Chapter 41: The Fish and the Prisoner
"So much? So what about the more than 10-minute carnival opening CG we did? Yin Liting doesn't know much about the inside story of the CG system, and he suddenly felt very strange when he heard Chen Peng say this, you must know that the CG of the carnival is not inferior to the wrath of the Lich King that came out of the example, and the length of time is several times that of the other party, according to the cost of glass slag, now don't look at the thinking field, there are already certain achievements, but the entire company may not be able to make up this expensive production cost if it is sold.
"This is the advantage of this mirage software that I want to say, a total of ten people, two weeks, a total of 1.5 million, most of the cost is mainly spent on equipment updates." Chen Peng smiled and reported a flurry of numbers.
"Ten people? Fourteen days? And only 1.5 million? Ten minutes of cg is 600 seconds, and it only costs 2,500 yuan per second, or is it just RmB? Zhang He and Yin Liting calculated the accounts, and the two knew that the opening CG cost was not much, but they didn't expect it to be so little, especially after comparing the numbers of other companies, it seemed like no money, and it was suddenly messy.
"Don't be surprised, this is only possible because of the special features of our "World of Balranta", and this is not the case with the CG system of the game content." Chen Peng explained to the two business partners with a smile: "This reason starts from the characteristics of "Balranta World", you know that "Balranta World" is based on aI intelligent library and created, my main job in opening this game is to constantly delete the error number jù randomly pieced together, leaving a reasonable number jù, through guò This means to train aI, so that it can find the error and reasonable dividing line that belongs to it, this is also the initial version of the practical yàn test that the technical department has been doing on aI... …”
When he finds an opportunity, he patches the process of how he opened this game, so as not to reveal flaws, this has become Chen Peng's habit, it is really a lie, and sometimes he really thinks that he is the one who opened "Balranta World" as he said......
“…… So its mechanics are different from other games, every NPC, every building, and every location in it is not a simple isolated model, but is composed of countless detailed and realistic numbers jù, so when aI will only convert the number jù into a picture at the graphic level of the original version, then it can also reach the picture level on this mobile phone version, and when it learns to use cg to depict the number jù, then the CG-level "Barranta World" was born, In the past few months, I have been teaching aI the course with the people from the technical department, and of course, the help of the whole company and the staff of Huangyou in their spare time. ”
"I see what you mean, you just mean that this cg doesn't need us to do it, but just let aI translate the number jù." Zhang He said suddenly with a sense of realization.
That's what it means. For aI, whether "Balranta World" shows high-quality CG or low-quality cartoons is actually the same, it's just a series of the same numbers, but it translates into what we want to see according to our needs. And the mirage 1.o we provide to players is actually a translation decoder, which is used to decrypt the special number jù from the aI smart library into cg animations and images, and then display them, all that is required is a computer configured well enough to handle the computing power required by this software. Of course, if this translator and the game are forcibly kneaded together, it can also be regarded as a terminal game, but then the requirements for the computer are much greater, and I don't want to do that until the mainstream computer configuration in the market reaches that stage. ”
Chen Peng turned his head, took the tea sent by Wang Yong, said "thank you", and then continued: "The regent princess of the carnival Vs the cg short film of the dark lord is made in a similar way, the model scene is called directly in the game server, and most of the content only needs to be modified in the later stage, so the funds are spent so little. But if you want to make a CG film of more than an hour and a half, you need to have a detailed script, storyboard drawing, model modification, etc., and the workload will increase significantly, so you need to build a team with a large number of people, and our hardware needs to be further updated, so I estimate that it will take 20 million to complete the production, which cannot be reduced, but the good news is that a lot of the investment in it is one-time, and we will make the next "Balranta World" The cost of CG movies will be much lower. ”
"I think it's worth it." Yin Liting first expressed his attitude, "There are already several theater owners who are very interested in our CG films after watching our CG titles, this is a good opportunity for publicity, if our CG videos are played, it will inevitably greatly expand the influence of the field of thinking, attract more players to enter the game, and also stimulate the game's peripheral product market. As long as these effects can be achieved, even if the box office ends up losing money, it is worth it, not to mention that if there is a follow-up production plan, then the cost will drop significantly. ”
"Well, I also agree to invest resources in CG film production, the department can be built first......" Zhang He's right fingers on the table subconsciously knocked on the table, "First transfer some company employees to build the skeleton first, temporarily take charge of the opening of the fashion system, continue to recruit outside, and start making the department after the expansion of the department, as long as you notice that the time is tight, it should not be a big problem." ”
"Since you have decided, then I naturally have no opinion." Chen Peng agreed.
"By the way, what if you make a CG film that is not part of "Balranta's World"?" Yin Liting suddenly asked.
"The cost is estimated to be much higher, not to mention the production of scripts and sub-shots, just modeling, animation, technical support, finalization and other work can not be saved, and the current internal version of the mirage can only complete the filling work between the two related original paintings for the time being, after testing, the number of images filled with twenty-five or six frames is the best, plus the modification and improvement, the efficiency is several times faster than the current mainstream CG manufacturing methods, although the cost is much cheaper than those special effects companies, but it will not be cheaper, It is still necessary to invest tens of millions of dollars in a CG film, and the company can't afford to play it for the time being. ”
"Indeed, it is still very difficult for the company to bear this capital demand." Zhang Heyan nodded, "But it can be used as a long-term plan, let's put this aside first, let's discuss the details of the establishment of this new CG department first, and then hold a meeting to discuss the specific details after determining a framework." ”
"You can discuss it, I don't care about management." Chen Peng stood up and stretched, "I'm just a technician." ”
"And where are you going?" Zhang He asked angrily.
"Go out and hang out."
"You don't care about management, now that you're going out for a walk, let's go to a college town and do something for the company."
"Huh?"
"The company and Huangyou have a joint team to promote in the university town, and there will be a management person who will take turns to observe the specific situation on the scene every time, and everyone has been busy in the past two days, so you just run there empty, so you will do this by the way." Zhang He said with a smile, and without waiting for Chen Peng's reaction, he directly instructed Wang Yong, "Xiao Wang, map the distribution of today's promotion points on Mr. Chen's mobile phone." ”
Chen Peng shook his head and smiled, said hello to the people in the office, and walked out.
Just as he walked out of the door of the office building, the mobile phone sounded, and he took it out to take a look, and sure enough, Wang Yong brought the distribution map over.
It doesn't matter where Chen Peng goes, anyway, he just went out for a walk and thought about something in a different environment. Now that an old friend has asked for this, let's go to a university town with the title of work, and balance the psychological gap between their busy work and their own ease.
Chen Peng, the tool of travel, still chose the subway, there is a subway station very close to the entrepreneurial park, and you can go directly to the university town by transferring a few stops, which is very convenient, and it is not the rush hour to get to work, the subway is not crowded, and the riding environment is still very good.
In other words, it is estimated that because it has not been a long time, several key management of the company have not yet begun to fully get used to the fact that they have become rich people, and there has not been much change in clothing, food, housing and transportation, which is similar to before - boxed lunches are still eaten, subways are still taken, and clothes are still bought from online platforms. However, with the passage of time, this situation will inevitably change, Chen Peng knows that there is no absolute standard for whether this change is good or bad, but just like a saying - the butt determines the brain, what kind of things will be done when it is in a position, only suitable and unsuitable.
When I came out of University Town Station, it was already half past one in the afternoon.
After looking at the distribution map, Chen Peng randomly selected a point and determined the direction, and walked leisurely along the street signs, and soon entered the Donglin University area of the university town.
It's been a few days since the start of school, and the campus is still full of that peculiar restlessness, with students frolicking on the road, lawns shaded by trees on the roadside or students who look like couples on benches from time to time, and the faces of those who pass by are swaying back and forth full of youth.
Chen Peng followed the direction where most people went, constantly turning and turning, as if he had become a fish in a school of fish, but he seemed to be standing on the sidelines from another unrelated angle, and the two different feelings were completely blended together, which made Chen Peng feel very wonderful.
After carefully exploring this feeling and thinking about it for a while, Chen Peng felt that the former may be because his self-identity is similar to that of the people around him, which is the traditional relationship between the individual and the society in which he lives, while the latter seems to be an essential sense of superiority, as if he has surpassed others at the level of life and the height he stands on, and has come to a completely different position.
"Heh, a prisoner in a higher position?" The corners of Chen Peng's mouth grinned with a hint of self-deprecation.
At this moment, he suddenly saw that the direction of the students around him began to be highly unified, and he looked ahead, and saw a large open-air performance stage in a large open space not far away.
The girls in colorful and gorgeous costumes on the stage are performing hard, and the audience is crowded with dense crowds, and from time to time the flash of the camera lights up, it looks like it should be quite popular.
Chen Peng took out his mobile phone, looked at the map navigation, and determined that this was a promotion point where the company was located, and the effect was good just by relying on the current atmosphere.
"The costumes of this cospLay are really good, and the standard of the performers is quite high, so it seems that there is no shortage of money and energy......"
Looking at the scene ahead, Chen Peng smiled and walked into the performance stage with the flow of people, intending to take a closer look, but at this moment, he suddenly saw a rather familiar figure on the stage......
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