umbrella company, warehouse
The money in the account was almost spent, and there were no urgent supplies to buy. Wang Yue did not plan to continue wandering around, and went back to the umbrella company with Chen Xi to expose himself, so that employees and interested people could see him, so as to save everyone. They all thought they were missing.
But here Wang Yue discovered a lot of goods that he had almost forgotten.
"So many?" Wang Yue used the system to scan the warehouse. There were 4,500 copy boxes piled there like a mountain. These should be the copies of "Eight Hundred" he ordered. When he got Liang Jian The movie "Time and Space" has already been screened in the mountain city. There were eight screenings a day, and the venues were full. In order to limit the flow of people and prevent crowding and stampedes, the ticket price has been increased to 50 cents. But even so, it can't stop people from watching the movie. enthusiasm.
The box office in one day was more than 1,000 yuan. There was even a film company in the mountain city that remade the silent film with black and white machines, which also made a lot of money. The entire rear area was discussing this well-made film and eagerly hoped for it. Ability to expand screening range.
In order to meet the movie-watching needs of the people and to cooperate with the military recruitment plan of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, Wang Yue wanted to get more copies to expand the scope of playback. However, such wide-screen movie copies of Sword of Time and Space were simply not available, and they were too expensive in the noodle country, so He left the matter to Chen Xi for implementation. Later, Wang Yue became more and more busy, and he actually forgot about it.
"One reel of film lasts fifteen minutes. Even after editing, "Eight Hundred" requires 9 reels of film, 500 copies, and 4,500 reels of film. If Binzhou Film Company did not have the stock of film, this kind of obviously infringing activity would No one will help." Chen Xi couldn't help complaining. The company's small warehouse has always been used to store samples. Since it was occupied by these copies, those samples can only be piled in the office. What a good office. It's just like a small commodity market, it's very troublesome.
"Didn't I tell you? These are for internal appreciation and will not be used for commercial purposes. If someone makes trouble in the future, you will go to court with them. We are not afraid!" Wang Yue immediately denied that these films must be related to this film. Time and space have nothing to do with each other. Although subtitles have been produced in several languages, they will never appear on the market.
"Okay, you are the boss, you have the final say. There are 500 sets of simple projection equipment over there, please check and accept them." Chen Xi rolled his eyes at Wang Yue angrily. I really don't know if this is a rich person. He has a bad taste, but also "Li Yunlong's work", what kind of taste is this? Does the actor teacher know why you like him?
"So rough?" Wang Yue looked at the simple projection equipment. The casing of the projector was made of tinplate. It was very messy and the burrs were not polished. Many threads were simply exposed; a piece of curtain, well, it was just a big piece. The white cloth is still spliced with white canvas; the two speakers are the same tin speakers used in school when I was a child, which fully demonstrates the non-consideration.
"Boss, I came here according to your request. It's cheap. It's absolutely cheap. This set only costs two thousand yuan. You can't even buy a better projector." Chen Xi had never thought about this thing before. At this price, compared to those equipment costing hundreds or tens of millions, the equipment of my company is simply cheap and inhumane, okay?
"It's really cheap. If we have a good relationship with the manufacturer, we may have to cooperate with them in the future." Wang Yue now only likes this set of equipment. It's cheap. Cheap is good. Cheap makes it easy to spread. Do it yourself. The movie is widescreen, and the equipment of Liangjian Spacetime cannot play it at all. No matter how good your movie is, you can't force other theaters to change equipment, not to mention there is nowhere to change it.
"Boss, now, domestic film production has been interrupted. It will not be easy to produce film in the future." Chen Xi kindly reminded that in the digital age, film is a luxury product, but after all, the sales volume of this thing is very small. , simply cannot afford to support so many factories, so most film factories at home and abroad have stopped production or reduced production. It is not easy to produce a large amount of film, and it is also expensive. It is extremely expensive. Before changing to digital equipment, one The cost of making a copy is 7,000-10,000. Nowadays, it costs 20,000 to use stock film.
"I remember, wasn't there a film factory in Binzhou before?" Wang Yue vaguely remembered seeing the film produced in Binzhou when he was a child. Although it was black and white film, the quality seemed to be really good. The old man said that the factory was also a legacy from the colonial period. , it is said that even the reconnaissance satellite film has been produced.
"I have learned before that the factory closed down twenty years ago, and that factory can only produce black and white film and medical film, not movie film." Chen Xi also had Wang Yue's idea. Wang Yue brought it to Many of the 120 films in Liangjian Spacetime are refurbished from the inventory of Binzhou Film Factory, but this is really not possible with movie films.
"Investigate the situation of the factory, take inventory of the equipment, and see if there is any possibility of resuming production." Wang Yue explained to himself that black and white film and medical film were in great demand in Liangjian Spacetime, and they were very expensive to sell. Although it is not as profitable as Western medicine, in order to avoid the outflow of precious metals, it is still necessary to fill the gap in this market.
"Boss, do you really want to engage in the film industry?" Chen Xi was speechless. What evil had he done? He actually continued to accompany Wang Yue to go crazy. However, it cannot be said that Wang Yue was really crazy. After all, this guy had the ability to turn corruption into something. He has a magical ability and can sell a lot of junk. There is no guarantee that this guy can really sell film.
"I am protecting traditional industries. The Binzhou Film Factory can be traced back to the 1930s. It is indeed a pity that it is gone like this. My idea is to continue to produce black and white film, cooperate with retro cameras, and create a luxury brand of medical film. What I didn’t say is that you can always sell it if you work hard. As for the film, it doesn’t need to be too advanced. Just produce narrow-format black and white film. At worst, we can find a way to digest it ourselves. "Wang Yue also cut a lot of films during this period. I wanted to bring the movie to Sword of Time, but many of the movies had loopholes of one kind or another, and were judged as violations by the system, so they couldn't be brought there at all. So Wang Yue thought about making some movies to bring with him, so as not to have to pay back the money. Study and edit videos every day.
"Digest it by yourself, boss, what are you going to do?" Chen Xi was fooled by Wang Yue. He could still digest narrow-format black and white film by himself. Are you kidding me?
"The company's next step will be to enter the cultural industry. It plans to build a film and television city in Binzhou, a film and television city that can shoot 20 movies at the same time. In the future, it will specialize in producing black and white feature films to supply niche groups and movie lovers." Wang Yue has been very early He just wants to build a film and television city. With the film and television city as a cover, it will definitely be more convenient for him to purchase those messy things.
"Boss, do you know how much is the investment for a movie? "If you shoot twenty movies at the same time, and it's still a narrow black and white film, you will definitely lose money on one movie! "Chen Xi finally couldn't hold back and burst out.
"We shoot in the film and television city, and we don't use well-known actors. We are just like shooting a short film. We use new graduates to direct and shoot with non-well-known actors. Not counting the cost of film, a film can be controlled within 500,000 yuan." Thinking of the high cost of domestic movies, Wang Yue just smiled and said, "As long as you are happy, I don't want to participate in your game. I can just play by myself."
"Can, can it be done?" Chen Xi hesitated. Why does this sound so unreliable?
"Absolutely, it's a short video mini-series, one minute and a half per episode, and the cost of a hundred episodes is less than 50,000 yuan. We have done a better job, and 500,000 yuan is enough." Wang Yue curled his lips. , this is something he has learned a lot about. He doesn’t dare to say that the crudest version will be produced for you for 20,000 yuan per 100 episodes.
"Then what standards should our film and television city be built according to?" Chen Xi was even more confused. This had already touched her blind spot of knowledge. It was really possible to make a movie with half a million yuan, Wang Yue said, but how? It sounds so unreliable. Doesn’t it mean that one day’s salary is two million?
"It doesn't have to be too high, but it shouldn't be too rough. In the early stage, it's enough to shoot simple dramas of the Republic of China and the Qing Dynasty. The construction of the film and television city and the preparation of scripts are carried out simultaneously. In order to avoid risks, we only shoot dramas before 1940. You Make a plan for me while I think about how to perfect it." Wang Yue casually ordered, in the 21st century, what is the threshold for making movies? Don't be ridiculous, haven't you seen that everyone shoots the same with their mobile phones? Based on the calculation of 500,000 movies, if I shoot 1,000 movies a year, it is only 500 million. Throw it into Bright Sword Dimension, and you can occupy a place in the market even with the quantity. Exporting culture can also make bad money drive out good money. , not to mention that the coins you make may not be bad coins.
"Okay, I understand." Chen Xi nodded. She was a good executor. Although she still had some questions, she did not continue to dig into the details. She would just do what the boss asked her to do. If it didn't work, she would strengthen the quality control. To reduce the cost, Wang Yue will lose less. She plans to go to relevant companies to investigate in the future. If the cost of a unit can really be controlled to about 50,000 yuan, it is not impossible to do it.
"The scripts must be strictly controlled. I am determined not to allow so-called dramas to appear here. Our movies can be low-grade, but low-grade does not mean poor quality. Organize a historical research group, and the scripts, props, scenery, and soundtracks will all be made by Reviewed by professionals, since we have done it, we must do it well!" Wang Yue emphasized that he was really worried that his company would also get rid of the myth of "the eight-year war of resistance has begun" in the future. The system is furious.
"I will follow up on this aspect." Chen Xi nodded and wrote down the matter. Although he only had 300 million left in his hand, there was no problem in launching the project.
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