There is a kind of movie in this world that people who like it love it to the utmost.
But people who don't like it will hate this movie very much.
This kind of movie that polarizes the audience is called a fan movie.
Because movies have been designed to serve a specific group of people since their inception.
So if you are not one of this group, then it will be hard to like this movie.
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" is naturally such a fan-oriented movie.
Fan-oriented movies are never a bad thing, and if your fan base is large enough, you can even rely on these fans to become the box office champion in film history.
It's just that the situation of "New Moon" is a little special.
It is different from ordinary fan films because New Moon is aimed at young female audiences.
And when women pay for things they need, they will naturally appear more crazy.
So after entering the third week of November, the popularity of "New Moon" suddenly became very high, even comparable to "Madoka Magica".
"My sister and I went to see the preview of Summit Entertainment."
Lily was sitting on the sofa in Nanaya's office at Washimine Entertainment. She was playing with her phone and chatting with Nanaya who was reading emails.
"It's a really impressive film."
Lily said this in a deliberately exaggerated tone.
"You thought the movie was great?"
Nanaya raised his head with a frown, and he carefully observed the expression on Lily's face.
If Lily really likes Mary Sue-style romance movies, Nanaya feels that he needs to discuss the education of this girl with Ryan.
"No, I mean impressive in terms of how boring the movie is."
Seeing how nervous Nanaya was, Lily showed a smirk on her face.
"Why, brother-in-law, are you afraid that this movie will be too good and affect the box office of Madoka Magica?"
"How is that possible? I can more or less guess the plot of romance movies targeting women."
Nanaya shook his head and answered slowly.
"I'm just worried that if you like this kind of movie..."
Lily pouted and interrupted Nanaya: "That kind of love story is not as interesting as "Strawberry 100%"."
"Where are you from, otaku?"
Although Nanaya was happy that Lily didn't have Mary Sue fantasies, the fact that she was too otaku-like in her thinking was also a problem.
Lily stretched lazily and swung her white jade-like legs, looking very seductive.
However, Nanaya had already turned his attention back to the computer screen.
"Tsk."
Lily curled her lips, rolled her eyes and said, "Brother-in-law, aren't you worried at all?"
"What are you worried about?"
Lily deliberately said in a very nervous tone: "The box office performance of the midnight show of "New Moon" is 26 million US dollars, which is far more than "Madoka Magica"~"
"So what?" Nanaya replied nonchalantly, "A fan-friendly movie will only get the first round of box office revenue."
"You really don't mind?" Lily lay on the sofa, and she kept winking at Nanaya.
Nanaya snorted coldly: "Let's wait until its single-day box office exceeds 10 million for a week before we talk about the threat to Madoka Magica."
"Tsk, that's boring."
Lily made a puffing sound.
Nanaya stopped the work in his hands and looked up at the girl with blonde ponytail again.
"Lily, what's wrong with you today?"
Lily suddenly complained loudly, "I'm just upset that Us Weekly put me on the same level as that expressionless woman! Obviously, my acting is much better than hers."
Gossip is not just for women.
Lily's words immediately piqued Nanaya's interest.
His computer was on, so he went straight to Google and typed Us Weekly and Lily Wetting into the search box.
After lightly pressing the Enter key, Nanaya immediately got the answer he wanted.
It turns out that the latest issue of "US Weekly" published a list of 50 popular female stars of the new generation.
Perhaps to avoid disputes among readers, this list does not include specific rankings.
However, based on the magazine's scheduling and layout, it is still possible to see which female stars are more important in the minds of the magazine editors.
Nanaya took a quick look at the magazine scans and found that there were many people he knew on the list.
Not only Luvia, Rin and Yumi are on the list, but also several European and American actresses that Nanaya is more familiar with, such as Anne Hathaway, Emma Watson and even Scarlett Johansson.
Of course, there's also Lily and that Kristen Stewart she mentioned.
And I don't know if it was intentional on the part of the editors, but Lily and the other party were placed on the left and right pages of the same page, giving a sense of two strong people confronting each other.
After all, many other female stars have two or three people squeezed on one page.
It was really impressive for Lily and Kristen to each have a look.
only...
Nanaya turned around and took another look at the title of the list - beauty and acting skills are equally important.
Hmm...hehe.
From Nanaya's perspective as a director, many of the actors on the list have nothing to do with acting skills, and some don't even have anything to do with beauty.
This list is more like the magazine editorial department randomly picked a few of the 50 most famous female stars of the new generation and ranked them according to their own preferences.
I won't talk about other people, but Nanaya thinks Kristen's acting in "Twilight" is not that outstanding at all.
No, it should be said that there is no acting skill at all.
Because this actress had the same unchanging expression from beginning to end.
On this point, Nanaya still very much agrees with Lily's evaluation.
Of course, there is nothing wrong with this from the perspective of the movie itself.
Rather, if Nanaya were to work on the "Twilight" project, he would also choose this woman.
After all, to a large extent, the heroine of "Twilight" is just a shell.
Her greatest function is to make it easy for any woman to get herself into it and start fantasizing.
This is similar to the faceless male protagonists in GAL.
No acting skills are required, no emotional fluctuations are required, and even no personality is required.
Anything that might bring out the individuality of the actor or the character is out of the question.
As long as the female audience can get themselves involved in the film, that's all.
Although Kristen is very suitable for the "Twilight" project, to say that she is a popular actress with both acting skills and beauty is a bit of an insult to Lily who is in the same frame with her.
After all, based on Lily's performance in "Purgatory's Flames", Nanaya felt that the blonde girl with a single ponytail definitely had a baseline for acceptable acting skills.
However, when Nanaya saw that there was a "Twilight" column in this issue of "US Weekly" magazine, he felt relieved.
Obviously the previous list was just a prelude to this column, no wonder the magazine was so careless in doing it.
To put it bluntly, columns and lists are just a way to make money.
"Humph, even so, I still can't forgive that woman."
Even though Nanaya explained the reason, Lily still pouted and said, "Brother-in-law, you must make this movie good! Use "Madoka Magica" to defeat this movie!"
Nanaya touched his nose and replied: "This should be no problem."
The audience for Twilight is really limited.
Compared to "Madoka Magica", "New Moon" can only be considered a low-budget production.
There are only two types of audiences who will walk into the "New Moon" screening room: young women and men who accompany women to watch the movie.
Apart from the above situations, any sane person would know which movie to choose between Madoka Magica and New Moon.
Nanaya coughed lightly and replied, "Anyway, don't worry. New Moon and the like will definitely not be a match for Madoka Magica."
"That's right. After all, my brother-in-law is so strong."
Lily opened her phone with a smile, and randomly clicked on an article praising "Madoka Magica" and started reading.
"This is a memorable moment. The North American film market has since opened a new chapter - the 3D era."
"The release of Madoka Magica is not only the biggest thing that happened in the world cinema in 2009, but also the biggest thing that happened in the first decade of the 21st century."
"Just like when Titanic came out and changed the world's film landscape, Nanaya Kiryu started a new film revolution with his Madoka Magica!"
After reading the article in a rhythmic manner, Lily put down her phone.
She looked at Nanaya, a smile of confidence and happiness on her face.
"Sure enough, brother-in-law, you are the best."
"Thank you for the compliment."
Nanaya scratched his cheek a little embarrassedly.
"By the way...brother-in-law, have you finished your North American promotion?"
Lily tilted her head curiously.
Just now when she looked at her phone, she realized that it was already this late and Nanaya was still in the office.
"To be precise, my journey has ended."
Nanaya picked up the coffee cup on the table and took a sip.
"The crew has now split into two. Yumi and Gakki will go to Japan for promotions, and then move on to Europe."
"Kujo Fuu, Rin, and Luvia will continue their promotions in North America and then go to Australia."
Lily asked with a smile: "So, brother-in-law, you don't need to continue promoting it?"
"At the end of December, I will go to China with you all..."
Nanaya showed a bit of nostalgia on his face. After all, China was his hometown in his previous life.
"What's wrong?"
"Um..."
While playing with her phone, Lily asked casually, "Does that mean you are free now, brother-in-law?"
"It's just so-so."
Nanaya shook his head helplessly and said, "I need to be in charge of the promotion of Madoka Magica, and I also need to keep an eye on Fate's new project."
"Well...work, work, and work!"
Lily's tone was not without complaints: "Brother-in-law, all you do is work. How can my sister bear it?"
[Why is this girl crazy? ]
Nanaya thought for a moment, then replied: "Maybe because she is my assistant, so we can be together when we work."
At this moment, Lily really wanted to throw the phone in the man's face.