Because of their special status, Huang Licheng and his entourage just nodded to Lin Youlun at the door of the screening hall, and this way of greeting each other was tacitly acknowledged.

Under the guidance of the staff of the Science and Technology Museum, the guests walked into the screening hall one after another, and at the front of the fan-shaped layout of the hall was a huge screen, and the staff inside also introduced the size of the screen, 22 meters wide and 16 meters high, which is the largest screen in Hong Kong.

When Huang Licheng and his party sat down, they heard someone whispering behind them.

"The design of this screening hall is a little unreasonable, the screen is so big, the audience should be far away."

"Maybe someone deliberately designed it like this, haven't you noticed that the projection equipment here is different from ordinary movie theaters?"

"This is a documentary, not a movie, the content is not good, what's the use of shooting a good picture?"

"It's true that Lin Youlun is really good at writing novels and making movies, but if you want to make a documentary well, you need more cultural heritage, so I don't know if he can do it."

The few people in the back seat argued about this issue, and Chen Ran turned his head in front and whispered in Huang Licheng's ear: "Old Huang, do you think this documentary is reliable?" ”

"Let's take a look first." Huang Licheng is not easy to judge at this time.

The lights in the screening hall dimmed, and the picture began to appear on the screen, from the opening ink painting dynamic special effects subtitles, the producer's intentions have been revealed, and with the English narration sounding, a magnificent natural scenery is displayed in front of the audience, plateaus, mountains and forests. Lakes. Coastline. These scenes are shown on the screen one by one.

Huang Licheng stared at the screen, his brows furrowed subconsciously, he had already discovered that this documentary was indeed different from the usual documentaries about food, and the few people sitting behind him suddenly said something.

"It's not a normal camera."

After he reminded him, others realized that the picture on the screen was not ordinarily clear. This kind of picture is almost the same as what you can see with the naked eye in reality, even those big-budget movies that cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and none of them can reach such a picture level.

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang also discovered this situation for the first time, and the two had already discussed this matter.

"I heard that there is an IMAX technique in the United States, which is shot on special 70mm film, and the image clarity is very amazing on this kind of large screen, but the cost is too expensive and has not been widely used...... Mr. Lin should have used such techniques to make this documentary, no wonder he donated such a screening hall to the Science and Technology Museum and put it in ordinary theaters or TVs. I really can't show such an effect. He Guanchang smacked his lips, he was really impressed by Lin Youlun's generosity this time.

"So to speak. Is there a source for the production cost of 40 million? Zou Wen looked at the big screen with his hands in his arms, his expression looked serious.

After knowing each other for so many years, how could He Guanchang not see what Zou Wenhuai was thinking.

"Are you wondering what it would be like to make a movie with IMAX?"

Zou Wenhuai turned his head to look at He Guanchang and asked rhetorically, "Do you think Lin Youlun doesn't have such an idea?" If he didn't have such an idea, how could he spend so much effort to make such a documentary, maybe the commercial application of this technique is not yet mature, but he is already beginning to prepare, and the ultimate goal is definitely to apply this technique to commercial films. ”

"I think it's a good thing, Lin Youlun has perfected this technique, and then we can also benefit from it."

Zou Wenhuai sighed, "But in this way, we will continue to be led by his nose when we make movies in the future." ”

He Guanchang shrugged helplessly, "This is also something that can't be helped, who let us have a thought at the beginning and make him the climate?" ”

"I don't regret this, if we pressed him at the beginning, we would have pushed him to Xinyi City or Shaw Brothers, so do you think Golden Harvest can still get to this point?" Zou Wenhuai shook his head, "I just can't figure it out, a lot of things he has done over the years, I feel like I'm in a hurry, with his current position, he can go more calmly, just like this documentary, the IMAX technology you just mentioned, I think it will be difficult to be promoted and used within ten years, he will take it out now, is he too anxious?" ”

He Guanchang double-handed, "So I said he was like a mystery, but in fact, we never really understood him." ”

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang have been discussed from the documentary to Lin Youlun, but on the other hand, the topic of Huang Licheng and Chen Ran continues to stay in the content of the documentary.

"This is Diqing from Yunnan Province, and a friend of mine who grew up in the army used to stay in the army here, and when he came back, he brought me a bag that said that this kind of wild mushroom was just dried, and it felt like the taste was average, and it was really so delicious when it was freshly roasted?" Chen Ran looked at the screen and frowned.

"You can sell a plate for a few hundred yuan in a high-end restaurant in Hong Kong, what do you think?" Huang Licheng does not doubt what is said in the documentary, because the market price is the most intuitive indicator of the value of a thing, and of course, aside from the transportation cost, the price of this matsutake mushroom mentioned in the film is also surprisingly expensive.

Chen Ran nodded, and then reminded: "Then you have to take advantage of the fact that this documentary has not been broadcast on a large scale, and quickly send a report to the central government, remind the local government of the price of this thing, and let them carry out some necessary publicity, and don't let the local people sell this thing casually." ”

Chen Ran's starting point was good, but he thought about it too simply.

"Didn't you watch the documentary? The local production of matsutake mushrooms is too large and difficult to preserve, so it is not easy to sell them at a price when the sales channels are not smooth. Huang Licheng pointed out.

"You should always think of a way, and if you do it well, it is also a foreign trade income." After Chen Ran mentioned this, he did not continue the topic.

The documentary on the screen finished the content of matsutake mushrooms, and then talked about winter shoots in Zhejiang Province, well salt in the northern mountains of Dali in Yunnan Province, and lotus root in Hubei Province, but these stories are not simply about these ingredients, but through the minority girl Zhuoma who stepped on matsutake mushrooms, Lao Bao who digs bamboo shoots, Lao Huang who picks salt and pickles ham, and two brothers who dig lotus roots, by telling their stories, to reflect the real life conditions of Chinese in different regions.

After the more than half-hour documentary, everyone was a little unsatisfied, but the next episode will not be broadcast until tomorrow, and many people have begun to ask around about how to get tickets for the next screening.

"I think it's better to wait for that kid to turn the film into normal mode, and then we'll come over and watch it in one go, it's too appetizing to watch episode by episode." Chen Ran is really interested in this documentary, especially for people like him who have been exposed to many domestic documentaries, "A Bite of China" gives him a completely different feeling.

"You have to think about it, the converted picture is definitely not as good as it is now, after seeing this kind of high-quality picture impact, and then looking at that kind of low-quality image, I am afraid you will not be able to accept it." Liu Da teased beside him.

Chen Ran pouted, "Isn't this documentary going to be screened here for more than 3 months?" No, I'll find time to come back and see it later. ”

Just as the two were talking, Huang Licheng had already walked towards Lin Youlun.

"Mr. Lin, can you take a step to speak?"

Lin Youlun nodded, said sorry to the few people who were talking next to him, and then walked to the side with Huang Licheng.

"First of all, congratulations to Mr. Lin, I think this documentary was a great success!"

Lin Youlun shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "President Huang is too prestigious, it's still a little early to talk about this topic, whether this documentary is successful or not, we have to wait until it is broadcast overseas to find out." ”

Huang Licheng nodded, putting aside each other's identities and positions, he has always admired Lin Youlun's pragmatic attitude.

"Then I won't go around the bend with Mr. Lin, this time I came to you mainly for two things, one is to determine when this documentary will be released in China; Second, I want to ask Mr. Lin whether it is necessary to purchase equipment from overseas to play IMAX movies like the Hong Kong Science and Technology Museum. ”

"The first question is already ready on my side, and when the format conversion of the documentary is completed, it can be broadcast on the mainland at any time; As for the second question, IMAX technology is owned by a Canadian company, and I am now cooperating with them, and I am also trying to discuss this matter with President Huang, and I am going to donate to build such an IMAX theater in the capital, hoping that President Huang can help me find a suitable receiving unit. ”

As soon as Lin Youlun said this idea, Huang Licheng immediately excitedly wanted to shake hands with him again.

"Mr. Lin has such an idea, and I warmly welcome it on behalf of the mainland government, and I will arrange this matter, and I will definitely satisfy Mr. Lin!"

Lin Youlun basically didn't feel anything about this kind of scene, of course, Huang Licheng was so excited, he had to cooperate and behave.

"Then there is President Lao Huang."

Seeing Huang Licheng away, as soon as Lin Youlun turned around, he saw Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang walking towards him.

"Mr. Zou, now you should believe that I didn't lie to you before, right?"

"Lin Sheng, don't make fun of me." Zou Wenhuai waved his hand, "I actually want to ask Lin Sheng a question, how long will it take for this IMAX technology to be popularized and applied in commercial film shooting?" ”

"At least five or six years, or even longer." Lin Youlun replied truthfully.

"Has Mr. Lin already started to prepare?" Zou Wenhuai then asked again.

Lin Youlun smiled noncommittally, "Didn't Mr. Zou already know the answer?" (To be continued......)