Just as Li Wei had said, no one cared about the "trivial matter" of those artistic masters being taken away after their performances. In fact, when the sun rose the next day, newspapers almost everywhere, from Cront to Mericia to the Empire's homeland, were discussing only one thing!
Pirates of the Caribbean!
Frankly, Pirates of the Caribbean was a commercial film, without much substance or intellectual depth, and its story was quite simple. By modern standards, it would merely have been one of many successful blockbusters.
But the problem was that this world had never had movies before. Forget color films or talking pictures-it did not even have black-and-white films!
And although Pirates of the Caribbean lacked substance and intellectual depth, it was a superb production that brought together the best of modern commercial filmmaking! It had even won an Oscar!
From the acting to the cinematography and music, everything was first-rate!
People of this era had never tasted anything so good. Li Wei's slap left them so thoroughly dazed that they forgot their own names.
Once they recovered, they naturally showered it with every word of praise they could muster, frantically venting their excitement.
The Empire Daily, the standard-bearer among the Empire's newspapers, was a prime example. Its editor-in-chief even wrote an extensive article himself.
"Last night, we witnessed firsthand the technological art Sir Li Wei brought us. I must admit, I never imagined that technology and art could be so closely intertwined! This was not merely a matter of changing the lighting or adding sound effects. It fundamentally transformed theatrical performance itself! And all of this came from the power of technology! The Francisians once mocked us, claiming we knew only how to associate with steel and had not a shred of romance in our souls. Yet the