Theresia: A makeover and intelligence gathering all at once-I'm the winner! / Madam Wen Yue's astonishing martial arts talent

"Stop, forget it, Huijie. Taking it down now won't help. How do you know they didn't record it?" Before Chen Huijie could make a move, Chen Qi immediately stopped her. He wasn't flustered by this unexpected incident... On the contrary, ever since their crew became famous, every shoot had some problems, and he was actually a little unaccustomed to it.

"Besides, now that you've taken it down, how are you going to explain that? Say it wasn't filmed by our crew? What if when our movie is released, people find that these action scenes are exactly the same, and then they might accuse us of plagiarism."

"Besides, denying it won't do the Lungmen Guard Department any good. A gangster and a master fighter fighting in the slums—isn't that a veiled criticism of the Lungmen Guard Department's inadequate oversight? That's not good for your Lungmen Guard Department's reputation."

"Moreover... this leak might not necessarily be a bad thing."

Chen Qi stopped Chen Huijie, then turned his gaze to Eureka, who was standing to the side, trembling with fear and her face pale. Seeing this walking, humanoid Catastrophe for the first time in Lungmen, Chen Qi's mood inexplicably improved considerably.

He was wondering why he'd only just arrived in Lungmen and already run into his second brother's stalking. It turned out this human-shaped Catastrophe was lying in wait for him. This made Chen Qi feel a sense of relief; being targeted was indeed Eureka's fault, not because his hatred level was too high.

"Miss Eureka, nice to meet you, right?"

"Yes, yes... Director Chen Qi —no, no, Sir Chen Qi!"

Eureka, who was suddenly called out by Chen Qi, reacted quickly. However, at this moment, she was on the verge of tears. From the conversation she had just heard, she belatedly realized the terrible mistake she had made.

Now, Eureka almost doesn't expect Chen Qi to let her go; all she can hope for is that Chen Qi will choose a more palatable way for her to die...

"Don't be nervous, Miss Eureka. It was indeed an accident, but it's not insurmountable."

"The way to turn things around, I need your popularity and influence online. Let's use this accident to promote our film, 'Kung Fu Hustle.'"

Although Eureka, this mobile accident-generating machine, might cause trouble, Chen Qi found her absolutely useful because Eureka at creating entertaining content. She was completely different from her April Fool's Day activities, clearly having become a highly popular streamer through her "entertainment effects."

Chen Qi plans to have Eureka take charge of the "behind-the-scenes" segment during filming. Eureka will share behind-the-scenes footage and fun moments from the set, revealing a different side of everyone on the crew, through her personal account, thereby boosting the film's popularity!

Combined with Eureka's program effects, it will definitely allow more people to get to know their movies and another side of the actors, especially since Chen Qi's movies are never short of big-name roles, which makes it even more suitable for promotion!

Especially for figures like Theresis, who want to change their image, with Eureka, Chen Qi's crew doesn't need to worry about this part at all!

"Oh dear, what should I do?!"

Upon hearing that there was a chance for salvation, Eureka, who had been prepared to be buried, suddenly regained color in her pale face, and her eyes lit up, as if a drowning person had grasped at the last straw. She nodded and asked.

Unbeknownst to Eureka, she was about to fall into a situation where Chen Qi would sell her out and then have to count the money for her. Seeing that Eureka had taken the bait, Chen Qi immediately said:

"Ms. Eureka, all you need to do is repost this clip using your personal account—it was filmed by you, wasn't it? So it doesn't count as video theft."

"But after posting this video, I hope you can post an interview with me, in which I, as the director, will admit that this is the filming location of our movie 'Kung Fu Hustle,' and that it was filmed unintentionally and became inexplicably popular."

"And then, I can say frankly that this fight scene isn't the most exciting part of our movie. And Ms. Eureka, you can be a 'guest star' on our film crew in the future, specifically to film some details of our filming process."

"A guest appearance? What am I supposed to film then?" Eureka was clearly a little confused, and Chen Qi immediately replied:

"You'll be responsible for filming our crew's daily life, the mistakes and NGs during filming, the interactions between the actors—basically, the fun interactions that we wouldn't normally show in our work. You'll be in charge of filming that."

"Furthermore, I plan to invite you to be specifically in charge of this part of our production. In effect, you'll be a member of our crew. What do you think?"

"Huh? Huh--Can I really join Director Chen Qi's film crew?!"

However, when faced with Chen Qi's invitation, Eureka, who originally thought her life was in danger, never expected that she would suddenly become a member of Chen Qi's crew.

Eureka knew all too well that Chen Qi's crew was now untouchable by any power or country in this land, and although she was Kazimierz's lifelong employee, her life was always in danger, and only Chen Qi's crew could protect her!

Therefore, faced with this opportunity that could resolve all her crises, Eureka seized it without hesitation and immediately said:

"I... I am truly honored, Sir Chen Qi! I... I will definitely work hard, and I will absolutely not film anything that I shouldn't! I will only film what you ask me to film, and all the content I film from now on will be submitted to you for review!"

"That's right." Seeing how high Eureka's comprehension was, Chen Qi felt sorry for the child... She was so smart, and she would never make the same mistake twice, but she always seemed to run into bad luck and low-probability events.

Thinking of this, Chen Qi suddenly remembered something and turned to Eureka to continue:

"By the way, since you're only considered our crew's 'best unofficial member' to outsiders, it's best if you live a distance away from the crew. We'll let you know if we need your help."

"Yes, I understand!" Eureka nodded quickly. She didn't actually know the reason at all, and only thought that Chen Qi was doing it for marketing purposes. But in fact, Chen Qi was worried that her bad luck would affect the filming of the movie... Hopefully, nothing unexpected will happen to the crew.

However, there might be an opportunity for Chen Qi to have an accident in the future? At that time, he will probably deliberately bring Eureka with him.

"... You really know how to use an accident for publicity."

At that moment, Talulah also moved closer to Chen Qi, whispering something in his ear with a hint of delight. Chen Qi raised an eyebrow and said with exceptional pride:

"Who am I?"

Seeing Chen Qi and Talulah's intimate interaction, Chen Huijie couldn't help but smack her lips, Nian rolled her eyes, and Xi stared at the two of them with slightly resentful eyes.

Not far away, Wenyue was overjoyed to see this scene, and couldn't help but glance at Wei Yenwu beside her. Even though Wei Yenwu felt awkward inside, he didn't dare to show it and could only sullenly take a puff of his cigarette.

"Um... Director Chen Qi, I have one more small request."

However, at this moment, Eureka, who was now considered a member of the crew, unusually blushed slightly and made a request, saying:

"Could you sign my autograph? Actually, I'm a huge fan of yours; I've been raving about your work on my personal channel!"

"Oh, no problem." Upon hearing this, Chen Qi immediately took out the pen he carried with him, and then asked the beaming Eureka with a smile, "Where should I sign?"

"This!"

As she spoke, Eureka suddenly pointed to her clothes, and then, without any hesitation, she lifted the hem of her skirt, indicating that Chen Qi could sign his name on the hem.

Eureka, too excited to notice that by lifting her clothes, she had exposed her long legs, covered in white stockings, and her "absolute territory" to Chen Qi. Chen Qi's lips twitched, but he pretended not to see the pink inside Eureka's clothes and focused on signing his name for Eureka.

He dared not be distracted, otherwise Talulah would notice and probably break him—although Chen Qi, whose strength had increased dramatically, was absolutely confident that he could suppress Talulah, a man can't always be with one woman, he'll definitely have some psychological trauma... Chen Qi was no exception.

"... By the way, why are all the girls asking for my autograph lately preferring to have me sign their clothes? Ever since Ablana got my autograph on her dress at Victoria, it seems like there are more and more female fans like that."

"Huh? Director Chen Qi, you don't know?"

Having received Chen Qi's autograph, Eureka was overjoyed when Chen Qi asked her this question. Seeing that Chen Qi seemed unaware of the matter, she immediately replied:

"Princess Sarkaz of Londinium, that Theresia, is also a huge fan of yours! She even recently spent a fortune to buy that dress signed by you from Viscount Ablana!"

"She even declared that she was willing to buy all the items you signed for her collection. This princess is now one of the top figures among your most ardent fans online!"

"... ah?"

However, Eureka's words threw Chen Qi into a state of confusion... He never expected that Theresia would actually do such publicity online. What was this princess up to? Didn't she care about her image and reputation?!

If things continue like this, you'll utterly disgrace the Sarkaz clan, Princess Theresia! What will Kal'tsit and Amiya think of you then?!

Chapter 213: Theresia: Successfully Balancing Transformation and Intelligence Gathering – I Am the Winner!

"Theresia? I heard in Lungmen that you were buying my autographed items online for high prices? Is that true?"

"Oh my, I didn't expect Director Chen Qi to be so well-informed. I thought this embarrassing thing could be kept a secret for a little longer."

After Eureka officially joined Chen Qi 'Chen Qi production team and became the team's "best unofficial guest," Chen Qi and Eureka worked together to quickly and successfully explain the accidentally leaked live stream.

In the interview, Chen Qi, just as he had said at the beginning, readily admitted that this was one of the action scenes from "Kung Fu Hustle." But that wasn't the point; the point was what Chen Qi said afterward.

"The footage that Ms. Eureka accidentally captured is just one part of the filming of our movie 'Kung Fu Hustle.' This fight scene has not yet been officially included, so there is still room for improvement."

"Furthermore, please don't worry, our filming will utilize completely authentic Yan martial arts, and almost all the actors involved are inheritors of Yan martial arts. We will film more exciting and breathtaking martial arts scenes in 'Kung Fu Hustle.' Thank you all."

Chen Qi generated a wave of anticipation in this interview, and by taking advantage of this mistake, he successfully conveyed two messages to netizens who are currently paying close attention to news about Chen Qi's "Kung Fu Hustle".

First, as always, our filming employs professionals, all of whom are highly Kung Fu Hustle, so there's absolutely no need to worry about the quality!

Secondly, the amazing fight scene you saw online was just one scene from our movie. We have even more exciting fights to come!

The dissemination of these two messages made Eureka's interview extremely successful. The number of views for this interview quickly surpassed those of Eureka's previous videos, raising the popularity of the movie "Kung Fu Hustle" to a new level and even attracting the attention of many countries outside of Yan.

Although Chen Qi's films always make international news, this time, with Yan providing protection and the film being a martial arts movie, it received far less attention from other countries.

After all, they had seen Yan's martial arts films, many of which claimed to have "absolutely realistic martial arts," but most of them were just so-so in terms of performance. The quality of elite soldiers from most countries could match these martial artists.

But now, Chen Qi's words about "more exciting and shocking martial arts" have once again made the high-ranking officials of various countries sense something was wrong. They vaguely felt that Chen Qi's martial arts film this time would not end so hastily.

"Such fight scenes would be considered masterpieces even in some martial arts movies... Judging from these people's performance, they are comparable to some of our elite soldiers, but Chen Qi actually has even more shocking scenes?"

"If what he said is true, then perhaps we can see the strongest possible display of the Great Yan's martial arts in this movie?"

For a moment, high-ranking officials from various countries couldn't help but think of this – the Great Yan was very mysterious to all countries. Everyone knew that the Great Yan was very strong, and that it had had many border clashes with Ursus over the years, but had never lost. However, no one knew exactly what it was like.

Now, it seems they can glimpse a small part of the Great Yan Dynasty through this film, which is something worth paying attention to.

After all, they knew Chen Qi's directing skills and standards. Would a film with ordinary subject matter be worth his time? Chen Qi wouldn't even bother to direct a film without some heavyweight performance!

Thus, with such a tacit consensus among various countries, Chen Qi's "Kung Fu Hustle" has not only successfully gained the attention of the people of Great Yan, but has also quietly attracted the attention of the public and high-level officials abroad. He obviously no longer needs to worry about box office revenue and reputation.

But there's one more thing he needs to figure out, and that's what Eureka told him about Theresia.

When Chen Qi contacted Theresia again, Theresia unexpectedly admitted to it. Chen Qi looked embarrassed, not knowing how to bring it up, so he tentatively asked, "... So, what's your reason for doing this?"

Chen Qi was genuinely worried that the princess might give some unusual or unusual answer, and he really wouldn't know how to face Theresia then...

"... Actually, this wasn't my idea at first; it was what my brother wanted to do."

However, the words Theresia said made Chen Qi feel as if his heart and lungs had stopped for a brief moment. Fortunately, Theresia realized that her wording was problematic and immediately explained:

"Brother Wang has always believed that I have feelings for Director Chen Qi... um... that go beyond a normal relationship. Even though he doesn't know that I've already awakened, Brother Wang is still working hard to restore my soul."

"So, regarding Viscount Ablana's clothes... it was my brother who took it upon himself to bring them for me, and then, for some reason, this rumor started spreading."

"... Then why don't you explain, Theresia?" Chen Qi was also a little helpless about this outcome. Currently, he was the only one who knew about Theresia's resurrection, which was indeed a bit inconvenient. He didn't know what this princess was waiting for. Every time Chen Qi brought up when she would explain to Theresis, the princess would evade the question.

Chen Qi didn't understand why Theresia hadn't done such a good thing as co-rule by two kings, but since she had her own plans, Chen Qi couldn't do anything about it.

However, Theresia was silent for a moment after Chen Qi's answer. Then, Chen Qi received a slightly playful reply from the princess:

"Director Chen Qi, don't you think that this attribute might help our Sarkaz race change its image?"

"The Sarkaz, a clan feared by the world, are synonymous with cruelty and bloodshed. And yet, as their king, I'm also a huge fan of director Chen Qi. I think this will help change our clan's image."

"Besides... how come Director Chen Qi doesn't know that I'm not your biggest fan? Although I wouldn't do something so indecent, I think my admiration for you, Director Chen Qi, is probably second to none, right?"

Damn it, this woman knows exactly what I want to hear! Chen Qi couldn't help but take a deep breath. He had no way to deal with Theresia's unfair answer.

Fortunately, one of Chen Qi's doubts was resolved. At least he now knew what Theresia was doing collecting his autographed clothes... Chen Qi thought about it again and realized that he didn't actually have that many autographs. Over the past two years, he had accumulated quite a few fans, but he had only signed a few autographs.

Besides Ablana, Chen Qi also signed autographs for Amiya when he was at Rhodes Island; during the filming of Rhine Lab, Muelsyse asked him for an autograph, and then there was Eureka... He couldn't remember the rest.

"Chen Qi! We're about to start filming our scene tonight! Lin Yuxia is ready!"

"Coming right away."

Chen Qi quickly stopped thinking about the problem. He had already finished his makeup and planned to film a scene with Lin Yuxia and Hong on the streets of Lungmen. This was the first appearance of the "Mute Girl" played by Lin Yuxia, and he had to perform well.

Chen Qi put down his phone, and Theresia, far away in Londinium, turned her gaze back to her room. At this moment, besides Ablana's dress with Chen Qi's signature, which was the most eye-catching item, there were several other items on the walls around Theresia.

Amiya's book signed by Chen Qi and Muelsyse's potted plant signed by Chen Qi are both now displayed in Theresia's room, and she bought them both online.

Theresia certainly didn't release this information unintentionally. She spent a lot of money to buy the items of these people who had contact with Chen Qi, with only one purpose—to use her Originium Arts to absorb the fragments of consciousness left by the original owners of these items, and in this way analyze these people's perception of Chen Qi, thus deepening her understanding of Chen Qi.

And incidentally, she could also find out the original owner of this item and their feelings for Chen Qi, making it easier for Theresia to know who she needed to be wary of in the future, and who might disrupt her "plans".

"Amiya for Director Chen Qi are more of an admiration and a teacher-like respect... while Muelsyse's feelings for him are perhaps gratitude because Chen Qi opened up a new path for her."

"They probably don't need much attention, but Ablana... she seems to have some feelings for Director Chen Qi. Although those feelings have died down now, there's always a chance they might resurface."

Theresia absorbed her emotions, holding in her hand a piece of paper that Amiya had tucked into the book before she brought her belongings.

There were no words on the paper; Amiya had written it using special magic, making it readable only by Theresia, who also possessed the Originium Arts of "emotion absorption." Amiya wrote a lot in the letter; although she didn't know Theresia's soul had been resurrected, she was trying to awaken Theresia's soul in this way.

"Your Theresia, Rhodes Island is now developing in a better direction under our leadership and with the help of Director Chen Qi."

"Whether you receive this letter or not, and whether you understand it or not... we will certainly uphold your beliefs, and in the future, we will definitely free you from this suffering..."

"Relief..." Theresia looked at the letter in her hand and sighed that Amiya had indeed grown a lot. She was glad she hadn't misjudged her. This fourteen-year-old girl already had a level of awareness and understanding that surpassed her own age.

"Unfortunately... Amiya, I may have to change my mind. My brother and I may be different people, but the path we choose to take and the goals we aspire to achieve are the same."

"Now, I need to support my brother, so that I can leave behind the seeds of hope for the Sarkaz race on this land in the future."

Having said that, Theresia carefully put the letter away. Her gaze swept across the starry sky towards Lungmen, a faint smile playing on her lips as she murmured to herself:

"Are you thinking about me even a little bit now that you're far away...? Have I left a deep mark on your heart? Director Chen Qi."

Under the moonlight, the Sarkaz princess was even more radiant than the moonlight itself. The soft glow emanating from her and the gentle smile on her lips seemed to soothe everyone's soul even more than the moonlight.

Chapter 214: Madam Wen Yue's Astonishing Martial Arts Talent

"So, the protagonist played by director Chen Qi actually once dreamed of becoming a chivalrous hero, but unfortunately trusted the wrong person and suffered deception and bullying, which is why he wanted to become a bad person?"

Filming proceeded smoothly for a week, and Eureka and Chen Qi worked together to successfully promote "Kung Fu Hustle." Now, the entire crew could focus on filming.

During this time, Chen Qi also revealed the inner journey of the character he played, and everyone understood why the protagonist played by Chen Qi was determined to become a bad person.

"I intended to use the money for my studies to buy martial arts manuals, but instead of becoming a hero, I suffered humiliation."

"So, it was the experiences and the times that turned them into people who no longer believed in justice... That era was indeed so tragic."

As a senior superintendent, Chen Huijie was born when Lungmen was already gradually establishing order under Wei Yenwu's rule. Her knowledge of Lungmen's past was limited to hearsay, without any firsthand experience.