Pokémon's Lord of Fear

140. Chapter 140 The First Confrontation between Holmes and Moriarty

140.

Teng Shu glanced at the anxious pregnant woman and Miss Joy who was explaining gently, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Ms. Joy and Miss Junsha are truly an important part of maintaining the Pokémon Alliance." Teng Shu smacked his lips. These two families can be said to be the two most important families in the entire Pokémon world.

Much more important than Adu's Yulong family.

As for the super male syndrome mentioned by the pregnant woman, Teng Shu did have some understanding of it. After all, this thing existed in his previous life. It was a congenital physical and mental disorder. However, super male syndrome might also bring about a leap forward in sports performance.

Teng Shu remembers that it was first proposed by a female scholar, but the scientific community generally believed that this argument was inaccurate because the amount of data collected was small, not universal enough, and there was no investigation of the ordinary super male group, etc. Therefore, after the efforts of some scientists, the idea that super male syndrome is equal to a born criminal was also disproven.

Genetic scientists conducted a long-term follow-up investigation on super-male children and found that the crime rate was not high, so they denied this statement. Teng Shu remembered that in the authoritative medical textbooks of his previous life, it was directly stated that "it is a wrong idea that super-male gene carriers are likely to become criminals."

But I didn't expect that there would be such a situation in the world of Pokémon. However, Teng Shu just listened. After all, the child was someone else's child, and Teng Shu couldn't run over to persuade the other party whether to give birth or give up. The laws of the Pokémon League do not recognize unborn children as natural persons, which means that unborn children are not recognized as enjoying the rights of natural persons.

Miss Joy took the anxious pregnant woman to the office, and the sound of their conversation was blocked out.

Teng Shu sat on the chair, looking at the creatures in the hospital thoughtfully. He found that Zoroark was rather nervous when facing him during this period, especially when talking about things related to its identity.

For example, regarding Kentaro's postpartum care qualification certificate, although Teng Shu had no intention of taming Kentaro, he also knew that all Kentaro were males and there were no females.

I guess Zoroark said something wrong in a panic.

The issue of identity made Zoroark so nervous. Teng Shu felt that Zoroark's true identity might be quite special. Combined with some of Zoroark's past performances, a strange thought came to his mind.

Zoroark in the Jade-washed form, a very special form, generally adding ghost attributes.

Teng Shu scratched his head and decided to suppress this guess in his heart. Anyway, no matter what region Zoroark was in, it didn't matter to Teng Shu. He only cared about whether Zoroark was useful as a secretary. As long as he was useful, that was enough.

After a while, Zoroark came over with Pikachu and Squidward. There was no problem with the health of both of them, which meant that the shooting could begin. This made Teng Shu rub his hands excitedly.

He has conceived the script in the past few days. The first episode is based on A Study in Scarlet, the second episode is based on The Four Signs, and the finale is based on The Hound of the Baskervilles.

There is no need to say much about A Study in Scarlet. Almost any movie or TV series with Sherlock Holmes as the protagonist will use this as the opening theme. After all, it is necessary to explain the encounter between Watson and Holmes, and then show the uniqueness of Holmes and his basic deductive method.

The reason why the Hound of the Baskervilles was chosen was because Teng Shu wanted to try to see if the suspense detective plus a certain horror element could gain fear value. If it could, then some of the subsequent cases might be adapted to some extent, and the case of the Ripper, a serial killer who was very famous in the entire Galar region, could also be adapted.

[Our station reports that the space exploration spacecraft launched from the Fengyuan region was unable to return due to a malfunction, and rescue efforts are currently underway.]

When leaving the hospital, Teng Shu saw a piece of news. Teng Shu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the Hoenn region had started launching space exploration spacecraft so early. Could it be that they knew the prophecy, so they planned to respond in advance?

However, Teng Shu was powerless to do anything about this matter. After all, he didn't know such hardcore knowledge as how to manufacture rockets and spaceships. The only thing he could do was to find Rayquaza and let Rayquaza solve the problem. This is also the most effective solution in the Pokémon world at present.

When they returned to the apartment, the decoration had been completed. Seeing this, Teng Shu began to arrange the first filming. However, this time it was not the first meeting between Watson and Holmes, but a scene of a battle of wits while waiting for the bus.

"Mr. Sakaki, we will shoot this scene first, and then we will shoot another scene of you. Your story in the first season will be completed." Teng Shu explained to Sakaki.

In the first season, there were not many scenes of Moriarty played by Sakaki. Most of them were just some passing encounters, etc., which only gave the audience a preliminary definition of the character of Moriarty, that is, Moriarty is a university professor with a high IQ.

"Okay, no problem for me." Sakaki nodded. He was reading the script and putting on makeup while reading it.

It is naturally impossible for Sakaki to play himself, as that would distract people who know Sakaki, so Teng Shu asked the makeup artist to give Sakaki a beard and short hair. This kind of covering would make Sakaki less easily recognizable.

Of course, if you look closely you can still recognize Sakaki's identity.

However, because the first scene had to be filmed on a bus, Teng Shu also called Dan Di over. Dan Di had not yet left Jiqing City, and when he heard that filming was about to begin, he became very excited and rode over directly on a motorcycle.

Once the actors were ready, Teng Shu had Damu and Sakaki, who were already in full makeup, stand at the bus stop while Dantei drove the bus over.

"..So, actually, your question is not particularly rigorous." Moriarty finished his words with a smile, then glanced at the bus and walked on.

The camera zoomed in and showed Dante, wearing a bus driver's uniform, sitting in the driver's seat. He watched Moriarty put in the coin at the door of the bus, then honked the horn. When he saw that Holmes still didn't move, he simply closed the door, started the car and left.

After the bus left, Holmes belatedly looked in the direction the bus had left, with some surprise and excitement in his eyes.

He felt that there had been a fierce clash of ideas between him and the strange university professor he had just met.

(End of this chapter)

141. Chapter 141 The Three Gods’ Answer, New Island

141.

"Here is a question." Looking at Moriarty's eyes, Teng Shu rested his chin on his hand and said nothing. Sakaki's eyes were very insightful. He had a nonchalant feeling now. Anyone could see that Moriarty was not serious now. He really regarded this as a little game to kill time.

Dam, who plays Sherlock Holmes, is also concentrating on analyzing clues in the newspaper in his hand. From his movements and expressions, we can see that Holmes is not taking it too seriously at the moment, but he is still listening to Moriarty's words.

"How do you answer this question?" Dan Di was standing next to Teng Shu. Dan Di had already changed out of his bus driver's clothes and was curiously watching the filming scene in front of him. Although he had participated in some movies, he was an actor at that time. It was indeed very different to watch it from the director's perspective like now.

What’s more, what you see with your naked eyes will appear completely different on the screen.

"There are actually some fixed ways to answer the Three Gods Question, but it's too difficult to explain, so Mr. Dan Di, please take a look at their answers first." Teng Shu said softly.

The Three Gods' Question, which was originally considered to be the most difficult and even unsolvable logical problem in the world, has finally been answered after the efforts of a group of logic enthusiasts and some professionals. This time, Teng Shu directly copied an answer from his previous life.

However, the seemingly simple answer involves logical analysis and hypothesis formulation, so it would be very difficult to fully explain it. There is a lot to say, so Teng Shu does not want to elaborate. Anyway, after this segment is broadcast, interested viewers will definitely discuss it on the Internet themselves.

That will also increase the popularity of Sherlock Holmes.

Dan Di watched the two actors in front of him curiously, and saw the changes in their eyes and expressions. Then Holmes thought for a moment, gave his answer, and even made some brief explanations.

Moriarty's originally careless gaze also retracted, and he looked at the stranger beside him intently, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

He had not thought that the other party could answer it. He just wanted to see the other party's confusion and distress, and then add some fun to the boring life. However, he did not expect that this stranger would come up with the answer so quickly. However, there is still a small omission in this case, about the omission of the willful god.

"Cut!" Teng Shu called a halt. Sakaki's eyesight was very good, and you couldn't see much acting in it. It could only be said that although Sakaki was not a professional actor, his years of experience lurking in the league had made him a very outstanding actor, especially the role of Moriarty, which was a very suitable role for Sakaki's identity.

But Dame’s Holmes seems a little cautious, which is wrong.

In the segment designed by Teng Shu, Holmes suffered because he was distracted analyzing the case and did not think too deeply. If he was too careful, it would not be a good idea. So Teng Shu called Damu over and talked to him. Damu immediately recorded this incident, then went back to adjust his mood and continued filming.

"I feel like I don't quite understand it." Dante rested his chin on his hand. He had already watched the filming of this segment and heard the answers given by Holmes and Moriarty, but Dante didn't quite understand some of it.

Obviously, these were just three simple yes and no questions, but the two of them seemed to have determined the identities of the three gods based on these three questions, and also knew whether Da and Ya corresponded to yes or no, which made Emperor Dan a little confused.

"Actually, the explanation for this is very complicated. Are you interested in learning more about it, Mr. Dan Di?" Teng Shu looked at Dan Di, scratched his head, and asked.

This seemingly simple question actually contains a very complex logical analysis behind it. It is very confusing and difficult to explain with a simple verbal description. Although Teng Shu had Holmes and Moriarty say some simple details on it, the audience still has to figure it out for a long time.

So if he wanted to explain it, Teng Shu had to draw a table in order to explain the issue of the three gods to Emperor Dan.

"No, no, I have to attend the opening ceremony of a large supermarket later." Dan Di waved his hands quickly. It was no problem for him to fight, and it was no problem for him to attend the opening ceremony, but forget about this kind of brain-burning question. He couldn't understand it at all. If he listened to Teng Shu's explanation, he would probably be even more confused. It was better not to listen.

Teng Shu could also understand how busy Dandi was now. The champion of the Galar region was busy almost every day.

"Where is the large supermarket?" Teng Shu looked at Dandi with some curiosity. Although there is Internet in the Pokémon world now, online shopping is not very developed yet. Large supermarkets still have a market, and for some reason, almost every alliance area has a particularly large department store or something.

"It's in Jiqing City. It's a newly opened large supermarket. There is an opening event today. I heard that some popular comic book authors and a top star were invited to perform." Dan Di said with a smile, and Zoroark's ears perked up.

Teng Shu glanced at Zoroark, said goodbye to Dante with a smile, and then continued to film Sakaki's scenes.

During the filming, Teng Shu also asked Zoroark to leave work early. This guy's heart was almost on the opening ceremony of the large supermarket. Anyway, there was no point for Zoroark to stay here, and Zoroark could hardly get involved in the filming work.

Zoroark happily left, and Tengshu continued filming Sakaki's scenes.

Sakaki doesn't have many scenes. There is only a battle of wits in the first episode, and after that there are just some clips. Sakaki appears from time to time, and they all appear in Holmes's analysis of Moriarty.

There is nothing more after that. In Teng Shu's imagination, it will take at least until the second season to reveal that Sakaki is the mastermind behind the scenes.

Therefore, Teng Shu tried his best to finish filming Sakaki's scenes today, and then he could let Sakaki end his vacation and return to the Kanto area.

Although Sakaki had saved up for half a year of vacation time, it was impossible for him to follow Teng Shu throughout the filming. Moreover, Teng Shu had not yet figured out how to design the plot where Sakaki's identity was revealed, so he could only take it slow.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Sakaki." As the sky gradually darkened, Teng Shu finally finished filming all of Sakaki's shots in the first season, and he said politely.

"Director Teng Shu, you have worked hard. I will go back first." Sakaki walked away in a hurry.

News came from Xindao that the experiment had made progress.

Friends who are interested can search the three gods questions on the Internet. There are quite a few answers, so I won’t go into details.

(End of this chapter)

142. Chapter 142 March

142.

Sakaki walked in a hurry.

Teng Shu didn't care. It would be strange for someone like Sakaki not to be busy every day. Gym leaders would encounter challenges from time to time, and also have to complete some tasks assigned by the alliance. It was quite busy. If any accident occurred around the city, the gym leader might also be assigned to rescue work.

Just like when there was a landslide at Meteor Volcano before, hundreds of people were trapped, and it was the owner of Fuyan Town and Miss Dujuan who went to rescue them.

What's more, Sakaki is the boss of Team Rocket, and he still has Team Rocket's affairs to deal with.

"But speaking of Team Rocket." Teng Shu touched his chin and thought of the trio of Team Rocket.

There are many talented people in Team Rocket. There are senior executives in the animation version. If it is a special episode, even some gym leaders have become executives of Team Rocket. Their influence is very great.

But these people were not in Teng Shu's eyes.

In the entire Rocket Team, the only one that Teng Shu looks up to is Sakaki, and the others are the trio of Meowth, Kojiro, and Musashi.

These three guys can be described as the Tom Cats of the Pokémon world. They are omnipotent, and can win competitions, invent things, and so on. They followed Ash from Kanto to Galar, and can be said to be the most frequently appearing villains in the entire Pokémon animation.

And they were indeed villains in the beginning, but later on, the trio almost became charming villains, and they were still very popular.

These three people have outstanding abilities. If they can be made to work under you, it is possible that they will be of some extraordinary use.

However, Teng Shu was not sure whether this trio could perform as well as in the animation under his command. After all, although they followed Xiaozhi all the way in the animation, they were still subordinates of Team Rocket.

These three don't seem to have any intention of quitting the team.

Teng Shu shook his head. Forget it. Just let it be. Although the three members of Team Rocket have great inventive abilities, maybe they got the inspiration from following Xiaozhi. There is not much point in forcing them to follow him. Besides, there are enough R&D personnel in Dewen Company.

Thinking of this, Teng Shu continued to start filming his "Sherlock Holmes". This was the final name Teng Shu gave to the show, simply and directly using Holmes' name as the title.

The first season of Sherlock Holmes has a total of three episodes, each of which is about 100 minutes long, which is considered to be particularly long among many TV dramas, but even so, Teng Shu has tried his best to condense it.

A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, and Hound, three classic Sherlock Holmes detective stories, slowly took shape in the hands of Teng Shu. Coupled with the high investment from various companies, Teng Shu's TV series can be said to have achieved excellence.

Teng Shu spent a full three months filming Sherlock, and during this period, "The Call" was finally taken off the screen.

"The box office of "Call on Me" barely broke 1 billion, but it's only a little over 1 billion." Teng Shu was looking at the financial report in his hand. He was drinking tea. Now the Sherlock Holmes TV series has been completed, and what remains is the dubbing and editing work, and Dam has already received all his remuneration.

On the day of wrapping, Dam was drunk at the wrapping banquet. Even so, Dam ran over to thank Teng Shu for a long time. Teng Shu's hand was basically held by Dam that day, which made Teng Shu feel a little amused and helpless.

From Dam's excited words and trembling voice, Teng Shu could hear Dam's heartfelt gratitude.

"Boss, now people say that you are the only big director who made two films that broke 1 billion in his first film." Zoroark said with a smile. Teng Shu pinched his eyebrows. Two films that broke 1 billion in his first film? What's that? Didn't you see that actress in the previous life made 5 billion in her first film?

Together with a subsequent weight-loss film, the two films almost reached the 10 billion box office, eclipsing many big-name directors.

So Teng Shu really didn’t think that his 1 billion box office was anything special.

However, considering that the highest-grossing movie in the Pokémon world so far is "The Great Master", which finally grossed 3.5 billion, Teng Shu felt it was not surprising that his own 1 billion box office could receive such great recognition.

"How about trying a movie that sets off some emotions?" Teng Shu seemed to be thinking.

The two movies that the actress had acted in in her previous life were both of the type that set off emotions, but Teng Shu personally preferred the first one emotionally. He could not empathize with the second one, so naturally he did not watch it.

But after thinking it over, Teng Shu still couldn't figure out how horror movies could create such strong emotions. Although some horror movies could highlight the greatness of maternal love, they were ultimately not as touching as movies that specialized in this area.

"Ask the employees in the company's post-production department to be more serious and attentive when editing, and give them three times the overtime pay." Teng Shu pinched his brows. Forget it. Creating emotions was not his forte.

This time when filming Sherlock Holmes, Teng Shu also wanted to try whether the suspense TV series could reap the fear value. If it could, then it would undoubtedly bring Teng Shu some new shooting options.

"Okay, boss." Zoroark also recorded this matter, and then went out to do his business, while Teng Shu lay on the chair.

This time, the box office of "Call of Ghosts" exceeded 1 billion, partly because of the popularity brought by the linkage with mobile phones, and in the end Teng Shu also gained 100,000 fear points.

But unlike the previous dead silence, Teng Shu only got three items this time.

The first one is naturally half of the Master Ball, but there is only half, the other half has not come out, so Teng Shu now just keeps this Master Ball as a collection.

The second one is a passive skill that allows the audience to more easily immerse themselves in the plot of movies and TV series.

Teng Shu was quite satisfied. The easier it was to immerse himself in the film, the higher the fear value he could obtain. Moreover, this thing was on the visual level. Teng Shu tried it himself. If he watched it very attentively, he would have the illusion that he was in the movie.

As for the third one.

[Strange invitation letter: A strange invitation letter. The name on it can no longer be identified. It disappears after use. The effect is uncertain.]

This was the reward that Teng Shu received, a purple invitation letter with exquisite workmanship, but the words on it looked like water drops falling on ink and then spreading out, making them completely unclear.

So Teng Shu didn't know what the use of this thing was.

"Forget it." Teng Shu thought about it and decided to use this strange invitation letter. Anyway, it would just be a piece of waste paper if kept, and there was no telling what special effect it would have if used.

The TV series is too long, and it would take a long time to write it slowly, so I sped it up.