Although Yumi caught up with Nanaya, she did not speak to him.
Because Bali was reporting to Nanaya at that time, the well-behaved Yumi would not disturb her older brother's work.
"I just received a call from Washimine Entertainment."
Bali followed Nanaya and said, "The Incredible Hulk was pulled from North America yesterday."
"How are your grades?"
It has been several months since Halloween, and Nanaya estimates that it is time for this movie to be taken off the shelves.
Barry immediately reported the data: "The North American box office was $295 million, and the global box office exceeded $460 million the day before yesterday."
"That's good news."
Although he said this, Nanaya still shook his head slightly.
After all, the bulk of the movie box office revenue belongs to Universal, so Nanaya naturally felt a little unhappy.
Nanaya was still pleased with the good reputation the movie had received in its previous life.
You should know that Marvel has already produced two movies, and the audience reputation is pretty good.
Nanaya certainly hopes that other films in the first phase of the MCU can also achieve both box office success and (audience) reputation like their predecessors.
You know, in Nanaya's previous life, Marvel didn't establish a good reputation until the third stage.
Although it cannot be called a Marvel production, it is definitely a masterpiece.
But at least the impression given to most viewers is that Marvel's movies are at least worth watching.
It's good enough to have such an impression.
Apart from Marvel, is there any other film company that can attract audiences simply by relying on the production company's brand?
Nanaya hopes that in this life, Marvel can take fewer detours due to his interference and reach the level of his previous life earlier.
Of course, as many media said.
If "The Incredible Hulk" did not have cameo appearances by characters like Iron Man, the movie would never have achieved such high box office results.
But Nanaya will not be discouraged by this. After all, cameo appearance itself is one of the selling points of many Marvel movies.
As long as the audience is not bored enough, Nanaya will certainly encourage Marvel to continue doing this.
Although Yumi is not a core member of [Erque Studio] or Washimine, neither Nanaya nor Bali intend to avoid her deliberately.
On the one hand, I trust Yumi, but on the other hand, there is no need to keep such official data secret.
"Go on, what else?"
Nanaya motioned for Bali to continue.
"Last week, The Incredible Hulk was released in North America on DVD and videotape, and Washimine Entertainment just released the statistics."
Bali glanced at her notebook and said, "So far, offline sales of The Incredible Hulk in North America are $12 million."
Nanaya nodded silently.
But in his heart, these data made him much happier than the box office figures just now.
After all, offline income has nothing to do with Universal, these are Washimine and Marvel's own income.
It is also Nanaya's own income.
Bali didn't pay attention to Nanaya's change of expression. She continued to announce: "Washimine Entertainment has signed a first-round TV broadcast agreement with ABC TV. The licensing fee is 9 million US dollars."
This money is also part of the downline income.
Bali added, "The Incredible Hulk is currently being released in many overseas markets, so overseas revenues..."
Nanaya waved his hand: "It's okay, we'll talk about it after we get out."
Nanaya estimates that the sales of peripheral products overseas will definitely not be very good.
After all, except for countries like Europe and Japan, which have relatively sound copyright systems.
In this day and age, the copyright systems in most developing countries basically have big problems.
This is not a situation unique to China. Most countries in East Asia are relatively weak in this regard.
But thin does not mean nothing. If we follow the normal marketing channels, we can still have a considerable market share.
And Nanaya, who has a vision for the future, knows better that the copyright in this area will become more and more formal in the future.
Entering now is a favorable time to cultivate the market.
Of course, we can't do such a thing as throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
"Barry, remember to remind me to call Shion at a suitable time."
There is a time difference between New Zealand and North America, and Nanaya doesn't want to disturb Shion's sleep late at night.
If that happens, who knows if that woman will really whip me next time we meet.
"Also, the same goes for Washimine Entertainment and other Marvel executives. Please keep a record of this for me."
Since you have become a member of Washimine, you must have normal interpersonal relationships.
The fact that Fate and Marvel's movies can be screened all over the world is inseparable from their help.
In modern society, there is no such thing as one person conquering the world.
Not to mention Nanaya, even the number one commercial director James Cameron still has to rely on Fox's money to make movies, right?
After explaining these things, Nanaya returned to his temporary office in the studio.
Bali served a cup of coffee to Nanaya and Yumi, and then gave them space.
"So, Yumi-chan." Nanaya looked at the black-haired girl in front of him and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"
Nanaya still cares about Yumi.
First of all, this girl comes from a good family.
His father has climbed to the middle level of Dentsu because of the continuous cooperation between Washimine and Dentsu.
Serves as the bond between Dentsu and Washimine.
As long as Washimine's cooperation with Dentsu continues.
Mr. Sakutsuki's position must be as stable as a rock.
It is not impossible for him to make an impact on Dentsu's senior management in the future.
On the other hand, Yumi-chan is young.
Being young means being able to stay in the entertainment industry longer.
This is not a joke.
Yumi Sakutsuki has always been the youngest in Trier.
In fact, even if we count the new members recruited just last year, she is still the youngest one.
You have to know that when Nanaya found her, she was still a real loli.
It's a huge profit in three years, and the death penalty is not a loss.
Of course, Nanaya never had any dirty thoughts about Yumi from beginning to end.
Yumi was so young at that time that Nanaya had no interest in her at all.
Nanaya treated this girl more like a half-daughter and cared for and loved her.
I just didn't expect that so many years have passed.
The lolita of the past has become a graceful young lady.
Looking at the well-developed body in front of him, Nanaya really felt that he was getting old.
"That... big brother..."
Yumi felt extremely shy being stared at by Nanaya like this.
This was the first time in all these years that Yumi and Nanaya were alone together.
"I want to ask you..."
She lowered her head and her voice became quieter and quieter.
"I remember I had some snacks."
Nanaya shaved his cheek and rummaged through his desk drawer a little awkwardly.
Finally, I found a box of cookies - they were forced upon me by my parents before I left.
Nanaya glanced at the expiration date and handed it to Yumi after making sure it was not expired.
"Thanks..."
After receiving it, Yumi didn't even look at it. She just opened the package and started eating it in small bites.
Seeing the other person like this, Nanaya was very glad that he had taken a closer look just now.
"Can you talk now? Yumi-chan, what do you want to discuss with me?"
"Um..."
Maybe they felt that feeding brought the two sides closer together.
Yumi seemed to be much more relaxed. She said to Nanaya, "Um... I want to discuss the future with big brother."
"The future..."
Nanaya didn't know how to answer for a moment.
The scope of the question Yumi mentioned is really a bit broad.
Is it about the future of her life, her future as an idol, or her future as an artist?
Nanaya suddenly didn't know how to judge.
Yumi probably knew that what she said was too general, so she continued.
"Brother, can I be an idol forever?"
Nanaya barely managed to suppress the urge to laugh out loud.
Because the image of Yumi standing on the stage as an old woman appeared in his mind.
"Yumi-chan, it's impossible to be an idol for life."
Nanaya said, waving her hand at Yumi.
It has been mentioned before that the idol industry is, to put it bluntly, a job that requires youth.
Even the queen-level idol like Yoshinaga Murasaki, she hasn't been an idol for a long time compared to the time she has worked in the entertainment industry.
After the age of 25, he started working in the entertainment industry as an actor rather than an idol.
It's just that it was very easy for idols back then to transform, but now idols basically just rely on their youth for their careers.
Although there are several members of the AKB family who are in their early 30s, there are no members who are over 40 years old.
No fans would support that kind of old woman who is so charming.
In fact, Nanaya had already planned for Sakura to graduate this year.
Taking advantage of HF's popularity and the title of the first official graduate of Trier.
Nanaya believes that Sakura should be able to do well in the entertainment industry in recent years.
As for what happens next, it depends on the girl's own efforts.
But with Nanaya and Washimine protecting him, he won't starve to death even if he's not famous.
This is the biggest difference between Trier and AKB.
It's not just the upper limit for the two, but also the lower limit for the graduating members of the two.
Although Akimoto Yasushi saved the female idol industry, even he could not give the girls who graduated from the 48 series a brighter future.
For those girls who have lost the halo of the 48 family, it would be good enough if they could get a second-tier position in the entertainment industry.
There are many more who are lost in the crowd.
But Trier is different.
First of all, there are only a few members, so resources can be centrally supplied.
On the other hand, Nanaya has a lot of resources, and a few core members are more than enough.
However, Nanaya also knew that the core of Yumi's problem was not how long she could be an idol, but how long she could stay in the entertainment industry.
[Sure enough, this girl is still as unconfident as she was when she was little...]
Nanaya scratched his hair helplessly at the helpless little girl.