Chapter 631 Record-breaking (asking for monthly ticket)
"Neither on TV nor on video websites, this Journey to the West will only be broadcast on the platform established by Yu Xiaoshu himself. Is he so confident?"
"And what I don't understand is that Yu Xiaoshu gave his social platform such a weird name, simply called 'Chat'. What are they talking about? Blind dates?"
"To be honest, I personally think that Yu Xiaoshu's social platform will not be successful."
"That's right, I also think it can't be done. To be honest, no matter how strong the celebrity's appeal is, he can't do it."
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These people’s inferences cannot be said to be wrong.
Just like on Earth, sometimes capital always wants to rely on celebrities to solve problems. Celebrities can bring traffic, but if a social platform relies entirely on celebrities, it will not be able to grow big.
For this reason, everyone has a negative attitude towards Yu Xiaoshu as a social platform.
Can't I just be your screenwriter?
What is this? ?
What’s more important is that people don’t think that an animated film like “Journey to the West” can attract much traffic.
Because aren’t cartoons for children?
Do many underage children have social platforms?
Besides, the current cartoons are almost extinct, with only a few low-age IPs still hanging on. Other than that, it is obvious that other cartoons are not doing well.
For this reason, everyone believes that the main reason why Yu Xiaoshu put the "Journey to the West" animation on his social platform was because he was powerless.
Even if he is Yu Xiaoshu, there will definitely not be many people who like his cartoon.
Just like that, TV stations and video websites were not optimistic about "Journey to the West", so Yu Xiaoshu had to broadcast it for free. He was definitely afraid of being embarrassed, so he simply put it directly on his own social platform.
The more I think about it, the more this seems to be the case.
Many of them also think so.
Although a lot of books of "Journey to the West" have been sold, compared with the whole of China, it is actually not that many. Secondly, those who like the book may not necessarily watch the drama.
Not to mention watching cartoons.
A good book doesn’t necessarily mean the resulting TV series will be good.
Over the years, how many original works have been ruined by filming?
Too many.
Even fans of the original novel and fans of the drama are not the same.
That's the truth.
Yu Xiaoshu naturally knew this too.
Of course, when filming a drama, we have to follow the original work, but what is adaptation? ?
Of course, the adaptation is not fabricated.
Some adaptations of the original work have almost completely changed the spirit of the original work.
For this reason, Yu Xiaoshu watched the entire production of the "Journey to the West" animation. His idea was simple: the soul of the animation must not be lost no matter what.
This time in the cartoon he wants to let everyone see what the Monkey King Sun Wukong is like.
Then when the show started, the entire series of "Journey to the West" was directly released online.
"Fuck, I thought there would be one episode updated per day, but this is... wow."
"I didn't expect this either. This is too exciting. The entire series is now online."
"Anyway, I still want to take a look and see what it is like."
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Feng Ling was also a little surprised.
She originally thought that no matter from which aspect, "Journey to the West" should be carried out step by step.
What a result.
The entire series is actually online now.
Feng Ling was going to watch a cartoon first. Although she didn't like cartoons very much, she thought about it and decided to watch one.
Then, in such a situation, Feng Ling opened "Journey to the West".
Each episode is not long and not too tiring to watch.
The most important thing is that the effects of "Journey to the West" are very well done, and you can tell at a glance that money was spent on it.
The original time and space "Journey to the West" was limited by technical means and could not produce the desired effect, but whether it is an animation or a TV series, the level of effort is far ahead of later ones.
This time when filming the "Journey to the West" animation, the production cost kept soaring, and even Zhou Ming was a little scared.
It's just an animated film, but it was shot according to movie standards.
This is too rich.
But Zhou Ming was a little excited.
Because as he got to know Yu Xiaoshu better, he indeed discovered that Yu Xiaoshu was a real expert. He was not like You Zhihong, who was trying hard to prove something or even trying to be competitive.
Yu Xiaoshu just wanted to make a good cartoon.
He doesn't need to prove anything, and at the same time, he doesn't need to prove himself to anyone.
But it is precisely because of this that Yu Xiaoshu seems to have the demeanor of a master, and he may push the first season of the "Journey to the West" animation to its peak.
When the animated series Journey to the West was first aired, Zhou Ming wrote on his WeChat Moments: "Please go watch Journey to the West. Please remember this day, as it will be the beginning of Chinese animation."
"Support Director Zhou, I just watched it, this cartoon is really good."
"Congratulations to Director Zhou. This animated film Journey to the West actually made me feel like I was watching a movie."
"Director Zhou is really awesome. I support Director Zhou."
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Many people liked the post below the Moments, and some also commented.
Some people watched the animated film "Journey to the West", while others just gave it a little face.
In it, You Zhihong typed two words: "Haha."
Okay.
No matter how generous You Zhihong said it, deep down in his heart he really hated Zhou Ming with a vengeance. The key point was that although he hated You Zhihong, he still chose to continue reading Zhou Ming's circle of friends.
You Zhihong has not watched the animated film "Journey to the West".
He is disgusting.
But after an hour of airing, some people had already finished watching the first season, and there was a lot of discussion and attention online, and even a lot of people were discussing it.
Completely different.
Before the Journey to the West cartoon was aired, everyone was discussing: "What's the point of this cartoon?"
But after the animation of Journey to the West was aired, everyone was discussing: "This animation is fucking awesome."
The same thing.
Producer, whether you have put your heart into it or not, the audience can see it.
Just one hour after the animation film "Journey to the West" was aired, many people flocked to Yu Xiaoshu's social platform.
Because although the "Journey to the West" animation is free to broadcast and is also available in Blu-ray, you need to register an account.
From the initial few thousand registered users, to tens of thousands of registered users, and then to hundreds of thousands.
Then, millions of users registered.
All this took only one day.
The animation "Journey to the West" has been viewed over 10 million times in just one day after its release. These 10 million times are real views, and they are all watched by real users.
Just from this aspect, "Journey to the West" has really injected confidence into the animation market.
But this confidence is not very strong.
Later, many animators in the industry became more pessimistic.
"Have you watched the animated film Journey to the West? You can go and watch it to see how great this animation is, whether it's the special effects or the plot, but all of these cost money."
"It's over, the animation market is still reaching its peak??? How is it possible??"
"Yes, I also feel that it's over. Damn, can anyone invest like Yu Xiaoshu without paying any money?"
"I am dying of laughter. I think Yu Xiaoshu didn't expand the animation market, he fucking killed it.
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Some people are pessimistic and even complain that Yu Xiaoshu is destroying some unspoken rules of the animation market.
Su Qing was amused by this idea.
As for the animated film "Journey to the West", Su Qing had actually seen it in advance. Yu Xiaoshu let her watch it after it was completed. She felt that this animated film "Journey to the West" had the potential to set a new record.
This record brings confidence to the animation market.
As long as you truly respect the animation market, as long as you really want to make the animation market bigger and stronger, as long as you really want to make good cartoons, then you can do it well.
You Zhihong is a negative example, and Yu Xiaoshu is a positive example.
But Su Qing really didn't expect this.
These so-called animation industry insiders actually said this.
What killed the animation market?
Something like it’s going to be hard to make cartoons in the future because it’s too expensive.
Listen to this.
Is this human language?
In Su Qing's opinion, if animation can really be made into a good film just by spending money, then Chinese animation would have been very popular a long time ago.
After all, don't forget one thing.
That is, the amount of money invested in Chinese animation in recent years has not been low.
Just look at You Zhihong and you will know how much money this guy has invested. He once made an animated film with a production cost of several hundred million, but it failed.
For this reason, Su Qing was very disgusted with the so-called "money theory".
It's good to have money. With money, you can get things done in a down-to-earth manner.
But this doesn't mean that having money means you can do whatever you want.
If you have money, you will definitely be able to make good films? ?
Just look at how those bad movies came out.
A lot of money was spent.
But it just doesn't work.
For this reason, Su Qing simply cheered for Yu Xiaoshu on her Douhu account.
"The animation of Journey to the West is really good. I think it is suitable for people of all ages. What moved me even more is that it tells all producers that you can make good animations with money. It doesn't mean that you can't make good animations with money.
So why were so many cartoons not well made despite the money they received? ?
Isn't it because they don't respect the script?
The script is the core of a work.
I also hope that the success of the animation film Journey to the West will improve the domestic animation market in the future.”
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"What Ji Da said is right. I just saw what some so-called industry insiders said and I almost vomited. Damn, I finally understand why they can't do it well."
“Hahaha, Ji Da is firing at the others, right? But I think he’s right. Damn it, those people are really scumbags. Not only can they not take good photos themselves, but they also blame Teacher Yu for taking too good photos.”
"Come on, didn't you see the main point of Ji Da? The main point is that everyone should respect the script. That's what Ji Da said. Isn't this just a fancy way of praising Teacher Yu?"
"That's true. Anyway, I think Mr. Yu's animated adaptation of Journey to the West is really good."
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Obviously, everyone on Douhu is also discussing the "Journey to the West" animation.
The points will be opened today.
The cartoon scored 9 points when it was first aired.
9 points. Currently, there is no cartoon on Douhu that can reach 9 points.
Yu Xiaoshu's cartoon once again set an example for himself.
This is Yu Xiaoshu's first animated film and also Baiqian Media's first animated film, and yet it has achieved such success.
So there are still a few seasons left of "Journey to the West", and everyone thinks it can be arranged completely.
TV stations and video websites are all in a mess.
They originally wanted to buy the first season of "Journey to the West", but Yu Xiaoshu's asking price was too high, so high that everyone felt that Yu Xiaoshu just didn't want to sell it.
That’s why everyone simply stopped selling.
But now look at the number of views of "Journey to the West". "Journey to the West" has brought tens of millions of users to Yu Xiaoshu's social platform. The "Journey to the West" animation is really going to explode.
It doesn't look like Yu Xiaoshu is asking for a high price.
The price they asked for is completely reasonable.
In short, everyone thinks that it is no problem for Yu Xiaoshu's "Journey to the West" to be priced at 100 million yuan.
Still too timid.
If the TV stations and video websites had been bolder at the time, perhaps things would have been different.
Especially Xiaoma Video, because the popularity of "The Beginning" made Xiaoma Video feel that it was doing well again, and then they also bought several other dramas, but did not discuss "Journey to the West".
That's right.
I haven’t even watched this pony video from the animated series “Journey to the West”.
If they had just taken a look, perhaps things would have been different.
In fact, it’s not just Xiaoma Video. Other video websites and TV stations also didn’t watch it. After they heard Yu Xiaoshu’s asking price, everyone chose to give up.
The reason is simple. With such a high price, we won’t buy it even if you are a goddess.
But who would have thought that she was the most beautiful fairy among fairies.
Then, everyone became restless.
Within one day, Yu Xiaoshu's phone was flooded with calls.
We basically talked about the second season.
However, Yu Xiaoshu promoted the comics of "Journey to the West" on his social media platform.
Yes.
comics.
Because the comic version of "Journey to the West" is already on the market.
This is all decided in advance.
As soon as the "Journey to the West" animation was released, the next day the "Journey to the West" comics were released, in two versions, one for adults and one for children.
No matter which one, they are basically sold out by many parents.
That's right.
This is the power of film and television dramas.
Whenever an original novel is adapted into a film or TV series, no matter whether the adapted TV series is good or bad, it will bring sales to the original novel.
Why do authors want their original novels to be adapted into TV series???
The principle is the same.
Because the influence is completely different.
Of course, there is money to be made.
The big IP of "Journey to the West" has already been initially demonstrated.
And this is just the beginning.
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(End of this chapter)
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