Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 528 Fan Meeting in the Slums

Can I actually see Lin Yuan in person?

The surprise came so suddenly that it was hard to believe.

At this moment, a black man suddenly shouted, "I remember now! A few days ago, the newspaper reported that international superstar Lin Yuan was on a large flatbed boat that sank in a shipwreck, and he saved hundreds of lives!"
At the time, I didn’t know who Lin Yuan was, so I didn’t pay much attention to him. But I was certain that Lin Yuan was in Congo, perhaps even in Kisangani!

The illiteracy rate in Congo is as high as 83.2%, and in places like the Bakawe slum, it may exceed 90%.

This black man could read the newspaper and was considered a cultured person here. His words immediately aroused a strong reaction from the audience:
"Really? He saved hundreds of lives? I didn't expect he's as much of a hero in real life as he is on the big screen."

"This is incredible! Is he Superman? He actually saved hundreds of lives? What day's newspaper is it? I must find it and have someone read it to me."

"Are you kidding me? Lin Yuan actually wants to ride a flatbed boat? If I want to go out, I'd rather sail my own boat than ride a flatbed boat! I feel uncomfortable in those conditions, how could he bear it?"

"What's so strange about that? From the movies, we can see that Lin Yuan is a very hardworking person. For other wealthy people, a large flatbed boat might be so disgusting that they don't even want to look at it. But I believe Lin Yuan will not discriminate against the lives of us lower-class people."

"Brave! Kind! Rich! Sincere! I didn't believe there were such perfect people in this world. Rich people, in particular, are often neither sincere nor kind. I never thought such qualities could be perfectly combined in Lin Yuan."

"You missed a word, that's handsome! Don't you think Lin Yuan is handsome?"

"Sorry, buddy, I'm face-blind when it comes to Asians, so I can't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness. Lin Yuan's appearance should be considered quite handsome, right?"

"Even if you can't tell the beauty or ugliness of Lin Yuan's face, can't you see his tall stature and smooth muscle lines? Although I'm not a glass guy, I still find his body pleasing to the eye. Just based on this figure, he is definitely a super handsome guy."

"Dude, you're right. I totally agree with what you said."

The audience's discussions were quite chaotic, but they expressed their love for Lin Yuan very clearly.

This kind of love has gone beyond the love for the movie and the movie characters, but has broken through the dimensional wall and directly affected Lin Yuan himself.

In fact, many people who are engaged in cultural works have encountered a dilemma, that is, the audience likes your work very much, but is not very interested in you personally.

For example, you may really like a song and add it to your playlist.

But you don't have much interest in knowing who the singer is or what other works he has performed.

This phenomenon is not uncommon. In addition to music, it often occurs in cultural works such as animation, novels, games, paintings, and photography.

People may think that I like to eat eggs, but I don’t necessarily need to know the hen that laid the eggs.

Cultural works such as movies and TV series are better because, unlike those cultural works where the creators are behind the scenes, the actors naturally need to be exposed to the audience more and are more likely to be known and loved by the audience.

But this does not mean that the audience will necessarily project their love for the movie character onto the actor personally.

And a situation like Lin Yuan's is even more absurd.

Two and a half hours ago, before the movie started, most people didn’t even know who Lin Yuan was.

But now he has become the most popular person among all the audience present. This favorability progress bar can't be considered as running, but it has been directly filled to the limit with the golden finger...

No, it’s not maxed out, but the favorability bar has exploded!

After the movie ended, as the audience learned that Lin Yuan had saved hundreds of lives in the past few days, their favorability towards him skyrocketed!
After hearing the discussions in the audience, Buta didn't expect that this could win people's favor?
It seems that no matter what event is triggered, Lin Yuan's favorability will increase dramatically.

But Buta felt that it was all reasonable, because no matter how much he liked Lin Yuan in the movie, it was all on the big screen after all.

However, when the audience discovered that Lin Yuan in real life was also a hero who turned the tide like in the movie, the feeling of fusion between the character and the real person immediately made them transfer their love for him.

Lin Yuan did not despise the lives of the lower class people and was willing to ride on a large flatbed boat, which won him a lot of goodwill.

Buta recalled his own mental journey. A few days ago, when he found out that the person who saved him and ate barbecue and sang songs with him on the big flatbed boat was actually Lin Yuan, didn't he also have mixed feelings, so complicated that he wanted to cry and laugh at the same time?

Lin Yuan’s charm is truly irresistible. The more you get in touch with him and understand him, the more you will like him.

At first glance, this phenomenon seems to be natural. If you don't have in-depth contact with someone, how can you understand them? How can you even say you like them?
But Buta, who grew up in the lower class of the market, knew that this was not the case at all.

The charm displayed by Lin Yuan is abnormal!

Many years ago, Buta heard a sentence:

There are no heroes in the eyes of servants, which comes from Hegel's "Philosophy of History".

This statement is supported by the example of Napoleon.

The servant is too close to the hero, even the invincible Napoleon.

In the eyes of the servants, he is still just a short, rough man who swears, farts, picks his feet and doesn't take a bath in private. This is far from the imagined hero!
As long as a person is close, many shortcomings will always be seen. These will dull the hero's brilliance, causing the hero who is like a god in the eyes of the public to be just an ordinary person who is a little stronger in front of the servants.

But if you look at Lin Yuan again, you will immediately find something unusual. The closer you get to him and the more you understand him, you will find that he has more advantages that you can't imagine.

Perhaps this is the reason why he was able to rise to become the world's richest man in just a few years, but the public did not envy him but instead welcomed his success?
So Buta smiled and said to the audience: "Yes, Lin Yuan is in Kisangani now."

The audience on the big platform felt ecstatic. They had just finished watching "The King of Spy Wars" and were at the peak of their enthusiasm.

The scene immediately cheered!

"Besides, he has already arrived in Barkawi." Buta continued to add fuel to the fire.

What could have been said in one sentence was split into two by him.

But only in this way can we achieve the effect of progressive development and enhance the atmosphere of the scene.

This trick really worked. As soon as Buta finished speaking, thunderous cheers rang out at the scene!
“Lin Yuan!”

“Lin Yuan!”

“Lin Yuan!”

Without a single unnecessary word, everyone was shouting Lin Yuan's name loudly, and his name resounded throughout the night sky.

Buta held the microphone with a smile, quietly waiting for the audience to vent their passion.

Only at this moment did he not dare to let Lin Yuan perform directly. If he did so, a stampede would probably break out immediately. He had to wait for the audience's enthusiasm to die down a little.

After a while, the scene calmed down a little, and Buta waved his right hand downward, signaling everyone to be quiet.

He picked up the microphone and continued: "Tonight is a fun night, but I don't want to see a tragic accident caused by excessive enthusiasm.

So promise me one thing, and I will let Lin Yuan appear in front of you."

"Host, you tell us what you want, and we will definitely agree to it!" shouted the black man in the audience.

"Keep order! Keep order! Keep order!" Buta said solemnly. He, who was always smiling, looked particularly serious at this moment.

"Everyone must stay where they are and not leave their position. If anyone does not follow the rules, please ask the people nearby to hold him down. Can you do it?" Buta asked.

"Yes! Of course! We guarantee there won't be any trouble!" the crowd in the audience shouted.

Buta did not fully believe their promise and continued, "If this is not done, then my previous promise to you to add extra screenings will be invalid!"

Hearing Buta's words, the black guys at the scene immediately shouted in indignation:

"We must do this. If anyone dares to stand up and run around, I'll break his legs!"

"We will never cause trouble for Lin Yuan!"

"I swear to obey the rules absolutely. If I disobey, I will never catch any fish in my life!"

Well, for a fisherman, such an oath is a very vicious oath.

Buta knew that everything was fine, so he smiled and said, "Then let's invite our superstar Lin Yuan to say a few words to everyone."

Lin Yuan walked out from the backstage as Buta introduced him.

As soon as Lin Yuan appeared, cheers like waves rose up from the scene.

"I finally saw Lin Yuan in person! I didn't expect him to be even taller and more muscular in person than on the big screen!"

"Lin Yuan! Look here! I'm your number one fan!"

"Shame on you! I'm Lin Yuan's number one fan, look here!"

Amid the cheers of the audience, it was obvious that several black men excitedly wanted to step forward, but they immediately seemed to realize that they couldn't do so and hurriedly sat back on the ground.

This made Buta feel relieved. What he was most worried about was that some spectators would lose control and rush forward.

People tend to follow the crowd. As long as a few spectators take the lead, more spectators will follow.

That situation would be difficult to handle.

Fortunately, this scene did not happen, which made Buta feel a little unbelievable. This is the free and easy Africa, and everyone was so restrained.

Lin Yuan stood in front of the big screen. He picked up the microphone and put it to his mouth. He originally planned to wait until the cheers stopped before speaking, but he found that the scene immediately became quiet.

Everyone shut up and waited eagerly for Lin Yuan to speak.

Seeing this scene, Buta couldn't help but sigh that Lin Yuan was really a magical person.

In less than one night, he had conquered the hearts of the Barkawi people.

Feeling the love from the audience, Lin Yuan did not speak immediately, but bowed to the audience first.

In Lin Yuan's view, the audience treated him with great love, and he should reciprocate to express his gratitude.

But his action immediately made the scene lively again.

Who doesn't love a humble superstar?
The commotion lasted for more than a minute before gradually subsiding. Lin Yuan finally spoke and said, "Hello everyone, I am Lin Yuan." Although introducing himself was unnecessary, it was a necessary formality.

The originally boring process once again aroused cheers from the audience.

Lin Yuan could only smile helplessly at this. Everyone was too enthusiastic. If it continued like this, tonight's meeting would not be able to go smoothly.

So he could only say: "Thank you very much for your kindness, but I want to ask you a favor."

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, the scene immediately became quiet out of respect.

The audience at the scene looked at him, as if they would unconditionally agree to whatever Lin Yuan said.

Lin Yuan continued, "No matter how excited everyone is, please keep quiet for now so I can finish what I'm saying. Otherwise, our meeting tonight won't be able to continue. Do you agree to my request?"

"Agree! We agree with everything you say!" the audience shouted.

"Then I'll start. Tonight is our first meeting, so I'll tell you three things." Lin Yuan said.

"First of all, I want to thank everyone for liking my film so much. It makes me feel that I made the decision to come to Barkawi to screen the film too late. It would have been better if I could have come earlier and met everyone earlier."

Lin Yuan's words touched the hearts of the audience. They suppressed their excitement and did not cheer, but listened quietly to what Lin Yuan said.

"Movies are the bond that connects us. In addition to tonight's 'The King', I have prepared several other equally wonderful films. Two of them are starring me, and the other three are excellent productions by other colleagues. I hope these movies can bring everyone a wonderful experience on the nights of the next month."

"This time I came to Kisangani with a total of ten film projection teams. They will do their best to provide the best quality film projection services for everyone."

“I know everyone loves movies, but I want everyone to note that the screening team brings not only movies, but also medical care and food.

Before the movie screenings every night, we have professional doctors providing free medical consultations for everyone, and we also provide food to malnourished families, hoping to satisfy everyone's hearts and improve their health."

As he said this, Lin Yuan recalled the children he saw fishing in the dark waterway when he came here tonight.

They were skinny, but their bellies were as swollen as a pregnant woman.

The scene was so heartbreaking that Lin Yuan felt more and more that he should do something for them.

In his life, it is difficult for him to get in touch with the real lives of the lower classes.

Even in his previous life, whether in China or in the United States, it was rare to find such poor people who could not get enough food.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is truly one of the poorest and most backward countries in the world.

Lin Yuan looked at the audience below the stage. Their faces were flushed red under the night sky, but they tried hard not to cheer.

So he smiled and said, "Cheer if you want, and don't interrupt me when I'm talking about the next thing."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, the black brothers could hardly contain themselves and immediately burst into earth-shaking cheers.

Lin Yuan was startled by the sound. He felt that the sound here could probably be heard several kilometers away.

He could understand why the Barkawi people were so excited, to the point where they could hardly contain themselves.

Because essentially what he announced tonight is spreading welfare and giving them benefits that far exceed their expectations.

At first, the Barkawi people thought they had watched a movie for free, which was already a great thing for the slum people who lacked spiritual and cultural entertainment.

Turns out this movie is so amazing! So amazing that I feel guilty about not paying for it!

This was the first time the Barkawi had exceeded expectations.

Then, they discovered that they could actually meet Lin Yuan in person?

This is the second time the Barkawis have exceeded expectations.

After meeting Lin Yuan, he did not say some empty words like other stars, but told them directly:

I will provide you with more wonderful movies. Not only movies, I will also provide you with free medical consultations, medicines, and free things.

This is the third time that expectations have been defied for the Barkawi.

Breaking expectations again and again, like layer upon layer of climaxes, pushed them to the peak of ecstasy.

When people encounter good things, they will instinctively want to be ecstatic, not to mention that there has been endless good news coming in tonight, which finally made the Bakawi people completely crazy.

Perhaps many people will recall this night many years later and think it is the most unforgettable moment that changed their lives.

Lin Yuan watched the Bakawi people cheering with a smile. He knew that it was too early for them to be happy, as there would be even more exciting news to come.

He was prepared to carve a deep mark in the hearts of the Barkawi people and exchange this one night for their lifelong loyalty.

Exceeding expectations, severely exceeding expectations, is always the most effective way to break through a person's defenses.

Seeing that the audience had almost vented their emotions, Lin Yuan picked up the microphone and continued, "The second thing I want to say is that I came all the way to Kisangani to shoot a movie."

“The Kisangani region has dense rainforests, the majestic Congo River, and the magnificent Boyoma Falls.

I am proud of your country. These unique natural landscapes not only attract me, but will also attract audiences around the world in the future."

"I made this film with the help of the landscape of Kisangani, and it was made together with all of you. When the film is officially released, I will simultaneously screen it for free in the Kisangani area, so that we can all experience this joy together."

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, the Bakawi people present suddenly felt a sense of pride.

This sentiment is shared across the world.

Who doesn’t want others to like their hometown?

On the Internet in later generations, no matter which country, videos of foreign tourists visiting the local area and then praising each other are one of the largest traffic pools.

No matter which country, as long as foreigners express their love for their country, they will basically be warmly received by the local people.

This sense of pride is human nature, regardless of time, place, or country.

Lin Yuan’s words made the Bakawi people feel proud and involved.

Pride naturally comes from the beautiful scenery of our hometown. It has been loved and recognized by Lin Yuan, the world's richest man and superstar, and it will be shown to the world in a movie. How can this not make everyone feel overwhelmed with pride?

The sense of participation makes them feel that they have also participated in Lin Yuan's movie and contributed their efforts.

Although it is not themselves who are doing the work, but the mountains and rivers of their hometown, this does not prevent them from having a strong sense of participation.

This sense of participation also made them feel closer to Lin Yuan.

They are no longer spectators, but real witnesses and participants.

The heated atmosphere on the field rose visibly again.

Lin Yuan continued, "Finally, the third thing I want to talk about is that filming this movie and showing it in remote villages requires some road paving and infrastructure construction.

This part of the work requires some people to complete, so I plan to hire 1000 people in the next three to five months.

Depending on the degree of hard work and technical content, the monthly salary ranges from US$200 to US$400.

Anyone who needs it is welcome to consult our staff for registration after the meeting."

Although the audience at the scene could barely suppress their excitement before, by the time Lin Yuan announced the third thing, the fanatical atmosphere was completely out of control.

Thinking that Lin Yuan had finished talking about the three things, everyone could no longer control themselves and started discussing:
"Did I hear it wrong? What's the salary level? $200 to $400 a month? Are you sure this isn't an annual salary?"

"You heard right, Lin Yuan said it clearly, it's a monthly salary! Oh my god, even the lowest monthly salary of $200 is my entire year's income! Where can I sign up? I want to go right away!"

"Lin Yuan is so generous! I swear I will love him forever in my life!"

"I originally thought Lin Yuan only brought us spiritual satisfaction, but later I discovered that he also brought us health. Now he has gone a step further and brought us a generous income!"

"Hiring a thousand people at once is a huge deal! But I think everyone in Kisangani, not just Barkawi, will be vying for a spot once they hear the news. There simply won't be enough places to go around!"

Lin Yuan smiled at the heated discussion among the black guys. He knew that the three things he said were like three decisive blows.

The first thing is small favors, the second thing is a sense of pride and identity, and the third thing is huge and tangible economic benefits.

After three blows, the Bakawi people were completely conquered from the inside out.

If anyone dared to speak ill of Lin Yuan in Bakawi at this time, he would be immediately beaten up by countless people. If he only ended up with a bloody head, he would be considered lucky.

At this point, Lin Yuan’s goal has been fully achieved.

Tonight's event was supposed to be a fan meeting, but Lin Yuan made it look weird, but the effect was exceptionally good.

Lin Yuan smiled and waved goodbye to everyone, and the audience cheered in unison to see him off.

This scene of one person responding to a hundred calls made Buta sigh in admiration.

Fortunately, he would not say: A real man should be like this.

After Lin Yuan returned to the backstage, Buta took a few steps forward and said, "Wait a moment, we'll leave later."

"Is there anything else?" Lin Yuan asked.

“There are several representatives of the local residents of Barkawi who want to meet you,” Buta said.

Representative of the people?

This made Lin Yuan a little hesitant.

(End of this chapter)