Chapter 266: New Mine Town
When the bid was presented, all the experts present listened attentively, including the representative from Lamond Company.
The expressions of these representatives from large, established Western companies changed from arrogance and disdain at first, with people whispering and pointing fingers at each other, to shock after seeing the construction schedule and the animation of the new town's completion in two years. They even couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, thinking it was impossible.
Lin Ruoyan spent a lot of money to have the design institute make the animation.
Back in the early 2000s, computers took hours to render a single shot of a 3D file. A single animation of just a few seconds could take days. So, she boldly adopted traditional Chinese hand-drawn animation methods, handing the blueprints to the animation studio, who then asked the design institute to help write the script and incorporate the essence of the overall plan.
The animation, less than a minute long, was narrated in Chinese, with bilingual subtitles and some eye-catching text. It was very intuitive, allowing even non-professionals present to understand it.
Let's talk numbers: how many projects can be completed in how many days, and how much economic benefit will be generated. This includes, but is not limited to, the development of the copper mine, as well as the influx of upstream and downstream businesses. The images, after all the data was matched, feature local people in the background.
They are no longer a ragged, dark-skinned workforce, but white-collar workers, business managers, and skilled workers. Together, they contribute to the splendor of the entire new city.
Not only the animation, but all the renderings and background characters in the entire set use the images of local people, the plants are also local plants, and the mountains, rivers are all exquisite. They were all shot on-site by the advance work team in the past few months.
This combination of fantasy and reality allows the locals to see a clear and bright future that they can control unfolding before their eyes. How can they not be excited?
In comparison, the renderings of the bidding documents of many Western companies all use conventional background characters, with a large number of white people in suits and ties filling the pictures, making them look like pictures that were temporarily pieced together from other projects.
Although the bid submitted by Lamond Enterprises also used some previous renderings to enhance the effect, they have other projects in Africa and have noticed problems in these details.
They just didn't expect the winning proposal to actually do it, and to create such a beautiful animation. Even more astounding was the soundtrack and the numbers; the rhythm and atmosphere were perfectly captured, allowing the locals, who are naturally musical, to connect with the sound and connect with the concise numbers and condensed information.
Little by little, step by step, arouse the audience's emotions.
The producer of this animation was contacted by Feng Qiang. If it weren't for his connections in the industry, ordinary people would not ask such a professional animation film company to make such a bidding document even if they paid them.
It seems that the effect is very good now, and everyone present, including competitors, is immersed in it.
No amount of text can bring as much intuitive shock as images; no matter how complex the logic and professional vocabulary are, they cannot impress decision makers as much as a simple and clear list of economic data before and after the project.
Lin Ruoyan, who came from the real world more than a decade later, understood this very well. Just like back then, everyone preferred watching short videos to looking at boring text and charts. Especially when it came to cross-linguistic cultures, various translations couldn't quite convey the same meaning as simply showing an image or short video.
She could easily replicate this experience, but the people of the book's time didn't have such advanced understanding. They simply thought the bid was truly brilliant. While other companies have animated buildings, most focus on artistic and functional aspects, rarely considering how to revitalize the project and subsequent economic comparisons.
The key is that these data are not fabricated. They are deduced bit by bit through research and analysis by experts in various professions and are supported by sufficient basic data.
Not all of this basic information is publicly available or sold by others. Much of it was gathered by the advance team preparing the bid documents, braving the scorching sun and blowing sand on-site. Even factors not often considered by locals, such as seasonal climate and local customs, can affect the construction period.
Therefore, in order to achieve such rapid construction, it is not enough to just talk about it. Solid research must be conducted and the various complex local conditions must be taken into consideration to obtain a more accurate work plan.
Lin Ruoyan didn't need to say anything during the entire defense; the on-site team had already coordinated closely to address various issues. She glanced around relaxedly and noticed that the representatives from Lamond Enterprise had left the venue early in disgrace.
They might have wanted to try a little harder, tweaking the afternoon's presentation and incorporating the morning's experience, but they certainly didn't have the skills to create animations, add real data, or change deadlines in a matter of hours.
A decade or so later, with the internet now so advanced that rendering animations can be done in minutes and live streams can be downloaded in seconds, Chinese companies might be able to make these coordinated modifications. However, even with such advanced technology, the Western world at that time lacked the people willing to work overtime.
After the defense, Lin Ruoyan took a lunch break with the team and noticed everyone was very confident. While some experts did raise some doubts, the overall attitude was positive. If they strictly adhered to the one-person-one-vote principle, they would definitely receive a majority vote.
I wonder what the effect of Lamond’s defense will be this afternoon.
Unexpectedly, during the afternoon presentation, the few members of the Raymond team who had attended the morning session didn't get the main speaker's seat. Instead, a young female assistant took over. The men in suits and ties were lost in thought, their expressions dejected. They even ignored the female assistant, who had stumbled during her presentation due to nervousness and being called up at short notice.
It is obvious that they are just going through the motions and it is impossible for them to give up the bid directly. The original bidder is most likely not this female assistant.
During the final Q&A session, the head of Lamond Enterprises spoke in a hoarse voice and didn't address the key points. He simply said he was unwell and had temporarily replaced the bid presenter. He asked the experts to forgive any inappropriate expressions. While a barrage of questions was thrown at us, many of the answers were written down after the meeting and discussion.
After all, the delegation that arrived on-site wasn't even the one assembling the documents; they had left the tedious work to the domestic company. They had simply reviewed the bidding documents beforehand and prepared based on their expertise. However, many of the more in-depth questions involved fundamental data, and they had to consult their notes or communicate with the actual teams involved to get more accurate answers.
In this case, they would not answer anything rashly, as the resulting mistakes would be worse than not answering at all.
However, the dullness and lack of clarity of these responses contrasted sharply with the morning's defense, leaving the experts present unable to offer their full approval.
Now it's just a bidding process, and the people sent to the site are already so careless. When they really get the project in the future, will these Western masters subcontract the project layer by layer, and they will just sit back and count the money?
That same evening, the project's organizing committee announced the winning bidder: a consortium of Panshi and Lin's Real Estate. The animated presentation was combined with a speech by a local manager envisioning the future, and broadcast nationwide on national television. The effect was truly remarkable, and the project immediately became the country's most important national initiative of the past two years. It would create tens of thousands of jobs, 10,000 homes, and a new town, significantly boosting industry and the economy, sparking widespread anticipation among the public.
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