394: The Pride of China?
Django has written theme songs for others not once or twice, from the first "Sour and Sweet Is Me" to the recent "Stupid Kid", but most of them are for movies, TV series, variety shows, etc. This is the first time for games.
"League of Legends" is a popular game all over the world, and this World Championship is held in Hangzhou, which attracts even more attention. After all, there are many players in China.
The theme song composed by Jiang Ge and sung by Xu Chenyi has aroused discussions in various circles.
Game circle:
"The selection is quite good. Xu Chenyi is a veteran player of "League of Legends" and often posts his achievements on Weibo."
"I don't worry about him, it's mainly about Django. If you don't understand the game at all, it's hard for the songs you write to resonate."
"Yes, the English theme songs of the previous ten years are very popular. If it is too ugly, it will be embarrassing."
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Music circle:
"Another collaboration outside the circle, but game songs are not that easy to write. They need to exaggerate the atmosphere of the game to make the story stand out and entertain the public."
"Indeed, the lyrics of an excellent game theme song should be fluent, easy to understand, strongly highlight the core theme of the game, and be highly provocative."
"The aesthetics of a melody is not absolute. It will change with the times. The composition of game songs should consider the aesthetics of the current game target players, so you need to have a certain understanding of the game."
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Media Circle:
"Django's songs + animation, + movies, + TV series, + variety shows are all '1+1>2', so can this + game continue this myth?"
"In the first half of the year, six excellent songs have been released, "The Road Follows the People", "I Just Like You", "Song of the Sunset", "Kiuzhou Tong", "Blue and White Porcelain", and "Stupid Child". Jiang Ge can still maintain this In good condition?"
"It is rumored that the customization cost of this theme song exceeds 20 million. Is it worth the money or is it worth the money?"
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Fandom:
"The combination of Jiang Dong and Chen Yi, I know with my feet that this theme song cannot be bad."
"You're all talking about whether you understand the game or not. How did you know that Director Jiang doesn't know how to play League of Legends?"
"Even if you have never played it before, you can use Baidu to learn about a game very quickly. There are background stories and biographies of the characters."
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There are two different voices on the Internet, one is doubts from the outside world, and the other is support from fans.
The "League of Legends" competition team is not panicked at all, and is even looking forward to the expressions on everyone's faces when this song plays in the stadium.
Jiang Ge was even less panicked. There was no way he would be scolded for his song "Lonely Warrior". He was so confident.
Under this high popularity, the second video of the stand-alone game "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was released. This time it is a 25-minute UE5 real machine test collection.
Compared with the scenery and character model display of the version a year ago, this actual machine test is more like a demonstration video of actions and technology.
In just a few hours, the video exceeded tens of millions of views and directly ranked first in all categories on Bilibili, Douyin, and Weibo.
"A game video is like watching a movie."
"I would like to advise the production team to be honest and show real live demonstrations. What does it mean to hire people to go to scenic spots to shoot videos in person!"
"We have 9.6 million square kilometers, and there are countless scenic spots and scenic spots. At 0:25 seconds, Fangyan Scenic Spot in Yongkang City; at 0:33 seconds, Xiandu Scenic Spot in LS City; at 0:41 seconds in JH City Shouxian Valley Scenic Area; 0:59 seconds, Fenghuang Ancient City in Western Hunan.”
"How outrageous is this video? When I went to the school public toilet to squat, I heard a person watching when I entered. Halfway through squatting, the person finished and left. Then a person came in and made this sound again, and the speaker was turned on louder. "
"No one refutes the 'Light of Domestic Games', right? High-quality cultural output!"
"I'm really willing to invest money. It's using the Unreal Engine 5. It's so powerful!"
"I would like to report to you the current situation of the employees of one of my game studios. They are not interested in working. All of them are watching "Legend of Sword and Fairy"."
"Actually, we have many excellent teams, but for various reasons we did not stick to our original dreams. I would like to give Futian Games a big thumbs up!"
"I'm a martial arts practitioner, and I fell in love with this game at first glance. There's no reason why, just one detail. The way Li Xiaoyao holds the sword, the sword blade is attached to the outside of the forearm, the right thumb is bent into a palm, and the heel of the palm is attached to the inside of the left wrist. , palms pointed upward, arms rounded, bent flat in front of the body, wrists and shoulders level. "
"Copied from the official blog of Futian Games [Q: What is the payment model of "Legend of Sword and Fairy"? Answer: It is a classic stand-alone payment model with a one-time buyout system. We do not rule out the release of DLC and non-numerical in-app purchases in the future. Content.], based on this sentence, you must buy it!”
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Overnight, the live demonstration video of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" became popular all over the Internet.
It’s just a game, why is it so popular?
In fact, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" currently only has a simple promotional video and a live demonstration video. The reason why it is so popular is of course the explosion of suppressed emotions among domestic players.
Speaking of the theme of Xianxia, it has really been used to death by domestic game manufacturers. Xianxia-themed games are basically everywhere in China. Many friends have even suffered from Ptsd. Seeing this I already feel like vomiting games like this, and the domestic krypton gold games are really like a crucian carp crossing the river. They just have to say "hurry up and recharge" written on their faces. However, it is difficult for a team that really seriously polishes the quality of the game. Get ahead.
However, after the release of the promotional video and actual demonstration video of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", everything is different. Whether it is from the perspective of environment rendering or action and strike feedback, there is no doubt that it is close to the quality of overseas 3A masterpieces. .
Domestic gamers really need a truly excellent domestic game, and the domestic abnormal game market that has been dry for too long really needs such a rain to nourish it.
Of course, on the other hand, the TV series "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has laid a solid foundation of popularity. It not only carried the banner of domestic fairy tale dramas and created a ratings miracle, but also became the fairy tale drama in the minds of many people. First.
"The timing of your cooperation with the "League of Legends" S-game is just right, setting off a wave of game discussion." Chen Qian looked at the high popularity and smiled broadly.
"These are all secondary. The main reason is that the game is well done. After so many years of training, domestic game players are no longer so easy to deceive." Jiang Ge likes to ride the wave of popularity, but he still needs to be hard-working, otherwise he will just It will be counterproductive and end up becoming a laughing stock.
"Not counting the promotion, soundtrack, dubbing, etc., the production cost alone is 500 million. How can it be bad?" Chen Qian shook his head and sighed, "A 3A masterpiece is really expensive. Money is like water." It went out with a bang, and if it was priced at 199 yuan, it would have to sell 2 million copies to make back the money."
Jiang Ge said quite confidently: "Don't worry, the sales quantity plus zero will not be a problem. When it comes to pricing, we can divide it into several levels according to the plot unlocking progress and character unlocking progress, such as the normal version, the deluxe version, and the complete version to achieve accurate coverage. Users of all consumption levels.”
Chen Qian nodded and said, "That's what we did."
Jiang Ge asked again: "Have you started working on "Swordsman"?"
Chen Qian replied: "The project has been approved. We will wait until "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is on the game show and starts internal testing to gain a wave of popularity before raising investment."
We need both quality and efficiency. There is no other way but to burn money. We must attract external investment. First, we can share risks, and second, we can alleviate the problem of tight capital chains.
Jiang Ge believes that this is the right thing to do. After all, games are different from movies and TV series. Just because the graphics, mannequins, action design, etc. are good does not necessarily mean they are fun.
Chen Qian suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "You have already written songs for "League of Legends", how can you not make sense if you don't write a few songs for your own game?"
A smile appeared on Jiang Ge's lips and he said: "25 million for one song."
Chen Qian raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "Others are worth a thousand gold per word, but you are worth tens of thousands of gold per word."
Jiang Ge smiled and said: "I happen to have a song and two pieces of music on hand, so let's buy shares at the commercial price."
Chen Qian's eyes lit up and he said, "Is it really true?"
Django nodded.
[Superstar Value] is enough and can be used casually, so I exchanged it for the pure music "Butterfly Love" from "Legend of Sword and Fairy 1", the songs "Ask for Love" from "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3", and "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3". The pure music "Return to Dreams of the Immortal" from "Xia Zhuan 4".
Chen Qian said cheerfully: "With the blessing of your soundtrack, I am even more powerful."
The game was basically decided, and when the time came to release it, he asked again: "By the way, is there a National Day holiday?"
Jiang Ge shook his head and said: "We won't let it go this time. There are too many people in the crew, and we will lose hundreds of thousands in one day."
Chen Qian said helplessly: "Okay, I originally wanted to ask you and Ling Wei to go to the game exhibition together."
Jiang Ge shrugged his shoulders and said, "No way."
Chen Qian asked again: "Then will there be a premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
Jiang Ge explained: "Well, it's just in the Magic City. It's too troublesome to travel back and forth. I won't attend."
"Okay." Chen Qian wanted to go, because he could watch it in advance. If he didn't attend, there would be no need to go. He would watch it after the official release in the evening, so he said, "I happen to be working on the project here. I'll call "Shang Pianpian, why don't you call Ling Wei and go to the cinema to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"
Jiang Ge nodded and said: "Okay, I have arranged to shoot a daytime scene that day."
He agreed to watch it with Zhou Lingwei, and Chen Qian and Chu Pianpian were also OK.
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Hengdian Film and Television City, as the largest film and television shooting base in China and even the world, is the easiest scenic spot to meet "stars". There are many star-chasers, filming agents and entertainment reporters staying here.
According to statistics, this year there are 57 crews filming here at the same time, 66 crews are preparing intensively here, and more than 10,000 "horizontal" people are performing non-stop. The hotel is really full, the scenic spot is hot, and the studio is filming.
Among them, the crew of "Nirvana in Fire" attracted the most attention, but Jiang Ge hired a lot of security guards to guard the entrances and exits of the scenic garden to prevent spoilers from being filmed.
There are many actors this time, including many top stars and veteran actors with high status in the industry. It is not easy to control these people.
"This guide rail is crooked, please come and move it..."
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"The venue has been cleared, and the props team can come in and set up..."
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"The sound engineer came over to test the sound reception..."
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Various orders sounded from time to time on the set. In the past, Jiang Ge gave them personally, but now they are handed over to the assistant director. Firstly, he can gain practical experience, and secondly, he does not have to be so tired.
"I can finally see with my own eyes Dong Jiang's directorial skills." In a corner of the studio, several actors were chatting together. The person speaking was Zhang Tiegang, the actor who plays "The Prince of Liang", who had just joined the cast today.
"Teacher Tiegang, haven't you and Dong Jiang worked together before?" Yu Qingqing, who plays Concubine Jing, is also in the group today.
"That's different. Last time it was a song, this time it's a movie." Zhang Tiegang had a very pleasant cooperation with Jiang Ge in the fourth season of "National Treasure", so this time Jiang Ge got an invitation to play the TV series, which happened to be his most popular role. I was good at emperor-type roles, so I agreed without even thinking about it.
Gu Yao, who played the role of Princess Liyang, did not participate in this topic, but said in her heart: Later, Director Jiang will definitely surprise you from ear to ear.
The sun is sinking below the horizon, the sky is getting dark, and the evening breeze is blowing.
"Director Jiang..." Deputy director Du Yue ran over and said breathlessly: "The venue, equipment, and actors are all in place. Do we want to officially start filming?"
Jiang Ge nodded and immediately sat in front of the monitor.
What we are filming tonight is a classic drama [Xiao Jingrui’s Birthday Party], with many characters appearing, each with their own purpose, gathered together.
First, there was the swordsmanship battle between Tianquan and Yiyun. In order to protect Xie Yu, Zhuo Dingfeng was willing to be injured by Yue Xiuze's sword. He would rather give up his martial arts skills than reveal the secret of assassinating the inner prisoner; then Niannian lifted the veil and recognized "brother" ", Xiao Jingrui's life experience was revealed to the world; later Gong Yu revealed the secret of his father killing the children of the Zhuo family for Xie Yu, and the Xie Zhuo family completely fell out, which was also mixed with the diplomatic relations with Nanchu and the dispute between Prince Yu and the prince. With the struggle for power and the Jiangzuo Alliance's promotion, various conflicts of interest are complicated.
The difficult part of filming this scene is that the story needs to be unfolded step by step, compact but not messy, and all the details clearly explained. Even the personality characteristics of each character must be well interpreted in this scene.
"The lighting team is ready!"
"The sound crew is ready!"
"The camera crew is ready!"
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The voices of each group came over the intercom, and the slate operator also appeared in front of the camera. After receiving Django's signal, he said: "Scene 8, first shot, action!"
Actors like Zhang Tiegang and Yu Qingqing, who have been in the industry for decades, have their eyes on the set, and they are looking at Jiang Ge's true directing skills with a critical eye.
"Ka, let's change the shooting method for this shot. Use one shot to the end. Camera No. 1 shoots from the front to capture the actor's facial expressions."
Not long after filming started, Django's voice came.
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