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"What the hell? Are you feeding pigs?" Hugo protested.

Lin Yu smiled slightly: "I promised to treat you to a big meal, so I can't go back on my word. If you can't finish it, pack up the leftovers and take them with you to eat tonight."

"You can't just take things away here!" Hu Ge said, covering his face.

"Hehe, who cares! We'll see what happens later," Lin Yu said nonchalantly.

After the joke, Lao Hu also sighed about how difficult it is to film nowadays. Even though it was the dead of winter, they could only wear autumn clothes. He himself was okay because most of the scenes were indoors, but it was different for the male and female leads. After each shoot, they were so cold that they couldn't react for a long time, and they were almost numb from the cold.

Lin Yu expressed his understanding, even though it had nothing to do with him. ...No, it was still somewhat related; the movie was his!

Most of the scenes in Twilight were filmed in Portland, Oregon, which borders Washington state to the south. Additionally, some exterior shots were taken in Mount St. Helens, Oregon. This is where Lin Yu visited Hu Ge on set.

After dropping Lao Hu off at the film set in Linyu, we also took a look around. I have to say, the scenery was pretty good. Next time, we'll have to come when it's warmer.

Lin Yu stayed abroad for four or five months. During this time, "Crazy Stone," which Lin Yu invested in, was also released in China. It received a good response and its box office was higher than in his previous life, reaching nearly 40 million RMB.

For a time, Ning Hao became a hot commodity in the film and television industry, and was considered the second director in China, after Lin Yu, to successfully achieve great success with limited resources.

Li An, who just won the Oscar for Best Director, also announced that she will be directing a new film and is casting for the female lead. As a result, many actresses, both big and small, in China have submitted their resumes.

Miss Liu was no exception, and Li An was very optimistic about her performance. However, after Miss Liu learned about the content to be filmed, she immediately retreated three thousand miles away!

……

Until Iron Man was released here.

Lin Yu remembered that Iron Man in his previous life was not highly regarded. After all, Iron Man was one of the lower-ranked heroes in Marvel, and the premiere was held in Asia, not North America.

But things are different now. Thanks to Lin Yu's interference, the premiere was not only held in North America, but it also received a lot of publicity.

In any case, Lin Yu has mobilized all the connections he can, including Marvel, Fox, and even Disney.

The fact that Disney was able to get involved is largely thanks to those "sixth-tier" shareholders in Marvel, a bunch of guys who are only nominally part of Marvel. I wonder what price they paid to get Disney to help with the promotion and distribution as well.

Iron Man was released in North America on July 27th. Thanks to extensive promotion by several major studios, the film's box office performance far surpassed that of Lin Yu's previous life, completely crushing Love Assassin, which was released just one day later.

On its opening day, it grossed nearly $40 million in North America, $5 million more than in its previous life.

The film raked in a whopping $123 million at the box office over the weekend, more than $20 million higher than the $108 million it grossed in its previous run. This figure also far surpasses that of the animated film "Horton Hears," which had a record-breaking $40 million opening weekend, the best North American box office performance this year.

Furthermore, Iron Man's box office in China surpassed that of Lin Yu's previous life, reaching 103 million RMB.

Although it was released two years earlier, the addition of Lin Yu and the significant effort put into domestic promotion and distribution, coupled with the lack of competition at the same time and Lin Yu's existing box office appeal in China, have made Lin Yu feel somewhat unsatisfied with the box office of just over 100 million yuan.

Furthermore, Iron Man's global box office revenue is about to break $6 million, second only to the 2002 blockbuster Spider-Man.

The film was a box office smash in the month following its release, especially in North America where it grossed nearly $300 million, $260 million overseas, and $563,174,222 worldwide.

Moreover, it's still a long way from being pulled from theaters in North America, so there's no problem for this movie to break 6 out of 100,000.

But the shareholders who benefited from the successful opening of the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster series are now very happy, and their attitude towards Lin Yu has changed dramatically at a visible speed.

For a time, the movie "Iron Man" caused a sensation in the entire film industry, and Robert Downey Jr., the lead actor, also showed signs of becoming a Hollywood superstar thanks to this blockbuster.

No one, including Marvel, expected that the Iron Man movie would be so successful. The first film was a huge success, making a lot of money not only at the box office but also generating huge revenue from DVDs.

Marvel says: They've made a killing!

Moreover, Iron Man received excellent reviews, scoring 7.8 on Douban, placing it among the top-rated films. With the foundation laid by the first movie, the subsequent sequels filled Marvel executives with anticipation for Lin Yu.

With the boost from the movie "Iron Man", Lin Yu's name has finally come into the view of filmmakers all over the world, and he has truly joined the ranks of international directors.

"Lin Yu has achieved great success and become an internationally renowned director!"

"Congratulations to Director Lin on the continued success of his Hollywood film."

"Lin Yu once again conquered Hollywood and returned with a full haul."

"Another internationally acclaimed director is about to be born!"

……

When the outside world reported on it, Lin Yu was a little surprised. He originally thought that he would have to wait until "The Martian" was released before he could truly solidify his title as an international director, but he didn't expect it to happen now.

To make matters worse, Lin Yu's film "Buried Alive" was also nominated, and it's in the main competition section.

The outside world was completely caught off guard by the fact that "Buried" was nominated for the Venice Film Festival. When did Lin Yu make this film? There was absolutely no news about it.

"What are these journalists even doing?"

"They're not even paying attention to news about Linyu? These reporters must be getting a little too arrogant!"

"Looking forward to Director Lin's performance at Venice!"

"Sitting and watching the golden lion embrace Lin Yu."

"Where are the paparazzi? They should be camping out in front of his house!"

……

Looking at the flood of news online, the media was completely bewildered. Other directors would announce their movies to the whole world, but Lin Yu? If it weren't for the Venice Film Festival nominations, they would still be kept in the dark by Lin Yu. Does he really not care at all? Is this what they call being talented and willful?

Moreover, when Lin Yu announced this news on Starlight, Huang Bo almost jumped up excitedly. He really didn't expect that Lin Yu's casually shot, joke-like movie would actually be nominated.

"I can actually make an appearance at one of the world's four major gold medal awards?" Huang Bo was quite excited.

Lin Yu was also a little excited. Whether he won the award or not was another matter. Being shortlisted was an affirmation of him. The main thing was that the copyright price for "Buried Alive" could be higher.

Moreover, this generation of the Golden Lion of Venice places great emphasis on innovation, encouraging filmmakers to create works with novel forms and unique techniques through different slogans.