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

"Only six? Are you kidding me?"

"——Dietary adjustment, six bread sticks is the upper limit."

However, the Blood Demon Lord's words had a threatening and warning tone, but compared to the laughter recorded by the civil servants on TV, Amiya and others were confused.

However, senior executives or knowledgeable people such as Kal'tsit and Puppet Shadow, combined with the previous budget units, immediately understood the meaning of these bread sticks.

One loaf of bread represents one million, and these six are the maximum that Humphrey can give to the other party. He is warning the other party not to push too far. This year's fiscal budget is indeed difficult, and having so many is already very good.

“Is that the gross loaf (budget) or the net loaf (net profit)?”

"--pure bread sticks." The Blood Demon Lord answered again.

“How much will the National Theatre get?”

This performance had already made many spectators who did not know what was going on see something wrong. The Blood Demon Lord came forward and raised a loaf of bread, put it into another cup, and then broke off half of it and put it in together.

After seeing this scene, Simon could no longer accept it and immediately said:

"It's outrageous. How can people live with only 1.5 million?"

"I don't know where you got the data." The Blood Demon Lord immediately added an explanation to distance himself from the matter. His words finally made all the people who had not understood it before suddenly realize it.

This turned out to be "internal jargon"! Now, the group of artists have another secret to let them know!

Chapter 151: The decision of the Emperor of Yan, the topic entrusted to Chen Qi

"Is this the so-called 'black language'? I have heard of some wandering people using this kind of language, but I didn't expect to see it in this drama as well?"

In Yan Country, the Emperor of Yan Country seemed to be much calmer this time after being furious in the previous episode. He watched the conversation between the Blood Demon Lord and Simon on TV with great interest, and turned his head to ask the Master:

"My dear ministers, is there such a thing in the court? Do you have any 'secret words' that I don't know?"

"Ahem - Your Majesty, I beg you to call it 'professional terminology'."

However, faced with this "fatal question", the Grand Master had no choice but to throw out an answer that was not really an answer. He admitted it, but he did not completely admit that it happened. He had no choice but to change the subject while the chaos was going on, saying:

"I was born in a humble family. In my hometown, there were some gangs that committed crimes among the people. Most of them frequented teahouses and taverns. When I worked as a helper in a teahouse, I also heard some 'underhand words'."

"Even, every dish in the teahouse has a different meaning in the eyes of these people. This is obviously a way to keep the secret from outsiders. If the information is leaked, the people who can understand it are basically "insiders", which can greatly narrow the scope."

The Master also explained why the "secret language" was born. It can be said that wherever there are people, the more confidentiality is required, the more this "internal language" is needed to facilitate communication in public.

Although meeting in private is safe, it would be bad if one is suspected of forming a clique for personal gain. Therefore, many things must be discussed in places where people can see, which is safer.

In the play, "Yes, Prime Minister" is also the first TV series in history to make the "internal jargon" public for the people of Terra to watch. This will certainly not affect anything, but it will make the people's understanding of officials increasingly clear. As for what this is useful for...only the future will know.

In the play, the Blood Demon Lord also insisted on his position on the surface, saying that the funding was limited and it was really difficult this time.

However, just when everyone thought that the Blood Demon Lord was going to be "loyal to the Prime Minister for once", the Blood Demon Lord cleverly changed his words:

"I must warn you on his behalf, be careful with your words and actions."

"Very good, what are they?" Simon was not afraid of the threat from the Blood Demon Lord at all. Even though the two of them had some friendship, Simon's unscrupulous appearance made people suspicious.

"The Prime Minister is eager not to mention the amount of funding in his speech. Some words also need to be avoided, such as... stingy, vulgar, barbaric, miser, and spoil the fun..."

"He also wants you not to mention other countries' artistic input."

The Blood Demon Lord deliberately controlled his speaking speed and waited until the other party had recorded each word before speaking the next word.

However, most of the audience just laughed it off and didn't think too much about it. They just thought that the Blood Demon Lord was really reminding the other party not to say random words.

But Kal'tsit frowned slightly when she heard this, and said decisively:

"This is really a very good rhetoric... Humphrey used a warning tone to reasonably tell the other party about the prime minister's weakness."

"Huh?" However, Amiya hadn't seen this yet, but Kal'tsit continued:

"Presumably, Humphrey still hasn't given up the idea of ​​reaping benefits from this incident. He deliberately leaked some of the prime minister's weaknesses so that the general manager can threaten the prime minister to increase funding. He must be planning to gain some benefits from it."

As soon as Kal'tsit finished speaking, as expected, the Blood Demon Lord on the TV handed the other party the records of art grants from other countries, attached his own excuse, and said: "In case you mention it by accident."

"—I wouldn't mention it 'accidentally'."

If it weren't a surprise, it would definitely be mentioned intentionally only when necessary.

However, the Blood Demon Lord seemed to think that this threat was far from enough, and he continued to explain: "The third point, and the most important one, is that he also hopes that you will not compare the budget amount your school needs with the government's spending on certain projects last year."

"For example... the government invested five million to equip a scrapped aircraft with a reconnaissance system."

"Or the Department of Energy has stockpiled enough document classification tags to last a thousand years."

"Or maybe some other department has a million cans of detergent in stock... or something."

The Blood Demon Lord explained word by word to Simon about the corruption and waste in these governments. However, as the Blood Demon Lord's words fell, many people slowly came to their senses and gradually understood why the Blood Demon Lord did this.

However, compared to the public who came to their senses belatedly, senior officials of various countries were more concerned about the large amount of "departmental waste of funds" revealed in this episode.

"——Master."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The Grand Tutor who was suddenly called noticed that his emperor's tone had suddenly become extremely serious, and immediately turned around and agreed subconsciously.

"…Don't tell me with a sentence like 'Yes, Your Majesty'. This sentence makes me uncomfortable right now."

The Emperor of Yan State spit out a rare complaint, but soon restored his dignity as the ruler of a country and immediately gave the order:

"Grandmaster, I want the six ministries to carefully count the material reserves of each department under them, and strictly investigate whether there are similar waste and corruption in each department."

"Your Majesty, you just asked the six ministries to review the financial issues of each mobile city half a year ago, and Your Majesty has checked the accounts." The Grand Tutor also reminded him at this moment.

"——Not detailed enough. The reconciliation only confirms the numbers, but I need to know the details. I need to know where the money was spent."

However, the Emperor of Yan was particularly serious this time, because the episode of "Yes, Prime Minister" made him realize that although the bills of the six ministries all matched, he had not yet carefully reviewed the exact amount of each bill and whether it was spent where necessary.

"I don't want to see that someone from the six ministries spent a large sum of money to buy more soap than I can use even after my death - it's even possible that the money was not spent on soap at all!"

"I need all departments to compile detailed statistics on the bills and carefully review any irregularities."

The Emperor of Yan State gave such an order, and the Grand Tutor immediately accepted the order and temporarily left the palace. Soon, the Emperor turned his gaze to Zhong Yue who had been silent, and continued:

"General Zhongyue, didn't you tell me before that you wanted me to try to use Chen Qi's talent to see if it could benefit Da Yan?"

"——I only ask Your Majesty to give my two sisters and the talented people they like a chance." Zhongyue was a little surprised by the sudden change in the attitude of the Emperor of Yan, but he still suppressed the joy in his heart and immediately said:

"Your Majesty, don't you want to know how many troubles Director Chen Qi can solve for us, Da Yan?"

"…His talent has not yet been used deliberately in Da Yan, but it has already solved many hidden dangers for Da Yan."

The Emperor of Yan State had to admit that Chen Qi's ability really impressed him. Just the one movie "Yes, Prime Minister" made him, the emperor, issue edicts frequently and constantly discovered that the court, which seemed calm and all the ministers were dedicated to their duties, still concealed many hidden dangers.

During this period, everyone in Da Yan was very busy, and the emperor's "performance" was indeed getting better and better. And today's scene made him completely determined to try to use Chen Qi's talents.

"Victoria was once shattered because they were different from Da Yan. Da Yan was at its peak, but they fell into the afterglow... But because of the same person, they called forth a new dawn."

"Victoria is not afraid... then I, Dayan, am even less afraid - what do you think, General Zhongyue, should do?"

"Your Majesty, I think we should start with Duke Wei of Longmen." Zhongyue also put forward his own suggestion at this time, saying, "Duke Wei and Director Chen Qi once had a relationship and treated Director Chen Qi very well. In addition, both nieces Tallulah and Chen Huijie are also involved with Director Chen Qi."

"If we start with Duke Wei and ask Director Chen Qi to shoot another work for Yan Country, Director Chen Qi will surely not refuse, and he can also contribute to Great Yan."

"This is a very good plan." The Emperor of Yan State also nodded. It was indeed a good choice to start from Wei Yanwu. Longmen was the only open mobile city in Yan State now. If news from the outside world wanted to come in, it had to pass through Longmen.

And if Chen Qi were to shoot a movie in Longmen, then not only could Chen Qi's movie be successfully released in Dayan, but it would also allow Chen Qi to have fewer worries.

After all, with Tallulah and Chen Qi's close relationship, his brother is now strictly speaking Chen Qi's uncle, right? Thinking about it this way, Chen Qi is still a royal relative.

"I plan to ask the people of Simaitai to help me convey this will. So, General Zhongyue, what kind of movie do you think I should entrust Director Chen Qi to make?"

"As long as it can promote the style of our Great Yan and let more foreigners know about the style of Great Yan, it doesn't matter what the subject is."

Chongyue was also overjoyed at the moment. He did not expect the emperor to change his mind so suddenly. In this case, as long as Chen Qi's movie was well made and he did not say anything that should not be said, then the suspicion of his two sisters would be cleared.

When he thought of this, it seemed that he thought of Chen Qi's "bold" character, and Zhong Yue lowered his tone a little and added:

"It's better to stay away from state affairs, Your Majesty. Why don't you let Director Chen Qi handle some topics that are more in line with the style of Dayan?"

"——I have already thought about it."

At this moment, the Emperor of Yan State picked up a brush and slowly wrote something on the rice paper. After Zhong Yue took it, he only found one big word written on the paper:

——Wu.

"Give this to the Simitai, and then have Simitai give it to Director Chen Qi, and tell him that this is the theme I set for him, and this is also the image of Da Yan that I hope he can do his best to promote."

"Let the foreigners witness my Great Yan's martial arts, let him do it with great force, any conditions, any requirements - let Longmen's brother... Wei Yanwu do it."

"——It's fine even if we let the couple play the roles. I agree! After the matter is completed, Dayan will definitely reward them handsomely!"

The Emperor of Yan State has realized that the world is about to change, and it is no longer a good idea for Yan State to continue to be in seclusion. Just opening the Longmen Gate is far from enough.

What he hoped was that, through this opportunity, the culture of Yan State would also begin to go global, and use this as an opportunity to ensure that Yan State would not fall behind or be eliminated in the future dramatic changes.

Chapter 152: Casimir's coup possible?

The influence brought by the fifth and sixth episodes of "Yes, Prime Minister", the satire in Chen Qi's script this time can be said to be not targeted at all, but it can also be said to satirize all the countries on the Terra continent.

This not only reveals the officials' desire for power, but also the fact that when faced with the possible loss of power, they will stop at nothing to maintain their power, and even become capricious for this purpose, showing their mean-spirited nature.

The government's waste and the abuse of power for personal gain among internal officials are vividly shown in these two episodes.

Even the Yan Kingdom, which can be said to be the most stable country so far, has experienced some minor turmoil because of these two episodes. The Yan Kingdom court began extremely strict financial inspections. For a while, the court was restless, and many small parasites who usually hid well were now panicked.

This is the case for Dayan, the most stable country that is currently in its heyday. As for the other countries that are not as stable as Dayan, it can be said that they have all encountered some criticism because of the contents of these two episodes.

Among them, the most unlucky one is undoubtedly Casimir, who has been adding fuel to the fire because the previous public opinion has not been able to solve the problem.

The Casimir Supervisory Board, the Chamber of Commerce and the National Council are all very busy because of the recent events. The people of Casimir and even the Knights of War are forcing the three parties to explain many issues.

During this period of time, many of Casimir's accumulated issues took this opportunity to burst out all at once. Previous unjust cases and old cases came pouring out like a flood, completely submerging Casimir's three major organizations and even paralyzing their government.

Before one problem is solved, another one arises, and the new two episodes bring them more turmoil.

"Grand Knight Commander, something terrible has happened."

A knight commander returned to the Supervisory Council and met with the Grand Knight Commander Ioletta. The Grand Knight Commander had obviously looked much more haggard during this period. His originally slightly old face had become gloomier, and his blond hair had turned a little whiter.

"...Tell me, what happened again?" The Grand Knight Commander raised his head. He was still dealing with the list of names in the National Council, thinking about which "culprits" should be taken out for execution. He asked casually:

"It doesn't matter how much bad news there is now. The credibility crisis, the unjust and false cases of the knights, the collusion between the Business Federation and the National Council, the hiring of the Helmetless Alliance to assassinate and threaten the knights, and the manipulation of the results of the competition behind the scenes..."

"These things have now been exposed one after another. We must give an explanation to the people. I don't believe there is anything worse than these..."

"——Indeed, Grand Knight Commander, there is worse news that happened today."

However, the Knight Commander, who was afraid to go out without full armor, swallowed his saliva before continuing:

"Grand Knight Commander... do you remember Eureka, the special reporter from Bolivar last week?"

When this name was mentioned, the Grand Knight Commander, who had been busy with his own affairs, trembled for the first time. He immediately recalled the "good memories" that the pink-haired girl brought her last week, and his face turned a little blue.

It can be said that if there had been no Eureka, many things might not have become so serious, but it was this little girl who played the show to the fullest and directly blew up all the things that were originally controllable.

Upon hearing this, the Grand Knight Commander put down the documents in his hand and asked seriously, "She hasn't left yet?"

"No, it seems that because we did not make things difficult for her, she was fired from the TV station in Casimir. Now she works as an outdoor anchor in the city of Casimir." The Knight Commander also replied with difficulty.

"——She is very smart." The Grand Knight nodded upon hearing this and said calmly, "She knows that her previous actions may bring her death, so she must always keep a high profile."

"For her, being alone and unnoticed is like the end of her life. We, the Supervisory Commission, will not do anything, but there are countless people in the National Assembly and the Federation of Commerce who want to harm her. The reason they don't take action is to avoid destroying their bottom line in front of the public."

Nothing will happen to Eureka now, and the Grand Knight is very clear about this, because if Eureka dies at this juncture, whether it is an accident or not, everyone will think that it must be the work of Casimir's officials, because Eureka has exposed Casimir's hypocritical mask.

This would only cause Casimir's reputation to fall into an irreparable bottomless pit, and when Eureka is forgotten by the people that day, she will really be held accountable later.

"So, what did she do again?"

"…She was broadcasting live outdoors, going to the territory of the Business Federation, and accidentally ran into a few Victorian spies investigating. As a result, her camera happened to capture those Victorian spies digging a tunnel."

"She was instigated by the audience to go through the tunnel and enter the secret room, and she found... that secret room contained armor and weapons that were secretly stored by the Commercial Union."

"And all of this was recorded by the camera. Grand Knight Commander, what should we do?"

However, the Knight Commander spoke hesitantly about what had happened, and all this was just fresh information received an hour ago, so none of their forces had time to act.

The Grand Knight raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, but said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? The equipment of the competitive knights is contracted by their Business Federation themselves, so it's normal for them to have weapons and armor."

"——But the style of those armors seems to be those of a knight in battle, Grand Knight."

"Clap."

However, as the Knight Commander's words fell, the pen in the Grand Knight Commander's hand fell to the ground. After a brief silence, the Grand Knight Commander's eyes flashed with surprise for a moment.

"…The manufacturing process of the Knights of War armor has always been carried out within the Supervisory Committee. We have to attach a secret anti-counterfeiting mark to each Knight of War armor. Simply imitating is meaningless."