Chatty Hollywood

"Except for the roles above, haven't the others been decided yet?"

Judy asked with a smile.

——Because of the little easter egg that Charlotte set in the cast list, the actress was a lot happier.

"The other characters don't have too many roles. I think the casting can be done openly. Anyway, some young actors are qualified enough."

Charlotte spread her hands,

"However, I hope the actor who plays the doctor is a little more famous. If you have a friend who can make a cameo, that would be the best."

"I will find a way to play some guest roles."

Judy agreed very happily.

"That's good!"

Charlotte nodded,

"Because there are still casting and location selections, it may take a while for "Happy Death Day" to start filming. I suggest you take advantage of this time to make "Blair Witch"!"

"Want to make a time difference?"

"It's not just a matter of time difference."

Charlotte looked a little serious,

"Because "Happy Death Day" couldn't be completed quickly. Without the suppressive effect brought by "Blair Witch", I'm afraid I would have painted..."

"I see."

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"nailed it?"

Seeing Charlotte's relieved expression, Charlize felt that he should have reached an agreement with Jodie Foster.

"It's done!"

Charlotte sighed;

"Judy basically agreed to my request. It seems that it is still possible to save her."

"Rescue!? By shooting to death!?"

Thinking of the role that Charlotte had mentioned before about letting Judy guest star, Charlize was speechless for a while.

"Are you going to send her to heaven and let God save her?"

"I'm not that big into putting real bullets in a prop gun."

Charlotte smiled bitterly,

"The reason for this is because what we have to deal with this time is an evil god, and we must use a special prop."

"A gun?"

"To be precise, it's a special gun, a gun that can kill gods."

Seeing that Charlize was a little confused, Charlotte simply explained from the beginning.

"Both ordinary gods and evil gods have the attribute of immortality. This attribute comes from human history and cultural inheritance. If humans do not become extinct, the gods will not disappear."

"Did humans create gods? This is in line with your usual statement."

Charlize nodded,

"But even so, logically speaking, when all the people who believe in this god die, shouldn't this god also disappear together?"

"Parents give life to their children, but if the parents die, will the child die?"

Charlotte gave a very common example,

"Gods are just like ghosts. People's faith can only determine their birth, but the disappearance of faith will not cause them to perish. At most, it will only make them sleep."

"In fact, there are a large number of ancient gods in this world who have fallen asleep due to the dissipation of faith. If no one wakes them up, they will only sleep forever, and they will be no different from death."

"So now this evil god is an awakened god?"

Charlize understood what Charlotte meant;

"But you just said that gods have the attribute of immortality, and you also said that you want to kill gods. Isn't this a bit contradictory?"

"It's not a contradiction. Because even if he is killed, as long as the people who believe in the god are still there, he will be reborn sooner or later."

Charlotte explained,

"It's just that the reborn god will not retain its previous consciousness and memory. This is different from sleeping as the same individual after being awakened, but it is also a manifestation of the immortality attribute."

"In other words, gods can be killed?"

"Yes. And,

It is easier to kill gods than to seal them away or put them to sleep. "

"Why!?"

Charlotte's conclusion once again confused Charlize.

"Isn't it generally more difficult to kill?"

"How is that possible? It's always easier to destroy than to build."

Charlotte cited a memory,

"If you don't believe it, think about it. When the police arrest criminals, is it easier to kill them or to capture them alive?"

"this……"

"As long as you overcome the psychological barrier, you only need a knife to kill people and lightly scratch a large artery. But what about arresting people?"

Charlize was silent. Charlotte's metaphor reminded her of some bad things...

"In short, it is easier for the gods to kill them."

Charlotte also noticed something was wrong with the girl, so he quickly changed the subject.

"In particular, many gods have obvious weaknesses. Human faith gives them immortality, but it also gives them weaknesses that they cannot get rid of."

"You mean, as long as people who believe in gods feel that gods have any weaknesses, they will have any weaknesses?"

Charlize was indeed attracted by Charlotte's words, and the latter nodded,

"Yes. For example, if Achilles in Homer's epic is regarded as a god, his heel must be his Achilles' heel."

"Achilles' heel?"

"That's right!"

"But according to what you said, it is not difficult to kill gods, and the birth of gods only requires faith. In this case, shouldn't similar things happen often in this world? Why do I rarely hear about them?"

Charlize really couldn't imagine the existence of a large number of gods in this world, and she felt that Charlotte must be bragging.

In response, Charlotte had a wry smile on her face - in fact, he had also asked the old ghost this question before.

"Sally, did you misunderstand something?"

Charlotte directly repeated what the old ghost had told him.

"Even if gods are born or wake up from their slumber, it does not mean that they will exist in a form similar to living people."

"In fact, most gods, even in an active state, are invisible and intangible. They are more like a mousetrap or a rule. As long as you don't trigger it, they will just wait quietly. There."

This metaphor is very vivid, Charlize understood it instantly,

"In other words, the appearance of the painted skin was actually caused by some of Judy's actions that triggered the reaction of the evil god, so did he create the painted skin based on Judy's appearance?"

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded,

"Moreover, after entering modern society, people's beliefs have become weaker and weaker. Although in this world, except for a few countries-"

At this point, Charlotte suddenly paused,

"——Except for a few countries, most countries are dominated by theism, but this does not mean that everyone's beliefs are pious enough."

“Everyone believes in science and they also believe in gods, which means they don’t fully believe in either.”

“In fact, the more people know about the world, the less they believe in gods.”

——At the very least, the more knowledge you have, the more reaction you will have. This is true for the gods.

Of course, Charlotte didn't say this, but Charlize probably understood what he meant.

"Are you saying that modern people are not pious enough to provide enough faith to the gods, so the gods can only sleep?"

"That's pretty much what it means."

"But what about the three major religions?"

Charlize still couldn't believe Charlotte's explanation.

"They have hundreds of millions of believers, don't they have enough faith?"

"Three major religions!?"

Charlotte scoffed;

"From a religious perspective, this kind of monotheism may be progress, but for the gods, it is outright suicide."

"Suicide? Why?"

"Because the simpler and clearer the authority of the gods is, the easier it is to manifest, or in other words, to be born. "

“What about someone like God who governs almost everything?”

"That kind of thing is almost impossible to manifest at all, no matter how much faith is consumed, and--"

"To care about everything is to care about nothing. Even if such a god is really born, it will not affect the world at all. What's more -"

Charlotte smiled mysteriously,

"There is another legend. Sally, do you know about the Spear of Longinus?"

"Of course. The gun that crucified Jesus."

"It is said that the real Spear of Longinus has always been kept by a group of mysterious people. Whenever Jesus is reborn through faith, they will immediately go and crucify Him again."

"What!?"

Charlize was stunned;

"Is there such a thing? Are you kidding me?"

"certainly!"

Charlotte smiled, but she remembered the expression on the old ghost's face when she told him this joke...

"The reason why I mentioned the Spear of Longinus is to tell you that something that can kill gods in corresponding legends can really kill gods as long as it is used properly!"

Charlotte finally concluded.

"So, does that mean that the gun you said you were waiting for at the beginning is the thing that can kill the evil god in the legend?"

Charlize finally remembered the previous question at this time, but Charlotte shook her head.

"That's not true. After all, not every god's story and legend has a tool that can kill him."

"That gun is a universal tool for killing gods."

"generic?"

"Yes."

Charlotte smiled evilly,

"And that gun is John Hinckley's gun!"