In fact, except for Yasushi Akimoto himself, most of Trier's operators and even AKB's own operators do not support Akimoto's ideas.
Everyone knows that this global tour is real to promote FZ, and their own team is just a tool.
We would be thankful if we could expand the market a little bit. It would be a pipe dream to expect to create a trend through this tour.
However, Akimoto Yasushi still insisted and even slammed the table in the meeting.
Sometimes people often deceive themselves. Even though they know that something is impossible, they still hold on to the fantasy.
What if?
Right now, Akimoto Yasushi is in a state of mind where he is obsessed with drawing cards, and he will not give up until the final result comes out.
In the end, Trier's operations were left with no other options and they had to find Nanaya.
For this matter, Nanaya called Fatty Aki alone and talked to him for a whole half day.
This is how the TV program, which had become "Crazy Foreign Languages", was changed back to an idol variety show.
On the phone, Nanaya told Akimoto Yasushi very clearly that Washimine would not invest too many resources in the tour.
The biggest purpose of a tour is not the revenue from the performances, nor is it the promotion of idol peripherals.
The purpose of the performance is to maintain the popularity of FZ and allow the audience to look forward to the release of the second half of the series next year.
In short, now that the first part of FZ has been a huge success, one of the main tasks of Washimine Entertainment is to maintain the popularity of this series.
This will not only allow the audience to maintain their expectations, but more importantly, it will save a lot of publicity expenses for the second half of FZ.
According to statistics from Washimine Entertainment's publicity and promotion department, if handled properly, the global publicity and promotion costs for the second half of FZ could be saved by up to US$50 million.
This is not a small amount of money.
In addition, FZ's comics and novels have also been put on the agenda by Washimine Entertainment.
The novel was written by film screenwriter Gen Urobuchi himself, and the manga was still released in Japanese and American versions as usual.
The production and distribution of the American version is naturally undertaken by Marvel.
The Japanese version was directly outsourced to AFTERNOON magazine, which produced it, reviewed it by Erque Studio, and then published in the magazine.
These are all promotions and supplements to the film. Especially for those fans who particularly like to dig into the settings, the original novel and comics of the movie are must-buy products.
Since it is a commercial project, Nanaya and Washimine will definitely squeeze every last drop of profit from the FZ project.
Of course, whether it is the comic version or the novel, the plot will be stuck at the Banquet of the Three Kings before the second half is released.
Fans want to get spoilers from novels or comics, but that doesn't exist.
After the first release conference of the FZ soundtrack, Nanaya did not rush back to the crew to produce the post-production of the second half of FZ, but stayed in New York.
Because right after the soundtrack launch, there is another important event, which is the grand celebration party that Washimine prepared for FZ.
Since Washimine held a celebration banquet with great fanfare, this party was definitely not just a simple celebration.
It is also a platform for Washimine Entertainment to showcase and flex its muscles to other Hollywood companies.
By the way, this celebration party also carries the mission of publicity and marketing.
Washimine Entertainment sent out invitations to various parties in Hollywood under the name of Erque Studio.
From celebrities in front of the stage to bigwigs in film production behind the scenes, from entertainment media to bigwigs from other film companies, all received invitations to the FZ celebration party.
Since it was a celebration party, it was naturally arranged around the FZ crew members and their families.
Even Nanaya's parents were brought over from their hometown in Japan by Shion specifically to reunite with their son.
However, the Kiryu couple seemed very nervous. Perhaps in their eyes, such an upper-class party was far less comfortable than the banquet held in their hometown.
If their son, of whom they are so proud, was not the protagonist of the party, the Kiryu couple might not even have thought of participating in such an event.
Although the protagonists of the party are the FZ crew, Washimine's other movies and TV series also need to be promoted.
For example, "The Incredible Hulk", which has been confirmed to be released this year, and "Iron Man 2" and "Captain America", which have entered the preparation stage, are also projects that will be promoted at the party.
Marvel CEO Avi Arad and new executive president Kevin Feige also appeared at the party.
But what's interesting is that although the two people entered the banquet hall together, afterwards as long as one of them was in the conversation circle, the other would never be present.
Obviously, the relationship between these two Marvel giants has reached the point of being hostile to each other.
Also attending the party was the popular Marvel bigwig Stan Lee. This old man caused laughter wherever he went with his humorous words and exaggerated body language.
When Shion arrived at the venue, he happened to catch Mr. Stan Lee performing an impromptu performance. Although the old man had never learned crosstalk or manzai, he had a talent for telling jokes and all the guests were amused by him.
However, Shion did not stay in the venue for long. After looking around the venue and not finding the person she was looking for, she immediately left the venue and walked towards the dressing room behind the banquet hall.
"The venue is already very lively, aren't you going to make your debut as the protagonist?"
Shion pushed the door open and walked into the dressing room, then said to Nanaya who was still getting ready.
The other person was putting on his evening gown for the party with the help of Sera. He was a little nervous when he heard someone coming in, but he relaxed after seeing Shion.
"It's you."
"Why are you so startled? Did you play some unhealthy games with Sera and the others just now?"
"Don't worry about that, Miss Washimine." Sera said as he adjusted the collar of Nanaya's shirt, "If Nanaya dares to attack, I will directly shatter his palm."
"Don't make it sound so scary..."
Nanaya immediately felt that the delicate hand moving up and down on her collarbone was not so beautiful.
"Oh? You're actually calling me by my name."
Shion noticed the change in how Sera addressed Nanaya.
"It's too strange to keep calling her by her last name, and Sera feels sick when she's called 'Master' or 'Young Master'. Finally, I suggested that she say this."
Nanaya spread his hands helplessly and made an innocent look.
Sera turned a deaf ear to the conversation between the two. After buttoning up Nanaya's suit, she finally adjusted the collar of her suit.
"It's enough, Nanaya."
Sera said, taking a step back.
"Yeah, not bad."
Shion looked Nanaya up and down and nodded with satisfaction: "As expected, clothes make the man. After putting on a white shirt and a suit, you look like a decent person at least."
A few black lines flashed across Nanaya's forehead: "Hey... am I so unbearable in your eyes?"
"Do you think you're handsome?" Shion deliberately said, "In terms of appearance, you're only middle-class in the banquet hall."
"…"
Nanaya really had no way to refute what Shion said.
Many celebrities came today. Although Nanaya is not bad looking, he does not really stand out at the banquet.
Whether it's Robert Downey Jr. or the three British gays in FZ, they are much better looking than him.
"In general, Nanaya's appearance is not bad, at least it's not very ugly."
Leysritt, who had been silent all this time, said something fair.
"That's because you're at an age where you should be getting fatter, but you're thinner than before. Being fat ruins everything." Sera rolled her eyes. "Those female stars will be very envious of you, Nanaya."
"That's because I worked too hard some time ago. I don't want to go through that experience again."
Nanaya shuddered. The horrible days in February were simply not a life for human beings.
"Well, you just need to keep in shape."
Shion said, hugging Nanaya's arm and said happily: "Okay, let's go to the party. Today is your celebration party! This is your most anticipated moment..."
"Then, Leysritt and I will go to the party first."
Sera was tactful enough to disappear from the locker room with her sister, leaving the two of them some private space.
"You look anxious?"
Nanaya felt that Shion was a little too lively today.
"Well, grandpa wants to meet you." Shion said a little shyly.
"Meh?"
[Why do we have to meet the parents now?! The progress bar is moving too fast! ]
For a moment, Nanaya wanted to escape from here, but Shion held his arm tightly.
"Don't worry, Grandpa is very kind, he won't do anything to you."
Shion almost dragged Nanaya into the hotel lobby.
"Kind?"
Nanaya thought about what the old man did.
If my memory is correct, he was a complete tyrant when he was in charge of Washimine.
Although Washimine, under the leadership of the old man, was indeed the savior of home games at that time, his harsh royalty system and overbearing "I want it all" approach also made various game companies miserable.
If the old man had been a little more open-minded and less dictatorial, the situation of everyone turning against him when he fell during the PS period would not have occurred.
You can use any word you would use to describe a hero to describe this old man, but "kind" is definitely not one of them.
Perhaps seeing Nanaya's nervousness, Shion stopped at the door of the banquet hall.
She took the initiative to adjust Nanaya's bow tie, looked him up and down, and then smiled with satisfaction.
"I was just joking."
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Shion hugged Nanaya's neck and whispered, "Among all the people who came today, you must be in the top five in terms of appearance."
"I thought I could rank first." Nanaya replied with a curled mouth.
"That's in my mind."
Shion showed a charming smile and gently pressed her index finger on Nanaya's lips.