Chapter 150 The Cult Leader and the Holy Maiden

It wasn't until the next morning that Sofia returned to her room wearing one of Cao Kun's clothes.

Around 10 a.m., a car left Porter and headed towards Los Angeles.

Of course, Cao Kun and Sophia weren't the only ones driving.

These two are the type who would rather enjoy themselves than suffer this pain themselves.

On the way back, the poor driver was repeatedly forced out of the car, leaving the man and woman alone inside.

The driver didn't know the specifics of the scene inside the car, but he knew the car's suspension was in good condition.

As night fell, the car drove into Beverly Hills.

Cao Kun saw Tom Cruise's mansion in Beverly Hills.

But Sofia's brother's mansion is even more luxurious than Tom Cruise's.

Of course, the current owner of this mansion will soon be Sofia.

The next morning, Sophia saw Cao Kun to the door: "Master, are you sure you don't need me to take you back?"

Cao Kun: "Don't fucking call me cult leader, it makes me uncomfortable."

Sophia chuckled and said, "Master, you're so rude, your mouth is full of foul language. You should call me Saintess."

"Get lost," Cao Kun cursed, then turned and left.

"The Holy Maiden awaits the arrival of the High Priest at any time." Sophia's voice came from afar behind them.

The reason Cao Kun left so quickly was mainly because Sophia would be very busy in the future.

There was simply no time left to spend with him.

Cao Kun himself, of course, also had things to do.

The videotapes of "Saw" were extremely popular.

There are many purchases and leases.

This is typical for horror movies.

Horror movies often exhibit several of these phenomena.

Low cost, low ratings, low box office, high returns.

Offline, the top-selling films are comedies, action films, and horror films.

Comedy and action movies are family-friendly films, needless to say.

Horror movies are usually watched by couples on a date.

Today is January 9th. Cao Kun has been in Porter, a small town, for a full week.

In the past eight days, Saw's family revenue has reached more than $30 million.

Of the more than 30 million, apart from the 30% distribution fee paid by Universal and the taxes to be paid, the rest belonged to Cao Kun.

And this is just the beginning.

Back at the Gathering Place, the Holy Son of the Mountain was not home; he must have gone to work.

After all, the New Year holiday is over.

Cao Kun called Clark again.

"Master Cao Kun, I heard you were arrested by the police last time. Are you alright?"

Her connections within the horror film industry remain as excellent as ever.

"I'm fine." Cao Kun asked, "Have you ever been a director? Do you have any of your own works?"

Upon hearing Cao Kun's question, Clark immediately understood what Cao Kun meant: "I really want to say that I have, but unfortunately, I haven't yet."

Cao Kun: "I'm giving you a chance. Whether you can seize it or not is up to you."

“Of course, thank you anyway, Master Cao Kun. No, perhaps I should call you Mr. Cao.” Clark changed his address.

“You’re very smart.” Cao Kun had a good impression of Clark and said, “Write down James Wynne’s phone number and contact him later.”

After noting down the number Cao Kun gave him, Clark said, "James Wan! Mr. Cao, do you want me to take over the sequel to 'Saw'?"

Cao Kun didn't hide anything: "Yes, I hope you can handle it."

“Definitely.” Clark said excitedly, “I really liked the story of the first book, and I’ve already imagined many ways to kill him…”

Cao Kun interrupted her: "You don't need to tell me. Just tell James Wan later. If he says it's okay, then it's okay."

After hanging up with Clark, Cao Kun called James Wan again: "I found a director to audition. Take a good look at him. Don't worry about me. If he's good, he's good; if not, he's not."

“I understand,” James Wynne replied.

The total cost of "Saw 2" is still uncertain, since the script hasn't even been written yet.

Cao Kun estimates the amount to be between $3 million and $4 million, with little fluctuation.

At the same time, Cao Kun signed a long-term contract with James Wen and Ray Warner.

James Wan will serve as executive producer for the entire Saw series.

Ray Warner will be involved in the scriptwriting for the entire series.

We don't need to let him write every script. After all, if someone writes the same subject matter for a long time, they will definitely get bored and won't be able to come up with anything new.

However, his extensive experience allows him to judge whether a script is good or bad, and he can oversee the quality of scripts.

Cao Kun secretly sent Imhotep and Mary Shaw's ghosts to inquire about the progress of the investigation into the deaths of all members of the 17th Bureau.

It turned out that those people were still focused on cracking the virus.

They wanted to figure out what kind of virus it was.

According to their investigative logic, only after figuring out what kind of virus it is can they trace it back from the virus.

Seeing this, Cao Kun felt relieved.

By the time they find out the truth, who knows how long it will be.

With modern technology, some types of poisons can be identified by looking at the insects inside under a microscope.

But there are many more types of poison that cannot be detected at all.

Examples include stone gu, nail gu, and bamboo strip gu.

Cao Kun used undetectable poisons in the 17th round.

If a single person is infected with a venomous insect, they will go to the hospital for examination and find the insects.

The hospital will most likely diagnose it as schistosomiasis.

However, there are more than 300 people in the whole area, plus more than 200 people in the surrounding area.

No way, let's both get schistosomiasis.

In situations like this, the invisible insects of the Gu poison provide the best cover.

In fact, Cao Kun had many ways to kill the entire 17th round.

In the simplest way, one armored zombie and one silver-armored zombie could wipe out the 17th round several times.

But this is no different from self-destruction.

The same can be done with curses and spells.

However, the spell requires something directly related to the target, which is difficult to collect.

Another method is to release the souls within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to kill people.

However, Cao Kun felt that this method of killing was not cruel enough and could not inflict the greatest pain on those people.

Only Gu poison can kill people silently and cause them excruciating pain, allowing them to fully experience the feeling of suffering.

Cao Kun believes that the reason why the US government is so persistent in researching these viruses is that it may also want to crack these viruses so that it can develop related biological and chemical weapons.

After all, Unit 731 was taken over by the United States after the war ended.

Cao Kun went to Chinatown and spent over ten thousand US dollars to buy a large piece of jade.

Jade is the most common material for making arrays, and it is also the most cost-effective material.

Jade is spiritual, but it has no inherent attributes, making it an excellent material for array formations.

However, some low-level formations can be set up using ordinary jade.

For high-level formations, jade hearts or even materials with special attributes are required.

Having obtained these jade stones, Cao Kun began to carve array patterns on them.

In fact, when you get down to it, formations are nothing special.

It is about using the power of heaven and earth through strategic planning.

This is the same as a talisman.

However, talismans are small in size, and through the arrangement of runes, they form special combinations to borrow the power of heaven and earth.

Formations, on the other hand, cover a large area.