"Mr. Cao, several companies have contacted us now and want to negotiate the launch of advertisements on Daystar 9 next year."

"Do you think we should leave this opportunity to the companies in the group, or continue to work with outside companies?"

Zhao Siyu now feels that he has lost dozens of pounds when he walks.

The halo brought by the successful launch of the world's first recyclable rocket is really dazzling.

This kind of work achievement was something he could not have felt when he was in aerospace science and technology before.

Now a bunch of well-known domestic companies have taken the initiative to contact and send money, and the advertising cost has soared from 60 million to 100 million, which makes him feel a greater impact.

In the past, all the funding was allocated by the relevant departments.

He didn't feel any special impact at all.

"Since the advertisement of Daystar No. 9 has been set to cooperate with domestic private enterprises, it will continue to follow this route."

"Of course, companies that have overlapping businesses with our group must not advertise them."

Cao Yang gave his opinion very directly.

Industries that are not involved in Nanshan Group, such as clothing, beverages, and wine, can be considered for cooperation as long as the advertising fee given is enough and the reputation is not bad.

But for example, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, or Chery, Geely and other car brands, that is definitely not good.

Other mobile phone brands such as Huawei mobile phones and OPPO mobile phones have no way to agree.

Cao Yang did not give the opportunity to his own companies, and did not express his willingness to give them to their competitors.

"Now several clothing brands such as Anta, Hongxing Erke, and Li Ning are contacting us."

"Mengniu, Yili and other companies have also tentatively approached us."

"Then we will conduct a bidding at that time to see which company's comprehensive quotation is the most suitable?"

Zhao Siyu said his thoughts.

Cao Yang naturally has no opinion on this.

"At present, our technical team has confirmed the recovered first-stage rocket, and some problems will continue to be improved in subsequent products."

"If this rocket is to be relaunched, individual parts will also need to be re-installed, and it is estimated that it will take a month before it is ready for launch."

After saying off-topic, Zhao Siyu must return to the topic.

Although Daystar 9 was successfully launched, it does not mean that his work is over.

On the contrary, that's just the beginning.

Tens of thousands of satellites of the Starlink satellite system are waiting to be produced and launched.

The second, third, and even fourth and fifth rockets of Daystar 9 are ready to start arranging for full-scale production.

At that time, multiple rockets will enter the launch preparation at the same time, which can ensure that there are rockets launched every month, and satellites will be continuously sent into space.

The next step is to start thinking about the networking of the Starlink satellite system.

In order to maximize the influence of Starlink satellites, Cao Yang will definitely not wait for all satellites to be launched before starting to use the Starlink system.

As long as there are hundreds of satellites in the sky, it is completely possible to get the system out in Huaxia first.

When the time comes, it will be enough to keep improving.

"Although the first launch was successful, it was also successfully recovered."

"But it's also very important that the second time it can be successfully reused."

"Therefore, after completing various tests, arrange a second launch as soon as possible, so that everyone can really see what a repeat launch is."

Cao Yang's thinking is very clear.

On the one hand, we will continue to produce several Daystar 9 in preparation for launch, and on the other hand, we will continue to use the products that have been successfully launched.

He even thought that he could arrange repeated launches again and again in the fastest possible time, so as to finally confirm how many times the Daystar 9 could be repeated.

This is more beneficial for the arrangement of subsequent launch missions.

It's like doing durability testing when developing automotive parts, and we keep testing them until they exceed the set conditions and the parts are not damaged.

Or keep doing it until the part breaks.

The number of reuses of Daystar 9 also needs to be confirmed in a similar way.

More than 10 times is in line with the design requirements.

It is very satisfying to reach more than 15 times.

If it can be fired 20 times without damage, it will definitely exceed expectations.

In that case, the cost of a single launch can really be reduced to less than 10 million yuan.

This is an advantage that no other institution can match.

"No problem, we are trying to schedule a second launch next month, and then produce a second satellite at the same time."

"By then, our Sea Launch ship will almost be produced, and we can try to launch a second rocket on the Sea Launch platform."

Zhao Siyu feels that 2013 is definitely the most important year in his life.

What he had to experience this year was perhaps more important than he had in most of his life.

According to Daystar Technology's plan, they have more than 20 launch missions this year.

After that, the number of launches will increase rapidly.

It is estimated that by then, Chinese netizens will be able to see the news that the Daystar 9 will be launched again.

"Just follow your plan."

"Some of these launch plans can also be directly put on our official WeChat."

"When the time comes, it will definitely be beneficial for Daystar to maintain a high level of popularity, which will definitely be beneficial for attracting talents from all walks of life to join."

Cao Yang is ready to build Daystar Technology into a star enterprise.

This kind of business definitely needs all kinds of exposure.

And for such a thing as advertising, Cao Yang obviously did not intend to approve a penny of budget.

Then you need to rely on the charm of Daystar Technology to promote.

The successful launch of the world's first recoverable rocket, followed by a second repeat launch, will definitely make the popularity of Daystar 9 even higher.

Sure enough, when Zhao Siyu arranged for someone to announce the plan on the official WeChat, Cao Yang also forwarded it and expressed his expectations, and the first position in the hot search on Weibo was once again occupied by Daystar No. 9.

The heat has dropped slightly, and it has completely recovered.

However, this makes some people very depressed.

"Cousin, your Daystar No. 9 continues to dominate the hot search, and several stars in the entertainment industry are going to be depressed."

"They were going to release a new song just a few days later."

Zhang Xin took this opportunity to call Cao Yang directly and chat.

As a rising giant in the Chinese entertainment industry, Zhang Xin's news is naturally very well-informed.

When she was having dinner or having a meeting with someone, there were people around her who constantly took the initiative to share some gossip news they knew with her.

In a way, it's also a way for others to please her.

It's like when an ordinary employee is riding in a car or waiting for a meeting with a company leader, silence can make the atmosphere awkward.

At this time, I must be looking for something to talk about.

And it is more appropriate to say something that you know and the other party may be interested in.

In the entertainment industry, some gossip and insider information are constantly spread in such exchanges.

What you think is confidential information may be betrayed anytime and anywhere.

Even the worthless ones that are sold.

"And this kind of thing?"

"That's to blame for their own lack of fame."

Cao Yang spread his hands, but he didn't want to carry this pot.

As far as the people in the entertainment industry are concerned, he really can't raise any interest to pay attention to.

But if you pay more attention to someone, you will find that there is a bunch of black material behind it, which makes people feel disgusting to watch.

"That's right, my influence is not enough, and I always feel that others have robbed my hot search."

As an industry insider, Zhang Xin is naturally very familiar with the situation of celebrities from all walks of life.

To some extent, Cao Yang's statement is really fine.

"If you call me today, won't it be just for this little of a celebrity, right?"

Cao Yang also knows Zhang Xin very well.

So I know that she should have something to do with herself today.

"Brother, that's the case."

Zhang Xin quickly organized his language, "Isn't the Daystar 9 launched now?" ”

"I think the Chinese people should pay more and more attention to space."

"In the future, science fiction films should not be as stagnant as in the past."

"Now directors from all walks of life are running to shoot all kinds of low-cost youth films, just thinking about making some quick money."

"I wanted to shoot something different, something that would leave a record in the history of cinema."

As soon as Zhang Xin said this, Cao Yang knew what she meant, and asked directly: "Do you want to shoot science fiction films?" ”

Although Cao Yang rarely has time to go to the movies, he is not ignorant of movies.

As early as the 80s, Huaxia began to shoot science fiction movies.

"Dislocation", released in 1986, was the first science fiction movie in China, which tells the story of engineer Zhao Shuxin, who was promoted to director of the bureau, and created a robot exactly like himself to deal with Wenshan Huihai, only to be betrayed by the robot.

The styling part of the whole film, the surreal atmosphere, the processing of dreams, and the lens language all break through the limitations of artistic aesthetics at that time.

In the 80s and 90s of the same period, a number of science fiction movies were released one after another.

"Thunderbolt Baby" released in 1988 and "Magic Watch" in 1990 are both children's science fiction and relatively niche.

"The Disappearance of the Atmosphere", released in 1990, uses environmental protection propaganda as the starting point to narrate science fiction stories.

Science fiction films such as "Man's World" in 1987, "Synth" in 1988, and "Doctor Stealth" in 1991 all emerged due to the creative environment at the time.

Although at the level of special effects at that time, the picture was not very exquisite, and the sci-fi structure was incomplete, but it was the pioneer of domestic sci-fi films.

When the time came to 2000, due to the public's indifference to domestic science fiction movies, there were very few science fiction movies filmed during this period, and domestic science fiction movies came to a standstill.

Zhang Xin is now thinking about filming sci-fi films, and in the Chinese entertainment industry, no one is optimistic about it.

The most important thing is that science fiction films should be shot well, and the investment is not small at all.

Starting from 100 million, there is no cap.

With this fund, you can shoot several good youth films.

And after spending so much money, there is a high probability that you will still hit the street.

This has made more investment institutions lose interest in science fiction films.

Zhang Xin obviously knew about this situation, so he called Cao Yang specifically.

She's here for support.

It is even likely that she has already hit a wall on Zhang Songwen's side.

"Yes, I want to make a science fiction film."

Zhang Xin took a deep breath and said his thoughts.

She was ready to be scolded.

"When the time comes, I will implant some of Daystar's products into the movie, and even some of the rockets and spaceships that appear in it can be set as Daystar's products."

Zhang Xin, who has a strong desire to survive, hurriedly added.

"Science fiction is a genre worth trying, and I don't disagree with that."

"But wouldn't it be too early to start shooting now?"

Cao Yang feels that the conditions for filming science fiction films in China are not very mature.

Whether it's the consumer market or the production technology.

"Brother, science fiction films in the American film industry on average accounted for 15%-25% of the box office revenue of the year, and more than half of the top ten box office in the past years."

"I think there is no reason why the film market in China is so big that it can't even support a science fiction film."

"And I don't think it's too early at all, from the early preparations to the official release, at least until next year."

"If there are some things that don't go well in the middle, it won't even be released until 2015."

Zhang Xin is very smart, and from Cao Yang's words, she has already heard some meanings.

The owner has no objection, she has absolute confidence to shoot a different science fiction film.

"Have you chosen a theme?"

For the average investment institution, shooting sci-fi films is too risky.

However, for Cao Yang, the investment of hundreds of millions is nothing.

It can be regarded as cultivating the technology of special effects production for Nanshan Film and Television.

Nanshan Film and Television, as the No. 1 film and television company in China, always has to do something different from others in order to consolidate its position as the industry leader.

Otherwise, it makes no sense to follow the trend every day to shoot popular themes.

"After choosing, I have even bought the adaptation rights, which is an adaptation of a famous science fiction writer's short story of the same name, called "The Wandering Earth", which was first published in "Science Fiction World" magazine in 2000."

"The story is that the aging and expansion of the sun is about to engulf the earth, and in order to survive, human beings spent 400 years building 12,000 huge planetary engines around the world that are taller than Mount Everest, pushing the entire earth out of its current orbit and starting a 2,500-year journey to find a new home."

"This time it's not a spaceship to escape, but to the depths of the universe with the earth. The escape stage is divided into: the brake era, the escape era, the pre-wandering era, the post-wandering era, and the new solar era, a total of five stages. ”

"The story in the movie is about a Jupiter impact crisis in the era of escape......"

"Brother, when the time comes, this huge planetary engine, I am going to arrange it to be produced by Daystar Technology, and even the spacecraft inside are also produced by Daystar Technology."

"I think this is definitely very useful for increasing the visibility and influence of Daystar Technology."

Zhang Xin quickly communicated his thoughts with Cao Yang.

"The Wandering Earth?"

Cao Yang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the name.

At least Zhang Xin's vision in terms of material selection is still good.

Although I don't know what the difference between the "Wandering Earth" she led and the one in history will be.

But at least Cao Yang is more optimistic about this theme.

Although Nanshan Film and Television has a small profit contribution in Nanshan Group, it can sometimes play a very special role in publicity.

Therefore, to further consolidate the industry status of Nanshan Film and Television, Cao Yang fully supports it.

Now Zhang Xin is the first director and star of the new generation in Nanshan Film and Television, if she can lead the filming of a popular science fiction movie, it will definitely be very beneficial to enhance the influence of Nanshan Film and Television.

For a long time, the Chinese audience's perception and aesthetics of science fiction film and television are completely based on the Western aesthetic system.

So it has appeared more than once before, and when Chinese actors appear in American science fiction films, the audience begins to laugh.

There is even an argument that Chinese elements are naturally incompatible with science fiction.

Cao Yang absolutely does not agree with this point of view.

If Daystar Technology wants to go into space, to a certain extent, it also needs a better science fiction atmosphere in China.

From this point of view, even if Zhang Xin doesn't bring it up, Cao Yang feels that he will have to talk to Zhang Songwen later, whether to arrange someone to try to shoot a science fiction movie.

After thinking about these problems clearly, Cao Yang naturally supported Zhang Xin's idea.

"Brother, I think this movie is really worth shooting, even if it doesn't make a lot of money, I don't think I will lose too much."

Zhang Xin further lobbied Cao Yang.

In 2012, the domestic film market had already begun to explode.

It is not uncommon for a box office to exceed 100 million, and there are even movies with a box office of more than 1 billion.

This has given all kinds of funds a lot more confidence in the film market.

"How much are you going to spend on The Wandering Earth?"

As soon as Cao Yang said this, Zhang Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

My dream is half the battle!

Before her, it wasn't that no one in Huaxia wanted to make a science fiction movie.

But the investment of hundreds of millions of dollars at every turn directly scared away all kinds of investment institutions.

In the existing film market in Huaxia, if you invest 100 million, basically the box office will go to about 300 million to make a profit.

This investment of two or three hundred million means that the box office will be close to one billion.

Although Huaxia already has a movie with a box office of more than one billion, it is a comedy that everyone likes to watch.

is like Huaxia's own science fiction movie, not to mention 1 billion before, even more than 100 million.

This means that investing in sci-fi movies will cost you a lot.

No one's money is blown by the wind, and those directors naturally can't get investment.

"Two hundred million, I only need two hundred million."

Zhang Xin said a number that is not up or down.

If she wants to make the film a classic, she naturally can't invest too little.

But if you directly talk about four or five billion yuan of investment, you are worried that it will not be approved.

"Brother, don't think that 200 million is a lot."

"In fact, for filming science fiction films, 200 million is not much at all."

"We need to arrange people to draw thousands of concept design drawings, thousands of storyboard sketches, make tens of thousands of props, build more than 100,000 square meters of real scenes, and make at least 1,000 special effects shots."

"In this process, I am also going to invite some experts from the Academy of Sciences to serve as scientific advisors to solve the professional problems about physics and celestial bodies in the plot in detail, so as to reduce possible scientific flaws."

Zhang Xin quickly added his thoughts.

After all, although Cao Yang is the richest man in the world, he is not short of 200 million.

But it's not just a random spending.

"I have said it all to this point, I don't agree to the investment of 200 million yuan, and it is estimated that I will not be able to live in peace in the next days."

"Forget it, I'll make a call to Zhang Songwen and ask him to prepare 300 million for you directly."

"In the meantime, I've sent some of my thoughts back to your email."

"Since you're going to make a different science fiction movie, let's take action as soon as possible."

"While you still have enthusiasm, make it to the best and strive to release it as soon as possible in the next 2 years."

As soon as Cao Yang said this, Zhang Xin immediately jumped up and directly gave Cao Yang a bunch of rainbow farts on the phone.

"Brother, don't worry, although I am likely to spend 300 million, I will definitely try to make it not lose money, and even let it make money."

"And this "The Wandering Earth", when the time comes, I will also prepare to shoot a series of movies to make a little contribution to the development of Nanshan Film and Television."

Zhang Xin can't wait to start preparing for the filming of "The Wandering Earth".

After agreeing to Zhang Xin's shooting idea, Cao Yang naturally wanted to maximize the benefits of this matter.

"That's it, when the time comes, I will let Daystar Technology and Nanshan Film and Television jointly announce that they will jointly invest in the filming of "The Wandering Earth", and Daystar will provide some technical support here, and Nanshan Film and Television will be responsible for filming and implementation."

"When the time comes, our group's mobile phones, automobiles, equipment, engines, rockets and other products will be implanted, which can be regarded as raising the topic of all parties."

Cao Yang's proposal, Zhang Xin naturally has no opinion.

Implant ads from other companies, that's just advertising.

However, the advertising of Nanshan Group's products may be a win-win joint promotion.

Just like waiting for Daystar Technology and Nanshan Film and Television to officially announce the filming of "The Wandering Earth", this is very beneficial to the popularity of both parties.

And Chinese netizens who like to eat melons must also be happy to take a good look at this topic.

Even when the time comes, Honor mobile phones and other products will be implanted in the movie, and after the information is constantly disclosed, it can be reaped wave after wave of popularity.

Even after the final movie was released, the hidden benefits and effects brought by these advertising placements alone were more than 300 million.

"No problem, I'll go to Zhang Songwen to discuss this matter now."

Zhang Xin couldn't wait to hang up the phone and start to act.

Listening to the "doodoo" voice on the other side of the phone, Cao Yang was also speechless.

Now in Huaxia, there are really not many people who dare to hang up his phone directly.

(End of chapter)