Chapter 58 – Obscure and Unknown Crossing several streets, Renly soon entered the confines of Madison Avenue. A dark red Victorian-style building appeared in his sight, bursting yet wonderfully blending into the surrounding streets. As the bridgehead to European landing in North America, New York City was left with countless marks of European influence, such as the Harlem district, which derives its name from the Dutch, who used to own the area. The building in…

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Chapter 57 – First Invitation. In the face of Renly’s gratitude, Stanley smiled broadly and said, “So, what’s next? An album?” Renly tilted his head helplessly, and Stanley realized he had pushed too hard. He raised his hands in surrender and complained incessantly, “Young people nowadays really don’t know how to be grateful. Someone wants to help them make an album and start a career for free, and they still complain about others meddling in…

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Chapter 59 – The Oni was exterminated On a full moon night three days after the extermination of the Oni. My father and I were moonbathing on the porch. “Is your body, okay?” “Yeah, I got it healed.” After that day, my father spent most of his days in bed. It seems that the doctor who treated him, whom I had heard was the Goken family’s resident doctor, had told him that even though he looked…

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Chapter 56 – Halo Effect When Renly saw “Cleopatra” was ranked 48th on the iTunes instant download chart, he was truly surprised. This obscure folk song, sang by an unknown independent artist had no sales gimmicks whatsoever, and in the sea of thousands of digital singles, the chance of it being discovered by listeners was almost zero. Although iTunes has a feature that recommends songs based on users’ playlists and personal preferences, the recommended songs…

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Chapter 55 – Calm and Unruffled “600 cases of beer, 70 cases of whiskey, 40 cases of brandy, and 40 cases of tequila. Is the quantity correct?” The delivery truck driver double-checked the invoice, as Renly stood next to him, holding the inventory list that he had just recorded in the warehouse. After verifying the numbers one by one, Renly nodded and said, “It’s correct!” He then took the invoice, signed his name in the…

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Chapter 54 – Mysterious Identity The broadcast of the ninth episode of “The Pacific,” caused a sensation. This episode was about the famous Battle of Iwo Jima, but the movies “Letters from Iwo Jima” and “Flags of Our Fathers” had already tackled this war from different perspectives. “The Pacific” avoided the battle itself and instead reexamined this arduous and remarkable battle from different angles. While inspecting the war ruins, Eugene unexpectedly discovered a family who…

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Chapter 53 – Shooting up “As a work reflecting World War II, ‘The Pacific’ faced enormous challenges. Not only are there masterpieces like “Saving Private Ryan,” “Letters from Iwo Jima” and other films, but also outstanding mini-series like “Band of Brothers.” The theme of war is presented to the audience from all aspects, which not only requires the production team to break through and innovate, but also to make new breakthroughs on the basis of…

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Chapter 52 – Ascending As the most highly anticipated drama of this spring, “The Pacific” immediately became the topic of heated discussion as soon as it premiered, especially with the divergence of opinions between film critics and viewers, which cast a shadow over the future prospects of the miniseries. “A $230 million investment, is HBO going to fail this time?” This article from “US Weekly” was a bit alarmist, but it reflects the main comments…

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Chapter 51 – Rising to Prominence The three-minute video quickly came to an end. William sat in his chair, his thoughts slowly settling down. The excitement, restlessness, confusion, and anxiety from just now all seemed to have dissipated. A strange emotion surged within his chest—there was some loss, some loneliness, some regret. “But I was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life. And when I die alone, when I…

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Chapter 50 – Data Mining Experts see the details, while amateurs see the fun. Under the gaze of the public, “The Pacific” that made its shining debut not only attracted tens of thousands of viewers to watch the live broadcast for the first time, but also drew attention from insiders such as film critics, reporters, actors, and directors, becoming the hot topic on the evening of March 21, including the agents, of course. In the…

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