Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 223 I Have a Plan to Dance with Sharks
"Director, you are right." Lin Yuan replied.

“So, you’re going to do that scene for real?” Director Verbinski asked.

He didn't know how crazy Lin Yuan was in the recently concluded "The King of Spy Wars", so when he saw the underwater scene proposed by Lin Yuan, he thought it would be produced using special effects.

"Well, Mr. Eisen has made the preliminary preparations. The California Institute of Marine Animals will cooperate with our filming work." Lin Yuan said.

"Oh my god! That's crazy. You actually want to go into the sea and fight a great white shark." Director Verbinski said,
"It's not a fight, it's just an action scene together."

"I don't think it wants to get along well with you. Do you have to be so hard-working?" The director shrugged helplessly.

"There's nothing I can do. I've spoiled the audience's tastes. If we don't deliver something genuine, our movie will be criticized..." Lin Yuan paused, then continued, "You know the special meaning of Jaws to the audience."

"I understand. If it can be filmed well, the audience will definitely buy it! My movie will make the audience crazy again!" Director Verbinski nodded and replied.

In Europe and the United States, shark-themed films are films with special cultural connotations, just like zombie-themed films.

In 1975, director Spielberg's thriller "Jaws" was a huge success as soon as it was released, and it pioneered shark-themed movies.

Over the past forty years, Hollywood has produced countless shark-themed thriller movies, but most of them are bad.

So now, whenever audiences hear about shark themes, they instinctively think of bad movies, but they still can't help but go to the cinema to buy tickets to watch them. This is really a strange black humor.

In fact, when it comes down to it, it is sharks that carry humanity's fear of the ocean.

Humans fear the ocean, and sharks embody the terror that comes from the ocean.

Europe and the United States are maritime civilizations, and the public can easily empathize with this sentiment.

As a continental agricultural civilization like China, the public has no sense of involvement in going out to sea, and naturally they are not too afraid of things like great white sharks and deep-sea monsters.

So when a movie like "The Meg" came out later and wanted to make a fortune by being released in China, Lin Yuan knew that no matter how well it was made, it was unlikely to perform well in China.

In contrast, in Europe and the United States, the appearance of a great white shark in a movie is definitely a huge highlight and a plus point.

Under the subtle influence of various movies in the past few decades, the bloody mouth of the great white shark has become a symbol of death and fear.

In this cultural context, if the public knew that Lin Yuan actually wanted to go into the sea and fight a great white shark underwater?
What kind of sensation would that be?

Lin Yuan's move can be said to have accurately hit the sensitive points of the public.

It will immediately arouse the curiosity of audiences in Europe and the United States, and the audience's expectations will be completely satisfied.

There will no longer be any voice questioning whether he was lazy or let the film go.

But in fact, Lin Yuan was just slacking off in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2". This will be the easiest of the several movies he has shot recently.

Apart from the scene where he went into the water and danced with the great white shark, all other scenes were completed very easily and casually for him.

It’s not because he really wants to be lazy, but as mentioned earlier, "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" is a movie that focuses on fantasy visual effects and humorous atmosphere.

If action scenes want to stand out, they must be realistic, but realism and the film's fantasy special effects are largely in conflict, so one must choose one.

Therefore, apart from the great white shark scene, the entire filming process of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" was very comfortable for Lin Yuan.

"I've adjusted the filming schedule a bit, and the first location will be Phi Phi Island," said director Verbinski.

"Did you change the shooting order?"

"Well, first go to Phi Phi Island, then go back to Los Angeles to shoot the studio scenes, then go out to sea to shoot your great white shark scene, and finally go to the Dominican Republic." said the director.

"I've discussed this with Mr. Eisen, and he thinks it's a good idea. You should take more rest and stop straining yourself," the director added.

After hearing Director Verbinski's words, Lin Yuan was suddenly moved. The filming location for "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" had finally been chosen to be a more picturesque tropical sea, so filming in the winter wouldn't be so grueling.

Phi Phi Island is a tourist resort located southeast of Phuket, Thailand, where the filming of the cannibal tribe plot will be completed.

The Dominican Republic is a tropical seaside resort in the Caribbean Sea. Its white beaches are extremely beautiful, and many beach scenes were filmed there.

The location was decided long ago, but the order of filming revealed director Verbinski’s good intentions.

The director took into consideration that Lin Yuan had just finished filming "The King of Spy Wars". Although he didn't know which thrilling action scenes Lin Yuan had specifically challenged, he learned from Mr. Eisen that it was very hard and dangerous.

Therefore, he wanted Lin Yuan to take a break and relax first, go to the tourist resort of Phi Phi Island, shoot the most comfortable scene first, and relieve previous fatigue.

Then increase the intensity and tackle that dangerous underwater dance with sharks.

Finally, an equally relaxing and enjoyable Dominican beach scene was arranged, so that Lin Yuan's tense nerves could be relaxed again during the filming of the last section of the movie.

As a result, after the filming of the movie is completed, Lin Yuan will not feel too tired and can immediately devote himself to the next work.

Lin Yuan naturally understood director Verbinski's kindness.

He nodded and said, "Thank you, Director."

"I should be the one thanking you. Lin Yuan, you are the most pleasant actor I have worked with in all these years," Director Verbinski replied.

Actors like Lin Yuan not only provide funding for filming and have perfect acting skills, but also help with promotion and distribution in the later stages, making all their films a huge success.

Any director would be eager to worship him, so what Director Verbinski said is also from the heart.

After finishing the conversation with the director, Lin Yuan walked towards Mr. Eisen.

"Have you found the candidate I told you about last time?" asked Mr. Eisen.

Mr. Eisen needs someone who can gradually inherit the power in his hands to continue to help Lin Yuan in the future.

It's about power, not wealth.

"Well, I've thought about it. I'll bring her to see you when I come back from Phi Phi Island." Lin Yuan took out Taylor Swift's information from his pocket and handed it over.

"She's a pretty blonde girl, but can she handle the situation?"

"Yeah! Actually, she's quite ruthless."

Lin Yuan thought of the future generations and the fighting spirit and resilience she showed when facing those storms and setbacks.

Taylor Swift is not a pushover. In fact, she is very combative and good at fighting, and is not someone to be trifled with at all.

"You must have a child in the future," said Mr. Eisen.

"what?"

"Are you worried that your girlfriend might have some complaints? I'll talk to her for you when I get a chance."

Lin Yuan felt that Mr. Eisen was a little too enthusiastic. He wanted to help?

But on second thought, I can understand it.

He will not interfere with Lin Yuan's feelings, but the successor he carefully trains must establish a deeper bond with Lin Yuan.

Mr. Eisen is willing to help Lin Yuan deal with those things that he thinks Lin Yuan is not convenient to do.

(End of this chapter)