Where Got Ghost?

Where Got Ghost?

Year: 2009

Runtime: 102 mins

Language: Chinese

Director: Boris Boo

ComedyHorror

“Where Got Ghost?” is a Horror-Comedy Chinese Movie. 3-in-1 Horror tales told in a good old comedy fashion.

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1

Trio returns home and steals oranges

Cai, Fu, and Shou return to Cai's house after a successful scam. It is late, so they decide to steal oranges from roadside offerings during the Hungry Ghost Festival. Cai tastes the fruit and complains that the oranges are tasteless, showing their careless attitude toward consequences.

Late night Roadside orange offerings during Hungry Ghost Festival
2

Cai receives a lottery call and dismisses it

Cai receives a phone call claiming he has won a first-class return ticket to the United States from a lucky draw. Cai scolds the caller and hangs up, dismissing the claim as a prank.

Late night Cai's home
3

The plan: call the phone book and distribute numbers

The three men devise a scheme to call from the phone book and send random 4D numbers to every contact. Those who win would pay a 20% commission to Cai, under the pretenses of temple construction or loan sharks. They plot to launch a hotline business and deter imitators with copyright protection.

Soon after Cai's home / office
4

They establish a hotline and seek copyright protection

They set up a hotline company to broadcast the numbers and dream of expanding overseas. They also discuss applying for copyright protection to deter imitators and safeguard their scheme.

Shortly after Office/house
5

A returning caller provides a new lottery number

Cai receives another lottery number from the same caller and suspects a copycat; he initially disregards it. Nevertheless, he decides to try the number himself to see if it yields a prize.

Next day Cai's home
6

Cai wins first and second prize with the number

To his surprise, the number delivers both first and second prizes. He and his sidekicks claim the winnings, energized by the scam's potential. He even ignores another call from the same caller.

Moments after testing Home/office
7

Pale-faced man confronts Cai over commission

A pale-faced man confronts Cai, insisting that the grandmother who supposedly blessed his fortune deserves a share. Cai mocks him and refuses to pay, brushing off the threat that follows.

Immediately after prize claim Cai's home
8

Mysterious warning becomes real; Cai goes to the road

The pale-faced man warns Cai that he will be run over by a car, but Cai laughs it off. To test the scare, he steps into the road and a car overturns from an overhead highway, crushing him.

Night Midroad
9

The elder spirit drives the car and curses theft

The driver of the car is revealed to be an elderly spirit who tells Cai not to steal her oranges again. Cai dies as the road fills with the orange fleet rolling toward him.

Moment of death Roadside
10

Ending image and moral caption

In the dying moments, hundreds of oranges roll onto Cai as the scene lingers on the road. The film closes with the line that disasters in life begin from ignoring details.

End Roadside scene
11

Nan and Lei get lost during reservist trek

Nan and Lei begin NS reservist topographic training and must trek to a checkpoint using a map. They quickly get lost and decide to take a shortcut through a jungle believed to be haunted.

Night Jungle path
12

Red-dressed woman watches from the jungle

As night falls, a woman in a red dress watches them from a distance, heightening their fear. The eerie atmosphere intensifies as they push deeper into the forest.

Night Haunted jungle
13

They meet Yin Yin and seek refuge

In the morning, Nan and Lei meet Yin Yin, a plump girl with a white umbrella selling drinks. They seek refuge at her house, hoping to escape the haunted jungle and its rumors.

Morning Yin Yin's house
14

Trap and capture: Yin Yin's magic trick

The woman in red appears again after a peeping attempt, and Nan and Lei find themselves trapped. Yin Yin and another ghost lure them back to her house, where they are strapped to chairs and noosed to learn one of Yin Yin's tricks.

Night Yin Yin's house
15

Epilogue: the cycle continues

The two men are left hanging from a tree as the episode ends. An epilogue shows next year's batch of soldiers wandering into the same haunted ground and approaching Nan and Lei, suggesting the cycle of shortcuts and punishment will continue. The story closes with a reminder that shortcuts come with a price.

Next year Forest outskirts / Yin Yin's territory

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