Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 113 Toriyama Akira gets da☆ze!

"What is this?" Toriyama Akira asked in confusion.

Lin Yuan opened the wooden box, and a finely crafted Chinese sword appeared before his eyes.

"This is a famous Chinese sword, the Longquan sword. I had it custom-made by a master in China."

The Longquan sword is about 1.2 meters long, with a light blue blade. The brand new sword tip is like a sharp green dragon, full of lively beauty.

The hilt is finely carved, surrounded by gold and silver threads, and bonded with agate beads.

The red-gold scabbard is inlaid with gemstone beads, which sets off the beauty of the hilt and makes it more beautiful overall.

Which man would not like this treasure made by a master?
Most men walking on the street, if they see a straight wooden stick on the side of the road, can't help but pick it up and dance with it a few times, let alone such a master-made sword.

Akira Toriyama picked up the Binglongquan sword, his eyes shining: "It is indeed a famous sword from China, it is simply a work of art!"

"This sword is named Longquan. According to legend, the master Ou Yezi in the Spring and Autumn Period forged the world's first iron sword and named it Longyuan. Later, in order to avoid the taboo of Li Yuan, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the name was changed to Longquan." Lin Yuan said.

"The world's first iron sword?"

"Before Longquan, Master Ou Yezi also forged many famous swords. But the Longquan Sword is his new pinnacle work after his pursuit of excellence and innovation and breakthroughs," said Lin Yuan.

Striving for excellence, innovative breakthroughs, a new peak?

Akira Toriyama suddenly realized something. The gift given by Lin Yuan had a meaning.

"There is also a manual in the sword box. It was designed specifically for you and created by a professional painter." Lin Yuan further said.

"Designed for me?"

Toriyama Akira was very surprised. It turned out that the gift was not only the sword, but also a tailor-made manual?

He opened the sword box and found the beautifully crafted silk-bordered manual, flipping through it.

This is a sword manual that records a set of sword moves in detail with exquisite patterns.

Lin Yuan not only gave him a sword, but also hoped that he could practice and wield it?
This is certainly good, and Akira Toriyama also hopes that the sword is not just a decoration, but he believes that Lin Yuan has other deeper meanings.

As a top cartoonist, he is very sensitive to images.

Toriyama was surprised to find that every sword move had three views, allowing him to see the moves clearly from all angles.

What was even more surprising was that these sword moves were not only extremely graceful but also not difficult. With his old arms and legs, he could fully master them with just practice.

At the same time, the movement connections between these sword moves are also clearly expressed by the static pictures in the manual, with a strong sense of dynamic picture.

what does this mean?
Lin Yuan has a strong ability in designing moves.

He has experience in lens design.

These are the parts that require the most brainpower and effort for Akira Toriyama when drawing the Dragon Ball fighting comics.

Many people think that the storyboards for the fighting scenes in Dragon Ball are excellent, and a few static pictures can create a coherent sense of dynamic fighting.

Not only are the characters' punches and kicks clearly explained, but the movements are also brilliantly designed.

Behind all these wonderful moments, Toriyama Akira must have burned out countless brain cells, which is also the biggest psychological obstacle for him to be afraid of restarting a long-running fighting series.

It is self-evident what Lin Yuan wants to express.

Giving the Longquan sword as a gift symbolizes breakthroughs, innovations, and the pursuit of new heights.

The swordsmanship manual shows that he can participate in the action and camera design of the fighting scenes, which is his strong point.

With Lin Yuan's help, can he really create a peak higher than "Dragon Ball"?
Akira Toriyama suddenly felt that this was quite possible. Given Lin Yuan's martial arts accomplishments, if he were to help him design the fight scenes, it would definitely be far superior to the level of Dragon Ball. After all, other cartoonists wouldn't even dare to dream of such a manga martial arts director.

Although Akira Toriyama felt a little tempted, after being lazy for so many years, he still felt instinctively resistant when he suddenly had to get up and roll up.

"This is a plan I made. Please see if it's suitable for you." Seeing that Akira Toriyama was somewhat interested, Lin Yuan struck while the iron was hot and threw out a plan.

This was the first time he met Akira Toriyama in real life. In his previous life, the comic master died of acute subdural hematoma on March 2024, 3 at the age of 1.

I felt a little regretful that I couldn't meet him in person.

But it is also regrettable that after "Dragon Ball", Akira Toriyama lay dormant for two or three decades.

Many fans feel sorry that they haven't created more wonderful works.

Lin Yuan felt that he should encourage him to create more classics for the comics industry.

"Plan?" Akira Toriyama took it with both hands and read it carefully.

Simply put, the plan is for Hayashi Gen and Toriyama Akira to collaborate on a manga.

Akira Toriyama is responsible for designing the world view, plot characters, and drawing comics, while Yuan Lin is responsible for designing exciting combat moves.

What truly reflects the interests of both parties in this plan is that the protagonist of the comic is based on Lin Yuan.

This is what Lin Yuan wants. He wants to shape and promote himself in all aspects through film, television, animation and other fields, so that his image can be deeply rooted in the minds of people around the world.

Therefore, a battle comic based on him is a very good entry point, and Akira Toriyama, as a master of comics, must be the best implementer.

Regarding the distribution of benefits, Lin Yuan thought further: neither he nor Akira Toriyama were people who were short of money, and if they created this comic in pursuit of economic returns, it was definitely not what they wanted.

So Lin Yuan proposed an idea: to transfer the copyright and income of this comic to a newly established special foundation.

All the funds of this foundation are used to support new cartoonists and new action actors.

Although they are not top tycoons with wealth that rivals that of a country, they have enough money. More money is just enough to satisfy their extravagant life.

Possessing a large amount of monetary wealth without controlling the means of production in core areas will only bring disaster.

Do you still expect to control the lifeblood of the country just by having some money in your hands?
Then make a contribution to the world and leave an immortal name.

This foundation can help countless newcomers who are interested in working in the comics industry and becoming action actors, which can be said to be a great benefit.

Lin Yuan believed that Akira Toriyama would be very interested in this proposal.

Sure enough, as he flipped through the plan, Akira Toriyama couldn't help laughing.

Lin Yuan saw the spark in his eyes.

The fire dormant in his heart was successfully ignited.

"Want to try it?" When Lin Yuan asked this question, he actually already knew the answer.

"If I hadn't seen this plan, I could have just laid back and rested peacefully. But after seeing this plan, I had to get up even if I wanted to lie still.

Otherwise, when I’m really old and lying in bed unable to move, I’ll die with regrets because I missed out.” Toriyama replied with a smile.

Hearing his answer, Lin Yuan shouted inwardly:

Akira Toriyama gets da☆ze!

(End of this chapter)