Speaking in good conscience, although the "Super British Universe" project team has been kept by Wang Wei since its creation, these people have not paddled with the trend.

After all, to participate in such a grand project that has the potential to change the history of film, the co-leaders of the project team, whether it is He Xi and Tao Kang, as well as other production staff, have some career pursuits.

This made them do their best to build the overall structure, plot setting and character inclusion of the "Super British Universe" even though Wang Wei, as the boss, rarely asked, and also started the production of the opening work of the animated version of "Super British Universe".

Even, in order to facilitate the communication between artists and programmers, Chasing Light Comics also sent a special team to Dunhuang to be stationed in Dunhuang......

These efforts finally converged into the work in front of Wang Wei and Lao Wang-the animated version of "Chinese Heroes"!

"At first glance it looks pretty good. However, wouldn't this style of art be less friendly to child-oriented TV animation? ”

Looking at the beginning, the old queen realized it.

"Maybe it's a bit uncomfortable for children, but the anime itself is mainly about adult-oriented ......"

But it was Wang Wei, who was staring at the screen, who answered this question instead of He Xi and Tao Kang on the side.

In fact, the character design of "Chinese Heroes" made by the project team basically referred to Wang Wei's opinions.

Therefore, it does not adopt a relatively simple painting style like most current TV animations, or in other words, a Japanese-style comic style - that is, under the condition of achieving a certain aesthetic requirement, it is simplified as much as possible, and the body proportions of the characters are exaggerated, such as the proportion of the eyeballs to the area of the face is very large, and the nose is simplified very small;

Of course, it doesn't use the realist style of American comics, and the characters are full of muscle lines or something......

If you really want to say it, it should be a Q version style that combines the advantages of the two; And this style is closer to the painting style of Dunhuang 3D animated films.

"No wonder I look familiar."

Lao Wang suddenly realized, and then nodded,

"If you consider the feelings of adult audiences, this style of painting is appropriate, at least, it is relatively well accepted all over the world."

——Thinking of the popularity of "Toy Story" around the world, Lao Wang easily came to this conclusion.

Of course, style is only one aspect, whether it can be accepted by the audience, the most important thing is the story.

"Ah......h Is it martial arts? This is already a battle method that seems to be fantasy and mythology, right?,I remember that the original comics were more realistic ancient martial arts? ”

Looking at the gorgeous fights of the characters in the TV animation, the sword qi is vertical and horizontal, and the mountains and seas are overwhelming, Lao Wang can't help but be surprised by the large scale of the animation adaptation.

He Xi, who was in charge of the script adaptation, took over the topic and explained: "This is out of balance and overall layout considerations, if you want to create a huge and harmonious superhero universe, the strength of a single hero cannot be too prominent, nor too weak, so we have raised the strength of Hua Hero to a higher level......

- Although they are both called "Chinese Heroes", the setting of "Chinese Heroes" in this time and space is very different from that comic in another time and space.

The animated version of the story is set in the early years of the Republic of China, when the great powers invaded, and the Chinese heroes who had been inherited by the ancient martial arts learned a good swordsmanship, so they embarked on the road of resisting the invaders; Later, when the invaders were losing and retreating, they became angry and tried to use bacteriological bombs; At the critical juncture, Hua Heroes sank into a cold pool with bacteriological bombs......

It is said to be an ancient martial art, but the sword moves in the animation can block bullets, and the vitality shield can resist cannonballs...... As Lao Wang said, this combat power is almost illusory.

However, He Xi and they can take into account the problem of the combat effectiveness system, and Wang Wei is still very satisfied.

If you refer to the two superhero universes in that time and space, you can understand the huge impact of the imbalance of combat power on the construction of the movie universe-

For Wang Wei, Marvel's "Avengers" and DC's "Justice League" have a mysterious similarity in terms of plot rhythm, character design, and even the way internal conflicts are caused; However, the former was widely acclaimed at the box office, while the latter was criticized at the box office......

The reasons for this are naturally many, but the imbalance of combat effectiveness is definitely a very critical influence-

In the Justice League, Superman is strong enough to save the world alone and form a group of yarn; In the Avengers, although the combat power value is not clearly displayed, the audience can at least see that people on the earth can also fight with the so-called gods, so this is what to see!

Of course, this does not mean that Marvel's combat effectiveness system is perfect, in fact, for the needs of the plot, the combat effectiveness of Marvel characters is often a mystery - when they appeared, they were obviously extremely powerful, but in the end they disappeared lightly, which makes people shout "Nima's screenwriter is happy"......

It's just that the more fully considered the planning stage, the better the audience's viewing experience and the higher the probability of success.

Lao Wang is not a die-hard comic book fan, and it is easy to accept this level of adaptation.

"That's right, after all, this is the leader of the League of Legends, and the combat effectiveness can't be too weak."

- The leader of the alliance is not judged by the level of combat effectiveness, but by the values he represents......

Wang Wei shook his head silently, thinking so in his heart.

- Yes, an important reason why "Chinese Heroes" was chosen as the opening chapter of the animated version of the Super Hero Universe is that Chinese heroes are to "League of Legends", just like the American team is to the Avengers.

And the American team can become one of the leaders of the Avengers, not because he is capable of fighting, but largely because he represents the mainstream American values - knowing that the price of "freedom" is high, but he is willing to give everything for it;

And Hua Yingying was chosen as the leader of the League of Legends because of his unyielding spirit of resistance and collectivist values......

However, Wang Wei did not continue to talk about it, but continued to watch animated episodes with Lao Wang.

After watching three episodes in one go, the two stopped.

Lao Wang rubbed his eyes and expressed his opinion first, "I think it's very interesting, it should be able to impress the people on the TV station." ”

"Yes, then again, which TV station do you think would be more appropriate?" Wang Wei asked casually.

"Huaxia TV's animation channel!"

Lao Wang is very straightforward.

"Huh? Isn't our relationship with the Chinese media very stiff? ”

But Tao Kang, who had been silent, asked in a confused tone when he heard this.

Lao Wang smiled, waved his hand and said, "That's the film business, the TV business, heh, the five big ones wish we could focus on the TV business!" ”

"After all, the TV drama market has basically been divided up by the five major ones, and it is impossible for latecomers to get their own TV stations; No matter how big it is, it is just a pure content provider, and it is under the pressure of the Big Five......"

——Unlike the film business, the cinema channel is independent of the Big Five, and if a latecomer like Dunhuang maintains a supergod, it is not impossible for him to squeeze out the market share of the Big Five and eat the biggest piece of cake.

"What's more, although they are all a group, but unlike the other four, Huaxia TV's position in the China Media Group is relatively transcendent, and in their own one-third of an acre...... of land, even if the chairman wants to intervene."

Lao Wang said, exchanging a tacit look with Wang Wei.

Because of the group's instructions, Huaxia TV has rejected many advertising businesses in Dunhuang, and is already very dissatisfied with the damage to its own interests; And Dunhuang wants to magnify this dissatisfaction, so that the people of Huaxia Taiwan know that they will gain more benefits by cooperating with Dunhuang instead of confrontation.

- The sale of the TV copyright of "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" to Huaxia TV is a gesture of goodwill.

As time went on, the entertainment value of this nonsensical pinnacle became completely highlighted, and DVD sales have ranked among the top 10 DVD sales of all films in the Dunhuang Film Library - you know, the Dunhuang Film Library contains a series of classic movies from the old man, and the most important thing is that the DVD of this film has only been on the market for a few months;

On TV replays, no matter how many times this movie is replayed, the ratings are far ahead of most movies, even if it is a number of special effects blockbusters;

In terms of Huaxia TV's bid, winning the TV rights of this movie must have been earned.

For those who can bring them benefits, it is difficult for normal people to turn them away;

What's more, Huaxia TV is also eyeing the "Condor Sequel" TV series co-filmed by Dunhuang and Tang Yigong - "The Condor Heroes"!

"Therefore, even if we and Huaxia TV are not eyebrows, it is not a big problem to promote a TV animation with good quality."

- I don't really understand your twists and turns, but I'm shocked!

In the end, Tao Kang had a "I don't think things were easy" expression, but he was still relieved.

……

In fact, the animated version of "Chinese Heroes" landed on Huaxia TV, which is really simple.

There's no way, this is the first 3D TV animation that Huaxia TV people have seen with such a high degree of completion.

You know, at present, the best at 3D animation production is the animation studio in Dunhuang;

Other animation studios, just developing new technologies and developing new films, are already too busy, how can they have time to make TV animation with smaller profits.

Therefore, the current 3D TV animation is still a very lofty thing for the staff of major TV networks.

- Even if it's just a 3D scene and 2D characters, the person in charge of selecting the film on Huaxia TV was immediately attracted.

What's more, classmate Wang also drew a big cake for them-

"This anime is adapted from the long-form comic series of Light Chasing Comics, and the story structure is very large, and the current plot alone is enough for us to shoot for a long time......"

In other words, it's not a one-shot business.

"Moreover, there are fans of the manga, and this anime has a natural audience; If you don't mind, you can also promote it in conjunction with the manga release......"

In this way, whether it is the goodwill left by the previous cooperation or the bright prospects, Huaxia TV ignored the dissatisfaction of some people within the group, and signed the first season of the animated version of "Chinese Heroes", and soon arranged for broadcasting.

"It's a pity it's not prime time!"

After the animation was successfully broadcast, Tao Kang said with regret.

"Don't think about primetime, TV stations generally only leave dramas for their own investment, so it's not the worst time slot, just look at the ratings now!"

He Xi also paid close attention to the playback of the animation.

- Although the "Super Universe" project has been fully established, even if the first TV animation does not perform as expected, it will not cause the project to be suspended.

But who doesn't want a good start?

Moreover, just looking at the procurement funds of the TV station, Dunhuang is a small loss - no way, because the setting is grand, new technology is adopted, and most of the animation production staff are novices, the production cycle of this TV animation is as long as one year, and the overall cost is much higher than that of ordinary TV animation.

Although Wang Wei and Lao Wang don't care about this - because in the process of shooting animation, the digital version of the 3D scene accumulated will become an important material for subsequent live-action movies and game development; No matter how bad it is, it has also trained a group of animation production talents.

It's just that for the main producers, it's hard not to feel a little pressured to see the losses on paper.

If there is a good ratings data, it can also allow them to recover the cost through replay rights, overseas copyrights, etc., and then get rid of the pressure and push forward the follow-up plan with their eyebrows raised.

Therefore, they are not waiting for the statistics of the TV station, but have hired a professional third-party data research company to count the real-time ratings and more details.

However......

"The premiere episode has only 2% ratings!?"

Tao and He's hearts suddenly hung in the air.

2% of the ratings, not to mention the national TV program ratings list, even if it is on the TV animation ratings list, it is not ranked;

This does not bode well.

Until you see another piece of data -

"Sample surveys show that nearly half of the audience is adults?"

The hearts of the two of them suddenly let go of a lot.

They undoubtedly prefer the current ratings data to the high-rated audience but the audience is all children—because they all understand that TV animation is still for live-action films; These adult audiences are the potential audience of the movie!

"There is hope!"

This is the view shared by the two.

- What they didn't know for the time being was that the TV station was even more pleasantly surprised.

To be precise, it was the animation channel that was pleasantly surprised.

- Because they simply hate the notion that "only little kids watch cartoons", and they are always desperate for animated works that can appeal to adults.

Don't look at the animation ratings of "Chinese Heroes", but the adult audience it brings to the animation channel is probably more than the cartoons in the top few combined.

If you didn't say it, hurry up and increase your promotion efforts.

As a result, what was presented in front of Tao and He was that the ratings of "Chinese Heroes" rose rapidly, with an average rating of 5.5% on the fifth day, and the proportion of adult viewers was further increased.

Some companies that have responded quickly and hope to get authorization from the surrounding areas have already contacted Dunhuang......

All indications are—

"Hahaha, we're done!"

The two big men hugged each other and smiled.

"Good news, our comic sales are ......"

Tao Kang's secretary pushed the door in with a smile, and was dumbfounded when he saw this scene.

Then, quickly turn around and go out, and close the door.

“……”

Wait, what does this reaction mean?!!

……

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(End of chapter)