Set in Monaco, the luxurious resort city in southern France, Cent mille milliards(100,000,000,000,000) follows the emotional journey of 18-year-old Afine. The film opens with Afine's immersive conversation with Julia, part of a reality porn show production team, who regales her with tales of palaces, castles, and diamonds. This encounter offers Afine a glimpse into the lifestyle of the wealthy and privileged. As Afine navigates this world, she is joined by Victoria, daughter of a Chinese tycoon building his own kingdom on a vast island, and Mina, Victoria's nanny. Their odyssey of self-awareness traverses from the glamorous exterior of the resort city to the emptiness lurking behind luxury villas, cars, and neon lights, exploring themes of loneliness, melancholy, and nostalgia. Following Mercurials (2014) and Sophia Antipolis (2018), Virgil Vernier's Cent mille milliards(100,000,000,000,000) portrays the post-realist generation's quest for spiritual redemption. With elaborate color mise-en-scène, the film showcases Vernier's unique style. The dreamy, melancholic, and neurotic purple hue serves as a key expressive element, subtly hovering between reality and fantasy, embodying the essence of Vernier's artistic vision.