The samples around "The Wandering Earth 2" were accused of stealing materials [ Producer: will change back to the original material and issue instructions for refund related measures]
Recently, Saifan Sci-Fi Space, which undertook the production of "The Wandering Earth 2" peripheral products, released a sample photo of the prop "digital life card" in "The Wandering Earth 2", and said in the introduction that the main body of the product was painted with zinc alloy paint.
After the news was released, some netizens said that the original crowdfunding stated that the main body of the material used aluminum alloy, but now it has been replaced by zinc alloy, and the sample photos show that the product has lost the original metal texture of the sample during crowdfunding promotion. Some netizens even posted that they asked the producer to refund it.
The Beijing Youth Daily reporter retrieved the information on the crowdfunding page of the digital life card and learned that when the crowdfunding activity was released, the overall structure of the digital life card was expected to be made of aluminum alloy mold opening, and the prompt information on the page also said that the photo is a trial sample effect, and the producer will further optimize the appearance of the product according to the film effect, including adjusting the metal mold and sharpening the edge; Modify the plating color to more closely match the colors and textures presented in the movie.
In response to the questions of netizens: It is not to replace the material in order to save costs
In response to feedback from netizens, on March 3, Saifan Science Fiction Space issued a statement saying that the reason why the original aluminum alloy was changed to zinc alloy was because it was found that the use of zinc alloy to make details would be better and heavier than aluminum alloy during trial production. Aluminum alloy is more suitable for large plate processing, and zinc alloy is more suitable for die casting with precision structure. "Everyone is worried about the problem that zinc alloy becomes brittle at low temperatures, and we have no problem after testing. In fact, the material cost of zinc alloy is higher than that of aluminum alloy, and the material is not replaced in order to save costs. ”
In addition, in response to the problem that some netizens said that the sample photos released this time lost the metal texture of the samples when they lost crowdfunding publicity, Saifan Science Fiction Space said that this is because the metal part in the picture is painted, and netizens see the color of the paint, not the color of the metal itself. The actual sample image on the crowdfunding page is a photo without surface treatment at the time of proofing, so it is marked with the word "under supervision". The rest of the renderings are rendered according to the standard prop texture.
On the afternoon of March 3, the staff of Saifan Science Fiction Space told the Beiqing News reporter: "I learned that the rectification instructions released yesterday are not accepted by many users, so they are now negotiating and communicating with all parties, and after it is confirmed, they will release new rectification instructions again through the official Weibo today." For many users who said that they wanted to refund, Saifan staff said: "The problem of refund is also in negotiation, and the new notice issued in the follow-up will explain the rectification problem and refund problem of the product itself." ”
The manufacturer said: will change the material back to aluminum alloy
Saifan Science Fiction Space issued another notice on the afternoon of the 17th, saying that it was clear that the material of the "digital life card" was changed back to aluminum alloy, and the process adopted aluminum alloy die-casting plus CNC machining. "The surface process is done according to the initial sample photos, and the tens of thousands of crowdfunding products that have been produced are all scrapped, and the loss is borne by ourselves. The card reader USB interface will redesign the internal structure in an effort to make it possible to put down USB 3.0 chips. Saifan Sci-Fi Space said that because of the change of mold, it may lead to a certain degree of delay.
In response to the refund problem raised by some netizens, Saifan Science Fiction Space said that due to platform rules and crowdfunding attributes, the first payment cannot be returned at this stage. "We actively communicate with the platform, it is indeed difficult for the platform to support this operation, we decided to manually register the Alipay account by customer service to refund the first payment for everyone, please apply for the refund in the background of the platform, and we will notify you separately if there is a more convenient way in the future." Friends who have previously refunded can also contact us to manually refund the full amount, and the relevant matters will be implemented after March 3. ”
According to information previously released by Saifan Science Fiction Space, the crowdfunding campaign for a number of "The Wandering Earth 2" peripheral products, including digital life cards, has attracted about 51,1 participants, with a total amount of about 17 million yuan.
"The Wandering Earth" series film director: no need to explain If you don't do a good job, you don't do it well
The Beiqing News reporter noticed that in the early morning of March 3, Guo Fan, director of the "Wandering Earth" series films, posted on his personal certification Weibo, "Don't talk about stereotypes and irresponsible empty words, if the final product is still not done well and fails everyone's expectations, what are the compensation measures?" This matter does not need to be explained, if it is not done well, it is not done well, and if it is necessary to rectify, it is necessary to correct the attitude and rectify well. Please make it in strict accordance with the materials and parameters at the time of crowdfunding announcement, and deliver it on time with good quality. Don't chill everyone's hearts, water can carry a boat and capsize it. "Text/Reporter Qu Chang Intern Shi Jie