Chapter 226: The billion box office director
"Lady Chi, please first relax and listen to me. I considered buying the robots but seeing the tension between different empires in the world, I figured your own empire had probably already put a ban on the buying and selling of such robots already." Mr. Smith replied quickly in a desperate voice.
To him, it sounded like she had written them off already and was ready to close the meeting.
"So why are you here then?" she asked cautiously.
If he already knew that she would not sell any robot to them then why come? Was he going to threaten her to hand them over forcefully?
"You see," the director answered this time. "I have a script which has been tucked away for two years; it’s about a ruined earth after a long war with intelligent robots. Eighty percent of the population has been wiped out and the remaining humans live under factions and guilds. Long story short, the only way to defeat the robots is for a human to infiltrate their central commanding center and change the code which will destroy their artificial intelligence and make them self-destruct. You can read the script personally.
I have been working with different laboratories and universities all over the world to find realistic looking robots for the role but I have failed, that is until Ian here showed me the video of your dancing robots. They are flexible and realistic. They move so effortlessly that one could mistake them for humans." Director Miles said with wonder in his voice.
"Look, before you say anything else, please listen. I have decided to shoot the movie from your empire, we will even give the actors and actresses in your brother’s company some roles. You can send people to monitor the shooting process. I am very desperate now, don’t say no just yet. This opportunity could be a win-win for both of us." he pleaded.
Some of her caution faded away, leaving her with a pro and con list in her head. First of all, the magnitude of such a heavy weight director was really massive. All the actors who featured in his movies usually shot to international fame, secondly, it was an opportunity to make money without taking too many risks. The robots would be on home ground, their software could not be touched and she would have people monitoring the whole process.
Truly, it was a good deal.