Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 18 New Challenges
Lin Yuan ate two pieces of rice cake and stood up to warm up.

We are about to shoot the most important action scene, so it would not be appropriate to eat too much.

"Are you really not going to change this action scene? Even Brother Chen Long might not have been able to do it when he was young." Meng Tao advised.

"You also know that this movie is not popular enough. How can I not fight for it?"

"Even if you insist on doing this, can't you shoot it during the day? The visibility is so poor at night, it's much more dangerous."

"The atmosphere at night is more terrifying, and this effect cannot be achieved during the day. If you are worried about me, please help me check the reliability of the facilities again." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"You're awesome!" Meng Tao stopped trying to persuade her and went to check the facilities.

Seeing Meng Tao's behavior, Director Johnston, who was not far away, stood up with some concern.

The staff member on the side couldn't help but ask:
"Director, are you worried?"

"Yes. I wanted to stop him, but my mind wouldn't allow me to do so." The director nodded.

"I understand that if Lin succeeds tonight, we will have a classic moment etched into film history."

"By the way, I heard that you set up a bet for tonight's scene?" asked the director.

"Yes……"

The staff was a little embarrassed to speak up. Would they be scolded by the director if they took this bet?
But Director Johnston asked, "What are the odds?"

"One for two."

There is no option to pass it more than twice, because failing once is already fatal and there is no possibility of trying again.

Hearing these odds, the director was stunned: What kind of weird odds are these?

He thought Lin Yuan's chances of passing on the first try weren't high. Was it just a 2-to-1 odds? The risk and reward were completely disproportionate!

"Is there anyone betting on this?"

"The total amount of bets has reached 20 US dollars." The staff replied.

"What about the odds of total failure?"

The director asked curiously, this is the most likely possibility, so the most people should buy it, right?

"No."

"No?"

Director Johnston thought it was ridiculous. How could a game be set up like that? Wouldn't that mean the dealer would be guaranteed to win?
"Yes, it's a unanimous decision. If Lin fails, all the bets will go to him."

The director immediately understood: everyone was worried that if something happened to Lin Yuan, this crowdfunding money would provide some security for their future life.

Insurance companies always turn away these "suicidal" action actors, so they always suffer from injuries without any protection.

Therefore, the entire crew is expressing their support and love for Lin Yuan in this way.

Director Johnston couldn't help but be moved. He smiled and asked, "Who is the banker? If Lin Yuan really succeeds in one try, won't he lose everything?"

"It was Meng Tao. At first we didn't want to set up a scheme, we just wanted to raise the money directly. But Meng Tao came and said that Lin Yuan wouldn't accept it this way, so we had to find a way around it and he would be the banker."

Hearing this answer, the director laughed.

What is Meng Tao? How can a martial artist like him get the money to be the banker and pay out the compensation?
There is no need to think about it, it must be Lin Yuan who asked Meng Tao to stand up for him.

Seeing the goodwill of the crew members pooling money to protect him, Lin Yuan simply set up a scheme and became the banker to repay everyone's kindness.

Is he just that confident?
"Did you just ask me if I was worried?"

"Yes, director."

"Now I'm not worried! Just do me a favor."

"Ok?"

"The odds of betting on Lin Yuan's success have increased to 1 to 3. I'll cover this increase!"

Director Johnston was filled with pride at this moment.

He really liked the crew and their kindness deserved more rewards.

As for the extra $20, he didn't care. If Lin Yuan succeeded, his share of the box office profits would only be greater. He also liked Lin Yuan very much. At this moment, Director Johnston suddenly understood why Director Coen admired this Chinese guy so much.

Brave, smart, and full of humanity...

He looked at Lin Yuan with a gentle smile.

Lin Yuan, who had already completed his warm-up preparations, also smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it was time to shoot.

Director Johnston saw this and picked up the intercom: "Are all departments ready?"

"The camera rail is in place!"

"The lighting crew is in place!"

"The medical emergency team is here!"

……

Lin Yuan, who was at the center of attention, calmly asked the system: Evaluate the difficulty and success rate of this action scene.

[This action scene has a Danger Level of C, Host Success Rate: 70%.]

[Complete the action scene of this difficulty and receive 2 attribute bonus.]

When he had just finished filming "The Fast and the Furious", the system assessment determined that his success rate at C-level difficulty was only 50%.

After obtaining Master-level Parkour and increasing Strength and Constitution by one point each, the success rate increased to 70%.

It's worth a try.

Today's action scenes were shot on location using long shots.

He will film a scene where he escapes in the forest and is chased by a group of velociraptors.

Lin Yuan was extremely focused because he knew he only had one chance, regardless of success or failure.

"Action!"

"Snapped!"

The moment the clapperboard was struck, three velociraptors jumped out and surrounded Lin Yuan in a V-formation.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan turned around and ran, with the Velociraptor chasing closely behind him.

The entire escape route was carefully designed and staged by Lin Yuan, allowing his master-level parkour skills to be fully demonstrated.

In the rugged woodland road, Lin Yuan was running as fast as a swift cheetah, constantly dodging various stones and other obstacles.

But humans' running speed is no match for wild beasts, and the Velociraptor has caught up.

One of them opened its bloody mouth and pounced forward, ready to tear Lin Yuan to pieces with its sharp teeth in the next second.

At this moment, Lin Yuan pushed hard with his right foot and flew into the air.

He did a graceful backflip in the air, bent his feet to gather strength, then pushed off a big tree, using the force to complete a beautiful rebound jump.

This is a wall jump in parkour. With Lin Yuan's master-level performance, it is even cooler after being followed by a backflip.

All of this not only relies on his skills, but also demonstrates Lin Yuan's extremely strong physical fitness.

The velociraptors obviously didn't expect their prey to do this. They bounced off the tree and turned back. They couldn't stop due to the huge inertia.

"Boom!"

One of the velociraptors failed to dodge and crashed heavily into the tree, collapsing and fainting.

"Beautiful backflip followed by a rebound jump!" Director Johnston shouted excitedly.

"Clean and neat, Jackie Chen is no better than that!"

"Such strong thighs, I really want to touch them. I'm willing to touch them even if you pay me!" said a female staff member infatuatedly.

"You're so perverted, but please add me in," said another female staff member.

(End of this chapter)