"Actually, this time Mr. Xiqiu came out, in addition to the remaining royalties, it is mainly about Shangguan Kasuga Story." Jonathan also said straight to the point: "The Japanese side asked me to ask, can you license the novel to them to adapt the animation." ”

"I didn't expect Mr. Jonathan to have dealings with people in the Japanese anime industry." Zhang Qiuxi is a little surprised, publishing and animation are completely different fields, right?

Jonathan said: "This is not true, but light novels and anime in Japan are generally linked, and popular light novels will definitely be adapted into animation, which Mr. Xiqiu should also be very clear." The sales of Kasuga Tale of Shangguan in Japan have outpaced many local works, and naturally there is a demand for this. ”

"I do know this, but you don't have anything to do with the anime industry, so who asked you to ask?"

"It's Kawasaki Bookstore." Jonathan explains: "It's also a publishing house with a long history, and now it's not just a publishing business. The company has a comic magazine and an anime fund, which invests in the production of animation and movies every year. ”

Japanese animation is so strong that it has no friends, but the movie can be completely ignored, Zhang Qiuxi nodded and said: "So that's the case, I said how the publishing house also played to change the anime." ”

"Actually, this is also obvious for Teacher Xiqiu, standing as a friend, I don't think you should refuse." Jonathan is right, anime is much more influential than light novels, and it can make an extra amount of money.

"Speaking of which, this is the second time that someone has asked you about copyright." Zhang Qiuxi smiled: "But this time I can only disappoint you, I don't plan to sell the adaptation rights of the anime." ”

"The most suitable adaptation of light novels is anime, TV series and movies are not very feasible, and Mr. Xiqiu doesn't want the work to be put on the screen?" Jonathan didn't expect Zhang Qiuxi to refuse.

Zhang Qiuxi said: "Of course the cartoon should be made, but it is not sold to Kawasaki Bookstore, but it is necessary to make it yourself." ”

Making zuò animation is also a money-burning thing, but now Zhang Qiuxi is not bad at all, why not invest it yourself? It can also be said that it is doing a part for the animation industry of the Celestial Empire, gaining fame and fortune.

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"Kawasaki Bookstore wants to get the anime adaptation rights of Shangguan Kasuga Story, and I suddenly remembered that the children's channel in charge of Xiaoyue's mother also wants to broadcast cartoons, so I think our magazine will invest in the production of zuò by itself, do you think it is feasible?" Bidding farewell to Jonathan, Zhang Qiuxi returned to the magazine and first talked about this matter.

"I don't know much about animation, how much does it cost to invest in one?" Shangguan Jin's first concern was about money.

Zhang Qiuxi scratched his head, spread his hands and said: "Actually, I don't know much about this, based on the cost of Japan, the general conventional animation probably needs six or seven hundred thousand soft girl coins, and if it is a combat class, if you want to do it well, you have to pay more than one million." ”

"Why use Japanese standards?" Hongdou's question hit the nail on the head, and Zhang Qiuxi could only shrug his shoulders and say: "Because most of the anime I've watched are Japanese, I've noticed some by chance." ”

In her previous life, she was an otaku.,I've heard a little about this matter.,She's not clear about the cost of domestic animation at all.。 "The Story of Lei Feng" has 30 episodes, each episode is more than 10 minutes, with a total investment of 21 million. The numbers look clear, but fools know that there is something wrong with them, and there is no way to make a reference standard.

"Now a season of animation is generally twelve episodes, which means that at least more than 10 million dollars of investment are needed?" Shangguan Jin made a simple calculation and said: "This number is a lot, and it is almost emptying the funds of the magazine." ”

"The labor cost in China is much lower than in Japan, and the investment may be lower. If the director knows how to save money, then he can save a little more. "If it's like the second season in the original time and space, the same few scenes are mixed up into several episodes, then it will save a lot of money.

Zhang Qiuxi can copy the novel as it is, but whether it is a movie or an animation, there is no way to restore it as it is, and the episodes that are repeated in the original time and space are from the chapters in "The Rampage of Spring in the Cool Palace", the endless August. And now Zhang Qiuxi has only written the second volume, which is still early before this plot.

"The cost of making zuò in Japan is only a fraction of that in Japan, but are you sure you can accept that inferior standard?" Ye Qingqing raised her head and said another unavoidable question.

Zhang Qiuxi didn't go to cheat subsidies with money, she would definitely not be able to accept it if it collapsed, so she said: "If you can't do it, you can increase investment, 10 million is 10 million, as long as you can earn back how much you invest, it's not a problem." ”

"Here's the problem, the money may not be able to be earned back." Ye Qingqing continued: "The domestic animation market is far less mature than Japan, do you know why most domestic animation companies are not thinking about making good works, but how to cheat subsidies? ”

"That's because the purpose of these people entering the anime field is not pure in itself, right?" Speaking of this, Zhang Qiuxi is a contemptuous face.

Ye Qingqing said: "There are indeed many such people, but there are many people who like animation in China, and there are also many people who are sincerely involved in this industry, why can't these people even eat?" ”

"In Japan, in addition to making money from TV stations, anime has various sponsors, and you can also sell DVDs and merchandise. But in China, sponsors don't even think about it, and there are only a few or three half-orc animated puppets around that can coax children, so they sell very well. Almost no one buys DVDs of domestic anime, and they only rely on selling them to TV stations, and this income can only be hehe. ”

The situation of domestic animation is too bad, of course, there will be no sponsors to sponsor it, and without investment, you can only make some inferior things, and no one will want to watch or buy DVDs at all, so the animation company will not make money, and if you can't make money, there will be no capital to invest......

No matter how you look at it, it's a vicious circle, Hongdou frowned, and said: "TV series copyrights can be sold for tens of millions, look at what you mean, the money you can make by selling cartoons to TV stations seems to be very small, how much is it?" ”

"I used to have hundreds of dollars per episode, but now it's much better, almost 30,000 yuan." Ye Qingqing said: "The vigorous support of the animation industry in China has brought some changes, and the TV station is not as bad as before. ”

"An episode of investment requires tens of millions, but it is only 30,000 when it is sold, which is not enough to lose money." Azuki's eyes widened.

"The cost in China is far from being so high, and it is still possible to make some money by controlling the cost of selling to TV stations, but it is so small that it is negligible. Take that very popular half-orc animation as an example, the real money is actually the peripherals and movies. ”

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