Shinji: This Has Nothing to Do with Me. It's All Nasu's Fault!

Shinji was very surprised by the support from the Fuyuki City.

He wasn't surprised that the Fuyuki City would give him a policy, but rather that these government officials acted so quickly.

Shinji originally thought that the city government officials would need to hold at least three years of meetings before reaching a conclusion.

The Japan government is notorious worldwide for its slow efficiency and poor execution.

If anyone wants to understand just how incompetent the Japan government is, they can just watch Hideaki's *Shin Godzilla *.

It can only be said that Japan Director have a natural talent for creating a sarcastic or unsettling effect.

Shinji and his TYPE-MOON Film Company were not the only ones to receive preferential treatment from the Fuyuki City; the Jidai Group also received the same treatment.

It's worth noting that American companies have a bad habit of building large buildings in every region they open a branch office in.

Those Film Company go even further, not only liking to build skyscrapers, but also liking to build their own film studios.

The preferential treatment from the Fuyuki City made it very convenient for the Jidai Group to carry out large-scale construction projects in Fuyuki City.

The only thing that troubled the Jidai Group was that the Einsbern family had occupied the largest vacant lots in Fuyuki City.

If the Jidai Group wants to acquire a large enough area to build its own film studio, it will have to buy land from a neighboring city.

This has a distinct feel to it – someone who works in Beijing but lives in Hebei.

The prerequisite is that Jidai Group can obtain preferential policies from the neighboring city, and it's worth noting that land purchase prices are quite high.

"What a waste! Why don't you just use the Einsbern family's film set? The rent isn't expensive."

On the streets of Fuyuki City, Shinji, who was filming on Location Shoot, complained to Chloe.

"It's too small," Chloe complained. "Besides, renting is nowhere near as convenient as buying."

"You Americans just like big things."

Shinji chuckled twice as a joke, then continued to focus on filming.

The biggest challenge in Location Shoot in the city is not the shooting itself, but getting all the shots you want as quickly as possible.

Road closures are a very annoying and troublesome thing for any city. Even with the permission of the city government, Shinji had to finish filming as soon as possible, otherwise it would cause inconvenience to the ordinary citizens of the city.

Fortunately, Gil, the Lead Actor in this shoot, is in good condition. As long as he can maintain this condition, the filming schedule can be guaranteed.

It doesn't matter if Gilgamesh can't maintain his condition; Shinji will force him to do so.

Because Shinji has now found a good way to make Gilgamesh obey, a method called [Close the door, release Enkidu].

Although Gilgamesh wouldn't exactly be as docile as a rabbit in front of Enkidu at least managed to get Gilgamesh to follow Shinji's instructions for filming.

Whenever Gilgamesh disobeys, Enkidu uses the Chains of Heaven to make him obey.

Sometimes, Shinji really couldn't understand why Gilgamesh would summon Enkidu. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?

They insist on hiring a housekeeper to set rules for them.

The original Gilgamesh lived a life of luxury in Fuyuki City, without having to worry about Shinji, his Master.

Now that Enkidu has arrived, he has to meddle in everything, especially Gilgamesh's words and actions.

Gilgamesh isn't exactly as obedient as a little rabbit these days, but he immediately calms down whenever Enkidu coughs.

At this moment, on an empty street, Gilgamesh is fighting against a bunch of black ribbons.

Gilgamesh relentlessly attacked the ribbons, but the opponent used black ribbons to deflect all the incoming Noble Phantasm.

Right in front of the camera, Gil took two long strides, desperately chasing after the [Black Holy Grail] that had already begun to flee.

For a ranged combat unit, Gilgamesh's current running speed is almost at its limit.

There was no way around it; even though Gilgamesh was alive, able to climb five flights of stairs without getting out of breath.

But the current Gilgamesh is just a Caster; his stamina and physical strength are affected by his class.

"Cut! This take is approved. Everyone, take a 5-minute break."

Behind the camera, Shinji looked up and called out, "Cut! Five-minute break. Assistant, touch up Gilgamesh."

The tall Gilgamesh leaning against a prop car parked by the roadside, panting heavily.

It seems that Gilgamesh's Spirit Origin has probably reached its limit. I wonder how Enkidu accepted this lightning-fast man.

To ensure the Heroic Spirit Actor was in good condition, Shinji went over and spoke a few words to Gilgamesh.

"How are you? Are you still up for it?"

When faced with Shinji's question, Gilgamesh first snorted coldly, then took out a cup of wine from his own treasury.

"Master, don't worry," Enkidu replied with a smile. "The fact that this guy can still drink means he's perfectly fine. Have him run around a couple more times later; I'm sure he'll be in even better shape."

"Hey, Enkidu! What do you mean by that?!"

Gilgamesh was drinking, choked on his drink when Enkidu said that.

"It's nothing, running around is good for your health." Enkidu pinched Gilgamesh's stomach with his hand. "Look, you've got some extra flesh."

"I am now Heroic Spirit, how could I possibly become fat!" Gilgamesh roared. "If you want to see me make a fool of myself, just say so!"

Enkidu smiled and said, "How could that be, Gil? We're good friends."

Shinji shook his head helplessly as he listened to these two clowns, and then announced that the break time would be extended to fifteen minutes.

Even though Gilgamesh has the title of "Uruk Axe King," it only means that he is good at using an axe; he is actually not good at running or anything like that.

To paraphrase a line from a TV series, "I'm not good at running."

However, a 15-minute break is already the limit. Although this road isn't particularly busy, it's not good to always be blocking the road.

Shinji stood up and walked to the street corner. He looked at the layout of the intersection and pondered whether there was a way to make the shot more aesthetically pleasing.

During this time, Shinji reviewed all the footage he had shot and realized that his shots were too straightforward and lacked depth.

Shinji certainly didn't intend to make an art film; he simply hoped that some of his close-up shots would evoke a sense of "beauty" in the audience.

"Boss."

Ophelia walked over and obediently handed a bottle of water to Shinji.

"Ophelia, you can just have your assistant handle this."

Despite saying that, Shinji smiled and accepted Ophelia's water.

"You haven't been using the computer to look at those random things lately, have you?"

As Shinji unscrewed the bottle cap, he asked with a sidelong glance.

Ophelia's blogging was eventually exposed.

There's no way around it; it's obviously abnormal for this well-behaved and adorable girl to suddenly become like that.

With just a little coaxing, Ophelia revealed everything.

Then Ophelia was forbidden from using the computer for anything other than work.

Ophelia calmly replied, "No, boss, how could I possibly disobey your request?"

"Oh."

Shinji nodded and took a sip of water.

Shinji didn't know that Ophelia had indeed obediently stopped using the computer to chat with her online friends, because she was now communicating with them on her phone.

The Second Master, who had a preconceived notion that all non-smartphones were garbage, subconsciously overlooked this vulnerability.

Shinji took another sip of water, then asked, "Have you gotten any results regarding the information I asked you to look up before?"

Ophelia knew Shinji was referring to information about Tsuburaya Productions, and she nodded, replying, "I've already had someone check it. It's all here."

As she spoke, Ophelia handed over a file folder.

Shinji opened the file folder and glanced at it briefly.

When the Second Master saw Tsuburaya Productions' financial situation over the past two years, his lips twitched slightly.

"This is truly... getting caught up in the drama themselves."

According to the investigation report, the reason Tsuburaya lent that money was ultimately due to Shinji.

In the past two years, Bandai, Tsuburaya Productions' most important merchandise partner, has become less enthusiastic about releasing related toys, and the number of Ultraman -related merchandise has decreased sharply, leading to Tsuburaya's cash flow becoming increasingly strained year by year.

The reason for Bandai's adjustment of its merchandise strategy is simple: they are currently busy selling Fate merchandise all over the world, so they don't have time to care about Ultraman.

Yes, Bandai has a passion for tokusatsu (special effects) films, but Fate has made way too much money.

Ultraman doesn't earn as much as Fate, and he's not as close to the Kamen Rider or the Super Sentai as they are. As an adopted son who isn't loved by his parents, Bandai naturally gave up on him slowly.

All I can say is, Tsuburaya Productions, you're in a really bad situation.

Chapter 96 Shinji: This has nothing to do with me, it's all the Nasu's fault!

Tsuburaya Productions' Tokusatsu are of a very high production quality, far surpassing other Tokusatsu of the same period in terms of scriptwriting, set design, and fight effects.

Look at the Knight Photography Studio next door, even the ones run by Toei Animation, they can cut out white borders from images.

Something like that would never happen in the Ultraman series.

However, such a high level of production requires a large amount of funding.

One of Tsuburaya Productions' worst habits is to invest all the money earned from the previous film into the next one.

This means that if a show's revenue is unsatisfactory, Tsuburaya Productions will face significant difficulties in the future.

So Toei Animation stingy company next door, has been doing just fine and has even risen to the second-largest player in the Japan film industry, while Tsuburaya Productions has been getting worse and worse, and in the end, it couldn't even keep the company.

Tsuburaya Productions is a giant in production, but a child in commerce.

This statement truly captures the essence of this company.

However, Tsuburaya Productions is definitely not innocent in its current predicament; there has never been a shortage of messy and unsavory things happening within the company.

The president sexually harasses female employees, there's rampant corruption on set, and various other workplace problems... These internal management issues are causing Tsuburaya Productions to be like trying to pull a giant truck with a lawnmower engine.

It would be strange if nothing went wrong in this situation!

TYO has set a trap for Tsuburaya Productions. It's true that Shinji's collaboration with Bandai has led to a sharp decline in Tsuburaya's revenue, but without those internal problems, Tsuburaya might not have ended up like this.

It can only be said that there's always a reason why someone is pitiful.

"Continue gathering information on Tsuburaya," Shinji said to Ophelia. "I need to stay informed."

Shinji has plans to buy Tsuburaya Productions, but he is not ready to make a move now.

While selling now might save money, those unruly big shots within Tsuburaya Productions won't appreciate Shinji's offer.

The old men at Tsuburaya Productions are the type who never learn from their mistakes. They easily got through this crisis, and they'll definitely do it again next time.

Furthermore, the internal problems within Tsuburaya Productions are already very serious, requiring drastic measures.

Shinji had no interest in taking over Tsuburaya Productions, which had numerous problems and required a lot of effort to manage.

He's very busy; it's impossible for him to dedicate a lot of time and energy to Tsuburaya Productions just for personal interests and passion for tokusatsu.

Therefore, Shinji only appears as a savior when Tsuburaya Productions is in its most dangerous moment, and then cleans up the entire Tsuburaya Productions.

It's not just internal company matters; external copyright disputes also need to be resolved as soon as possible.

Shinji didn't want to drag out the copyright disputes over the Showa Ultraman until the company went bankrupt, just like before.

The tokusatsu (special effects) market in Japan isn't very large. To ensure profitability, it's necessary to expand into new markets. And if Tsuburaya Productions wants to expand into overseas markets, it must resolve the copyright issue for Showa Ultraman.

Shinji has already made up his mind that this time he must correct all of Tsuburaya's bad habits and mistakes.

Therefore, Shinji only needs to wait patiently until the right opportunity arises.

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The dimly lit room was unusually quiet. The photographer and other staff members were all hiding in the corner, with the camera lens pointed at Shinji.

At this moment, Shinji was pinning Sakura down on the bed, his face full of madness, like a boar in heat.

He ripped at his shirt haphazardly while grabbing Sakura's neck with his hand.

Then...

A sharp black ribbon pierced straight through Shinji's head.

"Cut!"