Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics-Chapter 4610 - 3689: Movie Plan (5)

"Extra scenes?" Shiller said with some surprise, "Why suddenly give me more scenes? Is there a problem with this role?"

"No, it's just that after seeing your design, I felt it would be a waste if you were just a flat character of an ordinary doctor. Your temperament brings more mysterious qualities to the role, which aligns very well with people's imagination of magic."

Chris said a whole bunch, and Shiller didn't understand a bit of it. It's not that Shiller has issues with comprehension, but because he genuinely doesn't know what magic looks like in the eyes of ordinary people like Chris.

The "mysticism" they speak of is clearly different from the mysticism understood by Strange and other magicians, more like ordinary people's yearning for mysticism. And yearning is the furthest thing from understanding.

Shiller has already understood the existence of magic and has interacted with many mages and cosmic sorcerers. In his view, these existences have no secrets. However, Chris and others evidently have another understanding of magic—a kind of unrealistic fantasy.

This fantasy sounds very beautiful, suitable for showcasing in a movie, yet it's far from reality, leaving Shiller, who knows the truth, somewhat bewildered.

Evidently, he's not the only one in this situation. Not far away, the screenwriter is passionately describing to Strange what the "magic realm" is like, leaving the Supreme Magician quite startled.

"Alright, I don't mind having more scenes," Shiller said, "but don't let it affect the main storyline. I don't want people saying that I pulled strings to join the group."

"Don't worry," Chris said with a smile, "It's more about changing the character setting, making a somewhat one-dimensional character three-dimensional, adding realism, and it won't steal anyone's limelight."

Shiller nodded, and from afar, he saw Strange coming over. He was evidently the one who set the design, wearing the Supreme Magician's uniform and even dyeing a white streak in his hair.

Strange touched his temple and said, "They said if I'm to be the principal, I need to look more mature. What do you think?"

"Not bad at all." Shiller nodded and said. He genuinely felt this way; the white streak really added some steadiness to Strange, setting him apart from his usual image and making him look more like a mage.

"I heard there's someone else who has their costume ready. Who is it?"

"I think it's Wanda, she's the earliest one here, probably over there. Shall we go and see her?"

Shiller nodded, and the two of them walked over to the other side of the makeup room together. It was quite big here, with various makeup stations in the middle and racks, and many people bustling about, making it hard to see everything at once.

After they navigated around a pile of stuff, they finally saw Wanda on the other side, and both let out a cry of surprise.

"Oh God," Shiller said, looking at Wanda, "It's amazing, ma'am, you look like a goddess from Ancient Greek mythology, Aphrodite?"

Wanda was floating in the air at the moment, not too high, just slightly off the ground, with her arms open to allow the stylist to work on her costume.

She was also wearing an academic robe, but its texture was lighter, akin to silk, gently floating due to the effect of magic. Her red hair had grown longer, nearly touching the ground, with slightly curled locks emitting a faint glow, when spread out making people think of the dazzling purple-red nebula in the cosmos.

The glasses on her face added a hint of intellectual aura, and whether it was the scroll in her left hand or the magic wand in her right, both were glowing with a peculiar radiance, filled with rich magical essence. Anyone seeing such a design would certainly think she was a powerful and beautiful female mage.

As someone was still adjusting the hem of the robe, Wanda didn't move, just gave them both a smile. Shiller waved at her.

"She looks more like the Supreme Magician than you," Shiller remarked to Strange.

"That's because I haven't turned on the special effects," Strange grunted, "If I unleashed my full energy..."

"You'd look like a Demon God invading Earth."

Strange was left speechless.

The superiority of Wanda's image was that she didn't need exaggerated light and special effects to possess a rich mysticism aura. To be precise, she truly embodies the synonymous nature of mysticism because even she doesn't understand the principle behind the power of Scarlet and lacks any desire to explore, just using it like instinct. This makes her appear effortlessly, fulfilling the audiences' vision that "magic should be at ease and carefree."

Shiller circled to the other side and saw others sitting in chairs doing makeup. Xu Shang-Chi was the first to wave at him, having just donned a wig while the makeup artist was changing the shape of his eyebrows.

Xu Shang-Chi's setting was as a magician from the East, thus he kept long hair along with a crown and hairpin. It seemed there were knowledgeable individuals in the styling team, as the Eastern design looked quite authentic.

The Hippo Goddess sat in the middle chair surrounded by three or four stylists, hanging earrings on her. She was video calling her daughter, occasionally erupting into loud laughter.

Clearly, she was welcomed by everyone, with the screenwriter sitting in the chair beside her discussing the script, the director analyzing her magic wand, and even makeup artists specially mixing blush tailored for hippo skin, experimenting on her arm.

Sitting in the chair at the edge was The Ancient One, yawning. He was an elderly man with a long white beard, dressed in a blue magician's robe and wearing a pointed wizard hat patterned with stars, looking almost identical to the original comic character.

Several makeup artists were squatting in front of him, helping him style his beard. Although his beard was long, it was magically combed to be smooth, making it easy to manage, though styling it required some time.

"Which cosmos' Ancient One is this?" Shiller asked.

"Helen's friend, um, that Doctor Strange who almost destroyed his own cosmos by playing with time."

Shiller nodded and heard the call for lunch from the doorway, and the employees left in groups. Shiller wasn't particularly hungry, so he grabbed a sandwich and leaned by the window to eat.

While he was having lunch, his phone rang. After answering, he said, "Hello? Oh, the results are out? Great, I'll come by to pick them up later, thanks!"

Then he went over to the table beside him, sat down, and said to Strange, "The analysis on the magic energy is out. The experts at Harvard say that under normal circumstances, the electromagnetic radiation from this energy is minimal, comparable to everyday electronic devices, and it has no impact on the soil or groundwater. However, if spells are used, the energy should be in an active state, and whether that changes anything is unknown."

"As long as it doesn't affect anything in a non-active state, that's fine. Once the school building is completed, I'll add a small protective shield to the school, similar in principle to a magical defense network. The energy of the magical defense network is usually non-active and can also isolate the activated magic energy within the school to avoid environmental pollution."

Shiller nodded and said, "I heard the materials for the school construction are almost ready? How are you planning to transport them, by teleportation portal?"

"The personal teleportation portals of the mages are too small, and some of the large stones can't fit through. But constructing a large teleportation portal would draw too much attention. So we're sticking with the old method."

"Old method?"

"We use an airborne transport system within the atmosphere and rely on mages to pull it outside the atmosphere."

"That's quite troublesome, isn't it?" Shiller took a bite of his sandwich and said, "Those stones from Asgard aren't light; how long will it take to move them all?"

"There's no other way; we must comply with near-ground management regulations. At most, we'll just work a bit harder and make a few more trips."

"Have you considered more convenient methods?" Shiller stroked his chin and said, "Don't you have any storage bags or something?"

"We do, but as you said, those building materials from Asgard are too big and have all sorts of magical properties, making them hard to store. It's better to move them directly."

"I have an idea," Shiller suddenly had a brainstorm and said, "How about using the Cosmic Beast?"

"What beast?"

"The Cosmic Beast, my cat. Wanda has several, Tony has adopted one, and I think there are some left with Nick. You could ask him, or just borrow Gugu, they can move quite a lot at once."

"I nearly forgot about that," Strange said, "These things look just like cats, I always thought they were just Earth kittens."

"Pretty much," Shiller sighed, "They meow the same, shed fur all the time, scratch up my new rehab's sofa, and their hairball sounds are like a tsunami..."

"Seems like I'm not suited for them," Strange said, "I absolutely can't stand even a single cat hair on my clothes."

"You're out of luck, ever since I adopted it, my clothes have never been without cat hair. It must have floated onto your clothes too," Shiller said gleefully.

"Oh, enough." Strange showed a disgusted expression, "You better go find Nick for me, I really don't want a close encounter with those hairy creatures."

After lunch, Shiller flew to Harvard using gray mist to fetch the test report, then he called Nick to contact Captain Marvel to borrow her pet Cosmic Beast Gugu for moving.

The afternoon was the main event because they were going to audition. To simply put it, to perform a short scene in front of the camera to see if the look works on screen and if they can handle basic acting.

In the afternoon, the three little stars also arrived. They all looked quite young, even younger than the kids in Harry Potter, around second or third grade at most. There were also some small supporting roles playing classmates.

Once the kids arrived, it got even more chaotic. Every adult in the crew turned into a sheepdog, either catching kids or on the way to catch them. The whole studio was filled with cries of surprise, laughter, and adults' scolding.

Every little actor wanted an autograph, running over to Strange for one moment, then to Shiller the next, and after getting signatures, they wanted photos, and after photos, they wanted to shoot short videos together. The staff struggled to get them to the makeup.

Shiller, surrounded by the chatter for half an hour, finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he already foresaw that the upcoming filming would not be peaceful.

During auditions, the main roles auditioned first, while Shiller, as a supporting role, watched from the sidelines. Despite their earlier rowdiness, the kids performed quite impressively once the acting started.

They were auditioning for a scene where the trio meets for the first time. Coincidentally, director Chris still chose to have the little wizards go to school by train. This wasn't a suggestion from Strange or Shiller, it was purely his own idea.

This was actually because the trains in Massachusetts were quite unique. The train passing through Somerville in Massachusetts first travels through lush forests, then crosses the bridge over the river. The clear water reflects the blue sky and the speeding train, full of fantastic romanticism. fгeewebnovёl.com

So in director Chris's setting, all the little magicians in America go to Boston first, then travel via the Boston Railway Station to Ilvermorny Magic School at the foot of Graylock Mountain.