In the "Meet You" coffee shop, Lu Yuan's VIP was directly upgraded to diamond.

It is one of the few diamond VIP gold cards in the entire cafe.

Diamond is naturally much more impressive than platinum. At least you can get a 30% discount when you spend in a coffee shop with this card.

The full-bodied Musk Coffee, which costs nearly 1,000 yuan, is only sold for 300 yuan.

As for the Blue Mountain coffee that Lu Yuan likes to drink, it is even cheaper, only fifty yuan.

This made Lu Yuan feel comfortable but also a little annoyed.

He hated himself for not knowing Wang Jinxue's identity earlier. If he had known Wang Jinxue's identity earlier, he could have saved a lot of money.

Lu Yuan didn’t think that this was stingy. After all, how could he be considered stingy when he could easily invest millions of dollars?

Lu Yuan felt that this was a form of thrift and diligence, a traditional virtue that had been passed down in China for thousands of years.

As a true Chinese, Lu Yuan felt that he had the need and obligation to inherit this tradition.

There was a piano piece playing in the coffee shop that Lu Yuan couldn't quite understand. Although he couldn't understand it, it sounded quite nice.

Not long after going upstairs and sitting down, Thomson came over with his assistant Donny.

The two sides shook hands and sat down.

After they sat down, they naturally started to praise each other. One praised Lu Yuan for his outstanding performance and said that he was a role model for Hollywood science fiction films and worth learning from. The other was impressed by Lu Yuan's amazing talent and said that he was simply God's favorite...

In short, after more than ten minutes of hypocritical business flattery, Thomson finally interrupted this unique "gorgeous and beautiful flattery conference".

He found that although Lu Yuan was young, his ability in commercial propaganda was incredible.

Among all the various American versions, the Chinese version is something he does with ease and even to perfection!

He found that he couldn't beat Lu Yuan...

This person...

There's something.

"Ahem, ahem, Mr. Lu, I believe you understand the purpose of my coming here this time."

"Yes, Mr. Thomson, I understand."

"I want your "The Man from Earth". I have a good idea for the second part, and I hope to continue with this approach... I came here with sincerity this time. I reflected on it and realized that I was not sincere when I talked to you about this topic on the phone last time, so I came here in person today..."

"Mr. Thomson, it's not that I don't want to authorize you, but I think this movie shouldn't have a second part. The second part of many things is really different from the first part."

"Mr. Lu, I won't ruin the first part, and I am confident that I can make a good second part of "This Man From Earth"."

"This... Mr. Thompson, the second film really cannot guarantee box office success, and you will regret it..." Lu Yuan looked at Thompson's determined expression with a face full of earnest words. He really felt sorry for the few small woods above Thompson's head.

"Mr. Lu, no matter what the final box office is like, I have no regrets. Mr. Lu, I hope you can feel my sincerity, okay?"

"this……"

"Mr. Lu, I have specially approved one million US dollars from the company. Can I use this one million US dollars to buy your authorization?"

"Thomson...it's not a question of money."

"Mr. Lu, how about this? I will personally add another $100,000, making it a total of one million and one hundred thousand! Mr. Lu, I'm not very good at speaking, so please forgive my straightforwardness. But, I still say that I am really sincere. If I were not sincere, I would not have flown all the way from the United States to come here to see you..." Thomson looked at Lu Yuan.

“……” Lu Yuan looked at him silently.

He could see that Thomson was determined to win and would not turn back until he hit a wall.

Of course, he could also see that Thomson was indeed sincere.

He looked out the window of the cafe silently.

The lights outside are dim...

A little further away, a bright moon shines in the sky.

Wu Tingting acted as a translator from beginning to end.

She was a little confused about what Lu Yuan was thinking. Under normal circumstances, Mr. Lu would have hinted that she should come over as a middleman, but now...

Mr. Lu, our own boss, didn't seem to have any instructions.

Thomson and Downey looked at each other, and both saw confusion in each other's eyes.

They couldn't understand what Lu Yuan was doing...

Then the two of them exchanged glances.

Thomson: Isn't the additional money enough?

Donny: How about another fifty thousand dollars?

Thompson: Well, that's all.

"Mr. Thomson, I am actually quite sincere, but..."

"Mr. Lu... one million and two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars, please authorize us!" Thomson interrupted Lu Yuan before he finished speaking.

"..." Lu Yuan sighed, his eyes were a little complicated, as if he had finally made a decision after a lot of struggle: "Since Thomson has made up his mind, I have no choice... Wu Tingting, did you bring the authorization contract?"

"Yes."

"Okay, show it to Thomson."

"OK."

Wu Tingting specially prepared an English contract, and after seeing Lu Yuan nodded in agreement, she handed the contract to Thomson.

Thomson got the contract and gave it to Donnie to read carefully. After Donnie felt that there was no problem with the contract, he nodded, showed a happy expression and signed his name.

At this moment, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

The price Lu Yuan asked for was quite high. If I didn't spend some money, I really wouldn't be able to get the script.

The contract was relatively simple. After signing the contract and getting the authorization, the smile on Thomson's face became even brighter.

But this time, Lu Yuan did not feel the joy of making money. Instead, he felt helpless.

He meant well, but others did not understand his kindness.

What can he do?

After signing the contract, Thomson and Downey shook hands with Lu Yuan again, looking very grateful, and then they prepared to leave.

"Um...Thomson, how much are you going to invest in this film?"

"The investment...is estimated to be around 10 million US dollars."

"Ten million dollars?"

"yes."

“It’s better to have less…”

"Mr. Lu, these are not things you should worry about. I plan to make this movie well. There are some derivative plots in it..."

“…”

Thomson gave a long, flowery story.

However, Lu Yuan discovered that Thomson's thinking was similar to that of the film "This Man is from Earth 2" in the original world...

He had a bad feeling.

But after looking at Thomson who was now beaming with joy and excitement, Lu Yuan knew that it would be useless for him to say anything now.

He listened to Thomson silently and watched him leave.

Thomson's shadow was stretched very long in the moonlight.

"Mr. Lu, you don't seem very happy? Are you dissatisfied with the price or the sale price?"

"no……"

"That is..."

"Actually, if I say I am a very conscientious person, would you believe me? Unfortunately, everything is not going as planned..."

"Mr. Lu, I understand." Wu Tingting nodded.

In Mr. Lu's opinion, this price is still too cheap, right?

Wu Tingting suddenly felt a little guilty.

If she had known this earlier, she would have tried to raise the price.

After looking at Wu Tingting's expression, Lu Yuan knew that she didn't understand.

But what can we do about it?

Thomson is so sincere that it is useless even if he has almost said that "The Man from Earth 2" might flop.

What can he do?

There's nothing he can do!

Do you really think he wants to make $1.25 million?

Even though $1.2 million is indeed very useful, he agreed to it out of helplessness!

He really wants to be an honest person!

He looked up at the sky and saw the waning moon...

The moonlight is beautiful.

Very bright.

but……

Who made his sorrow turn into a river?

…

28th, sunny.

After such a long and grand period, the fierce movie "This Man From Earth" finally came to its perfect end.

Soon after, the discussion about it on the Internet gradually decreased.

The movie has ended, but the benefits it brought to Lu Yuan are indeed substantial.

Lu Yuan seems to have gained some fame online with this movie. Netizens who used to criticize Lu Yuan for being stingy have now turned to marvel at his vision and talent. Whether it’s Weibo, Tieba, or the movie website, the whole thing is full of praise for Lu Yuan…

Of course, many people just follow the trend.

There's nothing you can do about it. After all, the movie and its box office results are there. If you don't brag about it, you'll seem out of touch, right? Just like scolding Lu Yuan before, even if you have a good impression of Lu Yuan, but seeing everyone scolding Lu Yuan, if you don't join in, it will seem like you're not in the group, you're a maverick...

That's basically what it means.

Those who scold you don’t necessarily mean to discredit you, and those who praise you don’t necessarily think you are awesome.

This is an eternal truth.

However, after Shen Lianjie directly criticized Lu Yuan on Weibo in the early morning of the 28th, netizens instantly felt that his expression was extremely interesting.

Shen Lianjie posted a Weibo post of about three thousand words.

This was the first time he had confronted Lu Yuan. He explained in detail the conflict he had with Lu Yuan during the filming of "Alien Era". He even angrily called Lu Yuan shameless and a bastard who was plotting to trick him. He even exposed the "Remote" restaurant that Lu Yuan opened in his hometown and the newly opened "Cheng Yuan" takeaway in Hengdian!

At the end of the article, I call on all Chinese director friends to stay away from Lu Yuan!

When seeing someone attacking Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan's fans were naturally unwilling to accept it, and were ready to attack Shen Lianjie like they did with Han Lu before, making him doubt his life. However, after they read all the content of the Weibo, they suddenly felt sympathy for Shen Lianjie, and even wanted to help Shen Lianjie scold Lu Yuan...

"Er Gouzi, how could you do this? It would be fine if you just designed to raise the price of lunch boxes, but you even let your takeaway food be supplied to the crew of "Alien Era". How could you do this?"

"Lu Yuan, can you please be more careful? Have you ever considered our Shen Lianjie when you did this? It seems that you made all the money?"

"This guy... Er Gouzi, what tricks do you have left to pull off? Have you even used the takeaway tricks? I now seriously suspect that there is a traitor planted by you in "Age of Aliens"!"

"Sympathize with Shen Lianjie... Is there anyone in the crew that can be trusted?"

"Let your own people scold you to gain the trust of your opponent? This is a move..."

"Yeah...it turns out you were played by Er Gouzi from the very beginning, hahaha!"

“…”

"I'm looking forward to how Er Gouzi responds to Shen Lianjie on Weibo..."

"I think Er Gouzi will respond and put out a Groundhog Day ad. Given his personality, he will definitely do that!"

"Yeah, I think so too. If he doesn't do that, I'll eat shit live... Oh, haha, it's pretty funny!"

"yes!"

Shen Lianjie was really furious after being tricked by Lu Yuan.

He had never seen such a shameless person!

it turns out……

He secretly arranged for the staff of his own takeaway store to deliver takeaway to his own crew!

This staff member even said a lot of bad things about Lu Yuan in front of his crew...

He thought this person was one of his own...

Unexpectedly!

Damn it, it’s all a trick!

It’s all Lu Yuan’s fault!

He initially posted on Weibo just to vent his anger and let everyone see Lu Yuan's disgusting face.

However, when he saw that the Weibo post was forwarded thousands of times in an instant, he suddenly became interested.

This seems like a good way to hype it up?

Then, a hype plan to make headlines appeared in his mind, and he waited quietly for Lu Yuan's reply.

He can do it even if Lu Yuan shamelessly advertises.

But……

Lu Yuan didn’t reply on the afternoon of the 28th. Lu Yuan didn’t reply on the evening of the 28th. And he didn’t reply all day on the 29th…

Lu Yuan still didn't reply to him.

He was puzzled. What was going on?

A group of netizens who were waiting to see the show were also confused.

What?

No response yet?

This is unscientific!

Isn’t your “Groundhog Day” going to be released on May 1st?

It's already the 30th, why haven't you advertised yet?

Is this Lu Yuan?

Is he planning a big move by not replying?