Volume 6: The Twelve Wallfacers Chapter 15 Restarting the Cinema
100,000 [solar generators] and 400,000 [hydroelectric generators]. This is not a small project. Even if Shen Jin works frantically on the workbench with the blocks, making 500,000 machines will be enough to make him suffer.
“Fortunately, there is a [Batch Workbench]”
This is an advanced industrial machine. As long as it is connected to electricity, the corresponding synthesis formula is set inside it, and the raw materials used to produce the machine are placed around it, it can continuously output finished products.
Shen Jin built three [Batch Workbenches] and set up the synthesis formulas for the [Thermal Generator], [Hydroelectric Generator] and [Solar Generator] respectively. Among them, the [Thermal Generator] is the production material of the other two, and its output will be directly introduced into the other two [Batch Workbenches] through the [Bronze Pipe]. As for the other components, they are placed in stacks of boxes and transported directly into the [Batch Workbenches] through the [Bronze Pipe].
Shen Jin's supplies can ensure a steady supply of materials needed for the three [Batch Workbenches]. Shen Jin set the numbers 100,000 and 400,000 respectively in the [Batch Workbenches], and then placed a large number of [Steel Storage Boxes] at the back. After they are made, the finished machines will be put into the boxes, and then Long Tao's family can take them away for installation.
"Perfect!"
Industrial automation has solved many manual operation problems for Shen Jin, allowing him to be a hands-off boss. In the future, Shen Jin's base will become larger and larger, and the production of machines will definitely increase. Thousands or tens of thousands of machines will require such assembly lines.
After completing the production arrangements for the two machines, Shen Jin once again looked for other ways to obtain electricity from the industrial module, and found that he could not obtain a large amount of electricity like this. If it was only a few hundred thousand kWh of electricity, it would not be worth his trouble. For example, the [semi-fluid generator] uses biogas to generate electricity, but the conversion efficiency of biogas is too low, and it is necessary to build a large biogas pool to collect domestic wastewater and domestic garbage. The project is huge and requires a lot of people to operate it after completion. It is better to use the city’s original sewage collection and garbage landfill, which will save more manpower and material resources.
"After this batch of generators is put into use, let's see the effect first. If nothing goes wrong, it can generate nearly 110 million kWh of electricity for me. This has exceeded the total power generation of these five nuclear power plants! These five nuclear power plants have a daily power generation of 98 million kWh. If all are used to make [iridium ingots], 110 million kWh of electricity can produce 91 pieces per day, and a set of quantum armor requires 120 pieces, and it only takes 1.3 days to make a set. And it takes 1.1 billion kWh of electricity to make a [quantum solar generator], which is exactly 10 days to produce one. Then the base's daily power generation will increase by 9.83 million kWh. In this way... the cycle of making [quantum solar generators] will become shorter and shorter, until the base's daily power generation reaches 1.1 billion kWh, then it can... produce one per day!"
Mom doesn’t have to worry about me running out of electricity anymore!
"In addition to these, 1,000 wind power stations will be built within a week, with a daily power generation of 70 million kWh. With the mining of uranium ore, I can make nuclear fuel rods myself. By then, if I build five more nuclear power stations, I can generate nearly 100 million kWh of electricity. The future is promising! Let's set a small goal first: the total power generation of the base will reach 1.1 billion kWh!"
Thinking of this, Shen Jin became full of energy.
"Oh, and I need to get some more [CFSU power storage boxes] and [Lamberton power storage backpacks] to store some electricity for emergencies."
How could Dun Dun Shu forget his own business?
Stock up on electricity too!
But... it is not easy to complete the tasks arranged by Shen Jin. Installing 1,000 large-scale [wind power stations], 100,000 [solar generators], and 400,000 [hydroelectric generators] is a huge project. Even if the construction team has its block capabilities, it will take a long time to work. Moreover, it involves power grid transformation, which is a great test of the technical ability of the executor. Shen Jin does not want his base to be a mess in the future, with wires everywhere.
The wiring must look good!
"I remember that Jia Taolong from the Power Bureau seems to be a patient with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hmm... that should be no problem."
Shen Jin's workshop was producing machines automatically, and Shen Jin flew back to Shang Qian.
She was processing some documents, all about various issues at Home Base No. 1. Shen Jin could be a hands-off boss, not because there were no problems at the base, but because someone was carrying the burden forward...
With the popularization of currency, the economic system of Home No. 1 began to recover spontaneously. Some people with economic acumen, unwilling to be lonely, started various businesses in the base. The student who worked and studied before opened a small fried rice stall and made a lot of money. Naturally, other people would have similar ideas.
However, in order to maintain order in the commercial street, Shang Qian had to plan ahead and not allow malicious competition or illegal businesses.
Well…supporting poor young ladies is not an illegal business.
This kind of business has never been interrupted since ancient times. Where there is demand, there is supply. As long as there is no coercion or freeloading, there is no problem.
Many young ladies were looking forward to getting a free ride from Shen Jin, but were ruthlessly rejected by Shen Jin.
Isn't first love Liu Yue attractive? Isn't female boss Shang Qian attractive enough? Isn't long-legged Li Moxiao...
Cough cough!
That's not a punishment...
Shen Jin was startled and asked Shang Qian who was working seriously: "Hey~! What are you looking at?"
Shang Qian raised her head and adjusted her black-framed glasses.
"Hmm? Go through some more commercial land applications. What's up?"
When Shen Jin saw the document in Shang Qian's hand that said "Cinema Restart Plan", he couldn't help but become interested.
Before the end of the world, he was also a person who loved watching movies. Every time he chose seats, he would choose the couple seats in the back row, preferably the ones in the corner for two people. He would sit next to those two people. He wanted to see why someone would come to the cinema and choose the worst seat for watching a movie!
Sometimes he would see a solitary seat and secretly buy a seat next to it, hoping to have a romantic encounter and end his 20-year virginity. However, most of the time... he would run into another fat otaku, and the two of them would look into each other's eyes, each holding two buckets of popcorn, and watch the entire movie awkwardly.
"Is anyone planning to build a movie theater? That's great! Although no one is making movies now, it's okay to show some old movies. It's quite interesting to watch a movie occasionally ."
Watching a movie in a cinema and watching a movie on your computer are two completely different audio-visual experiences. It is an extremely immersive feeling that allows people to devote themselves to the world of the movie and temporarily forget the troubles of the outside world.
Shen Jin believes that it is very good to have such a place that can enlighten the soul in the end times.
He personally strongly supports the young man who wants to open a cinema.
Shang Qian closed the application form and said, "It's a good idea, but he doesn't understand the structure of a movie theater. He thought that by copying the movie on the computer to the projector in the movie theater, he could show the movie he wanted.
That's not right.
Although there are many ready-made large cinemas in our territory, and the audio-visual effects were very good before the end of the world, the majority of the discs shown in the cinemas are digital movies, which are hard drives copied from ZY Studios and will be taken away after the screening.
And even if they didn't take it away or secretly kept a copy for themselves, they couldn't release the movie without the key given by ZY Studios.
Otherwise, wouldn’t piracy be rampant before the end of the world? How could movie theaters make money?
Moreover, the key given by ZY Studios is time-limited, usually one month, which is the release date of a movie. After this month, even if you have the digital hard drive of the movie, you will not be able to play it because the files in it are locked.
Unless it is the old tape disc, a tape is a movie, and it can be played directly on the tape projector, but... the large cinemas we know now no longer use that kind of tape to project discs.
If we really want to restore the original taste of the cinema in our base, instead of just putting a projection screen for people to watch... we need to get the hard disk backup resources of ZY Studios. At the same time, find the key at their headquarters, or crack the key. "
Shang Qian talked for a long time and Shen Jin was stunned.
"Holy crap! Tell me! Have you ever owned a movie theater before? How do you know so much? I thought I could just put a disc in the machine and play it, but I didn't expect there are so many details to it."
Shang Qian adjusted her black-framed glasses and a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"I have a close friend who is a production manager at China Film. She once told me something. By the way, the key of the movie hard disk has usage restrictions. Each theater has a different key. If the theater wants to play a movie, it must successfully pair the hard disk, key, and theater. Before the end of the world, even those who leaked movie resources in advance went to the theater with a camera to shoot the gun version. It is precisely because of such a system that our country's film industry can develop steadily. It's a pity that our country's online literature industry does not have such strong anti-theft systems. Many online writers have been seriously harmed by piracy... Alas, it's meaningless to talk about this now!"
Shen Jin was secretly shocked when he heard Shang Qian's words.
"Wow, I've really learned something new. According to what you said, if we can enter the place called 'ZY Studio', can we get a lot of movies and show them here indefinitely?"
Shang Qian thought for a moment and said, "Theoretically, there should be no problem. Once we get there, we can use their equipment to make an original copy. I have a few hackers here who are pretty good. If we operate on their consoles, we can make our own keys for unlimited playback, but..."
Shen Jin looked at Shang Qian, who was becoming more and more like a queen. Today, she was wearing a professional outfit, a white shirt and a black short skirt. She was also wearing black stockings and high heels, a perfect combination that could increase her attack speed. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva secretly.
"Ahem...but what?"
Shang Qian rolled her eyes at him, "But ZY Studios is in City B."
"City B!"
It was like a basin of cold water poured over him, and Shen Jin immediately gave up on this idea.
Sun Can himself had been there, but according to him, he only dared to stay at the edge. Before he even reached the city center of City B, he had already encountered many third-level zombies. Even if he was a third-level zombie, he had to move carefully there. If he was besieged by multiple third-level zombies, he would have to run away desperately. But it was also a good place to obtain third-level crystal cores and summon vampires... if you have the strength.
Shang Qian looked at Shen Jin's expression and reversed again, "But... ZY Studio is in Louhuai District of City B, which is what people in City B call the suburbs. The population there is not that large."
"That's not bad! If the zombies aren't too powerful, we should be able to get those stored videos. I'll arrange for Sun Li to take some people there. Hehe~! I want to watch the great movie Titanic again!"
"Well! If the cinema is really operating, take me to see a movie. You have never pursued me!"
A little girl's look suddenly appeared on Shang Qian's face, just like a girl in love.
An innocent face, a seductive figure, the charm of a queen, the temperament of a female boss, and the shyness of a young girl in love.
All of this manifested in one person greatly stimulated Shen Jin's senses and psychology. At this moment, he could no longer bear it and pounced on him.
Shang Qian's face turned red and she casually drew a purple space channel.
"Go... go to the room."
The two of them instantly appeared on the soft big bed in Shang Qian's bedroom. Shen Jin looked at Shang Qian's bright red lips and kissed her.
“Hmm~!”
They separated after a long time. Shang Qian was panting, her breath was as sweet as orchid, and her eyes were charming.
While Shen Jin was busy with his clothes, Shang Qian asked, "By the way, you haven't told me why you asked me to come here just now.
Shen Jin slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot! I came here to ask you to recruit some people to join the construction team. In the future, our construction tasks and circuit installation tasks will be very complicated. Just get more loyal people and let Lu Daizhen do the testing. Okay! These are not important. You can arrange them later. Let's get down to business now."
“Woo~!”
…
At the same time, things were not peaceful inside the Tianluodiwang branch base in Jinzhou City.
Ma Xiangnan was discussing the day's events with several of his advisors.
"I think the people in Home No. 1 are not simple. They are not here just to clean up the zombies for us. They must have other intentions."
"We don't have any industry here. Apart from some mines in the southwest, we don't have anything else to show for it. What do they want from us?"
"Territory? That's not right! Why do they need so much territory? Are there so many people? Besides, there are so many open spaces outside. If he wants, he can just take a piece for himself, but that's meaningless."
Ma Xiangnan said with a tangled expression: "Do you still remember what happened in Hulu City?"
The think tank was silent for a moment, and then one of them said, "It's good that those rubbish were driven away, but we are different here. Home No. 1 should not use force. After all, we are all in the same camp. There is no reason!"
"That won't happen. I observed Shen Jin carefully when I was communicating with him. Although he is a bit cunning, he is definitely not a cold-blooded tyrant. Maybe he is just here to clean up the zombies. I hope I am overthinking it..."
Ma Xiangnan couldn't think of what Shen Jin was going to do. He only needed to protect his own base and then use the power of Home No. 1 to eliminate the 700,000 zombies.
He bet that Shen Jin would not be so cruel as to declare war on his own people.
At the same time, Xiang Shi, one of the extraordinary captains of Jinzhou City, asked Lao Liu in the team to come out and talk, "What did you mean by saying today that you don't want me to take sides easily? And what exactly happened in Hulu City? What does it have to do with Home No. 1?"
Old Liu smiled in an unfathomable way, "Do you have cigarettes?"
Xiang Shi took out a cigarette of Yunnan Yunnan and lit it for Lao Liu himself.
"Phew! It's a long story..."
