In the conference room of Jiufeng's North American headquarters, Nanaya was once again holding a preliminary preparation meeting for FGO.
"The entire project will officially start in 2010."
Nanaya knocked on the whiteboard behind him and said heavily.
This whiteboard has been filled with a large plot flow chart.
This table not only lists the approximate planning and actual project launch time of each FGO movie.
In addition, Nanaya also wrote out the expected commercial requirements for each film and noted the backup plans that would be activated if the requirements were not met.
At the same time, the whiteboard was covered with small notes.
The front of these notes has the character's name and the general plot of the FGO story written on it.
The flip side is the setting of each character in real history or mythology, and the difference between them in the Type-Moon world.
The setting of Nanaya's Type-Moon servant in her previous life is based on the creator's strong subjective imagination.
It is not uncommon for the settings of many heroes to be very different from real legends.
Of course, there are many types of differences.
Some, like Medusa, interpret and whitewash the villain in the story from another perspective.
There are also characters like Xiang Yu, who can be said to have been completely redesigned within the larger framework of the historical story.
Of course, there are also those who make very serious common sense mistakes.
For example, the relationship between the Archduke and Joan of Arc...
You must know that according to history, the Grand Duke was forced to change his beliefs from Orthodoxy to Catholicism while under house arrest.
This incident caused him to lose the support of the Orthodox Wallachian people.
Therefore, it is pure nonsense to say that the Grand Council has a common language with Joan of Arc because of issues of faith.
After all, heretics are more hateful than pagans.
This is purely Dongchu's way of adding drama to Joan of Arc.
I can only say that Magical East is worthy of being Magical East.
Of course, the Grand Duke is not the only one in this situation.
No matter how influential Fate is, it is ultimately just a commercial entertainment project.
When writing a Fate story, you naturally don't need to be as meticulous as when writing an essay on a historical figure.
In addition, the stories are all written by Japanese, and Fate's mainstream fans are also concentrated in East Asia.
Therefore, when Type-Moon's authors write about some Western heroes, they will naturally add a lot of personal opinions.
Maybe it was some unofficial history that he saw in some local literary stall, and then used directly in the story as official history.
It is entirely possible that something like this could happen.
After all, expecting these guys who like to stuff their own stuff in a crazy way to be rigorous is as difficult as praying that a cat doesn't steal fish.
Of course, as Fate is an entertainment product, some modifications of its own are allowed.
Hollywood makes so many movies related to reality every year, but it would be good if they could restore 30% of the real content.
After all, this is an entertainment industry where Adam and Eve can become black...
Not to mention that the stories shot in Nanaya are not biographies of historical figures.
But some basic common sense is still necessary.
Adaptation is not random editing, and parody is not nonsense.
We can't say that Xu Shu betrayed Liu Bei and worked hard to help Prime Minister Cao unify the world just because he ended up in the Cao Wei camp, right?
Nanaya believed that if he dared to do this, he would never be able to make money in China again.
By the same token, Nanaya can naturally modify the legendary settings of certain heroes according to the needs of the plot.
However, these modifications must not exceed the bottom line that European and American audiences can accept.
Each movie is an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, and Nanaya doesn't want the entire project to fail due to some minor problems.
To this end, he specifically wrote down all the content related to each historical character, and then asked the market research department to conduct an investigation.
Make sure the details of the story are as perfect as possible.
"The prologue will start filming in the first half of 2010." Nanaya turned to ask Fatty Peter, "Have you made a plan for filming "The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon"?"
Fat Peter thought for a moment and replied, "Then I will start in the second half of 2010."
"Where's the script?"
"It's almost done. But..."
Having said that, Fatty Peter looked at Nanaya with a bit of dissatisfaction.
"It's obviously a very good opening story, why is the plot so long? I had to cut half of the script."
Nanaya looked at the whiteboard behind him with a guilty conscience, and said calmly, "Please inform me of the actors you need as soon as possible after the script is completed. Many of them have long-term contracts and need to be carefully selected."
"Hello!"
Peter Jackson certainly knew that Nanaya was trying to change the subject, so he made a sound of dissatisfaction.
But Nanaya pretended not to hear and asked Shiki: "How is the preparatory work for "Tsukihime 2" going?"
Four Seasons replied: "We are still working on the script. But if we really start this project, it is estimated that the cost of the film will be more than 50 million US dollars."
Having already directed a complete movie, Shiki Matsuno has a general understanding of how Hollywood crews operate.
After making an estimate in his mind, he gave his own price: "The investment in the special effects part of the movie will definitely increase, and the actors' salaries will also increase. According to preliminary estimates, it is estimated to be between 75 million and 80 million US dollars."
Shiki Matsuno added: "If not all actors had signed long-term contracts in advance, the budget would have needed to be increased by another $10 million."
"Can."
Nanaya could totally accept such a production budget: "Shiki, what are your plans for "Tsukihime 2"?"
Shiki Matsuno immediately said, "Of course, we will keep the style of the first film. Tsuki-hime is a very clean love movie, and the second film will be the same."
"Tsuki-hime is not a special effects blockbuster. Its special effects are centered around the characters in the story."
Although the first film was boycotted by some audiences, the successful box office brought considerable confidence to the Four Seasons.
He already had a general understanding of how to operate it and was no longer afraid.
Shiki further said: "I have made a very successful start. As long as the second part maintains the original situation and makes improvements in all aspects, it will satisfy the fans."
"In the first film, I laid a lot of foreshadowing. The love story between the killer and the vampire princess has just begun. There are many possibilities for the sequel, and I am currently screening them."
Nanaya listened carefully to Matsuno Shiki's answer.
As the person who single-handedly operated the "Tsukihime" project, no one in the world knows this series better than Shiki.
Not even Nanaya.
"Shiki Tono and Arcueid have only just met, and their story has not yet begun."
Shiki continued, "The grudges among the vampires, the struggles among the 27 ancestors, and the various confrontations between magicians and vampires will all be shown in Tsukihime 2."
"As long as I keep the main theme of the couple's love and add other elements as obstacles to their love, I believe the audience will buy it."
"Oh, right. By the way, I want to give the audience a clearer understanding of Type-Moon's worldview. Do I need to mention human principles in the second part?"
Shiki Matsuno added a question.
After carefully considering what Shiki said, Nanaya said, "Okay, the details are up to you."
"So, Senior, who is in charge of the Shimosa Province chapter?"
According to Nanaya's FGO chapter planning.
After the initial prologue and the first singularity, what follows is Shimosa Province from Gudako's perspective.
Because this story is relatively independent in the original draft, and Mashu is basically in hiding, it is easier to adapt.
"As for Shimotsuma Province, Lin Bao will be in charge."
This is the singularity that Irisviel asked Nanaya to take away a long time ago.
"Can they do it well? Are there any directors in Japan who are good at special effects besides us?"
It was rare that Ori began to worry about Lin Bao.
Because he had worked with Nanaya under Lin Bao on a film, Ori was very clear about the other party's level of film industry.
Although Ori doesn't like to speak ill of others, Lin Bao's special effects technology is really not good.
It would be fine if the story of Shimotsuma Province took a realistic approach, but it does involve magical elements.
"It doesn't matter, they just need to make sure they tell a good story."
Ori reminded loudly: "Senior, special effects and filming complement each other. You taught me this principle."
Obviously, Ori didn't think Lin Bao was capable of handling all of this.
"Don't worry. Although Kiritsugu and I have some conflicts, his guidance level is still good enough."
Matsuno Shiki's face was full of black lines on the side: "You two don't even have a little contradiction..."
Due to some well-known reasons, Nanaya has a bad relationship with his female parents.
But none of them were as bad as Emiya Kiritsugu.
After "Purgatory's Flame" was released in Japan, Kiritsugu really wanted to kill Nanaya.
If Irisviel and Illya hadn't stopped Kiritsugu, the other party might have really flown to the United States to treat Nanaya to popcorn.
Anyway, there are shootings in America every day, and this is not the most common one.
However, even though the two women from the Ryutani family dissuaded Kiritsugu from going berserk, Kiritsugu's determination to kill Nanaya became even stronger.
In the past year alone, there have been a lot more extras named Nanaya in Japanese movies, and each one died more miserably than the last.
Everyone knew that Kiritsugu was targeting Nanaya, but Nanaya was too lazy to argue with him.
After all, in his own story, the other person went from childhood sweetheart to adoptive mother, and then to wife and daughter.
Everyone in the family who could die died.
In the end, even Emiya Kiritsugu himself was not spared.
The other party has suffered so much in the FZ story, and they are not allowed to stab a villain to get revenge?
But Kiritsugu's childish act of revenge always made Nanaya feel that the style of the painting was somewhat familiar.
[Is that guy an elementary school student? If he can't defeat him, he should go to the school gate and buy a Death Note and write his name on it? If it were me, I would just use nails and scarecrows! ]
Of course, in order to prevent others from thinking that he was a masochist, Nanaya never told this to anyone else.