The Haunting (Xiong Zhai Bi Ji Shao Nian Pian / Hei Lou Guai Tan / 凶宅笔记少年篇)

My name is Jiang Shuo.

This is about the weird things

I've encountered over the years

selling haunted houses...houses...

Come out!

I know you are here.

I know you are here.

Hello.

Welcome to Mr. Good Houses.

We have a variety of good houses for rent and sale.

I promise I won't lie to you.

Sir.

What's your name?

My name is Ying Xijia.

I came here to...

No need to say.

I can tell that you are destined

to be rich.

With the name "Ying Xijia",

you look energetic and stunning.

Sir.

Have some Yin and Yang amulet tea.

Don't bother. -I have

a house that suits you.

You can buy it to rent to others, live by yourself

or wait for the appreciation...

No, no, I'm...

Let me tell you.

We are destined to meet today.

I'm here to sell...

It just costs...

What?

I'm not buying any house.

I'm selling a house to you.

I don't even need to look at it.

With your face,

there must be something wrong with the place you live.

You want to marry it to me, don't you?

No.

I want to sell the house to you.

I don't care where your girl is born.

I can only say that the dowry I pay

will be relatively fair.

It's a misunderstanding.

I am selling a house to you

not marrying a girl to you.

Sir, actually I...

You don't even understand the dirty words in the industry, do you?

How old?

53.

I mean the building.

60.

60?

A sixty-year-old building is considered old.

We don't accept old buildings, Bro.

Since I'm here,

why don't you

take a look at the latest photos

of the Luxury Building at Hulin Plaza.

Take a look.

Thank you.

You win.

Bro,

your building

is really old.

With its current location in the old city, it is difficult

to get rid of it.

You're wrong, Sir.

Our building is a residential building with built-in shops.

Just give it a face lift

and many shops will move into this building.

You can collect rent then.

Even so,

you're selling me the whole building,

where can I get so much money for you?

Besides, if I were to do a face lift for the building,

I can only get back the money

a few years later.

Is this amount okay?

Look.

It's not about the price.

This is...

If you think the price is too high,

we can talk about it.

We can talk. We can talk.

Bro, have some more amulet tea.

It's too troublesome.

Not at all.

Enough.

Not enough.

This is a luxury building?

Yes.

It's the Luxury Building.

If this is a luxury building,

our place will be a five-star hostel.

What do you know? I'm investing.

You gave them all the dowry for buying this building?

Can you stop thinking about money?

Be broad-minded.

Look.

After I give

the outside of the building a little repair,

make it glamorous,

organize it a little inside,

and then change the name into a catchy one,

then we can attract the merchants to come

to make the whole neighborhood prosperous.

By then, in addition to collecting rent, I can also be elected as a community head.

Come with me.

What are you doing?

To have some air to live on.

Have more.

Wait for me.

Look how ventilated it is.

What does ventilation mean?

It means wealth can be ventilated in.

Look at these shops.

They are open to the streets outside.

It's a little dark inside,

but I'll just install the lights.

It's free?

Look how friendly the neighbors here are.

After this corridor,

we'll reach the Central Plaza.

Look at the layout.

One word.

Big.

Didn't you come here before?

What is he doing?

Did I scare you?

No.

I'm the wife of Ying Xijia.

Hello.

I'm here to buy this building.

My name is Jiang Shuo.

These two are my colleagues.

She is the landlady.

Hello, welcome.

What are they doing?

Today is the Ghost Festival.

According to the local custom,

we need to sacrifice to the King of Ghosts to pray for blessings.

Stop.

What are you doing?

Who told you to do this today?

Who? Who?

Today is the Ghost...

What?

Clean this place up, you know?

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

Don't look.

Go home!

Go home!

Go!

Why are you so fierce?

Someone would come to see the building today.

Where are they?

They're here.

Mr. Jiang.

Hello.

Sorry.

I forgot you were coming today.

They must be Mr. Qin and Mr. Yuan.

I'm sorry.

It's all superstition by those villagers.

I'll ask my administrator

to clean it.

Ba Song.

Go find Ba Song.

Make it clean.

Hurry up.

Boss.

Hey.

You didn't tell me

these tenants have such weird beliefs.

It's not weird.

It's just superstition made by the villagers.

It's for money.

They can't see the light.

What?

Hold black umbrellas in the daytime.

Scatter ritual money when the rain is pouring.

What are you saying?

It's not a belief for money.

Then what is it?

It's to appease the ghosts.

My fellow knows the arts of necromancy.

Don't hide anything from us.

Are you kidding?

I don't even know how to write the words you said.

This place is covered with black cloth

to block the sunlight.

This building can't have light going on.

It means someone died unjustly.

People are anxious.

That temple

is for people to worship for peace of mind.

I asked a master to build that temple.

It's authentic.