Watching the Shueisha president's back as he walked away, Ryan felt that he was truly pitiful.
"Nanaya, how could you cheat others like this?" Ryan said angrily.
Being in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ryan has certainly seen all kinds of py deals and intrigues.
In her own words, she has seen others dig into all kinds of dark pits.
Although she didn't understand the specific operations of the entertainment industry, she could easily see through Nanaya's methods from the perspective of interests.
"How can this be called a scam?" Nanaya would not admit it, he said righteously, "I am helping Shueisha to stop the loss in time."
Nanaya just gave an idea to Shueisha's president, Horiuchi Marue, which is to have an orthodox "Dragon Ball" movie to compete with Fox's "Dragon Ball 7".
After all, the copyright cannot be recovered no matter what efforts are made, so it is better to make a high-quality Dragon Ball movie by yourself and release it right after Fox's "Dragon Ball".
As long as the quality and reputation of this movie can surpass Fox's "Dragon Ball", Shueisha will be able to restore its reputation in North America.
And there's nothing wrong with Fox either. After all, it was Fox that messed it up. Isn't it normal for me to make an animated film to save the world?
And even if Fox didn't mess it up, Shueisha wouldn't have lost money by making this movie.
After all, considering the production cost of 2D animation and the IP influence of "Dragon Ball" in Japan, this movie will definitely not lose money.
If Fox's movie is successful, this film could further expand the influence of Dragon Ball.
If Fox's movie screws up, then this movie can also alleviate the collapse of Dragon Ball's reputation.
In response to Nanaya's statement, Ryan replied lightly: "But you asked Washimine to help distribute it worldwide."
Nanaya paused awkwardly: "...I am just doing normal business operations."
Although the copyright of the live-action version of "Dragon Ball" was sold to Fox, the distribution rights of the animated version are still in the hands of Shueisha.
With Nanaya's greedy personality, how could he miss such a good opportunity?
And the reason given by Nanaya is also very lofty. After the failure of the movie, Fox will definitely be afraid of the "Dragon Ball" IP.
Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance of success, Fox would not spend so much energy and effort to promote a 2D animated film.
We, Washimine, have distribution channels all over the world, with fair prices and no deception.
In consideration of the fact that we at Shueisha are making a loss but still want to gain publicity, we at Washimine bought this movie for 3 million US dollars.
"I also took a big risk!" Facing Ryan's contemptuous eyes, Nanaya argued, "You know, Washimine needs to face the European and American markets where the reputation of "Dragon Ball" has collapsed. I may lose money on this business."
Are there any risks in releasing an animated version of Dragon Ball?
Maybe.
The collapse of the live-action version's reputation has had a really bad impact, so bad that mainstream Europe and the United States will no longer recognize this movie.
But it's still very easy to generate a profit with a $3 million issuance fee.
The collapse of the live-action version of "Dragon Ball" did not have much impact on Nanaya.
The reason is very simple, because this movie is even more terrible than "Batman & Robin", so terrible that almost no one has heard of this movie.
Although Nanaya has long forgotten how much Dragon Ball made in North America, he still remembers the box office result of more than 4 million in the first weekend.
With this box office base, the North American box office record will never exceed 10 million US dollars at best.
This is still an upward estimate.
According to the North American theater chain's money-oriented standard, if the box office can be higher than 8 million US dollars, Nanaya would believe that Fox is definitely threatening with "Avatar".
Therefore, the scene that Horiuchi Marue imagined, in which Europe and the United States were shouting and killing Dragon Ball, does not exist.
No one knows about this movie, so how can we despise it?
Washimine's approach of distributing "Dragon Ball" in Europe and the United States is definitely a sure win, and he might even make a small profit.
Ryan obviously didn't know what Nanaya was thinking, but she understood the look of joy in the man's eyes.
If there was no real profit to be made, Ryan's "boyfriend" would never show such an expression.
"Lily was right when she said you're a profiteer. You really have a dark heart."
Ryan held up his chest with his arms and commented in a slightly disgusted tone.
"How do you talk to your boyfriend?"
Nanaya reached out and wanted to rub Ryan's head, but was frightened by Ryan's sharp eyes.
So Nanaya could only withdraw his hand from the air in disappointment and scratch his nose.
"I am just a profiteer, okay?" Nanaya said depressedly.
Ryan smiled brightly and she took Nanaya's arm again.
"Yeah, it seems that what Lily said is absolutely right. As long as a girl glares at you, you will become a coward."
Ryan's big blue eyes sparkled with interest.
[Lily again, what you call love is being that girl's puppet? Do you want to let that girl help you decide which position to use when you get married and enter the bridal chamber? ]
Nanaya made an expression as if he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Love is really interesting. I can't wait to try other triggering events." The weird smile on Ryan's face became more and more intense.
[I think you can just play galgames, which will give you a more direct experience. For example, SD is a good choice.]
Ryan grabbed Nanaya's arm and moved his head closer.
"What are you doing?"
Nanaya couldn't help but feel curious when he saw Ryan put his head in a position that seemed like a kiss but not a kiss.
Ryan said innocently, "Hey, Nanaya. According to Lily, someone will definitely come to interrupt us at this time, and this person must be our love rival."
"You think you're acting out a world-famous painting..."
Nanaya was halfway through his words when the door to the VIP room actually opened.
The crew members, led by Ryougi Shiki, walked in one after another.
"What are you two doing?"
Ryougi Shiki was stunned for a moment when she saw Ryan and Nanaya stuck together.
[I think what I said is good, right?]
Ryan glanced at Nanaya complacently.
Nanaya nodded helplessly.
According to the rumors out there, isn't the girl from the Ryougi family Ryan's love rival?
[Could this girl be majoring in prophecy? ]
However, the love rival Ryougi Shiki did not meet the requirements. Instead of giving an affectionate monologue inspired by Bai Xue, she showed a mischievous smile.
"Okay, Nanaya. In broad daylight, in the open, you actually did such a shameful thing."
Ryougi Shiki laughed, "Oh, oh, what should I do with you, a guy who has let Ori down?"
Of course Nanaya knew that this girl was taking advantage of the opportunity to blackmail him.
He just held up two fingers and said, "Two meals of high-quality sushi."
Ryougi Shiki's face immediately straightened: "Oh, Brother Nanaya, I don't know anything."
Seeing how easily Ryougi Shiki could be dealt with, Ryan suddenly felt powerless.
"This kind of love rival is really boring. Maybe I should do this in front of Miss Washimine."
Ryan found herself as if she had punched cotton.
"Ahem."
Ryutani Nobuyuki coughed lightly to express his presence.
"Old man." Nanaya hurried forward to greet him.
After all, they are our elders, so we must observe all the etiquette.
Ryutani Nobuyuki looked at the extremely well-behaved Nanaya, but he felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
Not to mention the various intimate things he did with the little female fox from the Washimine family, just the fact that he was so close to that British woman just now was enough to make Ryutani Nobuyuki feel disgusted to death.
After all, you are the candidate for my granddaughter's son-in-law. Can you be a little more reserved when you are intimate with other women?
No, you'd better stay away from my granddaughter!
Ryutani Nobuyuki acted as if he was doing something businesslike: "Nanaya, regarding the next few films of "Kara no Kyoukai", I hope to wait for a while before preparing them."
He did not hide it and said directly: "Kiritsugu plans to make a movie himself, so there will be a conflict in schedule."
Nanaya nodded and said, "Sure, since Kara no Kyoukai is Lin Bao's work now, you can arrange it however you want."
As long as Lin Bao's "Kara no Kyoukai" does not deviate from the setting of the Moon World, the shooting time of these seven nights is really not a big deal.
"No problem." Ryutani Nounari promised solemnly, "I will make this clear to Kiritsugu."
Now "Kara no Kyoukai" is Lin Bao's flagship film series, so of course Lin Bao takes it very seriously.
Although the copyright is in his hands, Ryutani Nobuyuki has no intention of breaking away from Nanaya and working with him.
We all know that it's nice to take shelter under a big tree. With Fate helping it expand into the global market, wouldn't it be nice for "Kara no Kyoukai" to follow behind and reap the benefits?
This type of Japanese urban legend series of movies has basically no market outside of the Japanese cultural circle.
Being able to gain a certain market share by leveraging the popularity of Fate is a good thing that other movies cannot even hope to achieve.
Therefore, Ryutani Nobuyuki naturally agreed to such a small matter as adhering to the world view.
Anyway, the script is provided by others, and the story outline is also set by them, so we just have to do it according to their instructions.
As for the idea of a certain middle-aged man from Emiya, Ryutani Nobuyuki waved his hand.
"Don't worry, that kid can't get out of my Five Finger Mountain!"
As Nanaya sat in the theater, thinking of what he had just heard in the lounge, he couldn't help but feel sad for Director Emiya.
However, when the movie started, Nanaya's attention was attracted by the pictures on the screen.
But this "attraction" is not a compliment to Nanaya.
Relying on the popularity of FZ in the first half of the year and the influence of the previous "Kara" trilogy, Japanese audiences are paying close attention to this new version of "Kara".
At least the premiere theater was packed.
The script provider of "Murder Speculation: Before" is Nanaya, who did not modify the main content of the story of "Kara no Kyoukai".
When Kiritsugu was filming, he still followed the ideas of the original work.
However, although the film retained the original cast, everyone can still feel the change in the style of the film after all the modifications were made by the behind-the-scenes staff.
Because I don't really like horror movies (I'm a bit timid), Nanaya rarely uses horror shooting techniques in the movies he shoots.
But Kiritsugu is obviously an expert at this.
The whole movie is filled with the atmosphere of Japanese horror movies. People who don't know the atmosphere would probably think they are watching half a ghost movie.
Even Nanaya, the screenwriter who knew the direction of the story, held Ryan's hand throughout the whole process.