Movie Queen Development Plan

"Hello, Mr. Tanaka. I'm Subaru Ikeda..."

Sitting in his seat, Subaru Ikeda was making his tenth phone call of the day.

Although his voice became a little hoarse due to talking for a long time, he still had a bright smile on his face.

"Yes...right...no no, we [Erque Studio] just want to provide a better environment for you and your newspaper, nothing else."

The answer from the other side made Ikeda feel that there was hope, and the smile on his face became a little brighter.

"What do you think of our studio Nanaya's film? ...Yes, our director Kiryu is also very clear that he has no desire to get involved in acting awards, but as a representative of Japanese live-action commercial films..."

The voice on the other end became a little hesitant, and Ikeda Subaru immediately took advantage of the situation and continued, "I remember that the purpose of your newspaper is to honor people who have made outstanding achievements in Japanese films. With Director Kiryu's film being so popular in North America and around the world..."

"What's more, film critics in North America have always looked down on Goblin Slayer. Don't you think we in Japan should support it?"

Finally, Subaru Ikeda gave another reminder: "Our company's new film "Remaining Pain" will be released in March, and we need a long-term advertising spot for a while. ... Don't worry, we will proceed according to the normal process. This has nothing to do with "Goblin Slayer"."

After receiving a positive response from the other party, Subaru Ikeda waited until the other party hung up before putting the receiver back on the phone.

"I am so tired."

Subaru Ikeda picked up the cup beside him and drank all the water in it.

"Phew - this is so tiring. When will this day end?"

Ikeda Subaru complained to Nanaya.

"It's only January now," Nanaya replied, "Awards season ends in March."

"Kamisama..."

Subaru Ikeda slumped over the table and didn't want to move.

"What does the other side say?"

Nanaya was more concerned about the result of the phone call just now.

As a director, he couldn't possibly do public relations himself, as that would break the rules.

Ikeda Subaru said dejectedly: "He didn't give a clear answer, but some technical awards shouldn't be a problem."

The word "public relations" sounds simple, it just means to build relationships with the award judges and organizers, but it is quite cumbersome when it comes to actually doing it.

The most important thing about this kind of public relations is to find a good balance. It should not be too distant, nor too eager. Both of these will lead to counterproductive results.

For example, in the phone call that Subaru Ikeda just made, the person he was communicating with was just a tabloid, and the other party's annual film award was neither famous nor authoritative.

However, in order to build momentum for its own film and gain the attention of other authoritative newspapers and media, Erque Studio had to take these less influential newspapers into consideration.

Maybe the other party cannot play a decisive role, but they can still cheer for them.

In order to ensure that these newspapers stand on their side, they must give them the necessary benefits.

The advertisement for "Remaining Pain" is a very effective guarantee, and this kind of profit is what these newspapers want most.

With the development of the times, the influence of traditional media has been declining. The only time for film media magazines and newspapers to find a sense of presence is the awards season from November to March of the following year.

Because this is the time when major film production companies and crew members come to them for help.

As the saying goes, if you don't open for a year, you can make enough money for a year after you open.

So every year when the time comes, everyone will eat as much as they can, but they will have to wait another year for the next good opportunity.

In this case, film award public relations becomes a competition of financial strength and resources.

It's easier to deal with the big media outlets. In order to maintain their own authority, they won't act too badly, at least on the surface.

However, it is different for those small media. It is most appropriate to describe these hungry guys as being so hungry that they will eat anything.

There are all kinds of transactions, both overt and covert, including money transactions, resource exchanges, etc.

Although Nanaya doesn't like such things at all, and he himself is not the kind of director that is liked by the academic community.

Therefore, when it comes to award public relations, he tends to adopt the attitude of just doing what he can.

Nanaya would basically nod and agree to requests for advertising space like the one the newspaper just mentioned. After all, the publicity and promotion costs of "Remaining Pain" were paid by Lin Bao, so it was just a small amount of money to give.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be agreed to, such as the body.

This is no joke, every year at this time those old-timers who love "stamp collecting" will come out.

These veterans in their forties and fifties are at an age where they still have influence and are still physically able to do things.

For those young people who are in need of awards, they are certainly qualified and have the capital to make various requests.

And this kind of thing happens not only to men, but also to women, or it can be said that women are more enthusiastic about "stamp collecting" than men.

A young hunk like Nanaya is, of course, a sweet potato in the eyes of those old ladies.

Young, talented, her looks aren't stunning but she's pretty.

So, last week on July 7, he received an invitation from an old senior to have dinner with him.

Nanaya is not a child and of course he understands the other party's purpose when such an invitation is made during the award season.

Then Nanaya made up his mind immediately without hesitation for a second.

Just kidding, if that old lady could be 40 years younger, no, 20 years younger, Nanaya might have agreed.

After all, a 40-year-old mature woman can still comfort herself with her lingering charm.

However, the other party is 60 years old...

Nanaya felt that even if he really agreed to it, the worst that the other party would suffer would be a comminuted fracture of the pelvis, right?

For the sake of the other party's life and health, Nanaya did not give the other party this opportunity.

Although the refusal was straightforward, the other party did not say anything more except expressing regret.

After all, Nanaya is not an actor but a director. As a person who can bring huge profits to producers, although Nanaya cannot do whatever he wants, at least others cannot do whatever they want to him.

Although Nanaya did not have the opportunity to show his true form, he still let Subaru Ikeda carry out some of the gold and silver offensives.

These are the rules of the game. Since you want to participate, you still have to follow the most basic rules.

At the same time, Nanaya himself began to appear in major media outlets to promote and build momentum for "Goblin Slayer".

At the same time, the release date of "Remaining Pain" has been scheduled for March, which is also a way for Nanaya to promote his new film.

This is probably killing two birds with one stone.

Judging from the results, the efforts of Nanaya and his [Erque Studio] have paid off.

[Top Ten Film Art of the Year], [Film Monthly Readers' Award] Best Film Award, [Blue Ribbon Awards] Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress Nomination, etc.

"Goblin Slayer" has basically won all these awards, big and small, and at the very least it was nominated.

The only pity was the Blue Ribbon Awards. Due to Lin Bao's power transfer, Goblin Slayer did not follow up on its victory after being nominated.

As a result, "Goblin Slayer" only won two insignificant minor awards for music and art, and only received a nomination for the rest of the awards.

This made Nanaya feel quite regretful. After all, as a long-established film award, the credibility of the Blue Ribbon Awards is still very high.

As for Japan's most prestigious film award, the Japanese Oscars, everyone knows what it is, so basically no one has any expectations.

Especially this year due to the internal strife in Linbao, Nanaya estimated that this year's Japan Olympics would most likely become the home ground for the other three major film companies.

Every year, big brother Lin Bao eats the meat and we drink the soup.

Since something has happened at your home this year, it's time for us younger brothers to eat meat, right?

Although "Goblin Slayer" was nominated for 10 awards, everyone knows how many awards it will eventually win.

In fact, if he hadn't been free that day, Nanaya wouldn't even have wanted to go to the award ceremony.

But fortunately he went, at least he won the Best Director award.

This prestigious award caught Nanaya off guard. He did not expect that the old men in Japan would be so caring towards him.

However, this director award is the only trophy won by "Goblin Slayer", and "Goblin Slayer" lost all other nominations to others.

Fortunately, the Japanese Oscars will award a certificate to each nominee, which is better than nothing.

When the Japanese Oscars were being designed, everyone had already anticipated that the four major film companies would scramble for resources.

No matter how mediocre the films produced by the Big Four are, they can still have a place in the Japanese Oscars.

It is extremely difficult for films produced by small film companies to even get nominated, let alone achieve any success.

Therefore, in order to give some comfort to these young filmmakers, anyone nominated at the Japanese Academy Awards will receive a certificate called the Nomination Award.

What that means is: We tried our best, but the four major teams are too strong, so we can't let you win the award. Let's just use the certificate to comfort you.

For Nanaya, this is a good deal for him. This time, "Goblin Slayer" has received so many nominations and he can show off a bunch of certificates in the studio, which is something he can show off.

Winning the award is certainly a joy, but what happens next is even more exciting.

A week after the Japanese Oscars ceremony, Nanaya's new film "Kara no Kyoukai" Chapter 2 - "Remaining Pain" was finally released.

Moreover, this work did not disappoint Lin Bao and Nanaya's expectations, and was well received by movie fans as soon as it was released in theaters.

Although the subject matter is a bit dark, thanks to Nanaya's smooth commercial narrative rhythm, all the audiences who like commercial movies shouted that it was exciting.

The most direct performance is at the box office. On Friday and the weekend, "Remaining Pain" took the box office championship in its first week with a box office of 860 million yen.