Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 596 He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world
"What? Can't I just go into the cave for you?"

With a gust of wind, Liu Yufei quickly stepped forward and hugged Lin Yuan tightly.

Lin Yuan::)`)
Seeing this scene, Meng Tao, Henry and Old Peter quietly walked aside, leaving space for the two.

After the two hugged for a while, Lin Yuan gently pushed Liu Yufei away and said, "I've been digging holes and soaking in underground sewage these days, and I smell bad. Once I get out and wash myself clean, I'll let you hug me slowly."

Liu Yufei: (ω)
We are an old couple, who wants to hug you?

If I didn’t see you happy, I wouldn’t want to hold you for even one more second!
Even though her expression was full of disgust, Liu Yufei still pulled Lin Yuan aside, helped him take off his wet diving suit, then dried him and changed him into clean, warm clothes.

She performed these movements very delicately and naturally, just like a young wife taking good care of her husband.

After doing all this, Liu Yufei and Lin Yuan sat down on the ground together.

"Thank you for your hard work. You must be tired after coming all the way here."

Lin Yuan reached out and gently rolled up Liu Yufei's trouser legs from the ankles to the knees.

All I could see were bruises and scrapes on her shins and knees, all over her long, white legs.

To get here, you have to go through the abyss, the road of pain, the chimney, the marathon road, the knee tearing point and the "birth canal", a series of difficult obstacles.

Lin Yuan knew how difficult this was, let alone for Liu Yufei who had never been in a cave before.

Liu Yufei's bruises are definitely not visible on her legs, and the same is definitely true for her hands, forearms, elbows, etc.

It was a bit heartbreaking to watch, but there was nothing we could do. At this point, the patient was still in the capillary rupture stage. It would take two or three days for the wound to heal initially before Lin Yuan's massage technique could play a role in promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

So, he could only hold up Liu Yufei's long legs, kissed the blue wound on her fair skin, and blew a few breaths: "It doesn't hurt, recover soon."

Liu Yufei: (﹏)
"Do you think I'm a child?" She pushed Lin Yuan's hand away and rolled up her pants: "It's nothing to see. It will be fine in a few days."

"Are you happy to see me here?" Liu Yufei asked with a smile.

"Happy! So happy! After staying in this damn underground for 5 days, I was almost depressed. But when I saw you, I felt healed instantly." Lin Yuan said exaggeratedly.

Although she knew that Lin Yuan was exaggerating on purpose, Liu Yufei still smiled happily.

"It's a pity that I can't dive, and Henry and the others wouldn't let me go into the water. Otherwise, I would have waited for you at Camp 7," she said with a smile.

"Don't! I'm already heartbroken that you're here. If you go into the water, I can't imagine how crazy I'd be."

Lin Yuan felt a wave of resistance when he thought of the dim environment after entering the water, the possibility of getting lost and having an accident at any time, and the boring decompression procedure.

He probably would never go cave diving again in his life.

"Just waiting for you here always makes me feel that I haven't done my best and have let everyone down," said Liu Yufei.

"Everyone?"

"Well, they are all guarding up there."

"they?"

"Well, we're all here. How could we not rush over when you entered such a dangerous cave?"

"I know I shouldn't say sorry, but I did make you worry."

"When we chose to be with you, we had already accepted this fact. You never have to worry that we would dissuade you from taking risks. We are not a burden to you, but your solid backing." Liu Yufei said while holding Lin Yuan's face.

There was no need for Liu Yufei to say more, Lin Yuan could already guess everything.

It is estimated that the moment he entered the cave, Liu Yufei, Betty, Taylor Swift and others had already dropped everything and rushed over immediately.

This was the second time in just two months that the women had gathered because he was in danger.

What made Lin Yuan feel even more guilty was that even though they all rushed out of the cave, they could not express their emotions freely.

Lin Yuan knew that every one of them undoubtedly wanted to enter the cave and wait for him, just like Liu Yufei.

But the environment of the cave obviously did not allow them all to squeeze in at will.

After all, escorting a woman who has no cave exploration experience and is physically weak would require a lot of unnecessary manpower.

So in the end, they unanimously gave this opportunity to Liu Yufei.

That's why Liu Yufei said that she didn't do her best and failed to live up to everyone's expectations.

Lin Yuan reached out and touched her head: "You've done very well. I know better than you how difficult this journey has been."

Along the way, even if it was the first difficult hurdle, the "abyss", facing a 180-meter rope equivalent to a 60-story building, how many women would dare to descend on a single rope while it was shaky?
Not to mention, during the descent, one has to endure the harsh impact of the icy waterfall that seeps down below.

Liu Yufei held his hand and put it against her face.

The warm, soft and tender touch made Lin Yuan unable to help but gently pinch it twice.

Liu Yufei patted his hand lightly in dissatisfaction, then said, "Let me tell you what happened on the ground these days."

Lin Yuan nodded: "My entry into the cave must have caused quite a stir, right?"

Before he entered the cave, media reporters had already gathered at the cave entrance because of the news that Meng Tao and others were trapped in the cave. At this moment, it was probably even more crowded.

"Well, the cave entrance is now crowded with reporters from all over the world, and there are also countless fans who have rushed here after hearing the news.

Everyone is setting up camp outside, waiting for news from you. The camp stretches for over 40 kilometers," Liu Yufei said.

Lin Yuan: ...

The Kalonos Cave is located in the eastern Alps. The terrain here is rugged and there is no open area for camping. When so many people came, the camp could not be expanded and naturally could only extend along both sides of the road like a snake.

40 kilometers, or 80 miles.

Although it is not as long as 800 miles of continuous camps, it is at least 80 miles.

Lin Yuan suddenly found that he had a lot of people in the queue.

"It seems that I am quite popular?" Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"Being too modest is hypocrisy! Don't you know how popular you are? I want to tell you one thing. Because of your entry into the hole, an unprecedented battle between retail investors and institutions in the capital market has been triggered!" said Liu Yufei.

"A battle between retail investors and institutions?" Lin Yuan expressed his confusion.

He is not a god, and most of the time he cannot predict the incomprehensible ways in which the world often unfolds.

Lin Yuan could probably guess that with the news of his entry into the Kalonos Cave being exposed, the stock price of Lin Yuan Pictures would definitely experience violent fluctuations, but how could it develop into a battle between retail investors and institutions?

"After the news of your entry into the Kalonos Cave was exposed, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures immediately began to plummet wildly." Liu Yufei said.

Lin Yuan nodded to show his understanding. He had quite a few enemies. If they didn't take advantage of the "huge negative news" of his entry into the Kalonos Cave to short-sell the stock price of Lin Yuan Pictures, Lin Yuan would have suspected that those enemies were crazy.

"As soon as the news was announced, Linyuan Pictures' market value evaporated by 13% in just one hour, and the downward momentum is still very strong, with no bottom in sight," Liu Yufei continued.

This was also within Lin Yuan's expectations. He was the core competitiveness of Lin Yuan Pictures. If he died in the cave accidentally, the stock price of Lin Yuan Pictures would be halved and then halved again. It would be good if 25% was left.

Then, a drop of only 13% can only be considered as the beginning, and is far from achieving the effect of releasing panic. What's more, there are so many institutions controlled by the enemy who are taking the opportunity to dump the market and short sell.

"At that time, I asked Betty whether we should proactively repurchase shares and use the company's funds to prop up the stock price. But Betty told me not to do that yet.

Because the downward momentum at this time is caused by a crisis of trust. If the company's stock price cannot stabilize itself, our funds will be competing with the entire market and will not have the effect of stabilizing the stock price at all.

Betty's suggestion is to wait until the stock price hits bottom and then buy it at a low price.

As long as the news of your safety gets out, the stock price will rebound immediately, and then we can make a lot of money." Liu Yufei said.

I have to say that Betty's move was mature and prudent, an excellent way to turn crisis into opportunity, but judging by Liu Yufei's subtext, it seems that this idea failed to materialize?

So Lin Yuan asked, "What happened? What happened?"

Liu Yufei nodded. "Well, after the company's stock price fell to 15%, it couldn't fall any further."

Lin Yuan: (1`1;)
It seems that the market only fell 15% after the news was exposed, which means that the short-selling effect of those enemies does not seem to be very obvious?

"Why is this happening?" Lin Yuan asked curiously.

"Because a large number of retail investors began to spontaneously buy Linyuan Pictures' shares, it had the effect of supporting the stock price."

"Retail investors? Why buy into the stock price? Isn't it very likely that you'll lose everything if you buy at this time?"

“When the news of your entry into the Kalonos Cave was further exposed, everyone in the world knew that you ventured into the mine to rescue Meng Tao and the crew members.

Especially when the news came out from the mine that you were the first to dive and lay the guide rope and were at the forefront, the whole world was boiling.

"Retail investors from all over the world have even opened accounts or used funds to buy Linyuan Pictures shares to express their support," said Liu Yufei.

After a pause, Liu Yufei continued, "At the beginning, only a small number of retail investors arrived at the battlefield, so the share price of Linyuan Pictures continued to fall.

However, when the stock price fell to 15%, the bulls and bears reached a balance point, and the stock price could not fall any further.

But this stalemate did not last long, and the stock price began to rise again, constantly recovering the lost ground.”

After hearing Liu Yufei's description, Lin Yuan could imagine what kind of earth-shaking battle had taken place in the bloodless capital market.

Countless retail investors from all over the world stand behind him with all their hearts, risking losses to express their support for him. Is this just because they like him?
Seeing Lin Yuan's puzzled look, Liu Yufei said, "Well, it's because of my love for you! But this time, it's not just because of my love for your movies in the past, but also because of your selfless act of saving others. These days, countless fans around the world regard you as a great hero, an idol they can follow for the rest of their lives!"

"Just because I went into the cave to save Meng Tao?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Well, you may not realize what your actions mean. Risking one's life for others without fear of death is a heroic act that is highly praised by all cultures around the world," Liu Yufei explained.

After hearing Liu Yufei's words, Lin Yuan finally understood.

When he was filming movies in the past, he was also selfless and always faced life and death without fear. With this, he has gained countless fans around the world.

The bravery he displayed in public before was all for the purpose of making movies and to give the audience a more thrilling visual experience, but in the final analysis, Lin Yuan was fighting for himself, and he could get huge benefits in return.

But this time it was different. He was no longer fighting for his own interests, but for others.

There was no direct benefit for Lin Yuan from entering the Kalonos Cave this time, but he still bravely moved forward, rushing to the front and taking the greatest risk.

This move was undoubtedly heroic and immediately ignited a fire in the hearts of fans around the world.

Such heroic behavior, even if it happens to an ordinary person, can have an unparalleled motivating effect, and will directly increase the public's favorability towards him.

What happened to Lin Yuan triggered a violent chemical reaction, and public opinion around the world exploded immediately!
You have to know that Lin Yuan’s current identity is the world’s richest man, a superstar, and he lives an extremely wealthy life.

In the eyes of the public, people with such an identity should be cherished and envied, jealous and hated.

But when Lin Yuan, in his noble capacity, expressed his willingness to risk his life for others, public opinion around the world went crazy.

"Lin Yuan, if you continue to develop like this, you will soon become a saint in the flesh. Do you know what everyone calls you now?" Liu Yufei asked.

"how?"

"The people's rich," that's what they call them on the Chinese internet.

"The richest man with both talent and integrity, this is the title given to you by North American netizens."

"Stop, stop, don't say anymore." After hearing just two names, Lin Yuan felt ashamed and couldn't listen any longer.

"Why don't you tell me how the situation developed afterwards?" Lin Yuan changed the subject.

"A large number of hot posts appeared on the Internet around the world, calling on everyone to defend the hero and protect Linyuan Pictures. Countless retail investors frantically bought shares, saying they would accept losses even if they did.

So the stock price began to recover its lost ground, and in just 30 minutes, it returned to its previous price.

But the stock price didn't stop there. As more and more retail investors jumped in, it began to soar even more, even rising by more than 20%!" Liu Yufei said.

After hearing Liu Yufei's description, Lin Yuan was stunned. He didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"Those institutions that shorted Lin Yuan Pictures must have suffered heavy losses, right?" Lin Yuan felt quite pleased.

"Well! They even used illegal tactics outside the market to close a large number of buying channels, hoping to stop retail investors from buying in this way," Betty said.

It turns out that if you can't beat someone, just unplug the network cable. This is not surprising at all.

Big institutions have poor gambling qualities. They smile when they win, but look ugly when they lose. They cannot afford to lose at all.

"But they probably didn't succeed, right?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Yes! Of course! At this time, Betty took action and continued to provide retail investors with access to funds through the channels she controlled.

"And retail investors whose accounts were taken down by large institutions rushed even harder, driving the stock price up by 30%!" said Liu Yufei.

Wonderful, this is wonderful!

No wonder it is called the battle between retail investors and institutions. It is indeed an unprecedented grand battle.

"According to Betty's estimation, in this wave of stock market war, the institutions that participated in shorting Linyuan Pictures lost at least $2000 billion, and the Mellon Consortium may have accounted for $800 billion of it," said Liu Yufei.

Lin Yuan was stunned when he heard about this huge loss, but then he thought about it and realized that it was not much at all.

Those short-selling institutions must have shorted the stock price based on the expectation that Linyuan Pictures would fall by at least 20% or even more.

But in the end, not only did it not fall by more than 20%, but it rose by more than 30%.

This huge gap happened to a giant like Linyuan Pictures with a market value of US$1800 billion. In addition, high leverage is often used when short selling. It is not surprising that institutions have accumulated losses of more than US$2000 billion.

No wonder these big organizations would shamelessly jump out to pull the plug on their network cables, but unexpectedly, this action would lead to their death even more miserably.

"The Mellon Group has already lost a lot of wealth due to its confrontation with you, and this time it has made things even worse. Now the Mellon Group's strength among the top ten groups has dropped from eighth to tenth. If there are one or two more losses like this, the group may not be able to maintain its status." Liu Yufei said.

Hearing that the Mellon Group was in such a miserable state, Lin Yuan's mood immediately improved a lot.

"Good news. I didn't expect that the Mellon Group would get beaten to a pulp even without me making a move. It really proves that if you don't seek death, you won't die." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"By the way, the retail investors who participated in the stock market boom this time not only did not lose money, but made a lot of money from those big institutions. Their love for you has deepened." Liu Yufei said.

I can totally understand that supporting idols can bring rich rewards. Who doesn’t like such idols?

Regarding this epic stock market battle between retail investors and institutions, Lin Yuan can only say that whoever wins the hearts of the people will win the world.

No matter how wealthy a large organization is, how can it possibly compete with countless people from all over the world?

"The only regret is that the stock price did not fall to the level Betty expected, so we missed the opportunity to buy at a low price and make a fortune," said Liu Yufei.

Lin Yuan doesn't care much about this. He has already gained huge fame and seen countless fans from all over the world supporting him even at the cost of losing money. For Lin Yuan, this is the most precious wealth.

He also did a great job of tricking his enemies, causing the Mellon Group to begin to crumble.

Then the fact that you didn’t make any money doesn’t seem important at all.

"When the news of your return to the ground is exposed, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures will probably go up a bit. I believe that if possible, those big conglomerates would like to blow down the entrance of Kalonos Cave with a missile." Liu Yufei said.

"They don't dare and can't do it," said Lin Yuan.

Huge economic benefits can make people take risks. If possible, even if it is an "accidental bombing" in front of the people of the world, Lin Yuan believes that opponents such as the Mellon Group will do so without hesitation.

But Lin Yuan knew that Betty would never give them such an opportunity.

The opponent is indeed strong, but the power standing behind him is even more united and powerful.

After all, the enemy is united by sabotage, and there is no incremental cake.

Lin Yuan's allies, on the other hand, were united by the huge incremental cake and were obviously more united.

"It must be surrounded by reporters, right?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Well, the reporters are all eagerly waiting. They represent movie fans from all over the world, and they are eager to know what thrilling things happened during the few days you were underground." Liu Yufei said.

Lin Yuan pulled out a head-mounted miniature camera and shoved it into Liu Yufei's hands. "This is the footage I've taken at key locations since I entered the cave. I believe it's worth a fortune."

In fact, in addition to Lin Yuan, Henry and Old Peter who followed him also had such cameras, which also recorded precious images.

The footage recorded by several people put together is enough to fully restore the entire rescue operation.

Liu Yufei carefully put away the camera: "Take it back, I'll watch it with them, this will make up for their regrets."

Lin Yuan felt very relieved that this act of thinking about others at this moment really made him feel gratified.

"I've rested well, can you leave now?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Well, let's go. If we don't go out, everyone will get anxious." Liu Yufei stood up with a smile, holding Lin Yuan's hand and said.

Seeing that the two had finished their conversation, Henry took the lead, followed by Old Peter, then Meng Tao, and finally Liu Yufei and Lin Yuan, and the group walked out.

The journey back was smooth. When they came across some relatively spacious areas, Lin Yuan carried Liu Yufei on his back and moved forward, further speeding up.

So they spent a day and a half crossing those uncomfortable-sounding areas again and returned to the entrance of Kalonos Cave.

When Lin Yuan and others came out of the cave, Lin Yuan looked at the dark night sky and couldn't help complaining in his heart.

After staying in the dark underground cave for so many days, he wished he could see some light at this moment. He was really scared of being a ground rat.

But the next moment his wish was fulfilled. Countless reporters rushed forward, and the continuous flash lights lit up the night sky like daylight.

The reporters had been waiting for many days. How could they suppress the wild power in their bodies at this time? Naturally, they chose to take pictures crazily.

But soon, on-site staff came forward, stopped the reporters and brought Lin Yuan and others out.

"Mr. Lin, do you need to take a break?" the staff asked.

"No need, let's hold a press conference immediately." Lin Yuan said.

The reason why he was so anxious was not to make things convenient for the group of reporters, but because Lin Yuan knew that the fans waiting around the world were eager to know his news.

So he chose to hold a press conference as soon as possible.

After receiving Lin Yuan's instructions, they were immediately directed to the press conference venue that had been prepared long ago.

Looking at the dense crowd of reporters and the swarm of fans below the stage, Lin Yuan said:
"In just two months, I held three large press conferences. I apologize for taking up too much public attention because of my personal affairs."

(End of this chapter)