Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 133, New Plan
After returning home, Shen Lang slept in. Since New Year's Day, he had been running around and rehearsing for filming. Even an iron man would be tired.

It snowed early in Yanjing this winter, with the first snow falling on December 12th.

However, this seemingly insignificant moderate snowstorm caused a city-wide traffic paralysis in the capital that had not been seen in a century.

He was rushing from the film set to Tian Zhen's concert and was stuck in traffic for more than an hour.

By the New Year, the snow had disappeared.

The gradually improving weather allowed "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" to successfully complete the outdoor shooting.

Although it's not snowing, it's still very cold.

However, there is heating in the north, so you don’t feel cold when staying at home. It is much more comfortable than in the south.

During the years Shen Lang spent in Chengdu, he would burn coal and charcoal to keep warm when he had money, and go to bed early and hide under the quilt when he had no money.

It was an extremely hard winter.

It was already afternoon when he woke up today. He slept so soundly and comfortably that he didn't want to get up.

Gao Yuanyuan went home to be with her parents and will not come out until he picks her up on New Year's Eve.

Shen Lang took a nap and got up only when night fell.

The refrigerator at home was empty and he was too lazy to cook.

It's windy outside and I don't want to go out.

So, I made two packs of instant noodles.

After endorsing Uni-President Green Tea, she also endorsed Uni-President Instant Noodles. The several large boxes of new products they sent have been kept for a long time.

After filling his stomach, Shen Lang went to the study and turned on the computer.

I haven't been online for a while.

Log in to QQ.

But there are few messages.

Also because I didn’t add many friends.

I played Legend of Mir 2 again. It was publicly tested in September last year and this is the authentic version.

You know what, it’s quite fun.

Choose a long-range + high-output mage, and keep casting meteor showers to burn the BOSS. It's so cool.

I don’t know if the original version of "Black Myth: Wukong" has been launched on time?

What’s the response after going online?
is it fun?

It's a pity to cross over before playing the game, but it's not completely a pity, because the game can be speeded up here.

The last step is to browse the website forum.

There haven't been any major events in the entertainment industry in the past two months.

Shen Lang looked at the posts about himself on the forum.

There is no unanimous applause, nor is there endless criticism. It's a 70:30 split, and the majority of netizens still like him.

Those who criticize him mostly focus on the scandals.

Some brainless critics criticize a wide range of people, including those who criticize those who are not good-looking, those who have no singing skills, those who have no acting skills, and those who have no influence.

In short, there are all kinds of things.

Shen Lang treated it all as a joke.

For those who have lived through the era of cyberbullying, paying too much attention to these voices will affect their emotions, and in serious cases, it may cause one to fall into depression.

No need.

Of course, you shouldn’t take the praise too seriously, or you’ll become proud and complacent.

Anyway, just treat it with a normal attitude.

Surfing the Internet is indeed a good way to kill time, and before I knew it, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening.

Maybe I slept too much during the day and now I have no sleepiness at all.

Shen Lang was thinking about doing something when his cell phone rang. It was Qian Guosheng calling.

I didn't say what it was, just said I was waiting for him at the Sanlitun Night Owl Bar and asked him to come over quickly.

He put on a coat, a mask, a scarf, and drove to Sanlitun.

Sanlitun got its name because it is three miles away from the inner city of old Yanjing.

At first, no one would have thought that this randomly chosen name would one day represent fashion, culture, trends, and business.

In the 90s, in order to develop the street economy, a row of large-scale street-side shops were built on the main north-south road of Sanlitun, and the experiment of special markets began. On Sanlitun Road in the north, the first bar opened in 1995 because there were a large number of foreigners living in the diplomatic apartments.

The following year, the Yanjing Guoan Football Club selected the Workers' Stadium as the team's home stadium, and the nearby bars became a gathering place for fans.

During the 1998 World Cup and the 2001 World Cup qualifiers, every bar was packed every night.

Sanlitun at night exudes a youthful, fresh and harmonious glow, and the "night economy" has already begun to shine at this time.

"Brother Qian, sister-in-law."

"Here you go, sit down."

Shen Lang was wrapped up so tightly that no one could recognize him. If he hadn't greeted him, Qian Guosheng and Fang Wanhua would have thought he was a bar customer.

"What do you want to drink?" Qian Guosheng asked.

"I drove here, let's have some juice." Shen Lang replied.

Qian Guosheng called the waiter over, ordered him a glass of juice, and then said, "I just concluded a business deal in Tianjin, and I'm here to pick up your sister-in-law. We'll take the flight home together tomorrow morning. We haven't seen each other for a long time, so I'd like to take this opportunity to invite you out to listen to some music, have a drink, and chat."

Shen Lang took off his mask, loosened his scarf, picked up his wine glass and clinked it with the two of them, took a sip, and said with a smile: "It's been a while since we last met. I was running around everywhere, award ceremonies, variety shows, and various activities. I just stopped."

Qian Guosheng said earnestly: "It's a good thing to be young and hardworking, but you also have to pay more attention to your health."

Shen Lang nodded and said, "I understand. It's actually not that bad. It's not something that takes too much energy."

Fang Wanhua pushed the fruit plate in front of the two of them and said, "Don't just chat, eat the fruit. Oh, Alang, what else do you want to eat? I'll order it for you."

Shen Lang waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, this is enough."

After chatting about family matters for a while, Qian Guosheng brought up a topic and said, "Alang, do you think there is any future for film and television cities and theaters?"

His coal mine was doing well and he was making a lot of money. He wanted to diversify his investments to avoid losing everything.

My wife's film and television investment market is good, so we discussed it and saw if we could expand the scope a little bit.

After some research, it seems that the only ones that can use hundreds of millions of dollars are film and television cities and cinema chains.

Upon hearing this, Shen Lang fell into deep thought.

First is the film and television city.

In 1987, CCTV planned to build the Wuxi CTS Film and Television Base, which marked the beginning of a climax in the construction of film and television bases in China.

Various places have taken advantage of their local advantages to plan and build film and television bases, such as the Zhuozhou CCTV Film and Television Base, CCTV Weihai Film and Television City, Zhenbeibao Western Film City, and so on.

At present, there are dozens of film and television bases across the country, of which more than a dozen have investments of over 100 million yuan.

Although profits can be achieved through a variety of means, including ticket sales, derivative product sales, brand cooperation and advertising placement, the current development status of most film and television bases is not optimistic.

In the original time and space, among the many film and television cities that developed, only Hengdian Film and Television City could make money.

This investment must be made with caution.

It could also go the Disney route and not just use it for filming.

Then there are the cinemas.

Many people think that a cinema makes money by selling movie tickets.

This statement is correct, but not entirely correct.

In fact, for cinema companies, film screenings, advertising, and cinema merchandise and catering sales are the main sources of income.

From the mid-2000s to the early s, Chinese films were in a slump that lasted more than a decade.

There was no such thing as cinema chains at that time, and running a movie theater didn’t make much money.

By the mid-2000s, the film industry had opened up to society. State-owned film studios were allowed to make films, and so were social capital. This was an opening up from within the industry to outside the industry.

The growth of the film industry has made movies gradually become a form of entertainment for the general public, and the reform of the cinema system was launched in early 2001.

At this point in time, running a cinema chain is a good choice.

"All is fine, but a detailed plan is required."

Shen Lang also planned to get involved.

"With your words, I'm sure you'll be fine."

Qian Guosheng laughed.

"I'll ask someone to do the plan and give it to you when it's finished."

Fang Wanhua is also full of energy.

The three of them raised their glasses. At this time, familiar music sounded in the bar, attracting their attention.

(End of this chapter)