Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

It took Drogo some time to recall who Raven was.

Since filming "The Silence of the Lambs", Raven has been arranged by Drogo to do all kinds of endorsement activities and miscellaneous work, so that his income far exceeds his level of fame.

However, most of the money earned was taken away by Drogo, and he paid it back fiercely.

Until he was sent to a refugee camp as a mascot.

After being silent for a while, he actually took out a script.

It seems that the schedule is not dense enough...

Just kidding, the treatment of the Drogo Group is still outstanding compared to its human counterparts.

Many employees have time to develop side hustles.

Drogo was going to take a closer look at Raven's script. He was getting annoyed after watching too many samples, so he looked at the words and made some adjustments.

"Old Clothes, a strange name."

Drogo opened the script.

It’s a very standard script format. Laven must have studied specifically how to write a script.

Screenwriting and novel writing are two different professions, precisely because scripts have a specific format, and it takes some time to learn to complete the conversion between the two.

[Scene 1, the alley behind the house, evening, the elder brother and the younger brother.

After school, the younger brother refused other classmates' invitation to go out and play, hurried home, and told his brother what happened that day...】

Twenty minutes later, Drogo put the script down.

Unexpectedly, it was pretty good. It was a very good story, no, it could be called excellent.

It's a very solid script, and as long as the actors and the filming don't have any serious problems, the final result will not be too bad.

The plot is simple: a pair of orphan brothers in the city-state of Augustan only have one set of good clothes because of poverty.

In order for both of them to go to school, each of them had to wear it for one day and pretend to be the same person.

A setting with a lot of dramatic conflict.

The plot of twins playing the same person has never appeared in Feilin before.

In the story, many funny and sad things happened to the two brothers during the daily replacement process. In the end, they were exposed. When they thought they would be expelled, they received help from kind people. Not only were they able to continue their studies, but they also got enough new clothes for them to wear for a long time.

The kind-hearted person is from the Drogo Group.

Active implant from Raven.

Praise.

There is almost no need to worry too much, it is a book worth shooting.

So, Raven, who had been accustomed to the ruins everywhere, was suddenly called back to Waterdeep.

The sudden change in environment made him feel as if he had traveled through two worlds.

"Your script is good and worth filming," Drogo said straight to the point. "Maybe it can pay back all the compensation you owe."

"really?"

This is definitely good news for LaVine.

"You want to preview it at the Magic Shadow Festival?"

"Yes, I think this script is not suitable for large-scale publicity. It needs to be spread little by little by word of mouth, so the Magic Shadow Festival should be a very suitable platform to gain good reputation."

Zhuo Ge nodded. "You actually thought about the publicity and promotion. Very good. Do you want to shoot this script yourself, or contact a suitable director?"

Raven opened her mouth but didn't come up with a direct answer.

Zhuo Ge probably understood what he meant. "You want to shoot it yourself, but you are afraid that you don't have the experience to guide you, and you will mess up the finished product."

"Is such that."

Lavin thought that this was the best script he could write so far. He was reluctant to let others shoot it, but he was not confident enough to shoot it himself.

Drogo smiled. "Have you ever heard of a director's job?"

“I took online courses, and when I was in the refugee camp, I tried to shoot some short films to record the local situation.”

"It works. I have both theory and practice. I can use this script to try to make a feature film. I am both the screenwriter and the director. Maybe I can even play a role. There will be less trouble in communication. I will never learn it if I don't shoot it."

"Okay, I'll try."

"The investment I offer won't be too much, and this script won't allow for a big production."

"Then, how much investment can be made?" Raven asked cautiously.

His best expectation was to have two hundred gold coins, but if he didn't have a few dozen he should be able to make the bid.

"Five hundred gold coins, that's the most I'll bet."

According to Zhuo Ge's idea, he would first come up with a relatively low number, then haggle for a while, and finally come up with a reasonable investment, which can effectively avoid the habit of artists asking for exorbitant prices.

This is the experience summed up by the studios: at least nine out of ten directors spend money without knowing how to control costs.

Therefore, the most popular directors among investors are not necessarily famous directors whose works are particularly outstanding.

It is common for famous directors to find out that they have run out of money halfway through filming and then clamor for an increase in the budget. However, since a lot of money has already been invested, they have no choice but to increase the budget.

What investors like most are directors who are not that famous but can do a job beyond the requirements within a limited budget.

Simply put, you don't want the horse to eat grass, but you want it to run.

But Raven underestimated Drogo's current wealth.

Drogo also underestimated Raven's current poverty.

"Great!"

Faced with a budget that was more than twice his estimate, Lavin immediately agreed.

"Ah? How about adding a little more?" Zhuogo seriously doubted whether the film could be made with this little money.

"So, how much?"

"Another two hundred?"

"Sure, thank you Mr. Drogo."

Raven really didn't know how to use such a huge budget. He planned to directly use local actors in Augustan. The salaries, which accounted for a considerable part of the cost in other films, were basically a fraction of his.

"If you want to catch up with the Magic Film Festival, the shooting period will be very tight. There will probably be less than 20 days to shoot, and then the editing will be completed within a few days. At least a sample film must be shown at the Magic Film Festival."

"I understand. I can definitely catch up."

The production cycle of Magic Shadow varies greatly. The slowest one can take a year and a half, while the fastest one can be completed in two weeks.

"One more thing, which is some suggestions for revising your script. You can refer to it."

When he just finished reading the script, Drogo thought of a movie on Earth called "Little Shoes", also known as "Children of Heaven", a movie filmed in Iran.

It tells the story of a brother and sister who have only one pair of good shoes and take turns wearing them to school.

It’s very similar to Laverne’s script.

However, the better part of the script of "Little Shoes" is the design of the ending.

My brother was participating in a long-distance running competition. The prize for third place was a pair of new shoes, something that the brother and sister desperately needed. However, because the competition was too fierce during the race, they had no way of controlling their ranking. In the end, they won first place, but the prize was not a pair of shoes. When he received the award, he felt so aggrieved as if he had lost the race.

Because of its strong dramatic value, this short story later became more famous than the movie itself.

Drogo intends to have Raven adjust in this direction so that the film can better arouse the audience's emotions.

"My suggestion is that instead of having kind-hearted people come out to give out clothes at the end, we should have a knowledge contest where the prizes include clothes..."

Drogo roughly told Raven the slightly modified version of "The Little Shoes". "In short, for a film like Shadow of the Demon, we need to pay attention to the ups and downs of the plot, just like a mountain, with peaks and valleys, so that we can always attract the audience."

Raven hesitated for less than a second before deciding to accept Drogo's suggestion.

The revised ending is indeed much more clever than the original design.

Take advice.

"One last question."

Drogo suddenly asked as Raven was about to leave.

“Why do you want to shoot such a subject?”

"what do you mean?"

"I mean, given your experience, or your disgust for war, why didn't you choose to shoot a subject that could better show Virion's atrocities, but chose something like this, a very everyday subject."

Hearing what Drogo said, Raven laughed, "Because I am not good at heavy subjects, if someone reflects the cruel reality, there must be someone who expresses the beauty. I think my compatriots also need warm works now."

"Well, I wish you success in your work in advance."

"Once again, my thanks, Mister Drogo. See you at the Festival of Shadows."

Laven then rushed back to Augustan to prepare for the filming.

He has found a more meaningful career than being a mascot, and perhaps one day he will be worthy of the support of his compatriots.

In the days before the Magic Shadow Festival began, big news happened in Waterdeep.

Hogwarts School is about to be officially put into use.

The first day of opening is the public open day, and all people who have made an appointment can enter Hogwarts for a visit.

Thanks to the popularity of the novel, the number of reservations quickly reached the quota, and many people who didn't get a spot also came to join in the fun and participate in the celebration of the opening of the academy.

For this reason, Drogo had to move the celebration originally scheduled to be held in the hall of the academy to outdoors.

It was held on a wide lawn across the lake from Hogwarts Castle.

In addition to being able to accommodate more people, moving here also adds an experience program for those who have the opportunity to visit the school.

Take a boat to Hogwarts.

The fixed process for freshmen to enter school in the original book.

In order to pay tribute to the four wizards who built the school, they originally found the school site by boat.

It's a waste of time for people who don't read books, so just pass it on.

But for readers, this is called sentiment, a spiritual satisfaction that cannot be provided by transmission.

Dean was looking forward to taking a boat ride, but unfortunately it was not at night, which was not exactly the situation Harry Potter was in at the time.

He has already stayed in Waterdeep, and under Soran's guarantee, his parents have returned to their hometown first.

The two went from being deeply skeptical about Hogwarts at the beginning to strongly supporting Dean's decision.

It's not that the strength of Hogwarts has been confirmed, but the guarantee of a legendary wizard is much more advanced than Dean's original growth path they had planned.

Dean lived up to everyone's expectations and successfully passed the second batch of admissions examination for Deepwater Middle School.

Ranked 18th among all candidates in the second batch.

This is the strength of a big city test-taker who has been forced to study hard since the age of six!

Dean couldn't help feeling sad when he thought of this.

While his test-taking ability improved, his carefree childhood was gone.

There are many kids as unruly as him in Shuangta City.

Many of them are under more pressure than he is.

Everyday life involves facing tutors for different subjects.

It costs a lot of money to suffer.

In this way, the schools in Deep Water City actually give more people the opportunity to choose to take the exam.

Tutoring is not something most families can afford.

Dean began to understand the fact that educational resources are also resources.

The celebration officially began, and Drogo appeared on the platform in front of the crowd.

On the stand were flags representing the four Hogwarts houses.

Lion, snake, badger, eagle.

Dean's target house is Lion House, which is Gryffindor.

He felt that as someone with such a strong sense of justice and adventurous spirit, he should definitely be assigned to Gryffindor.

Slytherin is fine, at least it proves that I have talent.

As for the other two houses, to be honest, since they don't have many roles in the novel, there are not many book fans who like Badger House and Eagle House.

It will take some time for readers to discover the charm of the two academies with a slightly weak presence.

Dean's idea was good, but he didn't know that Drogo's Hogwarts was divided into colleges according to majors.

On the platform, Hogwarts began a short speech.

"Hogwarts will provide equal opportunities to everyone who has the ability and need to receive education, including dwarves, elves, and all intelligent creatures on the continent of Felin. No matter their origin or status, as long as they can pass the exam, they can come here to study...

"I, Drogo, built this school for three reasons: fairness, fairness, and fairness!"

Of course, it is only relative fairness. There is no absolute fairness in the world.

Hogwarts' admission channel also includes recommendation. For example, if you have achieved results in a certain academic direction, you may be given the opportunity for recommendation.

For children from ordinary families, no matter how talented they are, it is impossible for them to be exposed to experimental research from an early age.

Drogo is simply trying to provide a fair school as best he can under the existing conditions.

When the speech ended, countless fireworks rose above the lake.

Different from common fireworks, the fireworks here are more like smoke, pulling up a colorful curtain wall on the lake, bringing a different shock from the fireworks at night.

The crowd cheered one after another, squeezing the short Dean so hard that he couldn't even stand on the ground. He didn't expect so many people to come.

"Uncle, are you also a fan of Harry Potter?"

In front of him was a strong middle-aged man, who looked exactly like the blacksmith in the story.

Dean thought that only people his age liked Harry Potter.

"What Harry? I don't know him?" the uncle said in a loud voice.

"You don't know him? You haven't read Harry Potter, so why are you here?"

Dean had just finished speaking when he realized that his words were a bit harsh, so he immediately tried to make amends, "It's not that you can't come, it's that I thought only book fans would be interested in Hogwarts. After all, it's a school in a novel."

"The school in the novel? I don't know. I only know that school is a good place. The more powerful the school, the better place it is. So I want to come and see the best school in Waterdeep."

"Just to, see?"

"Yes, I used to be a fisherman in Shenshui Village. Later, I learned to operate an excavator in a school in the city. Now my income has tripled. Oh, knowledge is a good thing. I don’t have the opportunity to study here, but you are still young. You have to study hard." The uncle said earnestly.

"I will work hard."

Dean was a little surprised by the uncle's answer. People here actually respected knowledge very much.

At this moment, an angry voice came from the crowd nearby: "You stepped on my God of Creation of Light! Do you know how much this card costs? What am I talking about? I am Craig!" (End of this chapter)