Pokémon's Lord of Fear

Chapter 306: The Dream Demon in the Orange Forest

"Teng Shu, are you here to submit a movie for review?" Familiar office, familiar woman, Teng Shu had a smile on his face, but his eyes looked a little strange.

Because Teng Shu had only met this woman for the first time when the film was submitted for review. At other times, other clerks from the Alliance Film Bureau would help Teng Shu deal with this issue and would not let this big shot come. But now she came.

Zoroark stood beside Teng Shu, with some curiosity in his eyes. Except for the first time Teng Shu was submitted for review, Zoroark had always been the one to come, so Zoroark knew very well that this person had never appeared when he came.

This made Zoroark feel a little strange, but when he thought about the new patent his boss was researching, he seemed to know why the woman in front of him appeared.

Teng Shu also thought of this. He didn't think it was because of his own charm or because the person in front of him wanted to curry favor with him. He thought it was more likely that the other party wanted to get something from him, such as...
"Yes, I have shot a new horror film this time. However, because the film I shot this time is quite special, I think it is necessary to apply for classification." Teng Shu drank his tea calmly. He knew why the other party came. Apart from the new patent he reported to the alliance, what else could it be?
The high box office of Teng Shu's Buried Alive was closely related to the use of the new patent. Those who knew the inside story were so excited that they wished they could be the second person in the market to try out the new patent. However, the problem was that only Teng Shu had the props to try it out. So these people had no other choice but to ask Teng Shu for help.

But up to now, no film company has been able to get a share of profits from Teng Shu, which has caused many people to disagree. After all, they think that Teng Shu has the potential to monopolize the film market, but due to the financial resources of Dewen Company, these talents have remained silent.

However, Teng Shu himself knew that these people were now eager to rush to Teng Shu's house, take away his new patent, and then take it back to their company to lay golden eggs for them continuously.

"Rating? I don't remember you ever applying for a rating for your previous horror films." The woman looked at Teng Shu with some surprise. Although she didn't pay much attention to Teng Shu's movies, Teng Shu was now considered a well-known director in the Hoenn region, so she also knew a lot about it.

For example, the horror films shot by Teng Shu before, including but not limited to "Dead Silence", "Call of the Ghost" and "The Corpse in the Mountain Village", have never been rated. Why do they need to be rated this time?

The alliance does not have clear rating requirements for movies. That is to say, if the director thinks it is necessary to classify, then it will be classified, or if it is found that a rating is necessary during the review, then it will be classified.

However, this also brought a smile to the woman's mouth. She wanted Teng Shu to open the new patent to her nephew's company, but she also knew that it would be difficult. However, if she could make it easier for Teng Shu here, wouldn't it also be convenient for her to do so? After all, if you take someone's hand, you will be soft, and if you eat someone's mouth, you will be grateful. This simple truth is still useful even at this level.

"Yes, because the movie shot this time was sent to participate in the science fiction film collection competition in the Unova region. After watching it, I felt that it would be better to downgrade it, otherwise it would affect the image of our Hoenn region, right?" Teng Shu said with a smile, and after hearing what Teng Shu said, the woman gave up her idea.

She knew about the science fiction film contest. If Teng Shu couldn't be released in Hoenn because of her, then the whole alliance would have to laugh at them. So although she was a little reluctant, the woman still didn't intend to continue using this rating to make Teng Shu owe her a favor.

After all, if Teng Shu could win this science fiction film award, it would naturally be profitable for her, and it would also be considered a political achievement in her work.

"Director Teng Shu is a well-known director throughout the league, so participating in a competition is a piece of cake for him." The woman smiled gently, then asked the staff to take Teng Shu's film for review and then give a rating.

Looking at the staff's forced smiles, Teng Shu cast a sympathetic look. He knew that these reviewers did not like to watch his movies very much, because his movies were horror movies and it was easy to be scared after watching them.

Zoroak told Teng Shu many times that every time he took these new movies to the reviewers, they looked like they were going to the execution ground, which was both laughable and sad.

"Director Teng Shu, when do you plan to launch your new patent to the market?" The woman looked at Teng Shu gently and asked. Teng Shu curled his lips after hearing this. As expected, it was just as he thought. The reason why this powerful woman came to him was essentially for the new patent.

Really are.
Just like a hyena that smells rotten meat, it pursues relentlessly. From the time he was in the Kanto region until now, Teng Shu didn't know how many people like this he had dealt with, but this time he was facing this woman directly.

"It is very difficult to promote this new patent to the market," Teng Shu said with a worried look on his face, and then he emphasized his hardship, saying that although he was lucky enough to have the company of a certain person, he did not get the other party's recognition. The other party ignored him most of the time, and the progress of filming was greatly delayed.

However, the other party did not give up, and even implicitly expressed that there was a company that could offer Teng Shu amazing benefits, and all he needed to do was to bring a camera to shoot. However, Teng Shu still declined.

Once this started, Teng Shu had no time to do anything else for a short period of time. He just accompanied these people to make movies every day. It was like playing CSGO. If you accidentally let go while guarding the B bomb site and let others in, it would be very difficult to defend it again.

Once something starts, there is no way to stop it.

After all, once you don't agree to this person, that person will wonder why you agree to others but not to yourself, and over time it will turn into resentment, so Teng Shu naturally doesn't want to cause trouble for himself all day.

After Teng Shu politely refused, the other party did not continue to pester him, but just expressed regretfully that if possible, she asked Teng Shu to consider other film companies in the Hoenn region. As for which companies they were, the other party did not say clearly, but Teng Shu knew what this woman meant.

After all, the other party had a relative who opened a film company, so there were actually not many other companies that Teng Shu could consider.

After hinting at Teng Shu, the other party left. Her time was precious. Since it was certain that Teng Shu could not directly obtain the right to use the new patent, there was no need to waste time.

Teng Shu was not in a hurry, but waited patiently for the staff to finish watching the movie and then bring his movie over. At the same time, the pale-faced staff also gave a professional rating suggestion - [Adults Only].

"Boss, the person in charge just now seemed..." Walking out of the audit department, Zoroak looked at Teng Shu and said, Teng Shu nodded. Of course he could see that the person in charge was a little unhappy. Although he was smiling all the time, Teng Shu still noticed the sense of alienation, but Teng Shu didn't care about it.

"It's just movie review. The review department of a region can only decide the release of movies in that region. Unless these people have the ability to unite and make it impossible for me to pass the review in all regions, there is nothing they can do." Teng Shu was very calm. These people could not do anything.

Even if these people want to unite and ban me, it depends on whether they have the ability to do so. "But boss, now that Alien is restricted to adults, will it have an impact on our box office?" Zoroark looked at the original source of Alien and asked with some concern.

After all, minors also contribute to a portion of the box office, and there is no such a film warehouse.
"No, horror movies themselves are not suitable for minors. In our movie audience survey, minors make up the smallest proportion." Teng Shu shook his head. Everyone in this world knows that horror movies are not suitable for minors, and cinemas have specially opened theaters for minors to try to ensure the viewing experience of other adult audiences.

After all, if there are some naughty children in the cinema when watching a movie, it will greatly affect the viewing experience.

"That's good." Zoroark breathed a sigh of relief.

After finishing the review, Teng Shu drove to the outskirts of the Chenghua Forest. He came here to deal with the dream demons. After all, these little guys had been waiting for him for a long time. Although Teng Shu already knew the results of the handling, the problem was that he had not notified these little guys yet.

"Boss, did you say Mr. Gengar is back?" Zoroark looked at Teng Shu and asked curiously. It had a good relationship with Gengar. After all, both of them were ghost-type, so they had a common language.

But for some reason, Zoroark didn't have any great desire for the Fear Sugar Cube. According to Zoroark, he thought the Fear Sugar Cube was just an ordinary piece of sugar and there was nothing special about it.

"I don't know. It said it was going to the Kanto region to visit old friends, and it didn't say when it would be back." Teng Shu was also a little curious. After all, he would play the rock-paper-scissors game with Gengar every time he came to the Orange Forest. He felt a little uncomfortable not playing it now.

Walking into the Orange Forest, Teng Shu felt that this place had not changed much, it was still the same as before. There were some children holding insect nets and fishing rods on the roadside, chatting happily and discussing the Pokémon they encountered today.

Although the Orange Forest is very large, it is still very safe within the area controlled by the Alliance.

In fact, the Pokémon League has built special roads between various towns. As long as you walk on these roads, you will basically not encounter Pokémon that are too dangerous. The League will arrange personnel to patrol regularly.

Of course, wild Pokémon have also reached a certain tacit understanding with humans. Generally speaking, most wild Pokémon will not actively enter areas where humans are active. Humans and Pokémon have found some tacit ways to get along in this world.

"It seems that Mr. Gengar is not here after all." Teng Shu said with some regret as he looked at the Orange Forest in front of him.

Although the Chenghua Forest is very beautiful, especially after entering autumn, the red maples and strange plants all over the sky make the Chenghua Forest look breathtakingly beautiful, but Teng Shu feels that something is missing in his heart.

This guy Gengar acts like a little fool every day. He plays rock-paper-scissors with Teng Shu every time, and loses every time. Although he loses a lot, Gengar never denies it, and Teng Shu also treats Gengar as his friend.

"I always feel like something is missing." Zoroark also felt a little regretful. Teng Shu shook his head. Now that Gengar was not here, it was useless to say these things. However, Teng Shu felt that Gengar would not be away for too long.

After all, the dominant Pokémon all have territories divided. If a powerful dominant Pokémon like Gengar stays outside for a long time, it can easily be misunderstood as trying to steal territory. What's more, this place is where Gengar grew up, and Teng Shu feels that Gengar is unlikely to leave.

After walking for a while, Teng Shu saw his own theme park. However, compared with the bustling before, the theme park is now deserted. In broad daylight, there was no one. Teng Shu even saw the ticket seller taking a nap.

"This situation is even worse than I thought." Teng Shu felt bad as he looked at the scene in front of him.

After all, this is his property. Although Teng Shu has a large family and a large business, he still feels a little uncomfortable when he sees this.

"Boss, the theme park is in a bad state right now. Mr. Kuroda should have told you about this." Zoroark's eyes were filled with a trace of regret. This place had generated such a huge fear before, but now? There was no fear at all.

This shows that these attractions are really not visited by anyone.

"I know. So now this place is going to be demolished?" Teng Shu looked at the theme park in front of him. According to Kuroda's plan, these Pokémon will be moved to another place to run an unmanned ghost park, which can be regarded as a long-term meal ticket for these little guys.

Teng Shu also had some other ideas about this. He felt that although the amusement park was called an amusement park, it would be better to call it a horror amusement park. After all, most of the amusement equipment were the type that could make people's heart beat faster.

So to some extent, these rides can also induce a certain level of fear in people, and amusement parks must have haunted houses, so these little ones don’t have to worry about having nothing to do.

Little Q climbed down from the head of the Teng tree. It looked ahead curiously, as if it sensed something.

Immediately afterwards, Teng Shu saw a large group of ghost Pokémon rushing out of the haunted house, and the one leading them was the Dream Demon who was disguised as Mary Shaw.

"What are they doing?" Teng Shu was a little confused.

(End of this chapter)