When Lin Rui saw Secretary Liu again, he felt that the guy was extremely exhausted.
This time, Secretary Liu didn't stay long. He simply said he had accomplished his mission and left in a hurry with dark circles under his eyes.
On the same day, the media noticed that a large number of artists appeared in Xiazhou. Perhaps considering that the World Art Conference was coming soon, it was not surprising that these veteran artists appeared in Xiazhou. As a result, even though the media reported on this, the coverage was not extensive.
Four days later, the Huaxia Literature and Art Association received the finished product of "victory".
Whether it caused a sensation internally is something only those who know the inside story can truly know the details of.
As is customary, July should be the month dedicated to graduation season, but because the entire internet has been hyping up the World Arts Festival recently, graduation season has become a niche event.
Apart from longtime fans who are enthusiastic about graduation season and students, most of the general public have forgotten about graduation season.
"Now we don't even need to go door-to-door seeking cooperation anymore. Thanks to the reputation built up by 'The Legend of 1900,' overseas cinemas have finally learned to come to us on their own initiative."
Zhou Rongze sat leisurely in his chair, trimming his nails: "I heard that President Li has some big plans recently?"
At this point, Zhou Rongze glanced at Chen Bin, who was not far away.
"Film and television base".
As Chen Bin scribbled on the documents, he said, "I've been busy setting up sets in various states lately to prepare for filming 'Inception,' you know that."
Zhou Rongze nodded.
nonsense.
As the producer, how could he not know about the filming of "Inception"?
"The set-building process wasn't as smooth as I'd imagined," Chen Bin said, putting down his pen and paper.
"Are you in trouble?"
Zhou Rongze frowned slightly: "Why wasn't I informed about this?"
"It's not exactly troublesome."
Chen Bin pondered for a moment and said, "The problem lies in the scene construction. I previously provided Mr. Lin with more than thirty scene setups for reference, but he was still not satisfied."
"Not satisfied?"
Zhou Rongze frowned even more: "What scenes did you choose? Send them to me."
Chen Bin didn't say anything, but took out his phone and sent all the selected pictures to Zhou Rongze at once.
"Isn't this great?"
"Is he not satisfied at all?"
Zhou Rongze was both surprised and puzzled: "And then?"
"Then Mr. Lin started drawing scene sketches and asked me if these scenes, as shown in the picture, could be recreated using special effects?"
Chen Bin smiled, a rare occurrence for him.
"Tianrui's current special effects team wouldn't find it too difficult to create those scenes."
"However, the filming period will inevitably be prolonged. One or two movies are fine, but judging from Mr. Lin's words, I'm afraid at least ten movies will be filmed in the next three years, so I specifically reported this to my godfather."
"So, Mr. Li decided to build a film and television base?"
Zhou Rongze asked subconsciously, and seeing Chen Bin nod, he said with a wry smile, "That does fit President Li's unpretentious personality."
If money can solve it, is it even a problem?
Li Donglai had mentioned this to his face before, and Zhou Rongze remembered it vividly. At the time, he couldn't help but think to himself: "Being rich is so damn capricious!"
"However, this project involves a large amount of capital."
Hearing this, Zhou Rongze nodded.
The investment in film and television bases is indeed huge; the cost of the land alone is an astronomical figure.
Generally speaking, the government will provide certain preferential policies for building film and television bases, but even so, the costs involved are beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
However, money is probably not a big deal for Li Donglai.
Zhou Rongze was still thinking, but Chen Bin's next sentence made him short-circuit on the spot.
"My godfather frankly said that he couldn't handle such a big project by himself, and he is currently discussing the possibility of cooperation with Bao Chongxin, He Tianhong, Ding Chang'an, Shen Jun and others."
A project that even Li Donglai couldn't handle?!
Do we still need to cooperate with people like Bao Chongxin, Ding Chang'an, and He Tianhong?
Are you sure this is just about building a film and television base, and not about capital invading overseas markets?
“I understand my godfather’s personality; he either doesn’t do something, or he does it to the best of his ability.”
Chen Bin's eyes flickered: "If nothing unexpected happens, that will be the world's largest film and television base."
Good heavens!
Zhou Rongze swallowed hard. He knew that Chen Bin would never speak carelessly, and he also understood Li Donglai's character and conduct.
"Have you chosen the location?"
"not yet."
Chen Bin shook his head: "The land area involved is quite large, almost comparable to building a small or medium-sized city."
Snap!
Zhou Rongze, caught off guard, fell straight from his chair under the table. After struggling to his feet, he ignored the pain and looked on incredulously: "You're not kidding?"
Chen Bin didn't speak, but his silence seemed to say, "Do I look like I'm joking?"
Zhou Rongze's heart pounded. No wonder he had only caught a whiff of rumors but didn't know the specific plans. It turned out that he wasn't even qualified to know about an investment of this scale!
"Is it worth it?" Zhou Rongze asked instinctively, voicing his thoughts.
Is it worth it?
Even Chen Bin, a contestant on "The Brain," struggled to answer this question.
"The future is uncertain, but I know that my godfather did not do this on a whim."
Chen Bin spoke calmly, but there was one thing he didn't say.
That was ten years ago, when Li Donglai had a similar idea.
However, for businessmen, a film and television base of this scale does more harm than good, and could even lead to a complete loss!
In Chen Bin's view, given Li Donglai's vision, he would never have considered such a thankless task. Therefore, the only possibility is that it was authorized by the government.
If we follow this line of thought, it becomes clear why Li Donglai invited the richest men in each state to participate in this matter, and why these richest men responded positively and decided to get involved.
One person can't be foolish enough to make a group of people do the same, especially since these people are not only not foolish, but can also easily outwit those self-proclaimed smart fools.
"Brother Chen, please organize these drawings and send them over."
For several days in a row, Lin Rui stayed in the office painting.
Chen Bin casually picked up some sketches, appearing calm on the surface, but inwardly he was somewhat surprised.
Because while buildings drawn on paper may seem to have references in reality or history, upon closer inspection they are different.
"Oh right, let's send over the box with the Three Kingdoms label first."
Lin Rui smiled and said, "Not only the architecture, but I also drew some costumes from that period. Considering the priority of adapting Romance of the Three Kingdoms into film and television, I arranged this part first."
"good."
Chen Bin nodded, then picked up the cardboard box labeled with the words 'Three Kingdoms'.
The cardboard box was filled with drawing paper, and it was surprisingly heavy, probably weighing at least several dozen kilograms.
However, this weight was nothing to Chen Bin.
In the days that followed, Chen Bin would carry a box of drawings labeled with a certain name out of his office every day.
As for Xiazhou, with the World Arts Festival approaching, more and more blonde-haired, blue-eyed tourists from outside the region have appeared. The hottest industries in Xiazhou now are undoubtedly catering and accommodation.
Of course, while the world is paying attention to the World Arts Festival, it has not forgotten about "Catch Me If You Can" which will be released at the end of the month.
Tomorrow is the premiere of "Catch Me If You Can".
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