In the few days after taking down Morocco, Ouyang Shuo received a few special letters.
First was a letter from Queen Kalia, congratulating the Great Xia Dynasty for taking down another city and gaining a firm foothold in the Mediterranean Sea. This was also good news for Atlantis City.
Kalia had also helped a lot in taking down Morocco. Once the Morocco Province was on the right track, Ouyang Shuo would give Atlantis a big gift.
Next was a letter from Henry. The content was very short, with only a congratulatory sentence.
Through the thin letter, Ouyang Shuo seemed to be able to see through Henry's conflicted feelings. Ouyang Shuo wanted to see how one of the three future European giants would choose between the interests of the territory and the organization.
Humans were selfish.
What Ouyang Shuo needed to do was to wait patiently.
Finally, there was a letter from Pedro, which had a hint of goodwill. Long before Ouyang Shuo arrived at the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Snake Guards had been ordered to make contact with the number one leader of Portugal.
In Ouyang Shuo's opinion, Portugal and Spain were enemies. As the saying went, 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend'. There should be a basis for cooperation between the Great Xia Dynasty and Falu City.
Unexpectedly, Pedro was so cautious that he rejected the olive branch extended by the Great Xia Dynasty and chose to wait and see. When the dust settled in Morocco, Pedro finally made his choice.
Even so, Ouyang Shuo could not be sure if Pedro had completely sided with the Great Xia Dynasty. It was hard to say when this so-called goodwill would come back to haunt them.
Ouyang Shuo judged that Pedro was a person who prioritized benefits. He would cooperate with whoever could bring him more benefits. It had nothing to do with culture or feud.
Ouyang Shuo could not say anything about this. There was nothing to criticize a leader for being cautious.
However, the Great Xia Dynasty and Falu City could cooperate in many aspects. The location of Morocco and Portugal was actually a mirror image of each other.
In the future, there might be deeper cooperation in the Atlantic Ocean.
As for the other leaders of the Mediterranean Sea, there was no news for the time being. However, Ouyang Shuo believed that they would definitely not sit still and take action.
Kalia's letter mentioned that these leaders were plotting something.
There was a law in management. The more people involved in decision-making, the more conservative and safe the final decision would be. The negotiations between the leaders of the Mediterranean Sea were such a situation.
Therefore, Ouyang Shuo judged that they would eventually have to compromise with the Great Xia Dynasty. The Strait of Gibraltar guarded by the Great Xia Dynasty was not only related to the ocean trade between the East and the West.
For the lords of the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar played a more important role. It was the maritime throat connecting them with other European and American countries.
After leaving the Strait of Gibraltar, other than heading north to England, continuing westward would be the American continent.
For the lords of the Mediterranean Sea, trade with the American continent was several times more important than trade with the eastern countries. It was their lifeline.
Now that this lifeline was in the hands of the Great Xia Dynasty, they had no choice but to compromise.
Of course, the Lord of the Mediterranean Sea is not without chips in his hands. On the Grand Line of the Great Xia Dynasty, the Mediterranean Sea is a barrier that cannot be bypassed, at least for now.
Once the two sides completely fall out, the Mediterranean Lord will not be able to carry out ocean trade with the Americas, and the ocean trade of the Xia Dynasty will also suffer a heavy setback, overshadowing the Grand Line.
Thus, if things really went sour, it would be a lose-lose situation.
In the end, the outcome of the negotiation would depend on who held more bargaining chips.
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On the 25th of May, Ouyang Shuo returned to Shanhai City with the Imperial Guards.
In the square near the Teleportation Array, Jiang Shang was waiting with the court officials. When he saw Ouyang Shuo walk out of the Teleportation Array, he immediately saluted, "Welcome back, Your Majesty!"
To the newly established Great Xia Dynasty, a hearty victory was indeed a piece of good news that inspired the hearts of the people. The king personally led the army, which made this victory even more legendary.
"Everyone, please rise!"
Ouyang Shuo greeted them for a while and then returned to the harem.
Since he returned to Shanhai City, Ouyang Shuo could not stay idle. Taking advantage of the fact that the officials had not yet found him, Ouyang Shuo first returned to the harem to hide.
Moreover, during this expedition, Ouyang Shuo specially brought gifts for Song Jia and Bing'er, which he had to send over.
At this time, Bing'er was still in the virtual classroom, not in the palace. On the other hand, Queen Song Jia was currently practicing swordsmanship in the Imperial Garden. The swordsmanship she was practicing was naturally the Myriad Returning Sword Scripture.
Ouyang Shuo had been immersed in the [Killing Sword Scripture] for a long time, so he had a good eye for swordsmanship. Seeing that Song Jia's swordsmanship was unpredictable, she had already practiced the second level of the Myriad Returning Sword Scripture to the [First Glimpse] realm, which was really extraordinary.
Presumably, Song Jia had been diligently practicing during this period of time, and did not neglect her swordsmanship practice.
"Wuyi, you're back!"
Perhaps because she felt Ouyang Shuo's gaze, Song Jia finally noticed Ouyang Shuo, who was standing not far away. Her face was full of joy.
Not seeing him for a month felt like three years.
Ouyang Shuo smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Madam's swordsmanship is getting more and more proficient."
Although they had already ascended to the throne, when there were no outsiders, the husband and wife did not address each other as "King" and "Queen", which seemed distant.
"Of course." In front of Ouyang Shuo, Song Jia was also not modest, which was rare. She said, "You don't know how hard I've been practicing swordsmanship during this period of time. The Myriad Returning Sword Scripture is too complicated, just learning it is difficult."
Ouyang Shuo nodded. The husband and wife chatted and laughed as they moved to a nearby pavilion. There were already maidservants serving tea and pastries. They stood by the side, ready to serve at any time.
Standing behind Song Jia was her personal female official. When she saw the queen smiling, a smile also suffused on her face. The queen would only be so relaxed when she saw the king.
The queen was usually in charge of the harem, but she was extremely dignified, making it difficult for people to get close to her.
As for the king?
At this moment, the high and mighty king had fallen into the mortal world, turning into an ordinary good man who doted on his wife. He had retracted all of his sharpness.
Such a scene could only be seen by personal female officials like them.
Ouyang Shuo and Song Jia were already used to being served in such a manner. They chatted as though there was no one else around. As they chatted, they talked about the movie "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" that had recently been released.
"Wuyi, guess what the final box office of" Beauty of Rivers and Mountains "was?" Song Jia could not hide her excitement.
Ouyang Shuo clearly remembered that in his previous life, "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" had a viewership of 20 million. Excluding Gaia's commission, the actual earnings were 2 million gold coins. The net profit was 1 million gold coins.
This life was clearly different.
Ouyang Shuo made a mental estimate and said, "3 million gold coins?"
There were 100 million players in the China server, so 30 million viewership was basically the limit. It could be said to be legendary. After all, no matter how popular a movie was, no matter how strong the promotion, it was impossible to bring everyone into the cinema.
Song Jia shook her head.
"It hasn't reached 3 million? That's normal. "Ouyang Shuo consoled her.
Song Jia giggled and stretched out four fair fingers. She said with a smile, "It's 4 million."
"What? That's impossible! "
Ouyang Shuo was dumbfounded. What kind of concept was 40 million viewership? Excluding the children and the unwell elderly, more than half of the players in the China server had watched "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains".
This was nearly impossible.
"How did you do it?"
Ouyang Shuo was really curious. Even if the production of "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" in this life was better, it was unlikely to achieve such a glorious result.
Song Jia smiled and said, "Speaking of which, that article of yours was a great help. In addition, not long after "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" was released, the Great Xia Dynasty was established. Knowing that the movie was invested by [Mountainsea Entertainment Holdings], and with a large number of players spontaneously recommending it, the number of people watching the movie unexpectedly reached a second climax. According to [Gaia]'s statistics, at least two million players have watched it twice. There were even some who watched it three or four times. "
Ouyang Shuo was enlightened. It was no wonder.
This kind of movie-viewing miracle was truly a result of fate. It was probably difficult to replicate.
In that case, with just "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains", [Mountainsea Entertainment Holdings] had realized a profit of more than two million gold coins. In this life, "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" was produced with excellent quality, so the production cost was naturally higher.
Ouyang Shuo shook his head and said with a sigh, "You guys are really robbing us."
Song Jia was similarly in a good mood as she said with a smile, "That's not all. [Gaia] has already agreed to arrange for 'Beauty of Rivers and Mountains' to be screened globally in June. [Gaia] has its own translation system, so we don't even need to translate. "
"..."
Ouyang Shuo fell silent. In his previous life, [Gaia]'s five years had not seen a movie screened globally. It seemed like the craziness of "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" had even triggered the usually calm [Gaia].
Just the thought of the global market was tempting.
Although there were cultural differences, a conservative estimate was that it would earn at least four million in the box office. Ignoring everything else, China's culture was still the only orthodox in Asia, and it was extremely popular.
According to Song Jia, the success of "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains" had undoubtedly motivated the big shots in the film industry who had signed a contract with [Mountainsea Entertainment Holdings].
Other than the completed "Huo Qubing Disease", the group was preparing to film two more movies in [Gaia]'s four years. The funding source was the box office profits of "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains".
As long as the box office of "Huo Qubing Disease" passed the mark, the group would enter a virtuous cycle.
The entire China's capital market had been stirred up by the brilliant success of "Beauty of Rivers and Mountains". All sorts of tycoons were tempted to invest in the film industry.
Only then did they realize that more than 80% of the big shots in the film industry had been recruited by [Mountainsea Entertainment Holdings]. All they could do was beat their chests and stamp their feet.
It was not that no one wanted to poach from [Mountainsea Entertainment Holdings], but these big shots were no fools. They knew that the Great Xia Dynasty was backing the group.
If they had such a backing, wouldn't they be sick in the head to jump ship?!
Therefore, some of the actors in the group would rather play supporting roles in the movies prepared by the group than jump ship. This made the rich people who waved the gold notes helpless, and they could only run to fight for the 20% that slipped through the net. Mobile users, please browse and enjoy a better reading experience.
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