Chapter 60: Master, you're a genius!

Facing Shinji's strong words and illogical nonsense, EMIYA defended the last dignity of Heroic Spirits and insisted on not projecting what Shinji wanted as a "Mystic Code"—Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript.

"With that logic, it's better to let me project a camera. Maybe I can summon Edison to help you with filming."

"I don't want that. It would be too scary to have a lion's head in the film crew."

Shinji rejected this proposal without hesitation.

Honestly, Shinji really wants to know what would happen if EMIYA's projected Noble Phantasm is used as a Mystic Code.

Perhaps the original owner of the Noble Phantasm, or its variant, or maybe another version of the Heroic Spirit EMIYA?

"I think it's interesting," Shinji whispered, "next time, let's see the results with Ophelia."

EMIYA sarcastically commented, "Be careful not to get stabbed to death in your dream again, just like last time."

"You're thinking too much. I won't summon Little An in my dreams."

Shinji chuckled and raised the hand holding the horn.

"Departments, get ready. We're starting the shoot!"

In front of the camera, Arturia immediately put on a serious expression upon hearing Shinji's words.

"Aren't you expecting me to go easy on you because of your face, Lancer?"

Compared to the serious Arturia, Diarmuid appeared more relaxed, exuding confidence in every gesture.

"If that's the case, it would be too boring. So, Saber, the Magic Resistance Skill of the Saber class is indeed extraordinary," Diarmuid slowly rotated the long spear in his hands, "If you want me to kill a weak woman just because of this, then I would lose face."

"He really dares to say that. If he dares to attack me, I'll directly use a coverage-style archery."

EMIYA, standing next to Shinji, muttered under his breath.

Shinji quickly reminded, "Shh, don't let your voice be recorded."

But Shinji secretly agreed with EMIYA's statement. Dealing with Heroic Spirits like Diarmuid, who are skilled in martial arts, the simplest method is to say, "Sir, times have changed."

If it were Shinji, he would definitely have Arturia start with Excalibur and sweep the floor with Diarmuid.

As for revealing the True Name? Finish the battle before others arrive. Others would only know that this Saber is a beam cannon, and there are plenty of Sabers with beam cannons; who knows which one it is?

Unless they've read the script, who would guess that King Arthur is a girl?

However, if the story really went that way, it would hinder the plot's development.

Why do many movies feature characters suddenly acting foolish? It's not that the creators are unaware of the characters acting foolish; it's more about creating conflicts in the plot. How will the story unfold?

"So, Lancer. Let's settle this!"

At this point, Arturia in front of the camera had finished reciting the nutritionless lines before the battle. She raised her transparent sword and charged towards Diarmuid.

Shinji quickly pressed the track button on the camera, making it move horizontally following Arturia's movements.

After a short sprint, Arturia and Diarmuid collided, and sparks from the friction of their weapons lit up the armor on both of them.

"Stop!" Shinji shouted, "That one's a wrap."

With Shinji calling it a pass, the actors' filming temporarily ended.

However, the film crew did not stop operating. Next, they needed to shoot close-up shots of weapons clashing.

Although there is a saying in the industry that the longer an actor can perform action scenes, the better, and short shots indicate a lack of skill, Shinji doesn't fully agree with the latter. While actors with poor skills cannot handle long shots, sometimes short, fragmented shots are used to create a tense rhythm.

For example, in the fight between Arturia and Diarmuid that Shinji is currently filming, to showcase the agility of the two characters, he decided to use quick cuts to add a sense of grandeur.

The first battle of the 4th Holy Grail War among the Heroic Spirits, as depicted by Shinji, continued until the end of September.

By now, Kayneth, who had already finished filming his scenes, had concluded his trip to Japan and returned to England.

Because Waver is one of the main male protagonists of the movie, he still stays in Japan to enjoy the "travel vacation" granted to him by the Modern Magecraft Department.

Unfortunately, Waver was not happy at all. Not only was he unable to rest properly on this rare vacation due to work on the set, but he also had to drink strange potions every time he filmed, forcibly reverting his body to a 19-year-old appearance.

Moreover, Kayneth had already informed him that while matters related to Clock Tower education would be handled by other professors, the affairs within the department would pile up and await his return to resolve.

"You're all devils!"

Anticipating his "dim" future, Waver let out a cry.

As October approached, the Time Group began the preliminary promotion for Fate/Zero.

Although it might seem early to promote a movie that hadn't finished filming, they wouldn't reveal too much, just a few stills to let everyone know that they were making a new Fate movie.

The urgency of promoting Fate/Zero was mainly to reignite the interest in Fate/stay night, which had cooled down a bit. This way, the box office for the movie would look even more promising.

While large-scale blockbuster movies indeed have impressive box office numbers, their shelf life is short. Compared to movies that continue to attract audiences for months, the box office for Fate/stay night entered a downturn in September.

However, this was a normal box office decline curve, and neither Shinji nor the Time Group paid much attention to it.

After all, no matter how powerful Shinji's magecraft was, he couldn't send subconscious suggestions to everyone worldwide, making them rewatch Fate/stay night every month.

If he could do that, why wouldn't he just have everyone in the world send money directly to him? Instead of making movies like this?

However, as Fate/stay night's box office declined, those critics who had been silenced by Fate/stay night's high box office earlier jumped out, starting to criticize the movie.

Comments like "This kind of movie without substance in the box office is destined not to last," "It's been only a few months, and it can't even break into the top ten in box office rankings" began to emerge.

These people focused solely on Fate/stay night's weekly box office data and completely ignored the fact that the movie's global box office had already surpassed $600 million.

It could only be said that when it came to self-deception, people worldwide were all the same.

Facing these critics with ill intentions, the Time Group certainly wouldn't just sit back. They continuously sent signals through their media channels, using the global $600 million box office as evidence to tell everyone how excellent Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel was.

Honestly, judging a movie's quality based on box office data is biased. However, for most people, aside from the awards a movie may have won, box office figures are the most straightforward criterion to judge a movie's excellence.

While the film industry was engaged in a second round of heated arguments about whether Fate/stay night was excellent, Shinji's filming in Fuyuki City was reaching its final stages.

With the completion of some set locations in the Einzbern Castle studio, Shinji began the final outdoor scenes for the movie.

As mentioned before, the difference between Nasu and Urobuchi Gen in story design reflects in the abundance of outdoor scenes in Fate/Zero compared to Fate/stay night.

The first scene Shinji decided to shoot was the car chase between Arturia and Iskandar.

In general movie shoots, scenes involving high-speed chases are not filmed at very fast speeds. Some difficult shots involve vehicle movements that are not much faster than an old lady's wheelchair.

However, Shinji isn't an ordinary director. In pursuit of realism—or to make things easier, he had Arturia and Iskandar race through the city area of the outdoor set.

Considering that the speeds of tanks and motorcycles are too fast for regular vehicles to catch up, Shinji specifically had Medusa ride her Pegasus alongside the two, capturing the scene.

"Arturia, you should stay behind Iskandar, don't rush too fast and overtake him."

In the arranged street scene, Shinji instructed Arturia, who was riding a motorcycle, on the key points of the next scene.

"Remember, in the plot, you have to wait until you're past the downtown area and block him in the mountains. Also,"

He followed the planned route, walked to the bottom of a neon-lit building, and then pointed to the illuminated spot.

"You have to make an emergency stop here and then flip your hair."

"Flip my hair?"

Arturia, who was following Shinji, asked in confusion, "Why do something meaningless like that?"

Shinji glanced at her, thinking she would understand after her previous filming experience.

But Shinji still explained, "This is to increase your character's charm, Arturia. You have to flip your hair in the most coolest way you know, understand?"

In another movie, the female lead would probably sway her hips, shake her chest, and show off her figure.

Unfortunately, the Arturia that Shinji summoned is her Saber variant, not her Lancer one. Even if she shook off the buttons on her chest and shake with all of her might, her chest wouldn't bounce around.

Since she couldn't show a sexy side, Shinji could only make Arturia ensure her cool side as much as possible.

Who said flat figures couldn't be goddesses? Gal Gadot had a flat figure, and she still made the whole world shout, "Long live the goddess!"

Although Arturia didn't have long legs.

Arturia narrowed her eyes, intuitively understanding what Shinji was thinking.

"I understand, Master."

Arturia wasn't stupid at all. She knew she was popular in FSN not because of her acting skills, but because her looks and demeanor captivated a large number of fans.

Although she felt a bit uncomfortable inside, thinking she could do better, she also understood that Shinji was doing this to maximize her advantages.

In short, Arturia could eat with her face, but she wanted to eat with her skills.

Unfortunately, Arturia was still a little short of eating with her skills; she had to rely on her face for a while longer.

As the assistant director shouted "Action," Arturia rode the motorcycle towards Iskandar. When passing the neon area, she performed a very irrational drift emergency stop and then flipped her hair towards the camera.

That lovely face and captivating gaze were perfectly captured by the camera, making people's hearts race at just one glance.

"Cut!" Shinji's voice echoed on the set. "Well done, Arturia! Absolutely perfect!"

Because the shooting exceeded expectations, Shinji was ready to use this shot for Arturia's personal poster for later promotion.

"Then we can also print Arturia's signature on it, and there will definitely be people fighting over it later."

"Um— Master."

Just as Shinji was envisioning a beautiful future, Lancelot sneaked over.

"What's up?"

Rubbing his hands, Lancelot asked, "About that poster, can you give me two?"

"Give you two more?"

"Yeah, in the future, you would definitely summon some of the knights from my era, right?" Lancelot scratched his head, smiling embarrassedly, "I plan to keep one for collection and show off the other to them."

Shinji glared at him angrily: "Would you like me to give you another one so that you can use it for collection, appreciation, and preaching?"

Unexpectedly, Lancelot grabbed Shinji's hand.

"Master! You're a genius!"

"Get lost!"

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