Chapter 447 – Episode 50. Hollywood Murder Case.
〈 Caution! There is no explicit content, but there is an illustration that looks like a bikini! 〉
“If you are a serial killer, there must be a cycle of murder. How long is that cycle?”
Aris asked Diana Ricci about the murder cycle to see if she had any knowledge about serial killers. Since serial killers usually kill in a certain cycle, it seemed like they were trying to find out whether the time I was there during the weekend fell into that murder cycle.
“In the beginning, it was about a month, but the cycle got shorter and shorter, and now they kill once every two to three days. It is clear that the incident will occur within this weekend.”
If there is a murder once every 2–3 days, the cycle is very short. If this is the case, wouldn’t the U.S. Federal Superpower Management Department be prepared to catch it? Since the location is limited to Hollywood and the killing cycle is short, it would be easy to catch them if they lie in ambush…
Ah… ! There was a reason why the mission was entrusted to me. Now, this serial killer is too strong for the agents of the U.S. Federal Superpower Management Department to hunt down, so an outside force is needed. I’ve probably dealt with it a few times, but it was too much for the U.S. Federal Superpower Management Department alone.
“How strong are you?”
“Yes?”
“A Thousand Mouth. “I think he’s pretty strong if I have to help him.”
How did Diana Ricci notice? She looked at me and opened her mouth with a slightly somber expression.
“… To be honest, we don’t know either. All the agents dispatched died. Once it was just two low-level agents, but the second time, a squad of eight mid-level agents were all wiped out. Strangely enough, all the filming equipment didn’t work. “
If you’re an agent of the U.S. Federal Superpower Management Agency, you must be pretty strong, but an entire squad is dead… I don’t know how strong it is because there are no witnesses or eyewitnesses. Since there was no filming equipment and psychometric abilities were useless, there was no way to know anything about the other person.
“Then it’s very dangerous, right?! What are you going to do if our Ryuta gets hurt?”
Aris, who heard Diana Ricci’s story, put her hands on her waist and began to protest. Actually, you can regenerate even if you get hurt, but it’s better to not get hurt.
“But it’ll be okay this time. Mr. Tyra and Mr. Murdock here are also excellent agents… There are nearly 30 agents disguised as studio employees infiltrating the site.”
“Still… !”
“Are you okay. “If we leave this killer alone, Aris could also become dangerous, so it is right for me to attend.”
I stopped Aris from doing anything despite Diana Rich’s explanation. When she is told that she will take on the mission to eliminate serial killers for Aris, she appears to be moved and has hearts in her eyes.
“I can’t back down now that things are like this, so I want to help Ryuta. How much does the mission pay? “
At first, I thought she meant helping in combat, but after listening to the story more, she seemed to be helping with compensation negotiations or something like that.
Aris and Diana Ricci talked to each other for a while, seemed to have reached an agreement, shook hands, and began to tell me what they had agreed upon to report(?) To me.
“The compensation was one million dollars if he accepted, an additional million if a battle broke out, two million if Ryuta killed the murderer, and three million if he was captured alive.”
Aris has signed a contract worth up to $5 million. He only did it during the weekends, but it was a fairly high-paying part-time job. Seeing that live capture pays the most money, is this an experiment? Or not…
“Ah! Arrived… !”
Aris looked out her window and exclaimed. Outside the window was a large square-shaped building. They must have arrived at the filming studio because they spent quite a bit of time negotiating.
“Please rest comfortably. I will contact you if something happens.”
“Please send additional materials by email immediately.”
“Yes, don’t worry.”
Diana Ricci saw us off without getting out, perhaps because the SUV we were riding in was acting as a command and control center. When I got off, I glanced at the screen inside the SUV, and it seemed like they were monitoring all the surrounding CCTV.
When we got off, Aris’ sports car was parked next to it for some time, and the agent driving the sports car was waiting with the car keys.
“Thank you.”
After receiving the car keys handed over by the agent, we headed to the filming studio.
“Actually, there is almost no exterior filming anymore. Mostly with VR records…”
From what I heard from Aris, movies and dramas these days are closer to recording rather than filming.
Since most filming is now done in VR rather than on location, all scenes can be edited without a camera and post-correction is very easy, so most movies and videos are recorded in VR.
Although some older directors are continuing the legacy of on-site filming, they are said to be moving toward VR because the environment has already changed so much.
There was some discussion about using AI actors instead of actors, but in the past, as AI was severely restricted after the war, such discussions disappeared. Actors who were in danger of losing their jobs are said to have breathed a sigh of relief, saying they were glad the war was over.
“This is the VR room.”
There was a small room close together like a coin karaoke room, and inside the room there were VR connected machines with chairs.
The room was not very large (of course, it was not very narrow like a coin karaoke room), but like a Hollywood studio, the air purifier was always running, the humidity level was adjusted to suit the actors, the latest safety devices were installed, and there was also a doctor on site in case of emergency. .
“Are the facilities good?”
“Huh! It’s pretty good.”
Aris, who introduced me to the VR room, took me with her and introduced me to her editing room. The editing room was in a very large office, and there were a lot of people working on computers. Some people were directly editing through VR dives, and others were checking what the edited screen looked like on the screen.
“It’s definitely because we’re shooting in VR, so we have the most editing teams.”
“The editing team is pretty much the alpha and omega, except for filming.”
When I thought about it, the editing team seemed to be getting bigger because there would no longer be a need for a lighting team, a filming team, or a props team.
I saw the editing team, looked around the sound team and the rest of the site, and finally headed to the director’s office to meet the director.
“Hello, Director. This is my boyfriend Ryuta Yamashiro!”
Aris introduced me to the director with a long beard. Since he is Arisu’s cousin, I thought he would be considered strange if I said he was Ryuta Taira, so I introduced him as Ryuta Yamashiro.
“Oh~! Nice to meet you! Miss Fitzgerald’s boyfriend! The visuals are pretty good!”
The director was named Mike Rogers (Rogers Mike), and he was a famous director in his own right. He was a director who had made several large commercial films successful, and he gave Aris, who had only played a minor role, a very important supporting role in this film.
The coach looked at me and made the shape of his hand into a square, just like Son Heung-min’s goal celebration, and looked at me from various angles inside the hand on a square screen. And he nodded his head as if he was satisfied and spoke to me.
“Aren’t you thinking of becoming an actor?”
“No.”
I already got scolded by Tyra Danzo for appearing in a music video, but I’m a Hollywood actor… It was impossible. If it were a Hollywood movie, it would have a different level of impact than a music video. If I were to appear in it, I might be a favor to my grandfather.
“Oh no! Just one shot! “How can just one picture not work?”
“Are you saying I’m suddenly going to be in the movie you’re filming right now? I’ve never studied acting, so I’m going to ruin the movie. “I don’t have time because I’ll only be there for the weekend.”
I was a little embarrassed because the director suddenly started to get angry. Although I developed some acting skills because I lied a bit and lived as Ryuta Yamashiro, I couldn’t do it because it was different from real acting. Excluding the small role, this was my acting debut and I couldn’t ruin it. I don’t necessarily want to become a movie star who receives a lot of attention from people.
“I won’t do it.”
“Is it… It’s a shame.”
The director looked very disappointed. He tried to gain my sympathy by appearing as if he had aged ten years, but I mercilessly turned away from him. When the director was too lazy, Aris, who was looking happy because he thought highly of me, said something.
“No matter how handsome Ryuta is, what should I do if he suddenly says something like that?”
“No, I saw what’s inside your boyfriend, not what he looks like. Although he has a handsome face, he is a man with a beast hidden inside. There are a lot of handsome actors these days, but they don’t have the wildness like your boyfriend… !”
The director seemed to have a pretty keen eye. Perhaps, if you look at the ruins through the glasses, there will be characteristics related to emotions.
“Our Ryuta looks like a beast~! Still, I can’t help it. “We’re going to go eat.”
“Even if it’s just extras! Even in the role of a passerby… !”
We left the director’s office while hearing the director’s screams. Aris smiled awkwardly, as if feeling sorry.
“Hehe, sorry… ! “Isn’t the director a bit weird?”
“Are you okay. Thank you for valuing me highly. “I’m not going to act, though.”
It was still early, but it was almost lunchtime, so we headed to the restaurant. The restaurant was also quite spacious, and the food was quite excellent buffet style. I had to take care of Aris, so I chose a fairly light meal, but I knew that I would definitely burn a lot of calories while spending time with Aris today, so I packed everything that looked delicious.
When we sat down and were about to eat, we heard someone’s voice.
“Aris!”
The person who called out Aris was a very handsome man. He was a pretty famous actor… Who was it? I can’t remember his name.
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Diana Ricci swimsuit line illustration.
While we’re creating a brown-skinned character, let’s create some tan marks! So I made it haha. Based on the setting, Diana Ricci is a mixed race of Korean, black, and American leadern, so her skin is naturally brown, so she can’t have tan marks like that, but wouldn’t it be ugly?
