Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 112 16. This is called popularity (5k)

"Huh? It's different from the game?"

Furukawa Haoze shook his fingers and almost dropped the instant noodles in his hands to the ground.

Originally, he didn't plan to watch Onmyoji cartoons at first, but after getting home from get off work, he played games for a while, and when it was almost 7 o'clock, he couldn't help but turn on TV Tokyo.

The main reason is that if you don’t take a look, you will feel itchy in your heart.

After all, Onmyoji is also a game that he likes very much. Furukawa Hirose has been a loyal fan of Onmyoji since the game was born.

It’s precisely because I’m a die-hard fan that I don’t have the courage to watch the anime, for fear that a poor adaptation will ruin the original work.

The experience of the game is actually very different from the audience experience brought by cartoons.

It can only be said that it is very difficult to change the game.

What's more, Kyoto Animation is not well-known and has been doing outsourcing work before. No matter how beautiful the PV is, Furukawa Hirosawa still has a big question mark in his heart.

However, after watching the first episode of "Onmyoji", he was really affected by the plot and the characters in the animation.

The script is a brand new script, but it maintains the main context of the game, giving you a feeling of familiarity.

And when he saw the male protagonist Asakura Haruka pushing open the door of the hot spring hotel, he felt strong uneasiness in his heart.

Later, when the onmyojis said there was no hope and Asakura Haruka hugged his aunt and burst into tears, Furukawa Hirose's heart had reached an extremely low level.

That feeling——

The feeling of playing Onmyoji surged like a tide, irrigating his whole body, and then overflowed from his eyes.

The hero cried so hard that he couldn't bear it.

Furukawa Hirosawa wiped his tears with a handkerchief and cursed Kyoto Animation half to death in his heart.

Damn it, we’re about to get a knife in the first episode, do we still need to be a human being?

The reason why Kyoto Animation did this must be influenced by the old thief Furuhara.

What are you doing? Is it still possible to animate it and give it a better ending?

…

Games and animation are still very different.

In the game, you can store clues in different places, and players can obtain information through exploration and integrate them together.

The battle can be turn-based, without having to consider the issue of tension.

But animation is different. Animation pays great attention to dramatic effects, especially contradictions and explosive power. If it fails to generate a strong enough attraction and make the audience have a sense of expectation, then the animation will go far.

This is also the reason why magic reform is needed.

Ao Chi-won has read and agreed with the script, and he also agrees with KyoAni’s ideas——

Only by adapting the script can Onmyoji's animation become more intense.

…

At the same time, Sunrise Animation is here.

Having just finished watching the first episode of "Onmyoji" produced by Kyoto Animation, Katsuki Tanbebe was silent for a long time.

The colleagues nearby all started talking heatedly.

"Sure enough, Kyoto Animation is an outsourcing company after all. It is the first time that it has taken on the main role in animation production. It is obvious that the quality is not good enough."

"Not only is the plot line relatively thin, but the production is also not very sophisticated. It's obviously a level lower than ours."

"Now we are relieved, right?"

Their evaluations are relatively professional, and anyone with a discerning eye will know where the problem lies at a glance.

The shortcomings of the cartoon Onmyoji are really obvious. The lines drawn in some shots are good, but the effects produced feel cheap.

You can feel the word "poor" from beginning to end.

Even in the most exciting fighting part of the entire first episode, the protagonist's participation is very low. Some fighting plots are not smooth enough, and the special effects are not fully in place. It looks more like a half-finished product.

Everyone knows that works like "Onmyoji" are not capable of competing with "Hatsukura Senki".

It's just that they were put together because of the similar time and ancient customs.

After reading this, everyone felt relieved.

"I have been working hard all night, so I will..." A girl stood up and was about to pack her things and go home from get off work.

"Huh? Is this how you evaluate it?" At this moment, Katabe Katsuyoshi asked.

Everyone was shocked and looked at the supervisor with strange and confused eyes.

"Their shortcomings are obviously good, but what I saw is exactly the opposite." Katsuyoshi Tanitabe said, "The production level of Onmyoji may not be enough, but the storyboards are quite powerful."

Moreover, with Qing Zhiyuan's original painting foundation here, even if KyoAni lacks original painting masters, or their original painting masters have not yet been cultivated, they can still do quite well based on Qing Zhiyuan's original painting.

"Have you watched the fighting scene in the first episode clearly? Although the male protagonist is not very involved, his camera movements are quite beautiful in the process of avoiding attacks and counterattacks."

"That kind of tension and pressure can still be given to us even with such a rough lens performance, and we are even sweating for it. How dare you say that other people's animation is not good?"

According to Katsuyoshi Tanitabe, it is precisely through such simple and rough painting standards that Onmyoji makes the atmosphere conveyed by the entire animation become more prominent, whether it is the movement of the camera or the smoothness of the movements.

It’s obvious that Kyoto Animation’s supervision is not simple.

and--

After watching this episode, Tanibe Katsuyoshi has slightly changed his views on changing animations from games.

The reason why we can achieve this step shows that the original artist of the game itself is also amazing.

If Kyoto Animation had a few more talented original animators and post-producers, how awesome would it be? !

“Don’t underestimate your opponents and work hard to improve your painting skills,” said Katsuyoshi Tanibe.

"Okay! Supervision!"

…

Three days later, on Monday, the students in the school were all talking about the two cartoons on Friday.

"Nene, have you watched TEPCO's "Hatsuzakura Senki" and "Onmyoji" on Friday?"

Ichiro Matsuura said, "Yeah. I watched it."

"how do you feel?"

"There's no comparison at all, right? Now that I think about First Sakura Senki, I'm still excited, and I'm especially looking forward to what will happen next week. Oda Nobunaga is indeed the Great Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, he's so handsome."

"Ranmaru Mori was also very handsome, but it's a pity that he sacrificed his life to buy time for Oda in real history."

"Huh? Really or not? Why did you tell me this fact? I'm speechless."

"Onmyoji is not as bad as you think, right?" Matsuura retorted, "The early characterizations are very delicate, both the plot and the performance of the characters have a sense of gradual progress, and don't you think Touma When Cang Yuan hugged his aunt and cried bitterly, was his heart broken?"

"Tsk, tsk, you still use the idiom "to cut your liver and intestines apart." The friend next to him bumped Matsuura with his elbow and teased.

"I feel the same way, but boys are embarrassed to say that they cried. It's embarrassing."

"Nonsense, are you crying too? Me too."

"Everyone will be moved, right? Especially in the atmosphere at that time, almost everyone thought they would not survive."

"Yes, my aunt was not saved. I cried heartbrokenly like the hero. I felt that such a hero was so miserable. Then when I heard that there was hope of saving her, I felt so excited."

"Yeah, I can understand. When I saw the male protagonist sailing out to sea, with the grand background music, I felt so moved inside that I burst into tears with excitement."

"To be honest, I cried twice while watching the first episode. This is the first time for me."

"Ah, when will Friday come?"

…

Originally, the broadcast of these two cartoons was not something worthy of attention. If it were not for the car crash, it would have been broadcast. You may have an impression after watching it and not think about so many things.

But when the car crashed, it attracted widespread attention.

Not only Risei's "Hatsuzakura Senki", but also Kyoto Animation's "Onmyoji" have achieved very good ratings.

And after that, the heat continued to ferment, and it was often mentioned as a comparison.

As a conversation piece before tea and after dinner.

There are even many media who have compared and commented on these two animations.

After the first week, the animation industry has already tied these two animations together, and they especially want to know what will happen next.

On Friday of the second week, both "Hatsukura Senki" and "Onmyoji" submitted a good answer.

There is nothing to say about Hatsu Sakura Senki. I have quite a lot of experience in animation production and have many talents. The content of the second episode has brought the work to a new level. The ratings of the animation are even higher on TV Tokyo. A considerable breakthrough has been achieved.

And the most touching thing is——

The second episode of "Onmyoji" produced by Kyoto Animation actually has a very high improvement in quality. The rough performance that was obviously visible in the first episode has basically been cleaned up by this point. , the painting level is obviously more powerful.

By the third week, the third episode of "Onmyoji" can no longer find many flaws. Instead, people are talking about it because of its "god-level storyboards" and excellent script.

If "Hatsuzakura Senki" is a French feast, it will amaze the audience as soon as it starts and make people have to give it a high score.

Then "Onmyoji" is like a Chinese food with a rich flavor that becomes more and more fragrant as you go on, making people addicted to it.

In other words, Kyoto Animation is improving at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In February, Onmyoji and Hatsuzakura Senki became popular at the same time.

Yes, it's like the fire at Honnoji Temple shown in the first episode of Hatsu Sakura Senki, a fire that burned ragingly and burned through half of the sky.

After every Friday broadcast, people inevitably gather together to discuss these two animations.

…

After animation became popular, pokeni was naturally a keyword that was often mentioned.

"Huh?! How could this happen?"

Akane Ayase tilted her head, her big eyes flickering, and she still hasn't really thought about this matter.

"The quality of the animation we produce is obviously not as good as Risheng, but the popularity is even higher. Why is this?"

"How did you tell that the heat was higher?"

"Because many previous sellers have called us and want to order more Onmyoji cassettes." Kazuma Takahashi, the polished commander of the marketing department, took over with a smile.

"and……"

Akane Ayase glanced at the cardboard box in the corner, "We have received more blades."

Qing Zhiyuan:......

Damn it, when did sending razor blades become popular?

"President, did you think of this level from the beginning?" Ayase Akane put her hands on Qing Zhiyuan's desk and looked at him with doubtful and admiring eyes, "Because I remember that Kyoto Animation called I came over and asked if I wanted to change my schedule, but you refused.

Just because you think about today, right? "

Having said this, Qing Zhiyuan stopped pretending and just sat on the chair, slowly turning around and smiling proudly.

"Do you know what this is called?"

"what is it call?"

"Building on the popularity." Qing Zhiyuan said, "If others have a stronger reputation, if we bind ourselves to them, it will attract others' attention."

Sega and Rentendo often do this kind of thing, just through the way of promotion. For example, Sega always likes to embed in advertisements——

Rentiantian’s handheld console is too low-end, with a black and white screen, and the idea is that it’s better to play in color.

Of course, Rentendo is not idle either, and advertisements often ridicule Sega's handheld consoles for their poor battery life.

Overall, Rentiantian must have suffered a loss.

In any popular marketing case, the one who takes advantage is always the less famous one.

In other words, this is actually a win-win outcome, but the less famous one wins more.

"Moreover, there is a psychological factor here," Qing Zhiyuan said. "People prefer those who start from a low base and grow quickly. They are more attractive than those who are already excellent and achieve better results."

The reason why the TV series "Dragon Sakura" became popular in the neon scene later even made many Chinese viewers moved and deeply inspired is because the starting points of several protagonists created in "Dragon Sakura" were very low——

I was last in my grade, but through hard work I was admitted to the top university in Neon.

This thing is more inspiring than a person who was originally the number one in the school admitted to the university with the number one in neon.

"Bottom Hot Girl" also followed this path.

In China, the return of a prodigal son is more touching than the rise of a genius.

"This is what Kyoto Animation is like now," Qing Zhiyuan said. "You can understand that Risheng Animation is the top three in the grade, and Kyoto Animation is a poor student at the bottom. But now this guy at the bottom can actually pass the exam and pass the exam. Isn’t it exciting and encouraging to be in the front position?”

"Wow!" Ayase Akane's whole body was shocked, and she stretched out her hand to pat Qing Zhiyuan's back, "President, are you too awesome?"

"Asian...can't you be gentler?!"

…

Although everyone likes to compare "Hatsukura Senki" and "Onmyoji" together, the main reason is that both are ancient themes, and they are also broadcast on the same TV station on the same day.

Not long after the last cartoon ended, the memory hadn't faded yet, and the next one came.

It’s hard not to compare.

In fact, the stories narrated and the world views are very different.

The collision of themes can actually only be described as coincidence.

Even if Risen Company wants to sue Kyoto Animation for plagiarism, there is no way.

After all, they are making a game adaptation, and the game was released two years ago. In terms of creation time, Onmyoji should be ahead of the game.

If Qing Zhiyuan was more shameless, he could sue Risheng Animation for plagiarizing their "Onmyoji"

…

Generally speaking, although this car crash was an accident, it brought great popularity to both Sunrise and Kyoto Animation, and everyone at Sunrise was also a little dumbfounded.

At first, I felt a little angry. After all, they were the stronger and more famous side, so being "touched" like this would make me feel uncomfortable.

But seeing the ratings continue to rise and the video tapes selling better and better, Sunrise Animation was relieved.

In fact, Risheng Animation has tasted the sweetness for the first time, and is eager to continue to be "touched". The higher the topic, the better.

KyoAni did not expect such a result.

It was my first time as the main producer and I actually achieved good results.

The main thing is that it feels really good to go from being scolded and scorned by others at the beginning, to being ignited with a competitive spirit, gradually catching up, and slowly transitioning to being praised.

After the third episode was broadcast, Kyoto Animation president Hideaki Hatta went to Tokyo to visit Qing Zhiyuan and brought him many gifts.

"Thank you, President Qing, you are really amazing. Thank you for choosing us."

"No, no." Qing Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "This is also because Kyoto Animation itself has high potential, but it has not been able to realize it before."

Speaking of potential…

No one agrees with this statement more than Hideaki Hatta.

He himself did not expect that the company's employees could be inspired to such an extent and make huge progress in such a short period of time.

It's a miracle.

"Inspire us in this way. Without your encouragement and expectations of us, we would not have worked so hard and made such great progress. All of this is thanks to you."

Speaking of this, Hatta Hideaki couldn't help but sigh again.

President Qing is simply a genius at managing and motivating people.

This was the first time he had seen everyone at Kyoto Animation being inspired to such an extent that they were on fire.

"Incentive?" Qing Zhiyuan felt a little confused.

"Yeah." Hideaki Yata nodded with deep understanding, "At that time, I heard that Kyoto Animation was going to collide with Risheng, and it was still broadcast on the same TV station on the same day. I didn't have any confidence at all. Everyone was I thought I was going to be severely defeated by the opponent.

In such a bleak situation, it was President Qing who gave us hope.

Because you said——

Believe in yourself.

Let us not change the broadcast time, but compete with Risheng head-on.

I know that you told us not to be afraid, because the real opponent is ourselves. Only by having the courage to face a strong enemy, a perseverance attitude and 200% effort can we win.

Without you, we wouldn't have been able to make such great progress. "

Eh?

Qing Zhiyuan was stunned for a moment.

Is that what I thought?

…

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The task of 10,000 words is completed.

See you all tomorrow.