hotmtlnovel Chapter 3667 Evil Force (5)
Chapter 3667 Evil Force (5)
Chapter 3667: Evil Force (V)
During the King of Hell's long life of tens of thousands of years, some people served him as their Lord, some people despised his evil, but never, note that no one has ever said that he was mediocre.
This is a paradox: how can a mediocre person become the king of hell? He stood out from thousands of demons and had his own dimension, so he was naturally the most extraordinary demon in the universe.
But Schiller and Chris dealt him heavy blows in succession: one made him see the upper limit of human madness, and the other made him understand the lower limit of human mental state.
No matter how Mephisto tried to persuade Chris, or how he used the same tricks to deceive believers, he failed. The director was determined not to let Mephisto participate.
So Mephisto also suffered a loss in the contract. Although the contract they signed stipulated that he would act in the film, it did not stipulate who would direct or write the film. The contract never said that the original cast had to be there, so even if the director and screenwriter were all replaced, it would not violate the contract.
But it is obvious that the good cooperation between the director and the screenwriter is the key to the phenomenal popularity of this movie. If the actors were replaced, the next step might be a failure. So why did Mephisto go to so much trouble?
This absolutely cannot be done, Mephisto believes, he must let the director and screenwriter continue to cooperate, and he must also be allowed to participate in the performance.
But now, this devil who had been living in the raging flames of the hell dimension was finally roasted on the fire.
When he invited Chris over, he didn't intend to kidnap him, or even to intimidate him. He wanted Chris to come to his Hell Palace to film the scene, to create a better atmosphere for the final battle. He was dedicated to artistic creation!
But now, he was in a dilemma. He told Chris about this, but Chris would not come to trouble him, but to trouble the screenwriter; if he let Chris go now, Chris would go to the screenwriter to break up, so how could he shoot the next one?
So even though Mephisto didn't intend to kidnap Chris, he still had to keep him in the palace of hell. In order to keep Chris stable, he built nine layers of hell, and hurriedly asked his subordinates, the devil who was good at shapeshifting and understood humans, to pretend to be the guide Virgil, and dug out the skeleton of a beast from an old grave, pretending to be a three-headed dog. He had to solve this matter before Dante ascended to heaven!
Mephisto could have gone directly to Strange, but if that happened, his plan to star in the movie would have been ruined. Strange would have followed the director's wishes. If the director said he didn't want him, Strange would have kicked him out. This was force majeure as stated in the contract!
The most urgent thing is to get Chris to agree to let him play Sapphire. But since he himself is unwilling, we can only exert some external influence.
Mephisto is not stupid. Before deciding to implement this plan, he had studied the filming process of modern movies, and then he found that in the whole process, in addition to the director and producer who can decide the actors, the investors will also insert people.
In other words, as long as he could impress one of the investors, Chris would have no choice but to agree under pressure from the investor.
There are many investors in this movie, and the largest investor comes from the East. It's not that Mephisto doesn't want to find them, but he can't get in at all. There are other demons covering that place. If he insists on breaking in, he will inevitably have to fight, and Kamar-Taj is also there. His behavior is too sensitive, and if Strange is attracted, he will still be kicked out.
So he set his sights on the second largest investor, Stark. But he also knew that if he went to Stark with his identity, the other party might not buy it. He couldn't fight the Iron Devil again, right?
Although Mephisto is the King of Hell, he actually doesn't like fighting. He prefers to solve problems through means other than violence. So he thought: since he has become Schiller, why not go a step further and become Schiller with original skin.
He knew that Stark and Schiller were good friends. If he used the identity of Dr. Schiller to talk to Stark and asked Stark to find a way to convince Chris, wouldn't the matter be settled?
Mephisto is also very active and his Transfiguration skills are really good. The Schiller he transformed into is exactly the same as the real Schiller. Not only can scientific instruments not detect it, but even looking directly into the soul may not reveal any clues. He walked into Stark's laboratory so brazenly.
Stark was doing an experiment at the time, and it seemed nothing serious on the surface, but Mephisto was a devil after all, and he had a good grasp of human emotions. He could tell at a glance that Stark was very anxious.
Isn't this a coincidence? The character he plays, Schiller, happens to be a psychologist. Isn't the job of a psychologist to help people resolve negative emotions? Plus, as his friend, if he comforts him when he's vulnerable, won't he agree to whatever he says?
Mephisto was worried that Stark would be able to sense it. He didn't dare to read Stark's mind, and he didn't know how Schiller and Stark usually got along. So he made his own subjective assumptions, thinking that Schiller would definitely help Stark solve his problems, comfort him gently, and help him relieve his anxiety, so that the two could become good friends. So he did so.
But Stark's emotional changes were a bit strange: first it was shock, then confusion, and then fear.
What's going on? What's wrong with my Transfiguration? Mephisto was puzzled. This shouldn't be the case. I am the King of Hell. I was able to attract so many followers on Earth because of my superb transformation skills. I can transform into the person the other party wants to see at any time. Isn't it easy to fool a little human?
After checking his appearance, Mephisto found nothing wrong. Could it be that his words were wrong? But what could be wrong with comforting his patients and friends?
Mephisto deliberately did not mention some details, but used relatively universal clichés to comfort him. Logically, there should be no loopholes! Could it be that the Iron Devil read his mind?
The more Mephisto thought about it, the more uncertain he became. He didn't want to fight with Stark. If he brought Strange here, the other party would definitely use this as an excuse to tear up the contract. Then he wouldn't get any benefits and would have fought for nothing.
Mephisto found an excuse to leave when he found Stark was in a bad mood. He scared Stark a lot during his trip. After he left, Stark jumped up from his chair with a scream like a chicken.
Who in the family understands! How can there still be people pretending to be Schiller these days? !
Originally, he should have called Strange directly, but Stark was a little unsure: What if it was Schiller's other personality? So he called Schiller first.
I won't talk about what happened to Schiller for now. Mephisto was very depressed: He hadn't been to Earth for a few days, but what happened to the mental state of these humans? How come there are more and more crazy people in psychology?
But even so, Mephisto didn't want to give up. After thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't rely on others, and he had to find a way himself.
So, he turned back into the devil Schiller, pretending to be a photographer's perspective, took a few blurry photos, uploaded them to the Internet, and claimed to be an insider of the crew who broke the news, saying that they were the final makeup photos of a certain character in the next few films - in short, he had to make things right first.
As expected, fans were immediately excited. The post soon became popular again, and major video apps repeatedly played the two pictures, and various marketing accounts spread them crazily.
Most people think this is Safire's makeup photo. Because the photo is too blurry, only the back and the side of the face are captured, and nothing too specific can be seen, except that he looks handsome, so the media reviews are not bad.
Mephisto was happy now. He thought that if Chris saw this kind of evaluation, he would also be shaken. After all, why go against the fans?
But he soon discovered that because Schiller himself did not come forward and the crew did not make any move, the heat of the incident began to gradually decrease. Some fans also stood up and asked the crew to investigate the leaker.
Originally, the director should have come out to explain this matter, but now the director is obsessed with the journey to hell. The other crew members knew Chris's temper, and no one dared to respond without his words, which was equivalent to passively handling the matter. This public relations method is the fastest way to reduce the heat, and the entry disappeared soon.
Mephisto is so angry! You said Chris has no signal in hell, but why didn't Schiller respond? Can't you see the overwhelming traffic? !
Mephisto gnashed his teeth while checking Schiller's homepages on various platforms, and then he discovered that after this guy became famous, he had not posted a single video or blog post, and had not even shown his face. The most complete interview video he could find was before the filming began, and it was all clichés, with no explosive points at all.
Even Mephisto couldn't help but say, "A full man doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man! If you don't want this traffic, give it to me! I want it!"
The essence of the devil is greed. Now that Mephisto has not yet settled the matter of joining the crew, he has already begun to pave the way for the future.
He thought like this: If he could successfully join the crew and play the role of Saphir, then the more popular the actor Schiller himself would be, the more popular the character would be, and then more people would know Mephisto, thus achieving his goal of attracting fans.
However, the character of Safire appeared relatively late and had basically no role in the first four films, but Schiller is very popular now, so there is a time difference between the two.
Especially with Schiller's cold attitude, he might not be so popular when the second part is finished; when Saphir appears, Schiller's popularity is not so high. Then the help brought by the actor himself will be reduced. Mephisto doesn't want this to happen. Only if Schiller remains popular for a long time can Saphir, played by him, benefit from the actor's popularity.
But Schiller was as quiet as if he was dead, which made Mephisto very angry. You said that you have more than 2,000 personalities, but you can't choose one to respond to your fans? Can't you have some professional ethics? !
Never mind, if he doesn't come, I will. Mephisto rolled up his sleeves and thought, I have to keep the heat up. No matter how great Schiller is, he is just a psychiatrist on Earth. How difficult can it be to play the role of a psychiatrist?