Shadow Empire

Chapter 491 Noisy Things
Lance has become the spiritual leader of the young people in the Empire District, because no other peer in this era can do better than him!

Maybe there are some in the Bay Area, but those people’s backgrounds and foundations are not as clean as his. He is the one who truly started from scratch.

There was a party in the evening in a large villa that was temporarily rented.

On the one hand, it was to celebrate Ethan's victory in the ring again, and on the other hand, the film's small-scale screening had a good effect.

Many film critics have given it very high praise, and although the film has not yet been released, it has already gained a certain reputation and status among the federal fan community.

In this era of lack of media and access to information, film critics and newspapers and magazines are the only channels for people to learn about unfamiliar things.

When movie critics say "this movie is full of incredible miracles", even if it is a piece of shit, they will buy tickets to see if it is really a piece of shit!

This also makes Lance more confident in the box office sharing model.

The entire film crew was here that night, as well as some contracted actors from the film company. This was a good opportunity for them to get up close and personal with the management.

Maybe you’ll have a chance to get into some management’s bed and get a better performance opportunity.

This is a gathering of young people, so naturally young people are the core!

After the convoy arrived, the party officially began.

Lance was the undisputed heart of the party, everyone would come over and have a drink with him, of course he only had to take a sip.

"Hi, Lance!" Barbara walked over quickly from a distance with a charming smile on her face.

She held up her glass and said, "I've always wanted to say thank you to you. I didn't know acting in a movie was so much fun."

"Thank you, thank you for giving me this opportunity!"

“I feel like my life will change because of this!”

Before she finished her words, Lance replaced the glass in her hand with a glass of juice. "If you don't want to wake up tomorrow morning surrounded by a few strangers, you'd better drink juice all night."

Barbara was stunned for a moment, then she couldn't help laughing, "I'm an adult."

"Being an adult is not a reason to make anything worse." Lance clinked his glass with hers.

Barbara could only take a sip of juice. "Well, anyway, I have to thank you. You helped me find a new direction."

Barbara played the heroine in the movie. Because the actors were all young people, except Gerard who had acted in a movie, the others had only heard about it but had never actually filmed it.

So it can’t be said that the acting is better.

Although movies are not a new thing, they were not truly accepted by the public until last year when the technology of sound films matured.

You can't expect a group of people who are mostly illiterate to understand the plot from a silent film with subtitles, even though some silent film actors have tried their best to remove the subtitles and let the audience know what they are doing through body language and plot performance.

The audience for movies is still very limited.

Therefore, it was only after the emergence of sound films that the film industry experienced a real boom.

In addition, with the current economic downturn, movies have become a relatively cheap entertainment item and are beginning to replace some other high-consumption entertainment items, becoming the mainstream of entertainment.

In this case, people don't really care about the issue of acting, or they haven't yet reached the level of appreciating acting.

Performance forms such as drama, stage plays, and opera are not suitable in movies and will appear too exaggerated, so even if Barbara does not have any outstanding acting skills, she is still good.

And her plot is mainly reflected in her face and running. She only needs to keep showing a frightened expression and run around in the woods. Finally, she is pierced through the body by a ditch and hung up. This is all she has to perform!
"When will the next movie start?" She is looking forward to her new job.

Lance glanced at the director and said, "You'll have to ask the company manager. I'm not responsible for arranging the filming schedule."

The two chatted for a few more words and then separated. There were still many people waiting to chat with Lance.

Everyone wanted to talk to Lance. Even if there was nothing much to say, saying "Good evening, glad to come to your party" was a nice experience.

Everyone had a lot of fun. There wasn't much of a generation gap between people of the same age, so it was easy for them to play together.

Here Lance also saw someone who surprised him, Arthur.

"Mr. Lance!" Arthur walked out of the crowd holding Corinda's hand, "I hope I didn't disturb you..."

Lance bumped his fists and glanced at Corinda again. There was no doubt that the girl had not taken Lance's words to heart at all.

I have to say that Arthur is very handsome. He inherited the appearance of his beautiful mother, and at the same time has the special temperament of being born into a powerful family.

He and Lance are two different kinds of handsome.

If Lance's current handsomeness is that as the head of the family, he has proved his value and status through killing and blood, and he is so majestic that people dare not approach him casually.

Then Arthur's handsomeness is as handsome as a prince!

The education he received since childhood, the environment he grew up in, and everything he touched, all gave him the temperament of a prince. Add to that his handsomeness, and which girl could resist falling in love with a prince?

Arthur never lacked women, from the age of forty-five to teenagers, as long as he beckoned, there would always be someone sticking to him.

Lance had expected that Corinda could not resist Arthur's charm, but he had already warned her, and if she still wanted to throw herself into the fire, there was nothing he could do.

It's obvious that Congressman Williams would never allow Arthur, his favorite youngest son, to marry a female gangster with no background.

If Corinda and Lance were related by blood, or if she had a background similar to the five major families, then Senator Williams might agree.

This is equivalent to a political marriage.

But it's just a possibility, not 100%.

She doesn't have the background and support now, and Congressman Williams will not allow Arthur to marry Corinda anyway.

His mother wouldn't allow it either.

Then it is destined that the love between two people will ultimately be just love, and when Arthur reaches the age when he needs to get married, he will enter the marriage hall with another person.

This is a love that is destined to have no results and destined to be sad.

But then again, it's normal for people in love to feel that their love can change everything.

"I didn't know you were still shooting movies. I'm also very curious about this. When can I visit your company?"

With hundreds of thousands of dollars extorted from Mr. Jobaf and hundreds of thousands of dollars stockpiled from liquor, Arthur is now a truly wealthy man.

However, since the death of Mr. Jobaf, he has lost a good "partner". The other people either cannot extort so much money or are not easy to mess with.

So recently he plans to start learning how to invest, which is also what Congressman Williams asked.

James will become the core leader of the family in the future, and Arthur is destined not to gain anything in this regard if he does not want to create a competitive relationship with James.

Then the best choice is to go into business.

With James' help, his younger brother may be able to achieve some success in business.

Moreover, Congressman Williams is well aware that when he comes to power, there will be a major purge in the Bay Area of ​​Jingang City.

With so much wealth, even if Arthur couldn't eat much, it would be enough for him to squander throughout his life.

Lance did not reject his idea. "You have chosen a good project. I will ask the manager to contact you later. We do have a lot of movies in the pipeline. You can choose any one at that time."

After chatting about these things, he tactfully hid in a corner with Corinda, hugging, kissing and touching her.

Later some actors came over to greet Lance. Strictly speaking, Lance was their boss's boss.

Although these actors are very young, they are all quite mature.

Several girls hinted that they could go with Lance at night and do whatever Lance asked them to do. This actually proved another thing -

Living is not easy.

January was spent in cold weather, and just as February began, something big happened.

The Republic of Dantra seized two federal freighters passing through their surrounding waters on the grounds that they were transporting supplies to a hostile country, so millions of supplies on the two freighters were confiscated and the ships were detained.

All the cargo companies and shipping companies immediately protested to the Republic of Dantra, but to no avail.

So much so that when the weather was still very cold, there were already large and small groups of demonstrators on Federal Street.

This is also a feature of the federation.

It is understandable that they will hold demonstrations when something that concerns the people breaks out, and they use demonstrations to convey their demands.

But it has nothing to do with them, and they don’t care about their demonstrations. After they break out, they will still demonstrate, as if doing so can change anything.

But in fact, doing so will not only change nothing, but will also make the federal government feel dissatisfied and put more pressure on it!

Now the diplomatic relations between the Federation and the Republic of Dentra have been completely severed, and it is impossible to get back those goods and cargo ships through diplomatic means.

The federal government couldn't do anything when they expelled federal residents and confiscated the property of federal merchants, let alone now.

And these actions of the Republic of Dantra have made many people feel uneasy. Now they can seize federal freighters and goods.

Does this mean that in the future they might take the initiative to go out to sea to plunder passing merchant ships, or even plunder federal ports?

Congress held an emergency meeting and, after discussion, finally decided to establish the "Jingang Naval Military Base" in Jingang City, where the navy will be stationed.

On the one hand, it prevents the Dantra Republic from making a rash attack on the Golden Port Wharf which is full of supplies. On the other hand, it is also a deterrent to the Dantra Republic.

In addition, the federal government also made demands on the public.

All unnaturalized Dantra people are required to leave the Federation immediately.

After February 25th, all Dantra people who have not left the Federation will be expelled!
This news shocked the whole world, and many newspapers reported on the federal move, including some media that over-interpreted it.

They believed that this would become a "prelude" to war. Both sides had already expelled each other's citizens. The Republic of Dentra had also confiscated and detained the Federation's passing merchant ships and supplies. The conflict had been escalating.

Does this mean that the Federation may intervene in the war on the Tanfit continent?

Slat's ambassador to the Federation urgently contacted the federal government, and it was said that they were discussing an alliance. As to whether it was true or not, only the parties involved knew.

Lance looked out the window at a group of young men on the street who were surrounding several people lying on the ground, punching and kicking them, while others were swinging sticks at them.

Several people on the ground had already been beaten to a bloody mess. Some passers-by were watching from a distance. There was a police car parked nearby, and two police officers were standing not far away with their hands on their waists, watching.

The roller shutter door of a roadside shop had been completely destroyed, with some bloodstains and fallen goods remaining on the ground. From time to time, people would look inside or walk right in.

There is no doubt that they are plundering and using violence, and those who suffer are probably merchants or immigrants from Dantra.

The car Lance was riding in was not going very fast, which allowed him to notice more details.

This was not the only shop that encountered a similar incident. There was another shop with a similar situation happening far away. Three people were beaten to the ground, and the people next to them were kicking their heads hard.

Three people were lying on the ground, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. Several young men rushed out of the store, each holding a big bag, and disappeared into the chaotic street!
Similar incidents were happening everywhere, with Dantra people’s goods being robbed in the city center and shop owners being insulted and beaten.

The last time people suffered such treatment were the imperial immigrants because of the madness of the imperial emperor!

"Do you want someone to stop it?"

Erwin, who was sitting in the front seat, asked. Lance looked at him for a while and shook his head. "Sometimes, establishing an enemy that has nothing to do with us will be more beneficial to our integration into the federal society."

"It's easy to help these people, but it's hard not to make people feel that there's something wrong with our stance."

"It is best to keep a non-committal attitude. Besides, they really have nothing to do with us."

He paused for a moment, took out a pack of cigarettes, and lit one for himself, "How is Ethan getting ready?"

Ethan has a boxing match in the next two days, and his coach has selected a boxer for him who is well-known throughout the state.

So far, his record has reached ten wins, two losses and six wins by knockout. He is another person who completely crushes Ethan in terms of data, but it is hard to say who will win.

Erwin has blind trust in Ethan. "I just talked to him on the phone, and he told me that he is just as confident that he can beat that guy."

The convoy passed by the roadside with a sound. The young men who were beating the Dantra people looked back and quickly turned their attention back to the Dantra people.

In fact, most of the time they may not really hate these Dantra people, but they have become accustomed to and use this large-scale "hatred" to achieve their own ulterior motives.

Robbery, injury, rape, extortion, blackmail...

The ugly desires are tacitly indulged at this moment, and evil becomes more pure!

The police's indifference, the pedestrians' cheers, the witnesses' instigation, they seemed to have become national heroes at this moment, rather than a group of criminals!
This makes people feel shocked, uneasy, but also reasonable.

The weather has been a little better during this period, and many imperial gang leaders from Likalai Province have come to Jingang City to meet Lance.

Lance's influence in Likalai Province is also spreading. Now people know that there is a leader of the Imperial Gang in Jingang City who has great abilities.

Not only can they gain a foothold in Jingang City, where the five major families are based, but they can also produce large quantities of liquor and sell it to their peers.

In a suburban villa, Lance met with gang leaders from all over the state.

With his arrival, the people who were sitting or standing in the living room stood up and looked at him, and soon stood in a row beside the living room.

After Lance handed his hat and coat to his own people who came to greet him, he smiled and walked towards Damon, the leader of the Imperial Gang in Venus City, who was ranked first.

"Mr. Lance!" He held Lance's hand respectfully and took the initiative to kiss the ruby ​​ring on Lance's finger.

This is a symbol of absolute submission!

Damon is almost forty years old this year, and it is hard to imagine that he would do such a thing. Some people around him who know him also showed surprised expressions.

But for Damon, he doesn't think it's too much.

Lance has already stood at the level of the five major families, and he can provide a steady supply of various wines and beverages. For Damon, Lance is indeed worthy of him doing this!

Then the second guy took the initiative to shake Lance's hand, and kissed his ring like Damon did, and respectfully called him "Mr. Lance".

Everyone showed special respect to Lance because of the strength of the Lance family and because Lance was able to lead them to make money.

The gang leader standing at the end was also a young man. He looked a little older than Lance, but not much older.

He is the leader of the Empire Gang in Valley City, the leader of a new gang inspired and called upon by Lance.

He talked a lot with Lance, about his admiration and respect for Lance. He even said that he was able to become the leader of the gang because of Lance!
After meeting everyone, Lance sat in the middle of the living room.

Erwin was standing outside the living room chatting with the confidants of other gang leaders. He kept glancing at the high-spirited Lance and smiling knowingly.

The better Lance is, the better they are!

This time we mainly discussed the transportation and sales of wine. With the large-scale brewing of Lawrence Farm, Lans' wine is enough to supply the entire state.

He could endure it when he didn't have the strength, but now that he has the strength, he no longer wants to endure it.

"Wine, weapons, connections, I can provide you with convenience, even a batch first."

"And I only have one request, to expand our business across the state!"

(End of this chapter)