Huayu is here for you

Chapter 160 Never Won

April 30, 2008, afternoon, Xingguang Linyu office—

Lin Yu, who had finished his audition early that day, paced back and forth in his office, his brow furrowed for a moment.

"What should I do? Send a message to everyone to tell them the news? No! If I do that, everyone will probably think I'm crazy! But if I just do nothing, then I've come all this way for nothing. But—what can I do?"

"May 5.12th! This tragic day is almost here, what should I do?"

"No! I need to calm down! Think about what those time-traveling predecessors did—donated money? Donated supplies? Or went to the disaster area themselves?"

Bang bang bang!

"Enter!"

"Senior brother? What are you doing? We should go eat!" Miss Liu, who had just returned from the restroom, pushed open the door and said, "Qianqian! I'm a little tired today, you go ahead! I'll sit for a while longer." Lin Yu, sitting in his office chair, forced a smile and said:

Seeing Lin Yu's strange expression, Miss Liu guessed that something must be on his mind.

"Senior! Is something wrong? You don't look too well!" Liu Yifei stepped forward and grabbed Lin Yu's arm, looking up at him and saying, "Nothing! Really, I'm just a little tired." Lin Yu got up and pulled Liu Yifei to sit on the sofa opposite his desk, saying, "Impossible! Senior! You seemed a little distracted during the audition. You must have something on your mind. Can you tell me? Maybe I can help you!" Liu Yifei tentatively said, "Qianqian—don't ask, I really—I can't tell you about this." Lin Yu hesitated, "Qianqian—don't ask, I really—I can't tell you about this."

Looking at Lin Yu's furrowed brows, Miss Liu suddenly felt a pang of sadness. She knew what Lin Yu was trying to say.

Her senior brother is definitely facing some kind of problem right now, but there's nothing she can do to help, which is why he doesn't want to tell her. But—

Liu Yifei suddenly loosened her grip on Lin Yu's hands and leaned directly into his arms: "Senior brother! I know—"

I know you might be facing a problem you can't handle, or one that's really troubling you. I understand I can't help you much right now, but I'll always be there for you, senior!

Looking at Liu Yifei who suddenly collapsed into his arms, Lin Yu had to admit that he was genuinely touched.

Lin Yu gently stroked Liu Yifei's long hair with one hand, while using the other hand to pull the young lady closer to his chest.

"Sissi, it's so good to have you—by the way, I think you won that bet we made the other day! I checked the total box office data for 'The Witch' today, it just broke 2.2 million US dollars, haha—I'm really impressed, how come I've never won a bet with you?" Lin Yu said with a helpless smile, "Hehe—that just means you'll never escape my grasp." Miss Liu rubbed against Lin Yu's chest and laughed, "Hehe—yes, you can't escape—"

The auditions for "Wanted" continued until May 5th.

The list of actors selected for the main roles includes:

Andy Lau - Explosives Master Wu Jing - Cold Weapon Master Fan Shaohuang - Fighting Master Zhang Hanyu - Firearms Master Liu Shishi - Medic You Benchang - Male Lead's Father's Partner Chen Daoming - Villainous BOSS

As for Hu Ge and Yuan Hong, one played a supermarket sales clerk, and the other played the character who, at the beginning of the Assassin's Guild, only appeared for two minutes and then speculated about the origin of the bullets.

Hmm—changing the character from female to male shouldn't have much of an impact, right?

And the assassin member who showed off and was killed right after his first appearance, Lin Yu, was also played by Huang Xiaoming.

Lin Yu initially thought of casting an older actor, but he didn't expect Huang Xiaoming to audition for the role. Starlight Entertainment had set the casting criteria at around 40 years old, but Huang Xiaoming took an unconventional approach!

However, Lin Yu felt that Huang Xiaoming had a great talent for showing off, so he directly decided to cast him. At worst, he could just act more mature, and also repay Miss Liu for her rescue back then.

Lin Yu also brought in Huang Bo to make up the numbers for the protagonist's cheeky colleague in the film.

As for the remaining minor roles, I won't go into detail. They were either recommended by various companies or were actors that Lin Yu recognized. Not a single one was left out.

Moreover, while auditioning actors, Lin Yu allocated 10% of the domestic investment share to China Film Group and Wanda Group at a price of 20%, with each party holding 5%. China Film Group paid 8% and Wanda Group paid 12%. They were incredibly generous, truly living up to their reputation for being incredibly gullible! However, Lin Yu guessed that they would only dare to invest at such a premium for his own film.

After all, they're not running a charity; if they don't have money to make, why would they invest in you?

The negotiations for Disney's overseas investment share also went smoothly, with a 20% investment share offered for 14 million, plus global promotion and distribution.

Lin Yu's final investment was only around 6000 million US dollars. As for the 7000 million US dollar investment announced to the outside world, it was just a normal exaggeration. Isn't that what everyone else does?

Now that the roles have been cast, all that's left is to prepare for filming. The filming crew in Linyu has also been initially formed, which saves a lot of time. With the addition of finding locations and preparing props, everything was ready in less than a week.

But just when everything was ready in Linyu, except for the start of filming, May 5.12th arrived—

On May 12, 2008, Lin Yu in his previous life was just an unemployed person who had recently graduated. Although he was just a fledgling who had just entered society, he was still shocked by the horrific natural and man-made disasters reported on television and was speechless for a long time.

In this lifetime, this special day has quietly arrived.

May 12, 2008, was an ordinary day, but it was destined to leave people with an extraordinary memory and experience.

Lin Yu, who was already mentally prepared, was sitting on the sofa in Miss Liu's house, staring intently at the news playing on the television in front of him.

Ms. Liu and Liu Xiaoli didn't think much of Lin Yu's arrival today. After all, ever since Liu Xiaoli got Lin Yu drunk that day, he had been coming to Ms. Liu's house every few days, almost as often as he was going home.

At 15:02 PM, the national television news channel was broadcasting its hourly news program. Just as the opening sequence for "Breaking News" appeared, the announcer reported the latest news from the China Earthquake Administration: "At 14:28 PM today, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province!"

Upon seeing this sudden news report, Lin Yu's heart clenched; he knew that this moment had finally arrived.

Moreover, from the television reports, Lin Yu seemed to see the earth suddenly shake, buildings crumble to dust, mountains roar, rocks tumble down, and towns reduced to rubble. Houses collapsed, roads cracked, and a bustling metropolis turned into ruins in an instant! A city became ruins, collapsed buildings like flowers submerged by a flood. People lost their homes, and only sorrow permeated the air. The earth shook, mountains split, dust filled the sky, and cries and wails echoed endlessly!

"Senior brother! How could this happen?" Liu Yifei, who had just sat down next to Lin Yu with a plate of cut fruit, instantly had tears in her eyes.

Forty-four minutes after the earthquake, and ten minutes after the latest news was broadcast, at 3:12 PM, various news channels began broadcasting live coverage of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province.

Minutes later, XH News began reporting extensively on the earthquake, and various television stations suspended their regular programming to provide 24-hour coverage of the disaster and its impact on their viewers.

When people around the world bow their heads in mourning for the victims of the disaster, when friends from various countries sincerely visit China to offer their condolences, and when supplies from all countries are continuously delivered to the disaster area, at this moment, peace fills the world with love.

When China observed three days of silence for this event, when the Chinese national flag was lowered to half-mast, when air raid sirens sounded in China for this moment, it was China that filled the world with love.

In this massive earthquake, skyscrapers in many cities in Sichuan Province were reduced to dust in just 80 seconds.

The earthquake has passed, but countless Chinese compatriots are still buried under the rubble, and countless others are homeless.

Despite the severe impact of the earthquake, the heroic Chinese people were not defeated; instead, they became even stronger!

Watching the news report on TV, Lin Yu's heart pounded wildly, unable to calm down for a long time.

Seeing Lin Yu's increasingly conflicted expression, Miss Liu instantly guessed what he was thinking.

"Senior brother? You want to go?"

Hearing Miss Liu's trembling question, Lin Yu's heart tightened. He did want to contribute his own strength, but—if he said he wanted to go, what about Miss Liu? Would she stay at home obediently?

Just as Lin Yu was hesitating, a phone call interrupted his thoughts.

"Feed? Little Ou!"

"Is our eldest brother going to donate money with us?"

"Okay, ten million isn't enough, let's prepare another ten million worth of emergency supplies! Also, in my name and Qianqian's name, let's each donate one million. The company won't interfere with Huang Bo, Changchang, and others' donations."

"It's not too much at all! Why should we care about them!"

"Okay, that's all, bye!"

The moment Lin Yu hung up the phone, Miss Liu threw herself into his arms. "Senior brother! You can't leave me behind! If you're going, you have to take me with you."

Looking into Liu's earnest eyes, Lin Yu was both amused and exasperated. "I haven't even said I want to go yet!"

"I don't care, if you're going, you have to take me with you, and if you're not going, you still have to take me with you. For the next few days, you can't leave my sight!"

Lin Yu: "??? Miss Liu! When did you become so smart?"

"Okay, I'll take you with me. I'll take you everywhere I go, is that alright?" Lin Yu said helplessly, "That's more like it. And don't even think about sneaking off alone. I'll keep a close eye on you." Miss Liu hugged Lin Yu tightly and said, "Okay, okay, I give up. I won't go. One more person won't make a difference, and one less person won't make a difference either. I won't go and cause trouble for their professional rescue team."

Seeing that Lin Yu had indeed given up on the idea of ​​rescuing him, Miss Liu breathed a sigh of relief. "Senior brother, I heard you say you were going to donate money, right? Then I'll donate too, I'll donate two million."

"Two million? Miss Liu, are you that rich?" Lin Yu asked in surprise.

He remembered that in his previous life, Miss Liu donated one million yuan, which basically emptied her savings.

"Hmph! Of course! Don't you see how much I'm worth now? If Mom hadn't listened to you and given me so many endorsements, I could have donated even more!" Miss Liu said somewhat indignantly.

Lin Yu finally understood: it turned out that Miss Liu's secret stash of money had increased because of him.

After all, with "You Are the Apple of My Eye" and "The Witch," Ms. Liu's net worth is now much higher than in her previous life. It wouldn't be wrong to say that she is among the highest-paid actresses in China.

But this older brother—he's actually going to donate money with me in this life? What about Yinghuang? How much will he donate in this life? Will it be the same ten million as in his previous life?

"Alright, alright, you're a little rich girl, I know. But keep that little bit of money for yourself to buy candy! I've already asked Xiao Ou to donate for you too, just like me, one million in your private name." Lin Yu patted Liu's little nose and laughed. "No way! That's your donation, how can it be the same as mine? Besides, the meaning of the donation is different. I want to donate myself. If you don't help, I'll find my own way." Liu said firmly.

Seeing Liu's earnest expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "You really are as kind as you were in your past life, Liu."

"Alright, you can donate then. Just transfer the money to Xingguang's account later. But since you've already donated two million, I'll donate two million too! Like wife, like husband!" Lin Yu laughed.

Miss Liu: ————