Soon, the car arrived at the booked hotel.
As soon as he got off the car, Nanaya called Chinese Washimine branch, hoping to follow up on the box office of "Prologue".
Nanaya had seen a lot of such things in his previous life, but it was really unpleasant when it happened to him.
The phenomenon of stealing box office revenue has always existed in China and is still prevalent even 10 years later.
When Nanaya watched "Captain Marvel" in his previous life, he found that all the tickets in the first three rows of the theater had been sold out when he bought the tickets.
But when we actually watched the movie, there was no one in the first three rows.
If there is no trick here, Nanaya would never believe it.
After all, he is someone who makes a living in the circle, so he is very clear that the situation on the ticketing APP and the cinema are two different things.
The cinema can choose to lock some seats in the theater through the APP port.
In this way, when the audience buys tickets through the APP port, these seats will be shown as sold.
Nanaya himself had seen similar situations more than once, and he had heard about them even more often from people in the circle.
When "Endgame" was released, all the thrones for the midnight shows were locked in this way.
Audiences can only choose seats in the corners on the APP.
Those good seats are either reserved by people with internal connections or the audience has to buy them on site.
The price on site is not the price of just over 100 yuan shown on the APP.
Although Nanaya knew about this kind of thing, it didn't mean that he would swallow his anger.
So before adjusting to the jet lag, Nanaya asked Washimine's people to investigate the matter.
Nanaya didn't want to make things too awkward, as he still had to make money in China in the future.
As long as a reasonable explanation is given here, Nanaya will not pursue the matter further.
Nanaya came to China to make money, and harmony brings wealth, which is the truth.
Of course you still have to have the right attitude, otherwise people will treat you as a soft persimmon and keep eyeing on Washimine's box office to take advantage of you, which would be annoying.
To be honest, Nanaya didn't think the money could be recovered.
Although, if you really want to take legal action, it is not impossible.
But Nanaya would never go this far.
Because even if he got the money back from "Prologue", Washimine's movies would probably be banned afterwards.
Washimine is not the only film company in the world.
The other six major Hollywood companies are not fools. How could they not see the potential of the Chinese market?
If Washimine really had a falling out with Chinese market, they would wake up laughing in their dreams.
Fortunately, box office revenue is no longer the main source of income for movies these days, and this is especially true for Washimine's several series.
Compared with the pure box office revenue, the peripheral income is what Nanaya cares more about.
In this regard, Nanaya is particularly envious of Disney.
If you only look at the ticket prices, Disneyland is basically a money-losing operation.
Although the tickets to Shanghai Disneyland were so expensive in the last life, if we only consider the ticket profits and operating costs, Shanghai Disneyland is still making a loss.
But the purpose of Disneyland is not to generate profits from ticket sales.
Other additional consumption in the surrounding areas and the park, such as food, are the real money-making projects of Disneyland.
This is just the profit on paper. Many hidden profits are invisible but can be felt.
For example, the investment involved in building Disneyland is 5.5 billion US dollars, which is a huge investment for China.
There are also the countless jobs that will be created after the completion of Disneyland, as well as the boost to the development of the Magic City's tourism industry.
Disney's efforts have not gone without reward.
The most obvious thing is that Disney's movies always receive various preferential treatments after that.
Nanaya certainly wants to replicate Disney's success in China.
In fact, Washimine has a natural disadvantage compared to Disney in China.
After all, Washimine started out as a game company, and the mainstream evaluation of games in this country...
It can only be said that all things are difficult at the beginning. If Washimine wants to develop in China, he has a long way to go.
After handing over the matter of stealing box office revenue to Washimine's staff, Nanaya let it go.
Anyway, he can't change anything, so he can only wait for the result.
You don't necessarily want to bring this up with the bigwigs during official meetings, right?
That would be too embarrassing.
After adjusting to the jet lag, Nanaya entered vacation mode.
He took Lily to several famous places in Shanghai for some fun, calling it a "field trip".
After the Shanghai Film Festival opened, Nanaya took Lily to watch several more movies.
Most of them are movies from China, but there is one exception, that is "The Dark Knight".
Lily couldn't understand Nanaya's behavior at all.
"Nanaya, you've seen The Dark Knight more than once, right? Why do you need to ask for movie tickets through connections?"
Lily asked curiously when the two of them walked out of the theater after watching the IMAX version of "The Dark Knight".
In response to Lily's question, Nanaya gently shook his fingers.
"Lily, you won't understand." Nanaya closed his eyes and seemed to be recalling something.
"I just don't understand it."
Lily muttered angrily.
She originally thought that Nanaya attached so much importance to a movie he had seen because he had made an appointment with someone to watch it together.
For example, the stealing cat in China.
That's why Lily came over so shamelessly, wanting to catch him in the act.
But who knew that Nanaya actually came to watch a movie.
This made Lily depressed.
If she had known this would be the result, she wouldn't have come.
Although he has starred in Nolan's "Inception", he also has a good relationship with Nolan himself.
But she really couldn't like the movie "The Dark Knight".
If Lily hadn't been able to watch the movie arm in arm with Nanaya, she might have left early.
Nanaya saw all of Lily's little movements.
However, Nanaya has no intention of explaining the plot of "The Dark Knight" about himself.
Watching "The Dark Knight" in a theater in China is the dream of countless Nolan's Batman fans.
Everyone knows that "The Dark Knight" was not released on a large scale in China.
But few people know that The Dark Knight was just not allowed to be imported.
In fact, "The Dark Knight" is allowed to be released in China via DVD, online streaming, etc.
And in some special cases, "The Dark Knight" can still be shown in theaters.
This year's Shanghai International Film Festival is a special case.
"The Dark Knight" was released on a small scale as an exhibition film, and the version released was a special IMAX version.
Nanaya knew in his previous life that The Dark Knight would be screened at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
He also tried to grab tickets on the ticketing app.
Unfortunately, it is a rare event for "The Dark Knight" to be released in China, and there are too many people who want to grab tickets.
Nanaya was very pitiful and didn't get the chance.
At that time, Nanaya regretted it for a long time.
This time, Nanaya finally fulfilled his dream.
Nanaya knew that Lily didn't like "The Dark Knight".
So after the two of them came out of the cinema, Nanaya invited Lily to have a big meal for just the two of them.
It can be regarded as fulfilling the promise that Nanaya and Lily had made to treat her to a meal alone.
Nanaya had a great time at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
Although the movies he watched were mainly art films, he still gained a lot.
Even though Nanaya makes commercial films, it doesn't mean he has no appreciation for art films.
Otherwise, Nanaya would not be able to chat with Shiki Matsuno.
The only regret he had was that Nanaya was unable to see two 2011 movies, "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" and "The Banquet" that he liked very much in his previous life, as they were released at the end of the year.
In addition to watching movies, Nanaya also gained another thing, which was that he found that his fame here had become much greater than the last time he came.
The last time Nanaya came to China, not many people knew him except his die-hard fans and people in the film industry.
Not to mention the general public, even those reporters who specialize in the entertainment industry would not recognize him unless they were interviewing him.
After the two movies "Madoka Magica" and "Prologue", Nanaya's face has become very famous in China.
Because during the film festival, many reporters will be staying in the screening room.
Every time Nanaya came out of the screening room, he would be interviewed by reporters.
And these reporters could all say his name, which made Nanaya very happy.
But no matter how famous Nanaya is, he is not as good as Lily who is beside him.
Every time the two of them stand together, the first person reporters notice is definitely Lily.
Apart from the difference in appearance between the two that makes Nanaya less conspicuous, it should be Lily's advantage in status.
After all, a director works behind the scenes, unlike an actor who has to stand in the spotlight all the time.
In addition, Lily, a white person, is obviously more conspicuous in the environment of China, so she will naturally be noticed by reporters first.
In addition to watching movies, Nanaya also participated in other activities.
Since I came to Shanghai, I attended the film festival.
Then Nanaya inevitably needs to attend some events, especially those related to Washimine and movies.
This is also one of the main purposes of Nanaya's coming here, to build momentum for the future FGO series.
"Prologue" has made a good start in China, and we must strike while the iron is hot.
Nanaya attended two formal banquets successively, one held by the official film festival and the other held in Shanghai.
But at the banquet, Nanaya was always careful in his words and actions. Not only did he never comment on any political factors, he even never mentioned the box office of "Prologue".
He pretended he knew nothing about it.
In fact, Washimine has already investigated the box office issue.
The content of that report is true, there are indeed problems with the box office of "Prologue".
Originally, Nanaya was still hesitating on what name to use to raise the issue of the box office of "Prologue" to the Chinese side.
Coincidentally, the six major Hollywood studios protested to China in the name of MPAA.
It said that China Film Group Corporation has been "in arrears" with Hollywood film producers for its share of box office revenue since the end of last year.
The MPAA holds these protests and negotiations almost every year, but the content is slightly different and the timing is also different every year.
The reason for this is the frequent changes in China's magical tax system.
It is different from ordinary commodities where you pay for the goods.
The time it takes for a movie to be released, taken off the screen, and then settled takes too long.
This will result in settlement problems if the local tax system changes during this period.
So every year Hollywood has to negotiate with China to settle the costs of the movies.
It has become a reserved project for both parties every year.
"Prologue" just happened to coincide with the 2011 protest.
So Nanaya simply submitted what happened in "Prologue" to MPAA.
With so many companies arguing with the Chinese government, Washimine seems less conspicuous among them.
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