"Add me in."
"… "
Under various public opinion offensives, the popularity of the movie quickly swept across the East and West, and became a topic that people in these two places never tired of talking about.
... ...
While people in the east and west regions who had never seen the movie were initially interested in it, people in the south region had already started arguing about the movie.
The reason for the controversy is very simple, that is, "Kara no Kyoukai", which was supposed to be updated once a month, was postponed in mid-December.
Most people were dissatisfied with this fact, and a large number of people gathered in the TV pub, hoping to get an answer from the official.
For this reason, Viscount Banier could not withstand the pressure and finally released the news that Du Lin was preparing to release a new movie in the New Year.
Upon hearing the news about the new movie, all the people in the South were undoubtedly excited, and a lot of debate began to break out in the tavern.
Some people think that the new movie should not be broadcast at the expense of the update of "Kara no Kyoukai", while others think that as long as the new movie is good enough, there is no problem in postponing the release of "Kara no Kyoukai" for a period of time.
Others are even simpler, thinking that Edwards Studios should release both films together. After all, the studio has already made so much money from the movies, so it is only natural to speed up the production of the films.
Of course, no matter which idea it was, it never reached Du Lin's ears in the end.
At this moment, Du Lin was squatting in a small town on the edge of the southern border, setting up his magic camera and shooting the last few scenes of the first part of "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure".
Although before filming he thought the shooting speed should be enough to complete the film before the New Year, after actually filming started, a large number of problems still gave him a headache and he had to work overtime until midnight every day.
If "FateZero" and "Steins;Gate" had not been completely entrusted to Chase of the Snow Flower Theater and Geblen of the Imperial Magic Academy, leaving them to take charge of all the subsequent filming work, I'm afraid Du Lin would have died suddenly again this time, just like last time.
Of course, the most fortunate thing is that the first part of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" itself is not long. The total length of the whole film is only about three hours. Compared with "Fate Zero" and "Steins;Gate", which were previously cut but are still considered long novels, it is already very concise.
Moreover, compared with these films, the production difficulty of the first "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" itself is not high. There is almost no need to re-make props and costumes. Just use the existing things of this era. Moreover, the battle scenes in JoJo are not difficult to make. The core special effects are almost all on the ripple qigong, which does not take much effort at all.
Under such circumstances, Du Lin shot the film almost day and night.
Finally, about two days before the New Year, the filming of the entire movie was completed.
"It's finally finished, thank you all for your cooperation."
After slowly putting away the edited imaging crystal, Du Lin heaved a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.
In front of him, both the actors participating in the filming and the various staff recruited by the studio showed expressions of being unsatisfied.
After all, they had just witnessed the entire filming of "JOJO's Bizarre Adventure" with their own eyes and were deeply intoxicated by its content.
Everyone involved in the performance believes that this film will achieve amazing results once it is broadcast.
But apart from that, most people also felt unspeakably sad about the ending of the film. The ending of the first part of "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" was really hard to accept for those of them who participated in the performance and invested their emotions in every character.
Facing their looks, Du Lin just smiled and said:
"Don't worry, 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' is only the first film, and there are still many films that have not been released. As long as the response to the first film is good enough, the subsequent filming will definitely be put on the schedule."
"Really?"
I didn’t expect that there would be a new story after the ending of this film. Everyone present showed surprised expressions and looked at Du Lin expectantly.
But unfortunately, Du Lin obviously had no intention of giving them any spoilers, and after packing up his things, he found Captain Brando.
Facing this Captain who played the villain throughout the entire process and, under the influence of the magic, perfectly restored the essence of Dio Brando, Durin smiled and said:
"Thanks to your help this time, Captain. I will be returning to the South Territory to show this new film. Do you want me to give you a copy of the imaging crystal I copied?"
Captain Brando was stunned when he heard Durin's words.
Although he fell into extreme self-doubt after filming, and wanted to erase all the contents in the imaging crystal and make his dark history disappear from this world, but when he thought about the movie he shot that could make so many audiences excited, he finally nodded helplessly:
"Okay, I'll ask Qiao Sen to get it when the time comes."
"Well, goodbye, and I look forward to our next meeting, Captain Brando."
After hearing Durin's meaningful words, Brando found that Durin had left the scene before he could react.
Time passes little by little, and the New Year of the Empire is about to arrive!
Chapter 239 "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is released! (I)
Chapter 239
The New Year's bell rang slowly, and the entire empire spent the last night of the year and ushered in the second year.
For Du Lin, Christmas Eve was still a busy day. After he finished photographing the imaging crystal, he immediately found Viscount Banier and distributed the copied imaging crystal to cinemas everywhere.
At the same time, Durin also sent a copy of the copied imaging crystal to the Imperial Magic Academy and the Southern Border Guard, and even sent a copy to the Royal City and the Duke's Mansion in the Southern Border.
After all, considering the various etiquette of the royal nobles, it is unlikely that King Hubbard and Duke Constantine would come out to watch a movie in person on the first day of the new year, so this can be regarded as Du Lin's special care.
After doing all this, Durin finally relaxed his tense nerves and came to Edward's Tavern tiredly. He had a good rest under the care of Winry who had been waiting there.
At the same time, a new movie "War" is officially launched in the east and west of the empire.
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On the first day of the new year, cinemas in the east, west and south began to show posters of new movies.
Compared to the past, when there were only films produced by Edward Studios, this time the cinema also showed the film "Song of the Vampire" which was jointly invested by the southern nobles.
There is no doubt that this is a movie adapted from a classic stage play and you can tell the general content just by listening to the name.
To sum up the content of the story in one sentence, it is about a girl who falls in love with a vampire and the love between them cannot be exposed to the sun.
In the past, this stage play had been toured by theater troupes in the southern border and all over the empire, so it had a natural audience. Coupled with the carefully crafted posters and the handsome and beautiful male and female protagonists who were carefully selected, it attracted the attention of most people as soon as it was released, and soon attracted the discussion of most people.
In contrast, Du Lin's new film "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is a work whose content cannot be understood just by listening to the name.
The movie poster simply depicts two men fighting each other, without any appealing elements at all.
If it weren't for the fame of Director Du Lin, I'm afraid even the people in the Southern Territory wouldn't have much interest in this movie.
Therefore, in the East and West, which had not been covered by any movie in the past, "Vampire Song" overwhelmed "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" with its almost overwhelming popularity. A casual survey will reveal that the movie that the vast majority of ordinary people want to watch is "Vampire Song" rather than "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".
Under such circumstances, the southern nobles who received such good news immediately became inflated.
Many southern nobles even held celebration banquets in advance, got drunk at the banquets, and began to fantasize about the wonderful life of counting money until their hands were tired.
Even Viscount Rainier, who had been somewhat cautious at first, couldn't help but feel a little proud, thinking that he did have the talent to be a film director.
In his eyes, although Du Lin was the pioneer of the film, he had only reaped the benefits of the early stages of the industry. Once faced with such a powerful opponent like himself, his true colors would naturally be exposed in an instant.
Therefore, when some nobles came to him the day before the movie was released and asked Viscount Rainier to raise the price of the movie ticket for "The Song of the Vampire" to five silver coins, he agreed without hesitation.
Viscount Rainier is not without business acumen. He knows the nature of price war very well. But precisely because he knows it well, when he realizes the huge gap between "Vampire Song" and "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" that anyone with a discerning eye can see, he still can't resist the temptation of money and chooses to raise the price.
After all, even if movie tickets, which originally cost five copper coins each, were sold in large quantities, the money that could be earned would still be limited, and it would be impossible to break this limit.
If the price of movie tickets were increased tenfold, it would certainly affect the choices of some viewers, but as long as there were enough people willing to watch the movie, it would be possible to make far more money than selling it at a low price.
As a businessman, Viscount Rainier is very clear about this level of economic laws.
However, in the final analysis, Viscount Rainier still sold movies as simple commodities, but forgot their essence as entertainment products.
No matter how carefully he calculates, there is only one thing that determines the final sales of a movie, and that is the fun of the movie itself.
Only movies that are interesting enough can be sold at a good price.
Regarding this point, Viscount Banier, who has been working in the film industry for so long, knows it very well.
Because he and Viscount Rainier used to be rivals in the industry, when he learned that the other party also wanted to make a movie, he naturally took it very seriously.
Long before Du Lin decided to make a new movie, he had already privately launched various plans to bring down his old rival.
However, after knowing that Du Lin was going to make a new movie, Viscount Banier finally gave up the idea of doing something bad. After all, it was no problem to affect his own reputation, but if it affected the reputation of Du Lin and Edward Studios, it would be a big deal.
After all, in Viscount Banier's heart, Durin is simply the incarnation of the God of Movies, and at the same time, he himself is a fanatic among fanatics.
How could a devout believer dare to defile the god in his heart? That would simply be against his own faith.
Therefore, Viscount Banier has been in a state of mental tension these days.
It was not until he watched the original film of "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" from Du Lin, and used his own connections to get the original film of "Vampire Song", and watched it from beginning to end, that all the uneasiness in his heart disappeared.
To describe his mood in one word, it would be, it’s settled!
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On the first day of the new year, cinemas in major cities in the east and west opened one after another.
Under the public opinion offensive some time ago, these ordinary people who had never seen a movie rushed into the cinema as soon as possible and started to choose between the two movies in front of them.
Logically speaking, between the two films, "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and "Vampire Song", just based on the gimmicks, any discerning person would know which one to choose.
But when they saw the almost huge difference in price between the two movies, most people became shaken.
After all, five copper coins were only the price of a glass of beer in a tavern, but five silver coins were the food money for a family for several days.
Compared to entertainment, most people are more aware of the importance of money.
Therefore, those who were short of money or whose families were not well-off decisively chose the movie tickets for "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" and entered the side hall.
Richer people with more financial resources and a lot of spare money chose "Vampire Song".
At this point, the world's first movie 'war' has officially begun!
Chapter 240 "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" is released! (Part 2)
Chapter 240
Compared to the audiences in the East and West who had never seen the movie and chose "Vampire Song", the tickets for "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" in the cinemas in the South were sold out almost instantly.
Even though most of the audience didn't know what this so-called "JOJO" was about, they bought the movie tickets just for Du Lin's name.
After all, although the film industry in the South has only just begun to develop in a sense, Du Lin's fame has long been heard by all movie lovers.
Moreover, Du Lin is not just a pioneer in movies. As a film director, every movie he has made so far can be said to be extremely wonderful, and there is not a single bad one. Therefore, the audience also believes that this new movie made by Du Lin will exceed everyone's expectations.
Of course, in addition to this, there are still some viewers who chose "Song of the Vampire" jointly produced by the Southern Nobles. After all, the theme of vampires itself is very attractive, and the original script of this film is a famous stage play script in the empire, so it still attracted a lot of people's attention.
But most people in the southern border decisively ignored the ticket price of five silver coins after seeing it, and were too lazy to even take a second look at it.
After all, Du Lin had always priced movie tickets at only five copper coins in the past, and most people in the southern border had already accepted this price.
At the moment, except for some people who really have too much money to spend, most people decisively follow their instincts and choose Dulin's movies, which are as cheap as ever.
Viscount Rainier and other nobles were also aware of this fact, but their focus was still on the two places in the East and the West where the film market had not yet been developed.
They believed that as long as the audience watched their movie, they would be very satisfied, and through word-of-mouth publicity, they would attract more people to watch "Song of the Vampire".
By then, if tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of movie tickets, each costing five silver coins, were sold, that would be an unimaginable astronomical figure. Even if the revenue had to be split equally with the cinema later, it would still be an astonishing income.
Under the impact of the movie, the southern nobles, who had already been excited for a long time, can't wait to see their movie become a hit.
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Imperial School of Magic.
Although it is the first day of the new year, most magicians still have no intention of going home.
After all, as mentioned before, after entering the academy, you will find that the people around you are like-minded and have the same ideas and goals as you. Most people will not be willing to return to their original environment after entering such an environment. There are also many magicians who never leave the academy in their entire lives.
Of course, some people whose families were in particularly bad circumstances and some children of nobles decisively left the Imperial Academy of Magic and returned to their families.
The former was undoubtedly to help families in need, while the latter was simply to attend the New Year's party that most nobles had.
Under such circumstances, the vast majority of students ended up staying in the academy, where every day they either did various researches with their fellow magicians or practiced magic on their own.
As for those at the lecturer and professor level, there is no need to say more.
It can be said that most of the magicians who can join the Tower of Wizards are the most senior researchers. No magician will turn around and go back to enjoy the lowest level of human desires after seeing the wonders and mysteries of magic.
The pursuit of perfection in magic is the ultimate goal of every magician.
However, despite what they said, when the familiar movie screen gradually rose in the square, many students and lecturers from the colleges rushed out of the teaching buildings and the Mage's Tower as soon as possible.
The attraction of the movie made them quickly forget everything they had previously pursued. They all found their seats in the square and waited patiently for the movie to begin.
Moreover, before the movie started, the magicians also discussed it with the people around them.
"By the way, what is the content of this movie?"
"I don't know either. Will it be the sequel to "FateZero" and "Steins;Gate"? "
"But weren't these two movies said to be released in the spring?"
"Is it released early?"