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

However, at this moment, Kal'tsit also put forward her own suggestions, and said to Chen Qi who was now at a loss: "Now, Victoria has just announced its secession, and the people are extremely resentful. The eight dukes each have their own ulterior motives, and the war will be imminent."

"But most people in Victoria definitely don't want to go to war, so it would be better to use this to reduce the war spirit of the people of Victoria so that they won't want to go to war."

"…But this is obviously not something that can be solved by making some anti-war films. The suggestions of the people of Victoria are often unable to influence the Duke's thinking. What we need to think about is to make sure that the eight Dukes have no legitimate reason to start a war."

"The reason for the war..."

However, Chen Qi was lost in thought for a long time after hearing this... He had no good idea for the moment. However, his serious thinking made Kal'tsit, Amiya, Vina and others see him in a different light.

It turns out... someone like Director Chen Qi, who is so bold and dares to write, is actually not the kind of person who relies on his own mystery and ability to do whatever he wants.

Kal'tsit has seen many mysterious beings, most of whom have abilities that are unimaginable to ordinary people. They may be giant beasts or some kind of beings that call themselves "gods". Their identity and power also make them naturally feel that they are superior to other lives and can manipulate the lives of others at will.

For example, the legendary "leader" of the Scarlet Troupe, some giant beasts and the like... and when Kal'tsit took out the potion that could cure oripathy from Chen Qi, she determined that Chen Qi was definitely a mysterious existence as well.

But he was so mysterious... He didn't put his own life above others, but instead regretted his mistakes and carelessness... This was a good thing for Rhodes Island, which wanted to cooperate with Chen Qi.

Kal'tsit, in particular, was relieved. She was afraid that Chen Qi was the kind of lawless being who would be resurrected no matter how many times he was killed. Therefore, he was not afraid of death and threats at all. He only wanted huge turmoil, just for his own interest, because he "could do it".

Now it seems that Chen Qi is obviously not that scary. He is even so pure that he doesn’t seem like a being that Terra could have bred... It’s really gratifying.

However, at this moment, Vina herself, the Crown Princess of Victoria, had similar thoughts to Kal'tsit. After hearing that her country was falling apart, although her emotions did not fluctuate much, she still felt a little melancholy in her heart.

Although she hardly enjoyed the conveniences brought by the royal family, she knew her own life experience and the responsibilities she had to bear...Now, watching the country run by her ancestors split apart before her eyes, she was naturally still very sad.

However, Chen Qi, who was one of the people who "added fuel to the flames", actually showed a guilty look, which made Vina quietly see some hope...

Perhaps, like Tracy, I can rely on the ability of this person who promoted the division of Victoria?

After all, if he had the ability to tear Victoria apart with a TV show, then surely he must have a way to promote Victoria's reunification, right?

However, Vina felt a little disappointed. How could she hire Chen Qi when she had nothing now? She was completely broke and had no capital at all.

The "reward" that I can pay... Vina thought about it, and seemed to think of something subconsciously. Her cheeks turned slightly red, and she immediately shook her head.

"That's impossible. That guy has no shortage of beautiful women around him... And if that's the case, doesn't it make him look exactly like the leader of the Deep Pool?"

Vina still remembers the leader of the Deep Pool whom she met once in Londinium. At that time, he looked at Chen Qi with a greedy expression, as if he wanted to eat him alive. Vina felt that she must not be like this guy.

But if she didn't do this, what else could she do? Vina fell into a long silence. She suddenly realized that except for her initial idea, she didn't have anything that could impress Chen Qi...

...I should think about it carefully. Vina shook her head and finally did not make up her mind. She decided to see if Chen Qi, the genius, had any good ideas. She was not in a hurry to make this decision.

Chapter 73: New movie! Depicting Victoria's light in the darkness?

"So everyone, what do you think about this incident with Victoria?"

In Rhode Island, Chen Qi has been uneasy ever since he heard the news of Victoria's split, and he quickly called together everyone in the art troupe to discuss this issue.

"Although I am reluctant to admit it, it may be that my script directly contributed to the division of Victoria... If Victoria starts a civil war again because of me, I will feel guilty."

"Just for the sake of my conscience, I beg you to support my idea. This time, even if it means losing money, we have to find a way to stop it... Maybe it's impossible, but at least we can delay the scale of the Victorian Civil War."

As soon as Chen Qi's idea was put forward, it received support from everyone in the art troupe. Everyone could see that this matter made Chen Qi a little anxious. No one wanted Chen Qi to have a hard time, and they all expressed their support for Chen Qi's idea.

After all, all of their lives were given by Chen Qi, and everyone in the art troupe would support the next step pointed out by Chen Qi, no matter whether the decision was good or bad.

"Director, why don't you choose an anti-war theme? Movies will definitely change the situation." The patriot also suggested.

"But the problem is that the general anti-war themes at the moment are simply not enough to prevent a war that is about to break out. These films that want to be anti-war have not really had any anti-war effect."

Tallulah has done a lot of homework during this period. She doesn't want to be a useless person next to Chen Qi. Although her level has reached the point where Chen Qi can rest assured that she can be responsible for supervising the filming, she still hopes that she can be someone who can share Chen Qi's worries.

To this end, she watched a lot of local movies in Terra, including those about anti-war themes. However, she found that no matter how many times these movies were played, they could not really change the occurrence of the war.

"The depiction and portrayal of war in the film...some of them even turned into war films, and did not play an anti-war role at all."

"And anti-war themes are actually very unpopular to a large extent." At this time, Alina also nodded. As the third in command of the team, she also put forward her own suggestions:

"In fact, many countries have imposed restrictions on anti-war films in recent years... Especially Ursus. Although Victoria doesn't have so many restrictions, if it's our film..."

“…If we had filmed it, it would definitely have been restricted.”

Chen Qi was also in a state of anxiety at the moment. However, it was useless to say that it would have been better if he had not filmed "Yes, Prime Minister". What Chen Qi was most anxious about at the moment was another matter.

"Besides, even if we were to make an anti-war film, we don't have enough manpower. Although everyone in the art troupe can make cameo appearances, this number of people is obviously not enough for a large-scale war."

"And there are all kinds of props, explosions, battlefields..."

"More importantly, we don't have enough time. By the time we finish shooting the anti-war film in a year or two, I'm afraid Victoria will already be littered with corpses."

"We have to be prepared for both scenarios. First, we will use some themes that can delay the outbreak of war in Victoria to interest the people of Victoria, and then slowly plan for anti-war films."

Chen Qi has also made up his mind. He is not concerned about anti-war issues right now. He first needs to use a TV series that can excite the people of Victoria and attract their attention.

But the question is, what kind of subject matter can make Victoria's audience feel excited? Praising Victoria? But the problem is that Chen Qi really can't think of any drama that can praise Victoria for a while... After all, the prototype of Victoria is not worth praising.

And it had to be a topic that would attract the attention of the people of Victoria, and not even likely to spark a war for the time being.

For a moment, Chen Qi was at a loss, and the meeting ended without further follow-up. Chen Qi was alone thinking about the topic until someone stood in front of him.

"——Her Highness Vina?" Chen Qi reacted almost instantly when he saw Vina in front of him, who was holding a long-handled war hammer and a lollipop in her mouth.

However, his first reaction was to take several steps back. He did not forget that the person in front of him was the legitimate crown prince of Victoria. He had just torn the country apart because of the drama he filmed. He might be here to beat him up!

Moreover, in this situation, Chen Qi couldn't fight back, and he didn't even have the qualifications to fight back, so he quickly said:

"Your Highness Vina - if I say that when we were filming "Yes, Prime Minister", we were kept in the dark in Londinium and had no idea that the show would cause such a big mess, would you believe it?"

"And these secrets are not actually what I thought. I met with a few civil servants from Victoria's cabinet, and they revealed them to me in a cafe! So these scandals are not my fault. I can only say that you Victorians did it - no, no, no, that's not what I meant!"

"...Calm down, Director Chen Qi, I don't mean to hate you."

However, Vina was also surprised to see that Chen Qi, such a talented screenwriter, did not show any arrogance at all.

He even felt really guilty for the consequences he had caused...Originally, because Chen Qi was not a Victorian at all, Vina thought that she had lost the biggest handle to accuse the other party, and at this moment, most of the resentment in her heart had dissipated.

"I have been wandering in Londinium since I was a child. I am actually very aware of the darkness in Victoria...but I failed to see its essence."

"Perhaps this is Victoria's fate. Victoria should indeed go through another reshuffle in the form of war...but as the crown prince, I have no ability to stop this from happening. This is my responsibility."

Vina also put down the long-handled war hammer in her hand, came to Chen Qi's side, walked with him in the same rhythm, and then asked:

"But you, Director Chen Qi, you are obviously not from Victoria, but you want to stop the war in Victoria... You are a person with a big heart."

"If I really have a broad mind, I should find a way to end this war as soon as possible. I should quickly send a strong man down from the sky and have him recapture Victoria with minimal losses. Then perhaps I can be considered broad-minded."

Chen Qi also shook his head with a wry smile. He never thought about saving the world through TV dramas or movies at the beginning. In fact, he was just a "living man" in essence. As long as he and the crew could survive well, he didn't care about anything else.

But now, Chen Qi's view of good and evil forced him to embark on the path of changing the situation... He had to prevent the outbreak of war, or at least make this war come a little later, or with a smaller cost or something, at least stabilize the crazy leader of [Deep Pool], and prevent her from killing civilians and rubbing their corpses in order to get to the top.

"If I can really do what you said, and use my works to change all this, that would be great... But now I don't know what kind of work I should shoot."

"Director Chen Qi, is he also stuck in a bottleneck?"

Vina was also a little surprised. She had always thought that Chen Qi, who could understand the Victorian civil service system and write "Yes, Prime Minister" after just a few days in Londinium, was almost a genius in politics and creation. She didn't believe the lies revealed by Victorian civil servants. She knew that the officials in Londinium were either controlled or killed.

"It's mainly due to many limitations... With our current scale, we have no problem filming most subjects, but war... For that kind of large-scale scene, our manpower, even with the manpower from Rhodes Island, may not be enough."

"There are still many equipment issues. Even if they are resolved, there is not enough time - I must first shoot some subjects that the Victorian people will like to see."

If you want to make an anti-war movie, you must first increase the scale to the level that can shoot war themes. Otherwise, it will be just a small-scale movie, and the effect will not be very good.

Chen Qi was at a loss at the moment, but when Chen Qi's gaze shifted to Vina, he seemed to suddenly think of something.

"...Ms. Vina, I would like to ask, did Victoria not experience a situation like this during Aslan's reign?"

"The country is on the verge of falling apart... Although it is like this now, but during Aslan's reign, was there no time when he was able to turn the tide?"

"This one……"

Vina did not expect Chen Qi to suddenly ask about the history of Aslan's rule, but soon, Vina shifted her thoughts to the history of Aslan. After some thought, she quickly replied:

"...Indeed, there was such a period of history in the past. It was the period of the War of the Four Kingdoms of Victoria. Victoria fell into a slump in the war with Gaul, and the voices opposing the war in the country became louder and louder, and the voices calling for the emperor to step down became more and more intense."

"At that time, Colombia took advantage of Victoria's weakness and declared independence, which further fueled the situation in Victoria and caused widespread opposition in the country."

"And in the end, it was Emperor Frederick III who decided to continue fighting, in order to clear all the haze of Victoria with a war. Under tremendous pressure, he finally unified all voices and chose to persist in the war with Gaul, and achieved a brilliant victory."

"From then on, Victoria stood on top of the world."

Victoria also recounted that piece of history. However, Vina also noticed that Chen Qi's eyes became brighter and brighter, and she slowly began to realize that Chen Qi obviously had some good ideas.

"Director Chen Qi, do you have an idea?"

"Ah, yes, I have an idea!" Chen Qi seemed to have cleared away all the haze in an instant, and he became refreshed again. He said to Vina:

"War and history. In the darkest period of Victoria's reign, the emperor united all voices and brought Victoria to its glorious moment. So why can't we bring this history to the screen now?"

"Let the people of Victoria and those ambitious dukes see how Emperor Aslan brought Victoria out of its darkest period, unified Victoria's voice, and persisted in external wars."

"It is so difficult to keep a country going. It requires a hero to calm the situation and gain support from the public. This is the way to help Victoria get out of this predicament."

"I've thought of it!"

Chen Qi patted his forehead and immediately knew what he should do. If these dukes can't hear the voices of the common people, then let them see how Victoria's true role model works!

But before Vina could ask any questions, she heard an excited voice not far away, with a very obvious Shu accent, which sounded very familiar to Vina:

"What?! Filming! How can you not call me for something like filming?"

"I just went outside to explain some things to several high-ranking officials of Yan Country. How come they didn't even come to me for such a matter! If I hadn't asked, I wouldn't have known that Director Chen Qi was actually on Rhodes Island!"

Soon, accompanied by a burst of heat, the excited figure of Nian quickly stopped in front of Chen Qi and Vina. Before Nian even had time to catch his breath, his eyes lit up, and he excitedly grabbed Chen Qi's hand, unable to hide his excitement and said:

"Director Chen! Hello! Hello! It's our first time meeting you! Do you know me? I'm a relatively well-known director! My name is Nian!"

"Regarding the topic you just mentioned, I think I can help! Don't worry! In the entire Rhodes Island, except for you, no one knows more about filming than me!"

"By the way, have you eaten? This time it's my treat. I'm going to treat you to a super spicy hot pot. I guarantee you won't be able to stop eating!"

Even Nian couldn't hide his excitement when meeting his idol, and he even made some boasts, so much so that Vina and Chen Qi, who knew what kind of person Nian was, felt a little embarrassed.

However, looking at Nian in front of him, Chen Qi thought of something... Perhaps, someone Nian knew could help Chen Qi solve the problems regarding the location and actors for the anti-war film he was going to shoot next.

"He's a big money sponsor... so the spicy hotpot or something like that is acceptable, right?"

Chapter 74: "Darkest Hour" and "Braveheart: World War"

"I see. So, we have a problem with the location and the manpower. After all, we have to shoot a movie about war. Even if it is anti-war, there will be a lot of war scenes."

"But this is not a big problem for me! I can find someone to solve all these troubles!"

In the cafeteria of Rhode Island, after having a full meal, Nian finally talked to Chen Qi about the two dramas that were going to be filmed later. When he heard that Chen Qi had two dramas, Nian immediately became excited and said that he could contribute to the most difficult part.

"However, I want to hear what Director Chen, who is so creative, thinks about the two plays first! A competitor like you has been a hot topic all over the continent recently. I have always regarded you as a competitor!"

...Rival? However, when Vina heard this, she almost couldn't help laughing.

As someone who had been dragged by Nian Qiang to watch the movies she had shot, Vina didn't want to be overly rude in evaluating the movies shot by Nian... She could only say that there were many shooting techniques that she was familiar with, which were the same type of movies shot by Chen Qi. Apart from that, there was nothing worth praising.

It's no exaggeration to say that Nian is a third-rate director. However, Vina would not say such words now. She could only hope that Chen Qi would not really believe in Nian's lies and give her any important work.

Otherwise, the good reputation that Director Chen Qi has worked so hard to build for so long might be ruined by Nian... She also wanted to rely on Chen Qi's movies to prevent the civil war in Victoria!

But Vina had no idea that when it came to understanding Nian, Chen Qi really knew him much better than she did. After all, the term "bad movie director" was not a secondary setting, Nian was really a director who made bad movies!

However, the biggest problem seems to be the poor screenwriting. Her shooting techniques, casting, set design, etc.... actually all seem to be pretty good. It's just that when it comes to the most important aspect of a movie, the script, her ability is really not good enough.

Fortunately, Chen Qi can guarantee that in terms of the script, Nian’s biggest problem will be solved, and Chen Qi can indeed rely on Nian to help him make the movie.

Especially... After Nian joins, she can not only help Chen Qi reduce a lot of workload, but also help Chen Qi attract the best solution person for him to shoot large-scale movies, her sister, Xi!

To be honest, from the beginning, when Chen Qi knew that Xi could use painting to draw entities and even let people enter the painting, he felt that Xi was a rare talent in filming movies! She could solve the most difficult problems of shooting large-scale movies, such as setting and special effects, by herself - she could even directly draw a real "monster"!

It would be a shame not to bring such a person to make a movie! But Chen Qi couldn't talk to Xi now, so he could only find a way to ask Nian to find her sister and see if he could convince her.

And now, Nian wants to see his plans, so for the smooth filming of the next two dramas, Chen Qi doesn't mind revealing his plans to Nian.

"I plan to make two films first. They need to be shot quickly so they can be quickly disseminated to Victoria and accepted by the people of Victoria!"

As for the purpose, to be honest, Chen Qi did not expect this drama to stop the war, nor did he think so.

He just hoped that [Deep Pond] and the dukes could have a little bit of... uh, national identity because of this incident? Chen Qi didn't know how to describe it, but he felt that presenting an image of a hero worthy of emulation would help with internal unity and cohesion.

At least it can make [Deep Pool] take its own status into consideration and use fewer civilians to kill people. After all, with heroes as role models, these dukes have to save some face, right?

"The first film, called Darkest Hour, is about Victoria at its darkest and most unstable period."

"Victoria was in the midst of internal and external troubles at the time, because Victoria interfered in the Gallic War, and the Gallic War did not go well at the beginning, causing Victoria to suffer huge blows repeatedly."

"At this moment, Victoria's internal affairs are unstable and there are endless external threats. On several occasions, the mobile cities in the country have been captured and attacked. Even the capital, Londinium, was not spared."

"At this time, Emperor Frederick III took the initiative to stand up. As an emperor, he wanted to stabilize the hearts of everyone in the cabinet, let everyone insist on standing with him, fight against internal and external troubles together, and resolutely not bow to the coercion of Gaul!"