When I think about it carefully, I have been completely absorbed in movies in the past half month, and I have not left myself any time to rest. During this period, I have only slept two or three hours a day. Even Scar has lived a more human life than I do.
In this case, it seemed quite reasonable for a great magician like himself to have physical problems.
Now, after confirming that he had fainted due to weakness, Du Lin immediately wanted to sit up.
There are still many things to do on the crew side. Once I am not there, the entire filming process will be affected or even forced to stop.
Therefore, in order to ensure that all the filming of the videos could be completed by the Frost Festival one month later, Du Lin almost gritted his teeth and got up to go to the shooting site.
Seeing his appearance, Wen Li changed her gentle attitude and firmly stopped his behavior, saying loudly:
"Lord Edward, please don't go out again until you recover!"
"Come on, Winry, you don't know how important these movies are to the audience. So many people are looking forward to the follow-up movies. How could I..."
"But, Lord Edward, don't you know how important you are to me?"
"this… "
Hearing Wen Li's words, Du Lin's expression froze for a moment. He stared blankly at the girl in front of him who had tried her best to control her tears but whose eyes were still red. Only then did he realize how worried the girl was because of his previous coma.
"Winry, I..."
After thinking it over, Du Lin still couldn't say a word, not even the simplest words like "I'm sorry".
After all, he knew very well how much the girl in front of him had suffered in this castle because of his willfulness.
The Edward family is ultimately a lower-ranking noble family in the southern border. No matter how great Durin's own achievements are, they cannot affect the status of the family itself.
Moreover, the pressure that the Edward family has been under during this period is even more than in the past. After all, the movies created by Du Lin have blocked the financial paths of too many nobles, made too many so-called "upper elites" dissatisfied, and made the Edward family itself a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh.
The reason why these pressures did not pass on to Du Lin in the past was largely because this weak girl shielded him from the wind and rain.
What Wen Li has done for this family even exceeds that of anyone in Edward's family.
How could Du Lin use a simple "sorry" to offset the trouble and pressure caused to the other party because of his willfulness
Therefore, facing the "harsh" words that Wen Li said with all her might, Du Lin finally nodded slowly and replied:
"Okay, I'll listen to you and won't go out until I get better."
"real?"
Seeing the tearful smile on Wen Li's face, as if she was still doubting whether what he said was true, Du Lin just touched her head, then stretched and lay directly on the bed.
"It's been a long time since I've been a useless lord. Please let me act like a spoiled child to my heart's content for the next two days, Miss Winry."
Facing Du Lin's completely indifferent look, Wen Li just smiled and nodded:
"Of course, Lord Edward, it would be an honor to serve you."
So, for the next two days, Durin completely let himself go and even forgot what the movie was. He spent the whole day accompanying Winry in the castle, tinkering with various little inventions he had made in the past.
Among them, Du Lin actually discovered a lot of useful things. Although most of them did not have epoch-making value, they were quite good as props for filming.
The long-lost spirit of relaxation also made Du Lin's mind clearer and his thinking became more open.
This time when he goes back, he may be able to offer more suggestions and make the filming of several films even more exciting.
…
When Du Lin started his long-awaited vacation, news about the Frost Film Festival began to spread in major towns in the southern border.
"Have you heard? Director Du Lin plans to release several movies at once during the Frost Festival!"
"Is this true? This is too cool!"
"If this is false, I hope it is true. If it is true, I hope it is super doubled!"
"Director Du Lin, the eternal God!"
All of a sudden, the entire southern region became lively, with countless people talking about the movie, and they were already crazy about it.
After all, after such a long wait, their expectations for the new movie have reached an unprecedented level, and countless people are looking forward to it!
Chapter 156: The much anticipated Frost Film Festival!
Chapter 156
After Durin recuperated for two full days and finally left Edward Castle with Winry's reluctant farewell, he immediately came to the filming site of the Imperial Academy of Magic.
What surprised him was that even though he was away, the filming process was not affected and continued as planned.
Although there were many flaws in the results, Du Lin was still very surprised.
"Who is directing your filming during this period?"
In response to Du Lin's question, Gebulen immediately stood up and laughed:
"Hahahaha, is there anything else to say? Of course I am the evil magician from the dark dimension, reborn from the ashes..."
Before Gebulen finished speaking, Chris, the schoolmate behind him, kicked him and said coldly:
"If you keep reciting your stupid title, I will make a hundred copies of your daily diary and auction them off in ten years!"
"Are you...are you a demon?"
Seeing that the two were about to start showing off again, Du Lin quickly interrupted their conversation and said in surprise:
"Senior Gebulun, can you actually make a movie?"
"Ah? Making a movie? Of course I can't do that, but for me, who has already reached the pinnacle of studying the human soul and spirit, every shot only needs to be given a soul, and it will naturally become the most perfect picture!"
"Uh… what is he talking about?"
Facing Du Lin's confusion, Chris on the side also showed that she couldn't understand and could only say:
"Although it sounds difficult to understand, I actually understood it after reading it once. Senior Gebulun seems to have a great talent in this area..."
"oh?"
After hearing what Chris said, Du Lin immediately became interested and asked Geblen to demonstrate it on the spot.
Soon, after watching Gebulen's filming, Du Lin said in surprise:
"Perfect, it can only be described as perfect. Senior Gebulun, how did you know to shoot at this angle?"
In response to Du Lin's words, Gebulen just smiled and said:
"Of course, it's because of my wisdom that no one in the world can match, my mind that even gods can't touch, the top of the world..."
"You idiot, be normal!"
Geblen's words were once again attacked by Chris.
But soon, he got up from the ground very skillfully and said in normal words:
"Well, to put it simply, I have studied psychology for a long time in the field of spirituality. Through the psychological activities of the characters in the script and the inspiration of the various plots connected with each other, I can easily grasp the most appropriate shot for the current scene."
"Well, I don't understand at all."
Although Geblun later tried to explain in great detail the principles behind his achievement, neither Chris nor Durin could understand the other's language, which was beyond human common sense.
In the end, Du Lin could only admit that there were some geniuses in this world that could not be explained by common sense.
So, Dulin immediately invited Geblunt to be his cinematographer, but was rejected without hesitation.
Obviously, Geblun was at least a high-level magician. A being of this level was no longer a small figure in this empire, so he naturally would not come to be a film photographer.
What's more, Geblun's desire to explore magic is incomparable. Before completing his research, he naturally won't be too distracted by other things.
Of course, he also said that he would occasionally have free time and could help Du Lin shoot some things from time to time.
In short, after Du Lin returned, the filming of "Steins;Gate" started again. The last plot interruption was when the protagonist Okabe Rintaro took the initiative to use emails that could send information to the past and used these emails to frantically change history.
At this moment, before Du Lin started filming, Scar suddenly ran out of the Alchemy Tower and said to him:
"I've been watching you guys filming before. So, can you make this little prop in your movie that can transmit messages remotely?"
"You mean the cell phone?"
Hearing Scar's words, Du Lin was stunned.
But the next moment, he realized that in this strange world where even televisions had already appeared, the appearance of mobile phones seemed to be nothing surprising.
Or maybe I am a little slow to realize that I can make mobile phones only now!
This is a magical world after all!!!
…
Du Lin did not put too much energy into the manufacturing of mobile phones, choosing to leave everything to Scar.
After all, when it comes to this kind of invention, the other party's experience is actually deeper than his own. Decades as the master of the Alchemy Tower have given him a rich alchemy foundation, and his basic research and development capabilities are no worse than Du Lin's.
As for whether the mobile phone will be released after it is officially produced, and in what form it will be released, Du Lin himself has no definite idea.
After all, this is a feudal kingdom, and a human kingdom where the emperor does not have the greatest power and is checked and balanced by many nobles and churches.
The impact of making overly radical changes in a country like this, even a major transformation in the communications industry, would be beyond Durin's cognitive limits.
In the end, he could only limit the spread to the southern border.
At least, Du Lin can rest assured in this southern land where the movie has become completely popular and the Grand Duke of the South has not raised any objections from beginning to end.
In addition, Du Lin had no intention of selling the mobile phone to the magician.
The reason is very simple. After the basic components of the televisions produced before were patented, a large number of magicians have used similar communication equipment.
Of course, since it is a wizard-exclusive prop that needs to be injected with magic power to be used, it cannot be considered a mobile phone. It can only be said to be some kind of magic prop extended through the television.
This kind of thing is not popular and can only be used by a small number of magicians in the world for their own entertainment.
In short, after handing over the invention of the mobile phone to Scar, Du Lin himself once again devoted himself to the filming of four films.
Finally, he successfully completed the filming of the fifth episode of "Kara no Kyoukai" at the end of September, and finished the filming of the TV version of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!" in early October.
The filming pressure for the two TV shows was relatively low, so I completed all the shots with almost no pressure.
In addition, the real highlight, the second chapter of "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate: Fate Butterfly Wings" are also coming to an end.
Gradually, time arrived at mid-October.
The fourth episode of "Kara no Kyoukai" which has long been confirmed to be broadcast, and the second chapter of "Fate Zero" which was agreed to be broadcast in winter, have officially begun to warm up in major TV bars and cinemas in the southern region!
The news of the Frost Film Festival has already spread like wildfire in all major towns, becoming a hot topic that everyone in the entire South Territory is eagerly discussing!
Chapter 157: Frost Film Festival, Opening!
Chapter 157
Frost Festival, the longest festival in the empire during winter.
Its origin is still unknown. Perhaps it originated from a shocking cold disaster when the empire was first established, or perhaps it was the first appearance of the Frost Goddess...
But no matter what, the Frost Festival has now become a festival comparable to the empire's annual national celebration.
Of course, the comparison here does not refer to the degree of liveliness, but the duration and range of its impact.
Unlike the National Celebration during the New Year, the Frost Festival covers not only the imperial capital, but the entire empire.
From the border to the imperial capital, from the four borders of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest to the royal castle at the center of the empire, whenever the Frost Festival comes, everyone will put down their work and immerse themselves in the novel atmosphere brought by the cold winter.
Of course, since the winter in the empire is still very cold, most people dare to stay at home during the Frost Festival and do not go out casually.
In order to prevent their children from catching colds and getting sick, family members were forced to pay to go to the church to see a pastor for treatment, and they would strictly forbid their children from going out, so there were often no pedestrians on the streets.
Therefore, the liveliness of the Frost Festival cannot be compared with that of the National Celebration, and it cannot even be compared with that of an ordinary festival.
Because all tourism and business have been suspended, the Frost Festival is far less lively than usual, and is truly a "Frost" festival.
In the past empire, the Frost Festival was more of a cultural event in a sense. Everyone would rest at home, tell stories about the past, and pray for a good harvest and peace in the coming year.
People spent the coldest time in the empire in boredom, and no one felt that this time had any value.
But this year's Frost Festival is destined to be different.
In the South, about a week before the Frost Festival, movie theaters and TV taverns began to run large-scale advertisements. Huge banners clearly read in printed fonts: "Frost Film Festival, four great dramas are waiting for you to watch. Let's light up the cold winter!"
At the same time, posters of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World", "Fate Zero", "Kara no Kyoukai" and "Steins;Gate" were all posted at the entrances of cinemas and TV bars, attracting everyone's attention.
Although it seems like a rather stupid slogan at first glance, the influence of the movie itself is enough to offset everything. The moment all the people in the southern border saw this scene, their blood boiled.
"Oh my god, there really is one!"