"A teachable student!"
Taro was even more satisfied with Mike. "Exactly, it's an advertisement, but a large-scale one. I call it a promotional film!"
Pausing for a moment, Taro quickly scanned everyone. "A city promotional film!"
Mike's thoughts kept up with Taro's first step, and his subsequent ideas suddenly became clear. He spoke with some excitement,
"We'll film the beautiful scenery of both the Sabaody Archipelago and Fish-Man Island, making a large-scale advertisement. We'll use a story as the entry point to showcase them, letting people finish the entire story without even realizing it as they appreciate the beauty!"
"Nice! Mike!"
Taro nodded. "Exactly! Mike, it seems I chose the right person by picking you as the director!"
As expected of a'senior Marine' whose skill tree had gone sideways; he could already gallop freely down the path of art!
Only then did everyone gradually begin to understand what Taro and Mike meant.
If they directly filmed a story, it would likely cause resentment and resistance from humans who didn't understand the Fish-Man Race and those high-and-mighty nobles.
But now, Taro had chosen a relatively gentle and safe approach.
"Hanging a sheep's head while selling dog meat!"
Vivi suddenly spoke up, causing Taro's smile to stiffen.
"You mentioned this phrase once; that's what you're doing, right?"
"Uh, I'm 'overtaking on a curve'!" Taro rubbed his face.
Seeing Vivi looking at him with disdain, Taro's lips twitched.
"Fine, there's nothing wrong with saying it that way! The meaning is about the same!"
Then he looked at Starfish Pappag.
"I heard you're a famous fashion designer?"
Pa Pagu's title of 'famous fashion designer' was currently self-proclaimed.
The most popular clothing brand in the world right now was a luxury brand from the East Blue called 'DoskoiPanda.'
Taro had heard of this brand.
Even Nami wore this brand, and many knockoffs had appeared on the Grand Line.
Its popularity and market status were roughly equivalent to 'Gogo' from his previous life.
Pa Pagu looked embarrassed. "Uh, I don't deserve that. It's just what others say blindly. I'm hardly..."
Taro smiled and waved a hand to interrupt Pa Pagu's humble words.
"Pa Pagu, are you interested in being the clothing sponsor for this movie? The costumes for all the actors appearing on screen will be provided by your brand!"
Pa Pagu's eyes widened, and he quickly understood the significance of this. He was stunned for a long while before stammering, "Is... is that really okay?"
Taro nodded, and the little starfish excitedly jumped onto the table, hands on his hips, looking proud.
"Please rest assured, I will provide the clothing! I guarantee they'll be trendy brands; there won't be any problems!"
...After the Movie Project Meeting ended, Mike, as the director, had to refine the script and conduct on-site location scouting, becoming the busiest person in the entire crew.
Shark Star, Shirahoshi, and the others needed to select actors from Fish-Man Island.
Accompanied by Pell, Vivi began to experience the local customs of Fish-Man Island and interact with ordinary Fish-Man Race commoners, hoping to reach a standard level of 'acting.'
While everyone was busy, King Neptune and Taro were holding a private meeting.
After a round of sincere thanks, Neptune spoke up somewhat uneasily.
"Taro, I both look forward to this succeeding and worry that it will."
Taro was stunned for a moment, and after some thought, he quickly understood Neptune's concerns.
"Is Your Majesty worried that after this succeeds, a large number of humans will flood into Fish-Man Island, and those powerful human nobles will take the opportunity to cause trouble here?"
Neptune nodded, looking worried.
He was indeed worried about this. After all, for a long time, the prices of Fishmen and Merfolk in the slave auction house had remained high.
It was hard to say whether the situation would become worse after this.
Taro raised an eyebrow and thought for a long time before saying:
"In the Early Stage, this movie will only be shown in the Sabaody Archipelago and Fish-Man Island. Furthermore, based on the years of estrangement between the two races, it's unrealistic to change humans' fixed impressions in a short time!"
"In the early phase, we'll follow the plan: ordinary humans going to Fish-Man Island must sign up through travel agencies set up in Sabaody. We will strictly control the number of people."
"I'll have the nobles of Sabaody take the lead in those travel agencies, tying them down with interests, rallying one faction to attack another. Although those nobles aren't great at proper work, they'll still be useful in certain aspects!"
The suppression of the Sabaody Archipelago nobles had been going on for a while. Throwing out the 'Film City Construction' plan and the Travel Agency plan was a way of hitting them with a stick and then giving them a sweet date.
The corners of Taro's mouth curled up slightly as he continued,
"As for pirates, the Marine will naturally handle them! I'll also set some proper 'rules' for them!"
Neptune was slightly relieved, but he soon hesitated again. "What if the 'Celestial Dragons'..."
"The Celestial Dragons?" Taro gave a disdainful sneer.
"This is ten thousand meters deep in the sea. If a few frenzied sea monsters suddenly approach during the descent, it would probably scare them to death!"
"Don't worry, the shipwreck rate of this ten-thousand-meter deep sea alone will make those fellows think twice!"
Neptune lowered his head in thought for a moment. "Then, I have no more doubts!"
Taro nodded, pretending to be relaxed, though his mood wasn't actually as light as he made it seem.
In the short term, the Celestial Dragons might not have the courage to come to Fish-Man Island, but as time went on, it was hard to say.
At that time, it might be time for a showdown.
While he was thinking, a large package appeared before him. Taro looked up at Neptune.
"Hmm? What is this?"
"The energy steroids!" Neptune replied.
Taro was startled, his eyes widening. "You can't eat this!"
"It seems you really do know!" Neptune nodded deeply upon seeing Taro's reaction.
Isn't that obvious? Hody Jones and his gang have all turned into old men and are currently locked up in prison; who doesn't know that?
However, Taro didn't realize that his words 'you can't eat this' meant something else to Neptune's ears.
Neptune didn't know exactly what this medicine was for, and he wasn't even sure if its name was actually 'energy steroids.'
But he was very clear that according to the information left by generations of the Ryugu royal family,
The original purpose of this thing was indeed not for eating.
"Since you know, then I should give it to you even more!" Neptune handed the package closer and stuffed it directly into Taro's arms.
Taro held the large bag of fierce medicine blankly, not knowing how to handle it for a moment. "But I have no use for this thing!"
Neptune shook his head. "Fish-Man Island has guarded this thing for 800 years. If there's anyone else in this world who knows how to use it, I think it can only be you!"
Taro opened the package and looked at the red and black capsule pills.
Hearing the inexplicable words whispered by Neptune, a large question mark slowly appeared on his forehead.
"Huh?"
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