Huayu is here for you

Lin Yu finally got his leave slip as he wished, but he had to pay a small price.

Lin Yu felt somewhat lost as he walked out of the school gate. He suddenly realized he didn't know where to go, so he could only drive around aimlessly.

Looking at the endless stream of people on the street, Lin Yu felt a little lonely. "It seems I still have too few friends. I can't even find someone to drink with."

Just as Lin Yu was running wild all over the world, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" finally officially announced its end of screenings. The total box office was 140 million RMB, which was 14 times the cost. It can be said that it was a huge success once again.

Major media outlets have also been reporting on the great achievements of "You Are the Apple of My Eye," and have even used Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" as a stepping stone. After all, although the box office of the two films is similar, their investment is worlds apart. Who else should be criticized if not Zhang Yimou? Who can blame Zhang Yimou for being constantly criticized these days? Even his performance at the closing ceremony of the Olympics has been criticized to this day with no sign of stopping.

It seems that these negative reports will only stop when Zhang Yimou evolves into a national director!

Wanda was delighted to send Lin Yu an invitation to a celebratory banquet. "You Are the Apple of My Eye" had opened a great door for Wanda. Moreover, Wanda is now venturing into cinemas, demonstrating its considerable ambition. Therefore, Lin Yu was the first director they wanted to recruit.

Lin Yu didn't pay much attention to the disordered order of Wanda's entry into the entertainment industry in this life. After all, you can't completely look at things from the previous life. Lin Yu also responded a little to Wanda's enthusiasm, because no one would go against money, right?

In Lin Yu's eyes, Wanda is now like a bank that provides free loans, charging him no interest and not interfering with his authority as a director. Why not take advantage of it? He'll continue to cooperate if the opportunity arises.

However, Lin Yu would not agree to Wanda making any bad movies or promoting people without any bottom line. Making money is one thing, but there should still be a bottom line.

So, Lin Yu naturally chose to attend the celebration banquet, after all, it was his movie, and not only did Boss Lu send him an invitation, but Da Tian Tian also called him.

He kept calling him "Brother Lin," making it impossible for him not to go.

So on December 17th, Lin Yu came to the celebration venue for "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Wanda is truly extravagant, having booked an entire star-rated hotel and invited top directors and big bosses from the entertainment industry. However, there were far fewer actors than at a movie premiere.

Upon arriving at their destination in Linyu, they were respectfully welcomed inside, and along the way, they greeted the directors and executives who had arrived earlier, as if flitting among flowers like butterflies.

Everyone who meets Lin Yu will bring a glass of wine and chat with him for a few minutes. No one will neglect this popular director, Lin Yu.

Lin Yu met Feng Xiaogang, Wang Changtian, Lu Zheng, Yu Dong, Lu Chuan, and Xiao Wang, the young boss of Huayi, among other big names in the entertainment industry.

Even more impressively, Lin Yu's senior brother Chen Kaige was also invited, along with Chen Hong.

"Hehe! Junior brother, long time no see. You're even more popular than your senior brother now."

"Director Lin, it's been a long time! Old Chen at home has been talking about how he has a great junior apprentice every day!"

"Senior brother, hello sister-in-law. It's all luck, but... I didn't expect Wanda to invite you too," Lin Yu said modestly.

"Old Chen, you and Director Lin chat for a bit, I'll go over there." Chen Hong said this to Lin Yu very tactfully, then left the space to Lin Yu and Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige nodded slightly to Chen Hong, then glanced around.

"...Wanda invested a lot of money in my film 'The Promise,' so I should give them face. Besides, they're now entering the cinema market, so...it's good to have more friends!" Chen Kaige laughed.

Lin Yu was slightly taken aback by this. How come he hadn't heard that Wanda had invested in "The Promise"? But that wasn't something he should worry about.

"Hehe... How's the preparation for 'The Promise' going, senior brother? I heard it's already wrapped up filming?"

"Yes! Filming wrapped up in September, but there are still some scenes that need to be reshot. If it's to be released, it won't be until the second half of next year at the earliest."

"Then I wish you great success at the box office in advance, senior brother." Lin Yu raised his glass and clinked it with Chen Kaige's.

"Hehe...you kid, I was originally thinking of asking you to come over and give me some advice when I was filming 'The Promise,' but I didn't expect you to be making one film after another without giving me a chance. So, how was it? Was making a blockbuster like 'The Martian' different from other movies?" Chen Kaige asked with some curiosity.

"Pretty much the same, just with more assistant directors and a bigger crew. It's not much different from making other movies."

Lin Yu suppressed his confusion and quietly spoke:

Thank goodness you didn't call me, otherwise I probably would have been given a blood-stained bun too.

"You! You're getting a good deal and still acting innocent. Making a movie like 'The Martian' is something many directors dream of, and you've already achieved that? But your movie is indeed quite good, except for its lack of artistic merit."

Director Chen truly lives up to his reputation; his words are always about art. But this is understandable, given that directors of his generation were heavily influenced by the three major European cinemas, so they place great importance on cinematic artistry.

"Heh, I'm still young after all! Even if I wanted to make a film with some depth, I couldn't!"

The audience watched Lin Yu and Chen Kaige chatting and laughing, the actors, needless to say, were incredibly envious. If they weren't afraid of upsetting the two, they probably would have already joined in. The director and executives from various film companies also kept a thoughtful eye on the two.

After chatting with Chen Kaige in Linyu, I finally met Da Tiantian, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, and Miss Liu at the banquet.

"Brother Lin!"

"Senior brother!"

Seeing the two little girls "running" towards him, Lin Yu also showed a genuine smile.

"Sissi, Tiantian. Long time no see."

"Brother Lin, it's been a long time!" Da Tiantian said to Lin Yu with a radiant face.

Miss Liu happily called out again, "Senior Brother."

"What are you doing standing in this corner? There's nobody here. There are so many big directors on set, don't you want to go and get to know them?" Lin Yu pointed in the direction they came from.

"I'm not interested. If Brother Lin hadn't come, I wouldn't have wanted to attend this kind of gathering," Da Tiantian said with a hint of helplessness.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, was much more mischievous. "Hehe... Isn't knowing my senior brother enough?"

"Heh...you two are really special cases. Everyone else is eager to get to know everyone on the field, but you two are just sitting here without moving. Did you start sitting here from the beginning?"

"No, I was sitting here from the beginning. Tian Tian was pulled around by President Lu a few times before she sat with me."

Lin Yu: "??? How many times did we go around in circles?"