Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 182 You Don’t Understand Tai Chi
Perhaps we are too narrow-minded, many journalists asked themselves.

Seeing the atmosphere was somewhat subdued, the host quickly changed the subject: "Thank you Lin Yuan for your answer. Next, let's go to the reporter from the Chosun Ilbo."

"Mr. Lin Yuan, you are a legendary warrior. Whether in film or in real life, we have all witnessed your unparalleled performance.

I'd like to ask, which martial art is your favorite?" asked a reporter from the Chosun Ilbo.

When this question was raised, all the reporters on the scene couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Talking about martial arts won’t make us so frustrated that we get hurt, right?
Lin Yuan cheered in his heart: I've been waiting for you! Finally you're here!
He smiled and replied, "My favorite is Tai Chi. It is a martial art that best aligns with the core of Chinese culture. Nothing better embodies the Chinese worldview than Tai Chi."

When saying this, Lin Yuan was laughing wildly in his heart.

When it comes to his favorite martial arts, how could Tai Chi be mentioned? He has barely used it, right?

Master-level knife-flying skills are his favorite, and long arms are always the king!
An inch longer, an inch stronger. A master-level flying knife technique can be as long as seventy or eighty meters.

The reason why Lin Yuan talked about Tai Chi is because the word "Tai Chi" is so important in the hearts of Koreans!

One sentence is enough: the Korean flag has a Taegeuk pattern printed on it.

At this time, Lin Yuan said that Tai Chi is most consistent with the core of Chinese culture and best matches the Chinese worldview.

He absolutely did not believe that Koreans could tolerate this, and the goodwill brought by the talent of "Life is a Play" could never be suppressed.

Sure enough, the Chosun Ilbo reporter immediately spoke up, "Mr. Lin, we respect you very much. But I still want to point out that Tai Chi is probably more compatible with our Korean culture."

Lin Yuan smiled and asked, "May I ask how your country understands Tai Chi?"

"Our ancient sages believed that Tai Chi is one. At the beginning of all things, the yin and yang of heaven and earth were divided, and this is Tai Chi!"

As the Chosun Ilbo reporter spoke, the reporters present nodded. This is the most authoritative explanation of Tai Chi in the Korean academic community:
It means that Tai Chi is the beginning of all things, and Tai Chi differentiates into Yin and Yang, and even all things in the world.

"So your country believes that Tai Chi is the original one, right?" Lin Yuan asked.

"That's right! We use Tai Chi to interpret the starting point of all things. This is our nation's worldview. Tai Chi is the most suitable for Korea!" the reporter replied.

Lin Yuan did not answer the Korean reporter with the mysterious answer from the Book of Changes: "The Book of Changes has Tai Chi, which gives birth to two opposites, two opposites give birth to four images, four images give birth to eight trigrams, the eight trigrams determine good and bad luck, good and bad luck give birth to great achievements."

The essence of this question is actually: where do all things in the universe come from?

Tai Chi is the answer to where this comes from.

So what is Tai Chi?

Lin Yuan offered a simpler and more understandable conclusion: "I'm sorry, but in my opinion, this is still not quite accurate. Our Chinese sages believed that Tai Chi is not the initial one, but the beginningless and endless nothingness."

"Nothing? Why would Tai Chi be nothing?"

"What does 'nothing' mean?"

"How can Tai Chi be nothing?"

The reporters began to discuss the matter. Lin Yuan's answer was really incomprehensible to them.

Lin Yuan smiled and continued, "Everything in this world has characteristics such as shape, size, and color. If you categorize everything in the world, you'll find that the more abstract something is, the higher it is, and the more concrete something is, the lower it is."

Seeing that the reporters were still a little confused, Lin Yuan pointed to the locust tree outside the window and said, "When I say locust tree, you immediately know what it looks like."

"But what if I say a tree? Doesn't it become more abstract, more vague, and more difficult to describe?"

"Continuing along this line of thought, what is a plant? What is life? What is matter?"

"By analogy, tracing back to the highest origin of all things, it must be something without any specific characteristics."

"Then this thing must be nothing!"

What Lin Yuan said is a conclusion that can be reached through logical deduction. You don’t even need modern scientific knowledge to understand hypotheses such as the Big Bang.

This is the inevitable conclusion that can be drawn from abstract philosophical deduction.

In fact, ancient Chinese sages also thought about the origin of all things in this way. Lao Tzu said in the Tao Te Ching: All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence.

In this regard, He Yan of the Eastern Han Dynasty talked about his understanding in "Tao Lun": What exists is what exists, and it relies on nothing to survive; things are done by doing things, and they are accomplished by nothing.

In fact, this is what Lin Yuan explained today.

"Therefore, Tai Chi is definitely not the one, nor is it the beginning. It is the nothingness that has no beginning and no end." Lin Yuan stated his conclusion again.

Faced with Lin Yuan's words, all the reporters at the scene fell silent.

They didn't expect that their own country's understanding of Tai Chi printed on the national flag is not as good as that of the Chinese sages, so how can they talk about it being most suitable for their own country?

As expected, the culture I learned from others only taught me the superficial form, but not the true essence.

No matter how much they didn't want to admit it, they couldn't shamelessly say that Lin Yuan's views were wrong at this moment.

"Clap!"

Suddenly a reporter on the field applauded.

The other reporters were stunned for a moment, then joined in.

"Wow, wow!" The applause rose and fell like a tide.

Everyone gave Lin Yuan such warm applause, on the one hand because what he said was so good that there was no way to refute it.

On the other hand, applause at this time can effectively dispel the awkward atmosphere. The more they praise Lin Yuan, the more it seems that they are speechless and not shameful.

The first person to applaud was a genius, the reporters on the field couldn't help but think so.

At the following press conference, the atmosphere suddenly became harmonious.

Having achieved his goal, Lin Yuan no longer continued to stimulate the fragile hearts of the reporters. Instead, he appropriately followed the reporters' questions and said some nice words for free.

There were bursts of good-natured laughter in the venue, and the awkwardness just now had completely disappeared.

"Now is the last question. Let's give this question to the reporter from Dong-A Ilbo," said the host.

"Mr. Lin, we Koreans really like you and sincerely hope to establish a deeper connection with you.

Do you have any ideas about developing some industries in Korea?" the reporter asked.

In response to this question, Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I'm quite optimistic about the Korean K-pop industry in Korea, and I'd like to try to invest in one or two companies. I've already made an appointment with SM Entertainment's President Lee to discuss this in person."

"Lin Yuan is really going to invest in our country? I'm so surprised!" said a reporter.

"Will he come to Korea more often in the future?"

"What do you mean by coming to Korea? I mean going back!"

"What a shame, today's press conference was too short. I wasn't able to ask him more questions."

"Actually, I want to ask if Lin Yuan has a girlfriend. If not, he can find one in Korea! We have so many beautiful women!"

"How could a man like Lin Yuan possibly be short of women? Asking gossip questions in this kind of setting is too cheap."

The reporters in the audience were talking about it.

Lin Yuan, who was sitting on the stage, stood up after answering the last question, thanked all the reporters present today, and left with the Samsung Group staff.

Lin Yuan still has to face the next battlefield, and Lee Boo-jin is already waiting for him.

Formal communication with Samsung Group is about to begin.

　Thanks to book friend [MR.xinsen] for the reward.

　　The third time~^_^
　　
　
(End of this chapter)