Even if the Japanese can provide a suitable LCD screen, Activision Games has no experience and ability to develop hardware, recruit talents, and build a real room, all of which have to start from scratch, according to David Crain's estimates, the research cost of the handheld computer will be at least 1ooo US dollars.

Although the cost is expensive, Shen Chong still decided to start work immediately, as long as the research is successful, with the power of "Tetris" and Game-Boy combination, the research fee will be earned back in minutes.

In addition to making money, Shen Chong also did this in order to cut into the computer hardware manufacturing system and lay the conditions for the development of the digital film system.

For example, CDs, dVds, Blu-rays, these carriers that are closely related to movies, are inseparable from PS game consoles.

Now, LCD screens, CCD image sensors, the core components of digital cameras, and digital light processing chips dLp, the core components of digital projectors, are all in the embryonic state, and it is time to seize the opportunity.

However, it is not so easy to take the lead......

According to the information that James found out from Rca's real room, in 1969, before Georges Heilmeyer resigned, he mentioned in the report that in order to make the LCD LCD display achieve the same effect as the current cRT display, the research cost was at least 100 million US dollars, and this figure made Rca hide and give up the LCD technology.

LCD displays did not begin to be used on a large scale until the end of the 9O...... Or three zeros are reliable.

At present, CCD image sensors can only provide 10,000 pixel resolution, while digital film cameras need at least 10 million pixels......

The digital light processing chip dLp has not even appeared in the shadow.

These are closely related to large-scale integrated circuits, and the research costs of all those involved in integrated circuits are astronomical.

In addition to these, CPU, memory, graphics card, sound card, hard disk, etc., all need to be developed by leaps and bounds before digital movies can have the conditions for promotion, even if Shen Chong is given two golden fingers and let him rotate 24 hours a day, he can't play so many high-tech things.

So I can only find someone to work with......

Manufacturing game consoles can easily contact the major computer giants, and once the sales go up, the right to speak will increase, and when the time comes, there will be excuses and chips for cooperation in researching new technologies.

Digital cinema has a long way to go, and there is no breakthrough in the short term, so Shen Chong has no choice but to refocus on the field of traditional film production.

After the experience of "Crazy Robbery" and "Buried Alive", Shen Chong has a comprehensive understanding of the current film industry chain in Hong Kong, and he feels that the weakest link is film printing.

Hong Kong's printing companies have old equipment, low professional level of employees, and do everything possible to cut corners and reduce costs, and the printing effect is not good.

Although Shaw Brothers claims to be a one-stop shop from photography to printing, it will send large investments and large productions to Japan for printing.

The same is true for Golden Harvest, the previous Bruce Lee movies, and now the Jackie Chan movies, all of which were sent to Japan for printing.

Therefore, the low-cost films produced in the first ten years of Hong Kong are generally of poor picture quality, gray, dark colors, and lack of texture.

Shen Chong plans to invest in the construction of a high-level printing factory in Hong Kong, and then defeat other competitors with low-cost and high-quality services, monopolize this industry, and expand his power in the Hong Kong film industry - if anyone is disobedient, he will fly by himself, go to Japan.

According to the current market situation, a movie with an investment of 1oo yuan is printed in Hong Kong, and the price is about 50,000 yuan, and to go to Japan, it costs at least 1o yuan, not counting the round-trip air tickets and accommodation...... For independent producers who are strapped for money, the price difference cannot be ignored. (Note 1)

Under the mediation and leadership of Ovitz, Shen Chong visited Paramount and Universal's two post-production studios in Los Angeles, consulted about the market of printing equipment, and when he came out, the atmosphere of the local tyrant with hundreds of millions of funds in his hands disappeared and returned to the state of turtles......

If you choose all the best equipment at present, a set of processing workshops composed of tablet presses, film processors, film cleaning machines, light distribution machines, film splicers and other equipment will cost as much as 3ooo dollars!

Film is really one of the most money-burning industries in the world......

……

January 2o, Los Angeles.

Shen Chong leaned on the compartment of a van, looked at Lily, who was standing at the entrance of Universal Studios, holding a microphone to explain, and asked a middle-aged man next to him in Mandarin: "Section Chief Zhou, what do you think of this equipment?" ”

The man, who was shaved and dressed in a suit of good material but very old fit, squinted his eyes and stared at the camera on the shoulder of the man across from Lily, and said, "This system seems to have been designed specifically for news gathering." ”

"Section Chief Zhou is worthy of being a technical master, and he is really discerning." Shen Chong explained with a smile: "This system is called the Electronic News Gathering System, referred to as ENG, which is used by most TV stations and news interviews in the United States, and is known as a revolutionary device in the history of TV news." ”

"The technology of the Americans is indeed very powerful." Section Chief Zhou sighed and said: "Our CCTV is still using the photographic equipment eliminated by Bayi Factory, which is heavy and inconvenient, and basically does not have the ability to go out for interviews. ”

"Some time ago, I met Director Wang in Beijing and listened to him." Shen Chong said lightly: "CCTV equipment is in short supply, and even the film has to be turned from Beijing Film Studio, is it true?" ”

Section Chief Zhou laughed twice, and said a little embarrassedly: "The country is not rich now, and resources are indeed a little tight. ”

At this time, a young woman with short ears and a little rustic dress trotted over, and she said excitedly: "Section Chief Zhou, you can also try this machine, study it, and see if you can imitate it after you go back." ”

"Okay." Section Chief Zhou nodded and walked over.

After the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States on New Year's Day, and after Deng Gong's visit to the United States, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries heated up rapidly. (Note 2)

Before leaving Beijing, Shen Chong learned about the delegation's itinerary from the Film Bureau, so he deliberately stayed in Los Angeles for an extra day to entertain them.

At this time, there is no ** phenomenon in the mainland, and those who can come out to visit WÈN on behalf of the country are all cattle people with real materials, and the members of the delegation are the top technical talents in China's current film industry, although because of the turmoil and technological blockade, the level may not be world-class, but they are not very old, and the future exhibition space is very high - whether it is administratively or technically.

Section Chief Zhou's name is Zhou Chunrong, who is the technical backbone of CCTV, which was reorganized by Beijing TV in 1978.

The electronic news gathering system that Shen Chong got was prepared for CCTV.

TV stations are a strategic resource that a film empire must have, and in the mainland, it is absolutely impossible to have a private TV station, so Shen Chong can only fight the idea of Hong Kong's TV station, but Hong Kong's cultural and natural resources are limited, and it can't support the content that Shen Chong needs.

The woman who called Section Chief Zhou away, named Ling Wanjun, is a researcher at the China Film Science and Technology Research Institute, twenty-three or four-year-old, the youngest one in the delegation, and she is very fluent in English, which is a scarce talent in the mainland.

"Miss Ling, how do you feel about Los Angeles?"

"It's bustling." Ling Wanjun learned from Shen Chong, leaned on the carriage, and said: "The United States is really good, there are cars everywhere, and there are high-rise buildings everywhere. ”

"It won't be long before we in China will have these things." Shen Chong smiled and asked, "Miss Ling, you are so beautiful, why don't you go to the film studio to be an actor, but to study film equipment?" ”

The atmosphere in the mainland was conservative at this time, Ling Wanjun obviously couldn't adapt to Shen Chong's praise, she lowered her head, her face was slightly red, and after grabbing the head next to her ear, she said: "My parents are both engaged in scientific research, I have been learning from them since I was a child, and of course I will do this when I grow up." ”

Shen Chong saw that her face was getting redder and redder, and couldn't help but want to laugh, such a simple girl would have been extinct long ago in the future generations, in order to eliminate the embarrassing atmosphere, he coughed lightly and asked, "By the way, what topics do you usually study?" ”

"My current job is to study stereo sound."

When Shen Chong heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Of all the elements of the film, sound is the easiest and the earliest to digitize, and Shen Chong is also ready to start in this field, but he can't touch the world-famous Du Bishi yàn room.

Dr. Ray Milton Dolby, the founder of the Dolby Syàn room, has always been known for not accepting capital injections, until 2oo5, when he was more than 7o years old, when he took Dolby Company public, because after his death, as a private company, his family would have to pay a huge estate tax large enough to bankrupt the company.

Wait until 2oo5, the daylilies are cold, since the Dolby room can't get it, then do it yourself and start a company that researches digital sound systems, in this world, it's not just Dolby a genius, Spielberg when he was filming "Jurassic Park", didn't he make up a dTs......

I just don't know if Ling Wanjun is a genius?

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Note 1: The figures of printing costs in Hong Kong here are from "Hong Kong's Centennial Lights".

Note 2: See "A Brief History of China Film Technology Exhibition".

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