Shinji: Gawain, You're Finished!
However, Shinji added the ending from the novel version to the film to make it more thought-provoking.
After Gula Chies's death, the city's surveillance cameras became ineffective, and the existing social rules collapsed.
That peaceful society vanished, replaced by a chaotic world of conflict and war, plunging society into turmoil.
It was clearly the hero who defeated the Demon King and saved the world.
But the world did not become better after the Demon King was gone. Instead, because the Demon King who ruled the world disappeared, all sorts of monsters and demons, for their own benefit, plunged the world into chaos.
It's fair to say that the final, incredible twist caught everyone off guard, yet it felt incredibly real.
After all, people often end stories at their most beautiful moment, but what happens after that?
Usually, the story ends with the Prince and Princess living happily ever after, but never mentions the mundane details of their lives.
Similarly, countless stories end with the Prince killing the Demon King, but they never tell you that the king was afraid the hero was too strong and threatened him, so he eliminated the hero.
The unconventional storytelling style of <Ultraseven X> was almost perfect for the media and audiences who enjoyed dark and brutal stories, naturally earning it countless accolades.
"The story is captivating, the subject matter is novel, and the ending breaks with traditional story conventions, leaving a chilling cliffhanger. It's a science fiction story that transcends its time."
Cú Chulainn's outstanding performance earned him positive reviews that rivaled those for the film itself; many said his performance at the end was incredibly realistic.
That's understandable, because Cú Chulainn was a Warrior received countless accolades during his lifetime, but ultimately died a tragic hero after his success and glory.
If it weren't still in the awards phase, praising Ultraseven X too much might cause it to miss out on the trophy. Shinji really hopes the media can praise Ultraseven X more, because such good word-of-mouth would also benefit Ultraseven X's overseas distribution.
Not caring about the commercial returns of Ultraseven X doesn't mean not wanting them. If there's an opportunity to sell Ultraseven X for a good price, Shinji naturally won't refuse.
However, Shinji will not place a final order before the film festival awards ceremony ends; he will only confirm a general intention to collaborate.
The price a movie that wins an award can fetch is completely different from a movie that doesn't.
Shinji, as the seller, is quite pleased with his trip to Venice. Judging from the feedback from all parties, even if he doesn't win the prize, <Ultraseven X> will still fetch a decent price.
In contrast, Shinji, as the buyer, was not so lucky.
Although he directed Chloe to buy several films at the film festival's trade fair, none of them were the blockbusters he remembered.
As for the talent search plan, Shinji's efforts have not been very successful.
Those behind-the-scenes film workers he admired were already successful; while those unknown newcomers were so bad that Shinji preferred to find a Servant who knew nothing to train them personally.
Shinji originally thought that even if he couldn't get a Spielberg- level Director as a subordinate, he could at least get two Nolan- level Director to boost the scene.
Unfortunately, Bai Jingjing's reality shattered Shinji's dream of being like Yang Guifei.
In summary, Shinji's trip to the Venice Film Festival wasn't perfect; it was certainly fraught with setbacks.
They were looking for good movie projects, but couldn't find a single blockbuster.
He wanted to recruit some promising underlings, but all he found were a bunch of rookies who were causing his intracranial pressure to rise.
Even his simple wish to relax and enjoy a fruit buffet was thwarted by Chloe's arrival.
Although Miss Lizzie's personal fruit meal was quite nice, Second Master is, after all, a man.
If you can pee in a whole forest, why bother picking wool from a single tree?
But Second Master didn't know was that the most blood pressure-raising thing about the Venice Film Festival was yet to come.
This matter had little to do with the film festival itself, but rather stemmed from something the Knights of the Round Table in Japan did that drove him crazy.
Chapter 303 Shinji: Gawain, you're finished!
In the rest area of the film studio in Fuyuki City, the Knights of the Round Table, who had just finished filming, were resting on chairs by the corridor.
However, the three of them were pale and stiff, showing no signs of the relaxed state they should have been in during their rest.
"Damn it, how the hell am I supposed to do this?"
While complaining, Gawain glanced at his two companions.
"Still talking! Didn't you cause this mess?!"
Lancelot glared fiercely at Gawain and said in an almost malicious tone, "If Master or the My King blames you, you will atone with your death!"
Gawain curled his lip in disdain. "Thank me my ass! I'm already dead."
Seeing Gawain's nonchalant attitude, as if he were a dead pig unafraid of boiling water, Tristan wished he could strangle the guy with a harp string.
"I told you from the start not to act impulsively, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on going ahead anyway. Now look what happened! You've completely disgraced the Knights of the Round Table!"
If there hadn't been ordinary people and reporters around, Old Cui probably would have riddled Gawain's body with holes using his harp-playing attack.
There's a reason why Lancelot and Tristan are so angry with Gawain.
Last week, the three of them participated in a variety show as idol trainees.
Similar to the situation in Japan, variety shows are also a popular choice for idol stars to maintain their popularity and public image.
However, compared to domestic variety shows, Japan variety shows go a bit too far in many ways, and the celebrities are often tortured by all sorts of things.
Viewers who frequently watch 48 Group variety shows often see the girls covered in cream, ink, and other substances.
Actually, the girls in the 48 Group are already considered lucky. Some late-night variety shows often feature things like frogs, snakes, or insects.
However, these prank shows have nothing to do with the Knights of the Round Table. As artists jointly signed by Type-Moon and Johnny & Associates & Associates, their status has been much higher than that of third-rate comedians or idols from the 48 Group since the day they entered the entertainment industry.
The most obvious example is that many artists consider holding a concert at Tokyo Dome as their career dream, but for Johnny & Associates's artists, debuting at Tokyo Dome is standard practice.
If you didn't debut at Tokyo Dome, it just means the company didn't intend to develop you.
This practice of trampling on the dreams of other artists is one of the reasons why J-pop Group's idols are hated.
Sure enough, just as the pigeon enthusiast said, some people are born in Rome, while others are born to be mules or horses.
The first variety show that the Knights of the Round Table" participated in was a sports variety show, somewhat similar to the Chinese show "Running Man".
After being divided into groups, the invited guests participated in various sports games at the request of the production team, ultimately determining the winners and losers.
Logically speaking, with the three idiots' superhuman physical abilities, winning this kind of competition should be a piece of cake.
Lancelot alone could easily defeat all other teams with one hand.
However, you definitely can't do it that way when actually making a TV show.
Firstly, if I act too inhumanly, people will notice something amiss, and if the Magecraft is exposed, it will be very troublesome to clean up the mess.
Secondly, the three idiots participated in this program to showcase their approachability and cultivate a perfect celebrity image in the eyes of their fans.
Therefore, Gawain and his two companions performed very poorly on the show, even losing the tug-of-war match in just 10 seconds.
This is not a big deal. Celebrities always have a pre-set persona in front of the camera, and their true selves are rarely revealed to the audience.
Unfortunately, the three members of the Round Table were newbies and had no experience in acting. Their intention to hold back was too obvious, and anyone could see that they were deliberately being frivolous on the show.
[Are you kidding me? The most boring tug-of-war in history!]
[Are they treating the audience like fools by being so careless?]
[That's so perfunctory!]
[Now that you've got the money, focus on making a good show! If you want to sleep, go home and sleep!]
After the show aired, there was a lot of criticism online about the trio's attitude towards the program, accusing them of not taking their work seriously.
In Japan society, slacking off at work is a very serious offense. Although Japan entered a collective slacking-off mode long after the bursting of the bubble economy, doing it in private is one thing, doing it in public is another.
Fortunately, Johnny & Associates's management knew that the trio's behavior was simply because it was their first time participating in a variety show and they lacked experience.
Based on past experience, as long as celebrities participate in more variety shows, they will naturally be able to grasp the appropriate level of appropriateness.
As for the comments online, they will soon be forgotten as long as the trio performs well in the future.
Johnny & Associates's management has seen similar things countless times; they're practically veterans.
So the operations team told the trio to take the show more seriously, while also giving them more shows to gain experience.
Unfortunately, the management at Johnny & Associates's Entertainment didn't know the temperament of the Knights of the Round Table; Gawain and his two companions valued their reputation above all else.
In particular, when they were interviewed before and asked who their most respected senior celebrity was, all three of them unanimously answered Artoria.
As a result, as soon as this incident occurred, someone immediately left a sarcastic comment. "Is this the kind of quality Artoria's fans have? Is this all they have? Is this all they have?"
This is truly like stirring up a hornet's nest and hitting a horse's flattery right into a hole.
Other rumors are one thing, but to dare question one's worship of the My King and even try to damage the My King's reputation?
This is intolerable!
Uncle can tolerate it, but Aunt cannot!
So, in the following variety show, these three are prepared to go all out and hold nothing back, just to fight for their My King!
As a result, the second show they participated in was an indoor variety show, and one of the segments involved showcasing their culinary skills.
Then Gawain put all his effort into making a dish of mashed potatoes.
As everyone knows, Gawain's mashed potatoes are something even a glutton like Artoria wouldn't eat.
If Kirei Kotomine's Mapo Tofu is simply too spicy for most people to handle, then Gawain's mashed potatoes are definitely not fit for human consumption.
Unsurprisingly, the host ended up in the hospital immediately after taking a bite of the mashed potatoes.
To be fair, there are quite a few instances where celebrities on variety shows cook poorly.
After all, most celebrities and idols are completely unskilled at manual labor, and sometimes the production team will deliberately have guests or hosts eat those failed dishes to achieve the desired effect.
But even the worst food never tastes like this one; the host vomited after just one bite, and then rolled around on the floor clutching his stomach.
Is this man poisoning someone?
[He clearly slacked off on the previous show, yet he deliberately retaliated against the host? That's a terrible character trait!]
[The host even cried; he had probably eaten the worst food of his life.]
Get out of the entertainment industry, you bastard!
Thanks to Gawain's questionable actions, the trio's reputation has been completely ruined recently.
That's why the three of them sat in the chairs sighing and blaming each other.
To be honest, the happiest people after what the Three Idiots did were actually the variety show production team.
As the saying goes, even negative publicity is still publicity. The show's Director was very satisfied with the three idiots' performance, and thanks to their quirky tactics, they became the most talked-about and talked-about show in the Japanese entertainment industry recently.
However--
"Do we want publicity? We want reputation! This is outrageous!"
With a fit of rage, Gawain angrily threw the viewership data that the operations team had handed him onto the ground.
"Ex-calibur! Ta-da~ Ta-da~ Ta-da~"
Just then, Lancelot's phone rang.
"It's Master..."
The dead camel looked miserable as he looked up at the other two.
"What should we do? Should we answer it?"
"Anyway, it's none of my business." Old Cui immediately distanced himself from the matter.
Lancelot shook his head frantically. "I don't want to get scolded either. If Master comes back and uses Command Spell to make me run naked, I'm doomed. Gawain, you go and deliver it!"
"Why should I deliver it? I'm not taking it!"
Although Gawain's intelligence is only at the level of a gorilla, he can still distinguish between good and bad.
Shinji calling at a time like this is definitely not a good thing.
"Ex-calibur! Ta-da~ Ta-da~ Ta-da~"
Lancelot's phone rang again; it seemed Shinji wouldn't give up until he got through.
You should answer it.
Lancelot handed the phone to Gawain, saying, "If you don't answer, what if Master calls the My King? Do you want to embarrass yourself in front of her?"
Gawain's mouth twitched violently; unable to refute, he could only obediently answer the phone.