Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 99 You said I was a sword master?

Arriving at the door of the box, Lin Yuan looked up at the rosewood plaque on the wall.

The words "Hua Jian" were written on it in Chinese official script.

In Japanese culture, the name "Hanama" comes from the Japanese classical literature "The Tale of Genji", which means being surrounded by flowers.

The interior of the box is decorated very exquisitely, and every detail reveals traditional Japanese culture.

When you enter the "Huajian" box, the first thing that catches your eye is the Japanese round table placed in the center. The table top is covered with a pink and white Japanese tablecloth printed with an elegant peony pattern. There are several large Japanese cushions placed around it for guests to sit on.

Several exquisite Japanese paintings hang on the walls, depicting famous Japanese natural scenery such as Mount Fuji, cherry blossoms and maple leaves.

These paintings make the entire box look more Japanese.

In a corner of the box, there is an antique Japanese koto with several strings of small bells hanging on it. Whenever the wind blows, the bells will make pleasant sounds, creating a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere for the entire box.

The lighting design of the entire box is also very unique, using soft yellow light to make the entire space more warm and comfortable.

Under the light, every corner of the box appears more eye-catching and exquisite.

In the "Hana-ma" box, you can not only taste authentic Japanese food, but also enjoy traditional Japanese performances, including Japanese dance, music and drama, allowing every guest to experience the most authentic Japanese culture.

Seeing this neon-style private room, Lin Yuan couldn't help but complain in his heart: They shouldn't arrange any decadent female body sushi or something, right?
How can it be?

After all, it is a government-level reception, so it is not necessary to arrange such things openly.

So there were no beauties or anything, but there were several middle-aged men in traditional samurai uniforms, sitting in the box waiting for their arrival.

Seeing these strange men, Lin Yuan was a little surprised: Who are these people? Why are they here?
Nakamura Tsuneo quickly stepped forward to explain, "I heard that Mr. Lin is a master of Chinese martial arts and once defeated Tyson in New York with one move, and your attainments in kendo are equally unfathomable.

These are all national treasure-level masters of our country's sword art, known as sword masters. We would like to take this opportunity to see you in person and ask for your guidance."

Is he looking for an opportunity to compete with me and give me a warning?

Or do you want to use the reputation of Chinese martial arts to promote Japanese kendo?
But Mr. Nakamura's attitude doesn't seem like it. Even if he wants to do something, Mr. Eisen won't allow it.

Should we just find a few Japanese martial artists to keep us company?
"This is the successor of the Shinkage-ryu, Kamiizumi Sainao."

"This is the successor of the Shindō-ryū, Tsukahara Nobutomo."

"This is the successor of the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Yagyu Heguang."

Nakamura Tsuyoshi introduced these three swordsmen to Lin Yuan one by one.

"These three teachers are all leading figures in the field of kendo in our country. They have national influence and are the walking names of our country's kendo culture."

He was also worried that Lin Yuan didn't understand the backgrounds of these people and was about to introduce them further.

But Lin Yuan spoke first: "I know. I know a thing or two about Japanese swordsmanship."

The founder of Shinkage-ryu was the sword master of the Japanese Warring States Period - Kamiizumi Nobunaga. He not only had superb sword skills, but also trained many famous disciples, such as Hikita Toyogoro and Yagyu Muneaki.

Shinto-ryu is a derivative of Tenshin Shinden Katori Shinto-ryu, and its founder was the sword master of the Japanese Warring States period - Tsukahara Bokuden.

Tsukahara Bokuden had a brilliant record, participating in 37 battles, decapitating over 20 renowned enemy generals and beheading over 200 enemies. He suffered only six arrow wounds and no sword wounds at all. Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, a sub-school of Shinkage-ryu, was founded by the Warring States-era swordsman Yagyu Muneaki, renowned for his "no-tō-tō" technique, where he engaged a blade with his bare hands.

Even without the background knowledge of master-level Japanese, Lin Yuan knew a thing or two about the swordsmanship styles of these swordsmen.

After all, in recent years, Japan has been exporting its own ninjutsu, kendo and other cultures in an all-round way through cultural products such as animation and games, and many foreigners have also passively learned a lot about them.

But instead of finding a few Sakura girls wearing matching uniforms to accompany them, what's the point of replacing them with these middle-aged swordsmen?
Seeing Lin Yuan's confusion, Nakamura Tsuneo explained, "Mr. Lin Yuan, in the commercial you shot, there was a scene where you fought with Japanese samurai. Does that recall?"

Lin Yuan nodded. He was an action star, and it was impossible for him to appear in a promotional video without showing off his skills.

But does this have anything to do with the three swordsmen?

"Three teachers, we want to appear in your promotional video and play the role of Japanese samurai actors who were defeated by you," said Takeo Nakamura.

???

After hearing Nakamura Tsuyoshi's explanation, Lin Yuan became even more confused.

Isn't it enough to just find a few extras to make a cameo appearance?
If the effect is not good, you can also use action actors from Lin Yuan Film Studio to play the Japanese samurai.

Just get a few masters of the Japanese kendo field to play supporting roles for yourself?
This is equivalent to using the reputation of the Japanese kendo world as a stepping stone for oneself.

This would certainly be extremely helpful for Lin Yuan to increase his fame in Japan and thus open up the Japanese market, but for these three swordsmen, it would be more harmful than beneficial.

Don't they want to lose face?

Can they agree to this?
The Japanese admire the strong, and bowing their heads in front of the strong is no burden to them, but the prerequisite is that there must be benefits.

Seeing Lin Yuan's puzzled expression, Shangquansai, the leader of the three sword masters, said directly: "Mr. Lin Yuan, I know what you are wondering about. Please listen to my explanation."

"Appreciate further details."

"We've seen your swordsmanship in the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon trailer, and we've also seen your incredibly sophisticated swordsmanship in the Hero trailer."

Lin Yuan nodded. "Hero" has already started its pre-promotion. Although it has not been officially released yet, many of Lin Yuan's wonderful swordsmanship clips have been released as promotional materials. It is not surprising that the three swordsmen saw and paid attention to it.

"There is no age limit for learning, and the one who is more accomplished comes first. We all agree that your attainments in swordsmanship far exceed ours." Shangquanzhai said directly.

This is true. From the perspective of absolute skill, Lin Yuan's master-level swordsmanship must be far superior to the skills of these so-called Japanese swordsmen.

However, this is not enough for them to give such a big gift.

There must be something he needs from me.

Sure enough, the next moment, Ueizumi Saisao spoke up: "Our swordsmanship schools have not made any progress for many years, and the three of us have reached a bottleneck in our skills. If we want to make further progress, we must receive guidance and help from a noble person."

Lin Yuan asked, "Do you want me to teach you swordsmanship?"

After hearing what Kamiizumi Sainao said, Nakamura Goufu couldn't help but ask, "Although Lin Yuan-san is very strong, can he teach the three teachers swordsmanship?"

Shangquanzhai nodded and said, "According to my observation, Lin Yuansang's swordsmanship has reached the level of a 'Sword Saint'."

(End of this chapter)