Union Center Arena, a game for the Bulls, the audience was packed.

Lin Yolun, Lucas, and Spielberg sat in an agitated audience and were quickly spotted by the live media.

Many cameras in the media gallery opposite were focused on this side, which did not affect the interest of the three of them chatting.

Despite the intense play on the pitch, the conversation between Lucas and Lim Yo-lun was not on the game.

"It's a pity that Jordan has just retired, and the Bulls have lost the ability to compete for championships this season."

Lucas's tone was full of regret, and Jordan's retirement was not only a huge loss for the fans, but also a big impact on the city of Chicago.

Because when it comes to Chicago, more people will only think that this is where the god of basketball is, a team that created a great Bulls dynasty, and as for the third largest city in the United States, the Windy City, Sin City and other city labels, they have long been left aside.

Spielberg interjected at this point: "I think we should go to the Chicago White Sox game so you can meet Jordan!" ”

Jordan retired this time for many reasons, on the one hand, he was haunted by the death of his father, and on the other hand, the American media was full of news of Jordan's gambling, which brought him a certain negative impact, so he chose to retire at his peak and joined the Chicago White Sox of the Major League Baseball League.

"To be honest, I still prefer Jordan who plays basketball." Lucas shrugged.

Spielberg disagreed, "Baseball is more popular than basketball in the United States, and I think Jordan's choice is very good!" ”

The two had an argument about whether Jordan should play basketball or baseball. At this time, Lin Youlun suddenly interjected

"I think Jordan will be back soon."

Seeing that both Lucas and Spielberg looked at him with incredulous expressions. Lin Youlun shrugged. "If you don't believe it, we can make a bet that within a year, Jordan will definitely choose to make a comeback!"

"Why?"

"Because Jordan is away from basketball, it's like you can't live without movies!"

Lucas and Spielberg glanced at each other, and although they didn't quite believe what Lin said, neither of them made this bet with Lin because the box office results of the last time they bet on "Jurassic Park" had not yet come out. Lucas didn't want Lin Youlun to seize the opportunity to turn the tables at this time, and of course it could be said that he didn't want to lose twice together.

After watching the Bulls game, the trio drove to Chicago TV, where Oprah and her team had already set up the scene.

Oprah joked with Lucas as soon as they met: "You have gained weight, it seems that you have not eaten less high-fat foods over the years, which is not a good thing for your body!" ”

Lucas and Oprah hugged and replied with a smile, "Winfrey, can you not talk like my personal doctor?" ”

"Unless you're going to turn into a fat guy who's as bloated as I am!" Oprah didn't buy it and continued to criticize Lucas.

"I'm not a woman, why should I care about my figure?" Lucas said nonchalantly.

"But women care. No wonder your womanhood has always been bad. "Oprah and Lucas know each other very well, and they don't have too many scruples when they talk.

"Speaking of women's fate. I have to formally introduce you to my friend and partner, Lin, who is the best woman I've ever met! ”

Lucas said that he introduced Lin Youlun to Oprah, but actually pulled him out as a shield.

"Why do I think you're sarcastic about me?" Without waiting for Oprah to speak, Lin Youlun complained first.

"Mr. Lin, it's a great honor to meet you here...... You are the first Chinese to walk into my show! ”

Lin Youlun shook hands with Oprah, "This is also my honor!" ”

Before meeting Oprah, Lin Youlun had always wondered how Oprah could achieve such success as a middle-aged, overweight black woman in the mainstream white male media world. Through this short contact now, Lin Youlun has probably found the answer.

Oprah is well versed in the secret of building friendship with people, and is good at self-deprecation, never shy away from his own certainty, and even bravely take it out to joke, such as just now, she suggested that Lucas take his body as an example when controlling his weight, this kind of frankness and sincerity is rare among the hosts, and the average host does not appreciate and does not have this kind of character, which is the uniqueness of Oprah, she can move the audience through emotion, so that her issues and the audience can quickly enter the role, and also enable her to open up topics that others have never thought of.

Oprah chatted with Lin Youlun enthusiastically, and it could be seen that she was very interested in Lin Youlun.

Lucas took the opportunity of Oprah and Spielberg to say hello, pulled Lin Youlun aside and reminded in a low voice: "You have to be mentally prepared when you will record the show, I think Oprah will definitely focus the conversation on you, and Stephen and I will try to help you share the burden when the time comes, but you should also pay more attention to yourself." ”

"Ms. Oprah probably wouldn't deliberately set any conversation traps for the guests during the interview, right?" Lin Youlun asked uncertainly, after all, Lucas knew Oprah better than him.

"Two, is your private conversation over? It's time to start recording the show! Oprah ended her conversation with Spielberg and shouted at him.

Lucas glanced back at the other side, and finally reminded Lin Youlun: "You can rest assured that Oprah never does such a thing, but she can always make you willing to share some of her secrets, which you need to pay special attention to." ”

Lin Youlun nodded, and the two walked back together.

At the beginning of the show, Oprah first chatted with Lucas and Spielberg about "Jurassic Park", because Lin Youlun was only an investor in the movie, so he was basically not asked any questions during this time.

Of course, this didn't last long, and soon Oprah pulled him into the conversation.

"Mr. Lin, you bought the copyright of the original novel of "Jurassic Park" before it was finished, and I think there must be a reason why you did it."

"If I said it was because I liked the idea of the story, would you believe it?"

"Of course, but I think there must be some other reason besides liking, right?" Oprah's answer was very smart, and at the same time, Lin Youlun couldn't continue to perfunctory.

"When I invested in the filming of Godzilla, I had an idea to make a dinosaur movie, and it just so happened that I heard that Michael Clayton was working on such a story, so I approached him and chatted with him for an afternoon, and many of our ideas coincided, so I finally succeeded in buying the rights to this novel."

"In Hong Kong, your self-made success has infected many young people, and they often use your deeds to encourage themselves to work hard, what do you think about this?"

"I'm just a little bit luckier than others."

"So every movie you invest in is as successful as expected, is that also because of luck?"

Looking at Oprah's smiling gaze, Lin Youlun realized that the previous understanding of success was just set up by Oprah in order to lead to the latter question, and he was already cautious enough, but at this time he realized that he still underestimated the other party.

"Some people are very talented at certain things, like Jordan is good at basketball, and I'm good at finding movies that have potential, and it has a bit to do with luck, but it's not entirely because of luck."

Lin Youlun's answer was a bit evasive, but Oprah was already very satisfied with it.

"Can you show the audience?"

"Show what?" Lin Youlun frowned.

"Show your talent for discovering potential film genres." Oprah explained.

Lin Youlun was a little crying and laughing, "How can this be displayed?" ”

"I heard you and Lucas made a bet before about a prediction about the box office of Jurassic Park."

"Yes, there is such a thing."

"Is it convenient to disclose the contents of the gambling agreement? If you can successfully predict the box office of a movie, it is equivalent to proving that you are really good at discovering those potential movie themes, because you already know in advance whether the movie will make money. Oprah's eyes were full of anticipation when she looked at Lin Youlun, which made Lin Youlun a little embarrassed to refuse.

"First of all, I have to correct that before the filming of the movie, I just relied on my own judgment, thinking that a certain theme would be liked by the audience when made into a movie, and the box office estimate could not be made until the film was completely completed.

Oprah nodded, then added:

"But your judgment is always better than others."

Lin Youlun had to further explain: "That's because I have more information in my hands than them, just like "Jurassic Park", I have been following up on its various situations since the original novel, from the location shooting to the later stage it uses those techniques, this information is not accessible to ordinary people, but it is very helpful in judging the box office of the movie." ”

"So you came to the conclusion that Jurassic Park could surpass $600 million at the global box office?"

"That's what Lucas told you, too?"

Oprah nodded.

Lin Youlun pouted helplessly, "Well, I did say this when I made a bet with Lucas, and my real judgment is that the box office of this movie is very likely to go further on this basis, and even create a new box office record!" ”

When Lin Youlun said this, not only Oprah was surprised, but even Lucas and Spielberg looked at him in surprise.

"I know that many people will wonder if I'm crazy when I say this, but I firmly believe that this movie will give you an even crazier answer!" (To be continued......)