Chapter 472 Prison Tour (There will be another chapter later)
Cangshan Prison...
Wang Shang followed the leadership of the city leaders and walked through the iron gate of the prison and entered the prison.
The prison has more than a dozen large buildings, connected and separated by many isolation networks. In addition to the large prison buildings, there are also several relatively large squares.
You can see bluestone walls, mottled corners, and a lot of vines and creepers spreading, all of which show the erosion of time and tell of its wind and frost.
Cangshan Prison is not an ordinary prison. It was built in the Qing Dynasty. It has gone through the middle Qing Dynasty, the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, the Anti-Japanese War, the Republic of China... countless wars, and naturally many famous prisoners from the Qing Dynasty to modern times have been imprisoned in it...
The tour guide consultant who led the group introduced it while leading the group, giving Wang Shang a deeper understanding of the prison.
Jiang Zheng walked side by side with Wang Shang at this time: "Mr. Wang, you should give more thought to our side. I believe you have conducted investigations before. Our city now has a tourism development plan, and the location is this Cangshan area.
, there are abundant lakes and river resources here, as well as rich forest resources, beautiful scenery, hot springs, and grasslands. Unfortunately, this tourism development plan has one flaw that cannot be erased, and that is the Cangshan Prison."
Wang Shang nodded: "I have indeed read the information on tourism development. To be honest, Mayor, this tourism development plan impressed me, so I was the first to choose to inspect this prison."
"Hahaha, really? Thank you so much!!" Jiang Zheng laughed loudly, and everyone in the government seemed happy when they heard Wang Shang's words. Wang Shang's words meant that he was more confident.
Big.
Wang Shang stood on the playground and looked around the entire prison and said: "When it comes to prison tourism, there is still no such thing in China. However, there are many prisons abroad that are very popular with tourists, such as Fremantle Prison in Australia and Devil's Prison in Guyana.
Island, Tuol Sleng Prison in Cambodia...The most famous in the world today is the Tower of London in England. Since its completion in 1078, it has been used as a former British royal residence, an armory, a treasury, a zoo, a historical archive, and a prison.
. Edward V, Richard, Duke of York, William Wallace, Rudolph Heath and other famous figures were imprisoned there. It is currently one of the most popular tourist attractions in London."
"Haha, we had the same idea when we first made the tourism plan. Our prison has imprisoned many historical celebrities. We can imitate those prisons abroad and turn it into a tourism project to attract tourists. In this way, we can turn this prison into a tourist attraction."
The prison has turned waste into treasure." The director of the Municipal Tourism Bureau also excitedly stepped forward and said.
Wang Shang took a tour of the prison. It was very suitable for his idea of a prison for making a movie.
In the afternoon, under the leadership of Jiang Zheng and others, we swam through the nearby mountains and rivers, and then took a dip in the hot springs. During this period, people from the Tourism Bureau also introduced Wang Shang to the detailed tourism development plan. Of course, people from the government also
It's not without purpose. There are still some gaps in the funds for the current tourism plan, and they want to stimulate investment. Wang Shang, the God of Wealth, is naturally a good investor. They know clearly that the tourist island in "Biochemical Apocalypse" has some shares.
Belongs to Tianwang Film and Television.
And as soon as word spreads that Tianwang Film and Television will also invest in tourism here, Wang Shang's influence will definitely attract a large number of investors.
"We are planning to build a yacht playground, a heliport, a hot spring area, a hiking area, a golf course, and prison tourism here... Now the urban pace is getting faster and faster, and the air is getting worse and worse. There are high-quality
Natural resources cannot be wasted." The staff of the Tourism Bureau kept talking, but Wang Shang was not bored.
Wang Shang naturally knows what they mean. To be honest, today's field trip has made Wang Shang a little tempted. Anyway, recently Oriental TV Station has begun to make a lot of profits from advertising fees and peripheral products, and Tianwang Film and Television Group has also made a lot of profits due to IMAX, 3D, special effects and other technologies.
And a movie has received a lot of dividends, and it is easy to invest a tenth of it.
After thinking about it, Wang Shang officially decided that Cangshan Prison would become the filming location for "The Shawshank Redemption". As for the investment plan, Wang Shang had already called someone to come over for evaluation.
When the city leaders found a place to entertain Wang Shang and his party, Wang Shang heard a very interesting thing. Several foreigners said that they came to China this time because they heard about the spicy Western Sichuan food on "A Bite of China"
Delicious food, so I came here from abroad to try it.
The words of several foreigners were clearly heard by Wang Shang and the others, and Jiang Zheng and the others immediately gave Wang Shang a thumbs-up.
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June 1, 2014.
"The Shawshank Redemption", which has attracted the attention of countless movie fans and filmmakers, finally announced a piece of news - Sichuan Cangshan Prison has been confirmed as the filming location.
Now the movie fans cheered. Every piece of news about Wang Shangxin's movie will make the fans like it, and the media will keep reporting on it.
On the other hand, those who expected Wang Shang to go to the prison under his jurisdiction to film scenes were a little depressed, as they had lost another good opportunity to become famous.
Before they could digest much, the next day Tianwang Film and Television announced that Tianwang Film and Television Group had reached a series of cooperation agreements with the Sichuan government, investing 2 billion yuan to develop the tourism industry around Cangshan Prison, and at the same time create China's first prison tourist attraction.
After the news came out, it immediately aroused great heated discussion.
"Cangshan Prison? Tourism?"
“The people of Sichuandu cheer!!”
"The people of Sichuan Province issued a congratulatory message, and there will be another tourist area!!"
"Has anyone organized a group to go to Cangshan Prison to take a look? I heard that this prison is quite historical and has imprisoned many historical celebrities."
Cangshan Mountain in Sichuandu suddenly became the focus of China. Reporters and tourists couldn't help but rush over curiously. The local government now showed its face in front of the people of the country, and kept introducing to reporters how many and good the local area is. There are also many
Real estate development investors, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and other merchants’ shooting teams went over to inspect the property to see if there was any possibility of making a profit.
Seeing all this, the people in the Sichuan capital government laughed so hard that their mouths twisted.
As the Internet becomes more and more developed, the fan economy is gradually blooming, and Wang Shang's fans and influence are obviously extremely huge. One action can easily cause a series of economic effects. This time, Cangshan tourism development is hotly discussed
This is obviously one of the most striking cases.
However, despite all the buzz outside, after Wang Shang went to the prison to see Nick Cheung once, he went home and concentrated on writing the script.
The movie "Previous Time and Space" was great, so Wang Shang would not change it with his pen, so he wrote the script very quickly.
However, there are some things that need to be changed. For example, the reason why the second character Jiang Red (Old Black Red in the original movie) went to prison was because Red committed a murder when he was 20 years old (1954).
My wife took out a huge life insurance policy, and then she tampered with the brakes of the Chevrolet car her father gave her, causing her death. This background is inappropriate for China, because China was founded in 1954 and was very backward.
However, the reason why the protagonist was imprisoned does not need to be changed, because in 1973, many people in China already owned houses and cars, and the financial industry was also very prosperous. There was no problem with the protagonist being a professional banker and owning a car.
I copied the script, then changed a lot of places, and finally finalized the script.
Wang Shang then drew a large number of scene albums to facilitate future shooting.
While writing the script, Wang Shang was also thinking about finding an actor to play Jiang Ruide. He is an important character throughout the film and appears in a lot of scenes.
"The Shawshank Redemption" is not a movie like "Transformers" or "Avatar" where popcorn outweighs acting, but a movie that focuses on acting. Naturally, you have to be cautious in casting. For such an important role, Wang Shang hopes most to find an actor.
Come and act, so that you can save a little trouble. Another point is that Wang Shang does not plan to find foreign actors, but all Chinese actors.
After thinking for a while, Wang Shang thought of a way...