Rich Man, Poor Man

The sky had completely darkened. Under the dim streetlights, the two strolled along, chatting leisurely.

When they arrived in front of a coffee shop in town, Lin Yuan suddenly stopped.

He pointed to an electronic locker at the entrance of the shop and said with a smile, "I prepared a gift for you. It's in that locker."

"Really? What is it?"

"You're not allowed to look. You have to guess it to get it."

Lin Yuan covered Liu Yifei's eyes with both hands and led her to the locker.

His fingertips felt a warm, smooth touch, like stroking the finest jade, as he caressed her skin.

"Did the locker open?"

Her words interrupted Lin Yuan's daydream.

"Yes, it's open. Go ahead and guess."

"What could it be? What else could it be? It has to be lilies, of course!"

Liu Yifei said the answer with a laugh, prying away Lin Yuan's hands from her eyes.

"I knew it! I guessed it right!"

"How did you know?" Lin Yuan sounded a bit dejected.

"How could I not smell such a strong lily fragrance? If you want to trick me, just covering my eyes isn't enough. You'd have to plug my nose too!"

"Ah, I miscalculated!"

"It's okay, I really like your gift."

Liu Yifei smiled, holding up the bouquet of white lilies, which perfectly matched her temperament.

"Are you satisfied?"

"Mm! Satisfied!"

"Is this enough?"

"Huh?"

Lin Yuan smirked and punched the top of the locker.

"Thump!"

With the impact, a platinum strawberry necklace, hidden along the top edge of the locker, fell down.

"Since you're satisfied, I won't give you this one then."

"Ah? There's really another one!" Liu Yifei exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Yuan smiled, took off the necklace, then opened the clasp and reached out his hands to her.

Seeing Lin Yuan about to help her put it on, Liu Yifei cooperatively lifted her long hair, revealing her swan-like, slender, and fair neck.

His hands gently touched her neck, and the faint warmth made Lin Yuan's hands tremble slightly. He failed several times before finally managing to fasten it.

"It looks really good. It suits you perfectly," Lin Yuan said with a smile, trying to hide his awkwardness.

"This must be expensive, right? Did you buy it with the income from The Fast and the Furious?"

Liu Yifei, born into a wealthy family, clearly knew her valuables. This necklace cost at least five thousand dollars, enough to buy a used car in North America.

Lin Yuan, on the other hand, wasn't wealthy; he had only just started earning some income.

He smiled without answering, his eyes full of doting affection, silently telling her it was worth it.

"A bouquet of flowers was already great, I'm so happy! Don't waste your money. It's all money you earned risking your life. Let's return it?"

"I really like your nagging."

"Like my head!"

"It's okay, I'll earn a lot of money. I'll be very successful, and this little bit of money won't even be on my radar soon."

"You go ahead first, I'll catch up to you soon!"

"Mm, I believe you. It's a bit windy outside, let's go inside for a cup of coffee."

After all, it was already early winter, and the temperature at night was quite low.

The two pushed open the coffee shop door and found a place to sit.

"I'll go buy two cups of coffee. You stay right here, don't move," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"What are you saying? Taking advantage of me!" Celestial Fairy immediately noticed something was wrong.

After all, she had studied in China, so she had some common sense.

"How childish! Why do you men like playing the 'daddy' joke so much? Do you want me to call you 'Daddy' too?" she said with disdain.

You even understand this? Lin Yuan was a bit surprised but felt a surge of defiance.

"I don't mind if you call me that at certain moments in the future."

You don't understand this, do you?

"What do you mean?"

She really didn't understand...

No, Lin Yuan suddenly noticed her ears were red.

This was awkward. He had originally thought Liu Yifei didn't understand.

But...

She! Understood!

She was just pretending not to understand out of maidenly modesty.

But her flushed ears betrayed her mercilessly.

What to do?

Of course, they could only play dumb together.

Lin Yuan had a thick skin and quickly adjusted his mindset. This was his thought process:

If a girl often listens to a man's dirty jokes, then there's a high probability she'll end up as the protagonist of those dirty jokes with that man.

The reverse was also true. She'd be his woman sooner or later anyway, so it wasn't a big deal to accidentally tell a dirty joke!

Thus, Lin Yuan replied righteously, "Don't ask about adult matters, child!"

Hearing this reply, the Celestial Fairy was furious but couldn't expose him, so her face turned even redder.

Just then, someone pushed open the door of the coffee shop.

Seeing the person who entered, Lin Yuan waved him over.

The person was Director Cohen, whom Lin Yuan had also arranged to meet here tonight.

"Do you have important business? Then I'll head back first." Liu Yifei stood up, intending to use this opportunity to leave.

But Lin Yuan reached out and stopped her.

"Observing won't hurt you. You'll be meeting all sorts of directors frequently in the future. I'll take you back after we're done."

"Is it appropriate? Won't it disturb you?"

Actually, Liu Yifei was quite curious about how actors discussed work with directors.

"If it were someone else, I'd think it wasn't appropriate, but you're not someone else."

This answer clearly pleased her, and she smiled, sitting to the side without saying more.

After Director Cohen sat down and Lin Yuan introduced them to each other, they immediately started discussing work.

Director Cohen said, "I've already discussed your proposal and script revisions with Director Johnston, and he's very satisfied."

Lin Yuan was not surprised by this at all.

He knew what the critical flaws of the movie would be after its release, so he just needed to make targeted revisions.

This included the fact that many viewers were very unhappy with the scene where the Tyrannosaurus Rex was killed by the Spinosaurus.

After all, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was practically the trademark of the Jurassic film series, with incredibly high popularity.

Director Johnston actually dared to have the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the protagonist, killed by a mere grunt?

Most viewers found it unacceptable.

In the reboot sequel Jurassic World over a decade later, the director even specifically arranged for the Tyrannosaurus Rex to appear and smash through a Spinosaurus fossil skeleton, as if to vent some of the anger from that scene back then.

"I believe that if the movie can be revised according to your proposal, it will definitely be a huge hit!" Director Cohen added.

Lin Yuan smiled and nodded, then asked, "Thank you for the affirmation, but there won't be only good news, right? There are always difficulties when you want to get things done."

Director Cohen nodded, and a string of words came out:

"Yes. The biggest obstacle is the need for additional investment, but Universal Pictures isn't going to foot the bill for your plan."

"Simply put, we're out of money."

"So, no matter how good your proposal is, it can only be shelved."

"After your calculations, how much additional investment is needed?" Lin Yuan asked.

"10 million US dollars!"