Both the movies and television, as well as the atmosphere of watching movies and television with everyone, have left a deep impression on the people of this land, and they have fallen deeply in love with this emerging industry and regarded it as an important hobby.
Of course, although ordinary people had a great time during this festival and each individual experienced a rare festive atmosphere, for some people, the Frost Film Festival was quite difficult.
Needless to say, the so-called certain people refer to those southern nobles whose interests have been greatly affected after the development of the film industry.
Especially for the nobles whose main businesses in the past were theaters, second-rate story books, and even taverns, many of them lost so much money during this period that their eyes were purple.
Even if they did not lose money, most of the southern nobles would be extremely jealous just by looking at the huge profits brought by the film industry and TV taverns.
However, since Durin strictly restricted the entry threshold for investment in the television and film industry, and with the endorsement of King Hubbard, established clear industry protection laws, other nobles had no way to come in and get a piece of the pie.
Under such circumstances, most of the nobles naturally hated Durin, who had received generous rewards, and wished they could bite to death this young man who did not play by the rules.
In the end, these frustrated southern nobles united through each other's channels, and a large number of nobles began to think of ways and means to destroy the film industry, or at least take it over.
But unfortunately, no matter what measures they took in various places in the southern territory, due to Durin's original design, the open-air cinemas were in full swing, and the Duke of the Southern Territory had a neutral attitude towards this matter, which was neither partial nor tolerant.
All the nobles' methods were ineffective.
They had to realize that the film industry had already taken root in the South and there was no chance of cutting it off.
At this moment, an aide to a noble, a veteran head of a theater troupe, suddenly suggested:
"Since there is no way to defeat them, why not just join them? Although the film industry has clear legal protection from the Empire and there is no way to gain profits through piracy, how about we just make a movie to make money? There is no law that prohibits others from making movies."
"Yeah, that's right!"
After hearing what the troupe leader said, the southern nobles reacted immediately.
Since there is no way to destroy the film industry, why not just join it and make a movie yourself
Although the equipment used for filming is patented by the Tower of Mage, and a large patent fee must be paid for its use, and dividends must also be shared with the cinema, this money is nothing compared to the huge final profits.
In any case, when the southern nobles thought of the final benefits, they couldn't help but drool.
After all, that was a huge sum that they would never have been able to earn in the past.
Of course, it is impossible to just shoot a movie. Not to mention the equipment and specific operating details, just what the movie is about and where the actors come from is a huge problem.
However, not all the nobles in the southern region are complacent. Many of them have carefully studied many details of the movie, and have even thought about making a fortune by making movies themselves.
Now, with one noble making a proposal, other nobles naturally responded and established the Southern Territory Noble Production Committee, which began to target cinemas, wanting to forcefully insert themselves into the market and grab a share of the pie.
Although objectively speaking, they are just a bunch of losers who don't even know what movies are, they are full of confidence, as if they are about to make a blockbuster movie in the next second.
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On the other hand, Du Lin, who was far away at the Imperial Magic Academy, was unaware of what the southern nobles had done and was filming the sixth episode of "Kara no Kyoukai" and preparing for the filming of "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate".
Although there is still a long time from now until spring, the workload of finishing the two films is much greater than expected. He must try his best to have a perfect final battle in the spring of the following year.
At the same time, just when Du Lin was about to finish the filming of "Kara no Kyoukai" and was preparing to study the filming of two other films, Scar suddenly came to him and said that he had already made a basic version of the mobile phone.
"Was the call not affected?"
"Because the signal is based on the huge magic circle of the Alchemy Tower, the signal coverage range is only within the empire. But generally speaking, as long as the magic stone energy in the phone is not exhausted, it can be used continuously."
"How to charge the magic stone?"
"Currently, there is only one type of magician who can manually charge it."
"Isn't that completely useless?"
Of course, although Du Lin said this, he also knew that this was already a groundbreaking product.
Even though the magician needs to manually charge it, due to the wear-resistant nature of the magic stone and the fact that the phone only has one built-in function, which is making calls, a single charge is enough for an average person to use for several months.
No matter how you think about it, this is going to be an amazing product that will change the way the world communicates!
Just when Du Lin was discussing with Scar how to promote this kind of mobile phone in the future during the break after the shooting, a person he didn't expect suddenly appeared in front of him.
"You're... Roy?"
"Roy Mustang?"
Du Lin and Scar were both shocked as they did not expect the other party to appear suddenly.
Without paying attention to the two people's surprise, Roy just said calmly:
"According to the instructions of the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory, I am here to deliver the news of the Southern Territory Nobles Annual Meeting to you, Baron Dulin. I hope that you can represent the Edward family to attend the annual meeting this year."
“Annual meeting…”
Realizing that many things were developing much faster than he had imagined, Du Lin hesitated for a moment and then nodded:
"I see. I'll attend."
It was obvious that Du Lin had actually planned to meet with the ruler who controlled the entire southern territory and have an in-depth exchange with him in all aspects.
Chapter 199: Planning of a new movie!
Chapter 199
After Roy conveyed the message from the Duke of the South, he disappeared mysteriously as he had in the past.
Watching the other party leave, Du Lin couldn't help but touch his chin curiously. At this point, he became more and more curious about his mysterious senior.
Compared to Durin, Scar looked completely different. What appeared in his eyes was more like fear than vigilance.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Noticing Scar's attitude, Durin looked over in confusion.
At this moment, Scar also realized his own misconduct and quickly replied:
"Nothing, I just remembered the rumors about this military magician. To be honest, except for the great sages in this academy, everyone else is terrified when they see him. People like me are relatively lucky."
"What do you mean? You mean Roy? Is he scary?"
"Hey, Du Lin, don't you know the rumors about this military magician?"
"What rumors? Roy shouldn't be the only military magician in the empire, right?"
Du Lin said this in confusion.
After all, in his impression, although magicians generally hate the army and reject magicians who join the military, the empire does not lack magicians who voluntarily join the army.
What's more, once a real wartime state is reached and the Empire issues a first-level war mobilization order, all magicians will be immediately transferred to the army to participate in the war.
Therefore, no matter how much magicians reject the military, they will still have various connections with the military in the end.
Although Roy, as a magician, took the initiative to join the army and became a subordinate of the Duke of the South, he still retained his identity as an imperial magician in name. His condition should be much better than when he was directly kicked out of the Mage Tower.
As for his idea, Scar said helplessly:
"Although most magicians despise military magicians, most magicians will not show it too much. After all, everyone has their own aspirations, and no one can stop others from making their own choices. But Roy is not just a military magician. He has another identity in the imperial magic world, called the Heretic Executioner."
"Heretic Executioner? What is that?"
"To put it simply, they are the law enforcers who deal with those corrupted mages who have gone astray for various reasons, or even started to study forbidden magic in private. From ancient times to the present, the human world has never lacked such paranoid lunatics. After the establishment of the Mage Tower, many operations have been organized to wipe out the nests of corrupted mages. Nowadays, since the end of the battle that shook the mage world a hundred years ago, there are fewer corrupted mages in the empire, but there are still a certain number. Roy is the executioner who specializes in such purge operations."
"So that's how it is?"
Du Lin was surprised from the bottom of his heart that his genius senior had such an identity, and couldn't help but say:
"In that case, everything he does should be good. Why are you afraid of him?"
"This... The reason is very simple. In one of his operations, he burned down a village with hundreds of people in order to eliminate a dangerous corrupted mage. No one was spared, regardless of gender or age!"
"What?"
"And that's not all. According to later investigations, he could have refrained from taking action, or chosen a roundabout way to ensure the safety of the villagers, but he ended up killing the fallen mage and everyone in the village in one go. Afterwards, he was acquitted in the Imperial Court thanks to Dean Hohenheim's guarantee, but the huge uproar caused by this even affected the Mage Tower."
"… "
"Since then, Roy Mustang's name has become known to everyone in the entire Imperial School of Magic, and even the entire empire. Of course, this is undoubtedly a bad reputation. Compared to you back then, the pressure from public opinion he has endured is simply not at the same level. Apart from the army, there is no place for him in this empire."
“I understand.”
After learning about Roy from Scar, Du Lin roughly understood the situation of his senior.
Although Du Lin was not involved in the incident of the village fire, he actually felt in his heart that there must be some misunderstanding.
Of course, regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not, the fact that hundreds of lives had died at the hands of the other party would leave a shadow that would be remembered for the rest of their lives.
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After rushing back to Edward Castle from the Imperial Academy of Magic, Durin didn't even have time to rest before he learned from Winry that the Annual Meeting of the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory would be held in a week.
Realizing this fact, Durin was immediately pulled by Wen Li to learn some etiquette and social interaction among nobles.
Although Du Lin had been trained in this when he was young, he had not participated in social activities among nobles for who knows how long, so he had to learn many things from scratch.
In addition to learning basic etiquette, Du Lin also made a lot of other preparations.
The most important issue is about the future development of the film and television industry in the South.
He had never taken the initiative to discuss these things with the Duke who controlled the southern border in the past. Now, taking this opportunity, he should have a good talk with him.
At the same time, after returning to Edward Castle after a long absence and no longer being bound by the various tasks of filming, Du Lin simply calmed down and began to sort out his many memories of the past.
Although the second season of "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World" has not yet started filming, the second half of "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate" have not yet been aired, and there are still several episodes of "Kara no Kyoukai", but as a qualified director, Du Lin still decided to decide on the filming of the next film as soon as possible.
After all, only in this way can we make various preparations for the new movie in advance after the spring season begins.
However, because there were too many anime in his mind, and news had come from the imperial capital that the film industry could be promoted to the entire empire at any time, he couldn't choose which film to make next.
This is because, if the film is really promoted beyond the southern border, then he can no longer make the film as he pleases in the past, and he must first come up with a film that can hold its own.
Moreover, in order to promote it on a large scale, it should be a film that conforms to the worldview of this world and can be accepted by the vast majority of the people in the empire.
After much thought, Du Lin had a rough idea, which was two works, the first part of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and "Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-".
These two films can meet his requirements in all aspects.
Just as Du Lin was thinking about which one to choose to expand the influence of the movie, the envoy of the Duke of the South finally arrived at Edward Castle.
Chapter 200: Playing TV at the Southern Territory Annual Meeting
Chapter 200
The Constantine family is a famous ducal family in the southern part of the empire.
From the moment the empire was born and divided into four borders, the southern border has always been the land controlled by the Constantine family.
However, although Duke Constantine has always been the actual controller of the South Territory, most people in the South Territory have a very weak impression of this Duke, as if he has never appeared in public.
Moreover, it is not just this Duke Constantine, but all the Dukes of Constantine in the past are like this.
This family itself gives people an indescribable mystery.
But even so, the identity and status of the Duke of the South Territory give him legitimacy and authority in this land that no one can challenge. Every major decision in the South Territory must be reviewed and approved by Duke Constantine himself before it can be officially implemented.
Among all these, there is only one thing that Constantine has not made a decision on, and that is the movie that has recently become popular in the South.
You know, no ruler can ignore such a newly born emerging industry that is destroying all old orders at a stormy speed and creating huge wealth. At the very least, they will find ways to intervene and get a share of the pie.
But in fact, the Duke of the South Territory's attitude towards the movie was completely ignored. He did not participate in it at all from beginning to end, as if he did not care about this newly born industry at all.
All the nobles in the Southern Territory were curious about this fact and did not understand what the Duke meant by this attitude. It was with this doubt that the nobles from all over the Southern Territory gathered in the Duke of the Southern Territory's mansion.
... ...
Taking Winry from Edward Castle to the Duke of the South's mansion, as soon as they arrived at the scene, the familiar huge building appeared in Durin's eyes.
As the largest noble in the South Territory, the Duke of the South Territory's mansion is naturally of a scale that suits his status. Although it is a little inferior to the royal city in the imperial capital, it is also a top-notch building of this era.
Of course, as a time traveler with modern human memories, Du Lin would not be shocked by a building of this level and walked right in.
When we arrived at the venue, a large number of upper-class nobles dressed in various gorgeous costumes had already gathered there.
As a baron, Du Lin's status was the lowest in the entire annual meeting. Even if he entered, he would not attract too much attention.
However, Durin is not just an ordinary baron. Whether as a great magician or a pioneer of film and television, his actual status is far higher than anyone present.
Therefore, when Durin walked into the scene, all the nobles present focused their eyes on him.
"Is that Dulin?"
"The heir of this generation of Edward's family?"
"The youngest great magician in history?"
"A legendary figure who created movies, television, and revived the rise of mage alchemy?"