After the crew members arrived in San Diego and went through a brief period of jet lag, they began their promotion at the San Diego Comic-Con.
With the help of Washimine, Nanaya did not arrange the Fate booth in the main venue, but placed it near the film and television area.
Because the main venue is mainly a gathering place for comic fans, it is not very friendly for the promotion of a live-action movie.
The exhibition arranged by Nanaya was very simple. Apart from a small booth distributing various souvenirs, it was basically an activity area for interaction between actors and fans.
Nanaya asked his six idols to take turns singing and dancing at the booth, while the others distributed flyers and interacted with fans and took photos.
Use these handsome men and beautiful women to call on everyone to support the Fate movie, and hope that they can participate in the subsequent press conference.
Lily and Sakura jumped and sang an English song together, and then invited passers-by who stopped to stop.
"I hope everyone can attend tomorrow's press conference!"
However, although there were many people watching, most of them came to see the handsome men and beautiful women. They were not very interested in the things advertised in the booth and their reactions were very lukewarm.
Lily and Sakura looked at each other and they could see the disappointment in each other's eyes.
After a brief curtain call, the two returned to the girls' lounge behind the booth.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Rin, who was resting before, handed them water.
"How is it?" Rin asked Lily and Sakura.
"It's terrible, they probably think we're just some random cheerleader group."
Lily waved her hands as if trying to drive away some bad memories.
Sakura's expression was not very good either: "Compared to the movie, they are more interested in us. I have received more than one invitation to go out in the evening."
"Then go ahead. I see two men there who are pretty good looking."
Sakura grabbed Lily's neck and said, "How about I let you go?"
"You two, stop making trouble. How about singing two more songs later when you have all the energy?"
Although Sakura is the oldest of the three, she is the most majestic of the three because Rin has been an idol longer.
As long as it doesn't involve Nanaya, the other members of the group still have great faith in Rin.
"It seems like we all encountered similar situations." Rin tapped the table while sitting on the chair. "It was the same when I was on stage. Most people's reactions to us were like they were watching local idols on the streets of Japan. Our popularity is really too low."
Trier idols is the name for a type of idol group in Japan, which is an idol group that cannot be any smaller.
No, they can no longer be called an idol group. It might be more appropriate to call them folk artists.
The places where these groups perform are basically small theaters. Some of them don't even have the opportunity to perform in a theater, and simply set up a stage in some roadside parks to perform.
Even when the three girls' group Trier was at its worst, it was still considered a formal idol group, more than one level higher than local idols.
Not to mention that now, Trier is at least an idol group comparable to Morning Musume in Japan.
Rin compares herself to a local idol, and Sakura and Lily don't feel very good about it.
"The biggest problem right now is our popularity. Whether it's us, Trier, or those guys from G's family, our popularity in the North American circle is really too low. People don't know us at all, and they don't want to know us. This is the worst thing."
Lily pointed her chin and analyzed. She was smart and immediately grasped the core issue.
The North American entertainment industry is very exclusive to the outside world, and this is not only reflected in the upper echelons, but is also particularly evident among the fans.
"I'm afraid it's difficult." Rin said, tapping the table, "Our fan base in North America is really too low. Basically, only people in our circle know us."
It's not that there are people in North America who are involved in the Japanese idol circle, but there are really not many of them.
In fact, there were still some fans who recognized the girls from Trier and asked Rin and Lily about their lives, took photos with them, and asked for their autographs.
But compared with the majority of completely ignorant passers-by, this number is really a drop in the bucket.
This kind of fame within the circle is not enough to cover the current circle.
Most of the passers-by were attracted by the pretty girls and handsome men and surrounded the booth.
But Rin could feel that the attitude these people had towards them was not much different from that of the fan cosplayers.
Apart from taking photos, I just flirted a little and saw if I could get their contact information or something. There was no excitement like meeting a celebrity at all.
"So, the senior is just messing around. The most important thing is, he can't be found now."
After arriving at the San Diego Comic-Con, Nanaya disappeared after telling Rin and others about his promotional ideas.
"That can't be helped. He has to go and meet clients with Chairman Washimine. That's his job."
Sakura excused Nanaya, but she still had a hint of sourness when she mentioned Shion.
"Hehe, I think Senior and Sister Shion are hiding out on a date. I talked to him about this yesterday, and he just said 'I know' in response."
At this point, Rin slammed the table in anger: "I'm so pissed! He made the comic convention promotion so important before, but he actually didn't take it seriously!"
"I think you are angry not because Director Nanaya doesn't pay attention to publicity, but because he doesn't pay attention to you, right?"
Lily complained softly.
"Don't bother talking! Tell me what we should do?"
Rin blushed and changed the subject.
Sakura replied: "It's actually very simple. We just need to change the audience's mindset and let them know that we are official."
"Rin, didn't you appear in "Goblin Slayer"? Can we start with this?"
Rin shook his head at Lily: "My image back then was very different from what it is now. You yourself are an internet celebrity, but you still get humiliated."
Lily is probably the one who can open up the situation the most among the three, but she can only be considered an internet celebrity at best and she is only slightly more popular than Rin and Sakura.
The three girls sighed helplessly, feeling deeply powerless.
Rin leaned back in his chair and complained, "After all, North America is not our base. If it were Japan, it would definitely not be treated this way."
"Ah, now that you've realized this, you're not hopeless, Tohsaka Rin."
A voice that annoyed Rin extremely sounded, and as soon as Rin looked up, he saw the woman he least wanted to see.
"Golden Drill! Why are you here?!"
Rin gritted her teeth at Luvia.
"Oh, I received an emergency letter from Kiryu-senpai and came here to help." Luvia shook her hair confidently, "I didn't expect you to be the same as before, Tohsaka Rin. You really haven't improved at all."
"What did you say?!"
"Isn't it? You've been a little idol for so long, and if it weren't for the senior's charity, you wouldn't even be able to get the leading role this time, right?"
Luvia said proudly, "I am different. I am now a second-tier actress in Hollywood. I am completely different from you."
Rin curled his lips in dissatisfaction: "It's just a second-tier."
In Hollywood, a second-tier actor means that the actor already has a certain degree of fame and influence.
Although she cannot be considered a box office star yet, playing the leading female role is no longer a problem.
For an actress, being a second-tier actress in Hollywood is already very impressive, which puts most of her peers around the world underfoot.
Rin knew this, of course, but it only irritated her even more.
At the beginning, the two were at the same level, but because of the movie "Goblin Slayer", there is now such a gap between them.
"So what about you?! You're famous, isn't that a big deal?" Rin pointed at Luvia and yelled, "You jumped straight to Hollywood and never contacted us! It's like we're a dark history!"
"Who said there is no such thing? I have been communicating with senior all the time~"
Luvia proudly showed Rin the screen of her mobile phone, and there were indeed quite a few emails contacting Nanaya on it.
Crash.
The one who reacted most violently was not Rin, but Sakura.
The cup in her hand was twisted out of shape.
"You've actually been communicating with Nanaya? Who are you?"
Sakura gave Luvia a friendly yet dark smile, ignoring the water being squeezed out of the bottle, and asked Luvia.
"Forehead..."
Luvia felt a chill. Although she was very confident in her own fighting ability, she instinctively felt that the other party was not easy to deal with.
"Hey, Lily. Who is this woman?"
Although he was not particularly familiar with Lily, she was the only person he could ask for advice at the moment.
After all, Luvia could never accept being asked by Rin in a humble manner.
"Oh, Sister Sakura. She is Director Nanaya's ex-girlfriend~~" Lily answered innocently.
"Ex-girlfriend? How come I've never heard of it?!"
Luvia was very surprised because she had never seen Nanaya mention this matter in their communications.
"I don't think most people would tell such things to ordinary friends."
Lily had an innocent smile, but judging from the fact that she emphasized the words "ordinary friends", she did have her own little thoughts.
"Lily, it's been such a short time since we last met, and you've become a bad person."
The corners of Luvia's mouth twitched slightly.
[It turns out that some things can only be done when you are around... We are so far away, and even if we keep in touch, it is still too far away. I wonder if the senior will come to Hollywood to develop his career after the success of this movie...]
"Hey, Golden Drill." Rin asked impatiently, "Why did the senior ask you to come here?"
"Hehe~"
Luvia showed a proud smile. After being bullied by these three little girls for so long since she came in, now she can finally show her status as a great actress.
"Senior, you guys just watch me and see how I attract everyone's attention! Oh hoo~"
Luvia walked out of the lounge while giving a smug smile.