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Chapter 799: Chapter 696 Comet Video (Please subscribe!)_1
December 17th.
Saturday
Comet Film Headquarters.
In a small, theater-sized screening room.
Tang Qing and a group of high-ranking members of the company were watching the first film from Comet Films.
Not only Pu Chaodong, but also director Li Xizhao, Chai Ren, Zheng Lin—these two major shareholders of the company—were the first batch to watch the first edited version of this film.
However, Lin Jiaxue didn’t come; instead she was at the villa, learning to paint with Yunxin.
The entire screening process.
It can only be described as high energy from start to finish.
Even the director Li Xizhao, who personally edited and had watched it numerous times, couldn’t help but be shocked again by the grand scenes inside, the sound effects, the special effects—it all led him to repeatedly excitement.
Knowing that he contributed to such a film, he felt that he could leave an indelible memory in China’s film history and become a textbook-like figure. Every time he thought about it, Li Xizhao felt like jumping up in joy.
And all of this.
It was all provided by Tang Qing.
The money given by the directors of Tang Qing’s companies, the special effects team found by Tang Qing.
Although the special effects team wasn’t under Comet Films, but judging from the team’s style of work, it certainly had a non-negligible connection with Tang Qing—otherwise, how could it be possible that a special effects company of this level is not currently open to the public for business?
They only took on the special effects work for Comet Films.
The whole 170-minute ultra-long movie let everyone thoroughly enjoy themselves. Even Tang Qing found it astonishing, reminding him of the shock he felt when he watched "Avatar" in his previous life, only with different storytelling. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
"Avatar" told a tale of the resource dispute between humans and extraterrestrial creatures.
"Civilization: Soul of the Stars" tells the story of humans first venturing into the starry sky, battling different environments, and witnessing the beautiful celestial phenomena. From the title, one can see that there is a sequel to this film.
When the final screen went black.
There was a burst of enthusiastic applause in the screening room.
This applause was for the film, for the director Li Xizhao, and it was also for the bright future of the company. Once this film is released, Comet Films will undoubtedly be remembered by the whole world.
Tang Qing praised: "Director Li, well done, very well done. I’m very satisfied."
"It’s what I should do. It’s all thanks to the company’s excellent script, the great special effects team, and sufficient funds... Without these, it would be impossible for me to cook without rice." When it came to sweet talk, Li Xizhao was still a natural.
Tang Qing burst into laughter.
"Good, everyone has made great contributions. Once the global box office results of our inaugural work come out, regardless of the outcome, I will give everyone a big red envelope." Such a film was bound to be profitable.
Tang Qing even wanted to challenge "Titanic".
But while the idea was good, the implementation was very tough, extremely tough. With its natural timing advantage, geographic advantage, and popular appeal, "Titanic" had it all. Its audience was almost all-encompassing, regardless of age or gender—it would be hard to surpass.
But that doesn’t stop him from having a sweet dream, perhaps... it might come true.
"Thank you, Chairman." said Li Xizhao happily.
Knowing that Tang Qing was wealthy beyond measure, he knew that the red envelope would be generous, being the director.
Tang Qing then said: "By the way, Brother Zheng, will the film and TV bureau cut some of our scenes since the film is so long? I think all of it is quite good." Films of this length tend to be cut shorter by directors.
But Tang Qing felt it would be a loss to remove even a minute.
As it was a visual feast.
Let it be more intense.
Zheng Lin immediately reassured: "Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to ensure they don’t cut anything. Our domestic film industry has always been hesitating within its own borders. This time, with this film, we should be able to widely spread China’s science fiction culture and technological prowess. I believe the likelihood of cuts is minimal."
He didn’t dare to promise too much, after all, he didn’t have absolute control over the film and TV bureau.
Zheng Lin’s answer.
Was satisfactory to Tang Qing.
He turned to Pu Chaodong and said, "Alright, Chairman Pu, let’s submit it for review in the next few days. Director Zheng will help speed up the approval and scheduling process. As for promotion, let’s start a full push from next week. Don’t reveal the release date before it’s confirmed, in case the Film and TV Bureau gets any ideas."
Releasing on New Year’s Day; this couldn’t be shared publicly without a confirmed decision, as it wouldn’t be appropriate to be too showy. Afraid of offending the Film and TV Bureau, it’s better to be cautious.
"Yes, Chairman." Pu Chaodong immediately nodded and added: "I will arrange for the initial promotion focusing on the special effects editing. We’ve already contacted overseas promotional channels. If we’re willing to spend some money, we can actually have a global simultaneous release."
"Oh? How much would it cost?" Tang Qing’s eyes lit up.
Pu Chaodong explained: "The estimate won’t exceed one million US dollars. It’s certain this film will pass the review. As long as we convince the major theater circuits, we should be able to release globally on New Year’s Day." He had researched this thoroughly.
"Good, a global simultaneous release is perfect. You go ahead and arrange it. Money is a small matter; once we have this opportunity, next time it will be the other way around—they will proactively give me the time slots." Tang Qing didn’t care about this bit of money.
"Yes."
After watching the film.
Everyone returned to the office.
Listening to the entire promotion plan and strategy, Tang Qing and the others felt that there weren’t any problems.
They then moved on to the next item on the agenda.
Pu Chaodong introduced: "Chairman, directors, the Comet Video website has been set up and is being tested internally. We expect it to go live next Monday. Regarding the issue of video copyright broadcasting, we have already commenced negotiations, enabling certain films to be viewed by audience on a pay-per-view basis, or free for members. In terms of content, we’ve made..."
Last week.
Tudou website rejected the acquisition request from Comet Films.
Tang Qing didn’t want to use any underhanded tactics, nor did he feel like splashing money recklessly.
If they couldn’t buy it, then they would just build one themselves. It was no big deal. Hence, the project for Comet Videos was launched.
The original website structure would have taken one to two months to construct.
But, that also depends on who’s doing it. If Tang Qing had wanted to do it, he could have compressed the timeline to one day. If it wouldn’t astound the world, they would have taken only one week to complete it by controlling the speed of the developers.
The video website adopted a similar categorization design as Youku.
Apart from website editors, there were many private video providers. They served as a diversified supplement to the backbone of the video site, and the main income of the entire site was still advertising.
"That’s good. In the video categories, we have to work well and be detailed. The copyright consciousness is the core of the website. We must ensure that all films are in compliance, and offer the highest definition on our platform.
The first week will provide all users with a free trial of the membership features. After one week, grading will begin. At the same time, the idea for web dramas can officially kick off, and potential adapted dramas can be explored from Launch Chinese Network..."
Tang Qing told everything he could think of to Pu Chaodong.
The current video services on the Tudou website could only be described as rudimentary.
With the advanced concepts of Comet Video, in no more than two months, it would become the largest video sharing website in China. Chasing after it would be impossible for Tudou website, because the video website’s compression algorithm could ensure clear playback of high-definition quality with current internet speeds.
With this.
Other video sites could only be outdone.
After all.
One could see the gap with a comparison.
Starting a video website was a money-burning task at first, where the biggest expense was the lease of servers and bandwidth. However, Tang Qing didn’t expect to make a profit in the first few years, he just wanted to put together something decent.
All the earned money would be reinvested.
Video website.
It should also have its own channels, shouldn’t it?
