Don't call me Master, call me Director

If this TV series was created by someone else, 35% ratings would be pretty good, but this is Shinji Matou's work, and the ratings for the first episode are 40%! !

"The myth is shattered, Shinji Matou's first foray into TV dramas was a disastrous failure!" "," A lot of money to make a TV series into a laughing stock! "," Jiang Lang is exhausted!"The End of a Genius Director"... News headlines like these appeared in Japanese newspapers the next day.

In the past two years, Shen Er has been so successful that the entertainment reporters who have succeeded in Japan can't wait to strangle him to death.

As someone in the entertainment industry, how can you be so successful without gossip!Why don't people like you die!

What Japanese journalists like most is to dig out the moments when the high and big figures fell to the bottom, but Shen Er didn't give them a chance at all.

Now that Matou Shinji has finally failed once, it is natural to publicize it with great fanfare.

Not only journalists, but even film critics.

After being rubbed against the ground twice by Matou Shinji, film critics finally ushered in a failure of Matou Shinji.

In other words, it is more appropriate to use what they think of as failure.

The "old friend" of Shinji Matou, Mr. Ippei Kawachi, deliberately published the article "The End of a Clown" in his special topic.

[The show UBW was really a very, very bad failure, not to mention anything else, just the exact same plot as the movie version makes it hard to watch. 〕

[If you think FSN movies are not hypnotic enough, then congratulations, now you have found a better sleep aid. 〕

[Matou Shinji is completely wasting the huge budget of the TV series, which makes me feel sorry for those yen!If these funds are used to invest in real works of art, how many classic works like "Half Confessions" can be produced. ] "Nonsense!"

Shirou tossed the newspaper aside, even a good old man like him couldn't accept the confounding claims of these film critics.

He has no prejudice against the film "Half Confession", which won the Blue Ribbon Award and the Japan Film Academy Award. It is okay for film critics to insist that this is a classic film, but the two styles and production scale are completely different. The analogy of the same work, isn't this sick?

"Ah, no... Those people are indeed sick. It's not the first time for them."

Shirou has a deep understanding of the meaning of Shen Er's sentence "After being bitten by a dog, you will feel sick whether you bite it back or not".

If you pay attention to this kind of person, you will lose.

"elder brother!"

Just when Shirou was thinking about whether to ask Shinji how to solve the problem and suppress the rhythm of the TV series, Ilya suddenly opened the paper door and rushed in.

"Elia, what's wrong?"

Shirou who was sitting on the tatami raised his head curiously and asked.

"Brother Shen Er just called. He said that in order to celebrate UBW's success in ratings, there will be a special press appreciation meeting tomorrow, and you, the leading actor, must be present."

"What?"

Shirou was dumbfounded when he heard the news.

In fact, not only Shirou was dumbfounded, but all the media were also dumbfounded.

All of them had the same thought: Shinji Matou, you still have the face to hold a thank-you party? !

The reporters had a new appreciation for Shinji's brazenness, and they felt they had never seen someone so brazen.

At the same time, they felt that facing a thick-skinned guy like Shen Er, it must be very cool to slap him in the face.

Who made them, reporters, who like to watch big shots the most, feel ashamed?

So, even though it was less than 24 hours before the thank you meeting when they received the notification, reporters from all over Japan went to Fuyuki City as quickly as possible.

Two hours before the thank-you meeting, the venue was full of seats.

Many reporters who were not assigned seats could only squeeze in the front aisle and the aisles on both sides. Of course, they did not come to join in the show, but to watch the excitement.

As soon as the time came, Shirou and Ophelia accompanied Shinji to enter the arena on time. The reporter near the door immediately pointed the camera at the three of them.

As the protagonist of the appreciation meeting, Shen Er was very calm. He ignored the buzzing voices of the reporters, and went straight to the stage and sat down.

The host of the appreciation meeting first briefly introduced the situation of UBW, and then entered the media questioning session.

"So, now to questioning journalists..."

As soon as these words came out, the reporters in the audience raised their hands in unison.

Hundreds of hands raised high together, this scene made the second master feel quite spectacular.

"Director Matou, you are holding a news appreciation meeting for UBW now, are you satisfied with the 28% ratings of the TV series?"

The first reporter who got the microphone stood up and asked in a very rude tone.

Shen Er sat on the stage and looked at each other confidently: "Is this a bad grade?"

"As far as I know, the ratings of this drama have dropped..."

"12% right?"

Shen Er resolutely interrupted the reporter's speech, "I don't need you to remind me of this statistic. I'm already tired of seeing this statistic in your reports these days."

"I'll just ask two questions. Do you know what the highest audience rating was in prime time last year?"

The reporter in the audience stopped talking immediately. He knew this question, but he didn't dare to say it.

"I can tell you that it is the last episode of "The White Tower", and the data is 32.1%. The average rating of the whole show is 23.9%."

As soon as Shen Er finished speaking, there was a buzz of discussion from the audience.

These fast-thinking reporters already guessed what Shen Er was going to say.

"UBW now not only has the highest ratings of the episode surpassing last year's ratings champion, but the current average ratings are also far ahead." Shen Er proudly announced to the reporters with his chest out.

Probably because Shen Er's attitude was too arrogant, all the reporters were intimidated and speechless.

Several familiar reporters looked at each other, seeing helplessness in each other's eyes.

No, didn't we come here to watch Shinji Matou's joke?Then why is he so arrogant?Why is he not in a hurry when the ratings have dropped by more than a quarter?

"Director Matou..."

A reporter picked up the microphone, frowning and wanted to ask questions.

"What do you want to ask?"

Shen Er raised his eyebrows, and a red light flashed in his eyes.

"Uh...that...this..."

Under the influence of the magic, the reporter's attitude suddenly became trembling, walking on thin ice, as if frightened.

"I know what you want to ask, let me answer you."

Shen Er said with confidence: "The current ratings of 28% will only be temporary, and the story of UBW is getting better. I believe that when the sixth episode is broadcast, the ratings will start to climb. At that time, it may refresh the No. 6 episode ratings."

The reporters who heard these words became silent. They really wanted to say something, but they seemed to have lost their ability to speak and couldn't say anything.

Many reporters even experienced symptoms of fatigue and panic, and found it difficult to raise their hands.

"Shen Er, it's a bit too much..." Shirou, who saw some tricks, muttered, "You're using an enchantment, right?"

Shen Er curled his lips, and responded with the same words: "They asked for this, they want to make big news all day long, let them become big news themselves."

At this time, Shen Er has completely gained the upper hand, but he is still not ready to let these guys go.

He asked Ophelia to bring him a stack of newspapers, unfolded them one by one, and read them to the audience.

The contents of the newspapers are all satirizing the failure of the TV series produced by Shen Er. This report should have made the reporters proud, but at this moment it has become evidence of their public execution.

Even though Shen Er only read one or two sentences in each newspaper, the author of the article sitting below had the illusion that Shen Er had read the whole text of himself.

After the newspaper was finished reading, the reporters in the audience lowered their heads, and no one dared to look directly at Shen Er.

Shen Er sneered: "Now, I can share a piece of news with you. UBW's ratings in North America have reached 1200 million, and it is the most popular TV series in the past five years."

The reporters who heard the news felt their faces were hot, as if they had been slapped.

Shen Er swept across the reporters under the stage, and leaned back arrogantly with his arms folded.

"Now, please tell me what is an international hit TV series?"

Chapter 104 Nani? ! Rider is dead? ?

"You reporters are always trying to make a big story."

The TV screen is playing Shinji's speech at the appreciation meeting.

Perhaps it was because Shen Er was really angry, he kept tapping on the table with his hands while speaking.

"I really think that some people in the Japanese media should seriously reflect on it, and don't use your ignorance and shamelessness to lower Japan's image!"

"Hmph, Japan's image was destroyed by you!"

Hanoi Yiping, who was sitting in front of the TV, commented very disdainfully.

"Miscalculated, this guy held such a thank-you party to slap everyone in the face."

Hanoi Yiping's assistant echoed in a low voice: "Because everyone only notices the continuous decline in the ratings, and forgets that as long as it is above 20%, it is still a popular TV series."

"Those reporters are in a hurry." Hanoi Ippei sighed, "We should wait another two weeks, and wait until the clearance rate drops below 15% before doing anything."

Hanoi Ippei did not mention that he wrote an article criticizing Shinji very anxiously, and the assistant next to him chose to temporarily lose his memory and forget about it.

"Forget it, anyway, according to the current speed, the ratings of TV dramas will continue to decline, which is a certainty."

Hanoi Yiping said happily: "I don't know how much the ratings of the fourth episode will drop. Is it 21%, 20%, or below 20~"

Thinking that the final ratings of UBW TV dramas are likely to reach single digits, the corners of Hanoi Yiping's mouth can't help but curl up.

In his opinion, the final outcome of this TV series is already a foregone conclusion, Matou Shinji is just a dead duck with a stubborn mouth.

"I want to see what you have to say next."

Hanoi Yiping clenched the cigarette case in his hand tightly.

After the appreciation meeting, Xingyue, who is no longer a shell company, launched his own propaganda department, and began to publish Shinji's speeches in major Japanese media, and severely reprimanded those who slandered Shinji and UBW.

And those journalists and film critics who were criticized were not to be outdone, and published articles to refute it.

I can't speak in front of Matou Shinji, so why can't I write articles to scold you? !

These people made so-called "statistical charts" and cursed viciously that UBW's final ratings are likely to be below 10%.

All of a sudden, the two sides were chatting back and forth on the major media, which raised the enthusiasm for UBW to the sky again.

From a standpoint, Japanese newspapers and magazines are on the side of reporters and film critics, and they don't like Matou Shinji and his works either.

Magazines and newspapers do not want to increase traffic to UBW from the bottom of their hearts.

However, everyone needs to have a good meal when starting a company.

Even if the magazines can ignore the quotations given by the monthly articles, they can't ignore the sales of their magazines and newspapers that hype UBW brings.

So amid all the noise, everyone ushered in the fourth episode of UBW.

"Youzhu, you really can't get tired of Fate."

At the Jiuyuan Temple House again, Qingzi and Youzhu sat on the sofa to watch UBW again on time.

"Because the magic skills inside are very useful to me." Youzhu said seriously, "Rin Tohsaka's use of Gandr is a great inspiration to me."

Qingzi noticed that his friend only mentioned magic skills and not the plot, so he teased: "Actually, you don't want to watch the plot repeatedly, do you?"

"No, I'm more interested in Archer, the heroic spirit. He seems to have an almost hateful hostility towards Wei Gong Shirou. The sentence "you drown with your own ideals" in the last episode makes me think he must be against Wei Gong Shirou. Miyashiro is very familiar with it."

Then, Youzhu asked back: "What about you? Aren't you always complaining that repeating the plot is meaningless?"

"But who told you to only watch Fate? I have no choice but to watch it with you."

Qingzi put his hands on the back of his head and complained: "After all, watching Fate is better than staying at the grandpa's house where there is nothing but reading."

Upon hearing this, Youzhu shook her head slightly: "You should work harder on magic, maybe you can become a magician."

Qingzi's tone became even more disdainful: "Hehe~ It's been so many years since the mysterious decline, how can there be magicians these days."

"You..."

Youzhu was about to say something, but the notification on her phone interrupted her.

"Someone actually sent you a message ~ let me see who it is?"

Because the TV was still showing commercials, Qingzi, who felt bored, wentssiped.

[Miss Alice, today's fourth episode will have unexpected plots, I hope you can watch it on time. ——Matou Shinji〕

Seeing that the message was sent by Shen Er, Aoko's mouth formed a cat-like ω shape.

"Yo yo, that kid from Jian Tong's family actually sent you a message in person. It seems that the relationship between you is very good."