Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

After making the promise to Xinjincheng, Qing Zhiyuan discussed the matter with his wife after returning.

Tsuda Nao readily agreed.

Originally, Yuehe was set up to develop the film and television industry. In the future, it would not only develop the OME market but also the neon market.

In the strange country of Neon, animated films are the most profitable. The production cycle is longer and more difficult to produce than live-action films. However, the box office results are often higher.

If Qing Zhiyuan has such animation production talents, Tsuda Nao would be happy to have them.

"I didn't expect that your company is really a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger. How come you have everyone?"

"That's right," Qing Zhiyuan said with some pride, "I don't even know who discovered it."

In his previous life at Neon, Makoto Nitsuzu was hailed as Hayao Miyazaki's successor. The films he produced were known for their beautiful and delicate images. His only shortcoming may be his lack of control over scripts and stories.

He himself is very qualified as an animation director or original animator. Every frame of Shinjin Makoto's animation can be used as wallpaper.

This is why his animations are so infectious.

However, there is definitely a certain difference between the artistic thinking and the script author's thinking. In addition, Xinjin Cheng is also a halfway monk, so there will be some flaws.

In the previous life in Neon, even though Makoto Shinzu relied on Suzume Toto to win the box office championship, set a box office record of more than 20 billion yen, and was tried to be Hayao Miyazaki's successor, but it was only in animation. Just on the level.

To put it bluntly, the story he created would still be downgraded in terms of structure and depth of thought.

However, apart from him, there is no animation banner holder with such high global box office.

Let’s see if Makoto Shinjin’s animation career can go better in this life.

After some exchanges, Tsuda Nao had a certain understanding of Shinjin Makoto, "I didn't expect that he was still a rich second generation."

"Yes." Qing Zhiyuan nodded, "Xinjin Chengjia is very famous in the local area, and Xinjin Group is also a very famous construction company in the country. In fact, we are not required to run this animation film and television production company.

If Xinjin Cheng wanted to do something, he could start the company at home. "

"Then why did he agree to your proposal?"

Nao Tsuda doesn’t understand this very well. If his family has money and connections, he can definitely help him realize his dream. If he joins us in setting up an animation film and television company, the same goal can be achieved, but in terms of equity distribution , Xinjin Cheng is no longer the major shareholder.

If she had such talents and conditions, Tsuda would definitely choose to open her own company without hesitation.

"Xinjin Cheng is a very strong boy." Qing Zhiyuan smiled, "This guy doesn't seem to want to rely on his family. I seem to have heard him say that he is quite resistant to going back to inherit the family business, so he desperately wants to stay in Tokyo. All develop.

In order to make animation, I first came to the company to make games.

But after working for a while, he realized that being the original artist of the game might still be different from his dream, so he fell into confusion and anxiety. "

"I don't want to rely on my family." Tsuda Nao couldn't help but smile bitterly, "He is really a willful guy."

"By the way, in order to express his determination, he changed his name to [Xin Haicheng]." Qing Zhiyuan added.

"Why……"

It’s really magical, Nao Tsuda thought:

An invisible second-generation rich man came to Tokyo alone in order to chase his dream. After going through a lot of twists and turns, he finally moved towards his ideal. .

Even the name has been changed, but I have to say that this guy is still very determined.

It feels like watching a fairy tale, The Prince Becomes a Buddha, right?

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but laugh.

…

According to Hitotsubashi Mune's original development plan for Tsukihe Co., Ltd., multiple subsidiaries would be established.

Two of them are second-tier companies with distribution capabilities acquired by the United States. The purpose of these companies' existence is mainly to allow Yuehe to have distribution rights in the Omi region.

Don't underestimate distribution rights. Production companies with distribution rights and those without distribution rights are completely different things.

The movie box office is divided into half by the theater chain first, and then the distribution company retains its own part. The rest belongs to the production company. If the box office fails, it will basically be gone after the distribution company has withheld it.

For example, if a game sells for 10,000 yen, the publisher will take a proportional cut, right? Some of the money will always go to the producer.

But when it comes to box office, theaters take half of it, and then the distributor has to first deduct the distribution points it spent, and then deduct them according to the agreed ratio (this ratio is the ratio of the total box office, not the rest). .

So if it fails at the box office, the distributor will deduct it and it will be gone.

The producers may not get a penny.

Hollywood is really cheating, they even dare to cheat Wall Street.

For example, the common distribution share in North America is 20% box office + promotion fee. If a film costs 30 million to produce, the distribution company spends 10 million on promotion, and the box office is only 40 million, then the theater chain will take away 20 million. The publisher took away 18 million W, leaving the producer with 2 million W.

If the box office is any lower, the producers will lose a penny.

This kind of box office is not a failure, at least it is higher than the production cost.

If it is a big hit, the box office is lower than the production cost, so the producer can just prepare to cool off.

Therefore, when Yuehe wins the distribution rights, it will not need to be cut off by other distribution companies in the middle. It can directly share the accounts with the box office of the theater chain, and the returns will naturally be higher.

Otherwise, according to Hitotsubashi Fumi-e, you may be cheated and lose all your money.

It's possible for a movie to appear to be a hit at the box office, but end up with little money left in the hands of the producers.

In this way, the Moon River cannot be built.

Looking at it this way, it is actually much better to be a game company. No matter what, as a game producer, as long as the game can be sold, there will be some returns, and you will not get a penny.

Of course, if the R\u0026D costs you invest are not as high as the return, you will run into a deficit and cause the company to go bankrupt.

But even this is better than the movie industry.

On the other hand, there is actually an invisible operation hidden here——

After owning the distribution rights and production company, if the distribution company and production company are separated, the production company can be used to siphon investors' money.

Of course, if Qing Zhiyuan is a moral person and wants to achieve success in the future global market, he would not do this.

But in fact, such operations to deceive investors are common in Hollywood.

In addition to the U.S. subsidiary that owns distribution rights, Hitotsubashi has also acquired some less necessary companies that are used to exchange interests with Dentsu.

Then on the Neon side, Yuehe established two subsidiaries. One is Yuehe Films, which is mainly responsible for all the film and television production of Neon itself. The other one is to open a subsidiary under this subsidiary. , used alone to create animated movies.

The tentative name of this subsidiary company is [Xinghai Studio]. It adopts a studio model like Ghibli, and it also wants to become a company like Ghibli in the future.

After establishment, it will be handed over to Makoto Shinkai for management, and after Qing Zhiyuan discussed with Nao Tsuda, Makoto Shinkai was allowed to become a shareholder and president through technology investment.

In other words, Yuehe seems to have only produced one "Proposal Battle" now, but the structure is already quite huge.

According to Qing Zhiyuan and Tsuda Nao, this is called preparing for a rainy day. Before doing something, figure out the structure first, make the tools first, and then roll them out.

But in the eyes of the outside world, this may be called poor students having too much stationery. They have spread their stalls so big before they even start making movies. Do you have the goods?

…

After the planning was completed, Qing Zhiyuan and his wife held a board meeting with Hitotsubashi Fumi and Shinkai Makoto to discuss all relevant matters and formulate detailed processes and plans.

Then you just need to follow the plan.

It is not difficult to register a local company in Neon, and it will take at least a month or two to get it all done.

However, although the company's structure has not yet been fully realized, this does not hinder Qing Zhiyuan's planning for Yuehe's future products at all.

"Now we can proceed simultaneously. One is to acquire and start companies, and find Dentsu for exchange and cooperation. On the other hand, we can first plan the product, that is, the development of the project."

Qing Zhiyuan said.

"What I'm thinking is, didn't our pokeni place release a galgame called "Your Name" before?"

"Uh-huh."

"Almost all the original paintings of this game were done by Shinkai-san, so this is a good time. If Shinkai-san takes over Xinghai Studio, then this game can be adapted into the company's first animated film."

"Your Name" is Makoto Shinkai's masterpiece in his previous life. It would be a shame if it could not be made into a movie.

Kyoto Animation has always wanted the rights to adapt this game and make it into a TV animation, but Qing Zhiyuan has always suppressed it.

At that time, Qing Zhiyuan had a hunch that he would make this game into a movie in the future, but he has never been able to find a suitable opportunity.

Unexpectedly, Xin Haicheng was finally put in charge.

This is considered a wonderful arrangement of fate. (Arrangement by Qing Zhiyuan)

"In addition to "Your Name", should the company produce more film and television works?" Futoshi Hitotsubashi suggested, "Now Yuehe Group has taken a prototype. Whether it is Omi or Neon, If you have the ability to produce and distribute, can you consider producing more works?”

Hitotsubashi Fumi opened her big sapphire blue eyes and looked at Tsuda and Qing Zhiyuan eagerly.

I've even sharpened my knife, why don't I try killing two cows quickly?

That's probably what it means.

"Yes." Nao Tsuda looked back at Qing Zhiyuan, "Qing Sang, is there anything you want to make?"

"In this case, I really have a movie I want to make." Qing Zhiyuan said.

When Yuehe was founded, he had actually thought about this problem countless times.

According to Qing Zhiyuan's idea, since pokeni has achieved leadership and various technical breakthroughs in the 3D field, many by-products will naturally be born, such as animation rendering, skeletal animation, motion capture technology, etc.

These things can be used not only to make games, but also to make 3D special effects movies.

From a technical perspective, the current pokeni is no worse than Pixar in the United States.

The latter has already produced 3D animated movies such as "Toy Story" last year, and has achieved great success, so now P Club also has the same ability, and it can actually give it a try.

However, considering the current development of Yuehe and some limitations in software and hardware, Qing Zhiyuan decided to be conservative first.

In two years' time, Nvidia's graphics cards will be iterated a bit more, and the 3D technology will be more advanced. By then, I'll be able to make the big movie I want.

After pondering for a while, Qing Zhiyuan nodded and said, "The movie I want to make will also be put into pokeni for game development in the future. It can be regarded as a movie-game linkage. This movie is called "My Robot Girlfriend""

"My Girlfriend is a Robot" is a science fiction film directed by Bangzi Country director Kwak Jae-yong and starring Ayase Haruka and Koide Keisuke.

The film was released in Japan on May 31, 2008.

It mainly tells the love story between Jiro and the robot girl. The love between them created a miracle, overcoming Jiro's fate of dying in an accident, and transcending the barriers between biological humans and robots.

Jiro himself is a nerd, but when he went home one day, he found that his future self had developed a beautiful robot and sent her to the present. The purpose was to change the current Jiro so that he could have a happier life...

At first glance, it looks like an otaku's fantasy, but the film is actually quite touching, and as a science fiction movie, there will naturally be some demand for science fiction special effects, which is perfect for trying out the technology developed by pokeni.

After listening to the story told by Qing Zhiyuan, the two girls present expressed their excitement.

"It's a very interesting subject matter, and the ending of the story is something I never imagined." Nao Tsuda sighed from the side.

Her husband was really talented, and she was becoming more and more curious about Qing Zhiyuan's brain.

What kind of brain can come up with such an interesting, romantic, and sci-fi story?

Hitotsubashi Fumi also thinks this story is quite good.

Especially now, due to the continuous popularization of computers, many people are actually concerned about what artificial intelligence will develop in the future.

But everyone is more of a panic or not optimistic attitude.

But Qing Zhiyuan's story is unique and tells the story of robots from a different perspective, which makes people's eyes shine.

Although she had heard of Qing Zhiyuan before, she realized after contacting him that the president was even more powerful than she had imagined.

A man of extraordinary talent.

You must be living in fantasy every day, right?

No, it should be said on the other hand, that every day in life and work is a constant fantasy, right?

"If that's the case, then I'll ask Wenhui to start preparations, and at the same time, we'll also recruit a few script writers dedicated to the company."

“After the next script workshop, let’s put film production on the agenda.”

Tsuda Nao said with a smile.

"Okay president."

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There is another chapter in the afternoon (end of this chapter)