Depressive screenwriter.

Chapter 313 May
Big-budget special effects productions like Code Geass are different from regular dramas.

Most dramas in Xiaguo only take three to four months to produce, and three of those months are still being filmed and broadcasted simultaneously. But although Code Geass was not released until July, in fact, by April, the production of the first quarter was almost completed.

Only the finishing touches of the last few episodes of the first series remain.

At this time, several senior executives in the company who had watched the entire first season of Code Geass were extremely excited and confident about the show.

No one can tell how a drama will perform after it is aired. Everyone certainly hopes that Code Geass will surpass Fate, but only the market can give the answer to that kind of thing.

The performance of Fate is already among the best among the TV dramas in Xia country, including Shinozaki Ikumi, Zhuang Yuxin, Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, and even Su Yan himself is not confident that Code Geass will definitely have a higher viewership than Fate.

But the only thing they are confident about is that the quality of the Code Geass TV series is definitely higher than that of the Fate TV series.

This was the consensus among several people after watching the edited version of the Code Geass TV series.

Especially Su Yan, who felt relieved.

Code Geass is also the most popular anime series in the past. To put it bluntly, the political intrigues in this series are not particularly brilliant, and the supporting characters are given a halo of low intelligence by the screenwriter to highlight the high IQ of the protagonist. The political struggles in it also seem child's play.

But couldn’t anime fans in previous lives see this kind of thing?

But anime fans actually watch these works just for fun. It would be good if your work could have a grand theme that allows the audience to empathize with it and trigger deep thinking. If not, it would also be fine if it could arouse the audience's emotions and make them feel good.

The work "Code Geass" happens to have both of them. Not only does the final ending elevate the entire work, but even though the viewing process is a bit childish, it's still very enjoyable!
What Su Yan is worried about is that after filming it into a TV series, the live-action version will appear awkward and lack a sense of immersion.

But the final result of the series is
Su Yan was worrying too much.

Most of the time, real-life dramas ruin the original work because the actors in the dramas are not good-looking. Anime characters will be automatically beautified in the minds of the audience, so as soon as the actors appear in the live-action TV series, they destroy the filter of the fans of the original work and cause bad reviews.

But Xia Country does not have the original version of Code Geass, so there is no need to worry about this. What's more, the actors in this drama are the most handsome among all the TV dramas and movies shot by Su Yan. A group of first- and second-tier stars guest-starred as supporting roles. It can be said that even ordinary actors would be handsome men and beautiful women on the street.

Plus the special effects scenes that cost a lot of money to create.

"The production of Lelouch's peripheral products has already started, right?" Su Yan asked Shinozaki Ikumi next to him.

"Of course, FSN's peripherals were in short supply before, and we won't make that kind of low-level mistake this time. We will definitely fill up the inventory. That's it." Shinozaki Ikumi looked at the prices of Lelouch's peripherals.

"This is more than 50% more expensive than most peripherals on the market. Isn't this price a bit..."

"This is a reasonable price." Su Yan said upon hearing this.

Of course, this reasonable price is also determined by referring to the pricing of the peripheral products of Su Yan’s previous life’s Gundam series.

If mecha battle-themed works like Code Geass become popular, Su Yan will also start exchanging works of the same genre like EVA and Gundam in the future. If the price of the mecha peripherals of Code Geass is not set well, it will definitely affect the pricing of the peripherals of subsequent works.

For Su Yan personally, how much money he can make from these works is not particularly important. He has more wealth than he can spend in his lifetime, but the development of the company and employee bonuses all depend on the revenue from the works.

"That's fine." Shinozaki Ikumi didn't hesitate too much.

There is a reason why it is expensive. I will supervise the factories under my control to ensure the quality of the peripheral products. "Does the promotion of this drama have to start right away?"

"Maybe mid to late May." Su Yan said after thinking for a while.

"Among the company's current works, Weathering With You has been filmed and the post-production is almost done. Howl's Moving Castle will be released during the Spring Festival next year, so there is still plenty of time. Speaking of which, we haven't had a holiday for a long time. Whether it's the senior executives or the grassroots employees of our company, we have been working intensively. Let's take this opportunity to give everyone a holiday in April. Everyone should travel and spend time with their families."

Shinozaki Ikumi looked at Su Yan and a smile appeared on her face.

"I didn't expect you to think of this, that's great."

"You underestimate me too much. I'm not one of those bosses who exploits his employees. Although the people under me do work very hard, their income is more than four or five times that of their peers in the industry." Su Yan said.

"But even if you make money, you have to spend it."

Su Yan and Shinozaki Ikumi manage the company very casually.

The profit margins from the company's series of works are enough for the two to be so casual. Some companies would go bankrupt immediately due to insufficient revenue if they did not exploit their employees too lightly. But for Su Yan, the profit from launching a drama could support his group of employees for ten years. This kind of operation of taking a month off at any time is basically no pressure for him.

However, the relevant news was quickly spread to the industry.

The news media reported it.

During the month of vacation, Su Yan also put his thoughts on other things. There were tens of billions of yuan in the company's account. Su Yan spent a sum of money to equip the company's middle and senior management with some top-of-the-line cars, and then he prepared to purchase real estate for the headquarters and branches in Shanghai and Tokyo in the name of the company.

Although Dimension Films has made so much money, its office space is still rented, which is indeed not appropriate.

Then he invested a lot of money in purchasing stocks of several large domestic and foreign video websites.

By the way, I am also specifically looking for short video platforms similar to TikTok in my previous life in Xia Country and abroad to invest in. The Internet in Xia Country has begun to rise in recent years, and the development speed changes every year.

Su Yan does not have the ability or experience to judge which company will have the last laugh in the market competition. He will invest hundreds of millions of dollars in angel investments in any company with a little potential. If he really makes a successful investment, even if he only owns a few percent of the original shares, it will be an astronomical figure when these companies grow up.

If there was a loss, Su Yan would admit it. At most he would work overtime and get a little more tired, then spend a few months filming one or two more dramas to relax and then make the money back.

Of course, out of mysterious trust in Su Yan, Shen Liqian, Gu Qingyuan, Zhuang Yuxin, Shinozaki Ikumi, Shi Peihua and others were also quite interested when they saw Su Yan busy with this matter. Several of them were willing to put out some money to invest together with Su Yan.

Time quickly came to May. The market had no idea about Su Yan's operations during the holidays, but his peers and the media had actually begun counting the days.

Logically speaking, the promotional trailer for the drama Code Geass should have been released, and Dimension Pictures should have begun a full-scale publicity campaign.

And Weathering With You is set to be released at the end of July. It’s only been more than two months now, so the promotions should start too, right?
Why is Su Yan still silent?
Aren’t the people in the company who were on vacation returning one after another and starting to work?
In fact, the media's doubts did not last long.

On May 20th, without any prior notice or warning, Dimension Pictures released a trailer for Code Geass on its company accounts on major global streaming platforms.

The Xia country's TV drama market, which had been silent for two months, was now completely ignited.

(End of this chapter)