The first day box office of "Groundhog Day" after its release in the United States is out.

The box office on the first day did not fail and even made a lot of money, but everyone has some regrets.

The premiere box office grossed $800,000, or about 6 million RMB.

After "Groundhog Day", which became a hero in China, came to the United States, its box office did not surpass "The Rise of King Kong" as netizens were excited about. It was still more than 1 million short of the third place "Dark Army".

After the regret, everyone suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

Yes, the sense of absurdity.

This feeling made them feel ridiculous.

Did Groundhog Day perform poorly overseas?

No!

Not only is it not bad, but among the movies that have gone overseas in the past two years, "Groundhog Day" has ranked among the top three in terms of box office performance, and its total box office performance has definitely exceeded that of last month's "The Man from Earth."

This is a huge progress and success no matter what.

Did it lose?

No!

It has never failed!

In China, it successfully became the flagship movie of May. If it weren't for this movie, May would have been an extremely humiliating month for China.

After China successfully fought against Hollywood, it officially began to conquer Hollywood like its older brother "This Man From Earth"!

Of course, Hollywood is still Hollywood.

Real blockbusters all have a strong background and great special effects. The plot may have some loopholes, but many unique shooting techniques can completely make up for this shortcoming.

"This Man From Earth" is very successful, but it also has its own reasons. After all, "Your Future Self" can only be a low-budget movie in Hollywood. Although the investment of "This Man From Earth" is even more incredible, its plot is so amazing that it is eye-catching both in China and the United States!

So, it successfully counterattacked.

May is very different!

Just talking about the investment, these Hollywood movies have all invested more than 20 million US dollars...

And what about the investment in Groundhog Day?

Only over 6 million RMB, less than 1 million USD...

It’s dozens of times worse…

The gap between the two is completely as huge as heaven and earth!

How can this be compared?

When thinking about this, the sense of absurdity in everyone's heart became even stronger.

They find it ridiculous, and they even wonder if there is something wrong with their cognition.

Isn't it a joke to compare the box office of two movies with completely different investment levels?

But what was that initial feeling of anticipation?

Just because Lu Yuan is the screenwriter of this movie, does that mean he can do anything?

He is also an ordinary person!

…

Lu Yuan actually doesn’t care much about the box office. As long as he can make money, it’s fine!

When the sunlight shone into the room through the window, Lu Yuan woke up on time, but he still felt a little depressed.

It's like some otakus staying in their rooms, watching certain movies and doing things that everyone likes to do, which leads to them becoming depressed.

"Good morning... so punctual today?"

"Yeah!"

"Didn't you sleep well last night?"

“A little bit.”

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself.”

"Yeah, that's right."

Wang Jinxue originally wanted to wake Lu Yuan up, but found that Lu Yuan had already gotten up early today.

Of course, Wang Jinxue noticed that Lu Yuan suddenly had dark circles under his eyes.

In the past two days, Lu Yuan was full of energy every day after getting up, but today he looked completely wrong.

What is he worried about?

It stands to reason that two movies would become big hits in two months, and the new company's decoration would be completed at the same time, and the company would be on the right track step by step...

Logically speaking, Lu Yuan should be in the same high spirits as he was in the past few days!

Is it because I have reached a bottleneck in my creation?

Wang Jinxue shook her head.

Lu Yuan felt so miserable!

He feels uncomfortable!

He is sad!

After breakfast, he sat in the office, feeling completely dazed...

The English textbook was placed on the table. Lu Yuan studied it carefully, but he found that he couldn't concentrate...

He was suddenly very confused.

All he had in mind was salted fish and hard work...

He felt that he was facing a very difficult choice.

He found himself becoming a very conflicted person.

My mind is seriously fantasizing about all kinds of inspirational things, but my body is just trying to be a lazy person.

This is such a rip off!

I am such a person with no talent and unwilling to work hard, I really have no chance and will be eliminated by the world sooner or later.

But I have 300 million. As long as I don't invest blindly, I won't lose money, right? It's a safe bet. And I still have a lot of awesome movies in my mind...

But I am the leader of a team now! I have to consider many aspects, right?

Lu Yuan was melancholy!

He finally opened the drawer that had not been opened for a long time, took out a "Red Orchid" and drew a lottery to solve his troubles. However, after lighting the "Red Orchid", he found himself in an even more frustrating dilemma.

Should I smoke or not?

Damn...

To smoke or not to smoke?

This was the only thought in his mind.

In this dilemma, Lu Yuan watched helplessly as "Honglan" slowly turned into a cigarette butt like a fool...

Then……

He is in trouble.

“Pah, pah, pah.”

"Come in."

"Are you okay? Do you have a cold?"

Just at this moment, Wang Jinxue pushed open the office door and brought over a cup of hot coffee.

She frowned, she smelled a smell of smoke that she hadn't smelled for a long time.

Lu Yuan is smoking again?

Then, she looked at Lu Yuan, who seemed a little confused, with concern.

It was the first time she saw Lu Yuan with such an expression.

"I don't have a cold... I'm feeling fine..." Lu Yuan took a sip of the coffee and found it very mellow. However, while drinking it, Lu Yuan's attention was focused on the coffee again.

This coffee is unsweetened and a bit bitter.

I used to like to drink coffee with sugar, but now Lu Yuan always drinks sugar-free coffee...

so……

Is it better to add sugar or not?

When I think about it this way, the taste of this coffee is totally wrong. It doesn't feel as natural as before.

Fuck!

"Is there something wrong with this coffee?" Wang Jinxue was sitting in front of Lu Yuan and felt very strange when she saw Lu Yuan staring at the coffee.

"Hmm...let me ask, is coffee generally better with sugar or without sugar?"

"It depends on personal preference. Well, it mainly depends on whether you like to add sugar or not?" Wang Jinxue was very surprised that Lu Yuan asked this question.

"This... I can't explain it..." Wang Jinxue's seemingly simple words suddenly turned into a soul-searching question in front of Lu Yuan, making Lu Yuan unable to answer in an instant.

Lu Yuan found that the seed of entanglement seemed to have taken root in his heart and then spread like a virus.

"Ah?" Wang Jinxue looked at Lu Yuan strangely. "Are you worried about anything now?"

"I don't have any worries... But I think I should go see a psychiatrist. By the way, do you know any psychiatrists?"

"I have studied psychology for several years and have relevant professional qualifications. You can tell me if you have any troubles. Generally, I can help you solve them." Wang Jinxue looked at Lu Yuan.

"Well, I find that I can't find that carefree happiness again..."

"ah?"

"A year ago I was a very happy person. At that time I was very poor and I had no money. My biggest dream was to make money to marry a wife... and then give birth to a big fat boy..."

"And now?"

"Now that I have money, I can't find the happiness I once had... I am confused..." Lu Yuan raised his head at a forty-five degree degree, as if he felt that his ability to express himself was not very strong, so he put on his glasses again.

"Continue..." Wang Jinxue looked at Lu Yuan.

"I don't really have any ambitions. I've never thought about making such a huge amount of money, starting a company, making a movie, or entering the entertainment industry..."

"Continue..." Wang Jinxue's mouth twitched slightly, but then her face became expressionless.

"During this period of time, I found that money is just a tormenting number. In fact, I have no interest in money..."

"..." Wang Jinxue's breathing became increasingly rapid, especially when she saw Lu Yuan wearing glasses and looking at the window at a 45-degree angle with a depressed look, she found it difficult to maintain that cold expression.

However, she still held back.

"I'm actually not a good screenwriter, I don't actually understand screenwriting, I'm not a real actor, and I don't actually have any talent...Except that I'm a little bit handsome and have a little bit more temperament, I think I'm just an ordinary person..." Lu Yuan looked very deep and his words came out smoothly. He felt that he had said what was in his heart.

“Puff!”

When Lu Yuan talked about his handsomeness and temperament, Wang Jinxue suddenly couldn't help laughing.

"Be serious... psychologist... you are treating my mental illness now..." Lu Yuan's face turned red when he heard Wang Jinxue laughing. He suddenly felt that the heavy atmosphere that he had created with great difficulty disappeared in an instant.

This is very uncomfortable.

He couldn't muster up that kind of emotion anymore...

"Sorry, I've always been a very serious person... I just couldn't help it just now... Please continue, I'm listening carefully." Wang Jinxue also wanted to restore her aloof appearance, but when she thought of Lu Yuan's deep and pretentious look with glasses just now, she couldn't help it.

Yes!

I have to admit that Lu Yuan seems to have a lot of sense of humor.

"Are you really listening?"

"I'm really listening. Please continue. I'll help you analyze it..."

"I'm done..."

"You're done?"

"Um."

"What are the results?"

“Pretend to be something syndrome…”

"What? Is this disease very serious?" Lu Yuan became serious when he heard Wang Jinxue suddenly speak English.

This thing sounds...

Is it a serious mental illness?

"Well, that's roughly what I mean. It's really serious and you must receive treatment... Well, I have something to do first... I will treat you at noon..." Wang Jinxue smiled again.

"Okay, thank you." Lu Yuan nodded. After Wang Jinxue left, he blankly imitated Wang Jinxue's voice and translated the English letters "Pretend to be somethin". Then he clicked on the webpage...

Then……

He saw the word "pretentious".

etc!

Pretend syndrome?

????

Do I look like a show-off?

Am I a pretentious person?

I am so...

Clap, clap, clap.

Just when Lu Yuan was feeling disheveled in the wind, there was another knock on the door.

"Come in……"

"Um... Mr. Lu... I... I want to release an album, but it's missing a hit song. Can you..."

"Forehead……"

After Lu Yuan saw Shen Zhiwei, he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have stood Shen Zhiwei up...