Chapter 316: Custom-made film

Chapter 316: Custom-made film



After being dragged to the lounge by Mike, Cain went through several more takes.

Watching the final version of the video, Mike nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, should fetch a good price."

Putting away the camera, Mike didn't try to hide anything from Cain and asked Ace directly, "How much are you planning to pay the actor?"

Ace was taken aback. "What?"

Pay Cain too?

Mike started counting on his fingers. "Making these short videos has costs, you know. Actor's fee, director's fee, channel fee, marketing and promotion fee..."

"Stop right there!"

Ace stopped Mike's insane calculations and said directly, "Don't make it so complicated. After deducting all costs, we split the profits fifty-fifty. And the costs can't come out of your pocket."

Mike nodded in agreement. "No problem!"

That was fair.

Mike looked at Cain and asked, "How about I give you 50?"

50 what?

50 gold coins wouldn't be a small sum for Cain right now.

Ace frowned slightly but didn't interrupt.

50 Lord merits seemed a bit too much.

Although Cain had a low level and a poor talent, he had a cheerful personality and was usually very frugal.

Giving such a large sum of money to Cain wouldn't be helping him, it would be harming him. However, Ace could see that Cain and Mike were on good terms.

50 Lord merits, it was just a small price to pay.

It wasn't his place to tell Thor what to do.

Cain waved his hand. "It's just a small favor, no need for money. It's too formal between friends."

Cain himself had also gained something from sparring with Ace. Talking about money would ruin the camaraderie.

Mike interrupted Cain, his tone serious. "It's not formal at all. Seeing Ace lose money makes me happier than earning it myself!"

Mike took out a card and stuffed it into Cain's hand. "You have to take this 0.5 million gold coins!"

Looking at the gold coins in his hand, Cain was speechless for a moment.

"Th-th-this..."

Mike whispered to him, "This guy comes from a filthy rich family, and it's not even his money, just take it!"

"Th-then..."

The sudden windfall left Cain at a loss for words.

After a long pause, he said,

"Mike, how about I pay you back the money I owe you first?"

For the [Windstride Slash] skill book before, Cain had given Mike an IOU for 10 million dollars, worth 10,000 gold coins.

Now that he had the money, Cain's first reaction was to pay off his debt.

And then...

Deposit the rest of the gold coins in a bank?

Faced with Cain's request to repay the debt, Mike shook his head and refused. "There's no

rush for the 10 million gold coins you owe me. We'll talk about it later."

At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with what Mike said.

But upon closer inspection, there was a huge problem!

With Cain's acting fee settled, Mike said goodbye to the two of them. "Alright, I'm going to sell this short video. If I get a good price, I'll be rich!"

With that, he walked out of the lounge, found a secluded spot, and contacted Immortal Cedric.

Secretly taking out his Lone Wolf badge, Mike entered a string of identifiers and sent a message to Cedric.

Mike: Senior, are you there?

"No, I'll pay 1.8 million."

Cedric said directly,

"The more you pay, the more you get. 1.8 million for three videos."

Mike tried hard to contain his excitement and immediately agreed, "No problem!"

Mike never expected this.

He had shot a single short film.

And the client directly invested in him to make a series!

The first installment, "Ace's Debut: Battle Against D-tier Cain," was a wrap.

600,000 Lord merits, Cedric paid up readily.

As for the script for the second film, Mike didn't need to worry about it at all.

Cedric had already arranged everything!

"Have Calderon fight against someone above D-tier talent. Both sides must use more than

three types of weapons. Calderon can't speak throughout the fight, but he's allowed to cry out

in pain when he's hit..."

Cedric listed a bunch of requirements, and Mike noted them down one by one.

It was a custom-made film.

"One last thing."

Cedric emphasized,

"I'll send you the information of the other lead actress. You must get her to star."

Mike: "..."

There was even someone paying for a role?

For the sake of the 1.8 million Lord merits that Cedric had coughed up, Mike endured!

So be it if someone wanted to pay for a role. It wasn't him getting beaten up anyway, what

was there to be afraid of!

After finalizing the deal, Mike received the first payment of 600,000 Lord merits.

He readily paid 180,000 to Maxen and returned to the lounge with the remaining 420,000

Lord merits, ready to split the money with Ace.

...

In the Ninth Abyss, Cedric finished watching the freshly baked short video and nodded in

satisfaction.

It was worth every penny!

He glanced at Maxen beside him and said, "Go, send this video to the Mystic Market."

Maxen hesitated,

"Is that a good idea?"

He was starting to develop a phobia of the Mystic Market.

The last time he visited the Mystic Market auction house, he got a little too trigger-happy and

lost 0.6 million Lord merits!

A lesson learned in blood!

"Put this video up for auction at the Mystic Market."

Cedric said seriously, "Anyone who views it once will be rewarded with 1 silver coin."

The joy that Calderon's embarrassing past brought him was not something he wanted to enjoy

alone.

He wanted the whole world to know.