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"Oh? What good news?"

Lin Yu held the phone closer to his ear and asked curiously:

"You like holding shares, don't you? The shareholders have decided to give you another three percent of the shares, but... you have to hand over the script for Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to them first."

"Heh...they've got a good plan. My first phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe script includes four more movies besides the first 'Avengers.' Three percent? The revenue from the first 'Iron Man' movie already far exceeded that! Don't tell me about Marvel's stock going up, I don't want to hear that!" Lin Yu said, somewhat annoyed. "And Avi! Are you sure this is good news?"

"I'm sorry... Lin! It was my oversight, but... you know, I don't have complete control over the company." Avi Arad said with a wry smile.

Hearing the voice coming from the phone, Lin Yu also fell silent.

To be honest, he was furious. A bunch of vampires, like that... they'll never change their habit of eating that stuff.

But as angry as he was, what could he do? After all, the copyright didn't belong to him. To put it bluntly, he was just someone else's employee... well, a slightly more sophisticated one.

"Should I... just quit?" Lin Yu thought to himself.

However, he quickly rejected the idea. After all, even if he quit, Marvel might still operate according to the trajectory of his previous life, not to mention that Lin Yu had already set the stage for him.

But I can't just accept my fate. After all, I don't want to suffer losses. I should make money from foreign countries, even if it's just a little bit. I should use their future works to make money from them now, and it's not just a little bit.

"Alright, Avi Arad, I can give them the script, but I want an extra ten percent of the shares!"

"Oh, Lin, are you crazy? How could they possibly agree?" Avi Arad said incredulously.

"So, do you agree?"

"I…"

Hearing the silence on the other end of the phone, Lin Yu knew that Avi Arad would definitely not agree. But after all, it's business! How could Lin Yu not ask for an exorbitant price? Moreover, Lin Yu had already decided that he would take as many shares as possible now, and once the Marvel Cinematic Universe was finished filming, he would cash out the stock as soon as possible. Presumably, Marvel's stock would be at its highest point at that time.

After all, Marvel movies since Avengers, with the exception of a few, have been rather disappointing!

"How about this, I'll go to Marvel. We can discuss the specific amount they can offer me when I get there!" Lin Yu said directly.

"...Okay, Lin, you need to be prepared. Ten percent is absolutely impossible."

"I know, I'm waiting for you to haggle!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yu explained the company's follow-up matters to Xiao Ou, and then headed straight for Marvel.

As Lin Yu headed to Marvel, the media outlets outside the city were doing much the same thing he expected, almost all of them praising him.

After all, the highest-grossing domestic film has returned to the embrace of Chinese productions, so it would be unreasonable for them not to give it proper coverage!

However, Lin Yu doesn't have time to care about that now, because he has already boarded a plane to North America.

"Xixi! Stop looking at the computer, it's time to eat!" Liu Xiaoli called out to Liu, who was sitting on the sofa, hugging her laptop and grinning foolishly.

"Oh, okay, Mom, hehe... Mom, do you know? My senior's 'The Martian' is now the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history. Even Cameron was beaten by my senior. Now everyone on the internet is saying: My senior will be the second Cameron and Spielberg in China!" Miss Liu put down her computer and skipped over to Liu Xiaoli.

"Heh... defeat Cameron? That's only in China, he's still far from being a top international player!" Liu Xiaoli retorted.

"No way! How old is Cameron? And when he was my senior's age, he was driving a truck! How can he compare to my senior?" Miss Liu argued.

Looking at her daughter, who was completely devoted to Lin Yu, Liu Xiaoli felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. "Qianqian, I hope you haven't chosen the wrong person! Lin Yu... is indeed a bit too dazzling."

"Alright, alright, your senior brother is the best, okay? Come and eat." Liu Xiaoli suppressed her inner thoughts and smiled.

"That's more like it! Hehe..."

China Film Group…

"Hehe... The box office performance of 'The Martian' has really exceeded my expectations. Not only has it broken 3 million, but it has also taken the top spot for the highest-grossing film in China. Lin Yu, Lin Yu, you have truly given me a huge surprise!"

Han Sanping sipped his tea and smiled leisurely:

"But it's also perfect timing. It's about time that 'Twilight' was scheduled for release, and it can ride the wave of 'The Martian's' popularity. I'm not even thinking about 300 million, surely I can get 200 million? Even if it's a bit worse, I can still get 100 million!"

"Hehe... young man, you're still too young! Agreeing to sell out to China Film Group for a mere five million? You're too focused on short-term gains! But... hehe, I'll give him a red envelope later! I can't let him become too resentful towards China Film Group, after all, we'll rely on them a lot in the future." Han Sanping put down the film data in his hand and thought to himself:

"Slurp... Hehe... Today's tea is exceptionally fragrant and sweet!"

Beijing Film Academy…

"Move a little to the left, you're hanging it crookedly!"

"Yes, yes, that's it. Hmm! This banner looks so pleasing!" The leaders of the Beijing Film Academy said with some pride, looking at the huge banner that had just been hung up.

"Hehe, Lin Yu is really amazing... no, I should say it's our Beijing Film Academy that's amazing, otherwise, why would Lin Yu choose our Beijing Film Academy over other schools! It must be because of that, hehe..."

On the set of a TV series…

"Qianqian! Director Lin is truly a top-tier director now. Sigh... I wonder if I'll ever get to film one of his movies in my lifetime," an actress said with a hint of longing.

And opposite her was none other than Wan Qian, who had been offline for a long time!

However, Wan Qian did not reply. Instead, she was intently looking at a photo of Lin Yu in a magazine, her eyes slightly red.

"Lin Yu, it's been a long time! How are you?"

"Ha! Am I out of my mind or what? How could you possibly be doing badly?"

"Flowers, applause, cheers, fame and fortune—these are things that most people in the entertainment industry dream of, and now they're practically all around you!"

"I just don't know... if you're still the same Lin Yu I knew back then?"

"...I wonder...do you still remember that girl who...had a crush on you back then?"

"I guess... he doesn't remember!"