Lights... Camera... ACTION!!: A Hollywood Quest

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Hi Magoose here one of the guys helping Duke.

So we have some bad news.

The quest has been canceled as duke does not want to write it anymore.

I'm going to ask if I can take over for it, because I like this quest, and it would be a shame to kill it
TBF, Mags, you have been doing a lot of the heavylifting for the quest, so this will be in good hands. :)

To be clear to everyone, this is just me burning out on imagination of the quest, since my muse has been hitting me over the head a lot with so many different ideas that I just can't find myself too interested in this.

I'll still hang out here, though, since this still does have a sepcial place in my heart.

I'd like to thank you all for making this a wonderful experience while it lasted.

I'd also like to thank @Magoose, @Fluffy_serpent, and @Martin Noctis for doing so much to help prepare and write this quest. I couldn't have done it without you all. :D

I'll see you all around.

With so many regards, Duke William Of.
 
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@Magoose What's the status of retaliation against China for the assassination attempt and the potential protections we could get from traveling to Hong Kong? Because I don't want Bruce to set a foot in that city without guarantees.
All I'm going to say is that China does not care about where you are. If they want to try and kill you they will keep sending people to kill you.

They really are that afraid that one of our movies will start a revolution that will see them removed from power and are doing everything in their power to stop that.

Including trying to kill Bruce.

But after this fiasco, America is off limits.

As for America retaliating… well it's company buissness and they will play a spy game.
 
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Dude, I am totally against this... Why risk so much for no gain besides the stupid satisfaction of starting a dick-measuring contest against China?

Let´s wait for a few years before trying this...
Because in a few years is too late, because the time for caution already ended when they sent someone into our home to assassinate us with our wife and child were in the other room, now is the time to project strength and take action and take part in our own version of Operation Paul Bunyan.

Besides, it's not like we're actually over there in person and we have the bulk of the United States and Japan behind us.
 
I think we can go for batman this time around, and if possible I would like us to try and finally speak with Phillip K Dick to get the rigths to his books.

Aside from that, we should speak with George Miller and see if he's interested in making Mad Max 2. He might not, but keeping doors open would always be of use.

Finally, weren't we going to get an option to hire Directors to make our movies/have directors come to us to produce their movies this turn?
 
I think we can go for batman this time around, and if possible I would like us to try and finally speak with Phillip K Dick to get the rigths to his books.

Aside from that, we should speak with George Miller and see if he's interested in making Mad Max 2. He might not, but keeping doors open would always be of use.

Finally, weren't we going to get an option to hire Directors to make our movies/have directors come to us to produce their movies this turn?
Look at the Mike one.

I forgot to make it a miniturn.
 
All I'm going to say is that China does not care about where you are. If they want to try and kill you they will keep sending people to kill you.
Ok then, but I am assuming that it will be much easier to dispatch assassins in Hong Kong than in the rest of the world...

For obvious resons...
Because in a few years is too late, because the time for caution already ended when they sent someone into our home to assassinate us with our wife and child were in the other room, now is the time to project strength and take action and take part in our own version of Operation Paul Bunyan.

Besides, it's not like we're actually over there in person and we have the bulk of the United States and Japan behind us.
You do realize that if they are so invested in killing Bruce, anyone who decides to work for us in Hong Kong and their families on the mainland becomes a valid target as well , no?

Do you want to see innocents suffer because of a bout of self-destructive pride?
 
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Ok then, but I am assuming that it will be much easier to dispatch assassins in Hong Kong than in the rest of the world...

You do realize that if they are so invested in killing Bruce, anyone who decides to work for us in Hong Kong is a valid target as well, no?

Do you want to see innocents suffer because of a bout of self-destructive pride?
If we do the communist negaverse omake we will autopass it so we won't have to deal with assassins and also if they do it will backfire and make more people tell China to Fuck off
 
[X] Plan planing
-[X] Upgrade Lucasfilms
: You are going to spend boat loads of money to make a better place to work (Begin a Upgrade Lucasfilms Miniturn)
-[X] Everyone wants to help: Seems that everyone is waiting for you. "I want to give you something to do. Everyone is here, so we're all going to work on something." Mike said. DC: ???

-[X]Investing in the Future: You want to Spend some of that money you made into the company and make the whole thing better DC: ??? (Linetail what you want to invest in, and how much money you want to invest in it)
--[X]"Creation of the office of consultant and background actor in military matters "clover fighter"(or other name)[50 millions]

We create a branch of lucasfilm which like lucasart and its special effects would provide its services to all those who pay and serve in our films, we hire a bunch of veterans with a maximum of different skills and just like that we avoid all the gross errors that coming from the film crew not knowing what it's war,army,combat,etc like in real life or the extras not having a good idea of what they should do, which again with 80s films should be useful, and maybe it could be expanded to include other professions (imagine, realistic medical series), i choosed a number that sounded about right i have no idea if it'senough

--[X] Lucasfilm Europe: Emerald Campus [$75 Million]: Lucasfilm plans to expand its presence into Europe, with the best place to start in your mind is in the home country, Ireland. The Lucasfilm Europe Campus is set to be established in Galway [which, given Dublin's current urban congestion, gives the company room for expansion], serving as an office space, for production and legal, and feature state-of-the-art facilities for film production, post-production, and visual effects. By leveraging Ireland's talent pool and utilizing the country's favorable tax environment [read: tax haven], Lucasfilm aims to acquire and distribute European films and television while contributing to Ireland's entertainment industry and economic growth. The campus will foster collaboration, host industry events, and provide opportunities for local talent, positioning Ireland as a thriving hub for creative industries.

-[X] Building a Better Fortress: You are going to make sure no one can hurt your family ever again. DC: ???
-[X] Hiring Security: You are never going to be able to see yourself worn thin again. To many what ifs that went through your mind. You are never going to have that happen ever again. DC: 0
-[X] Saying Something… Anything: Carrie wants you to come back to the Family. DC: ???
--[X] Afterwards, go on a day hike in the foothills of the St. Gabriel Mountains with Mary and just enjoy the fresh air, heal your soul. When you're done for the day, the two of you'll meet back up with Carrie and the twins at the "base camp" and enjoy a nice picnic dinner by the campfire.

-[X] Investments: You want to invest your hard-earned cash into something that you feel will be a good return on investment. And as well as diversify your assets DC: 0 (Linetail what you wish to invest in below this action, and the amount of money you want to invest in)
---[X] invest [200 million] invest in irish economy wher it will help the more the irish economy and peoples to avoid or at least soften the economic crisis (1,2) (I don't know if the irl crisis happened so unless someone tells me no I'll assume yes)
---[X] invest [300million] invest in native american economy wher it will help the more

-[X]A Charitable Heart: You want to invest your newfound wealth. Maybe even save some lives while you are at it. (Linetail what you wish to invest in below this action, and the amount of money you want to donate in)
--[X] $150 Million. Project Lighthouse. Currently there's an ongoing refugee crisis in Florida where Carter managed to negotiate with Castro for the peaceful emigration of persecuted Cubans to Florida. The problem is that there's over 100,000 Cubans who are migrating with more arriving by the day, many Haitians are joining them, and the federal government is messing up the response. Direct Project Lighthouse to do what it does best and aid these refugees to finding a new home in America,and if government try to stop you again you are gonna rip them a new one.
--[X] The O'Reilly Foundation Expansion [$250 Million]: It's no longer enough to just operate within the confines of California, so this Independence Day you're proud to announce the Charity is expanding to help military members [active duty and reserves] and veterans across the entire nation and its territories. To announce and celebrate this, continuing the tradition, you'll be announcing this at the 6th Annual Independence Day Cookout; as expected, you of course can be found behind the grill helping feed all those attending.

[X] Research stuff, see if anything piques your interest: You may have graduated High School as a kid, but you never stopped trying to learn. DC: 15 (Write-in what you want to learn about below)

-[X] "veteran training: searched your contacts among veterans if any of them would be interested in providing you with training in weapons, combat, explosives, tactics and others in exchange for a lot of dollars"

This should give Bruce a number of useful skills,making him feel a litle more secure and give a bonus to any movie Bruce is in that involves combat, the army, combat equipment, weapons, tactics and stuff like that. which with the 80s having come could be profitable,and help him to face paparazi and hitmen

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[X] Plan Sad Goose Learning to Fly
 
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You do realize that if they are so invested in killing Bruce, anyone who decides to work for us in Hong Kong is a valid target as well, no?

Do you want to see innocents suffer because of a bout of self-destructive pride?
You are advocating for us doing nothing as an immediate response, where I offered a solution that will push their influence completely out of Hong Kong as they retreat further away from our influence, but also have the CIA use our company as a staging ground, which would force them to protect the employees out of their own self-interest, if nothing else.

And there's no pride in this, just wrath and calculation.
 
I think we can go for batman this time around, and if possible I would like us to try and finally speak with Phillip K Dick to get the rigths to his books.

Aside from that, we should speak with George Miller and see if he's interested in making Mad Max 2. He might not, but keeping doors open would always be of use.

Finally, weren't we going to get an option to hire Directors to make our movies/have directors come to us to produce their movies this turn?
We should probably start distributing more foreign movies as well
-[X]Investing in the Future: You want to Spend some of that money you made into the company and make the whole thing better DC: ??? (Linetail what you want to invest in, and how much money you want to invest in it)
--[X]"Creation of the office of consultant and background actor in military matters "clover fighter"(or other name)[50 millions]
--[X] Lucasfilm Europe: Emerald Campus [$75 Million]: Lucasfilm plans to expand its presence into Europe, with the best place to start in your mind is in the home country, Ireland. The Lucasfilm Europe Campus is set to be established in Galway [which, given Dublin's current urban congestion, gives the company room for expansion], serving as an office space, for production and legal, and feature state-of-the-art facilities for film production, post-production, and visual effects. By leveraging Ireland's talent pool and utilizing the country's favorable tax environment [read: tax haven], Lucasfilm aims to acquire and distribute European films and television while contributing to Ireland's entertainment industry and economic growth. The campus will foster collaboration, host industry events, and provide opportunities for local talent, positioning Ireland as a thriving hub for creative industries.
You do realize that we can take options like this on the Upgrade Lucasfilms vote, no?

We have the Write in option...
 
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If we do the communist negaverse omake we will autopass it so we won't have to deal with assassins and also if they do it will backfire and make more people tell China to Fuck off
More likely we are gona be dealing with ongoing rolls. So if any, the benefit for hong kong assets would be mitigation, and not rendering the threat irrelevant. We might actually want to start our own security company, given we are gonna likely need some investment.
You are advocating for us doing nothing as an immediate response, where I offered a solution that will push their influence completely out of Hong Kong as they retreat further away from our influence, but also have the CIA use our company as a staging ground, which would force them to protect the employees out of their own self-interest, if nothing else.

And there's no pride in this, just wrath and calculation.
Or I guess further work with the CIA would certainly mitigate risks... 😅
 
You do realize that if they are so invested in killing Bruce, anyone who decides to work for us in Hong Kong and their families on the mainland becomes a valid target as well , no?

Do you want to see innocents suffer because of a bout of self-destructive pride?
This is pretty absurd. It'd just be China's Romania. They'd lose absolutely all political capital and be just as internationally isolated and domestically fucked as the Soviets. The plan explicitly outlines that we won't be in Hong Kong for the deal and that the CIA will be involved in the the construction of the facility, and would presumably also provide security, since it's a structure they are benefiting from. China isn't stupid enough to think that they'll accomplish anything by attacking the new campus, since their goal is to kill Bruce. It's not like Bruce is gonna suddenly hand himself over to them because of it. Like I said, it would massively sink their remaining political capital, as well as almost certainly sparking at least a major international incident, if not an outright war. There would be chaos in China and Deng Xiaopeng would almost certainly be couped/removed from power. Not to mention, this same logic would apply to literally any and all US assets, including those in Korea and Japan, or attacking US consulates and embassies. On top of that, Deng Xiaopeng's whole plan of State Capitalism wouldn't be able to go anywhere, which means China doesn't achieve economic success, further delegitimizing his regime and fucking with China's position domestically, potentially sparking a revolution, or at the very least an early Tiananmen Square. It would accomplish nothing but the failure and potential death of Deng Xiaopeng and dictators are nothing if not self-preservative.

Edit: I should also note that Magoose specifically outlined that China is willing to give up Hong Kong and Macau if it means no Lucasfilms in the rest of China. They are that scared of revolution in mainland China. So again, they are already willing to cut their losses to prevent revolution, which doing something like you said would do. At the end of it all, I believe your concerns are already accounted for.

Now then...
 
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[X] Plan Sad Goose Learning to Fly
-[X]Upgrade Lucasfilms: You are going to spend boat loads of money to make a better place to work (Begin a Upgrade Lucasfilms Miniturn)
-[X]Everyone wants to help: Seems that everyone is waiting for you. "I want to give you something to do. Everyone is here, so we're all going to work on something." Mike said. DC: ???
-[X]Distributing Deals: Since you have a Distribution Company, or rather, are one… You can meet the major movie theater companies and strike a Deal with them. Even when you had nothing to offer them. DC: ???
--[X] Dacii. You wish to honor your promise to Romania and Sergiu Nicolaescu, time to give one of their best films a grand release.
-[X]The Next Batman: Alan was hesitant to look at you before he sighed. "I know this is a lot to ask now… but Kathleen is wondering when we can begin." DC: ???
-[X]Building a Better Fortress: You are going to make sure no one can hurt your family ever again. DC: ???
-[X]Hiring Security: You are never going to be able to see yourself worn thin again. To many what ifs that went through your mind. You are never going to have that happen ever again. DC: 0
-[X]Saying Something… Anything: Carrie wants you to come back to the Family. DC: ???
-[X]Brandon's Idea: So Brandon finished that idea… and he wants you to read it. And he thinks it's a great Idea. Wait he wrote an entire ten-episode TV script on his own? DC: 0
-[X]A Well-Known Fan: So some really famous person is a fan of yours. Maybe you'll learn who they actually are. DC???
-[X]Workout: A Healthy Mind and a Healthy Body are Key to having a good life, and you have been slacking as of late. Time to hit the workout and discipline, and perhaps, see things differently. DC: 30 Reward: You work out and feel better.
-[X] A Charitable Heart: You want to invest your newfound wealth. Maybe even save some lives while you are at it. (Linetail what you wish to invest in below this action, and the amount of money you want to donate in)
--[X] $100 Million. O'Reilly Foundation. It's the 30th anniversary of the Korean War, and sadly by now it's faded out of public memory save for MASH. You want to give back to Korean vets like Dad and show them some appreciation. Also take the time to check in with the Foundation and make sure it has proper services and infrastructure to support veterans across the nation.
-[X]Calling You're Parents: You are going to call your parents and see what they want. DC: 10
-[X] Political Campaign. $25 Million. Now that you're invested in politics after the RNC, you want to make an impact in statewide politics. Spend some money to fund ads and grassroots organization in support of the passage of California Ballot Propositions 2 and 10.

Okay, so I don't want to go too crazy with the actions considering IC Bruce is real depressed and in a funk right now and I don't want to do anything that could tear him away from the family. Starting off with upgrading Lucasfilms and see what Mike wants so we can manage the company well. Distribute Dacii, help give Romania a boost in culture and promotion and start our great partnership with them.

Talk with Alan and see about beginning the next batman. Build the best fortress and hire some great security to truly keep our family safe. Talk with Carrie, and I really hope that this is part of the autopass and nothing truly awful will happen because I don't want Bruce to be detatched to them and this is probably an awful scenario for Carrie as some of her worst fears are coming true, even if we're not pursuing glory. Talk with Brandon and find out his idea. Workout to help clear the mind and some nice family time. Call Mom and Dad and have a talk to help clear Bruce mentally and get some direction. Also Well-known fan for networking.

As for spending stuff, have Bruce get behind good causes and start making an impact at the state level. Propositions 2 and 10 were about supporting environmentalism in the Lake Tahoe Basin and provide for no smoking areas in enclosed public spaces so good causes to rally behind that narrowly lost OTL. Also do some charitable stuff and show some love for the Korean vets.

All I'm going to say is that China does not care about where you are. If they want to try and kill you they will keep sending people to kill you.



They really are that afraid that one of our movies will start a revolution that will see them removed from power and are doing everything in their power to stop that.



Including trying to kill Bruce.



But after this fiasco, America is off limits.



As for America retaliating… well it's company buissness and they will play a spy game.

@Schehera Zade In this case I'm gonna have to go with Bruce just producing Kung Fu Kid once we're done with Batman. It's just too damn risky to film on China's doorstep in a city that China considers to be their territory and I consider it would be terribly OOC for Bruce and disrespectful to Carrie and the family to carry such a danger, and I don't think Bruce Lee would want that. Let's just produce it and have the Karate Kid director sign on. I'm willing to pump some Omake material to help improve quality.
 
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We should probably start distributing more foreign movies as well
This is a good point. We've negotiated with Romania to distribute their films, and we've yet to do so. I don't want to say anything, but they might start to think we're not holding up our end of the deal here. We should at least distribute one of the films now.

Edit: Ninja'd.

[X] Plan Sad Goose Learning to Fly
 
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You are advocating for us doing nothing as an immediate response, where I offered a solution that will push their influence completely out of Hong Kong as they retreat further away from our influence, but also have the CIA use our company as a staging ground, which would force them to protect the employees out of their own self-interest, if nothing else.

And there's no pride in this, just wrath and calculation.
Yeah, doing nothing is WAAAAAY better than doing something stupid...

And this is stupidly dangerous and dangerously stupid, especially when you consider that you are painting a target on the back to anyone in hong Kong that decides to work with us...
See this is what will happen when china try's to do it again they will lose HARD so stop trying prevent us from hurting others when we can hurt dictators if they try shit
Yeah, that is going to be a great consolation to the victims of the crossfire

Do you think that China is going to hesitate to murder the families of anyone who works on the Hong Kong Campus?
 
@Schehera Zade In this case I'm gonna have to go with Bruce just producing Kung Fu Kid once we're done with Batman. It's just too damn risky to film on China's doorstep in a city that China considers to be their territory and I consider it would be terribly OOC for Bruce and disrespectful to Carrie and the family to carry such a danger, and I don't think Bruce Lee would want that. Let's just produce it and have the Karate Kid director sign on. I'm willing to pump some Omake material to help improve quality.
That's more than fine. I'm still gonna stand by my desire to have Bruce be the director and filming in Hong Kong, but I'm certainly not gonna begrudge you for not wanting to do that. You do you, man. :D🫡
 
Yeah, doing nothing is WAAAAAY better than doing something stupid...

And this is stupidly dangerous and dangerously stupid, especially when you consider that you are painting a target on the back to anyone in hong Kong that wants to
Ah, I see, you have no valid argument besides the emotional kneejerk, so you resort to calling the plan stupid.

This ends the debate with you, then, especially considering you've outright ignored Schehera Zade's very well articulated points on the matter.
Buy the rights to the Cam Jansen books
The first two books only came out this year, though...
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds (1980)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the UFO (1980)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones (1981)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog (1981)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins (1982)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball (1982)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown (1983)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie (1984)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize (1984)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House (1985)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper (1986)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54 (1989)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House (1992)
  • The Cam Jansen Fun Book (1992)
  • Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery (1993)
  • Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery (1995)
  • Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery (1996)
  • Cam Jansen and the Scary Snake Mystery (1997)
  • Cam Jansen and the Catnapping Mystery (1998)
  • Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery (1999)
  • Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery (2000)
  • Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery (2001)
  • Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery (2002)
  • Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery (2003)
  • Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery (2004)
  • Cam Jansen and the Valentine Baby Mystery (2005) - 25th Anniversary Special
  • Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery (2006)
  • Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery (2007)
  • Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries (2007) - three stories
  • Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery (2008)
  • Cam Jansen and the Sports Day Mysteries (2009) - three stories
  • Cam Jansen and the Basketball Mystery (2009)
  • Cam Jansen and the Wedding Cake Mystery (2010)
  • Cam Jansen and the Graduation Day Mystery (2011)
  • Cam Jansen and the Millionaire Mystery (2012)
  • Cam Jansen and the Spaghetti Max Mystery (2013)
  • Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery (2014)
 
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The first two books only came out this year, though...

Yeah, and Bruce really loved them so much that he wants to buy them. Movie studios buying the rights to books immediately after release happen very often. It was the same with Scarface and Forrest Gump. Here it's mainly motivated by Bruce having a nice time reading them with Mary, and after nearly losing his life, he wants to make some nice memories for Mary and continue making movies for her and the kids. If everyone thinks it's too soon, I'll switch it to Well-known fan.
 
Yeah, and Bruce really loved them so much that he wants to buy them. Movie studios buying the rights to books immediately after release happen very often. It was the same with Scarface and Forrest Gump. Here it's mainly motivated by Bruce having a nice time reading them with Mary, and after nearly losing his life, he wants to make some nice memories for Mary and continue making movies for her and the kids. If everyone thinks it's too soon, I'll switch it to Well-known fan.
I think it sounds reasonable that he wants to make good things for his daughter after such a traumatic event. I think you should leave it.
 
Wow, look at all these mentions. I'm real popular today, huh? :p


Makes me feel if he's one of those people that have very pecific opinions I Met one of them when we wanted to take down nazism in a worm quest he argued that those that do t support it but ignore it are not the same but they kinda are
No need to trash talk the other players like this. It's all good. No need to get so worked up. There's no need to escalate this issue.
The first two books only came out this year, though...
Yeah, and Bruce really loved them so much that he wants to buy them. Movie studios buying the rights to books immediately after release happen very often. It was the same with Scarface and Forrest Gump. Here it's mainly motivated by Bruce having a nice time reading them with Mary, and after nearly losing his life, he wants to make some nice memories for Mary and continue making movies for her and the kids. If everyone thinks it's too soon, I'll switch it to Well-known fan.
Yeah, the first book came out February and the second in October. If he read it, it'd only be the first one. It wouldn't be a problem necessarily, just adding context.
 
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