Time flies and it is June 29th. Lin Yuan's two films have been released for a week.
Today is the time for the release of weekly data statistics, but he did not stay with the crew members, waiting for the results to be summarized.
This behavior is similar to the college entrance examination results announcement day, where no one actually checks the scores?
In New York's Central Park, Lin Yuan took Liu Yifei to a meadow by the lake. After setting up the tent, they sat on chairs and had a picnic.
The bright sunshine and the sweet girl made him feel extremely happy.
"Today is the day when the box office results will be announced. Are you really not worried at all?" Liu Yifei picked up a strawberry with a toothpick and handed it to him.
Lin Yuan didn't answer, but opened his mouth and pointed with his finger.
The Celestial Being would not indulge him. She patted him and stuffed the strawberry into his hand.
"Don't worry, you won't lose anything." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.
"Isn't your goal to defeat 'The Mummy Returns'? It won't be that easy to win, right?" Liu Yifei asked.
"Let's talk about work later. Now I'll just focus on accompanying you. I won't be able to see you for a while." Lin Yuan said.
In a few days, Liu Yifei would return to China with her mother.
She had completed all her studies and needed to return to China to take basic acting training courses to prepare for the Beijing Film Academy entrance examination early next year.
Liu Yifei would be very busy in the next year.
Not only did she have to complete her studies, but she also had to prepare for the entrance exam to the Beijing Film Academy, as well as some basic acting courses.
Today's trip was also a time that the two of them squeezed out from their busy schedules.
They hadn't seen each other for two months, but when they met today, they didn't talk nonstop on purpose. Instead, they quietly accompanied each other in tacit understanding.
After a busy day, it was nice to calm down and take a break.
Lin Yuan stuffed the strawberry in his hand into his mouth and lay down on the chair.
Although he looked confident, he was still a little nervous.
There were still many uncertainties for him to achieve complete victory.
First of all, both "Jurassic Park III" and "The Fast and the Furious" must surpass "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profits; only then could he win the bet with Director Sommers.
In the previous life, "Jurassic Park III" had an IMDb score of only 5.9 points, but in this life, due to Lin Yuan's intervention, the score rose to 6.4 points, and its reputation was slightly higher than its opponent's 6.2 points.
But did "Jurassic Park III," which almost lost money in the previous life, really beat "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profit?
When it came to "The Fast and the Furious," it was even more worrying.
If "Jurassic Park III" was considered a blockbuster of the same magnitude as "The Mummy Returns," with a production cost around $100 million, then it was a bit outrageous that "The Fast and the Furious," which cost only $30 million, needed to be compared with "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profit.
Fortunately, due to the joint promotion, many viewers who had watched "Jurassic Park III" chose to continue watching "The Fast and the Furious" as they were still not satisfied.
Unfortunately, this diversion was mainly one-way.
Because Lin Yuan did not have many roles in "The Fast and the Furious," it was difficult for him to play a role in attracting traffic for "Jurassic Park III."
Otherwise, he would feel more at ease now.
No matter what, he did what he could.
Two movies versus one—the advantage was his.
But even if he could achieve a box office victory over "The Mummy Returns," it would only allow Lin Yuan to win the gamble.
He had a higher mission to fulfill.
[Mission 1: Star in a Hollywood movie that surpasses The Mummy Returns at the global box office.]
The completion of this task was not based on profit, but only on the absolute box office amount.
The publicity and promotion costs of "Jurassic Park III" were lower than in the previous life, while "The Mummy Returns" received higher publicity and promotion costs. Could it really win at the box office?
The breeze blew across their faces, accompanied by the sunlight, and they fell into a deep sleep.
He slept very soundly, and all the fatigue from days of running around was swept away.
"It's time for lunch."
When Lin Yuan was awakened from his sleep, it was already noon.
He saw that Liu Yifei was already at the picnic table, which was filled with various carefully prepared foods.
There were Western-style bread, bacon, hot dogs, and milk, as well as Chinese-style fried dumplings, meat patties, and buns...
"Here, drink more to grow taller." Lin Yuan picked up a bottle of milk and handed it over.
Liu Yifei took it and handed back a piece of bacon: "Wrap it in the meat patty and eat it. Put on some music while you're at it."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan turned on the speaker he carried with him, and a cheerful song came from it:
"It's fun to stay at the YMCA"
The YMCA was fun to be at.
"You can get yourself clean."
You can clean yourself up.
"You can have a good meal."
You can have a good meal.
"You can do whatever you feel."
You can do whatever you want.
"It's fun to stay at the YMCA"
The YMCA was fun to be at.
When Lin Yuan heard the cheerful classic song "YMCA," the image of the blond commander who always liked to wear a red tie immediately popped up in his mind.
He twisted his body, his left and right fists dancing back and forth rhythmically.
The year 2024, before Lin Yuan's rebirth, was the American general election year. He wondered if this old friend would win again?
"Listening to this song may cause unnecessary trouble. If I were you, I wouldn't play it in a public place." A burly bald man emerged from the woods.
Lin Yuan looked up and saw Vin Diesel walking toward him with a smile.
Lin Yuan also understood what he said.
The song "YMCA" was sometimes interpreted in different ways, becoming a song for a special group of people who liked to play with glass.
However, Lin Yuan, who possessed master-level boxing, swordsmanship, and knife-throwing skills, did not mind these minor troubles that might arise.
After the actual combat experience in Hong Kong, he never worried about his own safety.
He had just mastered the master-level fist and kick combat skills but had not had the opportunity to use them in actual combat, so it was inevitable that he felt itchy.
Unfortunately, the security in Central Park was pretty good, after all, it was the center of New York.
While Lin Yuan was daydreaming, Vin Diesel had already approached.
"Uncle, why are you here?" Lin Yuan walked forward with a smile.
Vin Diesel had been familiar with Liu Yifei for a long time through Lin Yuan.
After the two of them exchanged greetings, Vin Diesel complained, "Finally I found you, but your phone is turned off! Don't you know what day it is today?"
"Don't be in a hurry. It's time to eat. Have some bread and bacon." Lin Yuan picked up a piece of bread and put it in Vin Diesel's hand.
"You still have the appetite to eat? Aren't you in a hurry to know the box office results?" Seeing Lin Yuan's leisurely attitude, Vin Diesel was furious.