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

"...If it's with Chen Qi, it's okay. I think I won't be nervous if I act opposite you, Chen Qi."

Alina did not refuse because this was indeed the best solution. She, Chen Qi and Tallulah were all very familiar with each other and trusted each other very much. Even if they were playing husband and wife in the movie, Alina believed that there would never be any "falling in love because of the drama" situation.

And in this way, more enemies can be avoided... Alina couldn't help but look at Frost Star and Tallulah beside her. She couldn't help but think of Theresa some time ago. She was more determined to play this role.

She wants to defend Xiaota's happiness. This family can no longer accommodate more members, so let her reduce the risk!

Chapter 183: Did "To the Moon" make everyone cry right after it started?

Chen Qi adapted the movie "To the Moon" from the plot of a game. However, the overall process of this game takes three hours. As a pixel game with relatively simple operations and mainly interactive, Chen Qi certainly could not shoot a movie at this pace, as that would be too long.

Chen Qi's idea is to compress "To the Moon" as much as possible within the scope of a normal movie of one and a half hours. Of course, the essence of the movie "To the Moon" lies in its many plots and dialogues, as well as the overall narrative method of flashback.

In the movie "To the Moon", two doctors played by Saria and Kristen will use a device to enter the memory of Johnny, who has only one or two days left to live. By collecting important memories of Johnny from his old age, middle age, youth, adolescence and childhood, they will understand why Johnny had the idea of ​​"going to the moon" when he was dying.

This will help them to finally modify and guide Johnny's memory, and help Johnny instill the idea of ​​going to the moon in him from an early age in a more humane way, so as to achieve the ultimate goal.

Because this is an end-of-life project, no one wants an old man's final fabricated beautiful memories to be distorted to the point where he finds them strange. Therefore, forced tampering is not an option. He must be guided in his memory and made to believe that his memory makes sense so that he can leave the world with satisfaction and a smile.

On the first day of filming, Chen Qi, Saria and other leading actors had already entered the world of "Going to the Moon" that Xi had drawn according to Chen Qi's requirements. Here, the filming of "Going to the Moon" would also begin...

The two doctors played by Kristen and Saria have already come to the home of John, played by Chen Qi, and entered Chen Qi's memory through their devices - this is how the filming was done, but in fact, it was Xi who teleported them to another area of ​​the painting with a casual stroke of the pen.

They entered John's most recent memory and saw the elderly John who was still in good health and standing. They also took this opportunity to ask John, played by Chen Qi, why he wanted to go to the moon.

This motive is very important. It will make it easier for them to use the equipment to go to John's memories at different times, so that they can guide John to think about going to the moon. However, after careful consideration, the elderly John said with a sigh:

"……I have no idea."

Saria and Christen looked at each other in bewilderment. It was Christen, who had been leading the group from the beginning, who took the initiative to speak:

"Well, you have to tell us. This is a prerequisite for us to take you there."

"Want to be famous? Want to get rich? You have to have a motive, right?"

“…I’m sorry, but I really don’t know.”

However, John, played by Chen Qi, responded to the question raised by Christen, a question that his character had never understood in his life. He suppressed his pain and shame, and said in a low, sincere but persistent tone:

"I just...have to go."

Chen Qi's words expressed the wish that an old man wanted to fulfill at the end of his life. He himself didn't even know why he wanted to go to the moon, but there was a strong obsession in his heart that told him that he must go to that place.

However, the deep meaning of all this is naturally impossible for anyone to know now. Helplessly, Saria and Christen had to use some important props to travel through John's memories of different periods and collect more important memories.

The first special item they received was a rabbit made of yellow and blue paper.

In John's memory, Christen and Saria saw yellow paper rabbits all over the floor, but this one was the only one that had two different colors. Obviously, this was an important object that meant a lot to both John and Xiaoxi.

Sure enough, during the subsequent travels, they finally saw the paper rabbit again, and also saw the character "Xiaoxi" played by Alina.

...However, judging from the current situation, Xiaoxi has been bedridden and does not have much time left.

"Even after paying for the surgery, there will still be more than enough money left...so don't worry."

Next to Alina, Chen Qi was still taking care of her. He was comforting his beloved wife, but it was obvious that such words could not deceive her at all. Xiaoxi, played by Alina, was weak, but still exposed the lies of her beloved and said:

"A white lie... that's what they call it, right?"

Chen Qi, whose lie was exposed, was still insisting, but was gently interrupted by Alina. He only heard that although Alina was weak, she was still very persistent and insisted on spending the money on something other than medical treatment...a person named "Anya", but it was not known whether she was a human or something else.

"Do you know what can make me happy, Johnny?" Alina still insisted on her own will, as if the existence of "Anya" was more important than her life.

She was extremely weak, but she forced herself to be strong, staring at Chen Qi with sharp eyes - her pupils were so bright that people dared not look directly at her. That kind of expectation, that kind of hope, but what she got was the blank look of John, played by Chen Qi.

"……what?"

"You know, right?" Alina asked Chen Qi repeatedly, as if grasping at her last straw. However, seeing that Chen Qi was still at a loss, her eyes flashed with disappointment, and she finally just said:

"Okay, I'll do as you ask. I just... hope you can help me with this."

But what was it? Xiaoxi couldn't say it, and for Christen and Saria, who already knew that Xiaoxi suffered from "high-functioning autism", the reason was clear. This symptom made Xiaoxi unable to express what she was thinking, and her words were always inexpressible.

She could only keep hinting and hinting at the confused John, hoping that he could understand what she wanted to achieve.

"I won't sign the treatment plan once it's delivered. As for what we're going to do with our money, that's up to you."

"But if you agree with my ideal, I hope you can use it to build that house."

"...Then, I hope that as long as you live there for one more day, you can take good care of 'her'. Spend more time with her, talk to her often, and let her live a good life."

"...I hope she is no longer alone."

"...What about me?" However, facing this wife who was going to abandon him and let him realize her dream, Chen Qi had tears in the corners of his eyes, as if he was blaming himself for his wife's "cruelness" or for not understanding his wife's dream.

However, Alina just continued to insist on this. She could understand her husband's sadness, but she still wanted to persist in conveying her beliefs... She hoped that one day he would remember.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, she will not give up, even at the end of her life.

"Johnny, I did this."

Alina seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and at this moment she finally handed over the paper rabbit made of blue and yellow paper. Facing Chen Qi, who had long been accustomed to this, she spoke with anxiety for the first time in her weak tone, and asked, "Tell me, what is this?"

"I want you to tell me what it is."

Facing the rabbit handed over by his wife, Chen Qi, who had seen similar paper rabbits countless times before, obviously still couldn't understand what his wife did. He looked at the paper rabbit in his hand blankly and just said some meaningless messages.

"It's a rabbit, just like the other rabbits you made."

However, Chen Qi's answer made Alina, who was running out of time, even more anxious. Her face seemed to dim a little, but she still did not give up and continued to ask:

"anything else?"

"Hmm... is it made of paper?" Chen Qi still couldn't understand the key points, but Alina's face was gloomy again, and she continued to ask:

"……anything else?"

"Its body is yellow and the rest of it is blue."

"That's right. Anything else?" For the first time, Alina's tone showed some hope, as if Chen Qi was about to get to the key point, as if the two colors were hinting at something.

However, after a long silence, Chen Qi slowly put down the paper rabbit that he could not understand, as Alina's eyes gradually turned from hope to disappointment.

“…Take a look at this first, Xiaoxi.”

"I composed a piece of music for you."

He gave up the part he couldn't understand and tried to inspire his wife to have more hope for life. Compared to what Xiaoxi wanted to convey to him, Chen Qi's behavior seemed much easier to understand.

An old man took great pains to move the piano upstairs just for his lover, and even composed music for her, in order to express his deep love for her.

However, just as Chen Qi was unable to understand everything Alina wanted to convey, Alina also seemed unable to understand what Chen Qi was doing.

She didn't understand why the man in front of her was no longer the person in her memory?

"In fact, you don't have to move the whole piano here for this. I can hear you playing through the door."

However, Alina's words made all the transparent filming staff feel a little cold in their hearts... because compared to Alina's meaningless paper rabbit, Chen Qi's approach undoubtedly made them understand a lot more.

And Alina's words... are somewhat chilling, especially for those who don't understand the situation of the character Alina plays. Although you can feel the reluctance of Alina and Chen Qi, it seems that in terms of dedication, Chen Qi's dedication is far greater than the other party.

However, Chen Qi did not react to this. He just sighed, then came to the piano, put his hands on it, and said softly:

“…This song is called “For River”.”

“How old-fashioned.”

Alina's words did not have any effect. Accompanied by the faint piano sound, although simple, it can make people feel calm and peaceful. The familiar piano sound with a hint of sadness also sounded again.

For a moment, everyone was immersed in the sound of the piano. Although it was fragmentary, everyone felt the strong love conveyed by those stories... and also felt a little sad that such love was about to disappear.

The sound of the piano quietly expanded the emotions in everyone's hearts, making everyone quietly forget that the filming was still going on. Saria, Christen, and all the filming staff did not interrupt this moment...

Until the moment when the piano sound slowly stopped, everyone opened their eyes with a bit of reluctance. At this moment, Chen Qi, who was sitting at the piano, finally raised his hand helplessly and immediately shouted:

"Ka! Miss Saria, Miss Christen? What are you guys in a daze about? Did you forget what to say?"

"And Nian! How did you supervise? Did you fall asleep? I finished playing the whole piece and you didn't even ask me to stop? This is a very touching part. I have to repeat it now!"

"...Yes, I'm sorry!" Nian's slightly panicked voice was also heard, but for some reason, Chen Qi also heard the sound of Nian blowing his nose...

Slowly, as Chen Qi's voice fell, the scene in the scroll slowly dissipated. All of a sudden, everyone returned to the scroll that Xi often appeared in, successfully bringing everyone back to their senses from the play just now.

Chen Qi looked around and found that everyone had tears in their eyes. Not far away, Talulah and Shuangxing also looked the same. Chen Qi was a little surprised and asked:

"…What's wrong with you guys? We're only at the third act? Why are you all crying?"

"It's all your fault, and Alina acted so well!"

And Tallulah also said this in a reproachful tone. She wiped away a few tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers, and cast a somewhat resentful look at Chen Qi, saying faintly:

"I can endure the separation of life and death, and I can endure being separated from each other. I have seen many such things - but you can't do something like this that will destroy happiness. I can't resist such things!"

"…This time, Tallulah is right, Chen Qi. You and Alina acted so well that it made us all a little sad."

Even Froststar stood with Tallulah this time. However, these two sentimental girls who knew nothing about the script of "To the Moon" were moved to tears after watching a fragment of memory without a beginning or an end...

This scene also made Chen Qi feel a little bit annoyed... How could this be the end? But it was just the beginning of the performance, and he was already crying. Wouldn't he be crying like a river when filming the rest of the filming?

Moreover, Chen Qi also saw that not only Tallulah and Frost Star, but even Nian was blowing his nose in a very ungraceful manner... It seems that the "Master-level Acting" skill that he temporarily found the system and redeemed with a lot of reputation points is really working well.

"Sareya, what's wrong with you?" Not far away, Christen looked at Sareya beside him blankly. However, Sareya just lowered her hat and said calmly:

"Nothing...it's just that after reading the script, watching this scene again, I feel a little sad."

"I'm going to go somewhere else, don't worry about me, Kristen."

"?" Christen couldn't understand what she heard, and stared blankly at Saria who was leaving. Although she was a little emotional because of this play, the Saria in her mind was not the kind of person who would be moved by a play, right?

While Christen's mind was full of questions, Chen Qi came over at the right time and asked Christen:

"It's your first time acting, Miss Christen. How do you feel about it? It seems like you've adapted to it quickly?"

"Nothing, just a rational female doctor. I don't need to play such an image. Just be myself." Christen also shook her head. However, Saria's performance made her quite curious about the script this time, so she asked:

"Director Chen Qi, although I now understand how this movie is connected to going to the moon... I still don't quite understand it."

"Although the relationship between John and Creek seems to be very good in the script, I feel that John's feelings are more like one-sided dedication... Is the character of Creek really necessary in this movie?"

"So, Miss Christen thinks that John has given more to Xiaoxi, right?" At this moment, Chen Qi asked Christen this question in return.

But Christen was also a smart person. When Chen Qi said this, she knew that the script in her hand was only part of it. She quickly thought of the twists and turns later, and asked with her eyes slightly shining:

"You mean... in the future, the character Xiaoxi will encourage John to go to the moon? Could this be the purpose that Xiaoxi can't say?"

"... Well, please just take your time to experience this, Miss Christen."

However, Chen Qi was also a little emotional for Christen, whose mind was still full of "how to get to the moon". Not far away, Saria's figure deliberately slowed down her pace, and therefore sped up a bit.

However, Saria was not discouraged. She was like the stream in To the Moon. Everything she wanted to convey to Christen and wanted her to recall was in this movie...

"John didn't remember all this in the end. I hope you can remember...Kristen."

Saria murmured to herself, and then left silently - whether successful or not, this was the last thing she could do for Christen.

Regardless of whether Christen can change in the end, Saria feels that she has done her best.

Chapter 184: Casimir Riot, Destruction of the Commercial Federation

As for Chen Qi, the filming of "To the Moon" in Colombia was going exceptionally smoothly, but to the outside world, this period could be said to be one of constant turmoil.

The first was the matter of Casimir's fourteen knights of war, who were instigated by the Chamber of Commerce to launch a surprise attack on Chen Qi. After obtaining testimony from Si Suitai, headed by Zuo Le, and the Silver Spear Pegasus, the Supervisory Committee confirmed the crimes of the fourteen knights of war and sentenced them to death for treason.

However, on the day of the execution, Grand Knight Ioletta actually came to the execution site in person and supervised the execution. But before the execution, she made an incredible decision in front of the public.

She pardoned the sins of these knights and gave a speech that shocked Casimir that day.

"I know that you were bewitched by the Business Union and did things you had no choice but to do. You have tarnished Casimir's chivalry and left a mark of betrayal on the 'loyalty' of chivalry!"

At the trial, the Grand Knight Commander faced the fourteen knights who confessed their crimes and said with unprecedented tolerance:

"But I know that everything you did was out of necessity. Such a crime fell on you because of the fault of our Supervisory Council... For this reason, as the Grand Knight Commander, I should apologize to you and all the knights who have not yet been, or are currently, subjected to the same thing."

"Whether you are the real knights or the people who cherish the ideals of knights, the Supervisory Committee should be held responsible for all of this... Everything you have done is unacceptable. The Supervisory Committee has done too many wrong things, so much so that the spirit of chivalry has been tarnished, and even the Linguang family has abandoned Casimir."

"For this reason, as the Grand Knight Commander... I should be responsible for everything that happened to Casimir today, and also for the many knights who died unjustly on the battlefield."

"Casimir's glory has been disgraced because of us. You were forced to become traitors in order to protect your family. All of this is my fault."

The Grand Knight, for the first time in public, expressed his apology to all the knights on behalf of the Supervisory Committee. Naturally, there were countless knights and civilians in the Grand Knight's territory watching this public trial.

In full view of everyone, the Grand Knight Commander actually knelt on one knee and lowered her head for the first time, expressing her apology to the fourteen knights with an attitude as if she was confessing and mourning for the heroes.

For a moment, the entire Knights' Territory was in an uproar. As the Knight Commander knelt on one knee to repent, her voice was once again clearly heard throughout the noisy place, and she said lightly: