When Director Liu saw the design drawings of the Cloud Palace, he couldn't help but tremble, and goosebumps rose all over his body.
For no other reason than that the design proposal provided by Qin Zi'an was so accurate and perfectly matched Director Liu's imagination.
Not only are all the details of the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds correct, but he also incorporated modern technology into it.
The idea of a water screen movie, in particular, directly shocked Director Liu.
Water screen movies use high-pressure water pumps and special water screen generators to spray water at high speed from top to bottom, and the water atomizes to form a fan-shaped screen.
When the time comes, the prepared video will be projected onto the screen using a special projector to create a water screen movie.
The biggest feature of water screen movies is that they can blend into nature, making it seem as if something is really happening in front of everyone, creating a dreamlike and ethereal feeling.
Director Liu could only imagine the incredible scenes he witnessed in the water screen movie featuring Xiao Ge and his crew in Changbai Mountain…
His heart was pounding wildly, and his mind was completely occupied by that image.
Besides the water screen movie, Qin Zi'an also came up with many other interesting ideas.
For example, the entrance to the Heavenly Palace could be located below the Changbai Mountain Waterfall, with a holographic projection of the palace scene on both sides of the waterfall, and a sign reading "No Entry for Mortals" placed above it.
This immediately brought out the sacred feeling of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.
Director Liu was already ecstatic just from seeing the scene's design.
He could even imagine how prosperous the cultural and tourism industry in Jidi would be once the Cloud Palace was built.
"Zi'an, your design is absolutely amazing! It's definitely the best project proposal I've ever seen this year... no! In my entire life."
"Director Liu, you flatter me. The Cloud Palace is still in its early stages. Once it's completed, we'll add some fun and engaging activities to maximize its impact."
"What activity?" Director Liu asked eagerly.
"The activity is simple; it just needs to revolve around the novel. We can set up a Cloud Top Market where visitors can exchange items using Zhang Qiling's tokens. The tokens can be obtained by tourists completing tasks, with the main quest being to find Zhang Qiling, and some interesting side quests added..."
As Qin Zi'an spoke, Director Liu began to babble incoherently.
Judging from Director Liu's appearance, he was extremely excited.
Only Wang Jianye, standing to the side, looked at Director Liu with surprise and asked with some concern, "Zian, you should keep an eye on Lao Liu. He looks like he could collapse at any moment."
"Go away, get out of here." Director Liu glared at Wang Jianye and said irritably, "You tasteless thing, I have nothing to talk about with you."
And so, Wang Jianye and Director Liu exchanged a few more words, bringing the atmosphere at the scene to a fever pitch.
Although Wang Jianye was unfamiliar with the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds, he was quite knowledgeable about the cultural tourism industry.
No matter how good the idea is, it's useless before it's officially put into use.
Just like the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, which is under construction every year and faces losses every year.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Harbin earned 6 billion yuan in just three days of New Year's Day this year; in just over two months, it has earned nearly 200 billion yuan.
But in reality, the Ice and Snow World has only just broken even.
This doesn't mean we've already recouped the investment from the previous twenty years; it just means we've recouped this year's investment.
After all, this year also saw the addition of the super ice aircraft carrier, a heavyweight ice sculpture that consumed a great deal of manpower and resources.
But in Wang Jianye's view, the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds in Jidi and the ice sculptures in Harbin are not the same thing at all.
The city's leadership organizes an ice and snow festival every year to promote the city's snow culture.
The construction of the super aircraft carrier is even more significant, as it not only promotes ice and snow culture but also showcases the military strength of the Chinese nation.
In contrast, the Yunding Tiangong in Jidi is, frankly speaking, designed to create a brand new tourist attraction.
Needless to say, copyright fees must be paid for novel IPs.
However, the cost of construction is much, much greater than the copyright fee.
There were water screen movies, holographic projections, and all sorts of ice and snow activities...
This is a project worth hundreds of millions, and the investment must be enormous.
Most importantly, the temperature in Changbai Mountain is not constant throughout the year, and the snow and ice may melt.
Even if the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds were to be built, the subsequent maintenance costs would be extremely high.
Although Wang Jianye was not familiar with the specific situation of the Jidi Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Bingcheng Culture and Tourism Bureau had also come from a time when it was unknown.
The annual funding allocation is constantly decreasing, and the difficulty of applying for funding is also quite high.
If Qin Zian hadn't provided strong support when Harbin's cultural tourism industry first took off, the city's infrastructure wouldn't have been completed so quickly.
This predicament exists not only in Harbin, but also in Jilin and various provinces and cities in China.
Therefore, after Harbin's cultural and tourism industry became a hit, cultural and tourism bureaus in various regions responded by promoting it.
However, promotion must be done with caution and cannot be done recklessly.
The two people in front of him were his most trusted subordinate and his lifelong friend.
Therefore, Wang Jianye did not hide anything and directly expressed his concerns.
"Old Liu, don't think I'm just trying to discourage you. I'm just stating the facts. The natural environment of Changbai Mountain cannot be damaged, the construction cost is high, the maintenance costs are high, and the technology used is also very difficult... If your park wants to be built, it will be really difficult."
How could Director Liu not understand what Wang Jianye was saying?
There was no way around it; Qin Zi'an's design proposal was so excellent that Director Liu simply couldn't give it up.
Right now, the biggest crisis is the funding problem.
Given the current funding available to the Jidi Cultural Tourism Bureau, even building an ice sculpture of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds would be quite a challenge for them.
Not to mention, creating a real-life version of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, or building a large-scale RPG live-action adventure park.
But it's absolutely impossible for Director Liu to cut corners on this project.
After much deliberation, Director Liu could only manage an awkward, embarrassed smile.
"Well... although Old Wang's words are a bit nonsensical, what he said does make sense."
Director Liu looked at Qin Zi'an and sighed helplessly, "Zi'an, do you think it would be the same if we built a snow sculpture of a heavenly palace on the top of Changbai Mountain?"
Director Liu spoke softer and softer, his heart growing increasingly uneasy.
Even without Qin Zi'an's answer, Director Liu already knew the answer was no.
Compared to Director Liu's predicament, Qin Zi'an seemed much calmer, as if he already had a solution in mind.
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