Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 222: There is a problem with Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Conrad Hotel, New York.

The first meeting of the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest".

Most of the crew members this time are still old acquaintances:
The director is still Director Verbinski, and the producer is still Mr. Eisen.

The three main actors who ended up having roles in the film are still: Lin Yuan, Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway.

At this time, Depp and Anne, who had arrived at the hotel conference room earlier, were talking.

"Depp, it's nice to see you. How have you been recently?" Annie asked with a smile.

"You're not happy to see me, but some other guy, right? I know myself well." Depp said with a smirk.

"Why should I be happy to see him? He already has a girlfriend!"

"I didn't say who it was! You're just giving yourself away!"

"You're so annoying! I don't know which woman would be willing to marry you in the future!"

"I recently met this girl called Amber Heard, and she's really great, and I feel like I'm going to fall in love with her," Depp said.

"I know that girl. She's a rising young actress in TV dramas. Do you really like her?" Annie asked.

"Yes, she is so beautiful. I think she and I are made for each other," Depp said.

"If it's just for fun, I won't say anything. If you want to be serious, I think you can listen to Lin Yuan's opinion. He has always been very accurate in judging people and never makes mistakes." Annie replied.

"Yeah, but why hasn't that guy arrived yet?" Depp asked.

"He just came back from Japan. Meng Tao drove to the airport to pick him up. He should be at the hotel soon," said Annie.

"I guess he went to Japan to see a young lover. Even though Lin Yuan already has a girlfriend, he's been flirting with several other girls," Depp said mysteriously. "I know a tall, blonde, rising female singer who's also very close to Lin Yuan."

"Really? Are you telling the truth?"

"Why do you look so happy? I thought you would feel disillusioned with your idol and your liking for him would drop to zero," Depp said.

"I'm just curious. I thought only guys like you, Depp, were scumbags. I didn't expect that Lin Yuan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, is also a playboy?" Annie replied.

"We're both multi-timing, so why am I the scumbag? And he's called a playboy? That's not fair!" Depp protested.

"Because he can make all women worship him and fall head over heels for him. When he's on the set, like a god descending from heaven, performing those unimaginable and thrilling action scenes, every woman will be conquered by his courage and strength.

"A man like this has a fatal attraction for us women. What's the big deal about him having multiple relationships? He deserves it!" said Anne.

"Oh my God! I actually think this kind of fallacy makes sense! When I saw him from a height of 10,000 meters... well, I can't say that yet. Anyway, at that moment, I felt that if I were a woman, I would definitely love him to death." Depp said.

"What did you say? What happened to Lin Yuan from an altitude of ten thousand meters?" Annie asked anxiously.

Anne Hathaway, who did not participate in the filming of "The King of Spy", naturally did not know about Lin Yuan's feat of passing through the thunderstorm cloud with his body under "half protection".

Depp, who had signed a confidentiality agreement, could not tell anyone at this time, not even his old friend Anne.

"crunch~"

At this moment, the door to the conference hall opened.

Lin Yuan and Meng Tao walked in from outside.

"Long time no see." Lin Yuan smiled and hugged Director Verbinski.

The two of them can be said to have known each other for a long time. When they first started filming "Pirates of the Caribbean", the director had a prejudice against him. But what happened later made them become good friends and their cooperation was quite pleasant.

It is naturally a very happy thing to work together again to shoot the second part of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

"I heard that you shocked everyone in 'King of Spy'. I know there are many things I can't say, but let me ask you in secret: can the action scenes in 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2' compare to your movie?" Director Verbinski asked with a smile.

"Comparable to..."

"Really?"

"It's impossible!"

"F*ck!" Director Verbinski couldn't help but complain after Lin Yuan made a little joke about him.

"It's not that I'm partial to one over the other, but the tone of 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2' is different from 'Lord of the Spy Game'," Lin Yuan explained. "'Lord of the Spy Game' focuses on thrilling high-altitude action scenes, while 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2' focuses on fantasy special effects and humor."

"The selling points of the two are very different, and the action scene designs are of course different." Lin Yuan added.

"But this makes me a little worried," said Director Verbinski.

"Director, just tell me what your concerns are. I want to hear them," Lin Yuan asked.

"Of course I know that the highlights of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 lie in its special effects and efficiency, and I completely agree with you on this point.

But there is one thing I want to remind you, that is, you are the core of the movie, at least in this one." Director Verbinski said.

Lin Yuan did not answer, but looked at the director with a smile, motioning him to continue.

"Many audiences come to watch movies for you, and your label is so distinct that many audiences expect to see exciting action scenes in the cinema.

I’m worried that if expectations aren’t met, the huge contrast will lead to negative reviews from the audience and affect the reputation of our film,” said Director Verbinski.

Hearing the director's words, Lin Yuan nodded vigorously.

He was right. Chen Long had encountered this problem repeatedly.

Every time he tried to transform himself, even if he did well in all aspects and made wonderful movies, as long as there was no outstanding action scenes, he would run into a wall and the audience would not buy it.

The audience's expectation of him is to see thrilling action scenes. If you don't shoot this, the audience will feel cheated.

Therefore, a strong personal label is a double-edged sword.

It can make a person successful, but it can also limit a person to death.

Therefore, this problem will inevitably occur to Lin Yuan.

In fact, he also encountered a lot of difficulties when dealing with the script of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2".

There is a prerequisite, that is, Lin Yuan does not dare to arbitrarily change the core framework of the "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" script.

The market has proven that this was a very successful script in the previous life. If I make random changes to it, it might fail at the box office.

Therefore, he must ensure that the core of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is still excellent visual effects and the main tone of humor.

On this basis, Lin Yuan dared to make some adjustments and innovations.

(End of this chapter)