Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 133: The Ace Card
Breaking News! Lin Yuan, who has never played football, claims to be the best quarterback!

People say Chinese people are humble? I don’t think so!

If God wants to destroy a person, he must first make him crazy!

This Chinese American treats team sports as a stage for personal heroism!

After Lin Yuan finished his interview with the Fox News reporter, a series of news reports immediately appeared in media channels.

As a national sport, rugby is originally a super traffic pool.

At this moment, these reports were like throwing a firecracker into a biogas tank, which immediately exploded.

In just a few hours, from the Internet to real life, a large number of people began to pay attention to this matter and participate in the discussion.

Lin Yuan's popularity and popularity also increased dramatically.

"Who is Lin Yuan? A Chinese? How dare he say he's the best quarterback?"

"He's a very famous Hollywood action actor. I like him very much. I think he has a movie called 'Pirates of the Caribbean' coming out soon."

"Who asked you that?! I just want to know why he is so shameless?"

"I quite like Lin Yuan's movies. As an action actor, he's really great, dedicated and hardworking. But I don't believe he can play football well, let alone be the best quarterback."

"I'm a little angry. Lin Yuan actually said he is the best quarterback. Doesn't that mean he is better than Tom Brady? He is my idol!"

"Lin Yuan said he wanted to prove himself. Could it be that he's planning to play a rugby game himself?"

Regardless of whether the evaluation was good or bad, well-intentioned or malicious, the result was that Lin Yuan's popularity increased dramatically, and he became the most popular topic for a while.

At the center of this storm of public opinion, Lin Yuan saw that the time was ripe and made his voice heard in the media.

Mr. Eisen's work resulted in a news story that appeared on the front page of The New York Times.

Hollywood action star Lin Yuan challenges Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady?

This news item details the whole story, including the following important information:
"Since there are always people saying that Chinese Americans can't be quarterbacks, Lin Yuan is going to personally go out and prove it to everyone."

"Lin Yuan, a veteran football fan, donated $1000 million in sponsorship fees to the New York Giants and asked the team to help him play a friendly match against the New England Patriots."

"The New England Patriots accepted the invitation to the friendly match. Three days later, this newly crowned champion team will have an exciting game against the veteran New York Giants."

"Lin Yuan will temporarily join the New York Giants as quarterback for this game. We will wait and see how he performs."

When this news appeared in front of the public, the already hot topic immediately escalated several levels.

The topic was so popular that it was almost as popular as predicting the results before the Super Bowl, with countless people participating.

Such an opportunity will not be missed by bookmakers, and many companies have opened special odds for this friendly match.

Of course, the odds are all in favor of the New England Patriots.

If Lin Yuan wins, the odds are 1:4.

The odds of betting on the New England Patriots are only 1:1.2.

But even so, the vast majority of people still chose to bet on the New England Patriots, and everyone felt that this was an opportunity to make free money.

Although I earn less, it’s stable!

In the public opinion field, the public was surprised by Lin Yuan's behavior:

It turns out that Lin Yuan is serious?

Is he really going to play quarterback?

Is Lin Yuan really going to challenge Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady?
At this time, the public opinion that was originally one-sidedly unfavorable to Lin Yuan began to split.

Some people began to stand on Lin Yuan's side and speak out in his defense:
"Lin Yuan has proven through his actions that he's more than just talk. As long as he has the courage to challenge the championship team, I'll support him. Who knows if he'll create a miracle?"

"Rugby is a sport that relies heavily on physical fitness. If you've seen action movies starring Lin Yuan, you'll know he's not necessarily bad at rugby!"

"Whether he wins or loses the game, as long as Lin Yuan performs well on the court, he has proven himself."

The modest shift in public opinion is not surprising at all.

On the one hand, Mr. Eisen began to mobilize and guide the media supporting Lin Yuan to speak out. Previously, Mr. Eisen had not taken any action because he needed to use negative emotions to stir up public opinion.

On the other hand, Americans value the courage to speak out and prove oneself. As long as you dare to stand up and fight, many people will look up to you.

Now, this highly anticipated friendly match is inevitable.

For Lin Yuan, he must win.

The big talk has been made, so many people are watching, what if we lose the game.

That would be a huge disgrace to him.

He couldn't raise his head for a long time.

"Are you really sure you can win? The New England Patriots are the absolute champions, and the New York Giants have not been strong in recent years, as you know." Mr. Eisen asked.

"Don't worry. If the New York Giants are too strong, it will be hard to tell whether the victory is my credit or not." Lin Yuan replied with a smile while sitting on the sofa in the office.

"You are really never humble. I don't doubt you, but the New York Giants..." Mr. Eisen was still a little worried.

Lin Yuan nodded and signaled Mr. Eisen not to worry.

He certainly knows that the current New York Giants are in a period of transition and can only rely on their historical record to call themselves a "veteran powerhouse."

The New York Giants' last Super Bowl victory was eleven years ago. Lin Yuan knew the team wouldn't reach the top again until 2008.

This is the moment when it is at its weakest, so it is willing to accept sponsorship fees and help itself play a friendly match.

Otherwise, if the game is lost too badly, the New York Giants will lose face.

It really is true that money talks. $1000 million to buy a game does not include the money spent on attacking the New England Patriots and the NFL.

But in fact, Lin Yuan felt that he did not lose out. He attracted so much attention. If it were just advertising, it would not have such an effect.

Just think of this money as the promotion and marketing expenses for the movie, and you can double it back from the box office of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in the future.

Moreover, friendly matches also generate ticket revenue, broadcasting revenue, etc., so it is difficult to make a loss.

As far as Lin Yuan knows, the tickets have been sold out.

Therefore, when Lin Yuan chooses his opponent, he naturally looks for the strongest and the most talked-about one. He never thinks of looking for a soft persimmon to pick on, as that is not his style.

There is no need to talk about how strong the legendary quarterback Tom Brady is.

The New England Patriots were also at their peak. In the next few years, the team would win several consecutive Super Bowl championships and set the NFL's longest regular season winning streak record of 21 games.

Only by defeating such a team can Lin Yuan's personal reputation be pushed to the peak.

Two days before the game, Lin Yuan joined the New York Giants for temporary training.

This amount of time was only enough for him and the team members to get familiar with each other, and there was not even enough time to hone in on those complicated tactics.

Time passed quickly and soon it was the day of the competition.

(End of this chapter)