Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 267: Steady Progress in Business
After the Oscars ceremony.

Lin Yuan became even busier.

Because he has a lot of chores on hand, he must finish them within this period of time.

Otherwise, "The King of Spy Wars" will be released in a while and he will not be able to take care of these things.

First, he promoted the establishment of two film projects.

The first project was Brokeback Mountain.

This film, which has a good reputation and is worthy of being recorded in the film and television industry, is also the masterpiece that made director Ang Lee famous.

Director Ang Lee had mentioned this to Lin Yuan before and asked him if he was interested in acting, but Lin Yuan declined.

(See Chapter 53 for details)
During this period, director Ang Lee has always run into obstacles in attracting investment and has been unable to officially launch the project.

So Lin Yuan simply invested in the movie directly. Although he didn't want to act in it himself, he was still interested in investing.

The total cost of the film was about 1700 million US dollars, and the total global box office was 1.8 million US dollars.

Although the return on investment seems very good, the scale is too small after all, and it can only be regarded as a small dish for Lin Yuan.

What he cares more about is the reputation of the movie.

After all, his film company also needs some successful non-action movies to support it.

Otherwise, when he wants to attract more directors to schedule films for him in the future, he will appear to lack confidence. He will need more successful past products to endorse him to be more convincing.

Director Ang Lee was also deeply moved when he received Lin Yuan's investment intention.

This pure amateur who relied on me for support two years ago has now become my benefactor.

Thinking about it now, Director Ang Lee is also grateful that he was able to form a good relationship at that time.

While investing in "Brokeback Mountain", Lin Yuan also pushed Anne Hathaway into the film to play the leading female role.

This was her role in her previous life. Lin Yuan promoted people regardless of their relationship with him, and he believed that Annie was fully capable of doing the job.

After finishing the "Brokeback Mountain" issue, Lin Yuan set his sights on another future great director.

He signed director Christopher Nolan and successfully brought him under his wing.

At this time, Director Nolan was not yet the famous director who later shot "The Dark Knight", "Inception" and "Interstellar".

He was just a newcomer who had just made two films.

Lin Yuan offered a very sincere price and tied him to death on his chariot.

Now that we have the person, we must make the best use of him.

So Lin Yuan started the Batman Dark Knight trilogy film series.

This series of films is director Nolan's masterpiece. The second film, "The Dark Knight", has a score of 9.0 and ranks third in IMDB!
Shooting this series of films is enough to make director Nolan and Lin Yuan's film company famous in film history.

Lin Yuan’s purpose in shooting this series of films is not limited to this.

His other target is Warner Bros. and Time Warner behind it!
Batman is a superhero under DC Comics, and the IP ownership is of course under the control of Time Warner.

Therefore, if Lin Yuan wants to shoot the Batman Dark Knight trilogy, he definitely cannot avoid Time Warner.

This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it gives Lin Yuan an opportunity to connect with Time Warner.

Mr. Eisen pointed out that giants like Time Warner should not be made enemies, but should be brought to one's side.

Lin Yuan and Mr. Eisen personally visited us and facilitated this cooperation.

Linyuan Films, DC Comics, and Warner Bros. jointly invested in this series of films.

Lin Yuan did not fight for the copyright of the film, but took a step back and demanded the right to take the lead in filming the film.

Both parties hit it off and were very happy.

After all, Lin Yuan never fails in filming, and Time Warner is happy to give him the control of the film.

The movie's box office performance was booming, and the copyright was still in the hands of Time Warner, so they could take advantage of the situation and make more money.

The entire DC Comics superhero IP can also see its valuation increased.

It was a huge profit! Under such a bundle of interests, Time Warner's attitude towards Lin Yuan was a 90-degree turn.

From its previous neutrality, it has become as friendly as Disney.

For Lin Yuan, this solved a major hidden danger, so he could free up more energy to face the offensive from Columbia Pictures and MGM.

But it also brought about a change: the original plan to use "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" to coincide with the release of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" is no longer appropriate.

(See Chapter 207 for details)
If Lin Yuan wants to take the top two spots at the annual box office, he must find a way to make "Lord of Spy Wars" perform better so that it can beat "The Lord of the Rings 3".

While completing these two film projects, Lin Yuan also signed Gao Yuanyuan to his own company.

After Gao Yuanyuan went back and thought about it for a while, she decisively accepted the olive branch extended by Lin Yuan.

This is a win-win cooperation.

As a young actor who had to beg for acting opportunities everywhere, Gao Yuanyuan got the acting resources she wanted most.

Lin Yuan has launched a large number of costume drama projects in China, and he needs an actress like Gao Yuanyuan who is good at costume acting.

In order to achieve this collaboration, Gao Yuanyuan stayed in New York for a few more days, while the "Hero" crew returned to China first.

During their time in New York, Gao Yuanyuan and Annie actually became good friends and even made plans to go shopping together.

After hearing the news, Lin Yuan immediately called the two to his office.

"You have to care about this kind of thing?" Annie, who was wearing a red dress, said dissatisfiedly.

"Of course! I won't ask any more questions. Where are you going to take her shopping? Fifth Avenue? Or the Empire State Building?" Lin Yuan asked.

"How do you know...that's where I'm going to take her?" Annie said with a guilty conscience after her thoughts were guessed.

"The closest thing two women can show to each other is to go shopping at a street stall and buy cheap goods. You obviously haven't reached that level." Lin Yuan said, "Can she afford something from Fifth Avenue?"

"Are things on Fifth Avenue very expensive?" Gao Yuanyuan didn't quite understand, so she asked.

"It can satisfy your most extravagant fantasy about the capitalist world. Buying a bag can use up all your salary for filming 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber', but it may not be enough," said Lin Yuan.

At that time, for domestic artists, especially new actors like Gao Yuanyuan, it was considered a good salary to get 1 yuan for an episode of a TV series.

Anne obviously didn't understand this situation.

On the one hand, there is a huge income gap between Chinese and American artists at this time.

On the other hand, it is also because there is a huge gap in status between Annie and Gao Yuanyuan.

The two gaps overlap, resulting in a difference of dozens of times in the financial resources of the two. For Annie, a bag worth 400,000 yuan feels like an ordinary person spending 1,000 yuan.

Although it is a little expensive, it is not too difficult to accept.

But for Gao Yuanyuan, it was at least like the feeling of an ordinary person spending 40,000 yuan, which was heartbreaking.

Anne was careless and didn't realize the problem.

"Really? Lin Yuan, I didn't mean it..." Annie wanted to explain anxiously.

"Annie, of course I know you mean no harm. You're not that kind of person." Lin Yuan interrupted her. "You just don't understand the income level of Chinese TV actors. The gap between your income and yours is so huge."

"So you underestimated her financial ability, but if you took her to Fifth Avenue today, she would definitely be embarrassed. If she forced herself to buy a discounted item, it would be a big loss. Do you still think it's unnecessary for me to ask about this matter?" Lin Yuan asked.

"I didn't think it through enough." Annie nodded and admitted her mistake.

"It's nothing, you guys just go. I will be responsible for reimbursing Gao Yuanyuan's shopping expenses this time." Lin Yuan said.

"This is inappropriate. How can I take your gift for free?" Gao Yuanyuan immediately refused.

"It's nothing, just consider it as your joining gift. As your boss, I should at least express my gratitude." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

Gao Yuanyuan was about to speak...

"Ding Dong Ding Dong!" At this moment, Annie's cell phone rang.

"Annie, you said you were going shopping today? Take me with you?"

Taylor Swift's voice came from the phone...

(End of this chapter)