As the two brothers were happily (?) playing around, the car turned off the highway and entered the city of San Diego.
After driving for about another half an hour, the car arrived at the San Diego International Convention Center, where the San Diego Comic-Con is held.
"Seven nights! Seven nights! Seven nights..."
"Lily! Lily! Lily..."
"Yumi!! Yumi!!"
In order to maximize the effect of the San Diego Comic-Con, the news that Nanaya would lead the FGO crew to participate in the comic-con press conference had already been spread by Washimine Entertainment.
Taking advantage of the popularity of the release of "Prologue", when the FGO crew convoy led by Nanaya arrived at the entrance of the San Diego International Convention Center, they were immediately surrounded by a large number of fans and blocked in the small square in front of the entrance, unable to move at all.
The San Diego Comic-Con has been held for who knows how many years, and the organizers of the exhibition have certainly made certain preparations in advance.
But when the FGO crew arrived, the scene was still in chaos.
Fortunately, Nanaya and the crew members have seen this kind of situation many times.
Of course they knew how to deal with such a situation - just sit quietly in the car and wait for the convoy to pass through the crowd.
It's not that Nanaya and the others are heartless and arrogant towards their fans and don't want to pay attention to them.
But getting off the car or opening the window at this time will only make the situation completely out of control.
This kind of behavior of playing with fans' lives is truly irresponsible to them.
Nanaya turned his head and looked back, and found that the car Lily and Yumi were riding in was even more severely blocked.
Fortunately, the organizers and the local police in San Diego were always on site to maintain order, so the worst incident such as cars being crushed by people was prevented from happening.
"Don't even think about getting off the bus anytime soon." Nanaya complained, "It's like watching a VR version of a zombie movie."
Ori asked curiously: "VR? Is it the projection device worn on the head?"
"You actually knew about it?"
"Yeah." Ori said a little helplessly, "Maybe it's because of the relationship between IMAX and 3D movies. We are seen by the outside world as the pioneers of film technology."
"Every time we start shooting a movie, there are always a lot of film technology companies coming to us to sell us technology."
Ori looked ahead through the windshield, but only saw a sea of people.
Knowing that he couldn't get through the crowd in a short time, he simply started chatting with Nanaya.
"VR is just one of the technologies they are selling, along with Dolby Atmos projection equipment and high frame rate shooting technology..."
"Fuck! Shouldn't you, the chief producer, handle this kind of thing? Why should I handle it?"
Ori became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and finally he roared at Nanaya.
Nanaya ignored Ori's attitude and just said, "You can consider Dolby Atmos, but forget about VR and high-frame shooting. Those two technologies are just scams."
"Is it a question of whether the technology can be used?!"
Ori really wanted to scratch Nanaya's face three times horizontally and one vertically, and then throw this guy into the mountains to become a tiger.
The fans outside the car were really enthusiastic. They didn't care at all that it was the hottest time of the year, nor did they care whether so many people gathered outside the car would get heatstroke.
They just want to be as close to their idols as possible.
Fortunately, through the unremitting efforts of the organizers, the on-site order of the team finally began to improve.
About half an hour later, the car finally arrived outside the venue.
Nanaya and his actors got out of the car under the protection of security guards.
Because there were so many fans at the scene, they didn't dare to stay.
After just waving to the fans, he hurried into the San Diego International Convention Center.
After entering the convention and exhibition center, Nanaya wiped the dense beads of sweat from his forehead.
All this sweat was not only the result of the hot weather in July, but also the pressure from the enthusiastic fans outside.
No matter how many similar scenes he had seen, Nanaya could always feel the pressure.
After all, there are so many people. If an accident happens, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"I wonder if other stars would receive such a warm welcome when they arrive."
Lily said in a low voice with lingering fear.
"I don't know, but it's enough that we are popular."
Nanaya discovered that there were many fans cosplaying as Saber, many of whom were wearing black clothes.
It's not strange to encounter Cosplayers at comic conventions, but Nanaya was still very happy to see so many people starting to dress up as Black Saber.
Because judging by the situation, black Saber's clothes were the most popular outfit at the scene.
This shows that everyone has begun to accept the character of Black Saber, and it also means that the first step of Artoria's army has been successful.
"Director Kiryu, let's go inside."
The security guard whispered a reminder in Nanaya's ear.
Because he saw those fans outside were planning to take a detour to find this place, which made him very nervous.
Compared to the frowning security guard beside him, Nanaya's mentality is very good.
He was not in a hurry to leave, but instead carefully observed the influence of "Prologue" among movie fans.
Don't be fooled into thinking that all of them are fans of Fate at first glance. In fact, among them there are fans of three series: FSN, FZ and FGO.
Therefore, Nanaya needs to carefully distinguish the Cosplay costumes on each fan, or the movie peripherals in their hands.
Through a rough calculation of the number of people, Nanaya hopes to understand how popular "Prologue" is among Fate fans.
The results seem pretty good so far, with "Prologue" accounting for more than half of the content.
Obviously, after more than ten weeks of screening, "Prologue" has already established its own influence.
The latest North American box office data for this film was obtained when Seven Nights returned to North America.
As time goes by, "Prologue" has achieved impressive box office data.
While proving the commercial value of the Fate IP, it also indirectly proves that all the gimmicks that Nanaya and Washimine Entertainment have worked on have not been in vain.
For the subsequent box office and commercial revenue of other FGO movies, Nanaya will definitely continue to work with Washimine Entertainment.
As to whether this is a good thing for fans, it is hard to say.
After all, this kind of thing is more of a matter of one willing to fight and the other willing to be beaten.
One can only sigh that those poor audiences were played around by Nanaya.
As of yesterday, "Prologue" has grossed $358.08 million in North America.
Although it is certainly not possible to surpass the $400 million mark, Nanaya and Washimine Entertainment are already very satisfied.
As for overseas, China has become the largest voting base for "Prologue".
The box office of 1.183 billion RMB has basically secured the title of the 2011 Chinese film champion.
In addition to China, the box office results in Europe and Japan are also very encouraging.
The global box office has now reached 1.06247 billion US dollars.
The reason why it was so easy to break through the $1 billion mark was because of the added bonus of 3D movie ticket prices.
For Hollywood's big commercial films, last year 2010 was a complete hurdle.
Before 2010, $1 billion was a badge of honor for a movie, a point of achievement that other films envied.
But after 2010, to be more precise, after "Avatar" and "Madoka Magica" ushered in the 3D era.
One billion dollars has become the standard for a commercial blockbuster.
Although if a movie doesn't even get $1 billion, it doesn't mean that the movie is a failure.
But it certainly cannot become a pillar IP for a film company.
At this time, Ori came to Nanaya and asked him to go to the exhibition area.
While walking through the lobby of the convention center, Nanaya saw more fans dressed as Servants from "Prologue".
Nanaya simply asked as they walked: "Do you have the latest sales data for peripherals?"
"Yes, I have."
Ori rolled his eyes at Nanaya and said, "Didn't I give you the report up to the beginning of July when you first arrived in the United States? Didn't you read it?"
"Ah?"
Nanaya directly handed his junior brother a black question mark.
"It's the second to last piece of material I gave you on the first day. Don't say you haven't seen it."
Ori's gaze towards Nanaya became dangerous.
"I...of course I know."
Nanaya looked a little embarrassed, and he said quickly: "I just want to ask if there is any updated data."
"I really don't know about this. Wait a minute, I'll make a phone call and ask."
Ori took out his cell phone and made a call.
Seeing that the other party's attention was diverted, Nanaya secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"There is a new data. I have asked Washimine Entertainment to fax it to me."
After hanging up the phone, Ori said to Nanaya, "I'll go get it now."
"Thank you for your help." Nanaya smiled and waved to Ori.
But what Nanaya got was a kick on his shin bone.
"Try throwing the information I gave you aside next time!"
Ori snorted coldly and turned away.
Without taking two steps, Ori turned around and warned Nanaya: "Read all the information when you return to New York. There are still many things in it that require you to make decisions!"
"Tsk."
Nanaya rubbed his calf, curled his lips in dissatisfaction at Ori's departing back, and secretly gave him a middle finger.
[Wahahahaha——————! ]
As a result, before Nanaya put his hand down, his cell phone made a barbell-like laughter sound.
"What's up, Ori?"
Nanaya picked up the phone and asked directly without even looking at who was calling.
This special cell phone ringtone was unique to Ori, and Nanaya knew who was calling before he picked up the phone.
"senior."
Sure enough, Ori's voice appeared in the receiver, but his tone was even colder than when he left just now.
"Regarding the matter of you giving the middle finger in public, I think it is necessary to have a serious discussion with you about your etiquette later."
Without giving Nanaya time to react, Ori hung up the phone.
"…"
Nanaya looked ashen.
Although he didn't know how Ori knew that he was giving the middle finger, it didn't matter anymore.
Importantly,
He is dead this time.