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Chapter 140, "The Witch," is released.

"It's just Lin Yu acting in a movie! Why are you getting so worked up?"

"Hehe—Old Li, you're not just jealous, are you?"

"Get lost! Aren't you jealous?"

"Not being jealous—that would be a miracle! But what good would it do me to be jealous?"

Director surnamed Li: ————

Looking at the cheers from the crowd below the stage, Lin Yu felt a sense of pride.

"Alright, viewers, I've covered enough of my plans for today, so let's stop here and talk about the movie 'The Witch'!"

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After the premiere, the actors and directors who came to support Lin Yu also attended the film gala dinner. Even if they couldn't establish a connection with Lin Yu, it would be good to at least become acquainted with him.

This banquet was also different from the one in "The Martian". Lin Yu was no longer the only protagonist. Miss Liu was also surrounded by people flattering her. Simply put, since it was difficult to get on Lin Yu's boat, they took a roundabout approach and went through Miss Liu's channel.

As a result, when the banquet ended, Miss Liu simply collapsed onto Lin Yu and didn't want to move at all.

"Senior brother, I'm so tired!" After changing her clothes, Miss Liu leaned directly on Lin Yu's back.

Lin Yu was browsing news about "The Witch" on his phone when he was suddenly knocked off balance by Liu's lunge.

"Be careful, don't fall."

"Hehe—Senior brother. What are you doing?" Miss Liu clung to Lin Yu's shoulder and asked with a smile, "Checking out the online reviews of our 'The Witch'!" Lin Yu pulled Miss Liu to a stool with one hand and sat down.

"The information is out so quickly?" Miss Liu was somewhat surprised.

"What do you think? It's just that the internet isn't advanced enough yet. Otherwise, we might have seen news about the movie before our premiere even ended."

Miss Liu wrapped her arms around Lin Yu's neck and rested her head tightly on Lin Yu's shoulder.

"Senior, how much do you think our film 'The Witch' will gross in China?" Miss Liu asked Lin Yu, looking at her phone screen with some anticipation. "Over 200 million! I just don't know if it can break 300 million." Lin Yu thought for a moment and said, "200 million? That's great. Add to that the 100 million US dollars from overseas, and maybe I can even become a billion-dollar box office heroine!"

hehe--"

Lin Yu listened to Miss Liu's hopeful words and couldn't help but laugh. "Hehe—it should be possible. But Miss Liu, shouldn't we go back now? It's almost 12 o'clock, and if we stay any later, my aunt will start nagging me again."

"Hehe—stay a little longer! We're not out playing around, we have important business to attend to today! It's okay if it's a little later, I've already texted my mom not to wait for me." Miss Liu rubbed Lin Yu's cheek and laughed, "You!"

"hehe--"

February 17th is the official release date of "The Witch" in mainland China, while Hong Kong and Taiwan will be two days later, on February 19th. The international release will be even later, on February 25th, when it will officially hit theaters worldwide.

Meanwhile, post-production on the second Twilight movie in North America was nearing completion. Bob called Lin Yu, asking him to choose a release date. Lin Yu, however, handed the matter back to Bob. After all, with the first movie as a foundation, the distributors there should give Starlight a good chance. As for whether to go with Fox again, that was up to Bob. Lin Yu didn't want to worry about it too much.

Moreover, the global distribution of "The Witch" was also entrusted to Disney by Lin Yu. When Lin Yu first approached them, the Disney executives were a bit dumbfounded! They simply couldn't understand why Lin Yu would think of cooperating with them. Shouldn't they have approached Fox and Warner Bros. first if they were going to cooperate?

However, since Lin Yu had come to him of his own accord, he certainly wouldn't let him go. Moreover, he kept the profit-sharing percentage for publicity to a minimum, focusing on one message: "We at Disney value you highly and hope to continue our cooperation in the future."

Lin Yu, of course, kept saying "definitely"!

However, Lin Yu did have a strong desire to release "Frozen" at that time, but after much hesitation, he decided to wait until "Kung Fu Panda" was released before making any plans.

Lin Yu's current task is to focus on the release of "The Witch" and the post-production of the film "Qian Xuesen". Other matters can be postponed or pushed to Xiao Ou.

For example, one of the most crucial things was to go to Hong Kong Island to meet with Chow Wen-huai and discuss his shares in Jiahe Cinemas. For this, Lin Yu even transferred some funds from Starlight Cinemas overseas. It wasn't much—just a little over 100 million US dollars—which he rounded up to 800 million RMB in China.

After all, given Lin Yu's international influence, aside from making up for Fox's investment in "Kung Fu Panda," this $100 million was indeed the maximum amount he could mobilize. He couldn't just let the overseas companies go under, could he? He had to keep some funds in reserve, right?

However, this money wasn't just for the shares in Zou Wenhuai's hands. Lin Yu also genuinely wanted to pay off his debts. After all, it wasn't a good thing to always have a reputation for being in debt, and he currently had plenty of liquid funds, so it was better to pay back what he owed as soon as possible.

Moreover, after paying off the debts, the remaining money was enough for Xiao Ou to buy the shares of Jiahe Cinemas from Zou Wenhuai. After all, in Lin Yu's previous life, Orange Sky spent about 200 million Hong Kong dollars to buy it, and Starlight in this life was even more expensive than Orange Sky, so Lin Yu was not worried about failing at all.

If Lin Yu can fill the gap in the cinema business, he will truly be a giant in the industry, and the industrial chain will be more complete. After the Internet develops for a few more years, Lin Yu also plans to invest in Tencent Video. After all, he already has a lot of Tencent shares, so it doesn't matter if he gets more shares in other subsidiaries.

Furthermore, when smartphones enter the market in the future, Lin Yu will also get involved with a short video app to expand Starlight's promotional reach.

February this year was exceptionally cold, but that couldn't dampen the enthusiasm for the release of "The Witch." Starting February 15th...

Starting on the day of the premiere of "The Witch," Lin Yu, along with Ms. Liu and other key members of the film's creative team, began running around. After all, this was the beginning of Ms. Liu's rise to fame, so Lin Yu worked exceptionally hard, not missing a single promotional event.

The audience's reaction was also very strong. Not only did they call their friends and family to go to the cinema to support Lin Yu's "The Witch", but some people even brought their families to support Lin Yu!

In addition, Ms. Liu's fan group had already begun to take shape, which led to the film "The Witch" grossing nearly 2 million yuan in a single day on February 15, the day it was released, breaking the domestic records for the highest opening day box office and the highest single-day box office for a single film.