Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 502: Snake teasing? Snake taming?

Chapter 502: Snake teasing? Snake taming?
Wudi was standing by the river, and the rain was pouring down like a waterfall. The originally gentle stream became turbulent in the roar of the rainstorm.

The heavy rain hit Woody like countless sharp arrows, splashing a dense layer of water mist.

The wind was blowing fiercely, causing the long hair on his head to dance wildly in the wind.

But Woody didn't move. He half-crouched on the ground and remained alert, his figure almost blending into the night.

Woody's eyes were fixed on the depths of the dense forest in the rainstorm. The shadows in the forest seemed to be hiding deadly monsters that could jump out and swallow him at any time.

At this time, the camera lens was fixed right in front of him, clearly recording Woody's slightly disheveled face in the heavy rain.

The camera's focus continued to move behind him. Behind Woody, the surging stream rushing downstream suddenly had an unnatural wave.

It was as if something was swimming upstream, constantly splashing water.

But Woody, with his back to the stream, didn't notice anything unusual behind him.

Seeing this scene, the crew members hiding behind the camera watching the shooting scene could no longer suppress their anxiety:
"How terrifying! This is a textbook example of horror film footage. The giant snake is coming! I'm so worried! Why hasn't Lin Yuan turned around yet?"

"Have you ever seen a horror movie? You can't look back too early, because that would ruin the feeling of terror. The characters have to look back and see the danger right before the ghost or beast attacks, but by then it's too late."

"But horror movies are all post-produced. If Lin Yuan hadn't turned around earlier, how would he have had time to react? If he had been bitten by that giant snake, it would have been a disaster!"

"It was raining heavily, and where Lin Yuan was, the only sounds were the rain and the stream. I was worried that he had no idea when the anaconda would appear, and he might not even have turned around when he was attacked."

No matter how anxious the staff were, it was of no use. They saw the black body of the anaconda getting closer and closer. Even the surging stream could not hide the thick shadow under the water.

The anaconda was already behind Woody, with its triangular head emerging from the water. Its yellow eyeballs, the size of light bulbs, and its black vertical pupils were chilling.

The snake's tongue spewed out from the anaconda's mouth, capturing the smell in the air and firmly locking onto Woody's location.

Woody still had his back to the stream, completely unaware of the deadly attack.

At this time, although Lin Yuan, who was filming, could not see the scene behind him, his attention was completely focused on Meng Tao in the distance.

Meng Tao suddenly stretched out his right hand, clenched his fist and waved it three times quickly.

This was the secret code agreed upon by him and Meng Tao. For the sake of filming effect, Lin Yuan had to turn his back to the stream and could not look back in advance.

Therefore, the responsibility of observing the movements of anacondas in the stream was given to Meng Tao.

When Meng Tao quickly swung his right fist, it meant that the most dangerous moment had arrived:
The anaconda has appeared behind him and is about to attack.

One swing means that the anaconda is directly behind Lin Yuan.

Waving twice means that the anaconda is behind Lin Yuan to the right.

Waving it three times was to remind Lin Yuan that the anaconda was behind him on the left.

After receiving the signal, Lin Yuan sighed and said, it was indeed Murphy's Law. The anaconda appeared in the most unfavorable position for him.

Because that position was the least convenient for him to exert force and dodge.

Not only is the human right hand more flexible than the left hand, but the right leg is also stronger than the left leg.

During a sprint competition, when athletes use a squat start, they often support themselves with their left leg and bend their right leg slightly, ready to go.

As soon as the command gun sounded, he immediately pushed the ground with his right leg, propelling his whole body forward like an arrow.

The anacondas appeared on his left and right, which meant that Lin Yuan had to rely on his left leg to dodge, which would obviously be much more difficult.

At this time, Meng Tao and Taylor Swift and GAKKI behind him became visibly alert.

Woody, played by Lin Yuan, did not turn around suddenly. He just turned his head to the left and looked behind him with the corner of his eyes.

Seeing Lin Yuan's head turned to the side, the anaconda's hunting instinct was immediately aroused.

The anaconda opened its bloody mouth and its lightning-like head pounced forward.

The camera clearly captured the anaconda opening its huge mouth, and the row of densely packed sharp teeth was simply chilling.

As we all know, venomous snakes have only four long and sharp fangs in their mouths, which are very eye-catching. Venomous snakes kill their prey by biting through the skin and muscles with their fangs and injecting venom.

Non-venomous pythons do not have these iconic four fangs. Instead, they have two rows of inward-slanting, barbed teeth.

Once bitten by a python like an anaconda, the two rows of sharp barbed teeth will lock Woody tightly.

If Woody tried to struggle, the snake's teeth would only dig deeper into his body and penetrate more organs, making it impossible for him to escape from the snake's mouth.

At this critical moment, Woody's pupils suddenly contracted, and all the muscles in his body tensed up and burst out with tremendous strength.

The anaconda moved quickly, but Woody's reaction was even faster.

He lunged forward, and the anaconda's bloody mouth passed by his back.

The fishy smell from the anaconda's mouth is as strong as a dry toilet under the sun even in the heavy rain, which is disgusting.

After dodging the anaconda's lightning-fast sneak attack, Woody knew he was not safe.

The anaconda's endurance when hunting is quite amazing. If one of its moves fails, it does not mean it will give up. Instead, it will use more ways to catch its prey.

So Woody quickly ran to the woods beside him. There were no obstacles in the empty valley, and he definitely could not outrun the anaconda.

Woody ran forward, but the anaconda behind him was chasing him faster.

When he just ran to the edge of the woods, the anaconda had already caught up with him.

Woody saw the anaconda's head out of the corner of his eye, and it pounced out again like lightning, heading straight for his waist.

In a flash, Woody twisted his waist nimbly again and pounced to the front left, making the anaconda's attack ineffective again.

After lunging forward, Woody supported himself on the ground with his hands before landing, and immediately rolled forward to dissipate the excess force. Then he stood up and immediately began to move around the tree trunk as thick as a bowl, moving in a serpentine manner.

Woody ran in front, constantly running in an S-shaped snake-like route around the tree trunk.

Behind him, the anaconda was twisting its body to get closer to him.

It feels particularly absurd to use snake-like movements to fight against the python's pursuit.

At this moment, Woody, who was running, felt the danger again, and he quickly shrank down with his quick eyes and hands.

The anaconda's thick tail lashed over his head like a huge black whip.

The strong wind whistling overhead told Woody that if he was hit by it, he would definitely be injured.

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

The next moment, Woody's guess was verified.

The snake's body missed its target and hit the tree trunk nearby hard.

As Woody stared in astonishment, he saw a loud noise coming from the trunk of the Chinese toon tree, which was as thick as a bowl, and then the tree broke apart.

This is outrageous. Although the Chinese toon tree is known to be brittle among all kinds of trees, it is because it grows relatively fast, resulting in the wood not being firm enough, which is similar to human osteoporosis.

But this is a tree as thick as a bowl after all. I thought that under the violent whipping of the anaconda, a large number of leaves falling like rain would be exaggerated and the visual effect would be quite good.

But I couldn't believe it, the whole tree was broken directly from the trunk.

Lin Yuan had done a test before and found that the force of his full-strength kick was between 1800 and 2000 pounds.

This power is already quite terrifying for humans.

However, it is still impossible to kick down a Chinese toon tree that is as thick as a bowl. The tiger's palm strike force can reach between 2200 and 2800 pounds, but it is estimated that it still cannot break the tree trunk.

The anaconda's blow was conservatively estimated to have exerted a force of over 3500 pounds.

The Chinese toon tree fell heavily to the ground, splashing a lot of mud and water.

Fortunately, the tree trunk did not crush Woody. He stood up from the ground in shock and continued running.

But before he had run a few steps, Woody felt a gust of wind hitting him from behind again.

He had to quickly fall to the ground again to avoid the fatal blow.

"Crash!"

"Boom!"

"Crack!"

This time, the anaconda whipped through a dense bush, and the bushes it whipped were like a pile of cotton stuffed with firecrackers.

Under the powerful whipping, countless small leaves and broken branches exploded and flew all over the sky.

The raindrops that were originally densely packed on the leaves exploded in all directions, splashing water all over Woody's face and even covering his eyes.

What was outrageous was that after blowing up a bush, the anaconda's tail did not stop immediately, but continued to sweep forward with great force, hitting a toon tree that was smaller than the previous one.

This time the toon tree did not break completely, but shook violently after the loud noise, a huge crack appeared on the trunk, and the whole tree became noticeably tilted.

If you go up and push it harder, the tree might break immediately.

"Stab!"

Before the thought in Woody's mind disappeared, the cracked and tilted Chinese toon tree fell down by itself under the pressure of the gravity of the crown filled with water droplets, tearing the entire trunk apart. It felt like tearing the skin on your hands.

But at this moment, Woody couldn't care less about these things.

He wiped the water from his eyes with his hand, and just as he saw the scene in front of him clearly, he found that the anaconda had circled in front of him and blocked his way.

Seeing this, Woody could only turn around and run back, but the two trees that had just been knocked down by the anaconda were across the middle of the road. The dense branches and leaves in the treetops blocked the way, greatly increasing the difficulty of escape.

Just when Woody was about to rush forward regardless of the consequences, the anaconda continued to pull out its tail violently, forcing Woody to dodge again.

"boom!"

"Crash! Crash!"

This time the anaconda's tail did not hit the tree trunk, but the pile of rubble on the side.

It was as if explosives were placed in the pile of rubble, and countless stones flew out in all directions in an instant.

Woody felt several stones hitting him, and he felt severe pain all over his body.

"Boom!"

Among them was a stone the size of an egg, which hit him directly on the head, causing him to stagger and fall to the ground.

Woody immediately felt dizzy, and a stream of red blood flowed out from the wound on his forehead, but was instantly washed away by the heavy rain hitting his face.

This made Woody's face look as if it was lightly smeared with an uneven layer of pink, which looked quite scary.

The anaconda seemed to be stimulated by the smell of blood in the air and moved towards Woody more ferociously.

At this time, Woody was already injured and fell to the ground without any resistance.

The anaconda opened its bloody mouth wide, ready to bite Woody.

"Cut!"

At this point, director Eastwood gave the order to stop filming.

In order to allow Lin Yuan to hear his instructions in the heavy rain, director Eastwood used a high-decibel loudspeaker.

This action scene of fighting with the anaconda was planned to be shot in two parts.

After that, the anaconda will put Woody in a death coil, and it is impossible to shoot directly now.

If the anaconda were to wrap around Lin Yuan's body directly, the huge force would probably cause multiple fractures all over Lin Yuan's body within tens of seconds.

After the anaconda broke a tree trunk just now, no one dared to hope for luck anymore.

Therefore, they had to wait until Lin Yuan tamed the anaconda before they could continue filming the next action scene.

After hearing the director's instructions, Lin Yuan immediately regained his composure.

The embarrassment during the filming just now has disappeared.

The character Woody in the movie needs to give the audience a thrilling experience, so he has to be in a miserable state when being chased by the anaconda.

In reality, Lin Yuan was not at all afraid of facing this giant snake.

Not to mention anything else, if Lin Yuan ran as fast as he could, the anaconda would not be able to catch up with him at all.

Lin Yuan's super fast nerve reaction speed also means he doesn't worry about being bitten by the anaconda or whipped by its tail.

Lin Yuan took out a brown grass ball from the pocket inside his fur coat. This was the special isoflurane anesthetic.

Lin Yuan swung his right hand violently, and the grass ball shot into the anaconda's open bloody mouth like lightning.

As a master of knife-flying skills, it is impossible for him to fail even in a rainstorm.

This is also the first time to test the effect of 4% isoflurane anesthetic on this anaconda.

After the grass ball was fed into the anaconda's mouth, there seemed to be no effect. The giant snake continued to attack Lin Yuan ferociously.

But whether the anaconda bit him with its mouth or whipped him with its tail, Lin Yuan dodged them very easily.

Seeing this scene, the crew members who were hiding far away and filming, not daring to come forward, felt it was quite unreal:
"Is this... the power of Chinese Kung Fu? I can actually let the anaconda attack at will, but I can't even touch its hair."

"I've already clarified countless times that Yuan Shen's performance simply can't be explained by Chinese Kung Fu. If you think that practicing Chinese Kung Fu will give you a performance like Yuan Shen's, then you're probably just feeding the snake."

"The Source God has demonstrated with his own actions that even the most advanced humans can achieve this level. He's like a cat teasing a snake; he looks completely relaxed, without any pressure at all." "Anyway, this sequence is even more exciting than the action scenes in the movie. Filming it and editing it into the post-credits scene will definitely be a sight to behold!"

"By the way, why hasn't the anesthetic taken effect yet? Didn't they say it would take effect within 30 seconds? Coach Meng has done many experiments with anacondas before, and they usually get knocked unconscious by the anesthetic in around 15 seconds. It's been almost a minute now, right?"

"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed the time. This is really ridiculous. How can we guarantee the safety of the next scene? If something unexpected happens during the next scene and the timer hasn't taken effect for such a long time, it will become a filming accident."

Lin Yuan, who was avoiding the attack of an anaconda in the center of the shooting site, naturally felt this as well. The anesthetic took too long to take effect.

If Lin Yuan had not felt that the anaconda's movements were slowing down and the anesthetic was taking effect, he would have thought that he had obtained fake medicine, or that the concentration of the anesthetic had been diluted by the rain in the heavy rain.

After about 20 seconds, which took 80 seconds from head to tail, the anaconda finally fell headfirst to the ground, collapsed on the ground and stopped moving.

"Lin Yuan, please check if the anaconda has fallen unconscious?" Meng Tao shouted from a distance.

Before confirming that it was safe, Meng Tao didn't dare to take the villagers who were carrying the snake forward.

Snakes cannot blink and are unable to close their eyes because they do not have movable eyelids.

Therefore, it is not easy to determine whether a snake is asleep.

Lin Yuan looked at the anaconda in front of him, which was motionless but had its two big eyes open. He kicked it on the head a few times with his feet, but found that there was no reaction.

He carefully lifted the snake's tail with his hands again, but found that it was still motionless.

It can be basically confirmed that he has completely fallen into a coma.

So Lin Yuan shouted, "He is definitely unconscious, come here."

After getting Lin Yuan's confirmation, Meng Tao led the villagers forward.

There were fifteen people, some holding the snake's head, some carrying the tail, and some lifting the snake's body. Everyone worked together to put the giant snake back into the cage.

After putting the anaconda back into the cage, Meng Tao walked towards Lin Yuan.

"This snake stinks so much that even heavy rain can't wash away the fishy smell on my raincoat." Meng Tao complained.

"Who told you to hold the snake's head? That's where the smell is the strongest. I almost fainted from the stench when I was filming just now." Lin Yuan replied.

"You think I want to, but if I don't hold the snakehead, who will? Those villagers won't do it no matter how much money you offer. So I have to do it myself." Meng Tao said helplessly.

Lin Yuan nodded to show his understanding.

Even though the anaconda had been anesthetized, the villagers still had the courage to step forward and carry such a huge snake with their hands, which required tremendous courage and overcoming psychological barriers.

The main reason why people are willing to do such a thrilling thing is that the money is paid.

Although the villagers were willing to carry the snake, it made a big difference which part of the snake they held.

What if the anesthetic suddenly wears off while you are carrying the anaconda and it wakes up?

Then the person holding the head is definitely the most dangerous. The anaconda can open its mouth and bite the person closest to its mouth with one force.

Meng Tao had no choice but to do this.

Director Eastwood walked over and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, Director Meng, who always leads by example. You have performed very bravely.

By the way, I thought the scene where you carried the snake's head was quite interesting, so I filmed a few more shots to include in the film's post-credits sequence."

"Hahaha, after this segment is broadcast, you will definitely be crowned the 'King of Behind-the-Scenes'." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

Director Eastwood is so good at capturing fleeting details.

Just now, Meng Tao was carrying the head of the anaconda. The snake's eyes, which could not be closed, were wide open, like two copper bells right on Meng Tao's shoulders.

So his eyes and the anaconda's glasses had to be close together, giving a funny feeling of staring at each other: What are you looking at?
But the thought of the eyes of such a giant beast staring at you, even if you know it is unconscious, will inevitably become a psychological shadow, and perhaps this scene will appear in your dreams countless times.

Meng Tao shook his head helplessly: "Ever since I started filming with you, what kind of mess haven't I experienced? I'm used to it."

Lin Yuan was somewhat touched when he heard Meng Tao's complaints.

At the beginning, he was doing relatively normal action guidance work in Lin Yuan's crew.

But gradually, Meng Tao's work became more and more outrageous, and his bottom line was repeatedly broken.

When filming "Pirates of the Caribbean", Meng Tao pulled himself up to a mast several dozen meters high and acted as a stuntman to shoot fighting scenes in the air.

When filming "The King of Spy Wars", Meng Tao was forced by Lin Yuan to study: how to install multiple safety ropes for falls outside the Dubai Tower, which is hundreds of meters high.

In order to ensure absolute safety, Meng Tao actually went on site in person to test the reliability of those facilities.

When filming "Pirates of the Caribbean 2", Meng Tao had to face the lifelong stain after Depp was poisoned, which resulted in him not serving as a commentator in the post-credits footage of Lin Yuan's film for the first time.

When filming "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", Meng Tao felt a little more relaxed, but as the only two actors in the crew, along with Lin Yuan, who wore dozens of kilograms of metal armor during filming, after finishing filming every day, he would take off his armor and his whole body would look like he had been fished out of the water.

At the end of the filming of "The Heroes of Tang Dynasty", Meng Tao lost 20 kilograms, although he has gained it back now.

It can be said that without Meng Tao's hard work over the years, Lin Yuan would not have been able to make these films so easily and worry-free.

Of course, Lin Yuan was also very kind to Meng Tao. He gave him all the money. At this time, Meng Tao was at least a billionaire, including cash, assets and stocks.

In addition to money, Lin Yuan also gave Meng Tao a lot of authority in terms of company discourse and film and television resources. This is also the confidence that he and Depp can dominate the Hollywood female star circle and be the groom every night.

Both of them were doing their best for each other. Today, Meng Tao once again took on the dirtiest and most tiring work, which still moved Lin Yuan.

"Let's put aside all that messy stuff for now. We need to solve the anesthesia problem first." Meng Tao said, "Otherwise, we really won't be able to shoot the next scene."

"Is this a surprise?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Of course not! It's under my control." Meng Tao refused to admit it. He had agreed that there wouldn't be any accidents during this shoot.

"Are you really not being stubborn?" Lin Yuan asked.

Meng Tao said: "Of course not, listen to me."

"I've done anesthesia experiments before. A 4% concentration of isoflurane anesthetic can usually anesthetize an anaconda in about 15 seconds. Even if it's slower, it won't take more than 30 seconds.

Today it took 80 seconds, probably because the anaconda was too big and needed more time.”

"It's also possible that the rainy weather played a disruptive role."

"But no matter what the reason is, it shows that the 4% concentration of isoflurane anesthetic is no longer suitable for filming this scene."

"I plan to try using 6% isoflurane anesthetic directly. We'll try it as soon as the anaconda wakes up."

"Will you die if you try it?" Lin Yuan expressed his concern.

After all, this anaconda was borrowed due to director Eastwood's personal connection. If the 6% concentration of isoflurane anesthetic caused the anaconda to die suddenly, it would be difficult to explain.

This is not something that can be solved simply by paying compensation, because this may be the largest anaconda in the world, and there is only one of its kind.

For those top wealthy people, keeping a world-class pet at home is the best way to show off to other friends.

Meng Tao shook his head and said, "Judging from the effect of a 4% concentration of anesthetic, using a 6% concentration shouldn't cause sudden death. At most, there might be some minor side effects, but I think the possibility is very low.

I'm recording the time it takes for the anaconda to wake up. If it wakes up within 5 minutes, there will be absolutely no problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, the anaconda in the cage moved.

"It seems to have woken up." Lin Yuan said, pointing at the cage.

"Damn! The metabolism is so fast!" Meng Tao exclaimed, "I can safely use the 6% concentration of anesthetic."

So Meng Tao stepped forward and used a stronger anesthetic.

Lin Yuan walked aside and talked with GAKKI and Taylor Swift while waiting for Meng Tao to come up with the experimental results.

After a while, Meng Tao reconvened Lin Yuan and director Eastwood.

"Using a 6% concentration of isoflurane anesthetic, the anaconda was anesthetized for 20 seconds. Without anesthesia maintenance, it would have been in a coma for about 10 minutes," said Meng Tao.

"20 seconds? That should be enough. If something unexpected happens during the filming, there will be enough time for emergency intervention." Director Eastwood replied.

They did not dare to have absolute trust in Lin Yuan's animal taming skills.

We must be prepared to deal with unexpected situations in case the anaconda goes crazy during the filming process.

If the anaconda tries to tighten its body and strangle Lin Yuan, there must be a way to anesthetize it quickly.

The previous 80 seconds were too long, enough to crush Lin Yuan's bones from head to toe.

And 20 seconds is enough to barely achieve the interference effect.

"Now that the most critical anesthesia issue has been resolved, the rest is my job," said Lin Yuan.

After saying that, Lin Yuan walked towards the big iron cage where the anaconda was imprisoned.

He came to the iron cage and stood firm, looking at the anaconda in the cage and found that the giant snake in the cage was motionless.

This can be considered a conditioned reflex. Whether it is in the home of a rich man or during transportation, it is often locked in a cage.

The anaconda has long understood that everything is in vain as long as it is locked in a cage.

Lin Yuan walked across the cage to the position of the anaconda's head.

Amidst everyone's astonishment, he reached his right hand into the cage.

Seeing this scene, the crew members and villagers present were stunned.

"What's this for? Aren't you afraid the anaconda will bite you if you put your hand in there?"

"Look at the barbed teeth of the anaconda. If it bites me, my hand will be crippled."

"What are you worried about? Didn't you see how quickly Yuan Shen reacted when he dodged the anaconda's attack? Even if the anaconda wanted to bite him, Yuan Shen would have dodged it in time."

"I guess the Source God is trying to make the anaconda remember his smell."

After hearing everyone's discussion, Lin Yuan said in his heart that the last person guessed the truth.

If you want to establish a relationship with an anaconda, the first step is definitely to introduce yourself.

Only by making this anaconda truly remember you will it be possible to establish a series of conditioned reflexes with it.

Lin Yuan put his hand on the anaconda's tongue that was constantly sticking out of its mouth.

The fastest way to make a snake remember you is through smell.

When filming just now, the anaconda may have already acquired some basic skills for the taste of Lin Yuan.

Maybe it would come to the conclusion that the prey in front of it was difficult to catch, but Lin Yuan was not sure.

When communicating with other highly intelligent animals, such as cats, dogs, pigs, etc., eye contact is a very useful method.

For example, when Lin Yuan was filming "The Legend of Tang Dynasty", he exchanged a lot of information with Dahongma through eye contact.

But the anaconda's eyes obviously don't have this effect.

In the eyes of snakes, the world is formed by infrared imaging, and it is really difficult to see the emotions in their eyes.

Therefore, Lin Yuan could only use this stupid method to make the anaconda remember him firmly.

It seems that there is really no acquaintance without fighting. Just now, the anaconda tried its best but couldn't eat the prey in front of it.

So when Lin Yuan put his hand into the cage again, the anaconda had no desire to attack at all.

It let Lin Yuan put his hand in front of its eyes without making any attacking gesture.

So Lin Yuan became a little bolder, and his hand continued to move forward, almost placing it on the snake's head.

Seeing this scene, Meng Tao felt like he was going crazy: Isn’t it enough that you pet the cat at home, and now you have to pet a snake?

Feeling that Lin Yuan's actions were becoming more and more outrageous, the anaconda finally showed a hint of aggressiveness. It suddenly opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth.

This is a posture that looks like it is ready to bite Lin Yuan at any time.

Faced with such a situation, a normal person would definitely choose to quickly pull his hand out of the cage.

But Lin Yuan refused!

He continued to reach towards the snake's head.

Finally, the anaconda didn't want to endure it anymore.

I saw it peek out like lightning and bite down hard.

But before the anaconda's sharp teeth closed, Lin Yuan pulled his hand back at a faster speed.

"Crack!"

There was a sound of teeth clashing, and the anaconda missed its bite.

Seeing that the anaconda's attack failed, Lin Yuan reached in again.

Seeing that its prey dared to come, the anaconda opened its bloody mouth again, revealing its sharp teeth.

Lin Yuan didn't care and continued to reach out his hand.