Seeing that Old Li had changed the topic, Li Mingbao didn't take it seriously. It was actually quite good to be able to say so much, although he had discussed such issues with the old chief before. But what kind of person is the old chief? It is not an exaggeration to say that Li Mingbao has a lot of things to do every day. In Li Mingbao's view, things like this are very important, but for people like the old chief, such things are just average, maybe not even as good as the average. Otherwise, It¡¯s not like nothing has changed until now. Now that Lao Li is here, Li Mingbao doesn't mind impressing the old leader. Even if the old leader doesn't personally take action, he will say a few words and then negotiate with the film studios in mainland China. The concerns of the higher-ups, if I move around more, maybe new hope will come out. ¡°After all, although he wants the mainland market, it is impossible to completely occupy it. The film studios on the mainland are already in an active position. When the time comes to cooperate with them, I don¡¯t believe they will refuse. After all, cooperation is good for Li Mingbao, and it is also good for them. The film industry has emerged to make money from the very beginning. Although it now has a certain political significance attached to it, in essence, it is still a tool for making money. Don¡¯t mainland film studios want to develop better? They are so happy to live on funds every year, and don't want to think that they are ready to be popular and popular? Are you kidding? Who would eat steamed buns when you can have a big meal? Working with Li Mingbao, you can make money without any political risks. Who would miss such a good thing? "Since Lao Li, you want me to talk about something practical, then I will talk about something practical. I have two projects in hand now, both of which can be cooperated with the mainland, and the investment is relatively large. For the mainland, The benefits are also great, Lao Li, do you want to hear it?" Li Mingbao said with a smile. "Two projects? Big investment? I'd like to hear the details." Lao Li said with great interest at this time. If Li Mingbao can say that it is a big investment project, then it must mean that the investment is very large. Although Lao Li has never been abroad, he also knows that Li Mingbao is very strong. In the past few months, Li Mingbao made a few dollars with the Hong Kong government. One billion Hong Kong dollars, although there may be something else in it, after all, Li Mingbao has earned so much in name. In addition, Li Mingbao had hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and a large industry in the United States. Therefore, if Li Mingbao can say that it is a big investment project, it will definitely not be too small. The most important thing is, Li Mingbao has a lot of foreign exchange in his hands, and these things are urgently needed by the mainland. If he invests in the mainland, then the money will become something from the mainland. Isn't the main purpose of Lao Li's coming here just for Li Mingbao's money? Otherwise, how could the old chief send Old Li here based on just a few words from Li Mingbao? "These two projects are actually related to the film industry. Since the mainland has no funds to invest in this area, it is my duty to do so. One is investment in theaters, and the other is investment in film and television cities. I don't know. Does Lao Li like it?" Li Mingbao said. "I know about theater chains. It's just like the joint theater chain you built in Hong Kong, right? But I don't quite understand what this film and television city is. Is it just for making movies? Place?" When Lao Li said this, he asked with some doubts. He is definitely no stranger to theaters, but in the film and television city, Lao Li is somewhat confused. Lao Li knows a lot about the role of the film and television city. Although there are no very professional film and television cities in mainland China, it does not mean that there is no such thing, it is just not very professional. They can be used wherever movies are shot. There are many old places in the capital that can be used when filming. It was precisely because he knew some of the conditions in the film and television city that Lao Li was confused, because this thing can be filmed by just doing it casually. Even if Li Mingbao wants to make it more formal, it is not a big deal. Compared with In terms of theater construction, how can this project be considered a big project? "Yes, the two projects I'm talking about are these two projects. Since you know the theater chain, Lao Li, I won't say more. In my opinion, the investment in the film and television city project may be higher than that of the theater chain. Even bigger. After all, professional things can¡¯t be done by just fooling around. Even in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers¡¯ studios are actually not that big in my opinion. There are very few, and Uncle Liu has always been stingy. Therefore, there is a big gap between the studios he created and the truly top-notch film and television cities, especially for a truly complete film and television city in a country with a long history and culture. , then we must pay attention to history and culture. From the Xia, Shang and Zhou to the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even some characteristic buildings of the Republic of China, we need to create such a long time span, plus the various characteristics of multiple dynasties. It's a textual research, which is quite a troublesome matter. When it comes to construction, it takes a lot of time.It's quite short. Compared with building a building now, various buildings in the film and television city require professional personnel to control them. Hiring these people requires a lot of effort, plus some retro buildings require technical talents. Not a minority. Therefore, if we really want to build this film and television city, it cannot be done in a short time. It may take ten years to truly meet my requirements, and the funds required will be at least hundreds of millions of dollars. , maybe billions of dollars, is not impossible. ¡°Compared to the construction of theater chains, this film and television city is the real big trouble. If these two projects are really completed, it will be of great benefit to the film industry, not to mention the film industry in mainland China, but also to the film industry in all of East Asia. After all, the whole of East Asia is The Chinese culture we have studied, in history and culture, everyone has the same essence. If this film and television city is established by then, it will not only serve the country, but also serve foreign countries, and even Even Hollywood will need to use this film and television city. "When Li Mingbao said this, he couldn't help but fall into the world of imagination. "There is not yet a professional film and television city in mainland China, and Li Mingbao now hopes to get a share of this industry. Although the investment is large, but The returns are also huge. Although many outsiders in the film industry don't know much about film and television cities, so they don't pay much attention to it, but in the eyes of real film industry insiders, The film and television city is definitely a lifeblood. Otherwise, the Shaw Brothers studio would not be so prosperous, and Zou Wenhuai would not be so envious and jealous of this thing in history. If the film and television city is not important, it will be like Uncle Liu. With his stingy personality, how could he spend so much effort to build a Shaw Brothers studio? Later, when other studios and movie cities were built, Uncle Six wouldn't put in so much effort to suppress them. Isn't it just that this thing can make money and be used for money? To deal with an opponent, if someone has a bad relationship with him, or has infringed on Uncle Six's interests, and does not allow the film company to use his own studio, this method can make the opponent cry without tears. If the opponent is strong enough to make the movie I don¡¯t know how much the cost will increase if it is done. Hengdian has been able to stand for so many years. Even the big domestic directors have to give them face when they see Hengdian¡¯s general manager. Isn¡¯t it because Hengdian not only takes the lead? Are you still very enterprising and creating more sets? Even if there are many movie and TV cities later, won't it hurt Hengdian's foundation? At its peak, Hengdian was definitely making money every day. The speed of making money is even better than that of CCTV¡¯s advertising business. And now that Li Mingbao is rich, the plan is even bigger than that of Hengdian. If this thing is really created, Li Mingbao will sit on it in the future. Collecting money is an extremely cost-effective deal. What's more, Li Mingbao's film and television city can not only absorb the mainland market, but also gain a foothold in overseas markets due to its relationship with the distribution port. In addition, he has established a presence in Hollywood in the United States. If this thing is created, it means that Li Mingbao occupies an important position in the world's film industry. Therefore, the most important thing is that this film and television city is more valued by Li Mingbao than the theater chain. , Li Mingbao thought about it before, and found that in addition to the theater chain, the only place where he could spend the cash he had and turn it into an industry was the film and television city, which could completely consume his funds to build film and television. During his time in the city, this thing was a money-attracting beast, and with Li Mingbao's current rate of making money, if he didn't have one or two money-attracting beasts on hand to use his funds, the annual depreciation of the currency alone would cause Li Mingbao to lose a lot of money. A large sum of money, rather than losing one's own funds in vain due to currency depreciation, of course it is necessary to spend it yourself to achieve the real purpose of Li Mingbao. In fact, what Li Mingbao said before has some reservations. In Li Mingbao's plan, the project of building cinema chains would cost 200 million U.S. dollars. It would be enough to cover basically all the first- and second-tier cities in the country, and the cinemas in each city would not only be There is only one. The US$200 million of this year can be used as almost US$2 billion thirty years from now. A movie theater costs one million dollars and is definitely the most advanced movie theater today. And if these cinemas are built twenty years later, the value of the land alone will allow Li Mingbao to earn a lot of money. Therefore, the more cinema chains are built, the better, but mainland China can only bear so many cinema chains now. If there are more cinema chains, even if Li Mingbao wants to spend money, he will not be able to spend it. Therefore, the amount of funds that theater chains can absorb is just that, but the film and television city, even if it costs one billion U.S. dollars, is completely affordable. After all, this thing must be planned according to Li Mingbao's plan.The scale is equivalent to Li Mingbao building a small and medium-sized city on his own. The construction of a city costs one billion US dollars, which is definitely quite easy. Even one billion dollars may not be enough, and the city may even apply for Guinness by then.