Chapter 453 Why Did 357 Suddenly Become Cold?

Chapter 453 357. Why did it suddenly become unpopular?

After FATE was released, the sales of the game exceeded 400,000 copies in the first month. If this momentum continues, it should be a million-level galgame.

On the one hand, the game itself is well made, but more importantly, there is the big platform of Pokeni.

After so many years of hard work by Paradox, the market has been expanded. Paradox's games are worthy of the title of boutique kings.

But Hattori Hiroyuki doesn't think so. In his opinion, all this is the power of the trash can god.

FATE is not only remembered by people because of various gorgeous scenes, but also this game has given birth to many interesting memes:

For example, the legs play the year,

and: people will die if they are killed...

Mapo's pleasure

It's all Tokiomi's fault

Since ancient times, archers have been more cheating,

Since ancient times, spearmen have been lucky E, etc.

With the help of RTT, FATE has become a hot topic among young people nowadays.

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According to Qing Zhiyuan’s idea, this is just the beginning of the Type-Moon world. After the animation of FSN is made in the future, the popularity will rise a lot.

In addition, Qing Zhiyuan has reason to believe that the future FATE-related figures are expected to become another best-selling product of the company after Pokémon.

Think about it, the heroic spirit figures of FATE can actually fill a whole wall.

There are many models of my king alone, and Altria has always been very popular.

However, without the blessing of animation, it is definitely still a long way to go. For this reason, Qing Zhiyuan has put the animation production of FSN into the production schedule of Xinghai Studio under Yuehe.

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As for Yuehe, the director was determined in September before, and the crew is being prepared now.

Nolan rewrote the storyboard according to his own ideas and prepared to shoot The Matrix at the beginning. After several script meetings, it was finally finalized.

Qing Zhiyuan is still very confident in him. As long as the movie can be shot effectively, there will be no problem.

The next issue is the casting.

Fortunately, Keanu Reeves can be confirmed. Once the male lead is confirmed, the rest will be smooth.

Keanu Reeves is not a big star yet. Although he has some works, he is not at the first-line level, so the asking price is not high.

Considering that the Matrix will be filmed in three parts, the contracts signed by the actors are all for three parts.

If the male lead is changed in the middle, it will be very embarrassing for the producer. After the audience is used to the original male lead, they will not buy it.

Unless it is a force majeure like "Spartacus" where the actor died.

Keanu Reeves was signed at one time, $6 million for the first part, $8 million for the second part, and $10 million for the third part. These are all finalized according to the internal prices of the industry.

With Keanu Reeves, the movie is considered to be a success.

The rest is to confirm the female lead.

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Qing Zhiyuan himself did not have any requirements, so he directly delegated power to the producer and director.

Fumi Hitotsugi and Nolan looked at each other, neither of them knew what was going on.

Although the power of casting was in Fumi Hitotsugi's hands, after analyzing it with Nolan, it looked easy, but it was actually quite difficult.

The requirements for the heroine of The Matrix were actually very different from those of other Hollywood movies.

First of all, this character had to be very good at fighting.

Computer CG technology had not been developed for long, and even though POKENI had very strong 3D rendering technology, it could not achieve a very smooth AI head-changing level.

So the basic movements needed to be shot by actors.

For this reason, they also specially invited Hong Kong's top martial arts instructor Yuan Heping to be the chief instructor to control the actors' movements, and also to train these foreigners in Hollywood on how Chinese martial arts films were shot.

Even if they were not capable of fighting movements now, they at least had to have a certain potential and could be trained.

Although there were martial arts substitutes, in some important scenes, the actress still had to pose and cooperate to complete the connection part of the fight.

Then the requirements for this actor were raised.

At least she has the potential to be trained, has strong physical fitness, and has enough tension in her movements. Even if she is posing, she must be recognized by the audience.

In addition, according to the characteristics of the character, she can make the male protagonist fall in love with her at first sight, and at the same time she has the characteristics of a strong woman. In addition to having a certain appearance, this actress must also have a firm look and heroic spirit, that is, she must have certain edges and corners.

At least she can give people the impression that this woman is difficult to fight.

She must be both soft and strong, but it is actually not easy to find a comprehensive one.

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The first person that was found by Fumi Hitotsubashi was Gwyneth Paltrow.

That is, the little pepper who played in Iron Man in the previous life.

Now Gwyneth is still very pretty. She just starred in "Seven Deadly Sins" and the movie "Emma" adapted from Jane Austen's novel.

She is a newcomer who has made her mark. Even Cameron considered Gwyneth at the beginning in Titanic.

What Nolan likes about her is that Gwyneth has a sweet face and tougher contours than the average girl.

She can be salty or sweet, plus she is still young and has a good figure. With training, she should be a good candidate.

However, this is just Nolan's own idea.

The trick that Ichibashi Fumi used to attract directors is not very effective. Playing the action shots drawn by Qing Zhiyuan will only make the actresses retreat.

And the script is not so attractive to the actors.

After reading the script, Gwyneth shook her head, not to mention her performance after watching the storyboard animation they gave her.

Gwyneth felt that the gap with her image and her expertise was too big. The girls in The Matrix were actually quite challenging, but she was worried that she would not be able to do it, so she rejected Nolan's invitation.

The second person they found was Sandra Bullock, who starred in the 1994 action film Speed, which grossed $350 million worldwide. She also had some fighting scenes in the film, so she had a certain foundation, and her looks and figure were very suitable for Nolan's choice.

Sandra Bullock still refused after reading the script.

Although the script of The Matrix is ​​indeed very attractive, and the gimmick of science fiction blockbusters is also very loud.

But she thought that she had played an action girl before, and if the Matrix strengthened her inherent impression, it is very likely that her acting range would become narrower, and she would not be able to take other types of movies in the future. It is possible that the ones who specifically came to her are all action movies.

In fact, it bothered her a lot.

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After that, Fumi Hitotsubashi and Nolan relaxed the requirements and found well-known female stars such as Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, and Demi Moore.

Whether they can act in fighting scenes or do action scenes is not so important anymore. Even whether they look too sweet or not, for example, Nicole Kidman has a standard beautiful face with a smooth face shape, and there is no need to talk about angular heroic or anything like that.

The key is that as long as they agree to sign the contract, they can make up for it through their acting skills.

However, they were still ruthlessly rejected.

Either they think it is too difficult and not suitable for them, or they think it is unacceptable to sign a long contract for three movies at one time.

In Hollywood, the salary is almost the same every year, or even for each movie, especially for male and female stars in the rising period of their careers. If a movie is popular, their value will rise all of a sudden.

So their agents all said that it is impossible to sign three movie contracts at one time.

At most, they can only sign one by one.

If the movie is successful, and The Matrix is ​​a big hit, the value of the actress will soar, and she can ask for more money for the next movie.

If the movie fails, they can withdraw.

But these are what Fumi Ichibashi can't stand. If The Matrix is ​​to be filmed, it must be a trilogy. It is impossible to take one step at a time.

So none of them were negotiated.

Some female stars may have given some high-sounding excuses, but in fact it is just because: they are not optimistic.

First, Yuehe Company is a Japanese company that has established a subsidiary in the United States for film production and distribution, but this company has no reputation at all and is an outsider.

Second, the producer is not very famous. Although Fumi Ichibashi has worked in Hollywood before, she has no successful movies to show. She has talents and ideals, but has never really used them.

Third, the director is not famous, which is a very important point. Who is this guy Nolan? I have never heard of him.

For Hollywood actors, the script is important, but the director and producer are also important, especially after signing the contract in the future, it is equivalent to handing over their time to the director.

Whether a good movie can be made depends on the director.

This point highlights the importance of the director.

Fumi Ichibashi frowned fiercely.

It's all Qing Zhiyuan's fault. Who made him not choose Cameron in the first place?

Such a big director, how appealing.

If Cameron was here, it wouldn't be the role that chooses the director, but the director that chooses the actor.

But——

Nolan?

This director is just like he doesn't exist. If this is a film and television company simulation management game, Nolan at this time is a guy with high attribute values, but zero fame and popularity.

Even if Yuehe is willing to pay a high price, in fact, the stars are not willing to ruin their acting careers for the sake of making money.

Unless they are like Nicolas Cage who owes a lot of debts and has no choice but to not be picky and take any role as soon as there is a role, just for the sake of spending money.

But it's really hard to find such a female star.

After more than a month, even the supporting roles have been found, but the heroine has not been finalized.

Ichihashi Fumi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

Although it is normal to prepare for the filming work for half a year or a year, she especially hopes that this movie can enter the filming process earlier.

The actors' schedules are not easy to coordinate. It takes so many people to spare several months to give to the director.

If the leading actress is not confirmed, it will be a waste of everyone's time.

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There was no other way, Yuehe could only select the actress he wanted by recruiting from all over the United States.

According to the conclusion reached after discussion between Fumi Hitotsubashi and Nolan:

Since it has come to this point, even if she is not famous, as long as the right candidate can be selected, it doesn’t matter who the girl is, even if she is a first-time moviemaker.

Luck will come to her.

This is destined to be a big hit movie, and as long as she plays the leading role, even if she is unknown now, she will become famous in the future.

This is enough confidence in the script, the director and the work team.

After the announcement of the audition was issued, it quickly attracted the attention of people in the industry.

"Walter, Yuehe made such a big move, investing 150 million US dollars to prepare for the film, but he still hasn't finalized the heroine?"

"Maybe it's because the director is not famous? Hahaha, and he has to sign three movies at a time, which will take about 6 or 7 years to shoot. It's almost like he has to sacrifice his career.

Who would be willing to take such a risk?"

"It's mainly because Yuehe didn't choose the director well, and chose Nolan. Otherwise, I remember Cameron was willing to take on the filming of The Matrix. With Cameron's appeal and influence, you don't have to worry about your career at all."

"Yeah, the boss of Yuehe Company is too short-sighted, right?"

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The pressure on Yuehe, Ichihashi Fumi and Nolan is huge. Both of them urgently need to prove themselves with results.

And all this is stuck in the first step.

The outside world's doubts about Yuehe, the director and producer, and even the bosses Qing Zhiyuan and Tsuda Nao are getting louder and louder.

Naturally, the quality of the actresses who come to participate in the auditions can be imagined.

If this film was to be produced by any Hollywood company, the quality of the candidates would not be too bad. If it was Warner Bros. in the previous life, I'm afraid a lot of actors would rush to come.

It's not that Yuehe can't pay, it's simply because Yuehe has no achievements and the director is not famous.

After several auditions, Nolan and Ichibashi Fumi were in a headache.

The actresses who came to participate were basically unknown, even with bad records, and they were just for money.

While interviewing, Ichibashi Fumi passed the candidate's information to Qing Zhiyuan in Japan by fax.

On this day, Ichibashi Fumi and Nolan were interviewing a new actress, and just after passing the applicant's information, they received a call from Qing Zhiyuan.

"Hello? Qingsang. This is Ichibashi Fumi."

"That," Qing Zhiyuan's pleasant and determined voice came from the other end of the phone, "the one we just interviewed is called Angelina Jolie, let's use her."

"Huh?!" Ichibashi Fumi and Nolan were both shocked.

Because just 5 minutes ago, they sent Angelina Jolie home.

It's not because of anything else. Whether it's her image, figure or performance, Angelina meets the standards of a heroine.

The only flaw is that she's too big.

However, the reason why Ichihashi Fumihiro rejected her was just because Angelina Jolie's reputation was not very good.

The young Angelina Jolie was very dissolute. She drank and skated to death. She committed suicide not long ago.

In her previous life, Angelina Jolie also woke up completely after this suicide, turned back, and became a superstar.

However, now in the eyes of Ichihashi Fumihiro and Nolan, this guy obviously has problems.

But then again, actresses without problems are unlikely to appear here.

The current Angelina Jolie has made up her mind to make changes before applying for the job. Although Yuehe is not the same as the film and television company she imagined, she has no choice.

Angelina Jolie urgently needs a successful movie to prove herself, and she also needs money.

"Boss, are you sure you're talking about Angelina Jolie?" Hitohashi Fumi confirmed again.

"Yes, that's right. It's her." Qing Zhiyuan smiled.

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At the same time, Toby Gard, the producer of the "Tomb Raider" series, shuddered.

"Shh... It's so strange, it's only November, how come it's cold all of a sudden?"

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