Chapter 55 Animation Production Is Really Expensive

Solving the problem of the original card painting is only the first step.

Other art resources, such as UI, original scene paintings, card special effects, etc., Chen Mo plans to deal with later, can be outsourced, and can't outsource, so he can do it himself.

Now there is a more serious problem, we have to find a reliable animation production company.

For the animation companies in this world, there should be no problem in reproducing "My Name is MT", but Chen Mo still wants to do it in more detail, at least to the level of the later seasons of "My Name is MT", which can surpass "Yamaguchi" The level of Mountain Wars is even better.

After all, this anime is equivalent to promoting the game, sacrificing the publicity effect in order to save money, which is equivalent to abandoning the book.

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

After all, Zhao Zihao runs a game studio, and he often contacts people in the game industry. It shouldn't be difficult to find a reliable animation production company.

On the phone, Chen Mo briefly stated 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 relatively well-known in the industry, and there are also several good national comic works, so there should be no problem in terms of strength.

Chen Mo briefly stated his requirements, and made an appointment with the person in charge over there for an interview at the experience store tomorrow.

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

"This super accelerator is really good..."

Chen Mo forced himself to finish washing and fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

...

The next morning.

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

No wonder this super accelerator can't be used continuously for a short period of time, it is really possible to kill people!

Get up, wash up, and open the door normally.

Wen Lingwei, like Su Jinyu, arrives on time every morning at 10 o'clock, brings her own hand-painted board and laptop, and paints the cards in the conference room on the first floor of the experience store.

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

The person in charge was called Guo Feng. He was not in his 40s. He had a friendly face, but was slightly bald.

Chen Mo didn't have much politeness, and directly stated his needs directly.

"It's like this, I'm planning to make an anime. In the first season, I'm going to make 10 episodes, each about 10 minutes. There is a theme song at the beginning and the end."

"I can provide the characters, scenes, plots, lines, and storyboards. You just need to do exactly what I want."

"So I would like to ask about the budget for such an anime."

Guo Feng thought for a while and asked, "Are you going to contribute the full amount yourself?"

Chen Mo nodded: "Yes."

Guo Feng said: "This, I advise you from a very personal point of view, the 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 make your own characters, plots and storyboards, this The risk is even greater."

"Of course, as long as you have enough money, we will do the same, just to give you a kind reminder."

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

Guo Feng nodded: "Okay. According to the current market situation, generally speaking, an episode of animation takes about 24 minutes, and the cost is about 500,000 yuan. On average, 1 minute is equivalent to 20,000 yuan. Of course, this is a relatively top level in the industry, and Including the cost of design, storyboard, script, etc.”

Chen Moqiang wiped his cold sweat calmly and said, "Well...I'll think about it."

In fact, the so-called top level is basically equivalent to the level of the previous Japanese comics. As long as you take it out, it will definitely be a big production and high-definition picture quality.

The dubbing and BGM are definitely at the top level.

But this cost is indeed too high for Chen Mo. Calculated at 20,000 per minute, a 10-minute episode is 200,000. There are 10 episodes in the first season, so it is 2 million.

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

At that time, Ledong 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 creative 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, it depends 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 it is purely 2D hand-painted, then the price may run high. At eighty-nine thousand per minute, generally no one does that anymore."

"Because pure 2D hand-painting requires too many original artists, 2D animation in the past should be considered a labor-intensive industry, and the main money was spent on original artists. Now, the three-to-two technology is very mature, which can save a lot of money. manpower, so the cost has dropped slightly. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com ”

Chen Mo nodded. The parallel world is still different from the previous life. Sure enough, technology has changed the world.

Chen Mo thought for a while.

Two million to shoot the first season, is it expensive?

In fact, for the profitability of "My Name is MT", it is not expensive. If "My Name is MT" can be as successful as its previous life in this world, then it only takes one month to earn back all the money for 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 does not become popular, it will be a huge loss for Chen Mo.

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

Therefore, Chen Mo did not dare to save money on animation. Expensive doesn't matter, as long as the quality can be made, that's it!

Chen Mo said seriously: "Okay, I've decided, and I'll do it according to high standards. However, if I come up with a character design and script, I should save a part of this money."

Guo Feng nodded: "Of course, if you don't consider the input of script, character design, storyboard, etc., this cost can be reduced a bit, but it will not be reduced too much, 10%."

Chen Mo couldn't help but help his forehead, the reduction is really not much, but if you do the math, you can save 200,000 yuan, which is real money.

Guo Feng added: "However, if you have a script and character design here, you have to trouble you to cooperate closely with our staff, mainly to finalize these settings and storyboards in a timely manner, and Try not to make frequent revisions, so as not to affect the subsequent production progress.”

Chen Mo nodded: "I know. Well, a week later, at the end of this month, I will give you the relevant characters, script and storyboards of the first season, and then we will sign a formal contract."