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"Teacher Kato, is there any problem?”
Looking at Kato Hiko, who had once again become a little sluggish, Machida Yuanzi asked with a kind heart.
Actually, she could understand Kato Hiko's feelings at this time. In a sense, she also felt that the headquarters were really anxious. From the start, they had to produce 24 episodes for half a year. According to the pace of light novels being adapted into animation, most light novels were three episodes of animation to describe the content of the novel.
If he wanted to produce a 24-episode semi-annual animation, he would need the content of eight volumes of the novel. Moreover, this animation was scheduled to be broadcast in October, and there were only less than four months left until October.
Most of the animations could not be completed immediately when they were released. When they were released in October, they only needed to complete four episodes like other animations. Then, they would produce one episode every week until the animation was released. Therefore, it was not difficult for the animation production company to directly start the half-year production of twenty-four episodes because they knew the outline of the novel. He only needed one to two volumes of the novel to complete the four anime episodes. However, for light novel authors, this was a challenge.
This was because Kato Hiko needed to complete all eight volumes of the novel's content when the animation was broadcast in October. Only then would the animation company be able to adapt the script and build an animation based on the novel. Now, Kato Hiko had only completed three volumes of the novel. In less than four months, Kato Hiko needed to complete at least five volumes.
It should be known that a typical light novel author would need two years to write a five-volume novel. Although Machida Yuanzi knew that Kato Hiko's writing speed was very fast, it was precisely because she had boasted about Kato Hiko's writing speed and inhuman signing speed at the headquarters this morning that the headquarters had made such an arrangement. After all, for capitalists, the most important thing was to be able to obtain the greatest benefits. Nothing else was very important.
Since Machida said that Kato Hiko's writing speed was very fast, the Undying River Bookstore would naturally maximize Kato Hiko's value.
" If Kato Jun feels that it's difficult, I can apply to the headquarters to postpone the animation of the novel. Then, we can wait until the number of novels published is more before we can animate them."
Looking at Kato Hiko, who was still silent, Machida Yuanzi gritted her teeth and said. After all, she was the one who caused this. If she hadn't seen the sales of the Forbidden Magic Book Catalog at the headquarters this morning, she wouldn't have been so excited and kept praising Kato Hiko during the headquarters meeting.
Under such circumstances, no matter what, she had to deal with the aftermath for Kato Hiko. At the very least, if Kato Hiko was unwilling or unable to do so, Machida Yuanzi would have to bear the consequences she had caused even if she had to risk everything.
" There's no need. Since the novel has already been decided to be animated, there's no need to delay it. Besides, this is a good thing. It's also quite beneficial to me. So, I should thank Machida for helping me get this opportunity."
Of course, even though he could see that Machida Yuanko's expression was a little conflicted, Kato Hiko did not think too much about it. At this time, his gratitude to Machida Yuanko was real. If it wasn't for Machida Yuanko's recommendation, the headquarters would not have allowed a novel that had just been published to be animated. Not only that, but it would also be released half a year later!
In Japan, a typical light novel animation only had 12 episodes in a season. It was very rare for a novel to be released in half a year. As for this world, Kato Hiko did not know much about it. However, in the previous world, Kato Jun had the deepest impression of a light novel that could be released in half a year from the beginning. It was the so-called most successful light novel series, the Haruhi Ryomiya series, the two great cosmic divine works, the Forbidden Magic Book Catalog, and the Sword and Sword Realm. As for the other most successful light novel series, the Monogatari series... Because this novel was very special, it was not easy to make it into a semi-annual production. Therefore, the animation was based on the content of the novel. After all, this was a light novel that was more like a traditional novel. It did not have any reference value.
And the reason why such a situation had happened. It was mainly because of the reality of animation. In Japan, about 200 TV animations were produced in a year. According to the scale, less than half of these 200 animations could break even with the sales of the animation. They could even sell 5000 copies of the CD or CD. Only about 15% of them could make enough money to produce the second season of the animation. If an animation could sell 5000 copies, it would be able to rank in the top 30 of the year. In most years, the sales of the top 30 animation would probably not even reach 5000.
The sales of the animated works adapted from light novels were especially dismal. It was basically impossible to earn back the money through animation. Under such circumstances, the reason why light novels were adapted into animation was not to make money from the animated works, but to advertise through the animated works to stimulate the sales of light novels. In other words, the animated works of light novels were just expensive advertisements.
In Japan, it would cost at least 10 million to produce an episode of animation, especially a battle series like the Forbidden Magic Book Catalog, which was even more expensive. Under such circumstances, if it was produced in half a year and had a total of 24 episodes, the minimum cost would be 240 million. If the production was slightly better and the painting was not too messy, it would cost at least 300 million yen. If the profit of the animation was not considered, how many light novels would it take to sell to reach 300 million yen?
If a light novel sold for 700 yen after tax, then it would need to sell 500,000 copies to reach 300 million yen. However, it was obvious that 500,000 copies did not mean that 300 million was profit. Based on the profit margin of light novels, it would be good if each novel library or headquarters could earn 20%. Therefore, if they needed to produce half a year, they would need to sell an additional 2 million novels.
If it was a season of animation, the novel would need to sell an additional one million copies. According to the current situation in the light novel world, a novel that could sell 100,000 copies was considered a bestseller. Therefore, most light novels adapted into animation would lose money. The more episodes there were, the more losses there would be. Therefore, most light novels adapted into animation would only last for a season. Even light novels and animation would collapse in the later few episodes because of insufficient funds.
They needed to control the cost. Anyway, they did not expect the animation to make money. It did not matter if it collapsed or not. It was unlike the original animations of Bone Club or Risheng, which could not collapse. Therefore, in terms of the quality of the animation, the original animation was the best. Of course, the cost was also the most expensive. Similarly, if these original animations could become popular, they would also earn the most money. For example, Risheng's LL and the two-faced little princess's revenge.
Of course, the reason why the library or bookstores were willing to continue producing light novel animations was because they were profitable. That was why the library was willing to make light novels into animations. It was because there was no guarantee that one or two very successful works would appear, such as the Sword God's Domain, the Forbidden Magic Book Catalog, and the Haruhi Suzumiya series in his previous life. These works made the library extremely profitable. As long as one or two such works appeared, it would be worth it even if they lost 100 books.
Of course, judging from the popularity of the banned magic book catalog, this novel had indeed reached the level where even animation could make a lot of money. Coupled with the advertising effect of animation, Kato Hiko was not surprised that Kadokawa headquarters had made such a decision. What was more surprising was that his novel was only the first volume. If the sales of the subsequent novels were not satisfactory, wouldn't Undying River suffer a huge loss?
Don't think that such an accident didn't happen. How did Cherry Blossom Manor's pet girl die suddenly? Anything could happen in the ACG world. Any accident could happen.
That was why Kato Hiko felt that it was thanks to Machida Yuanzi's help that his novel could enter the rhythm of animation so quickly. Although the animation of his work could not make much money from the sales of animation, if the animation's advertising effect was good, he could sell millions of novels. Kato Hiko could also earn hundreds of millions of yen in royalties. This was a good thing.
Therefore, Kato Hiko was very confident when he saw Machida Yuanzi's worried eyes.
At most, he could just continue to work hard for a while. It was not like he had never done it before. As long as the animation of the Forbidden Magic Books Catalog was successfully broadcasted, Kato Hiko was confident that he could earn enough money to buy a house in Chiyoda. By then, he would no longer have to worry about those strange gazes. He could play however he wanted with Megumi, as long as he could.
This morning, when Kato Hiko and Hui-chan asked the hotel staff to change the sheets, they saw the horrible stains on the sheets. The female staff looked at Kato Hiko and Hui-chan as if they were monsters. Although there were often couples in their hotel who asked them to change the sheets, it was obvious that this was the first time the staff saw so many stains on the sheets.
There was nothing he could do about it. Who asked him to have so much water and Kato to be so magnanimous?
Although Kato was thick-skinned, he didn't really care about these strange gazes. However, those girls, or rather, those girls who were turned into young masters by Kato, would still care about these gazes. At the very least, this morning, under the strange gazes of the staff, even when she left the hotel, she couldn't lift her head. If it wasn't for this, she wouldn't have left the hotel and gone home.
Therefore, without a house of his own, it was not very convenient to do many things.
Now, when the Undying River Bookstore decided to animate his novel, Kato Hiko could already see a beautiful future. The era of his Crystal Palace was coming!
Of course, Machida Yuanzi did not know what Kato Hiko was thinking at this time. In her opinion, Kato Hiko was very responsible and charming at this time.
Under such circumstances, when Kato Hiko was thinking about his beautiful future, Machida Yuanzi also looked at Kato Hiko with a dazed expression.
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