"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Two crystal glasses collided together, and a dark red liquor rippled inside.

The number of screenings reported from Mr. Hayden and two other theater operators in St. Quentin indicates that the new Micot Shadow Animation Company was a big hit, and the first film produced was an instant hit.

Mikot registered a Shadow Animation company in Asturias and a number of short companies that provided services to this company, rented a few beautiful houses and hung signs, and the rest of the actors, from the cinematographer, were seconded by Solomon from Lizzie, of course, the remuneration payable by Mikot, and the equipment and some services used were purchased by the companies that provided the services, and then received a far more than normal profit from the Shadow Animation Company in the name of service projects.

The goal is to make a film, and then two-pronged, partly by inflating box office revenue, partly by increasing the cost of filming, gradually turning Mikot's shady funds into reasonable income, and dispersing them under the name of Shadow Animation and those service companies.

This is not something that can be done quickly, because even if you want to inflate the box office revenue, you have to break it down in multiple films to achieve it one by one, and at the same time the inflated revenue must also falsely report the cost, so that it can be dispersed under the name of multiple companies, so the service provided to Mikot Shadow Animation Company, whether it is equipment or service, is the "best" and most expensive, and the loss rate is also surprisingly high.

Solomon's path for Mikot's Shadow company is to make rare series, and generally Shadow Animation makes fewer series, and only the previous works continue to succeed will make more sequels.

Dare to look like now, I don't know if it will be red. has been making sequels non-stop. It's really rare. But the main purpose of Micot's company is to launder money, so naturally it doesn't matter much.

Solomon didn't have the energy to write a script for Mickot, he only drew up an outline of a series of films, and the specific content was filled in in detail by the screenwriters sent by Lizzie, and the outline of the series of scripts was not visible to others, but Mikot could see that it was basically adapted from some of his experiences.

"Thank you, Solomon. But I still don't understand one thing. Why do I have to use some of my previous experiences as an outline for the script, wouldn't that be a bit too high-profile?" asked Micot as he took a sip of the wine in his glass.

"I'll admit I'm lazy, the film is really a hit, and it's easier to help you transfer those shady incomes, so that the box office numbers can be bigger and no one doubts, but you know, I don't really have much time, so I have to steal this laziness. However, there is a benefit to this. It's about preparing for your next step. ”

"What's next?"

"Of course, filming the Shadow animation is just helping you launder money. And your image. The Godfather is a series based on your past experiences, but the image has to slowly change from black to white, from negative to positive. So from the beginning of your childhood, but the first part is called brave heart, and then you go from weak to strong, and meet the challenge again and again, the dragon crosses the river, covers the sky with one hand, is invincible, the dragon fights, The winner is king, until our protagonist becomes the king of the underworld, of course, the image that represents you in every film will be gradually positive, although it is an underworld character, but in the conflict in the film, we will cleverly give the right reason or excuse, so that he becomes a hero who responds to violence, and in the end, there will be another self-redemption, change the evil and return to the right, willing to engage in legitimate causes and charity, and become a legitimate businessman and philanthropist from now on, this series of scripts is not bad, right?" Solomon put down his glass and said.

Mikot applauded and said, "It's great, I really didn't choose the wrong person to cooperate, hahaha, come on, have a drink." ”

"Don't get too excited. Solomon clinked glasses with him, "I can do it for you." But after your image is whitewashed, it's up to you. You must know that if you continue to hold on to your business directly as in the past, it is still possible to beat you back to your original shape, after all, it is very troublesome to maintain your reputation, and I recommend that you cultivate some subordinates to control remotely, and you can't directly get involved with you. ”

"Well, I'll think about it. Mikot nodded.

"If you can guarantee a good job, then I'll give you another one. Solomon will lean his back against the leather sofa and hold the handle of the wine glass with one finger in his hand, "In five years' time, he will run for the next council and try to become a member of parliament." ”

"Does that thing work? I've heard that Asturian seems to have more power in the upper council, and the lower council is full of merchants. Mikot said suspiciously.

"That's right, it's like this now, the Upper Council is currently controlled by the nobles, and they have more power. But you only have the opportunity to enter the lower council now, and the world will develop, the influence of the nobles is weakening, and the royal power is desperately trying to use the lower parliament to balance the noble councilors of the upper council, and Edward wants to play the role of a balancer and arbiter, and the royal power will sit back and relax. But the most important thing is that the merchant can contribute more and more to the kingdom, and what he gives should be proportional to what he receives, right? Of course, you can also become one of them, and since you can't become a nobleman, then go the other way and pull them down to become as tall as you. ”

"Makes sense. However, Solomon, you seem to be a nobleman in the upper council, and it seems that it will not do you any good to do this. ”

"No, no, no, I'm not a nobleman like the dukes, and I rely on Edward to think I'm useful. Solomon laughed, turning his glass, "If I had a different majesty in the future, I might not have been so indulgent." So why don't I look for more allies. ”

"That's how the Hidden Alliance cooperates with you?" Mikot asked.

Solomon smiled and did not answer—

In the distant city of Turi, inside the Frontier Governor's Palace

Some of the fat governors, Tiago, were also talking to the visitors, the Srek High Priestess Ulf, who had been one of the Orcs Scepter Priests many years ago, and it was even rumored that he had become a legendary priest, but not an oracle priest.

Because the latter is usually a one-step climb to the top. Gain the favor of the beast god. It's equivalent to being a sage. But it hasn't happened in many years.

The Sreks are strong, and Ulf is even more powerful, but the Sreks do not have any special status in the eyes of the beast gods, because they have always been insidious and treacherous, and their cruelty is second only to the Cadilla crocodile.

Therefore, Tiago couldn't help but go against the usual norm in the face of the high priest of the Srek clan, and seemed a little respectful, whether the other party had entered the legendary realm or not, Tiago couldn't completely judge. The Sreks are the most populated by killers, assassins, and thieves, followed by priests, and they are adept at concealing their true truth. But the gloomy abyss-like aura that emanated from Ulf made people a little breathless, even if Thiago had lived a lot of rich and noble people over the years, and his high-level strength had regressed, he could still clearly feel the danger contained in it.

"High Priest, King Beamon is already gathering the tribes, I wonder how effective what we have done before will be enough to make King Beamon choose Rhine?"

"Hey, don't worry. Even if we don't do that, Vladimir will most likely choose to trouble Zachar first. However, Remills firmly sided with the Rhine, which was a bit unexpected for us. ”

"I wonder what troops King Beamon will send?"

"King Beamon's most trusted Beastmaster Legion is made up of four parts. The crocodiles of the Kadil tribe, but Vladimir will definitely not send this force, because this is a civil war, he just wants the Rhine and us to submit, the cruelty of the Katille tribe is too much even for us Sreks, if they are allowed to come out and kill them, it will not be conducive to the restoration of the authority of the royal court, at most they will get the fear of brutality; the second part is the Orephins, the Hercules clan will definitely be sent, whether it is to deal with the Rhine or Tego, only Farhard and his people are the most suitable; the third part is the so-called elite of the eight tribes. ”

"Oh, I know, the descendants of those who have lost the battle for the throne of the various tribes. ”

"Yes, that's them. Ulf sneered, " Starting with Vladimir's grandfather, they picked up the losers of the various tribes after the failure to compete for the position of patriarch or leader to the vicinity of the Tianhuo Plateau, and over time, the Tianhuo Plateau formed some branches of strong clans, although the number was smaller, but the warriors that could be provided together were more than enough to form a legion, they were born to become the royal army of King Beamon, they were all loyal to King Beamon, not the original tribe, and knew that if they obeyed King Beamon's orders to defeat the original clan leader, some of them would even be sent to take over that tribe, and they would be disgraced and hold power。 ”

"And the fourth, the House Clan, which is best suited to deal with Wolfe, because they are born knights. However, Tirramon of the House clan is a wavering fellow, he should have defended Vladimir, but during the regency of the Scepter Priesthood Group on the Heavenly Fire Plateau, he turned out to be neutral, and when the priest admitted defeat to Vladimir, he went to King Beamon to wagging his tail and begging for mercy, thinking that he could gain trust, it was really stupid, and his heart was so unfirm, no wonder he was not as good as his ancestors, and he was never able to break through to the realm of legends. ”

"The Orephins, the legion composed of the eight tribes, and the house, the legion directly under the orc royal court should be these three tribes that will attack the Rhine and Wolf, right?

"Hehe, if I'm not mistaken, some of the weak tribes scattered in every place will be coerced into servant and auxiliary armies, but the really powerful tribes with strength and influence, they will wait and see, of course, under the strength of Vladimir, the priests will give in again, not at all. So I guess that Fawkes, Hesmai, and the Hawks will only send a small number of their children, and if they want to show their submission and loyalty to the Heavenly Fire Plateau, most of them will be the legendary powerhouses, so that they will not let the clansmen suffer heavy damage, and also show their support for the royal court. ”

Tiago had been on the frontier for many years, and when he was young, he fought tough battles with the orcs, and he was familiar with the orcs, and he estimated which tribes would have the strength to confront Zachar of the Rhine and Rumours of Wolff, Quentin, the life hunter of the Hawkers, or Ianis, the Sky Judge of the Smaigh, if both were dispatched, wouldn't the Hercules Farhard be invincible.

After calculating it, Tiago's brows suddenly furrowed, "Your Excellency High Priest, Rhine and Wolf are likely to lose, even if they can fight in terms of strength, they can't match the legendary powerhouses." If they lose, it's our turn to face the orc court. ”

"Tiger is not going to join forces with the Rhine. Even if Rhine and Wolf admit defeat, this civil war will consume some of the strength of the royal court, and then of course it depends on the sincerity of your country, if you don't fully support Tiger and us, then we will have to submit to Vladimir again, which must not be what you want to see. ”

"Of course I don't want to see it, so we will definitely support you with all our might, even if Rhine and Wolf fail, but you have our full support, that's different, Your Majesty will let General Leona personally lead the army. And if King Beamon really subdues the Rhine and Wolf clans, the entire Terran kingdom will be shaken, and then the Church of Light and the kingdoms will probably no longer sit idly by, and will definitely hope and support you not to obey King Beamon's orders. ”――

The Heavenly Fire Plateau, the central place of the Orc King's Court.

A majestic figure that seemed to break through the sky stood from a throne made entirely of fine iron, and Vladimir, King of Beamon, stood up.

"My king, the Smyr, and the Hawks have replied, and Quentin and Iannis will take matters into their own hands, and will send a few of them into battle to scout for the army, but Fawkes has not replied at all. At the foot of the throne, another figure was as majestic as a mountain, not inferior to Vladimir's huge figure, bowing slightly.

"Hmph, the Fawkes are still swaying, they think they are the priests favored by the beast god, will I always tolerate them? ”

"Yes, Farhard is willing to crush an enemy for the king. The patriarch of Orephine said that his face was mostly humanoid, except for his nose, which was unusually thick and prominent, like an elephant's trunk, and had two fangs protruding from his upper lip, and his skin was as thick as elephant skin, and his hands and feet were as thick as pillars.

"Your Majesty, I am also willing to go to war and tear apart an enemy for you. Behind Farhard, another, even more ugly orc.

He had skin rougher than Farhard, like thousand-year-old bark, and his head was as ugly as a crocodile, but the powerful aura on his body was faintly comparable to that of Farhard.

But Vladimir did not take his opinion, "You give me to stay on the Tianhuo Plateau, this war does not need Kadil to participate, I want surrender, not absolute killing." Farhard, you have to be in control, what I need is to show strength and authority to all the tribes, not just rely on the advantages of the legendary strong to bring them to their knees, you have to win the beauty, so that all my people can see that it is the tribes that unite to defeat those who do not want to submit to me, and it is the will of all orcs who demand unity and cohesion to defeat them, not just the legendary strong. ”

"Yes, my king, I will follow your will, lead the army, use your army with dignity, defeat them, and show your power and authority to all. ”

"Then go, Tirramon will help you too, and the Eight Guards, defeat the Rhine and Wolf for me first!" Vladimir roared.

Farhard turned slowly, and the heavy footsteps seemed to beat the drums of war. (To be continued......)