After the movie ended, William and Ed mixed in the crowd and walked out of a side door of the AMC theater together.
There were countless fans and reporters blocking the main entrance, and leaving there after the show was a complete nightmare.
"It's just too much to not reveal anything about the next few movies."
The two chatted as they walked, and William imitated the tone of Kiryu Nanaya's voice during the curtain call just now.
"We want to keep the surprise until the last minute, and hope everyone won't be anxious. We will announce the news of the new movie at the right time..."
At this point, William curled his lips in disdain: "Tsk, you're just keeping us on suspense. If that's the case, why did you hang so many paintings at the end of the movie!"
Ed didn't seem to hear what William said. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out one and lit it.
After slowly blowing out a smoke ring, Ed looked at William with disdain: "When the staff meeting comes, you can talk to him in front of the whole company. I guarantee you will gain something."
"I'm not that stupid!" William gave a middle finger.
Ed didn't say anything else. He took out his cell phone and seemed to be looking for something.
"What are you doing?"
"Look for a cosplay costume of Black Saber." Ed said without even looking up, "Consider it as a gift for Rikka when I go home this time."
"…"
As a single man, William felt devastated.
In fact, Ed is not the only one who does this.
AMC Theaters' merchandise departments were temporarily closed to host the premiere.
Under such circumstances, it is a pity that the audience who attended the premiere were unable to buy the peripheral products they wanted immediately after watching the movie.
But now it is the Internet age, and if there are no physical stores, you can just place orders online.
So many people in the upper echelons started searching for Black Saber's outfit, the girls wanted to wear it themselves, while the boys wanted the girls to wear it.
The only pitiful ones are bachelors like William.
If they want to use this set of clothes, they not only have to buy a set of clothes themselves, but also call for door-to-door service.
The cost is too high and William simply can't afford it.
Not far ahead of William and Ed, Miss Katsushika also walked outside with several of her journalist colleagues.
"The plot of the movie itself is very simple, but Nanaya Kiryu has mobilized the audience's emotions." Katsushika discussed with another reporter.
"Indeed." The other party nodded. "This movie is not perfect, but Kiryu Nanaya maximized the advantages of the movie and made the audience ignore its shortcomings."
"The success of this movie is not a problem, but I don't know how high it can reach." Katsushika said to other.
"It's definitely not on the level of Madoka Magica."
"You are talking nonsense."
Miss Katsushika rolled her eyes. A masterpiece like "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" is hard to come by.
Moreover, as the first work of a new series, Ms. Katsushika can clearly feel that this movie was made with restraint.
This also means that future films will have a broader blueprint.
I just don't know whether Nanaya Kiryu and his team can achieve their intended goals.
Miss Katsushika has great confidence in Nanaya Kiryu.
Because many audience members were still looking down at their phones (looking for things around them) as they walked out after the show, which affected the speed of the show.
This resulted in the AMC cinema dispersing the movie very slowly, with many people being stuck in the crowd, unable to move forward or backward.
Not only did it cause a lot of trouble for the theater's closing staff, it also made the work of another group of people quite difficult.
As a market researcher for Cinema Score, Mand Wilder was almost in tears.
With so many people showing up at once, he didn't know which audience members to choose for the survey.
Although movie network data statistics are now very advanced, the accuracy of big data statistical analysis on the Internet has always been difficult to guarantee.
Most people are far less focused when filling out online questionnaires than when filling out physical questionnaires, so the authenticity of the questionnaires has always been a problem.
In pursuit of survey accuracy, veteran statistical agencies such as Cinema Score still use the most primitive investigator approach.
Although this approach is not efficient, it has the advantage of real data and great analytical value.
Mand Wilder is one such investigator.
His most important task during this period was to conduct first-hand surveys and statistics on the audience who had just watched "Prologue".
For the sake of his job, Mand Wilder had no choice but to go forward with the flow of people.
"Hello."
He stopped a male audience member who was about 25 to 30 years old and stuffed a pen with Mash's shield as a cap into his hand.
"Can I ask you a few questions about this film?"
The other party took the pen, glanced at the work ID on Mand Wilder's chest, and nodded quickly.
"Of course."
"If you use ABCD and + and - to score,
Mand Wilder pressed the record button on the small recorder in front of the man, which was a necessary part of the investigation process.
"Which grade would you give to "Prologue"?"
"A-!" The male audience member gave the answer without even thinking, "Of course it's A-!"
Mand Wilder continued, "Can you give me some comments?"
"Overall, the plot of the film is a bit simple. It just revolves around the beginning of the crisis of humanity."
The male audience member thought for a moment and then said, "It can be seen that Director Nanaya Kiryu is going big this time. This movie is just the beginning of his ambition."
"Compared to other movies, Prologue certainly deserves an A+, but for this series, if the first movie gets an A+, it would be unfair to the subsequent movies."
Mand Wilder turned off the recorder and said, "Thank you, thank you for your rating."
"You're welcome. I really like Mash, a strong girl."
The male audience took the gift pen and walked away contentedly.
Mand Wilder didn't stop here, he immediately found another fan.
"The movie is a bit slow in the early stages, but the second half is very good at depicting the end of the world. There are countless Easter eggs in the movie, and people who have watched FSN will enjoy this movie twice as much as others."
This audience member gave "Prologue" an A+ rating without hesitation. He did not have the same considerations as the previous audience member.
"The only regret about the movie is that the cast is not strong enough. The idea of changing the class is novel, but I would like to see the appearance of new servants. But the movie is pretty good overall, and Leonardo Dicaprio's cameo at the end is super handsome!"
This audience gave the film a rating of A, but it can be seen that he was very satisfied with the film itself.
Another subsequent audience member was more accepting of "Prologue".
"It's been a while since I've seen a movie like this that I can finish in one go and still savor some of the scenes. The pace is good and the fighting scenes are cool. The one-year wait after Madoka Magica was worth it."
This is a female audience member, she said directly: "I give "Prologue" full marks! If possible, one hundred and twenty points!"
Of course, Mand Wilder also encountered audiences who did not like this style of film.
"It feels like a very average movie, not as exciting as Madoka Magica. Maybe it's because I haven't watched Fate before, I don't get a lot of the points."
After struggling for a while, the other party gave his own score: "B+. It's a good popcorn movie, and Black Saber looks very beautiful."
But those who gave a B rating were only a minority among the minority. According to the data collected by Mand Wilder, more than 90 percent of the ratings were A.
Many viewers who gave the film an A- rating mentioned the problem with the film's structure.
They all believe that subsequent films will definitely be better, so the A and A+ scores are reserved for those films.
"I can only say that Kiryu Nanaya did a great job this time!"
"Mash and Ritsuka are obviously still newcomers, and I'm looking forward to their growth in the future. They were too weak in this part."
"Director Kiryu did a great job. The budget of this movie is definitely not as big as Madoka Magica, but it is still exciting and good to watch. The movie is basically full of Fate-related jokes from beginning to end."
"The movie is great. But what annoys me is that Prologue is more like a long trailer than a movie! After watching it, I just want to have a time-rewinder so that I can fast forward to the next movie."
"DiCaprio is so handsome!! He looks like a big boss in that robe. I look forward to his future performance."
…
After completing the on-site investigation, it was almost midnight in New York.
But Mand Wilder couldn't go home to rest. Instead, he immediately sorted out the statistical data and comments and sent them to his head office.
He is not sure about the other advance screenings, but the overall evaluation of the audience at the AMC cinema's premiere must be A!
I believe that by tomorrow, news about "Prologue" will emerge in an overwhelming manner.
Compared to these busy staff, Nanaya's job is much more relaxed.
After finishing the press conference for the premiere, his work for the day was over.
After saying goodbye to others, Nanaya asked Sera to drive back to his villa in the suburbs of New York to rest.
Because there is still a lot of work to be done after the release of "Prologue", he will stay in New York for some time.
When getting off the car, Nanaya glanced at the corner of the street in front of the villa.
It was pitch black there, without a single glimmer of light.
"What a pity that such a good opportunity only one person can spend the night." Nanaya muttered.
No flash means no paparazzi.
Apparently the reporters and paparazzi were chasing after the movie actors Yumi, Inukai and Lily.
Especially Lily, I believe that the role of Black Saber will greatly increase her popularity.
For Nanaya, the absence of reporters and paparazzi was a perfect opportunity to have fun with the women.
But unfortunately, none of the women he had relationships with were willing to come back with him.
It's not that I don't want to, but I've got work to do and can't come back.
Nanaya sighed: "I will be alone and sleepless again tonight."
He pushed open the door and entered a dark living room.
"Has Sera not parked the car yet?"
Nanaya was just about to touch the switch by the door when he suddenly felt something placed on his neck.
Judging from the feeling transmitted through the skin, the thing was pointed and long, and had a distinctly hard touch, as if it were some kind of weapon.
Nanaya's heart was suddenly lifted up.
Was this a thief?