In the end, until the end of the meeting, Kiritsugu did not buff Nanaya's head.
I don't know if it was because the other party didn't have that intention originally, or because he saw the Sera sisters standing next to him and it was difficult to do it.
Nanaya personally thinks it is most likely the latter.
While Nanaya was preparing for the FGO project, Washimine Entertainment also signed promotion cooperation agreements with some companies.
For example, at the end of March, Washimine cooperated with Google and Apple to launch an APP application.
A series of small apps related to Fate are available in the APP stores of both apps.
From e-books of movies and novels to mobile phone skins and special alarm clocks, it can be said that a wide range of categories are covered.
Of course, it's not just that. The Type-Moon MOBA game operated by [See Moon] also launched commemorative skins for servants related to the FZ and FSN series.
These things are simply a gift from heaven for fans who have been following Fate.
In addition, Washimine's actions also awakened these people's fond memories of Fate.
Of course, Washimine doesn't just make Fate electronic peripherals.
They also have a dedicated department to count and record various background data.
Analyze the popularity of each servant through the peripheral sales data of each character.
All in all, FGO is a commercial project.
If many viewers particularly like a certain character, it is not impossible to modify the script and settings to please the audience.
In the spring of 2010, news about Fate's new project dominated the front pages of most entertainment media.
Whenever the heat drops a little, Washimine Entertainment will find a way to break new news to attract the attention of fans.
For example, which famous actor has the intention to cooperate with Washimine, or what new filming technology Washimine Entertainment will adopt in the Fate project, etc.
Fortunately, when the promotion of Fate's new project officially started, the award season had ended and the entire European and American film market was in the off-season.
This allows the popular IP Fate to seize the promotional window period to preheat in advance.
But even so, it is not a bad idea to always use some unfounded news to catch people's attention.
So in mid-April, when the media's attention began to shift, Nanaya and Washimine Entertainment jointly convened a press conference.
The information of this press conference was very simple. It only officially announced that the new Fate series film would be called "Fate/Grand Order".
This news has regained the attention of movie fans, and they have begun to speculate what the movie might be about based on the title.
At the same time, Washimine Entertainment officially released the official website of FGO.
However, the website currently only has one homepage, on which, apart from the blue sky and white clouds with halos and the title "Fate/Grand Order", there is only one short phrase that serves as a commentary on the movie title.
[This is a general term for everything that exists to defend humanity, to confront human history, and to fight against fate.]
Although this sentence makes people feel that the new series will be a grand story, the official still has not revealed any specific content.
All the fans are itching for this, as they feel that Washimine Entertainment has painted a big pie for themselves.
The pancake smelled delicious, but they didn't even know what the filling was.
This is very uncomfortable.
But no matter how much the fans beg, this is basically all the information that can be revealed before the film officially starts shooting.
The next period is the 2010 summer season, and Washimine Entertainment's promotional focus will shift to "Avengers".
As for FGO, the purpose of the early publicity has been achieved, and the next news will have to wait until the filming of the movie starts.
Although the prologue was still a few months away from filming, the design work of the film's characters had already begun.
In addition to the design of each character, another focus is on designing Fou's image.
How to make Fou look cute and adorable is an important topic for the design department of the FGO crew.
Don't underestimate this matter. Cute pet characters in commercial movies can bring huge economic profits to the movies.
For example, in the "Star Wars" series, apart from common props such as lightsabers.
The characters with the highest commercial value among all the characters are actually R2D2 and BB-8 robots.
By the same token, why did Bumblebee become Hasbro New Century's favorite son?
He can even have his own independent movie. Is this a treatment that even Big Brother Optimus Prime doesn't have?
For example, in the Pokémon series, isn't the most famous and well-known character outside the circle the electric yellow mouse?
Look at the Minions, Baymax, Olaf, and the Niffler from the Fantastic Beasts series, etc.
These non-human characters are so famous, after all, isn't it because they are cute and popular?
Cuteness is justice, cuteness is the law of nature.
Whether it is a burly man or a young girl in her prime, human beings are always unable to resist cute things.
In fact, if QB hadn't been required to take the blame because of the plot, QB would have been the most popular character in "Madoka Magica".
Now, it has become a character that everyone wants to kill.
As for Fou...
Although this fourth beast, which is in charge of the principle of "comparison", is set to be very powerful, its main job in the movie is to be cute.
Nanaya even foresaw a scene where everyone on the street would have a Fou doll in their hands in the future.
In short, Nanaya entrusted the important task of promoting and boosting sales of peripheral products to this little white animal.
In fact, long before the casting of the actors, Nanaya had already submitted his own draft setting to the design team.
But after all, it is just a two-dimensional draft. How to coordinate it with the real person style while ensuring that the cuteness remains unchanged after it is realized?
This is the most difficult part of designing Fou.
This is especially true for Hollywood designers whose aesthetics have become distorted.
Fortunately, the design team had the foundation of designing QB before and knew Nanaya's design preferences.
Therefore, the finished product has not yet reached the level of the weird and bizarre style of Europe and the United States.
But this is obviously still a bit far from what Nanaya thinks is "cute".
So he still sent the setting drawing back to redo it.
The members of the design team were helpless about the somewhat unreasonable request.
But Nanaya is the boss, so he can only modify the setting diagram again and again.
In the end, it was Ori who provided them with inspiration, and the designers designed Fou as a canine creature that moves like a cat.
On this basis, a pair of very spiritual rabbit ears were added to Fou.
This not only gives Fou the characteristics of three animals, but also allows all the organs on its body to become tools for cuteness.
After the basic settings are in place, all that remains is to "produce" this little white guy.
Like QB, Fou will be created using motion capture, computer special effects production and post-production dubbing.
Originally, Nanaya was planning to let Lily do the motion capture and dubbing for Fou.
But after learning about the time required for motion capture, Nanaya had to give up this plan.
Because this will take up a lot of Lily's time. Unless she doesn't accept invitations from other film companies in the next few years, there will not be enough time.
But for a superstar like Lily, doing so is obviously not cost-effective.
Nanaya's second choice was the king of motion capture, Andy Serkis, but after an audition he was found to be completely unsuitable.
Because although Andy Serkis has great motion capture skills, his cuteness skills are a bit lacking.
Although he can bring the expressions of animals to life, it always feels a little bit wrong when he rolls on the floor to act cute.
In the end, Nanaya could only choose Astolfo, who had experience in motion capture for QB, and Lily only needed to do the dubbing in post-production.
Nanaya believes that fans can accept this to some extent. After all, Astolfo is very talented in being cute.
At the same time, as Fou's design was finalized, another work that preceded filming also began - that was visual effects production.
There are too many movies designed by FGO. In order to ensure that all movies have similar special effects quality, Nanaya needs a visual effects director to lead the entire visual effects team.
Otherwise, if FGO has a different style for each movie, I believe no one can stand it.
Besides, directors like Nanaya always hope that the special effects of a movie can reach the highest standards in the industry.
But for FGO, once the project is officially launched, the production time of each movie is strictly limited.
Therefore, a well-organized and well-equipped special effects team must take priority over film creation.
Fortunately, in recent years, under his leadership, Washimine's special effects team has already reached the top level in the industry in terms of technology.
In addition, Weta Workshop has already reached a close partnership with Washimine Entertainment.
Nanaya has no problem in producing special effects, but now he needs a leader who can lead the team.
But Nanaya was not satisfied with any of them, and finally George Lucas recommended his employee Roger Gate to Nanaya.
This guy has worked as a visual effects director for the Harry Potter series and Pirates of the Caribbean series.
Judging from the movies he has taken over, Nanaya is completely satisfied with the abilities of this bald guy.
So he was hired directly after the first interview.
However, Nanaya's action caught Fox's attention.
As a capable executive of Light & Magic Industries, Roger Gate can be considered a direct descendant of Lucas.
The other party was deeply involved in Washimine Entertainment's core projects, which made Fox a little worried.
After all, given the current relationship between Washimine and Light Magic Industries, it shouldn't be the case that Roger Gate would be in charge of the entire project.
You should know that in the production of special effects for the Fate series of movies, Washimine has always cooperated with Weta Workshop.
In other words, Roger Gate's current situation is that the Light Demon has been loaned to Washimine.
This unusual behavior made Fox feel vaguely uneasy.
So they stepped up their surveillance of Nanaya, apparently hoping that this channel would learn something.
Originally, Nanaya was planning to suppress it, but he was annoyed by the crazy offensive of the paparazzi from News Corporation.
So after discussing with Shion, he released the news that Washimine was going to acquire Lucasfilm through other channels.
Anyway, the outside world will know about this matter sooner or later, so it is better to reveal it first while the initiative is in your hands.
While the outside world was shocked by Washimine's acquisition itself, 20th Century Fox was directly blown up.
"Fuck! Washimine Shion! How dare you, a damn woman, touch my things!!"
In the office, Murdoch Jr. slammed the pen in his hand onto the report.