Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 565 Remake!

"If we really want to calculate it, saying that it's enough for us to keep it going for ten or twenty years is a conservative estimate, because we have accumulated several decades of solid foundation over there!"

"Decades of accumulation! Even if we only produce a few dozen excellent works a year, after layers of screening, only a few good works are left that can be broadcast here!"

"Over the years, it has accumulated to an astronomical figure! So much that you can't even imagine it, and I can't even fathom how many astronomical figures it actually is!"

Isn't that unimaginable?

After all, there's been decades, more than a century, on this table.

It was during the past half-century of rapid economic and technological development.

Even so, even so, at least 9% of the film and television works produced in later generations over these decades.
Or to put it bluntly, 99% of movies and TV shows are shit, garbage that's unwatchable.

But there is still that immeasurable 0.1%, a massive number of works that are at least above the passing grade, right here.

"With so many works on display here, even if it's like finding gold in the trash, can you imagine how many good films we've accumulated over the years?"

"Especially with the further development of film technology, the cost and difficulty of shooting have been greatly reduced. Really, anyone can set up a film crew and experience being a director!"

Feeling that this description was still not accurate enough, Ximen Lang pointed directly to the various professional instruments being used for filming and gave Lao Luo and his team examples.

"Take these professional equipment for example. Okay, of course they are extremely expensive, more expensive than you can imagine. A single lens can cost you tens of millions!"

"But if you don't care about the quality or the quality of the footage, don't go for 998 or 198, just $100, USdoller!"

"It's only a few hundred yuan, just a few yuan here. You can buy one. Note that it's a brand new, handheld camera, and it can even shoot 4K high-definition video!"

"Expensive film? Absolutely not! Just buy a few memory cards, charge the camera, and you're all set!"

As for the actors
"Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged actors are plentiful! Just set up a table at any art school, put up a sign next to it advertising for actors."

"Actors come in droves, and if your script is really good, tons of people are willing to pay to work for you, just wanting a chance to showcase themselves!"

"You don't even need to hire extras; the people in your crew can fill all the extra roles. In other words, you just need to pay these yaks a little salary, give them a meal, and make sure they don't starve to death."

"We can film for ten days or half a month and finish a whole movie. Isn't that fast? With such high efficiency, how many movies do you think we can produce in a year? If we look at the whole world, there are so many that I can hardly even imagine."

It's not just unthinkable, it's downright horrifying.

Especially compared to the current situation where it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to barely make a feature film, this is simply unimaginable!
Yes, you are not mistaken.

Because of outdated technology and exorbitantly expensive film, even making a feature film with the most budget-friendly approach would cost at least 30 to 50 yuan!
RMB!

That's equivalent to 300 to 500 million in today's world!
And what about later generations?

If you don't pursue more, don't hire big-name stars, and keep everything simple, you can make a pure story film with a budget of at most a few hundred thousand.

Even with extreme cost reduction measures, this cost can be further reduced!
When compared like this, the price difference is more than 10 times!
How could this not shock Lao Luo and Bai Ling?
Especially after seeing firsthand the professional photography equipment that Simon Lang brought from the future and gaining a deep understanding of its convenience, even Lao Luo (Luo Yonghao) wanted to get a camera and shoot one or two military-themed movies.

If even Lao Luo (Luo Yonghao) is like this, you can imagine what others are like.

But it is.
"If we import all this stuff from your country, won't our film industry be doomed?"

Upon hearing this, Ximen Lang immediately uttered a sentence.
"You can buy it out!"

Waving his hand, Lao Luo continued.

"Of course I know I can buy it out at a fixed price. In fact, I never intended to make any money from the box office and then give you a share of the profits."

"Firstly, we simply don't have the resources. Secondly, do you really think we're stupid?! This is an old thing from decades ago, and you still want to share the box office with us? How could that be?! What a pipe dream!"

His words immediately made Ximen Lang put aside all his random thoughts.

Lao Luo continued.

"We get everything from you guys, and they're all high-quality films that have stood the test of time. What are we supposed to do?"

"Although our film and television industry is still in its infancy and can't be considered a large-scale operation, there are still so many people who rely on it for their livelihood!"

"You've turned our film and television industry, which was just starting to improve, upside down with a bunch of incredibly cheap yet exceptionally high-quality works. What are we supposed to do?"

"With so many excellent works preceding us, the audience's tastes have become so discerning. How are we supposed to continue making films? Isn't this just taking away our livelihood?"

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

If everything were imported from later generations, and all of those imports were classic works from later generations, it could easily destroy the livelihood that the film and television industry in Beijing has worked so hard to build up.

But what if we followed the original plan, carefully selecting and gradually incorporating outstanding works from later generations?
It's difficult for Beijing to take advantage of Hollywood's early stages and its lack of mainstream presence to compete with the Americans and quickly seize this cultural high ground—a position where whoever gets there first will reap enormous benefits.

Furthermore, the world of Beijing and the world of later generations are not truly as close as brothers, so there is always some need to be wary of the future.
No matter what you do, you're helpless; no matter what you choose, you're conflicted.

Just as he was struggling with this, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and Ximen Lang had an idea.

The idea was simple: remake it.

"That's perfect, because the scans from our area may not be entirely suitable for the babies here, so a significant number of scans will have to be rejected."

"Many of these rejected works are classics, the best of the best! Since that's the case, why don't we adapt them for local audiences?"

"Just change the time and background to our settings, whatever you want, then we'll reshoot it, isn't that great?!"

(End of this chapter)