Chapter 231 Wandering Earth
Binhai City.
TRW Pictures.
"Brother Yuan, is it true that Yang Long received an order for special effects from Tianhe?"
Several young men and women who looked to be in their early twenties were standing downstairs of Tianhe Pictures, looking a little hesitant.
They were all college students who had just graduated two or three years ago. With their good skills, they worked together to build a special effects company.
But I don't want to.
Today I suddenly received a message from a colleague saying that he had been contracted to outsource special effects to Tianhe Pictures.
That’s Tianhe Pictures, a well-known domestic company!
Which company in the film and television industry doesn’t know this?
They were a small company that had only been established for two years, and they actually received the order from the other party. It was like a pie in the sky.
Even if it was just some insignificant side jobs, climbing up to Tianhe Pictures was enough for them to gain a successful foothold in the industry.
While I was excited, I couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
So we gathered people early and rushed to the downstairs of Tianhe Pictures.
The Yang Long they were talking about was the founder of their special effects company and their classmate.
"I'm not sure either. That's what Yang Long said on the phone. He asked us to come over quickly to meet him and discuss the follow-up cooperation."
The young man called Brother Yuan is named Wang Yuan, and he is the oldest among them.
But no matter how calm he was, he couldn't help feeling a little afraid when facing the office building of Tianhe Pictures. He hesitated for a moment and didn't dare to go in.
The same thing happened to the others, who stood outside the door and swallowed.
After all, to the giant Tianhe Pictures, they are just a handful of small companies.
If you mess things up, you won’t even have a place to cry.
"Look, that person over there looks familiar. Could it be Chen Lin?"
Suddenly, a female member of the team looked into the distance and spoke in confusion.
When everyone heard this, they turned their heads and saw a figure who had just got off a taxi on the roadside in the distance, walking slowly towards them.
"It seems to be Chen Lin!"
"So he's in Binhai City too?"
Several people were surprised and recognized at a glance that it was their classmate in the design major, Chen Lin.
I didn't expect to meet you in a place like this after so long since graduation, so I immediately went to greet you.
Chen Lin, who was on the phone, was stunned when he saw them. Then he said something and put down the phone.
"Is it you?"
Chen Lin was also a little surprised. Since he graduated, he rarely contacted his college classmates.
It’s not that the relationship is bad, but everyone is busy making a living and has no time to do these things.
But now, I meet him here.
I have to say it is really fate.
"Haha, it really is you, Chen Lin. We were just wondering if we might have recognized the wrong person."
Several people came up in a hurry, their faces full of surprise.
Although everyone has changed in the past three years, becoming more mature and well-rounded, they can still recognize each other at a glance.
"It's been almost three years since we last met, right?" Chen Lin said with emotion.
While in college, he was working hard to learn game-related technologies and make his first game, and he didn't spend much time with his classmates.
It can even be said to be an outlier.
But fortunately.
Those who study their major often exchange topics.
Although I am not very familiar with these people, I can still be considered an acquaintance.
Now that we meet again after several years, I am naturally filled with emotion as I look at the faces that have lost their youthfulness.
“It’s been almost three years indeed.”
"We haven't been in touch much lately. We're all busy with our own things."
"Chen Lin, why are you here? Are you an employee here?"
"I thought you went to another city to develop."
Several people talked at once, asking about each other's recent situation.
They seldom contact each other, let alone know what the other is doing, so it's natural for them to ask each other all kinds of questions when they meet rarely.
"Me? Are you guys here to do business too?" Chen Lin asked.
"Yes." The leader Wang Yuan nodded, "We jointly opened a special effects company, and just received an order from Tianhe Pictures, so we came here."
"Tianhe Pictures?"
Chen Lin paused. Isn’t this the company he is looking for today?
Without thinking too much, he continued, "It just so happens that I'm here to look for Tianhe Pictures as well. How about we go up together?"
"So you are here to look for Tianhe as well. What a coincidence. Let's go up together. I can take you to meet Yang Long. That guy is up there now."
As they talked, the group walked towards the building together, sharing their experiences in the past few years and lamenting how difficult it is to work in the design industry.
From time to time, they would talk about news about other classmates.
Among them, the ones who asked Chen Lin the most questions, apart from Wang Yuan, were the other two girls.
"Chen Lin, judging from your appearance, you have had a good time these past two years, right?"
"I really can't tell that the good student who used to study all day has become so handsome now."
During college, Chen Lin was always the least noticed and didn't like to show off his presence.
Such a person is undoubtedly not very attractive to young girls who like novelty and excitement, so most people's evaluation of him is mediocre.
It is even more impossible to pay close attention to him.
But now, a few years have passed, and after experiencing the beatings of society.
However, they found that Chen Lin was much more pleasing to the eye.
Moreover, he exuded an aura or presence that other male students did not have, a feeling of calmness and composure.
"Fortunately, I saved some money and opened a small studio to make games. I'm busy from morning till night every day."
"Game studio?"
The male compatriots were surprised when they heard this.
"I heard that the gaming industry has been developing very rapidly recently, and the competition is quite fierce."
"There's a lot of competition and opportunities. Old Wu and his team seem to have built a game studio."
"Not only that, several classmates I contacted before have now changed their careers to game design."
Even if you are not in the gaming industry, you have probably heard about the market changes in the past two years.
So when they heard that Chen Lin was setting up a studio, they were not too surprised. After all, with the current momentum of the gaming industry, there was still a chance to make it if they were lucky.
Even if we don't become bigger and stronger, at least we can make a living.
Just like they are now, they can rise overnight as long as they get the order from Tianhe Pictures.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
Just as I was thinking about it, a polite question came out.
Before they knew it, they had arrived at the front desk registration desk in the lobby, which surprised everyone.
The originally relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"We are from Yicai Vision, and we are here today to discuss the special effects outsourcing project." Wang Yuan said after taking a deep breath.
"Okay, please register. Mr. Yang Long from your company is already upstairs. Someone will take you there later."
The girl at the front desk glanced at the computer records and said politely.
In a large company like theirs, visits generally require registration, and the rules and regulations are much more complete than those of a small company.
After registering, Wang Yuan and his companions turned around.
"Chen Lin, we have something else to do so we will go up first. We will contact each other more often in the future."
This order is of vital importance to them.
Although I still want to chat more with my old classmates, we have to separate and can only find time to catch up later.
"Okay, let's get down to business."
Chen Lin nodded in response and watched them leave.
Only after he disappeared into the elevator did he look towards the front desk.
"I came to see your director. I have an appointment."
…
Tap tap tap——
Less than five minutes.
A burst of hurried footsteps sounded in the lobby on the first floor.
A gray-haired old man hurried down from upstairs, accompanied by a secretary.
"Mr. Chen, please forgive me for not welcoming you in person."
Seeing Chen Lin standing in front of the stage, the old man immediately came up to him with a smile on his face.
"Boss Xu, what are you talking about? I am the one who is disturbing you."
The old man in front of me is the CEO of Tianhe Pictures, Xu Jian.
The two of them exchanged a few simple compliments and then, led by their secretary, took the elevator upstairs to discuss cooperation.
"Mr. Chen called today and said he wanted to cooperate with us. Is it true?"
In the elevator, Xu Jian asked straight to the point.
When he received a call from Chen Lin this morning, he was very surprised that Honghuang Studio, which has been very popular in the gaming industry recently, would actually propose to cooperate with them.
As a well-known domestic film and television company, they are naturally very familiar with the emerging gaming industry, and have even long had plans to enter the gaming and film and television industry.
It’s just that I haven’t found a suitable partner yet.
If it were just an ordinary game manufacturer, they might think twice.
But Honghuang is different.
Especially in recent months, it can be said that he is in the limelight and no one can match him.
Even a behemoth like Ju Ying was suppressed.
More importantly.
Honghuang is also the first studio that spans both the gaming and film and television industries and has achieved huge success in both.
It is definitely a benchmark in the industry.
It is also their first choice for cooperation.
"I heard that you, Tianhe, are currently preparing a movie called "The Wandering Earth"? " Chen Lin asked.
"Yes, it's The Wandering Earth. Could it be that the game that Honghuang is making is also related to this theme?"
Xu Jian's eyes lit up. If he remembered correctly, Honghuang had indeed recently participated in the aerospace technology investment promotion issued by the state and was currently making a game on this theme.
If the deal can be reached, linking the two works together would be a very good choice.
They still highly recognize the level of Honghuang's game production.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to make a game that sells tens of millions of copies, and now it is already heading for twenty million copies.
He made more than 2 billion from just one game, which made them very jealous.
After all, movies, like games, have huge cost risks, often hundreds of millions, so it is not easy to make a profit.
What other people don’t know is that as a major film and television company, they know that Honghuang’s achievements in film and animation are also terrifying.
The box office of "Titanic" alone has reached over 4 billion in the past year. Those rumors that Honghuang's capital chain has been broken are simply ridiculous.
If their movie "The Wandering Earth" can achieve this result, he would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.
"To be honest, the background setting of the game we are currently working on is very similar to your movie. I originally planned to promote a movie myself, but after seeing your movie, I changed my mind."
Walking out of the elevator, Chen Lin said truthfully.
After hearing this, Xu Jian was shocked and felt a little strange.
"Mr. Chen is really bold. Not many companies dare to use movies to promote games."
The game is losing money, plus the movie is losing money.
The investment involved is enough to crush many manufacturers.
This is also the reason why so many people know the secret of Honghuang’s success but dare not learn it easily.
This is why there are signs of cooperation between game companies and film and television companies today.
"There's no other way. The competition is too intense and we have to come up with something different." Chen Lin shrugged without comment.
"You mean Mr. Chen thinks our movie is different?"
Xu Jian raised his eyebrows, made a gesture of invitation, and walked into the reception room under the curious gaze of the employees.
After sitting down, Chen Lin said, "Yes, looking at the entire science fiction field, I think your movie has the most potential."
"Haha, I'm flattered to receive such high praise from Mr. Chen."
If you know the development history of Honghuang, you will know that the film and television works launched by Honghuang are only slightly or very popular, and there are almost no losses.
This is enough to show that Honghuang’s vision in film and television is no less than its main gaming industry.
They have poured a lot of effort into this movie "The Wandering Earth", which will determine the future fate of Tianhe Pictures. They are naturally very happy to receive recognition from the other party.
"Tell me, how does Honghuang plan to cooperate?"
