The branch of Beihang University welcomed a unique guest today.
He is here to masturbate...oh no, he is here to buy a plane, and he is buying a scrapped plane.
This purpose is really surprising.
"Mr. Bi, welcome!" A vice president of the Beihang branch came directly to greet him.
"Haha, Mr. Huang, long time no see!"
The two of them were obviously very familiar with each other, and there were not many polite words.
Bi Han went straight to the point: "Take me to see it now."
Mr. Huang took Bi Han into a small car: "Aren't you a movie maker? Why did you buy a crappy plane?"
Mr. Huang knew about the current job of Bi Han, his old friend, and it was precisely because he knew that he was confused. Why would a film company need a plane? It couldn't fly normally and was used as a decoration? It was unlikely to buy one.
Scrap the aircraft and sell them for scrap.
But if others want to buy it, there is no reason not to sell it.
Soon he took Bi Han to the large field where scrapped aircraft were stored.
As a large aviation enterprise in China, Beihang University naturally has a lot of scrapped aircraft. There are dozens of scrapped aircraft parked in Dapingchang.
"I want the cheapest, more than 100-seat passenger plane that has no damaged appearance..."
"Is it okay to use an aircraft that has had its components disassembled?"
"Okay, we don't need to buy one that can fly, as long as the shape remains intact."
"If you want to be as cheap as possible and don't need to fly, then you must have those passenger planes with the components inside removed. Xiaolin... please take us to find a few planes in this condition."
Xiao Lin was obviously very familiar with the situation here. He took a few people to several targets without reading the information. On the way, Bi Han could also see several aircraft being dismantled.
Mr. Huang explained: "An aircraft is full of treasures, including various instrument components and engines. The prices are relatively expensive. In addition to recycling and reusing aircraft, they can also be sold to other industries. For example,
The engine can be applied to large-scale industrial equipment, which is a rare treasure outside."
"Apart from these, the aluminum skin on the outside is actually quite good, but the industry has not yet formed a unified deployment, so the price of waste disposal is not high."
Bi Han smiled: "It's better if I'm not high. Only then can I save some money. As a boss, I really don't feel bad about spending money at all. When I am his general manager, I am terrified every day..."
"Haha, isn't it nice to have a generous boss? He must be nice to you employees too."
"Hey, you really have nothing to say to us. My current salary is much higher than yours!!" Bi Han said proudly.
"I'm jealous!!"
The two talked and laughed, and then watched four airplanes under Xiaolin's guidance.
Bi Han looked at it, compared it, and finally chose one of the large passenger planes. Although the appearance was old and the important things inside were hollowed out, it looked more domineering in appearance. Bi Han liked it very much.
"I'll sell it to you for 2 million, a friendly price!"
Bi Han thought about it and realized that the budget this time was 3 million, which is a good price: "Okay, just 2 million. But you have to agree to two conditions. First, you must cooperate with our publicity. Second, repaint it. That's it.
Paint it to look like the American Boeing 707 passenger plane. It will look like a new aircraft, and it should be painted to look more dazzling. Third, we need to help lift the aircraft to the countryside."
The two parties soon reached an agreement, and Beihang agreed to cooperate with Tianwang International's publicity, help with painting, and help move the plane to a sparsely populated suburb.
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In fact, Wang Shang did not need to buy a plane to shoot the scene of the plane explosion. He could have used the airline's plane explosion video as the film clip. This is what was done in "Death Comes 1" from the former time and space.
But Wang Shang is not prepared to make such rough work. What Wang Shang wants is to strive for excellence!
These four simple words are not simple behind them.
For example, when a plane explodes, what Wang Shang wants is to buy a scrapped plane, then create an explosion on site, use the best camera to capture the entire scene, and then use post-production special effects to make it look like it exploded in the air.
Just to create the scene of the plane exploding, Wang Shang had to spend about 3 million to purchase the plane, blasting experts, and explosives.
There is also the issue of cameras. Wang Shang did not use domestic cameras, but rented several more advanced cameras from the United States through special connections. The grains are fuller, the light sensitivity is better, and the picture quality is clearer and brighter.
The cost of the camera, from rent to film, is quite a lot.
However, the biggest problem is not the two mentioned above, but the later special effects production, which is expected to cost more than 40 million.
At this time, Wang Shang had already rushed to the United States with the newly recruited technical staff of the studio to find a special effects production company to do post-production special effects processing for "Death is Coming".
Special effects will bring a stronger visual experience to the movie.
For example, in "Death Is Coming", a character was decapitated by a piece of iron. Using special effects would make it more realistic, terrifying and bloody.
Whether it's a plane explosion or the slightest danger of death every time, using special effects can amplify the desperate and suffocating scene.
Although there are special effects technology processing companies in China, Wang Shang took a look and found none that he was satisfied with.
Wang Shang went straight to Hollywood, Los Angeles, and visited several special effects companies, including the famous Pixar Studio, Weta, Framestore, etc., as well as the less famous Digitalsquires.
Wang Shang saw their special effects production results. Although the technology was not as awesome as the previous time and space, it was already very good.
Several special effects companies said they had no problem with Wang Shang's special effects requirements, but the asking prices were very high.
Pixar quoted 5 million US dollars, Weta quoted 4.8 million US dollars, Framestore quoted 5.2 million US dollars, and among them the less famous Digitalsquires special effects company only quoted 4.5 million US dollars.
In the end, Wang Shang chose Digitalsquires. The first was that the asking price was relatively small, and the second was that the special effects technology it possessed was enough to meet the special effects requirements of "Death is Coming".
The most important thing is that Digitalsquires readily agreed to Wang Shang’s proposal to invite two special effects artists to China.
After the two parties signed the agreement, Wang Shang rushed back to the Magic City with two special effects artists.
After the special effects artists were hired, "Death Comes" began to be promoted on a large scale.
""The God of Death" spent 5 million yuan to purchase an abandoned airplane to shoot the airplane explosion scene!!"
"Big deal!! Tianwang Studio spent 50 million yuan on post-production special effects for "Death is Coming"!!"
"Director Wang claims to create a special effects blockbuster!! Let everyone feel the despair and horror of death design!!"
"The cameras used to shoot "Death Is Coming" were all rented from the United States. They are more high-end and classy than domestic cameras!!"
After the news came out, countless Death fans immediately went crazy with joy and praised Wang Shang one after another.
"The king is the most awesome!!"
"The king is mighty!!"
"Strongly looking forward to the release of "The God of Death"!!"
“The great conscience of the industry!!”
When Zhao Baogang and Hanhai Film and Television Group, who were competing against each other in "Death Comes", heard the news, they were so angry that their blood pressure soared. When they were writing the script, they considered various hot scenes and invited big stars to participate.
.So their cost budget must exceed 100 million.
But now, "Death Comes" suddenly announced that it would need special effects, spent 50 million yuan on it, and even talked about buying airplanes for explosion scenes and so on. It instantly surpassed "Death Comes".
What about the scene? They spent 5 million to buy a plane to shoot the explosion scene!!
More than a gimmick? They spent 50 million to invite a famous Hollywood special effects company to do special effects processing!!
Now compare it with "Death Comes". "Death Comes" is just a piece of cabbage. Although it has a larger investment than "Death Comes", in terms of gimmicks, it is indeed significantly inferior.
Just look at the comments online and you will know that most people are praising "Death Comes" and Tianwang Studio.
As for "Death Comes", although the investment is larger, it is obviously not liked by movie fans.
"Pretentious and contrived!!" Zhao Baogang and Hanhai Film and Television Group secretly scolded Wang Shang. After much deliberation, they finally made a decision with gritted teeth: "Increase investment! Increase the budget by 50 million to invite special effects to Hollywood.
company!!!"
Soon "Death Comes" announced that it would increase its budget by 50 million to invite Hollywood special effects companies for post-production.
However, in the eyes of movie fans, this move is a bit reminiscent of "Death Comes", so they are not very enthusiastic about it.
This result almost depressed Zhao Baogang, who had high expectations, to the point of vomiting blood.
The odds offered by casinos began to adjust due to this incident.
The odds of "Death is Coming" are 2.1.
The odds of "Death Comes" are 1.9.
Obviously, despite this, the casino still doesn't think highly of "Death is Coming".
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On July 20, an announcement was announced on the official website of Tianwang Studio——
The plane explosion scene will be filmed on July 26th 3 kilometers south of Jumana, Fangshan District, on the outskirts of Shanghai. The general public is welcome to visit. However, you need to cooperate with the arrangements of the working group and you are not allowed to move around at will, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences.
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused a huge response in the society!!
"You actually agreed to let us watch the explosion scene?"
"Domineering!! I must go see it!!"
"This is the first time in history, I must go see it!"
Countless movie fans took action, asked for leave in advance, and rushed to the Magic City from all over the country. The Magic City and the surrounding provinces and cities were even more lively. Those with cars began to drive to the reserved location to survey the 'enemy situation'.
“Let’s go see the plane first!!”
But when they arrived, they were disappointed. They didn't see any planes at all, only a flattened field.
What's even more deceptive is that in the center of the flattened venue, a big sign was erected, which read: "Young ladies, why are you here so early? If you have such strong energy, why not go to a regular foot-washing city!"
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There is also a slyly smiling QQ emoticon at the back.
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"Holy shit!!!"
PS: The monthly ticket is awesome, I am working hard on coding!!! It is painful and happy...