Chatty Hollywood

"To put it simply, the moment I shouted "cut", everyone on the set had a dream at the same time!"

After the filming on location was completed and on the way back to Los Angeles, Charlotte had time to explain to Charlize in detail what had happened before.

"After that, whether it was opening the door to hell or catching the nightmare, it was actually done in that dream."

"In a dream?"

Although he was used to the weirdness of Charlotte's spells, this incident still made Charlize a little unable to recover.

"Is it between two 'cuts'?"

At that time, the girl felt that there was something wrong with the two "cut" sounds, especially the last one, which always felt like an echo.

"Sally, you're right!"

Charlotte nodded, confirming the girl's guess,

"Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible to control a large group of people to enter the dream world at the same time with my current magic power, but "cut" is an exception-"

"Because the film and television practitioners on the set have long been accustomed to this sound, right?"

"Yes! For people in our industry, "cut" is simply a conditioned reflex command!"

Charlotte shrugged.

"I used a slight hypnosis on everyone - when I shouted "cut" in a special tone, I wanted to instantly enter the dream state."

"So, what you used to make everyone fall asleep at the same time was actually not a spell, but hypnosis, right?"

Hearing this result, Charlize was a little disappointed. However, immediately, she thought of another question,

"But what about Alexis and River? As ghosts, they shouldn't be affected by your hypnosis, right?"

"It's true that they won't be affected, but -"

Charlotte sighed;

"Sally, for the two ghosts who have signed a contract with me, do you think I need to hypnotize them if I pull them into a dream?"

"..."

--All right,

I forgot how cunning you can be!

The girl glared at Charlotte with a hateful look, and then asked:

"But even if you succeeded in pulling everyone into the dream, and set the dream in advance so that everyone could not move. But why after it ended, no other living person except me remembered it?"

"Because I have mastered the ability to erase ordinary people's dream memories before!"

Charlotte looked at Charlize funny,

"I remember saying that before, right?"

"indeed."

Remembering what Charlotte had said to herself before about clearing the memory of Gwyneth Paltrow's nightmare, Charlize nodded.

"Compared with the memory of reality, people's memory of dreams is inherently vague, and it is much easier to clear. Not to mention——"

Charlotte tapped her temple with her fingers.

"The duration of that dream was very short, and in reality, it was only a moment. Even if I completely erased it, everyone would not feel the gap in their memory. At most, they would just feel that they were stunned for a moment. "

"...It seems like that's really the case."

Seeing Charlotte's impeccable answer, Charlize no longer dwelled on this question, but recalled the scene in the dream——

"Speaking of which, is there any use in opening the door to hell in a dream?"

"It might be of some use!"

Charlotte scratched her head,

"Although it won't really send ghosts to hell, if you don't get sucked in, it will still be very scary from the outside."

"Is it scary?"

Remembering how he felt before, Charlize nodded,

"Indeed. However, you must be doing this to deceive people, right?"

The girl wrinkled her nose cutely,

"Tell me, who did you lie to this time?"

"this……"

Charlotte didn't know what to say to Charlize's reaction.

After a long time, he sighed and said,

"This time, I didn't lie to "people", I lied to ghosts!"

"Ruifan!?"

"Yes."

Charlotte shrugged.

"As I said before, in order to become the Headless Horseman, he must pass through the Gate of Life and Death. However, this crossing is not magical, but psychological."

"You mean-"

"As long as he thinks he has passed through the gate of life and death, he has really passed through the gate of life and death."

Charlotte's tone smelled like a magic stick,

"The transformation of a ghost is originally a very idealistic thing, but it is not like a game where you only need to complete a specific task - for Ruifan to become the Headless Horseman, he must want to become the Headless Horseman. OK."

"So, everything you did and said before was actually to induce him?"

Charlize suddenly realized.

"That's right."

Charlotte nodded,

"Ruifan doesn't have a strong will to continue to exist. If I really open the door to hell in the real world, he will definitely be swallowed up in one fell swoop and completely dissipated."

"But in the dream, I can prepare in advance and actively induce him to complete his transformation. In addition, I told him before that he can return from the underworld by becoming a headless horseman-"

"…Okay, you succeeded."

Charlize didn't know what to say to her boyfriend's cunningness.

"But to Ruifan, who has finally worked up the courage to live, is this too cruel of you?"

"cruel?"

Charlotte sneered at this statement.

"Although I have always said that ghosts should disappear, but you have to know how many people hope to turn into ghosts and continue to exist when they die?"

There was a rare hint of anger in his voice,

"And Ruifan can muddle through and become a ghost and remain in the world just because of nightmares. What else can he be dissatisfied with?"

"this……"

Charlize suddenly realized that she seemed to have touched something secret in Charlotte's heart.

But before she could think of what to say, Charlotte returned to normal.

"Actually, when Ruifan gets used to the power of the Headless Horseman, he will thank me."

"Maybe!"

Charlize, who realized something was wrong with the question, did not continue to struggle with the issue. Instead, he asked about the nightmare.

"But even if Ruifan can become the Headless Horseman just through dreams, isn't the process of catching the nightmare too simple?"

"Easy? Maybe!"

Charlotte shrugged.

"As I said before, the nightmare is not a powerful monster. It just hides in dreams and is difficult to catch. But if you meet a headless horseman who can control it, you have met your nemesis."

"I see!"

Charlize nodded,

"That black smoke you swallowed in the end was a nightmare, right?"

"It should be said that it is part of the nightmare."

Charlotte explained,

"This nightmare resides in the dreamland shared by Depp and Winona. Through this trap, I captured most of its power, but Winona still has some remnants."

"Remnants? So Winona Ryder still can't wake up?"

"That won't happen. "

Charlotte shook her head;

"The remaining power has little effect. Besides, I also asked River, who has become the Headless Horseman, to temporarily possess Depp. He will help suppress the remaining power of the nightmare."

"So Winona will wake up soon?"

Charlotte nodded.

"So--"

Charlize stared at the man in front of her seriously, and finally asked the question she really cared about.

"Charlotte, can you tell me what you were worried about at that time?"

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