Chapter 285 The Balance of the World

Another week later, Cao Kun finally received the news.

The mysterious department of country M surprisingly chose to temporarily evade responsibility.

Cao Kun did not receive an explanation; he only knew that this was information conveyed from headquarters.

"Could it be that they're worried about the losses being too great and don't want to fight me?"

"Or are you just afraid of dying?"

"No, it's only the lower-ups who are going to their deaths. Why would the higher-ups be afraid of dying?"

What could be the reason?

When it actually happened, Cao Kun was a little confused.

Suddenly, Cao Kun thought of a possibility.

If things really turn out as he predicted.

A mysterious department of the M country's government is cooperating with an extremely powerful force.

That force clearly disrupted the balance of the world.

Why isn't the world completely under the control of the United States?

Is it because the US is kind-hearted?

It's obvious that a country like the US, which started out by killing people through robbery, could not possibly be like that.

There is only one answer.

There is another force that can maintain this balance.

Dragon Kingdom.

The Dragon Kingdom also has mysterious departments and a powerful force that maintains the balance of this world.

This deterred that force from acting rashly.

What about the church?

The church is the one that is truly afraid of death.

The country that is suffering losses now is M, not the church.

The church is going to fight Cao Kun to the death for the sake of the interests of country M; they've gone mad.

Unless, Cao Kun has threatened the church and infringed upon their interests.

For example, we could expand Aikun religion into a genuine sect that can be passed down and has countless followers.

Then the church might really have to take action against Cao Kun.

At this stage, Cao Kun's actions are not enough to provoke the church to fight him to the death.

After all, in the context of the end times, the church is declining day by day.

Having figured out the reasoning behind this, Cao Kun felt a great sense of relief.

The powerful forces behind Country M dared not act rashly.

The church was also unwilling to engage in a direct confrontation with him.

The mysterious department of country M could only swallow its pride and bear this injustice for the time being, tacitly acknowledging its existence and even pretending not to see it.

For a considerable period of time to come, Cao Kun will not need to worry about this.

Of course, this could also be just a deceptive tactic or a delaying tactic by the mysterious department.

But it doesn't matter, Cao Kun won't give up monitoring that side.

At the same time, he also needs more time.

In the following days, Cao Kun continuously used the Gu worms to monitor the situation there, which allowed him to obtain some information.

A significant portion of the people in that department harbored deep hostility towards him.

This hostility was not because of those who died at Cao Kun's hands.

It was entirely because Cao Kun killed those people arbitrarily.

It sounds contradictory, but that's the truth.

The members of that mysterious department are divided into two types.

One type is the ordinary office worker, who can only do some miscellaneous tasks.

The real core consists of those with special abilities.

They call this an action group.

There are many action groups, and the people who manage them are called group leaders.

Their boss is called the Director.

As for the name of this department, he really didn't know.

Because none of the materials mentioned it.

They won't say it themselves.

Cao Kun didn't use mind-controlling Gu worms on them, as that would expose their scheme.

But it doesn't matter anymore, it's just a name, it's not important.

This continued for another week, and everything remained peaceful.

However, Cao Kun remained vigilant and continued to monitor every move on the other side through the Gu worms.

He will be informed immediately if anything goes wrong and will react accordingly.

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Splash...

Three days later, enthusiastic applause rang out in a screening room at Universal.

Sivis and the theater managers were applauding enthusiastically.

The applause lasted for several minutes.

"Congratulations, Master Cao Kun, you have created another masterpiece."

Sivis said to Cao Kun with a smile.

Others also came up and offered their blessings, some genuinely and some insincerely.

Cao Kun discovered that some of these people were genuinely sincere, while others were just putting on an act.

Cao Kun knew that the biggest reason was his identity as the Asian protagonist.

If it weren't for his repeated successes, these people would be even less optimistic about him.

Cao Kun glanced at Doug Liman beside him. As the director and producer, he was also very concerned about whether the film would be well received.

He was carefully observing these people to see if they were truly satisfied.

After dealing with the situation, Cao Kun took Doug Liman and Sivis for a private talk.

Sivis: "I've already sent people to ask those theater managers for their real opinions, and the results will be out soon."

Cao Kun nodded and asked Sivis, "And you, how do you feel?"

Sevis: "As I just said, this is a masterpiece of espionage. I believe that for a long time to come, no film in the thriller/espionage genre will be able to surpass it."

Cao Kun: "You know that's not what I'm asking."

“I know about the issue of Asian lead actors,” Sivis said. “To be honest, I was also worried before I saw the finished film.”

Even after the movie started, I was still worried about this.

But as the plot unfolded and I became engrossed in the movie, I stopped caring whether the main character was Western or Eastern.

This movie is excellent, both in terms of the plot and the tense, exciting, and thrilling atmosphere it creates.

The dazzling, adrenaline-pumping action scenes in the movie made me forget about who the protagonist was or what race the protagonist was.

I only care about the protagonist's fate and what his outcome will be.

At this point, Sivis looked at Doug Liman: "Director Doug is very skilled, and Master Cao Kun, your acting skills have also improved tremendously."

Cao Kun thought to himself, "I have absolutely no acting skills."

This film doesn't actually require much acting skill from the lead actors.

However, he is definitely much better than he was during the "Fast & Furious" era.

His acting can't be wasted; it's normal for him to improve.

Moreover, for a powerful expert at the sixth level of the Blood Fiend Golden Body, he can freely control every muscle and bone in his body.

If needed, he can change his appearance at any time; growing taller or shorter is not difficult for him.

Any expression you want can be easily given.

Under such circumstances, one can certainly be considered a good actor.

Cao Kun: "So, there's no problem with an Asian lead actor?"

Sivis thought for a moment and said, "There might be problems with the publicity, and that could also become a point of attack."

People who are jealous of you, or other companies, might publish some negative articles about you.

I think the final outcome will be that people who care about the movie won't go to the cinema.

People going to the movies won't care about that.

Cao Kun: "That's a pointless statement."

Sivis chuckled awkwardly: "We will manage public opinion well, and make some recommendations in response to any potential smear articles and related discussions."

There will definitely be a lot of positive reviews for this movie.

We will amplify the positive reviews, downplay the negative ones, and change people's perceptions so they can accept that Asians are the main characters.

Cao Kun nodded. This actually has some nutritional value.