Chapter 380: Accumulation of Strengths and Development: The Real Chinese Comics
"How about the various projects progressing smoothly while I was away?"
Su Yang came to the animation studio and asked, which made everyone laugh.
"Boss Su, it's going very smoothly. We've been producing according to schedule. We've also had a lot of new partners join us in the past six months, so the progress is going relatively smoothly."
The studio manager smiled and said, "After joining Qingyao Media, their salaries and benefits have increased significantly. It has also become more formalized. Tang Qing has also recruited many talented professionals from around the world, and the various work equipment is also quite advanced."
Most importantly, Qingyao Media is not short of money. Its cash flow is truly impressive. No other domestic entertainment company can compare to Qingyao Media's cash flow.
In this era, money makes things easier. Especially for the animation industry, as long as there's enough funding, the quality of the work is pretty good. Furthermore, the scripts and settings for these works were all left behind by Su Yang, making production much simpler.
In the studio, Su Yang checked the progress of each project.
My second animated feature film project is progressing smoothly. However, judging by the production schedule, it will definitely not be released in time for the summer holiday. However, the Spring Festival release date should be no problem, which is fine, as it's a great time slot.
The animation "Under One Person" is also produced step by step. This animation is currently very popular and has produced two seasons. However, Su Yang is basically letting go of this animation. The subsequent plot will be written by the company's screenwriters and the production will also be handed over to them. After all, it is already a well-known IP.
“I didn’t expect Peppa Pig to have produced so many episodes.”
Seeing this project, Su Yang laughed.
This project was a key project that Su Yang left behind before he left. When this project was first proposed, it almost depressed these people to death.
They like to make passionate anime and don't want to make this kind of childish animation. But Su Yang insisted on starting this project. Fortunately, Tang Qing later brought in a lot of people, including many female practitioners.
The addition of these people has enabled the project to progress very quickly.
Before Su Yang left, he left behind a large number of scripts. The character prototypes were all drawn. For the past six months, the entire project team has been working non-stop.
In just half a year, this animation has produced fifty episodes. This speed is really amazing.
Su Yang sat in front of the computer, opened an episode and started watching.
Su Yang naturally made some changes to the setting of this animation. The pig is no longer a British pig, and the story is no longer a British story.
At the same time, the voice actor has changed, but the taste is still the same. Looking at Su Yang watching this childish cartoon with relish, the others looked at each other in the same way.
At this moment, they are also unsure. Will children like such a childish animation?
Obviously, this is a children's animation, and it is aimed at children aged three to six. I guess older people would not watch such a childish cartoon.
Can it be popular? Can it make money?
No one knows at the moment. Some works must be released to see the market reaction.
"good……"
After watching several episodes in a row, Su Yang nodded in satisfaction. This is the flavor. As for whether it will be popular, it depends on the market.
Su Yang was very satisfied with the progress of "Peppa Pig", but this work was not the focus of Qingyao Animation Studio.
"Boss Su, 'Qin's Moon: Hundred Steps Flying Sword' has already produced ten episodes."
Finally, Su Yang came to the small studio room. Inside was a 110-inch TV. A staff member directly turned on the first episode of Qin's Moon and asked Su Yang to watch it.
The animation started playing, and just the opening credits made Su Yang laugh.
It’s exquisite, much more exquisite than the original one I exchanged for myself.
Whether it is the image quality or the production level, this animation is definitely the best at the moment. It is definitely at the level of Hollywood animation.
The animation started playing, and Su Yang watched it carefully.
The character modeling is excellent, never dull at all. All the missions feel lively, and the combat is incredibly engaging. Blades flash and shadows, this is Jianghu.
Seeing Su Yang's solemn expression, the others also became solemn.
They were also very nervous when they were making this animation because it cost a lot of money.
If the production budget were to be made public, it would shock people in the industry.
The production budget of Qin's Moon, which lasts about 22 minutes per episode, is as high as 10 million RMB. With such a budget, which company in China dares to do this?
10 million, this is not 1 million.
Each episode is twenty-two minutes long, and excluding the opening and ending credits, it's only twenty minutes.
The burning cost per minute is 500,000, which is too expensive. Moreover, Su Yang also gave a death order, not allowing any savings.
In short, you have to spend 10 million per episode. And this money is not squandered or wasted. Instead, it is invested in production, making each episode perfect.
Even if you have money, you still have to spend it. They have never seen anyone spend money like this before. There is no other way. Now the people in the Qin's Moon project team are racking their brains every day to think about how to spend the money reasonably.
The fighting scenes are more exciting, the graphics are more beautiful, the action design is more exquisite, and the characters are more refined. Now this group of people can't wait to change the appearance of these characters every day.
These days are so luxurious.
However, this extravagant time also made the group work even harder. Isn't it just about meticulous polish? They just needed more time because they didn't have enough people. Anyway, Su Yang didn't force them to produce one episode a week or anything like that.
Over the past six months, everyone has worked tirelessly to create the animation. Finally, ten episodes were completed in six months.
In the studio, Su Yang watched very seriously, and the more he watched, the wider the smile on his face became.
What is Chinese comics? This is Chinese comics.
The picture quality is top-notch and can be used as CG animation for games. The story is a Chinese story, and all the elements in it are Chinese elements.
Costumes, props, environment, martial arts moves, etc.
After watching three episodes in one go, Su Yang stood up with a feeling of being unsatisfied.
"Thank you for your hard work. 'Qin's Moon' will continue production. If there's insufficient funding, please let us know. I still say the same thing: don't be afraid to spend money. If we want to do something, we must do it to the best of our ability."
Su Yang said with a smile.
"The Legend of Qin: Hundred Steps Flying Sword", the script was optimized again and again, and finally settled on 18 episodes.
There are only eight episodes left, and the project team's progress isn't fast, but it's not slow either. Because a lot of the pre-production work has already been done, the team can now produce an episode almost every 15 days.
In other words, "The Legend of Qin: Hundred Steps Flying Sword" can be completed in four months at most.
This animation is a major move by Qingyao Animation and will also adopt a pay-per-view model.
Penguin started to experiment with the pay-per-view model with "Su Yang Show" and achieved very good results.
"Wulin Wai Zhuan" can be considered an attempt, and its results are even better than "Su Yang Xiu".
At present, the average number of paid on-demand viewers for each episode of "Su Yang Show" Season 2 and "Wulin Waijia" on Penguin exceeds 45 million.
Such on-demand data also made the eyes of major streaming platforms shine. In the six months since Su Yang disappeared, major platforms have begun to try this method and have achieved good results.
Although the results cannot be compared with "Su Yang Xiu" and "Wulin Wai Zhuan", it is good news for streaming platforms.
You don't have to spend any money yourself, just posting on the platform and you can make money. This is much less risky than before. The market reaction over the past six months has also taught everyone a lesson: as long as the work is good enough, there's no worry about not making money.
For example, iQiyi released a suspense short drama during the Chinese New Year. Although it only had 12 episodes, its high quality earned it 25 million paid on-demand views.
The first two episodes of this drama were free, and the next ten episodes cost one yuan each. With 25 million views on demand, the total revenue reached 250 million yuan.
However, the production cost of this short drama was only 15 million.
Therefore, both iQiyi and the production company have made a lot of money. It is precisely because of such examples that in the past six months, the quality of online variety shows and so-called new online dramas has been getting better and better, driven by capital.
The power of capital is terrifying. Currently, both Penguin and other platforms have begun to make efforts in the pay-on-demand market.
Resources within the industry are also beginning to converge on streaming platforms. This trend has made major television stations nervous. If this paid model were to take hold, major television stations would likely lose their status.
It's an inevitable trend, and those in the industry understand it. The paid streaming model is ultimately the inevitable trend.
“Are you satisfied with the company’s situation?”
In Tang Qing's office, seeing Su Yang come in, Tang Qing asked with a smile.
In the past six months, Su Yang was away, and Tang Qing put all her energy into work. In the past six months, the company has expanded a lot and has become more formal.
All departments have been established and Tang Qing has recruited many talents. Now Tang Qing is increasingly acting like a domineering female CEO.
"Look at what you're saying. You're the CEO, and I'm just an employee."
Su Yang complained, which caused Tang Qing to roll her eyes.
What a bullshit worker! I just work for you two.
"Work is on hiatus for the second half of the year. It's time for you to get busy. There are many projects waiting for you. Also, you've all gone through special training, so you should be a little more low-key in the industry from now on. Stop being such a nitpicker, okay? You're not a newcomer in the industry anymore. Stop meddling in so many other people's business and just focus on your own business."
Tang Qing sighed and looked at Su Yang. Su Yang looked at Tang Qing and finally nodded.
"Okay, I'll listen to you..."
Su Yang said this again, but this time Tang Qing rolled her eyes. She had heard this answer many times before. He said it well, but when something happened, he couldn't help but jump out and offend people. She didn't know when he would truly mature.
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