China Entertainment 1997

Ji Province, Baiyangdian

Located in the middle of Baoshi, it is the largest group of lakes on the Haihe Plain in China. There are 143 lakes and lakes in total. The largest one is called Baiyangdian, so it is collectively called Baiyangdian.

Baiyangdian is also considered an old anti-Japanese area, and the Yanling Team, a water guerrilla team, is not much less famous than the railway guerrilla team in Cao Xuan's hometown.

The prototype of the story of "Little Soldier Zhang Ga" is based on the members of the Yanling Team. The equally famous Luo Jinbao also belongs to this team.

However, some people say that the latter has historical prototypes, while others say it is a purely artistic image, or a fictional character that combines many prototypes.

The plot of Binghuo Island in "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" was originally planned to be a reservoir on the outskirts of Beijing. Cao Xuan pretended to be a public servant and used it for personal gain, so the scene was set here.

In addition to filming, the purpose is more importantly, inspection.

Cao Xuan thought about the location of Fanxing Film and Television City for a long time, and finally came up with two targets, one was Miyun and the other was near Baiyangdian.

Cao Xuan prefers the latter.

Miyun Mountain has many scenic spots, as well as Miyun Reservoir. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is also very close to the capital, which has great advantages.

But the disadvantage is that there are limited places for large-scale construction, and land is difficult to obtain and expensive.

Baiyangdian is far away from the capital, but not that far. If you end at the Forbidden City, the distance between Miyun Reservoir and Baiyangdian Scenic Area is only 20 minutes by car.

Baiyangdian is not only close to Beijing, but also about the same distance from Jinmen and Shishi, the capital of Hebei Province. Surrounded by three cities, it is the center of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.

The transportation is convenient. There are five or six nearby airports, with an average drive of two hours, not to mention the train station.

Regarding Fanxing Film and Television City, Cao Xuan’s plan is film and television + tourism, and the latter will even account for a higher proportion of profits.

If it is in Miyun, located in the north of Beijing, the audience area that can be radiated is limited.

In addition to the capital city, it can only expand to the north in the areas of Chengshi, Tangshi, and QHD. The distance further north to Liao Province is a bit far.

Baiyangdian is located in the south of Beijing, adjacent to Jinmen in the east, Shishi, the provincial capital, in the southwest. Due south, it can even radiate to Shandong Province, directly facing the economic powerhouse of the entire north.

If it can make a name for itself, tourists from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Shandong cities and two provinces will feed the Fanxing Film and Television Base.

What's more important is that Baiyangdian is close to the new district in the future, which is almost like a neighbor.

Cao Xuan's plan for the film and television base also starts from Baiyangdian and slowly expands towards the new district.

Everyone knows the value of the new district, and its development prospects and appreciation space are far greater than Miyun.

Apart from other things, even if the film and television city is not built, if the land is left for sale for twenty years, Cao Xuan estimates that he can buy half of Hengdian.

At this stage, the new district has not yet taken off, and Cao Xuan has not thought about it for the time being. In addition to the above-mentioned advantages, Baiyangdian is mainly cheap.

At this stage, the capital city has not yet reached its limit of development, and a large amount of land in the suburbs of Beijing has not yet been developed. Not only is it expensive, but the key is that it is difficult to obtain.

Even if Cao Xuan can win the early land and the film and television city becomes prosperous, subsequent expansion and development will be very troublesome, and you may encounter something disgusting like grabbing the land and selling it to you at a high price.

Baiyangdian does not have this concern. Land prices are cheap, and those close to scenic spots are a little more expensive. Other places cannot be said to be cheap, but they are much cheaper than the suburbs of Beijing.

Cao Xuan can use limited funds to acquire as much land as possible, even if it cannot be used in the early stage, he will not be intercepted.

Not to mention cheap, the key points are easy to get.

The Baiyangdian Scenic Area has not yet started to be constructed along the cultural tourism route. Whether it is due to insufficient official awareness of the city or lack of financial investment, at least at this stage, Baiyangdian is not taken seriously.

In this era of economic leadership, Cao Xuan has expected to invest billions in the construction of a film and television city and related ancillary industries, create a regional business card, increase local visibility and employment rate, and also have a positive impact on local GDP.

Investing billions is not a joke, including his current inspection, which is only from his own perspective. In the future, he will need to find professionals to do a systematic planning and coordination.

Only after confirming that there is indeed a possibility of investment in this place, Fanxing will formally invest in the project.

There are a lot of things involved here, which is much more difficult than building a Fanxing Building. In addition to planning and coordination, you also have to negotiate with local officials.

Building a film and television city does not mean just building a base and that’s it. Various supporting facilities must be kept up.

Businesses such as hotels, restaurants, KTVs, supermarkets, and entertainment facilities can also introduce brands or operate their own bases. However, official places such as hospitals, schools, police stations, railway stations, and passenger terminals require the cooperation of local officials.

This has to be negotiated in advance, otherwise there will be nothing left, not to mention traveling, and even the crew will not come to film.

Cao Xuan has great ambitions for Fanxing Film and Television Base, and is rushing to build a northern Hengdian, or even surpass Hengdian, the first film and television base in the country.

This requires not only the efforts of individuals and companies, but also the strong support of local officials.

If the site is really located in Baiyangdian, Cao Xuan hopes that the city leaders can give him positive feedback and support.

………

After finding a boat, Cao Xuan took advantage of his break and planned to take Zeng Li on a lake cruise to enjoy the world between them.

As a result, Liu Tianxian and Shi Xiaolong, two lookless brats, also followed. Gao Yuanyuan and others also took advantage of every opportunity, and the good world between the two became a team building for the crew.

Several boats were sailing slowly along the lake, with sparkling waves and a clear sky. The scenery was particularly beautiful. Cao Xuan stood on the deck, standing with his hands behind his back. As he looked around, ancient buildings and cities seemed to have been built on the shore.

"What are you looking at?"

Zeng Li came over and stuffed a piece of small shrimp paste cake into his mouth, which was the freshly fished river shrimp from the lake. He peeled the shrimp and chopped it into pieces, then wrapped it in batter and spread it into a cake shape, or deep-fried or pan-fried. A fresh one.

"My beloved concubine, look, this is my future film and television industry!"

Cao Xuan couldn't help but put a sweet scent on Zeng Damai's face, and pointed boldly to the shore of the lake in front of him, feeling high-spirited.

"Sissi is at the back."

Zeng Li blushed a little. Originally, the old couple didn't care about this, but they couldn't bear to have a student next to them. Teacher Zeng still valued the dignity of teachers.

Cao Xuan looked back and saw that Liu Tianxian was leaning against the cabin door, eating a biscuit and looking at the two of them. His fair and fair face with a hint of baby fat was full of curiosity and gossip.

"Children, please don't look around at adults' business. You may get needle eyes. Go back to the cabin to eat."

Liu Tianxian stayed on the set for nearly a week and became familiar with Cao Xuan. He curled his lips and left.

When Cao Xuan first met Liu Tianxian, he thought that this little girl would be cold, quiet and relatively introverted.

But after getting acquainted with her, I realized that this little girl actually has a lively personality, but she doesn't like to show it to outsiders, and she can't hide her temper when facing acquaintances.

She was a little afraid of Cao Xuan at first, but after Zeng Li joined the team and was protected by the Empress of the West Palace, she became bolder. She didn't dare to stab Cao Xuan, but she was still not afraid of making a face.

Without the light bulb here, the two of them felt more relaxed and even learned the classic pose from "Titanic".

However, Cao Xuan felt that it was unlucky, so he simply made a gesture. Otherwise, if the boat capsized, it would be better to rescue him. If he could not be rescued, the protagonist would have to be replaced by Hu Jing——

"The Queen of China Entertainment Starts in 1997"

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"It's a nice view."

Cao Xuan and Zeng Li sat on the bow of the boat, holding hands while browsing the scenery and thinking about the future.

"I heard people say that when the lotus blooms in summer, the scenery will be even more beautiful. Then we can open a lotus viewing area with the scenic spot, visit the lake in ancient boats and costumes to enjoy the flowers, and even hold a film and television festival later."

The film and television city can actually hold relevant festival activities to attract tourists and even form a unique brand event.

For example, Hollywood and other well-known film and television bases have special and exclusive festival activities, and large-scale ones can even directly drive the development of the entire base.

Domestic film and television bases are not doing as well as they should in this regard. It is not impossible, but they have not achieved great influence.

If Fanxing Film and Television City is built in the future and becomes influential, we can create a film and television festival during the summer vacation when the scenery of Baiyangdian is at its best to attract tourists and increase exposure.

Not just film and television festivals, if possible, we can also host some award ceremonies, attract film and television companies and star crews to stay for a long time, and even host some specialized art schools or institutions.

Cao Xuan does not want to turn Fanxing Film and Television Base into a simple "large studio" like Hengdian, but as a benchmark for the culture + tourism industry to achieve a unified cultural and tourism industry chain and become a true Eastern Hollywood.

Fanxing Film and Television Base is close to the capital, and even adjacent to the future new district. It is better than Hengdian in terms of location and hardware, and there are no too strong competitors around it, and there are even vague policy tilts.

As long as the hard and soft strength keeps up, Cao Xuan is confident that he can compete with Hengdian or even surpass Hengdian.

Cao Xuan said happily, but when he turned around, he saw Zeng Li holding his chin and looking at him intently with a pair of beautiful eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"No, I just think you are so handsome now. Your aura of motivation and ambition is so attractive."

"Ahem."

Cao Xuan felt very happy, but he still found fault: "What do you mean, am I not handsome usually?"

"Handsome, but he keeps all his thoughts deep in his heart. He is too stable. Once in a while, he releases his ambition and shows off his sharp edge. It feels different."

"The little girl is quite good at talking."

Cao Xuan smiled, Zeng Li was right. Not to mention the image he displayed on the screen and in front of the media, in private he was indeed calm and composed.

Especially as his assets increased, his contacts became more and more high-level, and he had more and more employees under his control, Cao Xuan's aura became calm and dignified unconsciously, and only a few friends could make some jokes.

But most of his emotions are hidden in his heart. Only his parents, Zeng Li, and Hu Jing can see his true and unconcealed character from time to time.

And they usually lived at home together. It was rare to see such high-spirited and ambitious scenes like just now. No wonder Zeng Li found it novel.

Cao Xuan was very happy to be praised, but Zeng Li changed his style and mentioned something specious.

"Luckily they are all eating on the boat, otherwise they would be fascinated by you."

"It's useless to be fascinated. My heart is completely fascinated by you, and I don't take them seriously at all."

After the struggle between the two palaces, Cao Xuan was definitely at the top level in terms of survival desire, and he gave his answer without hesitation.

There are a lot of goblins in "Eternal Dragon Sword", and there are also a lot of people with small thoughts. After Zeng Li joined the group in the past two days, he noticed something was wrong, so he took the time to mention a few words, and the Empress of the East Palace also sent warnings from time to time through text messages and phone calls.

Jia Jingwen also wanted to steal her mentor, but little did she know that Empress Xigong started to guard against her on the first day she joined the group...