Chapter 88

Harvey's sudden visit made the Cromwell family feel a little flattered. Harvey's identity is different from the past. Since the novel the count of Monte Cristo was published nationwide, Harvey's personal influence has gone beyond the scope of Elroy's social circle. He can become a guest of honor in Norton's social circle whenever he wants. When they learned that Harvey was Alexander, the author of count of Monte Cristo, they had sent out an invitation letter to Harvey for the first time, but they were basically dead.

In the European style living room of the manor house, the floor is covered with a cashmere carpet. Crystal chandeliers are hanging from the ceiling to illuminate every corner. Polished marble floor is more bright under the light. In the center of the living room is an expensive soft sofa. Diana's younger brother William sits on the leather sofa and says casually, "it's really great that I didn't break my engagement, Father

His personal impression of Harvey is not good, and Harvey and Diana's marriage is not related to him. Now anyone will feel uncomfortable to see his father's completely different attitude.

Donne, the owner of Cromwell chamber of Commerce, was sitting opposite William, smoking a pipe. His face was handsome and elegant. His two carefully trimmed beard made him look exactly like a middle-aged gentleman. Seeing his son's casual irony, he could not help frowning: "William, you should learn what a businessman should look like. You have Diana's arrogant character, but you don't have the corresponding ability, Pride will hurt you sooner or later

"I'm already helping you run the chamber of Commerce."

Donne put down his pipe and said with a sneer, "that's management? It's the same childish game as playing house with children, otherwise you won't say it now. I don't care what you think, Harvey Adrian's current status can't help you to take such an attitude. "

William spread out his hand: "what's the matter? Anyway, he will be Diana's husband in the future. He will certainly forgive her brother's impolite behavior."

Donne knocked on the armrest of the sofa with his pipe: "he may, but I won't forgive you for your stupidity. If you want to be banned for a few years like the one in the Elroy family, you should keep your present loose attitude."

On his father's cold serious eyes, William knew that his words were serious. He sat up straight and didn't continue to use words.

The living room became quiet and solemn. Donne smoked his pipe and said slowly, "William, it doesn't matter how you play in the society of Elroy. Harvey Adrian's identity is beyond that. You have to know that it's not the goods that keep the Cromwell chamber of Commerce, it's the relationships between people, social circles and social circles. If you stir a spider's thread, it is likely to cause turbulence in the whole cobweb. You should know the trend of Cromwell chamber of Commerce recently. Don't you wonder why almost every cooperation has been very smooth during this period, even some chambers of Commerce larger than ours are eager to cooperate with us? "

"He?" William is not a complete fool.

"Anyone who wants to know that Harvey Adrian is the Alexandrian who has an engagement with Diana. The most important thing in society is reputation. Power can bring reputation and wealth. Then some people's reputation itself represents reputation. Cromwell chamber of commerce can only play a small role in Kingdom society, while Diana's husband has become the most famous group. We businessmen should act like businessmen. "

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Harvey's arrival was warmly welcomed by Donne and William. After dinner, they came to the conference room to discuss business. Although Diana is the eldest daughter of the Cromwell family, she is not qualified to participate in the business without the management right of the chamber of Commerce. After dinner, she nods to Harvey and returns to the room to rest as a lady should.

In the conference room, Harvey turned off the light and repeated the previous trick of using white tablecloth instead of projection cloth to show the function of projection crystal.

What projection crystal is going to play is a documentary called "a day for mariners". Originally, it was a trial production by Kenneth using photographic crystal, which was cut by Harvey lens and put into use. The content is a record of a day's life of a sailor at the port of Elroy. Harvey explains it as a narrator. The length is only 20 minutes, which is very suitable for explaining the function of photographic crystal.

Donne Cromwell is a veteran in the shopping mall. In addition to the special contact of Cromwell chamber of Commerce, there are many new things. It's not surprising to see the freeze frame picture of a sailor's Day projected by white cloth. This picture is similar to that shot by advanced magic crystal.

A clear freeze frame shows a sailor carrying cargo to the cargo ship.

Donne was surprised and confused about the medicine in Harvey's gourd: "Harvey, do you want me to see some freeze frames?"

William sat on the sofa and looked at Harvey. There was nothing wrong with him.

Harvey fiddled with the photographic crystal and explained with a smile, "Mr. Donne, this time I'm visiting you in the name of cooperating with Cromwell chamber of Commerce. Of course, it can't be that simple."

"Click ~" Harvey pressed the button of the camera, the clear picture changed, and in a moment, the picture gained "life". Everything in it moved, and the sound of waves could be heard by Donne and William. The camera focused on the sailor carrying the cargo from far to near.

Donne and William were startled by the sudden movement.

"That's it!"

Surprised to see Donne as a steady gentleman, Harvey stood aside and said, "I call it" mirage ". It's a moving picture taken with the photographic device I invented."

"The picture is moving!? How did you do it William sat up straight with a strange look on his face and asked in a voice.

"Mr. Donne, you should know that the Adrian family is not an ordinary aristocrat. It was founded by an honorary Royal caster."

"I've heard rumors like that. You mean

Donne thought about the meaning of Harvey's words, and no longer maintained a calm gentlemanly manner, he asked in silence: "do you mean you are a caster besides a novelist? Oh, you know it's amazing. It's unbelievable that you wrote the count of Monte Cristo As soon as he finished, he realized that he had made a slip of words. Donne looked at Harvey with complicated eyes and apologized: "please don't get me wrong. I mean Harvey, you are still young. Anyone who writes such a wise literary work at your age will be surprised."

Harvey gave a dumb smile: "for the moment, the identity of the caster in the novel only inherits the family business. The principle of this device involves the knowledge of the magic level. I can't explain the principle to ordinary people, but I can explain its function."

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"This can be said to be a new type of drama mode. Different from drama performance, this picture presents the story itself, like a real story. In order to achieve this effect, I invented the device in front of you, which is different from the three-dimensional projection of magic crystal. It can take complete images. Although it is not as real as the three-dimensional projection, it has a unique visual sense, It can record the vast sea, the mysterious starry sky, and the daily life of a person or an animal. "

"In other words, it's more popular. It's not an expensive luxury, but a commodity."

The word "commodity" is enough to arouse the imagination of a master of the chamber of Commerce. Donne knows the meaning of the word "commodity" better than anyone else.

"The pictures can be easily transferred to other magic crystals, which can express more information and is more practical than projection." Along with the documentary, Harvey talked about the principle and future of photographic crystal. Donne sometimes asked questions, sometimes lost in thought, Harvey's explanation really aroused his great interest.

After the explanation, Harvey's tone became dignified: "Mr. Donne, what do you think of using this device to shoot the story of the count of Monte Cristo? Just like the documentary you see now, if this film is not "a day in the sailor", but "count of Monte Cristo", how many people are willing to pay what price to watch this film? "

The count of Monte Cristo is well known by the people of the kingdom of Baron. If such a work is adapted into a drama, it will surely be full of people. What kind of magic reaction will it produce if it is combined with the new drama explained by Harvey just now?

Donne stands up and marvels at the motion of the white tablecloth. He sees a storm! Sweep the Kingdom, no! Even theaters outside the kingdom of Baron will be affected by the storm! There is an inestimable business prospect in it.