Chapter 277 Discussion and Decision
On Tuesday, the entire Dragon Country animation industry was still immersed in the impact of the Cyberpunk animation ending on the industry.
Rebecca
Adam Hammer
Lucy
David
The characters in these animations also topped or reversed the various character selections in Dragon Country.
Especially Adam Hammer. The animation just ended not long ago, and there is no Adam Hammer character peripherals, but many first-tier cities directly used animation screenshots and posters as entrance carpets at the comic exhibitions, and every fan who entered would step on his face twice.
After the animation is finished, everyone will take a look at this animation again
There are various interpretations, and the foreshadowing of the animation from the first episode runs through the whole work.
Moreover, after the Cyberpunk Edgewalker was finished, Xia Yan's fan group also began to argue about one thing.
Which work is better, Madoka Magica or Cyberpunk Edgewalker?
In terms of the performance of the TV animation serialization, Puella Magi Madoka Magica is obviously better, but many fans don't even look at those data.
In terms of subjective feelings, older animation fans prefer Cyberpunk Edgewalker.
Moreover, the tragic and beautiful ending of this work makes them remember it more deeply after they are sad.
On Tuesday morning, these fans got up early and lined up in front of major stores near their homes.
Before the release of the first volume of Cyberpunk Edgewalker, the sales volume, including online purchases and pre-orders by viewers through physical stores, had reached a huge 200,000 copies.
This is a record-breaking number in the history of Dragon Country animation BD sales.
Of course, such exaggerated sales are not entirely due to the quality of this work, but also partly because Xia Yan is too popular in the animation industry now.
How popular is he?
His existence is the focus of social topics for two-dimensional fans.
When a group of two-dimensional fans get together, the topic will always turn to Xia Yan.
What Initial D male protagonist was cheated on, what Asuna was ntr by him again during the process of being imprisoned by Xu Xiang, and what is the news about the second part of the Magical Girl Madoka movie.
It can be said that in the current Dragon Country ACG circle, you may not like Xia Yan's works, but if you don't understand and watch his works at all, there will be a generation gap between you and other ACG fans.
Last year, Puella Magi Madoka Magica was the annual phenomenon. This year, Cyberpunk Edgewalker has once again set off such a viewing storm in the Dragon Country animation industry.
Many passers-by animation fans who have never seen this work are completely swept up by the market and marketing at this time, and they come to buy BDs to prepare for the show.
This is also the reason why the sales of Cyberpunk Edgewalker's BD exploded in the first week.
Starting from Tuesday, most animation fans on the Internet are showing off their Cyberpunk Edgewalker animation BDs.
But the fans in the Magic City are arrogant after all.
After all, Xia Yan will hold a BD signing event on the spot and take photos with fans.
For a whole week, the Dragon Country animation industry has been immersed in the ending storm of Cyberpunk Edgewalker. ,-*' ^ '~*-.,_,.-*~ ~*-.,_,.-*~' ^ '*-,
In this process, the most embarrassing are the three works of the three major animation production companies this quarter.
Red Dragon, Revolutionary of Another World, Crash Landing.
Cyberpunk Edgewalker only has ten episodes and ended in early to mid-September, but these three works are still being serialized.
As for the ratings, they didn't drop too much anyway, still fluctuating in the 4% range, but compared with the 6% ratings of the last episode of Cyberpunk Edgewalker, it is at least one or two levels lower.
Although the pre-sale of BD animation has also been opened, judging from the current pre-sale situation, the first week is only tens of thousands of volumes.
This situation makes the three major animation production companies very embarrassed
For two consecutive years, they have been beaten head-on by a new company in the animation industry, which really makes them lose face.
But animation is good if it is good, and bad if it is bad. It is not like buying luxury goods. Animation fans in the market only care about whether the animation is good or not. As for whether the animation is produced by a large or small company, it does not matter to many fans.
Soon, the sales data of Cyberpunk Edgewalker Volume 1 BD was released.
As of today, the BD has been on sale for a week, plus the 200,000 copies pre-sold
The first week BD sales of Cyberpunk Edgewalker Volume 1 reached an outrageous 370,000 copies
After the data was released, major animation forums and news media simultaneously published articles for publicity.
[The first week sales exceeded 300,000 copies, and Cyberpunk Edgewalker BD Volume 1 once again created a sales miracle. ]
[Compared with Madoka Magica, the sales of Cyberpunk Edgewalker BD Volume 1 have been significantly boosted, but the sales data of more than 300,000 copies is based on Xia Yan's huge popularity in the industry. Overall, the author does not think that Cyberpunk Edgewalker's influence exceeds Madoka Magica. 】
【Magic Girl Madoka Magica fans and Edgewalker fans have been fighting each other online this week. Which of the two works is better depends on whether Cyberpunk Edgewalker has a chance to surpass the million-volume average sales of Puella Magi Madoka Magica in BD sales. 】
【Cyberpunk Edgewalker has once again created a sales miracle in the history of Dragon Country animation. According to this sales trend, it is very likely to become another popular animation with a million-volume average sales after Puella Magi Madoka Magica. 】
【After a full week, Cyberpunk Edgewalker's popularity continues to grow. It has the momentum of stirring up the storm in the Dragon Country animation industry last year. For two consecutive years, two phenomenal animation works. Is Xia Yan from Magic City really going to be the first person in the Dragon Country animation industry at the age of 20? 】
【Three animation works, one animation has a maximum average rating of 4%, and two animations have a maximum average rating of 6%. His worst work performance is already a height that 99% of Dragon Country animation people can't touch in their lifetime. 】
【Cyberpunk Edgewalker animation peripherals will be launched on the official website of Magic City TV1, Xia Tang Animation official website, and Jiuxiao Forum online shopping area next week. Among them, the peripheral product with the highest pre-order volume is Rebecca Q-version coaster, and the cup body is made into the appearance of Adam's heavy hammer. This cup set set priced at 39 Dragon Country coins has been pre-sold up to 270,000 copies. When it comes to playing memes, Xia Tang Animation official website is still the best. 】
【While the influence of Cyberpunk Edgewalker continues to spread in Longguo, fans also leave messages in the comment section of Xia Tang Animation's official website to request the production of the second episode. In terms of plot structure, this animation has great potential. The villain Adam Hammer has not died yet, and Lucy is still alive. Perhaps we can look forward to the story of the second season of this work.】
Xia Yan looked at the news about Cyberpunk Edgewalker on the Internet for a long time, and he let out a long breath.
This week, he was very sensitive to these things, and was still on guard against the three major animation companies playing tricks at this time, buying off the water army to maliciously discredit Cyberpunk Edgewalker.
But in fact, he was also overthinking. The three major animation companies really couldn't find any points to discredit this work. In terms of plot and work depth, this work completely beats their single three animations this quarter, and if you want to find the black spots of Xia Yan, the creator.
They can't find them either.
He has been enrolled in Magic City University for three years, his grades are normal, he has never failed a course, and he doesn't even have a girlfriend or scandals.
In the eyes of those who hate him in the industry, Xia Yan is that seamless egg, and there is no place to bite.
"It's finally over." Xia Yan leaned back on his work chair.
After entering the third year, his coursework has been reduced a lot, and he is now a special student in the department.
Xia Yan has achieved such great success in the two-dimensional industry that it can be said that Magic City University uses Xia Yan as a positive example in its enrollment promotion.
What Xia Yan did after entering the university, under the guidance of the teachers of the Department of Literature, his creative ability has greatly improved, so he created works such as Magic Circle and Edge Walker. The school wants to be famous, so naturally it has to give Xia Yan preferential treatment. Even if Xia Yan can't attend many courses in person because of the company's busy schedule, he can only make up for it by punching in online classes later, and the teacher also turns a blind eye to him.
Xia Yan looked at the office area outside from his office.
Now his company has added another wave of people in the past week or two, and the number has risen to more than 200.
However, the company is now in the aftermath of the production of Cyberpunk Edge Walker, and many people have no work on hand and are also in a state of slacking off in the company.
"I have to quickly prepare the plan for the new work and get my people moving." Xia Yan whispered to himself.
He didn't mind paying his people a month or two without paying them. The salary of two hundred people would only cost four or five million Dragon Country dollars a month or two. Judging from the sales data of Cyberpunk Edgewalker's BD, this animation will eventually bring Xia Yan more than several hundred million in revenue. This employee expense is just a drop in the bucket for Xia Yan now.
But laziness can't be allowed to develop.
Whether it's for the company's employees or Xia Yan himself, if he relaxes now,
Xia Yan estimates that it's not impossible for him to play for ten or eight years without doing anything and indulge in a state of doing nothing.
At this time, Xia Yan's cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Yeah, I've made it very clear."
"Yes, there are only three weeks left. Mo Ran and I have both made our decision. It will be three weeks later. Editor-in-chief, you don't need to persuade me anymore."
"New work? If it's a new work, it will be out within a month. Please rest assured."
"The finale of Initial D's autograph session? This is indeed something I can consider. But I hope to limit it to ten days and seven cities. After all, I have to take care of my studies."
Xia Yan hung up the phone. This was the thirteenth or fourteenth time he had spoken to the editor-in-chief of Beizhou Comics in this month.
Originally, people would come to talk to Xia Yan in person about such important matters, but Xia Yan was too busy. He had to take care of work in the animation, comics, and novel industries. He really couldn't spare time to do these things. Many things were discussed over the phone.
Initial D will be serialized and completed in the issue of "Beizhou" in early October.
The finale is the scene where Tu Hai chooses to join the Gaoliang team and leave Akina Mountain.
Anyway, Xia Yan had no interest in the comics after the plot of Initial D, so naturally, he had no interest in moving the subsequent content to Longguo.
But he is now the representative cartoonist of Beizhou Comics, and he cannot ignore the impact on the sales of Beizhou Comics after the completion of Initial D.
After repeated negotiations with the other party, Xia Yan also agreed to start serializing the new work in October when Initial D was completed.
This is also the last concession that Beizhou Comics can make. Although Beizhou has no contract to bind Xia Yan, the cooperation between the two parties, in addition to the cold contract, also has to talk about some moral issues. Xia Yan can indeed completely ignore the interests of Beizhou Comics and go out for a few years after the completion of Initial D.
But this will only ruin his reputation in the industry. Cartoonists who are criticized for being willful and unscrupulous after becoming famous will inadvertently narrow their own path and lose more than they gain.
As for the new comic series
Xia Yan is still thinking about it.
During the serialization of Initial D and the animation of Cyberpunk Edgewalker, Xia Yan also saw many excellent works in Yuan Qing's memory.
However, given Xia Yan's current status in the industry, he would not easily transfer ordinary works.
Now fans' expectations for Xia Yan are works of the same level as Initial D, Magic Circle, and Cyberpunk Edgewalker. You can come up with better works or works that are not much different but at the same level.
But we definitely can’t produce any more works like Journey of Youth, as that would only have a limited impact on Xia Yan’s influence in the industry.
Just like Hayao Miyazaki in the parallel world. When everyone thinks of him, they will think of works such as Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away. It would be amazing if he could create another movie of the same level in his later years. On the contrary, if he produces ten more inferior animated films such as Listen Up and Fairy Tales of Time, it will not be helpful to increase his influence in the industry.
Therefore, after Xia Yan's influence in the industry has reached this point, his choices will become narrower.
There is no such thing as a work that crushes all aspects, surpasses the Magic Circle, and surpasses Initial D.
Just looking at the sales data, we might be able to compare one, two, three, four or five.
But in terms of the quality of the works, in fact, these works are all on the same level. The biggest reason for the sales gap is the subject matter and the audience.
In countries where there are many basketball enthusiasts, people will watch you only if you make basketball animations. This is why in the parallel world, the influence of slam dunks in China far exceeds that of young football players.
But does this mean that slam dunk can crush young football players in all aspects?
In the world, the football theme is actually more popular. For example, in Europe and the United States, the influence of young football players is greater than slam dunk.
Therefore, there is no work that Xia Yan can obtain in Yuan Qing's memory that can surpass Initial D and The Magic Circle.
It can only be said that these top works are classic masterpieces in their respective categories. The sales order is affected by the number of audiences for the subject matter. There is nothing we can do about it. From a considerable perspective, there is no difference between who is better or worse.
The number of these works is much smaller.
Moreover, in addition to the new comic series to be serialized, the company's new animation plan must also be finalized.
Another week later, on the day when Xia Tang Animation released the second volume of Cyberpunk Edgewalker TV animation, it also announced a news through three channels: Modu TV1 Tai, Jiuxiao Forum, and Xia Tang Animation official website.
After the release of all three volumes of Cyberpunk Edgewalker TV animation BD in September
Within two months, the first BD of the Cyberpunk Edgewalker movie animation will be released simultaneously.
[The legend of Night City is not over yet! 】
Along with this promotional slogan.
In mid-to-late September, the Dragon Kingdom animation world was once again turned upside down by cyberpunk fringe walkers.
"Theatrical animation? So fast?"
"Within two months after the release of the third volume of the animated TV version of BD? Which day is it?"
"Well, it probably depends on the market situation. Fans in the market have to buy almost all the TV animation bds before the theatrical version of the animated bds will be released! Otherwise, they will be launched together. In fact, many student parties do not have so much pocket money, and they will affect each other. The loss in sales outweighs the gain.”
"Damn it, old thief Xia Yan is so scheming."
"I can't wait. This animation actually has a theatrical version? Who is the protagonist? Lucy?"
"I don't know, but the theatrical version of the animation is called "Cyberpunk 2077". Do you still understand? In Cyberpunk Edgerunner, David died in 2076, so 2077 is the story one year after David's death. This is A sequel to the story. Maybe the protagonist is Falco, the driver who escaped. Or maybe it’s Lucy.”
"Fuck, I'm getting excited, I want to watch Lucy's Revenge."
"It's been two weeks since I watched Edgewalker. I'm still dreaming about the heart-wrenching theme song. Now I just want to see the scene of David's resurrection. I hope the old thief will show some kindness and let David return in 2077. Come to life."
"It feels impossible. It would be too vulgar to really resurrect him. Why do you think the theatrical version of the animation is as awesome as Madoka's Rebellion! It's better to lower your expectations. I just want to see Adam hammer to death."
"Me too, don't change David's death randomly, otherwise it will destroy the poignancy of Edgewalker, but Adam Hammer must die!"
In mid-to-late September, Xia Yan's fans thought that the release of the theatrical version of Cyberpunk Edge Walker within two months would be Xia Yan's last big move of the month, but...
Just the next day.
Beizhou Comics published an announcement.
The Initial D comic will be completed within three weeks.
This news was another bombshell that instantly exploded in the Dragon Kingdom's two-dimensional industry.
Is Initial D coming to an end?
What kind of tall tale is this?
It’s okay to say that Cyberpunk Edgewalker has finished its ten episodes.
This type of work itself doesn’t last long.
But the initial D.
The protagonist Tu Hai has just conquered Qiu Ming Mountain. After defeating all challengers, he is just about to enter the world outside Qiu Ming Mountain. He has just left the Novice Village, but now do you want to finish it?
Are you kidding me?