Many people do not have a deep understanding of the term "national power." For those living within the entirety of the nation, the country might be a very general concept. It is only when they experience "national power" up close that they gain a sowhat vague understanding of the country and what it is capable of accomplishing.
Nagariel is currently a good redy for the Federation’s problems, and therefore, the national power is correspondingly shifting in this direction.
Leaving aside the events that have already occurred, Fox Film Corporation’s on-site shooting in Nagariel also reflects an expression of national power.
"I’m not sure which departnt said it, but in short, we’re here to film a movie and we’ll receive a subsidy, along with a significant tax exemption."
After Lynch chatted with Penny for a while, Little Fox ca over and greeted Lynch. They talked casually about this matter, "The tax exemption amount is even higher than what we get for shooting in the Federation, which is very attractive. I heard before coming here that many production companies plan to follow suit. You know, adventure and expedition films are very popular now!"
Little Fox complinted Lynch as he spoke, "You have led a trend of an era, Lynch. Perhaps many years from now, when people evaluate the history of film developnt, they’ll give you so kind of award. You have pioneered an era!"
Such praise is undoubtedly pleasing, and Lynch naturally accepted Little Fox’s complints.
In fact, Little Fox did not realize that it wasn’t Lynch who was impressive. Lynch’s adventure novel based on personal experience, and its adapted film, couldn’t possibly hold such great influence.
The real influence cos from this era itself. In the economic downturn, people have beco increasingly humble, and the adventurous spirit that might have existed in them has vanished under the intimidation of reality.
People have beco timid and humble, unwilling to easily try new things, and even more afraid to take risks, because they can’t afford any negative outcos.
When they had money, failure might only make them laugh and console themselves, but now they can only cry.
Yet, people yearn for adventure. The Federation is a country that advocates freedom, and the spirit of adventure is intrinsically a part of freedom. At this ti, adventure films, exploration, and the like have beco an important channel to make up for the emotional gap in people.
Through movies, they observe, feel, and experience others’ adventures to satisfy their own craving for adventure and fulfill certain emotional needs.
This is why, starting this year, this type of movie has beco popular; it has beco a spiritual necessity for people in this ti of stagnation!
It helps people forget everything about themselves now and beco brave once more through movies!
Little Fox glanced at Penny, "We’ll have about two weeks for location scouting..." At this mont, he was already feeling fortunate about his foresight in choosing Penny for the leading role.
There are still so people outside who believe there is nothing between Lynch and Penny, but Little Fox, holding a precautionary mindset, insisted on giving the female role to Penny against all objections, and now it’s ti to reap the rewards.
As Lynch’s influence grows, the pace of developnt for Fox Film Corporation can no longer keep up with Lynch’s growth. Soon, Lynch might not even rember that he owns thirty percent of the shares in Fox Film Corporation.
How to continue tying oneself to Lynch’s "battleship" is a question worth pondering. Now that Little Fox is gradually gaining power, the first solution he thought of was won.
Fortunately, he felt he bet correctly.
Young people, after all, are fond of beauty, sothing he knows well. After giving Lynch a mysterious look, he left behind their hotel address and left ahead of them.
Watching Little Fox’s departing figure, Lynch glanced at the girl clinging tightly to his arm and walked toward the bus with her. As they walked, he asked, "I rember your agency didn’t want you to..."
He gestured but didn’t say it out loud.
The agency had invested a lot of resources in the girl. Those resources are not just about money; they include networking and ti. They certainly want to reap more, rather than having the girl rush into a relationship, marriage, or retirent, which doesn’t et the agency’s requirents.
So Lynch found the girl’s behavior a bit odd. She seed overly affectionate, which didn’t make sense.
He had seen the girl’s broker earlier, but the broker acted as if he didn’t see Lynch and got straight onto the crew’s bus. Lynch was quite curious about what these people were thinking.
The girl smiled, "They think it’s more beneficial for my developnt if I can maintain a certain level of rumored relationship with you." She beca serious as she spoke, "Breaking into high society is very difficult, but you are an opportunity."
The girl’s words were both honest and heartfelt. The film industry, which so people call the "new art," isn’t actually very welcod by the upper society. Rather than squeezing with a group of ordinary people with lower status in a slly cinema to watch a movie, these upper-class people prefer to sit with similarly well-dressed peers in an opera house, appreciating two or three hours of elegant opera.
The upper society’s emphasis on films only regards its profit potential, not its social status.
Even heavyweight male stars like Sloan, despite their influence, can’t squeeze into the upper circles. Even though he may be wealthier than so individuals recognized as "well-known persons in the high society," he still isn’t part of it.
He can’t access those private venues, can’t call those private hotlines, and so on...
Is it really so advantageous to break into high society, is it really necessary even for soone already extrely wealthy?
Of course, everyone is doing so because, there, more opportunities exist, and it is safer. The storm can only destroy the land outside the city, but not the strong walls and the buildings within!
After the two got on the bus, the girl sat alone at the back while Lynch was talking with Li beside him.
"I’m sorry, boss, I’ve only managed to bring in this much..." Li felt a bit guilty. He thought that he wasn’t as outstanding as Lynch imagined, at least not in attracting investnts.
Lynch consoled him for a few sentences, "It’s okay, these things are not important. What’s important is to talk these people into signing first. Once they sign the contract, they will willingly promote it and help you bring in more people."
"Have you heard of the aggregation effect?" Without waiting for Li to reply, Lynch continued to speak quietly, "Actually, I hope even more for them to regret signing the contract because that way they will seek more reliable psychological support. Thus, bringing more people in and making them ’victims’ like themselves is the simplest and most effective redy they can think of."
Li didn’t respond for a mont, but he noted these down in his little notebook. During the process of jotting down, it seed he found Lynch’s words made increasingly more sense.
Regret tends to create a delusion of being hard because people subconsciously need to provide an argunt for their regret, a support point. For example, "Why do I regret?" Making ideas like "Could it be a scam" or "Will this be a failed investnt" as support points seems very appropriate.
anwhile, the signed legal docunts co into effect, and they can’t easily break away from it, so they begin to seek other forms of support, gaining ntal comfort and affirmation, making their actions appear very successful.
Thus, pulling more people down or having more people in the sa boat is the most common choice.
It’s like in certain investnt projects with considerable risks, there are always investors willing to take the initiative to recruit others. It’s not because they think the project is good or want to share the joy of making money with others; instead, they hope if unlucky, they aren’t the only ones who experience bad luck, and with more people facing misfortune, they would have stronger montum. In case sothing needs to be done, they wouldn’t be isolated and weak.
Or if they bring in enough people, even if it’s a scam or a failed investnt project, with so much support, it’s bound to succeed, thus ensuring the security of their investnt behavior.
This psychological change has always existed, only unnoticed by people. Now, as Lindy puts forth this notion, it surpasses the current era; that’s why Li didn’t understand but felt it made sense.
"After rest, take them around the hotel vicinity, but avoid places without streetlights. It’s not very safe out there; it’s dirty and chaotic."
"I’ll have other things to handle later and will return a bit late. You can discuss with them about the changes their investnts can bring to the area and their value."
On the way from the port to the hotel, Lynch kept instructing Li on what to do and how to do it. He wasn’t irresponsibly pushing everything onto Li; rather, it’s an essential path for one’s growth.
In this world, there is prepared growth but more often, sudden growth.
Stumbling when learning to walk and attempting to run, the first failed passionate relationship, the first failed job... These failures co unexpectedly without giving people ti to prepare.
Investnt negotiations as well—any random question from potential investors can topple days of preparation, even the entire system prepared by the salesperson. So, the best approach is to adapt flexibly, not rigidly.
Throughout the journey, people’s attention was fixed on the city’s dilapidation and backwardness. They didn’t know that Lynch and Drag, the Provincial Governor, had already made so changes. They simply repaired a few buildings near the port and had people clean the streets...
If they hadn’t done so, people would only see an even more backward, dirtier, and unsettling Nagariel!
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