Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 421 Theme Park is Designed This Way
Zhang Chen wants to build a theme park.

Disney, Universal Studios, and Huayi Film Town are actually all theme parks.

This thing is naturally close to the film industry.

Zhang Chen was an online movie director in his previous life and only knew things related to movies. Otherwise, he would have become rich long ago with his advantage as a forefather.

In his previous life, he had never been to Disneyland or Universal Studios, but he had been to Fantawild Park, and he had an annual ticket. He had no idea how many times he went there in a year.

He thinks he understands the other party, it's cultural tourism~
Just relying on cultural tourism, Fantawild was able to successfully go public, which shows that there is great potential for cultural tourism in the future.

Zhang Chen now owns the largest private film and television company in the country, and the key is that the IPs he has are very suitable for integration with amusement parks.

"Darkness" can be made into a horror house.

"The Shallows" can be made into any game as long as it is combined with water activities.

"The Accidental Murderer" can be made into a script-based murder story.

"Pacific Rim", there is so much that can be done, it can even be developed into a special theme, just like Fantawild Bears Park.

"A Quiet Place" can also be combined at will.

As for Painted Skin, it belongs to traditional culture and has no copyright, so it can be used freely.

The theme of Fantawild Oriental Mythology in its previous life was mythological stories, such as the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and the flooding of Jinshan Mountain.

Liu Daoqiang, whom Guo Fan was asked to help find, was the boss of Huaqiang Fantawild in the original time and space. Zhang Chen wanted to build a theme park, and the easiest way was of course to find a ready-made younger brother, just like those time travelers who do e-commerce like to recruit Dong Ge. Liu Daoqiang is equivalent to Dong Ge in the theme park field.

"Great, is it convenient for you to ask him to come to the capital? I have something I want to talk to him about?"

"He is in the capital."

"?"

Guo Fan looked a little strange, "Don't you know that Huaqiang Fangte, where Liu Daoqiang works, is one of our Pacific Rim partner companies~"

"what?"

"Huaqiang Fangte is one of the members of our physical special effects team. Some of our props were developed by Huaqiang Fangte. Liu Daoqiang is the company representative..."

This made Zhang Chen a little confused. After a few seconds, he remembered that according to Huaqiang Fantawild's resume, they did not start out in the theme park business, but in the system integration business, which is similar to claw machines.

"So he is in the capital now?"

"Yes."

"That's great. Where is he now? Take me there~"

An hour later, the two arrived at the model base in Huairou. When Liu Daoqiang was brought here, he was a little puzzled and didn't understand why Zhang Chen wanted to meet him alone.

"Director Zhang~"

"Chief Engineer Liu~"

Liu Daoqiang will become the president of Huaqiang Fangte in the future, but now he is only the deputy chief engineer. Huaqiang Fangte has undertaken the production task of some props for "Pacific Rim", and Liu Daoqiang is the contact person here.

"Is there something wrong with the props we made?"

Liu Daoqiang felt a little nervous.

"No, I came here to talk to you about something else~"

Now Liu Daoqiang became even more nervous.

It was the first time he and Zhang Chen met, what could they talk about?

Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment and decided to go straight to the point.

"Chief Engineer Liu, I want to ask if Huaqiang Fantawild is planning to transform into a theme park?"

"?"

Liu Daoqiang was startled. Their boss Liang Guangwei did have this plan and had solicited opinions within the company, but had not yet announced it to the public.

Nodding, "How did Director Zhang know?"

Zhang Chen did not answer his question, but directly said: "What I want to say is that I am also going to do this, and we may become competitors by then."

Liu Daoqiang’s eyes widened.

Zhang Chen looked at him and said, "Besides, you will definitely not be able to compete with me. Xingchen Entertainment is the largest film and television company in China. It has ready-made IPs, and they are all popular IPs. I have a natural advantage in developing a theme park like Disney~
Moreover, I can mobilize film and television resources to promote the theme park. For example, some activities can be directly scheduled in the theme park, or movies can be shot in the park. I can also invite celebrities to interact with the theme park. The exposure is definitely not comparable to you~"

"Also, theme parks are all capital-intensive. With your fame, if you express your desire to do such a project, there will definitely be a lot of people willing to invest in you. Local governments are also willing to cooperate with celebrities like you, which will be good for improving their tourism industry..."

This time it was not Zhang Chen who spoke, but Liu Daoqiang.

Zhang Chen listened to the other party with a smile and nodded, "You are right~"

Liu Daoqiang looked dejected.

He fully supports the company's transformation into cultural tourism.

System integration has no future, but cultural tourism is the future direction.

The company has gathered a group of elites and has the support of wealthy businessmen from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He thought he could achieve great things and has been busy with the transformation.

But I didn’t expect that Zhang Chen would also want to do this.

And just like he said, those of them who work in the entertainment industry are born with an advantage in this area, and anything they casually produce is a resource that others dream of.

In comparison, Huaqiang Fangte really has nothing and is completely unable to defeat Star Entertainment.

Originally, Huaqiang Fangte was able to receive the project from "Pacific Rim" this time, and Liu Daoqiang has always had a good impression of Xingchen Entertainment.

But now, after just a few words, he felt that the other person was hateful.

"What on earth do you want to do by telling me this?"

Liu Daoqiang didn’t think that the other party called him here just to ridicule him. Zhang Chen shouldn’t be so boring.

Zhang Chen stared into his eyes, and Liu Daoqiang looked back at him without showing any weakness.

"I want you to work with me. If you are willing, I will let you run the theme park. Of course, the premise is that you have to quit Huaqiang Fantawild~"

"why?"

Liu Daoqiang was really shocked this time. He never thought that Zhang Chen actually wanted to poach him.

But this was clearly the first time they met.

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "I know you a little bit. You have a master's degree in automatic control. You come from the military and you are very decisive in your work, so I am very optimistic about you~"

Liu Daoqiang didn't think this was a reason to poach someone. There were plenty of people with his qualifications in society.
But if Zhang Chen didn't say anything, there was nothing he could do.

"Well, what do you think?"

"I?"

Liu Daoqiang recalled the scenes when he and his colleagues were working hard at Huaqiang. Everyone worked together, often brainstormed, and enjoyed the future of the company. For a moment, he felt reluctant to leave.

"Then can we all work together?"

Liu Daoqiang still didn't give up, but Zhang Chen didn't say anything, just curled his lips.

Liu Daoqiang understood.

In fact, he himself knew that Zhang Chen didn't need to cooperate with them at all, and Huaqiang Fangte did not have any resources that the other party needed.

At this moment, he even had the urge to persuade Zhang Chen to simply acquire Huaqiang Fangte.

But he didn't speak.

The reason is the same, Zhang Chen has no reason to acquire Huaqiang Fangte.

If he were Zhang Chen, he would not have made the acquisition. All the people in Huaqiang Fangte are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Are they going to make the acquisition and then be sidelined?

"Can I...think about it?"

"Okay, before 12 o'clock tonight. If you do that, I will consider it as you giving up automatically. Then I will choose another candidate~"

Zhang Chen didn't give the other party much time to think.

Liu Daoqiang left, perhaps to think, or perhaps to inform his old employer, but Zhang Chen didn't care. It's not the case that whoever opens a theme park first will be the winner.

As for Liu Daoqiang, Zhang Chen hopes that he can figure it out, but it doesn’t matter if he really can’t figure it out.

This person is not indispensable.

Of course it would be great to have him, but without him, Zhang Chen could just do it himself, it would just be a little tiring.

He was right about one thing, it was much more convenient for him to build a theme park than Huaqiang Fantawild.

They can beat the opponent in every aspect.

In the original time and space, Huaqiang Fangte’s only competitor was Disney, but Disney was rare, and Huaqiang Fangte chose differentiated competition, which enabled it to stand out.

Huaqiang Fangte did not originally start out in this business, but it is still thriving. Zhang Chen feels that he should be able to do the same. He has all kinds of convenient conditions, so there is no reason for him to be worse than them.

Sure enough, things developed just as Zhang Chen expected. In the evening, he received a call from Liu Daoqiang:

"I'll join~"

Liu Daoqiang finally figured it out. Since he couldn't beat them, he might as well join them.

After returning, he thought about it over and over again, considering every aspect, and realized that Huaqiang Fangte was no match for Xingchen Entertainment.

Unless Zhang Chen changes his mind and no longer wants to build a theme park, Huaqiang Fantawild will undoubtedly fail.

Even if Zhang Chen played his cards openly and told his opponent every move he made, the other party would not be able to win.

The resources we have are far from enough.

He also thought about whether he could pull Huayi and other film and television companies to fight against Zhang Chen, but the answer was no. Not to mention whether those film and television companies were willing to cooperate, even if they were willing, the film resources they had could not compare with Zhang Chen.

Just as Zhang Chen said, the IP he has is very suitable for theme parks, and many types of projects can be easily extended from it.

"Congratulations, I promise you will be glad you made the decision today in the future~"

"hope so."

"Well, Mr. Liu, take the time to deal with the beginning and the end over the next two days, and then come to me, and then we can talk about my plan for the theme park~"

Three days later, Zhang Chen met Liu Daoqiang again.

"Have you completed the transaction?"

"The delivery is clear."

"They didn't give you any trouble, did they?"

Liu Daoqiang smiled bitterly when he recalled everyone's surprised looks when he proposed to resign.

He felt like a deserter.

When President Liang Guangwei asked him the reason, he did not hide it and told him frankly that Zhang Chen was also planning to build a theme park.

Everyone was shocked and confused.

When they found out that Zhang Chen had poached Liu Daoqiang to host this event, some people pointed at his nose and called him a traitor.
They obviously thought that they were the ones who revealed the news to Zhang Chen, which was why Zhang Chen came up with this idea.

Liu Daoqiang explained, but no one believed him.

"Okay, don't think about those unhappy things anymore. Let me tell you about the Starry Park I'm planning. If you have any questions, you can interrupt me at any time..."

"Okay, Director Zhang~"

"I envisioned that the Starry Park would focus on culture and technology. You should know about special films, right?"

Liu Daoqiang nodded. Huaqiang Fantawild used to do this, customizing 4D movies and the like...

"What I plan to do is similar, with a lifting dome screen, a 360-degree surround screen, and a super-large three-dimensional screen, to match the story in the movie, to give visitors an immersive experience...

For example, the audience takes a rail car into the mountain, which is actually the ogre's lair in "Dark Invasion".

The rail car will be attacked by various monsters during its escape, and it can even allow the audience to interact.

For example, when you encounter a fork in the road with two choices, each person in the car presses a button to choose the road they want to take based on the number of votes they cast. The outcome of each road is different.

If we design more forks in the road, the endings of the branches will be diverse, which will definitely stimulate the audience's desire to explore, just like RPG role-playing..."

Liu Daoqiang's mouth was dry after listening to this, and now he was extremely glad that his choice was right.

When he was at Huaqiang Fantawild, everyone also talked about how to build a new theme park.

The chosen direction is actually similar to Zhang Chen's.

But the only thing missing is interaction.

The truth is actually very simple, it's just a layer of window paper, but if it's not broken, no one will be able to think of it.

Zhang Chen was still talking to himself: "Pacific Rim can have a dedicated zone and link up several projects.

First, tourists enter the cockpit, which is the head of the mecha in the movie. After the driver is in position, he will fall into the mecha at the speed of free fall. This can be designed as a combination of a bungee jumping machine and a 360-degree cinema.

The bungee jumping machine is responsible for creating a state of weightlessness, and the 360-degree cinema is responsible for the surrounding scenery.”

Zhang Chen said it was the classic scene from Pacific Rim, but the movie hasn't been released yet, so when Zhang Chen said it, Liu Daoqiang didn't have any intuitive feelings.

This kind of project can only be played by people who have seen the movie to get the greatest sense of immersion.

“After the audience has experienced the first project, they can seamlessly switch to the second project. This is called tracking viewing.

The second project is for the mecha to enter the near sea and fight against monsters.

There is a fishing boat in the battle area, and the mechas have to take care of the safety of the fishing boat while fighting. Do you remember the scene in King Kong where the gorilla was fighting the dinosaur while taking care of the girl in his arms? "

Liu Daoqiang nodded.

"It's similar to that. In fact, we can design two routes. One is the mecha pilot route, and the other is the fisherman route. The audience, as a member of the fishing boat, will experience firsthand how the mecha pulls the fishing boat out of the sea and avoids the monster's attack...

The third project is the fall of the mecha. The mecha kills the monster, but it is also seriously damaged. It relies on the last bit of power to barely get back to the beach, and finally falls down, and the whole experience project ends~"

Zhang Chen basically split the first opening battle of "Pacific Rim" into three experience projects. If it was just one of them, the audience would not be too nervous, but if all three were added together, the audience's emotions would be superimposed, achieving an effect of one plus one being greater than two.

This method is actually the same as Fantawild's "Flooding Jinshan Mountain" in later generations. The stories are linked together by cutscenes, and finally the emotions erupt in the battle at Jinshan Temple, which arouses resonance. Coupled with the huge water curtain effect, it is shocking.

"The Shallows can also be made into a similar 360-degree screen, where tourists take a transparent underwater research vessel into the seabed and then encounter attacks by great white sharks.

The audience on the boat can vote on how to respond, and at the same time, a team of audience members can be arranged on the sea to organize a rescue. If the two groups of people make the same choice, they can avoid the shark's attack. At this time, it depends on the choice of humanity..."

Zhang Chen said something casually, which shocked Liu Daoqiang so much that he was speechless.

"But a theme park like this probably needs a lot of space..."

After thinking for a while, Liu Daoqiang expressed his concerns.

“It’s really not small. In fact, my design is far more than that. In addition to the IP of the movie, I also want to add IP of traditional Chinese mythology, such as The Legend of the White Snake, Nezha, Meeting at the Magpie Bridge, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, etc., which can all be presented in the form of 4D animation…

These are just large projects. In addition, there are small projects and various types of performances, fireworks shows, light shows, so the park is definitely not small. I estimate that the first phase will be about 100 million square meters, and the second and third phases can be expanded later..."

"After talking about construction, let's talk about revenue. What are the ways to generate revenue in your opinion?"

Zhang Chen was thinking about testing the school, and Liu Daoqiang knew it was time to show off. He lowered his head and pondered for a few seconds, then immediately gave an answer:

"First of all, there must be a lot of movie peripherals, all kinds of dolls, figurines, mecha models, etc.

Then the rental of game equipment, such as raincoats and rain boots~
In addition to the interaction I just mentioned, I think it is also possible to charge an appropriate fee.

For example, in "The Shallows", the route for ordinary tourists is either an underwater research ship or a surface ship.

But you can also open up paid routes. For example, if someone wants to control whether the shark attacks the sea surface or the seabed first, this costs money. Of course, not spending money does not affect the experience of the other two routes, but if someone spends money, the experience of this one will be more exciting...

Other modes of transportation, taking photos, makeup, etc., you can even pay to experience NPC~
In addition, such a large park cannot be visited in one day, so of course it needs to be equipped with hotels and accommodation. We can provide some value-added services to tourists who choose to stay, such as skipping the queue or entering the park in advance..."

What Liu Daoqiang was actually talking about is what Fantawild did in later generations, and he even mentioned the marketing methods of Disney and Universal Studios. It is indeed disgusting, but it does make money.

Disney and Universal Studios have higher revenues than Fantawild, and accommodation is one of the main reasons.

Zhang Chen was very satisfied with Liu Daoqiang and he really had something in mind.

"Well, starting today, the theme park division is established and you will be the person in charge. You decide what kind of team you need, and I will give you all the personnel power.

You design the overall plan first. If there is no problem, we will make one and see the effect. As for the site selection and investment promotion, you don’t need to worry about it. I will take care of everything~”

Zhang Chen's words made Liu Daoqiang so excited that before he even left the office, he was already thinking about how to make a big splash.

In the next few days, Liu Daoqiang devoted himself to his work and started building the initial team without stopping.

The school has also found candidates for part-time jobs.

At the previous sharing session, Zhang Chen said that he wanted to find 20 people to work with the team to record the various problems encountered in the film project. In addition, he wanted people from the directing and photography departments to help draw storyboards. Now the candidates have finally been decided.

A total of 50 people came, both men and women, all of them were students from Beijing Film Academy, from various majors.

Zhang Chen handed them over to Guo Fan and asked Guo Fan to assign tasks to them.

These people all looked passionate, but Zhang Chen estimated that this enthusiasm would soon be worn out.

The ones that draw storyboards are okay, after all, they require some technical skills.

But the job of recording problems is actually very boring, and in many cases is no different from doing odd jobs. It is far from being as colorful as imagined.

Then one day during lunch, Zhang Chen finally witnessed how Guo Fan, the industrial Daji, used his charm skills on ordinary people.

While eating, Guo Fan said to the young people: "Hard science fiction is difficult to shoot. As for soft science fiction, we may have it in China, but for hard science fiction, Pacific Rim is definitely the first.
I am very fortunate to be able to participate in such a project with you. What you are doing now is actually the same as what the historians around the emperors in ancient times did. It may seem boring, but it is of great benefit to the entire human progress..."

"Brother Kefan, why do I always feel like I'm just doing odd jobs every day~"

"Unsung heroes, you know? We are the unsung heroes. Maybe we won't even have a name when the movie is released. The cast and crew will summarize us.

But think about it, after the information left by Director Zhang is shared with the industry, someone is preparing a science fiction project, and you tell him that you helped to organize this information, that you and Director Zhang have eaten from the same spoon, and that you are one of the behind-the-scenes staff of "Pacific Rim", how will they look at you then?
That must be a look of admiration~"

Zhang Chen didn't know whether other people's eyes had changed, but the eyes of the young people had changed, becoming firm and enthusiastic.
It turned out to be the famous Guo the Great Fraudster in later generations. He had a lot of tricks when he talked.

Fortunately, such people have entered the film industry. If they had entered pyramid schemes or online fraud, they would definitely have become big bosses.

Jingle bell bell~
The phone rings
Zhang Chen answered the call and hung up after saying a few words.

In the past two days, he has received countless calls from people looking for opportunities.

Many first-line artists or their agents called Zhang Chen to ask if there was any opportunity for them to star in "Pacific Rim".

But how could there be more?

Fan Binbin was chosen as the female lead early on. Strictly speaking, apart from the female lead, all the others are supporting roles.

Basically all the roles that can show their faces and have lines have been taken up.

Huang Xiaoming, Liang Jiahui, Chen Daoming, Wu Zhenyu, who have a good relationship with him, all have guest appearances in the film. There is a role of a military commander, and Zhang Chen wants Han Sanping to make a guest appearance, but Han Sanping has not agreed yet.

Only one foreign driver was booked - Jason Statham.

We are all old acquaintances, so we must take care of each other.

The most annoying thing is that there are artists from Japan and South Korea who want to perform, and their reasons are surprisingly legitimate. Japan and South Korea are also Pacific Rim countries, and they must have been attacked by monsters, so we must do our part.

In this regard, Zhang Chen could only reject all of them and said he would talk about it later.

Little book, you probably don’t know that your country was destroyed in the first round of monster attacks.

(End of this chapter)