June 22nd.

After the single-day box office of "Saw" exceeded 10 million, its popularity began to decline slightly.

Of course, even if it declines further, it will still be closely following the top three Hollywood movie rankings in June with a single-day box office of 7 million.

This is exciting news for all Chinese people.

Of course, there are some regrets while it is exciting.

That is, although this movie is very famous and has been all over the major film forums and entertainment headlines in China, it is still not available in Chinese theaters.

no way……

Who made this movie so bloody and violent?

It is impossible for the relevant authorities to allow this movie to be released in China.

Of course, Lu Yuan himself did not feel any regrets.

After all, Lu Yuan had already made this preparation before making this movie.

He hadn't considered the possibility of releasing the film in China.

evening.

When Lu Yuan returned to the company after a busy day, he received an email from Irene.

When Lu Yuan opened the email and saw that Migos Cinemas had earned nearly 20 million U.S. dollars in operating revenue in the past seven days, he was immediately surprised.

Twenty million dollars!

One hundred and forty million RMB!

Although it is not this number after tax deduction, but at least...

Cinemas have already started making money.

He spent more than 1 billion to buy the cinema chain. Although he was prepared to take risks, he was still more or less worried.

after all……

This is an investment of over one billion!

Even if Lu Yuan hypnotizes himself again, he can't hypnotize more than ten billion into a piece of paper, right?

After being excited for a few minutes, Lu Yuan tried to calm himself down and then looked at a book he had just bought next to him.

The name of the book is "The Life of Forrest".

He looked down again.

On the cover, beneath the serene smile of the photo of the world's richest man, Forrest, there is a message...

“No matter what happens, you must remain calm! Even if the whole world falls, you still have to calmly watch the last moment of this world!”

Lu Yuan inexplicably agreed with this and at the same time admired the calm expression of the richest man.

During this period of time, Lu Yuan has always hoped that he could maintain that calm state.

Just as he closed the email, Lu Yuan's cell phone rang.

He looked at the incoming call number and found that it was Liu Da calling.

Big Liu?

Did something happen to the “remote” platform?

Lu Yuan was confused for a moment, then he pressed the answer button.

In his mind, Liu generally doesn't take the initiative to call him.

Could it be that...

Is World of Warcraft running out of money again?

That’s not right. The recent revenue statement of the “Remote” game is pretty good, right? Although the money earned is not much at the moment, it shouldn’t be in financial difficulties, right?

"Mr. Lu, are you busy?"

"Okay, what's wrong?"

"Mr. Lu, I'm calling you this time because of two things..."

"Which two things?"

"One thing is that the number of members online on our 'remote' platform has exceeded half a million daily!"

"Five hundred thousand?"

"Yes! Half a million online members, and the number of non-members has exceeded four million! According to the traffic rankings of gaming platforms, our 'remote' gaming platform is already in the top five!"

"Top five? Not bad! By the way, what's the second thing?"

"The second thing..." Da Liu on the other end of the phone hesitated for a moment, and seemed a little embarrassed. "That... Boss, you know what kind of person I am. I am not the kind of person who would cheat the company. Absolutely not..."

"..." Lu Yuan fell silent after hearing Da Liu's inexplicable words.

He felt that the taste was wrong!

Why is it that the more I listen to Liu Cixin, the more I feel like he's made a mistake?

"Boss... Boss, are you still listening?" Da Liu was a little anxious.

"I'm listening, Da Liu, go ahead..."

"Oh, um, boss, it's like this. A long time ago, when I started my company, I knew a friend named Liu Chen. I've been in touch with him since we met until now. Well, it's been about five years. Boss, I can guarantee that Liu Chen is an honest man. At the same time, he's smart. However, he's encountered some difficulties recently. Because he trusted other people's relationships too easily, he was deceived by his partners and lost nearly 30 million US dollars in assets... Now his company is on the verge of bankruptcy... I can use anything I have to guarantee that the company is definitely a profitable company... I think..."

"Thinking of what?"

"Um... Boss, can you... invest in his company? His company is also in Hollywood... Boss, I guarantee that this person is really fine..."

"Big Liu..." Lu Yuan shook his head when he heard this: "You know the current situation of the company... The funds are not so abundant, and the overall financial situation does not seem to be ideal. We can't invest randomly... What company does your friend run?"

"My friend works for... a special effects company."

"Special effects?"

"Well... his team has done special effects for several Hollywood movies. Although they are not blockbusters, the quality is really good... I was planning to give him the opening special effects animation of our "World of Warcraft"... But, I never thought that something like this would happen to him..."

“……”After hearing the word special effects, Lu Yuan fell into silence.

When he thought of the word special effects, he thought of spending money.

Then he looked up at the setting sun in the sky.

The sun gradually sets.

"Boss... I can assure you that he is not a liar. I hope you can meet him and give him a chance. He is in deep trouble now..."

"Big Liu..."

"Boss, I'm here..."

"Da Liu, our company is currently covering a large business, involving many industries and investing in many industries. Although it looks good now, we can't invest blindly..." After watching the sunset, Lu Yuan turned around and said this to Da Liu on the other end of the phone seriously, "The more we get to this point, the more cautious we have to be in investing..."

"Boss, I understand." Liu on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment, then seemed to realize that he was wrong and added: "I'm sorry, boss, I shouldn't have acted on impulse... I was too impatient..."

"Da Liu, you seem very anxious now. Does this person do you a favor?"

"Well... the original capital for me to start my company was lent to me by him. If I didn't have his money, I wouldn't have my company..." After hesitating for a while, Liu on the other end of the phone's voice was extremely complicated.

"Is your friend near Hollywood?"

"Boss...he's here."

"If he's free now, tell him to come over to me and we can talk."

"ah?"

"I'm free tonight... I might not be free tomorrow night."

"Boss...ah, thank you...I'll thank you on his behalf..."

"Da Liu? You're not crying, are you?" Lu Yuan suddenly laughed.

"Ahem, ahem... No... Boss, I've got to go get busy first." The voice on the other end of the phone suddenly paused.

“…”

Two minutes later, Lu Yuan hung up the phone.

The sun sets.

He looked out the window again.

Then he fell into deep thought.

Special effects company?

etc!

Why do I have a feeling that the money I saw is suddenly going to go out again?

…

Midland.

night.

Perez looked at Thomson like he had seen a ghost and came up to him and handed him his resignation letter.

His expression changed instantly!

"Thomson, are you going to resign too?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Perez, I want a new life."

"Also going to 'remote'?"

"Ah...Mr. Perez, this..."

"This damn, damned, crazy Chinese liar, what conditions did he offer you? Tell me, Thomson!" Perez's expression suddenly distorted.

"I don't have any conditions. I just want to change my lifestyle." Thomson was startled by Perez's expression, and then subconsciously looked away.

"Thomson! Have we in the United States treated you unfairly?"

“……”Thomson was silent.

"You know what kind of situation our company will face after you and Andor leave! Do you understand?"

"Mr. Perez, I'm very sorry about this." At this time, Thomson looked at Perez calmly.

"What on earth can he give you! Don't tell me, I'll give you freedom!"

"It is indeed freedom. At least, he doesn't have a harsh contract or exploitative clauses. At least we are not a money-making machine." Thomson looked at Perez.

If Andorra didn't leave, Thomson would not choose to leave.

However, when Andor decided to leave, Thomson felt that there was no point in staying.

"Thomson, this is Hollywood! You need to know what Hollywood is!"

"I know!"

“…”

Perez wanted to be hysterical, to yell at Thomson.

But in the end, I couldn't say a word.

Then Perez silently looked at the moon outside the window.

He seemed angry, speechless, and helpless.

He didn't know what happened in the company, and he didn't even know what benefits the Chinese man named Lu Yuan had given them...

final……

"Thomson, the company plans to give you the King Kong project. This project can make Andor a very successful director, and naturally it can also make you successful..."

"The success I want is not the success of a puppet. I've said before that I'm a human being, not a money-making machine... It's been three years. During these three years, I've hoped to modify the contract every year. However, every time I approached you or other shareholders, your looks chilled me to the bone." Thomson looked at Perez. "I've been to the Chinese company at 'Remote'. No one there was ever in a hurry. They always had a smile on their faces..."

"Thomson, I will convene a shareholders' meeting immediately. What do you want? As long as it's reasonable, I will definitely satisfy you!"

"Sorry, Mr. Perez, it's too late..."

“…”

Half an hour later, Perez stared blankly in the direction Thomson left for a long time.

The office fell into silence.

Is he wrong?

For the benefit of the company, was he wrong?

No!

wrong!

He is right!

"Go away, go away, all of you go away!"

"I have a good script, I have the King Kong series! I also have a gold medal screenwriter team, and the company has more than ten directors! Even if I just find an ordinary director, I am confident that I can create another Thomson and Andorra!"

"right!"

"It's better for these two self-righteous people to go away!"

"Lu Yuan! Lu Yuan! Damn Chinese, you will go to hell in the end!"