Disaster Artist

Chapter 97 Banquet
Shalan walked through a Greek-style music square and stepped into a suspended promenade with lush flowers and trees.

In late winter, the grapevines on the flower stand are still lush and green, with water droplets hanging on the leaves.

A spectacular man-made waterfall poured down on the left side of the corridor, and the dense water vapor caressed her skin.

Shallan is very familiar with this place. She spent most of her childhood here, but she grew up with less of it.

At the end of the corridor is Lake Eden, which glows with pale golden light. The meeting location is next to the lake.

This retro-style garden covering hundreds of hectares is the hinterland of Eden Group.Only the nouveau riche like to compete with each other to see who can build the tallest building.

Shallan walked along the shore of Lake Eden and sat down at an obsidian-textured stone table.

Three people had arrived before her.

As she appeared, AR projections lit up beside the stone table, and the participants appeared one by one.

The top seat is empty.It seems that those big shots have no interest in personally intervening in Xikora's affairs.

The second seat on the right is a middle-aged man with long light blond hair and sharp facial lines.

Shallan glanced at him and looked away.Samuel Serafina is the chairman of Star Entertainment and her father.

She nodded politely to everyone present, many of whom were full-body prosthetic reformers.Among this group of people, she belongs to the most junior level.

"Ahem, everyone is here. We are all gathered together today because many colleagues are more concerned about the android idol and have some questions.

Shallan is the main creator of this trial project of Xikora.If there are any issues that need to be discussed, let’s take this opportunity to discuss them together. "

Samuel's opening was tepid, as if he didn't even notice the smell of gunpowder in the air.

"Samuel, why are you making it so complicated? Just give me an approval for your daughter's project."

The director of an artist agency suggested bluntly.

"Shalan has her own ideas. I can't make the decision, and I won't favor her. She decides all the key issues."

This crappy old bastard.

"Sharan, do you plan to bring the android idol to the market immediately?"

"Yes, this is inevitable. We are ready to put related products on the shelves within a week."

Shallan replied simply.

After gaining a head start, of course, you must seize the market as soon as possible.From now on, the entire bionic idol industry will be linked to Muse Media and her.

"What about product type?"

"Almost everything. Avatars, commemorative prosthetics, and bionic body parts. For the high-end route, low-end versions of bionic humans will be sold in limited quantities."

There are countless peripheral products derived from android idols, which are much more convenient than real people.

Fans can't resist the temptation of the same android model as their idol.If you don’t have money, you can buy the head alone, or just buy a hand or a leg.

If you are really poor, you can buy the original voice model and virtual skin.

Real people are troublesome. One is unwilling and the other is unwilling. It takes a lot of time to sign a contract, and they think about increasing the share all day long.

"Shalan, do you have any plans to continue to expand your business? After launching the dancer bionic humanoid, do you have any plans to expand into other fields?"

The president of another entertainment company raised a key question, and the atmosphere in the meeting gradually became tense.

Only a few people looked at Shalan, and most of the attendees didn't know where their eyes were.But she could sense their excitement and hostility.

If Muse Media's attempt is successful, related new industries will bring huge profits, and the foundation of the traditional idol industry will be shaken.

“The Artificial Muse Project aims to gradually replace unstable human entertainers with specially designed, high-quality androids.

The Tepsicola project that I created is just one of them, and I am lucky enough to be ahead of the curve for the time being.Nova entertainment artists in various fields will definitely be dominated by bionic people in the future. "

Shallan responded without hesitation.Not only dancers, singers, hosts, actors, models... will all be replaced.Sooner or later, they will send the androids to the Nova Council.

The conference table fell into silence, and many people's projections went into standby mode and resumed activity after a while.

The old woman in purple at the second seat on the left checked with the people around her and spoke slowly:
"Sharan, the talents you have shown in the Artificial Muse Project are admirable, and I believe this project will make Eden even more powerful.

However, Muse Media alone has limited capabilities.You are a dancer, and your understanding of other industries is not as profound as this one.

I propose that the technical achievements of the Artificial Muse Project be shared, and that each company jointly develops the bionic idol industry and promotes the plan in a reasonable manner.Of course, Muse Media will receive reasonable compensation. "

Muse Media suddenly launched such a big battle without letting any colleagues know, which made everyone very unhappy and the sense of crisis was overwhelming.

You don't call us secretly making a lot of money, right?

That old bastard Samuel was one of the initiators of the Artificial Muse Project, but he did not participate in the development and execution. After recommending his daughter to enter the project, he asked no questions about it.

"I am only one of the executors of the plan and have no authority to make decisions about sharing the results."

Shallan put aside the relationship with one word.I don’t have any relevant background, so I can’t influence the decision-making.

"Samuel, what do you think?"

"As an old man, I can't learn something new like bionic people. Ask Shallan what she thinks."

Samuel tilted his head and met Shallan's eyes.It's time to give in, and then give in.

All eyes were focused on Shalan.They don't care whether they make money with real people or with androids, the important thing is that they can't play without them.

Shalan's breathing was stagnant, but she did not waver in her decision.She avoided Samuel's gaze.

"Artificial Muse is an independent research and development project, and there is no sharing of technical results."

"Shalan, this is an important project of the group, not your personal property."

"I said, I am just the executor and have no right to make decisions."

"Think clearly, don't think"

Samuel made a gesture of laying on his hands, indicating that everyone was a decent person and should not go too far.

He gave the old woman opposite an apologetic look and said:

"Let's end it here for today and discuss it in half a month. Everyone can communicate privately first."

The AR projections disappeared one by one, and everyone present also left one by one. Only the father and daughter were left at the stone table by Lake Eden.

Speechless for a while.

"I go first."

Shalan stood up and left, her expression dark.

Samuel didn't seem to notice his daughter leaving, listening to the harp tune alone by the lake.

Do you want to seize the opportunity to enter the top floor of Eden and talk to him on an equal footing?Try it if you want.

If it becomes useless, he will use a test tube to make another one.

The personal doctor said that he could live at least 165 years without using consciousness backup.

The vitality of offspring is too fragile, so it won’t be a surprise to change it once or twice.

Hey, maybe I can be an android of Shallan, she was so fun when she was little.

　I don’t have enough inspiration today and I feel like I haven’t written very well. Chapter 2 will be released after the revision is completed, around 0:45.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)