Tokyo life starting with painting.

Chapter 428 This Is Too Much Money (4100 words)
Higashino is not worried that his "Spirited Away" promotional video will not be able to compete with the Tokyo Animation trailer.

It's just that being convenient for others is convenient for himself, and he feels that there is no need to deliberately compete with Dujing Animation.

But
"Did you really hit the car?"

Higashino Division was a little surprised, and then a little funny.

No.

What is the situation with you at Tokyo Animation?

He remembered the time when Higashino Studio announced the production of "Spirited Away".

Just in conjunction with Higashino Studio, Tokyo Animation also announced the production of the theatrical version of "June's Hymn".

At that time, Higashino Division felt that this was too much of a coincidence.

As a result, now they are making a promotional video and collided with each other again.
This is simply evil.

Higashino couldn't help shaking his head.

Although it is convenient for others to be convenient for oneself, there is nothing to do in this situation.

If you hit a car, just hit it, and do whatever you want.

Things have already happened, and of course Higashino will not say anything more.

He didn't care much about it at all, put the matter aside, and turned to look at Yano Ryuichi: "What's the evaluation of the "Spirited Away" promotional film on the Internet?"

"The overall situation is very good, Mr. Higashino."

Yano Ryu glanced at the situation of the promotional video, and said to Higashino Tsukasa: "Although the evaluation of the promotional video of "Spirited Away" is good, it is still somewhat inferior to "Praise of June" overall."

The promotional film of "Spirited Away" received mixed reviews, and "June's Hymn" performed well overall.

Yano Ryuichi looked worried, feeling a little inappropriate.

But Dong Yesi just smiled and didn't say much.

This is in his expectation.

"June's Hymn" is supported by the popularity of the original animation.

And "Spirited Away" is a completely original animation film script, without the slightest popularity support. At most, it has the false name of "National Manga Master Higashinoji Script", and the first impression of the promotional film is that Zi Gongxiang ( It is natural that an animated film aimed at children) is not as good as "June's Hymn".

If you replace "Spirited Away" with the current "Hansawa Naoki".

Then things would be very different again.

Higashino is very relieved, and he has great expectations for "Spirited Away".

"There's one more thing besides the "June's Hymn" review."

Yano Ryuichi approached Higashino Division and reported the things investigated by the market research department.

It's just that he couldn't help laughing while talking about Dong Yesi: "Is there such a thing?"

Yano Ryuichi took another look at Higashinoji, and was a little speechless.

There's nothing funny about what he's saying.

Because this time Higashino Studio and Tokyo Animation collided again.

This annoyed some of the "June's Praise" fanatics.

Some people think that Dongye Studio is deliberately targeting the production team of "June's Hymn", and some people call for the main person in charge of Dongye Studio to kneel down and apologize to the "June's Hymn" production team.

This is no laughing matter.

"Should we produce a bulletin explaining the situation?"

Yano Ryuichi asked worriedly.

Kneeling and apologizing is of course impossible.

But you can also make a compromise, and use the official account of Dongye Studio to display an announcement to explain the specific situation.

Dong Yesi replied with a smile: "No need."

Still using the official account to explain the situation?
Dong Yesi is usually subdued, but this time, he doesn't want to spoil this group of people.

What's more, the car crash is something they don't want to see at Dongye Studio, and the responsibility is all on them.
These people must have no brains.

"but"

Yano Ryuichi wanted to say something more.

He is a veteran of the PW animation production company, and Yano Ryuichi has also seen what some brain-dead fans have done.

At the beginning, PW animation production company was burned down by this kind of people.

If I meet this person again
Yano Ryuichi was a little speechless.

Dongye Studio is equivalent to his second nest. He works hard and doesn't want to move.

He's actually a sort of persecuted delusional disorder.

Is there really that kind of idler who comes here to burn down the studio and send out death notices?

But on the other hand, Japan is indeed one of the countries where death notice letters are mailed most frequently.

Higashino still remembered that it was said that some private TV station was dissatisfied because of a 30-second commercial during the baseball game, and directly sent a death notice letter to threaten it.

There is also an exaggeration, some small idols, small stars, sometimes receive death notice letters.

But this has nothing to do with Tonoji.

He hasn't received that thing yet.

"That's about it? Is there anything else you want to add, Mr. Higashino?"

Yano Ryuichi recorded Higashinoji's various orders and asked back.

"Well, that's it."

Tonoji nodded.

He also participated in the production of the "Spirited Away" promotional film, and many of the scenes have his own drawings.

Therefore, Higashino Division is quite confident in this promotional film, and feels that it should be able to exert its own promotional effect.

This has nothing to do with their Dongye studio.

This is the end of the "Spirited Away" promotional film within Dongye Studio.

However, the things that ended in Dongye Studio had no meaning of ending on the Internet at all, and there was even a trend of intensifying.

Although these discussions did not affect Tokyo Animation, they also surprised some members of the production team of "June's Hymn".

Especially when they saw another collision with Higashino Studio.
They, the production team, were indeed surprised.

Among them, the director of "June's Hymn" was led by Hiramatsu Deneng.

Because of the reputation of violently beating the person in charge of the sales department in the past, Tokuno Hiramatsu can be regarded as someone who can't be messed with in Tokyo Animation.

After all, everyone knew that this person was a thorn in the side, and he couldn't touch his head at all.

But such a thorny head is watching the promotional video of "Spirited Away" at this time, and his expression is a bit incredulous.

The promotional video that Dongye Studio put on the Internet this time looks mediocre, nothing more than some edited shots.

The scene where Chihiro's father catches up with the gods and strays into the world of gods, the clip of the rancid river god entering the soup house, and the clip of the water train.
These shots are expressed with very ordinary editing techniques, and the editing techniques are not brilliant.

But Ping Song Deneng watched it very seriously, the kind who read it once and then watched it a second time.

At this time, a young man walked beside him. The young man glanced at the "Spirited Away" promotional video on his computer screen, and greeted him with some amusement: "Director Hiramatsu, you are still watching "Spirited Away" Is it the promotional video of "Xun?"

"However, let me say that Dongye Studio's editing method this time is not brilliant, and there is no soundtrack throughout the whole process. Only the dubbing by the voice actors makes me feel like a half-finished product."

Semi-finished products.
Pin Songde could look up at the young man.

The young man's name is Ueyama Arata, and he is one of the original painters of "June's Hymn".

The 'semi-finished product' he said is actually understandable.

After all, "Spirited Away" doesn't even have a soundtrack, so just putting such a promotional video up, it does feel like a half-finished product that was rushed to work.

It's just that although Huang Tai on the mountain took the initiative to talk to him, Hirasong Deneng ignored him and just continued to watch on his own.

This made the desert on the mountain a bit embarrassing, and it felt like it was neither standing nor walking.

I can only accompany Pingsong Deneng by the side.

After looping the "Spirited Away" promotional video like this for six times, Tokuno Hiramatsu said, "Yamashang-kun, do you really think that what Dongye Studio produced is only a semi-finished product?"

"Ok?"

What does this mean?
Huang on the mountain was too stunned.

He and several other colleagues have watched the "Spirited Away" promotional video, and those colleagues have the same opinion as him. The film is estimated to be even more unattractive.

But since Ping Song Deneng said so
"I'll go to the smoking room to smoke a cigarette, you can take a good look."

Ping Songde can leave this sentence and walk towards the smoking room with a lighter.

This action made Shanshang Huangtai a little confused.

But the boss ordered so.

He could only look at it carefully, second by second.

the first time.
There is no sense of desertion on the mountain.

second pass.
Shan Shang Huangta frowned, as if he had discovered something.

After watching it for the third time, Arata Yamagami finally understood the meaning of what Hiramatsu Tokeneng just said.

"Is this all hand-painted?!"

The wildness on the mountain is a bit unbelievable.

The time now is 2005.

The era of computer-generated animation CG has already arrived.

Because the use of computers to make animations is fast, can maintain a consistent painting style, and requires very little funding, it is now the mainstream of animation production.

Of course, some animation production companies still use hand-painted paintings, but that is also a small number of places that use hand-painted paintings.

Most are still made with computers.

After all, there are too many shortcomings of full hand-drawn animation production.

Not only is it time-consuming, but it also requires a lot of funds. In addition, not every original artist can fully adapt to pure hand-painting (hand-painting requires a long time to hone skills). It is easy to cause inconsistent painting styles. For example, the last second The character still has a round chin, but in the next second it becomes an awl chin.
So this production method is actually behind the times.

But full hand-painted production is also beneficial, and it is also an advantage that computer production cannot match.

That is the expressive power of hand drawing.

This is something that the mechanical nature of computer painting cannot match.

Like this "Spirited Away".

Although Arata Yamagami felt that "Spirited Away" that didn't even add a soundtrack was a pure semi-finished product.

But he still approves of the painters of Dongye Studio.

In the promotional film, Chihiro and his parents are vivid and even the fat on Chihiro's father gives people an inexplicable sense of roundness and heavy expression.

If this is changed to computer painting, it will definitely be different.

"No wonder there is no time to add a soundtrack. If it is calculated according to the workload of full hand-painting, it is of course not to add a soundtrack."

As an industry insider, Yamagami Arata thought of this and admired Higashino Studio inexplicably.
Fully hand-painted.

This is really cool.

But even if he was aware of this, Yamazhang Huangta didn't intend to just admit defeat.

Because their "June's Hymn" is not weak!

Special effects artist, original painting, and well-known musicians were invited to help make the soundtrack and theme song.

There's absolutely no reason to be afraid of Higashino's first animated film.

"We can win!"

Huang Tai on the mountain gave himself a word of encouragement, then pulled himself together and decided to work harder!

The last time "June's Praise" lost to "Unnatural Death".

But not this time!

However, what Arata Yamagami didn't expect was that it wasn't that Higashino Studio didn't have time to add a soundtrack to "Spirited Away".

Rather, Higashino Division had signaled this from the very beginning.

He didn't want to simply use the golden songs from "Spirited Away" in his previous life in the promotional film - what he needed was the shocking feeling of listening to it for the first time.

On the other side, as soon as Higashino sat down, Hosokawa Koharu came to the door.

Looking at it is still full of joy.

"Teacher Dongye! There should be no problem with the reprint of "The Grudge"!"

"Really? That means the [-] volumes have been sold out?"

Dong Yesi was busy with the "Spirited Away" promotional film, and he was refreshed when he heard the news.

There is no problem with the reprint of "The Grudge", which means that the [-] volumes of the first edition of "The Grudge" are sold out, and the market research results are also very good, so there is a chance for a reprint.

"That's right! They're all sold out."

Hosokawa Koharu nodded vigorously: "Teacher Higashino, take a look at this data."

"it is good."

Higashino Division took the form handed over by Hosokawa Koharu and glanced at it roughly.

This is the market research report of "The Grudge".

The results of its random sampling survey show that the release of the first volume of "The Grudge" has greatly exceeded expectations, and it is no problem to say that the supply exceeds the demand.

"It can indeed be reprinted."

Tonoji nodded.

Although this data can't keep up with the first volume of his previous "Midnight Ring", there is absolutely no problem with the reprint.

If he continues to perform so well in the future, maybe Arisaki Nakano will be able to get a reputation as a small pillar (average volume sales of 60 million volumes) when he draws manga for the first time.

This is already pretty good.

"I'm going to contact the printing factory now. Mr. Higashino is right, how should I decide the number of additional printings?"

"Print another [-] volumes."

Higashino Division only thought for a moment before replying immediately.

"The Grudge" sold so well, he, as a master, couldn't be stingy, and printed [-] volumes.

If the [-] volumes can still sell well, then maybe it can be reprinted three times.

At that time.
Nakano Yusaki was really on fire.

Maybe in the future, people from other comic publishing houses will come to recruit her.

Thinking of this, Higashino smiled again.

This is a good thing.

"The Grudge" is really hot.

That would also make some people really pay attention to the developmental nature of web comics!
And "The Grudge" became popular and it was Higashino who really made money.

Each volume of "The Grudge" is priced at 40 yen, Nakano Yusaki divides each volume into 360 yen, and the remaining [-] yen is all from Higashino Studio.

"It's too lucrative."

Higashino sighed a little.

If all 15 volumes are sold, Higashino Studio will receive 400 million yen (excluding tax).

Just look at this exaggerated number.

Higashino feels that he can understand those physical publishing houses that are unwilling to move to web comics.

　Thanks to Hellcat and Yuanfen Qiansheng for their rewards!Thank you so much!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)