Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 429: Watch the movie, don't rush

The Royal Hall located in the Royal Palace of Roman Capital is the venue for royal gatherings.

Except for service personnel and guards, all those who can enter here are people at the center of power in the entire empire.

If the chandelier from the ceiling fell, it would kill at least eight knights and five ministers.

The entire auditorium was blown up, and the Roman Empire avoided two hundred years of detour.

Today, the main members of the royal family, several ministers holding important positions, senior military officials, and a few celebrities from the business, academic and entertainment circles gathered in the royal hall.

So many politicians and celebrities came here to attend a private banquet hosted by the eldest princess.

In name it was an art salon, that is, a social gathering that was not particularly formal.

The eldest princess often held various types of salons. Overall, she was a very social person. To be more precise, she enjoyed social occasions where she was the focus of everyone. This hobby lasted throughout her life, and she still maintained a high level of enthusiasm for it after she was over 50 years old.

As for the specific theme of the salon, it is not that important. The main purpose of people coming to the party is not for the theme, but for the connections here.

However, recently, it can be clearly seen that those who come to attend have become interested in the content of the party itself.

It’s not that the eldest princess put much thought into preparing for the party. Her main focus was on preparing how to dress for the party.

The main reason why the participants were so excited was that the Princess's art salon was not limited to the art of the Roman Empire, but also allowed them to freely experience the art of other countries.

Of course, people are primarily interested in Sutton's art.

Since the emperor promulgated the new law, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to use informal channels to contact any form of Sutton's spiritual poison.

The reason is that it is necessary to protect the excellent Roman ideas and not let them be influenced by various inferior, improper and literary works that are contrary to the Roman spirit.

Originally, those caught watching Sutton's work in private would at most be fined.

Now it has been upgraded directly to jail.

Playing games for three months, reading Shadow of Mordor for a year, and reading books are simply heinous crimes that must be dealt with severely, starting at three years.

Those who participated in smuggling Sutton's literary works into the country could be sentenced to more than ten or twenty years in prison, and in serious cases, they could even be hanged.

After the new law was implemented, the common people of Loman had almost no chance to come into contact with Sutton literary works, especially those produced by the Drogo Group.

Even the nobility had few channels.

At this time, the strength of Her Royal Highness the Princess was demonstrated.

If the law can govern the common people, can it also govern the royal family? How can the royal family be guilty of the same crime as the common people?

The eldest princess’ smuggling channels can no longer be called smuggling, as they are no different from regular smuggling.

This means that the art salon she holds today is the most convenient place to view the works of the Drogo Group.

There is everything you need, great to see.

Although the people attending the meeting didn't say it, they were very happy in their hearts. The things made by the Drogo Group were indeed more interesting than those made by Loman.

Hostility is work, play is life.

In order to enable the eldest princess to bring more, better and more critically worthy works, everyone praises her to the utmost.

This brought great spiritual satisfaction to the eldest princess, and she gladly introduced many products of the Drogo Group.

Win-win.

"Ding Ding-"

The waiter tapped the crystal glass twice with a golden spoon, signaling everyone to be quiet.

In fact, the sound of the two things hitting each other was not very loud, but it was the magic that amplified the sound several times so that everyone in the auditorium could hear it.

We have to do this in order to respect the elegant tradition of salon culture. Old Roman is the crown flag, and what he wants is tradition.

After the hall became quiet, all the curtains were closed, the lighting gradually dimmed, and two beams of bright light gathered in the middle of the stairs. The eldest princess walked into the light with swaying steps.

It was the essence of all the salons she held, with a large group of people playing house with her.

But life is already difficult enough, so what's wrong with playing house? There are good things to watch.

The eldest princess's outfit is very unique, she is dressed like a ranger, not the kind of ranger who sleeps in the wild, but the more refined kind of ranger who appears on stage.

A tight leather jacket, shiny boots, a small hat with a beautiful feather, and a mask that covers the eyes and reveals the lower half of the face.

This is a mask that a professional ranger, especially one who also works part-time in an informal profession, would never wear.

According to their industry experience, as long as the mask covers half of the face, whether it is the upper half or the lower half, the actual effect is the same.

The princess drew the ceremonial rapier from her waist. The circle of gorgeous gems on the hilt was bright and dazzling.

He made a very unsmooth sword flower movement, and the guests below the stairs immediately cheered.

Considering her age, it can be said that she is very concerned about this salon. Even her look is closely related to the most important artwork of this salon.

That is the first part of The Lord of the Rings.

The inspiration came from Aragon, but the princess disliked Aragon's dirty look, so she beautified it "a little".

"Welcome to the salon held by your humble self, Strider."

The eldest princess is quite immersed in the role.

Hearing her self-introduction, the people at the bottom of the stairs couldn't help but exclaim.

Strider, which is the identity of Aragorn when he first appeared in The Lord of the Rings.

The point is not this identity, but the Lord of the Rings.

Many of them had read this novel at previous salons, and even those who didn't like reading came to take a look.

The reason is simple: The Lord of the Rings is a banned book.

Anything that has the word "banned" on it is bound to arouse everyone's curiosity.

Although all books of the Drogo Group are banned books, The Lord of the Rings is the most banned book among all banned books.

Reading other "bad reading materials" may be excusable, but reading The Lord of the Rings is definitely a serious crime.

Then everyone should watch it more.

After reading this novel, everyone immediately understood why it became a banned book among banned books.

Anyone with eyesight can tell who Saruman, the white-robed wizard who fell into darkness in this book, is referring to.

The fact that the emperor banned the novel so quickly also proves another thing.

He must have seen it a lot, otherwise how could he see it so clearly.

Today, the eldest princess openly dressed up as the main character in the forbidden book. It can only be said that she was extremely bold. There are probably not many people in the whole of Roman who dare to do this.

In the beam of light, the princess continued, "Today, the magic book The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which records my legendary story, has arrived in Loman. In order to let the world witness my legend together, this magic crystal."

As he spoke, a previously invisible display cabinet gradually appeared, on which was placed a large piece of magic crystal and printed with the conspicuous logo of the Drogo Group.

This symbol is also not allowed to appear in Lohmann's theory.

"This magic crystal will be screened simultaneously with the magic crystal that premiered in the Sutton Magic Cinema."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone exclaimed again.

Everyone understood that this magic crystal was sent here before the premiere of Magic Shadow.

so amazing.

In the past, if you wanted to see The Dark Knight in Loman, you had to wait at least a month for the movie to be released in Sutton. Only then would the smugglers get some information, and sometimes they couldn’t even get it.

If it is shown simultaneously with the other side, it might even be faster. I dare not even think about it. The eldest princess is worthy of being the eldest princess.

Everyone praised it with the utmost praise, and some people even thought that since it was so quick and smooth this time, it might be possible that the Drogo Group deliberately wanted this magic shadow to appear in Loman.

But he didn't say it.

Knowing what to say is an important skill.

"Then please let us begin to enjoy my legendary story, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring!"

As the eldest princess raised her voice to announce the start of the screening, a huge curtain slowly descended from the ceiling.

Apparently, many magic movies have been shown in this auditorium, and the complete set of projection equipment has been kept here and has never been removed.

The curtains were all opened, the last lights were turned off, and the eldest princess left the shadows and came to her exclusive seat.

She is actually also a magic shadow enthusiast.

Royal life is so "boring" because everything is too easy to get, which leads to little interest in most entertainments and the threshold is too high.

Therefore, most of them attach more importance to truly good works, which can bring a little precious happiness to their "poor" lives.

The screening will begin soon.

Another reason why the eldest princess' salons are so popular is that she really doesn't talk nonsense and doesn't like to talk for a long time. She always gets to the point quickly.

On the screen, a cup of red-hot liquid metal flows into a mold.

The story is told in an epic narration.

"The story begins with the forging of the Rings of Power, three of which were given to the Elves..."

The audience watched the images on the screen intently.

The sound effects surround the entire auditorium and are delivered to the ears of every audience member through exquisite "self-developed" sound magic.

This is considered the top-level configuration in Sutton's Magic Cinema.

The immersive audio and video experience is the reason to pay a little more money to enter the Magic Cinema instead of watching the online version.

Although the film has just begun, many viewers have already noticed the difference of this magical film.

I can't put it into specific words, but I just feel that the graphics are more exquisite than the magic shadows I've seen before.

How should I put it? It seems like every second is filled with the taste of gold coins.

How much money did the Drogo Group invest in producing this film?
"However, another ring was forged. In Mordor, in the flames of Mount Doom, the Dark Lord Sauron secretly forged the Supreme Ring, which can control the other rings..."

"One after another, the free lands of Middle-earth were conquered by the power of the One Ring, but still some races chose to resist."

When the narration reached this point, everyone present felt a little embarrassed.

Everyone knows that the original novel hinted at and almost explicitly mentioned the Roman Empire, and that it was the villain.

For public screening.

Will the emperor go too far this time and not even let the eldest princess go? No, it is more likely that the eldest princess will be let go because she is one of their own family members, but it is hard to say about those who are watching.

Some sensitive people wanted to take advantage of the fact that everyone was watching attentively and the auditorium was dark and sneak away, so that they would have something to explain when they were held accountable.

Just as they were crouching and walking towards the door of the auditorium, the door suddenly opened a crack and a man in an ordinary cloth robe came in.

That simple outfit was out of place with the exquisite clothes worn by the guests in the salon.

But everyone who was about to slip away and saw someone coming at the door was so frightened that they couldn't stand steadily, and some even felt their knees go weak and fell to their knees.

Because it was too dark, I couldn't see the person's face clearly.

But they all knew that the only person who would walk around the palace wearing such clothes was the emperor himself.

It's over, I was caught red-handed.

Those hunched-over men regretted not running away earlier, and now they can only think of their last words.

While their brains were racing, thinking about how to arrange their funeral affairs, the emperor walked in.

He said nothing, nor did he bring his guards. Instead, he found an empty seat and sat down, patting the trembling minister beside him.

He said softly, "It's nothing. Go back and take a look. I am the emperor of the Roman Empire. How could I care about this little slander?"

The minister had no choice but to nod in agreement.

There is nothing else to say if it is not true.

It was you who banned The Lord of the Rings before, and now it's you who lets them read it and says it's okay.

You are the emperor, you can say whatever you want, what can we do about it?

Several ministers who wanted to slip away but failed had to return to their seats tremblingly, praying that His Majesty the Emperor would not change his mind again.

The film quickly moves to the scene where the various races of Middle-earth unite to fight against Sauron's army.

That is the scene where humans, dwarves and elves fight demons together.

It can’t be said to be exactly the same as the war that is going on now, but it can also be said to be completely different.

The emperor still watched this scene with a smile.

No one knew what he was thinking.

At this time, except for those noble ministers who were almost unable to sit still and wanted to leave but failed, the people around the emperor's seat also discovered who the old man was.

The one closest to him didn't know what to do, and judging by his movements, he seemed to want to bow first.

Let’s put aside watching banned films for now. Not bowing properly when meeting the emperor is also a crime.

The emperor motioned for him to sit down.

"Don't disturb everyone from appreciating art. Look at this war scene, it's so beautifully filmed." The emperor said softly.

He really did give sincere praise, there was only a short battle scene in the prologue, and Drogo was filmed very delicately.

Moreover, judging from the performance of the performers in these fights, the emperor dared to judge that these were not actors but real warriors.

Despite the hostility, he still admired the serious attitude of the Drogo Group.

But in fact he thought too highly of Drogo.

It's just that the Lord of the Rings project is special. It can be done well regardless of cost. In essence, it is no longer just a movie. The entire country of Sutton plus a lot of foreign aid from the allies have commissioned the Drogo Group to create a wonder here.

For normal projects, we should save as much as possible and give priority to profit margin.

After the grand prologue, the scene changes to the peaceful Hobbiton, Baggins' birthday party, and everything is joyful.

Because he had read the novel, the emperor was very familiar with the subsequent plot developments.

He has read the Lord of the Rings novel more than once. Putting aside his stance, it is indeed a very interesting novel.

This little slander can't hurt him at all, it's just a quarrel between children.

This is the realm of the emperor. He truly believes that Roman rule is the best thing for all races.

The old emperor admired the magic shadow calmly.

Sutton people want to win with this kind of thing? Childish, really childish.

How could a mature emperor care about being splashed with dirty water...

(End of this chapter)