In the end, Nanaya didn't know when Shion's birthday was.
However, he didn't have the courage to tell Shion about the date he looked up on the Internet, especially when Shion told him that the time was incorrect.
Fortunately, Shion was not particularly angry. She just gave Nanaya some indescribable little punishments and then let him go.
Afterwards, Shion excitedly went to the set of "Emiya Meals" to make a cameo appearance, while Nanaya continued to devote herself to the post-production of FZ.
But this time was different from before, there were two little tails behind him named Sera and Leysritt.
Nanaya was a little uncomfortable at first, but as time went by he didn't care too much about it.
Just as Shion said, Sera and the other person did not do anything that would affect Nanaya's work.
They basically just stood quietly at the door of the editing room and rarely made any move to disturb Nanaya.
Of course there is still a little difference.
For example, in addition to security work, these two beautiful bodyguards also serve as Nanaya's life assistants.
Every day at mealtime, Nanaya would be required to eat on time.
Nanaya is the kind of person who forgets about time once he starts working, and post-production editing is a very tedious task.
Before Sera and Leysritt came, his daily routine had basically never been regular.
In fact, it's not just Nanaya, most of the employees in the post-production group, including Shiki, have this problem.
Although we cannot be called technology fanatics and we are not very enthusiastic about working overtime, our daily routine is not much better.
It was not until Sera's two maids showed up that they began to enjoy the benefits of Nanaya.
Every day at noon, the two maids would prepare a delicious lunch for everyone in the post-production studio, and at two or three in the afternoon they would provide coffee and afternoon tea.
In the words of these two maids themselves, their main job is to be a maid, and being a bodyguard is just a side job.
So gradually, the rumor that there were two angels spread in the FZ post-production group, and all the staff in the post-production group, except Shiki Matsuno, expressed their envy, jealousy and hatred towards Nanaya.
It's a pity that these people's complaints were glamorously ignored by Nanaya.
"Who told you that you are not capitalists?"
Facing the boastful Nanaya, Shiki only replied calmly: "You seemed to dislike them at first."
Nanaya said a little embarrassedly: "Ahem, I just thought Sera and the others would beat me up."
[That's because you've been busy with work during this period and haven't been picking up girls, right? What if you go to the next crew and date Rin? ]
Shiki Masuno thought about it and decided not to say the hurtful words.
Just as Nanaya began to adapt to the presence of Sera and the other person, it was already mid-to-late May.
With the official release of "Shrek the Third" on May 18, the battle for the 2007 North American summer movie season has entered a white-hot stage.
As of this week, the single-day box office of FZ Part 1 has shrunk to only around 2.5 million US dollars in the United States.
At the same time, the screening boom in major overseas markets has also passed.
Although the North American box office and global box office are slowly approaching $400 million and $900 million respectively, based on the current progress, it is estimated that it will not be able to cross the line.
Fortunately, FZ's movies still have a unique advantage compared to other consumer popcorn movies - that is its special IMAX3D version.
Although "Spider-Man 3" also has an IMAX version, it is still far behind FZ in terms of visual effects.
So even though the screening volume of Spider-Man 3 has far exceeded that of FZ on ordinary 2D screens, FZ still occupies the majority of the screening volume in IMAX.
In addition, FZ has always had a strong audience reputation, so according to the agreement between Washimine and the theater chain, as long as the box office of a single theater does not fall below the bottom line of the theater chain, FZ can be shown on the IMAX screen in North America for at least half a year or even longer.
Although this part of the box office revenue is not too much due to the limitation of the number of IMAX screens, it is still a steady income.
In addition to the box office itself, Nanaya and Washimine also developed the commercial value of the film through various means when the popularity of the FZ film faded.
Even though Nanaya is staying in Los Angeles, he is still very concerned about FZ's earnings. After all, that is his own money.
As the box office potential was gradually tapped, at Nanaya's request, Washimine also began a plan to distribute FZ-related products.
The first to appear is FZ's original music disc.
In mid-May, FZ's soundtrack was released simultaneously in North America, Australia, Europe, and East Asia.
This soundtrack contains all the BGM and movie theme songs from the first part of FZ, and is a movie peripheral that is well worth buying for fans.
Of course, the singers of all the audio tracks in the movie are naturally from Trier under Washimine.
Good things should be kept within the family.
What's more, the release time of the soundtrack happened to be close to the official debut of Trier's new members and sub-group members. In order to promote these girls and a certain Astolfo, not only were they allowed to sing the chorus of the movie theme song, but a separate song was also played for them.
Judging from the resources they had for their debut, it is estimated that no other idol group can compare with them.
Nanaya just hopes that these little girls and a certain Astolfo won't reach the peak of their careers as soon as they debut.
At the same time, in order to celebrate the successful release of the soundtrack, Washimine also specially prepared a grand soundtrack launch event. Most of the FZ crew members, including Nanaya, participated in the event.
Currently, FZ has grossed over 360 million U.S. dollars in North America and over 800 million U.S. dollars worldwide, which is the best result among all the movies released in 2007.
As the project leader, Nanaya naturally became the focus of media attention at the launch conference.
Also becoming the focus were the two silver-haired maids who followed Nanaya when he attended the launch event.
This pair of identical twins immediately attracted everyone's attention, and many reporters were curious about whether there was a deeper relationship between them and Nanaya.
It's a pity that Nanaya doesn't have the habit of satisfying these reporters' quirks.
After explaining that his two maid bodyguards were loaned to him by his good friends, the Ryutani family, Nanaya made it clear that he would not answer any questions not related to the movie or the soundtrack.
He, Nanaya Kiryu, is here to promote the movie, not to announce any scandal.
This made many reporters very disappointed, and many of them lost interest.
But some people still seized the opportunity of this interview.
As a reporter with tacit cooperation, Miss Katsushira from "Film Secret Treasure" is one of them.
The very next day after the launch conference, Miss Katsushira once again began to praise the film in her own newspaper.
"FZ touches on the eternal theme of mankind - war. Watching this movie is like reading a well-crafted novel.
"Not only is the plot rhythmic, but the lines are also carefully considered by the crew. Many of the characters' lines are profound and need to be read carefully to understand the mystery."
"At the same time, the characters in the film are vivid and powerful. Director Nanaya Kiryu used her rich directing experience to present the story conceived by Gen Urobuchi to the audience…"
Although this report's praise for FZ is a bit shameless, but as a soft article used to promote the soundtrack, how many discs is this leather cover worth?
Under the current circumstances, naturally all publicity and promotion are based on the premise of coordinating the release and sale of the original soundtrack.
You should know that not all films will have soundtrack albums released, and not all original discs will be promoted as vigorously as FZ.
Washimine's purpose in promoting the FZ soundtrack is simple. In addition to making more money from movie peripherals, it is also to promote the popularity of his idol group.
Although Washimine's behavior makes it feel like he is both a referee and an athlete.
However, the outside world still has high praise for FZ's soundtrack. The music included in the album is nice, the singers sing... and the sound is also tuned very well by the tuner.
Although Trier's management has worked hard to train the new members, compared with old members such as Lily and Rin, the new members are still a little lacking in singing skills.
The new members with the best singing skills are not the girls from AKB who have debuted for almost a year, but the silly Astolfo.
Plus the other person's friendly personality.
This pink-haired girl immediately attracted a group of dedicated fans.
Many Astolfo fans even asked Trier operations to remove Astolfo from his position as a deputy group member and have him join the main group directly.
However, the operators pretended not to hear any of these voices.
When asked urgently, he would just say casually that the deputy group still needs Astolfo as the pillar and that's it.
Despite facing doubts from Astolfo's fans, the sales of FZ's original discs were not affected at all, and it can even be said that they sold as well as the movie itself.
In fact, even Astolfo's fans bought FZ's soundtrack as soon as possible to show their support.
The FZ soundtrack sold 1 million copies in North America in its first week, and sold a crazy 700,000 copies in Japan - because many people bought both the English and Japanese versions.
According to Washimine's statistics, the combined global sales of all versions of FZ's soundtrack even exceeded 20 million US dollars in one week, making it the most profitable of all FZ peripherals so far.
More importantly, Nanaya and Akimoto have reached an agreement. As FZ movies are gradually being released around the world, a concert exclusively for FZ will kick off the global tour.
As one of the singing teams, Trier naturally has to take on a very important part.
Akimoto Yasushi himself attaches great importance to this matter. In his opinion, this tour is even a milestone in his promotion of Japanese girl idols.
For this reason, this guy even taught foreign languages on a TV program co-hosted by ABK and Trier for several consecutive episodes when the tour was just started, and he seemed to be obsessed with it.