As the power increases, the stun gun's operating time will also decrease.

The original stun gun could discharge continuously for 180 seconds, but the first modified stun gun could only discharge for 20 seconds, and the second stun gun could only discharge for 5 seconds.

However, compared to the increase in power, it's all worth it.

"Hopefully, we won't need this second stun gun..."

Mark breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself.

In fact, for dealing with ordinary people, the first stun gun is enough.

But Mark knew that there were mutants, aliens, and cyborgs in this world, and weapons that could deal with ordinary people might not be able to threaten them.

"Filming officially starts tomorrow, let's go to a bar for a drink tonight, it's on me!"

At 8 p.m., Kellerb gathered the crew together and invited them to go out together.

"Great, thank you, Director Kellerb!"

"I'm going to drink my fill tonight!"

"..."

The entire crew cheered.

"Kaleb, I... I need to take care of Mark, so I won't go out. You guys go have fun!"

Rosalie quickly shook her head and refused.

In the past, she wouldn't have minded going out with the rest of the film crew.

With Mark's intelligence, he'll be fine staying in the hotel alone.

But after seeing the dark side of New York that Alice had discovered, she lost that desire.

Rosalie just wants to stay in the hotel and leave as soon as filming is over.

"Well... okay!"

Rosalie's reasoning was reasonable, so Caleb didn't say much and immediately left the hotel with the rest of the crew.

Stark Mansion.

Tony Stark had just styled his hair and put on cologne, ready to go out on a date with a stunningly beautiful model and spend a wonderful night together.

"Sir, Mark made a game all by himself, and it's becoming increasingly popular online. Would you like to take a look?"

Jarvis's voice rang out at that moment.

With the popularity of Stardew Valley on various gaming forums, it has attracted the attention of some game review websites.

These websites gave the game a score of 9.5 or even a perfect score after testing it, which attracted a large number of new players.

Although Mark concealed his identity as the game's creator, Jarvis easily found out and then informed Tony Stark.

"What fun games could a five-year-old kid like him possibly make? I'm not watching!"

Upon hearing Mark's message again, Tony Stark waved his hand dismissively, clearly annoyed.

He also enjoys playing games to relieve stress.

But he didn't think that a game made by Mark alone could be very fun.

But just as Tony Stark had stepped one foot out of the house, he turned back.

"Fine! I'll just take a look and see what kind of game this kid can make all by himself!"

Tony Stark entered the study and turned on the computer.

After downloading and installing the game, he tried playing it.

He originally just planned to have some fun and then leave, since there were beautiful women waiting to date him outside.

But before we knew it, half an hour had passed.

Tony Stark completely forgot about the date he was supposed to go on.

He didn't come to his senses until the pop-up window prompted him to buy the game.

"Hiss...this kid!"

He took a deep breath and asked Jarvis, "Did he really make this all by himself?"

"Yes, sir! Mark created this game all by himself in three weeks."

With Jarvis's confirmation, Tony Stark finally realized that there was someone who could intellectually rival him.

He moved the mouse and instructed Jarvis, "Jarvis, enter the registration code. I want to continue playing."

"Sir, I must remind you—unauthorized cracking of the game's payment mechanism is illegal and highly unethical."

"Don't worry, don't worry! I'll have someone mail the draft to the address right away, okay?"

Tony Stark waved his hand impatiently.

He wasn't willing to spend several days waiting for Mark to send him the registration code before continuing to play.

Mark's fee-charging mechanism was completely ineffective against Jarvis, who cracked it almost instantly.

"Sir, according to the information I found, Rosalie and Mark have arrived in New York to film a movie and are currently staying at the Hilton Hotel."

After Jarvis completed the crack, he told Tony Stark another piece of information.

Tony Stark paused upon hearing this, then said in a dismissive tone, "Let them come, what does it have to do with me?"

However, his slightly trembling hands showed that he was not at peace.

The next morning, Kellerb led the crew by bus to the nearby Dreamland Children's Park, which was the filming location for this shoot.

"Buzz!"

Meanwhile, a drone flew out of a hotel room and silently followed above the bus without attracting anyone's attention.

Chapter Twenty: The Black Fire Gang

Alice used a drone to monitor the area around the bus and would issue an alert in advance if she detected any danger.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth and there were no accidents when we arrived at Fantasy Children's Park.

A sign indicating that the park was temporarily closed had been hung outside, and the park was currently filled with extras and crew members.

After Rosalie and the other actors finished their makeup in the dressing room, Caleb announced the official start of filming.

"Act One, Scene One, Action!"

At Kellerb's command, the entire crew sprang into action.

The first scene features Rosalie as Joanna Perry, who, after being unemployed for six months, finally finds work as a puppeteer at the Dreamland children's amusement park.

Then, because of unpaid rent, she and her son Gallo were evicted by the landlord and had to move into the park's staff dormitory.

This scene really puts Rosalie's acting skills to the test.

She needs to portray the emotions of a single mother—the sadness and helplessness of going bankrupt and losing her job, the joy of finding a job, and the shame and disappointment of being evicted by her landlord—in a layered way.

The Rosalie of the past could never have done it; she would have needed director Caleb to teach her step by step, and the entire crew to wait for her to hone her skills little by little.

However, after Alice's training, Rosalie's acting skills improved significantly, and she nailed the scene in one take.

Mark also portrayed Galle's naivety and ignorance, but others thought it was just his natural performance and didn't pay much attention to it.

"CUT! Clap clap clap, Rosalie, well done!"

After the scene was filmed, Kellerb immediately clapped with joy.

Whether the other crew members were genuinely clapping or not, they could only join in.

He originally only decided to cast Rosalie as the female lead in the film because of Mark.

Rosalie's performance this time, however, gave him a pleasant surprise.

Thanks to Rosalie's outstanding performance, filming progressed quickly, with eight scenes completed in just one morning.

When the crew finished lunch and were about to continue filming in the afternoon, more than a dozen young men in suits and ties of various skin colors pushed past the staff who were trying to stop them and barged into the set.

Kellerb had no choice but to stop filming and prepare to go forward to negotiate.

"Danger target detected! Danger target detected!"

The moment these people appeared, Alice immediately alerted Rosalie and Mark through her earpiece.

The two were taken aback, and Mark quickly pulled a monitor out of his satchel.

Alice projected the images captured by the drone onto the monitor.

The image clearly shows the holsters and butts of guns that are faintly visible on the lower back of these people as they walk.

Rosalie and Mark immediately became alert upon seeing this and turned to look for nearby cover.

Mark even secretly put on insulated gloves, ready to take out a stun gun from his bag to defend himself at any time.

However, these people did nothing else after entering the film set; they just looked around with interest, and some even took out their phones to take pictures.

Kellerb then walked over and spoke a few words to the young white man who was leading the group, before pulling out a wad of cash and handing it to him.

The young white man at the head of the group appeared polite. After accepting the money, he shook hands with Kellerb and left with his men.

Rosalie and Mark breathed a sigh of relief after seeing these people leave.

"What bad luck! The gangs in New York are completely lawless!"

When Keller returned, he was still cursing.

Hollywood's major film studios are powerful, with strong financial, legal, and security capabilities. Ordinary gangs wouldn't dare to mess with them, let alone demand protection money from them.

But their film crew was unfamiliar with New York, and faced with the extortion and blackmail by those gangsters, Caleb could only grit his teeth and accept it.

"Alright! Let's continue filming!"

After calming down, Kellerb announced the start of filming.

The crew thought the matter was over and continued filming in the afternoon.

Little did they know, the gangsters who had just collected protection money had not gone far.

They stopped in their tracks as soon as they left the Dreamland Children's Park.

The young white man who was leading the group took out a high-definition camera and took dozens of photos in the direction of the film crew.

Half an hour later, the young white man entered an office building and took the elevator to an office on the top floor.

"Boss!"

He bowed to an obese, middle-aged white man sitting behind his desk.

This middle-aged man is named Derek Wade, and he is the leader of the Blackfire Gang.

The Blackfire Gang is a medium-sized gang in New York, with more than 200 members. They control two nearby city blocks and their main businesses are drug trafficking, prostitution, and human trafficking.

All the women they trafficked were first controlled with drugs and then taken to their entertainment venues for prostitution.

"Damiel, have you found out anything about that film crew?"

Derek took a puff of his cigar and asked the young white man in front of him.

"Boss, I've already asked around. The company behind this production, Bell Pictures, is just a small to medium-sized film company in Hollywood, and none of the actors in the production are big stars."

Damir told Derek the information he had gathered.

Then he handed over the camera in his hand, revealing a knowing smile that all men understand: "The women in this film crew are all quite good-looking, and they have very hot figures."

Derek took the camera and casually swiped his finger across the screen.

"These women may not be big-name celebrities, but they are still public figures. If something happens to them, it will easily attract public attention! We must be careful when making a move against them, and we can't let our Black Fire Gang get involved..."

Derek said casually.

Although the women in the photos were all beautiful, he had seen and slept with so many women that they were no longer of interest to him.

But when he flipped to the last picture of Rosalie and saw Mark standing next to her, Derek's eyes lit up.

"Oh my goodness! This child is so beautiful, she's like an angel!"

He immediately beckoned Damir over excitedly, pointed at Mark's photo, and asked, "What's this child's name? Tell me all his identification information!"

"He should be the child of this actress named Rosalie, but I don't know his exact name."

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