Xu Wangqiu originally only conceived the idea of using aerial shots in "Falcon", and did not think it was feasible. With the current level of science and technology, it is difficult to shoot the desired effect by playing with aerial lenses. However, after talking with Zhang Erzan, he found that he underestimated the level of technology in this era.

Xu Wangqiu always thought that China only began to develop UAVs in the 80s, but he did not expect that the corresponding research would begin in the late 50s;

After learning about Beihang's information, Xu Wangqiu decided to ask Beihang to help him design a drone that could carry a camera, and in addition, he also planned to ask Beihang to help him develop a cableway photography system.

Before the advent of the DJI drone, there were basically three ways to shoot aerial shots: rocker shooting, helicopter aerial photography, and cableway camera system. Each of these shooting methods has its own characteristics, and there are certain limitations in terms of shooting angles and scope of use.

The installation and debugging of the rocker arm shooting is particularly easy, and the operation is also very simple, but the length of the rocker arm is limited, and the extension range is only a few meters to more than ten meters, and the shooting height and movement speed will be greatly limited. Helicopters are mainly used for high-altitude aerial photography, which can shoot large scenes, but helicopters can't fly too low, there is no way to capture details, and the cost is expensive, and the general crew can't afford it.

The ropeway camera system is a kind of equipment that sits between the jib and the helicopter, and the shooting range varies from tens of meters to thousands of meters, mainly by hoisting the camera into the air through steel cables for shooting. This kind of equipment is very widely used, Hollywood blockbusters, various sports events broadcast, National Day military parades, and live broadcasts of the party can be seen.

Xu Wangqiu doesn't know when the cableway photography system was born, but this thing was used in China after 2000, and it stands to reason that there should be no such thing abroad. Since there is no foreign country now, if you can get this thing out in advance, then you and Chinese directors will be able to make amazing effects that Hollywood movies don't have.

In the 70s, Hollywood saw the emergence of a number of classic movies such as "The Godfather", "Taxi Driver", "One Flew Over the Asylum" and so on, but Hollywood did not rule the world. Even if a feature film is good, the acceptance of overseas audiences is limited, which involves the issue of cultural differences. Hollywood's sweep of the world began with Jaws and Star Wars, and it was achieved by the visual impact brought by high technology. The reason why George Lucas and Spielberg have such a high status in Hollywood is because the two of them started the wave of movies and high-tech, making Hollywood the world hegemon.

Now Hollywood has begun to embark on the road of heavy industrial films, and has begun to take the visual route of high-cost and big-budget productions, and they have begun their journey to conquer the world, but their current focus is on Europe, and the films of France, Britain, Italy and other countries will soon be defeated by them. In order to resist Hollywood's claim of "cultural exceptions", Europeans imposed quotas on Hollywood films and imposed restrictions on the scale of Hollywood films. These policies will have a certain effect on Hollywood's attack, but they will not prevent Hollywood from dominating the European market.

After Hollywood wins Europe, it will target Asia, first winning the Dongying market, followed by Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and other countries and regions, and then Xiangjiang. When it comes to the eighties and nineties, some people will say that Hong Kong movies beat Hollywood and dominated Asia. In fact, this is an illusion, it is not that Xiangjiang Films has the strength to confront Hollywood, but that Hollywood's center of gravity is not here. When Hollywood really began to exert its strength, Xiangjiang Films had no ability to resist at all, and the overseas markets were lost one by one, and finally even the local market in Xiangjiang was lost. The rise of Xiangjiang films is only an accident of history, and the decline of Xiangjiang films is a historical inevitability. Because the Xiangjiang market is too small, it is impossible to develop heavy industry films.

Now that Hollywood's focus is on Europe, it is not difficult for domestic films to dominate the East and Southeast Asian markets as long as they take the route of large-scale production, relying on capital investment and market scale, to defeat Dongying Films, Xiangjiang Films, and Taiwan Films. But in a few years, Hollywood will come to the rescue. There is no chance of winning a head-on collision with Hollywood by relying on crowd tactics, and it is necessary to use high technology against high technology, visual spectacle against visual spectacle, and heavy industry against heavy industry.

Of course, it is impossible to compete with Hollywood with a single cableway camera system, but the development of a cableway system can enhance the confidence of Chinese people in film technology research and development. In addition, the ropeway system can be exported to the outside world, earning a large amount of foreign exchange for the export company, and this money can be invested in film-related research and development, gradually forming a virtuous circle.

After thinking of this, Xu Wangqiu found Wang Lanxi and reported his idea of developing equipment from Beihang Airlines. It is relatively simple to develop a drone that can carry a camera, and it is enough to make the model aircraft bigger and more powerful, while the cableway camera system is more complicated, and it is certainly impossible to get it without spending money.

After listening to Xu Wangqiu's report, Wang Lanxi nodded slightly and said: "Since this thing can produce amazing effects and can be exported in the future, there is nothing to hesitate about, you can do it boldly." ”

Xu Wangqiu said repeatedly: "Thank you, Minister Wang, for your support." ”

Wang Lanxi waved his hand and said earnestly: "Yesterday, a comrade borrowed a movie "Alien" from the US Embassy to show it, the special effects of this movie are so amazing, and the monsters in it are almost like real things. I couldn't sleep at night after watching the movie, the gap between our technology and others was too big. This is not a gap of three or five years, but a gap of ten or twenty years, and we must strive to catch up! I am old and will not work for a few years, and the future of Chinese films will depend on you young people!"

Xu Wangqiu said with a serious expression: "Don't worry, we will definitely catch up with the Americans!"

Coming out of Wang Lanxi's office, Xu Wangqiu found Hu Jian. Hu Jian was originally the former deputy general manager of China Film Company, but because of his experience in overseas work and a better understanding of overseas markets, he was transferred to an export company as deputy general manager. Xu Wangqiu knew Hu Jian, and he went to Xiangjiang to promote "Hoe Rape" with Hu Jian.

Xu Wangqiu introduced the situation to Hu Jian and asked him to accompany him to Beihang. Xu Wangqiu was too young, he went to talk to the people in Beihang, and he didn't know if others would treat him as a troublemaker and blast him out directly. Hu Jian felt that this matter was very important, and Wang Lanxi had already nodded, so he readily agreed.

The two came to Beihang and found the dean of Beihang in the dean's office and told them about the situation. When the dean heard that the country was going to engage in film exports, and the film export company needed to design equipment, he called Huang Jiahui, deputy director of the UAV Research Institute.

As an expert in the study of unmanned aerial vehicles, Huang Jiahui frowned when he heard that Xu Wangqiu asked him to develop a small aircraft that could carry cameras. However, after hearing about the cableway system, he suddenly became interested and asked Xu Wangqiu to explain in detail what was going on.

Xu Wangqiu used the "Flying Cat" cableway photography system in filming before, and knew the general principle, so he picked up a pen and drew a schematic diagram in his notebook: "I went to Xiangjiang last year to promote "Hoe Rape", and I saw this system in an English magazine, which seems to be a product developed by a small company. The principle is similar to that of a ropeway car, with four ropeways in the air, and a rail car on top of the ropeway, which is similar to a ropeway car, which is a gyroscope platform. The operator controls the rail car through a remote control device and shoots the film. There is a camera installed on the rail car, and a closed circuit is connected to a terrestrial television through which the camera can be seen. The camera is positioned close to the camera, and what you see on the TV is similar to what the camera is shooting. In this way, the photographer can control the rail car according to the picture displayed on the TV and shoot the ideal picture. ”

Xu Wangqiu paused, looked at Huang Jiahui, and said, "We hope that you can develop a more advanced ropeway system than this." Not only can the controller make the rail car slide forward and backward, but they can also rotate the camera lens 360 degrees. This allows the photographer to freely control the camera via the ropeway system to produce a satisfying picture. The way the camera captures the image is transmitted to the ground, and it would be best if it could be made wireless. If it's really technically difficult, we'll talk about it later. ”

After listening to Xu Wangqiu's description, Huang Jiahui felt that this thing was a little interesting, so he said: "If you only do cableways, it is not difficult, but you require the camera to be controlled on the ground and let the camera move freely, which is equivalent to an industrial robot, which requires a computer chip." The way to transmit the signal, you need to be wireless, can only be transmitted with microwaves. You say that this ropeway system can be done, but you need to buy a lot of materials, some of which need to be imported. If you can provide enough funds, we can help you with it. ”

Xu Wangqiu was relieved when he heard that he could do it: "How much money do you need?"

Huang Jiahui said with a smile: "I really can't say for sure. Doing research is not doing math, and it can't give you an accurate number. It is possible that the research will be done quickly, or it may be stuck in a certain link and will not be able to break through. To build such a system, I am afraid it will be difficult to do it without hundreds of thousands. ”

Xu Wangqiu said directly: "I'll give you a million, is it enough?"

At present, the domestic scientific research units are very poor, and a research institute with a few hundred people spends more than 1 million yuan a year. Huang Jiahui heard Xu Wangqiu directly report 1 million, and said excitedly: "Enough! Enough! If there is 1 million, we can definitely come up with this cableway system!"

Xu Wangqiu said with a smile: "But I have two conditions. ”

Huang Jiahui immediately asked, "What conditions?"

Xu Wangqiu said: "First, make things as soon as possible, preferably within five months." We need to use this thing in the movie, and if it drags on for too long, then we won't be able to use the movie. Of course, this is not mandatory, and if you can't do it in five months, I won't blame you, just keep doing it. Second, we paid you to develop the cableway photography system, and the intellectual property rights of this thing belong to us. ”

At present, there is basically no concept of intellectual property rights in China, and the enterprises are basically state-owned enterprises, and the units are basically brother units. If one company comes up with a certain technology, then other companies will come and learn from it. Not only can you not receive a cent of technology transfer fees, but you also have to be entertained with good food and food.

After the cableway system is developed, Xu Wangqiu will take it abroad and sell it. If you don't hold the intellectual property rights in your hands, other domestic manufacturers will copy them one after another, and Xu Wangqiu's cableway system will not want to sell it at a high price abroad.

Huang Jiahui said happily: "No problem, this is what you paid us to develop, and the results will of course belong to you!"

Xu Wangqiu nodded with a smile and said, "Then the matter is decided, we will come over with the contract every two days!"

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