As soon as Nanaya arrived at the San Diego Comic-Con, he was greeted by Rin with her hands on her hips.
You can tell with your own eyes that Miss Tohsaka Rin is very angry now.
Rin said angrily to the innocent-looking Nanaya: "Senior, where on earth have you been?!"
"I'm going to work now." Nanaya curled his lips, "You make it sound like I'm going to be lazy."
"Isn't it?" Rin pouted angrily, "I can't find you anymore. Are you hiding because you're afraid of trouble?"
"How is that possible? I really have something to do." Nanaya scratched the tip of his nose, "Didn't I ask Luvia to come and help you?"
"That's the problem..."
Rin's voice suddenly dropped. She blushed and said, "Why did you have to find Luvia? Our exhibition has basically become her personal show..."
"So what did you gain?" Nanaya asked.
"Harvest?"
Rin didn't expect Nanaya to ask this.
Nanaya nodded: "Yeah, how to deal with North American fans, speaking language skills and so on, have you learned it?"
"Forehead..."
Rin found herself busy being angry with Luvia. Although she wanted to surpass Luvia, it seemed that this was the only idea she had.
"You... you don't think I asked Luvia to come here just to help you gain popularity, do you?"
Nanaya narrowed his eyes.
"This..."
Rin didn't feel comfortable saying it, but that was what she thought.
"Hey, I know you and Luvia don't get along, but have you ever really gotten to know her?"
Nanaya coughed a few times, and then continued: "Luvia was able to gain a foothold in Hollywood in such a short time not just by relying on her face."
"I know this may be difficult for you, but I still hope you can learn from Luvia."
Rin looked a little unhappy. She had just told Luvia that she wanted to surpass her, but now she had to stick to her cold butt. This was unacceptable to Rin.
"Rin…"
Nanaya said in a tone of an elder teaching a younger generation: "After Fate is broadcast, Trier's focus of activities will gradually shift towards Europe and the United States."
"Really?!"
Rin was very surprised. You know, Japanese female idols might be popular in East Asia, but they don't have a good reputation worldwide.
Because most female idols are young girls under 20 years old, they are often criticized by Western media for skirting the line of child pornography.
This statement is actually not wrong, after all...
Even Nanaya Kiryu wouldn't go to see idols over 25 years old.
Except for the woman named Shimoya Sakura.
However, the capacity of the idol industry in Japan is limited, and Trier's development has reached a bottleneck.
There are only two options before Trier now: either wait for the Japanese idol industry to grow in size to a higher level, or explore overseas markets.
The former is not without a chance, but it will take at least another 5-6 years for Japan's idol industry to explode again.
This is not only because of Nanaya's memories of his previous life, but also due to Washimine's market research.
The new generation of Japanese young people have begun to gradually shake off their elders' prejudices against the idol industry.
But these people are still students and lack purchasing power.
It will take at least a few years until these people enter society and have money to spend before they can generate sufficient purchasing power.
So Trier definitely needs to get out of the Japanese cultural circle, unless it just wants to stagnate.
However, compared to other Japanese idol groups, Trier has two advantages.
One is that the team members are all relatively old, and the only young members are Lily and Yumi.
Yumi Sakutsuki does not need to develop abroad for the time being. It is enough for her to establish a solid foundation in Japan.
Lily is British, which can minimize the negative feelings from the European and American entertainment circles.
Trier's advantage is that it has successful movies to back it up. For celebrities, having works and not having works are two completely different concepts.
Without works to support them, stars are like rootless duckweed. Even if they can become popular for a while, they will return to their original form after the popularity passes.
Stars who have works will have their own die-hard fans. If this work is also a popular series, they can make a living from this series for the rest of their lives.
So in Nanaya's plan, the success of the Fate series is a signal for Trier to enter the European and American entertainment industry.
If the Fate series fails, then Nanaya won't be able to save himself, let alone care about Trier!
"So Rin, you need to adapt as soon as possible. Go talk to Luvia tonight. Ask her how to develop in the European and American entertainment circles. Although you two don't get along, I think if you ask her sincerely, she will definitely not refuse."
Nanaya put his hands on Rin's shoulders and said solemnly.
[Of course she would be happy, after all, it was me who bowed my head...]
Rin felt uncomfortable at the thought of asking Luvia.
But Nanaya had already said this much, and it would be a bit ungrateful for her not to listen.
"Okay, hurry up and get ready, we're about to start the press conference."
"Oh."
Rin walked towards the dressing room in a daze, she always felt like something was wrong.
"Ah! I was fooled by the senior! What I wanted to ask is where he was hanging out these days!"
Rin stomped her feet hard, and only then did she realize that she had been inexplicably diverted by Nanaya.
As for Nanaya, he sent Rin to the dressing room and left.
He wanted to talk to Mark and Scarlett, but found that the two were standing with Lily.
"Oh~Sister Scarlett, Uncle Mark, long time no see~"
Lily was not shy at all. She first hugged Mark Ruffalo, and then threw herself into Scarlett's arms.
"Uncle..."
Mark felt that his face, which had almost recovered, was showing signs of paralysis again.
Although it's not wrong for Lily to call herself uncle considering their age, it's a bit too much when compared with Scarlett calling her "sister".
Doesn't this make me a generation older than Scarlett?
Scarlett didn't mind, since it wasn't her who was called old.
"I haven't seen you for a few months. Do you miss me~"
As she spoke, Scarlett reached out and tried to pinch Lily's face.
"If Sister Scarlett doesn't pinch my face, I'll think so."
Lily quickly dodged Scarlett's hand.
"Okay, Lily, go put on your makeup, we're about to go on stage."
Nanaya stopped the people who were fighting and drove Lily away.
"Mark, Scarlett."
Nanaya whispered to the two of them.
"I know that your screen time in the movie is limited, but I hope that you two can be more active at the press conference later."
Not to mention Trier, even the men in the G family had little experience in dealing with Western reporters.
The Western entertainment industry is very developed, and therefore has given rise to many famous paparazzi.
These guys never think about reporting the news properly, they just think about making big news all day long.
The questions these guys ask are filled with clichés, traps, and even misinterpretations.
If you haven't received special question-and-answer training, it's easy to be tricked by these guys.
Although the crew had hired someone to provide special training for several actors, those reporters were simply hard to guard against.
If an actor is set up, it will be very troublesome to clear his name, especially when they are foreign stars.
So let's leave these troublesome guys to these two locals. They know very well what to say and what not to say.
"We know."
Scarlett and Mark nodded. This kind of thing could increase their attention from the outside world, so they certainly wouldn't refuse it.
"We have arranged some reporters who will ask prepared questions, and the actual live questions will be left to you."
"Don't worry." Mark said confidently, "They won't ask too many questions to a disabled person like me."
Both Eastern and Western societies are generally tolerant of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and this is also the bottom line of a civilized society.
Faced with Mark, a strong actor who had just recovered from illness, those reporters would not ask any questions that were too extreme.
"Thank you for your help."
Nanaya thanked the two of them, and then he went to the report hall.
At this time, the previous press conference belonging to Warner had just ended.
Warner can be said to be at its most prosperous in recent years. Relying on the powerful money-making ability of the "Harry Potter" series, Warner now firmly sits at the top of the Big Six in Hollywood (MGM has been acquired by Sony).
At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, they brought information about the new Harry Potter film, as well as Batman Begins which will be released next summer.
Compared to the former, except for the die-hard fans of Batman, no one else is optimistic about the rebooted superhero movie.
But Nanaya knew that this would be the beginning of a legend. Nolan would use Batman trilogy to push superhero movies to a new height.
But at the same time, it will also drag Warner into a dark pit and it will never be able to get out. Not to mention the subsequent DCEU, even the "Harry Potter" is darker than the previous one.
"Hello."
Seeing Warner's spokesperson walking past him, Nanaya greeted him.
The other party was very surprised. He didn't know Nanaya and thought that the Japanese man who greeted him was mentally ill.
Seeing that the other party avoided him, Nanaya touched his nose helplessly.
He felt that the other party didn't know him and just treated him as a backstage staff member.
Of course, it is also possible that the other person, like most Westerners, suffers from Oriental prosopagnosia and did not recognize me.
But it doesn't matter which one it is. Nanaya is confident that such a situation will never happen to him again.
"Get ready to play."
Washimine's staff said to Nanaya.
"OK."
Nanaya walked out of the backstage with the microphone. At this time, there were hundreds of reporters and fans sitting in the conference hall.
Many fans sitting in the back row were holding up the Fate posters they had received earlier.
"Welcome everyone to the press conference for Fate Stay Night. I'm the director Nanaya Kiryu."
"I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. Let's welcome my dream team with warm applause!"
Nanaya opened his arms and pointed toward the backstage.
"Let us first welcome the actor who plays the blue Lancer, Setante!"
Seven black shadows appeared on the screen behind him. As Nanaya introduced them, one of them lit up - it was a single-horsetail knight wearing blue armor and holding a spear.
At the same time, a teddy dog walked out from the backstage.