Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 197: Moving to Dubai
Dubai, Burj Al Arab.

To be more precise, it should be called Burj Al Arab, named after its shape which resembles a sailboat.

This is the only seven-star hotel currently. It is built on an artificial island 280 meters from the coastline, so the hotel has a 360-degree panoramic sea view.

The Prince of Dubai warmly welcomed the crew of "The King of Spy", and Lin Yuan also enjoyed the treatment of Chen Long.

Not only did the Dubai Prince cover the cost of food and lodging during the filming, but he also took care of miscellaneous matters such as recruiting extras.

At this time, Lin Yuan, director Cohen, and Meng Tao were sitting in a high-end restaurant, eating and discussing tomorrow's shooting plan.

Depp, Liu Yufei, and Vin Diesel were listening in on the side, as they also wanted to participate in the scene that would be filmed tomorrow.

What will be filmed tomorrow is one of the two most thrilling scenes in "The King of Spy": climbing the Burj Khalifa.

Lin Yuan cracked open an Australian lobster and stuffed it into his mouth like a chicken drumstick, saying, "I've been busy all year round. I went straight to Dubai right after finishing filming in Moscow. I hope my sister-in-law won't have any objections?"

Meng Tao shook his head: "It's okay, I've been like this all these years since we got married, she's used to it."

Lin Yuan said seriously: "It's not a habit to talk about this kind of thing. You should pay more attention to her to avoid a fire in the backyard."

Meng Tao also stuffed a lobster into his mouth and said, "I know, this lobster is really delicious, no wonder it costs $150 each. Lin Yuan, do you have any opinions about tomorrow's scene?"

"This is the fifth one you've eaten. I'm really worried about your stomach." Lin Yuan said.

"Let's talk about filming first. I have finished the preparations for tomorrow's scene. What do you think, Lin Yuan?" Director Cohen asked.

"I think it's still a little too simple." Lin Yuan expressed his opinion.

"Simple? I already find it scary. If you ask me to shoot this scene, I won't do it no matter how much money you offer me!" said Depp on the side.

"Yes, this was filmed while hanging at an altitude of more than 600 meters. Do you know how high 600 meters is? It is almost as high as 200 floors of an ordinary building!" Vin Diesel also said.

The height of the Burj Khalifa is 828 meters, but the top part is not suitable for filming, so Lin Yuan chose a shooting location at a height of 600 meters.

"I think it's still not interesting enough, it doesn't meet my requirements." Lin Yuan expressed his thoughts.

The design plan proposed by Meng Tao is actually similar to Tom Cruise climbing the Burj Khalifa in history.

That is, Lin Yuan was lying on the outside of the building and pretending to climb, but in fact he was lifted up by the upward pull of the safety rope.

This plan is actually not very dangerous as long as the safety rope is ensured to be secure.

If the actors can overcome their fear of altitude of 600 meters, they can complete this scene.

It's easy to say and sounds easy, right?
Not at all!

Hanging 600 meters in the air, with only a safety rope hanging by a thread, few people can overcome the fear.

When the strong wind blows from high altitude, it is good enough not to cry for your parents or scare yourself to the point of peeing. You also have to perform all kinds of thrilling actions as if you were on the ground. Such a challenge is difficult for most people to complete.

But Lin Yuan thinks the difficulty is too low?

In fact, it’s not that he really wants to die, he just really doesn’t want to.

[This action scene is dangerous level D, the host cannot obtain any rewards.]

The system directly despised the danger level of this action scene, and Lin Yuan also knew that the challenge level was indeed only D-level.

If it was filmed like this, the audience would definitely be amazed, but Lin Yuan found it difficult to explain to himself.

He can obviously do better!

He should also work hard to obtain rewards from the system and make himself stronger!
So Lin Yuan came up with his own plan: "Instead of using ropes to pull me up, how about I climb up with my bare hands?" In his previous life, Tom Cruise showed the audience in the movie that he climbed with the help of magnetic gloves.

But during the actual filming, I relied on the safety rope on my back to pull myself up, and I didn't really climb by myself.

Lin Yuan proposed that he wanted to climb with his bare hands without relying on a safety rope.

"Are you crazy? Are you a monkey?" Meng Tao was the first to speak.

"How are you going to climb on such a smooth glass surface?" Vin Diesel also said.

"I'm tall, with long arms and legs. As long as I take off my shoes and socks, and support myself with my hands and feet on the metal frames on both sides of the window, it will be possible to climb up by relying on friction." Lin Yuan replied.

"This is too physically demanding. Even if you can climb a few floors, can you climb more than ten floors like this?" Meng Tao continued to ask.

"Let's give it a try. How do you know it won't work if you don't try? I have confidence in my physical fitness." Lin Yuan said.

Seeing that he couldn't convince Lin Yuan, Meng Tao could only say, "You have the final say, so let's give it a try. If it doesn't work, then follow my plan."

At this moment, Lin Yuan mentally asked the system, "Evaluate the difficulty of my improved action scenes!"

[This action scene is dangerous level C, the host cannot obtain any rewards.]

Gan!
The system thinks that the challenge is still not enough. At this time, the difficulty of the action scene is less than level B, and Lin Yuan cannot obtain further attribute points.

But the system's assessment is not wrong. After all, this scene is mainly about psychological pressure. In terms of danger and technical difficulty, it is not as good as Lin Yuan's mast fight in "Pirates of the Caribbean".

It is normal that it cannot be rated as B.

But Lin Yuan had already said before: "The King of Spy Wars" will be the most exciting and thrilling action movie in history.

So his opponent is not someone else, but his former self.

Without new breakthroughs, he would not be able to satisfy himself and the audience.

"There are still two places I want to adjust!" Lin Yuan could only continue to increase the intensity.

"What? You still think it's not enough?" Meng Tao said.

"Lin Yuan, you don't need to push yourself like this." Director Cohen also advised.

"If I want to continue to dominate the box office charts next year, I must do my best. Otherwise, I really don't have the confidence to beat "The Lord of the Rings: Rise of the King."" Lin Yuan replied.

"I really don't know where you get the obsession from to take the top two spots on the box office list." Meng Tao complained.

"Then tell me, what else do you plan to modify?" asked Director Cohen.

"The part where I accidentally fell from a high altitude, I was prepared to fall twice in a row!" Lin Yuan replied.

"Are you crazy?" Meng Tao immediately understood.

In the action design, there is a section where Lin Yuan climbs to the target floor and accidentally falls down when breaking the glass window.

From a height of several hundred meters, he rapidly fell four or five stories and only managed to steady himself by grabbing the edge of the window.

This unexpected drop was enough to make the audience on the scene break out in a cold sweat.

But Lin Yuan now says that he is preparing for a second fall?

(End of this chapter)