old secrets of the Starry Cinema are slowly revealed with every shot he captures.

陈夜的人生跌入谷底：失业、失恋、存款告急。 就在他走投无路时，却意外继承了一座破败不堪的老旧电影院——繁星影院。 本以为时来运转，结果却发现这地方阴风阵阵，唯一的“遗产”是一卷贴着“切勿放映”标签的诡异胶片。 手贱试播的下场，就是被一个名为【恐怖导演系统】的玩意儿强行绑定。 系统告诉他：想活命？想赚钱？那就拍出最恐怖的短片，让观众们吓破胆！ 收集他们的恐惧，就是你这辈子最新的KPI！
于是，陈夜的魔改导演之路开始了—— 用系统提供的黑科技无人机拍点“贞子”爬电视的日常？ 用观众吓掉的魂儿给影院升级个“4D幽冥体验厅”？ 一不小心，短片里的镜中女鬼、走廊里的脚步声、座位下的黑影……全都成了现实附赠品！ 观众们一边吓尿裤子，一边疯狂安利：“这影院特效吊打好莱坞！就是…有点费裤子！”
当影院知名度飙升，陈夜却逐渐发现： 这里的恐怖片，似乎不止是“特效”那么简单。 那些被唤醒的“东西”，那双在黑暗中注视着他的眼睛，以及系统任务背后隐藏的终极目的…… 繁星影院的百年秘密，正在因为他拍摄的每一个镜头，缓缓揭开。