Shadow Empire

Chapter 751 Bow
When Lance arrived at the naval base with the script, he could see with his own eyes that the atmosphere in the base was very good.

This time, Admiral Miles' fleet bombarded a coastal city in Dantra, causing huge losses to Dantra. It also attracted some troops and laid the foundation for victory in the second battle.

Commendations from the military and the Ministry of Defense have already come.

For Admiral Miles himself, apart from the symbolic rank of "Marshal", there is basically no higher rank he can be promoted to.

However, there is still room for promotion for his subordinates. For example, his children and nephews can continue to be promoted based on their military merits.

This is how factionalism in the military emerged and grew stronger. If one wants to join in this feast of dividing up military merits, there is only one way, and that is to join Admiral Miles's forces.

But none of this had anything to do with Lance. His car drove directly to the downstairs of the headquarters, and Admiral Miles' nephew came down to greet him.

There was also a very natural smile on his face.

"Good morning, Mr. Lance!"

Lance also greeted him, "It looks like you guys are doing well lately."

Admiral Miles' nephew did not deny that "we have completed the established operational plan given to us by the Department of Defense and the military, and we have exceeded it."

"We destroyed two enemy warships. The fleet is returning. We will have a perfect vacation!"

Lance knew what he meant. This meant that the soldiers could go out and have some fun in the city. He hoped that they wouldn't mess around.

As he was speaking, Lance was already standing outside Admiral Miles' office. His nephew knocked on the door and said, "Mr. Lance is here," and then the voice of Admiral Miles was heard from inside.

When his nephew pushed open the door and Lance walked in, he heard Admiral Miles' timely laughter, "It's been a while since we last met, Lance, do you have any good news for me?"

Lance nodded slightly, then sat down and crossed his legs. "It can be said to be good news, but it's only planned."

He looked at Admiral Miles and didn't continue.

Admiral Miles looked at him blankly. After they stared at each other for about seven or eight seconds, he reacted and said, "Go get my treasured cigars. They're in my bedside table."

His nephew also understood that there were some words that were not suitable for him to hear.

He didn't feel any resentment about Lance wanting him to leave because more people had done the same.

He also knew that he was just a small figure to these two people now.

He would not underestimate Lance just because he was just a gang leader. He was a man who could use his wisdom to pry open Congress!

"I understand..." He said and turned to leave. In fact, Admiral Miles' bedroom was right next to it, and it would only take two minutes to go there and back.

But after getting the cigar, he did not go in, but stood at the door, waiting to be called.

In the room, Admiral Miles was a little excited. Lance's behavior showed that this plan was great and he couldn't wait!

"Can you say it now?"

Lance nodded and handed him the script. "This is the movie I plan to shoot. I will need to borrow some naval equipment, including battleships."

Admiral Miles was a little confused. He picked up the script and casually flipped through a few pages, not reading it carefully.

After making sure there was nothing else hidden inside, he placed the script on the table and asked, "And then?"

Lance was a little amused. He took out a cigarette and lit it with the general's desk lighter.

This is a silver lighter with the appearance of a battleship, and the base should look like waves or the sea surface.

A warship floats on the sea. As long as you press the captain's room, flames will burst out of the front gun barrel. It is a lighter with a very clever setting. Some manufacturers always like to do this.

He took a puff of his cigarette and exhaled, sending a cloud of smoke billowing above the table and between them.

"You must not have read the script carefully!" He took the script back and flipped through a few pages. "Let me tell you about its general content..."

He recounted the plot of the story in relatively concise language, and Admiral Miles frowned as he listened.

He couldn't help but interrupt Lance, "We can't be attacked!"

Lance looked him in the eyes, "We have to be attacked!"

Admiral Miles frowned, looked at Lance in confusion, and then hid the script again.

This time he read it very carefully. He read the middle part, which mentioned that Dantra's warships stopped at Yalan Bay for supplies, and relied on the Star Islands to play a positional battle with the Federation's warships, causing heavy casualties to the Federation fleet.

His brows furrowed even deeper, but he also understood what Lance meant. "You need to exaggerate the threat that Chudantra poses to us, as well as the strategic positions of Xingdao and Yalan."

"why?"

He hasn't understood it yet, but of course it's not his fault. Apart from fighting the indigenous people and the civil war, the federals have never expanded or colonized abroad, so many people still have a fixed way of thinking in their minds.

They don't think about it, or they think about it and then ignore it.

An honest man is unlikely to swing his fist unless he is pushed to his limit.

Just like a federation that has not yet awakened to the invasion consciousness, they are still thinking about capitalism and want to gain more benefits rather than more direct occupation and plunder.

Lance took another puff of his cigarette, "Only if Congress realizes the importance of Yalan and Xingdao can you station troops in these two places!"

Admiral Miles was stunned for a moment, then he reacted immediately. He stood up, turned around, opened a nautical chart, and saw Yalan's location.

His eyes were fixed on that area, imagining what kind of strategic deterrent it would pose to the Eastern Ocean if they could station troops in Yalan!
Lance also reminded them, "Don't forget, if you can station troops outside, even if Congress and the Department of Defense consciously want to reduce the size of the army and military spending after the war, they will not touch this part of the funds."

Admiral Miles nodded and sat back down. "You are right. I will fully cooperate with you. When will we come for the shoot?"

Lance glanced at the calendar on his watch. It would start next month, end in September, and be released in October, just around the Feast of the Holy Farmer.

Admiral Miles hesitated for a moment. There were many big scenes here. Would he be in time?
"Don't worry about that, there's definitely enough time!"

The general thought for a while and then asked, "What about Congress?"

Lance tapped his hand on the script. "Once the movie is finished and attracts public attention and public opinion, Congress will consider these issues on its own without anyone lobbying."

"I think the biggest possibility is that they will hold a small-scale internal hearing to verify the possibility of the Dantra fleet attacking Jingang City, as well as our military control over the Yalan region and the issue of military deterrence against the East Ocean."

"They will definitely ask the military and the Ministry of Defense. You need to mediate this. I will not get involved."

Lance now has acquaintances in the military. He just needs to let people know that the plan comes from him. It doesn't matter who tells them.

Admiral Miles did not refuse. He could handle this matter.

The two then finalized some plans for the filming, such as using a battleship, filming on the battleship, and borrowing a military camp.

When they were almost done chatting, he pressed a button on the table, and soon his nephew pushed the door open with a smile, "I've been looking for a long time before I found it..."

A very false explanation but one that everyone agrees with.

The next step was chatting time, and I also told his nephew some things that could be said, such as the use of a naval base and a warship for filming, but as for the rest, I didn't say anything.

Lance was very concerned about this matter, and the director was also very clear about how much importance Lance attached to this matter, so he quickly found several directors.

These directors were also very interested in the million-level investment. After reading the script, they discussed their ideas with Lance individually. This was the interview.

Among these people, Lance chose a director who was more in line with his ideas and wanted to promote the cruel side of war rather than the romantic and beautiful side.

With the director in place, the rest of the things became a lot simpler. He had his own photographer, his own leading lady, and after choosing a male lead who was somewhat tough, everything else was pretty easy.

For example, for the villains in the film, they chose some Dantelas immigrants and Alan people to play the Alan lackeys who assisted the Dantelas fleet in attacking Golden Harbor.

Soon the filming of this highly anticipated movie started, and Lance also participated in it as a producer, and he put forward many constructive suggestions.

For example, making more models to restore large-scale naval battles through special shooting methods, and using some gauze to simulate clouds.

In an era without computer special effects, the only methods available were those that seemed outdated, but were actually very sophisticated in that era, and included various real “edits”.

It wasn't until mid-to-late May that the Marcus family and the Thorn Gang came together to visit again, and they could no longer hold on.

With Lance's sincere promotion, the Prohibition Bureau and state police, as well as local hazardous materials management bureaus and town supervisors, are frantically cracking down on private brewing and smuggling, to the point that not a drop of alcohol can be found in many bars!
But there is one exception, and that is the bars that purchase their goods from Lans. They still sell alcohol and no one bothers them.

If at this point the bar folks and brewers still don't understand what's going on, that would be really stupid.

After seeing Lance's control over the matter, the two remaining major gangs in the state finally compromised.

(End of this chapter)