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"Blame Boy" is broadcast every two weeks, while "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is broadcast once a week. The second episodes of the two animations collide on the same day.

On October 2nd, Monday, Ninghai and CCTV broadcast animations at the same time.

The comparison of animations this time has also attracted much attention. After all, after watching one episode of animation, it is said that success or failure is a bit hanging, but two episodes should be stable enough.

The second episode of the animation of "Flame Boy" maintains the same high standard as the first episode. This episode mainly tells the process of the protagonist Dongfang Ming ascending Tianshan Mountain and being accepted as a disciple by the elders of the Xiaoyao Sect after passing the trial. In the trial in the plot, there was a fierce battle in the illusion. Dongfang Ming not only won the victory in the illusion, but also learned a secret technique of the Xiaoyao School. The process was thrilling and the battle was very eye-catching.

However, the plot of the second episode of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is much more flat. In this episode, Chubby tells Madoka that they can fulfill a wish before they become magical girls. Neither of the two girls found what they wanted to achieve, so they followed the senior sister and witnessed a battle between her and the witch—that's it.

The plot of this episode is very ordinary, even duller than the first episode. Although there are battles, it is the battle of the senior sisters, and the protagonist Madoka is still playing soy sauce. With such an ordinary plot, audience satisfaction will definitely be very low.

"I won!"

Jiang Tianshi was very excited after watching "Magic Girl Madoka Magica": "I didn't expect that I really won, what a pity!"

"He Xi is nothing more than that. It seems that I used to think too highly of him... Haha, animation is also suitable for me... Angel will become the number one in China after defeating He Xi. After two years, I will leave Angel and take them away." Defeated, am I number one in China?"

He moves around the room. I felt that I was so stupid before, that I imagined He Xi to be so strong before the competition, but in fact, it was only at this level, and this time the victory was simply a piece of cake.

Of course, Jiang Tianshi was not the only one who was excited, Zhongxia Company and many media were also very excited.

Although the satisfaction of the second episode of "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" has not yet been released, some media have already investigated the approximate figures, and the satisfaction of the second episode will not be much different from the first episode. The situation with "Fireboy" is similar. Its second episode will continue the high satisfaction of the first.

The gap between the two is even bigger, basically not at the same level. It is also very difficult to catch up. Now the media that were originally unwilling to turn to it also began to turn to it. He Xi's disadvantage is already obvious. "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is a short animation, and the chance of a comeback is very slim.

The topic of "Whether He Xi is really exhausted" became hot again. In contrast, the popularity of 'Angel' has further increased,

Not only in Ninghai, but also in the first-tier cities in China, there is an angelic wind. At the beginning of this October, Angel has become the most noteworthy object in the Chinese comics industry. Every newspaper and website reporting animation news will put "Angel" in a prominent position for reporting, which was unimaginable in the past.

Phoenix Company seemed to be at sunset, and some evaluation agencies lowered their performance expectations for Phoenix Company one after another, while raising the various indexes of Zhongxia Company. The expert who praised He Xi in the focus interview also changed his original intention. Acknowledging that the current form of development is very unfriendly to Phoenix.

Numerous media have made interview requests to Phoenix Company, and what they want to know is how Phoenix Company will react in this situation.

However, Phoenix Company did not accept an interview, and the official Weibo did not even have a statement about the incident. This confuses many people.

The most anxious one was Wang Lei, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, who was so anxious that he was sweating.

"Why didn't Teacher He Xi respond at all!"

The current wind direction is very wrong. Wang Lei wanted to interview Phoenix Company, and he also successfully got through to Meng Huo's call.

But when it came to this matter, Meng Huo was very calm.

"Temporary wind direction does not mean anything. We will not respond to media comments. Please don't pay too much attention to it."

His answers were short and missed the point. But Wang Lei noticed why. Now that the media is raging, no matter what response Phoenix Company makes, the enthusiasm will rise further. For them, not responding is the best way to deal with it.

But this attitude of non-response is really uncomfortable to watch. Wang Lei had no choice but to turn to CCTV for an interview request.

He originally thought that CCTV would refuse their interview because of the incident of "Detective Conan" last time, but unexpectedly, CCTV's new animation team accepted it.

Wang Lei came to Yanjing with a sense of surprise, and then met Ji Wu, the new head of CCTV animation.

After greeting each other, Wang Lei proposed the topic of this interview. His first topic was to ask CCTV about the viewers' satisfaction with the animations "Magic Girl Madoka" and "Fire Boy".

"You guys think too highly of satisfaction." Sitting on the sofa, Ji Wuduan said with a smile: "Although satisfaction is an excellent tool to measure the quality of a work, it is affected by various factors, and it cannot be explained yet. The quality gap between "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" and "Fire Boy" is really as big as 30%."

"What do you mean?" Wang Lei's heart moved, he felt that he could get something new today.

"The meaning is very simple. In the comparison of the two animations this time, satisfaction is affected by a very important factor." Ji Wu stretched out a finger and said with a smile: "The sense of expectation-this is what makes "Magical Girl Little The reason why the satisfaction level of Circle" has become lower."

Ji Wu began to explain to Wang Lei that the so-called sense of anticipation refers to the audience's expectation for the animation before it is broadcast.

"Blame Boy" has a strong publicity and a luxurious production lineup, but these do not mean that the audience's expectations for animation will be high. Huaxia's animation audiences already have relatively mature standards. They have watched a lot of animations over the years and know a lot about various companies. The animation works of Zhongxia Company can generally be regarded as above-average.

Even if the new group 'Angels' is launched now, it is a group that has not been tempered by time after all. The audience needs time to accept it, and it is impossible to have high expectations for them from the beginning. Big-name artists who are voice actors have more or less raised this expectation, but they are all laymen in animation, and whether they can do animation well is also a problem.

The content of "Fire Boy" is familiar to everyone, and the expectations for the content will not be too high.

Combining various factors, it is well known that "Fire Boy" was advertised well before it was broadcast, but most viewers still have doubts about the quality of the animation. As a result, when the animation came out, it was amazing. The quality of "Flame Boy" surpassed the standard of all previous animations of Zhongxia Company, and the picture was even better than He Xi's works.

The expected value is low, but after the animation is broadcast, it has far exceeded this expected value. The audience will naturally be pleasantly surprised-the satisfaction will be very high.

However, in terms of He Xi, the situation is completely opposite.

Who is He Xi? He is the number one cartoonist in China, which previous animation was not a super popular animation! ?

"Pokemon", "Gundam Seed", plus "Detective Conan" that caused a storm a while ago - as long as anyone who can watch animation, they all know that He Xi's animation is the number one in China, and the sense of expectation will be very high high.

This time "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is a subject that has been prepared for several years, and the content of the story is even more mysterious, which hooked the audience's psychology from the very beginning. People expect that "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" will be as amazing as the original "Gundam Seed" in the first episode, coupled with the high-level "Flame Boys" broadcast in advance, the audience's requirements for "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" It is even higher, far surpassing "Fire Boy".

But the animation that came out did not surprise them. Except for the picture, the plot is not even comparable to any of He Xi's previous animation works. It is obvious that the audience's satisfaction will be very low.

"...The level of expectation determines the satisfaction, and there is not a big gap in the quality of animation." Ji Wu finally said with a smile: "Our director has seen Mr. He Xi's later plans, and they told me this... "Magic" "Girl Madoka" is a work that won't embarrass Teacher He Xi, but it's just that it's not the time to work hard yet."

Wang Lei was surprised and happy, no way, according to Ji Wu, could it be possible that there is still a god behind "Magic Girl Madoka"?

He thought about it carefully, and it's not surprising at all. Many of He Xi's works have had a magical turn. At the beginning, the incident of being sprayed to death by someone and finally slapping someone in the face has happened more than once or twice. Especially in the game, which of the Ruhuo Qingqing and AD is not a work that was disliked in the early stage, and all kinds of slaps in the face later?

It’s just that this time it’s an animation. He Xi has always been the leader and phoenix in animation, and he hasn’t shown a reversed animation yet. In addition, this time "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is a short story, and the possibility of reversal is very small, so The media didn't care...

"Could it be..."

Wang Lei trembled in his heart, why would he want to stage a Jedi counterattack in the animation industry? This... is impossible, right?

"Group Leader Season..." Wang Lei swallowed, and asked, "You mean, "Magic Girl Madoka" is better than "Fire Boys", right?"

He wanted to confirm Ji-woo's thoughts.

But unexpectedly, Ji Wu shook his head.

"I'm just saying that the gap between the two won't be as big as the numbers show. As for who wins and who loses, I can't answer." He said: "After all, I just heard what the director said, and I haven't watched "Magical Girl". Madoka's actual animation, everything is difficult to guarantee."

"However, if I were asked to choose, I would still prefer "The Flame Boy" to be broadcast on our TV station..."

Immediately, Wang Lei felt uncomfortable, and after a long time, after all, Ji Wu still thinks that "Fire Boy" is better! Even the cooperative TV station of Phoenix Company said so, then "Magic Girl Madoka Magica" is simply inferior to "Fire Boy"!

"Don't get me wrong..." Ji Wu seemed to see through Wang Lei's thoughts, and he laughed: "I just think the style of "Flame Boy" is more suitable for our TV station, and "Magic Girl Madoka"...how should I put it... You'll know when you watch the next episode...it's pretty...fantasy." (To be continued)