Chapter 198: The First Frame Build
"You...... You want me to help you manage the set?"
As soon as Lu Yuanliang came out of the recording studio, he received the stunned news and looked at Yang Qiu in front of him with a surprised expression.
"Exactly. Yang Qiu nodded unabashedly.
Lu Yuanliang was a little silent, looked at Yang Qiu and hesitated: "I know that your Golden Harvest has been very good recently, but to be honest, I don't want to go back to the set for the time being." β
"Why?"
"Not why. Lu Yuanliang took a breath, and said with a little resentment in his words: "I want to do something technical now." β
Yang Qiu paused, and after thinking about it, he said: "Director Lu, when I was still in Yonghua, you were the one who managed the Yonghua studio, so I know your ability very well. β
"Thanks for the compliment. β
"But Director Lu, it's not only outside that you can do technical things. β
"What?"
"For example, in your recording studio, the most common thing to do is to record vinyl records. Yang Qiu gestured at the recording studio next door and said carefully: "Although vinyl records are popular now, almost all major music companies have their own recording studios. β
Yang Qiu raised his hand and pointed to the logo of the studio, and continued to talk eloquently: "So in the vinyl record industry, you are the weakest, but in the film industry, because most of them use live radio, it is even more difficult for a studio like yours to integrate independently of the set." β
"Actually, I want to ask Director Lu, has your recording studio broken even since it started?"
"Ahemβ"
Lu Yuanliang's face turned red from choking, and explained: "I, we are now, and we are still in the stage of technology development. β
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"The temporary loss of money is understandable. β
"Director Lu determined that it is temporary, there is technical input and technical output, and it is a virtuous circle. β
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"Director Lu, as I said, without a formal studio or record label alliance, it will be difficult for your studio to survive. β
Lu Yuanliang thought silently for a while, and asked slowly: "Then what do you mean, Golden Harvest wants to cooperate with Starlight on the set?"
"No, I'm trying to buy Starlight. β
"What?!" Lu Yuanliang was stunned.
Yang Qiu nodded and continued: "Golden Harvest doesn't have a recording studio now, it's just right to acquire Starlight, and there is no need to go out to find talents, and besides, Director Lu should also go to Golden Harvest." β
"But ......"
"But, isn't Director Lu going to study technology? Yang Qiu walked to Lu Yuanliang's table, leaned over and said: "Director Lu should know that our Jiahe films, unlike other companies, are 90% dubbed in post-production, I think this is more important for you to study recording technology." β
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Lu Yuanliang was speechless for a while, closed his eyes and thought about it, Yang Qiu didn't bother this guy who was fighting between heaven and man, returned to his chair, and sat down silently.
After a long time, Lu Yuanliang finally opened his eyes.
Yang Qiu also sat up.
"If you want me to manage the Golden Harvest set, you have to agree to two conditions. Lu Yuanliang spoke unexpectedly.
Yang Qiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "Director Lu, please speak." β
"The first requirement is that the production company and the studio must be managed separately, and irrelevant people are not allowed to directly interfere in the affairs of the studio at will, including Boss Yang, who is the boss of Golden Harvest. β
This request is obviously because Lu Yuanliang was afraid of Li Zuyong......
So now it's time to have autonomy on the set.
Yang Qiu nodded and directly agreed: "Even if Director Lu doesn't say it, I have this intention and agreed." β
Lu Yuanliang raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yang Qiu, obviously only then did he recognize Yang Qiu's confidence, and then said faintly: "The second request, prepare two million for me." β
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Yang Qiu paused slightly, and was a little stunned in his heart.
Is this a robbery?
Lu Yuanliang obviously also noticed Yang Qiu's face, so Shi Shiran smiled and said: "Boss Yang, I misunderstood, it's not that I want two million, but the Jiahe studio, I want two million." β
"On the set?"
"Well, your set, I'm afraid it's still an empty shell, this is the initial investment cost. Back then, the upfront investment cost of Yonghua studio was three million. β
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We're not as losers as Yonghua!
Yang Qiu, who came out of Yonghua, naturally knew what the equipment investment over there was.
The best should be used for the stars, the best for the camera, and the best for the radio.
Anything is the best......
The most exaggerated thing is that there is a state-of-the-art background projector in the United States, which cost more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars to buy back, and has only been used once so far.
This guy is too complicated to use......
What is a background projector?
According to the understanding of the system, it is actually a movie projection system.
When the actor is not good at going out to shoot on the spot, you can find someone to shoot the location back, and then use this background projector to play it out so that people can act in front of the curtain that shows the exterior scene.
This robot cow is very well tuned in optics, even the curtain is specially made, and the picture shot is very realistic, if it is really filmed, it will not make people feel that the actor is acting in front of another screen at all.
Later, Shaw Brothers filmed a version of "Journey to the West", and this technology was used in it.
It's just that this technology has a big drawback.
Before the 506 years of the new century, many people watched the news on TV, and if there was a computer that was turning on in the picture, they would find that the computer was flowing with diagonal lines.
But when shooting on set, the computer screen is normal.
This is caused by the refresh rate of the computer screen and the frame rate of the camera that are not synchronized, or staggered.
That's the trouble with this background projector.
Therefore, it often takes four or five hours to adjust the background projector once, and after doing it once, the directors feel that it is not practical, so they abandon it.
To this day, the expensive background projector is still in Yonghua's studio......
So this thing, Golden Harvest can't be used for the time being.
Thoughts are surging.
Yang Qiu took two deep breaths, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and said quietly: "Yes, but I can't take out so much of two million for a while, can I give it to you in half a year?"
"Installment ?......" Lu Yuanliang was stunned for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Installment is barely possible, but the down payment is one million." β
Yang Qiu gritted his teeth and said ruthlessly: "Okay." β
"Boss Yang doesn't have to feel distressed, this million, excluding the 100,000 yuan that bought my recording studio, is just enough for a studio to barely run, and everyone still has a long way to go. β
"But it's finally getting started, no. Yang Qiu took a deep breath, finally calmed down, and said slowly: "Director Lu, I wish us a happy cooperation." β
"No! boss. Lu Yuanliang smiled, raised his head and said, "I should wish you a prosperous business." β
"Haha-"
After Lu Yuanliang took over the position of director of the Golden Harvest studio, he immediately acted resolutely.
First, he directly signed a Starlight acquisition contract with Golden Harvest and set up the recording crew on the set, and then chatted with the people in the Chenggang Repertory Troupe for a long time, pulled more than 30 people into the set, and recruited more than 20 people to simply build the worker system on the set.
At the same time, with the 900,000 Hong Kong dollars paid by Yang Qiu in advance, he went to Xiangjiang's only film and television equipment manufacturer 'Elephant Shop' to buy a batch of first-hand or second-hand filming equipment.
A simple Golden Harvest studio, which can shoot black and white movies at the same time in two studios in a row, stands next to Axe Mountain Road.
As for color film equipment, it will have to wait for another million to arrive before continuing to purchase.
But the most important thing is that the set is ugly but full of organs, and it can already start running simply.
The opening ceremony can be held on an auspicious day.
Although most of the affairs on the set were taken care of by Lu Yuanliang, Yang Qiu was also tired and half dead when he followed behind.
After working on the set for a long time that day, Yang Qiu just returned home and found two strange women in the living room of the house.
The woman is one big and one small.
The eldest one is about forty years old, his height and appearance are still Zhou Zheng, with curly hair in a cheongsam and a silk scarf, typical of the Republic of China.
Seeing that Yang Qiu was back, he stood up with a flattering face.
It was the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl next to her, who was eating a cookie with a cookie, and when she saw Yang Qiu, she didn't see it at all, and she was still sitting there.
While gnawing and looking at Yang Qiu with those big eyes.
"Qianqian!"
His mother frowned, gently pushed the ignorant girl, and said in a suppressed voice: "Don't get up to say hello to Boss Yang yet." β