The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 256 - 179 How can Ancient Magic not have a set of stylish Tang attire?_2
Chapter 256: Chapter 179 How can Ancient Magic not have a set of stylish Tang attire?_2Gary remained silent, neither rejecting nor agreeing.

Time seemed to have halted between the two.

Finally, after a long while, Gary slowly spoke, ”Rift, codename ’Rift’. As for the mask, anything will do.”

”Alright, ’Rift’ Gary,” Yaxi smiled contentedly. He didn’t ask Gary about the meaning of the codename because that wasn’t crucial. Instead, he simply took out a silver-white full-face mask from behind him and casually tossed it to Gary.

Gary caught the mask, a high-strength metal mask. Then, with some force, he pressed his thumb onto the mask and left a crack on it.

Afterward, he put on the mask and left the training room without a word.

Behind him, Yaxi still leaned against the door with a smile on his face, watching Gary as if looking at a piece of art.

An artwork he had crafted with his own hands.

This was nothing like those Wildfires that grew rampant and spread aimlessly.

Though they were both important nonetheless.

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At two in the afternoon, Jiang Shu entered the coffee shop named ”Shoreline” punctually.

He ascended to the second floor and stepped into a private room.

Two people were already waiting inside.

A young man dressed in casual clothes, sporting a serious hairstyle—hardly the look of a decent director.

The other person was unexpected: Li Yuntang.

She dressed plainly, with light makeup.

”Good afternoon, Director Ye, Miss Li,” Jiang Shu had not used his Foreknowledge ability previously, so he was unaware that Li Yuntang would be there, but he skillfully concealed his surprise and shook hands with both of them.

”Hello, Mr. Jiang,” Director Ye Zheng seemed somewhat restrained as the other two present were the top star of Lonely City and another person who was currently the talk of the town.

”Hello,” Li Yuntang also gave a slight nod to Jiang Shu, ”I just happened to be in the Seventh District these days and came uninvited. Please forgive me.”

”It’s no problem at all,” seeing her here in person gave Jiang Shu some reassurance.

It appeared that she was also satisfied with the script, otherwise, she would not have come in person.

Even with advanced virtual communication technology, face-to-face meetings were always the most sincere form of negotiation.

Ye Zheng glanced at Li Yuntang beside him and directly addressed the matter, ”The script Mr. Jiang has provided is quite good, and I am willing to take on this movie.”

”That’s great, what about Miss Li Yuntang?” Jiang Shu looked towards Li Yuntang.

”I also think the script has potential and could be a big hit; however, there is one issue,” Li Yuntang responded, her expression somewhat formal.

”What issue?” Jiang Shu asked instinctively.

”The female lead’s part is a bit too small,” Li Yuntang said with a smile that strangely held a playful air, ”I usually receive a fixed salary for my movie roles, not based on screen time. Are you sure you want me just for this small part?”

”Uh...” Jiang Shu scratched his head.

The female lead?

She dies early on; there is no real female lead.

She would only live on in the male protagonist’s memory and a photo on a gravestone; how could she be the female lead?

”The script is already perfect and doesn’t need much alteration,” Li Yuntang smiled, continuing, ”But if I’m not mistaken, Mr. Jiang, you probably don’t know much about the film industry, do you?”

Jiang Shu looked at the three Tablet Spirits following him and after hesitating for a moment, he nodded, ”Indeed, I want to make a movie, but I really don’t know what needs to be done.”

After a night of learning, the three Tablet Spirits had gained a preliminary understanding of the film industry. Although they still might not be very useful, they should be adept enough to avoid being deceived by insiders.

”In that case, I can become the producer and investor of this movie, and I’ll buy the script from you,” Li Yuntang nodded, ”You can leave those troublesome matters to me.”

Jiang Shu thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He was, after all, not an industry insider, and had never considered assembling a team specifically for making a movie.

He simply needed this film to appear on the silver screen, nothing more.

”But I have two conditions,” Jiang Shu held up a finger, ”First, the script has to be divided and kept completely secret; no one but us three should see the whole script, not even the actors.”

”That’s possible,” Li Yuntang nodded, she turned to look at Director Ye Zheng, ”But if that’s the case, it will require Director Ye to put in extra effort.”

This task wouldn’t be simple and would really test a director’s skill.

”No problem at all,” Ye Zheng kept nodding.

Although he was unclear on the reasons behind it, that wasn’t the key point.

This movie definitely had the potential to be a blockbuster, and with Li Yuntang’s involvement...

It was absolutely a golden opportunity for him to soar to success!

”Secondly, I’d like to invest in this movie as well,” Jiang Shu raised a second finger, looking serious, ”The script can be considered part of my shareholding, and besides that, I can invest some money as well.”

Li Yuntang did not hesitate and soon nodded in agreement.

For her, these were all small matters.

”Oh, one more thing,” Jiang Shu continued, ”Approximately how long will it take to complete the filming of this movie?”

”How long?” It was something Li Yuntang hadn’t really considered, so she replied based on her experience, ”Probably... around six months to a year?”