February 9th, the day after Sherlock’s total box office exceeded 200 million.

In the lobby on the first floor of the Hilton Hotel, staff are carrying an ice sculpture. The structure of the ice sculpture is not complicated. Except for the number 2 at the beginning, the next eight digits are all the same 0.

Today, China Film Group will hold a celebration banquet here for Sherlock's box office exceeding 200 million. At this time, countless entertainment stars and film and television company executives have gathered here.

What is strange is that Han Sanping, the person in charge of China Film Group, the organizer, has not appeared yet, nor has Lin Shu, who is also the protagonist.

"What's going on? Didn't Lin Shu come directly to the Hilton after leaving the hotel? Why didn't you see him?"

Wang Zhonglei, who was always known for his romantic attitude, had no time to pay attention to the female companion he had brought with him. He was eagerly waiting for his assistant to give him an answer.

"Mr. Wang, our people saw Director Lin walking into the Hilton Hotel with our own eyes. I don't know why he didn't show up now."

Wang Zhonglei's face darkened when he heard this. He believed that his assistant would not lie to him. It seemed that Lin Shu was with Han Sanping now.

The fact that they did not meet Lin Shu immediately shows that Huayi has already lost the lead in the Sherlock sequel project.

Now Wang Zhonglei can only hope that the conditions offered by Han Sanping are not as good as Huayi, and then Lin Shu refuses to cooperate with China Film. Otherwise, he can only watch China Film eat meat, and he can't even drink soup.

Other media bosses such as Guangguang, Bona, and Chengtian have received similar news. They all have similar thoughts to Wang Zhonglei and are waiting for Lin Shu's appearance.

Lin Shu didn't know what everyone downstairs was thinking. He was currently chatting happily with Han Sanping in the room upstairs in the Hilton.

"Director Han, I have been absent from the follow-up promotion work of the movie during the seven days of seclusion. Please don't be offended."

"Xiao Shu, what are you talking about! If you hadn't traveled to all major cities across the country in a week, how could the box office have exceeded 100 million so quickly? Now Sherlock can successfully exceed 200 million, you are indispensable!"

Han Sanping is right. Movie promotion itself is a job that races against time. Traveling across the country in two weeks and traveling all over the country in one week will definitely have different results.

In the later period, Lin Shu basically traveled to two cities a day to promote, and it was this hard work that stabilized the box office decline. Otherwise, Sherlock would definitely have no problem breaking 100 million, but 200 million would probably be difficult.

Just like today, on Monday, the fourth week of Sherlock's release, the box office number compiled at noon was only 1.02 million. This number undoubtedly declares that Sherlock has exhausted its box office potential, and it will probably be offline after this week.

"The box office can exceed 200 million, which is all because of the support of the audience, and it is definitely not due to Lin Shu alone. Moreover, Sherlock's main audience is students. Now that school is about to start, the box office may have come to an end."
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"That's the truth, but being able to make a movie with a production cost of 10 million exceed 200 million at the box office is enough to prove your ability, Xiao Shu. I heard from Weng Li that you have been writing scripts in seclusion for the past seven days. Have you had any results?

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Here it comes! Han Sanping’s last words made Lin Shu feel trembling. He knew that the following conversation would determine his relationship with China Film Group.

Whether it is a dependency relationship or a cooperative relationship depends on how the two people discuss it next.

"The script has been written."

At this point, Lin Shu raised his eyes and looked at Han Sanping. When he saw no reaction from the other party, he continued: "If everything goes well, the sequel to Sherlock should be ready for this summer's release."

"So soon? It's almost mid-February now, and the summer vacation is in July. There are less than 5 months left. Isn't it too early?"

Han Sanping had already guessed the script in advance, so he was not surprised that Lin Shu could come up with the sequel script.

But what Lin Shu said later about the summer release date really surprised Han Sanping at such speed.

You must know that the cycle from pre-preparation to post-production for a movie often takes half a year or one year, but now Lin Shu only needs less than 5 months. This should not surprise Han Sanping.

Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Lin Shu said mysteriously: "Third Master, do you know how long it took me to film the current Sherlock movie?"

"How long?"

Han Sanping accepted the question with a puzzled face. He had never understood this issue with Lin Shu before.

"From preparation to post-production, it takes less than two months!"

Lin Shu stretched out two fingers and waved them in front of Han Sanping's eyes. Upon seeing this, the other party also stretched out the same two fingers and looked at Lin Shu in disbelief.

Lin Shu nodded, confirming the answer for the second time.

Upon seeing this, Han Sanping slowly put down his raised finger and asked Lin Shu with a solemn expression: "I don't know, Director Lin, are you willing to cooperate with China Film to develop this sequel?"

When Lin Shu heard that it was a cooperative relationship, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that China Film would forcibly recruit him. Because of this concern, he used some tricks when he returned to Beijing to manipulate the film and television company bosses who had ideas about him.

The purpose of doing this is to leave a way out for himself, but now it seems that Han Sanping, a mountain eagle, is still friendly enough to him.

"Third Master, what you said is too unreasonable. Detective Sherlock's success today is all due to your insight in the drama. Naturally, we can work together to develop this sequel."

"You kid, hum!"

Han Sanping's sudden cold snort made Lin Shu nervous, "I can see that you are not willing to be subordinate to others. If China Film really wants to forcibly recruit you, then the gains will outweigh the losses. It is better to cooperate with each other.

It’s a win-win situation.”

Hearing this, Lin Shu immediately realized that his seven-day plan had been successful. Once he relaxed, he started talking more.

"Third Master, your eyes are so bright that I really admire you. My admiration for you is overwhelming..."

"Stop it! Let's get down to business, there are so many people down there waiting for us!"

Han Sanping directly interrupted these flattery words. In his heart, Lin Shu was born as a fox. Except when talking about serious matters, he was sincere. What he said on other occasions could not be taken seriously.

"Haha, Third Master is really quick to talk. In that case, I will tell you my plan first."

After watching Han Sanping nod in agreement, Lin Shu continued: "I was able to make this movie thanks to an uncle in Shanghai, from whom I have promised 20% of the investment, totaling 20 million.

Of the remaining 80%, my personal studio accounts for 30%. As for China Film..."

"50 million, 50% of the investment, China Film has agreed!"

Before Lin Shu finished speaking, Han Sanping directly agreed to the plan.

As for the money, China Film Group Corporation has plenty of it. How much money can it make if the US$100 million from Red Cliff is spent on the Sherlock series of movies? Han Sanping can still calculate this account clearly.
Chapter completed!