For talent, there was always a little privilege within the rules.
The Digivice had yet to enter mass production, but approval for its sale had already come through.
This meant Liang Xing's promotional plan for the Digital World Adventure could officially begin.
"Could we learn more about the Flying Broomstick and the Flying Cameras?"
That was the question raised after Zhang Long's report that day, and Liang Xing had long been prepared for it.
In fact, ever since the GD Racing Tournament, the higher-ups had had their eyes on the Flying Broomsticks and those spherical cameras.
They had simply refrained from asking because Liang Xing had always said they were not for sale, and the Huaxia authorities had not wanted to make things awkward.
In truth, as a Huaxia citizen, if the authorities had sent someone to ask, he definitely would have sold them.
After all, this country resembled his homeland on Earth. Out of that fondness, he generally would not refuse anything within his capabilities.
Besides, their previous cooperation had been mutually beneficial to begin with.
This also indirectly reflected Huaxia's regard for Liang Xing. Zhang Long's undisguised expression of it was, in a way, a gesture of goodwill.
Naturally, Liang Xing did not mind this kind of cooperation.
As the old saying went, "A favor received is an obligation owed."
Huaxia's actions made its stance clear: the country valued him, but it was not dependent on him.
Within the rules, the state could offer him conveniences while strengthening its own foundations.
But if he broke the law or committed crimes, then the state could simply return to how things had been before.
Huaxia was a society built on personal connections, where both convenience and obstruction were permitted within the rules.
Since Liang Xing was fortunate enough to enjoy those conveniences, he naturally would not test the country's bottom line.
Besides, the Flying Broomsticks and Flying Cameras had been unavailable for sale in the first place because they still had certain issues.
Huaxia wanted them?
Perfect. Once the authorities experienced them firsthand, the later sale of civilian versions would proceed far more smoothly.
In the end, both sides reached an agreement. Liang Xing would provide Flying Cameras to Huaxia, while also allowing Huaxia to use patents related to the Flying Broomstick.
Huaxia, in turn, would introduce a series of laws specifically for Flying Broomsticks.
These included, but were not limited to, Unprotected Flight Licenses and air traffic regulations.
The details still required further discussion, so they could not be opened to the public for now.
Fortunately, Liang Xing had no energy to spare for designing a Flying Broomstick production line anyway, so a delay did not matter.
His original goal had only been to release the Digivice. Selling Flying Broomsticks was entirely an unexpected bonus.
As for the Flying Cameras, only a limited number could be supplied.
After all, they had no production line either, and the Digital World Adventure project would need many cameras to assist with filming.
Liang Xing had already obtained the consent of the children and their families. The Flying Cameras would film around the children.
As for passersby who happened to appear in the footage, the Parallel World also had strict regulations.
Unless it involved official law enforcement or news outlets reposting law-enforcement-related information, anyone spreading content online that included a passerby could be required to pay usage fees, provided that passerby could supply clear and relevant video, image, or other materials.
For appearing in public places, the usage fees ranged from several dozen to several thousand Huaxia Currency.
The price was generally linked to the person's income and fame.
Platforms adjusted the rates once every year, and relevant individuals could also submit materials to apply for higher usage fees.
But even for top-tier celebrities, legally profiting from spreading their videos or images taken in public places only required paying several thousand Huaxia Currency in usage fees.
As long as there was no malicious editing and the footage did not show relevant personnel currently carrying out law enforcement, no one could demand that the video's creator delete it.
During law enforcement operations, body cameras generally recorded everything in real time, and the footage could usually be found on the official websites of the relevant departments the next day.
This directly meant that both law enforcement officers and celebrities had to pay more attention to their public image.
For that very reason, charges such as defamation and slander were especially serious.
The public had the right to supervise, but they also had to take responsibility for their own actions.
As for causing trouble because of it, that was another matter entirely.
In short, when passersby happened to appear in footage, platforms followed a policy of ignoring it unless a claim was filed.
Most law enforcement officers and celebrities would not demand usage fees from creators of normal videos.
After all, in the internet age, this itself was a form of publicity.
After so many years of development, the relevant rules had become more detailed and rigorous. Liang Xing had looked into them, and there would definitely be no issue with his filming method.
Once the entire promotional blockbuster was edited together, there would not be too many passersby onscreen.
Besides, crowded places really were not suitable for Digimon to appear.
The projections were simply too realistic. Even with official Huaxia authorization, Liang Xing feared causing chaos.
So the original plan was to stage the first battle somewhere relatively secluded.
Whenever Qi Tian was on break, he would occasionally receive invitations from A Lie and the others.
They would choose private tracks for their races, and those were usually quite remote.
What a coincidence!
As long as they picked the right moment, the first scene of the Digital World Adventure could officially begin filming.
Today was just such a perfect opportunity.
"I'm almost there. Where are you guys?" Qi Tian did not have a phone, but he did have a phone watch.
"Tiantian! Over here!"
A Lie waved him over. He noticed that Qi Tian had brought not only the toolbox containing his GD Racer, but also a backpack.
"Do you still have tutoring class later?" A Lie remembered that Qi Tian was supposed to be on break today.
"No." Qi Tian shook his head and hugged his backpack close in a secretive manner.
"That's good. Qian Lai put a lot of effort into this track. We're the first batch of guests!"
A Lie glanced at the toy on Qi Tian's chest and started leading the way. Qi Tian followed behind him, clutching his backpack.
"Don't come out!"
The black, fluffy Kurokyumon poked half its body out of the backpack. Qi Tian hurriedly scolded it in a low voice, and it quickly burrowed back inside.
Throughout the process, the backpack had only been flattened by Qi Tian's nervous squeezing. Under such circumstances, there was actually no space inside for Kurokyumon.
This was also a drawback that the current projections could not overcome, though fortunately, it did not have much impact.
"What did you say?" A Lie vaguely heard Qi Tian speaking, but when he turned around, all he saw was him nervously hugging his backpack.
"Nothing!" Qi Tian shook his head in denial.
Liang Xing had told him that the Digivice was still in internal testing, so he should try not to let others see the Digimon.
Although the little guy felt that A Lie would not go around spreading the news, his uncle had stressed that it should not be revealed, so he should not expose it on his own initiative.
The main problem was that Kurokyumon was too clingy. It insisted on following Qi Tian whenever he went out, so Qi Tian could only hide it in his backpack.
"Is that new toy you're carrying?" With nothing else to do, A Lie casually asked.
"Yes. I'm an internal tester!" The little guy proudly yet hesitantly showed off his Digivice.
Star Uncle only said I couldn't expose the Digimon. This shouldn't count as breaking the agreement, right?
But in truth, Liang Xing had only told Qi Tian that for the sake of editing the promotional video.
After all, an uncut performance was impossible. Only natural acting could be perfect.
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