With the foundation of Huaying's previous animations, the negotiations between "Cardcaptor Sakura" and Blue Star's official animation channel went very smoothly.
Huaying originally had no intention of recovering costs through the first broadcast licensing fee. In contrast, they needed a platform with a large enough coverage area. Although the TV station had some tricks in signing the broadcasting rights of some animations because of the state's support funds for animation, they were not stupid enough to make the same mistake as Huaying Animation, which is now a benchmark in the industry.
Both parties were willing and hit it off immediately, and "Cardcaptor Sakura" was scheduled to be released in this year's summer vacation.
Unlike video websites that offer exclusive broadcasting licenses for a period of one year, Huaying Animation sells "first broadcast licensing fees" to TV stations. If the animation has good ratings, the official animation station will consider purchasing a second-round broadcast license, or simply grit its teeth and obtain permanent broadcasting rights.
And all of this is based on the good ratings of "Cardcaptor Sakura".
"I understand why so many animation companies are targeting TV stations this year, and each one is doing worse than the other," Mu Xingxue looked at the contract in his hand and shook his head with mixed feelings. "On average, the government subsidizes 5,000 credit points for every minute of broadcast on TV. In order to get as much money as possible without reducing the length of the show, animation companies naturally lower the quality and go for quantity."
The official animation station offered 5 million credit points as the first broadcast authorization fee. With the government’s subsidy policy, Huaying Animation was able to get nearly 10 million credit points in total.
This price may not be entirely true. The animation station should have taken a portion of it. Mu Xingxue has no objection to this. Given the general environment, there is no reason or need for Huaying to break this "unspoken rule".
After Mu Xingxue said this, Mu Suxing also recalled this period in his previous life. The TV animation stations were cruder than each other. It was obvious that they were colluding with the TV stations to defraud national support funds. The government did provide large sums of money as relief to the animation companies out of good intentions, but unfortunately the final consequence was that the animation TV stations have since become a gathering place for bad movies.
Thinking of this, Mu Suxing didn't know what to say. He just hoped that the emergence of "Cardcaptor Sakura" could bring a new turn for the sluggish TV animation.
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Less than two days after the release date of Cardcaptor Sakura was confirmed, almost all anime-related magazines opened a separate small section to introduce this new animation.
As usual, Muxuxing still has no publicity plan for this animation. In fact, with Huaying's current fame and status, it has already gone beyond the scope of needing self-promotion. Whenever Huaying releases a new animation, not only will the ACG fans in major anime forums be excited, but even major anime magazines in reality will spontaneously promote Huaying.
The current "Cardcaptor Sakura" is of course no exception.
Fans have generally been very positive about the sudden shift of Animation to children's animation. Firstly, they still have the second season of My Hero Academia to watch, and secondly...
"I think children's animation is also good. For Huaying, the platform of online animation is a little small."
"Thinking about the children's animations I watched when I was a kid, it was really... I envy my sister when I think about it. It's great that she can watch children's animations produced by a conscientious company like Huaying at this age."
However, even though it is well received, the influence of "Cardcaptor Sakura" among animation fans is still far from that of animations like "My Hero Academia". Fans support it, but they obviously don't have much interest in this kind of animation for young people.
"Cardcaptor Sakura" was broadcast against such a dull background.
Makusukoshi is probably the one who cares the least about the ratings of the "Cardcaptor Sakura" anime.
Just as Huaying finalized the contract with the TV station, Mu Suxing took a vacation with a clear conscience, saying that he was "going out to collect materials". Dai Yuyan believed it at first, until one day when she was browsing a gossip forum, she found that someone had taken a picture of Mu Suxing and Qin Sheng at the Xingning City Grand Theater.
Dai Yuyan: …
Read it as collecting folk songs, writing and dating, okay, she understands.
Of course, just because Muxuxing doesn’t pay attention to the ratings of the new animation doesn’t mean that others don’t pay attention, including all the staff of Huaying Animation, and the traffic fans who seem to have opened a new chapter but are actually still brooding over the failed fight—
Ji Mengsi is such a fan.
As a true fan and career fan of Bai Chengxuan, Ji Mengsi has always been extremely concerned about the career development of her idol. On the first day that Bai Chengxuan's new work, the idol drama "She's Been in Your Heart" adapted from a famous online novel, was aired on Xingning TV, she began to worry about the ratings of the idol drama.
"I wonder how high the ratings for Brother Xuan's idol drama will get this time."
"We don't want to be the same as before, we just want to be able to stabilize," someone said in the fan group. "The impact of the Eleanor Award was too great before, and now the market doesn't trust stars like Xuan Ge. If the ratings can't be stabilized this time, I'm afraid the future will be difficult."
Seeing this, Ji Mengsi couldn't help but sigh.
Isn’t it
Ever since "The Gift of the Magi" came out, the Eleanor Organizing Committee's tough behavior of refusing to award the Best Actor and Best Actress awards has won the support of the film and television industry. Countless audiences who are tired of bad dramas and traffic stars have also stood up. Under such a general trend, capitals inevitably have doubts about the current traffic market.
If this idol drama fails, the consequences will be a devastating blow to all traffic stars.
With a nervous mood, Ji Mengsi turned on the TV and waited for the premiere of "She's Been in Your Heart" in a few minutes.
One episode, two episodes.
“It’s much better looking than I thought.”
"I think it's good too. Brother Xuan still looks so handsome, the plot is very refreshing, and the interaction with the heroine is very sweet! I swear it's definitely not because of my filter for Brother Xuan! This drama is really good!"
"I looked at the reviews on various forums and it seems that there are quite a few casual fans who like this drama."
"Yes, and many people praised our brother Xuan for his improved acting skills! So happy! This time the ratings will definitely take first place!"
"It depends on the TV series that are broadcast at the same time. I wonder what the situation is at other TV stations. Are there any popular TV series being broadcast or about to be broadcast recently?"
"Yes, but I don't think it's that good. I didn't see much mention of it on the forums. It didn't make any splash at all. I guess it flopped."
In the three groups of Bai Chengxuan's fan club, fans chatted for a while, exchanging information they knew, and immediately became confident about the ratings of "She's Been in Your Heart". At this time, someone suddenly said, "By the way, is Mu Suxing's "Cardcaptor Sakura" also going to be broadcast today?"
The three words "Muxuxing" were like a curse. Seeing this familiar name appear before their eyes again, the chat group that had just been eager to send 99+ messages per second suddenly became quiet. After a while, someone spoke with a myocardial infarction: "... Why is it him again!"
Who is Muxuxing
For Bai Chengxuan's fans, this name is like a curse. If it weren't for the Eleanor Awards, "The Gift of the Magi" came out, Bai Chengxuan would not have missed the Best Actor award, and he would have been ridiculed by the public. Most importantly, when his fans were fighting with each other's fans, he actually...
Can’t win the argument
It's not that they don't know how to quarrel, it's mainly because Huaying's fans are really weird. If you criticize the animation or the director, sometimes they are willing to criticize with you. You are furious, while they are still leisurely playing memes, as if they are joking. Often when they can't stand it anymore, Huaying's fans will clap their hands and turn around to eat.
"There's nothing to worry about, right?" Someone said, "What ratings can a cartoon for children have? There are so many TV stations on Blue Star. I think it would be great if this cartoon could make it into the top ten."
Ji Mengsi thought so too.
But due to an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart, she hesitated for a while. After investigating some relevant information about "Cardcaptor Sakura", she still sat in front of the TV on time, ready to wait for the animation to start.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated. Only by watching "Cardcaptor Sakura" can you know what this animation is like and whether it has the ability to impact the ratings of "She Came In Your Heart".
Ji Mengsi sat on the sofa and finished watching the first episode of "Cardcaptor Sakura".
She is not a professional film critic and she doesn't even watch any animation on weekdays. When she watched Magic Card, there was no appreciation of it, but she just watched the first episode casually.
"Is this Huaying's animation? It's not as great as the fans say." Ji Meng thought.
She thought the animation was pretty average.
It is just a very simple magical girl animation for children. The plot is incredibly simple and clear. It tells the story of the heroine Sakura Kinomoto collecting the Clow Cards one by one.
At present, apart from the beautiful pictures and the fact that the setting of the magical girl is somewhat innovative compared to the original setting of Blue Star, the overall animation is just so-so, a childish animation for children. Maybe children will like it? But compared with the TV series "She's Been in Your Heart" which targets the huge young market...
Ji Mengsi shook his head.
Forget it, she was just stupid. Who would compare the ratings of an idol drama with those of a children's cartoon
Isn't that stupid
If this news gets out and Huaying's weird fans find out, they will be so amused that they will die.
As she thought so in her heart, a faint expectation unconsciously welled up in her heart: It would be great if the ratings of "She's Been in Your Heart" could crush "Cardcaptor Sakura".
Although the two cannot be compared, this does not stop their fans from feeling secretly happy!
The next day.
Ji Mengsi had just woken up from his sleep when he received a message from his best friend. The words were full of obvious joy: "One good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"
Ji Mengsi was stunned for a moment. She and her best friend were both fans of Bai Chengxuan. Since the other party asked this question, this news was obviously related to Bai Chengxuan, and the most likely possibility was...
"The ratings are out?" Ji Mengsi sat up from the bed and said nervously, "You tell me first... Forget it, just tell me the bad news first."
"The bad news is that Cardcaptor Sakura's first broadcast last night ranked fifth among all TV stations and first among animation TV stations. It did not fail to make the top ten as we expected."
Ji Mengsi's heart moved: "What about the good news?"
"'She's Been in My Heart' topped the TV ratings charts! Our Brother Xuan has secured victory!"
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