Chapter 78: Shion: I have never seen such a shameless person

In the end, Nanaya did not cut off the root of cause and effect as Ori suggested, and this result made Ori feel extremely regretful.

However, Ori had no time to care about the result, because Nanaya had already started to officially screen the actors. As a result, his assistant also started to get busy. Just sorting out the submitted actor information made him dizzy.

At this time, the casting of "Goblin Slayer" was not going well, although the $60 million movie was indeed the most expensive movie in Japan.

But although it can be considered a big production in the United States, it still has a certain gap compared to those top-budget films. In addition, Washimine is a real outsider to Hollywood.

All these factors combined made it difficult for Shion Washimine to arrange for the casting director in the United States.

It's not that no one came to audition, but those people in Hollywood simply looked down on this Japanese movie. Those agents kept talking about high pay and box office share, and that contemptuous attitude made Washimine Shion and Nanaya extremely annoyed.

"That guy Silint (Washimine's casting director in the United States) is a loser!"

Washimine Shion threw the materials in her hand away and shouted to Iioka, "Tell him to get out right after work today! I'll just pretend I never employed him!"

"Washimine's influence in Hollywood is really too low."

Nanaya could understand Washimine Shion's anger. To be honest, he had thought the matter was too simple before.

In fact, if the operation is carried out through Sony-Columbia, the current situation may not be so bad.

Although its development has not been smooth in the past two years, Columbia is still one of the six major Hollywood studios, which is much better than that of Washimine, an outsider.

However, due to the long-standing conflict between Washimine and Sony, it was probably impossible to approach Columbia.

[As expected, except for a certain corn-head, it is wishful thinking to want Sony and Nintendo to cooperate. So, did Onee-chan even calculate this? She knew that the casting of Washimine would not go smoothly, so she asked him to prepare in advance. As expected, none of the women who become the top leaders are simple. ]

Although the name Onee-chan was not very reliable, Nana still admired the vision of the female president of the male idol agency. At least she had the right timing to find him through the back door. This made him and Washimine, who were in a difficult situation in casting, have to carefully consider her suggestion.

"So, Director Kiryu, do you have any good news? If not, maybe I'll let you feel the water temperature of Tokyo Bay in advance~"

After having her temper tantrum, Washimine Shion turned back into her original proper young lady self, but the words she said did not sound like those of a well-mannered young lady.

[You are completely threatening me, right?! ]

Nanaya didn't want to dwell too much on the topic of Tokyo Bay, so he suggested calmly, "It's like this, regarding the actors, I have a suggestion."

"Explain."

"We can use European and American actors in Japan to play the main roles in our film." Nanaya suggested, "This will not only make the actors' salaries cheaper, but also will not create too deep a gap with European and American audiences."

Washimine Shion did not agree immediately. Instead, she held her chin with both hands and posed in a standard "Commander Ikari's contemplative" posture: "What benefit did the old woman from the J family give you? She asked you to come here to speak for her? I know that the old woman recently formed a European and American idol group and is looking for resources for them."

[What kind of tacit understanding do you guys have with each other! How come you all know everything about what happens here? ! ](╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

Nanaya kept a stiff smile on his face, but he was upset in his heart. After finally calming down, he said, "Chairman Washimine and President Ou... Hoshisora know each other?"

Shion raised an eyebrow. "Is it fun to pry into someone's privacy? Or is it that Director Kiryuu's job is to be a paparazzi for a gossip newspaper?"

"As if I didn't say anything."

Nanaya, who had a glimmer of understanding in his mind, did not intend to delve into it further, but he still did not intend to change the matter of the actors.

"But this way we can indeed save a lot of money. After all, those people in Hollywood are all vampires. As long as there are no major problems with the distributor, our film will not be hindered too much. And not only J-house idols, but also foreign actors in Japan can be our targets."

There are still many foreign actors in Japan. After all, there are still some foreign roles in some TV series and movies, but most of these actors are not doing well. After all, these foreign actors are essentially no different from special actors such as dwarfs. They are all special tool actors.

In fact, it is not only in Japan that foreign actors are not doing well. This situation is very common in every country. After all, it is normal for the local entertainment industry to be xenophobic. Unless they are big stars with a certain degree of international fame and are welcomed by the locals, otherwise they will basically be left alone.

What Nanaya thought of were those Europeans and Americans who made a living in the Japanese entertainment industry. These people were not famous, but they were basically very easy to deal with.

As for the idol of Onee-chan whom Nanaya had just recognized, it was just a side job. Although Onee-sama was a bit excessive when she came to the door, the conditions she proposed afterwards were very cost-effective. Not only was the salary not too high, but it was only quoted according to the salary of ordinary actors, and she even said that she would actively cooperate with the crew to promote the movie at her own expense.

Although the focus of J's publicity will certainly be on its own actors, it can also bear a lot of publicity expenses. After all, a movie with a production cost of 60 million US dollars, according to the current Hollywood's usual publicity model, the global publicity and distribution costs will be at least 30 million US dollars, so any savings on this amount are good.

It can be said that the conditions offered by J Company are very good. On this project alone, J Company is very likely to lose money.

Nanaya believed that the elder sister was so enthusiastic because she must value the influence of "Goblin Slayer" and the subsequent benefits she could get from her own actors. However, since the elder sister wanted to bring her own food and join in, and did not want to share in the subsequent profits of the film, why not let her join?

Of course, the elder sister was still quite resentful about the setting that the male protagonist did not show his face, but after understanding Nanaya's tough attitude towards the movie setting, she could only give up.

"What about the other main actors besides the male lead? Especially the role of the priestess. It can be said that the focus of the whole movie is on her. You can't just pick an actor like this, right?"

"I have a suggestion." Nanaya said as he handed over an actor's resume. "Luviagelita Edelfeldt, this lady from Northern Europe can play the role of the priestess. She is currently a girl idol in the Japanese group Trier, so she can be considered a person in the entertainment industry."

"Hey, Director Kiryu." Washimine Shion had a hint of anger on her face, "This is the first time I've seen someone who can promote people of talent to this extent. Are you planning to use my money to hire your own connections?!"

Nanaya seemed to have heard nothing about Washimine Shion's ridicule: "I just proposed the most suitable candidate."

Nanaya knew very well that he could not quibble at this time. Once he did, his rating in the chairman's eyes would drop.

Although Nanaya estimated that his rating in the other party's mind might have dropped below 0 points.

But it doesn't matter. Nanaya knows one thing - that is, although the two suggestions he put forward do have the flavor of "promoting the best without avoiding relatives", they are also very suitable for the current situation of the "Goblin Slayer" project team and are the optimal solutions.

After all, he was just proposing actors, but those people in Hollywood were ready to poach them.

Washimine Shion and Nanaya stared at each other for about 5 minutes, but in the end she said with an unwilling voice: "We will hold an audition for the main roles in the near future. Listen, I will be there to check, and if the person you propose is not suitable, I will directly reject it!"

Shion Washimine had no choice but to agree with Nanaya's suggestion, because the suggestions made by the young director were indeed the most beneficial options for this film project.

But because of this, she, Washimine Shion, hated herself even more for having to admit this fact.

The reason is simple. Washimine Shion discovered that Kiryu Nanaya had too much control over this project, so much so that as an investor, Washimine Shion could basically do nothing in the production of the film except taking money and helping to find people.

It's not that Shion Washimine is worried that Nanaya will take the money and run away, but she is afraid that Nanaya will do whatever he wants with this project. Why Hollywood does not implement the director-centered system but the producer-centered system? They are afraid that the director will do whatever he wants.

Don't talk about past achievements. For film directors, past achievements only increase the possibility of success of their next film. There are too many examples of successful directors failing in a certain work.

Didn't Sergio Leone, the director of "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", fail with his last work "Once Upon a Time in America"?

Although this movie, which was once hailed as a bad movie, has been vindicated, who knows the bitterness in the hearts of the producers who lost a lot of money because of this movie?

As an outsider in the film industry, Washimine Shion's biggest concern about the "Goblin Slayer" film project is that Washimine does not have a capable industry insider to promote the project, so the initiative can only be handed over to an outsider, Kiryu Nanaya.

This feeling made her, a woman with a strong desire for power, very uncomfortable.

Washimine Shion mentioned the matter of Tokyo Bay from time to time in order to warn Nanaya.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

Seeing that Nanaya had not left yet, Washimine Shion asked somewhat unhappily.

Nanaya mustered up the courage to tell the boss his last request before filming: "And about the filming location."

"Um?"

"Because it is difficult to build a large-scale set for an old western town in Japan, I hope to be able to shoot abroad."

"Where?"

"New Zealand." Nanaya explained quickly without waiting for Shion's answer, "I heard that the crew of The Lord of the Rings is also filming there. If we go there to film, we can borrow the extras and some scenes from The Lord of the Rings crew. Plus, the New Zealand government has preferential policies for movies, so this should help us save a lot of money."

"I'll consider this. Anything else?"

Nanaya cautiously asked, "Um... I heard that the special effects team formed by Washimine needs to be run-in?"

"That's right, because I recruited this team from various places last year, and this is their first job." Washimine Shion looked at Nanaya strangely. She was curious why she brought up this matter.

"Can you ask them to come and help me complete the post-production of Magical Girl Illya? Anyway, these people need to get used to each other, so this will be a training."

"Kiryu Nanaya, do you know there's an idiom in Chinese called 'getting more by the inch'?" Veins popped up on Shion's face. It was the first time she'd seen someone so shameless.

"certainly."

Nanaya pretended to be very silly and naive and wrote [得寸进尺] on the paper, but it was in very beautiful simplified Chinese characters.

"Get out of here!"

Shion picked up the newspaper nearby and threw it at Nanaya's face.