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

"——It just so happens that I just like the feeling of climbing to the top."

Silver Gray naturally had no reason to refuse such favorable conditions. Soon, he shook hands with Chen Qi to express his participation. Lingzhi beside Silver Gray also silently expressed his approval this time and shook hands with Chen Qi intimately.

"So, I wonder if Director Chen Qi has decided on the roles for the two of us?"

"Ah, the script has been revised and we can officially start now. The positions of the two have been determined. They are the new emperor who will take the throne, and the old emperor who will step down." Chen Qi also clearly expressed his point of view. After all, the workload of localizing Terra in "Darkest Hour" this time is quite huge.

However, the positioning of Lingzhi and Yinhui is still very clear. They are the two characters with the most scenes in the movie "Darkest Hour". Lingzhi will play the role of "Chamberlain" in the original movie, while Yinhui will play "Churchill". Of course, in today's movie, they are the second and third generations of the relationship.

"I will hand you both your scripts in a moment. After you are familiar with your roles, we will prepare to shoot the first scene of Darkest Hour."

"Then, happy working together."

The addition of Yinhui and Lingzhi has doubled Chen Qi's confidence in filming "Darkest Hour". These two can fully handle their respective roles. Once the problem of actors is solved, half of the filming of the movie is solved.

But at this moment, Chen Qi's cell phone suddenly rang. Yinhui and Lingzhi tactfully chose to leave temporarily. In his room, Chen Qi turned on his cell phone, only to find that it was a message from Theresa.

And Theresa's first sentence shocked Chen Qi, who was cut off from the news at the moment.

"Director Chen Qi, sad news. The war has started again."

"War? Did Tracy declare war on the Dukes of Victoria? Or did those dukes fight among themselves?"

Chen Qi was also a little surprised. Although he already knew that the war would definitely start when Victoria split, he still thought that the civil war would only begin after he finished filming "Darkest Hour" or "Brave Heart".

His current progress was already extremely fast for the crew, but he never expected that he still couldn't catch up... But soon, Theresa's news broke Chen Qi's thoughts.

"No, it's not a civil war, but a foreign enemy." Theresa temporarily avoided all surveillance at this moment and sent Chen Qi the current news from Victoria:

"According to the information I received from my brother and General Manfred, the armies of Ursus, Casimir, and Leitania are launching offensives towards the territories of the eight dukes of Victoria from three different directions."

"Their excuse was 'to prevent a coup within Victoria and to assist the Duke in suppressing the complicated situation in Victoria'... but it was clear that this excuse was almost a thinly veiled invasion."

"The current situation in Londinium is relatively good. My brother does not want to clash with the armies of other countries, so Londinium is retreating behind the front line as a whole. But there is no doubt that the war will intensify. Now that Victoria is leaderless and can only fight on its own... defeat is only a matter of time."

"…It seems that, in the end, I still can't change anything."

After Chen Qi received the news from Theresa, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed. He sent a message to Theresa with a bitter smile, writing:

"I thought I could change all this, but it seems that I am still too slow."

"No, I think you still have a chance, Director Chen Qi. Or, if your initial desire to change everything with movies was still naive, then the current situation will really be just as you said."

However, Theresa gave Chen Qi her support and encouragement after hearing this. She certainly knew Chen Qi's original idea, and she did not deny it. At the beginning, she also felt that the possibility of movies stopping the war was very small.

But now that the war has begun, Theresa feels that such hope has become even greater.

“War is a wall that those who have never experienced it want to enter, but those who have experienced it want to break free from with all their might.”

"Now that the war has begun, the possibility of stopping the war may not appear for a while, but, Director Chen Qi, you still have a chance to change everything - I believe that if it is you, you can definitely do it."

"You can split Victoria directly with a TV series. Now, I also believe that your movie can change the current situation."

"We the Sarkaz will help you, and so will the Sakota. You have the most reliable allies on both sides to promote your movies. You don't need to worry that your movies and your voice won't reach the ears of people in Victoria or even the entire continent."

"But first, you have to have faith in yourself, just like before. I believe in you."

"You want everyone to hear your voice, and to make those high and mighty people hesitate because of your words and actions. What you want to show is that you have enough influence."

"When the time comes and no one can stop the influence you bring, and they are all afraid of your effect, the people of the entire Terra continent will hear your voice. My brother, I, and all the Sarkaz believe that you can do it."

Theresa sent a lot of messages to Chen Qi in one breath. She did not receive Chen Qi's immediate reply, and she knew very well why.

The support needed to convince a person to reach the top is huge, and she must make Chen Qi feel that support, as if he only needs to do what she wants and he doesn't need to worry about anything else.

And Theresa naturally had her own considerations. The greater the influence of her friend of the Sarkaz in the future, the better it would be for the Sarkaz clan, who were her allies.

As for how to completely tie this ally on board... Theresa obviously also knew how Theresis had expressed it to Chen Qi outside Londinium.

Now she hasn't confessed to her brother because the time has not come, but when that day comes... Theresa feels that her identity as a director who can influence all of Terra and an ally of the Sarkaz should be enough to prevent any objection from the kings in the royal court, right?

Chapter 80: The filming of "Darkest Hour" begins, Chen Qi lets go

That night, Chen Qi couldn't fall asleep for a long time. The words Theresa had said to him on the phone kept echoing in his mind.

Chen Qi could tell that Theresa's words were somewhat purposeful... Chen Qi didn't really treat the queen of the Sarkaz clan as a fool. She and Theresa had different methods, but she was also a king.

However, Theresa's words did touch Chen Qi again, causing Chen Qi to start thinking about the future path, as well as the future of himself and everyone in the crew.

He didn't think for long. Soon, Tallulah walked into the house. Just one glance at Chen Qi and she understood what Chen Qi was worried about.

"…Dr. Kelsey just sent us a message that the armies of three countries are provoking a war in Victoria."

"Although it's only the beginning, the friction is expanding. It's estimated that in a few days, a full-scale war will begin."

Tallulah sat down next to Chen Qi naturally, watching Chen Qi's silent appearance. She was of course very clear about Chen Qi's thoughts at the moment, and she said comfortingly:

"It's okay, Chen Qi. There are some things we can't stop... With our current filming schedule, we can't catch up to do anything before the war starts."

"But everything we do now is not meaningless. It is better to say that up to now, no one on this earth is willing to do anything to stop the war except us. You can make this decision, which means you are already a top-notch good person."

"Don't add pressure to yourself. Besides, isn't everything we are doing now still for this purpose?"

However, in the face of Tallulah's comfort, Chen Qi did not answer immediately, he just remained silent. Tallulah also smiled slightly, held Chen Qi's cheek, and smiled softly:

"You... always think of yourself as too weak. Now you are not weak at all. You have me, Bodracasti, Froststar, and even people from two races backing you up. Ordinary people have so much power to mobilize that they would have wanted to take down any mobile city long ago, but you have never had such a crooked thought."

"Based on this alone, you are already countless times stronger than those princes and generals who only know how to bring trauma and death to this land. Chen Qi, what you are doing is something they cannot accomplish even with millions of soldiers."

"Impossible?" Chen Qi slowly came back to his senses after hearing this, and Tallulah nodded, without any preference, and said word by word with a solemn tone of complete admiration:

"Yes, Chen Qi, you are using an unprecedented force to influence everything on this land."

"You may not know this yet, but because of your movie The Godfather, even the Mafia's behavior in Syracuse has improved; and now, Victoria has been torn apart because of your TV show."

"Which of these achievements is not something that those kings could not do even with their armies? But you have achieved everything they could not do just through movies and TV dramas."

"You are using your own way to change, influence, and even shake everything on this earth, Chen Qi. You are doing a great feat that no one has ever accomplished before."

"So, feel free to do what you want to do. We all believe that the choice you made is the right one."

As she said this, Tallulah gently placed Chen Qi's head against her chest. She used almost all of her feminine strength to comfort Chen Qi and to strengthen his resolve in what he was doing.

"Let the high-ranking leaders of this land see what you can bring out, which is beyond their imagination. By then, they will be afraid and terrified, just like Ursus was afraid of the non-existent "Yes, Prime Minister Season 2" in Teresis's hands. Let them be afraid of everything about you, so that they will never dare to act rashly again."

"...Are you telling me to turn myself into a nuclear bomb?" Chen Qi found it funny, but Tallulah didn't understand. She stared at Chen Qi blankly and asked:

"Nuclear bomb? What is that?"

"Ah... it's a weapon of mass destruction. Just one weapon can bring devastating damage to a place the size of a mobile city. After many years, no living organisms will be able to survive there."

"It sounds scary." Tallulah nodded when she heard that. She had become accustomed to the occasional words that came out of Chen Qi's mouth that she didn't understand, but now she could gradually understand what Chen Qi meant.

"But, if someone has such a terrifying thing in their hands, no one would provoke him, right? After all, such a weapon is enough to cause unacceptable trauma to any country."

"What's more, he can choose his own attack range." Chen Qi said this slowly, his pupils began to light up. He seemed to gradually understand what Theresa had said before, "Let the entire Terra continent hear his voice."

In the past, Chen Qi always carefully handled the relationships with people he came into contact with not only for his own sake, but also for the sake of preventing everyone in the art troupe from being seen as a thorn in the eyes of other forces and countries.

In order to survive, he turned the Integration Movement from a violent organization into an inconspicuous crew. He worked hard to lead everyone in the transformation and make everyone accepted by the public in a different way, so as to prevent everyone from going back to the time when they were on the edge of a knife and being hunted down.

But now it seems... with what they are doing and the people they are interacting with, it seems that only by letting everyone see their abilities will those people stop treating them as soft persimmons.

"So, have you figured it out?" Talulah noticed Chen Qi's eyes getting brighter and brighter, and asked with a happy expression.

"Yeah." Chen Qi nodded and looked at Tallulah's answer:

"So that such things will not happen again in the future, and so that we will not become lambs to be slaughtered."

"Tomorrow, we will prepare to start filming Darkest Hour. As for how to promote it then... I think our Sarkaz and Sakota friends should be able to find a way."

While Chen Qi and Tallulah were still rejoicing over their recent recovery, Kosice, listening to their conversation, also felt a strange sense of threat.

"My dear daughter... you have released a being that will make the Terra continent tremble. From now on, he will use words and writing as weapons and armies to change and influence everything on this land."

If it were in the past, Kosice would never have thought that someone would cause any impact by making movies, but now, with both Sakota and Sakaz supporting Chen Qi, and his talent that has already made top leaders of various countries regard him as a threat, he is really starting to worry.

This guy... can use a play to accelerate the division of a country, so in the future, will the scripts he creates be able to bring more of the same level of impact?

In particular, most people in this world have received limited cultural education. When so many people open the door to a new world for the first time, how much turmoil will it bring?

Kosice didn't dare to think about it. He could only be thankful that Chen Qi was not a lawless person after all. He did not enjoy watching people suffer or the country split apart... Otherwise, the situation in Terra would probably be even more confusing.

"...Forget it. These things have nothing to do with me now."

"I can only hope that His Majesty the Emperor of Ursus and those old nobles can be smarter and not offend the wrong people."

Thinking this way, Kosice slowly returned to Tallulah's consciousness. He could no longer care about anything, so he returned to his daughter's consciousness with peace of mind, hoping that the future would not lack fun.

……

Early the next morning, the art troupe's filming began as usual, and on this day, all the actors got up very early because the first scene of "Darkest Hour" was about to begin.

"The first scene is a quarrel in the parliament. Leitania suffered a huge blow in its first confrontation with Gaul, and Victoria could not bear to watch Leitania's army being defeated, so she also sent troops to support Leitania, and thus encountered a strong offensive from Gaul."

"In the early stages of the war, the situation was extremely unfavorable, which further stimulated the internal conflicts in Victoria."

"The Victorian Parliament was apparently quite dissatisfied with the rule of Emperor Frederick II and began to look for a new successor emperor, Frederick III, played by Mr. Silver Gray."

"This was an unjust war... Whether it was Gaul, who took the initiative to provoke the war in order to make Bolivar their vassal state, or Leitania and Victoria, this war was very unjust. But at least, for the people of Victoria at that time, this war was absolutely just for them."

"The conflict between Gaul and them has been getting deeper and deeper. The resentment between the two sides has been accumulated for a long time. It finally broke out on this day. They all understand the principle of losing the lips and the teeth. Therefore, in the hearts of the Victorians, this war is just."

Chen Qi was also speaking for SilverAsh, Gnosis, Vina, who will soon star in "Darkest Hour", as well as Warfarin, who plays SilverAsh's wife in the play. He also played "Halifax", one of the successors in the original movie, and now in Chen Qi's movie, it is Aledae, another candidate for the third life. They were all listening to Chen Qi's speech.

Chen Qi was initially opposed to arranging Hua Falin to play Silver Gray's wife in the movie. After all, the wife in the movie was a very aristocratic woman who could make "Churchill" obedient, like a kitten, a strong woman with both strength and gentleness.

And Warfarin...seems too frivolous. However, Kal'tsit, who recommended Warfarin, gave a different opinion.

"Don't worry. Although Huafalin is not serious, she is still very serious when she is serious. As long as others don't understand her true nature, she won't give people a feeling of being disappointed."

"Besides, it's not like she hasn't been 'noble' before. And as a blood demon, although she looks young, she has experienced more than you think. So, there is no problem in letting her play the role of an old wife."

Kal'tsit made such a promise. Although Chen Qi suspected that Kal'tsit had the suspicion of "bringing money into the group", there was nothing he could do since Kal'tsit had made such a promise.

"Is it a parliamentary dispute right at the start? Then I just need to act like an old man, wise and frustrated, right?" Lingzhi, who was originally playing the role of "Chamberlain", asked while being made up by Robilata.

"No, you can be wise and a little depressed, but not too much."

At this time, Chen Qi was also explaining the situation of this play to Lingzhi to help him understand:

"Your character resigned because of the pressure from the opposition, but you still have the full support of the Conservative Party, so there is definitely frustration, but your position is still very important."

"On the contrary, Mr. SilverAsh, your character will be very frustrated later on. You'd better be prepared. I hope you can show the kind of frustration that comes from trying everything but ultimately seeming unable to recover."

"...I understand that feeling, I can do it." Yinhui nodded when he heard that. At this moment, he was also putting on makeup to look old. He looked like a 1.9-meter-tall handsome young man, turned into a hunchbacked and slightly fat, but still majestic old man.

"So, everyone, attention, Darkest Hour, Scene One! Get ready to roll!"

Chapter 81: A movie that ends at the beginning? Xi has little interest in movies

The first scene of "Darkest Hour" was set in the Parliament Hall of Casimir. This first scene required the participation of a large number of old men in suits and ties. Therefore, Chen Qi specially asked a large number of local MPs in Casimir to wear fake Aslan or film ears and act as the Victoria MPs who needed to be filmed.

While filming the scene, Chen Qi deliberately chose not to turn on the lights in the parliament, but left only a single beam of light coming down from the ceiling, illuminating a slightly crowded table in the center - that was where all the characters giving speeches in the parliament were located throughout the entire movie.

"Silence! Opposition!"

"Leader of the Opposition! Clement Attlee!"

The Speaker, who was sitting in the shadow of the long table, was trying repeatedly to restore the serious and solemn atmosphere to the noisy parliament. However, the parliament was as noisy as a vegetable market, and the Speaker was obviously unable to control the situation.

"Mr. Speaker! My position seems not clear enough!" The leader of the opposition party ignored the words from the Speaker at this moment, and continued to explain his own point of view with the support of countless members and nobles behind him:

"Then let me make my case for Frederick II continuing as Emperor Victoria!"

"Make way! Make way!" However, the countless opposition MPs behind him had obviously explained their points of view to him. They waved the documents in their hands, and papers kept falling down, making the MP even more confused.

"This Majesty has achieved nothing over the years and is incompetent!"

"Incompetent!" The leader of the opposition was immediately echoed by the crowd, and he continued:

"We believe that the country is now facing the threat of Gallic invasion! But we can only sit and wait for death, all thanks to them!"

Following the actions of the opposition leader, the scene slowly turned to the other side - high up in the parliament, on the body of Lingzhi, who had now aged, his face was gloomy, with no sadness or joy on his face. Even though the parliamentarians and nobles standing on his side behind him were still trying their best to refute him, they could not dispel any gloomy mood for him.

Even though Lingzhi currently only had experience with parliaments such as Kjerag's Manzhu Court and the Three Clans Council, and Kjerag's Three Clans Council did not have such large-scale parties, nobles, etc.... It was often the patriarchs of the three families who held a meeting under the witness of the Manzhu Court, which represented the Saint and the gods.

But even with just this experience, Lingzhi, looking at this scene now, is very clear that if such an emperor does not abdicate, what will come next will probably not be a confrontation between the two parties, but a split.

Now, it is a wise choice to cut losses and abdicate in time, and hand over the mess to another person...

What's more, it's not that there is no chance for him to get to the top again. Judging from the current situation, he still has so many supporters behind him and can completely influence the power of parliament.

"Mr. Speaker, we are in a time of war, a time of war!"