Darkstone Code
Chapter 148 - 0147 A Warning That Cannot Attract Attention

Chapter 148: 0147 A Warning That Cannot Attract Attention

In this world, there are films that recoup their costs before they are even shot.

It’s a story about minorities in Bail Federal changing their racial status through hard work and gaining happiness. In this story, every minority character is very hardworking, diligent, not afraid of hardship, facing the ups and downs of life directly, and ultimately gaining positive recognition, with the protagonist leading the way.

However, such movies themselves aren’t replicable. The reason they can recoup costs before filming is that all the major minority actors are willing to perform for zero pay, and a large number of minority capitalists donate to sponsor the film.

Of course, these minorities just constitute a very small part of the entire society. The real power in this country is still in the hands of the Bail people.

But it’s easy to understand why minorities have money. If you can buy a ticket from all over the world to Bail Federal at a time when transportation isn’t very developed, it’s not something an ordinary family can afford, not to mention that they bring not only their families but also their servants here.

As for the "minority poor" in the movie, it may just be a form of expression. What they lack is not money but political power.

Bail Federal also thanks these people for their contributions. It’s precisely because of them that the Federation’s economy has developed so rapidly in recent years.

So, Lynch’s film doesn’t involve issues of religion or race. How can it start making money before filming?

"Actually, it’s quite simple..." Lynch was in good spirits. He had a drink with the mayor during dinner, and here he drank a bit too. Adding his good relationship with the Fox family, he felt relaxed.

Alcohol is a magical thing, magical enough that no matter how tense a person is, a sip can make them very relaxed, including those prisoners about to be executed.

Give them a drink before the execution, and they can even joke with the guards - "Zap just enough, after all, I’ll have to lie in the coffin for the memorial service. I don’t want the whole church smelling like barbecue; they’re not here for a BBQ party."

He leaned back on the sofa, holding his wine glass, "Let’s talk about the first way to make money..." He glanced at young Fox, "If you go to a cinema and watch a fairly decent adult-rated movie, would you yearn to see more related content of the female lead?"

The rough content of the movie involves a scantily clad female lead, ketchup, and aliens, a lively plot, at least according to James.

Mr. Fox’s lips curled slightly, and young Fox also nodded awkwardly. Admiring a movie’s female lead or a female star is quite normal.

Lynch took a sip of wine, the alcohol making him more excited, "If you hear that the female lead of the movie is planning to shoot some simply plotted, more direct adult movies not long after, would you be interested?"

Both Fox father and son were stunned, both nodded, Mr. Fox even asked, "Are we shooting it ourselves?"

Lynch was also taken aback, "Do you want to play a role?"

Mr. Fox’s old face reddened, shaking his head repeatedly, "No, I’m just curious. I didn’t know if we would shoot these things."

Lynch shook his head, "Of course, we’re not shooting. We’ll host an open selection event to pick a beautiful, well-shaped girl and sign multiple contracts with her, including the first movie contract and subsequent ones..." He shrugged, "You know."

"Then we’ll sell the contract to the largest adult film producer in the Federation. Stirring this matter will bring us stable income and increased exposure."

"Those adult film enthusiasts who hardly watch movie theater films will also pay particular attention to our film and step into the cinema in advance to see who the next lead girl of their favorite film producer is."

"At the same time, for the filmmakers, those serious viewers sitting in cinemas who are not interested in their films will also buy their products because of the female lead."

"Of course, this is just the first step..."

There are indeed many ways to make money, from television broadcast rights for the open selection to naming, advertising sponsorship, and some self-financed performances. This is why there are particularly many scammers in this industry.

Even a script that’s rotten beyond repair, as long as it’s registered with the directors’ union, they dare to take it and deceive investors and their money, and the success rate is very high.

The film industry and television industry have been rapidly booming in recent years, especially as TV’s downfall and more people, short of money, have to stay home and watch TV shows, pushing TV ratings to new highs again and again.

Many have become aware of huge risks in the financial market. They wield their money, wanting to join this growing industry, but most become targets for scammers.

Lynch discussed it with the father and son for a while. They will spend about one to two months selecting a suitable female lead in the state – actually, only a few can get the role, as most ordinary girls wouldn’t agree to shoot adult movies, even if it’s "adult-rated" rather than "adult" films.

However, some girls already in the industry might not be unwilling. According to gossip, thousands of various girls enter the adult film industry each year in recent years at a minimum.

Various reasons?

No, frankly, it’s because of money; short filming time, small audience, low publicity, but high pay. Many girls might shoot adult movies their whole life without the films ever interacting with their social circles.

Even if discovered, this sounds much better than being a street girl, though in ordinary people’s eyes, both professions aren’t much different.

Among these girls, some will meet the character requirements and are willing to expose a bit, and these girls and adult film producers only sign one collaboration at a time without long-term contracts, making them more convenient to use.

Lynch’s various money-making ideas amazed the Fox father and son, confirming their initial thoughts that pulling Lynch onboard was the best decision they’ve made in recent years.

The next morning, the knocking sound awakened Lynch from sleep. It took him a while to remember he didn’t sleep at his own house last night but at the Fox family’s villa.

Gradually recalling their late-night discussion, he hadn’t gone back, staying nearby.

Patting his head, feeling some dizziness, he took off his bathrobe and entered the bathroom. Hot water would fully revive him.

After a short while, he appeared in the dining hall, just in time for breakfast.

On the white table laid some simple yet exquisite food, instantly brightening one’s mood.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Mr. Fox asked routinely out of politeness. Normally, people would say, "It was a great bed" or "A nice experience," as a form of courtesy, like "Have you eaten?" and "Yes."

But Lynch shook his head and sat down, "Honestly, not really. I’m not used to spring beds, and the mattress on that spring bed is softer than any I’ve seen!"

Mr. Fox’s face suddenly showed curiosity and investigative expressions, "It’s rude to ask, Lynch, have you been to jail or been detained?"

"No!" Lynch answered confidently, without even thinking, "Why?"

"Nothing, only those who have been imprisoned for a long time prefer harder beds, you might not know, currently only prisons have some really hard beds!"

Spring beds were indeed a luxury enjoyed by the wealthy upon their appearance, but their craftsmanship wasn’t complex at all, and soon someone sidestepped patent technology to produce cheap products, and eventually, the first generation spring bed developers simply closed their factories to license their products.

This led to near societal craze, with ads particularly enchanting, like "Enjoy a five-million-dollar night for fifty bucks," until now, most families sleep on spring beds.

Lynch said he wasn’t used to such soft beds; only prisons have plank beds now, oh right, and countryside!

He didn’t respond to this question. When he ordered a custom plank bed, the furniture store staff looked at him with weird eyes, to which he didn’t comment.

Casually picking up the , there wasn’t any particularly noteworthy news, not much different from every other day, but unexpectedly, he found an interesting piece in the column space on the back pages.

A merchant purchased a war bond from a country that participated in the world war, currently a victorious country. After the war ended, theoretically, they should redeem the bond, but the country’s bond redemption service didn’t implement it as promised when issued.

An office located in the Federation’s capital issued a warning to individuals and organizations holding the country’s bonds.

However, possibly because these matters haven’t been officially acknowledged, the Federation may not have verified them. So although it managed to appear in the , it was placed in the awkward column space.

Lynch frowned, keeping this matter in mind. If even victorious countries can’t redeem bonds, the global economic situation would be frightening!

Besides this message, nothing else particularly attracted his attention, such as the Federation Industrial Index hitting a new high again—such stories no longer appeal. In at least three years, about 800 issues of newspapers covered the same theme—. Sometimes too many miracles can make people numb.