This day is a very important day for movie lovers.
When people look back on the past, there is only one sentence in their mind:
"I shouldn't have watched this movie in the first place!"
This was the heartfelt cry of countless people who had to eat dirt in the future.
However, at present, the Holy Grail War is not the "pay-to-win war" as fans call it, and everyone's concept of fate has not yet been linked to hard work and wallets.
In addition to cheering for the stars who were present, fans were more looking forward to the upcoming movies.
As time passed, the sky over New York began to darken.
However, the red carpet in front of the AMC cinema was still illuminated by lights, and it looked like it was still daytime.
One star after another walked across the red carpet, countless fans cheered, and the spotlights in the hands of reporters flashed non-stop.
The live TV reporter always described every star as the brightest star of the night as he/she walked by, but the next moment she slapped herself in the face again.
An extended Lincoln stopped in front of the cinema and four people got out of the car.
When everyone around saw their faces, they immediately became excited.
Lily, Rin, Sugiyama and Ishida appeared on the red carpet wearing dresses in the colors of their characters in the movie.
The most attractive one is Lily in a blue knight dress. Perhaps considering the convenience of the premiere event later, Lily did not wear armor.
But even so, her appearance still made fans extremely excited.
"Saber!"
Someone in the crowd shouted at Lily through a loud speaker.
Immediately afterwards, both sides of the red carpet seemed to explode, and the cheers of fans were like boiling hot water.
"Saber! Saber! Saber!..."
The cheers of the crowd gradually changed from chaotic to orderly. The scene was like the legendary scene when King Arthur pulled out the sword from the stone and the British people congratulated their new king.
"Really? I'm the heroine."
Rin said with some jealousy seeing how popular Lily was.
Sugiyama smiled bitterly and said, "Well, after all, Miss Lily is the most popular in North America."
Ishida nodded and said, "After all, she is white and a beautiful woman. Especially the lines of her muscles, which are very beautiful."
"You two..."
Rin felt depressed.
But her unhappiness on the red carpet was soon comforted.
"Long time no see."
Nanaya, who was standing at the door of the theater, went forward and hugged her.
"You look beautiful today."
Nanaya praised sincerely.
Rin's face turned the same color as her dress, and she pinched the hem of her skirt shyly.
"Thanks..."
"You're welcome."
Nanaya wanted to say a few more words, but was pulled away by Lily.
"Well, Director Nanaya, what about me?"
Lily asked, pointing at herself.
"Lily is cute too."
Nanaya used the head-patting technique which he hadn't used for a long time.
"What kind of attitude is this of giving away free phone credits when you top up your phone?" Lily covered her head shyly.
"Okay, the rest of you, hurry in." Nanaya thought of something and reminded Lin, "Luvia has already gone in. I hope the situation like the premiere of "Goblin Slayer" won't happen again tonight!"
"Are you jealous of Luvia?"
The brightness of the smile on Lin's face immediately increased to a higher level, and she took advantage of no one's attention to touch Nanaya's face.
"Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I won't argue with that muscular girl."
[You stupid girl, you actually dared to tease your man. ]
"Go to hell." Nanaya cursed with a smile, "Wait until I can't hold you with one hand anymore, then you can say you've grown up."
"Snort."
Rin stamped her feet shyly, and she snorted coldly and walked into the screening room.
"Has anything happened between you and Rin? I feel like a lot of things have changed during this time."
Lily approached Nanaya and asked, "You suddenly became much more arrogant, always with a smile full of superiority."
"It's none of your business, just take care of yourself."
Nanaya was shocked and hurriedly pushed Lily into the screening room.
Lily and her group of four were the finale group of the entire red carpet event. As the four of them entered the screening room, the red carpet segment of the Fate premiere also came to an end.
However, there is still some time before the movie starts. After all, in addition to the actors, the audience participating in the premiere also need to enter one by one.
"This is a premiere gift, please keep it. I hope you have a good time tonight."
After verifying the premiere tickets in their hands, the staff handed a paper bag to William and Ed.
William weighed the bag in his hand and asked curiously, "It's quite heavy. What's inside?"
The staff member smiled and replied, "Two posters and the first volume of the Fate novel."
"Damn it, I already ordered the book."
William slapped his forehead.
"This is a special premiere edition that comes with a movie setting booklet."
The staff member said skillfully.
"Really? That's not bad."
William then pulled Ed into the screening room.
According to the seat numbers on the premiere tickets, William and his friend found their seats.
"It's a bit off the beaten path. Not as good as the last time in 'Brother Slayer'."
After sitting down, William looked around curiously.
"Be content, at least you are still in the middle zone."
William didn't respond. He asked something else instead: "Well... where do the actors sit?"
"There!"
Ed pointed to the row of seats in the middle area, next to the center aisle.
"They are sitting in the same position as they did in Gossip Girl." William suddenly had an idea, "How about we go and get their autographs?"
There were too many people on the red carpet just now, so William and Ed couldn't get autographs.
"No, I won't let you do that."
Ed saw security guards standing at both ends of the row, and they had already stopped several spectators who wanted autographs.
"What a pity."
William said regretfully. He took out the official novel given at the premiere from the bag, opened the package and began to read it with relish.
The plot at the beginning of the novel was similar to the comic version he had read, but the schoolgirl named Sakura had a lot more scenes.
You have to know that in the comic version, this female character is basically an insignificant passerby except that she is the sister of the protagonist's antagonist Shinji Matou.
"Is there anything worth exploring about this character?"
William's curiosity was aroused, but as he was used to reading novels from the beginning, he did not rush to turn to the end. Instead, he planned to read it page by page according to the current progress.
There are many viewers like William. Since the official novel will not be officially published until the 4th, many viewers can't help but read the novel out of thirst while waiting for the movie to open.
Currently, most of the audience attending the premiere are fans of the Fate series, and they have all read the FSN comics published by Marvel.
Some fans even read the Japanese version of the manga.
However, the comics are progressing very slowly. It has been serialized for half a year now, but the plot of both the Marvel version and the Japanese version only goes on to the first meeting of Illya and the start of the first battle with Berserker.
Therefore, after discovering that there is not much difference between the early plot of the novel version and the comic version, quite a number of readers choose to start reading from the Battle of Berserker.
Of course, there are also people who turn directly to the end to read the ending, but these readers are confused by the plot of the final chapter, so they have to turn back to the beginning and follow the plot again.
In an inconspicuous corner of the guest area of the screening room, two men were talking in low voices.
"What do you think of Washimine? They are in a strong momentum now." One of the men asked his companion.
The older man seemed hesitant.
"DreamWorks was also very strong back then."
But now DreamWorks is on the verge of collapse.
Although "War of the Worlds", which was released on the 28th, had a decent first-round box office, the mediocre reviews made people in the industry not optimistic about its second-week box office.
"Washimine has distribution channels that DreamWorks doesn't have, which makes them invincible. And they are not as greedy as the Big Six. Look at the demands they put forward."
The young man seemed a little anxious.
"Listen, we only have one chance. It's our only chance, and we can't take any risks." The older man sounded quite conservative.
However, what his companion said also made sense. The six conditions were basically a contract to sell one's body.
"Let's wait for the first week box office of Fate to come out." The old man rubbed the cover of the Fate novel carefully and said slowly, "If Washimine can succeed this time, we can give it a try."
As a commercial film, the first week box office can basically determine the life or death of the film online.
If the first week box office can meet Washimine's expectations, then according to the normal box office curve, the new IP Fate will inevitably be successful.
A film company with a strong IP can remain undefeated for a long time, so Washimine must be a good partner.
But if the box office doesn't perform well in the first week, Washimine himself will be in a difficult situation and there will be no talk of future cooperation.
Not only the two men knew this, but Shion herself was also very clear about it.
"Nanaya, do you think we can succeed?"
Shion asked nervously.
"Shion, you're too nervous. Relax."
"Aren't your hands shaking too?"
"Don't expose my shortcomings..."
Nanaya sighed.
Looking at Shion communicating with Nanaya from a distance, Rin frowned slightly.
Although it seemed like just a normal exchange between the director and the investor, for some reason Rin felt like something was wrong.
"snort."
After hearing Rin's cold snort, Luvia said contemptuously: "What's wrong with you? You look like your boyfriend has been stolen."
"Don't be such a pessimist!" Lin immediately got angry.
"This reaction... You're not really going to find a man, are you?"
Luvia was just joking originally, but seeing Tohsaka Rin's reaction she found that she seemed to have... guessed right?
"How... How is this possible! I'm an idol, how can I have a boyfriend?!"
Although Rin tried her best to deny it, Luvia was even more certain that she had found a man.
After all, the person who knows you best is definitely your enemy.
So Luvia immediately followed Rin's gaze and immediately decided on the candidate.
[That's fine. You actually got the senior. ]
Luvia now regrets very much that she has been away from Nanaya for some time.
She never dreamed that Lin would actually dare to attack Nanaya.
Tohsaka Rin, where is the prohibition on dating?!