'Squirrel Street? The street that's known as the dirtiest in Noland? I sincerely hope that you're not joking with me … '
The owl messenger was shockingly efficient, and Mrs. Sizer's reply was so quick that Josiah was surprised.
Just as Josiah was about to board the carriage back to the Hearthstone Tavern, an owl landed on Josiah's shoulder with a letter.
The content of the letter was that Mrs. Sizer was doubtful about the location where Josiah's movie would be filmed.
Squirrel Street did not have a good reputation in Noland, but at least curious spellcasters would often come there to interact with other races.
Outsiders, however, were different, especially nobles from other countries, who were mostly doubtful of other races.
Josiah had assumed that the mistress of the Blackwood Family of Falosi would not be prejudiced against other races since the Blackwood family had been working with the wood elves for years.
However, it appeared that the bad reputation of Squirrel Street itself was something that Mrs. Sizer was reluctant to have the Black Swan perform there.
"To the city center of Noland."
Mrs. Sizer's letter changed Josiah's mind about going to the Hearthstone Tavern.
In fact, it would be best to build a set specifically for This Demon Isn't Too Cold, but setting a movie wasn't something that could be built on a whim. It required professionals to do it.
An architect might be able to build a beautiful house, but the old and messy atmosphere of a movie setting was not something that could be created deliberately.
That was why Josiah had taken a liking to the Black Pigeon Inn, which was why he had to go to the Falosi residence and convince Mrs. Sizer with the script.
"That female knight is still following us."
Hiri whispered in Josiah's ear. At the same time, she glanced at the street side called the Black Pigeon Hotel.
Messiah who was wearing the armor of the Holy Army was very eye-catching on the street that was filled with aliens. The female knight didn't seem to hide her purpose of following Josiah and just followed him for almost half of Noland.
That was why the Sacred Army's way of doing things was so open and aboveboard, even tracking was done in an upright manner.
Fortunately, Messiah was a veteran Paladin, and her stamina was several times stronger than a spellcaster's. She could follow the carriage for a few hours without panting.
"About that … let me think about it."
Josiah waved at Messiah, who had been staring at him.
"Hey! You must be tired of running with the carriage. Do you want to sit with me? "
"Impossible!"
Facing Josiah's kindness, the female knight once again concluded that it was a demon's plot and flatly refused. It seemed like Josiah's previous experiences with her had left a deep psychological scar.
"That's what she said, so we'll just ignore it."
Josiah sat on the carriage and Hiri followed. But facing Josiah's attitude towards the female knight, Hiri really didn't know what to say.
"If someone was following me like this, I'd definitely find an alley and knock her out, then ask her who sent her."
Hiri pulled open the curtains of the carriage and stared at the female knight standing on the street.
"Don't worry, I think you'll have a chance soon. When that time comes, whether you can beat Hiri is still a question."
Josiah looked at the roof of a house on Squirrel Street. The moment Josiah looked at the roof, a slowly falling black feather seemed to indicate that some bird had flown over Josiah's head.
"That female knight? Alright … I'm really no match for her. "
Hiri still had some self-awareness of her own combat strength.
"If you can't beat her, I'll help you." Josiah said.
… … …
Two hours later, in the center of Noland, Falosi Mansion.
When Josiah once again arrived at this mansion that was filled with the smell of nature, it was already close to dusk.
At the entrance of Falosi Mansion, there were two more guards with swords. When Josiah approached, they simultaneously placed their hands on the hilts of their swords at their waists.
"Help me inform a movie producer that wants to see your Duchess."
Josiah flashed the Duke of Blackwood's badge. Seeing this badge, the two guards looked at each other, and one of them immediately walked into the mansion.
A few short minutes later, the middle-aged butler slowly walked out of the mansion.
"Mr. Josiah, I didn't expect you to visit here at this time …"
This middle-aged butler was the butler that Josiah met the last time he came to the mansion. He led Josiah into the mansion. After a period of notice, Josiah finally met the owner of this mansion, Mrs. Sizer.
This time, Josiah met her in a study. Mrs. Sizer's dress had changed from a grand dress to a tight dress.
"I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation as to why the actors of Black Swan went to a dirty place like Squirrel Street to film."
When Josiah stepped into the study, the Duchess went straight to the point and asked the question she had written in her letter.
"Because this is the setting I need for my next movie, Lady Sizer. A movie isn't like a stage show … beautiful."
Josiah thought for a while and could only come up with a beautiful word to describe it. The way a stage show was performed was too exaggerated in Josiah's opinion. It was so exaggerated that it was not real, whether it was the actors' costumes, the setting, or the way the dialogue was read.
Empty words alone wouldn't be able to convince anyone. Josh took out a portion of the movie script for "This Demon Is Not Too Cold", as well as some sketches that Ciri had drawn, and placed them on the desk.
"Lady Sizer, this is the script of the next movie. You can decide if your Black Swan is qualified to star in it."
Mrs. Sizer picked up the script on the desk. This was what she wanted the most. Originally, she thought that if Josiah could not write a script that satisfied her, she would use Falosi's most famous stage show script and let Josiah shoot it.
But since Josiah confidently placed the script in front of her, she wanted to see what kind of story this young man would bring.
When she first saw the cover of the script, Mrs. Sizer's first impression was that this script was similar to "Beauty and the Demon," which seemed to lean towards a fairy tale.
But Mrs. Sizer hoped that Josiah could write something different … And this script of "This Demon Is Not Too Cold" was very similar to the "different" script that Mrs. Sizer had imagined.
Killers, addiction, the struggle between the underground societies, the shady dealings of the lawbreakers …
These words should have appeared in a stage play full of art and elegance, but this movie was different. It was filled with these elements from the dark side of this world.
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