James and John did not sit down for a drink together as they had agreed, but instead booked flight tickets back to the United States.
It's fine to just say hypocritical things on the surface, no one will take them seriously.
Thomson and Downey also left.
They have mixed feelings.
They found that they really couldn't understand Lu Yuan.
They don't know what Lu Yuan wants to do...
Downey originally thought that as long as he offered a price that met Lu Yuan's expectations, he could buy the overseas distribution rights for the film. However, when they actually talked about it, they found that Lu Yuan was not impressed by them at all.
No matter how they negotiated the price, no matter how they lowered their posture, they found that Lu Yuan only had one sentence.
Those are the words "Sorry, the movie has been licensed."
Very polite, very sincere, but also very speechless.
Huaxin brothers?
After hearing the name of the company, they were even more confused.
What is this for?
Instead of cooperating with American United, or even with big companies like Paimon and Gobia, they chose to cooperate with Huaxin Brothers...
There's always a reason for everything, right?
But this seems to them to have no reason at all.
Could it be that the Huaxin brothers' Forrest sold everything they had to offer Lu Yuan an incredible price?
That's not right. Even if "The Man from Earth" made some money, it wouldn't have the capital to buy "Groundhog Day", right?
The two were still confused after getting on the plane.
There were always reasons for failure in the past, but this time there is really no reason.
"I am a nostalgic person. The cooperation with Huaxin Brothers on the first film was quite good, so we will continue to cooperate on this film..."
This is the reason Lu Yuan gave them.
but……
Donny felt that considering Lu Yuan's unwillingness to suffer any loss, the excuse of nostalgia was just too ridiculous.
They would rather believe that a sow can climb a tree than believe this.
This Forrest must have offered a price that he couldn't resist!
Definitely!
So what is it?
They still couldn't figure it out.
Of course, no matter how they thought about it, they could not have imagined that Forrest would simply sell his company to Lu Yuan and become his younger brother.
After all, this is too unbelievable...
…
"Shocked! Lu Yuan actually rejected the American Alliance, rejected Paimon, and even rejected the olive branch that Gobia offered him..."
"Lu Yuan once again demonstrated his incredible behavior. He actually... refused to allow large companies to continue cooperating with Huaxin Brothers?"
"Paimon, Columbia, and American Film all offered high prices but failed to get Groundhog Day. What is the inside story behind this?"
"What price did Brother Huaxin offer..."
“…”
This series of news that made people think it was fake news once again appeared on the headlines of major entertainment sections.
In just two hours, the fans and netizens, who were originally very excited, suddenly began to act like fools.
I am excited because so many American companies like Lu Yuan's movies. I am also a fool because Lu Yuan's operation is really amazing...
They found that they could no longer understand Lu Yuan at all.
They can understand why "This Man From Earth" was sold to the Huaxin brothers.
After all, Lu Yuan has no market base overseas, and Paimeng’s bid was not high, so Lu Yuan felt aggrieved.
but……
Groundhog Day is totally different!
With so many big companies optimistic about it and offering a price that would make any company in China agree, you chose Huaxin...
This operation is really...
It's so confusing.
They wanted to express their feelings online about how foolish Lu Yuan's actions were, but when they thought about all the things Lu Yuan did that they couldn't understand, but the results were not bad, they finally said nothing...
There are still people talking about it, but most of them are not as excited as before.
seem……
They really got used to Lu Yuan's operations.
After all, he is Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan's actions are always so strange.
Always so fresh and refined.
Geniuses are always different from others, so the choices of geniuses are always different from those of ordinary people, right?
You say you don't understand?
You are just an ordinary person, can you understand the artist's artwork?
You don’t understand either…
You don't understand, this is normal, okay?
…
Compared to the box office shock of "The Man from Earth", the box office performance of "Groundhog Day" does not seem to be that shocking.
Or rather, excitement has gradually begun to replace shock.
It is conservatively estimated that Groundhog Day could gross 600 million in China.
If the box office is 600 million, Lu Yuan can get more than 200 million...
If we add the more than 200 million yuan to the more than 100 million yuan on the card, the total is more than 300 million yuan.
Even if he spent some money on decorating two houses with more than 300 million yuan, Lu Yuan still felt that he was a generous person.
More than 300 million is definitely a good number. At least for Lu Yuan, his life is almost perfect.
Lu Yuan felt that he needed to enjoy his life...
When Lu Yuan handed the sample film of "Groundhog Day" to Forrest, he was ready to continue his life as a salted fish.
It feels so good not to have to worry about money!
Lu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, he never had the idea of being a hero against Hollywood...
He really felt that he should take a break. After other things in the company were arranged, Lu Yuan planned to go travel somewhere else.
Well, it should be said that it is a very pure travel without any purpose.
But if you want to travel to other places, you must first learn some foreign languages.
For example, English.
Lu Yuan was devastated when he thought of this.
Lu Yuan originally thought that he had a talent for learning English, but unfortunately...
He was severely beaten by reality again.
He realized that not only did he have no talent for cooking, he also had no talent for learning languages.
He has been studying English for more than half a year, but with little success. He can still only understand what is being said but cannot have a conversation.
This is really a bummer.
However, Lu Yuan realized that he really needed to work harder in learning English...
After thinking about learning English, Lu Yuan realized something else.
He thought, if he hadn't relied on shameless plagiarism, would he be able to survive in this world?
It is true that I can write the script myself...
But they are all copied according to the framework of the movies I have seen. If I don’t have that knowledge, what can I do?
Although your acting skills are okay, they are basically based on imitation and slight improvement. If you really get an unfamiliar role, will you be able to play it yourself?
Piano? Well, I'll play it with some tinkering, and I can't fool an expert when I play it...
I can play the guitar quite skillfully, but in fact I am still far from being excellent.
Time travelers do have advantages, but what if all these advantages are used up?
How much of the song do you remember?
How much do you remember about the movie?
"Forget it, don't think about it anymore, go to sleep, I have more than 300 million, what do I have to be afraid of?"
"Can I squander more than 300 million? You must be kidding me..."
Lu Yuan shook his head and yawned, then suppressed the uncomfortable thought and went to bed.
However, after sleeping for a few hours, he was suddenly awakened by a nightmare!
In a dream...
He found that his memories of his original world began to blur, and eventually he could not remember them at all.
Then the company spent 300 million to invest in a movie written by itself.
In the end, it was Shen Lianjie who suffered the box office loss!
Soon after, his company went bankrupt, and the game company also went bankrupt because it had no good ideas...
"Nimma...are you going to let me be a salted fish?"
"Is it wrong for me to be a salted fish?"
"But, will the things in this dream really appear?"
"Fuck!"
After recalling the scene in his dream, Lu Yuan felt very upset.
In fact, he didn't know if it was because he scared himself or it was because of self-suggestion, but Lu Yuan felt that his memory was indeed starting to become a little unclear.
Even though his memory was actually exactly the same as before, he was nervous.
"Oh my god..."
"this……"
"So from now on, I have to start learning and strengthening in all aspects?"
"How about continuing to be an insignificant person? Anyway, there are 300 million, and it is definitely a nightmare, right? Everyone has nightmares, but nightmares will never come true."
"But... I'm the boss of three companies now, so I should be stronger, right?"
"Why don't you just quit the company and leave? It's over 300 million. Think about it. As long as you don't mess around, you can't spend it all in your lifetime, right?"
"This...can't do. So many people trust me, I really can't just walk away...this...is too irresponsible."
"so……"
"Oh, forget it, go to sleep..."
It’s late at night.
Lu Yuan was lying on the bed and suddenly suffered from insomnia again...
When he woke up the next day, he shook his head frantically.
Dry!
What should I do?
With so much money, why am I so worried?
…
The noisy discussions on the Internet have kept the popularity of the movie "Groundhog Day" at its peak.
Meanwhile, Groundhog Day did not disappoint at the box office in the following days.
Although it declined slightly from the 17th to the 20th, it has always hovered above 25 million, and has been suppressing "The Rise of King Kong", which once ranked first. It has always occupied the top spot in the daily box office with a box office twice as high as that of "The Rise of King Kong".
"I received the mission in a time of crisis and fortunately I fulfilled it. The strong may be late, but they will never be absent!"
"He has proven himself time and again with his talent. Perhaps, his name has become a guarantee of box office success!"
"Perhaps, he has opened up another path for Chinese films."
"Small budget doesn't mean you can't have big box office!"
On the Internet, the well-known film critic Mr. Wang Xianqiang wrote a nearly 4,000-word film review and analysis specifically for the current situation of Chinese films and the performance of "Groundhog Day". In the review, he specifically called this era the darkness before dawn.
Yes, it is indeed the darkness before the dawn.
When everyone was groping and trying cautiously, Lu Yuan had already brought hope to Chinese films.
In his film review, he felt that the time for the rise of Chinese films is not far away. It is true that Hollywood has wreaked havoc on the Chinese film industry, but Chinese films are not without the ability to fight back!
In short, the film review article praised Lu Yuan a lot, and even boldly predicted that Lu Yuan's next movie would continue his science fiction movies. At the end of the article, he boldly predicted that Lu Yuan had the intention of becoming the king of Chinese science fiction.
This film review has been reposted countless times, and many people are even looking forward to what Lu Yuan's next film will be...
Zheng Jianguo from Yanying remained silent for a long time after reading this review.
His heart moved slightly.
He began to think about asking Lu Yuan to come to Yanying to give lectures.
In this lecture, he hoped that Lu Yuan could talk to these Yanying students about screenwriting, acting, and if possible, also talk about some of their experiences on the set.
He believed that these students would definitely be willing to listen.
A large number of these students are fans of Lu Yuan and follow news about Lu Yuan on the Internet every day.
So he called Lu Yuan's company, and then the call was transferred to Lu Yuan.
"Principal Zheng...I'm sorry...I don't think I'm qualified yet."
"Principal Zheng... I know you are sincere. In fact, I am also very sincere, but I am really sorry..."
"Principal Zheng, please don't come over. Really... To be honest, I lack a lot of things. How about this, when I feel that I really have this ability one day, I will come over... I'm really sorry."
"Well... Actually, I will come to Yanying after a while, but I will not be a lecturer but a student. I realize that I really lack a lot of things. I hope to have a systematic learning opportunity, such as screenwriting, such as acting..."
“What do I need to prepare for the entrance exam?”
“…”
"???"
After Zheng Jianguo hung up Lu Yuan's call, Lu Yuan's voice kept echoing in his mind.
Lu Yuan had already clearly rejected him.
However, the last sentence sounded a little strange to Zheng Jianguo.
Lu Yuan came to Yanying to be a student?
Systematic learning? And learning screenwriting and acting?
this……
Are you kidding?
But from what Lu Yuan said, it seemed like he was not joking.
Entrance exam?
this……
If you really come here to be a student, who will teach you?
Who can teach you?
Invite those retired professors to come over?