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Chapter 358 Lucas and Industrial Light and Magic
🕑 Added 2025-06-10 14:17:01 +0000 UTCFew people know at this point that George Lucas has plans to sell Lucasfilm when he retires.
After all, in the eyes of others, Lucasfilm is definitely not for sale to the father of Star Wars.
But Nanaya knew very well that Lucasfilm would be sold to Disney by Lucas for $4.05 billion in 2012.
To say whether this deal is worthwhile.
Nanaya thought that was a really great deal.
Not to mention that Lucas owns Industrial Light & Magic, a bug-level special effects studio, the Star Wars IP alone is worth the price.
As the biggest IP in the film industry, the movie peripherals of "Star Wars" are simply the existence that fate looks up to.
Although there was no basis for cooperation between Washimine and Lucas, Nanaya also met George Lucas for the first time today.
But what if?
Touching it won’t make you pregnant, and since George Lucas is standing in front of me, wouldn’t it be a shame not to try?
Of course, Nanaya also knew that it was unrealistic to want to impress George Lucas with just one meeting.
But it certainly won’t go wrong to leave a good impression.
"Mr. Lucas, what do you say about letting Lily make a cameo appearance in the next Star Wars movie?"
Nanaya pretended to be excited and asked tentatively.
"Revenge of the Sith is the final chapter. From a story perspective, Star Wars is all over," George Lucas said without reservation. He has repeated the same words countless times.
Nanaya sighed and said regretfully: "What a pity."
After all, he has performed in front of the camera before, so Nanaya’s acting was quite convincing.
"Kiryu, do you like Star Wars?"
Nanaya did not answer directly, but asked: "Who doesn't like Star Wars? It is a miracle in the history of movies. It is my lifelong dream to let Saber make a cameo appearance."
"Don't feel sorry. No matter how beautiful a story is, it will eventually come to an end." Lucas patted Nanaya on the shoulder. "Now is the time for you young people to work hard."
Nanaya nodded slowly. He wanted to test whether the other party was thinking of selling Lucasfilm, but he didn't ask at all.
But it’s normal to think about it. Who would reveal such a business secret to someone they meet for the first time?
But Nanaya didn’t know whether he had left a good impression on the other person.
Or, try to go a step further?
Thinking of the other party's other identity, Nanaya pulled Shion who was beside him over this time.
"Mr. Lucas, this is my boss, Washimine Shion."
"Ah, hello, Miss Washimine."
George Lucas was obviously more enthusiastic about Shion than Nanaya.
"Hello, Mr. Lucas, you can call me Shion."
In front of outsiders, Shion is always an elegant young lady. She bowed slightly to Lucas.
"Ms. Shion." Lucas didn't hesitate to address her. "I heard that Washimine Entertainment has a lot of new film projects to prepare recently?"
"Yes, there is a plan for this, a new project of Fate, and a Marvel movie series."
Shion did not hide anything from Lucas. Given his status, it was not difficult for him to know the news.
George Lucas added: “I hope we can continue to cooperate in the future. ILM and Marvel have had a very pleasant cooperation on the Iron Man project, and we are good business partners.”
After hearing what the old man said, Nanaya finally understood why Lucas was so enthusiastic about Shion. He came here just to talk to Shion, and he, the director, was just a sideline.
To put it bluntly, this old man came here to discuss business.
As an emerging film company, Washimine Entertainment is sure to have a lot of big-budget special effects film projects on hand.
Whether it is the Fate series or the Marvel series, a large number of special effects shots are needed to support their stories.
Although Washimine also has its own special effects production team, although Washimine's team can be considered high-end in the world, it is definitely not the top one, and many special effects still need to be done by other special effects teams.
Secondly, with the development of the film industry, movie special effects have been divided into more and more detailed parts. After all, the number of team members is limited. Faced with more and more special effects tasks, outsourcing is inevitable.
In the past, Washimine has always been close to Weta Workshop, the rival of Industrial Light & Magic, and they collaborated on both the "Goblins Slayer" and Fate series.
However, Marvel's recent "Iron Man" outsourced the special effects to Industrial Light & Magic.
George Lucas probably thought there was an opportunity to poach someone, so he came over to test the waters.
After learning about this situation, Nanaya immediately stood up.
He smiled and said, "Of course. Industrial Light & Magic represents the world's most advanced special effects technology. We at Washimine attach great importance to this cooperative business partner."
George Lucas was very surprised to see Nanaya answer the question quickly, and he quickly looked at Shion.
Unexpectedly, Shion just smiled and said, "Yes, I mean the same thing as Director Kiryu. Washimine and Industrial Light & Magic are very good partners. If there is a chance, Industrial Light & Magic will definitely be my first choice."
This answer surprised Lucas, as he originally thought that Nanaya and Washimine had a simple business partnership.
Now it seems that Nanaya has a very high status in the Washimine system, at least he is definitely not just an ordinary director.
Otherwise, based on Nanaya's rude behavior just now, Shion would not be smiling like she is now.
"Director Kiryu, I hope your film can continue the success of your previous one."
Nanaya noticed that this was probably the first time George Lucas looked at him straight in the eye tonight.
"Thank you for your kind words. I hope you won't be disappointed by the movie tonight."
Although he was a little speechless about this snobbish old man, Nanaya still kept a smile on his face.
After Lucas and Fatty Peter left, Shion asked with a snicker, "How does it feel? How does it feel to be ignored by your idol?"
"It's okay." Nanaya said casually after making sure the other party couldn't hear him, "I never liked Star Wars anyway."
Although the setting of the Force and lightsaber is indeed very interesting, Nanaya completely disagrees with the characters and plot.
If the earliest version of Star Wars in the last century was due to age reasons, then the Star Wars prequel trilogy was clearly out of touch with the times.
But this does not affect the IP value of Star Wars.
In European and American societies, "Star Wars" has long since moved beyond sentiment and has risen to a cultural phenomenon. Unless 4-5 movies are screwed up in a row, there will always be people who will buy Star Wars movies.
Not to mention the huge value of surrounding interests.
"Do you think Lucas will give up Star Wars?" Shion tapped Nanaya's head with a folding fan. "You've gone crazy wanting to eat peaches, haven't you?"
Indeed, based on Lucas' past deeds, it is really hard for anyone to have imagined that he would simply become a hands-off boss and sell off all of "Star Wars" when he retired.
Nanaya didn't know what made the past Sith Emperor make this choice, but there was no point in digging into some things. It was enough for Nanaya to know that "Star Wars" and even the entire Lucasfilm were not for sale.
Let Washimine take care of the money issue, and all you have to do is keep showing off your face in front of others to maintain their favor.
Nanaya smiled and said, "How about we make a bet? I think the other party will plan to sell his property before retirement."
Originally, Nanaya thought that Shion would refuse, because she had said a long time ago that she would not bet with him because he had never lost.
But this time, Shion nodded and smiled, "Okay. How about this, if you win, I'll kiss you; if I win, you kiss me."
"Everyone is almost here, let's go to our seats."
Nanaya retreated immediately. He walked hurriedly towards his seat, looking like he was running away.
"Hehe, you are shy indeed."
Shion did not insist, she followed Nanaya closely.
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Although the premiere was held in New York, Washimine still tried hard to screen the film simultaneously in several important box office countries, including the UK and Japan.
So, Shiori Kaede and Kazutani went to an IMAX cinema in Tokyo's Minato Ward and waited for the first preview to begin.
Speaking of which, Shiori Kaede's movie ticket was given by Kazutani, and it was the emperor's throne that ordinary people could never get.
From this point of view, Shiori Kaede should be very happy. After all, not only did he get to watch the movie for free, but he also got such a good seat.
However, Shiori Kaede is very unhappy now, because the couple traveling with him are unscrupulously feeding him dog food.
Shiori Kaede felt full without even eating the popcorn in his hand (which was given by Kazuya).
"Hey, Kazutani. I heard that the protagonist of this movie, Shirou Emiya, will have an outstanding performance."
"Wow, Asuna is amazing. She even knows something like this."
[Oh my god, please start the movie! ]
Perhaps because of Shiori Kaede's request, the lights in the screening room finally dimmed.
On the huge IMAX screen, after the routine opening credits and the producer's logo flashed by, the film officially began.
The first thing that opens is Father Mapo's iconic opening remarks about the Holy Grail War, while the screen presents a synopsis of the previous movie.
This is to allow some viewers who have not seen the previous movie or have a vague impression of the previous movie to have a general understanding of the previous story.
"...So in order to defeat Caster, Emiya Shirou and Tohsaka Rin went to Einzbern Castle to seek the help of Berserker Master Illya."
"But there is someone who found the other party before Shirou and the others."
The solemn BGM ended, and a forest in thick fog appeared on the screen. A man in casual clothes was walking among the trees, and his iconic blond hair and red eyes told the audience his identity.
Of course, Mr. Kim’s real name was not revealed in the movie. The only fans who knew his name was Gilgamesh were those who paid special attention to the news about the Fate movie.
But this does not affect everyone's understanding of the plot, because from the other party's arrogant eyes, it can be seen that the other party is just looking for trouble.
"He's so arrogant, is he going to mess things up?"
Kazutani looked at Mr. Golden on the screen and couldn't help but complain.
He guessed correctly, Mr. Golden went there to fight.
boom!
Less than 5 minutes into the film, the first battle begins with the sound of an explosion as Mr. King blows open the gate of Einzbern Castle.
