After listening to Lin Mo's story, Lin Zhende smiled and joked: "Lin Mo, you are really cheating!"
"Tell me your idea, sell popcorn! You still insist on putting this scene in the movie and turning it into some kind of couple food. Are you not encouraging others to fall in love? You also want to do it while others are in love.
Just a piece of cake!"
"Besides, there are many people popping popcorn on the street, and the price is not high. How much profit can you make? Is it possible that you are not ready to let others bring it in from other places?"
Looking at his second uncle with a smile on his face, Lin Mo curled his lips and thought to himself: Aren't you quite satisfied with this plan? As for being so stubborn? And you didn't think of it yourself because you don't want people to bring things in.
Although theaters in later generations basically did not allow people to bring their own things in, Lin Mo did not intend to do this. He had a better way to do it.
So Lin Mo said: "Fourth Uncle, I don't suffer as much as you. I naturally have other ways to sell the popcorn for profit."
"We can open a popcorn factory ourselves, buy a big popcorn machine, and produce it all day long, so the cost will be very low."
"And this can also produce different flavors. You can get some coffee chocolate or caramel to produce these flavors."
"Or you can get some seasonings or spices like chili powder and salt to produce different flavors of popcorn, which will be different from the original ones on the street!"
"After the factory produces it, we can paste some large paper cups, put them inside, and send them directly to the theater. We can even sell them in stores. Isn't it possible to kill multiple birds with one stone?"
After hearing this, Lin Zhende nodded immediately and said with a smile: "Okay, this matter is solved. I still have another problem now."
Lin Mo listened and quickly said: "Second uncle, don't worry! I haven't finished arranging this matter yet!"
After persuading Lin Zhende to stop, Lin Mo continued: "I plan to let the Lin family run the fixed cinema."
"But the movies we make, especially the audience, are different from current movies, so the requirements of theaters are also somewhat different."
"First of all, our cinemas should be located in schools or places with a large number of young people. They must not be placed near entertainment venues. Those places are too messy and are not suitable for our audience."
"Secondly, the cinema should not be too big. It is best to have a cinema that can only accommodate about a hundred people. The interior decoration should be as plain and simple as possible. Do not use traditional or luxurious decoration. These are not very suitable for young people."
"The inside cannot be made like other cinemas in China, because it only plays movies, not dramas. We can use whatever is more suitable for showing movies."
"The last point is to impose strict requirements on moviegoers. When entering the cinema, they must be well-dressed. There is no need to be very nice, but at least they must be neat and tidy."
"The order of watching movies must also be controlled. Smoking, drinking, and making noise are not allowed. Only in this way can we attract more customers."
Lin Zhentao on the side listened and interrupted: "Lin Mo, you are not attracting customers, but driving them away!"
Lin Mo heard this and said with a smile: "Uncle Third, you don't understand this. This is to establish a class and image, so as to attract our target group."
"Although I have never gone to the cinema to watch a movie, I still know from my classmates that the place is a mess, with people smoking, drinking, making trouble, and even fighting."
"Second Uncle, how attractive do you think this kind of place is to young people who have just stepped out of society or are still in school?"
"What's more, at their age, their parents still discipline them. If you were their parents, would you trust them to go to a place like this?"
After hearing this, Lin Zhentao nodded. He had to say that Lin Mo's reasons were strong enough. He himself didn't even think about going to such a place, let alone letting his children go.
Seeing that Lin Zhentao was persuaded, Lin Mo continued: "The other one is a mobile cinema. I don't plan for the Lin family to do this by themselves. After all, the profit is limited and it is troublesome."
"This is my plan. The Lin family will provide funds and lend them to others to buy projection equipment, and then the two parties will cooperate. Of course, the money will require interest, but it cannot be too high, otherwise this method will not work."
"The other party is responsible for showing movies everywhere, mainly showing the ones we shot ourselves. As for the money earned, it belongs to the other party. The Lin family is responsible for burning the film and selling it to the other party for playback."
"As for how the Lin family makes money, when the other party wants to play the Lin family's new videos, they must pay a sum of money to purchase the new videos."
"As for who we can cooperate with, there are no restrictions. However, if we are looking for someone in person, I suggest finding a theater troupe. After all, they have experience and connections in various places. They are the most suitable."
"It's just a pity that our family is no longer in the import business. Otherwise, not only can they make a fortune from the projectors, but the price they can buy them at will also be much lower."
After hearing this, Lin Zhentao asked with a smile again: "Don't be sorry, Lin Mo. The price of this projector is not cheap. If we want to spread it on a large scale, we will not spend less! We can't afford that much money now."
Come!"
Hearing this concern, Lin Mo smiled and said: "Third uncle, just keep your heart in your stomach! We don't have to pay much money to do this ourselves."
"We open theaters and do this just to spread movies in China and make more money from making movies."
"We do this just to let people see that there is money to be made by opening a mobile theater. Then people who can afford a projector will naturally buy a projector to play movies, and we won't have to lend money to others."
"Besides, the Lin family won't be able to provide much money for a while. After all, the projectors we have are not enough for our own use! The others will have to wait for a while before they can be shipped from abroad."
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Tie him even tighter with the Lin family, we will need him in many places in the future."
After hearing this, Lin Zhentao just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Neither of them was worried about whether the money they lent could be recovered. After all, the Lin family did not lack the strength to make these people repay the money honestly.
Although the current strength of the Lin family is only average in front of the most powerful people in the country, the people who need to borrow money to buy projectors will definitely not be these people, only ordinary people.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the Lin family is definitely a behemoth and cannot be messed with. After all, this is not the future, and the government will not provide them with protection.
The same goes for movie reels. Lin Mo has never worried about others daring to record the Lin family's films privately. After all, people who have the strength to compete with the Lin family will neither look down on the profit nor offend the Lin family for the money.
As for those who are bold enough to take risks, someone will naturally tell them what "taking risks" means.
Seeing that Third Uncle Lin Zhentao had no doubts, Lin Mo turned to Lin Zhende and said, "Second Uncle, if you have any questions, just ask!"
Lin Zhende heard this and said: "Lin Mo, you said before that the movies you make are different from those in China now, so the actors must not be ready-made. How do you plan to deal with this problem?"
Hearing this question, Lin Mo smiled and said, "Second uncle, what else can we do? Can't we just train him ourselves?"
"There are so many people in our business, and they are all idle now. Some of them will have to switch to factories later. I don't know whether they can adapt to it. It's better to arrange some of them now."
"I don't believe it. There are so many people in the business who are just enjoying themselves. I can't choose a group of people who are suitable for acting. What's more, I can't find any of them. Don't they have family members? Can't we choose?
Give some?"
"Like martial arts movies, we have a large number of martial arts practitioners in our business. Those who are good-looking can directly become actors. Others can also be martial arts instructors and be responsible for choreographing fighting movements."
"As for comedy, the people our firm usually receives are not very articulate. There are also some humorous people among them."
"As for campus romance movies, this one is a bit troublesome. Not only do you have to be young, but you also have to have gone to high school or college, otherwise it will be difficult to perform that scholarly atmosphere."
At this point, Lin Mo's heart moved, and he turned to his father and said, "Father, why don't I let my little brother do this?"
"Uh..." Lin Zhen was stunned when he heard Lin Mo's words, but he immediately reacted and said quickly: "No, this won't work. If your brother comes to act, wouldn't he become an actor?
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After hearing this, Lin Mo smiled and said: "Don't worry, father, this is not to make him do this all the time, but to find an excuse for him to leave school so that the people who hang out with him can't find him."
"Keeping him at home is the last resort. With my little brother's temperament, things will definitely not be that simple. If he doesn't make a scene, he won't be my little brother."
"Instead of doing this, it is better to use this method to send him away from school for a period of time. After we have settled his school affairs properly, let him go back. By then, he will not be able to cause trouble even if he wants to."
"Besides, I'm pretty handsome and have a bookish air about me, so I'm quite suitable for this kind of campus movie."
"If you are still worried, we can work hard on the script to weaken the love factor in it and just show mutual admiration. The theme is to show youth, struggle, hard work, hard work, these very positive things."
"In this way, it can also establish a very positive image for my little brother, and the impact on his future will only be positive."
"Besides, we need actresses to perform this. We can also find them from his school, specifically to find someone who is attracted to him. I don't believe there is one at his age."
"When the time comes, maybe while we are acting, the fake show will become real, and we can also solve the major issues in his life."
After hearing Lin Mo's words, Lin Zhensong was obviously a little tempted, especially the last reason, which really touched Lin Zhensong's mind.
Although Lin Mo's younger brother is still in high school, in this era, he has reached the age of marriage, which is even higher than the age of marriage for ordinary people.
The reason why he put forward the condition for Lin Mo to get married as soon as possible today was because he was really anxious. It could even be said that he had been anxious for several years. He didn't want to worry about another son for several more years.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhensong asked with some uncertainty: "Lin Mo, then... will your little brother agree?"
