Recaps

Chen Qi’s troupe filmed The Godfather in Syracuse, then used the success of the film to secure a production deal with Theresis in Londinium. Their political comedy Yes, Prime Minister entertained audiences while prompting Sarkaz leaders to rethink Kazdel’s government and making Vina fear for Victoria’s future.

• Chen Qi arranged The Godfather’s production in Syracuse, where Texas, Madam Sicily, and other performers joined the cast and filmed the story of a new Godfather taking power.
• Madam Sicily accepted Texas and several other performers as her godchildren, then hosted the cast and family heads as the film wrapped.
• Swire and influential Lungmen residents watched The Godfather, and Wei Yenwu agreed to release it in Lungmen alongside its Syracuse premiere.
• The film succeeded in both cities, and Chen Qi left Syracuse after Theresis took notice and Manfred invited the troupe to Londinium.
• Theresis hired Chen Qi to make a television comedy that would calm Londinium’s citizens, and Chen Qi cast Theresis, Manfred, and the Bloodborne Archon in Yes, Prime Minister.
• Theresis broadcast the show across Londinium, where its jokes about Victoria’s political and military failures entertained viewers and increased Chen Qi’s reputation.
• Vina watched the drama and recognized Theresis and Manfred, then realized that its satire exposed Victoria’s indifference to the Infected.
• Kal'tsit agreed to send Vina and an elite squad to contact Chen Qi’s crew, while Theresis used the show’s lessons to consider a new system of government for Kazdel.
• Theresis learned Chen Qi had met Theresia and continued consulting him, while Chen Qi privately resolved to find an ally and escape Londinium.

Chen Qi finished Yes, Prime Minister and escaped Londinium under Theresis’s protection, but Victoria soon broke apart and foreign powers invaded. He began making films to rally people against the war, while Silver Ash and other allies joined the production in Kazimierz.

• Theresis escorted Chen Qi and his troupe out of Londinium, presented him with the Royal Court Covenant, and deterred Ursus and Deep Pool from attacking.
• Laterano withdrew its churches from Victoria after Mostima exposed the corruption in its diocese, while Chen Qi left Londinium with Rhodes Island and accepted only the agreed four crates of Oripathy suppressants.
• Victoria’s dukes declared independence, and Kal'tsit urged Chen Qi to use his fame and filmmaking to help prevent civil war.
• Chen Qi chose to make Darkest Hour about Victoria’s history and Braveheart about the cruelty of war, then recruited Nian and traveled with the troupe to Kazimierz.
• Silver Ash and Oracle joined Darkest Hour as Frederick III and Frederick II, while Theresia warned Chen Qi that Ursus, Kazimierz, and Leithania had invaded Victoria.
• The Art Troupe filmed the opening parliamentary dispute in Darkest Hour, and Xi supplied painted settings for Braveheart.
• Chen Qi cast Młynar as Emil and Patriot as Freddy for Braveheart, while Margaret and Maria also volunteered for the film.
• Ennya and Enshia visited the set and saw Silver Ash performing as a grizzled ruler, then met Warfarin and discussed Silver Ash’s burdens with Chen Qi.

Chen Qi’s films rallied Victoria against invasion and helped bring the fighting to an armistice, while the political fallout drew powerful nations and leaders closer to his work. Back in Londinium, he began a second season of “Yes, Prime Minister” as Victoria, the Sarkaz, and other countries used its political lessons to navigate their own conflicts.

• Silver Ash’s speech failed to win support, and Chen Qi learned from Theresia that Victoria’s worsening position could force her royal brother to act before the Sarkaz were ready.
• Ioleta and the Kazimierz campaign learned that Ursus had massacred surrendered officers and sent Infected civilians to the mines, while Chen Qi arranged for “Darkest Hour” tapes to reach Victoria and Laterano.
• Laterano distributed “Darkest Hour” as aid, and the film’s Frederick III rallied Victorians to reject surrender and defend their homeland.
• Theresis and Theresia weighed cooperation with Victoria, while Młynar left Kazimierz to protect the Nearls and joined Chen Qi’s “Braveheart” production.
• Chen Qi filmed “Braveheart” with Margaret, Młynar, Amiya, and Patriot, and its depiction of wartime suffering moved soldiers and civilians to honor the dead and question the war.
• After “Braveheart” fueled antiwar protests and quieted the fronts, Victoria and Leithania signed an armistice, and Victoria’s leaders announced a new political settlement with the throne left vacant.
• At Victoria’s film festival, Silver Ash won best actor, and Chen Qi agreed to make a second season of “Yes, Prime Minister” with support from Victoria and Theresis.
• Back in Londinium, Chen Qi’s political comedy shaped debates among officials, Vina joined his production crew, and Manfred’s remarks to reporters created trouble for Theresis.

Chen Qi’s political comedy stirred debate and exposed corruption across Terra as Theresis used it to strengthen his position and win the Bloodborne Archon’s compliance. After Chen Qi received honors from Victoria and Kazdel, Yan’s emperor ordered Wei Yenwu to bring him to Lungmen to make a film.

• Theresis arranged for Chen Qi and his crew to stay at the royal palace, where Kristen asked him to make a film for Saria and he named it “To the Moon.”
• Chen Qi accepted Vina as his student, filmed episodes that satirized Victorian politics, and helped draw Vina into studying Yan’s language and government.
• Clips and broadcasts from “Yes, Prime Minister” fueled protests in Kazimierz, prompted Yan’s emperor to examine government spending and education, and led leaders across Terra to discuss the show’s lessons.
• Theresis and Theresia arranged for Chen Qi to speak with Theresia regularly, and Theresia later offered him the honorary role of Sarkaz minister of arts as they discussed the people’s needs.
• Chen Qi accepted the title Lord of Kazdel, filmed the final episodes of “Yes, Prime Minister,” and saw the series expose political surveillance and the Bloodborne Archon’s candid remarks about unemployment.
• Theresis used the recording of the Bloodborne Archon’s interview to force him to confirm in Parliament that the government had not authorized tapping MPs’ telephones, and Chen Qi announced the series had ended.
• The Duke of Windermere invested Chen Qi as Lord of Victoria, and Theresis and Theresia honored him with the Teekaz Medal and the title Lord of Kazdel.
• Yan’s emperor ordered Wei Yenwu to invite Chen Qi to Lungmen to make a film, and Wei accepted while watching Chen Qi’s investiture ceremony.