Chapter 54: Career Beginnings
On the other hand, Black Cat has not been in a good mood lately, because her books have not been very good in terms of sales, and the sales of the first volume have only reached just over 30,000 copies in a few months now. Although this achievement is enough for the denki library to recover the cost, it is definitely not worth the denki library waste channel to promote, so the decision has been made above that if the second volume still sells badly, it will be cut in half.
In this regard, in addition to comforting the black cat, Zuo Xiaoyou patiently instructed her how to grasp the light selling point.
"Why do readers look down on it? It's not because the light writing is good, the rhetoric is gorgeous, and you can learn a lot of knowledge, but it's comfortable to watch. Your problem is that the content is mixed with a lot of dark negative emotions, although through hard work, it has been much better than before, but it is still not enough, and there is no way for readers to disapprove of it. ”
After listening to Zuo Xiaoyou's analysis, the black cat was silent for a moment and said, "But if you write according to the pattern you said, is that still my work?" ”
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled helplessly: "If you just entertain yourself, of course, you can write however you want, but if you want to make money by writing, you must conform to the laws of the market." Light is different from movies, light sales represent everything, and movies can have commercial films with super high box office, or literary films that are not popular. Because literary films can exercise the acting skills of actors, and they can also win awards at film festivals, which is good for their future, but what about light? Who can benefit? Do you understand? ”
After being silent for a long time, the black cat smiled wryly: "Understood." ”
"That's good." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly, and said: "Of course, you can not write, after all, we have shares in the game company, if writing will only bring you pain, then it is better to concentrate on the game script, the game is such a thing as a tragedy, and the more tragic it is, the more classic it is, you can think about it." ”
“…… Let me think again! The black cat shook his head and said, "No matter what, I have to finish the book, after all, this is my first book, and I want to finish it well." ”
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly: "It's good if you're happy." ”
The problem of the black cat was solved, but there was an extra Kasumigaoka Shiyu at home, which made Zuo Xiaoyou's life change a lot.
As he said at the beginning, Kasumigaoka Shiyu really doesn't have the appearance of a good wife and mother, she is very lazy at home, almost no housework, no cooking, except for underwear and socks, she doesn't even want to wash clothes, she is completely an ancient rich young grandmother. Fortunately, the black cat is a diligent woman, although she has a lot of complaints about her, but she is doing housework in the first place, and it is not a trouble to wash two more clothes, but it will not cause conflicts between the two women.
But Kasumigaoka Shiyu often wears unkempt clothes at home, and from time to time she runs around wearing only underwear and underwear, which makes the black cat blush, but also keeps scolding her for being unorthodox.
"Huh?" Whenever this happens, Kasumigaoka Shiyu will say a word: "It's because of this that I can't become a wife, otherwise how could Zuo Jun choose you!" ”
Every time the black cat was choked and speechless, but when this happened again, she still couldn't help but say a few words, of course, it still had no effect. Kasumigaoka Shiyu is a woman whose thoughts and personalities have been stereotyped, and her behavior and lifestyle are very self-contained, and she doesn't care too much about what others think.
Of course, if Zuo Xiaoyou opened her mouth to speak, she would definitely care, but Zuo Xiaoyou has never said anything about this kind of thing, but she likes Kasumigaoka Shiyu's bold dress at home very much, because it is very convenient when the interest comes......
Zuo Xiaoyou only mentioned one point.
"If you have a guest at home, you must not dress like this."
Of course Kasumigaoka Shiyu will obey orders, even if he doesn't say it, she can't wear it like this when there are outsiders, otherwise it won't be a personal style, but a death.
In fact, since moving into Zuo Xiaoyou's house, Kasumigaoka Shiyu has felt more comfortable than ever. Because whether she is at home or coming back, there will always be someone at home, instead of facing a cold, unpopular house every day.
Especially at home, there is a black cat with a poisonous tongue comparable to her, and the two can always fight on an equal footing, so that Kasumigaoka Shiyu can vent her negative emotions in time, thus maintaining a happy mood. And at night, there is a warm embrace for her to snuggle into. This kind of life is something she never dreamed of, although she can only share a man with other women, but this kind of life, she thinks it is very good.
However, Kasumigaoka Shiyu is comfortable, but Zuo Xiaoyou feels that his body is a little unbearable. Although he is very young, only seventeen years old at present, he has been torn between two women all the year round, and his iron body cannot bear it. So Zuo Xiaoyou began to inquire with the family about the recipe for strengthening the kidneys.
Not to mention, the Zuo family is also a nobleman of the Great Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, and there is really this kind of recipe. However, in addition to the heirlooms, the branch of the concubine wants to have a recipe, and must exchange it for money or something. There was no way, Zuo Xiaoyou could only pay 100 million yen to buy the family's recipe.
After buying it, Zuo Xiaoyou found that this recipe is indeed worth the money, because in addition to the recipe, there is also a breathing formula, after eating the recipe, you can run the formula, you can improve your physique very effectively, strengthen your kidneys, and it is definitely not a problem to deal with three or five women, and there is a great chance of having a son.
The last point makes Zuo Xiaoyou a little regretful, because the black cat and Kasumigaoka Shiyu are not old enough, and they are not married yet, so they will do a good job of safety measures every time, and if they want to have a son or something, they will have to wait a few more years.
Since using the recipe and exercising with the breathing method, Zuo Xiaoyou's physical condition has indeed improved a lot, and the people who can't bear it have slowly turned into black cats and Kasumigaoka Shiyu. Faced with this situation, even if the two women did not deal with each other very well, but under the pressure of reality, the two finally reached a tacit understanding.
So when Zuo Xiaoyou came home from school that day, he found that there was an extra big bed at home, and when he went to bed at night, Kasumigaoka Shiyu did not go back to his room, but stayed, and spent a rather memorable night with the black cat. Since this night, the relationship between the black cat and Kasumigaoka Shiyu has gradually become harmonious, and the family environment has become more and more stable.
Zuo Xiaoyou is very satisfied with the situation at home, and his work such as studying and making games is becoming more and more efficient.
Since the sale of the first game disc, it has generated a total sales of 220,000 copies, in short, it has directly brought 1 billion yen in revenue to Zuo Xiaoyou.
According to the agreement, Zuo Xiaoyou also leased a one-floor office building for the first time and established a game company. With the advantage of left, small and right funds, of course, it is impossible to only engage in games, in addition to games, he also extended his tentacles to the animation industry.
As a big country in the animation industry, Japan generates incredible revenue every year, and of course Zuo Xiaoyou wants a piece of the pie. In particular, he has two trump cards, himself and Kasumigaoka Shiyu, and there is no shortage of stories in the production of animation, and the two super painters of Yingli Pear and Sawu can also provide enough exquisite characters. Then all that's left is the talent involved in making animation.
So in the past few months, Zuo Xiaoyou has been waving checks and wandering around major animation and game companies, digging up corners quite proudly.
In this era of rampant capital, you can do whatever you want if you have money, so in just a few months, the company has become a comprehensive company with more than 100 employees + animation.
With talents, of course, you have to produce works, otherwise it will consume tens of millions of funds every month just to feed more than 100 people, and even if you have money, it can't be so bad. As a result, the production of new games and the production of new animations are already on the agenda.
The game production is good, and the script and character of the game have been determined in school, and the rest is basically programming and production, music, dubbing and other small problems, and these can be produced through the company's existing capabilities.
As for animation, Zuo Xiaoyou decided to write the script himself and make an animation out of thin air. And the animation chosen by Zuo Xiaoright is "Angel Beats!", which translates into Chinese as "Angel Pulse".
As mentioned earlier, this is another dimension that is different from reality, and many works have not appeared in this time and space, such as "Water Margin" in the four famous novels and so on. Of course, there are also many classic works of Japan in reality that have not appeared in this world, not to mention those literary works, just talking about anime works, this world has not appeared "Attack on Titan", "Suzumiya Haruhi Series", "Sword Art Online" and other super popular works.
Of course, Zuo Xiaoyou wants to produce all these works, but at present, the company's funds are a bit tight, so Zuo Xiaoyou can only retreat to the next best thing and make the work "Angel Beats!" first.
Zuo Xiaoyou has seen this cartoon in his last life, it is a rare classic in his opinion, many characters in the stock market are impressive, and the soundtrack, theme song, and ending song are all excellent, although he has not paid attention to what kind of achievements this work has created, but in terms of his own analysis, as well as the number of broadcasts and dissemination on the Internet, this is definitely a work that can make a lot of money.
There's nothing to say, it has to be brought to the screen.
Of course, it is not a problem to put it on the screen, but how to get the character set up is a big problem.
Although there are two ace painters in charge, Ying Lili and Sawu, one of the keys to the success of "Angel Beats!" is that the characters are very exquisite, and they can even be called beautiful. Because the character design is so beautiful, even if it is a garbage work, he can't help but have a sneak peek.
Zuo Xiaoyou knows the truth that the goods sell a skin, and whether the goods have a good packaging will directly affect the value of the goods. Just like a moon cake, a piece of moon cake costs only ten yuan in the sky, but after some packaging, the merchant dares to sell it for 100 yuan, which is simply a money grab.
Many people's cost of living is forced up by these unscrupulous businesses, but there is no way, the commercial society, if the capital does not flow, how to create GDP and taxes? Of course, everyone makes money and then spends more money to let the money flow, so that the wealth can continue to increase.
Take raising a child as an example, according to the previous tradition, of course, the baby does not wear diapers, but directly pads it with strips of cloth, and washes and uses it when it is dirty. The countryside is even more ruthless, and directly crazy a pair of sealed bib pants, and then pour the hot soil in the cauldron into it, and let the child wear the bib pants with soil, whether it is urinating, it can be solved, almost no cost.
However, with the process of social urbanization, it is now necessary to prepare a large number of diapers to raise children, and the cost of these can be hundreds per month.
Not only that, but there are also children's milk powder, clothes, toys, and those who have a little money, hiring a wet nurse, confinement sister-in-law, etc., have also increased the cost. In the past, it would cost so much money to bring a child. In the past, when there was no money, each family gave birth to ten or eight, didn't they also bring it up!
So many people feel that they can't afford to give birth, can't afford to raise, not really can't afford to give birth, if you want to save costs, there are old methods, but young people can't afford to let their children use cloth strips, soil bib pants and other old methods of face.
Young people are born in a wealthy society, of course, they want to give their children good material conditions, if they do not meet the requirements, they will be very stressed, feel that they are useless, a waste, and then get depression and the like abound.
Of course, there are social problems, comparing and comparing has become a trend, laughing at poverty and not prostitution, but we must also relax our minds and calm our minds. Rich people have a way to live with money, and people without money have a way to live without money. Don't you live without money? It doesn't make sense.
But in this era of capital, the glamour on the surface is very important, so Zuo Xiaoyou also discussed with Ying Lili and Sawu for a long time for the character design of "Angel Beats!", and after several drafts, he finally got a character that satisfied him.
And in this process, the painting skills of Sawu and Ying Li Li have also been greatly improved, which can be regarded as an unexpected joy.
In the process of making the animation, the game has already taken the lead in making it. Because 60% of the workload has been completed in advance in school, the remaining 40% is handed over to the company to produce, and the speed can be said to be soaring, and it only took more than half a month to complete the production, and then after half a month of testing, and after the trial version launched on the Internet, the popularity of the new game was quickly hyped. And Zuo Xiaoyou finally decided to release it on this year's Winter CM.
At the same time, with the support of the company and the hot sales of the first game, stores across Japan have become contact customers of the company, and the sales of 100,000 copies have been confirmed in the market before the game is about to be released, which makes Zuo Xiaoyou and the company's employees very excited.
But what kind of sales the new game will ultimately achieve will have to wait until it is released. In this way, in the tension and apprehension, Winter CM came as promised. Zuo Xiaoyou came to the sales site with 10,000 copies of physical game CDs.