My Animation Era

  Chapter 684 Animation and Cars (for subscription)

  Yue Zhan is a magical IP.

  How magical?

  Because this is an animation series that is obviously very popular and has a bright future, but in the end it forced itself to death.

  The debut of the first season was the pinnacle, and the second and third seasons after that, each season collapsed more and more, and finally they simply failed and completely gave up treatment...

   It can only be said that the Ethics Society has blinded its own name for nothing, and it really has no morals at all.

  As a long-time dating fan and a viewer who once loved this anime, Gu Miao is not disappointed with the production performance of the subsequent seasons of "Date A Live".

Once bitten, twice shy.

  Because of being disgusted by the show operation of the original festival, Gu Miao didn't want to see the same work being "over-commercialized" and ruined by Wanbao.

   Tell the truth.

  Although everyone generally believes that the plot of Harem Fan is nothing to watch, just watch a paper man's wife and it's over.

  But judging from the background setting of "Date A Live", this animation can be made into a super popular animation series with more than ten seasons according to the standard of 12 episodes in one season.

   That is to say...

  This is not a work that can be run away with a fortune, but a work that can be operated and maintained for a long time.

   As a result, the Festival Club messed up!

  Even though it could last for a long time, it had to be a one-shot deal. As a result, the subsequent seasons became more and more outrageous and ruined, and the reputation of the series continued to decline.

  Wanbao is not a moral society.

  Gu Miao is a very responsible animation producer, and he has a lot of affection for "Date A Live", so he won't run away just to get a ticket.

  What about Seto?

  As the general manager of Seto, Gu Miao is not sure whether he also has the idea of ​​"get a ticket and leave" and doesn't pay enough attention to the second season of the appointment.

   So, he had to take a look.

   If it is cutting corners, then there is nothing to say. Now that the second season has just been produced, hurry up and remake it.

  If it meets expectations, then consider him worrying too much.

   "Don't worry, President!"

  Seto brought Gu Miao to the production site of the second season of "Date A Live" and showed him the original painting materials that had been drawn.

  Gu Miao glanced at it.

   What made him breathe a sigh of relief was that the quality of these original painting materials was quite good, and the situation of "face collapse" that he guessed did not appear.

   But he didn't let his guard down.

  A few material line drawings alone can't explain anything, animation production depends on the final effect of the finished product.

   Fortunately!

  Seto is serious about his work, and he is not cheating. He is very satisfied with the 3-minute half-finished effect of the first episode of the animation.

   "It's okay, keep it up."

  Gu Miao encouraged: "As long as the current quality is maintained, it is impossible for the second season to experience a sharp decline in word-of-mouth."

   Is there even hope of an upside?

   This is entirely possible. After all, the fan stickiness of the "Date A Live" animated series is ridiculously high. As long as the second season is satisfactory, the word of mouth will not be too bad.

   But then again.

  As a harem fan, especially a harem fan with so many female characters, it is impossible for the characters not to collapse at all during the long serialization process.

   It will collapse a little more or less.

   However, it depends on the degree of collapse. As long as it is not the kind of distorted "three-headed and six-armed" painting collapse, nor the kind of "mutant temperament" character design collapse, it is acceptable.

  Gu Miao set a bottom line for Seto.

  The so-called bottom line is the degree of collapse he can accept. As long as the plot, painting and character design remain intact, the rest will be chosen according to the situation.

  Perfect in every way?

   It’s a good idea, but the question is, how can there be a perfect animation in the world? Anyway, there are one or two shortcomings that have been criticized and criticized.

  Joint battles can have shortcomings.

  Even this short board, you don’t have to care about the length, even if it is obvious. As long as the three core elements, that is, the plot, painting and character setting are completed, the rest can be accepted.

  Gu Miao didn't want to do this either. She could use limited funds and manpower to produce animation works with no quality limit, so she had to make such a decision.

   Otherwise, the budget will not be able to handle it!

  …

  The statement of the three core components originated from a few words that Gu Miao attended a reception before, and an old man in the industry said after drinking.

  Plot, character design, painting!

  The original words of the old man are that if these three things are done well, even if the other parts such as music, editing, dubbing and special effects are slightly less interesting, the audience can still attract the audience to pay for it.

   It's like buying a car.

   With a bunch of fancy configurations, consumers will not only not buy your car when they see that the core components such as the engine and gearbox are not good, they will even slander the car with relatives and friends.

  You can change the angle.

  A car with outstanding core components, after consumers spend money to buy it, they may complain about the poor configuration of the car, and there is no reversing image...but you will not regret it after asking him?

  That is probably not regrettable.

  Gu Miao thinks what the old man said is right, an animation company producing animation works is the same as a consumer buying a car.

   Also "limited budget".

  With a limited budget, only the parts that most affect the "overall performance" and performance can be considered, such as the engine and gearbox of the car, the plot of the animation and the painting of the characters.

   As for redundant configuration?

  If you have a lot of budget, then it will be better prepared for you. If the budget is not enough, then it will be gone.

   “We are a commercial company.”

  “For the works of commercial companies, the first thing to consider is the issue of profitability. Therefore, you can’t blindly pile up materials when making animations, and it will be difficult to pay back.”

  Before boarding the plane to return to China, Gu Miao said something extremely earnest to Seto and Nishio, the branch leaders.

  I thought these two people would admire his foresight and sagacity, and they flattered him fiercely when they saw him off...

   I don't know!

   Nishio, a stubborn guy, actually asked an unexpected question before leaving.

   "President, since you use cars as an example, I want to know one thing."

   "In order to experiment with new technologies and show off their skills, automakers usually pile up materials desperately and launch one or two sports cars or concept models regardless of cost."

   "Then what kind of animation is the sports car of our Wanbao animation, or the concept car?"

   Ah this...

  Gu Miao admitted that she was questioned.

  At the beginning, he really didn't know how to answer this question. After all, among Wanbao's existing works, it seems that there is really no animation that "stacks materials to the extreme" regardless of cost.

   What you have to say.

   Probably the "Tom and Jerry" animation produced by the North American branch can barely be regarded as an "art sports car"!

   But this is just an artistic level, not a "concept car" that shows off technology. What about technology? What about animations that can be used to show skills and muscle?

   "In the future there will be...!"

  Gu Miao could only comfort Xi Wei in this way, because he felt that the time was not yet ripe.

   If there is an opportunity in the future, Wanbao, an animation factory, will also produce a super sports car like "Battle of Two Cities".

   Who can tell what will happen in the future?

   Now when you go to eat, you don’t need your mobile phone to order by yourself, will you be despised if you ask the waiter to deliver the menu?

  (end of this chapter)