Lin Chaoyang returned to Yanjing to collect some information that was good at writing.

Although his new novel has later TV series as references, the biggest difference between novel creation and film and television creation lies in the presentation of details.

Movies and TV can explain a lot of information in one picture, but novels must win with full and real text details, especially those details hidden in history.

So during the period of staying in Yanjing, he would harass those who had experienced the Republic of China from time to time.

The old predecessors of the War of Resistance and Liberation are of great benefit to enriching the details of the novel.

That day he visited Chen Huangmei at the compound of No. 203 Chaonei Street. This compound was formerly called No. 5, Dongsi Toutiao. It is a North China UnionPay Chinese Language School specially designed for foreign missionaries and foreigners who study Chinese.

Therefore, the architectural style of the courtyard can be said to be a combination of Chinese and Western styles, elegant and unique.

After liberation, the Ministry of Culture was established here, and all the leaders of the Ministry of Culture lived here.

Chen Huangmei listened to Lin Chaoyang talking about some of the novels and advised him with some concern: "Your novel is probably not easy to publish!"

Lin Chaoyang smiled without any burden and said, "I will write it first. No matter whether it can be published or not, you old comrades will help me talk about your relationship at that time, and there will be no big problem."

"It turns out that you are fighting this."

I stayed at Chen Huangmei's house for almost two hours. Considering that he was not in good health, Lin Chaoyang politely declined Chen Huangmei's invitation to leave rice and stood up to say goodbye.

When I went out, I met Comrade Tian, ​​the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television, who had just returned home from get off work. Radio, Film and Television was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture. Although the family is now separated, most of the employees live in the same hospital.

When Comrade Tian saw Lin Chaoyang, he showed great enthusiasm. After chatting for a few words, he actually pulled him home.

It was dinner time now, and the aroma of food was floating in the courtyard of the Ministry of Culture, and Comrade Tian was also cooking at home. He brought Lin Chaoyang back and asked his wife to add two dishes.

"Comrade Yushu hasn't come back together?"

"No, the company is busy, so you have to come back during the Chinese New Year."

"Oh." Comrade Tian nodded and asked again: "Is the tightening of the policy of co-production films a big impact on your Lin's Pictures?"

Being a leader is hypocrisy. You have completed the policy implementation. Now I ask if it has any impact. What do I say?

"Nothing impact."

Since 1992, more and more co-productions have been produced in the mainland and Xiangjiang, which is gradually becoming a starting point, and has also impacted the production business of domestic film studios to a certain extent.

So this year, the radio and television industry has tightened its policies and strictly controlled the number of co-productions.

Reducing the number of co-productions has indeed had no impact on Lin's Pictures, and Tao Yushu had already set up a company in Yanjing.

It’s just about working with studios to turn co-productions into domestic films.

"The development of your Lin Family Pictures has been getting better and better in the past two years, and even gained a foothold in Hollywood. Last time I spoke to Comrade Yushu on the phone, and she said she would go to the United States to acquire theaters?"

"Cinemas are downstream profit-making terminals. The situation in Hollywood is more complicated than in China. Several major production companies not only have their own theater business, but also have in-depth connections with the three theaters.

In Hollywood, there are many independent production companies that have been operating for many years, but because they do not master terminal channels, they always have to work for large companies, or they have never been able to develop.

We are outsiders and can only cooperate with a few large companies in the early stage to transfer some of the benefits, but this is not a long-term solution after all."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Comrade Tian nodded slowly, "This is why he cooperated with Sony Pictures, right?

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"Not bad. It's a gang and a gang. Sony Pictures is an outsider in Hollywood and is much richer than us.

Life is not as good as it is to live together to keep warm."

"Is there any movement in the theater?"

"There is a theater called Kamake, whose theaters are mainly distributed in medium-sized non-urban communities. Kamake Kamake currently has 105 theaters and 1,124 screens in 21 states in the United States."

When he heard the scale of Kamake Cinema, Comrade Tian was a little surprised, "So many screens?"

"This is not too many in the United States. Each of the three major theaters has several times the screen."

"Isn't it cheap to acquire such a company?

"US$165 million, 54% stake."

Despite his mental preparation, Comrade Tian was still shocked by this number.

A 54% stake is worth $165 million, which is equivalent to a sixth-largest theater in the United States worth $300 million, which is much higher than the box office revenue of Chinese films throughout the year.

The US economy was in its prime in the 1990s. Carmack Cinemas is a rural cinema in the United States. The operating costs of rural cinemas are relatively low, and there are few alternative entertainment venues around it, so the benefits of cinemas are also quite considerable.

Lin's Film acquired this theater, giving it considerable premium space.

Tao Yushu sets his attention on the blank market and growing demand for films in rural America to achieve its own development, and can also avoid competing with existing strong forces in big cities.

It can be regarded as "surrounding the city in the countryside" or as a kind of "market sinking".

In the future, Lin's Cinema will gradually establish its own American theater chain based on Cummic. Tao Yushu's ideal is to occupy at least 5% of the market share of American theater chains.

Only in this way can we be invincible in negotiations with the six major Hollywood and the three major theaters.

Comrade Tian didn't know how to express his feelings for a moment. After a while, he asked: "With theaters, Lin's Pictures can be considered as restless in the United States."

"It's not that easy. The United States is the most competitive film market in the world. With so many Hollywood companies looking forward to it, it's not easy to break through the siege."

Comrade Tian smiled and said, "I have confidence in Comrade Yushu."

Then, the comrade asked Lin Chaoyang for details about Lin's film acquisition of theaters in the United States.

Comrade Tian is in charge of the film business. Since he led the domestic film reform the year before yesterday, the original stagnant film market has been stirred up, but the situation is not very good, and there are still many problems.

Among them is the issue of theaters. Currently, domestic cinemas are directly controlled by distribution companies at all levels, and a market-oriented theater mechanism has not yet been formed, which has greatly hindered the market-oriented development of the film industry.

After dinner, Comrade Tian sent Lin Chaoyang out of the door.

After visiting Yanjing for a month, I felt that there were too many materials to use, so Lin Chaoyang felt at ease.

Continue to create novels.

In December, it was cold outside, and the house in Xiaoliubukou Hutong was as warm as spring.

Lin Chaoyang got up early and exercised in the yard for more than ten minutes, so he cleared his mind. After breakfast, he was about to start work today, but the phone at home rang.

The phone call was from Tao Yucheng, saying that Tao Xiwen had returned to China.

"I won't leave! I won't leave!"

Lin Chaoyang asked whether he would go home to visit his relatives or to return to China completely. Tao Yucheng replied happily and said, "Donglai Shun Shabu at noon."

"good."

After writing for two hours in the morning by phone, Lin Chaoyang took the bodyguard out.

When winter comes, Donglaishun's business is always surprisingly good, and there are queues almost every evening.

It was better during the noon period. Although there were many people, there was always a place. Tao Yucheng knew this rule and chose the time at noon.

Lin Chaoyang met Tao Xiwen when he was in the United States for a few months, and he didn't feel much about meeting him again, but the old couple of Tao family and Tao Yucheng were particularly excited.

During the meal, Lin Chaoyang asked, "What are you planning to do when you come back?"

"I haven't thought about it yet."

Tao Xiwen's answer was very realistic. He studied computer science at Stanford, and he must have to work in related majors when he returned to China, but he had no direction yet.

During his master's degree, he interned at HP for half a semester, and after graduation, he worked for almost half a year before he made up his mind to return to China.

"Maybe it's making software." Tao Xiwen said again, but his tone was not firm.

The Internet is in full swing now, and China has just connected to the international Internet this year.

Many people who are engaged in related professionals think this thing is good, but everyone has no idea about how to industrialize it.

But the computer software industry is different. Since the 1960s, a large-scale industry has gradually formed, and pioneering general software such as WPS has been available in China since the late 1980s.

In the future, whether it is a computer or the Internet in China, development will be inseparable from the support of software. It is definitely not wrong to take this path in general.

"Your aunt's company is about to be launched on New Year's Day. Do you want to try it?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

As early as a few years ago, Mingpao Enterprise had already established its own online news publication "Asian News Abstract", which has accumulated nearly 150,000 users around the world in recent years.

Nearly 98% of these 150,000 users were obtained in the past two years in 1993 and 1994.

This phenomenon occurs because in 1993, a great invention appeared in the American Internet, Mosaic browser.

This browser allows users to easily access web content through a graphical interface, greatly reducing the threshold for using the Internet.

It directly stimulated the growth rate of Internet users, accelerated the popularity of the Internet, and made the number of Internet users in the United States exceed tens of millions in just two years.

Mingpao Enterprises don’t seem to have many of the 150,000 users obtained through "Asian News Summary".

But it is very likely to be an important spark of the digitalization of traditional media.

For these users, Mingpao Enterprise pays an operating cost of HK$1 million per year, and even now, there is no possibility of recovering money.

At the beginning of this year, Murdoch threw out the bait of the South China Morning Post Group, which made Tao Yushu covetous.

But she finally let go of this obsession under Lin Chaoyang's persuasion. One important reason is that Tao Yushu recognized Lin Chaoyang's views on the future digital trend of traditional media.

"Asian News Summary" has been running for almost four years in a blink of an eye. The emergence of Mosaic browser has lowered the threshold for accessing the Internet. The Internet concept in Silicon Valley in the United States is in full swing, and Tao Yushu has also decided to test the waters of the Internet news field.

Asia Pacific News is a bold attempt.

"I want to do something myself."
To be continued...