Chapter 1514: The Dawn of the Great Entertainment Era (Second update, please subscribe)
Again, and again!
Many viewers who have watched Star Wars will watch this movie again and again.
A "Star Wars 2" has made this year the most beautiful boy in the world, even if he is Even the Soviet Union's unmanned lunar module landing on the moon could not compare to the sensation caused by "Star Wars".
The laser sword of the Jedi, the robe of the Jedi, the princess's dress, as well as various robots, stormtroopers and other various ship models.
Star Wars is not just a movie, it has also spawned a large number of products. These peripheral products are unprecedentedly popular around the world, so much so that its total sales far exceed the box office.
From London to Paris, from Paris to Berlin, from Berlin to Vienna, and then to Rome, all the way to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles on the other side of the ocean... almost all cities in the world are playing this show Filmmakers buy peripheral products from the movie there.
It's like another world, Star Wars is not just a movie, but a cultural phenomenon.
This cultural phenomenon is even crazier than it was more than ten years later. After all, people in this era are more innocent and simple.
I have not experienced the impact of various shock waves such as anti-war.
And just when "Star Wars" was gaining momentum, there was another thing that attracted the attention of the entire entertainment industry and even ordinary people. That is, in the movie, some villains were secretly created. Most of them were villains. It's African American!
This is actually a potential cultural penetration. Just like the correct black mermaids of another era, those African Americans not only play some negative roles, but their looks are also indescribable, and they are absolutely in line with the correct aesthetics of Hollywood in another world.
When they stand next to those beautiful and handsome Asian or European actors, the sharp contrast is impossible to hide.
However, this kind of hidden psychological suggestion is just a silent narrative, nothing more than that. As for what changes will happen in the future, I am afraid only God knows.
Like many people, although he is only twelve years old, Li Yijie is also a Star Wars fan, and after the release of "Star Wars 2", he also watched it several times, although he does not need to be like ordinary people. People lined up like that, but he wanted to see it more times,
It is precisely because of this that Li Yijie came to the company's laboratory. Although Changhong Company belongs to his grandfather, his mother is also the major shareholder, but he did not come to the company to show off his identity.
In fact, only a few people in the company know that he is the grandson of the chairman and the son of the general manager, and Levis is one of them, as the inventor of the cassette tape and tape machine, although the invention was given to him Brought huge wealth, but like all technology geeks, Levis is more inclined to experiment, so most of the time, he is conducting research.
"Uncle Li, I need a video tape!"
As soon as he entered the laboratory, Li Yijie said:
"Video tape?"
"Yes, it's a video tape."
Li Yijie held a book-sized video tape in his hand and said:
"It's this, but it's not this..."
Video tape is not a new technology. As early as more than ten years ago, the spiral scan tape recorder was invented, and the VR-2000 launched by TCL became the world's first commercially successful video recorder. Because of its $50,000 price, the TCLVR-2000 will only be purchased by television networks and the largest independent television stations.
As early as five years ago, TCL launched the first home video recorder. Its price is $1800. Not to mention it’s expensive, and it can only record 20 minutes of black and white video at a time.
Three years ago, the CV-2000 video recorder developed by Levi's was first launched on the market. It was Changhong's first home video recorder. Based on half-inch tape, it could record not only black and white videos, but also color videos.
“What I need is a machine specially designed to play it...”
Li Yijie put the videotape on Levi’s desk and said:
“It doesn’t If you need the camera function, you only need to play the video tape, and the video tape should be able to store more than an hour of movies..."
"Movies?"
Levi looked at the boy in front of him in surprise and asked:
“You want to use it to play movies?”
“Storage and playback, just like the machine in the TV station.”
Li Yijie explained:
“However, it should be smaller, and its price is not that expensive, maybe slightly more expensive than a TV...”
Sitting on the chair, Li Yijie explained his idea,
"In the future, everyone will have it in their home and use it to play movies."
"Everyone will use it. Play a movie?"
Levis said doubtfully:
"There seems to be no need for this."
His answer made Li Yijie ask:
"How come there is no need? Just like the cassette tape you invented, people can buy a tape themselves and listen to whatever they want, including movies. Same thing, with video recorders, people want to watch Just watch whatever you want!”
Then he asked:
“Uncle Li, have you seen “Star Wars”? “Yes, it’s really a good movie. Movie.”
"Then don't you want to watch it at home when you have free time? You don't need to go to the cinema to queue up. Whatever you want to watch, you just need to buy a video tape and you can watch the movie in your living room."
In an instant, Levi's whole body understood. Li Yijie's explanation made his eyes light up, and he immediately said excitedly:
"Yes, that's right, that's right. In this way, Yijie, I really have you..."
Then Levi picked up the half-inch video tape on the table and said:
"Our video tape can record a one-hour program, but Because of the price, it has not been put into the market. If it is a movie, there will definitely be no problem with the price..."
"It's not just the price, the key is the standard!"
Although he was young, but under the influence of his father, Li Yijie has always had his own views on business:
"The key is Standards are just like tapes. The standards are set by us. The tape recorders and walkmans produced by various companies now all comply with our tape standards. As for record companies, this is even more true. The same is true for video tapes. We first Develop standards and, after launching the product, Agreements were made with other companies on our standard video format so that tapes recorded on one manufacturer's machines could be played back on another's machines, making the consumer market possible."
Looking at the young man talking in front of him, Levis nodded repeatedly, and then he said:
"This kind of machine that specializes in playing video tapes is not complicated. The technology is ready. Well, it can take up to half a month." , you can take out the sample.”
Levi's is not exaggerating. After all, the technology of video tapes and video projectors has been developed for more than ten years. It can even be said that with the rise of television, this technology has long been very mature.
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There has been no development in this area before. Essentially, it is still because of the idea, which does not mean that it cannot be achieved technically.
Sometimes an unexpected idea can bring about earth-shaking changes. Perhaps this is the one percent inspiration. Most of the time, it is more important than the other 99% of sweat.
"Okay then,"
Li Yijie nodded, then looked at Levis and said:
"Uncle Li, then I will wait for your good news."
Originally, Li Yijie thought that Levis was just prevaricating him, or comforting him. , but soon, just a week later, he received a phone message from Levi's from the maid as soon as school was over.
So I came to the company immediately. As soon as I entered the laboratory, I saw a machine about the size of two shoe boxes in Levi's office.
“This is a video projector, isn’t it?”
Looking at the machine in front of him, Li Yijie asked curiously:
"Is it connected to the TV like a video camera..."
"Yes, that's right. "
Levis said with a smile.
“As early as when designing the video camera, we had already considered how to transmit its signal to the TV for playback.
Now it's just a matter of turning the video camera into a simple video projector.
Look at the specifications of this projector, which are much smaller than those used in TV stations, and are lighter. Of course, the performance is definitely much worse.
But the cost is also lower. "
When he said this, Levi had already inserted a video tape into the projector. Soon the video screen appeared on the TV, and the screen was just a simple scenery.
Look Li Yijie looked excited as he watched the scene on the TV. He grinned and said
"Yes, yes, it's him. It's exactly what I thought. Okay, now, all we need is the movie."
Because he was a little too excited, Li Yijie couldn't help but push hard He rubbed his hands and said:
"Prototype production How many? Can you give me one?"
He continued:
"There are also video tapes. I need to record the entire "Star Wars". Well, I watched both movies at home later..."
When he said these words, Li Yijie had no business in his heart, only personal preferences.
And Levis and others all resisted the urge to laugh and looked at the excited young man in front of them. At the same time, they were sighing in their hearts.
Perhaps this is an invention brought about by interest.
This was not Li Yijie’s invention, but his unexpected idea led to the emergence of the home video projector.
This invention may not seem like a big deal, but the invention of video tapes and home video projectors really drove the development of the entertainment industry.
After all, before this, apart from radio, television and movies, people could only hear the voices of their favorite stars through tapes, and at most they could just hang a poster of him or her on the wall.
But everything changed drastically with the invention of the video projector. After the invention of the video player, people can watch movies or concerts of their favorite stars on TV at home as long as they wish. This combination of sound and picture is unmatched by any product in the past. .
And this also marks the beginning of the real entertainment era.
It's just that now the video player is just a toy for the rich. In the near future, it will need to be incubated little by little with the "money power" of the rich, and will eventually enter thousands of households. household. ……
(End of this chapter)