Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 155 New Spy Movie
"You are really anxious. 'Pirates of the Caribbean' is still showing in theaters, and you want to push for the second film?" Mr. Eisen smiled speechlessly.

"Yes, time waits for no one. I want the second movie to be released next year." Lin Yuan replied.

"The script hasn't even been written yet. This thing can't be done quickly."

"Assign me a writing assistant and I'll take care of the script problems."

The script is indeed the foundation of a movie. Without the script, any related preparation work is out of the question.

A good movie script must be polished repeatedly, taking into full consideration all aspects of the actual situation of the movie and the needs of the audience.

Under normal circumstances, the script is very time-consuming, but unfortunately I encountered Lin Yuan, this cheater.

"Okay, you come up with an excellent script, and I'll take care of the rest."

Mr. Eisen spoke the word "excellent" very clearly.

"No problem. We need to increase our investment in this film. Otherwise, all the profits will be taken away by Disney, and we will just take a cut." Lin Yuan made another suggestion.

"At most 40%, any more will be difficult to handle." Mr. Eisen said after weighing the pros and cons.

"Then we just need to prepare 1 million US dollars." Lin Yuan said after calculating.

"What? The production cost is so high?" Mr. Eisen was a little surprised.

After all, according to the amount Lin Yuan mentioned, the production cost of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" would be 2.5 million US dollars.

You know, the production cost of "Pirates of the Caribbean" of 1.4 million US dollars is already a sky-high price.

The movies that Lin Yuan has participated in before include "Fast and Furious" with $3500 million, "Hero" with $3000 million, and "Jurassic Park 3", which was considered a top production, but only cost $9600 million.

Unexpectedly, in just two years, the production cost doubled and was still not enough.

"If we want to achieve results, we have to work hard to make miracles happen. I estimate that the production cost of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is really that much," said Lin Yuan.

"Well, the movies you've starred in have never lost money. You can make back any production costs, and I support you," Mr. Eisen replied.

"You're planning to make a spy movie?" Mr. Eisen flipped through the proposal in Lin Yuan's hand. "The estimated production cost is $1.5 million. Are we going to be the lead actor this time?"

As for another movie to challenge "The Lord of the Rings: Rise of the King", Lin Yuan thought about it but couldn't find a particularly suitable candidate.

So he decided to make a spy action movie himself.

Spy war themes have always been a popular and enduring theme, but in recent years they have been in short supply.

The "007" series of films has been around for decades, and audiences are somewhat tired of it. Each film has good box office results, but none of them can be a top-grossing movie.

The "Jason Bourne" series is too realistic. Although the flesh-and-blood texture and the extremely high IQ of the protagonist have earned this series a very high reputation, the lack of cool realism has also made this series always not top-notch.

Therefore, Lin Yuan prepared to make a spy movie that was an upgraded version of "Mission Impossible".

In recent years, Tom Cruise has been transforming and striving for an Oscar. He is not satisfied with his achievements in commercial value, and wants to prove himself with a little golden man.

To this end, he was willing to fall out with his long-time agent Pat Kingsley and take that difficult path.

But handsome guys like Tom Cruise are naturally viewed through tinted glasses, and it is much more difficult for him to win the favor of the Oscar jury than those actors with average looks.

This is not surprising at all. Many years later, Leonardo DiCaprio also embarked on the same path as him. In order to win the Best Actor award, he put himself through all kinds of hardships.

One result of Tom Cruise's pursuit of an Oscar is that the "Mission Impossible" series has been discontinued for many years.

历史时空中的《碟中谍3》是1996年上映的，而《碟中谍4》上映则要等到2011年了，中间横跨了15年时间。

This meant that there had been a lack of this type of spy film for a long time, and Lin Yuan just seized this opportunity to create a brand new spy film series of his own.

Lin Yuan is also ready to be the first to capture those thrilling scenes such as climbing the Dubai Tower with bare hands and opening the airplane door with bare hands.

"Since you think it's okay, then I agree. Let's give it a try."

Mr. Eisen added, “I don’t know why, but this time you must take the top two spots at the annual box office.

But Pirates of the Caribbean 2 might still have a chance of beating The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, but your new spy movie is unlikely to win, right?

"I have a backup plan, don't worry." Lin Yuan replied.

"Well, what you said reminds me of that last time we killed three birds with one stone. We've already hit two birds, so when are we going to hit the last one?"

Lin Yuan remembered that Taylor Swift was urging him to shoot the MV.

So he smiled and said, "Right now, right away."

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When Lin Yuan arrived at the MV shooting location, the staff were already ready.

As soon as Taylor Swift saw him, she greeted him with a sweet smile.

"It's finally here? Big star, today is the day I get to hold your thighs." Taylor Swift said with a smile.

"My legs are yours, why are you holding them?"

"Go put on your makeup quickly. We'll start filming when you're ready." Taylor Swift pushed him into the dressing room.

Lin Yuan sat on the chair with a smile, watching the staff busying themselves with various tasks on his face.

Today we are going to shoot the MV for "You belong with me".

Many people first heard Taylor Swift's song through this or that song "Love Story".

These two songs are really popular, the kind that are everywhere.

Now Lin Yuan wants to add another fire to see if he can send "You belong with me" to the top of the Billboard charts and make it Taylor Swift's first number one single.

Here I would like to talk about why Taylor Swift is called "Taylor Swift" by her fans.

The first reason is of course that she was relatively young when she debuted and was very beautiful, so her Chinese fans called her "Little Beauty". "Mei" and "Beauty" have the same pronunciation, so she was named "Mei" (Taylor-Swift).

But the second reason is the most important reason, that is, every time she has a strong single to hit the Billboard singles championship, she will encounter various strong opponents and finally can only be the runner-up.

She is so unlucky that her fans jokingly call her "Taylor Swift". It seems that they are criticizing her, but in fact it is also a way of showing sympathy for her.

It turns out that the color turns naturally black when it is darker.

In history, Taylor Swift's first number one single was not until the release of the first single "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" from her fourth music album "Red".

But in this life, Lin Yuan didn't want her to wait that long, and he had already decided to give her a push.

He had already calculated this moment when he was filming "Letters from the Future".

(End of this chapter)