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Chapter 464: Cream or something, I like it the most~
🕑 Added 2025-09-22 14:17:43 +0000 UTCAfter hearing Shiki's confirmation, Iioka forced himself to calm down.
After all, Iioka is the assistant to the chairman of Washimine Group, so he must always remain calm and composed even when faced with a catastrophe.
But at a time like this, just stay the hell calm.
Iioka walked around the table twice in front of Shiki Matsuno.
Although he is not from the film industry, he has been busy with the film industry with Shion in recent years, so he still understands some basic market rules.
Generally speaking, for a large-scale commercial film, the first-day box office is usually about three times that of the midnight show.
If we calculate according to this rule, FZ's first-day box office could exceed 50 million US dollars?
This is just the opening box office, what about the opening weekend box office? What about the opening week box office?
Of course, this $17.1 million box office result may just be due to the fan effect of Fate, and the actual box office potential may not be that strong.
But even if we calculate it at twice the unsatisfactory amount, a performance of $34 million is certainly not a failure.
Thinking of this, the corners of Iioka's mouth curled up slightly, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.
This mistress of my boss always brings surprises to people.
"Mr. Matsuno, you should call Kiryu right away... No, let me do it."
Iioka stopped Shiki Matsuno in the middle of his words.
[It was a close call. I almost forgot that the boss slept with Kiryu last night.]
Although disturbing one's leader's sleep is a very dangerous thing, Iioka didn't care about disturbing his sweet dreams at this time.
He picked up the phone on the desk and after a little thought, he called his boss first.
But in fact, Iioka was completely overthinking.
Nanaya and Shion woke up very early today. It had nothing to do with some dirty reasons, but they were just woken up by the phone call.
Ever since the sun rose and the midnight box office data came out, Nanaya's phone has been ringing non-stop.
After all, breaking records is something that attracts a lot of attention wherever you go.
And the person who breaks the record is the focus of everyone's attention.
Congratulate yourself for breaking records, come to build relationships, and actively promote yourself.
Nanaya couldn't count how many calls he had received that morning.
The senior executives of major Hollywood film companies, his new assistant, the leading actor of the Fate series or his agent, Kevin Feige and Avi Arad of Marvel, and even some guys who somehow got his number, etc.
Only those closest to Nanaya, such as Ori, Rin, Shiki Matsuno and others knew that Nanaya was very busy recently and needed to rest, so they did not call him immediately.
After all, given their relationship with Nanaya, there was no need to build relationships right away.
Nanaya had nothing good to say about these people.
Hollywood is originally a standard place for fame and fortune, and chasing after successful people has always been one of Hollywood's eternal themes.
Although only the results of the midnight session have been released, it is very obvious that everyone is optimistic about FZ without exception.
Although according to the current film market's in-depth development of IP and inflation, it is only a matter of time before midnight shows break records.
But no one expected that the record set by "Star Wars: Episode 3" in 2005 would be broken so quickly.
You have to know that this is Star Wars, the number one movie IP in the United States!
Although this does not mean that the IP value of Fate has surpassed that of Star Wars, it at least shows that Fate has become a strong challenger to Star Wars.
This is also why someone came to poach our employees early in the morning.
It’s a pity that those who are trying to build relationships or even poach employees don’t know that Nanaya had been exercising with Boss Washimine last night and stayed overnight at Nanaya’s house.
It's not because Nanaya and Shion have a close relationship, but mainly because it's quite embarrassing for you to poach someone in front of their boss.
"Yes, Mr. Iger. Thank you for calling me... I have always liked Disney's works. If there is a chance, I wouldn't mind working with them once... Of course, I mean if there is a chance. ... You think so too? That's great! After all, Disney is my childhood."
After Nanaya finally got rid of the "Smiling Mickey Mouse" he hung up the phone helplessly.
"You seem to be very happy? You had a great time talking to that dead rat~"
Shion supported her head with one hand and looked at Nanaya with a half-smile.
"Don't tell me you're jealous of men!" Nanaya snorted coldly. He threw a shirt to Shion, "Be careful not to catch a cold."
Shion rolled her eyes, pointed at Nanaya's chest and said, "Oh~ You don't want me to get cold, or you don't want to treat me to soy milk so early in the morning?"
"Why didn't you tell me that you invited me to drink milk so early in the morning!" Nanaya glared at Shion.
"It's in the refrigerator, you have to get it yourself." Queen Shion waved her hand in dissatisfaction, her tone revealing a kind of laziness, "I'm not a cow, how can I have that kind of thing."
[Did this woman have a good time last night? She's driving recklessly so early in the morning. ]
There were black lines all over Nanaya’s forehead.
He was just about to give the boy a lecture when his cell phone rang again.
[Ex——calibur! Ex——calibur! ]
Listening to Lily's screaming, Shion looked at Nanaya with a frosty look: "Can't you change your ringtone? How about I record one for you?"
"No thanks, I just like the feeling of that burst of magic."
Nanaya's expression remained unchanged as he calmly answered the phone.
"Boy, I heard you did a good job!"
The person who called turned out to be his teacher, Ryuichi Hanai, and Nanaya quickly greeted him.
"Come on, don't be so modest. When I was your age, I was just thinking about hooking up with more female celebrities."
"Uh...nothing wrong."
Nanaya secretly glanced at Shion beside him, and the smile on the other person's face became even more intense.
[Although I understand what you want to say, old man, why is your analogy so inappropriate? ]
"Boy, you are really amazing."
The voice of Hanai Ryuichi was heard again in the receiver, forcing Nanaya to focus on the phone again.
"You are now one of the best directors in the world. You must maintain a good attitude! If you are too proud and complacent, you will fall."
"I understand, Sensei. I know what to do."
Nanaya knew, of course, that the teacher reminded him for his own good, and he had always had great respect for this old man.
Although when the old man took him to Ginza to have fun, he would also show a little contempt.
"Then congratulations, you have set a new record."
Although there was no picture, Nanaya felt that his teacher should be smiling.
The master and the disciple talked for a few more words and then hung up the phone.
Nanaya threw his cell phone aside. The continuous phone calls made him give up the idea of staying in bed, and he decided to get up and work directly.
But when he turned around, Nanaya saw Shion staring at him blankly, and the shirt he had just thrown to her was thrown aside.
"What's wrong?" Nanaya felt a little uneasy when he was stared at. "Put on your shirt quickly!"
"So you like this." Shion picked up the shirt and rubbed it gently with her hands, "Do you want to add more water, or go directly to the bath this early in the morning?"
“…”
Nanaya looked at his female boss in silence. As an experienced person, he certainly knew that shirts would become translucent when in contact with water.
But Nanaya really doesn’t mean that now.
"I mean put your underwear on first."
Shion raised an eyebrow: "So you like to see underwear through the shirt! It's an interesting idea, do you want to try it next time?"
I have to say that when women act like hooligans, Nanaya really can't handle it.
"I can't talk to you anymore!"
Nanaya got off the bed angrily, leaving Shion alone on the bed, laughing like a silver bell.
"I originally wanted to take it slow, but now it seems I have to speed up."
Shion stopped laughing only after Nanaya left the room.
"It seems that we have to get everything done before July~"
What Shion was talking about was the full acquisition of [Erque Studio].
When I talked about this with Nanaya before, although Nanaya expressed his intention to cooperate, he still cautiously said that we need to wait until the middle of this year.
Of course, Shion knew that Nanaya was dragging his feet just for the release of FZ, after all, the movie was only a few months away from its release.
If this movie is successful, it will naturally allow Nanaya to take more initiative in the acquisition.
This is a typical business tactic. If it were Shion herself, she would do the same.
But now Shion can't wait any longer. Although FZ is still far from the time to calculate the final results, the current results are enough to convince the board of directors to give preferential treatment to Nanaya and his [Erque Studio].
The countless messages of poaching this morning made Shion feel a sense of crisis, although she believed that Nanaya would not do anything treacherous.
But what if?
In order to win over Nanaya, although the Fate series was entirely operated by Washimine Entertainment and Washimine also took the lion's share of the profits, the copyright still belonged to [Erque Studio].
Just like the copyright of "Star Wars" belongs to Lucas, Nanaya is the owner of the Fate series.
Not many people know about this. After all, when people see Fate, they subconsciously think that the copyright belongs to Washimine.
But if someone were to investigate, Shion believed that some clues would be found.
"It would be troublesome if Nanaya was set up by someone else." Shion tapped the edge of the bed with her fingers, "It's better to strike first."
As long as [Erque Studio] becomes a branch wholly owned by Washimine, she will no longer be afraid of others taking away this piece of cake that belongs to her.
"After all..." Shion licked her fingers with the tip of her tongue, "Nanaya's cream tastes so good, I can't bear to let it go."
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“A-choo!”
Nanaya in the bathroom immediately sneezed.
"Why is it suddenly a bit cold?"
