Huayu is here for you

Chapter 179 Going Abroad

Faced with Wen Muye's refusal, Miss Liu frowned, but ultimately did not refute him. After all, with Lin Yu absent, Wen Muye was the director of the crew and the boss during the current filming period, so she had to "obey" him!

"Alright! Have you decided how to film it? Senior Brother said this scene must be filmed live." Miss Liu asked, "Hmm—today I'll take two cameramen to film the village market scene first, and then after the market ends we'll film the scenes between you and Zifeng. We'll have plenty of villagers filming around, so it shouldn't be noticeable, and it should be fine when we edit it all together." Wen Muye thought for a moment and then said:

Upon hearing Wen Muye's idea, Hu Ge immediately nodded in agreement.

After considering it for a moment and glancing at the girl beside her, Miss Liu agreed to Wen Muye's idea.

After all, she did feel a bit "dangerous" in her heart!

"Alright, then I'll go back with Zifeng first! This market will last for three days! But that's perfect, I can tutor Zifeng for these three days!" After saying that, Miss Liu took Zhang Zifeng's hand and walked into the alley.

After Miss Liu led Zhang Zifeng away, Wen Muye and Hu Ge couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew—thank goodness the landlady is so kind! If she had insisted on filming the actual events that Mr. Lin mentioned, I really wouldn't know how to refuse." Wen Muye said with a sigh of relief, "It shouldn't have happened. Besides, I guess Mr. Lin didn't expect the village market to be like this. With so many people, it would be easy for something to go wrong if we filmed it."

"Hehe—that's true, Mr. Lin is a nice person, he'll understand—"

As Miss Liu was leading Zhang Zifeng back, the girl suddenly spoke up halfway through the walk.

"Sister Yifei, did you agree to the director's offer because of me?"

Upon hearing the little girl's question, Miss Liu froze for a moment. "Hehe—you're quite the little devil!"

"Not entirely. This situation was indeed a bit unexpected. Their concerns were valid; things could easily go wrong." Miss Liu patted Zhang Zifeng's hair and explained with a smile, "Alright, Xiaofeng, isn't a three-day holiday good? I can give you some extra lessons."

Zhang Zifeng nodded thoughtfully. "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Sister Yifei."

Upon arriving in North America, Lin Yu immediately convened a meeting with all the core members of Starlight.

"Bob, how much working capital does the company have?" Lin Yu closed the company's business report that he had just finished reading.

"Around 3 million US dollars."

"3 billion?"

"Yes, Boss, the box office revenue from the first 'Twilight' film, plus worldwide distribution rights and DV sales, came to around $150 million. The second film, however, brought in nearly $300 million, but box office revenue (after taxes) accounted for almost half of that!" Bob reported, looking at the documents in his hand.

After Bob finished his report, he looked at Lin Yu's thoughtful expression, thought for a moment, and then added, "Boss, after deducting all employee expenses and bonuses, and the money you used earlier, 3 million US dollars, that's the maximum amount of funds the company can currently provide. Any more than that—it might affect the company's normal operations."

"Hehe, Bob, don't be nervous. I don't think the company having $3 million is too little," Lin Yu laughed. "It seems we don't need to use the money from home for now." Lin Yu thought to himself, "Boss, what brings you here this time?" Bob, relieved, asked curiously, "What are you here for?"

After Bob asked the question, everyone in the conference room looked intently at Lin Yu, their eyes shining with anticipation.

Seeing the subtle glances from the crowd, Lin Yu didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "Besides expanding the company and upgrading the filming equipment, I also plan to establish a special effects company, and the subsequent investment in it will not be less than one hundred million US dollars, and even two hundred million US dollars is not impossible."

"Wow—Boss, this is even bigger than our Starlight Investment, right? Two hundred million US dollars?" Bob gasped in surprise. "Boss, just how big are you planning to go?"

Bob wasn't the only one surprised by Lin Yu's generosity; everyone in the conference room was utterly astonished, their mouths agape.

"Heh—either don't do it at all, or do it to the best of your ability. I want the best equipment, the top-notch talent, and the funds are all set. You can go all out, but I need you to guarantee that every penny is spent wisely! And—Irina!"

"Boss!" Irina straightened her posture and said, "From today onwards, you will be my assistant. Following me in establishing the special effects company in North America will be my first test for you." Lin Yu said seriously:

"Boss, I—"

"Wait a minute, Boss," Bob interrupted, "Are you trying to steal him away?"

"Heh, Bob, I've seen Irina's resume. Although you have an advantage in professional skills, her hard skills are definitely no worse than yours. And I've seen her performance since she joined the company. It's a bit of a waste for her to be your assistant all this time. Hire someone else!" Lin Yu said brooking no argument. "But—okay, you're the boss, you decide, but—for the newly opened special effects company, are you planning to hire a CEO?"

"So? Or would you like to do it yourself?" Bob asked expectantly, as if he had thought of something.

Lin Yu could tell what he was thinking just by looking at him. "Bob, you wouldn't happen to be thinking of becoming the CEO of both of my companies, would you?"

Bob felt a little embarrassed by Lin Yu's question; he hadn't expected Lin Yu to ask so directly.

"Hehe—no way! I was just asking. Boss, you know I studied business management, so—I know quite a few people in this field. If you're interested, I can recommend some to our company," Bob said with a smile.

Lin Yu stared at Bob for a long time, until the CEO of Starlight, whose skin was so thick it could be bulletproof, turned red from staring before he finally stopped.

"I won't trouble you with that. I'll be the CEO of the newly opened special effects company for now. We'll see if there are any changes later."

"And I've already thought of a name for the special effects company: Crystal!"

"Why does this name sound so familiar?" Bob thought to himself after the meeting, still pondering the new company name that Lin Yu had just come up with.

"Hey! Irina, does the name Crystal sound familiar?" Bob, unable to recall, turned to Irina, who was with him, and asked, "It's probably the boss's girlfriend's name, right?" Irina thought for a moment and said, "After all, the boss's girlfriend's English name is Crystal Liu!"

Bob suddenly realized, "No wonder I had this feeling of familiarity! It's the boss's wife! Hehe—but Irina, you're about to take off! The boss thinks so highly of you."

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"Thank you! I will try my best."

While Lin Yu was working hard abroad, he also continued filming the movie "Your Name" in China.

Furthermore, Lin Yu also took the time to call Xiao Ou in China, asking Guo Fan to bring a crew and gather actors such as Fan Bingtao and Yuan Hong in advance to film the scenes in Kyoto in the movie.

Although there aren't many scenes for anyone other than the male and female leads, Lin Yu's biggest need right now is time, and every minute counts!

After all, the overseas authorities are pressing harder and harder for the filming of "Inception," clearly knowing that Lin Yu has come to North America.

Although he was quite nice to Lin Yu when he was being urged, he didn't want to be constantly urged like that, as it always felt a bit uncomfortable!

Moreover, Marvel has started contacting him frequently, wanting him to participate in the filming of the first Avengers movie, and the price they've offered is the same as the price he received for filming Aquaman for Warner Bros.

It's impossible not to be tempted. After all, making this kind of routine film is too easy for Lin Yu, and most of them are green screen scenes, so he doesn't have to be exposed to the elements.

As someone "insider" at Marvel, Lin Yu was offered this price, which clearly indicates that they are prepared to go all out and don't want any surprises to happen.

Because the movie "Captain America" ​​has been scheduled for release on October 13th.

Warner Bros.' Aquaman is releasing on October 10th, clearly aiming for a showdown with Marvel!

So Marvel's shareholders are still a bit apprehensive, after all, there's another "Thor" movie waiting to be released, and they can't keep delaying it any longer. So choosing this time to release the film is a last resort.

We can't keep dragging this out until next year, can we? After all, we've already made that bold statement! Both of these movies will be released in 08.

Moreover, what these shareholders fear most now is a domino effect that could cause Marvel fans to lose faith in them.

The Hulk movie has already disappointed many Marvel fans. If Captain America also flops and gets crushed by its old rival's movie, the consequences are unimaginable!

Low box office revenue isn't the biggest problem; the most crucial thing is the stock price!

Believe it or not, you could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in a matter of minutes.

Although Lin Yu, who has memories of his past life, doesn't believe such a thing will happen, Marvel's shareholders have no idea how successful the subsequent films will be.

In addition, their country's financial crisis this year has also affected the film and television industry, so it's no exaggeration to say that they are now walking on thin ice.

It's their own fault for being so arrogant! They made so many movies all at once, thinking that once the script was ready, it wouldn't matter whether Lin Yu was involved or not. They were proven wrong, weren't they?

Furthermore, Marvel's internal cash flow has been almost completely depleted. Even the funds used to bring Lin Yu back to make movies were from the profits that "Iron Man 2" had just earned for them.

Given this situation, which shareholder would dare to stand up to Lin Yu?

Everyone's hoping for the return of Lin Yu, the creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to give them a boost! To give Marvel fans a boost!

In addition, Warner Bros. is also showing some interest. After all, besides Aquaman, they also participated in Inception. They maintain a good relationship with Lin Yu. Although they are not as attentive to Lin Yu as Marvel, they still contact him quite often.

Moreover, the movie "Aquaman" that Lin Yu directed for Warner Bros. is about to be released for testing. If it becomes a box office hit, then Lin Yu will really be treated like royalty.

However, Lin Yu ignored them all, because he was so busy that he was constantly interviewing people and checking equipment, so he didn't have time to worry about them.

Time passed day by day, and Lin Yu's newly founded special effects company: CrystaI Film & Television Special Effects Company!

After two months, they officially settled down in North America!

As for why Lin Yu didn't open a special effects company in China?

Need I say more? This timing is really inappropriate! Even the names of Xingguang and Linyu are useless.

It's not impossible to open one in China! Funding is secondary; the main problem is recruiting the right talent.

You could say, "Go ahead and use money!"

But would you really try throwing money at it?

Do you think truly capable people would lack your meager resources? Once you've thrown too much at them, what happens next? Do you just keep throwing things at them?

You can't run a visual effects company with just one or two technicians, can you?

The most crucial question is whether they will actually put in the effort for you.

But it's different here in North America, after all, it's still the center of the global film and television industry! Even if the boss is Lin Yu, a Chinese, at least the company is located here, and they don't have to follow Lin Yu to China. This way, the xenophobic feelings of those top foreign special effects talents will be much less.

Take Bob, for example! If Lin Yu suggested putting him in China as CEO, he definitely wouldn't be happy! Even double the salary wouldn't necessarily work!

So for now, it's more appropriate to open it in North America.

However, Lin Yu didn't plan to keep the special effects company here forever. After all, paying taxes to foreign countries is definitely not as comfortable as paying taxes to domestic countries!

In a few years, once the domestic economy develops, Lin Yu will gradually "outsource" the foreign special effects company and move it to China.

But for now—let's recruit some relevant domestic talent to come here and learn! We'll learn from the barbarians' strengths to subdue them!

After all, staying "at home" and reinventing the wheel is never as good as learning from advanced technologies and experiences outside!

After all, in terms of film and television special effects and related technical personnel, China does lag behind them to some extent. There's nothing wrong with admitting that; we just need to catch up.

Domestically—

After Lin Yu confirmed that Starlight in North America had sufficient funds for the time being, he contacted Xiao Ou and asked her to put all the prepared funds into the movie theaters!

After all, since 08, both the domestic film and television industry and the real estate industry have experienced rapid development!

The box office and housing prices have skyrocketed so much that it's unbelievable!

So, since the company's money is just sitting there anyway, we might as well invest it all out! Consider it an early investment.

Xiao Ou, who received Lin Yu's order, was a little confused, but still strictly followed Lin Yu's instructions and began to carry it out.