We humans are so awesome.

Sylvia really didn't want to see another victim.

Another week had passed when Clemente came out of the hospital. He thought he had escaped the disaster, but he was shocked to find that Don Juan was standing at the front of the crowd to greet him.

"I really, really, really have limited abilities. Please let me go. Six million! It's only enough for a giant golem to appear for five minutes. It's too little, too little!" Clement raised his head to the sky, tears all over the ground.

He now regrets that he took such good care of his body that he recovered in just a week. If he had known earlier, he would have stayed in the ward for two more months.

"Actually, we don't have to rent the giant golem." Don Juan said embarrassedly.

During this period, he was also thinking about ways to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Hiring giant golems like Transformers: Steel Trilogy was too expensive, so he had to find another way.

According to the setting of the original story, these extra-dimensional golems are transformed forms selected by scanning the surrounding environment. After Optimus Prime landed, the first thing he saw was a truck, so the transformed form is a truck.

So if the first thing they saw were the Terracotta Warriors in the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, the deformed shape should naturally be the Terracotta Warriors.

In this case, funds are not a problem. The Terracotta Warriors costumes are only 30 yuan each on the Magic Net, and there are discounts for large quantities. A thousand sets are only 20,000 yuan.

"It's possible..." Clement felt that he had learned something new. "What about the Qin Shi Huang's underground palace, the alternate dimension, and the war scenes?"

"You can also learn from other magic shadows!" Don Juan was also prepared.

There are countless dramas about resisting halflings, and the war scenes can be created by just cutting a few parts in; the part about the other dimension can be directly transferred from the original Transformers; as for the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, it can be called from a regular documentary.

Of course, you need to pay to use the images from other magic images, but compared with shooting, the price is much cheaper. It is estimated that the total cost is only one or two million, which is economical and affordable.

As for the set construction, it was even simpler. The urban village was being demolished, and all the residents had moved out, leaving only empty, dilapidated buildings. Don Juan took the initiative to take on the demolition work, not only did he not spend a penny, but he also made hundreds of thousands of dollars.

If you calculate it, a budget of six million will definitely be no problem!

With the funding problem solved, Clement no longer had any worries and threw himself into filming with full enthusiasm. Don Juan also summoned almost all the bards from all over the world.

Under Grena's tyranny, no one dared to disobey, but it was wishful thinking to expect these people to perform at a high level. Fortunately, Don Juan originally only wanted to use their faces.

Whenever a bard arrives at the filming site, the first thing he does is to change into his costume under the guidance of the staff, and let the camera take a close-up shot to ensure that the audience can see his face clearly. Then he picks up the props and weapons and strikes a few poses.

According to the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry, there are rules for the order of close-up appearances: the more famous ones appear first, followed by the less famous ones, and the order must not be messed up. Disputes due to dissatisfaction with the order of appearance are common.

"Ask's Legend: Transformed Steel" is completely different here. After seeing the simple set and cheap costumes and talking to the director, everyone understood what was going on, so they all showed their style and showed their modesty. It's okay to appear in the back, but it's even better if you can stay out of the show.

They came quietly, hoping to leave quietly as well. However, Don Juan would never let them get their wish. He had already used his own channels to spread the news on the Magic Internet and create momentum.

Nearly a thousand bards!

Even the major annual award ceremonies don't have so many people attending.

Media people are well-informed and try to avoid it as much as possible, let alone take the initiative to get involved. However, fans who are unaware of the truth rush to the scene in groups of three or five as if it is New Year's Day, like moths to a flame.

Don Juan welcomes everyone who comes. He has prepared plenty of boxed lunches - which of course cost money. He also provides a rare opportunity to get close to his idol, but the condition is that the candidates work as handymen and extras for free, and he is also responsible for the demolition work after the filming is completed.

Just like that, the funds, actors and logistics were all in place, and the filming work was no longer hindered. In just over half a month, Clement produced the finished film.

As an investor, Don Juan was naturally invited to watch it first.

The film is two and a half hours long, the longest two and a half hours he has ever spent.

Sylvia only lasted until the tenth minute before she couldn't help but find an excuse to slip away. Don Juan was the boss, so she had to endure the discomfort and watch the whole movie, and she also had to give her own comments and opinions, otherwise she would not be worthy of the six million.

"Everything else is fine." Don Juan said against his will, "but the leading actor's acting is really bad, and his expression is too stiff!"

Apparently his reputation was pretty good before, how come his performance was so poor? He had a bitter face from the beginning to the end.

"Well, I think it doesn't matter who plays the male lead..." Clement explained.

There is a difference between a good movie and a bad movie. It's okay if the audience thinks that the leading actor is eating food, but it's useless if the audience thinks that the leading actor is eating shit, and no matter what he plays in the future, the scene of eating shit will appear in the film. What future does the film have?

Who wouldn’t look sad when thinking about the dark future?

After he said this, combined with his own viewing experience, Don Juan could no longer blame the leading actor, and the film had already been completed, so it was too late to change the male lead.

In the end, I could only follow Clement's suggestion and add scenes in which several of the protagonist's relatives and friends died at the hands of halflings, and his two girlfriends were raped one after another, and then evenly distribute the death scenes in the magic shadows.

In addition to national hatred, there is also family feud, so of course the male protagonist should have a sad face. Doing so can also increase the heaviness and emotion of the work and enhance the viewing experience.

After finalizing the revisions, Don Juan asked a second question: "Why is the final charge missing?"

"My ability is limited. I can't organize thousands of laymen..."

It makes me angry when talking about this Clement, if it was a professional extras outside the film and television city who would take an hour and a half, it would be done in less than half a day, but in order to save money, they used fans and spent two whole days and still couldn't get a decent shot.

"But what's a big production without a big scene?" Don Juan scratched his head and came up with an idea, "Let's add this shot tomorrow!"

The next day, the amateur extras received a new task. They had to change into costumes and fight against each other with weapons in their hands.

The so-called weapons were of course made of special materials, light and non-lethal, but even so, after fighting for a whole morning, everyone was exhausted.

There was supposed to be a two-hour break at noon, but the idols suddenly held a handshake event. What did the fans work so hard for? Of course, it was this opportunity, so how could they resist not participating?

By the time we started shooting in the afternoon, everyone was already starving. Before halfway through the day, many people were lying on the ground, tilting their heads to look towards the cafeteria.

In their sight, big fat pigs were sent into the cafeteria, and soon the aroma of meat filled the air, making people even hungrier.

The lunch boxes that fans bought at high prices in the past were filled with vegetables and radishes.

The staff appeared at this time and announced the good news to everyone: In order to reward everyone, dinner today is free, but the number of meat dishes is limited, and they need to be exchanged with the weapons in their hands, and it is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The heavy breathing sounds came one after another, and could be clearly heard even hundreds of meters away.

"Beep——!"

The mealtime whistle sounded, like a charge, and thousands of terracotta warriors crossed the fence and launched a desperate charge towards the canteen. They all had hideous faces, drooling, green light flashing in their eyes, and their weapons stretched forward desperately, exuding an unrivaled momentum, frightening the male protagonist standing in front of the rice bucket and trembling.

The camera faithfully recorded it all.

Cutting the scene into the magic shadow, Don Juan reviewed it again and finally had some idea in his mind.

There was still 5.7 million left out of the 6 million filming fee, so he specially packed a big red envelope of 100,000 yuan as a thank-you gift from the director.

Clement waved his hands repeatedly and refused: "I absolutely cannot accept the money, but I do have a presumptuous request..."

"Please say."

"If possible, could you please not write my name in the director column?"

Chapter 51 Advice

Clemente kept declining, and Don Juan couldn't force him, but if he wrote his own name, that would be impossible.

Doesn't he want to lose face?

As for other people in the crew, the photographer, assistants, stagehands, lighting...even the makeup artist was unwilling to serve as the director.

In the end, it was the male protagonist who heard the news and took the initiative to come to the door and recommend himself.

This is a case of him trying to win from a defeat, a last-ditch effort. It's the first time he directed and acted in an opera, so it's understandable that he failed. It sounds better when he says it to others, right?

After the film is completed, the next step is to submit it for review.

Normally, it would take two months to get a permit for a public screening, but given Don Juan’s good performance in the human world and the fact that the film itself is so full of positive energy, the duration was shortened to one month.

Then comes the publicity and release, cooperation with the distribution company, publicity and promotion, and striving for screening rate.

The major distribution companies active in the world were very optimistic about this magical movie and were vying to get the distribution rights. However, after watching the film, they expressed regret and hoped that there would be a chance to continue cooperation next time.

Don Juan could only settle for the second best and focus on other small companies surviving in the cracks.

"This film is really great!" The publicity staff of the distribution company that was finally selected praised it after watching the preview. "It's great because so many celebrities have joined the film, and Mr. Don Juan has a strong publicity force!"

"So what about the quality of the film?" Don Juan asked persistently.

The publicity staff thought for a moment, and then continued: "The quality is also great, very suitable for the negative marketing techniques that are popular nowadays... Don't worry, I will edit the appropriate clips and put them in the trailer. Audiences who have watched the trailer will definitely be curious about why such a movie can be released. Won't the box office come?"

In short, it is to lure the audience in and kill them.

It cannot be said that it is a bad idea. As long as the screening rate is high in the first few days and the funding for the water army is sufficient, the audience can be caught off guard and a fortune can be made.

After accumulating enough black names, you can also use your power to log in to major magic network platforms and reap more leeks. There are many such videos on "Lightning Breath", and the number of views is also not low.

Don Juan was very tempted. If the profit was enough, it was possible to do so.

"How much do you estimate we can earn at the box office?" he asked.

"At least 100 million!" the publicity and marketing staff replied firmly.

"But my cost is 40.3 million!"

Don Juan saw suspicion in the other person's eyes, as if he was saying: Why does your movie cost 40 million?

But this is the fact. If we can't even earn back the 40 million that was extorted from us by Grena, it would be a huge failure.

It seems that we still have to take advantage of the hot spots.

He found his female assistant: "Sylvia, what are people paying attention to recently?"

"Of course it's the sports meet." Sylvia answered without hesitation.

Compared to exercising yourself, watching others exercise is undoubtedly more relaxing and enjoyable, especially since this sports meeting happened to be held on earth. It has naturally become the hottest topic at the moment, and everything else has to take a back seat.

But how can we take advantage of this hot spot?

Direct sponsorship is undoubtedly the most effective. If you can draw an Askew on the left side of the sportswear and a Transformer on the right side, it will definitely be a hot topic. But conversely, the price is also outrageously high. It is impossible to get it without tens of millions.

"Why not directly sponsor the first athlete to win a gold medal?" Sylvia made a more economical and reasonable suggestion, "For example, a reward of one million in cash, a luxury car, and a ticket for Ask: Transformed Steel."

"This way, people will be curious about why there are Magic Shadow Tickets in the rewards, and subconsciously they will raise its value... Great!"

Don Juan applauded and expressed his deep appreciation for the assistant's suggestion.

"By doing this, we should be able to increase the box office from 100 million to 200 million!"

"...I think it's better to be realistic. The power of propaganda is limited." Sylvia advised.

Don Juan doesn't think so. He believes that great efforts can create miracles. As long as the propaganda method is right, the goal can be achieved.

"…After all, we still have to sponsor the athletes from Hell!"

Sylvia was shocked by her boss's decision.

"Are you planning to ruin your career? You are a human being now!"

How can humans sponsor hell? Negative marketing cannot be done like this. How can we survive in the world if this gets out?

"Of course it's not direct sponsorship, we can talk to the athletes privately!" Don Juan said disapprovingly.

As long as the contestants from Hell can say the name "Ask: Transformed Steel" on the podium, and add a few words like "We devils love to watch it", it will definitely make headlines in major mainstream media!