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

"……Yeah?"

Chen Qi was thinking this in his mind, but after a brief silence, Shuang Xing revealed a relaxed smile. She knew what Chen Qi was thinking, but did not expose it.

Because, a few days after Chen Qi gave her the mineralogy inhibitor, Shi Huaiya, who later learned that Frost Star had a relapse of the disease, made a special trip to deliver the mineralogy inhibitor to Frost Star, and blamed Chen Qi for not telling her about it.

Coincidentally, the Patriot was guarding the door at the time, and it was the Patriot who relayed the news to Frost Star.

Although Frost Star and Patriot didn't know where Chen Qi got this mineral disease inhibitor, it was obvious that it couldn't be purchased so quickly at Longmen Hospital...

He must have done a lot of difficult things for himself, right? Shuang Xing thought so, and now Chen Qi's nonchalant attitude made Shuang Xing more determined in this idea.

Maybe I should do something to repay Chen Qi? Shuang Xing, who had been recuperating during this period, did not recover until he arrived in Syracuse. Because of this incident, Shuang Xing's views on Chen Qi changed.

"Chen Qi, can I..."

"——Director Chen Qi."

At this moment, before Frost Star could finish his words, a hoarse but steady voice like a mountain was heard not far away. Along with the slight trembling of the ground, a patriot wearing armor, holding a halberd and a shield, came to the crew with several people who were obviously members of the mafia.

"Director, they said they want to see you." The Patriot came to Chen Qi with a few people intermittently, and did not notice his daughter's slightly gritting teeth and disgusted look.

"——Mrs. Sicily invites you." The mafia members did not waste any words and directly told Chen Qi their purpose.

"Please come with us to see Lady Sicily. Besides, the lady will only see you."

"No problem." When Chen Qi heard that it was Lady Sicily who wanted to see him, he immediately understood that his script must have been passed to the hands of the person behind the scenes of Syracuse, and she wanted to see him to discuss the next cooperation with him.

After all, if Lady Sicily wanted to harm him, she wouldn't have to go through so much trouble. Moreover, in Syracuse, if anyone used Lady Sicily's name to do things, he would definitely die a miserable death.

Therefore, Chen Qi did not think much about it and immediately followed the mafia members to leave the crew. Frost Star and Patriot looked at each other in bewilderment, and Patriot spoke up:

"I will go find Faust and ask him to protect me in secret."

"Oh." Froststar's answer was very cold, which made Patriot a little confused... Did he make this kid unhappy again?

……

Chen Qi's eyes were deliberately covered when he got on the car. The Mafia made such preparations in order not to reveal Mrs. Sicily's address. Chen Qi did not see again until he got off the car, was taken upstairs and into a room.

In front of Chen Qi, an old lady named Rupert, wearing a mink coat and with white hair, was also sitting in her seat.

However, what was interesting was that the old woman was playing with a cat in her hands. After seeing Chen Qi, the old woman smiled a little, and said with a smile in front of Chen Qi:

"Chen Qi, Chen Qi."

"If you had come earlier with friendship and sought refuge as a friend, with your talent and ability, your crew would have been able to produce this masterpiece much more efficiently than they are now."

"But you chose to rush into Syracuse, a man of your talent, to the Volsinians without greeting me or asking for my protection."

"Let me be frank. You don't want my friendship at all. You're afraid of owing me a favor."

"I know you have a crew, you are talented, and you have a lot of strong fighters to keep you company. You don't need a friend like me."

"But I don't know, what did I do to make you disrespect me so much?"

"You won't even call me - 'Godfather'."

However, the last sentence made the old woman in front of him couldn't help but smile a little, and Chen Qi felt relieved when he heard it, and was sure that the old woman in front of him was just joking with him.

Because all these lines are from his play "The Godfather", and the old lady in front of him is naturally the most powerful person in Syracuse today, the one who created the current order in Syracuse - Lady Sicily.

If Lady Sicily was not joking, then the last sentence would undoubtedly not be "The Godfather"... This is also the reason why Chen Qi felt at ease.

"So, it looks like Lady Sicily has read my script?"

"I don't know, is Madam satisfied with my script? And are the other twelve family heads satisfied with this script?"

"I don't want to beat around the bush with a talent like Director Chen Qi. I must say that I discussed the script of this movie with the other eleven family heads in the Gray Hall, and everyone was very satisfied."

Mrs. Sicily smiled faintly, but the next moment, her words suddenly changed. While stroking the cat in her hand, her tone also changed:

"——However, there is one point we have been arguing about. I hope that Director Chen Qi, who is going to write the script for what will be the best mafia movie in the future, can provide some advice."

"Opinions?" Chen Qi was a little confused. What was it that the heads of the twelve families could not come to a conclusion after discussing it? His own script was specially adapted for Terra's localization? Was there something wrong?

Under the slightly nervous gaze of Chen Qi, Lady Sicily remained silent for a long time. But after a long while, just when Chen Qi's heart was about to jump out, Lady Sicily finally spoke:

"——Regarding the role of the Godfather 'Vito Corleone', I had a small dispute with Bernardo, the head of the Bellone family."

"We both like this role very much and hope that this role is tailor-made for us. He and I are not satisfied with any other actor playing this role. We think that it should be played by ourselves."

"So this time I specifically came to you because I hope Director Chen Qi can finalize who will be the actor for this role... you know."

As she said this, Mrs. Sicily gave Chen Qi a meaningful look, and Chen Qi finally understood what Mrs. Sicily meant.

——Mrs. Sicily, are you going to play the role of "The Godfather" yourself? !

At this moment, a pleasant female voice from his system suddenly appeared in Chen Qi's mind, saying:

[Congratulations on triggering the special task! In order to better present the excellence and quality of the work, of course, we must start with excellent actors. Please select excellent and influential actors for your script. ]

[Task Reward: Unknown. This is a long-term task, and it depends on the weight of the actors selected by the host in each new filming. The higher the influence and reputation of the actors, the higher the settlement reward.]

Chapter 3: Actors, please take your place, Texas' participation

A few days later, in the basement lounge of Penguin Logistics in Longmen, the four girls from Penguin Logistics were enjoying their vacation after a busy day. However, judging from their expressions, they did not seem to feel sad about the previous busyness. Instead, they enjoyed the process very much.

"Ah, this is awesome - this is probably the easiest and fastest logistics job we've ever done, right?"

The red-haired, halo-capped angel also spoke cheerfully after taking a sip of the high-energy drink. He sat on the table without any image, his exposed legs swaying constantly, and said:

"Every day, I only need to purchase supplies for the crew regularly, and the supplies are reimbursed, and the shipping costs are also paid. The work entrusted by Boss Chen Qi is really generous and trouble-free!"

"Yes, not only has our schedule been filled up, but our performance has also improved. We can now reject those commissions that are long and troublesome to travel to." On the side, the idol-level actor Kong, who Chen Qi had been thinking about bringing over, also spoke with great joy:

"Director Chen Qi also asked us to teach Alina and Miss Shuangxing more about procurement and logistics..."

"Director Chen Qi wants to train their own production staff so that they will have experience the next time they shoot and know how to make reasonable purchases."

At this moment, Texas, the calmest person in the group, answered while holding a Pocky in his mouth:

"Didn't you notice? Director Chen Qi and his crew are almost all infected. Although they are called a crew, all the equipment needed for filming the movie was purchased with the investment and sponsorship of Miss Shi Huaiya."

"To put it bluntly, they were a temporary crew, and many people didn't even know how to use the equipment at the beginning. During the time Director Chen Qi was in Longmen, he had been training his own team."

"That's why Director Chen Qi specifically asked Executive Director Alina and Production Manager Shuang Xing to go with us to purchase goods. He is helping them gain experience so that such logistics and purchasing work will not need to be outsourced to us in the future."

"Huh? Doesn't that mean we basically won't have the chance to work with Director Chen Qi and his team in the future?"

Texas' words also stunned the other three women, and they all showed extreme disappointment.

The reason why she likes to work like this is because the work arranged by Chen Qi is easy and can quickly make up for their good performance. In addition, the "Young and Dangerous" filmed by Chen Qi is very much to her liking. She originally wanted to make a cameo appearance in a new "Young and Dangerous" series if Chen Qi filmed it in the future.

Ah, and, although I think this movie is very well made, there are almost no gun fights, only cold weapons. This is too unsatisfying, there should be a few more gun fights!

Kong's idea is similar to that of Exia. Kong also wants to cooperate with Chen Qi's crew. She thinks the atmosphere of Chen Qi's crew is very good. As long as it is not a movie like "Young and Dangerous" that is full of violence, she still hopes to hone her acting skills through Chen Qi's crew.

As for Croissant, the only one who didn't join the conversation...she was probably the most disappointed one in the group.

"No! I just made a small fortune by reselling tickets for Young and Dangerous! Where else can I find a good movie like this that is fully booked every day after it is released?!"

When Croissant heard that she would not have the chance to cooperate with Chen Qi in the future, she was almost crying from anxiety while counting her own small treasury. She cried and complained:

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a good movie that allowed me to make a lot of money from scalping tickets. Longmen's movies have been getting worse and worse in recent years. It's been a long time since I've seen such a full house. I want to continue to follow Director Chen Qi and the others to make money everywhere!"

"Then you will be disappointed, Croissant. I heard that the boss said that Young and Dangerous will be removed from the shelves next month. Commander Wei Yanwu has recently been discussing the harm of the bloody violence in this movie to teenagers, and has received many complaints from parents." Texas replied indifferently.

"Don't do this kind of thing! Take it off the shelves or anything like that! At least wait until ten years after I die!"

As soon as Texas said this, Croissant fell to the ground in tears. She seemed to see countless Lungmen coins turning into shadows, growing wings and flying away from her pocket.

“But, reselling scalped tickets is bad in itself, right?” Kong, who was standing aside, also complained cautiously upon seeing this.

"But I only raised the price by 20%! And I used different accounts to buy them. The seats I bought were the most suitable for watching, or for couples to watch. Most people can't even get them if they want them!"

Croissant also hurriedly defended his behavior, but this time, before Croissant could finish, a particularly dashing voice came, scolding:

"I heard you guys howling like ghosts and wolves since I walked in! You're the noisiest in the whole company! Don't you know that a client is here?!"

As the rebuking voice fell, what came in front of the foursome was a penguin dressed like a nouveau riche, wearing hip-hop clothes, a big gold chain and sunglasses, who looked nothing like the source of the cool voice.

And this person is the boss of Penguin Logistics, a mysterious figure known as "The Great Emperor". Few people know the true identity of the Great Emperor. Even the people in Penguin Logistics are not quite clear about who their boss is. They only know that at Penguin Logistics, under the name of the Great Emperor, almost no one is blind enough to mess with them.

Therefore, even if their boss is a weirdo who likes rap and seems like he will never die, they will not ask any questions and just do what they are told.

This time, they quickly saw the Regicide following behind the Emperor, and the four girls, who were familiar with everyone in Chen Qi's crew, of course recognized the Regicide.

"Ah! It's Junjun! Why aren't you following Director Chen Qi? Aren't you his chief photographer?"

The cheerful and lively Angel, who loves to go to Chen Qi's crew, is the person in Penguin Logistics who is most familiar with the King Slayer. The King Slayer also smiled and replied softly:

"Chen Qi asked me to invite you all to Syracuse, where our new movie is being filmed. Chen Qi thinks that everyone at Penguin Logistics may be able to make up for the lack of professionalism of our actors."

"Huh?! So this means that Director Chen Qi wants us to be the protagonists?!"

However, as soon as the Regicide explained his purpose, the three women from Penguin Logistics all showed extremely interested looks, except for Texas herself, who, when she heard the word Syracuse, her fingers trembled slightly and did not answer immediately.

"Yes." The King Slayer nodded. Judging from the expressions of the three women, he felt that he was halfway to success, and smiled:

"Especially Miss Texas, you are the one that Chen Qi specifically mentioned to win over."

"...Me?" Texas was a little surprised that he, who least wanted to go to Syracuse, became the person Chen Qi specifically asked to go. He shook his head coldly and said:

“But I can’t act.”

"It's okay, Miss Texas, this role is tailor-made for you! You don't even need to be an actor, just be yourself."

The Kingslayer also understood that it was time to use his killer move, so he took out the box that Chen Qi had given him, opened it in front of everyone, and revealed two letters inside.

"Chen Qi said that if everyone is worried about Texas' safety, you can all go to Syracuse together. The crew will guarantee your safety, and you can also monitor the crew's filming at any time to see if there is any danger."

"By the way, Chen Qi also asked me to give this letter to you, Miss Texas. In addition, here is a song composed by Chen Qi. He asked me to give it to you, Mr. Emperor, saying that it will make you agree to take everyone to Syracuse."

"What? Song? Your director can also write songs?"

The emperor did not expect that he would have his own business here. He subconsciously took the paper handed over by the King Slayer, and then said nonchalantly:

"That kid Chen Qi probably underestimated me. I'm the emperor. What good song is worthy of being presented to me? When I was playing classical music in Leitania, he wasn't even born yet."

"...Forget it, let's just take a look. After all, that guy worked hard to write it. I quite like the movies he made, so let's give him some face."

As the emperor said this, he also cast his gaze towards the song in his hand, and what caught his eye were the familiar Yan country characters. The extra large characters read the name of the song - "In the Name of the Father".

The emperor was watching the melody and notes of the song, trying to pronounce them word by word. On the other side, Texas was reading the letter Chen Qi had given her. After a moment of silence, she spoke to the Regicide:

"...If it's just a movie and I won't be involved in the mafia struggle in Syracuse, I have no objection."

"That's great." The King Slayer heaved a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know what Chen Qi wrote in the letter, now that Texas had agreed, she could be considered to have successfully completed the task.

But at this moment, before the others could react, the emperor suddenly let out an indescribable penguin scream, which scared everyone present.

The next moment, the emperor was seen flapping his fins and dancing with excitement, as if he was about to fly, and he shouted excitedly:

"Genius! No, a genius! This kid is definitely a genius! This kid must have traveled through time! Otherwise, how could he be so talented?!"

The incoherent emperor seemed to want to fly directly to Syracuse, but he soon calmed down, looked at his employees who were still in a daze, and shouted angrily:

"What are you waiting for?! Pack your bags quickly! Take everything we need! Let's go to Syracuse now!"

"What if I don't get there soon? What if that guy lets someone else sing this song?! Hurry up and pack your bags! We have to go to Syracuse tomorrow!"

This time, even if those old wolves from Syracuse show up, the emperor will definitely beat them back to their hometowns one by one, and no one can disturb him from singing this song!

This song must be sung by him personally, no one can take it away! The emperor wants to use this song as the promotion song for this movie! This time, he will personally sing it for Chen Qi!

Chapter 4: All in place, Syracuse's state-sponsored "The Godfather"

"Who are you? What do you want from me?"

"I'm a member of the public relations department of the Integrated Art Troupe." Faust answered the other party's question calmly and said, "I'm here on the instructions of Director Chen Qi to invite Patriarch Alberto to play an important role in our movie The Godfather."

"Oh? Are you from that crew?" At this moment, the silver-haired Rupert's face changed when he heard that. He waved his hand and asked everyone to disarm. Soon, at his signal, a gang leader brought a stool for Faust so that he could sit down.

Alberto Saluzzo could never have imagined that one day he would be in danger of being assassinated, and moreover in the heavily guarded family territory. This young man named Faust appeared here quietly, in the heart of the family.

If the other party wanted to kill him, as the head of the Saluzzo family, he might die in a confused state, which forced him to pay attention to the young man in front of him.

But, a few minutes ago, he learned that the other party was not here to kill him, but was from the crew that was going to start filming "The Godfather" and was also going to invite him to play a role. While Alberto felt relaxed, he also felt a little humiliated.

"Although I know your crew and that Madame Sicily supports you, if you think you can invite me to perform because of this, then you are underestimating our Saluzzo family."

"I am the head of a family after all. I will not lower myself to play a role in a movie."

"——But Lady Sicily has decided to participate." Faust said lightly when he heard this, and as Faust said this, Alberto's face froze, and he showed an incredible expression, which was rare.