NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 82: Chapter 84: He didn't say it, but it doesn't mean I don't know
"What do you mean not good with computers! Boss, I'll prove it to you!"
In the office, Ophelia sat in front of the computer on her desk, tapping the keyboard with two fingers.
With the success of Fate/Zero at the box office entering a stable period, including Shinji, the members of the production team suddenly found themselves with free time.
Taking advantage of the lull, Shinji decisively gave everyone a long vacation, allowing them to rest properly.
Of course, Shinji didn't explicitly state that Cloris's remark about "premature aging" had prompted him to make this decision.
Ophelia also got a vacation, but instead of spending her rare leisure time outside, she stayed in the office to learn about computers.
As a modern magi, one couldn't afford to not know how to use a computer. —— Shinji's words.
As Shinji's loyal secretary, Ophelia felt compelled to use this vacation period to absolutely learn how to use a computer.
However, Ophelia didn't directly ask Shinji to teach her; instead, after learning the basic operating procedures from others, she prepared to figure it out herself.
Shinji's comment "Ophelia is busy enough, no need to learn computers" had spurred Ophelia into action. She swore to herself that she would learn how to use a computer and give her boss a surprise.
"Well... this thing called a computer is just a tool created by normal humans to show off their cleverness. It's not that impressive. A prodigy from the Clock Tower like me can easily handle it."
Although she said so, when Ophelia pressed the power button and the computer booted up normally, she couldn't help but feel excited and expectant.
"Startup completed... next is using the mouse..."
Following the instructions in her notes, Ophelia operated the mouse and tried clicking on the browser to browse the web.
"Hmm... I didn't expect that even staying in my room, I could connect to the world's information. From the perspective of ordinary people, the internet is quite good. No wonder the boss thinks we must use it."
Saying this, Ophelia, staring at the Google search bar, remained immersed for a full five minutes.
"Alright, the webpage is open, what should I do next?"
After staring at the screen for five minutes, Ophelia realized that she didn't have a clear purpose for being online.
"Should I... write a blog diary?"
Looking at the advice given by Arturia in her notebook, Ophelia hesitated.
Actually, whether it's a magus or a secretary, there's no real necessity to write a blog diary. But remembering the enthusiastic smiles Arturia had when sharing her blog with her fans, Ophelia felt a bit eager to give it a try.
Probably due to her family background, despite Ophelia not showing her emotions much, she was quite easily fascinated by certain things.
In the past, famous magus would write autobiographies with ink on parchment as proof of their existence. So, as a modern magi, using a computer to write a diary is also keeping up with the times.
Ophelia tapped the keyboard with her index finger, her focused expression resembling her studying of the Third Magic.
An hour later, Ophelia wiped off her sweat and finally completed her own exclusive blog page.
"Alright, the preparations are done. Now, what should I write?"
Ophelia flipped through her notebook, which recorded the blog contents of several heroic spirit actors.
To increase interaction with fans, Shinji specifically requested Arturia and a few other actors to post blogs at least 1-2 times a week and to take time to reply to a few fan comments.
Of course, reckless heroic spirits like Gilgamesh, who might anger the fans with their words, were strictly forbidden from blogging.
Although the information posted by the heroic spirits was often messy due to their lack of experience in running a blog.
For example, Cu Chulainn's blogs were basically about his futile attempts at fishing, as well as his fishing trips with Red and Drake, which always ended with nothing caught.
However, this interactive model received praise from the fans, as they were the first to directly communicate with their favorite stars. Even though it was only online, it was enough to excite those people.
Arturia's blogs were more focused; she basically turned her blog into a "Guide to Winterwood's Cuisine."
However, fans didn't complain about Arturia constantly writing about food; instead, they found it cute how the Gourmet King was such a foodie.
And Arturia's food diary was very popular. Despite being a big eater, her taste was not low, and her evaluations of food were very accurate.
During the previous fan events, fans who came from out of town would go to the restaurants recommended by Arturia for meals, making those restaurants earn quite a bit.
Some restaurants even hung up signs saying "Restaurant Beloved by His Majesty, the King of Knights" at their entrances to attract customers.
But Ophelia didn't want to write food diaries like Arturia; she felt it would make her look like a glutton.
"Arturia and Miss Tohsaka have said that blogs should be about things you're interested in, otherwise it's easy to give up halfway. Things I'm interested in..."
Naturally, Ophelia typed the word "boss" on the webpage.
"No, no. What if the boss himself sees it? He'll guess it's me in an instant!"
Ophelia quickly deleted the typed words.
"Right, I can write in the voice of a heroic spirit servant. With the boss having so many heroic spirits, even if he sees it, he won't guess it's me."
Ophelia praised herself for her cleverness.
"And then— and then— to further confuse him, I can change 'Master' to Japanese. That's also a way of fitting in, right?"
Ophelia muttered to herself as she modified her blog.
An hour later, Ophelia finally completed her first blog post, with the following content:
〔My Master (しゅじん) secretly went on a date with a girl behind my back. He didn't say it, but it doesn't mean I don't know.〕
In reality, Shinji didn't actually go on a date with Cloris; they just went out for a walk.
Anyway, Shinji himself doesn't admit it. In his words, "Can you call it a date if you haven't even slept together?"
However, Ophelia, being a secretary, was unaware of her boss's dating theory. In her view, this was indeed a date.
"Simple and to the point, I truly am amazing."
Ophelia looked at the article displayed on the screen, then smiled happily.
"Well, I'm just adapting to the local customs, not because Chinese characters are too troublesome, so I'm using pseudonyms."
After justifying to herself, Ophelia shut down the computer, got up, and left the office.
However, Ophelia, who wasn't very proficient in Japanese, subconsciously forgot that "しゅじん" not only means "master" in Japanese but also refers to a wife calling her husband.
In just a few hours, Ophelia's blog was filled with comments like "Stay strong," "Keep it up, don't lose to the cheating cat," "Just divorce the scumbag."
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Shinji had no idea about the mischief his secretary was causing online. At this moment, after enjoying a perfect vacation, he was back to work.
That being said, the vacation-loving Shinji was just lying on the office sofa, boredly staring at the ceiling.
"Shinji, have you heard?"
On the other end of the sofa, Kariya shared the news he had heard with Shinji.
"I heard Toho is preparing to reboot 'Godzilla'."
"Reboot? How are they planning to shoot it?" Shinji raised an eyebrow, "Are they getting Hideaki Anno?"
The first thing that came to Shinji's mind when he heard about the reboot was the new Godzilla by the rogue.
"No, they plan to get help from North American filmmakers." Kariya replied, "It is said that they will use the most advanced American computer technology, and to ensure the maximum effectiveness of the technology application, they even plan to hire a European and American director to direct the film."
Shinji, upon hearing about the reboot, immediately thought of the Godzilla movie directed by Roland Emmerich, which was widely criticized.
Shinji said with a smirk, "I hope Toho doesn't lose the design drawings for the production team."
Kariya didn't understand what Shinji meant, "What's the problem if they lose the design drawings? They can just make another copy, right?"
Shinji sneered, "Exactly."
In the end, things like losing design drawings were all just excuses. Ultimately, it was the arrogance of Westerners that made them disdain using Japanese designs.
After the movie was released and even the North American audience criticized it heavily, they could only come up with a lame excuse to cover up their mistakes.
It could be said that the 1994 version of "Godzilla" perfectly reflected two common problems among Hollywood filmmakers.
One is the arrogance of thinking "I am the best in the world, and the audience can only passively accept everything I do, including my distorted aesthetics."
Hollywood constantly underestimates the audience's aesthetic sense, but each failure doesn't seem to teach them a lesson, and they dare to do it again next time.
The other problem is shifting blame. When a movie project succeeds, it's all thanks to me, but when it fails, it has nothing to do with me.
This is probably what they call "success has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan."
No, it's not just a problem with Hollywood; it should be a common problem among all Westerners.
"God bless the executives at Toho, I hope they don't get a heart attack from being angered." Shinji made a very insincere cross on his chest.
"Why do I feel like you're cursing them?" Kariya joked.
Shinji shrugged his shoulders twice. "Nobody knows what will happen in the future."
Who knows if the audiences in this world will accept this version of "Godzilla"?
After all, even in Shinji's past life, no matter how much the 1994 version of "Godzilla" was criticized by Godzilla fans, it couldn't deny that it was the most influential "Godzilla" movie before the emergence of the monster movie universe.
Otherwise, this "Godzilla" wouldn't have had two seasons of 40 episodes each as an extension of the movie story after its release.
Unfortunately, the tokusatsu circle is just too niche, and no matter how bad Hollywood movies are, at least they appeal to the general public.
While Shinji and Kariya were chatting, Touko rushed into the office with a thick stack of materials.
"Shinji, we've encountered a bottleneck in our technological research and development."
As soon as she entered, Touko slammed the materials in her arms onto the desk, making a loud noise.
"What's the problem?" Shinji glanced at the pile of materials on the desk, which was taller than his shoulders, feeling a headache coming on.
"It's a lack of ability."
Touko replied succinctly, "Your idea of adding magecraft to projection technology is interesting, but it's too difficult to implement in practice. With my current knowledge, I can't manifest your idea."
"Do you have any solutions?" Shinji asked, rubbing his temples.
"Summon a heroic spirit," Touko said firmly. "I need a Caster, a proper one this time, someone with Territory Creation, not someone like Gilgamesh who just uses his Noble Phantasm staff to blast people with some light ray!"
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