Chapter 880: A New Project for the Horror Hostel
The protagonist Qin Yi is not a child with a flood of sympathy, but a soldier with a clear mind and a heart like stone.
He was affected by the consciousness of the insect hive, and naturally had a feeling of closeness and sympathy for the Zerg, but he was able to resist and resist this feeling of closeness with his own reason, and did not hesitate to deceive the Zerg and order the extermination of the entire Zerg, which is what the protagonist should do from the perspective of Huaxia.
Of course, this makes the final ending even more ironic.
If it is a Madonna protagonist who calls for peaceful coexistence with the Zerg, and finally comes to the side of the Zerg, the audience will only think that he is a "traitor" and a fool, and they will not have any good feelings towards him.
But Qin Yi is completely on the side of the human race, but he was betrayed by mistake and forced to become the master of the Zerg, which makes it difficult for the audience to have disgust with him.
Therefore, if Lu Zhiyao is asked to evaluate this movie, he thinks that there are three things that are special enough about this movie.
The first is to reinterpret a classic science fiction theme from the perspective of Chinese culture, for domestic audiences, this is a story that makes most people feel that their values are in line with themselves.
The second is that such a huge amount of investment and such a large number of special effects shots have pushed domestic science fiction films to a peak, no matter whether it makes money or loses money at the box office, at least it will leave a strong mark in the history of domestic science fiction film development.
Finally, this special form of expression, which is obviously different from other films, is a very novel attempt.
The main actor in the whole movie is only Lu Zhiyao, if his acting skills collapse, then this movie will also collapse; But if his acting skills hold up the whole movie, then the performance that lasts for more than an hour and changes in mood several times will become a classic in film history.
There is no exterior location and all green screens, although it greatly increases the cost of shooting, but it is also a way to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses.
At present, there are many companies that do game special effects and good technology, and few companies that do movie special effects and poor technology, and Tengda Group itself has more technical reserves in games.
In this case, deliberately not doing so many real scenes, just a space capsule, a circle of green screens, all the actual combat scenes are done with special effects, which can maximize the effect.
In addition, Lu Zhiyao also vaguely feels that this movie is inextricably linked with the gameplay of the game "Mission and Choice".
It's just that Lu Zhiyao himself is not a hardcore gamer, he knows little about the game, and he doesn't know anything about the details of the game "Mission and Choice", so he can only figure out the connection between the two after the game is released and the movie is released.
After reading the last script, Lu Zhiyao was even more sure that he had the right film.
Think about it, can there be a problem with Mr. Pei's film? Each one is sure to be a classic!
If the previous "Beautiful Tomorrow" was a film dressed in science fiction, but it actually talked about human nature and social system, then "Mission and Choice" is a serious science fiction film.
Moreover, this sci-fi film has put forward higher requirements for Lu Zhiyao's acting skills. If he can act well, then Lu Zhiyao will definitely go one step further on the road to becoming an actor!
Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyao felt full of energy, and continued to hone his acting skills in the mirror.
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Monday, February 6th.
After Pei Qian got up, he had breakfast, and then took the car and went straight to the Palpitation Hotel.
Today is the Lantern Festival, but the Lantern Festival is not a legal holiday, so there is no holiday. However, Pei Qian specially told the fish takeaway to add the Lantern Festival to the employees' working meals, which can be regarded as a special holiday care.
Today, Pei Qian went to the Palpitation Hostel, because he had a big job to hand over to Chen Kangtuo.
The Horror Hostel was completed in July last year, and there are three projects: Desperate Escape, Murder House Nightmare and Ultimate Horror.
After the opening, Mr. Li and others carried out a wave of publicity in Jingzhou and even Handong Province, Zhang Yu carried out a wave of publicity through the country's shared phone booths, and a wave of publicity was carried out in the videos of various UP masters, and after the fire of "Mr. Pei's lifestyle", many people came to Jingzhou to challenge this thrilling project.
In short, as a haunted house, the Horror Hostel is already famous all over the country. When it comes to haunted houses in Jingzhou and even the entire Handong Province, everyone's first reaction is to feel the horror hostel, and many young people come from other cities to experience it.
But half a year has passed, and the traffic of the Horror Hostel has also dropped, and there is still a long way to go before the initial construction cost is recovered.
The most fundamental reason is that there is no cluster effect.
Large-scale amusement parks often have a dozen or dozens of projects, not only haunted houses, but also roller coasters, large pendulums and other more extreme and exciting projects, as well as carousels such as relatively soothing and suitable for children.
These large amusement parks are suitable for all ages, and there are many things to do at once, attracting more visitors.
Although the project of the Horror Hostel is very fun, and it also has a certain replayable nature compared to other haunted houses, the first wave of horror lovers will get tired of coming three or four times at most, and they will not come every day.
Therefore, the heat naturally dropped.
Pei Qian thinks this is a good phenomenon.
Half a year after opening, I will look back at the project of Thrill Hostel, although it can make money at present, but it is still far from recovering the initial investment, and it may take years, more than ten years or even longer.
This shows that the strategy of "spectacle misleading the country" is right!
Now that Pei Qian has more and more system funds in his hands, he can almost continue to build and burn a lot of money in the Horror Inn.
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Pei Qian came to the office of the Palpitation Hostel Park and met Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong.
It's Monday morning, and there aren't many visitors to the entire Horror Hostel park, so Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong are in the office, busy with some daily affairs.
After becoming the person in charge of the Horror Hostel, Chen Kangtuo did not drill into the haunted house every day, in addition to maintaining the normal operation of the Horror Hostel and dealing with some emergencies, his main energy was all focused on continuing to improve the tourist experience.
Although the completion of these three projects is already very high, there is still room for improvement in some details, and there is room for further improvement in some buildings and decorations in the site.
Chen Kangtuo stayed in the Horror Hostel all day long, and he was almost as familiar with this place as his own backyard, and when he had nothing to do, he proposed some small repairs and small repairs.
So far, the experience of the Horror Hostel for tourists is much better than when it first opened.
Seeing Mr. Pei, Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were both a little excited.
Mr. Pei hasn't forgotten us!
Since the official opening of the Palpitation Hostel, Mr. Pei has not been here for half a year. If it weren't for the huge investment in this place, Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong would almost think that they were Mr. Pei's abandoned sons.
Now that Mr. Pei is finally here, it is obvious that there is a new task!
Pei Qian sat down on the sofa in the office, took a sip of tea, and didn't plan to sell it, so he went straight to the point.
"There's nothing special about coming today, it's just that I have a new job for you."
"Give you 100 million funds, a year's construction period, and build a new project here at the Palpitation Hostel."
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were stunned for a moment.
What's that?
100 million funds??
Both were at a loss.
Because the funds that Tengda Group has invested in the Thrilling Hotel so far are only fifty or sixty million, and that is still when three projects are done!
The three projects of desperate escape, nightmare of the murderous house, and ultimate horror, including the golden maze in the park, the maid café, etc., all use the original factory building, so they are mainly renovated and set in the factory.
Tens of millions are enough to create a very top-notch horror effect.
As for the supporting facilities around the three projects, they are all paid by Mr. Li.
Before, three projects cost 50 or 60 million, but now one project costs 100 million?
The cost and duration of this project are much higher than the previous three projects!
What has to be a project?
Chen Kangtuo asked tentatively: "Mr. Pei, is it still a haunted house to be built this time?" ”
Pei Qian shook his head: "No." ”
At the beginning, Pei Qian decided to build a haunted house, mainly for two purposes: one was to lose money, and the other was to scare Ruan Guangjian.
But in the current state of the Horror Hostel, neither of the two goals has been achieved!
The second goal was especially unsuccessful, and Nguyen Quang Jian not only did not frighten him, but had a lot of fun in "Ultimate Terror".
If you build a new haunted house, won't it still be cheaper for this kid?
Moreover, the bigger the investment in haunted houses, the more likely it is to attract horror lovers from all over the world.
If you spend another 100 million to continue to build a new haunted house project, its scale may be directly compared to the super-large haunted house like the Wushan Mental Hospital, and become the largest haunted house project in China, with unimaginable consequences.
Therefore, after Pei Qian's comprehensive consideration, he decided to put the haunted house matter aside for a while and spend the 100 million yuan this time on other projects.
The reason for such a high budget is mainly because of the long construction period.
This project will span two cycles, almost a year, and who knows how much money will be made in this year? The budget is set a little higher, and it saves time to spend money in a hurry.
Hearing Mr. Pei say that it was not a haunted house project, Chen Kangtuo breathed a sigh of relief.
OK!
Because the design of the three haunted house projects of the Horror Hostel has almost squeezed out the ideas of him and Hao Qiong, and spending another 100 million to build a haunted house will at most make it a large haunted house like the Foggy Mountain Mental Hospital, and there will not necessarily be anything new.
Do other projects, so as to enrich the entertainment types of the Horror Hostel.
Chen Kangtuo asked: "Mr. Pei, what exactly is the project going to be this time?" ”
Pei Qian had already thought about it, and immediately replied: "Roller coaster, but it's not a traditional roller coaster. ”
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were confused and continued to listen carefully.