The FGO project can be said to be the most important project for Nanaya and Washimine besides the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
No, it should be said that within Washimine, the importance of this series is even higher than Marvel.
Because the Marvel Cinematic Universe only involves movies and, at most, a few TV series that will be broadcast on [See Moon].
But the FGO project is different. It is not just the film and television production department, it also involves the two game departments of Washimine and [See Moon].
The reason why there are two is because the game departments of Washimine and [See Moon] are involved in different directions.
Ever since Washimine Hiroshi had a conversation with Nanaya last time, Type-Moon's games have been divided into two types.
One is a 3A-level game, which will be developed by Washimine headquarters.
The project currently underway is "Fate Extra", which was launched two years ago.
The game has now entered the final testing phase and is expected to be released this year.
Although the script framework still uses the game from Nanaya's previous life, there are still big differences in the gameplay between the two.
The biggest change is in the combat part of the game. This version of "Fate Extra" does not use the rock-paper-scissors turn-based combat mode, but is changed to a more acceptable action-adventure game.
The games produced by See Moon's game department are completely different from those produced by Washimine headquarters.
Simply put, [See Moon]'s game is easier to make money.
This includes the MOBA game "Fate League of Servant" released globally last year, as well as the mobile version of FGO that is currently on the agenda.
The former, with the help of financial power, not only had [See Moon] released globally before LOL.
And the promotion speed is much faster than that of its competitors.
After all, [See Moon] has its own online live streaming platform, which is simply cheating for other games of the same type.
Coupled with [See Moon]'s relatively "friendly" krypton gold strategy.
At present, this Fate MOBA game has been accepted by the public.
Nanaya plans to learn from TI and hold a gaming competition with a prize pool of up to one million US dollars this year to further promote the popularity of the game.
However, compared to this game, the mobile version of FGO may not be launched so soon.
After all, the original FGO game mechanism is really too bad.
Because the FGO production team was only interested in making a quick buck, the entire battle system was extremely perfunctory.
Despite several changes since then, the overall game mechanics are really monotonous and boring.
If it weren't for the character images and excellent plot, FGO's gameplay would probably have to be shut down within three months.
Although the gameplay of mobile pay-to-win games has always been terrible, there are really few that are as good as FGO.
Even if Nanaya doesn't care much about the reputation of this game in terms of gameplay, the original game system is really not good enough.
Therefore, Nanaya plans to let [See Moon] redesign the game's combat framework.
While retaining the original core of FGO's command card drawing, it also adds some fun.
Anyway, the game system has little to do with the game plot, which is the core selling point of FGO, so it will not be affected no matter what you do.
Of course, this is to ensure that the new system designed by [See Moon] is acceptable to players.
Nanaya had already selected a little white mouse for it.
Over there is Madoka Magica, which is currently breaking box office records around the world.
After all, with the current popularity of "Madoka Magica", there will definitely be no shortage of wealthy players who are willing to spend lavishly to collect all five color teams.
In this case, it is most appropriate to use the mobile game of "Madoka Magica" as a precursor to FGO.
Of course, as the core of the entire series, other projects, although important, can strictly speaking only be called peripherals.
The real core of the entire series is naturally the FGO series of movies.
This is also the reason why Nanaya would hold such an important meeting in Japan.
The reason is simple: in the United States, it is not safe to have news corporations watching.
Nanaya was not afraid of the FGO project being leaked, after all, he had started promoting the project a long time ago.
But it would be very troublesome if some details were known by News Corporation.
Led by Mrs. Iris, Nanaya and others walked into a conference room with a large round table.
In addition to Lin Bao and his group, Nanaya, Shion and Lily, there were many other people attending the meeting.
For example, directors such as Matsuno Shiki, Peter Jackson, and Taika Waititi were all present.
Even Kevin Feige, the mastermind behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was among those attending the meeting.
Of course, the people attending the meeting were of mixed composition.
But for the entire project, Nanaya's team members will still be the backbone of the crew.
Ryougi Ori will serve as the first assistant director of all films and will be responsible for connecting the films.
Shonan Rantaro is the chief director of photography, Mr. Li and his son will be responsible for setting all the action scenes, and Katsura Mamako's task is to design the looks of all the characters.
As for the screenwriter team headed by Urobuchi and Elle, they have to ensure that the plot can make all the audience deeply involved.
Even ZUN is here. This composer who knows Fate very well will use music to evoke the audience's memories of Fate and create new aspirations in their hearts.
In addition, everyone involved in the meeting, including Nanaya and Shion, signed a confidentiality agreement.
During the early preparations for this series, confidentiality will be one of the most important issues.
Nanaya doesn't want the "Thor" incident to happen again.
You know, he can't do gun version marketing again.
"Nanaya, I heard you had some trouble down there?"
As soon as he sat down, Shiki Matsuno said with a gloating look.
Nanaya rolled his eyes at him: "I wasn't beaten to death by Kiritsugu, are you surprised?"
"No, no, no." Shiki smiled and waved his hands. "I just think it's a little strange that you act like nothing happened. After all, Kiritsugu's expression was the same as when he saw the Angel Unit-01."
[This person!!]
Nanaya stretched out his fist and hit, but Shiki Matsuno dodged it nimbly.
"Stop messing around, it's time for a meeting."
Shion gave the two 'big boys' a warning look.
Nanaya and Shiki then parted ways awkwardly.
"The first thing we have to deal with is the old actors."
At the beginning of the meeting, Nanaya asked a key question.
He looked at Tamarisu and asked, "How are the negotiations with the actors going?"
The theme of FGO's prologue is sentiment.
Therefore, Nanaya hopes that all the actors who were in FSN can return.
Tamarisu glanced at Lily and nodded slightly: "It's almost done. The remaining few who haven't signed the contract have also agreed in principle."
Agreed in principle, but couldn't agree on the price of the film's salary.
In fact, even if Tamarisu didn't say it, Nanaya knew that it was referring to Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson.
Nanaya didn't care, but just reminded him: "You continue to follow up on this matter, don't worry."
Nanaya had already expected that these two actors would be difficult to deal with.
In fact, Uncle Mark and Black Widow herself are quite easy to deal with.
What really hinders them from signing a contract with the crew are the agency and the agent.
After all, Uncle Mark and Scarlett are no longer the little actors they were back then.
With the popularity of FSN and Marvel characters, these two actors with both acting skills and popularity have naturally become the hot cakes that major film crews are vying for.
Correspondingly, the pay of both people is also rising.
Although they are still far from being Hollywood's top actors, from the perspective of the industry as a whole, the two are considered to be relatively expensive.
Under such circumstances, the two people's agents and economic companies naturally would not be willing to "sell them at a low price".
Especially popular large-scale commercial films like Fate.
After all, their income comes directly from the commissions from celebrities.
The reason why Lily and the others are so easy to deal with is very simple, because their contracts are with Washimine.
In comparison, Mark Ruffalo and Scarlett Johansson's agencies are indeed a bit difficult to deal with.
They are familiar with the rules of Hollywood and naturally know how to maximize their profits.
Fortunately, the shooting of the movie is still early, so we can talk about it slowly.
Nanaya's bottom line is also very clear: a slightly higher salary is acceptable, but there is no talk of income sharing.
In fact, in the entire Washimine system, only two people have the privilege of collecting the components.
One is Lily Wettin and the other is Robert Downey Jr.
Of course, the reason why Washimine is so generous is naturally because the commercial value of these two people has exceeded that of ordinary stars.
No one else has yet been able to meet such standards.
In fact, if it were any other situation, Nanaya would probably have replaced the role with someone else.
Anyway, it's not uncommon for Hollywood to replace actors in new series.
Fox's "X-Men" series and Sony's "Spider-Man" series have both done this.
However, one of the main selling points of the FGO prologue is sentiment. Nanaya needs to use old actors to awaken the memories of fans who watched the Fate movie 5 years ago.
In fact, the role of the FGO prologue is very similar to that of the later "Star Wars 7".
They all use emotions to draw people in and use this movie to open a new chapter.
Movie making is all about return on investment.
In Nanaya's eyes, as long as the money invested in veteran actors can bring sufficient returns, then veteran actors will definitely be used.
If the investment exceeds Nanaya's expectations, he would rather replace the actors.
Of course, as the beginning of a new Fate series, it is not enough for the prologue to just have feelings.
Nostalgia can attract old fans, but five years is already a generation gap for the movie-going group.
For the new generation of audiences, they don't care whether Mark Ruffalo plays Hercules.
So in addition to the sentimental old actors, Nanaya also plans to make a big fuss about the real leading actors of the film.