Almighty Game Designer Chapter 55: Animation production is so expensive

The problem of 　　 card original painting has been solved, which is only the first step.

　　Other art resources, such as UI, original scenes, card special effects, etc., Chen Mo intends to deal with them later. If you can outsource it, you can use it yourself if you can't.

　　 There is still a serious problem, and I have to find a reliable animation production company.

　　For animation companies in this world, it should be no problem to reproduce "My name is MT", but Chen Mo also wants to be more detailed, at least up to the level of the next few seasons of "My name is MT". It's even better to surpass the level of "The Battle of Yamaguchi".

　　 After all, this animation is equivalent to promoting the game. In order to save money, it is equivalent to sacrificing the effect of publicity.

　　Chen Mo himself doesn't know anyone from the animation production company. He thought about it for a while and decided to call Zhao Zihao.

　　Zhao Zihao is a game studio after all, and people who are often in contact with the game circle should not be difficult to find a reliable animation production company.

　　 On the phone, Chen Mo briefly said his request, and Zhao Zihao quickly sent Chen Mo the contact number of the person in charge of the animation studio.

　　 This dazzling aurora studio is fairly well-known in the industry, and there are also a few good Chinese comics, so there should be no problem in terms of strength.

　　 Chen Mo briefly talked about his requirements, and agreed with the person in charge over there to have an interview at the experience store tomorrow.

　　 After all the talk was over, Chen Mo could hardly open his eyes.

　　"This super accelerator is really awesome..."

　　 Chen Moqiang held on to finish washing, and fell into a deep sleep on the bed.

　　……

　　 the next morning.

　　 Chen Mo slept for ten hours, still feeling a little sore all over.

　　 No wonder this super accelerator can't be used continuously in the short term, it might kill people!

　　 Get up, wash, and open the door normally.

　　 Wen Lingwei is also like Su Jinyu. She arrives on time at 10 o'clock every morning. She brings her own hand-painted board and laptop to color the cards in the meeting room on the first floor of the experience store.

　　 In the afternoon, the person in charge of Xuandong Aurora Studio came, and Chen Mo led him to his own studio on the second floor.

　　 The person in charge is Guo Feng. He is less than forty years old, and his face is kind, just a little bald.

　　 Chen Mo didn't have much politeness, so he went straight to the point and talked about his needs.

　　 "That's it. I plan to make an anime. The first season is going to produce 10 episodes, each of about 10 minutes. There is a theme song at the beginning and the end of the movie."

　　"I can provide characters, scenes, plots, lines, storytelling, etc., as long as you follow my needs exactly."

　　 "So I want to ask, what is the budget of such an animation."

　　 Guo Feng thought for a while and asked: "Are you planning to invest in full by yourself?"

　　Chen Mo nodded: "Yes."

　　 Guo Feng said: "Well, I advise you from a very personal point of view. Animation is a relatively large investment. If it is not popular, it may not be able to recover the cost at all. You have to do your own roles, plots and points. Mirror, the risk is even greater."

　　 "Of course, as long as you have enough money, we will do the same, just to remind you kindly."

　　Chen Mo nodded: "Well, thank you for your reminder, I know it well, you can quote directly."

　　 Guo Feng nodded: "Okay. At present, according to market conditions, generally speaking, an anime takes about 24 minutes, and the cost is about 500,000. On average, 1 minute is equivalent to 20,000. Of course, this is the best in the industry. Standard, including the cost of design, storyboarding, and script."

　　Chen Moqiang calmly wiped away his cold sweat, and said: "Um...I think about it."

　　 In fact, the so-called top level is basically equivalent to the level of the previous Riman. As long as it is taken out, it will definitely be a large production, high-definition picture quality, dubbing, BGM, etc., which are definitely top levels.

　　 But this cost is indeed high for Chen Mo. Calculated at 20,000 per minute, an episode of 10 minutes is 200,000. There are 10 episodes in the first season, and that would cost 2 million.

　　 The cost of "My name is MT" in the previous life is hard to say, but it is definitely not that expensive, and it is far from it.

　　 At the time, Music Excellence used 3 million to win the copyright of "My name is MT", which is enough to show that it was a huge sum of money for the creation team of "My name is MT" at that time.

　　 Guo Feng added: "Of course, the quality of the production is different, and the price is definitely different. If you are willing to lower the quality a little, the money can be less."

　　"Of course, this is based on your needs."

　　 Chen Mo asked: "Is there a difference between 3D and 2D?"

　　 Guo Feng explained: “There is a difference, but the difference is not big. In fact, our 2D animation is basically done with three to two, that is, using three-dimensional technology to show two-dimensional effects. If purely 2D hand-painted, the price Maybe it’s going for eighty to ninety thousand per minute. Now no one does that kind of thing anymore."

　　"Because pure 2D hand-painting requires too many original artists, 2D animation in the past should be regarded as a labor-intensive industry, and the main money is from the original artists. Now, the three-to-two technology is very mature. It can save a lot of manpower, so the cost is slightly reduced~IndoMTL.com~Chen Mo nodded, the parallel world is still different from the previous life, and technology has changed the world.

　　 Chen Mo thought for a moment.

　　 Two million shots in the first season, is it expensive?

　　 is actually not expensive for the profitability of "My name is MT". If "My name is MT" can be as successful as the previous life in this world, it only takes one month to earn back all the money for the ten seasons of anime.

　　 Moreover, "My name is MT" does not have such a good audience base in this world. If the quality is not enough, if this IP fails to become popular, then the loss will be too great for Chen Mo.

　　 Losing money is a small thing, but he made a bet with others!

　　 Therefore, Chen Mo dare not save money on animation. It doesn't matter if it is expensive, as long as the quality can be made, that's it!

　　Chen Mo said seriously: "Okay, I have decided, and I will do it according to high standards. However, if I have a personal design and a script, this money should be able to save part of it."

　　 Guo Feng nodded: "Of course, if you don’t consider the input of scripts, personal settings, storyboards, etc., this cost can be reduced a bit, but it won’t be cut too much, 10%."

　　 Chen Mo couldn't help but don't help. The reduction is really not much, but after math, it can save 200,000 yuan, which is all real money.

　　 Guo Feng said again: "However, if you produce scripts and personal settings here, you will have to trouble you to cooperate closely with our staff. The main thing is to set these settings and storyboards in time. Finalize, and try not to modify frequently, so as not to affect the subsequent production progress."

　　Chen Mo nodded: "I know. Let's do that, a week later, at the end of this month, I will give you the relevant characters, scripts and storytelling of the first season, and then we will sign a formal contract. "