Solving the problem of the card's original painting is only the first step.
For other art resources, such as ui, scene original paintings, card special effects, etc., Chen Mo plans to deal with them later. If they can be outsourced, they can do it by themselves.
Now there is still a more serious problem, I have to find a reliable animation production company.
For animation companies in this world, it should be no problem to reproduce "My name is mt", but Chen Mo still wants to do it more carefully, at least reaching the level of "My name is mt" in the next few seasons, and surpassing "Yamaguchi" The level of Mountain Wars is even better.
After all, this animation is equivalent to promoting the game, and sacrificing the effect of publicity in order to save money is equivalent to giving up the basics and chasing the last.
Chen Mo himself didn't know anyone from the animation production company, so 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 circle. 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 Xuandong Aurora studio is fairly well-known in the industry, and there are several good Chinese manga 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 at the experience store tomorrow.
After the conversation was over, Chen Mo could hardly keep his eyes open.
"This super accelerator is really powerful..."
After Chen Moqiang finished washing, he fell down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
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next morning.
Chen Mo slept for a full ten hours, but still felt a little sore all over.
No wonder this super accelerator can't be used continuously in a short period of time, it might really kill someone!
Get up, take a shower, and open the door normally.
Wen Lingwei, like Su Jinyu, arrives on time at 10:00 every morning, bringing her hand-painted tablet and laptop, and coloring 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 led him to his own studio on the second floor.
The person in charge was Guo Feng, who looked not quite forty years old, with a kind face, but a little bald.
Chen Mo was not overly polite, and directly explained his needs straight to the point.
"It's like this. I plan to make an anime. In the first season, I plan to make 10 episodes, each episode is about 10 minutes long. There is a theme song at the beginning and end of each episode."
"I can provide characters, scenes, plots, lines, storyboards, etc., as long as you do everything according to my needs."
"So I would like to ask, what is the budget for such an animation?"
Guo Feng thought for a while and asked, "Are you planning to contribute the full amount yourself?"
Chen Mo nodded: "Yes."
Guo Feng said: "Well, I would like to advise you from a very personal point of view. 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 characters, plots and storyboards yourself. This The risk is greater."
"Of course, as long as you have enough money, we will do the same, just to remind you kindly."
Chen Mo nodded: "Well, thank you for your reminder, I know it well, you can quote 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. On average, 1 minute is equivalent to 20,000. Of course, this is a relatively top level in the industry, and Including design, storyboard, script and other costs."
Chen Mo 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 Rimanga in the previous life. As long as it is taken out, it must be a large production, high-definition picture quality, dubbing, bgm, etc. must also be top level.
But this cost is indeed too high for Chen Mo. Based on 20,000 per minute, 10 minutes of an episode is 200,000. There are 10 episodes in the first season, so you can go for 2 million.
It's hard to say how much "My name is mt" cost in the previous life, but it's definitely not that expensive, and it's far from it.
At that time, Ledong Excellence won the copyright of "My name is mt" with 3 million yuan, which is enough to show that it was a huge sum of money for the creative team of "My name is mt".
Guo Feng added: "Of course, the quality of the production is different, and the price must be 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 any difference between 3D and 2D?"
Guo Feng explained: "There is a difference, but not much. In fact, our 2D animation is basically done with three-to-two, that is, to use three-dimensional technology to display two-dimensional effects. If pure 2D hand-painted, then the price may be high. It costs 80,000 to 90,000 per minute, and now generally no one does that kind of work.”
"Because pure 2D hand-painting requires too many original artists, 2D animation in the past should be regarded as a labor-intensive industry, and the main money is spent on original artists. Now, the three-to-two technology is very mature and can save a lot Manpower, so the cost has dropped slightly.”
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 for the first season, is it expensive
In fact, it is not expensive for the profitability of "My name is mt". If "My name is mt" can be as successful in this world as it was in the previous life, then it only takes one month to earn back all the money earned from the ten seasons of the 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 fails to become popular, it will be a great loss to Chen Mo.
Losing money is a small matter, but he made a bet with others!
Therefore, Chen Mo didn't dare to save money on animation. It doesn't matter if it's expensive, as long as the quality can be made, that's fine!
Chen Mo said seriously: "Okay, I've decided, and I'll do it according to high standards. However, if I produce the character design and script, I should be able to save part of the money."
Guo Feng nodded: "Of course, if you don't consider the script, character design, storyboard, etc., the cost can be reduced a little, but it won't be too much, maybe 10%."
Chen Mo couldn't help but help the amount, the reduction is really not much, but if you do the math, you can save 200,000, which is real money.
Guo Feng said again: "However, if you come out with scripts and character designs, you will have to work closely with our staff. The main thing is to finalize these settings and storyboards in time, and Try not to modify frequently, so as not to affect the subsequent production progress."
Chen Mo nodded: "I know. How about this, a week later, that is, at the end of this month, I will give you the relevant characters, scripts and storyboards of the first season, and then we will sign a formal contract."