Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 285: Hot Before Release
With the release of two promotional videos, the popularity of "King of Spy Wars" has once again reached its peak.

The explosive content of the two videos, coupled with Lin Yuan’s extremely high popularity, immediately produced a violent chemical reaction.

Lin Yuan is a very well-known actor. Whether you like him or not, you basically know about his existence and his brilliant resume.

Once such a person does something eye-catching, he or she will immediately attract the audience's attention and become the focus of public opinion.

For a time, the discussion about Lin Yuan became heated again, almost as heated as when he played the football game against the New England Patriots last year.

"Do you know Lin Yuan's new movie, 'The King of Spy'? It's absolutely stunning!"

"Really? I haven't been paying attention. Now that you say that, I'll go back and find out."

"Come on, let me show you now. If you hadn't seen this trailer, you would never have thought that an action movie could be shot like this."

"Oh my God! My hands are sweaty! No wonder Lin Yuan said this is the most exciting action movie ever!"

Discussions like this are common among colleagues and friends.

On the Internet, the discussion atmosphere is even more heated:

"I'm guilty! I actually questioned the high price of the movie ticket at first? Now I think it's a steal at $30!"

"Isn't it a bit early for you to say that? After all, these are just two trailers. What if this is the essence of the whole movie?"

"Are you from MGM? These two clips aren't enough? If there were other more exciting clips, I would definitely praise this movie!"

"I really want to know what happened after Lin Yuan fell from the Burj Khalifa! Why doesn't time go by faster? I can't wait!"

"I also want to know what would happen if he jumped out of the C17 transport plane. The promotional video said the altitude was 13500 meters. That's crazy!"

"I'm afraid of heights, and all the exciting scenes in this movie hit my sore spot perfectly, but I still can't help but want to watch it!"

As for the previous media doubts, netizens also began to dig them up and started to complain about them.

It can be considered a boomerang of this era.

Is it ignorance or arrogance? How dare you call yourself the best action film?

Netizens slammed: "You are the ignorant one! This must be the best action movie, no doubt!"
"When it comes to visual effects, director Michael Bay is never afraid of anyone!"

Netizens slammed: Although most of Michael Bay's special effects are "real shots", real shots are different from real shots. Don't try to touch Lin Yuan, you don't deserve it!
"Spy movies that lack innovation should be swept into the dustbin of history!"

Netizens blasted him: "Climbing the Burj Khalifa with bare hands, falling from a height with only a safety rope, climbing onto an airplane with bare hands...are you calling this uninnovative? So, what about a truly innovative approach? Are you planning to get into a torpedo tube and have a submarine launch you?"

Netizens responded: "This is a good idea, but I wonder if Lin Yuan is interested in taking on this challenge? If someone else did it, they probably wouldn't have completed the story, and it would have turned into an accident."

"I'm fed up with the start of the summer season, it's all mindless action movies!"

Netizens continued to criticize: "That's right! There are too many mindless action movies! But the ones that are really annoying are probably "Bad Boys for Life," "Limited Time," and "Young Agent Cody"!"

Don’t try to copy “The King of Spy Wars” for everything. We, the audience, have aesthetic tastes, and we will support good movies with both hands and feet!
Let’s unite and support our black actor!

As for this last unreasonable race card...

The four major ball leagues in North America suddenly jointly released a support video.

In the video, black star athletes from all four major ball sports, wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the "The King of Spy" logo, stood in front of the camera and shouted, "Good movies know no borders or races. We black people should support truly good movies. Welcome to the theater to watch "The King of Spy"! See you on May 5th!"

Then there are a bunch of interviews with black star athletes.

Everyone expressed their love for Lin Yuan and their strong determination to support Lin Yuan's acting career!

When Lin Yuan saw this scene, he also smiled knowingly.

Race card versus race card, that's magic defeating magic.

He knew that the four major leagues cast a shadow over him, but he didn't expect that they would come out to express their support so quickly, as if they were afraid that if his acting career was blocked, he would run away to play basketball.

The four major leagues also booked many tickets for the games, which was another gesture of goodwill towards themselves.

He felt a little funny and a little touched.

The vast majority of comments Lin Yuan saw on the Internet were positive, expressing anticipation for "The King of Spy Wars."

However, there were also many negative reviews that had nothing to do with the quality of the film. These reviews focused on the lack of screenings and the difficulty in buying tickets:

"Why are there so few screenings? I can't even buy a movie ticket!"

"As long as I can get a ticket, I'm willing to do it no matter what time or position it is!"

"Waiting for a movie to be released is painful enough, but not being able to buy tickets after it's released is even more despairing!"

"I heard that Lin Yuan was targeted. Those companies that make rubbish movies squeezed out the screening schedule of "King of Spy Wars", resulting in us being unable to buy movie tickets!"

"After the release of 'King of Spy', other action films are going to be in trouble. With the audience's appetite whetted, it's becoming increasingly difficult to convince them to buy into the film. Perhaps this is why Lin Yuan is being sidelined?"

"If you can't buy tickets and need to see the movie urgently, you can try to find a scalper. I heard that the tickets for good seats are sold for $100 each, and the bad seats are also $60 each!"

"Really? Quickly introduce me to a scalper. I can bear the higher price because I just can't wait any longer!"

After seeing the feedback about the difficulty in buying tickets, Lin Yuan could only say sorry in his heart.

On the one hand, there is the issue of limited screenings in the early stages, which will indeed take time to resolve. A week or two after the film's release, as the box office betting period expires, theaters will undoubtedly adjust their screening schedules. At that time, "The King of Spy Wars" will naturally receive a higher screening rate, which will alleviate the current difficulty in purchasing tickets.

On the other hand, this is also part of the hunger marketing. It is precisely because of the difficulty in buying tickets in the early stage that the audience is more willing to accept the price of $20 per movie ticket. Once the audience accepts this price in the early stage of the release, the price will continue to be maintained after the schedule increases.

The total box office revenue brought by this will definitely be exaggerated.

Lin Yuan is now vaguely guessing that perhaps the final box office of "The King of Spy" can even exceed "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"?
If this is true, he will also face a sweet trouble:

His debut was the peak of his career, and he created a super IP from nothing.

But the audience's expectations are getting higher and higher. The first movie already involved climbing buildings with bare hands and extreme high-altitude skydiving. How will the subsequent movies be filmed?
This question will only be considered later. The most important point at the moment is:

How satisfied will the audience be when they walk into the cinema and experience "The King of Spy Wars" firsthand?
This is related to whether Lin Yuan’s movie will be a great success or an unprecedented super success.

As the film's premiere approaches, everything will be revealed.

(End of this chapter)