Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Chapter 938 Opening a branch library

After the trip to Moscow, Yu Dong didn't go back to Jinling, but went directly to Rongcheng. He was going to attend the Galaxy Awards ceremony. If he went around Jinling again, he would run out of time.

After arriving in Rongcheng, from the airport to the Jinjiang Hotel, you can see banners celebrating Yanjing's successful bid to host the Olympics from time to time along the way.

Xiao Li, who came to pick up Yu Dong, said with a smile, "Mr. Yu, Yanjing's Olympic bid is really due to you."

Yu Dong smiled and looked at Xiao Li who was driving. In fact, he could no longer be called Xiao Li. Xiao Li is now in his thirties and is the director of the Overseas Department.It has been almost ten years since Yu Dong met Xiao Li for the first time. The first person Yu Dongjin saw when he went to Science Fiction World Magazine was Xiao Li.

"Director Li was joking. The Yanjing Olympics is already a sure thing, and my going is just icing on the cake."

"Teacher Yu, you should call me Xiao Li. Calling Director Li is too weird and I'm not used to it."

"You were originally the director."

"Or, you can call me Director Xiao Li."

"Director Xiao Li, that's a pretty good title."

"Well, it's called Director Xiao Li. It sounds comfortable. Teacher Yu, I have watched your speech at the conference several times. It is really wonderful. Although the speeches of other representatives are also very exciting, relatively speaking, it is still yours. The speech is more down-to-earth."

"It's just a slanted sword." Yu Dong smiled, "I'm different from other people. Everyone is more tolerant to me. Even if the speech is not so serious, everyone will not feel anything."

"Mr. Yu, you are too modest." Xiao Li chuckled, "Even if everyone is more tolerant to you, it is because of your talent."

Yu Dong pursed his lips and smiled, Xiao Li is good at everything, but he loves to flatter people too much, not only himself, but basically when he sees writers who cooperate with their magazine.

Both Liu Cixin and Hu Changqing basically talked about this matter, and they also joked that Xiao Li is suitable for working in Deep Space Corporation. Everyone knows that the corporate culture of Deep Space Corporation is to praise people.

Yu Dong knew that if he continued to talk about himself with Xiao Li, Xiao Li would be able to praise him endlessly, so he took the initiative to change the subject, "Apart from me, who else arrived first?"

"Teacher Fu Shui and Teacher Wang Jingkang came yesterday. Teacher Liu Cixin, Teacher Yang Peng, and Teacher He Hongwei also came today. When I left the hotel just now, they were all in Teacher Liu Cixin's room."

Yu Dong laughed, "Lao Hu and Lao Wang must have gone out for a drink last night, right?"

Xiao Li nodded with a smile, "Well, and our editor-in-chief Tan, the three of them went together."

Yu Dong nodded. He was not surprised that these three people went out to drink. As old people in the science fiction world, these three people formed an elderly group. Not to mention the Galaxy Awards ceremony, even in normal times, as long as they have time, they will be together Get together.

They used to gather more in Rongcheng, but in the past two years, because Tan Kai and Wang Jingkang often have official business to go to Shenkong Company, so they go to Jinling more often.

It is relatively cost-effective for them to drink in Jinling, because they can go to the cafeteria to score points.

Deep Space Company transfers points to the signed writer's star card every year. Different levels of writers get different points, and Hu Changqing and Wang Jingkang are both relatively high-level writers, so they can get a lot of points every year.

If these points do nothing else, it is more than enough for the few of them to eat and drink.

……

The two chatted along the way, and soon arrived at the Jinjiang Hotel.

Not long after Yu Dong arrived at the hotel, Tan Kai and Yang Xiao knocked on his door.

As soon as he saw Yu Dong, Tan Kai gave Yu Dong a big hug, "The Olympic bid hero is back."

Yu Dong had expected this situation a long time ago. He knew that everyone would definitely mention the Olympic bid when he came back this time.

"I'm just adding to the icing on the cake. The real heroes are those other compatriots who silently pay behind the scenes."

Yang Xiao said with a smile, "There are heroes behind the stage, they are indispensable, and you are also indispensable, so you don't have to be humble with us."

Yu Dong smiled and pointed to the sofa in the room, "Sit down, I'll pour water for you, it's just boiled."

Tan Kai ran to the sofa and sat down with a smile, "Then I won't be polite. In fact, I didn't want to disturb you so early. The journey is not easy. I want you to rest more. But I don't have much time, so I just Came to find you."

While pouring water for the two, Yu Dong said, "It's just right for you to come now, and I have nothing to do. I heard from Jimmy that Rongcheng intends to build a science fiction themed museum?"

Tan Kai waved his hands and said, "It's not a separate sci-fi themed museum. We hope that you will open a branch of the deep space themed museum in Rongcheng, which is completely sci-fi themed."

Hearing this, Yu Dong pondered. He originally wanted to come later because Jimmy said that Yang Xiao and the others wanted to build a sci-fi themed museum in Rongcheng, so he came here early to have a chat with Yang Xiao and the others.

After pondering for a while, Yu Dong asked, "What do you need us to do in deep space? Do you want money, or something else?"

Yu Dong and Yang Xiao were old friends who had known each other for ten years, so they naturally didn't hide anything when they spoke, so they asked straight to the point.

Seeing that Yu Dong was so straightforward, Yang Xiao also smiled. She was also afraid that Yu Dong would play Tai Chi with them.Now Yu Dong asked directly, which was exactly what they wanted.

"We don't need money. What we want is your name in Deep Space. Deep Space is now a gold-lettered signboard. The science fiction themed pavilion will definitely develop better if it bears the name of Deep Space. In addition, we hope that the branch library here can Just like the main building, you can use Star Points. Don’t worry, the name is not for nothing, we can pay you a proper fee, or you can ask for anything.”

"I don't care about the cost. I'm more concerned with who will run the business. Is it done by Rongcheng itself, or is it done by our people?"

"The business is on our side."

Yu Dong couldn't help frowning. If the management was left to others, many things would be out of control.

In fact, the sci-fi theme pavilion does not make money, at least in the first few years, especially without the support of other supporting facilities in the deep space park, it is easy to cause a large deficit.

There are not many ways to reduce losses. The most direct way is to increase the ticket price, but this will have a greater impact on Deep Space Corporation.The name of the deep space company used by the venue, the price of tickets has increased, people will only say that it is the increase of deep space, and they will not think about other things.

Considering this problem, Yu Dong asked directly, "Can you maintain the same price for tickets as Jinling Hall? And the commercial area inside, can you also maintain parity and compete with Jinling?"

Yang Xiao was questioned because she couldn't give this guarantee at all.

In fact, she has no authority to guarantee this matter.

Of course it is not their "Science Fiction World" who want to build a sci-fi themed pavilion. Although their magazine office has made a lot of money over the years, a lot of things have been updated in the agency, and the equipment and office environment are getting better and better, but they are not yet rich. Go build a sci-fi themed pavilion.

It is the local government that really wants to build a sci-fi themed pavilion. The leaders of relevant departments have asked Yang Xiao long ago whether the success of the deep space park can be replicated in Chengdu.

Rongcheng has been trying to develop local tourism over the years, so it is particularly greedy for places like the Deep Space Park that attract tourists.

Jinling's tourism industry has developed very well in the past few years. In the view of these leaders, the deep space park should take a lot of credit for the reason why Jinling's tourism industry can develop so well.

However, Yang Xiao told the other party very clearly that it is basically impossible to replicate the success of the Deep Space Park in Rongcheng.

The main reason for the success of the Deep Space Park is that the Deep Space Corporation is there.

Can you change to another company?
Probably not easy to use, even if it is about the same size as the Deep Space Corporation, the development of the Deep Space Corporation is relatively comprehensive. And very comprehensive.

The sci-fi-themed museums are popular because Deep Space Company has almost monopolized the best science fiction writers in the world, and the music-themed museums are popular because of singers like Jay Chou, Mayday, and Sun Yanzi from Deep Space Company in recent years.

However, the leaders of the relevant departments still did not give up, and finally studied it. Since there is no way to copy the deep space park, it is better to just copy a deep space science fiction themed pavilion.

In terms of science fiction, Rongcheng still has some advantages.

After the direction was determined, the relevant departments asked Yang Xiao and the others to coordinate this matter, and it was not for nothing. They promised Yang Xiao that as long as this matter is completed, they will arrange for "Science Fiction World" in the science fiction themed pavilion. New office space.

This promise can be said to Yang Xiao's heart. She had wanted to change the office for the magazine for a long time, so she agreed to it.

Seeing that Yang Xiao couldn't make a guarantee, Yu Dong sighed slightly, "Sister Xiao, I can't agree to such a thing. The deep space park has attracted many tourists. This is the result, and our goal from the beginning was to let more people There are more opportunities to get in touch with cultural activities. The Deep Space Park is for everyone to learn and experience various cultures, so the ticket price is set so low, and the price has never been raised.”

"Many well-meaning netizens on the Internet persuaded us to raise the ticket price, for fear that we would close the park after losing money, or not concentrate on operating. Now the Deep Space Park is not losing money and can make some money, but This is supported by the huge passenger flow, and it took many years to turn from losing money to making money. Of course, if the cost of building the building is included, the cost has not yet been made back.”

"Rongcheng wants to build a sci-fi themed pavilion. Are you willing to lose money like this? Probably not. In the end, the theme pavilion is likely to develop into a commercial venue, which is contrary to my original intention."

Yang Xiao quickly said, "Rongcheng wants to build a sci-fi themed museum not to make money, but to develop local tourism and attract more tourists to Rongcheng. Therefore, even if the ticket price is increased, it will not increase too much. You also know that the tickets you set are really too low."

The ticket for the Deep Space Park is really low, only [-] points, if converted into RMB, it is about two yuan four to three yuan three.

If it was ten years ago, two or three yuan was still worth a little money, but in this era, two or three yuan is not enough to see at all.

Yu Dong probably also knew what the local government thought. He thought for a while and said, "If you just want to develop local tourism and don't care about the income, I think there is another choice."

"What choice?" Tan Kai asked.

"That is, our Deep Space Company really opened a branch library in Rongcheng, and we invested and operated it ourselves."

Hearing this suggestion, Tan Kai and Yang Xiao looked at each other, both hesitant to speak.

Yu Dong wondered, "Why, isn't it good? In this way, Rongcheng doesn't have to worry about losing money, and there will be an additional cultural building, which can not only provide citizens with a place for cultural learning and exchange, but also attract tourists."

It's no wonder that Yu Dong couldn't figure it out. The local government's favorite thing is to attract investment. Deep Space Corporation paid for the construction of a sci-fi themed pavilion here. The Rongcheng government has no reason to refuse.

Yang Xiao pondered for a while, and then said, "Yu Dong, why don't you just tell me, the Rongcheng government promised us that if the sci-fi themed museum can be built, it will arrange an office space for us."

Yu Dong laughed immediately, "I still think it's something, isn't it just an office space, we can get you one, of course, the premise is that the approved land must be large enough."

Yang Xiao nodded, "This is also a trouble. If you want to build a sci-fi themed pavilion, the Rongcheng government will definitely welcome it, but if you do it entirely, then you may not be able to approve a good land for you, and the area may be too large. Not too big, certainly not as good as if they did it themselves."

Yu Dong smiled indifferently and said, "Let's talk slowly, and we can cooperate when we are satisfied."

"Okay, I'll make an appointment with the leader later, and you two should have a good communication. Of course, I personally hope that the deep space sci-fi theme museum can settle in Rongcheng."

"Well, I hope too."

In fact, Yu Dong and Jimmy have long been planning to open a few more places similar to the deep space park in other cities. They have considered Yanjing to keep up with Shanghai before in China. Now that Yang Xiao and the others have mentioned this matter, they can also release Rongcheng. into the list.

In Yu Donghe and Jimmy's vision, before the [-] Olympic Games, it is best to build at least five more deep space parks, at least three in China, and at least two abroad.

The other deep space parks are definitely different from the deep space parks in Jinling, because the deep space parks in other places don’t need as many office areas as Jinling’s, mainly with various themed pavilions.

Moreover, Yu Dong discussed with Jimmy that the deep space park should be established as soon as possible, because the deep space park should be located in those areas that have not yet been developed but have development potential.

On the one hand, more land can be obtained, and on the other hand, it can also cooperate with local planning.

It was also because they had considered this matter before, that's why Yu Dong was so concerned when Yang Xiao and the others brought it up this time.

(End of this chapter)