Chapter 247 He is a game script writer

As for the sunscreen commercial, the Sugiyama brothers did not end up filming it.

After all, this sunscreen advertisement idea related to Infinite Blade Works would be best released when the second half of Fate is released.

Of course, Nanaya has already noted down the idea of this advertisement, and it just depends on which sunscreen company is willing to pay for it.

The Fate crew did not encounter any accidents during the filming of the scenes at Ryuudou Temple.

After all, both the actors and crew members are veterans, and except for the first few actors who needed to find their feeling, the whole process went very smoothly.

After finishing the scenes at Ryuudou, Nanaya once again stopped the crew and decided not to continue filming the castle of Einzbern.

It's not that he doesn't want to shoot, but several main actors have a lot of important activities in October.

After all, autumn is the peak season for idol work, and everyone from Sugiyama in the men's group to Lily in the women's group has plenty of work.

So after thinking about it, Nanaya decided to wait until next year, since the first half of the filming had already been completed.

What's more, the post-production of the first half has not been completed yet, so Nanaya has no shortage of work to do.

So from then on, Nanaya devoted himself to the post-production of the first half of Fate.

This post-production is far more complicated than Nanaya's previous "Goblin Slayer". This is not only reflected in the processing of special effects shots, but also in the grasp of the scale of the shots.

Since the movie rating of "Goblin Slayer" is aimed at R, Nanaya is quite lenient in the scale.

The selling points of R-rated movies are blood and gore. Without them, no one will watch them.

However, the PG-13 rating is different. Although Nanaya knows that he needs to reduce the violence and blood in the scenes, he doesn't have much idea about how to achieve it.

You have to know that the original game of FSN was an R-rated game, and Mushroom certainly did not consider the rating issue when writing the story.

Although Nanaya has modified the more excessive plots, he is not sure whether such modifications can pass the standards of all ages.

At this time, Washimine's disadvantage of not having a seat in the MPAA, the organization that manages North American film ratings, became apparent.

As the representative of the interests of the six major Hollywood studios, MPAA needs to uphold a certain degree of fairness and justice, but it will definitely give more consideration to its own films.

The most typical example is the grading system.

This is especially true when a film is teetering on the edge between an R rating and a PG-13, or an R rating and an NG-17.

If this movie was one of the top seven, then maybe the MPAA would turn a blind eye and give it a lower rating.

For example, Sony's later film "Venom" did not have an R-rated plot even though it involved biting people's heads. We can only say that the background of this movie is very impressive.

If it were another film company, they would probably have to send the movie back for re-editing.

Even if there is no way to fool people, the MPAA will make very detailed suggestions for revisions to the Big Six films.

Which shots in the movie are beyond the scope of the guidelines, which shots need to have their bleeding controlled, etc.

If it is a movie produced by a small company, it would be considered good if they could just say "There are a lot of violent scenes in the movie that need to be restrained."

In order to better control the scale of the shots, Nanaya specially asked Washimine to invite two professional editors from Hollywood to help him control the scale of the shots.

There's nothing we can do about it. It's because Washimine was unable to get the MPAA seat from MGM when he was cooperating with Sony.

However, it is normal that Sony will not give Washimine a seat. After all, who wants to add a strong opponent to themselves?

It's the same principle as the number of permanent seats on the UN Security Council will not increase.

In fact, Washimine is not without the opportunity to get a seat in the MPAA. Earlier this year, Universal's owner Vivendi expressed its desire to sell 80% of Universal's business due to its own debt problems.

But unfortunately, Vivendi's asking price was too high. The offer of tens of billions of dollars was simply beyond Washimine's ability to afford at the moment.

You know, Washimine has been using the buying strategy to expand its business in the entertainment industry in recent years, and its cash flow is not very abundant. Although it does not affect the company's normal business, it is simply impossible to come up with tens of billions of US dollars at one time.

If Vivendi's price could be cut in half or even one-third, Shion might just grit her teeth and accept it.

However, Vivendi, which was eager to deal with its debts, had no intention of selling at a discount, and even the proposal of Washimine to pay in five years was unacceptable.

Even if Washimine applied for a loan, it is estimated that no bank would dare to approve it.

Even if it is possible, it is estimated that the loan review time of one year or so is inevitable.

However, Vivendi, which was eager to get cash, had no intention of waiting for Washimine to raise money.

Ultimately, Universal Pictures was sold to General Electric, and Washimine had no choice but to buy MGM together with Sony and acquire the distribution department of United Artists.

Nanaya could only express regret about this matter.

Although Universal's business has not been very good in recent years, its "Fast and Furious" series and "Jurassic Park" series are both very profitable commercial films in the future.

But what can I do if I have no money? I can't ask the boss lady Shion to sell me out, right?

Neither Shion nor Nanaya would agree to this.

When you focus on one thing, time always passes very quickly.

By early December, Nanaya finally came up with version 1.0 of the first half of "Fate Stay Night" and asked Washimine to submit it to the MPAA for rating.

While waiting for the results, Nanaya attended a meeting with Washimine regarding the Fate movie series.

"In short, the main production of the Fate series has been completed. Based on the consistent efficiency of the MPAA, we should be able to get the rating report by the middle of this month." Nanaya closed the document in his hand and said to everyone present.

"If there are no issues with the ratings, we will start the preview." Shion nodded and said to several people in the distribution department.

"Isn't this too fast?"

The person in charge of the distribution department felt a little confused, because the movie was scheduled to be released in July 2005, and it wasn't even the new year yet.

"Not so fast anymore." Nanaya shook his head and said, "I need to modify the finished film based on the audience's feedback. This preview will not be the only one."

The Fate series of animations have always had very serious rhythm problems, which is not only a problem with the production structure of the Japanese anime series, but also partly a problem with the original work.

Although Nanaya made significant changes to the film during production, he tried his best to keep the fast pace of a commercial film.

However, the exact effect of this still needs to be verified by the audience.

In particular, Nanaya deleted some of the settings in order to maintain the smoothness of the film.

Nanaya himself is very familiar with the settings of Type-Moon, so he has no problem with this part of the deletion. However, whether the passers-by will be confused by it, this requires getting feedback through preview screenings.

In fact, Nanaya had no intention of treating the version he sent to MPAA as the final version. It was more of a test for MPAA to understand their rating standards.

Not only this preview, Nanaya plans to hold 2-3 more rounds of previews in order to make the FSN movie the best it can be.

"So, your time is very tight." Shion told the person in charge of the distribution department, "You must organize a preview in North America and Japan before the end of the year, and give Nanaya very detailed feedback."

"I see."

Since even his boss said so, the head of the distribution department immediately agreed.

"Then there is the supporting promotional plan for the movie." Nanaya took out another document and announced to everyone present.

"Comics and novels?"

"Yes."

Nanaya further explained: "The Fate series is an original IP. We need to create as many fans as possible in the next six months to serve as the basic base for the movie."

"Um, wouldn't this involve spoilers?"

An executive at Washimine raised his hand to express his doubts.

"The Harry Potter film series has been completely based on the novels, and there has been no impact on the box office. If you say so, then all the adapted films are doomed?" Shion complained bluntly.

"Forehead..."

The other party was speechless for a moment, and he simply became a coward.

Arguing with your boss is the worst thing you can do. If you lose, you'll be embarrassed; if you win, you'll be fired.

"It's okay. Although the characters in the comics and the novel are the same, the overall plot direction is completely different." Nanaya explained to everyone with a smile, "And I will mention in the comics and the novel that this is a parallel world that is different from the movie."

The comics and novel scripts that Nanaya mentioned are naturally the Fate and HF lines that he abandoned and did not make into movies.

For viewers who don't pay attention to comics and novels, there will be no spoilers.

Audiences who have read the comics and novels will also become interested in the movie itself after learning that the movie will take a completely different direction.

From any perspective, this is a business that is sure to make money.

The only thing you need to pay attention to is the real name of the hero. It cannot be revealed too early, otherwise the biggest suspense in the movie will be lost.

Therefore, comics and novels must be coordinated with the film's publicity and promotion plan.

According to Nanaya's idea, the comics chose the Fate line and were published monthly starting from January 2005, while the novel adopted the relatively dark HF line and was released in July, the same as the movie.

In this way, the comic can only be serialized for 6 issues at most. If the pace is controlled, the serialization progress can only reach the part where Rider and Saber duel.

The story has just begun, and the only servants whose real names have been revealed are Big Dog and Uncle B.

The identities of these two servants are already known as soon as they appear, and will not have any impact on the mystery of the plot.

After Nanaya told the information to the executives of Washimine present according to the document, no one raised any objection.

"So what are some good recommendations for comic and novel authors?"

After finishing the explanation, Shion asked everyone.

An executive expressed doubts: "I'm afraid it's not easy to find comics. After all, the difference in comic styles between Europe and the United States and Japan is too big. How about using Hirohiko Araki? His style should be more acceptable in Europe and the United States than others."

Nanaya thought about Fate in the JOJO style for a moment, and then he immediately shuddered.

He quickly shook off the image in his head of Shirou yelling to Red A, "Archer, I don't want to be a hero anymore," and said;

"Forget it, let's publish European and American comics separately from Japanese comics. American comics can be outsourced to Marvel, and as for Japanese comics..."

"To be determined."

Nanaya couldn't decide who to look for. He didn't really want to use Nishiwaki, the original comics illustrator of FSN, after all, the style of his paintings was hard to describe.

"Hmm? ZUN, what's wrong with you?"

Nanaya saw someone sitting at the end of the conference room raising his hand to try to attract his attention.

After being called, Shunya Ota asked curiously, "Um, has the author of the novel been chosen? I have someone I want to recommend."

"Which one?"

The candidates for both the novels and comics are left blank. After all, Nanaya is good at writing scripts, but he is not good at writing novels.

After all, novels have relatively high requirements for description and readability, which is Nanaya's shortcoming.

"He is someone I met at Comic Market. We got along very well because we shared the same interests..."

"Let's get to the point. Who is he?"

Seeing that ZUN was about to talk for a long time, Nanaya had to interrupt him.

"His name is Gen Urobuchi, and he's a game script writer."