Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

In late winter, the temperature in the woods outside Waterdeep wasn't high to begin with, and being far away from the city, there was no heat island effect, making it even colder.

A group of agile figures shuttled through the bushes. They were only wearing light sportswear, and mist was rising from their bodies, which was the condensed water droplets from the evaporated sweat.

These are the detectives on a training exercise.

In addition to the inconvenience caused by the uneven ground, there are also various obstacles in the woods.

Including cross piles, trenches, high and low walls, ladders...

In order to adapt to the stronger physical fitness of the people here, Zhuogo upgraded the 400-meter obstacle course into a 4-kilometer obstacle course.

Now it seems that the iteration was a bit too much.

The detectives in training were in great pain, their bodies were swaying, they were gasping for breath, and their speed was getting slower and slower.

At this time, a short girl broke away from the main group. She moved quickly and steadily, and soon left everyone behind.

Until someone in a different uniform stopped her.

"Starling, Crawford wants to see you in his office."

"Thank you."

"Card!"

Drogo shouted, ending the filming of the first scene.

"very nice."

After a period of training, the little devil Starling looks like a real detective.

The filming time for this scene was early in the morning, and after it was finished we had to rush to the city to shoot the scenes inside the police station.

That scene required a lot of extras, all of whom were workers in the city who came to play guest roles. They were in a hurry to finish filming and go to work. Starling's boss Crawford was played by the real police chief.

In order to finish filming this rather troublesome scene as quickly as possible, the crew members in the woods immediately packed up their equipment and prepared to rush to the police station.

However, on the set, there was a thin young man with naturally curly hair who was watching the busy people. I wonder what he was thinking.

Drogo looked in his direction.

That person is Laverne, the actor who plays Buffalo Bill, a newcomer.

I heard that he fled to Twin Towers City from somewhere and had been living in the slums, making a living as an extra. He was discovered by Huo An in a magic shadow play presented by a shepherd troupe and played several roles with some scenes. He is very talented.

He was then recommended to audition for the film "The Silence of the Lambs" and was chosen at first sight to play the role of Buffalo Bill.

Although Raven has many shortcomings, he has not received proper acting training, has no experience in filming long-form films, and his common language is a bit unstandard, and he is currently working on improving it.

But his advantages are quite outstanding, and his temperament is very consistent with Buffalo Bill's character.

He is melancholy, has feminine features, is more androgynous, and usually doesn't like to talk, which perfectly matches the image of a perverted murderer.

However, there are not many parts that he needs to shoot, and the earliest scene will not start until a few weeks later, so he really has nothing to do on the set now.

Film and television shooting is not done by one group of people from start to finish. The process is more like taking a bus. Only core members, such as the director and producer, are always there. Others are passengers who will get on the bus at some stops, leave after a few stops, and then do whatever they are supposed to do.

Of course, on some bus routes where accidents occur frequently, the "driver" may be replaced midway.

And LaVine was obviously one of those who got on the bus too early.

The tickets and accommodations arranged for him were not current, yet he actually made it to Waterdeep on his own.

When he first arrived, he did not inform the crew, but instead applied his rich experience of wandering and became a street homeless person.

There were no railings welded to the benches in Waterdeep's park to prevent him from sleeping on the ground.

A homeless person appeared in the city and was quickly noticed because there was no one homeless in this place and there was a labor shortage. People with disabilities could find jobs, let alone a complete and living person.

So this handsome guy who took the initiative to wander around immediately became a moving attraction in the city. Wherever he went, a group of children followed him. His fame grew higher and higher until the news reached Drogo's ears.

When Drogo first found out, he thought Raven had some special hobby or was doing performance art.

Didn't Keanu Reeves also make himself look like a homeless person for a while?

Literary and artistic workers cannot be explained by common sense.

However, when the crew contacted him, he gave a rather concise answer.

There is just no place to live.

As for why it has to arrive earlier than the scheduled time.

He wanted to understand the entire process of making a magic movie from scratch, and he also wanted to shoot a magic movie.

However, when asked what type of film he wanted to shoot, he did not give a direct answer.

In LaVine’s own words, “There’s no need to tell others about unfulfilled dreams.”

Drogo always liked people who were eager to learn.

So they found him a place to live and allowed him to observe the filming on sets where he had no scenes.

Just learn it casually as long as it doesn’t affect your normal shooting.

There is no shortage of empty rooms in Waterdeep, so it is easy to provide people with a place to stay.

But LaVine still insisted on paying for the room at the hotel price.

Pay attention.

Drogo certainly didn't need these few copper coins, but since Raven insisted, he didn't refuse.

We should not deprive others of their remaining dignity just to show our kindness.

If it were Drogo himself, if someone offered him a free house, he would definitely not rush to pay for it. If he wants to live comfortably, he has to be thick-skinned and suffer for his dignity.

"how do you feel?"

While the crew was packing up their equipment, Drogo went over to chat with Raven.

"I learned a lot," LaVine replied, "but I have a very puzzling question."

"what?"

"When I was filming with Mr. Huo An before, I often had to design and change the specific shooting method of a shot, and repeated experiments many times. But you seem to be very sure about how to shoot each scene. How do you do it?"

Raven's eyes were filled with a desire for knowledge.

"Hahaha, ah, this..."

Because he copied everything.

This is the fact, but Drogo certainly can't just answer like that.

"Before I shoot each scene, I will have a complete idea in my mind and clearly define the effect I need. When I actually shoot, I just need to shoot according to what I have thought. This way, I am more efficient."

Drogo said seriously, patting Raven's shoulder with his claws.

"I've thought about it thousands of times, and I can shoot it like a god. Huo An is still too young, and he needs more practice."

"So that's how it is. That's amazing."

Drogo had just finished installing, and the crew had packed up their equipment, and they all set out into the city.

The entire shooting schedule was very compressed, with many scenes to be shot every day.

The scenes in the police station took some time to shoot and had to be re-shot several times before they were finalized.

It was a bit of a stretch for the workers to act as extras. Even if the camera was not focused on them, they would still become nervous involuntarily, resulting in strange movements.

The more people are involved in coordinating a scene, the more trouble there will be. As long as someone makes a mistake, the scene will have to be restarted.

I don’t know how those directors who insist on shooting large scenes, involving a large number of people, and shooting the entire scene in one take do it.

Fortunately, Drogo does not have such high artistic pursuits.

After some filming and stopping, we gathered enough material to edit this scene.

Raven was there, watching and learning, but it felt a little weird.

How come Mr. Drogo, who is highly respected by director Huo An and is recognized as the pioneer and pinnacle of the art of magic and shadow, looks so relaxed and casual when directing the filming?

He was totally unlike Director Huo An, who was extremely serious during filming and would not tolerate any mistakes. He was often angry and swearing, and sometimes his hair fell out in clumps just for a scene.

I see. So this is the legendary master style?
As expected of Mr. Drogo, he is different from ordinary directors.

As for Director Huo An.

Sure enough, you are too young and need to practice more.

After the scenes requiring extras were finished, Drogo took advantage of the fact that the police chief had plenty of time today and that he also needed to go to the front line at other times to lead other police officers to resist the monsters, and hurried to finish filming the scenes in which he would play the female lead, Chief Crawford.

This shooting continued until the evening.

It is common for actors and crew to work more than ten hours a day.

But if you say it's hard, then it's not that hard. The work done by grassroots actors is indeed hard. Actors with a little fame can hardly say that they have hard work.

There are a bunch of support staff providing services, and their hourly wages are ridiculously high.

How many people want to endure this hardship, but just don't have the opportunity.

In the evening, Drogo still didn't rest and prepared to shoot Buffalo Bill's first appearance.

As the saying goes, it's already here.

Since Laverne, who plays Buffalo Bill, is here, we might as well finish filming his scene first.

It just so happens that except for the part where he was shot to death by the heroine at the end, the character of Buffalo Bill has never appeared in the same frame with other main characters, making it very suitable to be filmed separately.

Buffalo Bill's first appearance was late at night. He pretended to be struggling to move a sofa while moving house, so as to attract the female victim he had been targeting for a long time to come over for help, and then kidnapped her.

The content of this scene is not complicated. It is just to show that Buffalo Bill has dark vision and pays attention to the size of the clothes worn by the victims, implying his purpose of committing the crime.

The shooting was completed very smoothly.

It’s just that when Laverne gets angry, he’s quite scary, which is in stark contrast to his usual gentle and polite image. The actress who played the role opposite him must have been really scared.

As soon as Drogo shouted "Ka", she ran away in fear, keeping a considerable distance from Raven, and even refused to let Raven get close to her when he wanted to apologize.

"Alright, alright, just take it easy. It's nothing serious. If it really leaves a psychological trauma, you can ask the Elf Mage to clear your memory."

Drogo said, it is late enough.

"That's all for today's work. Thank you all for your hard work. Go back and rest early. There will be more filming tomorrow."

After that, the staff present left one after another.

The filming location of this scene was in the city, not far from the hotel where we were staying. Those who lived locally also had their travel expenses reimbursed, and Drogo just flapped his wings and flew away.

Raven declined the offer from his female colleague who wanted to send him home. Good looks bring benefits to life in many aspects.

Because he is usually quiet and has almost no social interaction, no one travels with him.

He deliberately slowed down his pace, and gradually he was the only one left on the street.

Raven looked around warily, but there was no one else.

He took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, took a step forward, and ran in the direction away from his residence.

He is going to the Firearms Laboratory of the Institute of Science and Technology.

He had thought about what to do next many times.

He had to do it.

He had to do it for the millions of his compatriots who were suffering from the war.

Raven, a refugee from Augustan City, is one of the luckier ones compared to most of his compatriots.

When their family heard that there might be another large-scale conflict between the Kingdom of Villian and the city-state, they chose to flee from home. Fortunately, the war broke out as soon as the family left the border of the city-state.

At the same time, as a human being, he is also unfortunate.

Escaping is not traveling; the process is full of difficulties and dangers.

So when he and more than thirty other unfortunate people, squeezed into a small, broken cabin where breathing was difficult, floated to the Twin Towers City, he was already the last one still alive in his family.

He once didn't understand why so many of his compatriots would join the battlefield when there was such a huge disparity in their combat power.

Raven, who was alone, understood that there was no need for so many reasons. If he were still in the city-state, he would not choose to leave.

But he still lacked a little courage and did not dare to return to his hometown and face the enemy.

Therefore, he hated his own cowardice and lived in the slums in a daze.

Only the news about the wars in the two places could cheer him up a little.

However, both parties involved in the war are small characters that no one cares about on this continent.

It's the kind of small place where if you ask a hundred people on the street, ninety will answer that they have never heard of it, and the remaining ten will say, "Oh, I seem to have heard of this name somewhere. Oh, where is it?"

So there is not much news about the war.

War is not a rare thing. Throughout the history of the world, there has been endless fighting.

Apart from the news of the outbreak of the war which made the front page of the newspaper, the rest of the progress could only be found in the corners of the newspaper after a long time.

Not many people care about the fate of small countries.

Even these were the few pieces of news, and none of them were good news for LaVine.

The Kingdom of Villian has an absolute advantage, whether in terms of the number of troops, professionalism, or equipment, it far exceeds the city-state of Augustan.

What made Lavin even more desperate was that even when it came to life and death, the City Federation still had not completely united.

Perhaps because the Kingdom of Villian had promised that it would not advance further after occupying the main urban area of ​​Augustan, other federal cities believed this and did not provide much help.

But when a wolf enters the sheepfold, how can it be full after eating one sheep, and how can it really stop eating after promising not to eat?

Perhaps they will never be able to unite. Ever since Raven could remember, his grandfather had taught him about the evil deeds that had happened in other cities in history. Presumably, the children of those cities grew up in the same way.

It is still a federation, but there was a great pioneer who unified the entire region. Out of respect for him, the federation form is maintained in name, but there are already many factions within it.

Therefore, in this war, only the remaining forces in the main city of Augustan were struggling to resist.

There was nothing Raven could do about it.

Until he accidentally became an actor.

He soon realized the tremendous power of literary and artistic works.

A good work can be spread to countless people.

From then on, he found a new goal. He wanted to make a magical film about the sufferings suffered by the city of Augustan and show it all to the world.

Maybe then, people will pay attention to this war, and their hometowns can get a little help.

Even if there is no help and the city of Augustan is doomed to destruction, the world must be made aware of the evil deeds committed by the Kingdom of Villian and the Roman Empire that supports them.

When people have goals, they will have motivation.

Raven began to learn everything about the production of the film, conceived the script, and learned that the organization standing at the top of the film was an organization called Drogo Productions.

So when Huo An recommended that he try out for the crew of "The Silence of the Lambs", he immediately agreed and got a relatively important role.

He couldn't wait to see the legendary Drogo Studios, so he arrived in Waterdeep earlier than the agreed time.

Lavin never considered accommodation from the beginning. Sleeping on the streets was too common for him.

When he arrived in Waterdeep, the first thing that shocked him was not Drogo Studios.

It's something called Type 56.

He didn't know what it was, as it was completely beyond his understanding, but he could not forget the power of the Type 56.

One morning, he woke up in a remote park.

After wandering around the city for a few days, Raven already knew that this place belonged to the outer area of ​​the city. He chose to sleep here because nosy kids would not find this place.

Parents will discipline their children and tell them not to run to the edge of the city because it is dangerous and there are monsters that may capture them.

LaVine just thought it was a parent's way of scaring a child.

When he was a child, he didn't want to go to bed, and his mother would scare him that children who didn't go to bed would be eaten by monsters.

Once, in order to verify whether there really was a child who couldn't eat or sleep, he stayed up all night.

It turns out not.

But finding out that his mother, who hadn't slept all night, was scarier than Warcraft.

But the facts in Waterdeep are a little different.

The parents here don't lie to their children.

There really is a monster.

When he woke up, he found a snake-chicken beast covered with spikes, lowering its body and spitting out its tongue less than twenty meters away from him.

Obviously, it was a posture ready to hunt.

Raven was anxious to find something to defend himself, preferably a long stick or something. Humans were not at an advantage in hand-to-hand combat, so using tools was a wise choice.

At the critical moment, he heard someone shouting.

"Get down quickly!"

He looked back and saw that it was the city police.

If I remember correctly, the police are a group of people responsible for city security.

When he was wandering the streets at night before, the police came to ask him if he had encountered any difficulties.

Therefore, Laven had a good impression of the police, so he chose to believe them and lay down immediately.

Then he saw a sight he had never seen before.

The policeman picked up the strange-shaped thing in his hand that looked like a weapon. With a loud bang, the snake-chicken beast was surrounded by countless magic circles and was instantly turned into a pile of wreckage that was close to charcoal.

Another policeman nearby scolded him in dissatisfaction: "Have you forgotten again that low-power bullets are enough to kill snakes and chicken beasts? Why waste medium-power bullets?"

Medium power bullet?

Raven looked at the miserable state of the snake chicken beast again. Was that just a high-powered bullet?

What effect will high-powered bullets have?
"Are you okay?" The policeman who fired the shot came forward to inquire about Laven's condition. The man looked dazed, and the policeman thought he was frightened by the noise of the shooting.

But Raven's attention was not on him at all. The first thing he asked was "Are you a mage?"

"I, of course not. I think so."

"Then how did you do it?" Raven pointed at the black remains of the snake-cone.

"Of course it's this one, Model 56, my favorite super big baby." The policeman patted the gun in his hand.

"Can I achieve the same effect?"

"Of course, anyone can, but, uh, you can only look but not touch. If you want to touch, you are welcome to apply for the Waterdeep Police Department. Goodbye."

After that accident, the Type 56 was imprinted in Raven's mind.

He found a possibility that was more promising than filming the magic shadow to expose the city of Varian.

If everyone can use the Type 56, then his compatriots, equipped with it, may have the power to fight against the enemy.

So Laven began to inquire about the information about Type 56.

I even tried firing a shot at a target with it during the police station's open day, and it turns out anyone can use it.

We also learned that this gun was designed and manufactured by the Firearms Institute of the Shenzhen Academy of Sciences, which also has even more powerful weapons that have not yet been made public.

After hearing this, Raven came up with the idea of ​​stealing the weapon blueprints.

This may be the last hope to save his compatriots.

So today, after finishing the filming of the late night scenes, he went to the Firearms Research Institute of Shenzhen Institute of Science and Technology and decided to implement his plan to save his compatriots.

Before today, he had come to the gun shop many times and knew that although the lights were on, everyone inside had actually gone off work and only a few were on duty.

The lights were on because the lab was running simulation data or something, but Raven didn't understand what it was.

LaVine hid in the bushes outside the gun shop until the early morning.

The time came to 3 o'clock.

He felt that the time was about right.

He quickly ran to the outside of the wall, grabbed the top of the wall, and tried hard to climb over...

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Drogo's office.

Zhuo Ge has a strange habit. Whenever he stays up late to work overtime, he will be particularly energetic and unable to sleep.

So he stayed here and played games.

As for dragons, it won’t be a big deal if they lose a few days of sleep.

At this moment, Tomahawk knocked on the door.

"Boss, my team has captured a spy in the gun shop."

"What did you catch?"

"Spy, Boss, Spy--"

Tomahawk repeated with a long drawl.

"Don't stress it. I asked just to express my surprise."

"Okay, boss."

"Alive or dead?"

"Alive, human."

"Drunk and having a seizure?" Drogo couldn't imagine any human being so mentally ill as to rush into the gun shop.

The security forces there were so numerous that it would take some effort for Drogo to charge in.

"He seemed to be awake. He was climbing over the wall when my men caught him."

"He had already climbed over the wall before you caught him?"

Wait, you have to climb over the wall to get in, which proves that you’re not that powerful.

"You taught me, Boss, that you can only attack when your target is breaking or has broken the law. I noticed him when he was hanging around outside the gun shop, and I waited until he started to climb over the wall before I caught him."

Drogo was speechless. He was indeed an honest orc.

"Okay, bring him here to see which unlucky guy was watched by you guys and climbed over the wall." (End of this chapter)