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Chapter 312 Kiritsugu: It's Too Hard for Me
🕑 Added 2025-04-27 15:44:32 +0000 UTCKiritsugu's speech was like a declaration of war, which made Washimine, who originally didn't care about Japanese awards, start to pay attention to Japanese film awards.
You know, before Lin Bao spoke, Washimine's attitude towards the Japanese Film Awards was that it would be best if he could win, but it didn't matter if he couldn't.
After all, the academic atmosphere of Japan's film awards is less formal than that of North America, and they do not reject commercially successful films.
As long as the movie lives up to the critics' expectations, then there won't be much of a problem.
Under such circumstances, Washimine believes that even if Fate cannot win the Grand Slam with his performance, he should be able to win many awards.
Therefore, Washimine Entertainment initially only focused on award public relations in North America.
But the tree wanted to be still but the wind did not stop, and Kiritsugu's move immediately made Shion extremely angry.
So during this period of time, Shion has increased her public relations efforts for the Japan Film Awards. As long as "San-chome" is registered for an award, Fate will also register.
Then they used various methods to prevent "San Chome" from winning the award.
Similarly, after seeing Washimine do this, Lin Bao would certainly not let the other party succeed.
For a time, the entire Japanese film industry was in chaos due to the interference from both sides.
Some small awards are okay, because they are not very famous, so Washimine and Lin Bao don’t take them seriously.
However, Japan's four major film awards, led by the [Japanese Oscars], [Blue Ribbon Awards], [Japan Mainichi Film Awards] and [Film Junpo Awards], have become the focus of the two sides' firepower confrontation.
The other awards are still okay, especially the Japanese Oscars, which is controlled by Japan's five major film companies and has become the hardest hit.
In the Japan Academy Awards' organizing unit, the Washimine faction and the Lin Bao faction are now at loggerheads.
And it is also forcing other middle factions to take sides.
For this reason, both sides kept doing various weird things, which made Nanaya very excited.
It is obvious that the influence of the award is not comparable to the North American awards season, but the wonderful stories contained therein are no less than those of major awards such as the North American Oscars.
This made Nanaya truly realize what it meant that a small temple has strong demons and a shallow water has many turtles.
In fact, everyone in the Japanese film industry knows that there will definitely be a battle between Washimine and Lin Bao, and it will decide who between Lin Bao and Washimine is the real boss of the Japanese film industry.
But no one expected that this battle would come so early, several years earlier than they imagined.
In fact, it no longer matters whether the battle was caused by Kiritsugu's careless words or he did it on purpose to provoke Washimine's counterattack.
Now everyone is waiting for the final outcome of this war. Will the new king of Washimine ascend the throne, or will Lin Bao remain firmly on the throne? Or will both sides suffer losses, and other companies will take advantage of the situation?
Although it is not known whether Lin Bao chose this time intentionally, the current time point can be regarded as a weak spot for Washimine to some extent.
After all, Washimine's focus is still on the North American awards season. It is obviously more important to gain a foothold in North America than in Japan.
For Lin Bao, Washimine's situation with one hand tied was one of the few situations where they had a chance to guarantee a fight.
Therefore, compared to Washimine, Lin Bao cares more about the outcome of this battle.
If they can't even defeat someone like Washimine, then they really have no hope.
Therefore, Lin Bao constantly mobilized his connections in the film industry, trying to use his extensive network of contacts to hinder Washimine.
Because Washimine lacks the basic strength, the only method he can use is the simple and crude method of using money to pave the way.
But you have to admit that although money is a vulgar thing, it is sometimes really effective.
After all, although money cannot solve all problems, it can solve most problems.
And so, time slowly approached January.
As the announcement of nominations for major awards draws closer, even Japanese entertainment professionals outside the film industry have already smelled the gunpowder coming from the film industry.
Not to mention the film critics in the film industry, they have become agents of both sides.
Today, a certain film critic spoke out and said that the Japanese Oscars should respect art as much as the North American Oscars.
The next day, another film critic will come out to refute, saying that awards are not determined by lower box office performance, in which case no one should just release the movie.
In short, at this point in time, it is a tacit understanding between these film critics and the newspapers that publish their articles as to whether the words on the underwear they wear in private are written by Washimine or Lin Bao.
The one who jumps on the topic the most is, of course, Kiritsugu Emiya himself. This guy has been in the Japanese film industry for decades.
This time, he used his own network of relationships, which he had built over the years since he became a director, to exert influence on the Japanese academic community.
According to the report that Illya secretly gave to Nanaya, Kiritsugu has recently begun to frequently visit places where members of the "Japanese Oscar Association" often gather, striving to influence more people.
According to Illya, it seemed that Nanaya's invitation to Kiritsugu to play a role at the Hochi Film Awards ceremony had irritated her father.
"Really? You're so grown up, but you're still acting like a child."
Illya complained on the phone, "Isn't it just that my mom and I try to get him to join your crew every day during dinner? Is there any need to be so angry?"
"'..."
[Girl, are you sure you're not fanning the flames?! ]
Anyway, when Nanaya heard these words, he was completely devastated.
"For a commercial film like Fate to be nominated for the Japanese Oscars is the greatest compliment in itself."
Just when Illya was collaborating with the enemy and telling Nanaya about her father's movements.
In a coffee shop, Kiritsugu was speaking with a resolute expression to a woman sitting opposite him who looked to be in her early twenties.
"Amami, Fate is a pure, non-realistic commercial film that does not compromise with art at all."
Kiritsugu's tone became more and more excited. "Aren't the so-called Oscars supposed to uphold the rigor of art? Do you also intend to see this last holy land of art eroded by commerce?!"
"Really?"
The woman whom Kiritsugu called Amami said with a half-smile, "I heard that your daughter kept talking about that boy, so you, a stupid father, felt upset?"
"Amami!"
Kiritsugu reminded him in an unpleasant tone.
The woman didn't show any fear at all: "Oh, when we were dating, you called me Yuki-chan, but now that we're married, you call me Amami."
"Amami, can we not mention this?"
Kiritsugu sighed helplessly.
If he hadn't been forced into a corner this time, Kiritsugu really didn't want to come look for his ex-girlfriend.
To this end, he specifically reported to his wife and took the initiative to find Sera to be his supervisor.
The person sitting opposite Kiritsugu is named Amami Yuki. Like Yoshinaga Sayuri, she is a famous ageless goddess in the Japanese entertainment industry.
But few people know that when Yuki Amami first debuted, she dated Kiritsugu for a period of time.
At that time, Kiritsugu was still a nobody who worked as a stage director at the Takarazuka Revue.
The two people met at that time.
Unfortunately, at that time, Yuki Amami focused on her career and did not plan to get married, so the two separated.
Amami Yuki stayed in the Takarazuka Revue and continued to work in stage plays, while Kiritsugu entered the film directing industry and met his current wife, Irisviel.
After that, Kiritsugu quickly rose to prominence and has even become Linbao's boss now.
Yuki Amami achieved outstanding results in stage plays and turned to TV dramas and movies.
By now, Yuki Amami has become a big actress and can be said to be an important figure in the entertainment industry.
Perhaps in terms of pure power, Amami Yuki is no match for Kiritsugu, the head of the Linbao family.
However, as a member of the "Japanese Oscar Association", Yuki Amami's influence in the academic world is much more useful than that of Lin Bao, whose reputation has been ruined.
This is also the reason why Kiritsugu would risk being punished by his wife to kneel on a durian shell in order to find a relationship with his old lover.
"Kiritsugu."
Yuki Amami smiled and said, "You said I helped you this time, what can you give in return?"
Kiritsugu broke out in a cold sweat at his ex-girlfriend's words. He glanced guiltily at Sera who was standing at the door.
"Um...with our relationship, do we need any more deals?"
Kiritsugu certainly knew that Amami Yuki was not so easily impressed, but the problem was that he really didn't know how to make a deal with her.
You don't necessarily have to use your beauty, right?
In that case, he wouldn't have to wait until he got home to kneel on the durian, because Sera at the door would rush in and tear off all three of his legs.
This is also why Kiritsugu has not mentioned their previous relationship from the beginning, but only talked about the artistry of Japanese films.
"Why not? Our relationship was completely settled when we broke up."
Yuki Amami smiled very sweetly, and this familiar smile made Kiritsugu's heart tremble.
[Even though she is almost 40 years old, she hasn't changed at all since when we were dating. 】
But thinking about his wife who has never changed since they got married, Kiritsugu suddenly felt that actresses might be incredible.
"Don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you."
Yuki Amami tapped her crossed legs and tapped her fingers on the table, showing her queen-like demeanor on the stage.
"There are a few kids in the Takarazuka Revue who are getting older and want to make a transition. Although I've been away from there for many years, as a senior, I have to help them out, right?"
"I see."
Kiritsugu nodded. If it was just a small matter, there would be no problem at all.
[Boy, this time I will make you kneel in front of me and call me daddy! ]
Kiritsugu, who had been driven mad by Nanaya, seemed to have forgotten the meanings of "father" and "father-in-law" in Japanese.
After Kiritsugu left, Amami Yuki immediately took out her cell phone.
"Hey, Illya-chan?... That's annoying, don't call me that...
"By the way, your father came to see me just now. ...Well, I told him the conditions and he agreed...
"Well, just as we agreed, I will have 10 Lin Bao and 25 Washimine...
"Hehe, after all, I am Illya-chan's acting teacher, and Nanaya-chan is also half of my son-in-law...
"That damn dad of yours? He has nothing to do with me anymore. Illya-chan is cuter after all."
Well, we can continue to burn incense for Kiritsugu.
