Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 55: Pirates of the Caribbean

"Is there anything unacceptable? Tell me about it." Mr. Eisen was stunned for a moment. He thought Lin Yuan would be happy to accept this agreement.

"I can't accept you giving all the shares to me, even if I earned them with my performance. If this company becomes bigger, it will be the result of our joint efforts, and I can't monopolize it no matter what." Lin Yuan stated his reasons.

"I had a dream last night." Mr. Eisen suddenly changed the subject.

"Hmm?" Lin Yuan didn't know why he suddenly brought this up.

"I dreamed that in the summer when I was 20, I climbed onto the familiar bed in my university dormitory. Although I hadn't slept on that bed in many years, the pillow and quilt were so familiar, as if they were engraved in my mind."

"I turned around and shouted to my roommates: There's a dance tonight, and the hottest girls are all ours!"

"But no one responded to me. The dormitory was empty, and I was alone. So I woke up from the dream."

"I felt depressed all day, as if someone had taken my spine out. I'm old, and I can't get those days back."

"I have no interest in money."

"What I need is for you to breathe life into my life."

After saying this, Mr. Eisen stopped talking.

Lin Yuan understood this feeling, he had also experienced this before.

"Late at night I suddenly dreamt of my youth, and in my dream I cried and my makeup was stained with tears."

"I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but it turned out to be different. I was a young man traveling."

"Old times are everywhere to be found. There is no place to find them, except the heart of youth."

From these ancient poems, we can see that for thousands of years, people have felt infinite sadness about their lost youth in their twilight years.

As for Mr. Eisen, Lin Yuan could not give him a Chinese poem, so he could only say:
"I dreamed a dream in time gone by."

I dreamed of the past.

“When hope was high.”

At that time, I was full of hope.

“And life is worth living.”

At that time, life was surging.

"I dreamed that love would never die."

At that time, true love always exists.

"Then I was young and unafraid."

At that time, I was young and frivolous.

……

Lin Yuan stopped reading, as he believed that Mr. Eisen understood the poem "I dreamed a dream".

Mr. Eisen silently took a few steps forward and gently hugged Lin Yuan. Everything was said without words.

At this moment, Lin Yuan felt that he and Mr. Eisen had become true partners.

Neither of them mentioned the equity issue again, and they just agreed to do as Mr. Eisen said. He really didn't need the money.

Lin Yuan felt that there was no need to argue with him, and he would just insist on leaving him a copy in the future.

"Since you want to be an action superstar, you need a team. Build your team as soon as possible." Mr. Eisen said after he recovered his composure.

"Well, I already got permission from Brother Chen Long when I went to Hong Kong Island. He will provide me with key personnel."

Lin Yuan thought of Meng Tao, who always spoke with English words. Now he could openly invite him to join the team. And there were also the kind-hearted people on the "Jurassic Park 3" crew who had arranged a gambling game to give him a guarantee.

With them, Lin Yuan can gradually build a team of his own.

"Is there anything else I can help you with?" asked Mr. Eisen.

"I want to star in this movie next. Do you have any connections at Disney?" Lin Yuan handed over a piece of paper with his ideas written on it.

"Pirates of the Caribbean? Are you interested in this new Disney movie?"

"Yes, this is the only movie that can help me move up as quickly as possible."

Lin Yuan went through the blockbusters that would be released in the next few years in his mind. Excluding the ones like Spider-Man that he had no chance of getting in, the only one left was Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is a film produced by Disney. It cost $1.4 million and grossed $6.54 million, and started a series of films.

Johnny Depp also reached the peak of his career with this film, and was once very proud of himself, until he met his wife who could shit two kilograms in bed...

Although the box office revenue of "Pirates of the Caribbean" of $6.54 million is still nearly $2 million away from the $9.36 million revenue of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", this is already Lin Yuan's only option.

He has no chance at all in other movies, only "Pirates of the Caribbean" has some possibility for him.

After all, they are a group of pirates, and it takes place in the Caribbean, not old Europe. Although it is a bit strange for a yellow-skinned Chinese to be the leading actor, it is not too eye-catching.

"I have been friends with Disney's CEO for many years. I can try to help you, but it will be difficult," Mr. Eisen replied.

Lin Yuan's target is the role of "Will Turner", the blacksmith apprentice played by "Elf Prince" Orlando Bloom.

Lin Yuan couldn't handle a flirtatious role like Captain Jack, so he had to give it to Johnny Depp.

The role of Will Turner is the standard prince image in Disney films. Will a Chinese person really be cast to play this role?
"As expected, even you find it difficult. Is it because of the audience's prejudice?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Yes, but it's not unsolvable." Mr. Eisen said after thinking for a while.

"Do you have any idea?"

"Look at this. Finish this job first. I'll help you with it and maybe you can do it." Mr. Eisen took out another document.

"What is this? An advertising shooting plan?" Lin Yuan opened it and flipped through a few pages, asking curiously.

He had no idea what shooting an advertisement had to do with his starring role in Pirates of the Caribbean.

"You need to make the audience accustomed to you and a white female star being in an on-screen relationship, so that they will be more receptive when the movie is released and the film company will dare to give you the role."

"It's difficult to achieve this in one go. We need to use promotional videos first to broaden the audience's horizons and gradually get them to accept it."

"Becoming an on-screen couple with this female star will be very good for you."

Mr. Eisen explained seriously.

Lin Yuan understood what he meant. In European and American countries, the inherent prejudice against Chinese people is too deep, and couples consisting of yellow men and white women are extremely rare.

Letting the audience see this kind of couple combination all at once can easily cause bad public opinion, so Disney will definitely be very reluctant to use Lin Yuan as the leading actor.

But first shoot a few commercials to let the audience get used to Lin Yuan and the white beauty forming a screen couple. It would be even better if the audience likes such a combination.

Once the audience accepts the combination of Lin Yuan and the white beauty, it will be much easier for Mr. Eisen to help him get the leading role in the movie. This can be considered a roundabout way to save the country.

Moreover, the actress chosen by Mr. Eisen is very suitable. She is the most perfect carrier of the princess image.

If they could be tied together, then in "Pirates of the Caribbean", it would be natural for her to play the heroine Elizabeth, who represents the image of a princess, and Lin Yuan to play Will, who represents the image of a prince.

Anne Hathaway broke into Lin Yuan's world in this way.

　Thanks to the book friend [20190612090209484] for the reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)