Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 352: Jumping over Niagara Falls?

That day, Liu Yufei treated the entire crew to a midnight snack, using their own money.

The fairy was very proud, and the crew members who lost money were not discouraged at all, because they had witnessed an unimaginable miracle.

When Lin Yuan, wearing flippers, ran on the water and rushed from one end of the swimming pool to the other, the whole crew was excited.

"Oh my god! What did I see? The Source God is really not a human!"

"So cool! Is this scene going to be in a movie? I bet the box office will go crazy!"

"What's the principle behind this? Magical oriental martial arts defeat the laws of physics?"

Of course, some people have expressed different opinions:
"Could this pair of flippers have some kind of black technology?"

"Give me a try, maybe I can do it too?"

Hearing their words, Lin Yuan, who was in high spirits after finishing the experiment, immediately took off his flippers and threw them to them: "If you don't agree, try it yourself. Just don't break it."

"Is this fin expensive? Will we be able to afford the compensation if it breaks?" The crew members who received the fins felt under great pressure.

"What's so expensive about it? The production cost is 30 dollars a pair! What I mean is, don't just keep trying and force your way through, or you'll end up ruining yourself!" Lin Yuan hugged Liu Yufei and called Director Johnston and Meng Tao back to the conference room to continue discussing the shooting plan.

In the swimming pool outside the house, the crew members were partying, and they still enjoyed it even though they fell into the water again and again.

"Let me try again! I've found the trick, and I'm sure it will work next time!"

"Bullshit! You've failed ten times and still can't take a single step. Where did you get the secret?"

"That shouldn't be the case. The Source God runs so gracefully and smoothly. Even if I can't run far, I should be able to do it in one or two steps, right?"

"Come on, let's place a new bet. See if anyone can successfully take a step on the water today!"

There is a cheerful atmosphere by the swimming pool.

……

……

The four people returned to the conference room and sat back in their seats.

"Lin Yuan, you actually did it!" Meng Tao exclaimed.

Meng Tao is not like the group of staff outside the house who know nothing. He knows very well how difficult it is to "float on water".

Lin Yuan once again proved his omnipotence with a miracle.

"It's indeed a bit difficult, but I believe the audience will like it." Lin Yuan replied.

"Yes, the audience will definitely like it, and it will be an explanation to them. But let's forget about jumping into Niagara Falls? It's really life-threatening." Meng Tao persuaded.

If you fail in your attempt to float on water, there will not be any serious consequences. At most, you will become a drowned rat and have to drink a few sips of water.

Jumping over Niagara Falls is completely different. If the angle of entry into the water is slightly off, it will result in serious injury or death.

Even if Lin Yuan could perfectly control the angle of entry into the water, Meng Tao still could not guarantee his safety.

"I can get to where I am today because I always show the best to the audience. If I only float on the water, I think it is not enough and cannot meet the audience's expectations." Lin Yuan answered seriously.

Running on the water will indeed make the audience feel happy and shocked, but if it only does this, it will inevitably give the audience a feeling of being half-full and not truly satisfied.

Therefore, the action scene designed by Lin Yuan is a complete set.

The vigorous running on the water boosts the audience's emotions and makes them excited and crazy.

Then, at the moment when this enthusiasm reached its peak, Lin Yuan made a great leap and jumped from the top of Niagara Falls, which was dozens of meters high.

That will have the effect of completely igniting the audience's enthusiasm.

As long as this can be achieved, the film's reputation and box office will surely reach a very high position. Who can refuse such a shocking leap?

Faced with Lin Yuan's insistence, Meng Tao could only pull out his already prepared plan and said, "I've circled three possible diving spots, A, B, and C, on Niagara Falls. Take a look."

Lin Yuan took it, glanced at it, and said, "I choose C."

"I knew you would choose C!"

"Because this point has the best visual effect."

“And the most dangerous!”

Niagara Falls is a U-shaped waterfall in the shape of a horseshoe, with water rushing from all directions. Therefore, the safest route is definitely to jump forward from the middle of the U.

But the drop at this point is only 44 meters.

Lin Yuan chose to jump from the north of the waterfall to the south.

This ensures that the longest distance is traveled in the air, the aerial posture is displayed as much as possible, and the largest drop into the water is achieved, which gives the best visual effect.

Just this jump route, the drop will reach 68 meters...

It is equivalent to a 23-story building.

"Lin Yuan, you have to know that although Rick Winters set the world record for high diving at 52.4 meters, he did it in a pool after all.

The height you are challenging is nearly 15 meters higher than his, and you also have to jump under the waterfall.

The danger level has increased by who knows how many levels." Meng Tao warned of the risks again.

"I believe I can succeed, please rest assured." Lin Yuan replied.

"Then you have to promise me that you must enter the water with your toes first. That way, if you fail, you may still be able to play computer games in a wheelchair instead of breaking your cervical spine directly!" Meng Tao said.

In order to reduce the impact force, Lin Yuan had to keep his body tense at the moment of entering the water and enter the water in a vertical posture.

Breaking the surface tension of the water with your toes and letting your entire thigh bear the first wave of impact is definitely safer than having your head enter the water and having your cervical spine bear the huge force.

This solution is definitely the best, but you must also pay attention to the fact that your legs must be kept tightly together without leaving any gaps.

Otherwise, the huge impact force will directly act on the lower body, which will be a complete disaster.

"I promise you, I'm not a fool, I know what to do." Lin Yuan nodded.

Meng Tao said, "You're so serious about making movies. Shouldn't we come up with a slogan: Lin Yuan's productions are bound to be top-notch?"

"No, it's too unlucky! It's bad luck!"

"Well, I can only wish you good luck." Meng Tao said.

Director Johnston had no say in the finalization of the action scene plan.

Meng Tao has to be the one making the decisions on professional matters, but Lin Yuan has the final say on the decision.

As a director, Johnston could only try his best to film the stunts that Lin Yuan performed at the risk of his life as perfectly as possible and show them to the audience.

"Then you make some preparations. After we finish shooting a few scenes at this location, we will go to Niagara Falls," said Director Johnston.

Lin Yuan nodded and said to himself: System, assess the difficulty of this scene.

[This action scene contains two highly challenging sections, with a risk assessment of B, and an 89% success rate for the host challenge.]

As expected, he received a B-level rating from the system, which was no less dangerous than his skydiving.

(End of this chapter)