"But..."
Ori is little worried.
Nanaya knew what Ori was talking about, so he stopped him from continuing.
"I understand. So the focus of the next publicity will be safety issues. Positive publicity is still necessary."
Nanaya signaled Ori to calm down, then he called the head of the publicity department of Washimine Entertainment and asked him to come to his office.
There are many extremists in European and American countries, and violent incidents occur frequently.
There are countless things related to movies.
Nanaya doesn't want his movie to encounter the same bad luck as "The Matrix" or "The Dark Knight Rises".
If someone really dies, it will be too late to react after the fact.
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Almost at the same time that the TV was turned off for seven nights, Fox President Jim Gianopulos, far away in the Fox Building, did the same thing.
He leaned back on the sofa in his office, his eyes once again falling on the North American box office statistics in his hand.
This is the single-day box office statistics for yesterday, which is Friday.
There was no suspense about ranking first, it's just that the box office figures were higher than all media expected.
"Inferno" grossed $67.32 million on its first day in 4,215 theaters and 8,535 screens.
All other movies released at the same time became cannon fodder for this movie.
After looking around, it turned out that their own "Horton Hears a Who" ranked second best.
Although the box office revenue of less than 5 million per day is not even a fraction of its competitors.
Originally, if animations like this maintain a stable performance, they should be able to have a long run in theaters during the off-season.
But now it seems that we are thankful to have broken through 100 million US dollars.
Jim speculated that each theater chain will allocate more resources to "Inferno" in the future, and the number of screenings of their own animations will be further compressed.
Whenever he thought about this, Jim became very annoyed about his country's antitrust laws.
If it weren't for this law, Fox could have acquired a large number of theaters and then only allowed Fox's own films to be shown in the theaters.
Just like Japan across the Pacific Ocean.
"Shit, fair competition," Jim cursed. "Japanese cinema chains are all Lin Bao's lackeys, but aren't they the largest vote bank in East Asia?"
As for the fact that Japanese live-action movies are almost dead and only animations can survive.
It was selectively forgotten by Jim.
Fortunately, his own Fox was not the most unlucky one this time, which gave Jim some psychological comfort.
Warner Bros. next door was so arrogant after having the "Harry Potter" series, and Jim was secretly happy about this setback.
Although the outside world always discusses the Big Six together, they have never been a monolithic group internally.
But Warner's tragic experience only gave Jim a little psychological comfort.
Now Fox's most important opponent is Washimine.
Whenever Jim thought of this opponent whose progress was so fast that it made him despair, he felt very unwilling.
But he also knew very well that at this stage, Fox had no power to change the desperate box office performance of "Inferno".
"Don't take any action for now..."
Thinking of the warning the rich second generation gave him before he left, Jim shook his head helplessly.
Even though Murdoch Jr. has left, he is still paying close attention to Fox.
If Jim really did something, he would probably be dealt with by others when they came back.
So, all Jim can do now is pray secretly and hope that "Horton Hears a Who" can recoup its costs.
Jim never doubted whether Murdoch Jr. could return to Fox.
Although negative news about racial discrimination is getting more and more serious now, Jim believes that with the means of the young master's father, it is only a matter of time before it is suppressed.
But at the same time, Jim knew better that old Murdoch would definitely not make this decision for free.
If Murdoch Jr. cannot change the current situation of Fox, it is basically a matter of time before he is abandoned by his father.
Old Murdoch is not a kind father. There is no reason for him to let useless people go.
Even if this person is his son.
It was a good thing for Jim, too.
After all, this way, Murdoch Jr. will definitely pay more attention to Fox's affairs.
It's just that Jim himself needs to work harder for Fox.
After all, even if Murdoch Jr. loses the right to inherit his father's huge entertainment empire, he can still continue to be a rich second-generation.
Old Murdoch would not let his son starve to death.
But if Jim Ganopoulos was abandoned, it would not be as simple as being kicked out.
So now Jim can only bite the bullet and help Murdoch Jr. to make the several projects he recently launched a success.
This way, at least you can appear to be providing helpful assistance.
As for "Inferno", Jim doesn't know how high the final box office will reach.
But judging from the news we received from last night to this morning, this film's box office performance will definitely be higher than last year's first installment.
As for movie peripherals, they are extremely popular and all kinds of products are out of stock.
According to the blockbuster plans to be released this year, it is estimated that only Warner's "The Dark Knight" can compete with "Inferno" in terms of peripherals.
If things continue to develop in this way, Washimine Entertainment won't even have to wait for a share of the movie box office revenue. The various peripheral incomes alone will probably be enough to recover the costs.
I heard that 20 units of the Rolls-Royce motorcycle worth millions of dollars have been sold in the United States. I don't know where so many wealthy people in the United States come from.
With this little money, why don't you buy more Fox movie peripherals?
Aren't the Fantastic Four dolls great?
Jim Ganopoulos is now obviously possessed by a demon. He gets a headache whenever he sees the company Washimine Entertainment.
"But the fire in FZ is not a bad thing."
Thinking about Fox's next film plan, Jim regained his confidence.
Although when Murdoch Jr. took over Fox, Jim reminded him to sit back until James Cameron finished "Avatar".
At first, Murdoch Jr. agreed.
But after a while, after becoming familiar with Fox's affairs, Murdoch Jr.'s mind began to become active.
Although Jim repeatedly emphasized the importance of stability, Murdoch Jr. still insisted on launching two projects with investments of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Maybe it's because Cameron is too slow in filming and he wants to prove himself quickly?
Jim shook his head at the thought of this possibility.
The only thing to be thankful for is that Murdoch Jr. at least hasn't done anything stupid yet.
The two projects he chose at least seemed relatively reliable.
One is "Wolverine", a spin-off of the "X-Men" movie;
The other is a film based on the legend of King Arthur.
The former is not surprising.
Even if Murdoch Jr. does not initiate the project now, Jim will initiate the project himself in two years when Cameron's new film has funding.
Although the box office performance of "X-Men 3" was not ideal, this had nothing to do with the character of Wolverine and the actor Hugh Jackman.
Given Wolverine's popularity, there is absolutely no problem in launching a separate spin-off movie.
As for another King Arthur movie…
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this movie is just riding on the popularity of Fate.
But it doesn't matter. It's a waste if you don't take advantage of it.
After all, the servants in Fate stories are all historical heroes, and these character stories are not protected by copyright.
Earlier this year, Paramount released a film about Hercules.
Everyone knows that this is just riding on the popularity of Hercules in Fate, but even Washimine's legal department didn't say anything, right?
Of course, what's more important is that the movie also achieved quite good box office.
There has never been a shortage of followers in Hollywood, since even those who are the first to follow the trend have already tasted the sweetness.
There is no reason for Fox not to follow suit.
Especially the success of "Purgatory's Flame" made people realize how popular the character of Artoria is.
I believe that a movie with King Arthur as the protagonist will definitely be favored by a large number of audiences.
"Of course, the protagonist must be a girl."
Even if Lily Wettin couldn't be invited to play the leading role, King Arthur certainly couldn't be a man.
In fact, it started from the moment FSN achieved success.
Hollywood has tacitly accepted this fact.
Before the character of Artoria became hated by the audience, King Arthur could only be a girl in Hollywood.
But Jim didn't know that the two projects proposed by Murdoch Jr. were not his own ideas.
Rather, it was an association that I came up with inadvertently with the help of a "kind-hearted person" whose name cannot be mentioned.
Not only that, that "kind-hearted person" will help Fox decide on many projects in the future until Fox goes bankrupt.
So, Fox still has a long way to go in terms of hard times.
Let us observe a second of silence for Comrade Jim Ganopoulos.
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With the arrival of Saturday, the single-show attendance rate of "Purgatory's Flames" increased further after a day of screening and audience word-of-mouth.
In particular, the Internet is a very important propaganda platform for modern media, and Washimine has spent a considerable amount of energy on this aspect.
News and posts discussing this film can be found everywhere on major websites and forums.
There is no doubt that except for those true fans of Fate, most of them are water armies hired by Washimine.
But in this era when no one has seen the 50 Cent Party, netizens are relatively shallow in their knowledge.
The effect of such bombardment-style propaganda can be said to be amazing.
In particular, Washimine Entertainment's online public relations department (actually Washimine's navy coordination department) has occupied the IMDB website, the most important film exchange platform in North America.
Although the score calculation rules of the IMDB website are very complicated, it is not as simple as just calculating the average score.
However, the more high scores there are, the more it will affect the final rating of the movie.
Otherwise, why were there so many vote-rigging wars on IMDB in Nanaya's previous life?
Isn't it because this method is practical?
The method of using water army to stabilize the score in the early stage is obviously feasible.
After more than a day of release, the rating of "Inferno" has remained around 9.4 points, and the audience's film review section is full of praise.
Such achievements are inseparable from the efforts of the water army, bah, and all the staff of the online public relations department.
Not only that, Washimine's own [See Moon] website was also not spared.
All the UP hosts with some popularity in the film and television section have made their own comments on the movie.
Of course, Washimine would not applaud all of these people in the same way.
Just like PR with film critics, overall positive reviews are enough.
Even if you give a bad review, at least mention the good points of the movie.
On the other hand, under Nanaya's emphasis and interference, most video UP hosts and publicity media kept emphasizing one thing.
Stories are stories, and violence in real life is not desirable.
Washimine Entertainment officials even emphasized several times that the way Kiritsugu Emiya killed people was not correct, and that nothing in the movie should be taken as reality.
As for whether these publicity are useful or not, Nanaya himself is not quite sure.
God knows what kind of provocation would cause those neurotic guys to shoot and kill people while shouting "for world peace".
Just like the shooting at the premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, who could have predicted it before it happened?
Nanaya just left it to fate and did his best.
At least if something like this really happens, it will not affect the reputation of Washimine's movie "Purgatory Flame".
After all, I have already taken precautions.