Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 50: Steal half a day’s leisure

Time flies and it is June 6th. Lin Yuan’s two films have been released for a week.

Today is the time for the release of weekly data statistics, but he did not stay with the crew members, waiting for the results to be summarized.

This behavior is similar to the college entrance examination results announcement day, where no one actually checks the scores?
In New York's Central Park, Lin Yuan took Liu Yufei to a meadow by the lake. After setting up the tent, they sat on chairs and had a picnic.

The bright sunshine and the sweet girl made him feel extremely happy.

"Today is the day when the box office results will be announced. Are you really not worried at all?" Liu Yufei picked up a strawberry with a toothpick and handed it to him.

Lin Yuan didn't answer, but opened his mouth and pointed with his finger.

The fairy would not indulge him. She patted him and stuffed the strawberry into his hand.

"Don't worry, you won't lose anything." Lin Yuan replied with a smile.

"Isn't your goal to defeat 'The Mummy Returns'? It won't be that easy to win, right?" Liu Yufei asked.

"Let's talk about work later. Now I'll just focus on accompanying you. I won't be able to see you for a while." Lin Yuan said.

In a few days, Liu Yufei will return to China with her mother.

She has completed all her studies and needs to return to China to take basic acting training courses to prepare for the Yanying School entrance examination early next year.

"Then you don't have to turn off your phone. What if I need to contact you urgently?" Liu Yufei replied.

"I don't want to be disturbed by any trivial matters today. I'll turn it on later and it won't delay anything." He said with a smile.

Seeing Lin Yuan say this, Liu Yufei stopped persuading him, smiled and leaned back in her chair, enjoying the bright sunshine.

The two haven't seen each other very often in the past few months.

Lin Yuan was busy with the release and promotion of the movie, while Liu Yufei was busy catching up with her studies.

They hadn't seen each other for two months, but when they met today, they didn't talk nonstop on purpose. Instead, they quietly accompanied each other in tacit understanding.

After a busy day, it's nice to calm down and take a break.

Lin Yuan stuffed the strawberry in his hand into his mouth and lay down on the chair.

Although he looked confident, he was still a little nervous.

There are still many uncertainties for him to achieve complete victory.

First of all, both "Jurassic Park 3" and "Fast & Furious" must surpass "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profits, only then can he win the bet with director Sommers.

In the previous life, "Jurassic Park 5.9" had an IMDB score of only 3 points, but in this life, due to Lin Yuan's intervention, the score rose to 6.4 points, and its reputation was slightly higher than its opponent's 6.2 points.

But did "Jurassic Park 3", which almost lost money in the previous life, really beat "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profit?

When it comes to "Fast and Furious", it's even more worrying.

If "Jurassic Park 3" is considered a blockbuster of the same magnitude as "The Mummy Returns", the production cost is around $1 million.

Then it is a bit outrageous that "Fast and Furious", which cost only 3000 million US dollars, needs to be compared with "The Mummy Returns" in terms of profit.

Fortunately, due to the joint promotion, many viewers who had watched "Jurassic Park 3" chose to continue watching "Fast and Furious" as they were still not satisfied.

Unfortunately, this diversion is mainly one-way.

Because Lin Yuan did not have many roles in "Fast and Furious", it was difficult for him to play a role in attracting traffic for "Jurassic Park 3".

Otherwise he would feel more at ease now.

No matter what, he did what he could.

Two movies versus one, the advantage is mine.

But even if he could achieve box office victory over "The Mummy Returns", it would only allow Lin Yuan to win the gamble.

He has a higher mission to fulfill.

[Mission 1: Star in a Hollywood movie that surpasses The Mummy Returns at the global box office.]

The completion of this mission is not based on profit, but on absolute box office revenue. "Jurassic Park 3" had lower publicity and promotion costs than its predecessor, while "The Mummy Returns" received higher publicity and promotion costs. Can it really win at the box office?
The breeze blew across their faces, and accompanied by the sunlight, they fell into a deep sleep.

I slept very soundly, and all the fatigue from days of running around was swept away.

"It's time for lunch."

When Lin Yuan was awakened from his sleep, it was already noon.

He saw that Liu Yufei was already at the picnic table, which was filled with various carefully prepared foods.

There are Western-style bread, bacon, hot dogs and milk, as well as Chinese-style fried dumplings, meat patties, and buns...

"Here, drink more to grow taller." Lin Yuan picked up a bottle of milk and handed it over.

Liu Yufei took it and handed back a piece of bacon: "Wrap it in the meat patty and eat it. Put on some music while you're at it."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan turned on the speaker he carried with him, and a cheerful song came from it:

"It's fun to stay at the YMCA"

The YMCA was fun to be at.

"You can get yourself clean."

You can clean yourself up.

“You can have a good meal.”

You can have a good meal.

"You can do whatever you feel."

You can do whatever you want.

"It's fun to stay at the YMCA"

The YMCA was fun to be at.

When Lin Yuan heard the cheerful classic song "YMCA", the image of the blond commander who always liked to wear a red tie immediately popped up in his mind.

He twisted his body, his left and right fists dancing back and forth rhythmically.

The year 2024, before Lin Yuan's rebirth, was the American general election year. I wonder if this old friend will win again?
"Listening to this song may cause unnecessary trouble. If I were you, I wouldn't play it in a public place." A burly bald man emerged from the woods.

Lin Yuan looked up and saw Vin Diesel walking towards him with a smile.

Lin Yuan also understood what he said.

The song "YMCA" is sometimes interpreted in different ways, becoming a song for a special group of people who like to play with glass.

However, Lin Yuan, who possesses master-level boxing, swordsmanship, and flying knife skills, does not mind these minor troubles that may arise.

After the actual combat experience in Hong Kong Island, he never worried about his own safety.

He had just mastered the master-level boxing and kicking skills, but had not had the opportunity to use them in actual combat, so it was inevitable that he felt itchy.

Unfortunately, the security in Central Park is pretty good, after all, it is the center of New York.

While Lin Yuan was daydreaming, Vin Diesel had already approached.

"Uncle, why are you here?" Lin Yuan walked forward with a smile.

Vin Diesel has been familiar with Liu Yufei for a long time through Lin Yuan.

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Vin Diesel complained, "Finally I found you, but your phone is turned off! Don't you know what day it is today?"

"Don't be in a hurry. It's time to eat. Have some bread and bacon." Lin Yuan picked up a piece of bread and put it in Vin Diesel's hand.

"You still have the appetite to eat? Aren't you in a hurry to know the box office results?" Seeing Lin Yuan's leisurely attitude, Vin Diesel was furious.

(End of this chapter)