Siheyuan: Taking over the steel mill

At this time, Assistant Zhang excitedly rushed into the office and reported: "Director, our "God of Gamblers" has been filmed and the edited sample has been sent! Do you want to take a look first?" Su Chen was delighted and immediately agreed: "Play it and let me take a look." Yang Xue, who was beside him, also showed great interest when she heard about this and immediately joined the movie-watching group. So, led by Assistant Zhang, the three of them excitedly went to the cinema inside the factory.

Today, the Red Star Steel Plant has been transformed. In addition to basic supporting facilities such as canteens and dormitories, it has also added a playground and a private cinema. The playground is equipped with some popular sports facilities, including a variety of chess, table tennis, billiards and other entertainment projects; and the private cinema is a small viewing space designed for workers. Although the facilities are not top-notch luxury, it undoubtedly adds a lot of fun to the workers in their spare time. For Suchen, this place is not frequented frequently, because after being influenced by the colorful culture of modern society, he no longer has any special interest in watching contemporary movies. The three of them walked into the theater. Since it was the end of the year, most employees were working hard to welcome the holidays, so there was no one else on the scene.

Assistant Zhang gave instructions and handed the film sample to the operator in the projection room. Then, the three of them sat on the sofa together and waited patiently for the movie to start.

Soon, the first scene of "God of Gamblers" arrived as promised, but since it was an unprocessed sample, the initial brand logo and other content were omitted.

This made the film look a bit rough and simple at first glance, but everyone watched it with great interest.

This sample is almost the same as the final product, except that a few shots were adjusted according to Suchen's wishes. In particular, he carefully added some scenes showing luxury cruise ships and yachts. Not only that, he also inserted a short plot specifically to highlight the charm of cruise ships.

The result was surprising; the cruise ship content was very well presented, making the entire movie more interesting and vivid than the original version.

Yang Xue and Assistant Zhang had never experienced the movie-watching environment of the future, so the movie in front of them aroused great curiosity in them.

Although there are many excellent versions, Su Chen was still very satisfied when watching the new version of "God of Gamblers". Although there are only slight differences from the original, they each present their own style. Yang Xue and Assistant Zhang watched it even more happily and praised it highly.

It was almost the first time for Yang Xue to experience this level of film performance, and she laughed so hard throughout the whole process. For Assistant Zhang, the number of times he watched movies in the theater was very few, and this time when he saw the sample of "God of Gamblers", he was so excited that he kept tapping his thigh to show his approval.

Such enthusiastic reactions from the two further strengthened Su Chen's confidence, and he increasingly believed that this "God of Gamblers" would definitely be favored by the market.

When the movie ended, Yang Xue was still uninterested, and Assistant Zhang even wished to watch it again.

However, he also understood that he was only watching the movie today for work reasons, and could only secretly vow to buy a ticket to the cinema when "God of Gamblers" is released to relive this wonderful experience.

"This movie is so great, I think I'll buy myself a private yacht." Yang Xue said excitedly. Su Chen felt both angry and amused about this, because he knew that this big star was not joking.

What Yang Xue wanted was always within her reach, especially since her father Yang Tianci doted on her so much that a yacht was not a problem at all. Similarly, as long as Yang Xue wanted to own a private yacht, it would be a piece of cake for Su Chen, who owned his own shipyard.

However, given that there is still a lot of work to be done in the shipyard, including some unpaid wages for workers, Su Chen decided not to mention this secret plan to Yang Xue for the time being, hoping to give her a big surprise in the future.

Seeing that the preview was so successful, Su Chen decided to let Assistant Zhang be responsible for sending the sample film to the TV station.

He said to Assistant Zhang, "Give the film to the TV station and let them coordinate the scheduling of its screening in theaters." Assistant Zhang was a little surprised by Su Chen's instructions, and obviously thought it was a matter of course that the TV broadcasting department would handle these matters.

Su Chen did not explain too much to Assistant Zhang, and later added: "In addition, after the movie is released in theaters, it will be broadcast on the movie channel of TV."

Su Chen detailed his ideas on how to make the film available to more ordinary people. Unlike the future, the film distribution method at that time mainly relied on two channels: theaters and television, with a wide coverage.

Therefore, in his opinion, as long as these two aspects work, the box office of Su Chen's "God of Gamblers" movie should not be too bad.

After Su Chen finished speaking, Assistant Zhang immediately said, "Director, please rest assured. I will ask someone to send the sample film over right away."

Assistant Zhang then called an assistant who was still available and told him to take the prepared sample to the TV department.

After the explanation, the assistant asked doubtfully, "Brother Zhang, is it really okay to do this? Although the factory director seems to be confident, what if the TV department refuses to approve it?"

Assistant Zhang glanced at him and responded, "Why worry so much? Just do it! The factory director must have his considerations if he said so."

Now that Su Chen is the head of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, with his current status, he can solve such a small matter with just a few orders.

The young assistant immediately brought the sample film to the TV department. Everything went very smoothly, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he was invited to register.

The assistant obediently filled in the name of the unit submitting the application - Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

Seeing this familiar name, the TV department staff immediately submitted the sample to their superiors. The Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was in its heyday, and the TV department did not dare to neglect it.

When they confirmed that the film submitted for review was a new film from the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, they attached great importance to it and sent it to their superiors as soon as possible.

The head of the television department was quite surprised to see that the work was submitted by the Red Star Steel Mill. "Isn't the Red Star Steel Mill mainly engaged in manufacturing? Why is it now involved in film shooting?" Although he had doubts, he had no intention of suppressing it.

Facing an assistant from such a popular company, the TV department staff showed great enthusiasm, which surprised the assistant.

They carefully asked about the purpose of sending the film, and the young assistant conveyed Su Chen's instructions in detail.

Upon hearing that the request was from Su Chen, the TV department staff immediately agreed. After all, the request from the helmsman of the Red Star Steel Mill could not be ignored. Rumors spread that Su Chen had a close relationship with the top management, which made other departments reluctant to offend him easily.

After receiving the instructions, the members of the television department hurriedly reported to their leader, fearing that delay or misunderstanding of Su Chen's meaning would bring them trouble.

When the head of the TV department learned of Su Chen's needs, he said without hesitation: "No problem, we will take care of it right away."

At this stage, almost any organization will give the green light to Su Chen's request, because he now not only controls the fate of tens of thousands of employees, but also enjoys a high reputation both at home and abroad.

After receiving orders from the leaders of the television department, the staff acted quickly, especially as the Spring Festival was approaching, and preparation and planning of film arrangements for the Spring Festival period became particularly critical.

Although the concept of "New Year's films" was not yet popular at that time, the films shown could still create a New Year's atmosphere and convey a sense of relaxation and joy. Although the sample film submitted by Su Chen was slightly related to **, the overall tone was still suitable for viewing during the New Year, so the leaders of the Film and Television Department immediately ordered their subordinates to arrange for the screening of "God of Gamblers" in theaters across the country.

At that time, the Chinese film industry had just started, and most of the films screened in the market were from other regions or even foreign countries. "God of Gamblers" was emerging at this time, and it was highly praised by the Film and Television Department. Since it was a work directed and performed by Chinese people, there was no need to cut it, and it could be released in its original form. In order to meet the release schedule, the production team worked all night to rush to make a copy.

Since the film schedule for the Spring Festival was almost finalized, there was little room for new films on the market. Even if the competent authorities issued a notice for simultaneous release, theater managers were faced with the dilemma of not being able to retrieve the films. Considering the importance of this issue, the superiors immediately instructed the department staff to start the duplication work and mobilized the whole city to find suitable equipment resources.

In addition to internal copying, the TV department rented all the machines in the city just to make "God of Gamblers" a hit. After an overnight emergency production, all the samples of "God of Gamblers" were copied, followed by nationwide delivery. Thanks to the good cooperation between the department and the postal channel, this process was relatively smooth, and the copies were scattered all over the country like snowflakes.

When the cinema managers learned about the unprecedented "God of Gamblers", they were initially resistant. After all, even if they received an administrative order, it would not only be difficult to make a profit if a new film that no one was interested in was released, but it might even lead to a deficit. As rational operators, they have ** judgment criteria in selecting films. But after learning that the investor behind the film was the industry-renowned Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, their mentality changed significantly.

With such heavyweight companies involved and supporting it, it is only natural that "God of Gamblers" can be widely released. After learning about **, the managers are much more positive and even hope to take this opportunity to increase the frequency of scheduling. After all, with its background strength, the film is enough to attract more audiences. Even if the name of a new film production company is used when it is released, those in the know understand that this company is actually an entity under the name of Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Such secret layout is obviously not beyond the insight of industry insiders.

Therefore, in less than half a day, after the release date of "God of Gamblers" was finalized, everyone knew who the sponsor behind it was.

But because of this, "God of Gamblers" avoids a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Movie scheduling during the Spring Festival is already tricky because people all over the country are on holiday during that time and many families choose to go to the cinema to watch movies, so the competition for movie box office during this period is extremely fierce.

However, the sudden appearance of "God of Gamblers" has squeezed out many films that were originally planned to be released.