Many great sages can only analyze Araya Souren, the villain in "Kara no Kyoukai" to this extent. After all, in the face of huge differences in world views, the magicians of this world can only use rough logic to judge possible outcomes.
As for the rest of the questions about the origin, the restraining force, and the coffee shop that looked like the River Styx where Ryougi Shiki and Kujo Ba were at the end of the movie, although the great sages were very interested in discussing it, they still couldn't explain it clearly.
After all, even though they are great sages, their extensive knowledge only stays at the level of magic. As for knowledge beyond this level, even they only have a superficial understanding.
So, after finally discussing the content of the film, Hohenheim turned the topic back to the main topic.
"Have all the arrangements regarding the Mage's Tower reform been completed?"
"The new academy for ordinary people has been opened. Scar is also helping to prepare the magic alchemy courses. I think the general preparations can be completed before the summer enrollment next year."
Hearing the words of the great sage Morius who was in charge of this matter, Dean Hohenheim nodded and said:
"The world may change faster than we think. We must prepare many things as soon as possible. Otherwise, we magicians may be left behind in the world's changes."
After hearing what Dean Hohenheim said, the other great sages frowned, pondered over everything involved, and finally fell into deep thought.
…
The ending theme on TV began to play, and the fifth episode of "Kara no Kyoukai" came to an end.
And in the Duke's mansion in the South.
At this moment, most of the nobles were already immersed in the story described in "Kara no Kyoukai" and they did not come back to their senses for a long time.
Obviously, even those old aristocrats who had never watched movies or TV before and who subconsciously hated such new things had to admit that this was a groundbreaking form of entertainment.
Of course, although they have already agreed and loved the amazing appeal of the film in their hearts, these nobles still can't utter a few good words to praise it.
However, compared to the previous situation where they almost degraded movies and television to the ground, their behavior now has a bit of a "heitai" flavor to it - saying one thing and thinking another.
Durin, who noticed this situation, did not care about the opinions of these nobles. He turned his head to look at the golden-haired True Ancestor beside him, but found that the other party had disappeared without a trace.
"this… "
In response to Du Lin's confusion, Duke Constantine immediately replied:
"The True Ancestor has limited time to go out. Apart from the moonless nights when he can move freely, he needs to expend a lot of energy to suppress himself at other times. So once he goes out to act, he needs to return to the other dimension to recuperate for a long time."
"So that's how it is."
Realizing the strange schedule of the first Duke of the South, Du Lin suddenly recalled Leticia who lived in the studio. Her situation seemed to be similar to that of Elquet. Except for a short period of time when she was free outside, she spent most of her time hiding in her room and had no intention of going out at all.
However, the key issue is that both Elquet and Leticia are extremely powerful beings whose strength far exceeds that of any individual in the human empire.
It seems that they find it difficult to even live a normal life, which makes Du Lin think that there is some force restricting these extraordinary individuals.
Recalling the vigilance shown by Elquet when mentioning the power of inhibition in "The Garden of Sinners", Du Lin couldn't help but make more associations.
While Du Lin was lost in thought, the Duke of the Southern Territory in front of him suddenly spoke:
"Du Lin, do you have any plans for filming next?"
Chapter 230: The spiral of contradictions ends! (IV)
Chapter 230
In response to the sudden question from the Duke of the Southern Territory, Du Lin was stunned for a moment, then he answered after arranging his words:
"At present, our studio is filming the sixth episode of "Kara no Kyoukai", the third chapter of "Fate Zero", and the second part of "Steins;Gate". In addition to "Kara no Kyoukai" which is screened every month, the third chapter of "Fate Zero" and the second part of "Steins;Gate" will be released in the spring of next year."
"In that case, what kind of movies will you use to open up markets in other parts of the empire? Are you going to use old movies and re-release them?"
Du Lin couldn't help but fall into deep thought about the Duke of the Southern Territory's remarks.
He had thought about this issue before, and finally, taking into account the regional differences among the various parts of the empire, he felt that he should make a new movie specifically to expand the market.
However, the current shooting schedule is quite tight. Not only do we have to shoot next month's "Kara no Kyoukai" in advance, but we also need to shoot "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate" at the same time.
With such a tight shooting schedule, Du Lin might have to work himself to death just like last time to finish it, so he has no time to shoot a new movie right now.
So, after thinking it over, Du Lin felt that if he had to use movies to open up markets in other parts of the empire in a short period of time, he could only use the original movies to support the market temporarily.
Although doing so seems very perfunctory, and Du Lin himself does not want to have no new works for such a long period of time, he can only make this choice when the shooting cycle cannot be adjusted.
On the other hand, seeing Durin's attitude, the Duke of the Southern Territory couldn't help but look a little disappointed.
Obviously, as a huge movie fan, he really hopes to see new movies or TV shows in a short time.
Moreover, it is already November and the country is about to usher in the New Year.
In the Duke of the South's opinion, if the film could be released to other parts of the empire in the New Year, it would be a good time to open up the film market.
Of course, the Duke of the South also saw Du Lin's distress. Knowing that the production of the film could not be so fast, he had no intention of forcing Du Lin to shoot a new movie. He just hid the regret in his heart.
As this exchange was about to end, and the banquet of the Southern Territory Nobles Annual Meeting was about to end, several nobles suddenly came over from a distance and said to the Duke of the Southern Territory:
"Your Excellency the Duke, I am Viscount Rainier of the Southern Territory."
"Viscount Rainier, what can I do for you?"
Seeing the Duke of the Southern Territory regain his majestic appearance, the Viscount couldn't help but tremble slightly, and then immediately said:
"Actually, Your Excellency the Duke, my colleagues and I have been very interested in the film business before. After some discussions and consultations with the heads of famous theater troupes in the South, we feel that the creation of a film is not a problem for us, so we also plan to create a new film!"
"Oh? You guys are going to make a movie too?"
After hearing these words, not only the Duke of the Southern Territory, but even Du Lin looked at these confident young nobles with surprise.
Although he had sensed that these guys were planning something before, he didn't expect that they wanted to make a movie. This was really unexpected for him.
While Du Lin was surprised, the Duke of the Southern Territory had already spoken:
"The creation of the film has been approved by the Imperial Law Society in person through many copyright laws. If you want to make a film, you need to submit an application to the Imperial Film Review Committee first."
As he spoke, the Duke of the Southern Territory glanced calmly in the direction of Durin, obviously knowing that this guy was the head of the Imperial Film Censorship Committee.
Of course, although this film censorship committee has a loud name, it has just been established and is actually almost no different from a shell organization.
However, although most people would think so, the Duke of the Southern Territory is very clear that the real founder behind it is the King of the Empire. With the endorsement of His Majesty the King, even the most inconspicuous organization has unimaginable power.
At this moment, upon hearing the words of the Duke of the South, Viscount Rainier was stunned for a moment. It was obvious that he had just learned about the Film Review Committee. However, he was still calm and quickly replied:
"Regarding the Film Censorship Committee, I will submit an application later, and I also believe that as long as the censors are fair enough, our new film will definitely pass the censorship and gain worldwide attention after its release!"
"oh?"
Unexpectedly, Viscount Rainier was so confident. The Duke of the South immediately became interested and asked a few more questions.
Including but not limited to the filming period, release time, release venue, and even the general content and framework of the film.
Viscount Rainier, who had been well prepared, responded calmly to these questions, answering them one by one with the "natural" elegance of a nobleman.
Durin, who was standing by, also heard the conversation and roughly realized that these nobles had come together and united several theater troupes in the southern border that were about to go bankrupt to create a movie based on the troupe's script. The filming equipment for the movie was patented from the Imperial Academy of Magic, and the filming had been going on for quite some time, with half of the filming already completed.
These nobles even planned the time of the film's release, preparing to release the film during the Imperial New Year, taking advantage of the opening of the film market in the eastern and western parts of the empire, in order to seize the market first.
Although Du Lin didn't seem to care about the nobles' good plans on the surface, he felt a little disturbed in his heart.
After all, he didn't expect that the film industry would encounter an 'opponent' so soon. Although he didn't mind this happening and was even happy to see the world's own cultural industry prosper, he could figure out what the movies made by these nobles were like with his toes.
For the better future in his mind, Du Lin must find a way to stop this kind of thing no matter what.
Of course, Du Lin also knew very well that although the power of censorship was given to him by His Majesty Hubbard, and he could use it at will in name, it was best not to use it.
After all, his position is too sensitive, and any action he takes can easily be deliberately interpreted by outsiders, or even used to spread rumors.
This forced him to make the most impartial judgment, and he even deliberately maintained an image of impartiality for this purpose. This was also the reason why King Hubbard gave the power of censorship to him, the inventor of film. The tactics and wisdom of politicians were sometimes really overwhelming.
Therefore, after understanding the thoughts of these nobles, Du Lin also knew that he only had one choice left!
That is to use movies to openly blow these guys’ heads off and destroy their boring fantasies!
Chapter 231 "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" shooting plan!
Chapter 231
After leaving the Duke of the South's mansion and returning to Edward Castle, Du Lin's expression seemed somewhat helpless, but at the same time very excited.
In contrast, Wen Li beside him looked distressed and even a little nervous.
"Lord Edward, do you really want to compete with those nobles and launch a new movie during the Imperial New Year?"
Du Lin was stunned by Wen Li's remarks, then smiled and did not answer.
Just now, the southern nobles led by Rainier proposed to the Duke of the South that a group of southern nobles should unite to make a movie.
Faced with this matter, the Duke of the South showed great interest and asked the other party many questions, even asking about specific topics.
Du Lin was also there at the time, so he knew clearly that the subject matter these nobles wanted to film was related to vampires.
In this world, vampires have always been one of the most popular themes in stage plays. They have always had a large audience in the southern region and even have a large number of supporters in other regions.
There are even a large number of nobles in the imperial capital who spend a lot of money every year to watch a vampire-related stage play.
This shows the prevalence of this subject matter in the South.
Behind the southern nobles are many theater troupes that could not continue to develop due to the impact of the movie.
They have a lot of experience in performing in vampire stage plays, and they must be very confident in bringing the subject matter they are familiar with to the movie screen.
It is conceivable that they want to decide the outcome with the subject matter that they are most familiar with and proficient in, and seize the film market in both the East and the West at this critical juncture of the expansion of the film market.
Of course, on the surface, Viscount Rainier tried to be as 'kind' as possible and said:
"The film industry is about to be promoted. Since Edward Studios cannot produce new films for the time being, I think we can do it for you. I believe that the audience will be more looking forward to a brand new film, and it can also reduce your burden, Baron Dulin!"
Although Du Lin remained calm on the surface about Viscount Rainier's "good intentions", he was determined in his heart to confront them head-on in the film market with the same subject matter.
For this reason, he spoke directly in public:
"I appreciate Viscount Rainier's kindness, but I think our Edward Studio is not incapable of making a new movie. I have just decided to use the same vampire theme to release this new movie in the South Territory and even in the East and West Territories on the first day of the new year."
Hearing his words, the Duke of the Southern Territory was immediately surprised, but even more surprised were the many Southern Territory nobles.
Of course, after being surprised, these nobles, led by Viscount Rainier, showed full confidence, and they seemed to have full confidence in the films they shot.
In the face of the arrogant attitude of these nobles, Du Lin himself did not care at all and his expression did not change at all.
It was Duke Constantine who asked Dulin about the shooting schedule. After all, if a new work was to be shot, the shooting of several other works would inevitably be affected.
And Du Lin replied calmly:
"Although the shooting schedule for Fate Zero and Steins;Gate is very tight, we actually have excellent talents in our studio who can replace me as director. Although the shooting schedule for Kara no Kyoukai is tight, I think no one will mind if it is delayed for a month."
"!?!?"
Hearing Durin's words that no one would mind, countless nobles glared at him. Even Duke Constantine and Daphne widened their eyes, obviously very angry.
After all, compared to a new movie whose content is still unknown, most people are more looking forward to "Kara no Kyoukai" which has already shown a lot of exciting content.
However, Du Lin was determined at the moment and said with a smile:
"In short, I believe that in the coming period, the studio can rush out a vampire-themed work to promote the film to further places on the first day of the new year. As for "Kara no Kyoukai", I believe that with more time to polish it, it will be presented to the public in a better posture next year."
"this… "
After hearing what Du Lin said, Duke Constantine was speechless.
Viscount Rainier glanced at Durin coldly, then turned away unhappily and said:
"Then I look forward to your new movie, Baron Durin. I hope we can compete with each other at the box office."
After saying that, the southern nobles left, and the other nobles, facing the scene that no longer had any banquet atmosphere, also said goodbye and left one by one.
Du Lin wanted to leave immediately, but Duke Constantine kept him alone and said:
"I hope you won't tell anyone else about the True Ancestor's affairs, Du Lin."
"Does this need to be kept secret?"
"It's not completely necessary, but you also know that abnormal people are not very safe in the empire. Even though the True Ancestor was a founding hero and had a very good relationship with the first emperor of the empire, in this era, no one knows her reputation. If her identity as a vampire True Ancestor spreads, it will only bring instability and disaster, which I think no one wants."
"I see."
Knowing what the Duke of the Southern Territory meant, Du Lin was about to leave when he suddenly turned around and asked:
"By the way, Your Excellency the Duke, I would like to ask, is my brother Al still serving in the army with you?"
Duke Constantine was stunned for a moment by Durin's words, then he suddenly smiled and said:
"Are you talking about Al Edward? He's very good and a very promising young man. I have arranged for him to be stationed at the third border defense post in the southern border. When his border defense posting period is over in a year, he will be able to come back."
"I see. I hope Your Excellency the Duke will take good care of me."