Is it not a galgame?

After the broadcast of "Game of Thrones", it quickly created a whirlwind in the West.

Mr. Martin already has a lot of fans of his books, and the production of the TV series is very well done, far exceeding the audience's expectations. Not only does it restore the characters and scenes described in the book, but there are even many big scenes that were supplemented by Yuehe after careful design.

In order to be more faithful to the original work and not to over-interpret the work as in the previous life, which would go against Martin's original ideas, Qing Zhiyuan specially invited Martin to serve as a consultant and instructor this time, and also imposed certain restrictions on the screenwriters to ensure the quality of the TV series at all costs.

"Isn't Yuehe's production of Game of Thrones too conscientious?"

"It's quite conscientious. The TV series has created a sense of déjà vu of a blockbuster movie. To be honest, if it weren't for the wrong costumes and characters, I would have the illusion that I was watching The Lord of the Rings."

"The fact that the Lord of the Rings can be used as an analogy actually fully demonstrates the production level of the TV series."

“Times are constantly improving. In fact, you don’t have to look closely to find that even the Game of Thrones on TV has better special effects than The Lord of the Rings.

The most typical one is the special effects of the direwolf, which is so realistic. "

"Huh!? Is this true? Is the direwolf made with special effects? I always thought it was a husky pretending to be one."

"No, no, it's actually pretty easy to tell a wolf from a dog. The wolf's tail is standing straight down, the dog's tail is standing straight up, and that guy is obviously very big, so you can tell at a glance that it's a special effect."

In fact, when Yuehe was filming the direwolf, he used a special breed of dog. He used green screen special effects during filming, and in later stages he enlarged the size of the "dog actors" and gave them some special effects such as red eyes.

There are parts that incorporate special effects, but overall it’s quite natural.

"That's amazing. Oh my god, I'm amazed by Game of Thrones."

"And didn't you notice that the scale of this TV series is also very large? Many plots that are not in the original novel have been filmed, and you can even see the key points clearly."

"Hahahaha, I was just about to say that. But it's natural to broadcast it on HBO, after all, they're professionals at this."

"Overall, this time Game of Thrones really exceeded expectations."

“This is a complete benefit for fans of the book. I have never been so excited when I read the book. I even had some negative emotions at first, fearing that Yuehe Company would accidentally ruin the original work.

After all, Yuehe is a Japanese company.

After coming out:
Wow! Let’s make more dramas like this. I hope Yuehe can make more in the future.”

“Although it was produced by Yuehe, during the filming, only the chief producer was Japanese, and the rest of the staff, from the director to the actors, were from Britain and the United States.

But it is already remarkable that Yuehe was willing to go ahead and invest money in the film."

"Oh yeah, this TV show must have cost a lot of money, right? If it can be done to this extent."

"Of course, this is no longer a TV series, it is clearly being filmed to the standards of a big movie.

I read the official introduction and related news reports. It is said that Moon River has budgeted the entire Game of Thrones at $10 million per episode. The first season has 10 episodes, which is almost $ billion.

"Oh my God! This is too crazy, right? Is Yuehe crazy? Why is he willing to spend so much money to make a TV series? If this is made into a big movie, one per year, it will be enough to be shown for ten years."

"How about Yuehe's conscience?"

“Will this really pay for itself?”

"I think it's difficult. Yuehe's current operation is basically a loss-making operation. I don't know how to make my money back."

……

It is definitely impossible to recover the cost by relying on TV series alone.

The main source of income is the payment share from HBO: if the audience payment rate is high, HBO will pay half of the fee to Yuehe in accordance with the contract.

The total revenue is definitely not enough to cover the expenses. Even if more than 2000 million people subscribe to the payment service, the total revenue is estimated to be only a few hundred million US dollars.

But you have to know that Yuehe spent more than 6 million US dollars on filming alone. Qing Zhiyuan's original plan was to directly spend 10 billion US dollars on filming, mainly because he had no shortage of money.

With the huge treasury of Pokeni behind us, there is no need to worry about funding issues.

A large amount of money was saved in special effects production, so it seems that not all the money was spent, but the quality of the TV series was not compromised at all.

However, Qing Zhiyuan does not plan to make money from it.

The main purpose of this TV series is to increase its word-of-mouth influence and let more people around the world know about "Game of Thrones" and "A Song of Ice and Fire".

There are several parts that actually make money:

The TV series itself makes money. In addition to the payment from HBO, another part comes from advertisers. There will definitely be no advertisements inserted in the middle of the TV series, but soft advertisements in other channels can help promote it.

For example, using Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow to shoot commercials for the characters in the show.

This part is actually only a small part of the total income.

Then it’s selling CDs.

Although many TV users have their own VCRs and can record what is broadcast on TV, these users are also considered paying users. However, many non-paying users will need to buy discs if they miss the broadcast time and want to watch the show again.

Moreover, the clarity of the discs produced by Yuehe is much higher than that on TV.
At this point, we have to thank our old rival Sony:
In 2002, Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Hitachi, Pioneer, Samsung, LG, Sharp and other companies released the Blu-ray disc technology standard, and the Blu-ray disc was born.

There has been a qualitative leap in the expressiveness of video quality.

The resolution of Blu-ray discs usually reaches 1080P (1920×1080 pixels) or even higher, making the picture more delicate and clear.

In addition, Blu-ray also supports higher bit rates and richer color performance, making the picture more vivid and lifelike.

Moreover, the capacity of a Blu-ray disc has jumped from the original 4GB to 25GB. That is to say, viewers who used to need 6 discs to watch a TV series can now watch it on just one disc.

However, this is also while keeping the original video size and format unchanged.

The size of videos has also increased dramatically. Take "Game of Thrones" for example, the size of one episode has reached an astonishing 10G.

But even so, there are actually a large number of viewers willing to spend money to buy it.

Needless to say, the picture is ultra-clear, and you can get a better experience, just like watching a movie at home.

More importantly, it has collection value.

Just like collecting books, it would be meaningful to collect a complete set of "Game of Thrones" at that time.

What's more, there are also large-scale scenes of major movie stars that make you unable to stop.

If you ignore the intrigues and political schemes involved, there's nothing wrong with watching it as an entertaining movie.

……

So when they heard that Moon River would release the first season of Game of Thrones on Blu-ray discs in the future, countless viewers applauded and were simply overjoyed.

……

If the CD sells well, the cost can be almost recovered.

However, the most important thing is that the popularity of the TV series is actually a preparation for the upcoming grand strategy game of the same name. However, Pokeni will not release the game until the first season is over and the audience has a certain understanding of the major forces and families, and all the characters are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In order to maximize profits.

……

"Game of Thrones" premiered in August, with one episode per week, and will probably be broadcast until around mid-October.

As for the corresponding game, Qing Zhiyuan has put it off until the end of the year, or even postponed it to next year.

The second season of Game of Thrones will be released next year, and the audience will have a deeper understanding of the game.

However, there is another benefit to doing a good job in grand strategy games:
Even if you don't know the history and background story of Game of Thrones, it doesn't prevent you from playing it as an imaginary European medieval strategy game.

There is no lack of intrigue, scheming and calculations.

As long as you get into it, you can experience extraordinary fun.

This can be regarded as a representative work of Qing Zhiyuan to prove himself in the field of simulation grand strategy games, so the road ahead must be paved in place.

……

At the same time, while "Game of Thrones" was popular, another heavyweight game from Pokeni was also launched at the end of September.

That's Harry Potter

As soon as the game was released, it immediately caused a sensation.

This game was highly anticipated when it was shown at the E7 Electronics Show in July. The game itself is of high quality, and it has a magical world, large-scale buildings, and a realistic Harry Potter worldview...

It has also attracted countless non-gaming players, namely HP's audience fans and book fans.

The game content is even better than what Qing Zhiyuan showed before, and it completely exceeded the expectations of players and viewers.

Players can recreate a new character in the game. Due to the size and current hardware level, Pokeni did not make a particularly complex face-pinching system, but only launched some simple model splicing and selection.

The boards are all already built, and you can fully trust Paradox's artistic skills. Not only have they restored the appearance of the characters in everyone's mind, but they have also incorporated some small creations to make these boards closer to life and closer to real-world human faces.

At the same time, although there is no complicated face-pinching in the game, Pokeni provides some skin channels, and you can completely choose your own different skin colors, which is also in line with the international positioning of the game:
No matter what skin color you are, you can choose the corresponding skin color to change your character image.

Moreover, the colors that Paradox has already adjusted will not produce any particularly strange shapes.

Under this premise, players can get a stronger sense of immersion:

It is equivalent to letting [me] enter a magic school and start a magical journey.

In the game, you can feel the magic and grandeur of Hogwarts School. The buildings are built on an island, and you will be shocked when you look up.

There are also many magical special effects and mechanisms in the game. Some places that look like walls can be removed by you as long as you get the corresponding spell, revealing the door hidden inside.

In Hogwarts School, you can also make all kinds of friends, such as the entire protagonist group, and follow them to carry out tasks and follow the normal Harry Potter main line.

You can also take a different approach and choose tasks that are beneficial to you, thereby obtaining more powerful magic.

Good and evil don't seem to be that important in the game, because no matter which route you choose, even for Mr. Snape, you will find his loveability in the end.

No matter which route you take, the protagonist will eventually return to the path of justice.

But the process can be interesting and tortuous.
This is Harry Potter

……

"Wow, this is the game I had in mind."

"Pokeni is so amazing, isn't he? Did he create a magical world directly in the game?

When I saw Hogwarts School, I literally got goosebumps all over my body, even from a distance.”

"Old HP fans are in tears. Pokeni is the only one in the world who can think what we want and restore the original work to this extent.

The game "Harry Potter" is super awesome. It has created a completely new magical world and provides a gaming experience at the level of a blockbuster movie.

You can feel the charm of magic all the time when you walk inside.

Even in the game, it’s worth it.”

"More importantly, we can play the roles we want to be, and we are completely controlled by the pokeni.

Just think about it, using your identity to become the pride of the magic academy and complete missions with the protagonists, how happy would that be?

It’s a pity that there are no marriage or love strategies, otherwise, I would definitely try to pursue Hermione. "

"What are you thinking? This game from Paradox is aimed at players of all ages."

……

After perfectly matching the audience's impression of HP, the game "Harry Potter" can also make players feel as if they are in the game and experience the magic beyond nature. It can be said that the game is quite remarkable.

So after its release, it took just over a week for global sales to exceed 500 million copies.

It is inevitable that the sales will exceed 2000 million, and many people even predict that the final sales result will reach a terrifying million copies.

At this point, everyone has understood:

"Pokeni has exploded this year, with movies and games bombing one after another. This is not the way to do movie-game collaboration, right?"

“How terrible! Although pkeni is the pioneer of film-game linkage, this year’s is a bit too exaggerated.

It feels like it has never stopped since Spirited Away.

Even though Moon River has just launched Game of Thrones, Pokeni may already be planning to launch its game of the same name next.”

"Yes, yes. I remember there was also a game called Gravity. The game was shown at the E3 Electronics Show. I wonder when it will be released in the theaters?"

"It's coming soon. I read the official announcement and it should start pre-production in October and be released in November."

"So the game will probably be released in December or early next year? I'm actually looking forward to that game. As an astronomy fan, I'm especially..."

"This is no longer a combination of punches. It has been going on from December last year until the end of this year...

This is clearly a combo!!!
How many combos have been played! "

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...(End of chapter)