Huayu is here for you

"Xiaoyu, your mother and I have seen all the movies you've made in the past few years. They're very well made. Our Lin family has finally produced a great director, haha... Keep up the good work, stay humble and don't let external vanity blind you. Always maintain a humble heart. And don't forget what you told your mother and me: you made movies because you wanted to, you made movies because you loved making movies. Never forget your original intention."

After dinner, Lin's father, for the first time ever, had a heart-to-heart talk with Lin Yu.

Looking at his father's earnest teachings, Lin Yu felt a mix of emotions. Whether in his past life or this one, he seemed to have forgotten his original intention for making movies.

Even Feng Xiaogang once said: A director must make a film that he can be proud of in his lifetime, a film that he truly wants to make.

As for Ke Linyu, it seems he has never thought about this question. In his previous life, he was just making a living by filming, and he hadn't even achieved any success.

But... what about this life?

"I understand, Dad. I'll remember." Lin Yu nodded.

"You've grown up, and you're capable of doing what you want to do. Your old man's only wish in life was to see you get married, have children, and live a healthy and happy life. But I never imagined you'd be so successful. You're much more capable than your old man now. I'm proud of you, and the entire Lin family is proud of you," said Mr. Lin, his eyes shining.

"I won't let you down," Lin Yu said earnestly.

"Yes, Dad believes you, but when are you going to bring a girlfriend home? You're already over twenty. When your dad was your age, your mom was already pregnant with you." Father Lin changed the subject.

Lin Yu: ? ? ?

What happened to the promised heart-to-heart talk? This turn of events was way too abrupt!

"Um... let's talk about it later. Don't worry about your son being unwanted."

"I believe that, but you can't do anything outrageous. Our Lin family has never produced a bad guy or a hooligan. I know you're capable now. But if you dare do anything immoral or harm other people's young girls, your father's Seven Wolves isn't a fake." Father Lin warned, glaring at him.

Lin Yu looked at his father's expression and couldn't help but smile wryly. Was he really going to make one turn after another?

As the clock struck twelve, Lin Yu officially entered 2006, growing another year older.

At this time, Lin Yu, just like before, received many blessings from the film and television industry on his phone.

"Happy New Year, Brother Lin!"

"Happy New Year, senior!"

"Mr. Lin! Happy New Year, and may all your wishes come true."

"Boss, congratulations on your fortune... When are you sending out red envelopes?"

"Director Lin..."

Lin Yu looked at the text messages on his phone, selectively replied to a few, and then opened Liu's phone and dialed her number.

Ms. Liu answered the phone unusually quickly today, as if she had been waiting for Lin Yu's call.

"Hey? Happy New Year, senior! Hehe..."

As Lin Yu listened to Miss Liu's happy laughter on the phone, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up.

"Hehe... You beat me to it. I should have been the one to say Happy New Year first."

"Hmph, I knew you'd say that. I did it on purpose," Liu's playful voice rang out.

Lin Yu chuckled: "You're going to argue about this?"

"Of course! Oh, by the way, I read the script you sent me, senior, and I think it suits me perfectly. It's just the title... why did you choose a title like 'The Witch'?"

"This script was originally written for you, so of course it suits you. Once your album in China is released, we can start filming this movie. As for the title, it's just to highlight the contrast, since in the early parts of the movie, you have a very sweet and adorable personality..."

"Hehe...you just wipe out the whole team in the later stages, right?" Miss Liu interrupted.

"Hehe...that's about right. The difficulty of your role lies in the moment of personality transformation later on. You should watch more movies and TV series where the main character turns evil and learn from them, so that you won't be unable to portray that effect when the time comes."

"Hmph, don't underestimate me. Just you wait, senior brother. I'll definitely surprise you. But there's something else. Graduation is just around the corner, and I've been thinking about how to write my graduation thesis lately." Miss Liu suddenly sighed.

Lin Yu didn't take Liu's concerns seriously. He remembered that Liu's "A Brief Discussion on the Creativity of Actors" had received praise from many teachers.

Her homeroom teacher, Wang Jinsong, praised her, saying, "She has excellent eloquence." In the end, Ms. Liu achieved the top score in the entire class in the defense.

"Go for it, Miss Liu! I believe you can definitely outshine everyone else," Lin Yu encouraged Miss Liu.

"Heh... 'Suppressing all the heroes'? Do you think this is a martial arts tournament? But I do have some ideas, though I need to spend some more time figuring them out. What about you, senior? You're graduating soon, right? Planning to go to graduate school?"

"We'll see. Whether I study or not won't affect me much; just having my name on the list is fine," Lin Yu said indifferently.

"I really envy you. I think the school will definitely let you pursue a master's degree. You're so famous now, the school certainly won't let you go too soon."

"No matter how famous he is, he's still your senior, and that will never change."

"Hehe, you have plenty of juniors, what's one more?" Miss Liu asked tentatively.

"But you're the only one who calls me 'senior brother'..."

"..."

After the New Year, Lin Yu devoted himself to the post-production of "Buried Alive".

Ms. Liu is also working diligently on her album, while also taking the opportunity to promote it with the cast and crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes." After all, the drama is about to be released, and as the female lead, Ms. Liu definitely needs to travel around with the cast and crew.

The promotional campaign for "Fearless" has been expanding recently, and audiences have been very supportive of the kung fu star's claim that this is his last action movie, contributing their tickets in droves. Judging from its box office performance, breaking 100 million yuan should be a piece of cake.

However, the problems planted in this movie are about to explode. After all, the descendants are still alive, and you dare to film them all dead. No one can justify that. The most important thing is that you didn't even ask them beforehand. It's pure freeloading and spreading rumors.

However, none of this had anything to do with Lin Yu. After completing the post-production of "Buried Alive," Lin Yu also submitted the finished film to the Venice Film Festival for review, including both English and Italian versions.

This is Lin Yu's first time making this type of film. He doesn't know if it will be nominated, let alone win an award. It's impossible for him not to be worried at all.