The hot pre-sale data of "Thor" can be said to be the best promotional material for the movie.
Therefore, after collecting the pre-sale data of the first round of movie tickets for "Thor" from major theaters, Washimine Entertainment chose to announce it as soon as possible.
As Washimine disclosed the pre-sale data, the topic of "Thor" became more popular.
Because the movie is so popular, many people in the industry speculate that this incident may be a marketing strategy specially created by Washimine Entertainment.
Only Nanaya and Washimine Entertainment themselves knew that this matter was not planned in advance, nor was it a coincidence.
Instead, someone wanted to deliberately make Washimine Entertainment's movie fail.
Even though there was no conclusive evidence, Nanaya could already guess who did it.
And Nanaya has already decided that he will give the opponent a good fight when he has the chance in the future.
And now, Nanaya can only put them aside for now.
The premiere of "Thor" was still held at the AMC Theater, which has become a routine for the big-budget movies of the Washimine series.
The sun has moved to the west, but the afterglow of summer is still bright.
The red carpet that stretched a long way was welcoming the creative staff and guests attending the premiere.
Not only director Toro, leading actors Hayden Pan and Tom Hiddleston and other people directly involved in the production of the film, but also Marvel executives such as Kevin Feige and Avi Arad were all present.
Nanaya and other high-ranking officials from Washimine also rushed over.
Marvel's "living fossil" Stan Lee also came to the scene and introduced the interesting stories of the creation of the "Thor" comics to reporters in a vivid and emotional manner.
This last movie before "Avengers" was released went through so many twists and turns before it was released.
It is not easy to hold a movie premiere smoothly now.
All the old Marvel employees are very pleased to see the thriving development of Marvel now.
Except for one person.
Avi Arad showed little interest in the premiere from the moment he appeared, and even seemed nonchalant when walking on the red carpet.
Fortunately, everyone else thought that Arad was so unmotivated because he was about to step down as CEO of Marvel.
So no one cared too much.
Only Arad himself knew that this was not the case at all.
The current situation is not what Arad expected at all.
In Arad's own plan, Thor should have been affected by the leak and suffered a box office setback.
Instead of becoming a phenomenal work like it is now.
Arad himself did not want to see Thor fail completely, which is why the version he stole was the one without special effects added.
Otherwise, based on his understanding of the Thor project, Arad could have waited two days and gotten a truly complete version of the movie.
Arad still has feelings for Marvel, and he doesn't want to see the MCU plan being completely messed up.
Then, taking advantage of the setback of "Thor", he lowered Kevin Feige's evaluation, giving himself a chance to compete with the other party again.
This was Arad's original plan.
The people at News Corporation were using him, but wasn't Arad also using them?
But the development of things was completely beyond Arad's expectations.
After Nanaya Kiryu got involved in the "Thor" project, he actually brought the movie to life.
No matter how you look at it, the current "Thor" is more topical than before, and its commercial performance will be higher.
Arad's plan to regain his position with "Thor" has completely failed.
Not only did Kevin Feige's status not decline because of this crisis, but it even showed a trend of rising because of his active cooperation with Nanaya Kiryu's publicity plan.
"Is there really such a thing as the Chosen One in this world?"
Arad looked at Nanaya who was enthusiastically introducing "Madoka Magica" in the interview area, and the gloom in his eyes became more and more intense.
What he had to worry about at this moment was not to bring down Kevin Feige, but to find a way to get himself out of this matter.
Once what he has done is exposed, he will be abandoned by everyone.
Not only will Nanaya Kiryu and Shion Washimine not let him go, even Marvel's own people will not forgive him as a traitor.
"There shouldn't be any evidence left, right?"
Arad thought so and slowly walked into the cinema.
As for Nanaya, who was being watched by Arad, he did not notice anything unusual behind him.
At this moment, he was really introducing the latest situation of "Madoka Magica" to the reporters in front of the camera.
Normally, promoting one's own movie in the interview section of someone else's Thor movie would be frowned upon.
It's like selling buns in front of someone else's restaurant, purely argumentative.
Not to mention that Nanaya almost stole all the limelight of Marvel. After he appeared, all the reporters were surrounding him.
But Marvel and the "Thor" crew don't care.
Because the impressive box office pre-sale figures told them that it was this director who turned this public relations crisis into a successful marketing case.
"The post-production work of Madoka Magica has entered the final stage, and everyone can see the movie during the Halloween season."
Nanaya briefly introduced the latest developments of his film to the reporter: "I believe this film will leave a deep impression on everyone."
Fortunately, Nanaya knew that this was Marvel's place, so he didn't say much in front of the media.
After briefly introducing his own movie, Nanaya gave the interview spot to Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, two actors who needed more exposure.
He himself walked to the sponsor's backdrop and took routine photos with the film's sponsors as a producer.
Although Thor's hometown is Asgard, there are still shots of modern Earth in the movie.
Therefore, all kinds of products from modern society can appear in the movie, such as the Dell computers used by S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Audi commercial vehicle driven by Agent Coulson.
Relying on Washimine's commercial reputation and the previous impressive box office performance of Marvel movies, "Thor" naturally attracted a large number of generous sponsors.
Because the future FGO plans will still require the use of these sponsors, Nanaya was very cooperative when taking the group photo.
Judging from the photos, he and these sponsors really seem like brothers.
The procedures of Hollywood premieres are basically the same, and Nanaya, who has participated in it several times, is already familiar with it.
After taking the group photo, Nanaya walked into the cinema alone, preparing to take a rest in the VIP lounge.
As soon as Nanaya arrived in the corridor, he saw a middle-aged man with a somewhat unfamiliar face approaching him.
"Hello. Director Kiryu."
The other party took the initiative to greet Nanaya.
"Hello."
Nanaya shook the hand he extended.
Bali, who was following behind Nanaya, immediately whispered, "This is Eric Axe, the FBI agent in charge of the Thor leak case."
Nanaya nodded slightly.
Although they were not familiar with each other, Nanaya still chatted with the agent who might have grown two horns.
Just before Thor was released, the FBI released its preliminary findings.
Just as Nanaya had thought before, the leaders of those piracy organizations became the main suspects in this incident.
Bringing these people to justice is also an explanation for the FBI's high-profile operations during this period.
Of course, the ones who are most happy about these people's arrest are not Washimine Entertainment, but the traditional Hollywood film companies that have long been dissatisfied with piracy.
It can be said that the current result may not necessarily meet the requirements of Washimine Entertainment itself, but it definitely meets the requirements of most Hollywood film companies.
In fact, both Washimine Entertainment and the FBI privately know who the mastermind behind the scenes is.
Even though they knew the truth, neither side could do anything about the giant News Corporation.
Washimine's legal department is certainly powerful, but News Corporation's legal department is no pushover either.
You should know that every year News Corporation has to fight hundreds of lawsuits around the world because of the things it reports.
What's more, News Corporation's public relations with the FBI is no less than that of Washimine.
Even if the two sides really tear each other apart and investigate, the FBI will probably try to smooth things over.
In the end, it is estimated that News Corporation will just throw out two scapegoats.
It would be better not to take action against a behemoth like News Corporation.
The first strike must be fatal.
Otherwise, you will not be able to kill the tiger but will be hurt by it instead.
However, the FBI has made some efforts in other areas.
They provided Washimine Entertainment with a list of people who were suspected of having contact with News Corporation.
The staff on the list, those low-level employees, have all been fired by Marvel.
The middle and senior employees are in the observation stage.
Until they are sure that they have nothing to do with News Corp, forget about getting a promotion or a pay raise.
However, only a few people know this list. Apart from Nanaya and Shion, only the people they trust the most know it.
However, even if the internal traitors were cleared out, Nanaya would not let it go.
Although Nanaya seems to be easy to talk to, he is not the kind of person who can just laugh it off when faced with potential threats that may disrupt his current life.
With his own [Intuition (Future Vision)] and the information specially collected by Washimine.
Nanaya has found an opportunity to fight back against News Corporation. All he has to do now is wait for the other party to make a mistake first, and then solve this annoying threat once and for all.
"It seems that Director Kiryu is in a good mood."
A familiar voice sounded beside him. Nanaya turned around and found a black-haired reporter walking towards him.
"Ms. Katsushika, long time no see."
Nanaya smiled and greeted the other party: "Why didn't you go to the interview area to record the big news?"
The several interview collaborations were very successful, which made Nanaya have a good impression of this beautiful female reporter.
Therefore, it was natural to joke with each other.
Miss Katsushira also had a bright smile on her face: "With a great director like you here, do I still lack news?"
"As expected of Ms. Katsushika, you have good taste~"
Nanaya said smugly, rubbing his chin.
"Then Director Kiryu, tell me..."
Katsushira moved a little closer, lowered her voice, and asked curiously, "Is this a marketing plan you took the initiative to plan?"
Nanaya was stunned for a moment, then rolled his eyes helplessly: "Am I that boring? Doing such a thankless task."
"I suppose so."
Miss Katsushira nodded, "Then I will go to the theater and wait for the movie to start."
"Is she here for an interview?"
Looking at Katsushira's departing back, Bali asked curiously.
"Well, I think she's a kind-hearted citizen."
Nanaya spread out his palms and replied with a smile.
Bali discovered that there was a USB flash drive lying quietly in Nanaya's hand.