Best wishes for animation production

"There is something."

Gu Xue smiled sheepishly.

"Sit down."

Because of Sato Ei, there is only one chair in the office, and Gu Xue has never thought of adding a chair, so when it comes to sitting, Gu Rou actually moves to one side of the chair and gives up half of it.

But Gu Xue didn't mind and squeezed in to sit in. The two sisters were both in good shape and slender, so it wasn't uncomfortable at all.

"In terms of animation, you don't have to worry too much, especially the content. I'll worry about it. The main difficulty in the new project is investment and communication with the funders. The former has to wait, and the latter... …I may have to trouble you a little bit then, but it shouldn’t be troublesome for long. I will definitely ask someone to come with you. After all, you don’t understand animation at all…”

After sitting down, Gu Xue stopped being polite and got straight to the point.

If you are polite to Gu Rou, why should Gu Xue open a studio and just go home and be a nanny biting your sister?

Gu Rou joked: "So, according to you, I am just a burden and a transitional tool?"

"How can it be."

Gu Xue looked at the pile of reports on the table and said helplessly: "As for finance and administration, I have to leave it to you. Apart from animation-related matters, who should be hired and how much salary should be paid? How about continuing to outsource finance? I want to trouble you all, you can’t refuse, you are my sister, Gu Rou.”

When Gu Rou heard this, she pretended to be sad and said, "Oh, it turns out he is a permanent tool man."

"..."

Gu Xue was silent for a moment: "Forget it, you should go home..."

"Can you have a better attitude?" Gu Rou laughed angrily, "Who is sitting on the boss's chair now!?"

"Then can you be more serious?" Gu Xue squeezed her side hard.

"Okay, okay, you say."

"Did you hear about figures?"

"That little puppet?"

"Yes, that's the kind of little puppet."

Gu Xue leaned forward, grabbed the mouse, opened the browser and entered keywords to search out a few pictures, and introduced: "That's it. Of course, they are all humanoid figures, and the proportions are also standard 1 /8, which is currently the mainstream on the market.”

"Um."

Gu Rou nodded.

Don't understand at all.

But she still had the patience to wait for Gu Xue to continue.

"Then I had an idea." Gu Xue dropped the mouse, pulled out several Q-versions of Yaco that she had drawn a long time ago on the side of the desktop, and displayed them in front of Gu Rou.

"Look at what I drew, this kind of character is called Q version. Maybe you don't understand what Q version means. To put it simply, the character is deformed and exaggerated to make it cute. The head and body of the character are not drawn according to normal proportions, but in two dimensions. Use head-to-body ratios like head-to-body or quad-body to draw characters.”

"Um."

Gu Rou nodded again.

But still don't understand.

"Then imagine what it would be like if the Q-version characters on paper were made into figures? What advantages would it have compared to those standard-scale figures on the screen?"

Gu Rou thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Hmm... will it be cuter?"

"There's more." Gu Xue looked at her expectantly.

"And...will it be smaller?"

"That's right." Gu Xue nodded, "Cuteness is a matter of opinion, but being smaller is a must. In addition, if this kind of Q-version character is really made into a figure, there is another advantage. The price will be very low. Because its production cost will be lower than those standard scale figures on the screen, much lower."

"As for why it is so low, it involves the production of figures. Sister, if you look at the figures in front of the screen, don't look at them too big. It is actually very troublesome to make. For this kind of figures to be sold commercially, you need to prototype them first. The designer makes a prototype of the figure based on the character setting. After the prototype is completed, the prototype needs to be disassembled into parts to facilitate subsequent assembly operations. The mortise and tenon positions for assembly must also be made on the parts. After that, it is necessary to Soak the parts in silicone and turn them over to get the silicone mold. This step will damage the prototype. If there is any problem, the prototype will have to be redone, which is really troublesome..."

"Wait...Xiaoxue, I don't understand."

Gu Rou couldn't hold it in any longer and had a headache, so she interrupted Gu Xue.

"All right……"

Gu Xue paused and stopped talking, feeling helpless.

Gu Rou: "Just say something I can understand."

"To put it simply, the mass production cost of figures like those in front of the screen is very high, because the cost of prototypes and mass production molds is very high, and clay... No, Q version characters are unique in this regard Its advantages are its small size and uncomplicated decoration. Whether it is prototype production or mass production assembly and spraying, the cost will be very low. Even the mold cost will be much lower. There is currently no similar product on the market. I think it is profitable. …”

"Xiao Xue."

Gu Rou interrupted her again, "That's not what I meant when I said I can understand... You can be more concise, for example, how much do you want..."

Gu Xue: "..."

"Are you going to start a business? I'm not an angel investor. You don't need to go into details. Just tell me how much you want."

Gu Rou added another sentence.

"No, I should at least explain the risks to you, right?"

"It's okay to spend money once or twice."

"……Fine."

It’s all about this.

"Are you going to start from scratch?" Gu Rou thought for a while, then warned Gu Xue, "As someone who has been through this, I will give you some advice. This is not a good place to go, and it will be very hard. I don't know if you can bear it. If If you fail when the time comes, remember not to take it too seriously.”

"It's not about starting over." Gu Xue took out the small company information that she had prepared a long time ago. "This company invested in our studio's animation, but it went bankrupt."

Gu Xue briefly talked about the bankruptcy of Small Company.

Gu Rou understood this.

"This is the main thing that troubles you. As long as we find a reliable and mature foundry, this Q-version series of dolls should be developed and released in half a year, just in time. By then, I plan to use it in the new project "My Youth" There is indeed a problem with "Love Story", and every episode is promoted around these two heroines! Let's test the water with two products at the beginning, namely Little Witch Academia and the new project Spring Mono. As for the issue of a single follow-up product, we will I talked with Miya Wenhui, her company, Daqiao Publishing House..."

"etc."

Gu Rou's face almost wrinkled: "It's useless for you to talk about it now. You'd better wait until I go back and carefully study your studio, this small company, and animation figures and other messy things."

"Too."

Gu Xue smiled sheepishly, "If you think about it carefully, it's indeed quite eventful and hard... Well, I'll find someone to help you..."

Gu Rou rushed to answer: "It's Chisa Mihara, right?"

Gu Xue was stunned, "Yes, don't look at her like this, she is actually quite reliable, I dare..."

"Um."

Gu Rou nodded.

"Eh?" Gu Xue tilted her head.

"Just her, I'll ask her for advice later."

"No, sister..." Gu Xue was a little worried, "You're not trying to deal with me, are you?"

"of course not."

Gu Rou shook her head and stood up.

"There won't be a fight, right?"

Gu Xue asked in a low voice again.

Gu Rou said angrily: "Then if a fight breaks out, who are you going to help?"

"Of course I'll help you."

Gu Xue replied immediately.

"You."

Gu Rou pinched Gu Xue's cheek and pulled it gently, and suddenly whispered as if talking to herself: "In order to protect others, you are unwilling to say harsh words even if you are already troubled. In the end, two people will be hurt." Yes, friends are not a panacea, and you can’t just make one friend.”

Gu Xue pursed her lips and seemed not to hear clearly.

It's like pretending not to hear.

She pushed Gu Rou's hand away and asked doubtfully, "Huh?"

"I said you were cute."

Gu Rou seemed to have never said what she just said, and raised her voice slightly.