01.
Josh Kenny, located in the southeast of the Yulan Empire, is the second largest port city of the Yulan Empire. There are not many permanent residents here, but the flow of people is quite large. Among them, the Birds who are the main body of the Yulan Continent account for about 60%. The people below are all humans from other nations, and sometimes you can see some half-demons and even pure-bred demons from outside the lower realm.
The beliefs here are also very chaotic, various cult forces emerge in endlessly, and the crime rate in this land is extremely high. The climate is hot and rainy all the year round. There is a large area of tropical rainforest outside the town, which is rich in products. It is a paradise for some businessmen and lawbreakers.
This is also the place where Joan Baker made his fortune. He is very famous here, and he was considered a local snake at the time, but later when he went to Yulan City, some other local snakes entrenched in the area despised him and thought he went to Yulan City is greedy for pleasure... Of course, there is a bit of envy in the contempt, because although they keep saying that the merchants in Yulan City are hypocritical bastards, they really dare not go to the capital of the Yulan Empire.
Although Joan Baker is gone, his property here is still there. He entrusted the property to someone he trusted, and after that, he managed relations with the local government forces every once in a while. So even though he is not here, his factories and plantations are running smoothly. Like other local businessmen, he owns textile factories and plantations. He has a good relationship with local banks and also does some lending business.
But because he himself doesn't respond to Josh Kenny very much, his industry can only be said to be maintained, but there must be a recession. A few months ago, he suddenly came back and bought an opera house that was on the verge of bankruptcy—Josh Kenny was different from Yulan City. The people here were not so educated, so it was normal for a place like an opera house to go bankrupt. At that time, those who were dissatisfied with him laughed at him privately, and laughed at this poor boy from Josh Kenny who was fascinated by Yulan City and started to engage in operas in Josh Kenny. This is not crazy what.
Joan Baker redecorated the theater as soon as he bought it—of course, according to the design drawings given by the devil Hill. There must be a box, since these nobles and rich people need to spend money, then let them spend it→This is the original words of the Demon King.
Joan Baker felt that this sentence was as rough as Josh Kenny's old fritters said, but when he thought about it carefully, the more he tasted, the more flavorful he tasted. As a businessman who worked hard from the bottom, he combined his own Based on my business experience since then, I feel that there are profound truths hidden in these seemingly ordinary words.
—Thinking gradually changed.
Hill has always felt that in addition to a mobile phone plug-in, he also brought a protagonist aura during time travel. The function of that aura is to make people around him infinitely imaginative... But he thinks this may also be because today's earth is a In the era of information explosion, he ingests a lot of information from external sources every day. Sometimes when chatting with people in a different world, a casual sentence is a classic sentence recognized by the people of the earth, and the people he comes into contact with are just the kind of people who are very good at thinking. people, so they will think more subconsciously, and then they will worship him...
While the businessmen were about to watch the joke, Joan Baker hung a poster outside the built movie theater.
Generally speaking, the posters of opera houses are quite elegant, with words such as "classic", "timeless" and "beautiful" inside, but Joan Baker's poster is... er... quite ingenious.
The main body of the poster is a very voluptuous and sexy woman, her corset is two big shells - this is a sister of the siren princess, Joan Baker specially found a siren that looks the most in line with Josh Kenny's aesthetics this poster. Then a line of words was written below: The very punctual story of the siren princess being deceived by a human man, the picture is extremely realistic, and the close-up is quite exciting!
... To be honest, this slogan sounds like a third-level movie.
It turned out that Josh Kenny liked this very much.
In fact, Hill designed several promotional slogans at the time, but Joan Baker said to be more direct. He rolled his eyes and made this casually. As a result, Joan Baker's eyes lit up and said it was quite appropriate.
Hill couldn't help rolling his eyes again, which reminded him of the "eight bare-breasted men bullying a scantily clad young woman" on Earth, who were actually gourd babies, and "the seven-foot man who was brutally turned into a A dwarf, an infatuated Jurchen and still living together", um... this is Detective Conan...
This made Hill roll his eyes and feel dizzy. After the poster came out, those businessmen who wanted to see Joan Baker's jokes were a little ready to move, but they insisted not to go to the cinema. The audience was full every day, and the movie "Daughter of the Sea" quickly spread throughout Josh Kenny... Finally, they couldn't hold back anymore, and picked a day when Joan Baker was not around to sneak into the movie theater.
In the end, you know...
I have to say that the charm of the movie in a different world is really too great. Hill also worried that the Josh Kennys were too wild to accept a story like "The Daughter of the Sea," but he found that for now, just trick people into the movie theater (… ) and the movie can do it all by itself.
The following "The Domineering Devil Falls in Love with Me" was quite popular among Josh Kenny. One of the local female pirates who weighed more than 200 catties tearfully said after watching the movie that she wanted to find love. A man with red eyes like a demon king as his sixth husband... scared all the red-eyed men in Josh Kenny to dare to go out on the street.
Of course, one unlucky guy was caught in the end, which was miserable enough.
Hill couldn't laugh or cry after listening to the report. Does this count as a social problem caused by the movie
02.
Joan Baker felt that every conversation she had with Mr. Greenwald yielded a great deal.
On a drizzling night, Joan Baker steps into her bedroom to find that her favorite chair is already occupied by someone...or a demon.
At that time, Mr. Greenwald was sitting on a recliner and sipping a glass of red wine with a goblet. His posture was casual and elegant. If other people made such a move, he might be kicked out by Joan Baker on the spot, but right now he is just stunned. I was startled, and then said: "Good night, Mr. Greenwald."
"Good evening, Baker," Hill said at the time.
The heavy rain clouds outside blocked all the moonlight, and the sky was gloomy. His red eyes looked more vivid, full of the temptation of the devil.
"Josh Kenny's current situation is not very good, but I don't think there will be a big problem." Joan Baker reported directly.
"Really," Hill shook his head, "Whether it's you or my subordinates, why can't you just talk about these business matters when you open your mouth?"
"Because I don't know what to chat with you," said Joan Baker.
"Or what you mean by that is 'I have nothing to talk about with demons'?" Hill asked.
"Well...in a sense yes," Joan Baker said.
Hill couldn't help laughing, "You are really a man who is so honest that it makes me want to move."
"What I mean is that I am human after all, and have no idea what the devil is thinking, or what interests you, Mr. Greenwald, what subjects irritate you, what subjects please you..." Joan Baker continued Said truthfully: "If you were a businessman from Josh Kenny, I would tell you that the price of slaves has increased again, that the workers in the textile mills are asking for too much wages, and that there is a beautiful new man on Rhett Street. My daughter... If you were a noble lady of Yulan City, I would praise your beauty and your etiquette and family background, but you are neither."
Hill pondered for a moment, and said, "You can also praise my beauty or something."
"Generally speaking, this kind of social interaction is to better integrate into the circle, and the second is to trick noble ladies into bed." Joan Baker spread her hands, "So I think it's better to say goodbye."
Hill: "...OK."
The other party is really a bogus gentleman with a bohemian heart... The attitude is different after getting acquainted with him. When Hill was in the lower realm, he faced very respectful subordinates. Occasionally teasing those paladins would scare the latter half to death, so sometimes it is quite interesting to come to the human realm to chat with Joan Baker. The other party didn't know his identity as the Demon King, so they communicated relatively on an equal footing.
Joan Baker: "Shall we get on with business, Mr. Greenwald?"
Hill: "... done."
Joan Baker paused for a moment, then said: "What you said before is to set the price of movie tickets relatively low, and then charge high fees for private rooms... Although I understand roughly, our main income still comes from private rooms, right? , then what is the value of those cheap tickets?"
"Of course." Hill nodded. The main reason he did this was to expand the influence of the movie. Since Joan Baker asked this, Hill thought for a while and said a theory that he had seen on Earth: "Many times, In a paid game, free players are also a game resource and function for paid players.”
Of course, most people on the earth can understand his words. Some players with high krypton gold have obtained powerful equipment or mission panels. He has to have a comparison to feel the coolness of krypton gold. At this time, the role of free players it came out.
Because there is no such background in the different world, most people may not understand it. Hill didn't think of a high-quality expression for a while, so he directly quoted the original sentence. In fact, in his previous experience, his ambiguous words are quite compelling to the listener, and the other party will usually be silent for a while, then suddenly realize and then brag about him.
Joan Baker frowned slightly after hearing this.
game… ? Paid and free players...
Does this Mr. Greenwald mean that life is like a game
One of the reasons why nobles have a sense of superiority is that there are too many people who are worse than them, and when watching a movie, they spend hundreds of times the gold coins of the people below in the high box... This can also provide a sense of superiority Come.
Joan Baker suddenly realized: "I see, Mr. Greenwald. You are really a wise man... er... devil."
Well, Joan Baker's performance is completely in line with the process just mentioned. Hill showed a surprised expression. This invisibly seems to raise his own style.
Then Hill got up. He came here this time mainly to have a field trip, and stopped by to chat with Joan Baker. It's getting late now, so it's time to leave. He casually poured the rest of the red wine in the glass into the dying fireplace, and the flames of the fireplace quickly rose up—this was not Erwin, it was alcohol burning. Against the backdrop of the fire, Hill said: "Maybe some of my words make sense, but you don't need to think too much, and I don't need you to think too much... just do what you should do, and if you don't reach that When there are no material conditions, the realm of thought will only hinder reality."
He walked to the fireplace and smiled before stepping into the fireplace: "Good luck in August, Mr. Baker."
The flames shot up again, and turned into a beautiful bright blue.
Hill disappeared into the flames.
Joan Baker looked at the goblet left by Hill, thinking about what Hill said just now, and his thinking became dizzy again (… ).
In fact, what Hill meant was: Don't think about it, I just said some things casually, you really don't think about it, please...
03.
As soon as Hill returned to the lower world, the ghost Binns came to report to him that the copier was basically completed. Hill was quite pleased with this, and Binns showed him how to use the copier in another world, and gave him an academic explanation by the way. Hill was dizzy, but he still tried to write it down. Seriously asked questions where I didn't understand.
His requirements for himself have not changed, and he has to keep improving himself.
Compared with other time-traveling seniors, he is neither an urban soldier king, a ruthless killer, nor a master of the outside world, or an ace scholar. He is just an ordinary person with a faster brain. mobile phone, but what the mobile phone provides is only some information, it cannot directly turn him into a person who is proficient in everything. In fact, everyone on the planet has a mobile phone, and everyone can look up various information online, but there are very few who use it for learning and improving themselves.
Of course, he can find a bunch of things on the Internet, search for whatever comes to mind, and then assign those things to his subordinates to study and do. But he also knows that this is not long-term, the devil is not so easy to be, and the lower realm is not so easy to build... In that case, it would be too child's play.
So he has to work hard, learn, and understand some things in a down-to-earth manner.
For Ghost Binns, the Lord Demon King suddenly became studious, which was a very happy thing for him. In the past, Lord Demon King was extremely belligerent. Although he was powerful in the use of magic, he didn't care about the principles and details. Among the five elders, Phantom Bins is the most academic one, and he is of course quite embarrassing towards such a Lord Demon King. But he can't help it, after all, he is the Lord Demon King.
But since the defeat of the war, the Lord Demon King seems to have changed. He began to use methods other than force to subdue people's hearts. , but now the Lord Demon King looks smarter.
Or. Phantom Binns has also thought about this question. The defeat of the war shocked all the demons including him, but they didn't know what to do next after the shock and pain. The Lord Demon King should have thought deeply before finally deciding that he wants to lead the lower realm What kind of road to take.
Here the ghost Binns is distracted, and so is Hill.
This was the first time that Hill looked at the monocle up close, and he even wanted to reach out and take it off to see... Hill didn't know how to wear the monocle before, but after observing closely, he realized that the monocle was worn The lens is held in place by the socket between the eye socket and the eyeball.
How should I put it... It's like a card slot... Puchi.
Of course, violent facial expressions, such as raising an eyebrow, can cause the monocle to drop or pop out.
After the ghost Binns left, Hill leaned on his seat and planned to take a nap for a while.
As Hill was about to fall asleep, the flames in the fireplace rose, and Gormon, the five elders, emerged from the flames. At present, only Hill, Irwin, and Gormon are using this way of appearance. Needless to say, Irwin is a fire elemental spirit. Hill does this for convenience, while Gormon simply thinks that he will appear in this way. very handsome.
Gormond was obviously taken aback when he saw the Lord Demon King sleeping.
Hill hadn't fallen asleep yet, and the magic fluctuation brought by Gormon had already woken him up. He thought that Gormon would definitely yell with his loud voice in the next second, after all, he was one of the five elders. The wildest one... he can't be said to be rough, as a rare demon dragon species, he is almost invincible by nature, and he has only tasted defeat once - that is with the previous demon king.
Before the battle, the two made a bet that if the devil lost, he would give up the devil's position, and if Gormond lost, he would surrender to the devil.
Of course, Gormond lost.
He has a good relationship with the former Demon King, and the two are more like buddies than his superiors and subordinates, so his attitude is sometimes too casual, which makes Hill a little headache. To be honest, Hill wants to avoid it. him.
However, to Hill's surprise, Gormon didn't yell, "I'm here to see you, my lord." up. Then he jumped out of the window and sat on the top of the Blackrock Tower looking at the red moon in the lower world.
Hill opened his eyes, not knowing what to say, not knowing what to think.
He closed his eyes for a while to let his mind go, and then went up to the top of the Blackstone Tower.
"My king, you are awake." said the dragon Gormon.
"Yeah." Hill nodded.
Hill actually didn't know how to treat Gormond like this. His other subordinates followed more of the identity of the devil, so he was very calm when facing them. But the devil dragon Gormon is different, he regards the devil more as a friend.
"What's up here?" Hill asked.
"No." Demon Dragon Gormon said, "I don't have anything to report either."
Gormon the Demon Dragon is one of the three generals and the one with the most military power. Now that the army has been disbanded and the Demon King has not assigned him a new task, he certainly has nothing to report. This sentence is a bit self-deprecating and a bit desolate when I say it.
"Actually, I have been sleeping most of the time, and sometimes I dream about the time I was with you in the past." The magic dragon Gormon said: "We ate a lot of meat and drank a lot of wine. Singing in the wild wind in the desert, we joined forces to slaughter the wanderer tribe, we stood above ten thousand people, and so many people worshiped us. At that time, I still loved collecting treasures, but you dismissed those... "
What the dragon Gormon said was actually very touching, and Hill could roughly imagine that the previous demon king who was aggressive and devoured had his own charming side, but Hill couldn't do what the dragon Gormon expected. And the Lost Hill of the demon dragon Gormon can also understand. First, the demons were defeated. He said "so many people worship us", but we have failed now. In his opinion, those demons will not continue The second reason for the loss is that Hill is not the same as before, he is now doing other things than the bloody violence before, which makes the dragon Gormon feel lost.
"I don't even care about what you say now." Hill's words were quite cold, like a devil. "It's boring to miss the past so much."
The demon dragon Gormond was taken aback for a moment, and then he smiled: "Ah, it's really you who are so cruel." His eyes seemed to have a little more hope.
"Because the devil must always be like this." Hill said, he glanced at Gormond beside him with his eyes, he raised his jaw and stretched his body, the blood moon and the dark sky were imprisoned in his pupils, his red eyes His eyes were mixed with impure blood, and then he smiled suddenly: "I advise you to do the same, because I don't have much patience, and usually I don't miss old feelings."
Of course, Hill knew that his focus on soft power among the demons would be disliked and opposed by some demons. Even if he made a huge effect later, some demons would still insist on using force. It is estimated that human beings will also encounter this kind of stubbornness, let alone this is the demon race.
So it was within Hill's expectation that the magic dragon Gormon would say such a thing. In other words, it was better than Hill expected. He thought that there would be fierce opposition, but the attitude of the other party was not bad.
"I have re-formulated the guidelines and policies for the development of the lower realm. You can see what I am doing recently." Hill continued, "You are the five elders of the lower realm, and you are still useful, so let me play a role. Don't stay at home and dream about lifeless."
The loss in the eyes of the dragon Gormond is gone, as the demons naturally don't need the hypocrisy and arrogance of humans, Hill's cold and rational attitude can sort out his emotions well, "So, what can I do? My king .”
"Make a movie," Hill said.
The demon dragon Gormon was stunned for a moment, "This... I... I'm different from Gore and the others, I'm not very good at acting..."
"According to my plan, that movie doesn't require much acting skills, and you also need to show your real dragon body." Hill touched his chin and said.
The Demon Dragon Gormon was stunned again: "Humans wouldn't like this kind of thing... Whether it's a sea monster or your Demon King, at least the appearance conforms to the aesthetics of humans, but my main body, the Demon Dragon, probably will. Scare away a lot of humans."
Hill looked up and down the dragon Gormon.
The magic dragon Gormon always wears leather trousers, with a few pieces of armor on his upper body, revealing his strong muscles underneath. His body is more like a work of art. Even the most exquisite sculptor in ancient Greece could not carve out such a perfect body with a carving knife. The muscle lines full of strength and beauty have the power to captivate the soul.
"That's not necessarily true." Hill said with a smile, "Believe it or not, after I really make this movie, many human women will like you, admire you, and be crazy about you."
The devil dragon Gormon subconsciously still feels unbelievable. Dragons have been regarded as a symbol of evil since ancient times. How could humans like him because of a movie? But at the same time, he had a faint sense of longing. He was originally a demon who liked fame and admiration from everyone.
In fact, Hill also came up with that idea after contacting the dragon Gormon. The movie he mentioned was "He is a Dragon".
This Russian film is quite famous on the earth. It is a very beautiful romance film. Some film critics gave it a high evaluation in terms of art and love, but the disadvantage is that the storyline is old-fashioned and not very thoughtful. Of course, this shortcoming does not exist in another world. No matter how old-fashioned things on Earth are placed in a different world, they are quite new existences. It may even be said that old-fashioned things are more popular—because if a theme is old-fashioned on Earth , Many people have written and filmed it, which shows that this subject matter is quite safe in a sense, and it is even eternal to a certain extent.
But it's a romance movie. Hill pondered in his mind. This is going farther and farther on the road of girlfriend fans. After that, we have to make a movie that attracts men. How about making a "Warcraft" movie? Forget it, the first part of Warcraft is basically a standing human being, and the second part has not been filmed yet, so he has nothing to copy... Or just shoot the "Good Omen" where the angel and the devil are based, and forget it, the people of the church After seeing it, I probably spit out a mouthful of old blood. I must have thought that the demons are so shameless, and you are still greedy for the body of an angel!
Thinking nonsense in his mind, Hill said, "Okay, that's all for today. If there is a task, I will assign it to you directly. The next time..." He turned his head to Gormont slightly With a smile: "Let me sit with you for a while and watch the night."
Gormond was stunned, "My lord, didn't you just say that you..."
"I meant to make you a bit colder. Normally, I wouldn't miss old love, but I also said 'generally'. After all, you are different from others." Hill's lips curled up, and he said, " my friend."
The bloody moonlight sprinkled on his handsome face, and Gormond was completely stunned.
"Just like you would put a blanket on a demon king who doesn't need a blanket, it's okay for me to do things that don't fit my status sometimes.
Then continue to enjoy the moonlight. Gormont. "
Hill said so.
04.
The next day, the church received news that the head of the paladin, Monroe, had appeared in the movie, a local specialty of the lower world, and it seemed that he had reached a cooperation with the devil. So the bishop gave the deputy captain an order to bring back Monroe, and prepared to burn Monroe to the stake.
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