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Amelie's voice was also icy, making no attempt to conceal her murderous intent.

There's no way around it; anyone who's played the original game, "Super Magical Girl Yulia," would want to massacre the Federal Art Association. The organization is just too new.

Their name is the Art Association, but in reality, the real controllers don't produce any art at all; they only make money by bullying and exploiting individual artists.

In the original game, there was a painter who was quite popular. Her paintings could often fetch millions of Rons at auction, but because she was signed to an unfair contract by the Art Association, she was not only unable to have her name on her paintings, but also could only earn a pitiful membership allowance. She couldn't even afford to treat her mother and sister when they were sick... If she hadn't met Yulia in the end, the fate of this painter in the original game would have been much more tragic.

This is also a microcosm of many artists in the Federation. Once they show their talent, they are watched by the arts association and invited to join.

If they agree, all their future works will belong to the Art Association unconditionally, the first name in the creator column of the works must be the Art Association, and most of the money earned will also go to the Association.

If you refuse, you will be subjected to a full-scale crackdown by the art association. A group of so-called authoritative experts will criticize your work as worthless, either shattering your moral compass or making it impossible for you to survive in the art world.

When stunning new works of art like film are released, art associations can't help but covet them.

If Emerald weren't the daughter of Melson, the Arts Association would definitely have found a way to claim the invention of film for themselves, or even kidnapped and imprisoned Emerald... The Arts Association has done these things before.

Therefore, Emery never intended to collaborate with the Federal Arts Association. Rather, one reason she chose film and television as her entrepreneurial project was to crush the Arts Association.

Things are unfolding exactly as Emery predicted. The movie has only just been released, and the Arts Association has already come knocking like sharks that have smelled blood.

After Emery explicitly refused to cooperate, given her status as Miss Melson, the Arts Association certainly wouldn't dare to directly take physical action against her. However, it's certain that they would secretly sabotage Blue Star Films' development in order to force Emery to cooperate with them.

The simplest solution is to prevent opera houses and concert halls from being rented to Blue Star Film and Television venues again.

After all, opera and music are both art forms, and the Federal Arts Association has a much larger network of connections in opera houses and concert halls than Amelie.

Unless it's a city like Locke City, which is completely under Amelie's control, probably no other city's opera house or concert hall would rent its venue to Blue Star Film and Television anymore. Even Amelie's senior sisters probably wouldn't be able to use it anymore.

The same is true.

Just two days after Old Gates left, Blue Star Films received letters from the opera houses and concert halls that had previously rented the venues, saying that they wanted to terminate their cooperation, without even bothering to give a reason.

Since Amelie had anticipated this, she naturally had a plan in place.

Renting opera houses and concert halls to screen movies was never a long-term solution. Amelie would eventually open cinemas throughout the Federation and even the entire human kingdom. It was fine if those opera houses and concert halls were unwilling to rent their venues. It would indeed affect some revenue in the early stages, but it would not affect Amelie's overall plan.

"Plan, plan..."

Emerald rested her head on Marcy's soft body, enjoying Marcy's massage, while holding her own previously written plan in her hand, muttering to herself as she fell into thought.

The first feature film has now been released, and judging from the feedback, it can be considered a great success.

Next should be the period of Blue Star Films' rapid expansion, with a large influx of investment, the construction of numerous cinemas across the country, and the production of many new films.

It sounds simple, but actually none of these three points are easy at all.

Let's start with the easiest thing to do: make a new movie.

Currently, the entire Blue Star Film and Television can be said to have only one actress, Yulia, but Yulia's acting skills are quite average, and she relies entirely on her looks and genuine emotions to appear on screen.

Therefore, Amelie does not intend to use the staged production techniques of the Blue Star in the "Yulia" series of films. Instead, she plans to edit and produce the entire film based on Yulia's real experiences, just like the first "Yulia" film. As the destined heroine of Yulia, she will not have to worry about a lack of material.

However, even if Yulia has no shortage of material, there won't be a second major event in the short term, so it's hard to say when the second movie will be produced.

What's the point of building a movie theater if there are no movies? Even if "Yulia" is great, you'll still get tired of it after watching it four or five times.

Therefore, we must produce a few more movies in a short period of time. They don't need to be as exciting and thrilling as "Yulia". It doesn't matter if the quality is slightly worse. As long as the audience can watch them patiently twice without getting tired of them, it will be a success.

Emery already has two ideas in this regard, and she's quite confident about both. She just needs to implement them step by step. It's the simplest of the three problems.

The most difficult part is building cinemas on a large scale and attracting a large amount of investment.

Because of magic, civil engineering in this world has become much simpler. Buildings that take one or two years to build on Earth can be completed here in two or three days with full magical construction. They are truly skyscrapers rising from the ground. Only the interior decoration takes some time, but overall, they can be completed within a month.

Fast construction speed means low construction cost, but housing prices in this world are only higher than those on Earth.

why?

Because land prices are ridiculously high.

The monthly random invasions of demonic tides force people to live in large towns, and the larger the town, the larger the population, while land resources are limited, causing land prices to skyrocket.

In a third-tier city like Locke City, the cheapest land costs 200 million Luns per acre, while slightly better locations cost close to 500 million Luns.

Without access to the Melson family's funds, even if Emery were to drain Welton Copper's funds through short-sighted tactics, she still wouldn't be able to build many cinemas... especially now that the Arts Association is targeting Emery, they're bound to drive up land prices.

To build cinemas on a large scale across the country, a large amount of capital, in the tens or even hundreds of billions, must be introduced.

Attracting investment of this scale is extremely difficult, and one must be wary of various traps in investment contracts, otherwise Blue Star Films will end up becoming someone else's... In a capitalist society, it is all too common for entrepreneurs to work hard only to end up working for others.

Emery actually has a speedrun solution for both of these problems.

However, after thinking it over for a while, she decided to slow down the pace first. Making too big a move in a short period of time would make her a target, so she should set a small goal first and start large-scale expansion when Blue Star Films has more movies and greater influence.

With such a small goal, where should one choose?

Needless to say, Locke City is now completely under Amelie's control. The first and second cinemas are under construction simultaneously and are expected to be open for business in about two weeks.

Therefore, the ideal choice is to select another city that is relatively close to Locke City, as the second city in the Federation to have a movie theater, and preferably a city that is primarily focused on tourism, so as to attract tourists from all over the Federation.

Are there any such places near Nalock City?

It really does.

Emery quickly took a red pen and circled a seaside town about 70 kilometers from Locke City on the unfolded map of Caledonia.

Champs-Élysées was originally just a village, famous for its beautiful natural scenery. It was initially just a place where some wealthy people bought sea-view villas for vacation.

With local promotion and the development of tourism, and more importantly, the undeniably beautiful beaches of the Champs-Élysées, more and more people from the Commonwealth are drawn to visit. It's no longer just the wealthy; many middle-class individuals and working professionals also take their families there for relaxation during their vacations.

Currently, Champs-Élysées has a local population of just over 5, which is still smaller than a city, and it can only be referred to as the town of Champs-Élysées.

In fact, Champs-Élysées is no smaller than Locketown, and its population has never fallen below 30... The rest are tourists and migrant workers.

If a movie theater could be built in Champs-Élysées, showing movies to tourists from all over the Federation every day, it would definitely further expand the popularity and influence of Blue Star Films.

However, they have now fallen out with the Arts Association, which is no pushover. They will definitely try to sabotage Amelie's first step out of Locke City and will not allow the movie theater in Champs-Élysées to be built smoothly.

Moreover, towns like Champs-Élysées, with their large populations and many migrant workers, rarely have a dominant gang that rules the entire town like the White River Gang rules Locke City. Instead, there are multiple powerful gangs working together to maintain order at night.

In short, it's not easy to seize territory and gain a foothold in Champs-Élysées.

The same kind of violent massacre that Emerald used to take over Locke City wouldn't work, because the gangs in Champs-Élysées Town all have their own masters, and doing so would incur widespread wrath... The method used to take over Locke City will be hard to replicate in the future, unless Emerald becomes invincible one day.

Therefore, in the next battle, we must first fight according to the rules of the game.

"Help me contact Fatty Wei and have him come here to see me."

Thinking of this, Amelie patted the hand that Marcy was massaging her, and then pinched Viliana's pointed ears with her toes.

"Yes, Miss."

Marcy glanced at Viliana with some envy, then stopped the massage and took out her communication magic device to send a message to Fatty Viliana.

Viliana, feeling rewarded, served even more attentively, making Emery squint her eyes comfortably and unconsciously unleash her water magic.

"Let me help you bathe and change, my master."

Marcy reacted quickly, rushing to help Emerald up, her eyes fixed on the black stockings soaked by water magic:

“Wei the Fat Man will be here soon, you can’t just go see him like this.”

"You're planning to soak my pantyhose in water and drink it again, aren't you, Sisi?"

Amélie rolled her eyes at Marcy, but didn't refuse. She lazily leaned against Marcy, who helped her walk towards the back of the office.

As she reached the door of the lounge, Emery, as if just remembering something, turned around, looked at Viliana who was still kneeling there expectantly, and chuckled softly:

"Come on in, Anna."

"Yes, Master!"

Viliana immediately stood up excitedly, gave Marcy a smug look, and quickly walked to the other side of Emerald, where she and Marcy each put their arms around Emerald and led her into the lounge.

About an hour later.

Emery, having changed into a new set of casual clothes, pushed open the lounge door, but didn't see Marcy and Viliana behind her... they were both temporarily unable to move around.

After receiving the news, Fat Vivi, who had already drunk almost two pots of tea in the reception room, rushed to Emerald's office and bowed very respectfully.

"Miss."

"Ah."

Emerald's expression became even more languid. She leaned back in her executive chair, yawned lightly while covering her mouth, and then said seemingly casually:

"Fatty Wei, do you remember the first time we met?"

"Of course I remember, or rather, Fatty, I would never forget."

Fatty Wei nodded emphatically:

"That was the biggest opportunity I've ever had in my life, and the best decision I've ever made. I'm honored to be your dog, Miss."

"Yeah, that's what I like about you, Fatty Wei. You're very self-aware."

Amelie smiled contentedly, lifted her right leg and crossed it over her left, her small, black-stockinged foot swaying as she said:

"I've always been fair in my rewards and punishments when it comes to people. Fatty Wei, you've done a great job since you started working for me, so I'm giving you a second chance to choose."

"...Please give your orders, Miss."

Fatty Wei, however, did not show the excitement one would expect from someone about being promoted. Instead, he looked serious, and there was a lot of tension in his eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm not lying to you, this is really a good thing."

Amelie's lips curled into a slight smile:

"With your discerning eye, Fatty, you should be able to see that there's nothing left in Locke City that's worth my time. It's time to explore new territories and new markets."

"So, Fatty Wei, you're now facing your second choice."

"Would you rather stay in Locke City and be a local tyrant second only to the emperor, or go out and expand my territory? You should understand, right? My stage will definitely not be limited to such a small place as Locke City. When I reach the top of the Federation in the future, it's not impossible that I'll appoint my ever-diligent dog as my head butler~~"

"...The Federal Chief Butler? That sounds very tempting."

For a moment, Fatty Wei's eyes were full of anticipation, but soon his expression turned calm and composed.

He took a deep breath and slowly shook his head:

"Fatty is grateful for Miss's favor, but Fatty is just Miss's dog. What a dog is best at and should do is guard the house and protect the property, not expand territory... That's the duty of tigers and wolves."

"I see, Fatty Wei, you're planning to retire gracefully this time... Fine then."

Emery frowned slightly, then shrugged.

"Since Fatty Wei only wants to be my dog ​​and guard the house in Locke City, do you have any suitable talents to recommend? They don't need to be in charge of anything too complicated, just like a normal gang leader who can lead people to fight at night to take over my territory and guard the place."

"Have."

It was clear that Fatty Wei had considered this question beforehand, and he answered very quickly:

"Badis is suitable for this task. You should have some impression of her, Miss?"

"...Badis."

Amelie narrowed her eyes slightly.

This character wasn't in the original game, but Emery did remember her. When she went to the White River Gang headquarters, Fatty Vie was often accompanied by a fierce woman, whose name seemed to be Badis.

"Of course I remember her. You even had her make tea for me once, but unfortunately her tea-making skills were really bad, at least far worse than Sisi's."

Emery snorted.

"After all, Batis is just a henchman; she's certainly not as good as Miss Marcy at something as refined and elegant as making tea."

Fatty Wei quickly offered an explanation, then looked up to observe Amelie's expression. Seeing that Amelie didn't speak immediately, he figured she probably didn't know much about Badis, so he took the initiative to continue his introduction:

"Badis's mother was an old friend of mine and also my lover... But Badis is not my daughter. They are from the Amazons, you know."

"The Amazons? That's interesting... Hmm, go on."

Emery's eyes lit up slightly.

This world also has an Amazonian race; like the elves, they are all female, humanoid intelligent life forms.

In stark contrast to the elves, the Amazons are born warriors, and the vast majority of them possess no magical abilities. Furthermore, Amazonian women have no physical desires; they reproduce through a process of self-division—their daughters, according to Earth's biology, are essentially clones of themselves.

This meant that even if a foreigner fell in love with an Amazon warrior, it could only be a spiritual relationship; the physical act of reproduction would only bring pain to the Amazon warrior. It's highly likely that Viktor and his Amazon warrior lover maintained a purely platonic relationship.

This method of reproduction has undoubtedly made it difficult for the number of Amazon warriors to increase. In fact, this race has always been the smallest among humanoid intelligent life forms, and now they no longer have independent tribes, living entirely within human kingdoms.

Most Amazonian warriors choose to join the Federation army. Major Judy, for example, has a hundred-strong team of Amazonian warriors under her command. They participated in the battle against the demonic tide that struck near Locke City last time and were at the forefront of the attack.

Even if they don't join the army, many Amazonian female warriors would choose to work as guards. After all, female guards without sexual desires are very reassuring. There are also several Amazonian female warriors serving as manor guards in the old manor of Melson's hometown.

Amazonian warriors like Badis, who work as henchmen in gangs, are extremely rare. After all, Amazonian warriors are much stronger than human magic-affinity users, and with professional training, they can easily reach the level of an awakened mage, so they don't have to worry about finding a formal job.