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

The Grand Tutor would first let him use his talents to deal with some small matters... such as some issues that would be a headache for local officials in Dayan, and the increasingly wanton behavior of martial artists in the martial arts world, to see if Chen Qi had any way to solve them.

But at least, Taifu’s idea now is to wait until Chen Qi releases his works showing his “good” side. By then, he will have some confidence that he can invite this great god.

"Alas... If Your Majesty was not so busy with government affairs every day and really had a daughter, I wouldn't have to worry about it." The Grand Tutor also muttered this in his heart. Of course, he didn't dare to say such words.

After all, which country would really marry its daughter to a director just to win him over? That would be... too bold, wouldn't it?

Chapter 98: Chen Qi: We specially reproduced the World War for filming

Chen Qi, who was far away in Xi's painting, didn't know that he had been "placed with high hopes" by the Yan Kingdom's tutor without being noticed, but his keen nerves still made him feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.

"What's wrong, Chen Qi?" Tallulah was the first person to notice Chen Qi's abnormality, but fortunately, Chen Qi quickly shook his head and replied:

"Nothing... I just feel like someone is targeting me. It feels like a world war is going to start because of me."

Chen Qi responded somewhat uncomfortably, but at this moment, the figure of Kosice in Tallulah's mind appeared again and said to the two people in front of him:

"This is not necessarily an illusion, kid. I dare say that your photo and file are now in the hands of not only the king or high-ranking officials of one country. I'm afraid there are many powerful people in this land who have their eyes on your head."

"——You mean, someone wants to take Chen Qi's life?"

Tallulah reacted almost immediately, and as soon as these words came out, all the attention of the entire art troupe was drawn to her, including the Lin Guang family headed by Ma Enna, even Nian who was still directing, and Xi who was playing with the tooth beast he had drawn, all gathered around.

"Who? Who wants to take Chen Qi's life?" Frost Star was the first person to approach and ask questions. Her expression was once again as cold as frost, as if as long as anyone who dared to hurt Chen Qi appeared in front of her, she would immediately freeze the person into an ice sculpture.

Several other leading actors of Brave Heart, including Patriot and Mainna, also stepped forward in silence. It was obvious that they had already thought of this possibility but just didn't say it out loud.

"Alas, my foolish daughter, don't you realize that what you are doing now has destroyed the strategic plans of at least three countries? In addition to Victoria being divided because of your TV series, you have offended the top leaders of at least four countries."

"I'm afraid that this kid's information has been discussed by the kings of several countries. As for whether they want to kill him, use him, or win him over..."

At this point, Kosice paused for a moment, and said with a somewhat mysterious smile:

"At least, as far as I know, the Ursus Empire will definitely not let this kid go. What he has done now has touched the bottom line of Ursus."

"Even if the young emperor values ​​talent, the old nobles who are furious and the new nobles who want to show off may have a rare consensus this time."

"—let them come."

However, just as Koschei finished his words, in the blink of an eye, Xi, wearing a cheongsam, slowly walked towards him. Her face was cold and her voice was indifferent, but it seemed as if everything was under her control.

"Ursus...these things are called 'Emperor's Blade', right? I have heard of them."

"They are just evil demon fragments. They will be quite troublesome after they explode... But don't worry. I just need to prepare a few more scrolls. When they come, I will drive them into the scrolls. I won't have to worry about their abilities."

Having said this, Xi also said in a nonchalant tone: "There's nothing to worry about. It's just that after that, some of my paintings can no longer be used... But I can paint them again at any time."

"...I'm not sure whether Casimir will send knights to hunt him down." And Mayenna, who was just halfway through filming, put down the pitchfork in his hand and said lightly:

"But if there are really knights coming, then they must be coming for the Linguang family. Don't worry, Director Chen Qi, our Linguang family will naturally handle it on their own when the time comes."

"Don't worry, Director Chen Qi! We are all in Miss Xi's painting now! They won't be able to find us for a while!"

This time, in order to play the role of Carl in "Brave Heart", Margaret, who even took the initiative to dress up as a man, also said solemnly:

"And if Casimir really gets angry and takes revenge because his country was destroyed in an unjust war..."

At this point, Margaret, who had always attached great importance to the honor of the Linguang family, sighed silently and said with determination:

"...Then it would be Casimir who would have embarked on a path that no longer belonged to a knight... It was Casimir who betrayed the Rinkou family, not the Rinkou family who betrayed Casimir."

"The Linguang family has done enough for Casimir... I firmly believe that the path we have chosen is the right one."

"...In that case, with everyone protecting me, what do I have to worry about?"

When Chen Qi saw that everyone around him expressed this, his heart, which had just felt a little worried because of Kosice's words, suddenly calmed down.

On second thought, what should I worry about? With only Tallulah and Patriot as the two most powerful fighters, plus they are still in Rhodes Island, Casimir, Ursus, or Leitania, it is unrealistic to send a large army to encircle and suppress them. And sending elites to Rhodes Island to encircle and suppress Chen Qi and his group without being prepared to bleed heavily will also be difficult to succeed.

What's more, the art troupe is no longer what it used to be. Not only have the Sui Beast fragments like Xi and Nian joined, but even Mainna is temporarily in the crew. I believe that if someone really comes to the door at this time, Chen Qi believes that Mainna will not stand idly by considering that her two nieces are there.

With this lineup of the Golden Brigade, Chen Qi didn't believe that during the filming of "Brave Heart", someone would be so blind as to provoke them. But after "Brave Heart" is over... Chen Qi might have to think about trying his luck in other countries with the crew.

"Well, everyone, let's finish filming "Brave Heart" first." After Chen Qi felt relieved, he called everyone to start the formal filming and asked the leading actors to take their positions.

"First act, all the main actors except Mr. Patriot are ready!"

Chen Qi arranged the opening of Brave Heart in the same setting as Darkest Hour, the period of the Gaul-Four Emperors War. Mainly because it was not easy to find a world war situation on Terra, so Chen Qi decided to tell a different story with the same background.

If "Darkest Hour" tells the story of Victoria's unilateral spirit in the war, then "Brave Heart" turns its attention to the little people on the battlefield, those poor people who have no choice but to step onto the battlefield under the impassioned call of the big men.

Compared to "Darkest Hour", the touching and shocking feelings brought by "Brave Heart" are without boundaries and barriers. Therefore, Chen Qi put more expectations and focus on this movie.

In the opening scene of the film, Letania and Gaul had a dispute over the ownership of Bolivar, which triggered a war between the two countries. The moment both sides declared war, all the Letanians in Gaul would be sent back to Letania.

And Margaret plays the role of "Carl", the son-in-law of the Leitanian, who is one of them.

In the first scene, Margaret's character, Carl, is using a pitchfork to carry bundles of hay onto the cart. Thanks to Robilata's superb makeup skills, Casimir's famous "Knight of Glory" has now become a handsome blond Caprini boy.

After putting on a little makeup, Zofia concealed her beauty and turned into a fairly pretty Gallic country woman.

The infected girl who plays their child is played by our Rhodes Island CEO Ms. Amiya, with the support of Dr. Kal'tsit.

While Margaret was still concentrating on her work in front of the transparent camera, two people from the Gallic Patrol riding bicycles soon broke this quiet and peaceful scene.

"Karl, because of your identity as a Leitanian, we are informing you in the name of the Gaul Ministry of Defense that you have been deported. Tomorrow is the last day for deportation. After the expiration, if you are found in Gaul again, we will arrest you as a spy."

The beginning of a war destroyed a peaceful family in an instant. Karl, played by Margaret, was eventually sent back to Leitania with no choice, and the only thing waiting for him there was to join the army and go to the front line to fight against the Gaul army.

His wife and daughter in Gaul had to be entrusted to his father-in-law, "Ermi" played by Mainna.

However, misfortunes never come alone. Just two days after Karl was sent back to Leithania, Hermi also received a compulsory conscription decree from Gaul. In the background story, Emil, a veteran who had already served in the military once, had to enter this hellish war again.

"After I leave, you have to be strong on your own, Mary."

"It'll be alright. The war will be over soon... I've witnessed it once before, and I survived it last time, and I will survive it this time too."

Saying words that he himself did not believe, Mainna even forgot for a moment that he was acting. Many tragic scenes of the battlefield flashed through his mind. He knew very well that once he stepped onto the battlefield, he would risk his life.

Even the strongest knight could be killed by an arrow from behind, not to mention that he was just an ordinary person. With a heavy heart, Mauna embarked on this journey that might not return.

"Mr. Manna's acting is... really good, the feeling of being helpless but having to move forward." Tallulah couldn't help but sigh, and at this moment, Nian Wenyan beside her also smiled and replied:

"This is all thanks to the advice that my director Nian gave to director Chen Qi! As expected, in order to prevent the actors from overacting, the script should be divided into sections!"

"Give the script in sections?" Tallulah was stunned for a moment, but soon realized the problem, turned her head and looked at Chen Qi beside her and asked:

"Could it be... Mr. Manna, does everyone else still not know the ending of the movie?"

"Of course I don't know, otherwise Mr. Mainna might act as if he is ready to die, which would not be in line with the current situation." Chen Qi also nodded. After all, the people he invited were not professional actors. Therefore, in order to achieve the best performance effect, he, as the director, naturally needed to work hard.

"It doesn't matter. We have a long time inside the painting this time. Maybe by the time we finish shooting with perfection, not even a month will have passed in the outside world. We must shoot everything in Brave Heart to the best of our ability."

"——Especially the ending. It was not just our pressure, but the pressure on the actors was even greater. So, in order to get the emotions right, we had to keep it a secret from everyone."

In order to film "Brave Heart" well this time, Chen Qi put a lot of effort in all aspects. He let Mainna and others experience rural life for half a month in advance, and asked all the leading actors not to use their Originium skills, all in order to make them adapt to their current identities.

Of course, there is also the battlefield drawn by Xi. Chen Qi did not greet the leading actors either. All the NPCs in the battlefield drawn by Xi have certain "self-personalities". Except that they will not get hurt when hitting people, everything else can be said to be completely real-life reactions.

In other words, although these things don't hurt, their behaviors and movements on the battlefield, as well as their attacks when they judge you to be an enemy, will be reflected. This is to allow Maina, Patriot, Margaret and Maria to make the most realistic judgments and reactions in the most realistic battlefield.

This time, "Brave Heart" must be even more shocking than "Darkest Hour". Only the most real things can touch all the hearts numb in the war.

Chapter 99: Ma Enna: Can acting give me PTSD? I don't believe it.

A few days later, in Yumen of Yan State, a war city shrouded in yellow sand and smoke all day long, it was a mobile city specially used by Yan State to fight against the evil demons in the northern border.

Most of the soldiers stationed here are elites from the Yan army. The Yan soldiers in Yumen have changed batch after batch, the old ones have died or returned home, and the young ones have come in full of enthusiasm. There is only one special person who remains here no matter how many times the people around him have changed.

All the soldiers in Yumen knew something about this man's identity, and on this day, Chongyue, the eldest brother among Yumen's "Sui", welcomed an unusual guest.

In the room, Zhongyue and Zuo Le watched "Darkest Hour" on videotape together. This was the first time for both of them to watch this movie, but now they were both concentrating, their attention completely attracted by the emotional outburst in the last half hour of the movie.

It was not until the end of the movie that the king played by Yinhui completed the entire journey. Zhongyue slowly recovered from the initial shock and excitement, turned to look at Zuo Le and asked:

"Mr. Zuo, we have finished watching the movie. Just as you said, it was a wonderful performance that was thrilling."

"But, forgive me, a mere warrior, for not being able to see through your majesty's deep intentions. Please tell me directly, Master Zuo, what exactly do you want me to do for you to come to me this time?"

Zhongyue's words also brought Zuo Le, who was so excited by the final speech of "Darkest Hour" that his face turned red, back to his senses. After an awkward dry cough, Zuo Le forced himself not to lose momentum and quickly replied:

"This movie, called Darkest Hour, was directed by a director named Chen Qi. I wonder if Mr. Zhongyue knows this name?"

“I’ve heard a little bit about it.” Zhongyue nodded. Although he was the eldest brother among the “years old”, Zhongyue was surprisingly not old-fashioned at all. He was very quick to accept most new things, including movies and TV series.

"I've watched clips of this director's work on my phone. He's a very talented director - it's a pity that he hasn't fully realized his talent."

"Oh?" Zuo Le heard a hint of regret in Zhongyue's words and asked curiously.

"I heard that Victoria, thousands of miles away, was divided... Although I don't believe that a TV show can divide a country, the fact that he was implicated in such a false charge is enough to prove that he is talented and a contemporary genius."

Chong Yue did not shy away from expressing his admiration for Chen Qi, even though he and Chen Qi were not in the same professional field, and he had just finished reading one of Chen Qi's works. But Chong Yue still admired people who had reached the pinnacle in a field.

"And now, after watching Darkest Hour, I think Director Chen Qi must have felt something because of the Three Kingdoms' attack on Victoria. This movie is enough to stir up Victoria's frenzy and make their people sacrifice their lives to defend their homeland."

"——Indeed." Zuo Le was also a little surprised. Zhong Yue, who was far away in Yumen, could judge the situation in Victoria based on some fragmentary information.

"Everyone in Victoria is now a soldier, Casimir has announced his withdrawal from the dispute, and Leitania and Ursus are already showing signs of decline."

“But this cannot change the devastation of the lives of the people. The war has caused huge losses to several countries and thousands of families have been torn apart.” Zhongyue nodded, and at this moment he also said what he was thinking in his heart. He couldn’t help but close his eyes and said:

"Director Chen Qi is a genius. If he could also use his talent to resolve the conflict... But on second thought, I'm asking too much."

"——Mr. Zhongyue, I think you can find a chance to tell Director Chen Qi about your thoughts."

Zuo Le nodded upon hearing this, and immediately explained his purpose, "Your sisters Nian and Xi are now with Director Chen Qi. They have joined the crew, and Darkest Hour is the first film they have worked on together."

"Oh? Nian and Xi are in the crew of Director Chen Qi?" Zhongyue was somewhat surprised by the news. Seeing that Zhongyue really seemed to be unaware of the matter, Zuo Le continued:

"Your Majesty is somewhat worried about the two of you getting together, especially since Director Chen Qi's works can often bring great appeal... Si Sui Tai also doesn't want the two girls to use Director Chen Qi's talents to cause trouble."

"That's why I came here specially, hoping that Mr. Zhongyue can write a letter to your two sisters, reminding them not to do anything out of line. Now that Simuitai can let them act freely, it's because they are law-abiding, but it doesn't mean that their threat has been eliminated."

“I see.” Chongyue nodded in understanding, but he was still nonchalant about Si Suitai’s worries because he knew the personalities of his two sisters too well.

Xi is timid and Nian is afraid of loneliness; if you ask Chongyue who among the "Sui" will rebel, Chongyue will believe it, but he does not have to worry about his two younger sisters at all.

However, Si Suitai's worries were not without reason. Zhongyue nodded and replied:

"I already know. I will write it now. Could you please help me grind the ink, Mr. Zuo?"

Chongyue already knew the concerns of the Emperor of Yan and Si Suitai, so he just needed to remind his two sisters not to do anything out of line - after all, although the relationship between Nian and Xi was not very good, the two of them often produced strange reactions when they were together, and it was easy for them to cause trouble.

However, Zhongyue did not forget to say something implicitly, asking his younger sisters to respect Chen Qi more, which was somewhat like... asking his two younger sisters to be closer to Chen Qi.

Obviously, Zhongyue also thought that with Chen Qi's talent, perhaps in the future... it might be helpful to the future of these "years old" fragments who want to integrate into the human world and already have their own self.

"By the way... this is also a good opportunity for these two sisters to 'turn over a new leaf' and let His Majesty and the Simatai see their changes. With time, they will surely be able to be like me and not be under more surveillance."

"It's safe to stay with Director Chen Qi. If I can create something that benefits the country and the people, it will be a great good thing."

The more Zhongyue thought about it, the more he felt that letting his two sisters stay in Chen Qi's crew might be the right choice - it was better than letting Xi stay in the painting all day long and Nian do nothing all day long.

Thinking of this, Zhongyue wrote a little faster. By the way... he also planned to give Chen Qi a gift to thank him for taking care of his two younger sisters on behalf of him as the eldest brother.

……

"Ka! Mr. Patriot! Stop it! Did you just use your Originium technique? I want you to control it!"

"Shuangxing, go up and calm your old father down! This is a filming, not a real battlefield!"

There was another NG in the scroll, and the number of NGs in this scene was obviously more than any previous time Chen Qi and his team had filmed. After all, what they had to shoot was the battlefield situation, which was more difficult than any other scene.

However, the biggest problem is the performance of the actors...like The Patriot.

"Freddy" played by Patriot is the only Sarkaz mercenary who voluntarily participated in the war in "Brave Heart". He claimed that he was hired by the Gaul side and participated in the war against Lethania.

The character of "Freddy" is, in the background, just a Sarkaz mercenary who has more combat experience and is stronger than most people, and there is obviously a big problem with the actor who plays the Patriot.

This scene is based on the "Battle of the Marne". According to the plot, Freddy showed extraordinary courage in this battle. He kept breaking through the barbed wire and blowing up the bridge with explosives. He was even the first to capture the enemy's fortress and tear down the enemy's flag.

The Patriot was well aware of all this, but this Ursus veteran obviously had some PTSD about the battlefield due to his past experiences. In addition, in order to achieve the best filming effect, Chen Qi asked Xi to show the enemy's offensive and performance in the most realistic way.

As a result, the old soldier Patriot could not control his racial nature as soon as he came on the field. He charged towards the "Lethania" army, crashed through the barbed wire, and even continued to move forward despite a large number of warlock Originium skills.

There were even several times when facing the fierce enemy offensive, even if the enemy attacks did not cause any damage to the Patriots, and watching his own soldiers falling one after another, the Patriots used the Originium skill and killed people on the battlefield with the powerful posture of the Wendigo.

——But this is obviously not what Chen Qi wants. They are shooting an anti-war theme, not personal heroism!

Therefore, whenever the Patriot lost control of his emotions, Chen Qi had to let Shuang Xing take the field. Shuang Xing walked forward helplessly, looking at the Patriot who was still waving his halberd with red eyes, and went up to hold one of his arms.

"Wake up, old stubborn man! Wake up!"

"This is not a battlefield. We are filming a movie. Remember? These are all fake."