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If you want to get the chance to jump in line at 719 without worrying about it, you still have to watch basketball!
On May 31st, no less than 300 people were seated in the Experimental Theater of Xingchenhai No. 2 Warehouse.
Today is the opening ceremony of the World Cup, and the football atmosphere is so hot that in the company and on the crew, regardless of whether they like football or not, football is the talk after dinner and dinner. This also makes everyone's enthusiasm for watching the opening ceremony today very high.
Although Jiang Yan doesn't really like football, he certainly won't stop everyone from watching it.
Not only that, he also organizes everyone to watch together, which is a good way to increase cohesion.
In addition, he can also take advantage of this time to show off his muscles to some partners.
Therefore, during the World Cup, the Experimental Cinema of Stars and Seas will remain open, which is a benefit.
Of course, this is not just a benefit, because the Stars and Sea Experimental Theater is a testing ground for Jiang Yan to experiment with various projection technologies. The continuous operation of the equipment for a month can also be regarded as a concentration before the current technology is rolled out to the market.
test.
These technologies were actually commonplace in later generations, but they are definitely different in this era.
"This screen is so big!"
"Bigness is not the point, the point is clarity!"
"It's not that simple. If you observe carefully, the sound effects, the picture, the seating arrangement, the environment, and the projection equipment, I can guarantee that even the old and Americans are not this advanced."
"It is said that it was jointly developed by Xingchenhai and Tesla. I don't know how much it cost, but look at the effect, tsk tsk tsk. I'm afraid it will be difficult for viewers who have seen this to watch the old one again..."
In the experimental theater, watching the decoded ultra-clear CCTV 5 programs on the big screen, although this is the playback effect after decoding the TV signal, there is still a big gap between the audio-visual experience brought by the authentic movie effects, but still
This caused many people present to start discussing.
Many of them claim to be quite knowledgeable in the field of movies and theaters, but when they see Jiang Yan's IMAX screen, they all look like they have never seen the world.
Of course, after being shocked, it was natural to admire Jiang Yan and Xingchen Hai.
"As expected of Jiang Yan, he is no ordinary person."
Some people couldn't help but sigh.
Not to mention anything else, at least in the movie industry, when others are competing for millions of investments, others have already invested tens of millions and billions, and not only are they playing in a big way, but they are also playing well.
, you see, he is now in Xiangjiang, the old American, and he is prosperous.
And Jiang Yan is not satisfied with this. He not only engages in movies, but now also operates theater chains. But if you want to say that it is very different from those theater chains on the market now, but others don't, let me give you one.
High standards and strict requirements are directly related to American standards, so Xingchen Cinema is now considered a high-end cinema chain in China. For young couples in big cities to watch movies, it would be out of style if they don’t make an appointment at Xingchen Cinema.
However, everyone thought that this was Jiang Yan's advanced performance, but they didn't expect what they saw now to surprise them even more.
Take the current large-screen technology as an example. At this moment, everyone feels that it would be a shame not to watch movies, especially blockbusters, in front of such a large-screen theater in the future.
Of course, the most important thing is that your own movies, or the movies you participate in, can be screened on such a big screen!
This is a life achievement!
"When it's over, ask Mr. Jiang how to cooperate."
"Don't worry, if someone dares to arrange for us to come here, there must be a follow-up story. Let's watch the World Cup now."
"makes sense..."
Jiang Yan, who was sitting in a prime position, listened silently to the discussions around him. At this moment, he felt very satisfied in his heart.
Speaking of the second stage of collecting World Cup wool, he did not focus entirely on one movie, but all aspects.
Therefore, using the name of the World Cup to show soft and hard strength is an important part of it.
And the most obvious effect has already appeared, that is regarding the "Hero" project.
"Hero" has now been completed and is expected to be released by the end of the year, but at this time, early release planning has begun.
The most important thing is to negotiate with various theater chains and movie theaters, but the producer Zhang Weiping is quite domineering. His request is that when "Hero" is released, in addition to various conventional issues such as confidentiality measures and profit sharing, he also has another request.
, that is, theater chains or movie theaters must ensure a 100% film scheduling rate within a certain period of time, preferably one month, or at least two weeks.
Jiang Yan also understands this requirement. He invested 30 million US dollars in "Hero". If he wants to make a return, he cannot count on the global box office. Instead, he must first look at the domestic market. According to the current size of the domestic film market, it must be
Use some extreme methods, otherwise it's really hard to tell.
And in China in this era, such a request is actually not difficult to achieve. After all, the overall film output is not much, so this is what the guy from Yuan Shikong did.
But the problem is that this approach is very objectionable to theaters.
Your "Hero" is not a film within the system, so why do you ask us to make 100% concessions to you? Even if a film within the system comes and says that we are required to arrange the film 100% and cannot release other films, then we will not necessarily
Completely comply.
The most important thing is that theater chains are commercial theater chains and they want to make money. Just ask me to guarantee you three to five days. After all, with the current situation of the film market, newly released movies will be available in theaters within a week.
If you see pirated copies on street stalls, the box office revenue will drop significantly after that, so it is common practice to focus on box office sales a few days before the release.
But it only takes half a month for you to come up. How much money will we make in the next week?
Besides, there is a director in our circle who wants to release a film, should I take care of it? And you make it difficult for me to be a good person, and there is no greater benefit, so why should I do it?
So for now, after Zhang Weiping ran a lap, the feedback he got was not surprising and he was not satisfied.
So Zhang Weiping thought of breaking through Jiang Yan first.
After all, Jiang Yan is not only one of the investors in "Hero", but he also owns theaters and his market share is rapidly expanding.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If Jiang Yan says 100% support, not only will the project be guaranteed, but it will also inspire others, making Zhang Weiping's subsequent negotiations smoother.
Of course Jiang Yan understands this. As an investor, he also agrees with Zhang Weiping being more domineering.
But at the same time, Jiang Yan also has a better way, because he is technical.
What is technology? To put it bluntly, it means making cinemas more "cinema" and using technology to allow more people to enter cinemas and experience a more enjoyable movie-watching experience, instead of relying on this overbearing method to drive everyone into cinemas.
For example, when "Avatar 3D" came out, online pirated copies quickly became available, but why did so many people pay high prices to go to the cinema? The answer is simple, because the movie-watching experience directly rose to another dimension.
As for many movie fans, if you don't go to the cinema to watch this movie, it's like you've never seen it. Even if you've seen pirated copies several times, you still have to watch it once, or even watch it a second time!
This is the huge benefit brought about by changes in film projection technology.
Jiang Yan is actually doing this now. "My Sassy Girl", "The Fast and the Furious" and "Kung Fu Panda" all have imax big screen versions. Although "Heroes" does not have them, with the technology Jiang Yan currently has,
, transcoding can also be achieved by then. Although the effect is not good, the picture of "Hero" itself can make up for it, so this release will be an experiment. Once the audience's reputation for watching the movie comes out, it will make money before you see it.
Lines will naturally introduce such technology, and then the next step is to wait for the number of theaters to increase, and there will be more screens available for technologies such as IMAX and 3D. By then, "Hero", a pure domestic blockbuster, will be able to achieve even more explosive box office results.
Effect.
In this way, the attributes of the theater chain as a commercial company can be fully utilized, Jiang Yan's technology can be promoted on a large scale, and "Hero" can also achieve higher box office.
Isn’t this more advanced than forcing someone to sign a 100% film-scheduling contract, making them think you are too domineering, and then after the movie is released, they backhanded you and robbed you of hundreds of millions of box office?
It's no wonder that this guy's character is not very good in the eyes of people in the industry.
Naturally, Zhang Weiping and others were reluctant to believe this idea at first. They didn't think Jiang Yan's skills were very impressive.
But now, after experiencing the imax version of "The Fast and the Furious" specially arranged by Jiang Yan, and understanding the technical promotion preferential plan formulated by Jiang Yan, they only have one idea, that is, "Hero" will not be released in more than half a year.
, in the past six months, the more theaters like this, the better, so Zhang Weiping directly expressed his position to Jiang Yan: I have a theater owner I know, and I can help you negotiate!
You see, isn't this simple?
But if we really want to talk, you don't need to be an outsider. Miss Dong has already assigned Jiang Yan a capable person in the future. When the time comes, he will work with the people of Xingchen Cinema to promote this matter all over the world.
As for you, I don’t even need to think about it to know that you want to get a share of the pie. Even if you don’t, I won’t let you get involved. If Lao Mouzi and I weren’t friends, I wouldn’t bother to have anything to do with you...
Soon, with the explanation of the host of Yangshi, the opening ceremony of the 2002 Japan and South Korea World Cup began. After the opening ceremony was the first game. People in the test hall began to quiet down. Everyone took snacks and drinks and began to enjoy the movie.
A great TV experience.
And Jiang Yan can watch the opening ceremony in the test hall, which also means that Pepsi and Warner's efforts to promote him to perform at the opening ceremony are invalid.
Jiang Yan is not surprised at all by this. After all, he is not Japanese or Korean, and even if he is from Neon or South Korea, he may not be able to get into it.
This can be seen from this opening ceremony.
For this Japan-Korea World Cup, the organizing committee specially found 6 Japanese and Korean singers to form a "Voice of Japan and Korea" group.
Jiang Yan was speechless. He didn't know what the organizing committee was thinking. These two countries did not use super-popular national singers like Ayumi Hamasaki and Lee Jung-hyun, but they created such a group.
Except for three of the six singers who are somewhat famous, the other three are rising stars who have just emerged. It is estimated that many people in Japan and Korea do not know them.
If we use the current domestic analogy, we don't need super popular big names like Liu Huan, Jiang Yan, and Sun Nan. We have to find a few second-tier singers and three fresh young talents who have just debuted.
At the same time, although the theme song is a trilingual song in Japanese, Korean and English, it is mainly in Japanese and Korean, which makes people from other countries feel indifferent when listening to it.
But this is actually understandable. After all, the culture of the organizer must be highlighted, so some sacrifices will be made in terms of popularity. Take the 2008 Olympics as an example. Isn't it also bilingual in Chinese and English? Anyway, as long as it is not pure English, the popularity will definitely be
This is a big discount. Jiang Yan has released so many songs in Europe and the United States, and he feels this the most.
But then again, it’s definitely okay for you to do this, but you didn’t even bring out the leading artists from the two countries, and hired a bunch of second- and third-tier or even newcomers. Not to mention they are not famous internationally, even in Japan and South Korea.
Neither country is well-known, and the most important thing is that their singing ability is only average, which makes no sense.
So it’s no wonder that the song performance at the opening ceremony was so wonderful.
Of course, it's also possible that they don't want to overshadow the guest, after all, there is a football match right after, but this does leave an opportunity for Jiang Yan.
Warner Henry, who was at the scene, called immediately and had only one meaning: the opening ceremony stretched his hips, so now the chance of winning by jumping in line at the closing ceremony has skyrocketed from 10% to 40%!
Jiang Yan's "Wavin'g" is so popular now. It is the hottest football song nowadays, and Jiang Yan is the number one superstar in Asia, and he is of East Asian ethnicity.
So since you, Japan and South Korea, can't handle it, I'll look for Jiang Yan.
Regarding this, Jiang Yan was still very calm. It would be great if he could jump in the queue. It didn't matter if he couldn't get in. Anyway, he had the "prophetic" seeds planted before. As long as the result of the game was not changed by his butterfly this time,
, his strategic purpose can be perfectly achieved.
After hanging up the phone, the time came to 7:30 in the evening, and the opening game of the World Cup was about to begin.
The opening match is France versus Senegal.
Since it is not the Chinese team, then people in the test hall who are not interested will start to leave at this time, or change to other small halls to watch movies. Anyway, it is up to them to have fun after get off work, and most of the remaining people are big Gentlemen, as the game started, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, and everyone began to place bets.
However, gambling with money is not allowed in Stars and Seas, so betting is just a joke.
Most people are betting on the French team to win because France was the last champion.
Jiang Yan didn't know the result of this opening game, but he seemed to have heard that there was some kind of rule for the opening game. In short, it was quite counter-intuitive, so there was a high probability that Senegal would be upset in this match.
So when Jiang Yan was asked by his employees which team he was optimistic about, Jiang Yan said directly: "Senegal."
The employees reminded: "That would be an upset, the probability is very small."
Jiang Yan didn't care, and then waved his hand and said: "If it is really an upset, then I will pay to buy some tickets for the Chinese team and the finals as a bonus."
Wow~~
Everyone became energetic instantly.
Especially for a few fans, this is a big benefit to them.
Although the income of Xingchenhai employees can fully support them going to watch the game, after all, the company has many projects during this time and everyone is busy.
And if the boss really uses the game tickets as a benefit, then he will be paid to watch the game, and if it is tickets for the finals, that will be even more amazing. This is so greedy!
However, this seems difficult to achieve, after all, Senegal is facing the last champion!
So the excitement only lasted for a short while, and everyone forgot about it.
However, more than an hour later, when the game ended, the entire theater was shaken.
"Won!!"
Everyone cheered, and those who didn't know it thought the Chinese team had won.
Then a group of people chased Jiang Yan for rewards.
Jiang Yan did not lie, and directly announced that he had purchased 90 tickets for the Chinese team's match and 10 tickets for the final in advance.
The 90 tickets for the Chinese team match are divided into three games, 30 tickets for each group match. However, it is up to everyone to decide who can go.
The employees also knew how to do it, so everyone quickly formulated some rules for betting and lottery. Anyway, one principle is that this time it is only for fans. No matter what the position or status, it is generally fair and impartial, regardless of worldliness or sophistication.
Forming cliques is also part of the culture of Stars and Seas, so next we just need to watch the results of the two games before the Chinese team game. Of course, those who get the tickets can resell them, and we can discuss the details by ourselves at that time.
The employees were happy, and Jiang Yan was also very satisfied, but some people were a little wilted.
This person is none other than Kobe.
After the opening game, Jiang Yan received a call from Kobe Bryant.
Calculating the time, it happened to be 5 or 6 a.m. Los Angeles time.
"No meat, no sleep, right?"
"You didn't sleep, what's wrong, Kobe?"
"I'm a little nervous..."
It turns out that on the night of May 31st, Los Angeles time, more than ten hours later, the Lakers will have a crucial game with the Kings.
It was the NBA Western Conference finals, and the Lakers were trailing the Kings 2-3.
If the Lakers lose this game, the season will be over. They won't be able to win the championship, let alone build a dynasty with three consecutive championships.
So at this time, Kobe showed the softest part of his heart to Jiang Yan, and he wanted some encouragement.
Of course Jiang Yan wanted to encourage him, so he said:
"On June 5th, which is the first game of your finals, I will bring the band to your home stadium to perform and cheer. Do you want to know what song I composed? Let me tell you, after listening to this song, you may not be able to
I want to hear it. Hey, I won’t tell you. See you on June 5th!”
Kobe naturally understood what this meant.
Jiang Yan didn't say anything, but seemed to have said everything.
Meeting in the first game of the Finals on June 5th doesn't mean that Jiang Yan absolutely believes that the Lakers can win two games in a row and reach the next round.
So what else is there to say, just do it!
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yan looked at the employees who were still excited and shook his head.
What's the point of running all the way there to cause trouble for yourself?
If you want to keep your mind at ease, you still have to watch basketball!