Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 445: Yesterday Reappears

"Cut!"

Following director Nolan's command, the last scene of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" was completed.

It also officially announced that the filming of the entire movie was completed.

At this time, it was already April 2004, 4.

After working overtime for a period of time, the filming of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" finally came to a perfect end at this moment.

All that remained was for Director Nolan to return to Los Angeles with the negatives and begin editing and post-production.

And prepare for all the work before the release.

The release date of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" is roughly scheduled for August 8, which happens to be during the popular "summer season" in North America.

This time, Lin Yuan has prepared a huge amount of publicity and promotion expenses of 2 million US dollars.

In terms of proportion, it is not high. Under normal circumstances, top Hollywood blockbusters spend 60% to 100% of the production cost as publicity and promotion expenses.

Lin Yuan's first starring film, "Jurassic Park 3", had a dispute over the distribution fee ratio with "The Mummy Returns 2" directed by the late Thomas Sommers.

100% ratio is definitely the maximum publicity and promotion configuration.

At this time, Lin Yuan's "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" had a very high production cost of US$3 million, far exceeding the other films on the market at the same time.

Taking out 66%, there is still $2 million in publicity and promotion costs, which is enough to surpass the publicity and promotion costs of all films on the market at the same time.

Therefore, "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" has overwhelming publicity and promotion costs, and can grab the best screening rate and time slot.

Mr. Eisen's assessment is that the first-run screening rate should be able to reach 55%!

With such a high screening rate during the popular period, it must have squeezed out all the space for other movies.

If "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" fails to gain a good reputation, it will inevitably be backfired.

But Lin Yuan is not worried about reputation at all.

Whenever he is shooting a movie, his biggest enemy is always himself.

As long as he made a film he was proud of, he never failed.

This is also the reason why he tried his best to shoot a series of wonderful clips, including the grassland battle, Chang'an Night Market, jumping into Hukou Waterfall, human slingshot... and the final Jinyang decisive battle.

Lin Yuan is full of confidence in "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", as this is the movie with the most high-energy scenes among all his films.

I believe the audience will be able to feel his sincerity.

Now, we just need to wait quietly for the arrival of August 8st and fire this shot at the end of the summer vacation.

"Lin Yuan, we are returning to Los Angeles today." Director Nolan walked up from behind Lin Yuan.

"I wish you all the best." Obviously, Lin Yuan was not planning to leave.

"So what are your plans next?" asked Director Nolan.

"What? You still want to exploit me?" Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

"Yes, you have to shoot another movie this year at least," Director Nolan replied.

"Look, I'm overwhelmed with things to do." Lin Yuan continued, "The Second World Kendo Tournament will begin on April 4th. Although I don't need to participate in the entire event, it will still take up a lot of my energy."

"Before "The Heroes of Tang Dynasty" is released, I still have to find a way to finish filming the last two parts of Gao Yuanyuan's "Life and Death Trilogy." Lin Yuan said again.

Director Nolan nodded. "Indeed, if we want 'The Song of Tang Dynasty' to do well at the box office, Gao Yuanyuan, the second female lead, would be much better known."

Gao Yuanyuan is still relatively unfamiliar to European and American audiences.

She has only two works.

One is "Hero", in which she played the second female lead, Ru Yue.

The other one is "Movie Before Death", which is a short film shot by Lin Yuan and her.

In addition, Lin Yuan took her to the Oscars red carpet show once, but it was still not enough.

Before the film is released, she needs more exposure and increased popularity.

In the past few years, Anne Hathaway gained a lot of popularity by starring in the short drama "Time and Space Trilogy" with Lin Yuan.

This kind of short drama that is posted on the Internet and can be watched for free without paying is fascinating as long as it is well-made.

It can attract a large number of audiences and quickly increase an actor's national popularity.

Therefore, Lin Yuan’s plan for Gao Yuanyuan was to complete the filming of the remaining two short dramas before "The Heroes of Tang Dynasty" was released.

Preparations for filming one of the short dramas have now been completed.

There were just about 10 days left before the start of "The Second Best Kendo in the World", so Lin Yuan decided to finish filming this short drama first.

Director Nolan fully agreed with Lin Yuan's idea. He silently hugged Lin Yuan and said goodbye before leaving.

Soon the entire crew began to prepare to evacuate.

On the set, only Lin Yuan, Liu Yufei and Gao Yuanyuan remained.

"Lin Yuan, I used to have a good friend named Jia Jingwen. She also wants to join our company and wants me to help ask her. Do you know her?" Gao Yuanyuan asked. (Chapter 408)
Gao Yuanyuan had long agreed to go to the front line for Jia Jingwen, but there was never a suitable opportunity.

Now that the filming of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" has been completed, it's a good opportunity for me to ask for my best friend.

"How could I not know? 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber' is also a TV series invested and filmed by our company. She is one of the female leads. Of course I know her." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

"Then will you accept her?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

After she opened her mouth, she immediately realized that her expression seemed ambiguous and wanted to make amends.

Lin Yuan answered first, "I welcome Miss Jia to join our company. By the way, there's a role missing in the third short film we're preparing for you. She'd be perfect for it."

Hearing Lin Yuan's reply, Gao Yuanyuan nodded and said, "I'll tell her the news right away. She'll be so happy."

"Well, get ready, we are going to move to shoot the short drama." Lin Yuan replied.

The next short play is called "Yesterday Again".

Starring Lin Yuan, Liu Yufei and Gao Yuanyuan.

In fact, judging from the role he played, Lin Yuan was almost just a supporting role, while Liu Yufei and Gao Yuanyuan were the main actors.

But Lin Yuan, the golden soy sauce, is indispensable because he is the traffic driver of the entire movie.

Without his performance, the short play would not have enough appeal relying solely on Liu Yufei's fame.

Lin Yuan’s purpose is to act as a supporting role for Liu Yufei and Gao Yuanyuan in this short drama and help them gain more popularity.

This will be of greater help to the box office of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty".

……

……

Preparations for the filming of "Yesterday Again" are ready.

"Action!" Following the order from the short film director.

The filming of the short drama officially began.

The camera shows a beautiful forest park.

A stone path continues upward along the mountain until it reaches the top of the hill where the view is wide.

Liu Yufei and Gao Yuanyuan were standing on the top of the mountain. They were best friends who grew up together.

Liu Yufei held a flute in her hand, placed it across her lips, and played it softly.

A melodious low voice flowed out, accompanied by her long black hair, making her look like a fairy descending from heaven, extremely beautiful.

"It's so beautiful. No matter how many times I listen to it, I never get tired of it." Gao Yuanyuan clapped her hands.

"I have a concert tomorrow. Will you come to watch my performance?" Liu Yufei put down the flute and asked with a smile.

"Of course! I will definitely come." Gao Yuanyuan replied.

"Lin Yuan will come too." Liu Yufei continued.

"Lin Yuan?"

When Gao Yuanyuan heard the name, she was obviously stunned.

This name is a little subtle between them.

Because both of them liked him, but out of consideration for each other's feelings, neither of them developed a relationship with Lin Yuan.

Both of them tacitly chose not to approach Lin Yuan actively, but waited for Lin Yuan to make his own choice.

"He asked me for the ticket on his own initiative," said Liu Yufei.

"Maybe he likes you a little bit. If that's the case, I will bless you." Gao Yuanyuan smiled very frankly.

Liu Yufei smiled, reached out, grabbed Gao Yuanyuan's right hand, and stuffed a ticket into her hand.

"Your position is right next to Lin Yuan's. You should also seize the opportunity. Let's compete fairly." Liu Yufei said with a smile.

"Compared to Lin Yuan, I value our friendship more. I don't want to be separated from you for the rest of my life." Gao Yuanyuan answered seriously.

"Why don't we just stay with him together? This way we don't have to worry about separation." Liu Yufei said.

"what?"

"Kidding!"

"What? You scared me. I have to go back first. I have something to do at home." Gao Yuanyuan patted her chest and said.

"You go first, I'll practice here for a while." Liu Yufei smiled and waved goodbye to her.

So Gao Yuanyuan turned around, walked down the long and steep stone steps and returned home.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Gao Yuanyuan's cell phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the caller ID: "Lin Yuan".

Gao Yuanyuan answered the phone: "Lin Yuan, what's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

On the other end of the line, Lin Yuan's suppressed and sad voice came: "Did you know? Liu Yufei passed away tonight due to an accident..."

what?
Upon hearing the bad news, Gao Yuanyuan could hardly believe what she heard.

She had just met Liu Yufei in the park in the afternoon.

Gao Yuanyuan asked, "How is that possible? I just met her this afternoon!"

"She missed a step on the stone steps while returning home..."

Thinking of that long and steep stone staircase, it seems that this is indeed possible.

But Gao Yuanyuan still couldn't believe it. She opened the door and ran quickly to Liu Yufei's house.

Liu Yufei comes from a well-off family and lives in a small detached villa.

When Gao Yuanyuan stepped into Liu Yufei's house, she saw the decorated mourning hall and the body in shroud lying on the coffin.

She had to accept this reality.

The man with black hair, who looked like an angel and promised to be her lifelong friend, just left like that?

Gao Yuanyuan felt it was ridiculous. How could the world be so unconventional?

She walked tremblingly to the body. Even though the undertaker had applied makeup to the body, the injuries on Liu Yufei's face were still visible.

How painful would it be to roll down those stairs? How terrified would she be?
Before she knew it, Gao Yuanyuan was in tears.

When she walked out of Liu Yufei's house, it was raining.

The rain was getting heavier, as if God was also sad about Liu Yufei's departure.

The grief over the death of her best friend made Gao Yuanyuan toss and turn all night, unable to sleep.

The next day, she went to the park where she met Liu Yufei yesterday.

They parted here yesterday. Gao Yuanyuan still can't believe that Liu Yufei is gone.

She wanted to climb to the top of the mountain and try her best to find any trace of her friend in this world.

The rain from last night hasn't stopped yet, and it's drizzling now.

When Gao Yuanyuan stepped onto the first step.

"Tick!"

A drop of rain hit her umbrella.

Golden water droplets splashed everywhere.

Golden raindrops?
Gao Yuanyuan looked up and was surprised to find that the raindrops in the sky had turned golden.

Countless golden raindrops fell from the sky, like a dream.

As if she had sensed something, Gao Yuanyuan began to run quickly towards the top of the mountain.

"Huchihuchi~"

When Gao Yuanyuan ran to the top of the mountain panting, she was surprised to find Liu Yufei holding a flute, looking at her with a smile and saying:
"Why are you running so fast? You're not late. You're sweating, wipe it off."

After saying that, Liu Yufei handed over a handkerchief she carried with her.

Seeing this scene, Gao Yuanyuan burst into tears of joy and rushed forward to hug Liu Yufei: "That's great! You're okay! Wuuwuwu~ I was so scared that I would never see you again..."

"What's going on? How could I be in trouble? Did you have a nightmare?" Liu Yufei also hugged Gao Yuanyuan and patted her back gently.

"Wait, what day is today?" Gao Yuanyuan suddenly asked.

"It seems that you really fell asleep and became stupid, and you haven't woken up from your dream yet. Today is April 4st." Liu Yufei replied with a smile.

September 4th?
Wasn't that yesterday?

Time is reversed!
I'm back to yesterday!

Although this matter is outrageous, the living Liu Yufei in front of us is the biggest evidence.

Thinking of the golden drizzle in the sky, Gao Yuanyuan was sure that a miracle had happened.

This must be a gift from God, allowing her to save her friend.

"Do you want to listen to me play the flute?" Liu Yufei asked with a smile.

"Okay!" Gao Yuanyuan naturally would not refuse to hear her friend's flute again.

Along with Liu Yufei's performance, the melodious flute sound once again softly filled the entire mountaintop.

But at this time, Gao Yuanyuan had no intention of listening to the music. She had only one thought in her mind: I want to save her!

Since she had an accident because she missed a step, I'll go down with her later. We can't let it happen again. After the song was finished, Liu Yufei smiled and asked, "I have a concert tomorrow. Will you come to see me perform?"

"Of course! I will come with Lin Yuan to cheer you on!" Gao Yuanyuan said seriously.

"Did you know he would come?" Liu Yufei asked.

"Of course, give me the ticket, I want to sit with him." Gao Yuanyuan replied.

"You even know this? It's incredible." Liu Yufei said in surprise.

"I also know that you want the three of us to be together." Gao Yuanyuan said with a smile.

"You can read minds?!"

"No, I just understand you."

"This reason is really unbelievable, but I won't ask any more questions. I have a performance tomorrow, so I'll contact you later. If you have something to do, you can leave early." Liu Yufei said.

"It's okay, I'll accompany you this afternoon." Gao Yuanyuan shook her head and sat down aside.

Liu Yufei continued to practice, and the two stayed on the top of the mountain until six o'clock when it was getting dark.

"Let's go, it's time for us to go back." Liu Yufei said.

When she came to the stone steps, Gao Yuanyuan hurriedly came up from behind and grabbed her hand.

"This staircase is a bit steep, let's hold hands and walk together."

"Okay, then you have to be careful." Liu Yufei replied with a smile.

The two of them walked down the stairs together, and Gao Yuanyuan took every step very carefully, as if facing a great enemy.

When the two of them walked down the last step and returned to the ground from the top of the mountain, Gao Yuanyuan finally let go of her worries.

She said lightly, "Then I'm going back."

"See you tomorrow!" Liu Yufei smiled and waved goodbye to her.

After returning home, around ten o'clock in the evening, Gao Yuanyuan's phone rang again.

Caller ID: "Lin Yuan"!
Exactly the same thing happened last night!
An ominous premonition suddenly enveloped her heart.

Gao Yuanyuan trembled as she picked up the phone and answered, "Lin Yuan, what's going on?"

On the other end of the line, Lin Yuan's suppressed and sad voice came: "Did you know? Liu Yufei passed away tonight due to an accident..."

what?
Gao Yuanyuan couldn't believe her ears.

Didn’t she send Liu Yufei down the mountain safely?
Gao Yuanyuan asked anxiously, "What happened? We just met this afternoon, and she was fine."

"It was raining that night, and Liu Yufei was riding her bike to bring an umbrella to her father when she was hit on the head by a billboard hanging on the road..."

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Gao Yuanyuan was speechless for a long time.

She hung up the phone and ran towards Liu Yufei's house despite the heavy rain.

When she arrived at Liu Yufei's home, the familiar mourning hall shattered her last bit of hope.

……

……

The next day, in the drizzle, Gao Yuanyuan came to the foot of the hill in the park again with an umbrella.

When she stepped onto the first stone step.

The golden drizzle arrived again as expected.

The miracle happened again!
This time, Gao Yuanyuan swore in her heart that she must save her best friend.

We still met at the top of the mountain. I accompanied my friend to contact Dizi and then sent her down the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, Liu Yufei said with a smile, "Let's say goodbye here. See you tomorrow."

Gao Yuanyuan grabbed her hand and said seriously, "If it rains tonight, don't go out to bring an umbrella to your dad!"

"Ah?" Liu Yufei was obviously confused.

"Believe me! Don't go out tonight! Consider it my begging!" Gao Yuanyuan didn't know how to explain and could only beg.

"Okay, since you said so, I will try not to go out." Liu Yufei agreed reluctantly, but her words were a bit perfunctory.

Gao Yuanyuan knew this was not safe.

So after dinner, she immediately left home and ran to the door of Liu Yufei's house to wait.

Around eight o'clock in the evening, it really started to drizzle.

On a rainy night, the door of the villa opened.

Through the light from inside the door, Gao Yuanyuan clearly saw Liu Yufei wearing a raincoat and holding an umbrella as she went out.

She got on a bicycle and headed towards the alley ahead.

Not far away, a high-hanging billboard was crumbling.

Seeing this scene, Gao Yuanyuan immediately ran forward.

She ignored the wet ground and the splashing water that wet her shoes. She had only one thought in her mind: run faster and catch up with Liu Yufei.

"Sissi!"

Gao Yuanyuan shouted as she ran.

Hearing her friend's voice, Liu Yufei stopped her bicycle.

She turned around and asked in confusion: "Yuanyuan? Why are you here? You're all wet from the rain."

"Didn't you promise me that you wouldn't go out and bring me an umbrella?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

"But the rain is so heavy, I can't just watch my dad get wet, right?" Liu Yufei said embarrassedly.

"Boom!"

Just as Gao Yuanyuan was about to speak, the billboard crashed not far in front of them with a loud bang.

If Liu Yufei had not stopped just now, she would have been hit by the billboard.

Faced with this scene, Liu Yufei was completely stunned.

But Gao Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief: She was finally saved this time!
Gao Yuanyuan dragged her wet and tired body back home.

As soon as she got home, her cell phone rang again.

Caller ID: "Lin Yuan"!
At this moment, she really didn't want to answer the call.

But if something bad really happens, can it change it whether I answer the phone or not?

So Gao Yuanyuan picked up the phone: "Lin Yuan? What's going on?"

"Liu Yufei had an accident! You should watch TV quickly." Lin Yuan's voice came from the phone.

Gao Yuanyuan turned on the TV and saw a violent crime being broadcast live on the news.

The news reported that a small villa was invaded by criminals.

A young girl and children were killed.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at the photos of the victims on TV.

Isn’t it Liu Yufei and her brother?

After seeing this news, Gao Yuanyuan felt as if she had been punched hard, and she staggered to the ground.

Why is this happening?

She began to doubt whether she could really save Liu Yufei?
……

……

The next day, she came to the foot of the park again, and the golden drizzle came as expected.

When she reached the top of the mountain, Liu Yufei asked with concern, "What's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"

"Do you believe in time travel?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

"It sounds quite unreliable. No one should have experienced such a thing, right?" Liu Yufei replied.

"I've been there!"

"what?"

"You were going to tell me that Lin Yuan would be attending tomorrow's performance. You also prepared a movie ticket for me to sit next to him.

If you are not careful when going down the stone steps, you may miss a step and fall to your death.

It will rain heavily tonight and the billboards near your house will fall down, and you will be killed if you go out.

If you don't leave, the criminals will come and kill you and your brother." Gao Yuanyuan said a lot in one breath.

"Ah? Is this true?" Although the last three things had not happened yet, Gao Yuanyuan did guess Liu Yufei's thoughts.

"Well, this is the third time I've experienced this day. Please believe me." Gao Yuanyuan pleaded.

"It's really a bit too unbelievable. I can hardly believe it." Liu Yufei replied.

"Please, you must believe what I say. I have failed twice and couldn't save you. Things are getting worse and worse. I am exhausted physically and mentally." Gao Yuanyuan's eyes were red.

Liu Yufei smiled and walked forward to hug her: "I believe you. No matter how outrageous the story is, as long as you say it, I will believe it. You are my best friend, and I believe you are doing your best to save me."

Gao Yuanyuan hugged Liu Yufei tightly.

Liu Yufei smiled and said to her, "I'll face it with you this time, and we'll defeat death together!"

"Let's go. We won't practice today. Let's go back and make safety preparations." Liu Yufei continued.

The two walked to the edge of the stone steps. Gao Yuanyuan held Liu Yufei's hand tightly and said, "Be careful here. Take each step slowly."

"Ok."

When they arrived near Liu Yufei's house, Gao Yuanyuan pointed to the billboard high up and said, "That's it!"

Liu Yufei nodded in agreement. "It does look loose. If it rains or blows, it might fall off."

Immediately afterwards, the two began to patrol Liu Yufei's house.

Soon they found a suspicious man wearing sunglasses and a mask that covered his entire face.

it's him!
Gao Yuanyuan had seen the suspect's clothes in the news. He was scouting the area before committing a burglary.

Taking advantage of the broad daylight and the busy streets, Gao Yuanyuan shouted, "What are you doing? Why are you staring at other people's houses?"

The guilty criminal immediately ran away.

Seeing this scene, Liu Yufei couldn't help but believe what Gao Yuanyuan said.

She hugged Gao Yuanyuan gently: "Thank you, you saved me."

Since the criminals haven't completed their reconnaissance and know they've been discovered, they probably won't come tonight, right?
Gao Yuanyuan believed that she had successfully rescued her friend this time.

When she returned home, around ten o'clock in the evening, her cell phone rang again.

Caller ID: "Lin Yuan"!
"Hello? Is there something wrong?" Gao Yuanyuan's voice sounded quite desperate.

"Hurry and watch TV! There's an accident at Liu Yufei's house!"

Gao Yuanyuan hurriedly turned on the TV.

A vicious arson case is being reported on TV.

A man set a small villa on fire.

All four members of the family in the villa were killed.

Gao Yuanyuan looked at the photos of the victims in the news.

It was indeed Liu Yufei, her younger brother, and her parents.

Faced with this scene, Gao Yuanyuan cried out in despair: "Ah~ Why!"

All her efforts not only failed to save Liu Yufei's death, but only brought worse consequences.

At first, only Liu Yufei suffered the accident, but now it has affected her family of four.

If this continues, will there be even worse consequences?

……

……

The next day, it was accompanied by golden drizzle.

Gao Yuanyuan dragged her heavy steps to Liu Yufei's side.

"What's wrong with you? Why are your eyes so red? Did you cry? You look very tired." Liu Yufei asked.

Gao Yuanyuan had already given up hope. She asked calmly, "If someone very important to you were to die today, what would you do?"

Although Liu Yufei was puzzled, she still replied, "I will go and save her. I will do my best to save her."

"But what if you try your best and still can't save her?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.

"Even so, I will still try my best to save her. Otherwise, I will never feel at peace for the rest of my life." Liu Yufei replied.

“…” Gao Yuanyuan did not answer.

Because that's what she did, she tried her best, but the results were getting worse and worse.

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan looking a little down, Liu Yufei smiled and pulled out a ticket. "This is for tomorrow's show. It's next to Lin Yuan's. Will you come?"

Gao Yuanyuan opened her mouth, but her throat choked and she couldn't utter a word.

"Will do!"

These two words weighed a thousand pounds on her.

She knew the show would never come.

Gao Yuanyuan silently walked up to Liu Yufei and hugged her tightly: "Xixi, you are my most important friend!"

Liu Yufei didn't know why she suddenly became like this, but she still hugged Gao Yuanyuan tightly and said, "You are also my best friend. I want to be with you forever."

After hearing Liu Yufei's reply, Gao Yuanyuan burst into tears unconsciously.

She could only hug Liu Yufei tightly...

(End of this chapter)