Under the guidance of a certain new emperor, the price of movie tickets is also very user-friendly. If you are under fifteen years old, you only need 50 yuan to watch once, and if you are over fifteen years old, it will cost you 100 yuan.
Since this is not a newspaper, and there is no need to open it every day, it only costs less than two taels of silver for an ordinary person's whole family to see it, which is quite affordable.
A standard 200-seat cinema shows ten shows a day. If adults account for three-quarters and children account for one-quarter, the daily turnover can reach one hundred and seventy-five taels.
After excluding various costs and expenses, the daily net profit can exceed one hundred taels. If it operates for 300 days a year, it will be a total profit of thirty thousand taels.
A certain new emperor built no fewer than twenty movie theaters in three cities in Beidu, and was expected to earn at least five hundred thousand taels in revenue each year.
It is planned to build another 100 cinemas around Jifu, as well as in Datong, Baoding, Tianjin, Yexian, Dengzhou, Xuanfu and other places.
Construction does not mean laying the foundation completely from scratch. As long as there is a venue with a large internal space, it can be renovated directly, a large screen can be arranged, and the seats can be arranged, and then tickets can be sold to the outside world.
Regarding the income from movies, a certain new emperor didn't care at all, it was just a small entertainment project.
In addition to using the dividends as pocket money for my aunt and sister, the remaining part is given to my beautiful mother to support the expenses of the residence.
On the other hand, film projects are still based on a half-split profit standard.
If the payment is less, the scapegoat who has already tasted the benefits of business development will not agree.
If there is no war in the Ming Dynasty and the business is done properly, a certain new emperor believes that he can make no less than one million taels of profit from the film project alone every year, and he has already cut off the share that was given to the dumper.
Currently, the duration of each film is one hour. In the future, it will often be extended depending on the specific content of the film, but the ticket price will also increase accordingly.
Although the first generation of movies was silent, it was only quasi-silent because a certain new emperor already had a way to deal with it.
Since the phonograph was developed, it was possible to use this device to synthesize sound effects corresponding to the movie images with the projector.
As for how to sync...
It's very simple. You know the shooting synchronizer installed on the propeller fighter nose, right?
With this thing, the machine gun or cannon on the nose of the aircraft will not reach the propeller when firing.
Before the official screening, the gramophone record and the projector's film progress can be simply synchronized.
After the adjustment, it becomes a sound movie, which makes it more intuitive for the audience.
Of course, for Teacher Douzi's works, the content of the record is laughter and background music, and it is not difficult to synchronize it.
For this film, in the early days of its release, the theaters were sold out, it was hard to get a ticket, and there were even a lot of bad guys.
Driven by curiosity, people are rushing to have a sneak peek.
In particular, some people made "twisted predictions", saying that Emperor Haojing used magic to trap some people in small boxes...
In this regard, the Academy of Sciences used a more professional perspective to provide an easy-to-understand interpretation of the film's principles without leaking relevant technologies, so as not to affect box office revenue.
The Academy of Sciences can also get a 20% share from it. It can get at least ten to two hundred thousand taels of silver a year. Of course, it will not miss this good opportunity to popularize science knowledge.
A certain new king also launched VIP seats in movie theaters in a timely manner, so that it can legitimately increase ticket prices, and at the same time, Huimin can also take into account commercial income.
Naturally, some civil servants and generals, merchants, scholars, foreign envoys, etc. who were usually close to him could buy tickets directly from a certain new emperor.
Close relatives like Xiao Feizhai and his concubines don’t have to think about buying tickets to watch movies at all. They can watch them lying down, lying on their stomachs, or kneeling down in the back house...
As long as the beautiful mother, brothers and sisters are willing, they can watch the movie every day until they get tired of it.
But it seems that it is not enough. Under the guidance of a certain new emperor, the media group is shooting new movies every month.
After the script is revised, the actors are selected, and the supporting characters and props are in place, the shooting plan can be executed as scheduled.
Another advantage of microcomedy is that the plot is very simple, there are not many actors and props required, and the background is not too complicated.
This not only allows the audience to quickly understand the plot and immerse themselves in it, but also greatly reduces the cost and difficulty of filming, allowing media groups to streamline production.
Calculated based on the Ming Dynasty's population of 100 million, if 30 million people can go to the movies, three shows a year, that is 90 million people.
Sixty million visitors are adults and 30 million are children, which is a box office revenue of 7.5 million taels.
But what happens after that time, and now that he can make a profit of hundreds of thousands taels, a certain new emperor is satisfied.
Envoys from France, Japan, Rome, the Netherlands, Ottoman, Siam and other countries spent money to purchase a complete set of projection equipment.
This is the best gift they can give to please their respective masters. Although a set of equipment costs tens of thousands of silver coins, it is still worth every penny.
Those heads of state have definitely never seen a movie in their lives. Spending 10,000 silver coins to buy a movie and watch it in their own backyard is definitely something that will make all their ministers envious.
Since it is impossible for customers to know the production principle of copies, a certain Xinhuang can safely and boldly export a complete set of projection equipment, just like the way it exported airships in the past.
A set of equipment costs 10,000 silver coins, including five movies, a projector, a gramophone, and two large screens. A single movie costs 1,000 silver coins.
Previously, the scapegoat had spent one million taels to buy out the screening rights for Seven Corners of the South for ten years.
Whether the price is high or low depends on how it works.
After all, this is out of helplessness. If the dumper doesn't pay, the own businessmen will keep an eye on this piece of fat.
In other words, if the scapegoat father paid a certain filial son a million taels, the box office would still have to be split in half after deducting the cost.
But on average, the cost is only 100,000 taels per year. If the box office makes a lot of money, it can be recovered.
And we need to take a long-term view. The ticket sales are so hot now, and they will definitely grow to unimaginable levels in a few years.
It is precisely because of this that the dumper is willing to pay. Now there is no need to give Beiting five million taels of silver and five million shi of grain every year. The burden on Nanting is very small, and the psychological pressure of the dumper is even greater. Smaller.
Nowadays, telegraph, telephone, and electricity-related projects are all making money. Affected by this, movies will also benefit from it.
These "electricity" projects run by Du Guo Daddy in the Jiangnan area can bring him millions of taels of income every year.
Steam mining cars have also started working in the Ma'anshan mining area. These novel products influence the dumpers all the time.
Apart from the absence of trains, railways and armored ships, as well as new urban areas such as oil refineries and new cities, the southern capital is actually not much different from the northern capital.
I have thought about expanding Nandu, but Nandu is bordered by rivers in the north and west, and against mountains in the east. If you want to expand, you can only extend it to the south, which requires careful planning.
Unlike the Beiting Ministry of Industry, the Nanting Ministry of Industry had rich experience in city construction and planning various infrastructures. Since the new city had higher requirements, it had to take a long-term approach and learn from its colleagues in the Beiting.
The Beiting Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Sciences have joined forces to design and build three railway bridges in the Jifu area, and five more are under construction.
Although it is not a huge bridge across the Yangtze River, it is just an ordinary river crossing, but it is still an amazing achievement at the moment.
Seeing the crux of the problem, the blame-shifting father naturally followed suit and established the Academy of Sciences in Nandu, offering generous annual salaries and recruiting talents from Jiangnan.
The salary is the same as that of Beiting Academy of Sciences, and the environment is good. However, there is a fundamental problem, which is the lack of leaders, that is, scientific research leaders.
It is impossible to study any technology project without a person in charge with a certain industry level. That will only make the project team fall into confusion.
When a certain new emperor established the Beiting Academy of Sciences, he had already recruited a bunch of elite talents from across the country, and this would continue to be the case for the next few years.
At that time, many craftsmen were transferred from Nandu to join the Beiting Academy of Sciences. This matter was remembered by the father who dumped the blame, and he used it as a threat to force a certain filial son to provide a group of talents.
A certain new emperor used to be short-tongued, but now he can only gradually repay the favor. On the one hand, he helped the dumper train the personnel sent by him at the Beiting Academy of Sciences, and on the other hand, he sent people to Nandu to serve as colleagues at the Nanting Academy of Sciences. lecturer.
Even so, the gap in strength between the two academies of sciences in the north and the south is still very large.
Nanting Academy of Sciences currently cannot even build the first generation steam engine, although it has understood its principle.
The Beiting Academy of Sciences has built the third generation steam engine and is researching the fourth generation. It has made some achievements in the fields of optics, electromagnetism, photography, machinery, home appliances and other fields.
The latest product, besides movie equipment, is the refrigerator, although the refrigerator is also steam-powered...
The principle is very simple, that is, a steam engine is used to drive a compressor, so that ammonia is repeatedly compressed and evaporated.
The refrigerator thus produces refrigeration function. Although it is a bit primitive, it is definitely a masterpiece.
A certain new emperor proposed this principle, and then Bo Jue and others implemented it.
In this way, a new emperor and the Academy of Sciences can get 20% of the profit share, and the rest will be used as business tax and factory investment and to provide benefits to workers.
Due to the existence of steam engines, refrigerators are expensive and cost five hundred taels of silver. However, one thousand units have been sold, and orders for more than two thousand units have been received.
Now that refrigerators provide cold drinks, rich people no longer need to worry about being dizzy from the hot summer, and they can also enjoy ice cream in the dog days of summer without any worries.
Ice cream was invented long before the refrigerator, but it couldn't be stored for a long time, even in the cellar of a rich man's home.
The birth of the refrigerator is undoubtedly great news for ice cream. As long as the refrigerator is not closed, ice cream can exist on the floor in summer.
The rich people's love for eating ice cream directly promoted the development of animal husbandry, and many cows and ewes were saved from death and could eat grass for a long time.
The ice cream with pure noodle and a lot of snowflakes will taste very good, especially in the hot summer, it can make the wealthy people feel extremely comfortable.
The cost of such high-quality ice cream is naturally very high. Ordinary people can only indulge in it occasionally. What they often eat is popsicles, which are 70% water and 30% ingredients.
Due to the different ingredients, the taste of popsicles is far inferior to that of ice cream, but it is cheaper than ice cream. Even coolies who earn hard money can buy it every day.
Like the security staff in a movie theater, a popsicle stand with a refrigerator is a good place for a new emperor to house retired and disabled service members.
This kind of errand with a small radius of movement is most suitable for veterans who have injured their legs and feet and have trouble walking.
Since soldiers are basically foodies, a job that can not only make money but also provide a dental memorial service is naturally regarded as a lucrative job.
Even if wounded soldiers have good benefits, many matchmakers will stay away lest their reputations be damaged.
But if a wounded soldier gets a job selling popsicles or working in a movie theater, that's a sweet spot in the eyes of the matchmaker.
In the past, the most popular people were department store security guards, warehouse custodians, school physical education teachers, etc. Under the guidance of a certain new emperor, all kinds of popular people emerged one after another...
Ensuring the welfare of soldiers is a top priority for a new emperor to stabilize the northern eight corners of the country. Whether they are direct lineage or local army soldiers, after being injured and retired, as long as they can still engage in basic labor activities, they will get a job that can support their families.
Mainly the retired soldiers are railway soldiers. The income of these veterans is relatively high. As long as there are railway construction projects, they can easily get an income of more than four or five taels of silver per month.
Just like in the army, when building railways in the wild, the project engineer is also responsible for food, housing and clothing. The money earned every month is the net profit.
On the other hand, if you can't move as flexibly as normal people, you can only do fixed-point errands. Although the income is low, it doesn't require exposure to wind and sun, so it's still relatively practical.
For retired soldiers who were willing to return to their hometowns, a certain new emperor also told the Ministry of War and Ministry of Household Affairs, as well as the local governors and yamen, that they would not let these veterans go hungry.
As long as the veterans are appeased, they will not repeat the mistakes of the past and follow the old path of scapegoating the father.
If there are no vacancies, there are still a group of small islands in the Luzon Islands that are temporarily ownerless.
It is also a good choice to let the veterans farm and fish in the past. At least the climate and scenery there are really good.
The four chief military officers in Luzon, Zu Dashou, Xue Chengcai, Wang Guangen, and Hui Dengxiang, all welcomed this.
There is a shortage of everything there, especially people. As long as they are Mingren and not serious criminals, they will not refuse.
It doesn't matter if you are lazy, no matter how lazy you are, you can't be as lazy as the local aborigines.
Originally, the soldiers didn't want to show their ferocious side, but after seeing the natives who could pick their feet for a day, they had no choice but to act like this. It really took a whip to make them work harder...
After using various methods, at least within the scope of Beiting, few veterans went to the Yamen to complain because they had no income.
If such a thing really happens, a certain new emperor will instruct the Three Law Divisions to try it, and they must trace it back to the source and get to the root of the disease.
Appeasing these veterans who are accustomed to obeying orders can also extend the will of a new emperor to a certain extent.
