Chapter 460 [Galaxy Paradise] Groundbreaking

The popularity of "Cold War" has dealt a powerful blow to some people, while some people regard it as a thorn in their eyes.

So much so that in the second week after the movie was released, many media outlets, especially traditional media in the South, were suddenly filled with a large number of criticisms of "Cold War."

The main focus of these criticisms is still on the poor quality of "Cold War" itself, saying that it is far inferior to "Infernal Affairs" or other classic Hong Kong police and gangster films, and that the fact that it secretly talks about political struggles adds some points.

Others say that "Cold War" is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and that a movie should tell a good story instead of mixing ideological struggles and private matters into the movie.

Of course, these traditional media forces of the Southern Group no longer have such great influence in 2014, but they do have a lot of power under their command. So after these criticisms, more water armies with ulterior motives rushed into Zhihu, Weibo, and even Tao Piao.com and other platforms to attack "Cold War".

Fortunately, Galaxy Group had anticipated this, and its in-house online public opinion department was equally strong, so with this wave of impact, the box office performance of "Cold War" in its second week directly exceeded 1 million, and the same was true in the third week, allowing the total box office of this film to successfully break through the 4 million mark and move towards 5 million.

Just three weeks after the release of "Cold War", Wang Hao once again stopped filming "Ball Lightning", but he did not leave the [Eastern Galaxy Movie Metropolis]. He left the studio and came directly to a place less than a street away from [Galaxy Movie Metropolis].

There is a large open space here surrounded by green partitions. Even if you walk into the partitions, you still can't see the end.

However, at the entrance of the venue, a flat area has been leveled out, covered with a red carpet, and a simple stage has been set up. Behind it is a large LED display screen with eye-catching words on it.

【Groundbreaking Ceremony of Galaxy Park】

Yes, after nearly half a year of preparation, Galaxy Group’s film and television theme park project [Galaxy Park], which is designed to rival [Disneyland] and [Universal Studios], is finally going to break ground.

Because a movie was being filmed next door at Galaxy Studios, Wang Hao was the first senior leader to arrive.

After he arrived, he waited for a while. Wang Jianlin, chairman of Wanda Group, Liu Pingchun, chairman of OCT Group, Keita Miyamoto, chairman of Sony Pictures, and department heads in charge of culture also came to the groundbreaking ceremony one after another.

After everyone arrived, the ceremony officially began.

The first person to speak was naturally Wang Hao, the main person in charge of the project. He expressed his gratitude to the guests for coming, and then gave a brief introduction to the situation of [Galaxy Park].

"According to our Galaxy Group's previous plans, the total investment in the Galaxy Paradise resort will exceed 1000 billion Chinese Yuan, and the total area will be as high as 512 hectares, which will be five times the area of Shanghai Disneyland. It will also be the largest theme park in China and even in Asia."

As he opened his mouth, the design plan blueprint of the entire [Galaxy Park] appeared on the big screen behind him. A groundbreaking ceremony immediately turned into a promotion conference for [Galaxy Park].

“The entire project includes two large theme parks, a water park, a city boulevard, three large parking complexes, seven resort hotels and a logistics area to provide management and services.

We will advance the project in three phases, and you can see that it has been marked on the big screen.

The first phase of the project includes a 1-hectare theme park, two five-star hotels and a 65-hectare exclusive hotel for the park, a 30-hectare city avenue (north), a 12-hectare logistics area, and a 36-hectare integrated parking facility No. 1.

There are seven major areas planned within the first phase of the theme park, which are:

A wild beast theme area with elements related to "Distortion", "Rampage" and "King Kong".

Related to "Wolf Warrior 1" and "Wolf Warrior 2", it has a military theme area with countless high-end weapons and equipment.

Related to "Source Code" and "Inception", it constructs a subconscious dream theme area in the psychedelic real world.

This is an exotic theme area related to "Detective Chinatown 1", "Bad Genius", "The Man from Lone Star", "Transcendence" and "Detective Chinatown 2", with a lot of suspense and super power elements.

A Chinese-style animation theme area related to "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Nezha: The Devil Child Comes into the World", which will be released by Galaxy Group next year.

Elements related to the underground world of "Taken", "The Mechanic", "Vice City", "Now You See Me", etc. are integrated into the special experience area of the entire theme park.

And an aerospace theme area related to Gravity.

The seven major theme areas together constitute the main core of the first phase of the [Galaxy Park] project, and are also an in-depth linkage with the [Galaxy Movie Universe], a Chinese phenomenal cultural IP.

The first phase of the park project will be completed in 2019 and will be officially open to Galaxy Movie Universe fans in China and around the world, providing high-quality services to tourists.

We plan to receive 1500 million tourists per year. Based on the experience of international theme parks of similar size, 1 yuan of ticket revenue can bring 7 yuan of indirect benefits. The first phase of the Galaxy Park project will create at least 1 direct jobs and 5.5 indirect jobs.

In addition, the preliminary price of the ticket for Beijing Galaxy Park is:

Regular day ticket prices are 359 Chinese Yuan, covering most weekdays and a few weekends.

The ticket price for weekdays is 399 Chinese Yuan, which covers most weekends and some special days.

The peak-day ticket price is 459 Chinese yuan, which covers most dates in the summer, some dates before and after a few Chinese statutory holidays and adjustments, special event days in the park, and other peak passenger flow days.

The special day ticket price is 559 yuan, which covers some Chinese statutory holidays and adjusted holidays, international holiday celebrations, special event days in the park and some special dates.

The reason why the theme park is priced much lower than other similar parks in the world is not because Galaxy Group does not have the confidence to build it into a world-class theme park that can compete with other parks, but because the rapid development of Galaxy Group and [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] over the past 10 years is inseparable from the enthusiastic support of the majority of movie fans.

Therefore, we will give back to the fans for their love for us and the Galaxy Cinematic Universe by offering more affordable prices.

According to this estimate, the establishment of Galaxy Park will bring in nearly 10 billion yuan in ticket revenue, and will also bring a radiating industrial chain market of nearly 100 billion yuan to Shangjing City and TZ District.

We also believe that this theme park will be a new leap forward for China's film and television culture industry and an important foundation for China's film and television culture to connect with the world!" The applause was endless. After several discussions, everyone already knew the details of the Galaxy Park project.

But now in this environment, everyone involved in this project is still very excited to hear the data content that Wang Hao talked about with their own ears.

Especially the subordinate employees of Galaxy Group and those members who may participate in the [Galaxy Paradise] project in the future, all of them blushed because of Wang Hao's words.

Yes, the establishment of [Galaxy Park] will inevitably become an important part of the development history of China's film and television cultural industry and cultural tourism industry.

And the key is that this project can not only add fame to them, but also bring them enough benefits.

Companies participating in the project can make profits, and local governments can gain a large number of jobs, taxes, and political achievements.

As for employees, everyone knows that Galaxy Group is currently one of the best private companies in Beijing and even in the country, with the best treatment except for some state-owned enterprises, almost better than many foreign-funded enterprises.

This naturally makes a large number of employees have a strong sense of belonging and ownership to the Galaxy Group. How can the employees present not be proud to be able to contribute to such an excellent company and watch it grow and develop?

After Wang Hao's speech, several leaders took turns to come to the stage according to their positions and gave important instructions and speeches on the construction of Galaxy Park.

Among them, the top leaders of the cultural department highly affirmed the tremendous contribution made by Galaxy Group to China's film and television cultural industry in the past few years. At the same time, they also reiterated the significance of the establishment of [Galaxy Park] to the entire Chinese film and television cultural industry.

This will be groundbreaking and will open up a new path for the upward development of China's cultural industry.

The leaders of Shangjing City, from the perspective of promoting the development of Shangjing's cultural and tourism industries, expressed the city government's emphasis on and strong support for Galaxy Park.

The city leaders said that long before the establishment of [Galaxy Park], the Shangjing Municipal Government had already strongly supported the construction of [Oriental Galaxy Cinema] project of Galaxy Group.

The establishment of this project has built an industrial platform in the vicinity of Shangjing City that truly serves the entire process of film production, the development of film companies, and the incubation of high-quality film content, and has successfully created a source base for the Chinese film industry and an international film and cultural exchange hub.

In the future, the Shangjing Municipal Government will support Galaxy Park as it did with Oriental Galaxy Cinema Metropolis, and promote both to take advantage of their inherent advantages, integrate high-quality resources, form a national film industry base, and build China's "Burbank" (Burbank is located in the core of Hollywood, the headquarters of Hollywood film and media companies such as Disney, Warner Bros., and Legendary, and is known as the media capital of the world).

In order to show that he was not just talking nonsense, the leader also said that the Shangjing Municipal Government has planned two subway lines for [Galaxy Park], both of which are expected to open to traffic in 2018!

In addition, near [Galaxy Park], in addition to Tongzhou Station and Qiaozhuang East Station, the Shangjing Municipal Government will also plan to build a key transportation hub project, Shiyuan Station.

At that time, the terminus of the eastern extension of Metro Line 7 will be set at Galaxy Park Station. The line will be 16.6 kilometers long and will have 9 stations.

The terminus of the southern extension of the Batong Line is Xingheleyuan Station, which is 4.5 kilometers long and has two stations, Shiyuan and Xingheleyuan. Both stations can be transferred to Shiyuan, the eastern extension of Line 2.

Shiyuan will be able to realize one-stop three-line transfers with the south extension of the Batong Line, the east extension of Line 7, and the intercity railway S6 line (under planning), and achieve zero-distance transfers and seamless connections among "rail, track, and land."

By then, this will become the largest and most fully functional modern integrated transportation hub in TZ District, Shangjing City. [Galaxy Paradise] will be closely connected with Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and the new and old airports in Shangjing, providing passengers with a more efficient and comfortable travel experience.

These arrangements alone are enough to show the importance that the Shangjing Municipal Government attaches to [Galaxy Park].

After these leaders finished their speeches and other guests gave speeches, the cornerstone unveiling ceremony was completed and it was time for media interaction.

The media that were able to participate in this groundbreaking event are naturally no small players. Almost all of them are well-known media at home and even overseas.

At the same time, they also raised many questions about the situation in Galaxy Park, which mainly focused on two aspects.

On the one hand, the scale of construction and investment amount of [Galaxy Park] are so large, will Galaxy Group face financial pressure? Will it affect the company's daily operations and the development of other subsequent film and television projects?
On the other hand, the future good development of [Galaxy Park] must be built on the success of [Galaxy Cinematic Universe].

In order to support the long-term profitability of a super-large theme park project like Galaxy Park, the Galaxy Cinematic Universe must at least reach a level comparable to that of the Marvel Universe.

As the chief planner and helmsman of the entire movie universe, does Wang Hao have enough confidence in this regard?

Faced with these two questions, Wang Hao also gave definite answers.

The first is the issue of funding. [Galaxy Park] is not just a project of Galaxy Group, but will be a key project jointly undertaken by Galaxy Group, Wanda Group, OCT Group and Sony Pictures.

Both of them have sufficient financial resources, and Wanda Group and OCT Group also have rich experience in project construction and management, which is enough to ensure the smooth completion of the project.

In addition, the Tongzhou City and even the Shangjing City government will also give strong support to this project, and several banks will be strong backing for the project, so there will definitely be no funding problems.

As for whether Wang Hao is confident about the future development of the Galaxy Cinematic Universe, can it become a major IP comparable to the Marvel Universe?

"There is absolutely no doubt about this!"

Wang Hao stood on the stage facing a crowd of media reporters and said confidently:
"Galaxy Cinematic Universe is currently the most successful film universe project in China and even in Asia, and is also the most famous cultural IP.

The story content is all-encompassing, covering military, future, science fiction, superpowers and other elements. What everyone sees now is just the tip of the iceberg.

The second phase of the [Galaxy Cinematic Universe] has not even ended yet, and our group company has even reached the fourth and fifth phases of planning for this IP universe. There will be more exciting content, more grand scenes and themes in the future.

We can be sure that this film and television IP created based on our own Chinese culture will continue to have strong vitality for a long time to come, and will continue to provide a rich cultural feast for the vast number of movie fans! "

(End of this chapter)

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