The only sun in Huayu

Chapter 6 The Vanguard
Shen Shandeng's calculation method is crude, but it is indeed supported by data.

Moreover, everyone was aware that the Eleventh Five-Year Plan included content related to culture and film, which was their work direction.

The scale of the cinema chain and the number of screens may indeed be as Shen Shandeng said.

In any case, it is reasonable and well-founded, and most importantly, it has the support of Han Sanping.

The project has passed the initial review.

From beginning to end, Shen Shandeng's goal was to open the door, not to start "Brotherhood of Blades".

Han Sanping isn't Superman.

With an investment of 100 million, China Film Group cannot invest all of it; even the lead investor would need to invest 30 million, which is no small sum.

Later, other forces will intervene, and Shen Shandeng's meager resume will become untenable.

But once the initial review is passed, the goal is achieved, and you have leverage.

The production department leader, who had already taken his leave, was intrigued when he saw that Han Sanping had kept Shen Shandeng and his fellow apprentices behind.

Han Sanping's office.

Another secretary came to serve tea to Shen Shandeng and Zhou Qifeng.

Han Sanping took a sip of tea and said, "It's good to be young, young people have drive."

He then asked Shen Shandeng, "Be honest with me, do you think you can handle this project?"

Shen Shandeng thought for a moment and said, "On the surface, I am a famous online singer."

Han Sanping waved his hand, interrupting: "This is useless for a project of this level. In the end, the film speaks for itself. To be frank, you've never made a feature film before, and the crew is likely to fall apart under your management."

Shen Shandeng explained, "I majored in civil engineering for my undergraduate degree and film engineering management for my graduate degree."

Han Sanping said, "I know."

Shen Shandeng smiled confidently: "First of all, I don't have a bachelor's degree in directing, I'm not a professionally trained director, which means I'm not guaranteed to fail. That means I'm halfway there."

Zhou Qifeng lowered his head and looked at the ground.
Looking for ants, anyway, it's not a good time to look up.

Han Sanping was stunned: "."

How can you talk like that? That's so mean.

The fifth generation, the sixth generation, and the new generation were all rejected.

That's incredibly arrogant!

Shen Shandeng said seriously, "I have my own blockbuster obsession. I grew up watching Hollywood movies. In fact, in my opinion, following the factory director's path, big productions and big investments may seem risky, but they are actually low-risk."

Han Sanping became interested: "Oh?"

Shen Shandeng said, "I studied civil engineering. In my view, the large-scale strategy can be compared to the infrastructure construction in urban development, using large investments to drive regional development."

"Our film industry is at its most dangerous moment. If it does not rise rapidly, it will follow in the footsteps of many countries and its domestic films will be squeezed out. If the national industry cannot hold on, it will definitely be a tragedy for the entire industry, or even a national tragedy."

"From the perspective of the entire industry chain, making large investments does not actually carry much risk. As long as the box office revenue is comparable to the production cost, it is a victory."

"The factory director views issues from the perspective of the film industry's development, cultivating talent for the film industry and buying time for the local film industry."

"Cultivate audiences' movie-watching habits, attract audiences to cinemas with blockbusters, nurture local film production teams, and provide cinemas with working capital."

"If you do the math, those film companies want three times the box office revenue for their movies."

"China Film Group is responsible for the development of the industry. From the perspective of the entire industry chain, including production, distribution, cultivating audience viewing habits, training production teams, and theater revenue, as long as the box office and production costs remain balanced, it will not lose money."

"The blockbuster strategy is a grand strategy for the film industry. It's about big returns. Strategic investment not only doesn't lose money, but it can actually generate huge profits."

"The misunderstanding from the outside world is simply from the producer's perspective, so they feel that they lost money, but in fact they didn't lose money at all."

"Just like in civil engineering, building bridges and railways will definitely result in losses if you do the math, unless you charge high tolls and fees, set up checkpoints to collect money, and raise ticket prices."

"But if you factor in the overall regional development, you can make a fortune. When we built roads in the 1990s, and even in the early 2000s, some bold leaders built them on a much larger scale, sometimes ten or even more than ten times the actual usage."

"At the time, everyone said that this was a vanity project and a huge waste. However, a few years or more later, people are complaining that it was built too small, that four lanes were not enough, and that six lanes should have been changed to eight lanes because the road is blocked."

"What China Film Group does is to consider the big picture, the long-term interests of cultural security and the development of the film industry. These industry plans are made regardless of cost, and only state-owned enterprises are willing to do them."

Han Sanping looked at Shen Shandeng with undisguised admiration.

Yeah!

He articulated all his ideas, and even better ones than Han Sanping had thought of. Han Sanping reviewed the suggestions: "Developing infrastructure for the film industry with a degree of forward-thinking—that's a good idea!"

Shen Shandeng continued, "Factory Director, now it's time for the strategy of historical films and blockbusters to take another step forward. No matter how dangerous or difficult it may be, I am willing to take the plunge and carve out a new future for historical films and blockbuster strategies."

"To be a pioneer in Chinese cinema! Who else but me!"

"Only I can do this!"

Shen Shandeng used some acting skills and also had management skills.

You can't think of managing superiors as simply flattering or sucking up; Shen Shandeng couldn't do that.

Even if you succeed, you can easily be abandoned.

Shen Shandeng didn't know what Han Sanping was like in private, and even if he did, it wouldn't be up to him to do anything.

To put it bluntly, it's like carrying a pig's head but not being able to find the temple gate; even if you do find it, you can't open it.

However, there was one thing Shen Shandeng knew the other party needed: support on the route. That was definitely the right thing to do!
His article, seemingly critical, actually reveals, when combined with Han Sanping's reporting and remarks, that Han Sanping is one of the few clear-headed individuals compared to film professionals and industry insiders.

It appears to be criticism, but it's actually praise.

Only those with discerning taste can appreciate this kind of praise.

"Good, good, good."

Han Sanping exclaimed "Good!" several times, clearly very satisfied.

Chatted for a while.

Han Sanping had a meeting in the afternoon and needed to rest, so the conversation ended.

Shen Shandeng and Zhou Qifeng said goodbye and left.

Before they had gone far, Han Sanping's secretary came over and took the USB drive containing "Ode to the Ming Dynasty" away.

Close the door.

Han Sanping had his secretary set up the computer, and he listened attentively.

Fourth time!
Shen Shandeng, born in the 80s, is reborn and is not confused about the future; his confidence is overflowing.

But for Han Sanping, a man in his fifties, it was a completely different feeling.

We have experienced times of extreme scarcity of resources, social upheaval, and then witnessed the gradual economic take-off.

Although he remains optimistic, he doesn't know what the future holds, nor is he certain whether his grand vision can be realized.

In this song, Han Sanping felt an unprecedented sense of freedom and ease.

The history defined and shaped, the invisible shackles imposed upon them, all of it. It was the darkness of modern history, and also the pride of this ancient nation.
It seems like everything is in this song.

"China, our China."

He sighed.

He was silent for a long time.

After leaving the Beijing Film Studio.

"what!"

Zhou Qifeng couldn't help but shout excitedly. The meeting, which was originally scheduled for one hour, lasted for three hours, and they even had a meal together. It was no ordinary success.

Great success!
Zhou Qifeng was even more excited than Shen Shandeng.

"Senior brother, you're amazing! You're so awesome!"

Seeing that many people were looking at him curiously, including students from the Beijing Film Academy, Shen Shandeng reminded them, "Don't get excited. We're only at the very beginning, so we must keep it a secret."

Keeping secret is the key to success.

"Yes, yes, yes." Zhou Qifeng remained silent.

On the way back to school, Zhou Qifeng couldn't help but ask like a curious child, "Senior, are you really confident that you can make 'Brotherhood of Blades' and get a billion yuan at the box office?"

Shen Shandeng said frankly, "Who can say for sure? You're asking me? Who should I ask?"

Zhou Qifeng was dumbfounded. So his senior brother was just fooling him?
(End of this chapter)