Don't call me Master, call me Director

But it's still too early, Shen Er plans to use this guy as a publicity point after the film has achieved certain results.

Compared to the uneasy Gilgamesh, Artoria made Shinji feel more at ease.

Although the whole performance is serious, it can also be explained that the newcomer actors are too nervous to fool the past.

As for Shinji himself, when asked by reporters about the film, he mostly used "full confidence in the film", "the performances of several actors are very good", "Artoria is my favorite actor" I have been fooled by such clichés.

Now the second master has too little capital to brag about in front of reporters, and everything can only be said after the movie is released.

With the end of this interview, the screening time finalized by Bandai is getting closer and closer.

Under Shen Er's careful attention, he finally saw the news and advertisements of FSN in the media.

The reason why I say it is intentional is because FSN’s publicity and distribution conditions are not good, and the time for TV to broadcast movie trailers is late at night; the newspapers that publish movie advertisements are also third-rate; the interviews of several actors are also published in mediocre sales. periodicals; even in movie theaters, movie posters are placed in remote locations that are not very noticeable...

Shinji was not very satisfied with Bandai's twitchy distribution model, and even Udagawa Nanou was dissatisfied with the company's overly conservative distribution.

Naihe was not the one who made the release plan, but her boss Ueno Kazunori.

For Kazunori Ueno, who is about to be promoted to the president of Bandai, the success of FSN is icing on the cake, but if it fails, it will definitely be a disaster, which will cause a major blow to his prestige.

At this critical moment, Ueno Kazunari would rather make money slower for his own future, and control costs as much as possible in publicity and distribution.

This kind of publicity and distribution idea of ​​​​not seeking merit, but seeking no faults, has become specific in execution. Even if the audience of the trial screenings has an excellent reputation, there are only 30 copies of the film in the first round of screenings.

Fortunately, Shen Er's previous publicity suggestions still played a role. Bandai's publicity is more focused on young audiences aged 15-30, rather than the traditional audience group over 30 years old in the world.

It's just that Udagawa Nanou, who is implementing the plan, doesn't know how effective this kind of publicity strategy is, but she feels that the general direction should not be wrong.

"Hehe, that movie is released."

In an office in Tokyo, Kawachi Ippei, a film critic who was flipping through a newspaper, suddenly laughed contemptuously.

"Which movie?"

The assistant on the side asked flatteringly at the right time.

"It's the movie I went to see a month ago."

Hanoi Yiping threw the newspaper aside, picked up his teacup and sneered.

"Humph, a kitschy movie with nothing but explosions and flashes, what a waste of my time."

Hanoi Yiping's words were full of disdain and disgust, as if he felt that FSN polluted his eyes.

"What on earth is Toho thinking, actually planning to release that kind of movie... Really, the taste of Japanese film companies is really getting lower and lower, can't they be more artistic like Europe?!"

Hanoi Ippei said with heartbroken emotion that he seemed to be very dissatisfied with the status quo of Japanese movies, which are declining in popularity, morality is degraded, and people's hearts are not ancient.

"Mr. Hanoi, calm down~" the assistant said with a wry smile, "Basically, this kind of low-level movie won't get any resources, otherwise it wouldn't occupy such a small page. I see, this movie is likely to be screened in theaters." line for a week."

"Hmph, this is the best!"

Hanoi Yiping said coldly.

Although he said so, he felt that this kind of movie would be an insult to him if he went around the theater for a week.

Obviously they have already denied this movie so much, Bandai actually dare to release this movie, do they take themselves seriously! !

Hanoi Yiping ordered to the assistant: "Bandai will be blacklisted, and all future movies about their company will be rejected."

"I see."

The assistant nodded in agreement, and it didn't matter if his boss asked him to.The movies released by Bandai are either animation or special effects, which are far from Hanoi Ippei’s taste. The two parties are not in the same way, so canceling the cooperation will naturally cause no loss.

"Are there any new job offers today?"

After belittling Bandai, Kawachi Ippei finally turned his attention to work.

The assistant hurriedly picked up an envelope from his desk: "There is no new invitation, but Shochiku has sent a thank you letter."

"Let me see......"

Hanoi Yiping picked up the envelope and opened it to take a look, and found that it was a movie he evaluated at the beginning of the year.

The movie about a criminal's journey to redemption was very popular with Hanoi Yiping, so he praised it in his newspaper column.

At present, the film has received a box office of 10 billion yen and is still in theaters.Shochiku Films was very grateful to Kawachi Ippei for its favorable comments, and gave 150 million yen as a finishing touch.

Hanoi Yiping naturally put the check in the envelope into his arms: "Shochiku is pretty good, much better than some low-end film companies."

The assistant rubbed his hands and replied, "Of course, Shochiku knows very well that this movie is a hit because of you, Mr. Hanoi."

"Hahaha, you're right! The prosperity of Japanese movies depends entirely on us film critics, hahahaha!"

Ippei Kawachi, who spreads hearty laughter throughout the office, puts his displeasure at the bad movie behind him.

FSN, what is that thing?Is it worth being remembered by His Excellency Hanoi Yiping?

The kind of things that he feels polluted his eyes will not have audiences at all, and there will be no box office. Slowly rotting in the corner is the final destination of that movie.

What Hanoi Yiping didn't know was that the vast majority of movie fans and audiences really didn't know the news about FSN's upcoming release, but there was a group of people who had been waiting for this movie for a long time.

On April 2003, 4, on a very ordinary Monday, FSN landed in the Japanese market with a screening scale of 14 theaters.

There was no premiere, no media event, not even a large-scale announcement, and FSN just released it quietly.

But Kuonji Yuzu, who had been paying attention to the release information of FSN for a long time, rushed to the cinema immediately.

【Last time, Qingzi kept arguing on the sidelines and didn't see some details clearly. This time, I must...】

Youzhu clenched his fists to cheer himself up, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Thanks to the fact that the FSN release time is a weekday, there are not many people in the cinema, which makes Youzhu who doesn't like to stay with people very happy.

Looking at his watch, seeing that the screening time was approaching, Youzhu got up and prepared to walk into the FSN screening room.

Suddenly, a familiar surprised cry sounded from the side.

"Hey, why is Youzhu you?"

Youzhu looked back and found that it was her very familiar friend Qingzi Aozaki who was speaking.

"Qingzi...what a coincidence."

Although there was a little panic in his heart, Youzhu still pretended to be nonchalant and greeted her.

Qingzi also scratched his hair with an awkward smile: "Yes...what a coincidence."

Is it a coincidence?It's no coincidence that there are only 25 movie theaters in the country, and there are only 3 movie theaters in Tokyo.

"..."

"..."

Just as You Zhu and Qing Zichu were playing a game of staring at the door, another person stepped in from the side.

"Isn't this the eldest lady of the Aozaki family?"

"You are......"

The face of the short-haired young man in front of him gave Qingzi a little impression, but he couldn't remember his name.

"I'm from Chai Song's family." The other party introduced himself, "Miss Cang Qi, are you here to watch this movie like us?"

"you?"

It was only then that Qingzi noticed that the guy named Chai Song was followed by five or six people.

Although he couldn't name them, Qingzi knew that these people were all from the family of magicians.

"My old man thought it was embarrassing for him to go to the movies at such an old age, so he sent me here on purpose." Chai Song said with a wry smile, "We are all like this, so we just came here together."

"Yes... is it?"

Qingzi didn't know how to answer, so he smiled awkwardly but politely.

But this is not over yet, after Qingzi and Youzhu entered the theater, several groups of young men and women walked into the theater one after another, all of them were young people from the magician family without exception.

So much so that in the end Qingzi found that there were very few ordinary people in the whole theater, and most of them were from the magic world.

"What's going on here? Is there a gathering of second-generation magicians in the Tokyo metropolitan area?!"

Qingzi, who was sitting on his seat and preparing to use FSN for the second time, was completely messed up.

Chapter 28: The Carnival of Magicians

When the movie ended, the slightly poignant music sounded, and the subtitles of the film crew slowly fell.

Chai Song took a look at the most eye-catching line in the subtitle - the work of director Shinji Matou.

"He's really good."

Cai Song said to his companions: "The film he made is simply..."

Because I was so impressed and touched by the movie, Chai Song couldn't find the right words of praise for a while.

In the end, he only choked out a sentence: "If he has another work, I will definitely go to the theater. He changed my concept of movies. I always thought that there is nothing worth going to the movie theater except for female stars taking off their clothes. .”

"Me too."

One of Chaisong's female magician companions nodded, and she echoed with bright eyes: "The young master with blue curly hair in the movie is Master Matou himself, right? He is really handsome and talented. I know why so many people in the clock tower flock to him."

"Indeed. Really watched a good movie..."

As Cai Song said, he got up and was about to leave the theater, but before he had taken two steps, he stopped with a constipated expression on his face.

"Well... I said... has any of you recorded the magic tricks in the movie?"

Finally remembering the task given to him by the elders in his family, the words "it's over" were written all over his face.

"Forehead......"

The young magician who was still admiring Shen Erye just now also changed her face quickly, and she also forgot about it because she was too absorbed in watching the movie.

"I only recorded the beginning, and then..."

Another companion raised his hand weakly and replied awkwardly.

"How much did you write? Let me have a look... Tsk."

Cai Song, who was looking forward to it, immediately collapsed when he saw that the other party had written less than half a page.

Not only Chai Song and his group, but also the remaining second-generation magicians in the theater also encountered a similar situation.

After watching the movie, they didn't remember the instructions of their elders until the end of the movie. They all showed the expressions of students who didn't write a word of homework on the last day of summer vacation.

"Which of you wrote it?"

"If there is a record, please lend me a copy!"

"I belong to the Takizaki family, can anyone lend me a copy? Thank you very much!"

......

Qingzi looked at the messy movie hall and secretly laughed.

"Hey, Youzhu." Qingzi poked his friend lightly with his elbow, "What do you think these guys are here for?"

"boring."

Youzhu pursed the corners of her lips, as if holding back a smile.Then, she closed her notebook with a snap.

"A bunch of idiots." Youzhu commented, "Won't you watch the movie again?"

Chai Song and his group who were closer to Youzhu were stunned for a moment when they heard Youzhu's words, and then they all nodded in a sudden realization.

"Anyway, it's still early, let's watch it again."

Without waiting for his companions to nod, Chai Song immediately made a decision for everyone.

"Get something for me, I'll hurry to buy a ticket."

After speaking, Cai Song rushed out of the theater without looking back.

In the theater corridor, a Bandai staff member was waiting with a movie questionnaire.

Seeing Chai Song coming out, he hurried up to meet him.

"This audience, I am..."

"Step aside!"

Chai Song didn't have time to talk to this guy at all, he directly pushed him away and rushed to the theater ticket window.

"What happened?"