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Chapter 426 Want to eat mung bean smoothie?
🕑 Added 2025-08-15 16:25:18 +0000 UTCTheaters are very happy about the tense atmosphere between Fox and Washimine.
How can I not be happy?
No matter how much these two companies fight, movies will still be shown in theaters.
As they controlled the broadcasting platform, they were invincible from the very beginning.
Due to the separation of film production and broadcasting in North America, Fox and Washimine have no direct influence at all and can only win them over through normal commercial means.
However, there is one place where Washimine still has a certain say - that is the IMAX theater.
Throughout the Christmas holiday season, most of the screenings in IMAX theaters were for "Iron Man," with only a few showings of "Night at the Museum."
The response given by IMAX and theaters is that the IMAX version of "Iron Man" is more popular.
Everyone at Fox was very angry about this incident, but there was nothing they could do.
Of course they knew that this was a trick played by Washimine, but they had no evidence.
Because it is now clear that Washimine is no longer a shareholder of IMAX.
With the development of Washimine Entertainment, in order to circumvent antitrust laws, it became very inappropriate for Washimine to continue holding IMAX shares.
Although according to regulations, this new type of screen is not currently included in the scope of theaters.
But don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be prepared for the worst.
If someone really wants to investigate, the shares in Washimine's hands will also be a problem.
To this end, Shion deliberately went around in a big circle.
IMAX shares were transferred to a shell company in Japan, which was a subsidiary of Ryougi Garment Factory.
In other words, IMAX shares are currently nominally assets of the Ryougi family.
Even the IMAX stock dividends were allocated to the Ryougi family.
However, the actual operator of these stocks is still Shion, or rather, Washimine represented by Shion.
Now Washimine has long looked down upon IMAX's stock dividends. What Washimine really needs is IMAX's growing influence on the North American film market.
However, Shion is also very clear that this remote control operation mode will definitely not be able to be maintained for too long. But for Washimine, every day he can remotely control IMAX is a day.
Compared with the big six, Washimine started too late and must find a way to overtake on the curve.
However, Nanaya left all the specific business operations to Shion.
It would be fine for Kiryu Nanaya to give advice on the business, but it would be more satisfying for him to make three movies a year rather than to let him handle the business.
Nanaya is now in the dressing room getting his makeup done because he will be on a show soon.
Although Nanaya has never liked putting any powder on his face, he thinks he is not yet at the point where he can appear on camera without makeup.
Those who can really appear on camera without makeup are all super giant pandas that are one in a million.
That is no longer natural beauty, but the ultimate excellence.
Nanaya obviously wasn't qualified yet, so he could only let the makeup artist apply makeup on his face to hide the flaws on his skin.
The show Nanaya is going to be on today is a talk show. Nanaya has no impression of the name, but it is said that the ratings are good.
I don’t know whether it is a “specialty” of this life like Japan’s “Tiger Dojo”, or whether it is an original product.
After all, although Nanaya pays attention to Hollywood, he basically doesn't care much about talk shows.
Apart from very popular programs like "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show", he doesn't know much about other similar programs.
But one thing is certain, today he, the producer, is just here to show his support.
You have to know that even Jon Favreau, the film director, is just a supporting role, not to mention him as the producer.
Downey and Luvia, the two leading actors of "Iron Man", are the real protagonists of today's show.
In fact, even in the seating arrangement, Nanaya and Jon Favreau were sitting in positions on both sides that were hardly captured by the cameras.
During the entire filming process, Nanaya rarely spoke except for occasional responses.
But since he was on the show, the host naturally couldn't pretend he didn't exist, so after discussing a series of questions with Donny and Luvia, the other party finally found Nana, whose presence was almost zero.
“Director Kiryu, although you are not the director of Iron Man, you also played a very important role in the production of the film. Is that right?”
"I'm ashamed to say that I only did some minor work."
What Nanaya said was true.
Although he is nominally the most powerful person in the film project team, all producer work is thrown to Kevin Feige.
Judging from the results, he really didn't help much except giving Marvel money to make movies earlier.
After all, the final effect of the movie would not be much different with or without him.
Asking Luvia to play Pepper Potts doesn't count, because it was Marvel that approached her in the first place.
Maybe... bringing the movie out half a year earlier counts as one of them?
But should we thank Fox for this?
Although Nanaya was speaking the truth, both the host and the audience only regarded his words as modesty.
After all, in Nanaya's view, "Iron Man" was a natural success, but in the eyes of outsiders it was a complete miracle.
Afterwards, the host asked a few old questions, such as why Nanaya recommended Downey to the crew.
Nanaya has answered this question countless times on various occasions, but he still wants to say it again.
It can be said that this question should be a reserved item for Nanaya in all his Iron Man promotional activities.
Of course, there is another regular feature of the production that the crew promotes - Downey's dark history.
When facing reporters' questions about this, Downey might feel a little embarrassed, but he would never avoid it.
"The Prodigal Son" is Downey's new persona in the entertainment industry, so he will not avoid these issues.
If you want to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry, a unique personal label of your own is very important.
For example, Downey’s previous persona was a “talented playboy”, but now he’s a “repentant prodigal son”.
This character represents your position in the entertainment industry and is also the gap you open up in the market.
The collapse of one’s image is a very serious matter for a star.
This is also the reason why both male and female idols are very strict about managing their love gossip, because the "golden boy and jade girl" is their persona in the entertainment industry, and if it is shattered, it will be a devastating blow to their development in the entertainment industry.
Compared to idols who have to maintain a good image all the time, Downey's current personality is more relaxed.
The saying "A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold" is very popular in any country. As long as Downey can maintain this personality and have one or two outstanding works, maintaining his super high popularity will not be a problem at all.
Of course, it is more important for Downey to maintain his current character than those idols.
The public is not foolish. They may believe the story of “The Prodigal Son” once, but knowing the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”, they rarely believe it a second time.
In other words, unless Downey retires, he can only be a good person in the eyes of the general public.
As for why he decided to "turn over a new leaf", Downey once again told the story he had to tell with Burger King.
As for whether this story is true or because Burger King is the advertiser of Iron Man, Downey told this story.
In fact, Nanaya has always had doubts about this in his heart, but since Donny said this in public, it is the fact whether it is true or not.
But only Donny himself knows what the truth is.
But the audience still liked this story very much, as can be seen from the warm applause that broke out again at the scene.
These applause were specifically for Donny. Obviously after hearing the story of Burger King, these people obviously recognized Donny more.
At this point the show is gradually coming to an end, and the final questions are usually those that are particularly tricky.
On the one hand, ending with such a question can arouse the audience's interest and make them watch the show to the end.
On the other hand, if the question is too sharp and the guest finds it difficult to answer, the program team can control and end the program at any time.
The TV stations are not stupid. They have a mutually beneficial relationship with these celebrity guests and naturally do not want to make the relationship too awkward.
Moreover, the person who answers these questions is also very important. After all, some questions may easily offend people, so you should choose the person with the most powerful cards among the guests to ask.
For example, when this question came up, the host did not ask the two actors, nor did he ask Jon Favreau, but went directly to Nanaya.
"Director Kiryu, can you comment on Iron Man's current competitor Night at the Museum?"
This question is a bit tricky, but it can really increase ratings.
After all, the box office battle between Washimine and Fox has been publicized to everyone, and everyone naturally wants to hear the two sides' comments on each other.
It would have been much more exciting if the fight could have taken place right in the studio, but unfortunately no one from Fox was there.
"Ahem, it's not a good idea to give a direct evaluation. After all, what I, the director of Washimine, say will definitely be very biased."
Nanaya's words caused the audience to laugh. Perhaps Nanaya's answer seemed a bit arrogant in the Eastern entertainment circle, but people in Europe and the United States were more looking forward to such a straightforward and unpretentious answer.
"Of course, if you want to ask me who I support between Iron Man and Night at the Museum, I can give you a very clear answer: I support Iron Man. The reason is also very simple. Jim Gianopulos's old face is not as pretty as my chairman's."
"Hey, sister."
Elle, who was watching the live broadcast on TV, turned back to Rin and asked, "Do you want some mung bean smoothie?"
"What?"
