Ryan was obviously still a little hesitant about Nanaya's invitation.
First of all, she didn't have a very strong desire to appear on the big screen.
Secondly, Ryan was not very confident in her acting skills. Even if Nanaya said it very simply, she would not believe it easily.
Ryan had worked with Nanaya on the preparations for Madoka Magica, so she knew very well that even for a commercial film, acting skills couldn't be achieved casually.
Nanaya did not continue to insist on inviting Ryan.
The FGO project is only a prototype now and has not been officially launched.
Although the sixth singularity of Camelot is definitely in the filming plan, it obviously won't be too early.
Who knows what will happen in a few years.
After discussing a few more words about the promotion of "Purgatory's Flames", the two gradually shifted the topic to the next stage of work.
"Ryan, please notify New Zealand," Nanaya said to the female assistant, "We will return to New Zealand to assemble in mid-May."
Recently, many core members of the "Madoka Magica" crew came to North America for the promotion of "Inferno" and the creation meeting of FGO.
Besides, humans are not machines after all, so shortly after the release of "Inferno", except for a few guards on rotation, Nanaya gave the members of the "Madoka Magica" crew a vacation of neither too long nor too short.
It can also be regarded as a reward for the crew members who have been working with me since the end of the New Year holiday.
After that, Nanaya thought about it again, and then said, "Let Washimine Entertainment contact the young and relatively famous actresses in Hollywood to see if they have any ideas for a cameo in Madoka Magica."
The final scene of "Madoka Magica" where Madoka saves countless magical girls throughout history will use a large number of young actresses.
In addition to their own idols and those of Fatty Aki, there will definitely be a few magical girls from Europe and America.
In this situation where anyone can take part, Nanaya plans to first ask the new generation of actors in Hollywood if they are interested.
After all, a celebrity guest appearance with a certain popularity base is always better than a mere passerby.
However, this kind of guest appearance is almost a free one. Although it is not without pay, compared with the status of those stars, it is definitely not much.
Of course, it's okay if those stars don't want to come. Hollywood is full of young and beautiful women, not much else.
If given the chance to be in a $200 million movie, these girls would definitely flock to it.
Not to mention that the crew didn't pay, Nanaya just asked to call these girls together to warm the bed, which probably wouldn't be a problem.
Even though Nanaya had no such idea at all.
"So what about your FGO project?" Ryan pointed to his notebook, "Are you planning to prepare for it in New Zealand as well?"
"It's still a long way to go. Maybe by then 3D technology will have already been popularized throughout Hollywood."
Picking up the notebook, Nanaya walked towards the villa.
When Ryan caught up with the teapot and cups, he said, "Remember to remind Shiki Matsuno to pay attention to the preparation time for "Tsukihime" and submit the plan as soon as possible."
This is the first time that Shiki has shot a relatively pure commercial film, and Nanaya is a little afraid that he will bring his literary and artistic habits into it.
In fact, it doesn't matter if Shiki Matsuno really makes a loss on "Tsuki-hime". With the current performance of Washimine Entertainment, they can still afford the loss for a movie with a cost of around 50 million US dollars.
What Nanaya was really worried about was Shiki Matsuno himself.
After all, this movie can be considered a transitional work for Shiki, and whether it can successfully influence the direction of Shiki's directorial career thereafter.
Whether from the perspective of a project leader or a friend, Nanaya naturally hopes that the other party can succeed.
Therefore, Nanaya served as the producer of "Tsukihime" in order to check it for his friend.
Currently, Nanaya hopes that Shiki MAtsuno will be able to complete the set before he leaves the United States for New Zealand.
But Ryan obviously has a different opinion.
"Nanaya, don't you think you're a bit overprotective of Shiki?" Ryan reminded hesitantly.
"Is there?"
"Yeah." Ryan nodded. "Shiki is a man with his own ideas. I'm afraid your interference will arouse his rebellious psychology."
Although he didn't have much contact with Shiki, Ryan, who had experience working in an embassy, had a way of judging people.
In the past two years, Ryan clearly felt that Shiki's attitude towards Nanaya was a bit complicated.
Because Nanaya is so successful, so successful that Shiki Matsuno hopes to get rid of his shadow.
Nanaya stood at the door of the villa, looking at the blue sky above his head.
After thinking for a moment, Nanaya laughed at himself.
Because Nanaya found that what Ryan said seemed to make some sense.
He and Shiki had been very good friends for a long time, but their relationship was not completely balanced.
When they first met, Shiki Matsuno was already a rich second-generation, while Nanaya was a poor boy from the mountains.
To outsiders, it seemed that Shiki was undoubtedly protecting Nanaya, just like a big boss finding a younger brother.
Shiki Matsuno himself might have had the same thought to some extent, but he did not instruct Nanaya to do this or that. Instead, he tried hard to protect his good friend.
When outsiders laugh at Nanaya's ideals, Shiki Matsuno will take the initiative to laugh back.
When Nanaya needs work experience, Shiki will take the initiative to help him contact the crew.
From an objective point of view, Nanaya was definitely supported by Shiki on his road to success.
Nanaya himself has never denied this.
Recently, he approached Shiki to co-produce a movie, and asked Shiki to be the director of "Tsukihime".
Among these, Nanaya may have had some thoughts of repaying his gratitude subconsciously.
But Nanaya found that he seemed to have forgotten to consider the feelings of Shiki himself.
Shiki Matsuno is different from Ori who has always been following him.
You know, in the past, it was the Shiki that protected Nanaya.
But now, Nanaya himself has become a great director admired by everyone.
The change was too rapid. When Shiki reacted, he realized that Nanaya was no longer the same Nanaya.
Although Shiki Matsuno was sincerely happy for Nanaya, he also felt a little sad.
Because now, it is Shiki himself who is under the shadow of Nanaya, enjoying the protection that Nanaya gives him.
[Come to think of it, when I accepted Shiki's help, I felt a little embarrassed. ]
Nanaya let out a slow sigh.
At the beginning, I didn't want to accept too much help from Shiki, so the jobs I accepted were basically chores on the crew.
Otherwise, with the recommendation of Shiki Matsuno and Nanaya's own ability, it should be no problem for him to become a lighting technician or set designer.
[So what was my idea of getting along with the Shiki at that time? ]
Gradually, Nanaya's thoughts became clearer...
"Sometimes, you have to walk your own path."
Nanaya turned around and hugged Ryan.
"I think I know what to do now, thank you."
Ryan pushed Nanaya away and said, "What do you know?"
"How to get along with your friends after your identity is swapped."
Nanaya said as he walked into the villa and snapped his fingers.
"Ryan, hurry up and go inside. Look at the clouds, it looks like it's going to rain soon."
Now that the work has been completed, the next period of time will be Nanaya's rare rest time.
Having said that, Nanaya just had a decent dinner with Ryan in the evening and watched a B-movie.
It's not that Nanaya has some weird hobby of watching bad movies.
Although there are also relaxing elements, a lot of inspiration can be found in B-level movies.
Because the film budget is very limited, the talented directors in B-level films often use all kinds of strange techniques to achieve the effects they want.
These processing techniques will undoubtedly be an inspiration to Nanaya.
However, there are very few B-level film directors who can achieve this, and most B-level films are undoubtedly trash culture.
It's okay to take it out occasionally for fun, but there's nothing left otherwise.
Nanaya watched movies at home with Ryan in his arms, while his own movie "Purgatory's Flames" continued to generate huge revenues in the market.
The advantage of launching in the off-season is the lack of competitors. As long as the quality of the movie is good enough, the topic is hot enough, and the fan base is large enough.
Then the commercial potential of the film will be greater.
After all, there were simply no movies worth watching during this period of time, and "Inferno" became almost the only choice for most viewers.
In North America, no, it should be said that in the global film market from March to April, "Inferno" basically dominated the market.
The box office performance of "Inferno" after entering the working day was more stable than Nanaya had imagined.
Although it did see a significant decline, the box office of $19.54 million was already quite good for a weekday.
After all, the biggest wave of fan potential has been exhausted in the first three days, and the performance of "Purgatory" in the future can only rely on its own quality.
During the next three working days, the box office of "Inferno" continued to decline slowly, but it was always the box office champion on that day.
And the box office results have remained above 18 million US dollars.
As a result, in the absence of strong competitors, "Inferno" earned a total of 257 million US dollars in North America in 7 days of its release.
No one doubted that Inferno could earn $300 million.
After all, it has only been released for 7 days, and the three days of the next weekend are not here yet.
What everyone really cares about is whether "Purgatory's Flames" can break 400 million.
Or to be more precise, where does "Inferno" rank in the history of North American films?
Previously, Nanaya' highest-ranking film on the North American box office chart was UBW in 2006, which ranked fifth in history with a box office of just over 440 million.
Whether "Inferno" can break this record this time, or even surpass "Star Wars"'s $460 million to rank third in history, is the biggest focus of the outside world on the box office performance of "Inferno".
Of course, what is also worth watching is the global box office performance of "Inferno".
The 2 billion performance of "Titanic" is too abnormal, so there is basically no need to think about it.
But the runner-up "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" achieved a revenue of 1.12 billion, so maybe there is still hope if we try harder.