During Takayuki's tracking of the special effects production, he was also simultaneously overseeing the progress of game development.
Except for a few teams working on the development of Final Fantasy 7, the other teams continued to release their respective games as usual.
Of course, Takayuki no longer needs to control the products they make.
He only needs to ensure the overall quality of the final game.
This period is also the best opportunity for them to showcase their game development skills.
During this time, one or two game developers with good abilities emerged and began to gain some fame in the industry.
However, under Takayuki's aura, they still seemed somewhat dim.
But this also happened to become a protective umbrella for their growth. They can develop games without being disturbed by external forces, using the money to create their own beloved game worlds, which is also a very happy thing for them.
When October 1997 arrived, a special effects film from Detroit Film Group was released on schedule.
This film tells the story of a young man living in New York, USA, who grows up to become a hero.
In this world, there are also well-established superhero IPs, and the stories of these superheroes are not much different from those of the superheroes in the past comics. Detroit Film Group happens to own part of the rights to them.
Since they just acquired the Unreal Engine, a tool that reduces special effects costs, they immediately applied this software to their superhero film.
Under a good production management system, the total production cost of the film was compressed to almost over eighty million dollars, and it was officially released in October based on the fan base.
The overall quality of the film is very Hollywood-style popcorn entertainment, with exciting scenes that keep viewers engaged, making it a qualified superhero film that received widespread praise.
For the audience, as long as the movie is exciting enough, it's sufficient for them to have a pleasant weekend.
But for people in the film and television industry, it carries a different meaning.
Hunter is a director of a film and television company, and he is also someone who particularly enjoys watching movies. He has loved watching movies since he was young, which is why he built a film production company through continuous efforts.
Whenever a new movie with a certain reputation is released, he will go to watch it first, regardless of whether the movie is produced by competitors.
In Huaxia, this is equivalent to the typical principle of knowing oneself and the enemy to ensure victory.
After watching the superhero film produced by Detroit Film Group and walking out of the theater, he still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
The special effects of this movie are very good, although not perfect, they are close to ninety percent.
The depth of the plot is also good, indicating that the script has been well polished.
Under such conditions, this film will definitely be successful, and the box office should not be too bad.
And the special effects production of this film probably cost at least one hundred million dollars. If the cost is properly controlled, a total production cost of one hundred and forty million dollars is a reasonable range.
He took out his phone and started searching for information through the internet.
Recently, a new technology of mobile phone internet access has become popular in the United States. You only need to carry a smartphone to enter the world of the internet. He thinks this is a trendy thing, and as someone of his level, he doesn't care about the high price of mobile internet access.
Through the phone, he quickly found information related to the movie.
Detroit Film Group announced the release date of their superhero movie and sincerely invited fans to watch it, promising that watching this movie would definitely be worth it.
He ignored these promotional words directly and found the information he cared about the most.
According to interviews with reporters from this media, the overall budget of the film was well controlled within eighty million dollars, including all production costs of film and television, excluding film and television promotion.
"No way!"
Suddenly, Hunter shouted somewhat uncontrollably on the street.
This immediately caused many people to turn their heads and stop, looking strangely at Hunter.
Hunter also reacted quickly, quickly leaving the spot, walking to his car and getting in, then he immediately took out his phone to confirm the information again.
Tens of millions, hundreds of millions...
Eighty million dollars, that's right. It's impossible for the production cost to be eight hundred million dollars. No company has been foolish enough to spend that much money on making a movie.
But how did they do it?
How could such high-quality special effects be produced with just a total cost of eighty million?
Those are not perfect-level special effects, there are still some flaws, but they are enough for the audience watching the movie.
Hollywood is a place that emphasizes cost control. Any Hollywood film and television company is quite stingy when it comes to controlling costs.
Even if they can save a few tens or hundreds of thousands, they will try their best to save.
Using the least amount of money to make a blockbuster is their dream.
At this moment, Hunter couldn't help it anymore. He dialed a number.
"Hey, prepare all the information about Detroit Film Group's newly released superhero movie for me now. I'm going back to the company to take a look."
Hunter still couldn't quite believe the cost control price. He decided to go back to the company himself to see what was going on.
Perhaps that media company did not investigate the truth, and he could not rely solely on the report of that one media outlet.
Back at the company, the employees working overtime on the weekend were obviously unhappy, but they couldn't disobey the boss's orders. They quickly organized all the information and placed it neatly on Hunter's desk.
He entered his office, and a stack of information was already prepared. He immediately started to look through them one by one.
From small things like procurement information in related industries to field interviews by some major media outlets, everything was here.
As the boss of a film and television company, he is very responsible, not just someone who only knows how to make money and enjoy life. Only in this way can he have a place in the fiercely competitive film and television market in the United States.
In this world, cultural industries are very dominant. Except for the gaming industry, competition in other cultural industry sectors is extremely fierce. It's not particularly easy to make money by just lying flat; audiences won't easily buy into it.
After looking through all the information in front of him from noon until after ten in the evening, Hunter still felt a bit dazed.
Really... it only cost eighty million dollars in total... this is simply unbelievable.