Chapter 978: Planning and Strategizing

Regarding the person who rented the magic mirror before, Lu Mi and the others had various guesses, but they never expected it to be Peng Deng.

Where did Peng Deng get so much money?

Why did Peng Deng want to rent the magic mirror Arrodes?

What exactly did Peng Deng want to do?

Lu Mi, Jenna, and Franca looked at each other, all feeling it was necessary to adjust the order of the questions and temporarily add questions related to Peng Deng renting the magic mirror.

At this moment, the pale white characters on the surface of the silver mirror twisted and squirmed, re-dyed with blood color, stretching into ancient Futhark words:

"According to the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask.

"If you answer incorrectly, lie, or refuse to answer, you will suffer punishment."

Jenna nodded gently and began to think about what questions to ask later.

The blood-red words on the magic mirror changed to new content:

"Have you ever considered, if you switch to the 'Hunter' pathway in the future and become a male, how will you get along intimately with Lu Mi and Franca?"

That's quite subtle... Jenna felt Arrodes's kindness.

Although this was also quite shameful, for the former "Flamboyant Girl," closing her eyes, it wasn't impossible to answer:

"I have thought about it."

Thought about being on top or being on top? Franca's mind suddenly flashed such a thought.

She steadied her mind and looked at the magic mirror:

"The fourth question, what did Peng Deng do with the help of the great Arrodes?"

The surface of the ancient silver mirror, the blood-red words faded away rapidly, the water light converged, and it no longer felt gloomy and deep.

Franca's question received no response.

"Only three questions..." she sighed disappointedly.

Lu Mi thought for a moment and said:

"Try asking again before returning it to the Star Dream Grocery Store in the afternoon. Perhaps the interval for asking isn't calculated by the number of rentals, but by time."

"Mm." Jenna nodded.

Since she rented it, she would naturally be the one to return it.

…………

Friday morning.

Zhou Mingrui, who was busy at his workstation, felt the phone beside him vibrate.

He picked it up and saw the message was from Luo Shan:

"I might be unemployed. Let me treat you to a meal tonight."

"What's going on?" Zhou Mingrui asked with both confusion and concern.

Luo Shan sent a "laughing-crying" emoji:

"I'll tell you when we eat tonight. Hmm, Luo Fu will be there too."

"Okay. Should I choose what to eat, or will you?" Zhou Mingrui asked politely.

"I'm treating, so of course I choose!" Luo Shan replied quickly.

After putting down his phone, Zhou Mingrui stared intently at the computer screen, as if seriously evaluating the results of his previous work.

In reality, he was thinking about Luo Shan's matter:

"Why would she suddenly be unemployed? When we ate last time, Luo Shan was still praising Boss Huang for giving a lot of money and the work atmosphere being very relaxed. She didn't look like she had any intention of resigning...

"Is it because the special nature of her body makes it necessary for her to change jobs, or does the company want to fire her, or both?

"Nearly half of the people in the Administration Department are aiming for Boss Huang. Luo Shan is considered a very qualified employee. The Personnel Department has no reason to fire her. Moreover, the company's overall revenue and profit have hit new highs. It was said before that the Administration Department was short of people, so they specifically recruited Luo Fu...

"Has Luo Shan shown anything special or done anything problematic recently?"

Zhou Mingrui thought over and over again and felt that after Luo Shan threw away those original paintings, everything was very normal, except for secretly forming a group with Luo Fu and Li Ming, and reminding him to guard against Zarathul.

"The group is discussing merger and reorganization with Zarathul's company... Luo Shan reminded me twice to be careful of Zarathul... Luo Shan was suddenly fired...

"Is there a connection between these events?

"Hmm, after Luo Fu reminded me last time, she was abnormal for a few days. Tonight, she and Luo Shan might hint something to me again..." Because his contact with Luo Shan and Luo Fu hadn't brought any abnormalities, nor had it caused him to be attacked or fall into a predicament, Zhou Mingrui didn't reject having another meal with Luo Shan and Luo Fu to listen to what they had to say.

To be honest, if it weren't for Luo Shan and Li Ming hinting to him three times from Sunday to now to guard against Zarathul, he would feel that everything around him was calm and normal, with no problems at all, just like he had never drunk the "Assassin" potion.

But the more this was the case, the more Zhou Mingrui felt strange, as if he were trapped in a cocoon, with various abnormalities hovering outside, waiting for an opportunity to invade, yet leaving him unable to see them.

So he was trying hard to test, and contacting Luo Shan and Luo Fu was exactly one of the links.

…………

Hall Cinema Company, Artist Department.

The young employee who had introduced various situations here to Jenna smiled at her:

"My name is Jiang Yue. I'm responsible for helping this batch of newcomers connect with various departments of the company. You can find me if you have anything."

"What a coincidence." Jenna, who had changed into a short-sleeved chiffon shirt, returned the smile.

Jiang Yue looked left and right and said:

"This is not a coincidence, it's destiny.

"Why was I waiting outside the conference room to bring the interviewees out? It's because I'm responsible for this aspect of the work later. Hmm, I'm not the only one responsible for this batch of newcomers. I picked you out first during the selection. I'm very optimistic about you. Come on!"

Regardless of whether Jiang Yue was sincere or fake, these words made Jenna quite satisfied, having a feeling of being valued and affirmed, and a happy emotion arose spontaneously.

Jiang Yue continued:

"I thought you would come to report on Monday. The body shaping courses and media response courses arranged for you are all next week. Hmm, let's just chat casually today. I'll take you to look around. If we meet any producer or director, maybe there will be a chance for a trial audition soon."

If I came next week, maybe Jia Yu would have paid the liquidated damages and left... Jenna followed Jiang Yue, walking forward in the Artist Department.

She glanced at the studio belonging to Jia Yu and said:

"Didn't Jia Yu come? I have a friend who is his fan. I want to ask him for an autograph."

"He didn't come. After 'The Great Pirate 3' exploded, he came to the company less and less," Jiang Yue said with a complex tone. "Today he went to participate in a movie-related event."

Jenna revealed a disappointed expression on her face and nodded:

"'The Great Pirate 3' is quite popular, and the box office is very high."

"Yeah, although those film critics all say this is just a qualified popcorn movie, the audience likes to watch popcorn movies. The ones in the same period aren't even qualified. What do they have to compare with us?" Jiang Yue felt a bit indignant.

Jenna took the opportunity to ask:

"So, is the company planning to film 'The Great Pirate 4'?"

Jiang Yue lowered her voice:

"There is such a plan, but the problem is that the romance queen is too slow. Our 'The Great Pirate 3' movie has already been filmed and shown, and her 'The Great Pirate 4' hasn't been written yet!"

After all, the person herself has been completely kicked... After all, the pen name of the dream image is 'Salted Fish Without Dreams'... Jenna followed Jiang Yue's words and said a few sentences before saying:

"Moreover, I see that 'The Great Pirate 3' is popular mainly because of the adventurer image of Gehrman Sparrow. If the next one isn't starring him, I feel there will be a big problem. Maybe the box office will fail miserably, just like 'The Great Pirate 1' and 'The Great Pirate 2' movies didn't have any fame."

This was laying the groundwork for the backup awakening plan of the team.

Jiang Yue was stunned for a moment:

"'The Great Pirate 1' and 'The Great Pirate 2' never filmed movies."

"Ah?" Jenna was stunned for two seconds. "Then why is this movie directly called 'The Great Pirate 3'?"

"I don't know," Jiang Yue answered with a blank face. "The big boss decided it personally. No one else raised any objections. If you didn't say it, I wouldn't even remember that the previous ones in the 'Great Pirate' series hadn't been filmed into movies..."

What's going on? How can you skip 'The Great Pirate 1' and 'The Great Pirate 2' and directly film 'The Great Pirate 3'? Skipping is fine, but why not change the name? Why must you add '3'? Jenna was confused, vaguely grasping a key point:

This was connected to a certain warning from Anderson Hood.

The owner of the dream city is the symbol of loopholes and errors, so no matter how real this dream is, there will still be disharmony, loopholes, and things that make people think deeply and feel terrified. It will still reflect the "dream" side!

"The dream usually runs normally, but if an outsider does certain things in the middle that exceed the norm and point to loopholes, it is possible to create problems? For example, being accepted by the public illogically, for example, being absurd and horrifying in the underlying implementation of things?

"After Lady 'Justice' forcibly called this movie 'The Great Pirate 3' instead of 'The Great Adventurer,' the dream images accepted it very naturally. Only outsiders can discover that something is wrong, and after the dream images receive a reminder, they can also perceive the problem?

"Lady 'Justice' didn't mention this point because it was connected to An Xiaotian's car accident. After she was forced to leave the dream, she forgot?

"The reason why 'The Great Pirate' movie has a 3 but no 1 and 2 is because Mr. 'Fool's' subconscious thinks that this series of books should indeed be filmed into movies?" Jenna thought a lot in an instant.

She didn't delve into this topic further, fearing that Jiang Yue, this dream image, would become more and more confused and contradictory, causing the corresponding dream to become chaotic and affect herself.

"Since it can't be filmed later, 'The Great Pirate 3' can be made into stage plays, animations, TV series, games, etc. While the movie's popularity is still very high, it can blossom in all directions." Jenna behaved like an enthusiastic and kind audience member.

Jiang Yue nodded in agreement:

"Yeah."

She then mocked herself:

"Is this something we can decide? Wait until the next meeting, mention it to Boss Mei Xin, and let her blow some wind in the big boss's ear."

…………

Inside a high-end hot pot restaurant with a regular stage.

In a private room on the second floor, Boss Huang introduced to Zarathul beside him:

"This hot pot restaurant has its own characteristics. Later, there will be a face-changing performance, which is one of the local intangible cultural heritages..."

Zarathul, who was close to the window, looked at the stage behind and the big screens around, smiled, and nodded:

"Looking forward to it."

Boss Huang was about to say something else when his phone rang.

The caller was "Beibei."

"Sorry, I'll take a call first." Boss Huang took his phone and stood up, walking outside the private room door.

(End of Chapter)