The reporter smiled and nodded.

Although this game was developed by Square Enix, the playability is quite high. Especially when the red and white machine has just been released for a year and there are not many major games coming out, this side-scrolling action game is already quite good, and it is indeed worth playing.

"In that case, I would like to ask you for a lot of kind words. Summer smiled and said, "I'm here, thank you in advance." ”

"Xia Sang is polite, I don't know when you can arrange for us to do an interview?"

"I heard that your new film "Love Letter" has been completed, I wonder if you can provide more information?"

"Do you have any plans for a sequel to Midnight Bell?"

The reporters took the opportunity to ask again.

Summer smiled, "I can't do the interview for the time being, because I will go back to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow, unless you are willing to go back with me." ”

""Love Letter" is now in post-production, and it is expected to be released in February or March. Xia smiled, "When the time comes, I hope you will have more cheers and good words." ”

"Although Midnight Bell was a box office hit, I wasn't interested in making a sequel. Summer shook her head again.

In fact, the movie version of "Midnight Bell" is already perfect, the story is very complete and scary, and the suspense has been well answered, such as Sadako's origin, the way to solve the curse, etc., while also leaving an evocative open-ended ending. So there is no need for a sequel to draw a snake and a dog's tail to continue the mink. In fact, as far as summer knows, the sequel to "Midnight Bell", "Sadako Haunting", did not receive high reviews.

"Ah, no sequel?!Isn't that a waste of such a good movie?"

"You can make a lot of money by just patting it, so why give it up?"

"Although "Midnight Bell" is perfect, I still hope to see a sequel. ”

When the reporters heard him say this, they were all surprised.

It is very popular to shoot sequels in Japanese films, such as the famous sword and halberd film "Zatoichi Monogatari" series, which was filmed as many as 25 films in just 12 years from '62 to '73, almost two films a year, and the famous comedy film "The Story of Injiro" was also filmed as many as 48 films in 30 years......

In Japan, almost all the best-selling movies can find sequels. Because of the sluggishness of local Japanese films, producers are more willing to shoot sequels to hit movies than to invest in a brand new film, and use the fame of the previous work to get a high box office in order to ensure the box office.

In the summer, the box office of "Midnight Bell" has now exceeded 1.5 billion yen, and it can definitely be called a hit movie. Not to mention that its reputation is so high, and the public is also looking forward to the sequel. If you are willing to shoot a sequel in the summer, even if the quality is average, it will be easy to get hundreds of millions of yen at the box office.

With so much money, you can easily earn it, but for some reason he doesn't want it, it's really incomprehensible.

"There is a Chinese idiom called 'drawing a snake to add to the foot', which means that doing superfluous things is not only unhelpful, but inappropriate. I think the movie "Midnight Bell" is already perfect, and if a sequel is made, I can't guarantee that the sequel will be as good as the first one. Summer explained, "Although with the box office and word-of-mouth of "Midnight Bell", if a sequel is filmed, it will definitely be able to achieve a good box office, but I think that is to deceive the audience and it is also irresponsible to myself." ”

"So unless I can think of a better story than the first one, I won't be making a sequel to Midnight Bells. Summer said solemnly.

Hearing him say this, the reporters couldn't help but be very moved.

Nowadays, in order to pursue profits, major studios are shooting a large number of sequels, which makes the Japanese film industry follow suit and sequels are flooded. The screen is full of familiar faces, and it is difficult to find a new and original work.

In order to ensure the quality of the movie and not disappoint fans, Summer would rather give up the low-hanging fruit benefits and choose not to shoot the sequel to "Midnight Bell". This spirit is truly admirable.

"Xia Sang, you really deserve to be a moral filmmaker, I admire you!" said a reporter excitedly.

"Me too!" said another reporter from the bottom of his heart.

"We all are!" said the reporters present. In Summer, they saw the ethics of a filmmaker, which is really rare.

"Thank you!" Summer smiled, "Please help promote the game Zombie Family." ”

The reporters all nodded.

……

After the game's premiere ceremony ended, Masashi Miyamoto held Summer's hand and said gratefully, "Xiasan, thank you for your support, our premiere ceremony was so successful." ”

If it weren't for the summer to help stand on the platform, Square Enix's strength alone would not have been able to invite so many reporters, and it would not have won their hearts easily.

"Mr. Miyamoto is polite, let's all sit in the same boat. "Zombie Family" has a high sales volume, which is also good for me. Summer smiled, "I'm doing you a favor, and I'm helping myself." ”

"Xia San's open-mindedness is truly admirable, and I would like to solemnly apologize to you for yesterday's rudeness. Masashi Miyamoto said again.

When he proposed to buy Square Enix yesterday summer, he flatly refused, and his words were very hard and a little rude. If it were someone else, it would probably not have come to help promote it again, and watching it collapse and then buying it was in his best interest.

But not only did summer come, but it was also very cooperative with the hype and said all the good things about the game. This kind of mind is really admired by Masashi Miyamoto.

"I accept Mr. Miyamoto's apology. Summer smiled slightly.

In fact, he could indeed regret not helping Square Enix to carry out propaganda.

As a result, the sales of this game will definitely suffer. When the time comes, Square Enix will fall, and it will be much easier to acquire it yourself.

But if you do this, your image in Hiroshi Sakaguchi's confidence is estimated to collapse. At that time, even if he is still willing to do things for himself, it is difficult to say how much effort he is willing to put in. Therefore, even if he succeeds in acquiring Square Enix, he loses the hearts and minds of the people, and the gains outweigh the losses.

In this case, it is better to go as promised, do your best to help with publicity, and win the hearts and minds of the people. The so-called righteous have much help, and the unrighteous have little help. Win the hearts of the people, are you afraid that you won't be able to dig Square Enix's corner in the future?!

"Thank you, Xia San. Masashi Miyamoto nodded, "If this game sells well and my department won't be abolished, I hope to get the game adaptation rights for Midnight Bell." ”

Summer was stunned, "Can "Midnight Bell" also be adapted into a game, what kind of game are you going to adapt it to, play Sadako?!"

"Of course not, I'm going to adapt it into a puzzle-solving game, where the player takes on the role of the heroine, Reiko Asakawa, and asks her to solve the mystery of Sadako through careful investigation. Masashi Miyamoto explained.

Summer was taken aback, but she didn't expect Masashi Miyamoto to be really a talent, and she actually thought of adapting "Midnight Bell" into an AVG (text adventure) game, which is really amazing.

"Okay, I'll promise you first. Summer nodded, "But if the game Zombie Family doesn't sell well and you don't want this department, I hope you can consider letting me buy it." ”

"Good. Masashi Miyamoto nodded, not as resolute as yesterday.

……

After participating in the release of the game "Zombie Family", he returned to the hotel in the summer and was tired of being with Hu Huizhong, enjoying the sweetness and happiness of the two of them.

And the news that he will not shoot the sequel to "Midnight Bell" was also spread by the Japanese media, which surprised fans. When they saw the words of the summer relayed by the reporter and knew his hard work, fans couldn't help but be moved by his spirit of strict requirements for art.

"No wonder his movies are so good, it's not in vain that I support him so much!"

"I've watched the movie "Midnight Bell" five times, and for the sake of Mr. Summer, I decided to watch it again!"

"Japanese filmmakers should really learn from Mr. Summer and stop making garbage movies for us to watch. ”

Fans in Japan have expressed their opinions and praised the summer.

"Mr. Summer is really a moral filmmaker, which is admirable!"

"His serious attitude towards movies is worth learning from every filmmaker!"

"Mr. Summer's pursuit of the ultimate in cinema and his uncompromising attitude are really admirable!"

Not only do Japanese people admire summer, but Japanese filmmakers also admire summer as a practice.

In fact, they don't like to shoot sequels repeatedly, but the producer's requirements make them powerless to resist.

What Xia said to reporters is actually their voice. It's just that they are soft-spoken, and they don't dare to say these words at all. Even Akira Kurosawa, who is known as the "Emperor of Films", has fallen into a situation where there are no films to shoot because of the refusal of film companies to invest, what can they filmmakers do.

The love of movie fans and the admiration of filmmakers have also made Summer reach a new peak in popularity.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, the game "Zombie Family" developed by Square Enix has achieved very high sales after it was put on the shelves. The first batch of 20,000 copies was sold out within a day, and the sales were so hot that Masashi Miyamoto was taken aback. Because Square Enix has made several games before, the sales are only more than 10,000 copies, and even the cost can't be recovered.

Although the "Zombie Family" game still has such and such shortcomings, in the early days of the release of the red and white machine, under the lack of game masterpieces, this game is still very good, so it has also been affirmed and appreciated by players.

In the end, the Zombie Family game sold 200,000 copies, becoming Square Enix's first game to sell more than 100,000 copies, and it became a successful name among Japanese game developers.

"We have been able to achieve such success thanks to Xia San's help. Masashi Miyamoto sighed. (To be continued.) )