Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

In the study of Linyuan Villa in Douglaston Town, New York.

Sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto the dark solid wood floor, and the study is filled with a faint aroma of coffee.

Ron Dupont sat on the leather sofa, holding a cup of freshly brewed Blue Mountain coffee in his hand. He took a sip and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He raised his head and looked at Lin Yuan who was sitting opposite him, his tone filled with emotion and admiration:
"Lin Yuan, you've once again surpassed my expectations. I really don't know where your limits are. Your performances in 'Legendary Road' and 'King of Spy 2' are simply unbelievable."

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and leaned back in his chair, looking relaxed and confident. "That's because you lack imagination."

This was a bit arrogant, but Ron Dupont laughed out loud when he heard it.

Because the crazier Lin Yuan is, the better his results will be, and the more benefits he can get. He hopes that Lin Yuan will always be full of fighting spirit and keep moving forward.

Ron duPont, 49 years old, is the heir to the DuPont Group, one of the top financial conglomerates in North America.

No, perhaps now he should be called the helmsman of the DuPont consortium.

According to the current situation, he will be able to officially take office and take charge of this super conglomerate that is the foundation of the US economy before the end of this year.

As the next generation leader of the DuPont family, Ron took every step with extreme caution, and the emergence of Lin Yuan undoubtedly paved the way for him to the pinnacle of power.

The relationship between the two has long surpassed that of ordinary business partners. They call each other by their names instead of politely calling each other "Mr."

At the Chang'an premiere of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", Ron DuPont attended on behalf of the DuPont Group. At that time, the relationship between the two was already quite close.

Later, during the equity reform of Linyuan Pictures, Ron overcame all objections and pushed the DuPont consortium to acquire 8.7% of the preferred shares at a high price.

The Boston consortium represented by Betty only holds 9.3% of the shares, which shows how deeply the interests of the DuPont consortium are tied to Lin Yuan at this time.

"You know what?" Ron put down his coffee cup, his tone somewhat smug. "This wave of profits has silenced many opponents. Now, my position in the family is unshakable. All of this is thanks to you."

Lin Yuan shrugged and said jokingly, "Ron, gratitude should be expressed through actual actions. Just saying it doesn't mean anything."

Ron laughed heartily and patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder: "Don't worry, the DuPont Group will never mistreat its friends. Your success is our success."

At this time, seven days have passed since the release of "Legendary Road", and "Lord of Spy 2" followed closely behind, landing strongly in theaters around the world and is making a big splash.

Although the final box office results have not yet been released, based on current trends, the total box office is estimated to reach at least US$95 billion, and even exceeding US$100 billion is not a problem.

This result not only shocked film practitioners around the world, but also made them feel desperate.

In Hollywood, a movie that can reach a box office of $10 billion is already a super hit.

Lin Yuan’s two films are almost equivalent to the sum of ten blockbuster films.

Such results are like an insurmountable wall of sighs, which makes other practitioners lose the courage to challenge.

In Lin Yuan's previous life, until 2024, before his rebirth, the highest record of global movie box office was still US$2009 billion created by "Avatar" in 29.93.

The second place is 2019's "Avengers 4: Endgame", with a box office of 27.99 billion US dollars.

The performance of these two films has led many people to believe that the global box office ceiling is around 30 billion US dollars.

However, Lin Yuan proved with facts that the so-called "ceiling" was just an excuse for the movie not being good enough.

Before the release of Nezha 2, many Chinese filmmakers believed that the ceiling was around 57 billion RMB. This is because the top three box office hits: The Battle at Lake Changjin, Wolf Warrior 2, and Hello, Li Huanying were all at this level.

The industry believes that even if there is a breakthrough, it is unimaginable that "Nezha 2" can directly soar to 150 billion.)
Many people in later generations believed that "Avatar" generated nearly 2009 billion US dollars in box office in 30, and by 2019, the box office ceiling should be higher.

But the fact is that ten years later, the box office has actually declined. This only shows that the quality of the film is the key to determining the box office.

Lin Yuan said: "The ceiling of the box office is determined by the quality of the film."

Ron nodded, agreeing deeply: "That's right, the so-called 'ceiling' is just the self-consolation of mediocre people. True geniuses are never restricted by any rules."

Lin Yuan's films have refreshed the cognition of global audiences time and time again.

The global box office of "The King's Avatar" reached 23.76 billion US dollars, while "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" exceeded 40.16 billion US dollars.

Today, the combined performance of "Legendary Road" and "Lord of Spy V 2" once again declares a truth to the world: as long as the movie is good enough, the audience will use their money to create miracles for you.

Thanks to the outstanding performance of "Legendary Road" and "Lord of Spy 2", the stock price of Linyuan Pictures has skyrocketed and can no longer be suppressed.

In just over ten days, Linyuan Pictures' market value expanded to nearly US$4000 billion, making it the world's most valuable company.

Lin Yuan was at a loss whether to laugh or cry about this result.

In his previous life, he could understand more or less what the companies with the highest market value in the world were, such as Apple, Tesla, Amazon and other technology giants.

But in this life, because of his "excellent" performance, he turned a film company into the world's most valuable company.

If this happened in China in the future, it would definitely cause a lot of complaints: just like a certain sauce-flavored enterprise ranked first in the A-share market, and was jokingly called "sauce-flavored technology."

This reflects the simple value judgment of the Chinese people, that is, the valuation of a company should be proportional to its social contribution.

No matter how great the movies a film company makes are, it is essentially a company that produces cultural products. It cannot represent social productivity, nor can it reflect a country's hard power.

"This is truly magical." Lin Yuan shook his head, a hint of self-mockery in his tone. "A film company has become the world's most valuable company. I wonder what those tech giants would think if they knew about this."

Ron smiled and said, "Lin Yuan, you're too modest. Although movies are cultural products, they also represent a kind of soft power. Your success is not just a box office success, but also a cultural victory."

Lin Yuan nodded, but felt a little complicated.

He knew that no matter how high the market value of a film company was, it could not represent the hard power of a country.

Only in a magical place like the North American capital market could a film company become the world's most valuable company.

Regardless, the market's choice cannot be ignored. Shareholders and major investors have voted with their real money, proving the value of Linyuan Pictures.

You really can't say that there is anything unreasonable about such a valuation.

Linyuan Pictures' estimated performance in 2005 is expected to reach a staggering $113 billion in revenue and $94 billion in net profit (after accounting for box office revenue).
Of the $113 billion in revenue, Lin Yuan alone earned $2 billion, or 91%, from his three films, "The Jungle Bully," "The Legendary Road," and "The King's Avatar: The Last Airbender."

This once again thwarted Lin Yuan's plan to reduce his share of the company's revenue.

It's not everyone's fault for not being so supportive, because besides Lin Yuan himself, the other film teams also generated $23 billion in revenue! This result still beats any other Hollywood film company, but it seems a bit frustrating because Lin Yuan is so strong.

With Linyuan Pictures' net profit of US$94 billion and looking back at its valuation of US$4000 billion, we can see that the PE ratio is actually not high, at only 42 times.

Compared with many so-called "high-growth technology stocks" with a PE ratio of more than 100 times, it is difficult to say that Linyuan Pictures' PE ratio of 42 times has too much bubble.

Therefore, it is difficult to say whether Lin Yuan is unworthy of his position as his company has become the world's largest company by market value.

It doesn’t really matter what he thinks. The key is that shareholders and big investors think it’s worth it. This is the result of everyone voting with real money.

Ron DuPont was very happy at this time. When he acquired 8.7% of Linyuan Pictures' preferred shares, the company's valuation was around US$2000 billion, and he spent a total of US$174 billion.

Now, in just less than a year, the company's stock price has doubled, equivalent to a net profit of US$174 billion.

This speed of making money is even faster than robbing money!
Such profits made Ron DuPont and the DuPont Group behind him ecstatic, and their support for Lin Yuan became even stronger.

"It's very rude to just express your gratitude verbally!"

The relationship with the DuPont consortium became increasingly close, so Lin Yuan asked for a reward without hesitation.

"I knew you would say that. I have prepared it for you a long time ago. This is my thank you gift." Ron DuPont pushed an agreement in front of Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan reached out and picked up the agreement from the table. He glanced at it for a few seconds and said with a smile, "0.5% of DuPont's equity?"

"Too little?"

"Of course not, but I thought you were going to give me shares in Pioneer Breed."

"That's your vital organ, it's too sensitive. I don't think it's appropriate for me to take it even if I give it to you."

"What you said, isn't DuPont sensitive?"

"Because after the Virginia incident, you can now afford to buy shares in DuPont."

After hearing Ron DuPont's explanation, Lin Yuan nodded and accepted his statement.

The DuPont Group initially started out as a gunpowder manufacturer, and later gradually expanded into multiple fields including chemical industry, materials science, energy, and agriculture.

DuPont, Pioneer Hi-Bred, DuPont Health, United States Rubber Company, General Motors... are all star companies under the DuPont Group.

Among them, DuPont is naturally the core enterprise, involved in the manufacture of various chemical explosives and arms.

For such a giant enterprise, even 0.5% of the shares are worth more than 9000 million US dollars.

Lin Yuan would not look down on these shares worth 9000 million US dollars just because he is already very rich today. After all, they are given for free and he can get them without spending a penny.

Moreover, this shareholding also represents a special symbol: that is, he can get involved in large-scale military-industrial enterprises.

Once he acquired shares in DuPont, he would have access to various benefits:

If he goes forward, he can expand his equity and increase his influence in the company, thereby further getting involved in the circle of the "military-industrial complex".

In addition, he can also obtain some company information as a shareholder, such as ammunition production and abnormal fluctuations in production capacity.

There is no need to say much about the value of this information in the international geopolitical game. Those who understand will understand.

Therefore, the symbolic significance of Lin Yuan's acquisition of 0.5% of DuPont shares far outweighs the apparent value of the stock.

Ron DuPont did not make his words very clear. After all, the upper class always likes to leave room for vague interpretation when speaking.

But even if Ron DuPont didn't say it explicitly, the subtext was already very clear. A kind of tacit understanding had been formed in the military-industrial complex circle, assuming that he was one of them and qualified to come in and get a piece of the pie.

It has to be said that the game surrounding the Virginia incident earned him a lot of favor within the circle.

From Lieutenant Colonel Louis, to his superior Lieutenant General Jin, to the higher-level Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, everyone has a favorable impression of Lin Yuan.

After all, heroes who can stand up in times of crisis will be sincerely respected and loved everywhere, let alone in places like the military where heroes are respected even more.

Lin Yuan’s first reaction to this result was: Can I touch the handle of the knife?
In the past, it was Betty's Adams family who held the power and provided him with violent support. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hold on to so much wealth.

Now he can start to expand his influence under his own name?

This is certainly a good thing, but for Lin Yuan, he still won't extend his tentacles in this area because it is still too sensitive.

In fact, what he really wanted was shares in Pioneer Hi-Bred.

American high-tech seed companies control the world's food through seeds, which is an equally important means besides the US dollar, finance and the US military.

Food is of paramount importance when it comes to controlling those third world countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

If possible, Lin Yuan actually wants to get involved in this area.

If he can expand his influence in the food sector, he will be able to better exert his influence in Africa.

After all, Africa is a densely populated area in the world and is also a hunger-stricken area affected by war. If he can have control over food, many of his ideas can be better realized.

But from Ron DuPont's answer, he knew that the time was not right yet.

He could be given shares in DuPont because the circle accepted him.

However, he has not yet been accepted into the field of Pioneer Fine Breeds, a grain merchant, so he cannot give it to him.

Lin Yuan was not discouraged. He thought that the time was not right yet, but there would always be opportunities in the future.

So Lin Yuan accepted the agreement and prepared to hand it over to his legal team for processing.

After seeing Lin Yuan accept the benefits, Ron Dupont came over and asked in a low voice:
"Given our relationship, tell me the truth. Isn't Linyuan Pictures' performance close to your limit now?"

After hearing this question, Lin Yuan immediately laughed.

I’m afraid you won’t ask, otherwise I really don’t know how to start.

The fish is about to take the bait. (End of this chapter)