Shinji: I'd Rather Watch Illya at the Hotel! / 284. Reporter Q&A (×) Making Headlines (✓)

All I can say is that Shinji's actions were incredibly unconventional and completely defied expectations.

This is exactly like a heifer sitting on a light bulb—simply Gilgamesh!

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Chapter 283 Shinji: It's better to watch Illya in the hotel!

It has to be said that Shinji is quite adept at creating hilarious antics.

He was probably the only guest on the entire red carpet who could leave reporters speechless like that, and it wasn't even due to a misunderstanding caused by a language barrier.

"Does anyone else have any questions?"

After cosplaying as the principal, Shinji immediately reverted to his elegant and refined demeanor, smiling as he asked the reporters questions.

Seeing that Director Matou had calmed down, another reporter mustered up the courage to ask, "Director Matou, is it possible that you will make a film about China in the future?"

"Hmm... it's not impossible."

Shinji replied ambiguously, "It's just that my schedule is already full for the next few years, and I don't have any suitable topics or scripts for the time being."

"Most likely, they'll add a Chinese Heroic Spirit to one of the Fate movies."

"Really?"

The reporters were now excited again.

It's undoubtedly a big deal for a Chinese actor to appear in the highest-grossing film in the world!

Several reporters simultaneously asked eagerly, "So, Director Matou, which actor will you choose to work with? Could it be...?"

"Excuse me... my sister seems to need to speak with me, please excuse me."

Shinji didn't even give them a chance to reveal the names, and immediately ended the interview.

Because no matter whose name the other party mentions, Shinji cannot easily express his opinion.

Those mentioned by these reporters must be top-tier celebrities in China right now, and they must have extremely high popularity.

No matter how Shinji answers or how tactfully he refuses, it will be misinterpreted and used against him.

Some might say Shinji arrogant; others might say Shinji looks down on Chinese actors and launch into a tirade.

Don't think that Chinese movie fans wouldn't think that much about it; interviews recorded in public places have no time limit.

This is also a very strange thing about the internet. Sometimes a hot topic can't even last a week and will be forgotten after a few days; but some inappropriate remarks will always be dug up and criticized, no matter how much time has passed.

For example, Sam Raimi, the Director of the original Spider-Man trilogy, was subjected to a massive online backlash 18 years later because of a line Peter Parker made in Spider-Man 1 that mocked his opponent, saying, "Your clothes are for women." He was accused of disrespecting women.

Putting aside the fact that this was originally a joke, using the correctness of a 20-year-old statement to criticize a 2002 film is nothing short of using the sword of the previous dynasty to execute an official of the current dynasty.

Those "correct slaves" have such a big ego!

Shinji didn't want to cause such unnecessary trouble. Even if those low-IQ remarks didn't hurt him, they were enough to disgust him.

Therefore, making a clean getaway is the best option.

Anyway, Sakura was indeed standing at the theater entrance waving at him, so Shinji wasn't lying.

"Brother, you're afraid sometimes too? What did they ask you?"

Sakura chuckled lightly, teasingly.

Shinji pursed his lips and casually said, "Nothing, just trying to set me up."

Sakura nodded knowingly.

Reporters using seemingly plausible questions to trap people is commonplace in the Japan entertainment industry, so she wasn't surprised.

Shinji and Sakura stood on the steps for a while, waiting until the previous group of reporters had all gone to interview other people before he returned to the interview area to answer questions from another group of reporters.

This time, the Second Master learned his lesson and only promoted "Super Eight" throughout the entire event, refusing to answer any other questions, leaving the reporters who asked questions empty-handed.

After spending several more tens of minutes in the interview area, generating enough buzz for "Super Eight," Shinji finally walked into the movie theater, completely satisfied.

Today is the opening ceremony of the film festival. Although he is the Director of the world's highest-grossing film, he is not the Second Master character.

Reporters couldn't surround him all the time; the film festival's jury and the crew of the opening film were the officially designated protagonists.

Despite having the title of judge, Shinji is very self-aware.

As a judge who's just there to make up the numbers and sit on the sidelines, I shouldn't try to steal the spotlight from jury chairman Luc Besson and vice-chairman Director Feng.

Then, Shinji, with Sakura on his left arm and Li Ri'ang on his right, led these two "Heng Ha Er Jiang" into the lobby of the Shanghai Music Hall to watch the opening film.

Unfortunately, the quality of the opening film made Shinji feel that the opening ceremony ended rather poorly tonight.

The quality of this film, titled "The Countess," co-produced by Shanghai Film Group and British Production Company, is truly hard to describe.

The film is adapted from the novel of the same name by Japan author Kazuo Ishiguro, who lived in the UK. It tells the story of a former American diplomat whose dreams have been shattered and a Russian Earl exiled and forced to live a lowly life in a bar in Shanghai in 1936.

Despite Shinji's background in commercial films, watching an art film is by no means torture for a proper film professional.

Because Shinji is able to deconstruct a film from many angles, such as camera work, soundtrack, and narrative rhythm, and learn from its strengths and weaknesses based on his own level.

However, Shinji found the movie utterly pointless; he couldn't grasp what the creators were trying to convey at all.

What left the Second Master speechless was that, apart from the fact that the story takes place in Shanghai and the extras are all Chinese, he couldn't see anything about this movie that made it Filming.

The entire Lead Actor consists of foreigners, with the only Asia face being played by Hiroyuki Sanada as Japan spy.

Yes, it's a co-production Filming that really captures the feel of Filming from this period.

In two more years, people in China won't be so easily fooled.

If Shinji were to make Filming like this, China would definitely welcome it warmly.

If handled well, Shinji can create a work with a production quality on par with Fate/Zero at almost zero cost.

But the Second Master disdained to do that.

Simply put, it's a disgrace to one's character.

Projects that aim to scam money are inherently flawed, and the crew members won't put much effort into filming them.

This is evident from the movie's plot—a complete and utter failure.

The fates of the male and female protagonists are forcibly linked by the script, rendering all the effort and seriousness futile and is simply an insult to the audience's intelligence.

This film, let alone Shinji, was quite disappointing to most of the audience present.

When the movie ended, the audience's gazes at the screen were like the fireworks exploding when the refugee boat was bombarded in the film—empty and lifeless.

In fact, if Shinji had known that this non-commercial film only had a 6.6 rating on Douban, he would have guessed its nature and wouldn't have had any expectations for it.

"Damn it, I regret it."

As the show ended, Shinji rubbed his cheek and complained.

"I'd rather watch 'Devil May Cry' than this trashy movie!"

In Shinji's opinion, the line from the latest episode of <Fate/ Miyu Prisma Illya>, "How could a human possibly fly?", is far more interesting than the entire movie.

Shinji couldn't understand it. On the silver screen, there were frail, elderly women, while on the Japan screen, there were active, young girls.

What's wrong with me that I have to suffer in the movie theater like this?

Cough cough.

Despite his complaints, Shinji knew this was the suffering he had to endure; if he left prematurely, he would have offended everyone terribly.

Fortunately Shinji remained calm—after all, he wasn't the only one suffering.

After attending the film festival opening ceremony, Shinji dragged his tired body back to the hotel, but before he could rest, his second uncle, Kariya, came to his door.

"Are you guys kidding me?! Nothing happened the past two days, and you let me relax and have some fun. So you just piled all the work onto today to play around?"

"There was no other way; all the work piled up at once. No, to be more precise, I was told about these things after attending the opening ceremony."

Kariya rolled her eyes and said.

He could sense Shinji's displeasure, because he himself was exhausted.

"That's right, Shinji."

Kariya, wanting to rest early, tried to be as concise and direct as possible.

"Someone here asked me if it's possible for one of my movies to be filmed in China in the next few years."

Filmed in China?

Shinji frowned, then shook his head slightly.

His upcoming works will mostly be based on the Type-Moon universe, and due to the Heroic Spirit Actor, he will definitely be filming in Fuyuki City.

The scenes involving external events are mostly fragmented and not suitable for filming here. Since they only last a few minutes, it doesn't really matter whether they're filmed in China or not, and there's no need to complicate things.

So Shinji said to Kariya, "Let's find a suitable opportunity later. There's no such opportunity for now. Hmm... at least we'll have to wait until the Heroic Spirit can leave Fuyuki City."

Kariya understood what Shinji meant, and he shrugged. "I hope Dad and the others can speed up their technological research."

Looking at his second uncle, Shinji asked with some confusion, "What happened?"

"The representatives here expressed their desire to engage in deeper cooperation with us."

Shinji is the core and mind of the Type-Moon system, so Kariya naturally wouldn't hide the information from him.

"Because of the 3D glasses-free technology, they want to jointly invest in and build a cinema market with Type-Moon, and they also want to get our support in terms of film resources."

The so-called support in terms of film resources certainly does not refer to just one film or a certain technology, but to all elements related to film.

"What's Nannou- nee thinking?" Shinji asked.

"Aren't you very optimistic about the future prospects here?" Kariya replied, "Nannou trusts your judgment and feels that we should establish a closer cooperative relationship with this place."

At this point, Kariya deliberately pointed at Shinji.

"Especially you, Shinji. Your work has an unparalleled influence here. Nannou believes you are our ace in the crown for Type-Moon's promotion."

Shinji simply smiled slightly, not paying much attention to Kariya's flattery.

No matter how eloquently Kariya speaks, one fact remains undeniable: China's film market is still in its infancy.

The current investment in this land will not actually bring much return; it is merely an investment in the future.

The future is important, but over-investing current resources for a possible future is putting the cart before the horse.

Chapter 284 Q&A with Reporters (×) Creating Hot Topics (√)

Although only Shinji came to the entire <Super Eight> crew, Shinji and Type-Moon's emphasis on the Chinese market is no joke.

It's fair to say that Type-Moon's branch offices have been working very hard to promote <Super Eight>.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this movie was directed by Shinji, a time traveler; those Transmigrator know Tsuburaya Productions know what they're talking about in a script.

It's hard to imagine finding another work online that has been taken down and then re-uploaded, especially one that has only had a few scenes removed and not major edits.

In addition, the increased ticket prices brought about by Naked-eye 3D technology, and the revenue generated by Shinji's films as proven by his past achievements.

The Chinese side gave the promotion of "Super Eight" a green light and even helped Type-Moon with a lot of promotion.

For example, giving movie discount coupons to primary and secondary school students in China and recommending that they go to the cinema to watch "Super Eight" on weekends.

The reasons... are, of course, high-sounding official rhetoric like exposing students to high technology and broadening their horizons.

Some schools even take the initiative to organize the entire class to go to the cinema to watch "Super Eight".

Honestly, imported films only enjoyed this kind of treatment during this special era.

In a few years, let alone imported films, even authentic domestic films may not be able to enjoy this kind of treatment.

But that's understandable; ultimately, it's still the task of the big shots above.

The official efforts, including inviting the Second Master himself, to promote the film here are not merely for friendly exchanges between Chinese and Japanese films.

Our goal is to maximize the box office revenue of "Super Eight" and add a significant highlight to this year's annual box office figures.

Shinji understood that this was a win-win situation, and was naturally happy to cooperate with them in various promotional activities.

In the days that followed the film festival, reports and advertisements for "Super Eight" were ubiquitous in the local media.

Audiences had already heard about the amazing special effects of "Super Eight" from those who had seen the advance screenings, and many bought tickets in advance to see it for themselves.

On June 23, the day of the premiere of "Super Eight", before the sun had even set, a large number of movie fans had already gathered in front of the Shanghai Cinema.