Looking at Kanna-chan's confident and hopeful gaze, Doctor could not go against his conscience and reject this seemingly excellent script.
After some thought, he spoke.
"A movie isn't something that one or two people can just come up with on a whim. Moreover, for your script, honestly, if an experienced director came to me with it, I would definitely agree without hesitation… Of course, I'm not refusing. As it happens, we have a partner from Kjerag visiting Rhodes Island. I'll take you to meet him. If you can convince him to invest, I'm willing to vouch for you."
Initially, upon hearing the first half of the sentence, everyone showed expressions of regret, as it would be such a pity for such a good script to be rejected. They didn't expect Doctor to suddenly make a turnaround, agreeing to this request that seemed both fanciful and somewhat reasonable.
When Kanna-chan heard Doctor's introduction, she immediately knew who he was talking about. A partner from Kjerag, visiting Rhodes Island, and with sufficient money—with so many keywords combined, the only one who could fit was the "ex-husband" SilverAsh, the boss of Ark.
Kanna actually had a way to handle SilverAsh, after all, after the Kjerag incident, SilverAsh valued his family highly, especially his lovely younger sister. Although Pramanix, as the Saintess, wasn't here, Cliffheart, the other snow leopard, was receiving medical treatment at Rhodes Island.
So the method to handle SilverAsh was simple: just get his sister to participate. Given Cliffheart's personality, if she were asked to act, the probability of her agreeing was very high. After all, she was a cat who loved to challenge the unknown, and she definitely wouldn't refuse something as interesting as acting.
Kanna nodded, then asked, "I remember there's an Operator from Kjerag at Rhodes Island named Cliffheart, right? Since we're going to see the people from Kjerag, how about we bring her along? I have a feeling bringing her will achieve twice the result with half the effort. If this works out, we can give her a role to play; after all, this movie has many roles, and I was planning to find people from Rhodes Island anyway."
Upon hearing Kanna's words, the Doctor's face showed a complex expression. If he hadn't personally participated in the Kjerag incident, and if Kanna hadn't been in Victoria dealing with Hillock County at the time, he would have thought Kanna knew something.
"You're talking about the younger sister of the person I'm about to introduce to you..." The Doctor looked at Amiya beside him, and suddenly a look of understanding appeared in his eyes. Amiya, as the "hub" responsible for coordinating and arranging missions across Rhodes Island, should know the relationship between those two. Perhaps she was the one who told Kanna about this.
At this moment, Amiya didn't notice the Doctor's unusual behavior; she was still marveling that Kanna had stumbled upon this method by accident.
"Cliffheart should be at the training ground now; we can go find her directly. As for the one from Kjerag, after we see Cliffheart, we can go see him together." Given Kanna's notorious stories at Rhodes Island, the Doctor certainly wouldn't let her go see SilverAsh alone.
He wasn't afraid that Kanna would get into trouble, but rather that SilverAsh might be angered to the point of illness by her.
Led by the Doctor, the group arrived at a training ground. Cliffheart had just finished a round of training and was walking out.
Seeing the Doctor, she happily greeted him.
The Doctor introduced Kanna to Cliffheart and then explained her idea.
Cliffheart looked at the little one, who only reached her waist, in surprise. She hadn't expected such a small child to have the idea of directing a movie. And seeing the Doctor bring her to meet her, it was clear that he had already been moved by the child's script.
"Can I see the script?" Cliffheart was very curious. What kind of script would make the Doctor agree to such an seemingly unreasonable request?
After taking the script, Cliffheart was quickly engrossed in the story. After a long while, having roughly finished it, she showed a look of amazement. "It truly is a wonderful story. If it were made into a movie, it would be very interesting. You want my brother to invest in this movie? I can certainly be a go-between, but my brother is very serious about business, and I don't know if he'll agree, after all..."
Cliffheart pointed to the author of the story, Kanna. At her age and size, it was indeed hard for people to feel at ease entrusting her with a film crew and money.
At this moment, Kanna also thought of a few people who would definitely agree to invest if she asked, so she said, "It's not about your brother funding the whole thing. I know a few other people, and I believe they will also be willing to share a portion of the movie's funds."
Cliffheart nodded. "Then it's no problem. I was just about to go see my brother, so let's all go together!"
The large group arrived at Karlan Commercial's office at Rhodes Island. The arrival of such a large group had long caught SilverAsh's attention. Seeing Amiya, the nominal head of Rhodes Island, and the Doctor, his recognized partner, among the crowd, he did not sit in the house waiting for the group to arrive. Instead, he walked out of the house with a young man who looked very much like a strategist.
"Good morning, Big Brother! Noesis, you're here too!" Cliffheart, walking at the front, waved and greeted the two.
SilverAsh looked at his sister with a doting expression. "Good morning to you too, Enciodes."
The young man beside him merely nodded to Cliffheart and then moved aside, clearing the path. Standing in an inconspicuous spot, he was like SilverAsh's shadow.
Then he turned to the Doctor. "May I ask, ally, what brings you to me so early?"
The Doctor nodded, first taking out the script and handing it to him. SilverAsh led everyone into the house, then sat in the main seat and carefully read what the Doctor had handed him. After finishing, he asked in confusion,
"Ally, are you making a movie? Are you here to ask for my investment?"
The Doctor introduced Kanna and the others to SilverAsh, then explained the entire situation.
After a long moment, SilverAsh finally spoke. "This is a very interesting story. Karlan Commercial is willing to invest, but looking at the script, there are many action scenes. If it's made into a movie, the cost won't be low. Plus, your director and screenwriter... Hmm, Karlan Commercial cannot face this risk alone."
Kanna felt there was a chance and stood up, saying, "My plan is not for a single company to invest. As you said, the investment for this script is significant, so I will also bring in several other cooperating units to co-invest."
SilverAsh nodded in agreement. "Since you have that idea, then I have no problem. Once you've gathered all the other investors, we can have a meeting together to discuss the shares. How does that sound?"
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