Mu Yang heard the sound and turned around.
"Lumine, Paimon, Miss Chiori, and this is… What kind of group is this?"
Lumine stepped forward. "That's something we should be asking you. You disappeared after the prophecy ended and didn't even say when you'd be back."
"That's a long story. I'll tell you slowly when there's time. You all look like you're in a hurry, so go handle your business first."
"We really are in a hurry."
Lumine explained the whole sequence of events that brought them here.
"If you're looking for Miss Furina, just ring the doorbell."
"This is Furina's apartment, so Mu Yang, what are you doing here?"
Paimon was a bit confused, seeing Mu Yang holding a trowel and watering flowers.
He couldn't have switched careers to become a gardener, right?
Probably not.
Although she believed Mu Yang definitely had the skills of a gardener, he would never come out to work for someone else.
After all, Mu Yang was richer than Ningguang.
Mu Yang corrected Paimon's wording. This apartment was leased to Furina.
"The actual owner is me."
"I bought this whole area."
[???]
[Disappears for half a version and comes back still insane.]
[Bragging?! Fontaine Court city center, you say you bought it and you bought it? Do you have that kind of power? It's Mu Yang, then never mind.]
Both Xavier and Chiori were stunned.
No way, dude! You bought this entire block of apartments???
You could act even more pretentious. It would feel more realistic.
Lumine and Paimon, however, were used to it.
"Ah~ Why is it so lively outside today…"
A little cake wearing blue pajamas opened the door.
Even though it was already midday, she looked like she had just woken up.
[Mah! Ha! Fish! I want this!]
[Pajama Furina??? Aaaaah I'm dying.]
[Thank you Mu Yang! If they had rung the doorbell normally, we probably wouldn't have seen this scene.]
[Damn, you can interpret it that way? You're invincible, bro.]
Outside the apartment.
Silence…
The apartment door was quickly closed…
Clatter, clang, clatter…
After a flurry of activity.
The door opened again.
"Uh… well, the weather is really nice today. Perfect for going out…"
"What a coincidence that the landlord is here too, hahaha…"
[Good thing I screenshot fast.]
[At least sell a set of clothes. Are you afraid I'm short on money???]
Lumine and Paimon smiled and waved…
Furina's heart had already died.
Only a smile remained on her face.
She had stayed up late last night watching the latest episode of Furholm.
As a result, she was too excited to sleep.
She woke up at this hour.
Hearing noise outside, she came out half-asleep to see what was going on.
She didn't expect to run into two familiar people.
In pajamas, with dark circles, yawning…
Her lady image, aaaaaah!
Xavier showed unparalleled emotional intelligence at this moment and immediately started a topic.
He introduced himself, handed over the cake, and added a wave of praise…
Zero-frame start, silky combo…
He successfully made Furina forget the recent embarrassment and focus on the cake in front of her.
"Wow! Isn't this Thousand Spirits Mousse? It's my favorite dessert!"
Looking at the sparkle in Furina's eyes.
Xavier breathed a sigh of relief.
Looks like this rescue worked. There should be a chance.
[Furina starry eyes, so cute.]
[Yoimiya did great.]
[Cute cute cute, suki.]
Xavier seized the moment and extended the olive branch.
He hoped Furina would serve as their director.
"Didn't you say earlier that you are also a director?"
"In this production, I am mainly serving as the producer, and my understanding of performing arts is definitely not comparable to yours, Lady Furina."
Xavier was very sensible and didn't forget Chiori's instructions, continuously praising Furina.
Furina glanced at Lumine. "You two wouldn't happen to be part of the team as well, right?"
"I'm the clapperboard operator."
"I'm the cinematographer."
Furina tilted her head and looked Lumine up and down.
"Cinematographer is a highly technical job. It affects the final quality of the film. Are you really capable?"
"I'm not doubting you, I just haven't seen you use a Kamera much in Fontaine."
Lumine crossed her arms. "How about Director Furina tests me?"
Paimon chimed in, "That's right, that's right. If Lumine's cinematography satisfies you, then you can confidently join our team, okay?"
"Uh… your skill at going with the flow has improved, but I do want to see your cinematography level."
Furina thought for a moment. "Mm… how about this? We'll use what's on hand. I'll give you some shooting requirements and see if you can meet them."
"I will follow Director Furina's arrangements."
Lumine was also good at playing along and had already started calling her "Director Furina, Director Furina."
"Not bad. In actual filming, whether the cinematographer can understand the director's intent is very important. I'll decide after seeing your results. Are you ready? My requirements are quite strict."
"No problem." Bring it on.
Furina walked over to Mu Yang. "Landlord, may I borrow these Natlan flowers?"
"Of course."
[I swear, Natlan materials! I'm directly farming them.]
[Did Mu Yang go to Natlan?]
[These flowers look pretty nice.]
Furina set the task: Assume Mu Yang is a traveling merchant right now.
Ask Lumine to take several photos of him to help him promote these Natlan flowers.
Guinaifen's live stream room.
Little Gui was working hard on her "barbecue."
What angle could perfectly capture Mu Yang's face.
"It's too hard, fam. The most perfect one is always the next shot. I give up…"
[Is it possible that they just want you to shoot a simple ad and pick some lines?]
[You're playing the game, the streamer is doing a live stream, do you understand or not?]
[New here? When the streamer encounters Mu Yang-related plot, nothing she does surprises me anymore.]
[True. Even if she zooms the screen to maximum and starts licking it right now, I wouldn't be surprised.]
[Wait, you're actually licking it!]
[Where's the super mod? Super mod save my Mu Yang, there's a simp girl here.]
In the end, the abstract work Guinaifen submitted drew Furina's criticism.
"Your art style is a bit too avant-garde…"
She was silent for a long time.
"It seems your team really needs a reliable director."
"So you agree?" Paimon rubbed her hands, thinking they had successfully persuaded Director Furina.
Furina shook her head slightly. "It's not that simple."
"After the last musical The Daughter of the Waters, my name has become popular again."
"Many theater troupes have already approached me for this Thousand Spirits Film Festival. It's just that those scripts were all rather boring and couldn't spark my interest."
"I'll be honest with you. You all know that the rights to The Case Files of Furholm were bought, right?"
"I've actually been waiting for their invitation, but I still haven't received it. That mysterious person seems to still not have found suitable lead actors…"
Seeing everyone on the other side fall silent, Furina realized her hint hadn't gotten through…
"Ahem… I mean the script. What story are you planning to film?"
"The Two Musketeers," Xavier answered.
From Furina's expression, Lumine guessed that she must really like this story.
Sure enough, after obtaining the adaptation rights, Furina immediately agreed.
"Although the pay you can offer really doesn't match my status."
"But I can't let a good story be ruined just because of lack of money."
"Just like I can't watch fine bread and cheese go moldy on the side just because there's no oven."
Xavier expressed gratitude. "…Hydro Archon above, I'm not dreaming, am I?"
Furina waved her hand. "The Hydro Archon is nowhere to be found. You all shouldn't get too happy too soon."
[Focalors: I really am up here.]
[Feeling down, stop mentioning the Hydro Archon.]
Furina said that the team was basically complete now.
But to make the performance realistic, they were still missing a professional who could use a flintlock…
"Clack—"
"Sorry, I was too focused on posing for Lumine just now…"
Mu Yang bent down and picked up the revolver…
[Going out to water flowers, bringing a weapon for self-defense is normal, right?]
[Even though it's for filming a movie, you don't have to pay homage this hard!]