Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 486 A behind-the-scenes clip shocked the audience

After hearing what director Nolan said, the guests in the audience still had an expression that said, "I don't believe you."

Director Nolan then said with a serious expression, "I'm really scared to film an action movie with Lin Yuan."

"I was afraid of those dangerous actions, afraid that something might happen to Lin Yuan, and afraid that Lin Yuan would really have an accident in the movie I was directing."

"If the accident really happened, I'm afraid I'd be written into film history in this way. Everyone who mentions me, Director Nolan, will say: You're the director who shot Lin Yuan's last film, right?"

"Fans will vent their anger on me, and the public will criticize me. All of this puts me under a lot of pressure, but what makes me feel even more stressed is that if I can't film the shots that Lin Yuan sacrificed his life for, then I would be committing a crime."

"If I didn't film it well and the result wasn't good enough, and Lin Yuan had to challenge the dangerous shot again, I would find it even more unbearable."

"What if he gets into an accident during those repetitive takes? Do you think it's my responsibility? How can I not be scared?"

After hearing Director Nolan's words, the guests at the scene nodded one after another.

Director Nolan said it very sincerely. This is indeed a pressure like a mountain pressing on his shoulders.

Many guests lamented:
"I originally thought that filming Lin Yuan's movie would be a box office hit, and as a director, it would be a golden opportunity. But now it seems that it is really a huge responsibility."

"Yeah, I don't even think about it. If I were the director of Lin Yuan's movie, and Lin Yuan tried his best to act in a role, but it didn't go well because of me, which led to Lin Yuan trying again and an accident... I'm afraid the fans would tear me apart, right?"

"The fans aren't scary. You just need to hide. What's more terrifying are the big investors who bet heavily on Lin Yuan. You killed Lin Yuan. They really have the ability to dig deep to find you and take vengeance on you."

"I now agree with what Director Nolan said. People really only see the glamorous side and fail to see the pressure of being a director."

On the stage, Director Nolan continued, "Dear guests, many of you have probably watched Lin Yuan gradually grow into an action superstar in the movies."

"Have you noticed a pattern in Lin Yuan's action films? The action scenes become increasingly difficult and dangerous, giving people the feeling of constantly challenging themselves to reach higher peaks of humanity."

The guests in the audience expressed their agreement:
"That's true. At the beginning, in "Fast and Furious", the car jump scene was very exciting, but I think other stuntmen can also accomplish it."

"When it comes to the parkour and high-altitude falling scenes in Jurassic Park 3, a top action actor like Chen Long can also do it."

"But it got more and more outrageous later on. For example, the high-altitude mast scene in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' was something I couldn't imagine any current action actor could pull off. And then there were 'King of Spy' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2', which made it even more difficult to believe that no one other than Lin Yuan could challenge such action scenes."

Director Nolan said seriously: "In 'The Legend of Tang Dynasty', the danger of Lin Yuan's action scenes has been further upgraded."

"He made a more dangerous challenge than before, and of course it brought more incredible results."

Director Nolan's words immediately piqued the curiosity of all the audience present.

Three promotional videos have been released in the previous publicity and promotion.

But among those three promotional videos, one shows a scene of a great cavalry battle on the grasslands, with thousands of horses galloping and the momentum is so breathtaking that it is heart-stirring.

One film shows the prosperous scene of the Lantern Festival in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, as if bringing the audience into that ancient heyday more than a thousand years ago.

There is also a film that shows three action superstars, Lin Yuan, Chen Long and Li Renjie, fighting to the death with swords in hand, showing the grand occasion of the three top superstars in the field of action films today gathering together.

For many movie fans, this gathering of three action superstars is worth buying a movie ticket to watch.

However, none of the three promotional videos include any previews of Lin Yuan’s thrilling actions.

In Lin Yuan’s previous movie promotional videos, emphasis was placed on Lin Yuan’s thrilling action scenes.

Usually a thrilling clip will be edited but the sequel will not be played in order to attract the audience's attention.

For example: Lin Yuan falls from the Dubai Tower, and then the scene is cut off, keeping the audience in suspense.

But this time, no such information was displayed during the film promotion.

This is the suspense marketing that director Nolan did during the promotion.

This is Lin Yuan's action movie. After so many action movies in the past, Lin Yuan and his fans have reached a tacit understanding:
That is, as long as it is Lin Yuan's action movie, there must be thrilling action scenes that are worth the price of the ticket.

This is known to all the audience.

Therefore, there must be thrilling action scenes in "The Legend of Tang Dynasty".

But director Nolan chose not to say anything, leaving the audience to guess and fans to be curious, like a cat scratching its itch, but they just couldn't get the answer.

The effect of suspense marketing is very good. On major Internet forums, speculation about what thrilling action scenes will be in Lin Yuan's "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" has become a hot topic of discussion.

Many posts with extremely high click-to-reply rates have made all kinds of wild speculations, attracting heated discussions from countless netizens.

Netizens’ ideas are quite diverse, which has greatly raised everyone’s expectations.

Although this marketing method has attracted a lot of attention before the movie is released, and made movie fans feel that the days are long and they can't wait for the movie to be released immediately, it is also a double-edged sword. If it is not used properly, it will fall into a public opinion crisis.

If the action scenes that Lin Yuan finally presents in the film are not as exciting as netizens speculated, it will easily lead to a collapse in word of mouth: We had such high expectations, and this is what you show me?
But Director Nolan was not worried at all because Lin Yuan was so crazy.

No normal person would have thought that Lin Yuan would do this?

The two scenes of jumping into Hukou Waterfall and using a human slingshot were no different from committing suicide.

Even if Chenlong's top action star came to shoot, it would be useless even if he was given ten lives. Therefore, no audience could guess that Lin Yuan would take on such a crazy challenge.

The film has been keeping the appetites of movie fans all over the world on high alert in order to give all audiences a huge surprise after it is officially released early this morning, thereby directly igniting the reputation of the film and achieving the goal of skyrocketing box office sales.

This kind of suspense marketing technique is certainly useful, but only Lin Yuan's films can do this.

If you were to use this kind of publicity that only makes things more obvious for other movies, the public would just think: Say it or not, Riddler, get out of here!
Lin Yuan was able to do this for two main reasons:

First, even if he hides some exciting action scenes, the audience will know that they are there. This is a tacit understanding he has reached with the audience through many movies.

Second, he has absolute confidence that the thrilling action scenes in his film will exceed the audience's expectations and will not disappoint them.

Now, the suspense is finally about to be revealed.

Director Nolan said: "Let me show you a behind-the-scenes video, and you will understand how much pressure I was under on the set."

The big screen behind the stage lit up, and accompanied by the roar of the Yellow River, the picture appeared on the big screen:

This is a real shot from the filming site. The muddy water of the Yellow River is rushing from a distance.

The turbulent water flow is suddenly narrowed by the terrain at Hukou. It plummets with tremendous force, roaring and throwing countless splashes of water into the air.

A beautiful rainbow and the angry Yellow River in front of us together form a beautiful scenery.

On both sides of the waterfall, a large number of staff were making preparations for filming.

Several large cranes extended their robotic arms and sent the cameras to the designated shooting positions.

Seeing this scene, the guests at the scene couldn't help but start discussing:
"Where is this? What a spectacular waterfall! Although the drop is not as high as Niagara Falls, it is even more majestic." Ron DuPont asked.

Betty, standing nearby, said, "Hukou Falls on the Yellow River. Compared to the clear Niagara River, the yellow water has a richer texture and a greater sense of power. It's hard to tell its depth, and it also gives people a sense of unfathomable despair."

"Great! Hukou Waterfall isn't far from here, right? I want to take a trip there," said Ron DuPont.

"The local officials will definitely welcome it," Betty said with a smile.

Ron DuPont fell in love with the magnificent scenery of Hukou Waterfall at first sight. I believe that after the movie is released, many audiences around the world will feel the same way.

Promoting China's beautiful scenery and attracting more international tourists was one of Lin Yuan's main goals in filming "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", and he did the same in "Hero".

Ron Dupont continued, "What is Lin Yuan planning to do here? Is he planning to swim across the waterfall with his bare hands? That would be too dangerous. What if he gets swept to the edge by the rapids?"

Betty shrugged helplessly: "According to your imagination, this is dangerous?"

"Isn't that right? In a rapid like this, even paddling a kayak across it is considered an extreme sport. Swimming across it with bare hands is extremely, extremely, extremely dangerous!" Ron DuPont replied.

He used "very" three times in a row, which showed his excitement.

"Lin Yuan can't possibly be trying to swim across the rapids below the waterfall, right? I've seen flash floods where water flows over ten meters fast enough to sweep people away in an instant.

The water flow rate below this waterfall is definitely over 20 meters! Even if Lin Yuan were a fish, there's no way he could swim past here!" Ron Dupont continued.

"See for yourself." Betty rolled her eyes and said disdainfully.

On the big screen, all the staff members were gathered at the guardrail above the waterfall, and everyone's expression was full of tension.

In everyone's sight, Lin Yuan jumped into the river above the river channel not far from the waterfall.

Soon, he was swept to the waterfall by the rapids.

Seeing this scene, the guests at the scene felt they couldn't breathe:

"Oh my God! He's about to be washed over the waterfall! If he falls in, will he still be alive?"

"Was this a filming accident? Or was it designed this way?"

"It's over! If I fall down the waterfall, the water flow below is even faster. There's no chance of survival!"

All the guests on the scene stared at the big screen. Lin Yuan, dressed in white, rolled down the waterfall. Without even a splash of water, he was swallowed by the huge yellow waves.

What about people?

How could you survive falling from such a mighty waterfall and being swept away by the rapids?
If the guests had not seen Lin Yuan still standing alive on the stage, they would have definitely thought that he was gone.

But did he really jump into the surging Yellow River?
But the actual footage is ironclad evidence.

The guests could only accept this absurd fact. Someone really jumped into Hukou Waterfall and survived!
On the big screen, the Yellow River surged and swept eastward.

Suddenly, Lin Yuan, dressed in white, emerged from the yellow river water. He swam towards the shore with all his might.

In the behind-the-scenes footage, the entire crew began to applaud enthusiastically.

At the premiere, the guests couldn't help but applaud.

At this moment, the dimensional wall blocked by the screen seemed to be broken, and everyone sincerely applauded Lin Yuan's feat.

But the next moment, all the guests present clearly saw Lin Yuan hit his head heavily against the rock wall, rolling backwards with a bleeding head.

Lin Yuan, dressed in white, struggled a few times before being completely swallowed up by the river.

All the staff present were staring at the turbulent river surface, hoping to see Lin Yuan again.

But Lin Yuan never showed up, and many people began to panic:
"Where's Lin Yuan? Why is he nowhere to be seen?"

"Was that a whirlpool just now? Was he sucked to the bottom of the river by the whirlpool?"

"Nothing's going to happen, is it? What should I do?"

At this time, the camera was aimed at director Nolan. His face was ashen, his fists were clenched, and his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

All this reflected how panicked he was at the moment.

Panic, worry, confusion, anxiety, despair...all kinds of emotions mixed together and hung over the crew.

The behind-the-scenes footage is also very tricky and ends abruptly here.

Lin Yuan must be fine, but how did he do it?
This behind-the-scenes footage made all the guests at the premiere eagerly anticipate the movie. They wanted to immediately see how Lin Yuan escaped from the movie.

This behind-the-scenes footage also faithfully and in detail records the tremendous psychological pressure the crew endured while filming the movie.

Director Nolan picked up the microphone and asked: "Now, do you still think that when I say I'm scared, I'm just saying it in a cliché?"

After hearing what director Nolan said, all the guests present couldn't help but nod their heads: The director was under too much pressure to shoot a movie with Lin Yuan.

Director Nolan smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be so serious. Relax a little. By the way, are you still worried about the danger Lin Yuan just encountered? Well, I won't keep you in suspense. Let's reveal the answer now."

It is impossible for him to really let the audience watch the movie with a worried mood, because the audience's attention will be on the previous plot and they will not be able to get into the narrative rhythm of the film at all.

As he spoke, the big screen lit up again.

Many guests at the scene laughed and scolded:
"Okay, you're tricking us. I really thought we'd have to wait until the movie to find out the answer. That would mean I'd be worried for a long time."

"Hurry up and watch the highlights. I want to know the result now."

"Did someone save Lin Yuan? Or did he save himself?"

Director Nolan is obviously a master in controlling emotions.

He knew that if he played the entire process in one go in the first clip, although it would be tense, the emotional tension would not be enough.

Stopping the broadcast abruptly first makes the audience feel completely depressed, and then playing the next part, is a method of first suppressing and then praising, which can achieve a better emotional effect.

On the big screen, Liu Yufei said with red eyes, "Trust Lin Yuan, he will be fine."

"Keep the cameras rolling. Don't let him risk his life to complete the action scenes, which will ultimately produce disappointing results. Everyone, return to your posts and do your respective tasks." "Meng Tao, notify the rescue boats downstream and follow the emergency plan. However, I don't think it will be necessary. Lin Yuan will definitely be able to overcome the danger he faces on his own."

Liu Yufei's calm and composed performance immediately stabilized the emotions of the entire crew. Although everyone was still anxious, they were no longer as panicked as headless flies.

Seeing this scene, the guests at the scene nodded in praise:

"I didn't expect Miss Liu to be so calm. As a girlfriend, she couldn't help but worry about Lin Yuan, but she suppressed her negative emotions and bravely took on the burden of stabilizing the crew. Your rival in love is not simple." Ron Dupont sighed.

Betty shook her head. "She's not a love rival at all. Don't try to sow discord between me and Xixi. But she's truly wonderful, not just because of her beautiful appearance. No wonder Lin Yuan likes her so much. If I were a man, I would definitely fall in love with her, too."

On the big screen, the behind-the-scenes footage continued to play.

Suddenly, Gao Yuanyuan pointed to the distance and shouted, "Everyone, look over there!"

Not far away, I saw Lin Yuan in white clothes clinging to the rock wall, climbing up with all his might.

He was in a rather miserable state at this moment, his body was soaking wet and his hair was like messy seaweed, tangled around his head and face.

But no one thought that his embarrassing scene was shameful, but rather full of the light of a winner.

This is a hero who has defeated the power of nature time and time again and driven death out of the door.

All the staff rushed towards Lin Yuan like crazy. No matter how wet he was, they threw him into the air with all their might.

"The Source God is mighty!"

"The Source God is mighty!"

"The Source God is mighty!"

Everyone in the picture had an expression filled with excitement; even the usually calm and rational director Nolan was yelling wildly.

This scene infected the guests at the premiere, and they also began to shout spontaneously:

"The Source God is mighty!"

"The Source God is mighty!"

At the same time, thunderous applause rang out again, and everyone expressed their sincere respect to Lin Yuan.

At this time, a clip of Lin Yuan's speech at the Oscars ceremony was edited into the big screen.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Isn't my courage the reason why you love me?"

The picture stops here and the behind-the-scenes footage is officially finished.

However, Lin Yuan's words pushed the atmosphere of the premiere to a higher level again.

All the guests stood up from their chairs and applauded Lin Yuan crazily.

Their palms were already red from clapping, but no one cared at all. Instead, they clapped even harder, just to make the applause louder.

Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Lin Yuan on the stage could only take a few steps forward, constantly bowing to the audience and waving to express his gratitude.

The applause lasted for a full minute, and then gradually stopped at Lin Yuan's repeated signals.

After the guests sat back in their chairs, Director Nolan picked up the microphone and said, "This is the filming experience I want to share with you."

"Lin Yuan! Filming a movie with you was so damn scary! If it weren't for Ms. Liu Yufei helping me through the toughest moments, I would have almost collapsed!"

There was applause of approval and encouragement from the audience.

Director Nolan continued, "But I will never regret working with you on 'The Legend of Tang Dynasty'. I have a feeling I may never be able to make a better film in my lifetime. This is the honor of my life!"

"I sincerely warn every director."

"As a director, you must work with Lin Yuan once, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life."

"As a director, you can only work with Lin Yuan once, because the pressure is too damn great!"

"thank you all."

After saying this, Director Nolan bowed deeply to the audience.

The guests in the audience responded with warm applause again.

The guests didn't know how many times they had applauded tonight.

Ron Dupont said, "Just by watching this clip, I can say that 'The Song of Tang Dynasty' will absolutely be a box office hit! No one can resist a movie like this!"

Idei Nobuyuki replied, "It's so shocking. I heard there's another equally thrilling scene in the film. I don't even know if Lin Yuan has multiple lives, otherwise how could he dare to do such a thing!"

"Another part? Then the box office of this movie is very likely to surpass "The King of Spy". By the way, what is the current stock price of Linyuan Pictures?" Ron DuPont suddenly asked.

"20.2 dollars." Betty gave an accurate answer.

After Linyuan Pictures went public, its stock price soared from US$10 to US$21.3.

The stock price has been fluctuating within a narrow range in recent days. Although it has dropped slightly, it is still at $20.2, remaining above $20.

In Betty's opinion, the stock price is quite healthy.

Some early investors took profits and exited, causing the stock price to fall only slightly.

Once the foundation is laid, it will continue to rise.

"After the official release of 'The Legend of Tang Dynasty', the stock price will definitely soar. Hurry up and buy stocks to make a short-term profit!" After saying this, Ron DuPont took out his mobile phone.

It was inconvenient to make a phone call at this time, so he sent a text message to his assistant to instruct him to buy Linyuan Pictures stocks.

There is a time difference between China and the United States. It is daytime in North America at this time and the stock market has just opened for trading, which is a good time to buy stocks.

The information obtained at the premiere of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" tonight filled Ron DuPont with confidence, and he immediately decided to increase his holdings in Linyuan Pictures.

The stock price will definitely go up. If you don’t buy it now, when will you buy it?
Many other guests thought the same thing. They also took out their mobile phones and began to send purchase instructions to their subordinates via text messages.

As expected of a premiere filled with wealthy individuals, everyone’s sensitivity to investment was like an instinct.

But Betty didn't make any move, just sat quietly.

"Wouldn't you like to buy some shares?" asked Ron DuPont.

"I bought it a long time ago. In the past few days, I have been buying the chips sold by others at low prices." Betty said with a smile.

"If I were one of those investors who sold their shares in Linyuan Pictures a few days ago, I would be regretting it to death. However, blood-stained chips are indeed the most delicious delicacy," said Ron DuPont.

"F*CK! These beasts, why are they fighting so fiercely for the chips?" The next moment, Ron DuPont learned from his assistant that the low-price orders were cleared out in an instant.

The stock price is now approaching $21.

This means that in less than a minute, the share price of Linyuan Pictures was pulled up by 5%.

There were so many wealthy people present that if they all suddenly bought shares of Linyuan Pictures, the low-price sell orders placed by retail investors would not be enough.

Ron DuPont hesitated for a moment and continued to give instructions to his assistant: Raise the purchase price. If it’s below $25, just eat it without thinking. Eat as much as you can!

The guests in the venue also began to use their mobile phones to convey new orders to their subordinates.

Betty watched the scene in front of her with a smile. She had already taken advantage of the situation. If she had waited until now, it would have been too late.

It might be okay to drink some soup, but if you want to eat meat in big mouthfuls, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it.

The stock price suddenly soared by 5%. Neither institutions nor investors are stupid. Everyone will definitely think that this is related to Lin Yuan’s new movie "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" which will be released tomorrow.

Experienced investors will soon conclude that someone has obtained inside information and start to rush in.

At this time, who would continue to sell their chips?
They are definitely holding stocks and waiting for them to rise in value.

It is easy to reach a consensus that Linyuan Pictures' stock will rise, and there will be no disagreement.

The possible disagreements are:

How much will the stock price rise?

What is the most appropriate price to sell at?
Therefore, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures will definitely begin to fluctuate violently in the future.

It is very likely that there will be a sudden upward surge. Betty feels that it is very likely to directly rush to more than $25, and then many people will want to take profits and start selling their stocks.

At this time, the stock price will be suppressed by selling pressure and fall back to the range of 22 to 23 US dollars.

Because the good news at this time has not been confirmed, it is just a rumor that comes out of thin air and relies on everyone's speculation. It is impossible to support the stock price to rise too high all of a sudden.

However, when "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" is officially released, especially after the box office results of the first day come out, the box office can be estimated based on the data trend, and then the stock price of Linyuan Pictures will rise further.

Don't release the eagles until you see the rabbit. When the rabbit appears, all the eagles should be released.

At this stage, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures is likely to reach close to the $30 mark.

In this stock price game, Betty got chips priced at around US$20. Therefore, even if the stock price did not rise as high as expected, she would still make a profit, it was just a matter of how much she would earn.

This round of stock price game will last for several days and the results will not come out so quickly.

The guests in the venue all understood this principle. After giving instructions to their subordinates, they no longer stared at their phones.

After all, this is Lin Yuan’s movie premiere, and it would be quite impolite to hold the phone without letting go.

So, the attention in the venue was focused back on the stage.

After sharing his filming experience, Director Nolan returned to the creative team.

Then, other main creative staff, under the guidance of host Liu Yufei, began to give brief speeches one by one.

The person who spoke after Director Nolan was Chen Long.

He smiled and said, "After filming 'The Heroes of Tang Dynasty' with Lin Yuan this time, my first feeling was, should I retire?"

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

"I'm not kidding. On the set, I saw that Lin Yuan's action scenes were so exciting, so difficult, and so dangerous. I definitely can't do it. So my movie will definitely not be as exciting as Lin Yuan's," Chen Long continued.

"My concern isn't really about myself. After all, I'm not young anymore and I've passed my peak. I'm more worried about the future of Chinese-language action films. After Li Renjie and I, where will the other action actors, besides Lin Yuan, go?"

The audience stopped laughing. Everyone felt Chen Long's sincerity and his anxiety, so they waited quietly for him to continue.

"Lin Yuan sensed my concern, and in the middle of the night he came to talk to me, carrying several bottles of wine and some braised food."

"Lin Yuan asked me why Hollywood wasn't worried. There have been more and more action movies in Hollywood in recent years, and the box office results are generally better than before."

"I replied that it was because you had expanded the action movie market, and everyone benefited from the increase."

"Lin Yuan asked me again, why can't I also enjoy the bonus? Will I definitely have nothing to eat?"

"I answered him, that's because Hollywood action movies follow a different path from yours. Their action movies use more special effects and post-production, which is not the same track as yours."

Having said that, Chen Long stopped speaking and turned to look at Lin Yuan: "How did you answer me that night?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "The path you and I take belongs only to us. If possible, we hope that other action actors won't have to work as hard as we do to complete action movies."

There is nothing shameful about using special effects and post-production. As long as the final effect is good enough, it is a good movie.

Next, I hope to establish our own Chinese film special effects industry so that future generations don’t have to endure the same hardships we did.”

Chen Long nodded with satisfaction: "I wholeheartedly agree with this. This is what I have always wanted to do. A good movie doesn't necessarily have to rely on actors who work tirelessly to attract attention.

Even if we remove Lin Yuan's thrilling action scenes, "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" is still a very excellent masterpiece just relying on its cultural heritage and wonderful large-scale fighting scenes.

If we explore more potential in our own cultural treasures in the future, we will definitely be able to make many wonderful movies.

In fact, my new work, Myth, and Lin Yuan’s The Heroes of Tang Dynasty share the same idea.

Lin Yuan smiled and applauded Chen Long to show his agreement.

Chen Long nodded and said, "This is the consensus reached by Lin Yuan and I, and it's also what I want to share with everyone during the filming of this movie. Thank you!"

There was applause from the audience, applauding Chen Long and Lin Yuan for their sense of responsibility towards action movies.

Chen Long smiled and expressed his gratitude, adding, "By the way, I also want to thank him for those bottles of fine wine. They're 30 years old and really fragrant. This is also part of our Chinese culture. I hope you like it."

(End of this chapter)