Don't call me Master, call me Director

"Compared with ordinary 3D screens, the promotion speed of IMAX is much slower." Cloris complained, "The construction cost and maintenance cost of the theater with that special screen are enough to open a small movie theater."

Shen Er smiled coldly: "It doesn't matter, after my movie is promoted, those theaters will know what to do."

Cloris waved her hand perfunctorily: "Yes, yes, I know that you are the best at making movies. But what does this have to do with the theater chain wanting to increase its share?"

Shen Er raised his eyebrows: "Have you forgotten? I have a patent on naked-eye 3D technology. From now on, every time these theaters show a 3D movie, they will pay me a share of the patent."

Facing this group of leeks (Americans) who are determined to eat themselves, the second master said very bluntly, you can spit as much as you eat me.

The second master is not going to have a hard fight with the strongest money-collecting department on earth, but he is not going to use his own money to raise these American insects, so he is only going to pay taxes according to the standards of foreign works.

Compared with the U.S. Taxation Service, which can physically collect money with tanks, those theaters are much easier to bully.

Not to mention, Shen still holds their lifeline in his hands.

"How dare you take advantage of the fire to rob, then let me pay the royalties for all their extra box office share!" Shen Er said viciously, "If you dare to accept my money, I will make you unable to make any money for the rest of your life."

"Hey...cough cough...you...cough cough...guy...cough cough..."

Cloris coughed repeatedly, pointed at Shinji and was speechless.

Shen Er kindly patted her on the back: "Lissy, are you okay? Don't let your brother get mad at you."

"It's okay. I'm just washed up with mustard."

Cloris, who said this, blushed slightly.

[Eating Japanese ingredients is still good, at least choking on wasabi is a universal excuse. 】

Cloris thought guiltily.

It's a pity that this excuse can only be used once, if she chokes on mustard every time, wouldn't it make her appear incompetent?

So during the next meal time, Cloris became very careful, for fear of accidentally choking on mustard.

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Matou Sakura was feeling a little depressed at this time.

This time she came to eat with Shen Er, because she saw that the person Shen Er invited to dinner was Cloris.

Sakura doesn't fully understand the complex relationship between her brother and sister Cloris, but she knows that Shinji has been avoiding Cloris.

It was rare for Shen Er to take the initiative to treat guests this time, and Sakura thought that the relationship between the two of them was going to be explosive.

In the spirit of eating melons and not disrespecting melons, bah, in order to check her brother's future happy life, Ying followed up with a shameless face.

She naturally knew that with her presence, Shinji and Cloris would definitely restrain themselves, but Miss Matou Sakura believed that with her sharp eyes, even if they wanted to hide something, she would be able to observe it from the details.

This can be seen from the fact that the girl kept secretly looking up at Shinji and Cloris during the meal.

It can be said that, compared with Shinji and Cloris, Matou Sakura's sushi and tempura dipping sauce this time is not only soy sauce and wasabi, but also has an extra seasoning called "Gossip".

Originally, Ms. Sakura thought that this meal would be very delicious. After all, she could secretly learn about her brother's unknown side.

This kind of knowing the secret plus the thrill of voyeurism...

Tsk tsk, Ms. Sakura finally understands why those gossip paparazzi are so persistent about her brother's gossip.

It's a pity that you reporters can't handle the magician like brother at all, and the only person who can pry into Matou Shinji's secrets is me, Matou Sakura!

Then there was no more, Matou Sakura never thought that her brother would actually talk to Cloris about the work for the whole dinner.

During the period, there were only two slightly personal topics, one was that my elder brother ran out of money again, and the other was that sister Cloris choked on mustard.

What the hell is this? !

Brother, take out your Aquaman momentum that cannoned all over the clock tower!Flirt at sister Cloris, the silver-haired, red-eyed beauty!You are such a gentleman that it is difficult for me to deal with my sister!

【Tsk, I'm looking forward to tonight's gossip. 】

Sakura poked her tempura herring vigorously with chopsticks, and didn't care until the fish was mashed.

"Don't spoil the food."

Shinji patted Sakura angrily.

"Humph!"

The second master, who was stared at by his sister, just felt baffled.

But what else can Shen Er do if it is his own baby sister, he can only coax her.

"If you feel bored, just wait a little longer, it will be over soon."

Cloris reminded in dissatisfaction: "Hey! Shinji, are you calling me a boring woman?"

"Lizzie, of course you are not boring, but rather amusing."

Shinji joked with a smirk.

"Shinji, you really are an idiot."

Although her pretty face was slightly red, Cloris' eyes were rolling, as if she was weighing something.

She took another peek at Sakura who was following Shen Er, wondering if the other party could understand what Shen Er said just now.

As a result, her actions made Sakura suddenly interested.

"I'm not boring at all, brother." Sakura said with a smile, "You can continue talking about things, and I'll just watch (eat melon) from the sidelines."

【This girl... actually wants to see your brother's jokes...】

Seeing Sakura's expression, how could Shinji still not understand what she wanted to do.

"Okay, then, Sakura, sit down for a while."

Shinji nodded solemnly, and then continued to say to Cloris: "Then let's continue discussing about screen promotion. I think North American cinema operators should..."

[Brother, do you want to continue discussing work? ! 】

Seeing that the next topic was still work, Sakura looked desperate.

[Silly girl, I want you to gossip about your brother. 】

Sensing Sakura's broken expression, Shinji resisted the desire to laugh while communicating with Cloris.

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In the following time, Shinji and Cloris, of course, ate Japanese food slowly while discussing the next North American development plan.

During the period, Shen Er also added a portion of oden to warm the stomach of eating cold sushi.

As a time traveler, Shen Er doesn't have a special interest in Japanese food, but he doesn't hate it either.

Cloris enjoyed the meal very much. Having eaten steak every day in North America, she has a good impression of Japanese food (except sushi with chopsticks), at least it is quite fresh.

And this time Shen Er didn't hide from himself, which was a great improvement.

On the other hand, after confirming that all the topics they will talk about later are business affairs, Sakura can only turn her desire to gossip into appetite and eat food crazily.

However, looking at her appearance of not knowing what to eat, Shen Er really felt sorry for the chef of the restaurant.

Cloris didn't stay in Fuyuki City for too long. After only staying for two days, she went to Tokyo to negotiate with Bandai about business cooperation next year.

In fact, this is the official business for Cloris to come to Japan, and she came to visit Shinji by the way.

Well, at least that's how Cloris herself explained it.

Although Cloris didn't stay in Fuyuki City for a long time, the news he brought was still very important to Shinji.

North American leek's resistance made Shen Er alert.

I, an outsider, made too much money, which made them jealous.

Although if you think about it in another way, the second master can understand the thoughts of these people to some extent, but understanding and acceptance are two concepts, and Shen Er will not let these guys who eat people and don't spit out their bones slaughter them.

Sitting and waiting is definitely not Shen Er's style, he will definitely fight back.

Using naked-eye 3D technology to turn left and right is just the first step in Shen Er's counterattack. Next, Er Ye plans to speed up the development of the film market on Rabbit's side and expand his basic market.

At the same time, Shen Er plans to expand the influence of Xingyue Company in all aspects of movies, instead of being so "specialized" as it is now.

Therefore, some less commercial stories can start to be approved.

"Well... it's about time."

During the break, Shen Er sat in the director's chair and thought deeply.

"Master..."

Perhaps seeing that Shinji was fine, Cu Chulainn poked him with his finger.

"That...Master." Cu Chulainn asked in a low voice, "Do you think my performance has been good recently?"

Shen Er rolled his eyes at him: "You're right, you mean you were hanged for sabotaging the company?"

"I was implicated by that bastard Gilgamesh! How could I do bad things myself!" Cu Chulainn quickly retorted, "On the contrary, Master, shouldn't you make up for my wounded heart?"

"Indeed."

Thinking of everything, Shen Er nodded slowly, "Your acting skills have improved a bit recently, it's time to add more burdens to you."

"Right, I thought... wait! What did you say, Master?"

Cu Chulainn, who didn't realize it until halfway through the sentence, stared at Shinji in astonishment.

Shen Er pinched his chin and said, "Didn't you always want to be the lead actor? This time, your wish will be fulfilled. There just happens to be a new project, so you can be the lead actor."

"Really?!"

Cu Chulainn confirmed with joy.

"Of course, it's a very good new project, and it's very suitable for you."

Cu Chulainn still didn't quite believe that happiness would come so suddenly, and continued to ask: "Is it really the protagonist? It can't be some strange character, right?"

"The real protagonist, your character's name is the title of the new project movie."

"Great!" Cu Chulainn raised his hands and cheered, "Master, you finally got the hang of it! You should have done this a long time ago!!"

Cu Chulainn patted Shen Er's shoulder with a "boom", the corners of his mouth almost reached the ears.

"Master, what's the name of the new movie?"

""Severn X"."

"Hahaha, it turned out to be "Severn X"... Hey! Master, are you asking me to be a leather suit actor?!"

Chapter 133 Shen Er: Shirou, you have lost a lot

In fact, things were not as bad as Cu Chulainn thought.

Although Cu Chulainn will indeed act as Seven's holster actor in "Severn X", he will also play the protagonist J of the story.

The only thing that worries Shen Er is whether Cu Chulainn, a guy with a head like a three-year-old child, can play J's bitterness and hatred well.

"Let Cu Chulainn audition at that time, if it doesn't work, try Diarmuid or Lancelot."

Shen Er glanced at the other two Western knights on the set, and secretly made a decision.

The reason why Er Ye chose the European knight to participate in "Seven X" is because he has great expectations for "Seven X".

This work Shinji is aimed at the three major European film festivals.

As mentioned before, Shinji intends to set several examples of art works for the industry, Akira Kurosawa is the example of the director, and "Seven X" is the example of the work.

In Shen Er's opinion, "Seven X" has the potential to become such a work, because it has a profound theme and a direct way of expression.

"Severn X" is a very special work in the Ultraman series. It is not only the only Ultraman work with a cyberpunk world view, but also the only one that completely pulls Ultraman down from the altar s work.

Although other Ultraman works have mentioned the idea that Ultraman is not a god countless times, it is undeniable that, regardless of which other Ultraman works, Ultraman, they all act as mechanical gods.

In these Ultraman works, as Ultraman defeats the monster with a ray of light, the problems and contradictions in this episode are basically resolved, and it must be a Happy End in the end.

Even if it is not the kind of perfect reunion, at least it is a hopeful ending. Altman may not be able to eradicate all problems, but at least it can bring a relatively happy ending to the story.

But "Severn X" is completely different. This work brings Ultraman's sense of powerlessness to the extreme.

There are very few stories in the entire TV series that can be regarded as a perfect ending, and most of the stories end in tragedy.

As the protagonist of the story, J has turned into a red giant again and again to fight, but he still can't change anything, and can only be regarded as a scavenger-like character who kills monsters.

This kind of strong dramatic conflict is naturally suitable for making award-winning works.

More importantly, this world only has a very general cyberpunk setting, and there are no highly mature cyberpunk movies like "Blade Runner" and "The Matrix".