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Chapter 372: A sneak attack means taking the risk of being counterattacked
🕑 Added 2025-06-24 15:21:39 +0000 UTCIt is true that Nanaya is ticklish, but that doesn't mean he would overreact to this extent. After all, this guy just doesn't dare to go any
It is true that Nanaya is ticklish, but that doesn't mean he would overreact to this extent.
After all, this guy just doesn't dare to go any further and is just making up such an excuse on purpose.
"Forget it. I'm too lazy to tell you."
Shion sat on the chair where Nanaya had just sat. She held her chin with one hand and asked Nanaya, "Are you ready for the next project?"
"It's almost done." Nanaya nodded, "If it wasn't for the need to cooperate with UBW promotion, I could start filming this month."
The explosive box office of UBW dispelled the concerns of all the old Fate actors, and everyone chose to participate in the HF line performances.
Even Scarlett Johansson, who had been hesitant before, was the same.
After the disastrous failure of "Escape from the Island", she urgently needed a role to consolidate her popularity.
With the current popularity of Fate's IP, it is a foregone conclusion that the film and television drama will become a hit.
In this situation, with other film projects questioning their ability to make money, Scarlett has few options.
"So what about the actors of Fate Zero? Have you found them all?"
Shion poured herself a cup of coffee, holding the cup in her hand as she looked across the conference table at Nanaya and asked.
"Yes." Nanaya nodded.
Shion looked at him curiously and said, "I remember you hadn't found several actors yet."
Nanaya shrugged and replied, "I found a young man to play the young Kotomine Kirei, and as for Matou Zouken, Andy Serkis said he would make a cameo appearance."
In the end, Nanaya decided to use motion capture technology to portray Master Type-Moon Yoda, played by Chongye.
After confirming that Andy Serkis was available, Nanaya allowed him to join the crew.
Shion knew Andy Serkis, so her attention was on another person.
"Who did you find, Kotomine Kirei?"
Nanaya replied, "Masato Sakai, a newcomer who starred in the Taiga drama, his acting is pretty good."
Shion said unhappily, "Yeah, anyone's acting skills are better than yours as the lead actor. Have you passed the acting test?"
Nanaya's face fell, and he answered vaguely: "It's okay, I've been hypnotizing myself recently."
In order to ensure that the role of Emiya Kiritsugu that she played could be as perfect as possible, Nanaya not only memorized the script by heart, but also specially consulted Luvia [Experienced] for acting techniques.
This incident made Rin very jealous, because she always felt that Luvia was taking advantage of Nanaya when she was teaching her how to perform.
But even so, Nanaya's acting skills are still a bit bumpy, and even from the perspective of a commercial film, they can only be considered barely qualified.
"If you don't want to act..."
"It's okay." Nanaya waved his hand and said, "Maybe this is exactly what I need."
Nanaya felt that his directing skills had reached a bottleneck, and he needed an opportunity to learn and make breakthroughs.
When he finished filming FSN, Nanaya already had this feeling vaguely.
This feeling became more and more obvious recently when I was preparing for FZ and HF.
To be honest, Nanaya's current ability is definitely enough to be a director.
But if you don't move forward, you will move backward.
In the director's industry, relying on old stuff means slow death. After all, the audience is very picky. You can't keep coming up with new things, as they will get tired of it one day.
Spielberg's box office has been weak since the beginning of the new century; Michael Bay's "Transformers" series of films have been getting worse and worse; Roland Emmerich, once a master of disaster films, directed masterpieces like "2012", but finally ran out of ideas.
On the contrary, James Cameron, who has always been innovative, has broken the global box office record twice. Although his strange hobby of liking big frames has influenced the aesthetic tastes of audiences all over the world, this does not prevent him from becoming the most successful commercial film director in the world.
These real-life examples tell Nanaya that if he doesn’t want to be left behind by the times, he must constantly break through himself.
Although Nanaya himself doesn't know whether being an actor is a way to break through himself, at least this novel angle gives Nanaya a new perspective.
In the past, even when Nanaya was an actor, he only played a cameo role. This time, directing and acting in the film himself might really allow him to see areas where he can improve.
"Okay, since you insist."
Shion is a complete layman when it comes to making movies, but her past experiences have made her choose to trust Nanaya. After all, Nanaya has never let her down so far.
"Oh, yes. One more thing."
Nanaya thought of something, "The third profit sharing of FSN has arrived, I can pay you back the money I used to buy the house."
FSN is probably the movie that made the most money for Nanaya so far.
From the box office and offline market dividends of this movie, Nanaya received more than 100 million US dollars in compensation.
This does not include his salary as a film director and the peripheral copyright licensing fees from Erque Studio.
All in all, Nanaya estimated that he had earned at least $200 million on FSN.
This is just one year's dividend. With the popularity of Fate IP, Nanaya believes that it is not an exaggeration to describe himself as making a fortune in the future.
Nanaya used to think that Depp’s story of buying an island with the role of Captain Jack Sparrow was a bit fantastical, but now he can really do it himself.
However, Nanaya is not a person who has a fetish for airplanes or buying islands, and he does not spend much on himself.
But no matter what, he could finally pay back the money he borrowed from Shion to buy the villa.
But Shion didn't think so. When she heard that Nanaya was going to pay back the money, she didn't look happy. Instead, she seemed frightened.
"What? Are you trying to kick me out?"
Shion looked very charming, her hands clenched tightly, and she looked at Nanaya nervously.
"Um... I think you, boss, will definitely not be short of a place to live."
Nanaya's mouth twitched. It was the first time he discovered that Shion actually had a talent for acting. If he didn't know Shion well, he would have almost believed her lies.
"But that's just a place to live... You heartless bastard, can't you give me a home?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't obey your order!"
Nanaya's hair stood on end. Shion's words frightened him so much that he almost ran away.
"Oh, you are such a heartless person!"
Seeing that Nanaya was not fooled, Shion immediately wiped some saliva from the corner of her eyes and pretended to be heartbroken.
"What kind of world is this? Back then, I felt sorry for him and felt helpless, so I spent all my money to help him make movies..."
"Is this Peking Opera or Kunqu Opera?"
Because it was just the beginning, Nanaya couldn't figure out which faction Shion belonged to.
But he was sure that this woman was definitely pretending to be pretentious to make herself uncomfortable.
"Girl, I used to live in the suburbs of Kyoto. We had three or five houses..."
[You're not done yet, are you?! ]
Nanaya felt a pain in his teeth.
"This unfaitHFul man's surname is Kiryu and his name is Nanaya..."
"Stop! Stop! Stoop!"
Nanaya had witnessed how ruthless this woman was. He estimated that if he didn't stop Shion, she would have sung from "Du Shiniang" to "Chen Shimei".
"That's enough. I just paid you back. I never said I was going to kick you out."
Nanaya said exhaustedly: "You can stay in my villa as long as you want."
"That's what you said!"
Shion immediately burst into laughter and happily hugged Nanaya and rubbed him.
"Yeah...I really lost to you."
Even though Nanaya knew that Shion was acting from the beginning, it was still a bit infuriating and funny to see her expression change so quickly.
After chatting with Shion about FZ's shooting plan, Nanaya dragged his tired body back to the house that Shion had prepared for him.
"Really? Shion's attacks are getting more and more intense... I can't handle it anymore."
As he opened the door, Nanaya let out a sigh.
I don’t know if it’s because of the success of Fate, but Shion has been obviously more enthusiastic about herself recently.
Although Shion hasn't kissed me since the Japanese Oscars, some hugging and cuddling actions have become more frequent.
At first Nanaya could still hold himself back, but recently he found that his willpower had become increasingly weak.
When Shion hugged him just now, he didn't even have the intention of pushing her away.
"What should I do if this continues?" Nanaya shook his head and walked into the house, shouting into the room, "I'm back."
But no one responded.
"Ah, are you going out?"
Rin doesn't have work today, so he should be waiting for me at home.
"Rin? Are you there?"
Nanaya walked along the corridor into the room looking for his idol.
There was a rustling sound coming from the living room. Nanaya followed the sound and walked directly into the living room, only to see a TV playing a movie.
“The TV wasn’t turned off.”
As Nanaya picked up the remote control to turn off the TV, a slender hand hooked around his neck.
"Don't move."
Rin's voice came from behind.
"You little girl also learned sneak attacks?"
Nanaya snorted, but to his surprise, Rin ignored him.
"You're too careless, Shinji." Rin whispered in Nanaya's ear.
"Meh?"
Nanaya felt Rin's hair teasing the back of his head, and the itchy feeling made him want to shrink his neck.
"You are too careless to invade the workshop of a hostile magician without any preparation."
“Is this the role setting?”
Nanaya's face was full of black lines.
Rin's other hand slowly stroked Nanaya's legs. She bit Nanaya's earlobe with her lips and murmured.
"What should I do with you, an intruder? Should I tie you up and spank you, or should I let you experience the inhuman treatment I received in the Einzbern Castle?"
"Girl, we never play such heavy games."
Nanaya quickly turned his head to look at Rin, only to see that the other's eyes were curved with laughter, and it seemed that drops of water in them would seep out at any time.
"Hey! Please cooperate a little!"
Seeing that Nanaya didn't get along, Rin pouted and pushed him.
"Sorry, I like to be more direct."
Nanaya picked up her idol by the waist, brought her into the room and closed the room while Rin screamed.
"You little girl, I don't believe I can't cure you!"
These were Nanaya's last words before she kissed Rin on the lips.
