Chapter 944

Lu Yan He asked Li Zhibai if he wanted to continue acting in *Buried 3*.

Li Zhibai said, of course he did.

It's not the same character. According to the current development idea, this series can almost be developed infinitely, as long as there is a good story.

And with the accumulation of *Buried 1* and *Buried 2*, every subsequent work has the box office potential to break 100 million dollars globally.

And who knows when one of them will hit a certain opportunity, explode globally, and become a top IP. It's also possible.

Lu Yan He doesn't mind continuing to collaborate with Parameters on the *Buried* series, provided that their collaboration is very pleasant.

Lu Yan He agreed to authorize Parameters to film *Buried 3*, but Li Zhibai must continue to serve as the lead actor and have creative control over the film. Similarly, the script must be approved by Lu Yan He and Li Zhibai before it can enter the filming stage.

*Buried 2* fell into a negotiation stalemate because of this clause, so much so that *Buried 2* was delayed for a long time. This time, Parameters agreed quite readily.

Lu Yan He can receive a copyright authorization fee of 1 million dollars from *Buried 3* and receive a 5% global box office share of this film as an individual, as well as a share of subsequent derivative income.

This is the first time Lu Yan He has directly taken a box office share, rather than a box office profit share.

This means that after the film is released, for every 1 dollar of box office sold, Lu Yan He can get 5 cents in revenue.

Calculating with the current *Buried 2*, if the global box office of *Buried 2* finally reaches 100 million dollars, then Lu Yan He can take a 5 million dollar share.

Lu Yan He is to the *Buried* series what James Wan is to *The Conjuring*. Even if he is no longer the director or screenwriter later, everyone will still regard every work of *The Conjuring* as his work.

The mark has been made.

Li Zhibai also finally received a salary of 7.5 million dollars for *Buried 3*.

From the 500,000 dollar salary for *Buried 1* to the 7.5 million dollar salary for *Buried 3*, Li Zhibai's salary has achieved a huge leap.

Parameters itself had some doubts, but they were beaten back by one sentence from Lu Yan He—

Besides Li Zhibai, is there a second person who can act in this film series and be recognized by the audience?

This is not an ensemble cast.

*Buried 1* and *Buried 2* are both Li Zhibai's big lead roles; he carries the whole show alone.

In other films, maybe if one lead actor doesn't act, another lead actor can continue the story, and the film's fans will still buy it.

But *Buried* doesn't have such a possibility.

Therefore, Parameters also knows that in this regard, Li Zhibai indeed holds the initiative.

They dare not let Lu Yan He leave this series, nor do they dare let Li Zhibai leave.

In fact, despite this, for *Buried*, it is still possible to control the production cost at 20 to 30 million dollars, not letting the film production cost rise sharply.

Li Zhibai's 7.5 million dollar salary is particularly worth it—

This series does not need a second well-known actor with a high salary to carry it together.

Li Zhibai alone is enough.

This is the characteristic of this film series.

Li Zhibai's 7.5 million dollar salary has attracted a lot of attention and discussion.

Starting from Lu Yan He, there are more and more Chinese actors in Hollywood who can get a salary of over 3 million dollars. It is no longer a few individuals, which makes many people feel surprised.

Whether it is Jiang Yuqian, whose salary per film has risen to 5 million dollars after *Red Eye Flight* and *Doomsday*, or Yan Liang after *Flypaper*, they have all achieved huge leaps in salary in recent years.

Not to mention Jiang Jun and Huang Feng.

And for Asian actors based in Hollywood, actors who can get such a salary are few and far between.

Lu Yan He, however, led a group of people into the high-salary actor club.

How can this not make people jealous and tempted?

An Asian actor who grew up in the United States even publicly said: "The appearance of Lu Yan He and the others has swallowed up our already very thin living space. In Hollywood, Asian roles are already very few, and now they have all been snatched away by them."

Regarding this, some media interviewed Jiang Yuqian, asking for her opinion.

She didn't mince words either and responded directly: "Really? Most of the roles I played in Hollywood were not snatched from other Asian actors. *Red Eye Flight* was a script tailored for me by Lu Yan He. My role in *Doomsday* was initially set as a Western female character. As for *Windowsill*... well, okay, that was indeed an Asian female character from the beginning, but that wasn't snatched from anyone either. From the beginning, the director chose me. To some extent, I think that because of the appearance of us actors, there are actually many more Asian roles in Hollywood, and even scripts with Asian characters as the lead. At least I can receive three to four Hollywood lead roles every month. Based on my contact, Asian roles are not few, but too few are actually filmed. I think it's not because there are too many Asian actors like us, but because there are too few Asian actors like us."

Jiang Yuqian's response was a hard rebuttal.

Lu Yan He also received a phone interview from a familiar media outlet, asking him to respond.

He said: "I understand that people will say some extreme things when their careers are not going well. However, I have come to Hollywood, and at this stage, I think I can say that I am not here to fight for anyone's rice bowl. I am here to create rice bowls for many people. I don't need to crowd anyone out to gain a foothold here. Where I am, no one else can occupy it."

A very domineering response.

However, it is indeed the truth.

No one can refute it.

Lu Yan He has at least three to five projects in Hollywood every year, and these projects can get the green light because of him.

Each green light can provide dozens, or even hundreds, of job positions.

If it weren't for him, these projects would absolutely not be able to advance as smoothly as they are now.

"But, Lu Yan He now has power in Hollywood, and he is also forming a small circle. This is an indisputable fact, isn't it?"

"Yeah, Chen Pinhe, such a senior and prestigious Best Actor, was also beaten back step by step by Lu Yan He's power in Hollywood, and we even know of several roles that were snatched."

"Come to think of it, Lu Yan He and Chen Pinhe really don't get along. The two of them even rarely appear on the same stage."

"Chen Pinhe is the only actor who can develop overseas without relying on Lu Yan He, right?"

"The films he starred in, *Death Stranding* and *Seventeen Layers: Reboot*, are indeed very popular on overseas streaming media."

"However, these things have always been fans' speculation, right? Are the roles Chen Pinhe didn't get really because of Lu Yan He? It seems there is no evidence, right?"

"How can you find evidence for this? It's impossible to have evidence for this kind of thing."

Domestically, the news that Lu Yan He and Chen Pinhe don't get along has once again spread wildly in the industry.

The old accounts from before have been dug up again.

But this time, Zhang Yuezhen did not help Chen Pinhe suppress the heat.

Lu Yan He didn't suppress it either. The public opinion on the internet intensified.

Even how the two sides formed the grudge was dug up again.

Previously, Lu Yan He had always been squeezed by different forces in Hollywood, but now it has become a part of people domestically starting to say he is forming cliques—

Lu Yan He was stunned after seeing such public opinion on the internet.

What the hell?

Huh?

One Chen Pinhe, and it became him forming cliques?

If it weren't for the fact that the people leading the rhythm didn't lead it at all, and it looked too much like a die-hard fan of Chen Pinhe going crazy and losing their mind, Lu Yan He would really think this was Chen Pinhe and Zhang Yuezhen buying topics.

Under normal circumstances, if you want to lead the rhythm, you wouldn't lead this kind of crazy topic.

Although from the current point of view, there are indeed some people who feel that Chen Pinhe was bullied by Lu Yan He.

Even Lu Yan He's social media comment section was attacked by some of Chen Pinhe's fans.

There were many questions and some insults.

Lu Yan He ignored them.

He didn't care about these at all right now.

Now Lu Yan He and Chen Ziyan no longer suppress the heat of related topics because as long as it is not directly exposing his and Chen Pinhe's real relationship—under the tacit understanding that both sides are unwilling to let this matter be exposed, being able to let everyone clearly know that the two of them don't get along and turning this matter into a settled fact will not have any substantial negative impact on Lu Yan He, but it will have many negative impacts on Chen Pinhe.

Just like in Hollywood, if you become an enemy that Leonardo or Tom Cruise clearly doesn't get along with, you will definitely not walk very comfortably or smoothly. You don't even need the two of them to specifically say hello; others, in order to be able to collaborate with them smoothly in the future, will not easily collaborate with you, burying hidden dangers for themselves.

Now Lu Yan He has almost reached such a stage.

He himself has already achieved the TOP and head position in this age group as an actor, and he is also a genius screenwriter who can sweep box offices and awards. Not only that, he also has his own production company and has very deep and long-term cooperative relationships with Green Valley, Soren, Parameters, and D19.

Seeing that he is going to collaborate on the film *Moon Legion*.

Who dares to say that they will definitely not collaborate with Lu Yan He in the future? If this opportunity comes to the front, but you are blacklisted by Lu Yan He because you have collaborated with Chen Pinhe, wouldn't your guts turn green with regret?

Chen Ziyan said: "Yan He, although we are not like those big protagonists in cool novels who overturn the pot directly, it took less than ten years to put Chen Pinhe in such a situation. I want to say, you did a beautiful job. This is the path you should take. You don't need to perish with him. You can let him boil the frog in warm water, slowly be boiled to death, and walk downhill step by step in the long life ahead."

Lu Yan He nodded.

"In addition, on Zhang Yuezhen's side, I also have progress here," Chen Ziyan said. "I have locked onto a few people. If the matter of you being pushed into the river back then was really done by her, it will definitely be dug out. Officer Qiu Ling is assisting me in the investigation."

"Are there any new clues?"

"Yeah," Chen Ziyan nodded. "There is no surveillance or witnesses at the place where you fell into the water, and you didn't see any situation yourself. We could only look like headless flies before, so we searched for many years and it was just looking for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, the needle in the haystack before was not without gains. Whether it is the surveillance records from different places and angles we obtained around, or other information and materials, now that we have suspected objects, we can directly do comparison analysis."

Lu Yan He asked: "But, even if you find it, what can you do?"

He didn't understand.

In the eyes of people in this world, he just fell into the water and didn't die.

Only he knows that back then, someone was really killed.

Even if you can really make Zhang Yuezhen admit that the matter of him being pushed into the river back then was directed by her, it is impossible for her to really be punished.

Unless... like what she did to him, break the bottom line.

Chen Ziyan clearly understood what Lu Yan He was thinking.

"Yan He, you have to believe one thing. If a person has done a bad thing, it is very likely that they have done countless bad things. Even if this bad thing cannot put shackles on her, there is another bad thing that can continue to be investigated," Chen Ziyan said firmly. "Even if, in the unlikely event, she has only done one bad thing in her life, then what is there to fear? Is her life easy now? She has been targeted by us. Her claws hidden in the shadows are monitored by us at any time. As long as she has any more movement, it will become actual evidence. Don't be in a hurry. Haste makes waste. You have endured and waited for ten years. There is a long way to go. You have to know that your biggest advantage is not anything else, it is always that you are younger than them. Comparing time, they will never be able to outlast you. Your existence now is a shadow over their heads, lingering and unable to get rid of."

Chen Ziyan's words easily calmed him down and gave him an indescribable power.

This power made him instantly regain his composure.

That's right.

Just like now, take it slow.

Are they having an easy time now?

No, from the day he became popular, they could no longer have a truly easy time.

They are the ones who are thieves, they are the ones who have a guilty conscience, they are the ones who toss and turn at night, and they are the ones who are wandering and unable to settle down in their hearts.

Lu Yan He smiled.

He logged onto Weibo, @Jiang Yuqian: Sister Yuqian, I wrote another script for you. It's an action movie, *Tomb Raider*.

After sending the first one, he @Jiang Jun, saying: Teacher Jiang, I also wrote another script for you. It's a detective and case-solving film, *Knives Out*. Let's talk about the script after you finish filming the *Seventeen Layers* derivative film.

Then, he @Wen Shengming, saying: Teacher Wen, are you interested in filming a spy movie? Play a handsome and cool spy mentor? You are not only a veteran actor and a performance powerhouse, but also a big handsome guy full of mature charm! *Kingsman* needs you!

He @Li Zhibai, saying: Besides *Buried 3*, remember to leave some schedule for me next year. We have to film some Hollywood first-tier productions, right? I won't let you act in *The Fault in Our Stars*. You have acted in too many youth romance movies. Come and act in something different. How about a car racing scene? *Fast and Furious* it~

He @Yan Liang: You have practiced martial arts for so long. I have prepared a script for you that can be fully utilized. It is a sci-fi trilogy. The character is super handsome. I promised you, welcome to *The Matrix*!

He @Li Yuefeng: After acting in so many horror thriller films, you have to let everyone see your handsome, gentle, and beautiful side. Are you coming for the male lead in *The Fault in Our Stars*?

He @Wang Jing: My old friend, a young acting maniac, let everyone see your explosive power in *The Hunger Games*!

Lu Yan He @ed more than a dozen friends in one breath and posted more than a dozen Weibo posts in a row.

He didn't explode Weibo.

He directly exploded the entire film industry—the entire international film industry.

If it were anyone else, they would think this person is abnormal and stimulated.

However, this person is Lu Yan He.

A monster who alone hit billions of dollars in box office this year.

He didn't just post a dozen Weibo posts; he directly officially announced a dozen film projects.

The key is that he didn't communicate with anyone in advance.

He just used this move to clearly tell everyone—

If this is called forming cliques, if this can become a reason to crusade against him, then let the storm come more violently?

He wants to see whose ship is strong enough to survive in this ocean storm! (End of chapter)