Don't call me Master, call me Director

Let's talk about the TV series "Magical Girl☆Illya" itself.

In fact, in terms of positioning, "Magical Girl☆Illya" is a special work between attracting newcomers and fans.

This kind of ambiguous positioning is a taboo for most works, because it is easy to disagree with both parties because the target group is not clear.

But "Magic" is different, because the plot itself is very simple, and the initial setting is not much different from ordinary magical girl works. For pure newcomers, there is almost no threshold for viewing.

Coupled with the two cute little lolis Ilya and Akiba, and Rin and Luvia, two beautiful girls who are perfect regardless of their personality, it is simply a must-see cute work for macho men.

For Fate fans, the most surprising thing about this work is the guest appearances of Fate's old actors.

From Rider to Caster at the very beginning, to Saber who just appeared on the stage, in the eyes of old fans, the cast of "Magic" is luxurious, not at all inferior to those TV dramas with big names.

And because the overall style is a comedy, it has a special flavor for fans.

Not to mention the famous scenes in the play that pay tribute to Fate's works in various ways, the content of the story is still a comedy line that is different from the serious plot of the main film.

This is a bit like "Evil, West, Poison" and "East Success, West", which were filmed with the same actors. The styles are very different, but they are so interesting.

Of course, as a special drama "Magical Girl☆Illya", the fighting is also unambiguous. High-quality fighting has always been the secret of the Fate series to obtain a fixed fan base.

But the interesting thing is that after watching Fate's works, the audience who are attracted by fighting feel that even if there is no wonderful fighting, Fate will still succeed.

Perhaps, this is the charm of the Fate story itself.

Leaving aside the fact that Fate fans love the work, the popularity of "Magical Girl☆Illya" gave Shinji a plan to make "Fantasy Carnival" in the future.

However, Shen Er is not going to do this in the near future, and most of the Fate chefs still focus on audiences who like dramas.

They will like this kind of funny work once in a while, but once there are too many, it will only make the audience feel aesthetically tired.

So Shinji is going to put Fate's comedy works on hold for a while, and turn to another genre—horror movies.

That's right, the project of the film series "The Realm of the Sky" starring Shinji and his assistant Miss Ryoichi has finally launched.

Chapter 291 Cu Chulainn: Don't send me to Tokyo!

Filming "The Realm of the Sky" is a very simple matter. With the plot of mushrooms and the good looks of the two ladies, as long as the director doesn't mess around, saving capital is not a problem, and making money is even easier.

What Shinji was struggling with was how big the project "Kra no Kyoukai" should be, whether it would only become popular in Japan, or whether it would become popular all over the world.

The former small goal is difficult to hit with feet, and the latter big goal is also difficult to hit with feet.

It is not easy to make "The Realm of the Sky" popular all over the world. The best adaptation of the supernatural story of "The Realm of the Sky" is a Japanese horror film.

But this type of movie is not popular in Europe and the United States. Omi’s ghost audience prefers the visual stimulation of ketchup on the screen to the horror of the atmosphere of the gods and gods.

The gap between them can be seen clearly by looking at the Japanese and American versions of "Midnight Ring" and "The Grudge".

A pure Japanese horror movie is bound to affect its popularity in Europe and America.

It is also very simple to make such a movie popular in Europe and the United States, then take the blockbuster route, focusing on fighting and special effects.

But Shen Er felt that if the adaptation of "Kingdom of the Sky" was too popcorn, it would make "The Realm of the Sky" tasteless.

As a Tsukimoto chef, Shinji has always tried his best to avoid such a situation.

"It needs to be carefully planned, especially which story to choose for the first movie..."

Shinji drove the balance car on the road of the film studio in Fuyuki City.

The studio built by Einzbern is not small, and it shows Shinji what a local tyrant is in the most intuitive way.

In such a large area, it would be too tiring to walk on the 11th route, especially the young master Shen Er, who is different from the Servants under his command, and his physical fitness is as strong as a cow.

In Erye's own words: I am not good at running.

Moreover, there are quite a few sets for ordinary people like Shen Er, and it is not convenient to drive a car or ride a bicycle.

Therefore, driving a self-balancing car to swagger through the market has become the most economical and cost-effective option.

Moreover, he was pulling the balance car with one hand and holding a cigar in the other. Not only did he look like dirt, but he was so cool and ostentatious, which made people look at him with a special flavor.

It's a pity that Shen Er is not old enough to smoke, so he can only use a toothpick to play the godfather's youth mini version Cos.

When he reached the gate of the office building, Shen Er jumped off the balance bike, flicked his hand contemptuously, and threw the toothpick into the trash can.

"Tsk tsk, my accuracy is still okay~"

Probably because she couldn't get used to Shen Er's pretentiousness, Ophelia, the little secretary who walked out of the office, reminded directly: "Boss, you will be arrested and imprisoned in New Zealand like this. They just passed a bill to completely ban citizens buy cigarettes."

Shen Er shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Don't worry, I will never go to New Zealand to shoot "The Lord of the Rings" in my life."

Ophelia squinted her one eye and complained, "I thought you would answer that you would never smoke for life."

"It's hard to say. If it's not complete, I'm going to learn from Weber to make cigars into dresses? It's better to stand alone for this kind of flag."

Shen Er took out a bottle of mineral water from the side and handed it over, asking, "How is the talk with Times Group?"

The little secretary unscrewed the cap and took a sip before saying, "Times Group accepted the project of "The Realm of the Sky" and gave a total budget of 5000 million U.S. dollars."

"Your personal producer's treatment has also been negotiated, a basic remuneration of 500 million US dollars, plus a 15% capped box office share, and a 3.5% peripheral income share."

This contract salary seems average, but Shen Er only served as producer and screenwriter in the crew of "Sky Realm", which is already very good.

Besides, the profit distribution of Xingyue's company is another calculation.

Shen Er is very satisfied with this treatment, although because of the relationship between two restrained little loli, his money has never been saved.

But being unable to save it does not mean that it is not his money.

In any case, he would pass his hand and spend it. Shen Er naturally hoped that the more money he passed, the better, so that the money he spent would be more valuable.

"Xingyue asked about the release date of "Empty Realm." The little secretary added, "They want to know the approximate time when you will finish it."

Shen Er thought for a while: "If everything goes well, I should be able to catch up with next year's summer vacation."

The two did not enter the office, but walked towards the studio on the right side of the office while talking.

This is the re-shooting set of "Severn X". At present, most of the production of this film has been completed, and it is in the final finishing touch.

Don't think of bad movies when you hear reshoots. If a movie is to be perfect, reshoots are an indispensable link.

After all, not all directors can have a perfect idea of ​​the picture of a movie before production like Shen Er.

In the editing stage, it is common to find that there are problems with the connecting shots, or that some details are not captured properly.

These flaws naturally need to be perfected by reshoots.

"Hello, Shinji."

Suddenly, a tall and slender woman approached and greeted Shen Er indifferently.

Shen Er didn't care about her attitude, he nodded and responded, "Hi, Miss R."

Medusa narrowed her eyes slightly behind the glasses, and then quickly walked past her Master.

Because Shen Er summoned her elder sister to torture her, Sister R has been a little bit petty with Er Ye lately.

Shen Er didn't care at all, who let him see Sister R being patted, rubbed, and stuck in front of her sister who was three years younger than her (at least)?

After eating the welfare CG of the old lolita who "ravaged" Xiao Yujie, it is also right to be disgusted by the leading actor.

Sister R will appear on the set of "Severn X" because she is an actress in the movie No. [-] Female Agent S.

With Ms. R's figure and valiant demeanor, it is very suitable to play a capable female agent.

When Shinji and Ophelia came to the set, several leading actors were there.

Compared with Miss R, who is angry, Cu Chulainn, the big dog, is much more enthusiastic.

"Yo, Master. Hello, Miss Secretary."

Gouzi put one hand in his pocket, and greeted him tugging.

Shen Er asked directly: "How is the work going?"

"It's going well."

Cu Chulainn's expression became a little more serious, and he replied: "The reshoots are almost done, and the final edited version will definitely be available before the end of this month."

"That director is still very capable, and everything is arranged very properly."

Shinji was not surprised that Cu Chulainn would praise director Denis Villeneuve.

This director has almost no shortcomings except that his movies are too literary.

And unlike other art directors who like to spend money, Denis Villeneuve has always been careful with the budget of the crew.

It's because the cost of the sci-fi literary films he made couldn't be lowered, causing those films to often run into deficit, and his reputation will definitely rise to a higher level.

You must know that he spent 1 million yuan to complete a movie with the picture level of "Dune".

For comparison, Netflix's "Red Notice," starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds, cost $2 million.

Given that comparison, it's no wonder that there have been persistent rumors that Netflix used the film to launder money.

However, Shen Er personally feels that it is not enough to launder money with Netflix's situation. Apart from sending money to the three leading actors, the bigger reason for such a high cost is the long-term shutdown of the crew caused by the epidemic.

But even so, the gap between the two crews can be seen.

It can only be said that directors spend money at a certain level. Directors like Michael Bay and Wen Ziren who can use one dollar to produce two dollars of effect are the favorites of the producer company everywhere.

Although the rank of Denis Villeneuve in "Severn X" is not at their level, at least you get what you pay for.

With Shen Er's vision of movies, this "Severn X" can definitely become the benchmark of cyberpunk works.

Cu Chulainn was also very satisfied with his performance. He felt that this was the most perfect performance since he was called into the present world.

This is actually nonsense, those Fate commercial works are essentially different from "Severn X".

But Da Gouzi didn't think so, he asked with concern: "Master, do you think we have a chance to win the prize this time?"

Shinji didn't answer immediately, but looked at him.

Cu Chulainn scratched his head and said, "Master, I performed very well this time! I kept the bitter face you asked for all the time..."

Shen Er raised his hand and interrupted him: "Cuchulin, I know you have worked hard, but I hope you will not slacken in the last period."

"Especially the reshoots in these two days, you show me what you should be! If you mess up, I will send you to Tokyo Hot to be the leading actor!"

Of course Cu Chulainn knew what place Shen Er was talking about, but he still said casually: "Master, if you really want to go to Tokyo to make a film, then you have to let me go out."

Shen Er stared directly at Cu Chulainn, that calm gaze made Gou Zi feel a little guilty.

"M...Master, you won't let us leave Fuyuki City, will you?"

Shen Er raised his eyebrows, teasingly said: "I'm researching, and I'm going to use you as a guinea pig."

Now Cu Chulainn's expression immediately became extremely serious, "Master, I will never mess up this movie! Don't worry!"

"Relax, don't be so nervous."

Shen Er smiled and patted Gouzi on the shoulder: "You Master, I'm not a devil~"

【With that horrible smile, you still say you are not a devil! 】

Cu Chulainn didn't dare to bet on whether Shen Er's words just now were a joke.

After all, he listened to Shen Er teasing him more than once when chatting, that the industry lacked male actors, especially handsome, good-looking, and capable male actors like him.

"Cuchulin, you seem to have misunderstood me a bit."

Shen Er squinted his eyes and smiled: "I just said, if that technology is successful, you can go to Venice with me. Because I want to apply for the best actor for you."

This is not a joke, if Cu Chulainn can really leave Fuyuki City, then of course Shinji will fight for Venice Best Actor for him.

But if it was time to leave, Cu Chulainn could only bind the spirit locally, then he could only say sorry.

It is not uncommon for movie kings to win awards without participating in the film festival, but the blue dog in front of them will definitely not be one of them.

Because that is an honor only for actors who have performed well and have very good reasons not to participate in the selection.

Otherwise, most of the judges would give it zero points just for a reason to disdain the award without being on the spot.

Because of the treatment FSN received at the Cannes Film Festival back then, Shen Er had multiple physical and psychological resistances to the act of giving money to the film festival.

So if Cu Chulainn can't participate in the film festival, Shen Er will definitely be too lazy to arrange awards PR for him.

As for the so-called Tokyo Hot actor, it's just Shinji beating this smug dog.

The second master heard that the blue dog went crazy yesterday and was blown to the ceiling by Luvia.

Qiu Lin also guessed the reason why Shen Er reminded himself, and dared not say anything more.

On the other hand, Ophelia, the little secretary standing behind the second master, couldn't see any signs of desertification in the world on her face—it was all raw.