The Birth of the Best Director

Chapter 194: Pacific Rim Preview - Bigwigs from All Sides Gather!
……

To prevent the movie from flopping, Su Lun and Yang Mi took action.

The busy roadshow activities have begun!
Lu Zhiyuan has never organized a roadshow event.

That's because Lu Zhiyuan has always been making Hollywood blockbusters, spending huge sums on publicity, and making trailers that are widely known.

In almost every major city, his movie advertisements can be found on movie billboards, in subways, in shopping malls... wherever young people frequent!

However, "How Long Will I Love U" did not have that much of a promotional budget.

If the box office performance on the first day is good, Su Lun could shamelessly ask Brother Kun for help... But the problem is, after the box office results came out on the first day, it looked like it was going to flop.

Continue to apply to Xin Yukun for publicity expenses... For example, if tens of millions of yuan are spent on publicity, the film's box office will certainly improve.

However, there is also a very high probability that you will lose even more.

There's a complex issue of calculating the return on investment here, and given Kun's stingy nature, he might not be willing to spend money on her.

Su Lun could only rely on himself.

By the way, bring along Yang Mi, who possesses the innate divine body of an ox or horse.

Yang Mi was made to do 5 roadshows in one day.

One race in the morning, two races in the afternoon, and two more races in the evening!
They specifically go to IMAX theaters, the kind with 200 seats, where a ticket costs 100 yuan, and a single show can generate 2 yuan in box office revenue.

In one day, Yang Mi can help the movie attract an additional 10 yuan in box office revenue!
If we're lucky, it might even boost sales in other theaters... but that's hard to estimate.

But no matter what, as long as Yang Mi goes out for promotional events, she should be able to help the movie generate hundreds of thousands more in box office revenue each day, which shouldn't be a problem.

If they run it for a week, they can make three or four million at the box office!
Perhaps, this could revive the film.

……

Since its release on September 28, "How Long Will I Love U" has been struggling at the box office, fluctuating between 7 million and 8 million yuan.

Very stable.

However, it felt like walking a tightrope.

If the budget drops even slightly to 500 million, the movie will flop.

Unfortunately, they couldn't make it to the top.

Su Lun was so anxious that her mouth felt hot from holding her breath there.

However, things took a turn for the better on National Day.

"1500 million!"

It was learned that the box office exceeded 1500 million yuan on National Day, and surprisingly, it won the single-day box office champion.

Su Lun suddenly came back to life: "Brother Yuan, I did it! Thank you for your support. Without you, I would have nothing."

When the box office figures came out on the first day, Su Lun almost developed anxiety disorder.

Fortunately, with Lu Zhiyuan's comfort, she pulled through.

Today, "How Long Will I Love U" topped the daily box office charts, surpassing Sun Li and his wife's "Painted Skin" and Jet Li's "The Legend of the White Snake"!
This sense of accomplishment made Su Lun extremely happy.

Being a director is so exciting! Life is full of ups and downs!

First, she suffered from insomnia day and night, and now, she feels invincible!

At this moment, Su Lun admired Lu Zhiyuan even more.

No matter what happens, he always remains calm.

Anyway, she can't do it.

……

As box office performance improved, positive word-of-mouth for "How Long Will I Love U" began to spread online during the National Day holiday.

"Brothers, I've already tasted 'How Long Will I Love U'. It's not pure chocolate, but it's not shit disguised as chocolate either. It's more like toffee."

"Brother Yuan's talent is still increasing. He can easily train a disciple who can outperform a whole host of romance film directors on the market."

"Yang Mi's nasal voice really takes me out of the story, but I still want to eat her Want Want Little Buns..."

……

Lu Zhiyuan browsed through the online comments.

Just as he expected, "How Long Will I Love U" should be a fantasy romance film that is above average.

It's highly unlikely that it will fail.

But in this era, the box office performance won't be much better.

After all, in recent years, people have preferred to watch visually stunning blockbusters, and are not so interested in some localized low-budget films.

Again.

Although China's economy has begun to take off, people's pockets are still not full enough.

The 2011 Chinese box office champion barely broke 10 billion yuan.

This is completely incomparable to the future, where any movie can easily gross over 30 billion yuan at the box office.

This situation will completely change in two years.

However, since Su Lun has already filmed the movie ahead of schedule, as the company boss, he should provide the necessary support.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhiyuan called Xin Yukun: "Brother Kun, approve some publicity funds for Xiao Su, 3000 million, make it a round number."

3000?
Are you crazy!

Xin Yukun immediately wanted to object.

Based on the current trend, with a publicity cost of 3000 million and a production cost of 2000 million, it would need a box office of 1.5 million to break even.

Will this even break even?

"You're the boss, what you say goes!"

However, Lu Zhiyuan probably never expected this movie to make much money from the beginning.

The main purpose was to train Su Lun, and at the same time, to give Dilraba face by giving Dilraba's younger sister Yang Mi a leading role.

In addition, Yang Mi was originally negotiating with Lu Zhiyuan about the female lead role in the new movie, but it is highly likely that a large part of the main storyline will be cut.

Lu Zhiyuan might be planning to make up for Yang Mi's shortcomings through "How Long Will I Love U".

With 3000 million yuan spent on promotion, it remains to be seen whether the film will be a box office hit during the National Day holiday.

However, the exposure Yang Mi received was enough to attract the attention of some advertisers.

After understanding these things, Xin Yukun had a clear idea of ​​what was going on.

……

After explaining all these things.

Lu Zhiyuan watched as Guo Fan, who had given up his National Day holiday to work overtime at the company [Black Hole Vision], followed beside him.

Suddenly, Lu Zhiyuan seemed to remember something, and his eyes widened in confusion: "Xiao Guo, I remember you also have a movie coming out called 'The Adventures of Li Xianji,' how's it going?"

It was after making this movie that Guo Fan completely transformed himself into a director and entered the circle of directors at the Beijing Film Academy.

Chen Kaige introduced him to Lu Zhiyuan.

"Brother Yuan, how did you know? I originally wanted to be invisible and didn't want everyone to pay attention to my movie."

"I didn't expect you to find out."

Guo Fan looked somewhat surprised, then a little embarrassed.

"How Long Will I Love U" was able to compete with "The Legend of the White Snake" and "Painted Skin" on a similar scale, with all three films dominating the National Day holiday period.

Su Lun kept saying that he was going to fail and that he was sorry for letting Lu Zhiyuan down.

However, Guo Fan's "The Adventures of Li Xianji" had an investment cost of 15 million yuan, but its box office on the first day of its release during the National Day holiday was only a few hundred thousand yuan.

It's less than a tenth of the size of "How Long Will I Love U"!
In Xin Yukun's words, this kind of movie doesn't even qualify for ICU treatment!

That was a complete flop.

Guo Fan was originally full of confidence in his film, but after spending a year working with Lu Zhiyuan, he realized how commercial films should be made.

"The Adventures of Li Xianji" is not commercial enough.

“Brother Yuan, I was young and immature back then. I added a lot of self-expression to this movie.”

Guo Fan was filled with remorse.

If it were today, Guo Fan would never have made the movie "The Adventures of Li Xianji".

From a commercial perspective, this film has virtually no selling points.

It's highly likely that it will flop at the box office.

As a director, you have to make money in order to talk about art.

This is the most basic truth that Guo Fan learned from Lu Zhiyuan.

"The Adventures of Li Xianji" relied too much on niche tastes and failed to meet the public's expectations for genre films... This is its biggest failure.

For a film to be a box office hit, it must focus on resonating with universal emotions!

In Lu Zhiyuan's words, a good commercial film must be enjoyable for a 12-year-old, rather than being incomprehensible.

A top-notch commercial film, even without the written language, should be able to capture the interest of children all over the world solely through its visuals.

Language may be a barrier.

However, visual arts can appeal to the entire world.

"Xiao Guo, don't be discouraged. Most people don't perform well the first time. Learn from this experience, I believe in you."

"If you have any creative ideas or suggestions, feel free to come and talk to me. As long as you can convince me, I will treat you and Xiao Su equally."

Lu Zhiyuan still thinks highly of Guo Fan.

The main reason is that Guo Fan has a lot of ideas about movies.

As can be seen from "The Adventures of Li Xianji", he has a lot to express... And this mindset of making art films, once transformed into the mindset of making commercial films, can break through all the bottlenecks and soar to new heights!
To put it bluntly, movies have been made to make money since the moment they were created.

After all, this was also a product of Edison's laboratory.

……

"How Long Will I Love U" is of good quality. Previously, because the National Day holiday had not yet arrived, Yuankun Media kept its publicity restrained.

With Lu Zhiyuan making it clear that he wanted to support Su Lun, Xin Yukun also poured 3000 million yuan of publicity funds directly into the market without hesitation.

In no time, promotional materials for the movie "How Long Will I Love U" could be seen on various internet platforms, wherever young people went online.

The publicity was effective, the film quality was good, and it even had the endorsement of a renowned director like Lu Zhiyuan.

The female lead is Yang Mi.

Although Yang Mi's acting was somewhat lacking, the promotional video was very well done.

Yang Mi leaned against a bar counter, her hands pressed against her chest, and whispered to the camera, "Do you want to eat my Want Want Little Buns?"

"Want Want Little Buns" is a tangible product. And behind this line, there is clearly some subtle temptation.

Depend on!
Seeing this short clip, those who went to see "Far Cry" out of curiosity suddenly realized they really wanted to watch it.

Although everyone knows it's just a gimmick.

But it must be said that sometimes, a movie's success depends on these kinds of vulgar jokes that deliberately make people think in a dirty way.

The more something is like this, the more it spreads.

……

In the days following the National Day holiday, "How Long Will I Love U" continued to maintain a box office of around 1500 million yuan, holding the top spot in daily box office for several days.

Although it received good reviews and did decent box office, it just lacked explosive power!
"Brother Yuan, making movies is really difficult."

"I thought that with so much money spent on promotion and online influencers constantly promoting the film, my movie might be able to reach 3000 million yuan in daily box office!"

At this moment, Su Lun admitted that he was being a bit greedy.

She went directly from one extreme to the other. She thought she was going to fail, but a few days later, she felt like she was going to take off.

Now that the takeoff has failed, she is somewhat disheartened.

Upon hearing this, Xin Yukun couldn't help but feel speechless. He teased, "Xiao Su, don't just use the painting 'Dance of Life' in the movie. Go back and appreciate it yourself, and experience its artistic conception!"

Su Lun also knew that his mentality was a bit extreme.

But who hasn't dreamed?
One can become famous overnight, just like Lu Zhiyuan.

Unfortunately, not everyone has the hard skills of Lu Zhiyuan.

"Brother Kun, the domestic box office of 'How Long Will I Love U' should reach around 1.5 million yuan. That should cover the costs. Besides, Yang Mi also has some fame in Southeast Asia."

"You should sell the rights to this movie through Starlight Entertainment. I estimate it could fetch around $500 million."

With a production cost of 5000 million and a domestic box office of 1.5 million, it basically didn't make any money.

The film's true profitability will depend on foreign copyright revenue.

Lu Zhiyuan's previous films were all very successful in Southeast Asia.

Starlight Entertainment has partnerships with publishers in many Southeast Asian countries, and selling packages in each country for several hundred thousand US dollars shouldn't be a problem.

A profit of 500 million US dollars is actually quite good.

After all, not everyone is like Lu Zhiyuan, who can earn 5 or 10 times the profit from a single film.

"Besides that, the post-production of Pacific Rim will be finished in about half a month. You guys take care of your current work and come with me to Los Angeles in a while."

"Witness a grand event!"

Lu Zhiyuan announced that post-production on "Pacific Rim" is nearing completion.

Everyone else present was extremely excited.

With an investment of 2000 million and a marketing budget of 3000 million, the total cost of "How Long Will I Love U" was 5000 million. In China, this is considered a top-notch production.

But for Lu Zhiyuan's team, it was just a small-scale romantic movie.

Not worth mentioning at all.

Apart from Su Lun herself, no one else seemed particularly interested in this movie.

Unless, of course, "How Long Will I Love U" can directly gross 10 billion RMB at the box office, bringing huge profits to the company.

"Brother, how many partners will be coming this time?"

“I remember when ‘Real Steel’ was released, dozens of international companies came to the event. In the end, Hot Toys, located on Hong Kong Island, won the rights to the toys.”

"You said it yourself, this company's OEM factory is in China. Since we're all Chinese, let's make money together."

"However, I've always felt that they've taken advantage of us. The revenue sharing for derivative products was negotiated too low last time."

"After the release of Pacific Rim, I strongly demanded that we renegotiate the copyright revenue sharing agreement with Hot Toys, increasing it by at least 5 percentage points!"

Actually, the profit from derivative products isn't much compared to the profit from game copyrights. But for Xin Yukun, earning less is equivalent to losing money.

“Brother Kun, you have a good idea. In that case, you go and discuss this matter.”

Talks are out of the question.

Lu Zhiyuan also knew that Xin Yukun was just grumbling a few words to express his dissatisfaction.

However, when the contract was signed, the other party signed it without hesitation because of the sequel to Pacific Rim.

After all, the robots in Real Steel and the Jaeger in Pacific Rim are almost identical in appearance.

However, since Real Steel consists of game robots, the visual rendering requirements are not as high.

The Jaeger characters in Pacific Rim are real Jaeger pilots; they should be placed in the real world.

Lu Zhiyuan had extremely high standards for the later visual rendering effects.

To meet his requirements, Lu Zhiyuan spent a whopping 3 million US dollars on special effects, three times the cost of "Real Steel"!
“Brother Yuan, can I bring Yang Mi along? Although she’s not with our company yet, I believe she won’t do anything foolish.”

Yang Mi helped me a lot with "How Long Will I Love U", running around for more than a week on the roadshow. Even if she didn't get credit, she still worked hard.

Su Lun wanted to share this glorious moment with Yang Mi.

Who says Chinese people are discriminated against in the United States?
Look at our great director, whenever he appears in Hollywood, he's absolutely surrounded by stars.

That Jewish guy James would love to kneel down and lick Lu Zhiyuan's toes!

Besides James, there were also the director of Apple's marketing department, the head of Ubisoft's North America, and various partners... all sorts of business tycoons. Whenever Lu Zhiyuan's movie screenings were held, they would all come waving checks, as if they were afraid that Lu Zhiyuan would not sign their contracts.

"can."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded, then said, "Let's invite Liu Shishi along too."

Liu Shishi was, after all, one of the female leads in the film, and therefore qualified to attend the film's preview screening.

Although her acting was terrible, she taught Lu Zhiyuan his final lesson.

But as long as he doesn't make movies, Liu Shishi remains his good friend.

During such a high-profile moment, Lu Zhiyuan was willing to bring Liu Shishi along, which also made it easier for Liu Shishi's publicity team to write press releases for her.

Praise her to the skies.

This will make it easier for Liu Shishi to secure high-end luxury brand endorsements in the future.

These are all tangible benefits.

As friends, Lu Zhiyuan would not stand in Liu Shishi's way of making money.

"Brother, I knew you were all bark and no bite. Don't worry, I'll personally go and invite Liu Shishi."

Lu Zhiyuan had indeed not forgotten Liu Shishi, which made Xin Yukun very happy.

Unfortunately, Liu Shishi's acting skills are lacking.

Otherwise, Lu Zhiyuan could have taken her on filming for the rest of his life.

"No, Liu Shishi can still be saved. I can ask Zhou Xun to teach her how to act with her eyes."

Zhou Xun's expressive eyes can teach Hanikezi, and they can certainly teach Liu Shishi as well.

Xin Yukun thought to himself, but soon he realized something was wrong.

"and many more!"

"Even if she masters the eye acting, she still has problems with her lines!"

"What's wrong with her pronunciation? It's like she's been stabbed and is saying her last words before she dies."

"Hey."

After thinking for a moment, Xin Yukun concluded that Liu Shishi was most likely beyond saving.

Oh my god.

It's really a headache.

Why does she have so many problems!
At this moment, Xin Yukun began to understand Lu Zhiyuan better.

……

Half a month later.

Los Angeles, YT Studios!

"Miss Jing, you are becoming more and more charming."

James originally wanted to pick them up at the airport, but because of the upcoming test screening of "Pacific Rim," which has attracted a lot of attention, he was unable to attend.

In no time, YT Pictures' doorstep was practically worn down by people.

James had no choice but to stay at the company headquarters to receive business partners.

However, today is the preview screening.

He had to act like a proper lackey, closely sticking to the core group centered around Miss Jing.

As for other female celebrities, they are not worth his flattery at all.

After all, he had sent countless female celebrities to Lu Zhiyuan, both openly and secretly, but Lu Zhiyuan didn't even glance at them.

He truly loves Miss Jing!
Miss Jing Tian is increasingly resembling Miss T in temperament; just standing there, she exudes the aura of a behind-the-scenes boss.

At this moment, Jing Tian asked casually, "James, how many people came this time? Is the newly renovated theater big enough?"

YT Cinema's theaters have been renovated again.

It utilizes a full suite of Dolby Digital technology to create a laser cinema.

In terms of audiovisual effects, it has reached the ultimate.

The purpose was to let these business partners who came to the film screening experience the true charm of "Pacific Rim"!

"Don't worry, Miss Jing, it's more than enough!"

“I generally don’t send invitations to companies that aren’t very strong.”

"As for the media, I only sent out 10 invitations. Only the world's top media giants received my invitations."

James reported a few words to Miss Jing Tian.

Then, he looked at Lu Zhiyuan and asked in a low voice, "Boss, as you requested, I invited Mr. Ted Sarando, co-CEO of Netflix, to the preview screening."

"Netflix's situation hasn't been too good lately."

“Mr. Salando was very happy to hear that you specifically invited him to the preview screening.”

2011 was a pivotal year for Netflix.

截至2011年底，奈飞的订阅用户数，从2007年的748万增长至2300万，4年内增幅达283%！

However, in July of the same year, the company announced that it would separate its streaming and DVD businesses and raise prices by 60%, resulting in a loss of approximately 800,000 users in the third quarter!
As a result, Netflix's stock price plummeted by 80% within two months, leading to widespread pessimism in the capital market.

The company's market value has fallen from $200 billion to around $40 billion!
Netflix's top management has been looking rather disheveled lately... They themselves feel that their future is very uncertain.

However, Lu Zhiyuan was very clear about what kind of achievements this company would make in the future.

North America, as a mature film market, has reached its box office potential, but streaming platforms represent a vast untapped market!

David Fincher and Steven Spielberg will both sign cooperation agreements with Netflix in the future.

If Lu Zhiyuan wants to eliminate them and unleash their talents, the best way is to join Netflix before they do.

No.

Saying "joined" is not actually accurate.

It's likely that he bought into Netflix's board of directors at rock-bottom prices, and then, as co-CEO and chief art director, invited these two renowned directors to compete on the same stage.

His bargaining chip was Pacific Rim!
"Boss, that's Ted Sarando."

James pointed to a slightly chubby middle-aged man with a side-parted hairstyle, who looked like a typical Wall Street elite, and whispered something in Lu Zhiyuan's ear.

When Ted Salando saw Lu Zhiyuan looking over, he immediately walked over.

"Director Lu, thank you for your invitation. I have long heard of the movie 'Pacific Rim,' and I never expected to be invited to attend the preview screening. I am truly honored."

If he were just an ordinary director, a capitalist like Ted Sarando wouldn't have lowered himself to this level.

However, Lu Zhiyuan's ability to make money is simply too strong!

Ted Sarando was ecstatic when James revealed that Lu Zhiyuan seemed interested in collaborating with Netflix!
It felt like a windfall!

Netflix's market value has fallen to $40 billion, and the capital market is pessimistic about it!
In the past year, Lu Zhiyuan helped YT Pictures earn no less than 5 million US dollars, making him one of the highest-earning directors in the world.

If Lu Zhiyuan were to join Netflix, Netflix's market value could potentially rebound to $200 billion within two months!
"Hello, Ted!"

Lu Zhiyuan shook hands briefly with Ted Sarando, then greeted him, "Let's watch a movie first. We'll discuss our big business deal afterward!"

"it is good."

Ted Salando nodded, clearly looking forward to the film.

If Pacific Rim is of decent quality, he would suggest that the board of directors immediately purchase the streaming rights, thus showing goodwill to Lu Zhiyuan in advance.

"Palmer, my brilliant young man, it's been a long time."

Compared to Ted Sarando, Lu Zhiyuan saw that Palmer, who was developing VR gaming glasses for him, suddenly became much more enthusiastic.

This young man is amazing!

He sold millions of VR gaming glasses priced at $300 each, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for the company.

The profit margin for VR glasses is approximately 20%.

It's similar to normal manufacturing.

However, the company's valuation in the capital market continues to soar.

Currently, its valuation has exceeded 5 million US dollars!
The movie "Real Steel" originally brought YT Pictures around $5 million in profit.

However, thanks to the increased valuation of VR glasses companies, the hidden profits have increased by another 3 million!
One movie made $8 million!
What an exaggeration!

"Boss, I can't wait to integrate the mecha fighting game Pacific Rim into our second-generation VR glasses."

Palmer was also very happy to see Lu Zhiyuan.

This is his benefactor!

If Lu Zhiyuan hadn't taken him along, his VR glasses project might have succeeded, but not to this extent.

Although, at present, the VR fighting game "Real Steel" is still very visually unappealing and not very playable.

But this is the world's first VR fighting game!

This is a groundbreaking achievement!

That's enough to make him go down in history!

Not to mention, his commercial success has earned him both money and fame.

……

Yang Mi and Liu Shishi had already fallen out. However, fate has brought them back together, turning them into "plastic sisters."

no way.

Lu Zhiyuan and Miss Jing Tian stood together.

Dilraba and Su Lun stood together.

Xin Yukun and Guo Fan stood together.

Only the two of them were left, and it looked a little strange that they weren't standing together.

"Shishi, I never imagined that our great director would be so popular in Hollywood. Just look at those people, you can tell from their aura that they are all business tycoons."

Yang Mi has also attended domestic preview screenings, which are usually attended by industry professionals or media personnel, so that the film can generate buzz before its release.

But Lu Zhiyuan's situation is completely different.

There are practically no people in the industry.

There were media professionals present, but not many. And those who came weren't just journalists writing articles; they were bigwigs from media companies!
Is this what a top-tier director is like?

The art style is truly unique.

"Yes, that's the co-CEO of Netflix. The other one is a genius programmer. The person walking over now is the head of Apple's communications department."

"Oh, that bald, fat guy behind him is the head of Ubisoft North America."

Liu Shishi's eyes were lifeless, but she skillfully introduced Yang Mi to those well-dressed big shots.

"How come you know everyone?"

Yang Mi looked at Liu Shishi with some surprise.

Liu Shishi smiled but did not answer.

On the plane, Kun showed her a lot of photos of the guests. He told her not to make a fuss when they arrived.

However, Yang Mi believed that Liu Shishi's acquaintance with these people must have ulterior motives. That blind man must still be obsessed with the female lead in Lu Zhiyuan's new movie!
No!

I must roll up my sleeves and work hard.

At the very least, I'm going to beat Liu Shishi to a pulp in terms of acting skills!
……

The nominal boss of YT Pictures is Zhao Shanshan.

At this moment, she looked thoughtfully at the guests who had come today, and whispered to Lu Zhiyuan, "Ah Yuan, you brought Ted Sarandon from Netflix here, it wouldn't be because......"

"Ah."

Lu Zhiyuan nodded: "Last time, you told me that Wanda wanted to acquire AMC Theatres, and you even asked me if Starlight Brilliant should follow suit?"

"This is my answer to you."

"Compared to traditional cinemas, I am more optimistic about the future development trend of streaming media. I suggest that Starlight Entertainment use all the money in its books to buy Netflix stock!"

"After acquiring enough shares, we will strive to obtain a seat on the board of directors."

Even if an outsider acquires enough shares, it's impossible for them to easily enter the board of directors of a company like Netflix.

But what if this person wasn't an amateur, but a top-notch director?
Netflix's shareholders are probably more than happy about this!
Starlight Entertainment spent money to acquire Netflix's shares, and then nominated Lu Zhiyuan to Netflix's board of directors... Everyone got what they wanted, and everyone was happy!
"You're leaving Wanda's system?"

Zhao Shanshan didn't see anything wrong with Lu Zhiyuan wanting to buy Netflix stock at its lowest price.

However, when Wanda wanted to acquire AMC Theatres, Lu Zhiyuan did not want to invest and instead chose to take a completely different path from Wanda.

Wanda wants offline, but he wants online!

From a certain perspective, this means he's starting his own business and going head-to-head with Wanda.

After all, most people will only watch the same movie once.

Either in physical cinemas.

Either online streaming!
After figuring out this key point, Zhao Shanshan's expression turned somewhat strange.

"No, I didn't think that far ahead."

Lu Zhiyuan shook his head, telling Zhao Shanshan not to think too much about it.

From Zhao Shanshan's perspective, wanting to leave Wanda was tantamount to parting ways with them... but Lu Zhiyuan saw the two as different.

Wanda is Wanda.

They are them.

Although they have a good relationship, they are not family.

It's just a partnership based on mutual benefit.

But collaborations are based on mutual benefit and end when that benefit is gone.

Wanda chose the wrong answer, spending $26 billion to acquire AMC Theatres, which was destined to be a failed investment.

He knew the answer perfectly well; there was no way he would go along and get himself killed.

"I understand, you always have a plan B."

Zhao Shanshan understood Lu Zhiyuan's subtext, and a relaxed smile immediately appeared on her face.

Lu Zhiyuan's point was not that he wanted to part ways with them, but simply that he was not optimistic about Wanda's acquisition of AMC Theatres.

Then it'll be fine.

Because she wasn't part of Wanda's group; she was part of her hometown's cultural tourism group.

The road administration department is responsible for the Wanda line.

Although Lu Zhiyuan appears cold on the surface, he is extremely rational when making movies. In order to capture the scenes in his mind, he shows no mercy whatsoever.

However, in real life, he is indeed a good person.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shanshan decided to give Lu Zhiyuan a little treat. She whispered mysteriously in his ear, "Did Tian Tian tell you that she hinted to Reba that she would allow that girl to make your bed and warm your blankets?"

what?
Is there such a thing?
Lu Zhiyuan was stunned and stared blankly at Zhao Shanshan!
"it is true."

Zhao Shanshan knew Lu Zhiyuan didn't believe her, but she smiled and nodded: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Reba."

After saying that, Zhao Shanshan stood up.

As the company's boss, she has to give a speech on behalf of YT Pictures before each film screening.

This time is no exception.

After going on stage, Zhao Shanshan glanced at the guests and suddenly said, "Welcome to the new world!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then they all applauded.

Everyone was so welcoming.

Zhao Shanshan's smile widened, and she waved her hand, "Same as always, let's watch the movie first, then talk about our big business!"

(End of this chapter)