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Chapter 712 Teacher Li Xuejian

Wang Jianlin felt that everyone's words made sense and nodded slightly and said, "If Zhang Ran simply builds a theme park, it will not pose a danger to us. The tourism industry is very profitable. A theme park has tens of billions and it will take more than ten or twenty years to recover the cost. Zhang Ran cannot build a large number of theme parks within a period of time."

A vice president of Wanda asked: "If Zhang Ran and others are just building theme parks, then is there any possibility of cooperation? Everyone can get land together so that they can get land at a lower price. Then they build theme parks, and we build villas and residences near the theme parks?"

Everyone was slightly stunned when they heard this. This idea seemed to be good and they all started to ponder.

In recent years, Wanda has formed a brand effect. Because Wanda Plaza has huge investment, it can quickly drive local economic development, which has caused local governments to rush to establish business relationships with Wanda. In the negotiations, Wanda took the initiative and had the right to bargain. Therefore, the cost of Wanda's land acquisition is often at least half cheaper than other companies.

As a result, Wanda formed a unique business model, acquired land at an extremely low price, quickly built Wanda Plaza, attracted crowds through cinemas and shopping centers, thereby increasing land prices, and quickly recovering funds by selling apartments and office buildings. Then, they built a new Wanda Plaza in the next city with the same method. With this model, Wanda built dozens of Wanda Plazas across the country in just a few years, becoming the leader of China's commercial real estate.

The Wanda City they wanted to build recently is actually the same model, just to raise the land price in the name of culture and then sell houses. Taking Wanda City in Nanchang as an example, the total investment is 40 billion yuan, and the theme park construction only costs 20 billion yuan, and the other half is used to build residential buildings, with a sales area of ​​4.75 million square meters. If calculated based on the local current selling price of 9,800 yuan per square meter, the income of this item alone will reach 46.5 billion yuan. As long as the house is sold, Wanda will easily make a profit.

If Zhang Ran and his friends set up a theme park, it will definitely drive the appreciation of surrounding real estate. If Wanda can join forces with Zhang Ran and others, while Zhang Ran and others build the theme park, Wanda will definitely make a big profit.

Wang Jianlin pondered for a few seconds and slowly shook his head and said, "There is a possibility of cooperation, but there is no need. The disadvantages of the theme park model are obvious. You can only rely on theme parks to attract tourists to make money. The speed of capital recovery is very slow. This model has been developing slowly. Disney has only five theme parks for many years! We cannot wait for Zhang Ran and others to slowly build theme parks. The real estate industry still has about ten years of gold. What is important is to circle more land in the shortest time. As long as we get enough land, even if we don’t do anything, we can make several times more with these lands!"

Wang Guiya echoed: "Dr. Wang is right. Our most important task now is to enclose land, and strive to build a Wanda City in each of the first and second-tier cities in China within ten years!" He paused and said: "But although Zhang Ran is young, this person should not be underestimated. I am worried that after he realizes the disadvantages of the theme park model, he will learn from us and develop residential houses to sell. If he promotes this model quickly across the country, then we will have a very terrible opponent!"

Ding Benxi pondered: "I don't think it will be possible for a short period of time. Zhang Ran is very confident, and his career is so successful. It is impossible to easily change his strategic concept. When he truly realizes the disadvantages of the theme park model, he wants to change his strategy, it will probably be four or five years later. At that time, we have completed our strategic layout in first-tier cities."

Wang Jianlin laughed: "It's too late to enter the game four or five years later. Zhang Ran is very smart, but he is still too young after all!"

Zhang Ran naturally didn't know what Wanda's senior executives said about him, and he was busy with his new drama.

This new play is not "The Revelation of the Future", but "One Man's Light and Decoration".

At the beginning of this year, Zhang Jingchu saw Chi Zijian's novel "All Nights in the World" and was about to make a movie. She proudly told Zhang Ran that this novel had just won the Lu Xun Literature Award not long ago. Zhang Ran was quite moved after hearing it, so he looked at the winning novels of the Lu Xun Literature Award. The winning novels of the Lu Xun Literature Award are in the middle and short stories, which seem to be effortless. After reading this, she really found two very good novels, in fact, one of which is Tian Er's "One Person's Lights Decoration".

After Zhang Ran decided to film "One Man's Lights and Decoration", Zhang Ran's team started to operate at high speed, asking Liu Heng to rewrite the script, Zhao Fei and the others began to survey the scenes. The main creators of the crew were all old people who had followed Zhang Ran for many years. They knew what Zhang Ran wanted, so they didn't need Zhang Ran to spend too much effort. So far, the preliminary preparations for the movie have been almost done.

The story of "One Man's Lights and Decoration" has three main characters, policeman Lao Huang, mute Xiaoyu, and criminal Gangzha. The heroine Xiaoyu is naturally played by Zhang Jingchu. However, since Xiaoyu and Gangzha have several bed scenes and Zhang Ran is not a ntr enthusiast, it is naturally impossible for his girlfriend to play bed scenes with others. Therefore, he plays the role of Gangzha himself.

In fact, it is common for directors’ wives or girlfriends to act in bed scenes with other actors. Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang have both made such scenes, and the content is quite popular. Some directors really don’t care about such scenes, but most people pretend not to care.

Even abroad, this is true. In 2008, Leonardo joined hands with Kate Winslet to star in "The Road to Revolution" directed by Sam Mendes. Director Sam Mendes is Winslet's husband. In the movie, Leonardo and Winslet have a more intense bed scene. Sam Mendes generously stated in an interview that he was fine. But two years later, Sam Mendes and Kate Winslet divorced. In fact, it was this bed scene that caused the two's marriage to be cracked.

The male lead in "One Man Decoration" is Lao Huang, a policeman. Zhang Ran's first choice is Li Xuejian. In Zhang Ran's heart, Li Xuejian is a role model for actors and an artist who can be called both moral and artistic. He has always hoped to work with Li Xuejian, but unfortunately there was no suitable opportunity. This time he found an opportunity.

In a teahouse in Peking, Zhang Ran personally poured a cup of tea for Li Xue and asked, "Teacher Li, you have read the script. I wonder what you think of this drama?"

Li Xuejian's voice was a little dry because of nasopharyngeal cancer: "When I read the book, I was quite moved. This play tells the stories of the lower classes of society. From police, drivers, to mutes and criminals, they have different identities, but they have a common characteristic, which is loneliness, poverty and loneliness living at the bottom of society. The whole play is particularly deep. But the whole play is not that particularly desperate play. You can feel that the whole play is warm, but after watching it, you feel warm, just like a magma flowing very slowly in your heart."

Zhang Ran praised this and said sincerely: "Teacher Li, you have pointed out the theme of the whole play. It is so easy to talk about roles with experts like you! I really like your play. I used to teach students before, and I let you play "Jiao Yulu" for them. There is a scene that I have told them many times, and Jiao Yulu sent a technician to squat down. That scene is not something that ordinary people can't play. There is another scene where the people want to escape famine. It's snowing heavily in the sky. Jiao Yulu came over and looked at the common people. Only those who have experienced that era can grasp that state so accurately."

Li Xuejian was a little surprised. Those who came back from studying abroad like Zhang Ran usually don’t watch dramas like Jiao Yulu. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ran not only watched them, but also used them to commit crimes for students. This young man is really not simple. He nodded slightly and said, “I did experience it. It was in the 1960s. I was six or seven years old and had already gone to elementary school. I saw those who fled famine with my own eyes. I had a lot of feelings when I was acting in that scene.”

Zhang Ran showed such an expression: "So, I have always told students that if you want to play a good role, you have to experience life. If you don't have that kind of life experience, you can't act at all!"

Li Xuejian sighed slightly and said, "More than ten or twenty years ago, domestic filmmakers had a stage of experiencing life in advance, but now there are fewer and fewer crews giving actors time to experience life. Many crews wish to start filming as soon as they sign a contract with the actors!"

Zhang Ran couldn't help but sigh: "Now everyone is anxious, the whole society is anxious, but I will give actors time to experience life when filming, and I also ask actors to experience life. Now there are two problems. First, this story takes place in Shancheng, and the actors must speak very standard Shancheng dialect; second, the character of Lao Huang is an old policeman, I want the feeling of an old policeman, so we will arrange for you to go to the police station in Shancheng to experience life for two months. It may be more difficult, I wonder if your body can bear it?"

Zhang Ran knew that Li Xuejian was an actor who had been experiencing life for a long time. He acted in "Jiao Yulu". He ate cabbage for three months and lost 30 kilograms. He went to Shanxi to experience life twice. He played the Alzheimer's disease patient in "Hey! Old Man". He worked in the hospital for homework. However, Li Xuejian had cancer and was not in good condition. He asked him to go to the police station to experience life. He ran around all day. Whether his body could eat it is a question.

Li Xuejian said readily: "No problem, I'm in good health." Then, he said very seriously: "The role of Lao Huang and I are a bit far away, especially since he has obvious professional characteristics. He must live in Lao Huang's living environment for a while and experience life, otherwise he will not be sure!"

"That's great. Teacher Li, you are the best choice for Lao Huang in my heart. If you are in charge, then our play will be half successful!" Zhang Ran raised his teacup and said, "Teacher Li, let's do one!"

Li Xuejian laughed loudly. He always thought that Zhang Ran was so young and so successful. He should be the kind of meticulous and proud young man. Unexpectedly, he also had a childish side. He picked up the teacup and touched Zhang Ran: "We've done it!"

The two then chatted for a while and decided the whole thing. Zhang Ran paid the bill and left the teahouse. Zhang Ran was driving to the peak of the century. Not far away, the ringtone of the cell phone suddenly rang. He took a look and found that it was Cai Yinong.

Zhang Ran picked up the phone. Cai Yinong would not call him directly for no reason. Something should be wrong. He asked: "Mr. Cai, what's wrong? Is something wrong?"

"We are now at the Bayiyi Base in Huairou. The group leader here requires our crew not to hire extras from other units, and the crew must eat in the canteen they manage. Without our consent, they come to make trouble. When we film costume dramas, they wear modern outfits and wander in front of the camera. The crew is recording the same sound, and they shout to make trouble." Cai Yinong said in anger, "One of our deputy directors just now argued with them and was even beaten!"

Zhang Ran frowned and said, "Did you call the police?"

Cai Yinong said angrily: "They have a relationship, and the police don't care at all! We called the police, and they left when the police came. As a result, the police walked around and left. As soon as the police left, they came again immediately!"
Chapter completed!
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