The Strongest Animator [Rebirth]

"The list of new shows for the second half of the year should be almost here, right? How do you feel?"

In the "Anime Online" magazine, Shen Nian was sitting at her desk, checking the list of new shows for the second half of the year one by one. This is one of the sections she is in charge of. The task is to analyze and comment on these lists. Then integrate it into text and publish it in the next issue of the weekly magazine.

Hearing a question from a colleague around him at this moment, Shen Nian shook his head in a complicated mood, and said with a wry smile: "It's still the same, now is the time when "Cardcaptor Sakura" is on fire, and I have received several animations here. , are all magical girl themes, it seems that after Harem Manga and Hot Blood Manga, the audience will be fatigued by the magical girl theme again.”

"There is no way around this," the colleague was also a little helpless: "Animation production costs are high, and the risk of trying new themes is too great. Not every company can bear the risk of losing money. Following the trend of the market, no matter what If you can get a basic market, you will not lose money."

Shen Nian is an old editor of "Anime Online", of course she understands the meaning of her colleagues, but she is somewhat disappointed in her heart.

Another editor picked up the documents on the table, flipped through them casually, his eyes stopped unexpectedly on one of the pages, and the corner of his mouth revealed an interesting smile: "...Because of his indistinguishable appearance, he was mistaken by the guardian elves as A beautiful boy bound by a girl, hahaha, this setting is a bit interesting, it seems that the industry is not completely follow the trend."

"Ah, I saw that too," Shen Nian also showed a smile: "The setting is quite interesting, the director is He Hongfeng, I also like his last work "Blood Rose", but unfortunately the time of release is not very good , was overwhelmed by the "IS" that turned out to be out of nowhere, and I hope this "I'm Really Not a Magical Girl" can bring him back to the number one position on the list."

"Speaking of "IS", Huaying will release new works at the end of the year, right?"

As soon as the editor finished speaking, she saw a somewhat tangled expression on Shen Nian's face, and she asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

"Actually, it's nothing." Shen Nian handed over another separate file next to the laptop, she was still a little entangled at the moment: "I can't say, you can read it for yourself."

The colleague took the document. Unlike the densely packed ones on other documents, this document belonging to Huaying only contained a very simple string of words——

Title: "Magic Girl Madoka Magica"

Online time: 12.10

"Huh! It's also the theme of magical girls!" Someone said in surprise: "No way, I thought that Huaying would continue to come up with new themes. Does this mean that you plan to continue to stir up trouble?"

"What are you thinking?" Someone retorted: "This is Huaying, who makes nothing, and I don't believe that Huaying would do such a thing. You can see from their previous animations. Huaying is not the kind who will be honest. A solid company. To put it more bluntly, if you don't make trouble, is it still a thief?"

These words seemed to wake everyone up.

Several senior editors looked at each other for a while, not knowing how to refute, and finally Shen Nian broke the silence: "This is the most warm and healing magical girl, a dog thief...he shouldn't do anything outrageous, right? ?”

"I don't know why, but I suddenly panicked."

"I also……"

The discussion is over, and Shen Nian faithfully uploaded the information of Huaying's new work to the next weekly magazine of "Anime Online". She didn't put the speculation inside the editorial department, but simply mentioned the name of the cartoon and the release time.

At the same time, other animation companies of Blue Star also received the news that Huaying's new work, "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" will be launched at the end of the year.

Yunsu animation office building.

"It's Huaying again..."

Zhang Guanghui frowned when his eyes fell on the time that was exactly the same as when Yunsu Animation was launched.I have to say that he is still a bit apprehensive about the new leader of Huaying: "What should we do now? Are we going to postpone the launch time?"

"Stay as it is."

"But..." Zhang Guanghui hesitated to speak.

It’s not that he uplifts others’ morale and destroys his own prestige. It’s that Huaying’s animation level cannot be judged by common sense. Every animation work currently produced by this company, whether it is online animation or TV animation, which one is not Got a record-breaking score?

How can such a company release a new work on the same day as theirs?

"Manager Zhang," the boss of Yunsu Animation is a middle-aged man in his early 40s. He always looks like he is smiling and easy to talk, but now his tone is unquestionable: "You know, we are no longer The original thousand miles animation."

If it was the original Qianli animation, they could still go online if they wanted to go online early, or postpone it if they wanted to, according to their own wishes, but they have now become a part of Yunsu.It seems that it is still free, but in fact, everything must be based on the opinions of the company headquarters.

Yunsu's dress-up mobile game will be open beta early next year. As the animation branch of its subsidiary company, Yunsu Animation does not have the right to refuse from the beginning to the end. All they can do is to cooperate fully.

——Even if you know it well, the result of playing with Huaying at the same time is a dead end.

Besides...

"As you have seen, Huaying's new work is still based on the theme of magical girls," said the boss of Yunsu Animation. As for the theme of magical girls, it is not certain whether the level of the previous three animations can be maintained, and it is too unambitious to worry about the impact of simultaneous broadcasting.”

Seeing his boss's confident look, Zhang Guanghui had no choice but to smile wryly.

Unlike Huaying Animation, where the animation director is the actual controller of the company, the boss of Yunsu Animation is not an animation fan. The animation was sold to Yunsu Group.

How could such a boss understand Huaying's consistent style and the unpredictable material selection of Shepherd Star?

The immediate boss insisted on this. As the department manager, Zhang Guanghui couldn't say anything, so he could only follow the other party's instructions.

Not only Yunsu Animation, but other animation companies that have animation works that will be broadcast around November-December in the second half of the year reacted immediately after receiving the news of Huaying’s new work:

"Reschedule!"

"...This is too sudden. Didn't Huaying say that the new work will wait until at least next year? Why is the new work so soon? And it's a magical girl theme. What should we do now? Are we going to advance the launch time? ?”

Of course, not all animation companies made the decision to avoid it immediately after receiving Huaying’s new work——

Luofeng Animation is a medium-sized animation production company.

Of course, this does not mean that this animation production company is unknown. In fact, on the contrary, Luofeng Animation, like Huaying Animation, is a company with the director himself as the actual person in charge of the company. In other words, in Luofeng Animation also takes director Ho Hung-fung's will as the first priority.

By the way, Luofeng Animation actually has a good relationship with Huaying Animation.

Although the outside world has been rumored that because He Hongfeng's "Blood Rose" was taken away by "IS" produced by Shepherd Star, it was not very happy. In fact, the opposite is true. In fact, the relationship is good, and occasionally we will exchange some animation matters.

He Hongfeng quietly looked at the column belonging to Huaying animation in "Anime Online" spread out on the desktop.

He only pondered for ten seconds before showing a faint smile: "Then go online early."

"Director He!"

Several core members of his production team standing beside him suddenly exclaimed, and one of the young people couldn't help but said: "Director He, I don't think there is a need for Luofeng Animation to back down! Yes, Huaying is now It is indeed a well-known company in the industry, but is our Luofeng Animation inferior to Huaying?"

The young man was full of dissatisfaction.

As a member of He Hongfeng's production team, he also experienced the depression of "Blood Rose" being overtaken by "IS" to reach the top. In his opinion, the commercial value of "IS" is undeniable, and the sales volume is indeed admirable, but "IS" Is Blood Rose really worse than IS?

Young people don't think so.

You know, "Blood Rose" has a score of 9.5 points on the manga website! What about "IS"?The final score is only 7.1 points.

Now he is asked to advance the launch time of the animation abruptly because of the conflict with Huaying's theme and schedule, in order to avoid the impact of Huaying's new work, how can he accept it?

The young man looked annoyed, but He Hongfeng smiled instead of anger: "Who said I moved the time forward because I wanted to avoid Huaying's new work?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Qiqi looked at him.

"Makisushi is a very talented director, and he is also very smart in the selection of animation materials. According to his style, "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" must be a work with a completely different style from "Cardcaptor Sakura". There will definitely be great innovations." He Hongfeng was talking, and suddenly changed the subject: "What do you think of our new animation?"

"It's very interesting! The magical girl animations on the market today are basically genuine magical girls. There has never been an animation like ours that reads as a magical girl and writes as a magical boy. Innovation and novelty are definitely enough."

"The characters and plot are also very interesting. When I read the script, I laughed so hard that my stomach hurts. The characters are also very likable. As a funny story, it will definitely make people's eyes shine!"

"Compared with Huaying's new work?" He Hongfeng asked.

Everyone was stunned.

Seeing that everyone was at a loss, He Hongfeng laughed instead: "The early release of "I'm Really Not a Magical Girl" doesn't necessarily mean that Luofeng Animation chose to retreat, but it could also be a kind of reverse sniping——"

"If Huaying's new work still maintains Huaying's usual high level, then it is not a disadvantage for us to avoid Huaying, but if Huaying's "Magic Girl Madoka" is not creative enough and Luo Wind animation, showing a unique setting and interesting ideas..." He said, and slowly smiled: "What do you think the audience will think when the time comes?"

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I don’t know anything about the ups and downs that happened in various companies—of course, even if I knew, the Shepherd would not take it to heart, at most I would feel a little bit in my heart:

Unknowingly, Huaying Animation has also changed from the small company that was full of controversy and suspicion back then to the industry that is doing everything possible to avoid the existence of Huaying's schedule.

"The recording part of the third episode has been completed, and the editing should start this weekend at the latest. Is this part still in charge of Cui Hongyi?"

"Editing?" Mu Suxing recalled the editing effect of the first and second episodes, and nodded: "Yes, let him be responsible. Have you finished the coloring of the fourth episode?"

"Director Dai is in charge of this part, and it should be completed this weekend at the latest, without delaying the process." Du Yutang explained.

Mu Su Xingwei nodded invisibly, and suddenly remembered something, and asked, "Has the new show's launch time at the end of the year been confirmed?"

"It's confirmed." Speaking of this, Du Yutang immediately became energetic: "Except for Yunsu Animation and a few animation companies that have nothing to do with themes, other animation companies have chosen to broadcast in advance. It shouldn't have any effect."

In fact, more than no impact.

With the previous magical girl-themed animations as a foreshadowing, the audience will be more likely to get bored if they watch more of these themes. When "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is broadcast, it will only have a positive impact.As for Yunsu animation, according to the usual arrogance of Yunsu Group, there are many similar themes in the front, and there is a magic circle at the nuclear weapon level in the back. I'm afraid it will be completely ruined.

She didn't miss the faint joy on the assistant's face, and Mu Su Xing couldn't help but smile.

This is the advantage of Huaying animation with young people as the main composition - most of the employees have come from obscurity with Huaying, and the treatment of Huaying itself has always been the most conscientious in the industry, so that the "Night Watch" animation When the copyright was taken away by Yunsu, the employees were already furious before Mu Suxing said anything.

Thinking of the animation they are producing, which can give Yunsu animation a critical blow, many people even offered to work overtime, just to try to make every picture of "Magic Girl Madoka" perfect.

After finishing the brief report work, Du Yutang continued to work with a happy mood.

Using "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" to block the publicity plan of Yunsu Entertainment's latest mobile game is indeed a good way to fight back. Considering that this animation was originally on Huaying's schedule, this "revenge" plan, It is quite easy for the painting and shadow side.

but……

Mu Suxing squinted his eyes, and the contemptuous and casual attitude of Yunsu Group that day seemed to be still in front of his eyes. He thought of Huaying's development in the past two years, and what he had to admit, the huge difference with Yunsu Group.

not enough.

Whether it is the counterattack against Yunsu Group or the development of Huaying itself, in the eyes of outsiders, Huaying animation may be good enough, but compared with the huge plan in his heart, these are just the tip of the iceberg.

It seemed that it was time for him to think about other things.

……

"Yunsu Entertainment has gone too far this time!"

In the conference room with bright and clean windows, a capable woman standing by the table propped one hand on the rectangular desk, the anger in her eyes seemed to turn into substance: "Copy the setting, copy the gameplay, copy the UI, this time it's even worse, even our Tengkong's CG storyboard is also copied? Is their cg animation department a waste? If you don't copy or learn from it, you won't be able to make cg?"

"What does the legal department say? Plagiarism or excessive borrowing? What are the chances of winning if you go to court?" Someone asked.

The young man sitting in the corner by the window adjusted his black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, looking helpless: "It's hard to say, Yunsu Entertainment is a veteran in this field, and there are many loopholes in the protection of game play in Blue Star Law. In the case of the court, I'm afraid the chances of winning are not great, and..."

"And in the end, it will probably increase the exposure and popularity of Yunsu's game in vain, and lose his wife and lose his army." Qin Sheng knocked on the table and said lightly: "If I remember correctly, this should not be our original game. The topic of the meeting?"

silence.

The capable woman sat back in her seat and let out a long sigh.

Of course she remembers the theme of this meeting, and everyone here remembers it clearly, because before this, this theme has been discussed countless times in previous meetings, but because both sides insist on their own opinions, every time It's all over.

——Should Tengkong Entertainment officially enter the mobile game market?

After a short silence, someone finally spoke up: "My thoughts are still the same as last time. The times are developing. For a long time to come, the mobile phone market will be the real mainstream. If you continue to be stubborn like this, Tengkong Entertainment will only be rejected. We have been eliminated by the times, and we must make changes."

"I don't agree," said this time, but it was the capable woman who angrily scolded Yunsu at the beginning: "The reason why Tengkong is different from other game companies is because only Tengkong is a company that is truly loyal to games and players. If even we give up What is the difference between Tengkong and those third-rate game companies in the market? What will our core users think of us? Who can guarantee that this change will be successful?"

Someone sneered: "That's better than being reduced to a 'material library' in the mobile game market like it is now!"

Accompanied by this sharp sarcasm, the entire conference room was suddenly dead silent, and the expressions of many people present changed slightly, with a little more gloom in their eyes.

It is said that hitting a snake hits seven inches, so this "material library" is the "seven inches" of Tengkong Entertainment.

For a long time, Tengkong Entertainment has specialized in the console market and the PC market, and most of the games it produces are novel and unique, exquisite games with meticulous attention to detail. The pain of Tengkong fans is also the pain of all employees of Tengkong Entertainment——

Due to the novel and interesting gameplay, the games produced by Tengkong Entertainment will often quickly become the reference of other game companies, and even the objects of plagiarism. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are "material libraries". If the copying is not very obvious, or deliberately stepped on the edge of the law, Tengkong is helpless.

Ordinary references are fine, but there are still some extremely shameless game companies. It’s okay if Teng Kong doesn’t give a wink. Once a little bit of plagiarism is mentioned, the other company will use it to hype and take advantage of the trend to promote the game. ——After all, black and red are also red.

The capable woman's expression darkened, but she persisted in her attitude: "It's because of this that we can't keep company with Yunsu and others!"

The question about whether Tengkong Entertainment wants to enter the mobile game market has been left unsolved once again.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, the company leaves work on time.

When Qin Sheng came out of the main building and turned to the parking space on the side, someone was already waiting there first.

Qin Sheng ignored him, he took out the car keys, and just opened the car door, before he sat in the driver's seat, the person on the other end had already opened the door of the passenger seat unceremoniously - this made Qin Sheng finally look up. The junior and stalker took a look.

Qin Sheng raised his eyebrows: "Can you take the co-pilot seat?"

Sang Yingshao thought about it, and thought it was the same, so she took a step back and tried to open the door of the back seat, but failed.

Sang Yingshao: "?"

Qin Sheng: "Take me as the driver?"

Sang Yingshao couldn't bear it anymore: "It was agreed that going to work is the superior and the superior, so everything will be as usual after get off work?"

Seeing that there was something in the other party's words, Qin Sheng closed the car door and leaned halfway on the car, then raised his eyes to look at the irritable Sang Yingshao, and said concisely: "Say what you have to say."

: "The annual revenue of Tengkong Entertainment last year was 700 billion." He looked at Qin Sheng: "The cloud speed is twice that of ours."

"What do you want to clarify?"

"I don't know what you think, but I feel unwilling, especially unwilling," Sang Yingshao said: "We are also more serious than Yunsu in making games, and we also pay more attention to innovation. We have led half of the The trend in the game industry, but the annual revenue is only half of that of those who follow the trend, how can I be reconciled to this?"

Yes, Yunsu has been infamous for its plagiarism, but players will still honestly click on Yunsu's game and even invest money in it.

On the contrary, it is vacated, the reputation is gained, and the status in the hearts of the players is also gained. However, the annual revenue is still not as good as the cloud speed that follows the trend. Some things are fine if there is no comparison. Now there is the most obvious comparison. How could she be willing to be called Sang Yingshao?

"What do you think about vacating into the mobile game market?"

……

night.

By the time Qin Sheng parked the car in the garage and returned to the gate of the dormitory, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

He opened the door with the key he carried with him, and the warm yellow light he saw made him slightly startled, and his eyes soon fell on the Shepherd star who was on the sofa and focused on watching TV.

Since it was confirmed that Musuxing is indeed Mujuxing, and Musuxing is approaching (already) graduating, for the convenience of commuting to and from work, the two of them naturally returned to the state at the beginning, and Musuxing lived back when they were teenagers Qin Sheng lived in the third-ring villa closest to the company.

During this period of time, both of them have been extremely busy at work, and their personalities also happen to be the type of people who don't know the sky and the earth when they are busy. After careful calculation, it can be said that they haven't seen each other for quite a while.

When Qin Sheng was slightly surprised, the Shepherd Star on the other side had already stood up, blinked at him, and showed a sly smile: "Mr. Qin, I wonder if you are interested in negotiating a business with me?"