While Li Xiaole was waiting for news from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television at the opening ceremony, Black Pearl Company did not stop its own development.

In fact, after returning from the United States, Lei Ting took over the development of the film and television base. When Li Xiaole determined the location of the base, he instructed Lei Ting to start organizing a team to build the film and television base.

So far, Lei Ting has found several construction companies to bid, and has recruited craftsmen in weapons and armor all over the country, and even went to Taiwan to find the Huang family of "Pili puppet show". He hired several modeling masters of ancient costumes and weapons from their team to participate in the prop production of "The Legend of the Great Sage".

As time goes by, Lei Ting seems to be increasingly unable to wait, because without any guarantee, the funds for Black Pearl Company to acquire construction raw materials have been approved, and all work is in full swing. The only problem is... the land has not been approved yet...

In fact, Lei Ting had already handed the project development book to the Sichuan Provincial Government early on. From an economic perspective, with so many billions of investments, the senior management of the provincial government also hoped that the project would be launched as soon as possible. However, the film and television base was built near the scenic area of ​​Mount Emei. It was originally a tourist area and could bring tens of millions of income every year. If it was renovated, the resistance would be very great...

And more importantly, can this project bring more economic income to the province? This is still a big question mark. After all, the Li Xiaole project has been at least one year. If it is unfinished in the middle or the construction does not achieve the expected results, the losses caused will be irreversible...

You should know that since the 1990s, there have been more than 110 film and television cities approved in China, of which only 82 were finally built, and only about 10% of them were able to operate healthily, and most of the others were in a loss-making state...

These film and television bases not only cannot recruit crews, but also cannot attract tourists. They all become burdens of local governments. Open merchants pat their butts and leave, and the government can only take over and operate them. There are many messes of film and television bases like this in various regions. This is also the reason why the provincial government is not interested in this film and television base of Black Pearl Company.

Lei Ting personally visited a deputy director in charge of the Sichuan Provincial Tourism Bureau and expressed her willingness to approve the policy documents as soon as possible.

As a result, the chubby deputy director scolded her on the spot.

"I know that Hengdian can be built on a deserted hill, and it has hundreds of millions of tourism revenue every year, so you are all eager to try it out." Zhu Guoqiang, deputy director of the Tourism Bureau, who holds the power of development projects, rubbed his hands and taught Lei Ting a lesson:

"But Hengdian Group built a film and television city amid opposition inside and outside, and now everyone is building a film and television city amidst the admiration of the popularity. Many of you are not estimating the difficulties.

We have to receive film and television companies from all over the country every day. Everyone says they want to build film and television cities, and everyone takes a fancy to our Mount Emei, a treasure land with beautiful mountains and rivers.”

Have you ever thought about it? This place is all mountainous areas. No matter how well you have built it, are there any other crew willing to come here to shoot?"

"Miss Lei, Shangma Film and Television Base must be forward-looking." The chubby Zhu Guoqiang said seriously: "The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has an approval plan every year, and the number of orders received by the base is limited. Moreover, the location selection is very important. The Hengdian base can develop to this day, first, it has the mountain and water resources of Taihu Lake, and second, it is online on the Shanghai-Nanjing line, with convenient transportation~~

Miss Lei, do you know what the film and television city depends on to maintain its operation?”

"Yeah." Lei Ting nodded impatiently: "One is the venue rental fee charged by the crew to receive the crew's shooting and provide props, and coordinate the service fee for extras; the other is the ticket fee charged by film and television tourism."

Zhu Guoqiang looked like a "school-taught" expression and nodded and said, "It's good that you know. The rental fee collected by the crew for filming actually accounts for only one percent of the income. The real tourism income is the big part. For example, the Hengdian base has waived the rental fee since the beginning of its construction, and mainly develops film and television tourism~~

So you can't end the rent, otherwise no other crew will come~~ To make money, it depends on the crew filming in the film and television city to attract tourists, which is the sustainable development.

The Hengdian base started in 1997 and started to make a profit in 2001... You must be prepared for a protracted war. I advise your company to consider it clearly and not be too anxious. This will benefit both of us."

Lei Ting came to see the deputy director Zhu Guoqiang every day for a whole month, just to make him feel relieved, but in the end he tortures the fat chairman who fell in love with the economy class to the point of being crazy.

These days, she finally couldn't help calling Li Xiaole and complained: "I have no choice. The land of this film and television base is really not approved. I think unless I sleep with the people from this tourism bureau, there is no possibility at all..."

"Don't, Sister Tingting, a small film and television base, I can't bear to sacrifice myself, I'm reluctant to let it go." Li Xiaole said with a smile on the phone.

"Although I know that all you are sweet-mouthed, I have to admit that compared to Director Zhu, I still like to be brainwashed by you." Lei Ting sighed slightly, shook her head and reminded Li Xiaole:

"It's not possible to continue like this. We have found all of us and we have contacted the construction company. We can't let others wait now. If we continue like this, we may be in trouble and spend money every day."

"Don't worry, Sister Tingting, I already have a solution. You can wait for two more days." Li Xiaole patted her chest and promised Lei Ting before hanging up the phone.

Lying on the bed, Li Xiaole was lying on the bed and staring at the ceiling in a daze. He knew that Lei Ting was very tired and she had tried her best, but no matter how smart she was, no matter how good the intelligence investigation was, there was no way. The domestic environment was like this.

However, this situation was as expected by him, which is why he had to rely on the power of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, because for people from government departments, these celebrities in the entertainment industry are all bullshit. Only the resolutions of the leadership have a substantial role...

All he can do now is wait... Although he knows that things are within his control, he still feels a little anxious.

Li Xiaole didn't wait long. The next morning, he finally waited for news from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. At the extraordinary meeting in the afternoon, Director Liu asked him if he was willing to officially take over the upgrade of the opening ceremony.

Li Xiaole of course readily agreed to this proposal, and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television hopes that Hexian can provide a detailed plan to improve the program from the details and reach the final level of the theme of "Nature", and finally, it will be decided by several relevant departments.

Li Xiaole promised to take over, and the most excited were the actors who participated in the opening ceremony. They all saw Li Lianjie's performance that day and couldn't help but feel excited. Can they have such an opportunity? Today, people think 3D technology is still a science fiction plot, but Li Xiaole, the Oscar director, did it. Everyone is eager to participate in the high-tech in person~~

But after being excited, everyone began to consider realistic issues. The upgrade of technology brought about huge increases in costs. Li Xiaole's plan was directly handed over to the opening ceremony crew for discussion, which scared everyone.

The original cost of this opening ceremony was RMB 6.8 billion. Everyone knows that Li Xiaole will upgrade the specifications of this opening ceremony, but no one expected that this upgrade would be one billion... The cost of the plan became 1.7 billion...

Li Xiaole held the production cost evaluation document of Apple's R&D department and discussed it in the crew. After repeated verification, Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and others finally believed that if they wanted to achieve Li Xiaole's expected results, they would have to spend so much money... a penny could not be lost.

"Director Li... You probably have a problem with those leaders this time." Zhang Yimou sighed. Although Li Xiaole's style of conduct is unexpected, no one expected that he would make such a big move this time.

"Director Zhang, do you still have any questions about our plan? Do you think there is still room for improvement?" Li Xiaole looked at him strangely and asked.

"No, this plan is very outstanding, much better than before..." Zhang Yimou sighed and shook his head repeatedly: "Especially the ignition ceremony, the form is very impressive... but I am worried that the cost is too high, and the leaders of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the Sports Bureau cannot accept it..."

"Director Zhang is right... After all, those old leaders are not artistic, they are more sensitive to numbers." Wang Chaoge also nodded worriedly and advised Li Xiaole to say:

"Director Li, it's better to do this. We reduce the area of ​​the bird's nest ring 3D screen by half, so that we can control the cost to less than 1 billion..."

"No, this is absolutely not possible." Li Xiaole shook his head firmly. This time he not only wanted to hold the opening ceremony of the Olympics, but also let more people in the world understand 3D vision technology and subtly influence them, so that the theaters can start a change and slowly start purchasing 3D playback equipment. Otherwise, when "The Legend of the Great Sage" is released in two years, it would be really sad to not have enough 3D screen support...

Many industry insiders knew back then that "Avatar" actually had more market potential, but because there are many places without 3D theaters, many people cannot experience the essence of this movie and think that this movie is very average, otherwise the total box office may exceed the global $3 billion mark.

Although an opening ceremony is not enough to affect cinemas around the world, this will also be the beginning of people's inherent conscious change, making them realize that the concept of "3D is just a gimmick" is simply wrong. The theaters have begun to undergo a change and slowly start to purchase 3D playback equipment. Otherwise, when "The Legend of the Great Sage" is released in two years, it would be really sad to not have enough 3D screen support...

Many industry insiders knew back then that "Avatar" actually had more market potential, but because there are many places without 3D theaters, many people cannot experience the essence of this movie and think that this movie is very average, otherwise the total box office may exceed the global $3 billion mark.
Chapter completed!