Chapter 656: Shocking Debut: The Shock Brought by Transformers
In the dormitory, several people clicked on the first episode of "Transformers" and started watching it. As the music played, the powerful opening song began. As the music played, the dazzling Transformers and fighting scenes in the movie made many people open their eyes wide.
Many people were amazed by the visual experience, which was comparable to the most advanced special effects. Looking at the 32-episode series, several people were filled with curiosity.
After the opening music ends, the main film officially begins. It starts with an exciting battle, with two Transformers chasing and fighting on the barren land. The surrounding environment is desolate and gasping, with collapse and destruction everywhere.
The explosive battles, the battles between the giant Transformers, are more exciting than the top special effects blockbusters. Looking at this scene, many people sighed that if they were to watch it in a movie theater, it would definitely be awesome.
Many people were surprised by the excitement. The quality was incredible. It was really expensive to produce an animation with such special effects.
The story officially begins, and the quality of the CG animation, comparable to that of the top game, brings a lot of shock to everyone. The story takes place on the mysterious planet Cybertron, and the Transformers are the protagonists. The various Transformers make everyone scream with excitement.
There are not only powerful Transformers, but also cute little Transformers. When Optimus Prime was little, his cute and adorable appearance immediately attracted many people.
"Fuck, this is the animation Qingyao Group. How much money did they burn?"
"It's fucking awesome! It can't be compared to many top-tier movies..."
"So shocking and powerful! Optimus Prime was so cute when he was little..."
"Can Transformers get married? I love this anime so much..."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just looking at the production level, it's definitely the best in the world..."
"Wow wow wow, I'm hooked. I want a little Optimus Prime to warm my bed..."
As the plot unfolded, everyone was captivated. Each episode was over 20 minutes long, and everyone was still wanting more.
The story is not just about showing off the special effects, the story is also very good, touching, heroic, with sacrifice and cruelty. The whole story is actually similar to the usual TV series and animation, except that the protagonists are replaced by Transformers.
The story is interesting, the plot is exciting, and the special effects are perfect. Who doesn’t love such animation? Not only adults like to watch it, but children also like to watch it. Not only men like to watch it, but women also like it.
All of this was taken into consideration when the story was first written. The animation company has many talented screenwriters, and with Su Yang also involved, the story of Transformers is not only grand but also heartwarming. Furthermore, the early story takes place on Cybertron, and later on it will be linked to Earth, greatly increasing the sense of immersion.
Before they knew it, many people had watched all seven episodes in one go.
Actually, the total length of the seven episodes isn't that long. After all, this is an anime, and the main episode only lasts a little over 20 minutes. The total length of the seven episodes is about the length of a longer movie.
When many people clicked on episode 8, a subscription reminder popped up. The subscription price is the entire subscription, and you can't subscribe to each episode, you can only subscribe as a whole. However, the subscription price is not high, and the price in Europe and the United States is only about ten US dollars.
In China, the price is 45 RMB. Considering the 25 paid episodes, each episode costs less than 2 RMB. The price of the entire package is just the price of watching a movie in the cinema.
Seeing this price, many people didn't even think twice and just paid for it. With such quality and such a price, who would dare to say that Qingyao Group is cutting leeks?
Although ordinary audiences don’t know how much the production cost is, everyone knows that such quality must be a waste of money.
In the past, many companies have been promoting the idea that one minute of CG animation costs a fortune. Now, a cartoon of the quality of "Transformers" costs only that much for 25 episodes. If you think it's too expensive, then go away.
Not only do people not think it is expensive, they also think the price is very reasonable.
Subscriptions for Transformers began to soar rapidly, and Xinghai was delighted to see the figures. It was another IP that could make a lot of money. For Xinghai, this was a sure-win deal.
While animation companies are also concerned about data, subscription revenue isn't their primary concern. They're more focused on cultivating the IP. Once established, the real money comes from the IP's peripheral products.
"Transformers" officially started airing, and many companies in the industry took a deep breath after seeing the quality of "Transformers".
Disney, in particular, knows how to leverage IP better than anyone else. When they saw the quality of Transformers, they immediately became nervous.
This is so unethical. For an animation of this quality, every minute is burning money.
If such an animation were produced by Disney, the cost per minute would be no less than $1 million. After all, labor costs are relatively high at Disney. This is where Qingyao Group has an advantage.
But even so, the cost per minute is still very expensive. This is an animation, and in their opinion, even if Qingyao Group cuts the cost per minute by half, it will still cost at least $500,000, which is still a huge amount of money.
Even if an episode is twenty minutes long, the production cost of one episode will not be less than 10 million US dollars.
There are 32 episodes of animation, and each episode costs 10 million US dollars, so the production cost of this animation is at least 320 million US dollars.
This is an outrageous cost. With such high costs, if you lose money, you'll lose a lot. With such high revenue, it's difficult to recoup that money. After all, even if you go with a pay-per-view model, you still have to share box office revenue with the platform, pay taxes, and so on.
It's a gamble, a gamble indeed. Considering the production costs and publicity costs, it's clear that Qingyao Group has been planning this Transformers film for a long time and is incredibly ambitious.
The Transformers Disney in Su Donghai's mansion has already figured something out. Such a large Transformers model is particularly suitable for display in a theme park.
It's such a big place that it doesn't even need any special programs. Just the price and the location of this big place are enough to attract many tourists.
The Transformers setting is also very suitable for theme park projects. Having Transformers as the main characters directly eliminates the barriers between people from different countries at the very beginning. People no longer care about the protagonist's race or nationality.
The story now takes place on Cybertron, with Transformers as the main characters. Coupled with this plot, this animation is popular with all ages. Looking at the reputation and subscription numbers of this show, Disney feels a lot of pressure.
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