Chapter 278 Pollution in all kinds of strange ways (4K 2-in-1)
After the arrival of November, the temperature in the north of Tioleon became cooler day by day.
The rain is thick, the clouds are low, and the cold wind outdoors is always mixed with the smell of soot, just like the depressing early winter in the city when I traveled through last year.
But Fan Ning is in a good mood recently.
Sheeran, Capron and Olga are also in a good mood.
Because it's warm inside.
And they are counting money.
"There are 2,040 seats in the symphony hall, 120 internal tickets, 180 sponsors, and 1,740 available seats." In the small conference room, Olga had a pile of bills and forms in front of her. The two financial assistants next to her gathered together on a brass-made table.
In front of the small differential engine, one person is holding the handle and the other is typing on the keyboard, causing the interlocking gears in the calculation chamber to continuously make meshing and rotating sounds.
"The exclusive price for the piano concerto is 36 pounds, the average price is 18.5 pounds, the theoretical box office is 32,190 pounds, and the actual box office after various discounts is 24,786 pounds, with a total income of 74,358 pounds from the three performances. Paid Sir Viadrin's appearance fee of 10,000 pounds."
"The price for guests at other concert venues is 30 pounds, with an average of 16 pounds. The theoretical box office was 27,840 pounds, and the actual box office was 22,824 pounds. The total revenue from the seven performances was 159,768 pounds."
Olga held up a pen and spoke: "After deducting the fixed expenses until the end of November, calculate the results. By the way, there is also a subsidy of 7,500 pounds for the third-rate orchestra in the fourth quarter, and 90,000 pounds of art naming rights from Kent Automobile Company."
She felt vaguely excited in her heart. With such market response and the potential influence of the performance, when the New Year's concert is over and the fourth quarter rankings are announced in January next year, it is certain that the Old Symphony Orchestra will reach a large echelon.
Wait until the 4 albums to be recorded start to gain momentum.
"Good manager." the financial assistant responded, and it didn't take long for her to give the result, "The current liquidity on the books of Turner Art Hall is: 382,155 pounds!"
Such a cash reserve, without considering other factors, can support daily operations for one year.
"Huh!" Kaplan, who was sitting upright on the other side, suddenly leaned back, "Professor Fan Ning, I must admit that until this moment, I, a permanent conductor with a weekly salary of 80 pounds, finally feel a little more at ease.
"
"To be precise, it's 'assistant conductor'." Joan deliberately corrected Kaplan's wording. Although he has made rapid progress in Fan Ning's eyes recently and has achieved remarkable results in rehearsals, he has always been confused about when he will take the stage.
He is very capable and can accurately point out a bunch of his professional flaws as arguments.
"Caron, I don't understand." Sheeran asked curiously, "Why do other people try their best to let them know what they are selling and how good it is when facing consumers? You deliberately
How could it be sold like this on the other hand?"
"People always like the new and hate the old." Fan Ning smiled, "When they come into contact with a gameplay they have never seen before, they always find it interesting and exciting. But as the number of times increases, more people imitate, and aesthetic fatigue will occur.
Already."
"Oh." Xilan nodded thoughtfully.
Precisely because no one in this old industrial world has been stimulated by these subtle psychological marketing tactics.
The threshold of music fans has not yet been raised, so it is easy to be manipulated.
After these operations of Fan Ning come out, just like the last radio "trailer", they will definitely enter the marketing case again and cause a wave of imitations. However, he has the upper hand and will firmly grasp it for a long time.
Market Advantage.
In the long run, the most important thing is still high-level content, as well as the unique and rich artistic atmosphere and service experience of the venue.
"One hundred thousand pounds." Fan Ning tapped his fingertips on the table, "During the entire bi-monthly art exhibition and opening performance season, I will spend an additional one hundred thousand pounds as promotional costs. When the tickets are sold out and there is no sale, this matter
It will become easier to handle, and publicity purely to raise the voice will have a stronger effect."
"One hundred thousand, that is, the average performance cost of 10,000 per game?" Sheeran felt even more unreal. Not long ago, Fan Ning's start-up capital had not exceeded this amount. The salary expenditure next month and the next month
Still unknown.
"No, in fact, the main focus is on the art exhibition." Fan Ning shook his head, "Apart from the courtesy to the sponsors, there are no excessive expenditures on the concert. I will invest most of my resources in venue decoration and exhibition services.
, exquisite albums, auction-related work, and getting through to collectors and critics.”
Speaking of this, he smiled mysteriously: "You always think that the greatest potential lies in me. In the short term, this is true, but in the long term, it is not true."
"If it's not you, then who is it?" Everyone present was at a loss.
Fan Ning, however, knew very well how valuable his collection of commissioned paintings would be once Impressionism became deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Think about the prices of paintings by masters such as Monet in previous lives.
With a family fortune of more than 300,000 pounds, I have been working on it for so long, which is just a matter of one or two paintings.
Don't limit your imagination about the art auction market. When Fan Ning's thoughts flashed to this point, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile. Music professionals in the past life always used to ridicule themselves as "music migrant workers", which is not unreasonable.
He then spoke loudly: "Mr. Congreve, maybe you can continue to contribute some ideas to the funder reward program. This should also be your area of expertise. To be honest, this time the naming of Kent Automobile Company
I think the asking price ratio is still a bit low. Maybe we can upgrade the plan for the two luxury goods and wine conglomerates later to bring a better experience."
The fat black gentleman holding hot coffee said without hesitation this time: "My experience is that you need to make the customer feel that you are targeting him."
At noon on November 8th, when the last round of ticket warehouses was emptied, the media went back to rush to report the live reports, and the music fans dispersed from the ticket offices.
East Mecklon District, an inner street in a residential area just a little over 3 kilometers away from the direct line of Turner Art Hall.
"Jingle Bell"
"Vasius?"
A blond gentleman with a hooked nose was standing on a steel railing more than one meter high, pulling the doorbell of a small single-family apartment in front of him.
"Bang, bang, bang!" "Joe Vasius?" Seeing no answer, he changed the call to knock.
"This is my fourth visit when he is not at home." A lady with short hair and a gentle temperament wearing a light-colored high-collar windbreaker next to her frowned slightly and shook her folding fan. "Captain Salman, this time
The situation is even more special, do you want to go in and take a look?"
Salman's fingertips had a green halo flowing, and he raised his hand to put it on the iron door, but seemed to consider the impact and put it back again: "Call a few people from the police and security bureau to come over and open the door."
After the meeting at the door of the sealing chamber in late August, he asked Vasius to stop his mysterious actions and investigations, and to at least stay on vacation until the end of the New Year before returning to work depending on the situation. He might not be at home during the vacation, and he would not be able to contact him for ten and a half days.
It's all normal, which is why they thought it was nothing at first.
However, the higher-risk seal room exposure record has been submitted to the headquarters in accordance with management regulations. I have also reminded Vasius that when returning from vacation, he must actively cooperate with the request of his superiors. According to Vasius's steady temperament
Don't forget the basic principles when you take a vacation.
Now there is a letter from the headquarters, requesting a contamination review. The time point is within the expected range, but Vasius still does not show up. Only then do the two realize that he has been out of contact for more than two months.
Ten minutes later, Salman stood in the spacious living room, frowning and lost in thought.
After working together for more than four years, this was the first time he came to the deputy's home, which was normal for a relationship between colleagues.
It is bright and clean here, with no peculiar smell. It is just a little stuffy after the windows are closed. It can be seen that no one has lived there recently, but the sense of life is still there. The necessary items in the living room are also complete. The unoccupied time has not been long enough to be counted in years, so it should not be
It will take more than three months.
But Salman always felt something was wrong.
Is it because the living room is too empty?
He said: "Miss Anna, how do you feel?"
Anna, a short-haired lady who is thoughtful and has just been promoted to a mid-level investigator, thought for a moment: "There are some unusual intuitions that need to be verified."
In the next hour, people from the police security bureau retrieved some information and conducted some interviews with nearby residents, while Salman and Anna carefully checked every corner of Wasius' residence.
Since Vasius was transferred to Ufranser as the "number two" more than four years ago, he purchased this apartment and has been living here, leaving traces of normal life activities, and the residents also have a deep affection for it.
A normal impression that belongs to the "neighbor + stranger" level.
"Captain Salman, do you think Mr. Vasius's lifestyle is too harsh?" Anna gently closed an unlocked safe.
There are neatly branded banknotes inside.
The grouped unit amount is Vasius’s investigator’s weekly salary, and at a glance, the total amount shows that it has been accumulated for at least two years.
"Have you become too reclusive?" Salman took over Anna's words, "But that's okay. There are many eccentric investigators among the investigators. In our impression, he has always been a lonely, indifferent but serious and meticulous character. His colleagues can't talk about it.
I like him, but almost no one will be dissatisfied with him at work."
"Loneliness does not mean that humans are like machines. It is impossible for humans to be close to both people and objects." Anna's words awakened Salman.
He began to think about the deputy's various characteristics and what he saw and heard about his food, clothing, housing and transportation today.
Joe Vasius has no spouse, no children, no romantic lovers, and no social connections, such as friends, other than colleagues in the Special Patrol Office.
He didn't have his own private carriage or car, and he didn't hire a servant. His house was not small, and he only had some necessary toiletries in the bathroom. The master bedroom had a bed, a wardrobe, an upright piano and a desk filled with music literature.
Most of the rooms are empty and have no existence whatsoever.
It can be seen that his home life only consists of sleeping, changing clothes, washing, and studying the fragments of music at the desk or in front of the piano - the latter is probably still considered work. The only exception is that there is a single sofa in the empty living room, which makes the two of them
I feel that during the remaining time at home, Vasius has one place where he can move around, which is sitting on this single sofa.
He never cooks his own food, as is the case with many high-income single men, but he always visits 2 to 3 restaurants habitually. His eating habits are regular, and he does not waste money or overeat.
, moderate consumption level and balanced nutrition.
There are four pairs of leather shoes of the same style in his shoe cabinet. There are three sets of suit jackets of the same style, ten shirts of the same style and more men's underwear of the same style in his wardrobe. He also owns six canes of the same style.
In short, many things are really strange that cannot be explained.
"Captain Salman, let me say something that makes my hair stand on end." Finally, Anna closed the door.
"Um?"
"I feel like Mr. Vasius seems to be less of a human being."
Salman's brows tightened: "Pollution comes in all kinds of ways, just like the teachings of 'The Abyss' or other Lords of Witness. You will never be able to completely know which upper-level things your hidden knowledge comes from."
"Strictly speaking, every knowledgeable person has been contaminated. It's just that those of us who are still working for the authorities have not reached the stage of 'lost' or 'distorted'. Sometimes I even think about the relationship between the evil god and I."
The difference between the members is just random, and my pollution characteristics happen to not be so contrary to public order and good customs."
"Perhaps what we think is strange about Vasius now is his contaminated characteristics. This is not harmful, but the previous missions he undertook did increase his risk of contamination. The reason for the loss of contact must follow these
Check the incident."
Anna opened the small work notebook she carried with her, which listed a timeline of a series of known movements of Vasius before he lost contact.
"On July 14, during the painting burning incident at the auction house, Benjamin was lost due to contact with the "Fountain in the Painting". The division of labor including the investigation of matters related to Vincent Van Ning was directly taken over by Joe Vasius."
"On July 24, preliminary investigation was carried out into the Llangevni Workhouse. On the way back, attempts to arrest Benjamin were unsuccessful."
"On August 15th, we left Uflansel to carry out the "Gate of Lightless" gnosis containment mission."
"On August 16th, we arrived at Fort Santalan successfully and reported on our work at the United Dream meeting held by the leadership organization."
"On August 23, I returned to Ufranser. Daily inspections of the sealing room resulted in greater risk exposure. The pollution detection of "Two Friends" reached a normal high value. Normal deployment work was carried out before the vacation, including cleaning up Langefni.
There are 16 backlogged submissions, including follow-up law enforcement matters in the workhouse, and they are handled in a normal and compliant manner."
The movement is over and contact has been lost.
"Compared to the last inspection of the sealing room, in fact, the action in which Mr. Vasius suffered the greatest risk of contamination was the execution of the 'Lightless Door' gnosis containment mission on the train." Anna analyzed.
Salman agreed with her conclusion, but he said: "Instead of thinking that the delay of 'hidden light' pollution is very concealed, I would rather believe that Mr. Pogorelic's insight later was actually effective."
, Miss Norma Gunn successfully contained the 'Calamity', and Vasius also provided a lot of valuable information at the meeting."
"Including conjectures about the connection between the 'sublimation of paintings' and the key to the 'Gate of Seven Lights', including the investigation progress of Carolne Van Ning and the audio fragments, and our current investigation of the remains of the 'Fountain in the Painting'
The work can be progressed steadily, and there are many ideas for the next step. It can be said that his information plays a big role."
After sorting it out, both of them naturally believed that the node where the problem occurred may not lie in the operation of "August Gate".
After all, the leader is behind the scenes.
Salman's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Report to Mr. He Meng that Vasius has lost contact, report his abnormal characteristics in the past, and then carefully verify the entire situation of entering and exiting the sealing room that day."