Can't These Magi Just Focus on Studying the Mysteries?

As the most unique of the three FSN lines, HF still has its own exclusive merchandise.

Putting everything else aside, the very image of Black Saber is enough to give peripheral manufacturers plenty of material to study.

Although Black Saber only made a brief appearance in the second episode of Heaven's Feel, online discussions about her have become the hottest topic in the series.

So the official team seized the opportunity and announced that Black Saber's name was Saber. Alter, which can be seen as a preview of her playing a major role in the upcoming storyline.

Due to the need to keep the plot confidential, the official information about Saber. Alter has not been released further, but this has only fueled the fans' imaginations.

One netizen commented directly on IMDb: "Black Saber is so cool! I'm really looking forward to her battles with other Heroic Spirit in the later story."

This is considered a relatively serious comment; on the 2CH discussion board, there are many more unserious comments.

[Saber. Alter's gaze is so cool! I really want her to kick my butt with her high heels!]

[A classic Bandai rip-off, simply changing the blue to black, altering the hair and eye color, and adding lace to the skirt. For those who already own the Saber 1/4 statue, the value for money is extremely low. The only change is a more sadistic, darker version of the character, which is simply... irresistible to me.]

No man can resist the allure of a strong woman, and no one can resist the allure of a powerful, dark woman! In short, I want to be the dog of the dark version of King Arthur!! Woof woof!

Faced with all sorts of almost perverse comments online, Artoria had no choice but to proactively block herself from the internet to deal with these overly enthusiastic fans, and wait until the storm passed before making any further decisions.

Not everyone is just focused on the cool and handsome black-haired character. As time goes by, many fans have begun to analyze the plot of HF in more depth.

Scripts like HF, with their dark and brutal themes, inherently possess a charm that compels readers to analyze their core themes. And when it comes to reading comprehension, talented people online are often even better than the authors themselves.

The various interpretations were quite eye-opening and interesting even for Director Shinji.

However, those who are willing to calm down and study the plot are undoubtedly a minority; most viewers just want to have fun.

Therefore, they were more interested in Lancer's running style than in-depth analysis of the plot.

When the official game "Run, Lancer!" was released, countless fans became engrossed in it.

To facilitate promotion, Shinji significantly simplified the original bonus game content when designing the game, turning it into a simple 2D side-scrolling chasing and coin-collecting game.

On the other hand, in order to encourage players to spend more time in the game, Shinji added an achievement system.

Clear goals provide clear motivation when playing games. While Ubisoft's approach of filling the map with question marks is a bit excessive, there's nothing wrong with setting small goals for players to complete.

Unlike achievement systems in other games that require players to meet certain requirements to complete levels, the achievements in <Run, Lancer!> require players to cause the other player to die under specific circumstances.

For example, dying from hitting a wall, being hit by a softball, getting one's head stuck in a lampshade, being hit by a car, etc.

Shinji gained countless inspirations for Cú Shinji's ways of dying from Cú Chulainn Carnival Phantasm, and named the achievement system "[Death Comes!!]".

Although the Doggy's deaths only account for half of all achievements in terms of sheer numbers, this unconventional approach is enough to make this mini-game memorable for players.

The most enjoyable part of playing games is Shinji these Heroic Spirit.

In order to make Cú Chulainn feel their care, these people not only played in the company's staff break room, but also turned the volume up to the maximum so that Cú Chulainn could hear his screams anytime, anywhere.

And so Cú Chulainn, like Artoria, tragically fell into depression.

Moreover, unlike Artoria, who can't see anything without being online, the Heroic Spirit tormenting Cú Chulainn are all offline, so he can't block them even if he wants to.

Shinji didn't take any special action in response. Cú Chulainn hadn't considered others' feelings when he was gloating and showing off, so now he should regret being retaliated against.

Fortunately, Cú Chulainn knew the best of the thirty-six stratagems: to flee. He simply went to the film set for a carefree time.

Shinji has recruited all the key members of the <Ultraseven X> production team. Although it's not quite ready to start filming yet, Cú Chulainn can still stay on set under the pretext of familiarizing himself with the script and the character.

Speaking of which, Cú Chulainn was the suit actor for Ultraman Jack in Super 8, and now he's also appearing in Ultraseven X.

Decades ago, Eiichi Kikuchi temporarily served as the suit actor for two episodes of "Seven" before becoming the suit actor for Ultraman Jack.

Indeed, light is the only link...

"Tsk tsk, this meme is just so endlessly entertaining."

Shinji tilted his head back and sighed, then said to his Little Secretary Ophelia sitting beside him, "You don't need to write that down."

The Little Secretary looked up, puzzled, and asked, "But boss, don't you have to write down everything that's said in meetings? That's your rule."

"I didn't ask you to record all my bragging and nonsense. You need to be a little more quick-witted."

Shinji shook his head, speaking with deep regret.

The others in the meeting room had become immune to Shinji's intermittent babble.

Ophelia, the Little Secretary, was still engrossed in taking notes; it was unclear whether she had taken Shinji's words to heart.

As for the others, they were all leisurely sipping their tea, looking like retired elderly people.

Is this girl rigid or cunning...?

Watching Ophelia diligently writing, Shinji shook his head and reached for the pastries on the tray in the center of the conference table, only to find that Artoria had also set her sights on the same thing.

Smack

Shinji's paws were slammed hard onto the table by the King of Knights, making a pleasant sound.

"Master, you're really biased. You actually gave Cú Chulainn such an important job. And Diarmuid too, letting him play the lead role in the movie. I, the company's biggest star, am just sitting on the sidelines eating dust."

After finishing all the food on her plate, Artoria clapped her hands and said...

"Because Cú Chulainn's miserable face is more suitable for the role of J," Shinji explained, rubbing his right hand. "As for Brush, I think he has the potential to be the Tom Cruise of this world, so I sent him to make action movies."

Diarmuid's Acting Skills are mediocre. He might be considered good among Heroic Spirit, but if we broaden the scope to the acting profession, he'd barely pass.

However, his incredibly handsome face and superb fighting skills more than make up for his lack of Acting Skills, just like Shinji's previous life as Tom Cruise.

So Shinji's requirement for Diarmuid is to make him a handsome action star like Tom Cruise. This action scene is just a trial run. Once Shuazige becomes famous, Shinji plans to recreate the Mission: Mission Impossible series.

"I see... Uh, Master, you're changing the subject again! We were talking about me!"

Shinji replied matter-of-factly, "As for you, isn't your Your Name on the new project list?"

"That's the real problem! What do you mean by 'substitute actors'?!"

Artoria took out a piece of paper, slammed it on the table, and asked.

Shinji replied, "Literally, if my summoning of Heroic Spirit doesn't go smoothly, then you are my last resort."

"Master, do you mean I'm just a backup option?"

"Of course, it's because your Acting Skills is so bad," Shinji stated bluntly. "So we had to let you play yourself."

"It's as if I'm completely worthless."

Artoria glared at Shinji with displeasure.

Shinji complained directly, "If I could, I wouldn't want to either. With your flat-chested figure, playing your son would be fine, you could just tie your hair in a ponytail. But to play that braided country girl, you're just too flat-chested! Every time we start filming, you have to wear slime to increase your bust size. You don't mind the hassle, but I do!"

Bang!

That's the sound of a dessert plate being placed on someone's face.

Chapter 156 Can't these Magecraft just focus on studying the mysterious?

Fate/Apocrypha is Higashide's representative work and also Shinji's planned next work after Super 8.

Of course, Shinji estimated that his own Fate/Apocrypha, apart from the name and outline, would have little to do with Higashide's version of Fate/Apocrypha.

There's nothing we can do about it; after all, Fate/Apocrypha was a story written by Higashide during a period of illness. Whether it's the light novel version or the subsequent anime adaptation, the story itself hasn't received much acclaim.

As a literary creator, Shinji can understand to some extent the predicament of Yuichiro Higashide.

The Holy Grail War between the red and blue teams sounds exciting, but it also means that there will be 14 master-servant pairs, totaling 28 main characters appearing in the story.

This is without taking into account the various screen time required for other minor characters.

If it were Fate Online Project, the original online game project of FA, it would be easier to explain. After all, players spend dozens or even hundreds of hours playing games, so there needs to be enough content with a large number of characters to keep players coming back for more.

However, if this red-blue team competition is adapted into a novel or anime, the concept becomes highly problematic.

There are just too many characters, so many that it's impossible to balance their screen time.

Even if Higashide cleverly wiped out a wave of Masters first, there are still more than 20 characters left to write about.

Under these circumstances, even if Nasu himself were to write it, limiting himself to a maximum of 10 light novels, he would still find it difficult to write something outstanding.

After all, Nasu is the kind of author who talks a lot. If he were to write freely based on the original Fate/stay night story, he could probably write 20 light novels.

Shinji isn't trying to whitewash Higashide's actions, because in Second Master opinion, Type-Moon should never have started this scrapped project in the first place.

The Second Master could guess that Type-Moon's idea at the time was simply to use Fate/Apocrypha to expand the Fate IP and make it no longer limited to FSN. It's just that Higashide did not complete the task very well.

This idea comes from the fact that Shinji is currently having similar thoughts.

To expand the Fate IP and the Type-Moon cinematic universe, we must temporarily step out of Fuyuki City.

As for Shinji's other reason for making FA, it was that he hoped to use a special effects blockbuster to promote his Naked-eye 3D technology.

<Super 8> can only be considered an appetizer, a trial run, at best. Shinji needs a movie that can create a global viewing frenzy.

On the other hand, Higashide's script for Ace Combat is not good, but the characters in it are still very important.

Mordred, Joan of Arc, Afu... Shinji needs a work to introduce these characters who will shine in the future Fate series.

Of course, as mentioned earlier, Shinji only provided an outline for filming Shinji; he plans to personally handle the specific story.

The same story can have drastically different effects depending on who tells it; just look at the difference between the director's cut and the theatrical release of Justice League.

As for the problem of too many FAs, the Second Master plans to learn from Higashide's method and make them obsolete at the start.

But Second Master did something even more ruthless than Higashide. Higashide only crippled a team of Masters at the beginning, Shinji planned to kill off all the irrelevant characters except for the main characters in the movie, just to get rid of them.

As for the main storyline of Avengers, Shinji decided to follow the Marvel Avengers model, where the main characters with distinct personalities form a group to fight the BOSS (Amakusa) through a series of events.

To put it bluntly, Shinji's version of Brotherhood is a simple and straightforward action-packed movie.

"Watching action movies is definitely better than watching Higashide Fukushima." Shinji looked around and arrogantly declared, "I've said my piece. Who agrees? Who disagrees?"

"..."*N

Everyone present remained quietly drinking tea, completely ignoring Shinji.

It's understandable to think that way. Whether it's the magical Dongchu or Tony Leung Ka-fai's "who agrees and who disagrees," none of the people present know the answer.

Shinji's use of memes with these people is purely for his own amusement.

"Tch, entertaining yourself is so boring."

Seeing that no one was criticizing him, the Second Master muttered to himself unhappily.

Although the content of the next film has been finalized, Shinji did not immediately begin production.

Post-production on <Super 8> is not yet complete, and while the HF series is finished, it still requires various forms of promotion.

Not to mention that the script for FA is still in the outline stage and is far from being completed.

More importantly, it's already the end of December.

Throughout history and across cultures, the New Year has always been a very important time, with a surge of various year-end gatherings and social events.

Therefore, even the preliminary preparations for the FA project will have to wait until after the New Year.

Just as Shinji was preparing to use the last bit of free time before the New Year to work hard on the post-production of <Super 8>, he received a video call from his second uncle in China.

"Shinji, your demands have been basically agreed upon."

On the screen, Kariya looked tired and helpless; it was clear he hadn't been doing well lately.

Shinji wasn't interested in his uncle's premature aging; he was only interested in what his uncle said.

What did they say?

Shinji hopes to attend the premiere of "Super 8" in China to promote the film.

Actually, it wasn't just him; he hoped to visit all the main Lead Actor of <Super 8> as long as they were in good health.

However, China has very strict regulations on foreign public figures participating in public promotional activities, and Shinji wasn't very confident.

"They agree to your conditions in principle, but they hope you can bring <Super 8> to the Shanghai Film Festival next June."

Hearing this, Shinji smirked. "So that's why you wanted me to come and support you."

Next year, in 2006, the 9th Shanghai Film Festival will be a historic breakthrough.

Both the number of film submissions and the number of renowned domestic and international filmmakers participating in the festival have seen breakthroughs in both quantity and number this year.

I am likely one of the many internationally renowned filmmakers invited by the organizers.

Shinji thought the world might change, but the Shanghai Film Festival hasn't changed much.