Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 431 Drogo's Inspiration Comes
The emperor under the feudal system should be the toughest Party A among all Parties A.

Even the slave owners in the slave era could not compare to him.

The scope of influence and degree of centralization during the slave period were incomparable to those of the feudal emperors.

So when Emperor Roman proposed that the Roman Empire should also have a magical masterpiece as a pioneer in the battlefield of public opinion, all the nobles, merchants, and court artists who had nothing to do with the military immediately took action.

But even with so many people mobilized, this work is still very difficult.

Because of the emperor's request.

"Not high", just slightly better than The Lord of the Rings.

It completely ignored the basic laws of technological development and the fact that the Roman Empire had no accumulation in this regard.

It is somewhat unrealistic to reach the highest level that even the Drogo Group itself cannot replicate all at once, or even be even stronger.

The emperor made such a request not because he wanted to make things difficult for these people.

He really didn't understand this industry, which led to him seriously underestimating the difficulty.

In his opinion, if they could solve such a complex problem as synthetic magic, then as long as the responsible personnel put their heart and soul into it, they would definitely be able to do better than the Drogo Group.

A merchant group, no matter how big its rules are, is still a merchant group. How can it possibly compare to the national strength of the Roman Empire?

However, a month later, the art-loving nobles in the imperial city gave their results.

All I can say is, from the way they looked down and didn't want to talk, with an expression as if they were lying down waiting to die, it can be seen that they can't even come close to surpassing the level of The Lord of the Rings.

The emperor watched the video with a blank expression. He had a lot of questions to ask.

“Why are there so few scenes?”

"The sample film only shows the initial concept and does not use too many scenes. In addition, the filming locations of The Lord of the Rings are almost all over the continent outside of Loman, and even deep into Hell. These conditions are difficult for us for the time being."

The eldest princess was responsible for answering the emperor's questions.

She is the nominal person in charge of the Imperial Shadow Project, and she is the one who should answer the question, so even if the result is terrible, she will not be punished too much.

"Why aren't the effects here as realistic as those in The Lord of the Rings?"

"Because the Empire's illusionists focus on applying illusions in real-life scenarios, especially in wars. Their exploration of aesthetics and artistic direction is slightly inferior to that of the Drogo Group's illusionists. After all, they put all their energy into impractical things."

As expected of a member of the emperor's family, the eldest princess is also well versed in Roman's way of winning.

It is obvious that the Drogo Group has gathered the best illusionists in the entire continent. Most of the core members of the entire group are illusionists, and their overall level is far ahead.

In Roman, the School of Illusion is still the same as before, a purely sideline school. Anyone with a little bit of ability either changes schools or runs away. But according to the eldest princess, it has become completely different.

"The lens, the lens used to shoot the video, why does it feel so cheap and unclear?"

The emperor's tone was beginning to sound a little impatient.

"That's right. The cameras we use are the first generation of products developed completely independently by the Royal Academy of Sciences. Even though it's just the first generation, we've already produced products that are slightly inferior to those of the Drogo Group. I believe that in the near future, we will be able to produce cameras that are comparable to or even surpass those of the Drogo Group."

"Is there a reason for that?"

“We really did everything we could.”

The emperor sighed. He now somewhat realized his mistake.

High-level magic shadows cannot be filmed just because you want to. Even if Loman can really reach this level in the future, there will still be a process of development.

It is not okay to not want to farm and only want to get the harvest.

But it took too long to develop step by step, and how could the emperor easily admit his mistakes.

"Well, apart from these technical issues, why does the look of this sample still look quite different?"

The emperor knows nothing about light and shadow, camera language, editing, rhythm control, etc., nor does he need to understand them. He just needs to see that in addition to the "hardware" conditions, the "software" conditions of this sample film also reveal a sense of poverty.

"Forehead……"

The eldest princess couldn't think of any angle to explain it for a moment.

After thinking for a long time, I can only tell the truth.

"We also lack the corresponding talents in camera, directing, and acting. Everyone does not have enough experience in making magic movies."

She hadn't said anything more, which was "The Empire hasn't paid attention to this aspect for so many years. Now that it remembers it, where are all the people available?"

"It's not okay even if you've seen so much."

What the emperor said was a bit unreasonable.

“There is still a big difference between evaluation and practice, but as long as they practice a few works first, an excellent Loman artist can also become a top magic shadow practitioner.”

The emperor said nothing, but tapped his forehead with his fingers in thought.

The somewhat eerie silence lasted for a long time before he spoke: "The battlefield of public opinion and the battlefield of culture are both battlefields, and battlefields require opportunities. I can wait, but opportunities cannot, and neither can the empire. We can develop slowly, but we must first produce a good enough work.

"Are there any talents in this area in the occupied area? It doesn't matter if they are not from Loman. We can set up a guidance group for this film. The actual filming will be done by the guidance group, and the Loman people will be named in the end."

Although this is a bit self-deceptive, in the emperor's view, in order to achieve the ultimate goal, all less decent means can be compromised.

It's not worse than the mixed experiment between demons and humans under the name of filming Demon Shadow.

"Yes, but if we want to reach the level of The Lord of the Rings, we may not have enough talent in the occupied areas."

"Where can we recruit them?"

"The Kingdom of Sutton," the princess answered the emperor, a name he knew in his heart but was unwilling to hear. "It is the pinnacle of magic shadow art and the highest palace."

There was even a hint of yearning in her words. This eldest princess really likes art to some extent.

This time the emperor stood up and paced slowly in the study.

After struggling for a long time, he answered, "What kind of salary should I offer to attract talents of sufficient level from the Kingdom of Sutton?"

He understood that it would not be easy to recruit people from Sutton. Not to mention the hostile relationship, artists were also the group that most strongly opposed the actions of the Roman Empire.

Other industries may also be very disgusted with Loman, but the volume of their voices cannot compare to those in the arts, especially the so-called stars in this industry who are engaged in mass entertainment.

Their influence is truly astonishing.

If someone with a little fame stepped forward, it would help sell more of Sutton's war bonds.

The most abstract thing is that the fan groups of each other can still quarrel about this, competing for which "real boss" bought more bonds, and the losing party will be accused of being unpatriotic.

When the emperor saw such reports, he couldn't understand it at all. Other countries were simply too crazy. That was why the Romans had to save them. It was almost impossible to dig those stars over.

But poaching production staff may not be impossible. According to his understanding, the income that production staff can get in the film industry is completely incomparable to those stars on the big screen.

Where there is interest demand, there is room for maneuver.

He didn't believe that talented people were all of noble character. As long as the benefits were attractive enough, there would always be high-level talents joining Loman.

The princess stated some general conditions based on her knowledge of the magic shadow industry.

Basically, they are aiming to be killed by being hit by gold coins.

After hearing this, the emperor felt that it was acceptable. It would certainly not be possible to develop the Roman Magic Film industry with this cost, but it was completely feasible to make a show-off work with no intention of making a profit.

"One more thing. Anyone who makes a wise choice and works for the empire at this point in time can obtain the status of an honorary Roman. If they achieve good results in the end, they can also obtain a title in the future Roman Empire."

The honorary Roman is a reward, which sounds a bit abstract.

However, in the future map envisioned by the emperor, the Romans rule the continent, and the honorary Romans are superior to other inferior races, which is a great reward.

After confirming the treatment, the emperor added a few more requirements.

"Also, your current script is not good enough. Shadow of the Empire must tell the story of the Empire. They use a fictional background, but we must be realistic. We must show the Empire's military strength and might to the audiences of the Empire and other countries. The filming crew can obtain some special permission to enter the military camp and the production area. We must show Loman's production and life and clarify the slander against the Empire in The Lord of the Rings."

Interestingly, the emperor only said to clarify the slander, but did not specify what slander he was clarifying.

In fact, when the script was first written, some plots in The Lord of the Rings were incompatible with the Roman Empire, and Drogo had no intention of changing it to Roman.

Who would have thought that they would bump into each other.

"Of course, the last and most crucial point is that these people must undergo strict screening and be under constant surveillance to avoid any unnecessary risks."

In this way, the Roman Empire's first Magic Shadow Plan was implemented under the promotion of the emperor.

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Drogo admitted that the people in charge of recruiting talents in the Roman Empire were indeed very serious and hardworking.

All the emails for recruiting have been sent to him!
What is the ultimate mass messaging without looking at the name?

At the same time, he also received feedback from many studio staff, saying that someone from the Roman Empire had approached them privately, but they had sternly refused. Their loyalty to the Drogo Group was absolutely evident to all!

Originally, Drogo didn't care much about this matter.

It is basically impossible to poach the core staff of the studio. What kind of mental problems must they have to have to ruin their careers for the big pie drawn by the Roman Empire?

As for non-core personnel and other film practitioners who are not from the studio, they can be poached if they want.

The system is always more important than a single person.

Unless Loman can dig out a Magic Shadow Industrial System, it will be of little use to just put together a crew.

Moreover, Drogo didn't think that the people he brought here could produce anything of high quality.

So Drogo only regarded this incident as an idea that Loman came up with on the spur of the moment.

In all likelihood, he was too anxious to watch The Lord of the Rings.

It's good to be in a hurry. The magic crystal is actively provided to the smugglers in order to cause mental attacks.

Not only the first part will be given away, but the last two parts will also be given away. It will be a pity not to finish watching the series of Magic Shadow.

Just as the one-month release period of the first film ended, the editing of the second film, The Two Towers, was completed and it can be seamlessly connected.

The most magical thing about The Lord of the Rings, as a series, is that unlike most works, the sequels are not a lame success.

The sequel to the sequel is not even a dog's tail, it's just a forced slog.

The entire trilogy of The Lord of the Rings has maintained an extremely high standard, with each installment being even stronger than the last, reaching its peak in the finale.

A big part of the reason is that it was planned to be three films from the beginning, and they were shot together. In the end, as the story unfolded, it became more and more exciting.

Drogo planned to take advantage of the time when they were gathering the crew to release the second part and disgust them severely. After more than a month, when the crew was assembled, the third part would take over.

Let their entire process be shrouded in the shadow of The Lord of the Rings.

I also want to make a better The Lord of the Rings movie in one go.

Want to eat fart.

However, after receiving the intelligence from 9527, the plan changed.

"The Roman Empire plans to shoot realistic films, and also allows the crew to shoot in locations that are not normally allowed?"

At first glance, Drogo thought he had seen it wrong. After repeated confirmation, he was sure that Loman really intended to do this and let their production process appear in the camera.

Other spies also sent back similar information, and after verification by several parties, the news was completely confirmed.

Drogo immediately realized that this was just a gift to the One Ring.

He roughly thought out the whole plan and then immediately went to find Figesin.

"I now have a plan that is not very detailed, but should have a high success rate, to transport the Supreme Ring to important targets within Luoman."

Drogo said straight to the point.

Figesin replied with some confusion: "But our plans are almost ready, and the personnel training is almost complete. We can't spare any more manpower."

"No, no, we don't need more manpower, and we don't need training. This plan doesn't even require soldiers to complete. It will be completed by a group of magic shadow shooters."

"what?"

Figesin was even more confused.

"Are you saying that we should let the people who filmed the Magic Shadow blow up the industrial city of Loman?" She quickly realized, "Are you saying that we should take advantage of the opportunity that Loman is planning to film the Magic Shadow?"

"Yes, they allowed the crew to enter important locations because they wanted to shoot realistic magic and show military strength. That means they would definitely enter a few targets that needed to be bombed. At that time, the crew would carry the Supreme Ring, and during the filming, bang—"

Figesin became serious, "Do you have a more detailed plan for this plan?"

Although it sounds simple, in practice, planning is required on how to prevent crew members from being censored and how to protect the safety of implementers as much as possible.

"Of course, I have a plan that is theoretically very reliable..."

(End of this chapter)