Lu Chuan: I'm going to make a big splash!

Chapter 186 Lu Chuan: I'm going to make a big splash!

"If You Are the One" and "The Forbidden Kingdom" were ultimately no match for "Aquaman" during the Lunar New Year season, and were completely annihilated.

One had its escape route cut off, and the other couldn't even see its way forward!

Since its release, Aquaman has consistently maintained a daily box office of around 20 million yuan in its first week, which made Lin Yu want to laugh a little, because it was the same performance of If You Are the One during the Lunar New Year season in his previous life. It's not exactly the same, but it's pretty much identical!

By this time, "The Forbidden Kingdom" had been completely crushed, with its daily box office failing to even reach five million.

"If You Are the One" fared slightly better, earning 15 million on its opening day—the highest box office gross of the entire film—before its release, it hovered around 10 million.

Three days after "If You Are the One" was released, "Captain America" ​​was also released. Although the box office was not large, it maintained a box office of more than 10 million yuan in the early stage, which directly injected another needle into the lungs of "If You Are the One"!

After all, the Lunar New Year film market is only so big! If one person eats too much, the other will definitely not have enough, not to mention there's always someone else lingering behind, trying to get a piece of the action.

The audience was thoroughly amused to see Feng Xiaogang and the rest of the cast and crew seemingly wanting to tag Lin Yu in the promotional activities for the film, but no one daring to speak first!

"Hahaha—I'm dying of laughter! How could this little powerhouse suddenly misfire?"

"What do you mean, 'can't possibly fizzle out'? He just doesn't dare! What if Director Lin throws another curveball at him when his next movie is released? He'll have nowhere to cry!"

"Serves them right! They let Huayi get away with it! Director Lin really went ballistic this time! A full-scale attack! No one will get away with it!"

My buddy is following Director Lin's lead too—he's not going to see his movies in theaters, he's just waiting to watch them on DVD!

"Huayi—it's truly an undeserved misfortune!"

"Not a single one is good—"

After participating in the program, Feng Xiaogang was so angry about the comments online that he almost had a heart attack! His face turned ashen for several days!

However, the Wang brothers were not as upset as Director Feng at the moment, after all, their cooperation with Lin Yu was still ongoing, and this was just the beginning!

Didn't "If You Are the One" not flop? It's still making ten million yuan at the box office every day! At this rate, it won't lose money; at most, it'll just make a little less profit!

Moreover, half of the investment in the film that Lin Yu collaborated on with them came from Huayi Brothers—how great is that?!

However, they soon lost their "fragrance".

Because when Wang Zhonglei went to Xingguang to discuss the movie with Lin Yu, Lin Yu had already taken Miss Liu and others abroad!

He also learned from Xiao Ou that the director of this film was not Lin Yu, and that Huayi's half of the investment—seven million—was in RMB! And it was only to be released domestically!

When Wang Zhonglei returned to Huayi and told his older brother Wang Zhongjun the news, the older brother was so angry that he almost overturned the table!

However, after Old Wang calmed down, he ultimately didn't choose to turn against Lin Yu. The reason was simple: he dared not!

"Brother! Are we just going to swallow this loss like this? Should I tell Zhou Xun that we're canceling this movie and continuing with 'The Message'?" Wang Zhonglei said indignantly.

Wang Zhongjun, however, just stared at his younger brother without saying a word for a long time.

"Brother, why are you staring at me like that?" Wang Zhonglei glanced at himself from head to toe, but didn't find anything amiss.

"I'm wondering if you've lost your mind?"

Wang Zhonglei: "???"

"Keep working on that movie with Lin Yu! And transfer the investment as soon as possible! Inform Zhou Xun that she should start preparing for this new movie in the next three months. As for 'The Message'—let's put it off for now and see how it goes later." Wang Zhongjun made the final decision.

Upon arriving in North America, Lin Yu, along with Ms. Liu, Luo Jin, and others, first visited Lin Yu's newly opened special effects company.

Along the way, Miss Liu chatted and laughed with Lin Yu and Luo Jin, constantly guessing what kind of new company her senior brother had started.

However, when Ms. Liu followed Lin Yu to the entrance of the special effects company and saw the huge "crystal" sign in front of the company, a feeling of happiness instantly enveloped Liu Yifei.

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"Senior brother—that name—"

"It's yours! What? You don't like it? If you—"

"No, no, no! I love it! Senior brother, I love it so much!" Miss Liu quickly interjected, "Hehe, do you like the company's name, or do you like me?" Lin Yu looked at Miss Liu with a smile and said, "Get lost!"

"Ouch—be gentle! Where does a young lady like you get so much strength?"

Watching Miss Liu and Lin Yu playfully bickering, Luo Jin felt as if he had just eaten a hundred lemons, extremely sour!

The purpose of this visit to Crystal Effects was twofold: firstly, to give the two of them a tour, and secondly, to see if the special effects for the movie "Your Name" could be completed before January 26th. After all, the 26th is the start of the new year, and for a film to be released during the Spring Festival, the release date can't be too late.

Although there weren't many special effects, Lin Yu's standards were high; they had to be at least among the world's best in special effects.

The result was reassuring to Lin Yu; there was enough time—mainly because the movie used very few special effects, so there was no need to work overtime to produce them.

Lin Yu also watched a short clip of the special effects that had been produced. After watching it, he silently sighed: "Hmm—this money was well spent!"

Just as Lin Yu was busy filming "Inception", Jiang Wen, who had received investment from Yinghuang and Starlight, also happily began producing his new movie.

He genuinely hadn't expected Lin Yu to lend him a hand. After all, aside from Yinghuang's relentless investment over the past few years, finding a generous investment company like Starlight was truly difficult. Who could blame him for not controlling costs at all when making movies? His reputation speaks for itself! Who wants to lose money?

As for Lin Yu recommending a female lead?

Jiang Wen said: This is no big deal!

His movie was originally meant to be mainly about "men"! Women get more screen time, right?

On the other hand, Zhang Yimou, who has been awarded the title of "National Director," is also getting restless. Since the Olympics, he has been thinking about starting a film project called "The Flowers of War."

But with Zhang Weiping causing trouble, Zhang Yimou's progress on this film has been far from smooth, if not impossible!

After all, Zhang Yimou wants to make the movies he wants to make and cast the actors he wants to use.

But Zhang Yimou, the troublemaker, was thinking about how to exploit Zhang Yimou and how to make more money! He was completely on a different wavelength from Zhang Yimou!

As for Huayi Brothers, although preparations for "The Message" have been temporarily suspended, preparations for "Aftershock" have sparked endless topics and controversies.

Feng Xiaogang, the director who has recently been "highly anticipated," said that he is determined to bring this historical catastrophe to the screen and hopes that everyone will support him!

Upon receiving this news, the actors immediately began to inquire about information related to the film.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ziyi, who was worried about not finding good resources, frequently expressed her desire to participate in the film to Huayi Brothers, even offering to lower her price by 1000 million yuan. However, surprisingly, Feng Xiaogang remained unmoved: "Sorry, we can't afford it."

A straightforward refusal made Zhang Ziyi blush and blush instantly!

I suddenly regret not recommending myself to Lin Yu at the Mei Lanfang gala a while ago!

The release of the film "Red Cliff Part II" was also affected by the two foreign blockbusters. Fortunately, the release date of this film was slightly postponed by Lao Han, to January 11, a full week later.

After all, China Film Group invested a lot of money, and he didn't want to lose too much!

This move, however, delighted the audience!

Did Lin Yu's "small move" really make three major domestic films tremble? He even resorted to the tactic of changing the release date at the last minute?

"But is adjusting your schedule by just one week really enough?"

Just as the audience was wondering about this, a piece of news made them instantly realize the truth: "Kung Fu Jungle" is scheduled to be released on January 20th!

"Hahaha—this isn't about not wanting to adjust things more! It's clearly because there's a tiger waiting behind them!"

"Calling 'Kung Fu Jungle' a tiger is a bit of an exaggeration! After all, it wasn't directed by Lin Yu himself. But—calling it a wolf would be more appropriate!"

"That's right! Thumbs up for the comment upstairs! That's what I think too!"

Hong Kong Island Yinghuang Company —

"Boss, when is our 'Ip Man' scheduled for release? Post-production has been completely finished for a while now." Huo Wenxi placed a stack of documents on Yang Shoucheng's desk.

"I originally planned to release it after the New Year, but Lin Yu sent me a message saying that his movie 'Your Name' will also be released after the New Year. This is a bit difficult. We can't have our own people fighting each other, can we?" Yang Shoucheng said, frowning as he pressed the document with his hand. "I see—" Huo Wenxi nodded thoughtfully.

Putting aside the question of whether our own people are fighting each other, the key point is that once a fight breaks out, we definitely won't win!

"There are Hollywood blockbusters during the summer season, and the National Day and Lunar New Year seasons are a bit far away. Mr. Yang, how about the May Day holiday?" Huo Wenxi offered his opinion.

"May Day?" Yang Shoucheng thought for a moment and said, "Wait for me a moment, I need to confirm something first."

As he spoke, Yang Shoucheng picked up his phone, found Lin Yu's number, and dialed it.

He had heard rumors that Lin Yu's "Wanted" was also scheduled for release around May Day, and to avoid any setbacks, he wanted to confirm it first.

A short while later, the call was answered by Lin Yu, who was overseas.

"Feed? Director Lin?"

"Yes! It's me!"

"I have a question for you! When is your movie 'Wanted' scheduled for release?"

"Oh, I see—it's nothing, I'm just worried about the release date of 'Ip Man'!"

"Really? Okay then! No problem, I support you. I'll release 'Ip Man' during the May Day holiday!"

"Okay, goodbye!"

After seeing Yang Shoucheng put down his phone, Huo Wenxi immediately asked, "Mr. Yang, what did Mr. Lin say?"

"It's also May Day—" Yang Shoucheng said with a smile:

But before Huo Wenxi could even furrow his brow, he spoke again, "But Lin Yu said he would give the May Day slot to [the film/TV series]..."

Ip Man.

"Really? But—why?" Huo Wenxi asked, somewhat puzzled.

In her mind, Lin Yuxingguang shouldn't have given Yinghuang that much face!

"Hehe—" Yang Shoucheng couldn't help but chuckle at Huo Wenxi's puzzled expression. "He wants to snipe someone..."

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Hearing Yang Shoucheng's answer, Huo Wenxi was even more confused. "Mr. Yang, I haven't heard of any blockbuster being scheduled for release during the May Day holiday. Who exactly is Mr. Lin trying to target? It can't be one of those insignificant little directors, can it?"

Faced with Huo Wenxi's doubts, Yang Shoucheng didn't explain much. "You'll find out soon enough, and—Lin Yu's 'Wanted' will also be released at the end of April! Heh—what a grudge! They're going to do something like this again in December targeting Huayi."

Yang Shoucheng glanced at Huo Wenxi and continued to think, "Lu Chuan seems to have a good relationship with Huayi. Could it be that Lin Yu really wants to mess with Huayi? But that doesn't make sense—didn't Huayi just announce a few days ago that Lin Yu wanted to cooperate with them? What's going on? How did Lu Chuan offend Lin Yu, that Lin Yu, his junior brother, is so ruthless in trying to get back at him?"

Meanwhile, Lu Chuan had just received the news that the film had passed censorship and was extremely excited.

"It's been 4 years!"

"It's been a full four years!"

"Do you know how I've spent these past four years? Do you know—"

Lu Chuan, caught up in his excitement, was completely unaware that Lin Yu had already prepared a sandwich cookie for him! He was just waiting for him to get sandwiched!

Lu Chuan first mobilized all the connections she could to start promoting her movie!

The first one is China Film Group. After all, they invested money in their own movie, so it would be unreasonable not to help promote it!

The second one is Huayi, after all, the relationship is there! If your younger brother is in trouble, shouldn't you, as the older brother, lend a hand?

Then there are the main actors in the movie!

Gao Yuanyuan, Liu Ye, Fan Wei, and even his girlfriend Qin Lan, and finally even Yi Yan, the owner of a cake shop in Jiangyi, were all not spared! They were all notified, hoping that they would promote his movie.

Finally—Lu Chuan looked at a number on her phone labeled "Junior Brother Lin," hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to dial it!

Unfortunately—the call didn't go through!

However, this did not affect Lu's desire to make a big splash at this moment. The movie that had taken him four years of hard work was finally going to be released. He had no time to wonder why Lin Yu was not answering his calls.

Meanwhile, in Linyu—

"Senior! Who called? Why didn't you answer?"