Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

The Mines of Moria.

Once upon a time, this was a prosperous dwarven city, a vast underground metropolis containing a maze-like network of tunnels, exquisite houses, mines, and magnificent dwarven palaces.

This place witnessed the rise and fall of the Durin Dwarf Clan several times. Eventually, because the mine was dug too deep, the Balrog buried deep there was awakened, leading to their complete destruction.

Now, there are only broken walls and wandering demons here, which the elves call the Dark Rift.

However, today, a few flames appeared in the dark corridor.

It is the Guardian of the Ring, holding torches.

This is the abandoned mine. After who knows how many years, I saw living dwarves again.

There are also wizards, humans, elves and hobbits.

At the far end of the corridor, a rumbling roar was heard. The wizard leading the team looked in the direction where the sound came from, with an expression more serious than in all the battles they had faced along the way.

"A fire demon, a demon from ancient times. None of you can stand up to it. Run!"

The group ran through the corridor and came to the broken stairs. There was surging magma underground, arrows were flying all around them, and the fire demon was chasing them from behind.

The Fellowship of the Ring fled desperately until they reached the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, not far from the exit.

The fire demon's body wrapped in flames can already be seen with the naked eye.

At this moment, the wizard suddenly turned around, stood on the bridge, faced the terrifying enemy, and chanted a spell.

"I am the servant of the secret fire, the holder of the Arnor Blazing Flame!"

The staff in his hand emitted a dazzling light and condensed into a protective shield around him.

"The fire of darkness cannot bring me down, the flame of the evil and corrupted Udon!"

The Balrog's flaming heavy sword slashed on the wizard's shield, splashing boiling magma.

"Go back to the shadows, you'll never get through!"

The wizard raised his staff high and brought it down heavily, and the staff shattered into powder in his hand.

A blinding white flame shot up, and the bridge made a cracking sound and began to collapse under the feet of the fire demon.

The fire demon let out an earth-shattering roar, but it was of no avail. Its huge and terrifying flaming body fell into the abyss along with the broken rocks.

However, just before it disappeared, the nine-tailed whip in its hand swung and wrapped around the wizard's knees.

He staggered a few times, trying to grab the rock, but his strength was so limited.

"You idiots, run!" He shouted with his last bit of strength, then he let go and fell down.

"Gandalf—"

"Card!"

Before the director had finished speaking, the actor who played Gandalf, Master Owlbear, teleported back with the Balrog who had fallen in with him.

The props team immediately began to repair the broken stone bridge.

The bridge was originally in pieces, and their job was to piece the rubble together, place explosive points inside, and ensure that it would break in almost the same way every time.

The makeup and logistics staff also came up quickly, surrounded the actors, brought stools, touched up their makeup, and handed them water.

The actors said nothing, their eyes filled with numbness.

It’s not that they don’t have enthusiasm for their work, it’s just that they have to reshoot too many times. They are really exhausted after running back and forth all the time.

Drogo also demanded that they run as fast as if they were really running for their lives.

The halfling who played Frodo was breathing heavily. The life he had longed for since he was a child was to go to the big city and have adventures.

As a result, by the time he was in his thirties, the farthest place he had been to was a hill fifty kilometers outside the village.

What's on the other side of the mountain?
It was a question that had troubled him for many years.

Fortunately, he is still young. In his thirties, he is considered a young man among halflings. There will always be a chance for him to go to the other side of the mountain and take a look.

What he didn't expect was that someone came from the other side of the mountain first.

The first person to arrive was a dusty young man. When he saw them, he was so excited that he almost cried, as if he had seen his long-lost parents.

Then the man took out a small box and mumbled something to the box.

"Frodo" thought at the time that the young human was sick, otherwise why would he talk to a small box.

However, since then, more and more people have come to the village, saying that they want to use their village as a filming location.

No one in the village knew where the filming location was, but according to tradition, they still voted by raising their hands in the open space at the entrance of the village.

The result was a unanimous approval.

It doesn’t matter where the filming location is, what matters is the conditions they offer.

After seeing the conditions offered by the outsiders, the halflings quickly reached an agreement.

No matter what these tall guys want to do, as long as they don't want to kill everyone in the village, they can agree to it.

After deciding on the filming location, the tall guys began selecting actors.

"Frodo" didn't know much about performances and had no interest in them. At most, he had watched a few performances by outside troupes.

But he went for the interview anyway.

The reason is simple. If you are selected, you can go out with them for free.

Just act, it’s definitely not an important role, and you can still take risks after you finish acting.

When he went for the interview, everyone in the village laughed at him.

The most unreliable halfling wants to be an actor?
Since childhood, he has been the least halfling in the village. He would go to other people's farms to steal mushrooms, be chased all over the street by several dogs, and go to the border of the village to observe all kinds of outsiders. He didn't like farming at all and his head was full of adventure stories.

He is regarded as a man of few words in the village.

So much so that he didn't care that he was still unmarried in his thirties. What's wrong with not getting married? Is it illegal not getting married?

A female halfling would only slow down his adventuring!

Amid everyone's laughter, "Frodo" went to the interview site.

Then I was selected.

He didn't even understand how he was chosen. He just talked about his childhood experiences and didn't even finish.

I remember very clearly that when he was halfway through his speech, the interviewer sitting in the middle stood up excitedly.

"Don't let him get away!"

This is what the interviewer said at the time.

"Frodo" didn't expect much from acting, it was just a stepping stone for him to embark on an adventure.

But he still completed the acting class very seriously.

You have to step on the pedal firmly, otherwise you may not be able to get out.

Then he came to shoot this magic shadow.

That is formal work.

He heard that most people didn't like their jobs, and the same was true for the villagers. Few people really liked farming.

But after experiencing acting for a few days.

have to say.

Acting is so so so so exciting!
This is much more risky than taking an risk!
In a short period of time, "Frodo" saw all kinds of novel magical devices, various races, including humans, dwarves, elves, orcs, and even dragons and demons.

Take the teleportation array to travel to different places, see different magnificent scenery, and the grand scenes created by magic.

What level of adventure does it take to have such an experience?

Moreover, filming Shadow of War does not have the biggest drawback of adventure, which is the high mortality rate.

It's simply the perfect job.

"Frodo" immediately changed his ideal. From now on, he wanted to shoot various different kinds of magic shadows.

It's just like that, "love the new and dislike the old".

Just like an adventurer always has a friend like a guide or a mentor, "Frodo" also found a mentor in the crew.

Mr. Raul.

A perfect actor. He can perform any role perfectly and answer any question about acting perfectly.

"Mr. Raul, do you think we have passed this route?"

'Frodo asked, catching his breath.

"Not sure," Raoul shook his head. "This one's performance is already very good, but if we must find a flaw, it would be better if we acted a little more relaxed when passing the broken stairs. It would be better if we acted more nervous and anxious. Mr. Drogo always has extremely high requirements for the finished film, as if he already had every detail of the entire film in his mind before filming."

As an actor discovered by Drogo's Claw, Raoul has never been stingy with his praise for Drogo.

"Well, we've already done it almost thirty times. So how many times did you shoot the most scenes you've ever done?"

"The most? There was one scene that I performed for two weeks and repeated hundreds of times."

“Hundreds of times!”

"Yes, hundreds of times, but I also learned a lot from that one time, it's a valuable experience."

Frodo wanted to lie down where he was. He felt that he could not bear it if it was shot hundreds of times.

But I couldn’t lie down because the makeup artist had just finished styling my hair.

This is the only disadvantage of acting compared to real adventure. Acting can be repetitive, but adventure cannot.

"Frodo" tried to cheer himself up and get ready for another run.

Then Drogo spoke.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Frodo's eyes went dark. According to past experience, after everyone had worked hard, they would usually do it again.

He stood up and walked towards the bridge.

"Thank you for your hard work. Now that this line has been passed, today's work is officially over!"

After Zhuo Ge finished speaking, the staff present were stunned and did not react for a while.

After a few seconds of silence, he started cheering.

"Great!"

"Finally finished filming!"

"Finally I don't have to fall down!"

This sentence was said by the Fire Demon. The Fire Demon is not a Fire Demon, but a guest star from the Hell Demon.

Because the Flame Demon is a demon, a hostile force, and mentally ill, so he can't be dealt with.

The image of the Pit Fiend is indeed very similar to that of the Fire Demon, except that there is no fire on its body.

But this did not pose a problem for Drogo. He did not even use any illusions. He simply found a burning artifact from the inventory. After putting it on, he would be covered in flames.

The blacksmith who made this treasure would never have imagined that the battlefield weapon he created for sieges would be used as a filming prop.

The hell demon who came here is a devil with a very good personality. He is friendly to all races, or at least he looks friendly.

The more powerful the devil is, the friendlier he appears and the more stable his emotions are, because his strength brings him composure.

It’s just that this Hellfire was a little too enthusiastic. He turned around and was about to hug Master Owlbear beside him and lift him up high.

But it was ruthlessly rejected.

"Don't get close to me, it's hot."

"The fire in my body can control the temperature!"

“The lowest temperature is hot.”

As the filming of this area was completed, the lights were turned on, and in an instant, rows of crystal chandeliers lit up the entire area. The lava under the stairs was also cleared away. It was all an illusion; real lava could not be used.

This is indeed a mine, and it is also a dwarf city, but it has not been abandoned and is still in use. It has a population of over 100,000, making it a fairly large city among the dwarves.

Barn Furnace helped make the contact.

After the lights were turned on, the dwarves who came to watch the fun outside the set went back to their homes.

Originally there were several thousand dwarves who came to watch the fun, but after more than twenty takes, only a few hundred who had nothing else to do were left watching.

Before leaving, he did not forget to chat a little, "This script is not good. How can the dwarves build such a thin bridge without even a guardrail? And it breaks so easily."

"That's right, if any clan can achieve this level of work, it would be best if they can say that they have elven blood..."

Drogo arranged accommodation for all the crew members in the city. The conditions were very good and they didn't need this little money.

As long as the treatment is better, employees will be in a much better state of mind at work.

"Everyone, remember to pack your personal belongings. We have finished filming the scenes here. I will give you a day off to go shopping. You will gather at the teleportation point the day after tomorrow morning."

When they heard about the holiday, the employees cheered again.

Being considerate of employees is one thing, but the main thing is that Drogo is also tired and can’t stand shooting every day.

Just as Drogo was planning where to go for a stroll, his cell phone rang.

It's Elsa.

Drogo picked up the phone, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, good news. I found you a perfect candidate to play Gollum. Um, the best one."

"Ah? Didn't you find the actor for Gollum?"

Drogo was talking about preparing to do motion capture for Gollum.

"This doesn't require motion capture, this can be performed directly, it's perfect, it's just like Gollum..."

Aisha also praised it highly during the call.

"Well, bring it here and have a look."

Soon, Drogo met the excited Elsa, and, and a "Gollum" at the teleportation point.

Drogo knew that "a Gollum" sounded strange, but he didn't really know how to describe it.

The person he saw was indeed like Gollum, as if they were cast in the same mold.

He was hunched over, holding a small gadget in his hand, tinkering with it obsessively.

"Where did you find such a person?" Drogo asked curiously.

"From the goblin tribe."

"He is..."

"It's crazy."

"what?"

"I participated in that ring project and said that since then, I have been particularly obsessed with rings."

Only then did Drogo see clearly what he was holding. It was a ring that looked similar to the One Ring.

"Uh, I'm insane. Are you sure you can act?"

"No, he doesn't have to perform."

Before Elsa finished her words, the goblin raised the ring towards the crystal chandelier and spoke with a greedy tone.

"my darling……"

Seeing this, Drogo couldn't help but raise the tip of his thumb.

"You have received your bonus. It is not easy to find this person. The salary of the previous motion capture actor will be settled according to the contract."

"Will it be settled even if he doesn't act anymore?"

"Of course. If you get fired one day, don't you want compensation?"

"You want to fire me?"

"You really know how to grasp the key points..."

……

While filming of The Lord of the Rings was going smoothly, far away on the front lines of the war.

A tiefling who loves photography, Maurice the Great, also turned his camera on the battlefield. (End of this chapter)