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March is here and temperatures are rising across the country.

The second part of Rurouni Kenshin has grossed nearly 28 billion in three weeks, and it is only a matter of time before it breaks the billion mark in the remaining three weeks of its release.

Moreover, a number of films in this year's Spring Festival performed worse than last year. Except for Rurouni Kenshin, the runner-up film in the Spring Festival box office has only grossed 18 billion so far.

The total box office for this period is 20% less than last year.

Up to now, the popularity of Rurouni Kenshin is waning, while the ratings of FSN have unknowingly exceeded 6.5%.

Su Yan, who is far away in Tokyo, is busy with the post-production review of Weathering with You and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

The work Weathering with You is generally okay. They are all works of Makoto Shinkai. Su Yan's employees worked with him to produce Makoto Shinkai's movies such as The Garden of Words, 5 Centimeters per Second, and Your Name. It is easy to understand Su Yan's requirements.

But Lelouch
In the screening room built by the Tokyo branch of Dimension Films.

Su Yan, Shinozaki Yumi, Shen Liqian, Zhuang Yuxin, Gu Qingyuan and others gathered together and watched the scenes in the TV series with their eyes wide open.

The majestic mecha groups, the advancing ground armored forces, the flying missiles in the sky and the exploding fireworks on the ground.

Basically, it can be said that all the scenes in the work "Code Geass" except for the human plot are produced by special effects.

Two seasons, a total of more than twenty episodes, and an investment of over 600 million also set a record in the Xia country's TV drama industry.

Moreover, even in Su Yan's previous life, this kind of investment was extremely outrageous.

In the past, it would cost 100 or 200 million to shoot a drama, and that meant it would be at least 50 episodes long. Code Geass cost 600 million and was over 20 episodes long, and the picture quality basically reached movie level.

What's more, Su Yan spent most of his money on special effects modeling, which kept the actors' pay very low.

The reason is very simple. For an actor, becoming famous is the most important thing. By participating in Su Yan's drama, there will be plenty of channels to cash in on the popularity after the drama is broadcast. These participating stars will not be short-sighted.

After Su Yan invested a lot of money in special effects, Lelouch himself was shocked by the images presented to him by the special effects company that he was currently cooperating with.

Can I really create special effects of this level with the little money I have?

Or.
Because Shinozaki Yumi managed the project well, there was no Smith specialist who was greedy for money during the entire project execution process, so.
Su Yan looked at Shinozaki Ikumi, and at this moment she turned her head and looked at Su Yan, a smile spread across her face. She stretched out her hand and made a "yeah" gesture to Su Yan, with a look of pride on her face.

"Awesome." Su Yan commented on this special effects shot.

Next, other scenes will be shown.

In the TV series Code Geass, there are a large number of mecha battle scenes. Among them, the multiple clashes between the Crimson series mecha driven by one of the heroines, Kallen, and the Lancelot series mecha driven by Suzaku Kuchiki are the biggest highlights of the show.

The literary drama of the drama Code Geass is mainly about Code Geass's battle of wits, while the martial arts drama is about the battle between his subordinates and Britannia.

The scenes produced by the special effects company are these

Lancelot, Crimson Lotus series, Avalon, Lelouch's ride Sunderland, Scoundrel, etc. More than 20 series of mechas with real combat special effects appear one by one.

Su Yan was at least somewhat mentally prepared, after all, he would take time out from time to time to inspect the special effects production process.

But Shen Liqian, Zhuang Yuxin and others were greatly shocked.

"So the character scenes I filmed in the driving simulation cabin that I built every day, this is what she drives in the story?" Shen Liqian looked at the Honglian Kayue model mecha flashing on the screen excitedly, her eyes shining.

"Why, you girls are so excited about this stuff too?"

Su Yan turned around and saw that not only Shen Liqian, but also Zhuang Yuxin and Gu Qingyuan all had the same expression.

Although Euphemia, played by Gu Qingyuan, didn't have many scenes in the story where she drove a mecha, the only one or two times she was shot by Lelouch just after getting off the mecha. This was also seen in the scene that just flashed by, but her peaceful face was still full of excitement.

"Su Yan, what are you talking about? Girls can't like giant robots?" Shinozaki Ikumi also looked at these with shining eyes.

"When the time comes, I will pre-order a batch of limited edition mecha models from Code Geass produced by our company, and keep them at home."

"I want one too." Shen Liqian said quickly.

"I want one too." Zhuang Yuxin spoke quickly.

"Me, I want one too." Gu Qingyuan said softly.

Su Yan looked at them speechlessly, and finally said something.

"Have the manufacturers under my command produce according to this model. When the time comes, reserve two copies of any model of mecha produced for me. One for my collection, and one for people who come to my house to show off."

Only Shi Peihua, an old man in his sixties, looked at the group of people with a bored expression.

She totally couldn't understand why Su Yan and the others were interested in a bunch of plastic toys.

Not to mention that these are products produced by peripheral manufacturers under their own command.

Anyway, she remembered that her mother ran a small vendor and had a good business, but she never liked to eat the food from her own home. She found it hard to understand why Su Yan produced these things himself and liked them.

"Then, about the review of these special effects shots," Shinozaki Ikumi began to bring the topic to the point.

Su Yan operated the computer software for a few times.

"Except for this, this, and these three lenses, there are no problems with the others." Su Yan said.

The three shots he pointed out were the worst produced among the several special effects companies he had worked with. After all, dozens of episodes of a film or TV series is a huge task for a special effects company.

These shots will be sent back for revision, and next time Su Yan collaborates on a new drama, he will not consider the other party.

"I understand." Shinozaki Ikumi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that.

Although it is only March now, the production of Code Geass, which is scheduled to air in July, has also entered the post-production synthesis stage.

If Su Yan fails to pass the review today, the company's partners and employees will have to work hard in the next few months.

"By the way, Su Yan, let me tell you that among all the online TV dramas and movies broadcasted on NK overseas at the same time, FSN ranked first in terms of paid broadcast volume and popularity. In addition, FAN was broadcasted in the markets of three major Western countries, and its ratings ranked second in two of them and first in one of them. Foreigners' enthusiasm for the character of Altria is no less than that of Xiaguo's TV drama fans." Shinozaki Ikumi informed Su Yan of the overseas information she received this morning.

"Coupled with the overseas success of Rurouni Kenshin, your popularity abroad is also skyrocketing. A considerable number of overseas film and television fans have begun to pay attention to you. If the situation continues to develop in this way, and with the quality of the series "Code Geass", by the time "Code Geass" starts airing in July..." Shinozaki Ikumi paused and then smiled.

"It is highly likely that Lelouch and you will reach a new level of fame even abroad!"

Shi Peihua, Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, and Zhuang Yuxin all looked frozen when they heard this.

They are now bound together with Su Yanqiang, and they all participate in the filming of the drama Code Geass.

If Lelouch becomes popular, their fame will naturally spread beyond the Xia country's film and television industry.

"This kind of thing." Su Yan thought about it and then laughed.

"This is the kind of thing we were working towards when we started the project of Code Geass. When Code Geass starts airing and becomes a global hit, we'll be happy then."

(End of this chapter)