The popularity of "The Legend of Pangu" has also made the world aware of the 3D theater playback system, and also gained an intuitive understanding of the new IMax giant screen.
So when this movie is in theaters, seeing Time Cinemas' theaters all over the world being full and even having to queue up to buy tickets, it's like robbing money.
How could such a scene not attract the attention of other theater companies, so through inquiries from various parties, I learned that the 3D theater projection system of Time Cinema Company was developed by Polaris Company.
The name of Polaris is familiar to the whole world, but it has not made much achievements in the field of film projection before. The films previously shown by Time Cinema Company were all 2D films, which did not reflect the advantages of the 3D projection system at all.
Now with the broadcast of the world's first 3D movie, Polaris' movie projection system has finally attracted the attention of various theater owners, who have contacted Polaris to inquire about the price of related equipment.
It’s just that most theater companies backed down when they heard the price quoted by Polaris Company. After all, the price of a projection system alone reached 2 million U.S. dollars. Plus the cost of theater renovation and other expenses, the cost was too high. .
Although the first step of 3D movies has been released and has achieved a good start, it will take some time to fully popularize 3D movies. During this period, there is still room for their old-fashioned theaters to survive.
Therefore, some small theater chain companies have decided to adopt a delaying strategy. They have no choice but to live like a monk beating the clock and muddle along.
Of course, there are also some cinema chain owners who are aware of the great changes in the times and plan to change careers if their economic strength does not allow it. Some cinema chain companies that can raise a large amount of capital plan to take this opportunity to turn to 3D cinemas on a large scale and eliminate the former competition. The opponent is left behind.
The above are two extremes. Most theater companies with certain strength have adopted a more compromise approach, which is to transform some of their traditional theaters into 3D theaters. This can not only alleviate the financial pressure, but also keep up with the times. pace of.
In any case, Polaris' 3D projection system is a good sign here. When the movie was removed from shelves globally, the company had received a total of 1,000 global orders, with a total order value of US$2 billion.
Although this achievement is not outstanding, it is the first time that Polaris has received an order from a brother company, which is of great significance. The relevant business departments have adjusted production tasks in a timely manner and delivered products to customers as soon as possible.
Of course, in addition to the 3D projection system, Polaris' digital film shooting equipment has also attracted the attention of major film companies around the world.
Compared with traditional roll-to-roll shooting equipment, this high-definition digital shooting system requires a huge initial investment in equipment, but the cost during the shooting process is greatly reduced.
It is obvious that the cost of film required for traditional shooting equipment is not low. Even in China, it is the bulk of the cost. If the cost of film is eliminated, other costs will be greatly reduced.
Of course, the initial investment capital for Polaris' digital shooting equipment is not low. The price of a movie-level camera reaches 500,000 US dollars. This is the price of bare metal, plus the price of supporting equipment, the price is even higher.
Although the initial investment cost is high, the cost of later shooting can be greatly reduced, because there is no need to use film anymore. You only need to store the shooting images in the storage medium, and you can shoot repeatedly and select the optimal image.
Of course, for some temporary crews, such an investment is not something they can afford, so the companies inquiring about these equipment are either large companies or film service companies.
Only they can not only afford the high initial equipment costs, but also reduce the equipment costs over a long period of time, and ultimately create higher economic value than film shooting equipment.
During this period of time, Polaris sold 2,000 film-level cameras and supporting equipment and software, with total orders reaching US$1.5 billion.
Among them, US$1 billion is the total amount of bare camera equipment, and the other US$500 million is supporting equipment and software.
This does not include the price of storage media, because Polaris only provides basic storage media capacity, which is just enough for one and a half hours of movie storage.
You must know that when filming a movie, there will be a lot of retained scenes. These retained scenes are even much longer than the length of the officially edited film, often more than 10 times, so the required storage capacity is not low.
Therefore, if you want to meet your needs, you need to purchase additional storage media. Then these storage media need to be purchased from Byte Data Company. Of course, you can also entrust Polaris Company to help purchase and complete them.
In addition, if film companies want to shoot 3D special effects movies, they also need to purchase other auxiliary shooting equipment from Polaris Company, such as motion capture equipment. Although the transaction amount is not high, mosquitoes are still fleshy no matter how small they are.
Closer to home, Zhao Yi and his party took advantage of the Olympic Games to visit many good attractions around Los Angeles. Zhou Jinyu and Zhou Jinjue also satisfied their desire to travel abroad.
During this period, Zhou Jinjue and Zhou Jinyu also saw a scene in a small alley where a black man held a gun and robbed a person of other ethnic groups. On the street next door, there were a dazzling array of luxury stores.
There is a thin line between sin and heaven. This is America, a hell for the poor and a paradise for the rich.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Jinjue wanted to step forward to rescue but was stopped by Zhao Yi. This situation will not be changed just because of one person's rescue. This is the logic of how the United States operates. As an outsider, as long as you stand by and bless them That's it.
Seeing Zhao Yi's actions, Zhou Jinyu on the side also expressed confusion. However, after Zhou Jinjue calmed down, he was able to understand Zhao Yi's decision. After calming down, his brain's IQ began to occupy the high ground and he was able to figure out the key.
Seeing Zhou Jinyu's expression, Zhao Yi stretched out his hand to scratch her head and said with a smile: "Don't think it's weird. Things like this happen every day in various places in the United States. The scene just happened to be seen by us. .”
When Zhou Jinyu heard what Zhao Yi said, her expression did not calm down. Although what Zhao Yi said may be true, in traditional Chinese education, when encountering injustice, you draw a sword to help, and her behavior just now made her unable to accept this reality.
“The black people who robbed just now had guns in their hands, and although the security personnel also had guns in their hands, I cannot and am not qualified to ask them to help others for no reason, because they are also the children of their parents, the husbands of their wives, and the fathers of their children.
Although I hired them, I still hope that they can go back safely, instead of sacrificing them for irrelevant people.
If any of them makes a mistake, it cannot be solved by self-blame. You have to understand that many misfortunes happen every day in this world. We are not saviors and cannot save all unfortunate people.
If we have some ability, we should first save the people who are close to us, and if we have the spare capacity, then save the people who are more distant. This is what a rational person should do. "Zhao Yi continued to explain.
"You men are really hard-hearted." Zhou Jinyu was obviously convinced by Zhao Yi's words just now. Her expression no longer changed, but her stubborn character made her unwilling to admit defeat.
"So men are the protagonists in this society. Righteousness does not control wealth, and kindness does not control soldiers. There is still some truth in what the ancients said. Society is complex. If you do things based on emotion, it will only be a mess.
Only by standing out from the incident and thinking about the problem from a rational perspective can we fully understand the logical relationships inside, identify the key points, and find corresponding solutions. "
Zhao Yi's words are not only for Zhou Jinyu, but also for Zhou Jinjue. Although kindness is a good quality of a person, if it is used improperly, the consequences may be more hateful than evil people.
In particular, the higher the status of a person, the more cautious he must be in handling this matter, and rationality must not be lost. This is very important for Zhou Jinjue's career in the future.
After encountering the scene just now, everyone was no longer in the mood to continue shopping on Hollywood Boulevard, so they headed back home, and a group of seven luxury cars headed towards the Hilton Hotel.
Sitting in the car, Zhao Yi looked at Zhou Jinyu, who was still depressed, and said nothing. She needed to get over this hurdle by herself, and outsiders didn't really help much.
In fact, Zhao Yi has not told her about the more cruel things, because the scene just now was not actually a robbery. If it was a robbery, you only need to pay some money, and the life of the person being robbed is relatively safe.
The scene just now was an American gang pursuit. This is not unusual in the United States, but it is very cruel. Through Zhou Ling, Zhao Yi knew that the person who was pointed at the gun just now had gone to see God.
He just said it was robbery on purpose, just for their own good. After all, the darkness of society is often darker than people imagine, and those who yearn for light, especially his own people, Zhao Yi is willing to protect and try to make them always have light in their hearts.
After returning to the Hilton Hotel, as soon as Zhao settled them in, he made a call to Lime Entertainment Company and asked them to prepare to buy a villa in Beverly Hills as the company's base for future activities in Hollywood.
If Zhao Yi didn't tell them to buy the villa, Qing Ning Entertainment would not dare to buy it without permission.
Because buying a villa costs tens of millions of yuan, and such a large expenditure has little to do with their own business, they dare not make such an investment.
This was not a big investment for Zhao Yi. After giving instructions to Qing Ning Entertainment Company, he forgot about it. In the next few days, he stayed in the hotel completely.
They watch some Olympic games on TV. They only go to watch the games in which the Chinese team participates.
There are not many Chinese people going abroad at this time, and there are even fewer people who can come to cheer for the Chinese team. Therefore, it is more important for them to go to the scene to cheer, which can bring greater motivation to the athletes.
Except for a few people like Zhao Yi who can go abroad at any time, most of the people who went to cheer for the Chinese team were local overseas Chinese in the United States. Zhao Yi felt very pleased when he looked at them. (End of chapter)