Rebirth 99 to become a car giant

Chapter 772 Venus Technology’s planetary engine VS Wandering Earth, what a mess...

"Mr. Cao, several companies have already contacted us and want to discuss advertising for the launch of Venus 9 next year."

"Do you think we should leave this opportunity to the companies within the group, or should we continue to cooperate with outside companies?"

Zhao Siyu feels like he is dozens of pounds lighter now when he walks.

The halo brought about by the successful launch of the world's first recyclable rocket is really dazzling.

This kind of work achievement was something he had never been able to feel when he was working in aerospace technology.

Now a bunch of well-known domestic companies have contacted him to send money, and the advertising costs have soared from 60 million to 100 million, which makes him feel an even bigger impact.

In the past, all funds were allocated by relevant departments.

He didn't feel any particularly big impact at all.

“Since Daystar No. 9’s advertising has set the general direction of cooperation with domestic private enterprises, we will continue to follow this route.”

"Of course, companies that have overlapping business with our group are definitely not allowed to advertise for them."

Cao Yang gave his opinion very directly.

Clothing, beverages, wine and other industries that Nanshan Group is not involved in can be considered for cooperation as long as the advertising fee is sufficient and the reputation is not bad.

But for car brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, or Chery, Geely, etc., that is definitely not possible.

Warwick mobile phones, OPPO mobile phones and other mobile phone brands have no way to agree.

Cao Yang did not give opportunities to his own companies, nor did he express his willingness to give them to their competitors.

"Now Anta, Hongxing Erke, Li Ning and many other clothing brands are contacting us."

"Companies such as Mengniu and Yili have also tentatively contacted us."

"Then we will hold a tender and bid to see which company's comprehensive quotation is the most suitable?"

Zhao Siyu expressed his thoughts.

Cao Yang naturally had no objection to this.

"At present, our technical team has made relevant confirmations on the recovered first-stage rocket, and some problems will continue to be improved in subsequent products."

"If this rocket is to be relaunched, individual parts will also need to be reinstalled. It is ultimately estimated that it will take a month before it is ready for launch."

After finishing the digression, Zhao Siyu must return to the topic again.

Although Venus 9 was successfully launched, it does not mean that his work is over.

On the contrary, that is just the beginning.

Tens of thousands of satellites in the Starlink satellite system are waiting to be produced and launched.

The second, third, and even fourth and fifth rockets of Venus 9 can all be scheduled for formal production.

At that time, multiple rockets will be ready for launch at the same time, which can ensure that rockets are launched every month and continue to send satellites into space.

The next step is to start considering the networking of the Starlink satellite system.

In order to maximize the influence of Starlink satellites, Cao Yang will definitely not wait for all satellites to be launched before starting to use the Starlink system.

As long as there are hundreds of satellites in the sky, the system can be developed in China first.

When the time comes, just keep improving.

"Although the launch was successful the first time, it was also recovered successfully."

"But whether it can be successfully reused the second time is also very important."

"So after completing all the tests, we will arrange the second launch as soon as possible so that everyone can truly see what repeated launches are."

Cao Yang's thinking is very clear.

On the one hand, we will continue to produce several Venus 9s in preparation for launch. On the other hand, we must continue to use the products that have been successfully launched.

He even thought about arranging repeated launches again and again as quickly as possible in order to finally confirm how many times Venus 9 could be repeated.

This will be more beneficial for the arrangement of subsequent launch missions.

This is like doing durability testing when developing car parts. Test continuously until the parts are not damaged even after exceeding the set conditions.

Or keep doing it until the part breaks.

The number of reuses of Venus 9 also needs to be confirmed using a similar method.

More than 10 times is in compliance with the design requirements.

Reaching 15+ times is very satisfying.

If it can be fired 20 times without damage, it will definitely exceed expectations.

In that case, the cost of a single launch can really be reduced to less than 10 million yuan.

This advantage is unmatched by other institutions.

"No problem. We will try to arrange the second launch next month and then simultaneously produce the second satellite."

"By then our sea launch ship will have almost been produced, and we can try to launch the second rocket from the sea launch platform."

Zhao Siyu feels that 2013 is definitely the most important year in his life.

What he has to experience this year may be more and more important than in most of his life.

According to Venus Technology’s plan, they will have more than 20 launch missions this year.

After that, the number of launch missions will increase rapidly.

It is estimated that Chinese netizens will be able to see the news about the launch of Venus 9 again every now and then.

"Just follow your plan."

"You can also post part of these launch plans directly on our official Weibo."

"It will definitely be beneficial for Daystar to maintain a high level of popularity at that time to attract talents from all walks of life."

Cao Yang is preparing to build Daystar Technology into a star company.

This kind of business definitely needs all kinds of exposure.

As for advertising, Cao Yang obviously didn't plan to approve even a penny of the budget.

Then you need to rely on Daystar Technology’s own charm to promote it.

The world's first recyclable rocket has just been successfully launched, and a second repeat launch will be arranged soon after. This will definitely make Venus 9 more popular.

Sure enough, when Zhao Siyu arranged for someone to announce the plan on the official Weibo, and Cao Yang also forwarded it and expressed his expectations, the number one hot search position on Weibo was once again occupied by Daystar No. 9.

The popularity, which dropped slightly, has completely picked up.

However, this makes some people very depressed.

"Cousin, your Daystar No. 9 has been dominating the hot searches continuously. Many celebrities in the entertainment industry are feeling depressed."

"They were planning to release a new song in the next few days."

Zhang Xin took this opportunity and called Cao Yang directly to chat.

As a rising giant in the Chinese entertainment industry, Zhang Xin is naturally well-informed.

When she was having dinner or meeting with others, there would be people next to her who constantly took the initiative to share some gossip they knew with her.

In a way, this is also a way for others to please her.

Just like when an ordinary employee is riding in a car with company leaders or waiting for a meeting, silence can make the atmosphere awkward.

It’s definitely time to find something to talk about.

It is more appropriate to say something that you know and that the other person may be interested in.

In the entertainment industry, some gossip and inside information are constantly spread through such exchanges.

The information you thought was confidential may be betrayed anytime and anywhere.

Even if it is sold it is worthless.

"Is there such a thing?"

"Then they can only blame themselves for not being famous enough."

Cao Yang spread his hands, unwilling to take the blame.

As for the people in the entertainment industry, he really couldn't muster any interest in paying attention to them.

But if you pay more attention to a certain person, you will find that there is a lot of black material behind it, which makes people feel disgusting.

"That's true. I don't have enough influence, and I always feel that others are stealing my hot searches."

As an industry insider, Zhang Xin is naturally very familiar with the situations of various celebrities.

To a certain extent, there is really no problem with Cao Yang's statement.

"You called me today, weren't you just talking about some trivial matter about a celebrity?"

Cao Yang knew Zhang Xin very well.

So I know she must have something to do with me today.

"Brother, it's like this."

Zhang Xin quickly organized his words, "Isn't Venus 9 launched now?"

"I think Chinese people should be paying more and more attention to space."

"Science fiction films in the future should not be as stagnant as in the past."

"Nowadays, directors from all walks of life are rushing to shoot various low-budget youth films, just trying to make some quick money."

"I wanted to shoot something different, something that would leave a record in film history."

When Zhang Xin said this, Cao Yang knew what she meant and asked directly: "Do you want to make a science fiction film?"

Although Cao Yang rarely has time to watch movies, he doesn't know anything about movies.

As early as the 1980s, China began shooting science fiction movies.

"Dislocation" released in 1986 is China's first science fiction film. It tells the story of engineer Zhao Shuxin who was promoted to director and built a robot exactly like himself to deal with the world, but was betrayed by the robot.

The entire film's styling, surreal atmosphere, dream processing, and lens language all broke through the limitations of artistic aesthetics at the time.

During the same period in the 1980s and 1990s, a number of science fiction movies were released one after another.

"Thunderbolt" released in 1988 and "Magic Watch" in 1990 are both children's science fiction and relatively niche.

"The Atmosphere", released in 1990, used environmental protection propaganda as the starting point to narrate a science fiction story.

Science fiction movies such as "A World of Men" in 1987, "Synth" in 1988, and "Doctor Invisible" in 1991 all came to prominence due to the creative environment at that time.

Although the picture was not very beautiful and the science fiction structure was incomplete based on the special effects level at the time, it was a pioneer in domestic science fiction movies.

When the time came to 2000, due to the public's indifference to domestic science fiction movies, very few science fiction movies were shot during this period, and domestic science fiction movies came to a standstill.

Zhang Xin is now thinking about shooting a science fiction film, which is definitely something that no one in the Chinese entertainment industry is optimistic about.

The most important thing is that if a science fiction film is shot well, the investment is not small at all.

Starting from 100 million, there is no upper limit.

With this kind of funds, I can shoot several good youth films.

And after spending so much money, there is a high probability that it will still be thrown into the street.

This has caused more investment institutions to lose interest in science fiction films.

Zhang Xin obviously knew about this situation, so he called Cao Yang specifically.

She came for support.

It is even possible that she has hit a wall with Zhang Songwen.

"Yeah, I want to make a science fiction movie."

Zhang Xin took a deep breath and expressed his thoughts.

She was prepared to be scolded.

"At that time, I will embed some products of Daystar Technology Company into the movie. Even some of the rockets and spaceships that appear in it can be set as products of Daystar Technology Company."

Zhang Xin, who had a strong desire to survive, quickly added another sentence.

"Science fiction is a genre worth trying. I don't object to this view."

"But would it be too early to start filming now?"

Cao Yang feels that the current domestic conditions for shooting science fiction films are not very mature.

Whether it’s the consumer market or production technology.

"Brother, science fiction films account for an average of 15% to 25% of box office revenue in the American film industry that year, accounting for more than half of the top ten box office films over the years."

"I think there is no reason why China's film market is so big that it cannot support even one science fiction film."

"And I think it's not too early at all. From early preparation to official release, it will have to be at least next year."

"If something goes wrong in the middle, it won't even be released until 2015."

Zhang Xin is very smart, and she has already heard some meaning from Cao Yang's words.

The financier has no objection, and she has absolute confidence to produce a different science fiction film.

"Have you chosen your subject?"

For ordinary investment institutions, the risk of filming a science fiction film is too high.

But for Cao Yang, the investment of several hundred million is nothing.

Think of it as cultivating special effects production techniques for Nanshan Film and Television.

As the number one film and television company in China, Nanshan Film and Television always has to do something different from others in order to consolidate its position as the industry leader.

Otherwise, there is no point in following the trend and shooting popular subjects every day.

"The selection has been made. I have even bought the rights to adapt it. It is an adaptation of a short story of the same name by a famous science fiction novelist. It is called "The Wandering Earth". It was first published in "Science Fiction World" magazine in 2000."

"The story tells that the sun is aging and expanding and is about to engulf the earth. In order to survive, mankind has spent 400 years building 12,000 huge planetary engines around the world that are higher than Mount Everest, pushing the entire earth out of its existing orbit, and starting a period of A 2,500-year journey in search of a new home.”

"This time, instead of escaping in a spaceship, we are escaping with the earth into the depths of the universe. The escape stages are divided into five stages: the braking era, the escape era, the pre-wandering era, the post-wandering era, and the new sun era."

"The story in the movie is about a Jupiter impact crisis in the escape era..."

"Brother, when the time comes, I will arrange for this huge planetary engine to be produced by Venus Technology. Even the spacecraft inside will be produced by Venus Technology."

“I think this is definitely very useful in increasing the visibility and influence of Daystar Technology.”

Zhang Xin quickly communicated his thoughts with Cao Yang.

""The Wandering Earth"?"

Cao Yang was relieved when he heard the name.

At least Zhang Xin has a good eye for selecting materials.

Although I don’t know how the "Wandering Earth" she directed the filming will be different from the historical one.

But at least Cao Yang is optimistic about this subject.

Although Nanshan Film and Television's profit contribution to Nanshan Group is very small, it can sometimes play some very special roles in publicity.

Therefore, Cao Yang fully supports further consolidating Nanshan Film and Television’s industry position.

Nowadays, Zhang Xin is regarded as a new generation director and star in Nanshan Film and Television. If she can lead the filming of a hit science fiction movie, it will definitely be very beneficial to increase the influence of Nanshan Film and Television.

For a long time, Chinese audiences’ understanding and aesthetic appreciation of science fiction films and television have been completely based on the Western aesthetic system.

This has happened more than once before. When Chinese actors appear in American science fiction films, the audience starts laughing.

There is even an argument that Chinese elements are naturally incompatible and inconsistent with science fiction.

Cao Yang absolutely does not agree with this view.

For Daystar Technology to go into space, to a certain extent, it also needs a better science fiction atmosphere in China.

From this perspective, even if Zhang Xin didn't bring it up, Cao Yang felt that he would have to talk to Zhang Songwen later about whether he could arrange for someone to try shooting a science fiction movie.

After thinking about these issues clearly, Cao Yang naturally supported Zhang Xin's idea.

"Brother, I think this movie is really worth shooting. Even if it doesn't make a lot of money, I don't think it will lose much."

Zhang Xin further lobbied Cao Yang.

In 2012, the domestic film market had begun to explode.

It is no longer uncommon for a movie to have a box office of over 100 million, and there are even movies that have a box office of over 1 billion.

This gave various funds a lot more confidence in the film market.

"How much money are you going to spend on filming "The Wandering Earth"?"

As soon as Cao Yang said these words, Zhang Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

My dream is half done!

Before her, no one in China wanted to make science fiction movies.

But the investment of hundreds of millions directly scared away various investment institutions.

In China's existing film market, if you invest 100 million, the box office will basically have to reach around 300 million to make a profit.

This investment of two to three billion means that the box office needs to be close to one billion.

Although there are already movies in China that have exceeded one billion in box office, they are comedies that everyone likes to watch.

For example, China’s own science fiction movies have never had a movie that has exceeded 1 billion, let alone 1 billion.

This means that investing in science fiction movies will cost you money.

No one’s money comes from strong winds, so those directors will naturally be unable to attract investment.

"Two hundred million, I only need two hundred million."

Zhang Xin said a number that was neither too high nor too low.

She wants to make the film a classic, so naturally she cannot invest too little.

But if we directly talk about an investment of 400 to 500 million yuan, we are worried that it will not be approved.

"Brother, don't think that two hundred million is a lot."

"Actually, for a science fiction film, 200 million is not much at all."

"We need to arrange for people to draw thousands of concept design drawings, thousands of shot-by-shot drawings, produce tens of thousands of props, build over 100,000 square meters of real scenery, and produce at least 1,000 special effects shots."

"During this process, I am also planning to invite some experts from the Academy of Sciences to serve as scientific consultants to solve in detail the professional issues related to physics and celestial bodies in the plot and reduce possible scientific flaws."

Zhang Xin quickly added his thoughts.

After all, although Cao Yang is the richest man in the world, he is not short of 200 million.

But it’s not like spending it randomly.

"You have said it to this extent, and I don't agree with the investment of 200 million. I guess I won't be able to live in peace for the rest of my life."

"Forget it, I'll call Zhang Songwen and ask him to prepare 300 million for you directly."

"At the same time, I also sent back some of my thoughts to your email."

"Since you want to make a different science fiction movie, then act as soon as possible."

"While you still have enthusiasm, make it as perfect as possible and try to release it as soon as possible within the next two years."

When Cao Yang said this, Zhang Xin immediately jumped up and gave Cao Yang a bunch of rainbow farts over the phone.

"Brother, don't worry. Although I will probably spend all 300 million, I will definitely try to make it not lose money or even make money."

"And this "The Wandering Earth" will be made into a series of movies by then, and I will make some contribution to the development of Nanshan Film and Television."

Zhang Xin can't wait to start preparations for the filming of "The Wandering Earth".

After agreeing to Zhang Xin's shooting idea, Cao Yang naturally wanted to maximize the benefits of this matter.

"Let's see. When the time comes, I will ask Daystar Technology and Nanshan Film and Television to jointly announce that they will jointly invest in the filming of "The Wandering Earth". Daystar will provide some technical support, and Nanshan Film and Television will be responsible for the filming and implementation."

"When the time comes, all our group's mobile phones, cars, equipment, engines, rockets and other products will be included, which will also increase the topicality of all parties."

Zhang Xin naturally had no objection to Cao Yang's proposal.

Inserting ads from other companies is just advertising.

But the advertisement embedded in Nanshan Group's products may be a win-win joint publicity.

Just like Daystar Technology and Nanshan Film and Television will officially announce the filming of "The Wandering Earth" later, this will be very beneficial to increasing the visibility of both parties.

And Chinese netizens who like to eat melons will definitely be happy to dig into this topic.

Even after the information that Honor mobile phones and other products will be embedded in movies is constantly revealed, it will gain wave after wave of popularity.

Even after the final movie was released, the hidden benefits and effects brought about by these advertising placements alone exceeded 300 million.

"No problem, I'll go find Zhang Songwen to discuss this matter now."

Zhang Xin couldn't wait to hang up the phone and started to take action.

Listening to the "beep beep" sound on the other side of the phone, Cao Yang was also speechless.

In China nowadays, there are really not many people who dare to hang up his phone directly.