Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 119 23. Seen through everything long ago

Sailor Moon's popularity made Kotono Mitsuishi red.

At the same time, the CV of the heroine Yuuki Rei of the "Onmyoji" animation is also Mitsuishi Kotono.

It can be said that from January to April this year, and maybe even longer, the world is dominated by Kotono Mitsuishi.

Although there was no voice actor award this year, it was enough to make Kotono Mitsuishi's name popular all over the country.

Kotono Mitsuishi has been getting film contracts constantly, and the contract fees have also increased by several levels.

Affected by this, the biggest winner should be the pokeni company.

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The cartoon "Onmyoji" basically follows the original work, except for some reasonable changes, that is, it is made based on the main line of the game.

Coupled with the efforts of Kyoto Animation, the quality of the animation gets better as you go to the end. Especially in the last episode, the battle between everyone and Yamata-no-Orochi not only brings the storyboard talent of Masuji Kigami to the extreme, but also Demonstrated extremely high production standards.

No, it should be said to be close to the first-line production level.

This shows that Kyoto Animation has worked very hard.

The high quality requirements and respect for the original game have won the favor of players.

Many players even expressed their desire to experience the game "Onmyoji" again after watching the animation.

With the popularity of the "Onmyoji" animation, P Club's game of the same name has become extremely popular.

However, the relationship between pokeni and Rentendo is not very good now. Hiroshi Yamauchi no longer allows games to be logged on Rentendo's platform, which of course includes Onmyoji.

Forget about the game cartridges released before. Without Rentendo's permission, you can't produce and produce new "Onmyoji" series cartridges at all.

As long as you give birth, it is illegal, and Rentiantian can sue you to the point of bankruptcy.

So of course Qing Zhiyuan would not take this risk.

Therefore, the Onmyoji cartridges currently on the market can be said to be out of stock, with supply exceeding demand. In the past, sales were very good, and basically all dealers were wiped out. Now there is no new supply of game cartridges at all.

It is entirely through communication, exchange of experiences, or private transactions between players that more players who want to experience Onmyoji after watching the cartoon can successfully play this game.

After experiencing Onmyoji 1 and 2, many players expressed their desire to collect them.

"It's such a classic game. I just discovered it now and I really regret it."

"If it wasn't a cartoon, I wouldn't have bought Onmyoji, but now, after playing Onmyoji, I can only say -

pokeni is truly a god.

Gu Yuan Chunqiu is really hateful, give me back my Yuumu spirit! "

“Animation is good animation, and games are also good games. The two complement each other.

I have never seen the animation adapted from the game. I originally thought that I would not feel comfortable playing the game after already knowing the plot. However, with the strong recommendation of my friend, I still experienced Onmyoji 1 and 2.

After playing it now, I really feel that the game is very good.

Neon is really lucky to have such a game company.

I hope that Onmyoji 3 can make up for the regrets of the previous two games. "

"Haha, we also hoped so for Onmyoji 2, but as you can see in Onmyoji 2, the old thief Gu Yuan is really not a human being, and he even hired the garbage author Gen Urobuchi.

Onmyoji 2 really made me cry. "

"Don't trust pokeni!"

"Don't trust pokeni!"

"Don't trust pokeni!"

"Say important things three times!"

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Just when the cartoon triggered the craze for "Onmyoji" and players were talking about it with gusto, P revealed a surprising news——

[The Onmyoji series will be launched on Sega’s MD. Not only will it have a completely new improvement in picture quality, but it will also add some little easter eggs]

This report by Guo Letong is also accompanied by a beautiful illustration——

Yumuling held her and Asakura Yuan's child in her arms, standing on the top of the mountain, smiling in the sunshine.

[If...the past could be changed]

【So...what will the world look like? 】

This time, countless players directly broke through their defenses.

"Nani!? Real or fake?" As a die-hard pokeni fan, Furukawa Hirose's eyes almost dropped when he saw the report.

Unable to believe this fact, he rubbed his eyes carefully and confirmed it several times.

"Wow, that would be great if it were true. This picture is almost explicit, right? It means that in the new Sega Onmyoji, Yuuki Rei is not dead, and it is a happy ending, right?"

"Although it is not stated explicitly, judging from the pictures and text in the report, this should be the case."

"Have Pokeni's conscience really found out about doing this kind of thing secretly? Did Furuhara Chunqiu's conscience find out? Did Urobuchi Xuan's conscience find out?

Or are our blades finally working? "

"Oh my god, I really cried to death. I have thought about such a happy ending countless times. I have also been sad for Yumu Ling for so long. I used to resent pokeni so much, and I resented Furuhara Chunqiu for being so hard-hearted. Thinking that this day has actually come.

My Yumuling actually came back. "

"Woo woo woo, me too, so touched. Just seeing the picture of Ling holding the child makes me so moved. This is a scene that I almost only dream about when I'm dreaming.

It was so truly reflected in Guo Letong's report. I was really touched. "

"No, no, no, I think everyone should not be too happy too early." A rational and calm player poured cold water on everyone's heads.

"Have you forgotten, P Club also promised this before, during "The Man of Reverse Degree"."

"Yes, it must have been Guo Letong's report at that time, saying that the knife would never be used, and the hero and heroine would definitely live well.

It's true, both of them are living well, but after the intertwined timelines, there is no way to get back together. What is the difference between such an ending and death?

It might as well be a knife. "

"That's right, so you have to be careful when talking about pokeni, take it apart and understand it, and don't be fooled by the appearance.

Be sure to see the intrigue behind it. "

"Yeah, that makes sense. Now that I think about it carefully, the painting showing the return of Yuuki Ling is probably just a dream of Asakura Haruka, and it is not a fact at all."

"Yes, the picture itself is not clear enough. It is hazy. You can interpret it as artistic conception, but it is more likely that the official wants to express that this is not true."

"Hmm, the more I think about it, the more I think it is like this. Otherwise, with Gu Yuan Chunqiu's urinary nature, how could he be so good to players."

"Maybe I'll be tortured again in a different way."

"Uh... after you said that, I no longer dare to play this game."

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That being said, players are very much looking forward to the new Onmyoji that P will soon release on Sega.

In my heart, I really hope that the report is true. If I can really see the return of Yumuling instead of his death on Sega, then it will be considered as fulfilling one of my wishes.

The more sympathy and love I have, the more inexplicably I hope this is true.

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"Haha, he is indeed a useless guy," Hiroshi Yamauchi sneered twice when he saw the report in Rentian Paradise.

"Have you fully switched to Sega after being rejected by Renten Tian?"

"And Sega is really hopeless. It just accepts a rubbish company like Pokeni. No matter how good others say it, it can't change the fact that Onmyoji is a galgame."

In the current heart of Hiroshi Yamauchi, galgame is synonymous with garbage games.

What's more, every time he thought of Qing Zhiyuan's curse on him at that time, Yamauchi Pu frowned angrily.

An arrogant boy, this was the first time someone like Qing Zhiyuan had humiliated him in person.

What's more, it's still mixed with a mortal enemy like Sega, and Sony too.

These guys are really awesome.

Gathered together, there were all the people that Hiroshi Yamauchi hated.

Sony still has the possibility of cooperation in the future, at least on the surface Rentendo has dumped it, but there is absolutely no chance that Sega and Pokeni will become its partners, and Hiroshi Yamauchi is very clear about this.

However, Yamauchi Pu hated them, but he didn't take them to heart.

As he expressed to the media, if you want to challenge Rentian, then give it a try if you are capable.

From the day Rentian became the overlord of the game, he was destined to face various challenges.

Only those who truly love games can reach the end. This is the philosophy that Hiroshi Yamauchi has always adhered to.

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"Come on, come on, two presidents, thank you for your hard work."

In the izakaya, Hideaki Hatta, the president of Kyoto Animation, had a bright face and raised the bottle to pour wine for Chiwon Ao and Nao Tsuda.

Qing Zhiyuan's face was rosy. It was his first time as Party A's father. It felt really good to be held in someone's palm.

After the animation of Onmyoji was completed, Kyoto Animation was very excited.

Because it has been recognized by the audience, Kyoto Animation has also gained a good reputation. The most important thing is that the level of Kyoto Animation has improved a lot in the past few months.

Of course, there was a lot of sweat and sadness in the process. There were even times when the members were so tired that they really wanted to break something to vent.

Fortunately, it all worked out.

What surprised Hatta Hideaki even more was——

Although it has always been compared to "Hatsukura Senki" produced by Sunshine Animation, it has become more and more courageous with every setback, and even gained recognition from many viewers later on.

Although there is such a big gap between him and others in terms of painting quality, the ratings are inexplicably good.

Until now, Hatta Hideaki didn't think much about this matter.

"No, no, it's all your hard work." Qing Zhiyuan raised his glass, "Here's to President Yata, here's to Director Kigami, and here's to Kyoto Animation."

Several people clinked their wine glasses and each took a sip. They were slightly speechless and at the same time, they felt extremely happy.

Although Qing Zhiyuan was in a good mood, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Kyoto Animation has made considerable progress here.

But pokeni suffered a lot.

It’s hard to believe that Neon, as a kingdom of animation, can still lose money despite good ratings for its cartoons?

But in fact, this is the case. If the TV station does not subsidize costs, then the main income of cartoons will come from the sale of video tapes, and in the future it will rely on the sale of CDs.

A 13-episode season can probably produce 4 to 6 video tapes. A complete set of season video tapes can be sold for about 20,000 yen.

It sounds like a lot, but things like cartoons can't compare to the sales of games.

In the history of Neon, it is considered a very good achievement to be able to sell more than 20,000 copies (accumulated average number of copies per set). If it sells more than 40,000 copies, it can be said to be a masterpiece. If it exceeds 100,000 copies, it is considered a masterpiece. , can become the top three in history.

In the previous life, until 2023, the number one animated film was "Neon Genesis Evangelion" in 1995, with a cumulative sales of 209,000.

But as for games, they can easily cost hundreds of thousands, millions, or even something like Super Mario that exceeds tens of millions.

Qing Zhiyuan is well aware of the Onmyoji animation. Half of the reason for its good ratings is because of the popularity of Sunrise Animation next door. Otherwise, it would not have such good results.

It can be imagined that the sales volume of video tapes has only reached less than 3,000 so far.

This was already beyond Qing Zhiyuan's expectations.

The total sales volume is 3,000, and the total sales volume is 12,000. Calculated based on 5,000 yen per piece, the sales volume is only 60 million, minus the production cost.

It can be said to be a blood loss.

Fortunately, Qing Zhiyuan roped in DUN to share the burden, otherwise the 200 million would have been wasted.

As for Kyoto Animation, they use money to do things. When pokeni gave them the animation package, the income of 200 million yuan was theirs. The remaining video tapes sold and the income had nothing to do with Kyoto Animation.

Only by finding ways to save costs during the production process can you make money. But the problem is that Kyoto Animation wanted to prove itself so much that it burned a lot of money. In fact, in the end, it didn't have much money left.

The real money maker among them is DUN.

Because DUN not only has live-action videotapes of Onmyoji, but also has many peripheral products. After all, this company originally started out as a toy maker, making products around Yuuki Rei, Asakura Haruka, Kurai Yue... and even Yamata no Orochi. Got a lot of corresponding toys.

As the animation of Onmyoji plays, these toys will naturally be sold at a high price.

In comparison, the 100 million invested in animation seems nothing.

Thinking of this, Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at Tsuda Nao.

What a fox.

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Several people drank and chatted for a while.

"The next step is to continue producing new animations, right?" Hideaki Hatta poured a glass of wine for Qing Zhiyuan and asked diligently, "If your company wants to continue producing "Onmyoji 2", please be sure to hand it over to us. .The price can be cheaper.”

Next to him, Nao Tsuda smiled and said nothing.

Whether there will be a second collaboration probably depends on the sales volume of MD. Tsuda thought to himself, if Pokeni's new Onmyoji can sell well, there will be talk of earning back this part of the loss.

However, due to his business sense, Tsuda was not very optimistic about this.

"Um."

But to her surprise, Qing Zhiyuan nodded.

With the first cooperation experience and the tempered KyoAni, the current technical level, experience and personnel reserves have been greatly improved.

If there is a basis for cooperation, of course we must continue to cooperate.

The future of KyoAni will have a bright future.

"Great, thank you for your trust in us!"

"However," Qing Zhiyuan interrupted, "I'm not too anxious about Onmyoji 2. The animation we want to commission is another one, but we just don't know if you have enough manpower."

Um?

Isn’t it Onmyoji 2?

Next to her, Tsuda Nao raised her eyebrows and looked at Qing Zhiyuan in surprise.

This guy really doesn't play according to common sense.

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What Qing Zhiyuan wants to create is Pokémon.

"This game hasn't been released yet, so it's still in the confidentiality stage, but the settings have basically been perfected."

Qing Zhiyuan also came prepared today, bringing with him a simple plan to give a few people a taste of it.

After briefly explaining the game settings, the main plot is quite simple——

A primary school student named Xiaozhi takes his Pokémon all the way to the game and defeats the enemy.

"The remaining part is just a story outline. The rest will be produced by Kyoto Animation. There is a lot of content left to fill in, but it also means that you have more room to play."

After reading it, Yatta Hideaki, Kigami Masuji and Tsuda Nao probably had a preliminary impression in their hearts.

I have to say that pokeni's creativity is really endless, and people can get the selling point of the game in one go.

"Such a cute pet is very attractive to both children and adults."

Masuji Kigami stretched out his hand and gently stroked the electric mouse called Pikachu on the drawing paper, mentally evaluating the potential this guy could bring.

"So how many episodes are expected to be produced for this cartoon?" Hideaki Hatta asked.

"I hope the first part will be about 50 episodes. If possible, I hope to continue doing it." Qing Zhiyuan said.

"Huh?!" Hideaki Hatta and Masuji Kigami were obviously frightened.

"We can discuss the specific content at a formal meeting later," Qing Zhiyuan pondered for two seconds before saying, "But we hope to broadcast it simultaneously in August this year."

"Ah... that's it." Hideaki Hatta thought. He was a little pressed for time, but there was still room for maneuver. If he could spend two weeks to finalize the content of the script, he would be able to make it in time.

"Please give us some time to think about it. Kyoto Animation will prepare a detailed plan based on your company's requirements, and President Ao will make a judgment at that time."

"Okay, this couldn't be better." Qing Zhiyuan laughed.

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On the way back in the evening, Qing Zhiyuan and Tsuda Nao walked on a slope full of cherry blossoms.

Tsuda crossed his hands and thought about something as he walked.

"Qingsang, you can obviously talk to Kyoto Animation about Pokémon in private, but why did you say it in front of me today? This is not like your style."

It should be said that Qing Zhiyuan is getting better and better at hiding himself.

But it’s really rare to see such an upright and unabashed person today.

Qing Zhiyuan stretched out his hand, grabbed Tsuda Nao, and pulled her back into his arms.

The two people were close together, staring at each other.

Qing Zhiyuan smiled slyly, put his arm around Tsuda Nao's waist, leaned into her ear and whispered softly, "We can authorize DUN to produce peripherals, but pokeni has to take the lion's share of the money earned.

How about eighty-two points? "

"sure."

Tsuda Nao responded coldly and decisively with a smile, almost without any thought.

The corners of Qing Zhiyuan's mouth twitched slightly.

Tsk tsk, this guy has seen through everything a long time ago, right?

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