Harvey's surprise visit flattered the Cromwells, who were different from what they had ever been, and since the publication of The Count of Monte Cristo throughout the country, Harvey's personal influence extended beyond the social circles of the city of Elroy, and he could be a guest of honor in the social circles of the capital, Norton, whenever he wished. When they learned that Harvey was Alexander, the author of "The Count of Monte Cristo", they sent Harvey an invitation letter as soon as possible, but it was basically a failure.

In the European-style living room of the manor mansion, the floor is covered with an off-white carpet made of cashmere, the crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling illuminates every corner, the polished marble floor shines brighter in the light, and in the center of the living room is an expensive soft sofa, Diana's brother William sits on the leather sofa and says in a casual tone: "It's really good that the engagement has not been dissolved, father." ”

His personal impression of Harvey is not good, not to mention that Harvey and Diana's marriage basically does not have anything to do with him. Seeing his father's completely different attitude now would make anyone uncomfortable.

Donne, the owner of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, sat opposite William smoking a pipe, his face was handsome and elegant, and his two carefully trimmed beards made him look completely in line with the image of a middle-aged gentleman, and he couldn't help frowning when he saw his son's careless sarcasm: "William, you should also learn what a businessman should be, you have Diana's arrogant character but don't have the corresponding ability, arrogance will hurt you sooner or later." ”

"Haven't I been helping you with the Chamber of Commerce?"

Don put down his pipe and sneered, "That's called taking care? It's a childish game like a child's house, otherwise you wouldn't have said it now, I don't care what you think, Harvey Adrian's current identity doesn't allow you to show such an attitude. ”

William spread his hands: "What's the matter, anyway, he will be Diana's husband in the future, and he will definitely forgive her brother for his rude behavior." ”

Donn tapped the armrest of the couch with his pipe, "He might, but I won't forgive you for your stupidity, if you want to be grounded for a few years like the one in the Elroy family, then continue with the current casual attitude." ”

Facing his father's cold and serious eyes, William knew that he was serious in what he said, and sat up straight and did not continue to use words to collide.

The atmosphere in the living room became silent and serious, and Don smoked his pipe and said slowly: "William, it doesn't matter how you play in the social world of Elroy City, Harvey Adrian's identity is beyond that. You have to know that it is not commodities that sustain the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, but relationships, relationships between people, social circles and social circles. Flipping a spider silk is likely to cause turmoil in the entire spider web, you should know the recent movements of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, don't you wonder why almost every cooperation has been extremely smooth during this time, even some of the larger chambers of commerce are eager to cooperate with us? ”

"Him?" William wasn't entirely stupid either.

"Anyone who cares knows that Harvey Adrian is the Alexander, and he is engaged to Diana. The most important thing in the social world is reputation, power can bring fame, wealth can also be, and then some people's fame itself represents fame, Cromwell Chamber of Commerce can only be regarded as a small role in the kingdom's social community, and Diana's husband has become the most famous group, we businessmen should pose as businessmen. ”

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Harvey was warmly welcomed by Donn and William, and after dinner together, the three of them came to the conference room to discuss business. Although Diana is the eldest daughter of the Cromwell family, she is not qualified to participate in this matter without the management of the Chamber of Commerce, and after dinner, she nodded to Harvey and went back to her room to rest as a lady.

In the conference room, Harvey turned off the lights and repeated the previous trick of using a white tablecloth instead of a projection cloth to demonstrate the function of the projection crystal.

Projection Crystal is ready to play a documentary called "A Day in the Life of a Sailor", which was originally a test shot made by Kenneth with photographic crystals, and was cut by Harvey's lens to come in handy. The content is a day in the life of a sailor in the port of Elroy, in which Harvey narrates as a narrator, and is only about 20 minutes long, which is very suitable for a sample film to explain the function of photographic crystals.

Don Cromwell is an old fritter in the mall, and there are not a lot of novelties in the special contact of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, and I am not surprised to see the freeze-frame picture of "A Sailor's Day" projected on the white cloth, which is similar to the picture shot by high-grade illusion crystals.

A clear freeze-frame shows a sailor carrying cargo on his way to a cargo ship.

Tang En was both surprised and a little confused about what medicine was sold in Harvey's gourd: "Harvey, do you want me to show some stop motion paintings?" ”

William sat on the couch and looked at Harvey, there was nothing to do with him here.

Harvey fiddled with the photographic crystal and explained with a smile: "Mr. Donn, this time I am visiting you in the name of cooperation with the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, of course it can't be that simple. ”

"Click~" Harvey pressed the button of the camera installation, the clear picture changed, and in an instant the picture gained "life", everything in it moved, the voices were boiling, the breeze blew the canvas of the sailboat, Donn and William could hear the sound of the waves, and the camera focused on the sailor carrying the goods from far and near.

Donn and William were startled by the sudden movement.

"It's!"

Taken aback by the steady gentlemanly Donn, Harvey stepped aside and introduced: "I call it a 'phantom', and it's a moving picture taken with this photographic device I invented. ”

"This painting is moving!? How to do it! William sat up straight, stared at the projection with a look of novelty and asked.

"Mr. Donn, you should know that the Adrian family is not an ordinary nobleman, it was created by a royal spellcaster who was honored."

"I've heard rumors like that, you mean..."

Don thought about the meaning of Harvey's words, and no longer maintained a calm gentlemanly demeanor, and asked in a low voice, "You mean that in addition to being a novelist, you are still a spellcaster?" Oh~ You know it's amazing, it's unbelievable that you wrote something like The Count of Monte Cristo! As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had lost his words, and Don looked at Harvey with complicated eyes and apologized: "Please don't get me wrong, I mean Harvey, you are still young, and it would be surprising for anyone to write such intelligent literature at your age." ”

Harvey smiled dumbly: "Regardless of the novel, the identity of the spellcaster is only inherited from the family business, and the principle of this device involves the knowledge of the spell level, I can't explain the principle to ordinary people, but I can explain its function." ”

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"This can be said to be a new type of theatrical mode, different from theatrical performance, this picture presents the story itself, like a real story, in order to achieve this effect I invented the device in front of your eyes, different from the stereoscopic projection of the illusion crystal, it can take a complete image, although it is not as real as the stereoscopic projection, but it has a unique visual sense, and there are no many shooting restrictions, it can record the vast sea, it can record the mysterious starry sky, and it can also be used to record the daily life of a person, an animal."

"In other words, it's more mass-oriented, it's not an expensive luxury, it's a commodity."

The word commodity is enough to stir up the infinite reverie of a chamber of commerce owner, and Don understands the meaning of these two words better than anyone else.

"The resulting image can be easily transferred to other illusion crystals, which can express more information and is more practical than projection." As the documentary plays, Harvey talks eloquently about the principles and future of photographic crystals. Don listened sometimes asking questions, sometimes deep in thought, and Harvey's explanation did indeed arouse his great interest.

After explaining, Harvey's tone suddenly became solemn: "Mr. Donne, what do you think would be if the story of The Count of Monte Cristo could be filmed with this kind of device?" As with the documentary you're seeing now, if this film weren't "A Day in the Life of a Sailor" but "The Count of Monte Cristo", how many people would you think would be willing to pay for it? ”

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is well known to the people of the Kingdom of Barron, and such a work is sure to be adapted into a play, but what kind of magical reaction would it produce when combined with the new type of drama that Harvey just explained?

Don stood up and stared at the moving images projected on the white tablecloth in amazement, and he saw a storm! Sweep the kingdom, no! Even theaters outside the Kingdom of Barron will be hit by a storm! There are incalculable business prospects here.