Chapter 3 The Most Beautiful Girl in the City

Of course, Your Highness... This is a compulsory course for every demon. Although I am far inferior to the succubi and the wraiths, I am still capable of deceiving some foolish and ignorant humans

In order to shape a favorable image of the demon, Qiao Xiu has currently thought of two feasible scripts: the first is "Beauty and the Beast," and the second is "Léon: The Professional"

The Council of Seven? The brilliance of the magic of praise illuminates the entire Nolan

The civilization of humanity in another world is more democratic than Joshua had imagined, although it is not a modern democratic republic, it is similar to a parliamentary republic system

Qiao Xiu looked at the demon of sin and asked

The story of "Beauty and the Beast" does not require much elaboration, as it is undoubtedly a household name. Some may find it childish, but the reason for this childishness is that nearly everyone has heard this story in their childhood. This further demonstrates the widespread influence of this beautiful fairy tale in human civilization, which is certainly on par with the works of the two great fairy tale masters, Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm.

"Léon: The Professional" is one of Qiao Xiu's favorite films, telling the story of a professional hitman and a young girl. The relationship between an older man and a young girl is a topic that will never change in human history. This film undoubtedly made the female lead, Natalie Portman, and the male lead, Jean Reno, the idols of Qiao Xiu's childhood.

In order to save the already endangered population, the demons have decided to step forward and become idols

Like the Earth, this world is vast beyond measure, and the number of countries cannot be counted using single digits

However, this book "A Global History" written in English has greatly assisted Qiao Xiu, as he needs to understand the level of development of human civilization in another world and what the political environment is like

Qiao Xiu took out another piece of paper and quickly wrote a notice, then stamped it with a seal representing his identity

The work of tidying up can be discussed later. Qiao Xiu walked to the relatively organized bookshelf in the room and took out a book titled "A Comprehensive History of the World"

This premise is based on the absence of the terrifying scales of Zenath and the magma flowing through the gaps between those scales. Just the pale green flames entwined around Zenath make Joshua feel that no one would be willing to touch this large cat

It seems that Zenus is unable to comprehend the term "Joshu".

Then, you stand there and don't move

This book was written by humans and records the development of human civilization in another world. This demon prince seems to be quite interested in human civilization as well

It is roughly this kind of feeling

The country closest to the Demon Realm is one of the few nations where magical civilization has developed most prosperously—Nolan

How is your acting, Zenus?

Servant, go and summon Zenus

Fraud is a compulsory course for every demon Is it to say that every demon is an actor Treating fraud as a racial talent it is truly a waste of your abilities not to become politicians

In simple terms, the human society in this world has also achieved "equality for all." This equality is not realized through systems and revolutions, but is determined by the very nature of this magical world itself

Qiao Xiu even clearly remembers the pattern on the back of a seven-spotted ladybug he caught at the age of ten

"Zenith, won't the clothes on you catch fire?" When Joshua reached this point in his drawing, he suddenly realized that the clothes worn by this demon resembled primitive animal skins, merely covering the most critical areas of the body

Qiao Xiu said

If it is an ancient feudal monarchy with a centralized autocratic regime, showing the film to those commoners who cannot even recognize large characters would likely be meaningless

Just write out the general details according to the approximate framework

Go find the most beautiful girl in the city for me

To have Zenus wear the gown depicted in the design, he must at least put away the flames on his body

This is indeed a convenient arrangement, as there is no need to worry about the clothes catching fire. Qiao Xiu can now begin the design of the costumes, and another important task is to find Belle, the female lead of "Beauty and the Beast"

This water element does not possess its own thoughts; it serves as a messenger, somewhat akin to a pigeon. After giving a slight bow to Joshua, it proceeded to carry out its task

The actor Josh from "Léon: The Professional" currently has no leads, but the actor Josh from "Beauty and the Beast" already has a candidate in mind

To Joshua's surprise, this book was written in English

The commonality between these two scripts is that they allow the audience to fall in love with the "beast" and the "killer"; as long as these two figures are replaced with demons and slightly modified, there is no sense of incongruity whatsoever

As a member of the Sin Demon Clan, Zenus's head easily evokes associations with the Lion Beast from Digimon. As long as he does not display such a fierce expression and refrains from breathing fire, he seems to be quite a docile big cat

However, this is not a problem. Joshu, who originally worked as a game designer, is quite adept at sketching concept art, and he quickly outlined a Zenas, who possesses both a finely tailored suit and a fierce, imposing appearance.

Qiao Xiu has the necessity to ensure the personal safety of the actors under his direction while filming, so it is better to choose some female demons

In simple terms, will you deceive those humans

Qiao Xiu breathed a slight sigh of relief as he read the modern history recorded in the books

This reminded Joshua of the theory of parallel worlds; perhaps this demon prince is another version of himself from a different world... After all, his name is exactly the same as his own

Therefore, it is somewhat regrettable that the film "Léon: The Professional," which almost defines the aesthetic of early Joss Whedon, will need to be postponed for a period of time before filming. Joss has decided to first shoot "Beauty and the Beast"

Zenith has assigned you a task

Qiao Xiu changed to a method that this demon could understand

"No, Your Highness, I can control the temperature of the flames on my body," said Zenathus

Qiao Xiu gestured to indicate the body proportions of Zenath approaching, and began to sketch concept art on the script

Your Highness, what brings you to seek my presence?

The remaining task is to select a script. Qiao Xiu bears the heavy responsibility of making humanity cease to hate demons and changing the perception that demons are evil beings. To achieve this, Qiao Xiu believes it is not too difficult; he simply needs to make humanity worship demons.

As Qiao Xiu wrote the title of the script "Beauty and the Beast" on the first sheet of white paper, the floor of Qiao Xiu's room began to tremble slightly

It is unlikely for human females; it is estimated that slightly timid human females would be so frightened when acting opposite Zenath that they might faint, while slightly bolder human female mages would likely throw a fireball directly at Zenath's face.

Therefore, the status of human society is also determined by the principle that "knowledge is everything". The more magical knowledge one possesses, the higher the social status one can attain. In such a societal system, there are indeed very few illiterates.

Qiao Xiu spoke to the water element servant who had been standing at the door.

The magical elements in the human world are astonishingly abundant, to the extent that even the farmers at the very bottom of society can cast fireball spells, creating a true world where everyone is a magician

The worship referred to here does not imply conducting any evil rituals to summon demons or becoming a follower of a dark deity; what Joshua means is... to make demons into idols

Returning from the guardroom, Qiao Xiu returned to his own disordered room

Qiao Xiu decided that the first stop for the movie's release would be in this country filled with magicians.

Joshua has read the original English version of the story "Beauty and the Beast," and he is also familiar with the animated version created by Disney, which is the most widely circulated version. Therefore, he remembers all the details of the story very clearly

Zenith arrived much faster than Joshua had anticipated, standing at the doorway of Joshua's room without stepping inside. The floor of Joshua's room was strewn with a large pile of disordered papers, and the flames entwined around Zenith had the potential to ignite them.

Qiao Xiu also began to work on writing the script

Since arriving in this world, Joshu has found that his memories have become terrifyingly clear, whether they are memories from Earth or those of the Demon Prince, all are stored in Joshu's mind, waiting to be "retrieved" at any moment.

Zenith's inner self does not appear as robust as his outward appearance suggests

Qiao Xiu turned his head to look at a mirror placed on the table, and the appearance of the chaotic demon in the mirror was almost identical to his own appearance on Earth

However, this situation also reflects the circumstances of several major countries in the human world, where there exist numerous nations with monarchic authoritarian regimes and systems of divine right of kings

"Please give your orders." Zenathis slightly bowed, awaiting Joshua's command

Qiao Xiu took a stack of white paper, which originally belonged to the demon prince and was used to sketch some peculiar designs. The writing instrument was also the charcoal pencil that Qiao Xiu was most familiar with