Breaking 3 and Breaking 5

It's not that Lin Yu didn't want to walk the red carpet with Miss Liu, it's just that he couldn't! If he dared to stroll arm in arm with Miss Liu on the red carpet now, the headlines tonight wouldn't be about the premiere of "The Martian," but rather…

Shocking! Internationally renowned director is already taken!

"The Untold Story of Liu Yifei and Lin Yu!"

"An encounter between famous actor Liu and renowned director Lin!"

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To avoid this situation, Lin Yu reluctantly placed Miss Liu alongside the important supporting actors in "The Martian".

"Director Lin, you've really put on quite a show! That's quite a grand affair!" Hu Jun, who was sitting in the same car as Lin Yu, exclaimed in surprise.

Originally, Gong Li was supposed to be the person to ride in the same car as Lin Yu, since it's a red carpet event! A male-female pairing would be the best option.

But Lin Yu said that they were all part of the main cast and should walk with the male actors in the main cast. What would it mean if they walked with him? He wanted to walk with Teacher Li Xuejian.

In the end, it turned out that the male lead, Hu Jun, walked the red carpet with Lin Yu, while actress Li Xuejian used him as the final act.

"Hehe...this was all arranged by President Han." Lin Yu said, looking out the car window with a hint of heartache.

Hu Jun scratched his head, puzzled, and said, "But I heard that Director Lin, you personally planned this?"

"I was being sarcastic, and then I accidentally touched something!"

Hu Jun: "???"

After walking the red carpet for more than an hour, Lin Yu finally sat on the stage of the press conference.

Lin Yu paid little attention to the glamorous outfits of the female celebrities on the red carpet and the attention-grabbing antics of the male celebrities; he was only interested in Miss Liu's red carpet walk.

"Hmm! I must say, she's my girl after all, no wonder she outshines everyone else!"

Lin Yu, looking at the densely packed reporters in front of the stage, felt a mix of emotions. After all, a few years ago, when "Hero" held its premiere, he was just one of the audience members. Now, he was sitting on the stage, in the center, only... the people around him had changed...

"Alas...fate is cruel!" Lin Yu thought shamelessly.

"Director Lin! What were your thoughts when you made this film?"

"Of course, it's because my country's space program is developing better and better. I said when I was filming this movie that Shenzhou 5 would be a manned spaceflight mission, and the facts have proven that I was right!"

"When you were filming this movie, did you feel nervous? After all, it was your first time managing such a large film crew."

"I'm definitely nervous, after all, it's such a big investment. If I lose money at the auction, wouldn't the CEOs of those companies kill me?"

Hearing Lin Yu's somewhat joking words, Han Sanping, Wang Zhonglei, and other CEOs who had participated in the investment were also amused and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Don't make any promises here. If we really lose money... there's not much we can do about it!" several bosses thought to themselves.

The Lin Yu of today is not the Lin Yu of a few years ago, who could be manipulated at will. The growth of Lin Yu in the past few years could be written into a novel. I have never seen such an outrageous director.

The first film grossed nearly ten million at the box office (excluding foreign films). The second film became the highest-grossing film of the year, the third film broke 100 million, and now the fourth film, *The Martian*, is also here! Given the cast and investment, no one would believe it wouldn't be the highest-grossing film of the year again!

Moreover, it's no longer the time when a few tens of millions in box office revenue can easily make you the annual box office champion. Given the current trend of domestic box office revenue, don't even think about it unless you break 300 million.

The movie "Assembly" is asking: What am I?

Lin Yu said: Get out of here! You're not for this lifetime!

Moreover, judging from Lin Yu's previous foreign films, they didn't really believe that the global box office of "The Martian" could be that low!

"So how much box office do you think your 'The Martian' will get?" a pretty female reporter asked.

"Do you mean domestically or internationally?"

"Could you make all the predictions?" the female reporter asked expectantly.

The audience below the stage also perked up, as they were very curious about Lin Yu's prediction of the film's box office performance.

"Domestically... let's break 3! Internationally... let's break 5!"

"...You mean domestically, it's over 300 million RMB, right? And internationally, it's..."

"Of course it's US dollars, is there even a question?" Lin Yu laughed.

Lin Yu's words stirred up a huge wave of discussion among the audience!

"We should really call Zhang Weiping over and listen to him! Let's see what kind of expression he has!"

"Five hundred million US dollars? How much is that in RMB?"

"Did your math teacher teach PE? Let's say a ratio of 1 to 7... never mind, I'll just say 1 to 8! Forty billion!"

"Forty billion? He's insane! Does he even have the guts to get that?"

"I think you're the one who's crazy! You know Iron Man, right? It was filmed in Linyu, and it broke 600 million. This is nothing!"

"That's a big-name foreign VIP, the box office success isn't entirely due to him!"

"I think you're just a Western-worshipping scumbag. So what if it's a big foreign IP? Is Iron Man a popular hero? He only became popular because of the script written and the movie made by Lin Yu."

"Then I think you're just a Lin fanboy!"

"I, Lin, am proud! I'm much better than you, you foreign-worshipping scumbag! I don't know why the organizers would sell tickets to someone like you!"

"Damn it, I spent over a thousand yuan on it, okay? And I'm a fan of Lin Yu's films too! Don't make such a big deal out of it!"

"You?"

"What do you mean by rolling your eyes?"

"..."

"Say something! Why are you turning your head away?"

Looking at the crowd below the stage, which had suddenly become somewhat chaotic, and listening to their discussions of support and opposition, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow for the domestic film and television industry.

However, he didn't stand up and make a promise to the audience in a childish way, because time will tell.

When the domestic film industry reaches the point where a single film grosses over 1 billion yuan in a single day, they should realize that a mere 500 million US dollars in global box office revenue is nothing special!

After the interview with Lin Yu concluded, the reporters did not show favoritism; the lead actors sitting with Lin Yu on stage also received their questions.

Li Xuejian: "Hehe... Director Lin Yu is an extremely talented director. Among all the directors I've met, he's definitely one of the best. His filming techniques and requirements have impressed me in many ways! I'm very happy that Director Lin invited me to participate in this film..."

Hu Jun: "There's not much to say. You'll see for yourselves when you watch the movie. Otherwise, you'll think I'm just bragging!"

Gong Li: "I'm very happy to be in Director Lin's film. He is a very talented director..."

Zhang Ziyi: "To be honest, I'm very fortunate that Director Lin chose me to star in this film, and I believe this film will bring audiences a unique and brand-new experience..."

Zhang Hanyu: ...