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Chapter 173 Bazaar Charity

The small mountain village that Lin Yu and Miss Liu chose to film in not only has lakes, public loudspeakers and other things needed for the plot, but also an event called "market day"!

During that period, not only would vendors from nearby villages set up stalls to sell their goods, but local villagers would also set up stalls to sell small handicrafts and the like! And the methods of setting up stalls to sell goods were also quite diverse!

There were singers, raffle participants, dancers, and even people shouting through megaphones. It was precisely for these reasons that Lin Yu chose this location as the hometown of the female lead, whom Liu Yifei will be playing.

Furthermore, Lin Yu is also planning to change the "ritual" performed by Mitsuha in the original movie into a classical dance to attract customers to buy their own handicrafts and promote traditional Chinese culture! Everyone has a responsibility!

The original film's "mouth-chewed wine" was changed by Lin Yu to "Daughter's Red Wine," a unique family tradition in Liu's household! The red string connecting the two was also transformed into the well-known Chinese handicraft—the Ruyi knot!

There's not much to say about Daughter's Red wine, is there? It's a wine that's only unearthed and opened when a family's daughter gets married.

The Ruyi Knot was a gift woven by the female lead when she first met the male lead.

On August 22, 2008, the 8th "BAZAAR Charity Night" was held at the Park Hyatt Kyoto.

Neither Lin Yu nor Ms. Liu attended yesterday's press conference. Lin Yu was too lazy to attend, while Ms. Liu was brought along by Lin Yu.

However, on the day of the banquet, hundreds of well-known celebrities attended the event, and this was also the perfect time for the female celebrities to show off their beauty and charm.

However, there are always exceptions to everything, including people.

Just like Ms. Liu, who wore a yellow FENDI dress that perfectly suited her temperament, making her look fresh and pleasant, and she also wore a platinum diamond necklace.

But Lin Yu felt that the chain didn't serve any "purpose" at all, as it looked completely empty at first glance.

It seems Ms. Liu still needs to work on her jewelry choices! I wonder if she chose this outfit herself, or if Liu Xiaoli helped her pick it out.

When female celebrities walk the red carpet in gorgeous gowns and dazzling jewelry, all the spotlights shine on them, and countless flashes go off. At this moment, every female celebrity believes that she is the most beautiful and charming person. They all enjoy this feeling, and their vanity is satisfied at this moment.

Almost any grand event or awards ceremony is the happiest moment for fashion and jewelry brands and celebrities. They "utilize" each other, with gorgeous gowns and jewelry paired with popular stars. Perhaps at this moment, they are the most perfect combination.

Besides Miss Liu—

While other female stars were vying for attention on the red carpet, Ms. Liu, arm in arm with Lin Yu, sped across the red carpet at "180 miles per second".

He didn't care at all about the bewildered looks on everyone's faces!

Upon entering the banquet hall on the third floor, the two immediately began searching for seats under the guidance of staff.

After taking his seat, Lin Yu was a little unhappy because Miss Liu didn't sit with him.

Miss Liu was seated at the table with the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses), while Lin Yu himself was seated at a table with the Wang brothers from Huayi Brothers and film and television executives such as Yu Dong, and they were not close to each other, which made Lin Yu feel a little uncomfortable.

Just as Lin Yu was inwardly complaining that Su Mang was a bit tactless, he heard someone calling him.

"Director Lin—Director Lin?"

Lin Yu turned his head and saw, "Hehe—Brother Xiaoming."

"Hehe, Director Lin, long time no see!" Huang Xiaoming greeted him modestly.

Just as Lin Yu adjusted his posture, ready to chat with Huang Xiaoming, Hu Jun at Huang Xiaoming's table couldn't hold back any longer. "What do you mean, 'long time no see'? Didn't you just film Director Lin's movie?"

Upon hearing this, even Huang Ming, a social expert known for his high emotional intelligence, was momentarily speechless.

"Haha—Brother Jun, long time no see! You're still as quick-witted as ever!" Lin Yu, seeing Huang Xiaoming struggling to speak, took the initiative to ease the tension. "Haha—Director Lin! I heard you've been incredibly busy lately! Filming one movie after another. But that's not fair! Why don't you think about your brother too?" Hu Junhao retorted, "Get lost! You've already been the male lead in my movies, what more do you want?" Lin Yu countered without hesitation.

Hu Jun didn't care about Lin Yu's retort, after all, the two had a good relationship when they were filming "The Martian".

"Hey! Look at what you're saying. Who wouldn't want their movie to be filmed multiple times? Only a fool wouldn't!"

"Tch! No matter how much you boast, you won't get a role in my next movie! Give up!"

Hu Jun: ————

Banquet! A banquet without performances is soulless.

The opening act was a performance by Zhang Liangying, one of Liu's few close friends.

Yes! I have to say, that voice is natural for a singer!

The subsequent programs not only featured performances by domestic artists, but also included several international groups.

However, Lin Yu looked a bit unsettling; it was from South Korea.

Recently, the Korean wave has been gaining popularity, and Lin Yu also knows that in a few years, after the four big and three small stars have all debuted, the popularity of the Korean wave and traffic stars will reach its peak!

However, Lin Yu was rather dismissive of these so-called "traffic stars." What kind of trash are they? Some of them even work as sewing machines! I really don't know how the people in power at those companies choose their artists.

However, Lin Yu still admires Lu Han and the four-character brother. After all, Lu Han was able to announce his relationship with a princess from the Beijing circle when he was at the height of his popularity. Just for this, Lin Yu can say: He's a real man!

There's also the young actor with the nickname "Four Characters," whose future development is well-known. He's purely pursuing a career as a talented actor, but he just doesn't seem to have much luck with winning the Best Actor award.

Lin Yu didn't show much interest in the auction that followed the performance.

Since he had already seen the auction items, Xiao Ou handed him the auction catalog that Su Mang had sent to Xingguang on the day he returned to the company.

The booklet is beautifully made! It's really nice!

Jewelry, haute couture gowns, oil paintings, luxury cars—the auction items are dazzling and varied.

"Mr. Lin, how's the casting for your film 'Your Name' coming along?"

Just as Lin Yu was lost in thought, a voice pulled him back to reality.

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"Hehe, Mr. Wang, apart from the ones we've decided on, I've left the rest to Xiao Ou to select, and I haven't paid much attention to them."

"I see! Haha—what about distribution? Do you need Huayi's help?"

Lin Yu looked at Wang Zhonglei with some surprise. Why was he so eager to help?

"Sure! I'll have to trouble you then, Mr. Wang."

Seeing Lin Yu's lack of interest, Wang Zhonglei didn't respond further.

However, he felt somewhat unhappy at that moment.

"Little Ou! Little Ou! It's that woman again!"

"The domestic distribution rights for 'Inception' have been hanging on for so long without being finalized. Now we have to rely on that woman's whims!"

The auction didn't take up much of the banquet time, so when Lin Yu saw a pink crystal necklace from Tiffany's, he was already thinking of making a purchase. After all, his daughter Liu had no resistance to crystals!

I've already glanced at him several times, and I almost couldn't resist holding up the sign myself.

"Mr. Lin, 35! Thank you for your support, Mr. Lin!"

Lin Yu's single move instantly silenced most of the people who had been so eager to win the necklace.

"50 million!"

Lin Yu raised his paddle again! A clean sweep!

"Congratulations, Mr. Lin! Thank you for your generous donation!"

Lin Yu: "Hehe!"

As Miss Liu watched Lin Yu casually raise his paddle twice and win the auction item, she couldn't help but marvel at the immense influence her senior brother had gained.

Fortunately, it's my own senior brother!

Immediately after the banquet ended, Lin Yu took Miss Liu home by car.

"Here you go." Miss Liu took out the auction winnings from the banquet.

A men's watch.

"Thank you, girl."

Lin Yu immediately opened the packaging and put it on his wrist, while the watch he originally had on his wrist was put back into the packaging.

Miss Liu frowned as she watched Lin Yu put on the watch and didn't react for a long time.

"Senior brother? What about mine?"

"Yours what?" Lin Yu asked, puzzled. "My necklace!"

"I didn't take your necklace!"

Seeing Lin Yu's feigned innocence, Miss Liu became increasingly angry. "I'm talking about that pink crystal necklace you photographed at the banquet!"

Lin Yu suddenly realized, "Oh—! You mean that one! Hehe—that wasn't a gift for you."

"Not for me?" Miss Liu was momentarily stunned, but this was quickly followed by hurt and anger. "You actually wanted to give it to someone else?"

"Ouch—girl, that hurts! Let go! That's for your mother's son-in-law's wife, not for you." Lin Yu rubbed the spot where Liu Yifei had pinched him, wincing as he said, "My mother's son-in-law? And his wife? This—this is still me! You dare play me, senior brother!"

Seeing Liu's hands twitching again, Lin Yu immediately begged for forgiveness: "I was wrong, I was wrong. It's already in your bag, Liu. Who else could I give it to if not you? Honestly, you resort to violence at the drop of a hat. If I marry you, you'll bully me to death!"

"Hmph, get lost! Who wants to marry you! You're so vain!"

Although Miss Liu complained, her hands betrayed her. She opened the bag next to her and took out the crystal necklace that Lin Yu had secretly put in there at some point, and placed it directly in front of him.

"What are you doing?"

"Put this on! What are you doing? Senior brother, are you alright?"

Lin Yu's face immediately turned red with embarrassment, wondering what had gotten into him. Had he lost his mind on the way back?

After putting the necklace on Miss Liu, Lin Yu looked at her fair and rosy face and launched a surprise attack.

"Hey! Are you trying to kill me?! Mom's still awake! Do you want her to see this?"

"Hehe—Auntie won't be out at this hour!"

"screw you--"

The news that "New Three Kingdoms" will begin filming has been announced.

After a year of preparation, the director was changed to Gao Xixi, and the actors were constantly being rotated.

However, the cast for the main roles has recently been roughly finalized.

Speaking of Lin Yu, I've heard some rumors. I heard that the original director, Mr. Chen, was very ambitious and chose only Hong Kong actors for all his roles.

He even considered casting Cheng Long and his son as Sun Jian and his son, but I don't know if he considered the cost.

Thankfully, it was Gao Xixi who was replaced; he wasn't as unreliable as Gao.

However, the casting process was also fraught with controversy, the most frequent being that the actors he favored did not want to play the roles he had chosen for others.

Take Ni Dahong, for example. He was aiming for the role of Zhao Zilong of Changshan, but ended up giving him the role of Sima Yi.

Then there's Yu Hewei, who kept playing music and dancing. He had his eye on the role of Cao Cao, but ended up changing it to Liu Bei.

Fortunately, director Gao Xixi is quite self-aware, knowing that no matter how he films it, he can't surpass "The Old Three Kingdoms".

So this guy took a risky approach and transformed a rather serious war film set in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period into a comedy full of jokes and laughs.

Cao Cao: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"Even if he had 80,000 steamed buns, it would take Liu Bei half a month to eat them all!"

Liu Bei: "I've fought wars my whole life! Can't I enjoy myself a little?"

"Keep the music playing, keep dancing!"

Sima Yi: "Charge the entire army into the Shu army camp, aiming at Zhuge Liang's four-wheeled chariot!"

Listen to this! What kind of outrageous and inhumane words are these!

Putting everything else aside, the steamed buns that Cao Cao mentioned—they hadn't been invented by Zhuge Liang yet, right? Does this really show a complete disregard for the rigor of the plot?

However, on the other hand, although this "New Three Kingdoms" has a lot of flaws, compared to the "Old Three Kingdoms," where the director simply took the camera to the late Eastern Han Dynasty to film, it did make a lot of people famous and produced a lot of classic internet memes.

Between its gains and losses, it's impossible to say it's completely worthless!

The Twilight movie that Lao Han bought from Lin Yu has been in theaters for several days now, and its reputation is similar to the first movie, or even worse.

However, the box office performance was quite good. In just two weeks, it grossed more than 40 million yuan. Judging from this, Lao Han probably won't lose money this time, and may even make a small profit.

Jet Li's "The Mummy 3" has also been officially released, in which he plays the final villain, the Dragon Emperor!

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Although the box office performance was relatively optimistic, much better than "Twilight," earning 15 million a day and breaking 50 million in four days, the word-of-mouth was not exactly excellent.

After all, this movie portrays Qin Shi Huang too negatively, even depicting him as being torn apart by five horses? Qin Shi Huang didn't even indiscriminately kill his meritorious officials, did he?

And when the Dragon Emperor transformed, it was actually a Western dragon! I wonder if Qin Shi Huang, if he knew this in the afterlife, would be so angry that he would jump out of his tomb!