Woo Tianhao wanted to play it big. After some analysis, Fang Zhao felt that it was feasible. Just like those famous film studios from the Old Era, they could build one here. Furthermore, with the land and advanced technology, it wouldn't be too troublesome to build it. It would just take some planning.
Historical sites on various continents had been destroyed during the Period of Destruction. Because of technological innovation in the New Era, people didn't want to spend money to build such bases. Even if they were built, they would be torn down to build new housing due to the population explosion.
In film, filming only required a room in a skyscraper, a filming crew, and a special effects team. Be it historical, modern, fantasy, or sci-fi, special effects could be used to complete a film.
But for film projects with high requirements, high standards, and big productions, they tended to be filmed on location. Zaro's company borrowed equipment and manpower from the military was proof.
However, because there were no historical sites, there were very few historical dramas. Among film productions, historical dramas were the fewest, and special effects were mostly based on preserved films from the Old Era.
Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao couldn't build a film studio complex in the short term. Not only did it depend on whether it could be built, but publicity and popularity were also very important.
The most important thing now was how many people they could rope in.
"Fang Zhao, how many can you rope in?" Woo Tianhao asked. After some thought, he added, "You have to rope in Zaro."
"I've already left a message for Zaro. As for how many people I can rope in, I can only try. After all, my connections in the film industry are limited," Fang Zhao replied.
Woo Tianhao recalled that Fang Zhao wasn't an actor, so he couldn't really count on him.
"How many days can you stay here?" Woo Tianhao asked.
"Two or three days." After all, Fang Zhao couldn't stay long during his military service.
"You can let Huo Yi know. He will definitely let you stay a little longer."
Fang Zhao shook his head. "When things are settled, even if I return to planet Baiji to continue my military service, I can still keep an eye on things here in my spare time."
"All right, do your best. Let's split up." Woo Tianhao didn't expect Fang Zhao to rope in many people. As long as he could rope in Zaro, that would be enough. He would rope in the rest.
It was getting late. Everyone packed up and prepared to return. The tiger-eared monkey was brought back to the park by a breeder.
When the group returned to base, Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao went to look for Huo Yi.
"Film City?!"
When Huo Yi heard the news, he was so shocked that he almost dropped the kettle and jumped up from his chair.
He had thought that Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao had only intended to enclose a small piece of land and build a castle for fun. He had never imagined that they would play so big. But … he liked it!
Fang Zhao briefly explained the general plan. "If things go smoothly, we can try to apply for a film and television cultural base in the future."
"Film … Television Cultural … Base?!"
The name "Film and Television Culture Base" successfully stimulated Huo Yi's nerves. Without any mental preparation, Huo Yi felt a little dizzy when he was suddenly hit by this surprise.
If this "Film and Television Cultural Base" was reported and approved, would there be funding support? Or some other policy support?
The answer was yes.
But very quickly, Huo Yi calmed down. After all, he was the commanding officer of a base and would not get carried away by a few words from Fang Zhao. He sat back down and stared at Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao. There was not a trace of excitement on his face. Instead, he was serious and serious. "You want to build a film and television cultural base with just the two of you?"
"There are others," Woo Tianhao said.
Huo Yi's gaze flickered as he suppressed the excitement in his heart. "Who else?"
"We can't confirm it yet. We have to contact someone."
A smile appeared on Huo Yi's face. He understood what the two of them meant. "So, you came to me to ask me to open up a longer period of free communication for you?"
"That's right. Of course, besides this, we still have to discuss the issue of land prices," Woo Tianhao said.
Huo Yi was even more forthright this time. With a wave of his hand, he said, "The bigger the land, the better the discount! Let's see how much land you can enclose! "
Huo Yi did not have the final say in everything. If he wanted to sell land on a large scale, he would still have to report it. But no matter what, Huo Yi would still have the final say on the price.
After Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao left, Huo Yi brought up the piece of land they had chosen. His eyes glowed as he stared at the 3D holographic map on the table. That place was a piece of flat land surrounded by mountains and formed the shape of a huge ship.
Whether this "huge ship" could successfully hang the "Film and Television Cultural Base" sign and really set sail depended on whether Fang Zhao and Woo Tianhao could rope in enough people!
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Planet Baiji.
Zaro had been very pleased with himself recently. He was addicted to live broadcasting and exceeded his scheduled broadcast time every day.
Kevin Lin had discussed this with him. Exceeding a little was fine; he could claim it anyway, but exceeding it by too much and exceeding it every day was unacceptable. If he exceeded it by too much, the news agency would not reimburse him for his communications fees.
But who was Zaro? He only cared about himself. As for paying for overtime? So be it. Did your daddy lack this little bit of communications fees? I'll pay myself!
Zaro's agent: Annoying. Not only did he not earn any money, but he had also overdrawn a lot.
Kevin Lin actually did not particularly care about these overtime communications fees. He also knew that Zaro would not haggle over this. What he was worried about was Zaro's live broadcast.
Recently, channel S5's comment section had been moving in a somewhat magical direction.
When Zaro had first taken over the live broadcast, the number of online viewers had increased, but most of them had come to watch the show. Kevin Lin had been worried that channel S5's old viewers would cancel their subscriptions. Indeed, as Kevin Lin had predicted, many original viewers had indeed canceled their subscriptions, and there had been quite a bit of criticism.
Kevin Lin had been so anxious that he had discussed countermeasures with his superiors. Zaro was a person who attracted criticism easily. Should they think of some way to change him? However, the program team did not care about this. What was the big deal about attracting criticism? Money was all that mattered.
As channel S5's viewership increased, it naturally brought in more traffic and advertising revenue. The program team naturally would not replace Zaro.
Kevin Lin was very conflicted. He had even left a message for Fang Zhao, saying that Fang Zhao's predictions were inaccurate and that Zaro would not be able to retain the original viewers. But after a few days, Kevin Lin had been slapped in the face.
Some of the original viewers who had left had returned!
Zaro also had another nickname, given to him by netizens: Little Trickster.
During Zaro's live broadcasts, he had repeatedly ranted about his father's inhumane and tyrannical behavior during his military service.
"If I don't finish carrying bricks, I won't have food to eat. If I do something wrong, I get beaten up. That thick stick swings right at my body. I get beaten up so badly that even my mother can't recognize me. I can't sleep at night because of the pain, and I get called out in the middle of the night. Simply brutal!"
Zaro's father's reputation for brutality had also spread rapidly.
Rumor had it that Zaro's father had been so angry that he had almost personally rushed to planet Baiji to beat someone up.
Of course, this bit of ridicule was nothing much. Netizens felt that Zaro had tricked his father because some of the laws that had yet to be promulgated had been revealed first.
Regardless of which family member Zaro had heard the news from, the credibility of the information was rather high. Although Zaro liked to show off, he would not go so far as to spout nonsense.
Yesterday, Zaro had mentioned that some people in a certain financial district would be out of luck. This morning, an announcement had been made that the bosses of a few financial firms had been taken away.
Rumor had it that Leizhou had not intended to investigate so quickly, but Zaro had been too quick to reveal the truth, so they had no choice but to act. It was also said that because of this incident, everyone close to Zaro in the Renault family had been questioned, and the Leizhou governor had flown into a rage.
Thus, many entertainment media outlets broke the news about Zaro: "Shock! Leizhou's Famous Young Master Cheats on Extraterrestrial Live Broadcast. "
The netizens were all roaring with laughter. Now that channel S5 could see the construction situation on planet Baiji, they could also watch some entertainment. Perhaps they could even come across some of the unpromulgated policies that Zaro had mentioned.
Quite a number of viewers had changed channel S5's notification. Every time before a live broadcast, the system notification would read: "The deceitful little expert you are following is about to go online."
Fang Zhao knew all this, but he did not believe that the truth was as it was said online. Even Woo Tianhao had sneered when he found out.
Would the Renault family reveal things that had been kept secret to Zaro? What kind of person was the governor? Did he not understand Zaro's character?
The whole family was putting on an act. They were just playing along. They were just using Zaro's live broadcast to ease the impending implementation of the laws and to give some people some time to mentally prepare themselves.
Even Zaro was probably very clear about what could be said and what could not be said publicly. If Zaro was really the kind of person who did not know what was good for him and would pit his own family against him, there was no way the Leizhou governor would be so biased.
Of course, netizens did not know all this. Even if someone analyzed it, nobody cared. They watched live broadcasts for fun. As long as they were happy, it was fine. As for what the truth was, they did not really care. They had no intention of getting to the bottom of it.
Today, Zaro was doing a live broadcast on a wheat field.
This was the expanded plantation on planet Baiji.
"The weather is sunny and refreshing. Today, I want to talk to everyone about steamed buns. How are steamed buns made? We have to start with the flour. Where does the flour come from? We have to start with the wheat..."
Zaro acted as if he had mastered an exclusive secret technique.
In the New Era, very few people made things like steamed buns at home. Even if there were people who ate steamed buns, it was very convenient to buy frozen or compressed buns online. It also saved time and effort. Therefore, many people were interested in the topic Zaro was talking about.
And many elderly viewers loved to see Zaro's energetic and incomparably smug look.
Zaro was walking along the side of the wheat field, spittle flying as he recounted stories he had heard from other people. Then he gazed at the wheat field that filled his field of vision and sighed. "The wheat fields on planet Baiji are really big. They are even bigger than the biggest wheat field I have seen in Muzhou! Our Leizhou has wheat fields too. They are at Red Crescent Harbor, but Red Crescent Harbor will be built soon... Oh, I can't say that. Let's talk about how to make steamed buns... "
Online viewers: Don't! Finish talking about what will be built at Red Crescent Harbor first!
Zaro did not care what others said about him, nor did he care if there were viewers at Red Crescent Harbor scratching their heads in anxiety. After the live broadcast ended, he hurriedly checked Fang Zhao's message.
"Enclosure? Film studio complex? This is fun! "
When he saw the holographic map that Fang Zhao had sent, Zaro became even more envious. Thinking about it, he could build anything he wanted there. That was simply a holy land for showing off!
The more he looked, the more he itched. Zaro pointed at the tallest mountains on the map. "This one, this one, this one, and this one. I want them all!"
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