Chapter 466

"After the year." Might be better as "Later." But we'll keep "After the year." It's natural enough.

"Visited relatives, then just lazed around at home." Good.

"Going out is definitely impossible." Good.

"Lin Mo is fine, but Re Ba isn't." Good.

"She's too recognizable." Good.

"If she goes out, someone will surely recognize her." Good.

"On the other hand." Good.

"The promotion for Fast and Furious 2 hasn't been overlooked either." Good.

Not a line.

"This time's publicity is more than ten times as extravagant as the first installment's." Good.

"First, it's the online channels." Good.

On the splash-screen ads of the three major platforms Douyin, Weibo, and Bilibili, they were all replaced with the 15-second trailer for Fast & Furious 2—Vin Diesel driving a modified sports car leaping off a cliff, paired with explosive sound effects, making every user who opens the app shudder.

"Then there's Lin Mo's social media accounts, and Morning Light's official media also posted behind-the-scenes footage; just the video of Fan Di Sai Er saying 'I love Huaguo' in Chinese racked up over 20 million likes." Good.

Not a line.

"Online it's already crazy; offline, it's even worse." Good.

In landmark buildings across 30 major cities nationwide, from the Bund in Shanghai to the Canton Tower's slender waist in Guangzhou, they were all illuminated with massive light advertisements for Fast & Furious 2.

"At home." Good.

"\"This is too expensive, right? \" Re Ba checked her phone's hot search list; six of the top ten items were related to Fast & Furious 2 (abbr)." Good.

"She turned to Lin Mo, who was having breakfast, and said, \"Honey, just yesterday's publicity budget alone could fund a low-budget film. \"" Good.

"Lin Mo leisurely took a sip of soy milk and said, \"This publicity budget comes to about 300 million yuan. \"" Good.

"Seeing Re Ba's eyes widen, he added with a smile, \"Actually, half of it is brand sponsorship; those advertisers are eager to pay. \"" Good.

"You know, the Fast & Furious 2 (abbr) film features more than just Xiaomi cars this time." Good.

"Because the first film was a huge success, it also led many domestic and international car brands to eagerly seek collaboration with Morning Light." Good.

"So, in the second Fast and Furious film, you can see many luxury cars." Good.

"His father and mother listened beside him,

Lin Mo's father, who was holding a bowl of soy milk, suddenly shook his hand, and a few drops of soy milk splashed onto the table.

He widened his eyes, his mouth slightly open, unable to close it for a moment: "How... how much? Three hundred million?!"

His mother's chopsticks also clattered onto the table with a "pa-da" sound: "Three hundred million just... just to promote a movie?"

Seeing his parents' reaction, Lin Mo also laughed.

Meanwhile, Reba explained from the side: "Dad, Mom, do you know Mo Ge's final box office for the movie Fast & Furious 1?"

The two elders shook their heads.

"It's 2.3 billion US dollars, which equals over 16 billion RMB!"

"Goodness, hearing Reba say that over 16 billion..."

The two elders were completely dumbfounded, although...

They indeed knew their son was now very wealthy...

But...

This is too exaggerated!

A single movie could earn over 16 billion...

However, Reba's next sentence left them both stunned: "The box office for this second film is likely to be even higher than the first!"

"This..."

His mother was simply left speechless from shock.

Likewise, his father was the same.

"Dad, Mom, don't get too excited—this money isn't all going into my pocket; after deducting costs, shares, and taxes, only a small portion ends up in my hands," Lin Mo said with a smile.

Actually, he was afraid that stating the exact figure would scare his parents, so he simply said he hadn't earned that much.

"Anyway, whether it's a lot or a little doesn't matter; what's important is that you two should eat and drink, not overthink it. After the New Year, I'll take you to the Maldives for a vacation," Lin Mo then said, taking his mother's hand.

"Dad, you usually like fishing, right? Let me tell you, the sea fish in the Maldives can be huge!"

Upon hearing that, Lin Mo's father instantly perked up.

"Good, good, good..."

As a result...

Before his father could finish speaking, his mother interrupted: "What's good about good? How much will this cost..."

Seeing this, Reba and Lin Mo exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.

How to put it.

That kind of mindset of his mother can't be changed in a short while.

Now it's up to Reba, as the daughter-in-law, to step in.

She linked arms with Lin Mo's mother and cooed: "Mom, your son is now an internationally renowned director, and also the boss of a huge company—this amount of money is nothing. Just relax and enjoy; when the time comes, I'll accompany you to explore the Maldives, it'll be so fun!"

Anyway, it's just Reba doing various ideological work on his mother.

As for his father...

No need to say; just look at his excitement and you'll know.

Recently, these past few days.

The entire internet has been flooded with promotions for Fast & Furious 2.

"Holy crap, I step outside and everywhere are ads for Fast & Furious 2!"

Today is February 7, still three days left!!!

Three days, how torturous!

The promotion for Speed and Passion 2 this time is just insane—Douyin, Bilibili, Weibo… everywhere!

Awesome!!!

My mom asked me yesterday, what movie is Speed and Passion 2, why is it so popular!

Hahaha, my dad too, never follows movies, and he bombarded me with questions yesterday!

Exactly.

The promotion for Speed and Passion 2 is that over the top.

Many people who usually don't follow movies now know this film.

I'm not kidding.

In Huaguo, Morning Light Group has already become a media giant.

Add to that, this is an era of information explosion.

Ads are placed across the whole internet, and every major platform is giving it a lot of exposure.

You can imagine the hype.

Not to mention the netizens.

Even industry insiders are startled by this wave.

Xu Zheng is still posting a teasing picture in his Moments: "My junior's film hasn't even premiered, yet the promotion alone crushes other movies into trash." The attached image shows a cinema's Fast and Furious 2 poster completely covering the posters of other movies in a funny scene.

Huang Bo went further, tagging Lin Mo in the group: "Director Lin, take me along for the next shoot, I don't need a fee, just let me appear on the Poster." A string of dog‑head emojis followed.

Yang Mi couldn't help but send a WeChat message to Re Ba: "Boss Lin, are you trying to dominate the global box office?"

Re Ba replied with a "cover‑face laughing" emoji.