In fact, as early as the end of August, Washimine Entertainment had completed the production of "One Hundred Years War".
The theme song of the old movie will still be sung by the Trier team.
For the theme song of the previous movie "Prologue", Nanaya chose the very famous song "Colors" from his previous life.
However, the theme song of "Hundred Years' War" is a completely new song.
Nanaya took the theme song "A hero comes home" from the 2007 movie "Beowulf" as inspiration and asked the music department to rewrite a similar song - "Always she comes home".
This song is divided into two parts.
The first half starts from a civilian perspective.
He tells about all the sufferings he endured after Black Jeanne's return and expresses deep remorse for it.
In the second half, White Jeanne appears and redeems the world as a saint.
The song as a whole exudes a sad atmosphere, which is the best interpretation of the tragic life of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans.
The album of this song was released before the movie was released, but it sold very well.
You should know that movie music albums are released earlier than the movie is released because of the need for movie promotion.
But in this case, the album's sales peak often comes after the movie is released.
But this song topped the album sales charts in various countries in the first week after its release.
And it maintained its top spot in the second week.
As for the third week...
The third week is meaningless because the movie has already been released.
November 11th is the day when "The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon" is released.
Probably because the November schedule is not that important, Washimine Entertainment secured the opportunity for "One Hundred Years War" to be released simultaneously in China and North America.
This is also the reason why Nanaya was able to stay in China under the pretext of attending the premiere.
Otherwise, there is a difference in time between the premiere in North America and China, so he will have to go to North America first to attend the premiere, and then come back to China to attend another premiere.
If Nanaya keeps going back and forth like this, he will definitely go crazy.
In fact, it's not just China and North America. Washimine's film will be released simultaneously in 104 countries and regions around the world.
Although due to the time difference, the screening times will definitely be different.
But for Washimine Entertainment, this is still an extremely huge project.
Although the review process in most countries and regions is not as complicated as that in China.
But many countries have more troublesome release schedule requirements than China.
Fortunately, the most stubborn Japanese market has always given the green light to Washimine's films. Although the work in other countries and regions is more troublesome, it is not too difficult.
Although this kind of thing is easy to say, it is actually very difficult to do.
There is no doubt that the six major Hollywood companies with a long history have much greater advantages in this regard than other film companies.
Not to mention other countries, even second- and third-rate Hollywood film companies would find it difficult to do this.
After all, releasing a movie in a country is never as simple as handing over movie copies to theaters.
From the initial review, to the subsequent promotion and distribution, and then to the final unified release.
Each of these tasks requires the cooperation of corresponding groups in the release area.
During the review process, the film company needs to communicate with the censorship department; during the promotion and marketing process, the film company needs to contact local media for help with publicity; on the eve of the release, the film company also needs to contact local theater chains.
Washimine Entertainment has been planning its global distribution channels since the FSN period.
But it was not until this year's "Prologue" that these principles were truly clarified and global simultaneous release became the standard for blockbuster films.
The reason is very simple. Washimine Entertainment has taken over Fox's global distribution channels.
Although the previous "Madoka Magica" and the one before that, FZ, were indeed released simultaneously around the world.
But the number of countries and regions where the film was released cannot be compared with that of today.
Moreover, in order to achieve global synchronization at that time, the entire department of Washimine Entertainment almost worked so hard. It was not as easy as it is now.
Only when you truly own the six major distribution channels can you feel the gap between them.
Fox's distribution advantage, built up through decades of development, is definitely not comparable to that of a newly emerging company like Washimine Entertainment.
From this point of view, Shion was really glad that she had found a good opportunity and successfully acquired one of the top six Hollywood companies.
Although the legacy left by Fox is good, not all of Washimine Entertainment's distribution channels were established by Fox.
For example, the distribution channels in China are basically built by Washimine Entertainment itself.
This is probably because China participated in the investment of the movie "Da Qin".
China's attitude towards the Fate series is much better than before.
"One Hundred Years' War" encountered almost no trouble during the review and was allowed to enter the mainland without any cuts.
Of course, this is also related to Nanaya's philosophy of making movies.
He rarely touches on any sensitive topics in his movies, especially those related to China.
Even if there is, it is basically just for flattery.
This concept naturally continues throughout the series.
In fact, it's not just FGO. For all Washimine-related movies, Nanaya will remind directors to pay attention to this aspect.
As a veteran commercial film director, Peter Jackson certainly understands the ins and outs of this.
In fact, as long as you pay attention to the political content, the action scenes and "action scenes" should not cross the line.
It is quite easy for Hollywood movies to remain uncut.
In fact, early Hollywood movies did not understand the ins and outs of this and suffered a lot.
In a few years, most of Hollywood's large-scale special effects movies will be able to be shot without any cuts.
It's just that most Chinese movie fans are somewhat confused about this and feel deeply resentful about the fact that imported movies have been cut.
Some radical people even believe that this is one of the reasons hindering the development of Chinese films.
Nanaya had similar thoughts when he was young, but as he gained more experience, he realized that these were all pure nonsense.
Not to mention China's internal film censorship, importing films for editing has never been China's exclusive domain.
Hollywood actually goes even further in doing this.
When the first "Godzilla" was introduced to North America, it was edited into a mess.
The anti-war ideas and core that director Eiji Tsuburaya wanted to express were completely cut out, and the film was shown in North American theaters as a simple monster special effects movie.
Of course this is just an extreme example, but it is common practice in Hollywood to do this kind of thing.
Some shots in foreign films that have an impact on the United States are basically modified when they are introduced.
Nanaya has always felt that Chinese audiences are too harsh on their own censorship agencies.
Whether it is the Big Scissors or the Film Protection Month, similar things happen in almost every country in the world.
As a film market without a rating system, China may not be doing very well, but at least it's not bad either.
At least, children in China can watch the R-rated "The Matrix" in theaters at the age of 10.
Of course, Nanaya does not think that there are no problems at all with China's review agencies.
only...
Cough cough.
In short, in the Chinese film market in 2011.
Importing movies without any cuts is an excellent publicity gimmick.
Therefore, news headlines such as "'The Evil Dragon's Hundred Years' War' quickly passed censorship and will be released in mainland China without any cuts" naturally appeared in major film media.
In addition to the hype about the "uncut" film, these media outlets mentioned more about the reviews of the film by their North American counterparts.
"The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon" held several previews as early as September and October.
Almost all media and audiences who have seen the movie have praised it highly.
Because the director is Peter Fatty, and "One Hundred Years' War" can also be classified as a magical epic.
So everyone subconsciously compares it to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Although everyone agrees that "The Hundred Years' War" is definitely not as good as "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, it is not that far behind.
The film's portrayal of the young girl Joan of Arc is very realistic, even better than the stereotyped characters in "The Lord of the Rings".
The Hollywood media is good at boasting, and the Chinese media is no less capable.
It's the best fantasy epic movie after "The Return of the King", it's the most unmissable movie in the second half of this year, and it's the sublime work of Fate movies.
Anyway, all the words they could think of were thrown at "The Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragon".
It is obvious that these Chinese media have not seen the movie themselves, but they all gave it positive reviews.
It is not clear how much of this is the result of Washimine Entertainment's public relations and how much is the result of media input.
After all, China's review media has been sitting on the right side of the fence for a long time.
But it is undeniable that with the vigorous promotion of these media, Chinese audiences are very much looking forward to this movie.
When the convoy of stretched sedans that Nanaya was in drove towards the venue of the premiere - Shanghai People's Square, thousands of fans crowded outside the fence and screamed excitedly.
Fans in the front row were holding their cameras tightly, hoping to capture all the stars including Nana and Lily.
"See?"
Lily proudly boasted to the Wasabi in the back row: "This is how popular my sister is. You, a junior, are far behind my sister."
Bang!
Nanaya hit Lily on the head with a knife.
"Stop showing off. You're not much older than Little Wasabi." Nanaya complained to Lily.
"I don't care."
Xiao Jie Mo said that she didn't care, but there was still a hint of envy in her eyes when she looked at the crazy fans outside.
"Do you also want to be treated like Lily?" Nanaya asked.
"Of course I do."
Little Wasabi did not deny it.
Anyway, in Nanaya's eyes, she was already a woman who could be taken advantage of for fame, so there was nothing to be shy about.
Nanaya raised the corner of his mouth and encouraged little Wasabi: "Then you should do your best."
Today I brought Xiao Jie Mo and Qin Jue to attend the premiere of "The Hundred Years' War". In addition to taking the opportunity to promote "The Great Qin" and increase the popularity of the two in the Chinese entertainment circle.
Another reason was to let the two of them see the style of Lily, the big star.
Nanaya believed that this would definitely plant a seed in the hearts of the two people, a seed of desire for fame.
He was looking forward to seeing whether the seed could grow into a towering tree.