I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"Greetings, Sir Chen Qi. My name is Zuo Le, and I serve as the candle holder at the Suitai of the Great Yan Division."

"I am here on behalf of Da Yan to express my condolences and congratulate Sir Chen Qi on his great achievements. I am also here to hire Director Chen Qi to shoot a film for Da Yan as well."

After Zuo Le finished speaking, he took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Chen Qi. Seeing that Chen Qi did not take it immediately, he immediately added:

"Your Majesty values ​​Sir Chen Qi's talent very much, so this time he deliberately did not use an imperial edict, but a letter. Your Majesty does not want Sir Chen Qi to feel pressured and just treat him as a family member... These are His Majesty's original words."

Family? Well, they are family. After all, Chen Qi and Tallulah have a relationship here, and the Emperor of Yan and Wei Yanwu have a relationship here, so Chen Qi can be considered a royal relative.

Zuo Le's words "family" were obviously just a polite remark, but it made the eyelids of a group of people around him who didn't know the truth twitch. For a moment, the War Knight, Christen and others all looked at Chen Qi with rather horrified eyes.

After all, the person who said the polite words this time was not just some random person, but the Emperor of Great Yan! Even if the Emperor of Great Yan was just being polite, it showed the current attitude of the Yan Kingdom towards Chen Qi.

The Blood Demon Lord also took these words into his ears, but he did not speak. He just planned to inform Tracys of what happened here when the time comes and let their regent make plans.

But Chen Qi did not have time to pay attention to everyone's reactions. He took the envelope from Zuo Le's hand and opened it. Soon, he saw the letter written to him by the Emperor of Yan State.

They were all in traditional Chinese characters... Fortunately, Chen Qi could understand them. He soon saw the key information and looked up to Zuo Le and asked:

"Your Majesty, do you want me to create a work for Dayan with the theme of 'Martial Arts'?"

"That's right." Zuo Le nodded, and said without avoiding anyone: "Your Majesty said that the martial arts of our Great Yan is one of the most worthy cultures to promote. Great Yan governs the country with virtue, loyalty, and filial piety. But no matter whether it is an enemy or a friend, Great Yan must first conquer people with strength, and then educate them with character."

"After learning about Sir Chen Qi's talent, His Majesty resolutely invited Sir Chen Qi to promote the 'martial arts' of our Great Yan. His Majesty hopes that in the future, when foreigners hear the name of Great Yan, the first thing they think of is the 'martial arts' of Great Yan."

"Also, regarding the remuneration, please rest assured, Sir Chen Qi, as long as the filming is completed, Dayan will give you a generous gift as a thank you."

However, Zuo Le's words made Chen Qi feel a little strange. Especially the fact that the word "martial arts" came to mind when Dayan was mentioned, which reminded Chen Qi of his original world. The fame of several martial arts predecessors in the film industry made many people from other countries think of "kung fu" when they mentioned Chen Qi's hometown.

And now, the words of the Emperor of Yan State conveyed by Zuo Le are similar in nature... So, let's start with martial arts?

When it comes to martial arts, Chen Qi immediately thought of a senior he admired very much, Bruce Lee. But Chen Qi thought about it and felt that this senior's movie was not suitable... After all, in the current Terra continent, Yan Country does not have such a big national humiliation. Although most of the action scenes are watched, it would be troublesome without the plot.

This also eliminated a large number of martial arts-themed movies, but soon, Chen Qi thought of the second movie he thought of, and his eyes lit up.

"General Zuo Le, may I ask, His Majesty the Emperor wants me to shoot at Longmen, right?"

"I dare not. I am just a candle holder. I dare not call myself a general." Zuo Le was polite at first, and then said seriously: "Your Majesty said that the filming location is in Longmen. If Sir Chen Qi has other needs, I can convey them to Your Majesty."

"As for everyone in Longmen, as long as Director Chen Qi has a need, he can invite anyone from Longmen to participate. With His Majesty's approval, even Duke Wei dare not say 'no'."

"It doesn't matter. It will definitely be in the future... Then, General Zuo Le, please tell His Majesty the Emperor that I have accepted this commission, and I have already thought of the subject matter."

When Chen Qi heard that anyone from Longmen could let him use this premise, the biggest worry in his heart disappeared immediately, and then he bowed to Zuo Le and said:

"His Majesty the Emperor wishes to promote the martial arts of the Great Yan, so I will use the martial arts of the Great Yan as the theme and shoot a popular martial arts film."

"I have already decided on the name of the film. It is called Kung Fu. And I have only one requirement for the filming. That is, I need Wei Yanwu and Madam Wen Yue to act in the film as characters."

Although it was a bit disappointing to the image of Old Wei and Madam Wen Yue, Chen Qi felt that these two could definitely handle the roles of the two most important supporting roles. Mainly, for the time being, Chen Qi couldn't think of anyone else besides them who could perfectly play the roles of the two peerless masters.

This time, Chen Qi didn't plan to rely solely on special effects to make a martial arts film. He wanted a real martial arts film with all the real martial artists. To give people from other countries a little shock of Da Yan's martial arts.

Chapter 178: The secret revealed? Chen Qi is actually a giant beast?!

"action movie?"

When Zuo Le heard that Chen Qi was planning to shoot a movie on this theme, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - after all, in the territory of Yan Country, there has never been a shortage of people who want to shoot martial arts films, and many martial arts films are released in Yan Country almost every year.

Zuo Le himself has watched quite a few in his spare time, because the martial arts culture is prevalent in Da Yan, and many people in the martial arts world are martial arts masters, which has created conditions for Yan country's martial arts films. And since Chen Qi's "The Godfather" became popular in Yan country, many martial arts movies have followed suit and put up the banner of "adapted from real life experiences" or "real martial arts actors" to increase authenticity and attract audiences.

Zuo Le was a young man after all. Although he was an official of Dayan, he was also very interested in the revenge and vengeance in the martial arts world. At first, he watched several so-called "real martial arts movies" with great anticipation. He enjoyed watching them at first because many people in those movies had real kung fu skills.

But as time went on, Zuo Le lost interest, because he later discovered that in most of these martial arts films, the plot is auxiliary and the fighting is the main focus - although this idea is not wrong, these action scenes are a plus for a martial arts film, and people come to watch the fighting, but the problem is that the plot cannot be abandoned.

The plot logic of many martial arts films can only be described as awkward. In order to create conflicts and fighting, they will come up with all kinds of reasons. Sometimes there is really no reason, and the villain will just drop down from the sky to fight you, without any logic at all.

There may be no logic in reality, but at least there should be logic in the works, right? The more martial arts movies Zuo Le watched, the more he felt that the plots of some movies were insulting to intelligence. He even sorted out a pattern of these martial arts movies.

It's nothing more than a villain who kills innocent people indiscriminately in order to practice martial arts, and then kills the protagonist's family. The protagonist becomes an apprentice to learn martial arts, and then goes down the mountain to kill his enemies. That's basically the process.

However, Zuo Le changed his mind and felt that judging from the ideas of Chen Qi, who had made films of the level of "The Godfather" and "Yes, Prime Minister", even if he had never filmed a martial arts film, its ideas should be different from those of the directors of Yan Country.

After all, this is director Chen Qi, who was able to turn the "second most boring" political drama into "Yes, Prime Minister". I should trust him.

"Since Sir Chen Qi has made this decision, I will return to the Imperial City to report to His Majesty. His Majesty will surely be pleased to hear that Sir Chen Qi is willing to accept the commission."

"only……"

"Hmm?" Chen Qi blinked when he saw Zuo Le's expression of being unable to express his secrets. Zuo Le also took the opportunity to express his concerns and explained:

"I am just a messenger. I shouldn't make random comments on a work of such amazing talent as Sir Chen Qi... But I still hope that Sir Chen Qi will be merciful and not let this work be disguised as a martial arts film, but actually make another movie like "Yes, Prime Minister"."

"Your Majesty is a wise ruler. There will certainly be more opportunities for Sir Chen Qi to display his skills in the future, but it is really inappropriate now... I suggest Sir Chen Qi to be careful with his words and actions."

Did I make a movie called "Yes, Prime Minister" to scare all of Terra into saying something wrong? Seeing Zuo Ledu admonishing him like this, Chen Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly:

"Don't worry, General Zuo Le. I won't have any private goods this time."

"Then I'll leave it to you, Sir Chen Qi." Zuo Le also breathed a sigh of relief. When he bowed again and announced his departure, Chen Qi suddenly thought of something and hurriedly stopped Zuo Le.

"General Zuo Le, there is one small thing I hope you can help with."

"System, help me fulfill some things." Chen Qi called out to Zuo Le while speaking to the system in his mind. Soon, Chen Qi took out two books from his arms and handed them to Zuo Le.

"I hope General Zuo Le can pass these two books to Lord Wei and Madam Wen Yue on my behalf. While I'm shooting a new movie in Colombia, it's a good opportunity for them to prepare for the filming in advance."

"...Lion's Roar, Tai Chi?"

However, after Zuo Le took the book that Chen Qi handed to him, he only glanced at the titles of the two books and immediately realized what they were. His eyes suddenly became much sharper, and he looked at Chen Qi with some horror, saying in a lost voice: "Martial arts secret book?!"

"Yes, this is the specialty of two very important roles I played in the movie 'Kung Fu'." Chen Qi also admitted this frankly. In fact, even if he didn't do this, it wouldn't be a big problem for Xi to create the rest of the special effects, but Chen Qi didn't want to compromise like this.

Since you have decided to promote Yan State martial arts, then you should take some real pictures to show experts. Although people from other countries may not understand what martial arts are, the strong can always discover some tricks and tell whether your level is real or fake.

Therefore, Chen Qi did not intend to fake this aspect. He wanted all the martial arts in this "Kung Fu" to be genuine!

In my previous world, "Kung Fu" was only half as good as before, and later on, due to the increase in combat effectiveness, it was impossible to reach the level of the real thing. But this time, since I have the conditions, I must do my best!

"Please give these two secret manuals to Lord Wei and Madam Wenyue. Lord Wei practices Tai Chi, and Madam Wenyue practices Lion's Roar. We don't insist on reaching the great perfection, but we hope that they can at least practice enough for filming."

"Also, I have a small request. I need a lot of actors with real kung fu skills for this movie. I hope Duke Wei or the Yan Kingdom court can help me with this."

"I need one master each of leg skills, stick skills, fist skills, and internal skills using the zither as a weapon. Of course, more people are fine, so that I have more choices."

"...This is not difficult. I will contact the major Tianshi Mansions and ask them to select suitable candidates. I will definitely satisfy Sir Chen Qi."

Zuo Le did not hesitate for too long. After all, Chen Qi has now proved that he is not the kind of person who would play tricks. Even if he really wants to harm you, he will go against you openly, so there is no need to worry that he will take the opportunity to cause trouble.

What's more, Yan Kingdom is not as easy to split as Victoria. The people of Yan Kingdom are living in prosperity and peace and contentment. Moreover, the people invited to film the movie are either from the Tianshi Mansion or local dignitaries. Who would want to make trouble with Chen Qi?

When Zuo Le was thinking this, everyone's attention was focused on the two of them, but they did not notice that a knight at the side quietly tightened his spear while facing Chen Qi who was leaning against him with his back.

The Blood Demon Lord noticed the movement of the "blood line" almost immediately, and suddenly came to his senses and activated the Originium skill to draw the blood of this war knight out of his body!

However, the Blood Demon Lord underestimated the perseverance of this war knight. At the moment before his blood was drawn, he threw the spear in his hand fiercely, and the direction of the throwing was exactly Chen Qi's back!

"Chen Qi!"

"Director Chen Qi?!"

Almost at the same time, multiple figures began to act simultaneously. Talulah immediately dropped her sword and rushed forward, as if she was ready to block the knife for Chen Qi.

The blood line of the Blood Demon Lord was rapidly approaching the spear, and Frost Star's Originium skill was spreading at an alarming speed. Even Zuo Le drew out his sword at the first moment, intending to cut off the spear.

However, what no one expected was that at the moment the spear approached Chen Qi, suddenly, the spear, which was only a few centimeters away from Chen Qi, was suddenly blocked by an invisible force!

"Roar!!!"

Almost in an instant, everyone heard an angry roar like that of a wild beast, but that sound made almost everyone's heart tremble, even the Blood Demon Lord, Tallulah and the Patriot were no exception!

What kind of terrifying existence could be able to make strong men of their level tremble with fear for a moment?

And when everyone looked closely, they found that a beast of Aslan suddenly rushed out from Chen Qi's body - but this beast was undoubtedly much larger. It stretched out its claws, broke the spear in two, and roared angrily at the enemy for the offense!

And now, under the suppression of blood, anyone from a race weaker than Aslan felt a shudder in their soul.

"Dangdang!"

All of a sudden, the sounds of many weapons falling to the ground could be heard slowly. All the knights in the war, as well as many people in the integrated art troupe, including Frost Star, who had no racial advantage, dropped their weapons the moment the king of beasts roared, and they lost all consciousness of resistance.

But soon, the phantom of the giant beast slowly dissipated and returned to Chen Qi's body... and from the perspective of the knights who had subconsciously dropped their weapons and had lost all will to fight, this was not an illusion.

"Is this... the phantom of a giant beast?"

However, the Blood Demon Lord, who had lived the longest and had seen the most, recognized almost immediately that the beast that rushed out of Chen Qi's body was undoubtedly a giant beast! It was the pressure of the giant beast. Only this kind of older and more powerful existence would make the Blood Demon Lord tremble for a moment!

Besides the beast itself, it is impossible for anyone to control this majesty... That is to say...

"That's it, that's it..."

The more the Blood Demon Lord thought of this possibility, the more he felt that his guess was correct. In an instant, he felt that Chen Qi's wisdom, talent, and ability, all of which shocked him, all made sense!

Because Chen Qi is the same as them, or even older than them! That's why he is so unpredictable and possesses so much wisdom. He is probably a giant beast that existed before the Tikaz era!

Now everything is clear... and the Blood Demon Lord, who has sorted out all of this, showed a smile of joy that was exactly the same as "Humphrey"'s. He felt his heartbeat surge, and he felt the excitement and joy that he had not felt for a long time.

"It seems...our Regent Prince is really a fool. He has unexpectedly made an extremely ancient and mysterious being feel good about our clan..."

Originally, the Blood Demon Lord had some personal opinions about making Chen Qi equal to the other kings in the royal court in order to win over Chen Qi.

But now, Lord Blood Demon has no objection at all. He is even thinking that if it really doesn't work out, he can let Chen Qi fill the vacant position in the royal court...

Chapter 179: Casimir: I will never give you a chance to settle accounts with me

Chen Qi never thought that the passive skill of "Guardian" that he had just awakened after obtaining the "Breath of Kings" would show its effect so quickly, but... this time the effect seemed to be too good, so much so that everyone was shocked.

It was at this time that Chen Qi remembered the ability of "Guardian". The point was not to help him offset a threatening attack, but to summon the "Phantom of Beast King Aslan" to resist the attack.

This thing is indeed a bit too shocking for the people of Terra. After all, at present, it seems that the only thing that can have a complete beast form and has great deterrence is the "Giant Beast"...

*Yan country curse*! I'm not really being treated as a giant beast by them, am I?

After sorting out the logic, Chen Qi subconsciously looked around, only to find that everyone's expressions were subtly wrong.

The Blood Demon Lord smiled and looked at Chen Qi with unprecedented kindness; but Nian and Xi, who had just poked his head out of the painting, did not seem surprised by this result. Instead, they had a subtle expression as if "you kid finally showed your true colors."

Frost Star and Patriot looked incredulous, and even Tallulah blinked with a bewildered look on her face, as if she had truly met Chen Qi for the first time.

In the current situation, Chen Qi didn't seem to intend to defend himself... After all, now that he had the "Blood of Years", he could indeed be considered a giant beast in a sense. Although he was the weakest among the giant beasts and the youngest, it was not unfair to call him a giant beast.

Well, a behemoth is a behemoth. Now that the leaders of various countries know about it, no one will dare to send people to attack them anymore? Moreover, being regarded as the Aslan behemoth is also beneficial to the concealment of his "Blood of the Year". What Chen Qi is most worried about is that Yan Country will see this, which actually gives him an extra layer of disguise.

Chen Qi didn't say much, but Zuo Le reacted and suddenly pulled out the blade to protect Chen Qi - Zuo Le now knew that Chen Qi didn't need his protection, but this protective action was very important now! Because of Chen Qi's identity!

When Zuo Le saw the giant beast Aslan rushing out of Chen Qi's body, he understood everything just like the Blood Demon Lord! Zuo Le, who accidentally received such shocking news, even though he was a bit stubborn, now understood what he should do.

"How dare you! Sir Chen Qi is a distinguished guest of our Great Yan! You scoundrels are still so reckless that you actually attacked Sir Chen Qi?"

"If it weren't for the fact that the Terra continent is now full of crises, and if it weren't for the fact that all countries need to work together to face external crises, otherwise, if Casimir, a country that has long been in decline, really harmed our guests from Great Yan, Great Yan would definitely crush your city-states to the ground!"

Of course, this is just empty talk. Zuo Le is not even an imperial envoy, and cannot represent the diplomatic attitude of Yan State at all. He can only represent the friendship of the Great Yan Emperor towards Chen Qi.

But now, Zuo Le has judged based on the current situation that Yan State should be more friendly towards Chen Qi. This will be beneficial to Yan State in every way!

What is the problem that Yan State is most worried about? The external pressure has not yet been all on Yan State. What Yan State is most worried about is the problem of the giant beast inside!

There are simply too many giant beasts in Dayan. Even if "Sui" and Yan State had expelled or destroyed most of the giant beasts that were unwilling to submit to Yan State, there are still simply too many giant beasts in Dayan.

According to the experience of the previous emperor of Yan State, the best way to deal with giant beasts is to use giant beasts to deal with them. However, Your Majesty is not at ease with the fragments of "Sui". There are too many giant beasts that want to take revenge on Yan State, and they are all accumulating strength in secret.

And if there is a giant beast that has no hatred towards Yan Country, has the same attitude towards everyone, even prefers "people", and possesses a different kind of "ability"... it will be the help that Yan Country needs most now!

Such help cannot be completely taken away by the Sarkaz clan. Dayan also needs to rely on this person's "power"!

After quickly sorting out the pros and cons, Zuo Le, as a young man with a passionate heart, immediately saw that this was an extremely beneficial opportunity for Dayan, and also an opportunity for Chen Qi to have the same favorable impression of Dayan as he did of the Sarkaz clan!

"Sir Chen Qi! All these knights of Casimir are at your disposal. Don't worry, I, Dayan, will guarantee it. Even if we kill them all on the spot, we can take their heads to the Supervisory Committee. I'm sure the Grand Knight will have nothing to say!"

Zuo Le was quite domineering this time. After confirming that Chen Qi was the kind of person Dayan needed, he began to be fearless.

What Zuo Le said was also very clever. This time, fourteen knights came to attack Chen Qi. Even if Chen Qi and his party really killed them all here, and even if Yan Country didn't need to do anything, the Sarkaz people would definitely go to Casimir to ask for an explanation.

No matter what, Casimir could not deny that these knights were Casimir's war knights, and as long as this was confirmed, the Supervisory Commission would never be able to clear itself of suspicion this time.

What can the Grand Knight say? Therefore, Zuo Le said this is a very nice empty promise, which does not require him to take responsibility, and the words he said make people feel comfortable. After tasting "Yes, Prime Minister", Zuo Le now obviously understands how useful the art of language is.

"Although I don't want to agree with the words of the Yan people...but Director Chen Qi, if you really think that killing them like this can vent your anger, I am happy to serve you."

At this moment, the Blood Demon Lord also noticed Zuo Le's flattery of Chen Qi. He could of course see what Zuo Le was thinking, and he expressed his attitude towards Chen Qi again without leaving a trace.

The Blood Demon Lord also pulled the "blood line" created by his Originium skill. This time, he would never give anyone the chance to attack Chen Qi again.

While facing the knights who were in great pain, each of them was tightly bound by the "blood line", and even their armor began to be squeezed and deformed and made them wail. However, Chen Qi suddenly heard the system prompt again and immediately called up the small map.