Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 497 A wonderful night, filming begins

Seeing Lin Yuan making the bed with evil intentions, Taylor Swift blushed.

To avoid embarrassment, she looked around the house.

Soon, she found a cone-shaped object made of bamboo strips, with a diameter of more than 1.5 meters and a height of nearly 1.5 meters. When she got closer, she found a faint heat emanating from it.

"What is this? A stove?" Taylor asked curiously.

Lin Yuan took a look and replied, "A basket."

"What did you say? What is this?" Taylor Swift was confused.

Lin Yuan didn't know how to say the word "basket" in English, so he answered using the Chinese pronunciation.

笸箩, pronounced as 笸luo.

Or not?

Well, the pinyin is pǒ luo.

"This is a container made of bamboo strips or willow branches. It is very common in southern China and Southeast Asia," said Lin Yuan.

"What's the use?" Taylor asked.

"Open it yourself and be careful." Lin Yuan said.

Taylor Swift curiously lifted the conical bamboo lid and found a small charcoal fire underneath.

The heat she felt just now came from this pot of charcoal fire.

"Is this charcoal fire used for heating? The weather isn't cold enough to require heating, so why do we need to add this lid?" Taylor asked curiously.

Lin Yuan smiled and replied, "Take off all your clothes."

"Ah?" Taylor Swift didn't expect Lin Yuan's request to be so direct and bold.

"It rained so heavily before, aren't your clothes damp? Hurry up and change into pajamas." Lin Yuan said.

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, Taylor Swift and GAKKI immediately took out clothes from their suitcases and went to the inner room to change.

During this journey, I always feel a little uncomfortable when wearing slightly damp clothes, just like clothes that have been sweating a little in the summer, which stick to the skin and are very uncomfortable.

After Taylor Swift and GAKKI-chan changed their clothes, Lin Yuan picked up their changed clothes and placed them on the lid of the basket.

"Now you know what this is used for?" Lin Yuan asked.

“A Khasi dryer?” Taylor replied.

The answer is very obvious. The charcoal fire below continuously transfers heat to the surface of the bamboo lid.

Such a large conical bamboo cover can be used to hang a whole quilt for drying. If used to dry clothes, several pieces can be hung at once.

"Well, it rains almost every day here, so we can't hang out the washed clothes and quilts to dry. They might still be damp after hanging for half a month. We can only use this manual dryer.

It can also prevent excessive humidity in the house, but you just need to pay attention to ventilation and move the charcoal fire outside before going to bed," Lin Yuan replied.

"That's really funny. I was just worrying about how to dry my clothes," Taylor said.

"We will live here for the next period of time. Although life is definitely less convenient than in the city, you'll get used to it." Lin Yuan replied.

"I think it's very fresh. The air here is good, and I believe there are many special foods. Director Eastwood just said that there is a kind of small silverfish in the river at the entrance of the village that is particularly delicious." GAKKI said.

During the conversation, Lin Yuan felt completely relaxed, and a feeling of fatigue swept over his body.

For him, today was too long and too many things happened.

When he got up this morning, Gao Yuanyuan and Jia Jingwen were still lying next to him. The three of them took advantage of the time and completed another morning exercise for two.

After Gao Yuanyuan and Jia Jingwen left, Lin Yuan and Taylor Swift GAKKI held a meeting to synchronize the box office performance of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty".

Then he went straight to Chang'an Airport, where he met the future sumo king Bai Pengxiang and took him in as his subordinate.

Next, they took a ride on Betty's "Sky Palace", enjoyed a delicious meal, and experienced the fun of caving with Taylor Swift thousands of miles in the sky.

After the special plane landed, he met the greedy Mukesh Ambani, who cheated him out of a lot of money. In a few years, he will know how he lost his future today.

After dealing with the richest man in India, Lin Yuan drove from Shillong to Cherrapunji, and then to Tukamba Village.

So many things happened in one day, it seemed a bit too full.

Even Lin Yuan, who is strong and energetic, couldn't help feeling a little tired.

But when he thought about what was about to happen, he immediately became excited:

If you want to promote the leapfrog development of relationships between men and women, you must seize the critical opportunity, and tonight is the best opportunity.

At this time, the three of them sat on the bed and had a pleasant conversation.

Lin Yuan didn't say much, mainly watching the two women talking. He only interrupted to liven up the atmosphere at appropriate times.

The content of the conversation was quite casual, even a little boring. Both women had a vague feeling that something was going to happen in a while, but they couldn't really refuse. The forbidden excitement in their hearts overwhelmed their uneasiness.

Lin Yuan looked at his watch and said, "It's getting late. Let's get ready for bed. We have to get up early for filming tomorrow."

GAKKI's face turned red: It's not early at all, it's just past 8 o'clock.

Lin Yuan first took down the clothes hanging on the basket. In just a few dozen minutes, the clothes were basically dried.

So he moved the entire basket outside to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.

After returning to the house, Lin Yuan lifted the dark and dim windshield of the oil lamp on the table and extinguished the lamp. The whole house immediately became dark and it was pitch dark.

When Lin Yuan came to the bed in the dark, he found that the two women had already lay down on the bed.

GAKKI slept inside against the wall, while Taylor Swift slept outside.

This is exactly what Lin Yuan wanted.

At this point he has two choices:

He squeezed in between the two women and hugged them on both sides.

Or sleep next to Taylor Swift on the outside of the bed.

As a seasoned lover, Lin Yuan certainly knew the best option: sleep on the outside, next to Taylor Swift.

Women are shy. Before doing something outrageous, they always like to find a fig leaf to cover themselves up, or bury their heads in the sand like an ostrich.

Even Taylor Swift, who was born and raised in the United States, can't escape this. This is women's nature.

"Would you like to come to my house for a cup of tea?"

"My cat can do backflips. Do you want to see it?"

"I don't know anything. I was asleep at the time and he succeeded while I was half asleep."

"It's not that I wanted to do this, he's so strong, I can only let him do it."

"Actually, I'm not really interested in that kind of thing, but I just can't bear to see him feeling so uncomfortable."

Do these words sound familiar?

It is the nature of women to find excuses to shift the responsibility for advancing relationships between the sexes onto men.

Aquaman who wants to quickly conquer girls is very good at helping women find excuses as a fig leaf, and then quickly break through this paper excuse.

If Lin Yuan foolishly asked to play together, he would probably be kicked off the bed by the two women.

But pretending to just sleep together first and then slicing the sausage step by step is the best way to achieve your goal.

Speaking of strategy, if he touches GAKKI first, there is a high probability that Taylor Swift will run away.

But let’s start with Taylor Swift first. GAKKI-chan, who has a softer personality, will probably play the ostrich and pretend to be asleep.

In this way, he can put on a big show in front of GAKKI-chan.

After Taylor Swift has completely given up, we can turn around and deal with GAKKI-chan, and then we can achieve our goal calmly.

After climbing onto the bed, Lin Yuan got into the quilt and could immediately feel Taylor Swift's body temperature and a faint fragrance.

But he did nothing, just lay there quietly, pretending to sleep.

Not only did he do this, but Taylor Swift next to him and GAKKI-chan next to Taylor Swift also did this.

In the darkness, Lin Yuan felt Taylor Swift's calm and long breathing, as if she was already asleep.

But if he really believed that Taylor was asleep, he would be absolutely stupid.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Lin Yuanxian hid his head in the quilt.

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"Don't mess around, Gakki will find out." Taylor said.

Lin Yuan poked his head out from under the quilt and whispered in her ear, "It's okay, she won't be discovered. She's already asleep."

When he said this, Lin Yuan didn't believe it at all.

Asleep? Anyone who believes this is a fool!
Not only does Lin Yuan not believe it himself, he also knows that Taylor Swift does not believe it. He also knows that Taylor Swift does not believe it but pretends to believe it. He also knows that Taylor Swift knows that he knows she is pretending to believe it.

So, the second hole-rushing game between the two of them began today.

GAKKI-chan, who was standing by, also went from eavesdropping through the wall to experiencing the conversation up close and unobstructed.

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When GAKKI couldn't help but secretly open her eyes to take a peek, she immediately met Lin Yuan's teasing gaze.

This frightened her immediately and she quickly closed her eyes.

Closing her eyes only made her feel less embarrassed, but the sounds in her ears and the vibrations of the bed still made her feel excited.

GAKKI-chan had no intention of resisting at all.

My friend, it's all up to you...

……

……

"Hear, winter is leaving."

“I woke up in a certain month and year.”

“Who will I meet and what kind of conversation will we have?”

"How far into the future is the person I'm waiting for?"

"Meeting you is the most beautiful accident."

GAKKI woke up from her deep sleep as the ringtone of "Meet" rang on her cell phone.

GAKKI carefully took away Lin Yuan's arms. After the three of them had exhausted their energy last night, their sleeping position became Lin Yuan sitting in the middle, with Lin Yuan hugged on both sides.

Looking at Lin Yuan and Taylor Swift who were still sleeping, GAKKI's eyes were full of tenderness.

Just like her cell phone ringtone, meeting Lin Yuan was the most beautiful accident in her life.

The ridiculous scene from last night reappeared in front of GAKKI's eyes, making her face flush and her legs clamped together.

She quickly shook her head vigorously to get rid of all those evil thoughts.

GAKKI-chan crawled out from under the quilt. She slept at the innermost position against the wall, so she came out carefully from the foot of the bed to avoid stepping on the feet of the two people under the quilt.

After getting off the bed, GAKKI-chan pushed open the door and walked into the kitchen.

It is now 5:50 in the morning and the crew's meeting time is 7:. There is still time to make breakfast.

Although the crew also provides breakfast, GAKKI feels that it is definitely not as good as what she makes herself.

The kitchen is already equipped with the necessary pots and pans, so it is very simple to cook some noodles for breakfast.

The more troublesome part is making a fire, but it is not difficult for GAKKI-chan, who has experience of living in rural Japan, and she can handle it easily.

Soon, she lit a fire, and a pot of water was boiled by the firewood, with steam rising continuously.

GAKKI grabbed a handful of noodles and slowly slid them into the pot like silver threads, and was instantly engulfed by the heat wave.

The air in the kitchen is filled with the aroma of flour and heat. This is the smell of home and the warm smell of life.

The noodles in the pot gradually became soft, but still maintained their elasticity.

The flames under the pot licked the bottom of the pot, and amid the crackling sound of firewood, the noodles were finally cooked to the perfect "al dente".

The noodles are scooped up with GAKKI sauce and placed in a large bowl prepared in advance, topped with bagged shredded pork, exuding an enticing aroma.

Pour a spoonful of delicious noodle soup on it, which is rich but not greasy, and the soup ripples gently in the bowl.

Finally, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions and a spoonful of red chili oil, and you’re done!

When GAKKI-chan returned to the house with the noodles, Lin Yuan and Taylor Swift had already gotten out of bed.

"Are you awake?" GAKKI asked.

"Well, I was woken up by the smell of your breakfast. It smells so good." Taylor Swift smiled and walked forward, gently hugging Gakki-chan: "You are so kind, thank you."

GAKKI smiled and said, "You're welcome. I'm used to doing these things. Come on, eat the noodles while they're hot." Lin Yuan and Taylor Swift quickly washed up and sat at the table to have breakfast with GAKKI.

"It's so delicious, I like it very much." Taylor Swift praised while eating.

She needs to use this method to express her kindness to GAKKI-chan.

Although Taylor Swift and GAKKI-chan have become much closer after their frank conversation last night, they are still connected by Lin Yuan.

When women get along with each other, they always have to be more cautious and use more kindness to get closer and express their good intentions.

Lin Yuan didn't have so many concerns. He didn't say a word, but just focused on eating noodles.

Actions speak louder than words. The more delicious he eats, the happier GAKKI will be.

After finishing three bowls of noodles, Taylor Swift picked up the bowl on the table and prepared to wash it.

But GAKKI-chan snatched it from her again.

"You've already made breakfast, so I should clean up and wash the dishes. I can't let you do all the work alone," Taylor said.

GAKKI-chan smiled and said, "If we were in the city, I wouldn't steal your work. But you won't be used to the conditions here, and we also need to save water, so I'll do it."

Following GAKKI's gaze, Taylor Swift saw a large water tank.

All water used must be scooped from the water tank and must be used sparingly. After it is used up, you still have to fetch water, which is quite troublesome.

Taylor Swift, who is used to running water and faucets, and cleaning dishes with dishwashing liquid and dishcloth in front of the sink, may not be able to do well in the current environment.

Facing Gakki-chan's kindness, Taylor Swift could only hug her gratefully: "You're so nice! You're better than Lin Yuan. I like you more now than him."

GAKKI-chan smiled and replied, "You guys are great too, I like you guys very much too."

The word GAKKI used was "you guys".

Among the four women who have the closest relationship with Lin Yuan, she has always been the most insecure one and also thinks that she has the worst conditions.

In GAKKI's eyes, there is no need to mention Liu Yufei. She is Lin Yuan's childhood sweetheart, his white moonlight, and his real girlfriend.

Betty is the eldest daughter of the Adams family, a wealthy Wall Street tycoon, a super genius and a top student. She can be of great help to Lin Yuan's career.

Taylor Swift is also amazing. Not only did she inherit Mr. Eisen's huge resources, she herself is also one of the hottest singers in the world music scene today. Her earning ability may not be as good as Lin Yuan's, but it is far better than other so-called superstars.

With this comparison, GAKKI feels that she is really lame.

In terms of appearance, she thinks she can only be regarded as a beautiful girl next door. Although she is quite pretty, she is slightly inferior to Taylor Swift, let alone Liu Yufei and Betty Boop who have stunning looks.

In terms of talent, GAKKI feels that she is very ordinary. Unlike them, she cannot become Lin Yuan's right-hand man. She only has the confidence to be a little assistant who serves him attentively.

Therefore, when Taylor asked GAKKI-chan to come and see her room on the private plane yesterday and knew that she also had one, GAKKI-chan was very touched.

When Lin Yuan wanted to give her shares, although GAKKI did not accept it, she was very happy in her heart, as this represented Lin Yuan's recognition and acceptance of her.

When Betty gave her a share of the private jet, it represented that Lin Yuan's close circle of friends also treated her as one of their own and accepted her presence very intimately.

This also makes GAKKI feel extremely happy and full of security.

Taylor Swift completely understood GAKKI-chan's feelings, and she hugged GAKKI-chan tightly.

She is so sweet and soft, no wonder Lin Yuan likes to hug her.

So Taylor hugged GAKKI again, which made GAKKI a little confused.

Lin Yuan watched the scene in front of him silently. He would definitely be happy to see his women get along better.

Lin Yuan looked at the watch on his hand. It was now 7:10 and it was not long before the gathering time.

The three of them put on their jackets, work boots and other clothes suitable for outdoor activities and headed towards the crew's residence.

The weather is good today. Not only is it not raining, but there is even a ray of sunshine shining through the clouds onto the ground.

The muddy ground began to clump and harden, and it was much easier to walk on than yesterday.

Taylor Swift asked, "Lin Yuan, I don't understand why we have to film in a primeval forest? From what I know, wouldn't it be possible to achieve a similar effect by filming in front of a green screen and then compositing it in post-production?"

This is Taylor Swift's first time as a film producer, and she doesn't know a lot about the film industry.

Lin Yuan replied: "You also said it was a 'similar' effect, but in fact there is still a huge difference. If you want to get the best effect, you must shoot it in real time."

With the technology of twenty years later, there will be differences between actual shooting and post-production, and it is impossible to achieve perfection, let alone now?

"What's the main difference?" Taylor asked.

"You'll understand when we get to the forest. It's all about the details. Post-production scenes can't capture every detail, but being able to create elements like trees, grass, and the ground is already impressive."

However, the rotten leaves on the ground are mixed with newly fallen leaves, shed insect skins, holes drilled by earthworms, and leaves with broken insect holes... These details cannot be perfectly restored in post-production.

When you watch post-produced movies, they feel very realistic and give you a good sense of immersion.

"But when you use the word 'realistic,' it's already lost to real filming. After all, realism isn't reality; the sense of reality and vitality captured through real-life footage simply can't be achieved through post-production in the short term," Lin Yuan explained.

After hearing Lin Yuan's explanation, Taylor nodded: "I understand. So if we want the best results, we must combine live shooting and post-production."

“This is the most difficult part of ‘Jungle Bully’. Shooting this movie was not only difficult for me, but also for other actors. The post-production was even more difficult.

It can be said that this was the most difficult film I’ve ever made,” Lin Yuan replied.

Because "The Jungle Bully" is a fantasy film set in an animal society, the story mainly takes place in the jungle.

To achieve the best results, you must shoot in the pristine jungle, and this is the first difficulty.

It is impossible for animals to act as obedient actors, so human actors need to wear special action-capture suits for filming. Many actors also have to accompany Lin Yuan to climb trees and cliffs for filming, which is the second difficulty in filming.

The last difficulty is that this movie has a lot of post-production special effects, and these post-production special effects have to fit the actual shooting part, otherwise it will not match and be exposed.

Therefore, a film like "Jungle Bully" that combines both practical shooting and special effects production needs to overcome the difficulties encountered by both types of films during the filming process.

Taylor Swift lamented, "This level of difficulty isn't something every director can handle. In your previous films, Lin Yuan, you were the only one working hard, so the director's ability wasn't a big deal."

But your recent films have not only put a lot of pressure on you, but have also placed higher demands on the director."

Taylor Swift is right. Lin Yuan’s previous movies include "Jurassic Park 3", "Pirates of the Caribbean Series", "Lin Yuan and His Wife" and even "The King of Spy".

The directors I collaborated with were Cohen, Johnston, and Verbinski. Although they were quite capable, they were not top-notch directors.

Although the movies they collaborated on were all huge box office hits, everyone knew that the success of the films was entirely due to Lin Yuan.

Therefore, at the Oscars, the Best Director award has never been given to the director of Lin Yuan's films, and it is even difficult to be nominated.

But starting with the movie "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", major changes occurred.

Lin Yuan hopes that his movies will not only be a hit at the box office, but also be well-received. He has passed the stage of only pursuing profit without caring about fame. Now, gaining both fame and fortune is Lin Yuan's goal.

Director Nolan also plays a vital role in "The Legend of Tang Dynasty". This is a good movie that provides him with full space to fully display his directing ability.

The same is true for "Jungle Bully". If this movie can be shot as expected, any director who sees the final film will definitely sigh:

Is director Eastwood crazy? At his age, he still wants to take on such a difficult task?
"If Clint Eastwood hadn't directed it, I don't know who I would have asked to make 'The Jungle Book.'

Director Nolan won't easily work with me again unless I come up with a script that's so appealing to him that he's willing to make an exception," Lin Yuan said.

"I understand! From now on, I will approve all expense requests he makes, as long as they are not too outrageous," said Taylor Swift.

"Don't take this opportunity to be lazy! As a producer, you still have to check the total cost and production cycle. This is your responsibility." Lin Yuan complained.

"Don't take it seriously. Taylor Swift was obviously just joking. She wouldn't really do that," said GAKKI.

"Snapped!"

Lin Yuan patted GAKKI's butt, which felt very good and elastic.

Covering her butt, GAKKI-chan blushed and said, "Why are you spanking me?"

"I was originally planning to take this opportunity to spank Taylor Swift, but since you found out, I have no reason to spank her. So I can only spank you to make up for it," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

The three of them laughed and joked all the way to the meeting place, and the journey was filled with laughter.

When they arrived at the meeting point at the entrance of the village, director Eastwood, the guide, and some crew members were already waiting there.

"Director, you guys are here so early. It seems like we're late." Lin Yuan walked forward and greeted them with a smile.

Director Eastwood smiled and said, "You're not late. It's only 7:17, 13 minutes before the agreed time. We arrived early because we all had breakfast at the village chief's house. Among the crew members who had their own breakfast, you were the first to arrive."

Just as director Eastwood said, after Lin Yuan and the other two, more crew members came from the village from time to time.

When everyone arrived, Director Eastwood looked at his watch and saw that it was only 7:25.

Everyone arrived 5 minutes early, which surprised Lin Yuan.

Anyone who has organized a group activity knows that it is impossible for everyone to be present at the agreed time.

There are always people who are late, causing the departure time to be delayed by at least twenty minutes to half an hour.

Completing the assembly so early is simply a fantasy.

But Lin Yuan felt a special taste from it:

Director Eastwood is good at managing a team.

The fact that everyone can arrive on time is definitely not due to self-consciousness.

There are many kinds of rice to feed many kinds of people. Human beings have always been an extremely diverse species.

With so many people in a crew, how is it possible that everyone has a strong sense of time?
Being able to do this only proves that Director Eastwood has a very strong prestige in the crew, and at the same time has a strict reward and punishment mechanism that forces every member of the crew not to be negligent in the slightest.

This ability is leadership. If it were during wartime, Director Eastwood would definitely have the potential to become an excellent officer.

Now that everyone is present, the crew is ready to set off under the guidance of the guide.

Today's shooting location starts from Tukanba Village and requires an 8-kilometer mountain walk, which takes about 2 and a half hours.

This means we have to leave at 7:10 and arrive there to start filming at o'clock.

The shooting time can only last until 5 pm, so after deducting the lunch time, the effective shooting time for the day may be less than 7 hours.

But this is already the ultimate use of time.

Because we were returning at 5pm, it would be 7:pm when we got back to Tukanba Village.

This meant that it was already dark halfway back.

Fortunately, the last section of the road is a mountain road outside the village. If we walk in the jungle at night, we might encounter an accident.

As the team set off, Lin Yuan suddenly asked, "By the way, where's Meng Tao? Why can't I see him?"

As Lin Yuan's personal action director, he will definitely be present in every action movie of Lin Yuan.

But today, Lin Yuan did not see Meng Tao.

Hearing Lin Yuan's question, Director Eastwood smiled and said, "I've been waiting for you to ask this question. Director Meng has such a strong presence that you wouldn't even notice he's not there."

In fact, it’s not that Lin Yuan doesn’t care about Meng Tao. When he didn’t see Meng Tao in Cherrapunji yesterday, Lin Yuan thought he was in Tukanba Village.

When they arrived at Tukanba Village last night, it was already dark. Lin Yuan had to find accommodation for the three of them first. In addition, his mind was full of that incident last night, so he had no time to greet Meng Tao.

It was only when he saw Meng Tao this morning that he realized something was wrong.

Lin Yuan asked, "Does Meng Tao have another mission?"

Director Eastwood nodded and said, "The fight scene with the anaconda needs to be filmed here. However, the truck carrying the iron cage of the anaconda cannot come over. Meng Tao organized an engineering team to go downstairs to lay a temporary floating bridge and build a road to the forest area.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for human power to carry the iron cage of the anaconda that far."

After hearing Director Eastwood's explanation, Lin Yuan understood: "Indeed, he has a strong sense of security and is very suitable for this job."

"Well, we will shoot some literary scenes in the next few days, and put off the action scenes for a few days. We don't have to worry about rain for the fight scene with the anaconda. Even if it rains heavily at that time, the effect range will be better." Director Eastwood said.

During the communication, the crew had already arrived at the forest area.

Once entering the forest, everyone immediately felt the difficulty of moving forward.

Although they are both forest areas, the temperate and boreal forest areas in northern China are completely different from the subtropical forest areas in southern China and northeastern India.

In temperate and boreal forests, most trees grow deciduously, with large gaps between each tree and few obstructions under the trees.

Standing in the woods, you can see far away at a glance, and it is also relatively easy to walk through the woods.

This is not the case in subtropical and tropical forests. First, the gaps between trees are greatly reduced, and various different tree species are mixed together densely.

Under the trees grew all kinds of bushes, even thorn bushes.

In the subtropical forest area, the visible distance is probably only more than ten meters. You have no idea what may jump out of the bushes at any time, and it is extremely difficult to pass through.

No wonder it takes two and a half hours to walk an 8-kilometer mountain road.

After entering the woods, Taylor Swift and GAKKI's breathing became noticeably heavier.

The altitude here is about 1300 meters. You have to keep walking up the mountain road. It would be great if you had a pedometer like the ones in later generations.

You will immediately see that 40 minutes is equivalent to climbing 30 floors.

(End of this chapter)