Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 573 The reporters are going crazy
"Guru Guru~"

The field was so quiet that even the sound of Liu Yufei's wheelchair rolling could be clearly heard.

All the reporters and photographers stared at Lin Yuan blankly, so much so that even their instinctive reaction to press the shutter button was frozen.

For the media and the audience, Lin Yuan has emerged out of nowhere in recent years, growing from an unknown little actor to a superstar that is probably unprecedented. Along the way, the impression Lin Yuan has given people is the word "invincible".

After watching Lin Yuan challenge himself to death time and time again, and only suffering some minor injuries at most, everyone had already formed the idea that Lin Yuan would not be in mortal danger.

But Lin Yuan's injury today completely shattered their understanding, making them very surprised.

Under everyone's attention, Liu Yufei pushed Lin Yuan onto the simply built stage.

After securing Lin Yuan's wheelchair, Liu Yufei picked up the microphone and said, "Welcome everyone to today's press conference. Because Lin Yuan is unwell, I will be the one mainly introducing the situation and answering questions today."

"In recent days, news about Lin Yuan's health has gone viral on the Internet. I think the question everyone wants to know most is how serious Lin Yuan's injury is? Is there any danger? Will there be any sequelae? Will it affect his future career?" said Liu Yufei.

After hearing Liu Yufei's words, the reporters in the audience were looking forward to it. They didn't expect Liu Yufei to be so frank. She came up without any nonsense and went straight to the issues that interested them most.

What was even more heartwarming was that Liu Yufei answered almost all the questions they wanted to ask, which really made them feel satisfied.

"First of all, I want to say that Lin Yuan's injuries this time are quite serious. Here are the hospital's medical records. Please take a look."

As she spoke, the projection screen behind Liu Yufei lit up.

Concussion, right arm fracture, left hand ligament strain, leg muscle strain, rib fracture, multiple internal organ bleeding and damage, ruptured capillaries throughout the body, eardrum damage...

This series of injuries appeared in front of the reporters.

Seeing such dense injury statistics, the reporters finally understood why Lin Yuan was wrapped like a mummy.

A reporter from The New York Times raised his hand, seemingly eager to ask a question.

Liu Yufei gently pressed down with her palm. "Don't worry, there will be time for everyone to ask questions later. For now, wait for me to finish explaining the situation."

She continued, "As everyone knows, Lin Yuan has been able to brave countless life-or-death challenges over the past few years thanks to his exceptional physical fitness. Therefore, although Lin Yuan's injury is serious, he is no longer in danger of death and will not suffer any sequelae. There is no need to worry about it affecting his career."

After saying that, Liu Yufei signaled to the reporters that they could ask questions.

All the reporters present immediately raised their hands, vying for this precious first opportunity to ask questions.

Lin Yuan’s physical condition is no longer just entertainment news, but also concerns the real money bets of countless investors in the capital market.

As this press conference was broadcast live, all investors must have been watching in front of their televisions with eager anticipation.

This is also one of the reasons why Lin Yuan set the press conference time at 6 pm, when the stock market was already closed.

Otherwise, it would be too ugly if he were holding a press conference while the capital market was jumping up and down with every word he said.

No matter what emotions you have, wait for them to ferment overnight, and then give unified feedback after the market opens tomorrow.

Facing the reporters who raised their hands, Liu Yufei smiled and said, "Let's give the first question to the CNN reporter. After all, they are the largest sponsor of this press conference. Everyone can understand, right?"

There was a good-natured laugh from the audience.

The depressing atmosphere that had been created by seeing Lin Yuan's miserable appearance was now much less intense.

Lin Yuan watched with satisfaction as Liu Yufei faced various media reporters with ease. Unknowingly, she had grown into a very sophisticated and mature person, and she no longer had the childishness and nervousness she had when she first held the press conference for "The King of Spy Wars".

After being called, the CNN reporter named Richie stood up confidently and asked, "Thank you, Ms. Liu, for giving me the first opportunity to ask questions. I am a 'small shareholder' of Linyuan Pictures, and my boss holds a large amount of Linyuan Pictures stock."

We are also loyal fans of Lin Yuan. No matter from which perspective, we are extremely concerned about Mr. Lin Yuan's health.

I would like to ask, is Mr. Lin Yuan really in good health?
I have no ill intentions, but seeing how badly injured Mr. Lin Yuan was, it's really hard to imagine that the injury had no effect on him.

I think this is what all investors and fans are most concerned about, so please explain it in detail, Ms. Liu. Thank you."

Hearing the question from CNN reporter Richie, Liu Yufei nodded secretly in her heart.

This question seemed to be challenging her, as if it was questioning her previous statement that Lin Yuan was completely fine and everyone didn't need to worry.

But Liu Yufei knew that CNN reporter Rich was actually helping her.

Because of this question, even if the CNN reporter didn't ask, wouldn't the investors and fans in front of the TV have doubts?

As the reporter said, Lin Yuan looked so "miserable" and the list of injuries he showed was so long. Do you think he's okay just because he says so?

According to common sense, there will be a lot of sequelae, and even Lin Yuan will never be able to challenge difficult action scenes again.

Once Lin Yuan is unable to continue making exciting action movies like before, he will enter a downward phase, and the stock valuation of Lin Yuan Pictures will naturally need to be recalculated.

Faced with such a matter of real money, it is impossible to get away with it with a simple sentence.

CNN reporter Rich acted as a "mouth substitute" for the audience, giving Liu Yufei the opportunity to respond directly to this concern.

There is no harm in speaking out.

Liu Yufei smiled and said, "I understand everyone's concerns, and I also know that everyone's raising such concerns does not mean they don't trust what I say.

Rather, I'm worried that everything is unpredictable, and I'm worried that after Lin Yuan recovers, there might be sequelae, which is something that cannot be absolutely guaranteed in medicine."

After hearing Liu Yufei's words, the reporters at the scene nodded vigorously.

Liu Yufei's words were beautiful; she didn't put herself in opposition to the audience:
You don't believe what I say, so we are two sides of the debate.

Instead, it uses a very euphemistic way to put both parties in the same camp:

You are not doubting me, but you are worried that I can't predict Lin Yuan's future physical condition. You all want to get to the bottom of this matter together.

This move directly helped to resolve the confrontation with the audience.

Although Liu Yufei's answer was very skillful, she still had to calm everyone's worries in the end.

In this case, it is useless to just talk, you must take concrete actions to prove it.

Liu Yufei then said solemnly, "I understand everyone's concerns. After all, this concerns the pockets of all investors. Therefore, on behalf of Lin Yuan Pictures, I promise that Lin Yuan's health will not have any sequelae, and it will not affect his future career.

Lin Yuan's health will be exactly the same as before this injury, so there's no need to worry."

After hearing Liu Yufei's words, the reporters at the scene were stunned.

They didn't expect that Liu Yufei would speak so absolutely.

In such a public setting, the commitment made on behalf of Linyuan Pictures can be regarded as disclosure of information involving the company's major business.

If Lin Yuan really has health problems in the future, causing the company's business to suffer and the stock price to fall, the investors who have suffered losses can use this as evidence and directly claim compensation from Lin Yuan!
Therefore, in most cases, company spokespersons will not make such absolute statements.

Liu Yufei's words left absolutely no room for maneuver and directly put the final word to rest.

Reporters couldn't help but sigh that Liu Yufei and Lin Yuan's styles were so similar that they would never evade responsibility by being ambiguous.

Instead, he spoke the most responsible words with every word and in a resounding voice.

If the stock market was still open for trading at this time, the share price of Linyuan Pictures would definitely have directly formed a big positive line and pierced the sky.

It even immediately recovered the stock price losses of the previous few days and set a new high for the period!
At this time, the reporters present all showed joy on their faces.

Many of them hold shares in Lin Yuan Pictures. When the stock price plummeted a few days ago, out of trust in Lin Yuan, they held on to their shares and did not sell them.

As soon as the stock market opens tomorrow, Linyuan Pictures' stock price will definitely jump up and they will also receive generous returns.

What surprised them even more was that Liu Yufei continued to release good news.

She smiled and said, "Metropolitan Life Insurance Company has provided special coverage for Lin Yuan's condition. This coverage includes financial compensation for investors."

After hearing Liu Yufei's words, the reporters at the scene became even more crazy!

Everyone started clapping and cheering loudly.

Liu Yufei's answer completely ignited the scene. Such an explosive answer has maximized its value in the field of news.

Compared to those press conferences that are full of empty talk but actually don't contain any concrete information, Liu Yufei's sincerity is her biggest killer.

What they didn't expect was that Liu Yufei was so reliable. It was not enough for her to just make a promise, she even insured her words and deeds.

This means that insurance companies will bear joint and several liability for investors' losses, which will certainly greatly increase their credibility.

Now, no one will doubt Lin Yuan’s physical condition.

After all, no one would lie at a huge cost of real money.

Unlike the crazy European and American reporters at the scene, the Chinese reporter from CNTV named Zhang Tao began to take notes thoughtfully.

Zhang Tao came to participate in this press conference not only because CNTV paid a very low fee to obtain the live broadcast rights in the Chinese-speaking region.

He was also tasked with re-evaluating Lin Yuan's influence in North America with the task assigned by his leadership.

Now it seems that Lin Yuan’s influence is simply incredible.

It is outrageous that Zhang Tao dared to say that even if the President of the United States was seriously injured, he would not receive the same attention as Lin Yuan.

What’s even more outrageous is that Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, as the largest insurance company in North America, would actually undertake such insurance business!
You know, insurance companies are most reluctant to touch this kind of non-standard customized insurance business.

Because the risks are difficult to estimate, and if something happens in the future, the amount of compensation will be extremely difficult to estimate.

But Metropolitan Life Insurance Company accepted it in such an incredible way.

Why is this?

Suddenly, Zhang Tao recalled the premiere of "The Legend of Tang Dynasty" held in Chang'an City last year, when he also participated as CNTV's ace reporter.

At that time he also received a business card from Miss Betty Adams.

Although he knew his position and rank, he was far from qualified to communicate with Betty, and she gave him her business card just as a courtesy.

But Zhang Tao always carries this business card with him. After all, it is a super useful prop for borrowing the power of others to intimidate others.

When he encountered troubles in North America several times, he showed Betty's business card to show that he knew the eldest daughter of the Adams family, and he was able to resolve those minor troubles in this way.

At this time, Zhang Tao took out Betty's business card, which had a series of her titles printed on it:

President of Morgan Stanley, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Vice President of General Electric. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company...

Well, Zhang Tao finally understood why such an outrageous underwriting was achieved.

According to the gossip, Miss Adams, who has great power in North America, is actually willing to be Lin Yuan's lover without any official status?

With Betty Adams's beauty and knowledge, even without the background of the Adams family, she is the perfect partner in the hearts of countless men.

Now he is standing by Lin Yuan without caring about anything?

Zhang Tao couldn't help but feel envious from the bottom of his heart, and sighed: A real man should be like this!

Various thoughts raced through his mind, but Zhang Tao kept recording with the pen in his hand:

Through observing that Lin Yuan was seriously injured this time, we can clearly conclude that his social influence in North America is extremely huge at this moment.

In terms of personal connections, it has received strong support from multiple financial groups and can even influence US policies to some extent.

Compared with this, his identity as the world's richest man and his huge wealth are the least worth mentioning aspects.

It is recommended to accelerate the deepening of the relationship with Lin Yuan...

……

At this time, Lin Yuan was sitting in a wheelchair pretending to be sick, and he had a clear view of the situation at the scene.

Although he did not stand on the stage today, the entire press conference revolved around him.

Through Liu Yufei's combined punches just now, she has successfully achieved her first goal:
That is to resolve concerns and achieve the effect of correcting the wrongs.

This allowed Lin Yuan to obtain enough tangible benefits.

But he worked so hard to appear in the TV series, and even suffered such a serious injury for the first time. How could it be enough to just make a little profit?
Of course, it is to gain both fame and fortune!
Then the next step is naturally to gain more fame.

Reporters on the scene must be very concerned about what kind of action scene he was filming since he was so seriously injured.

This is something that will inevitably make you curious based on your thinking habits.

As long as there are reporters asking questions, it will be a natural opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to publicize.

Liu Yufei, standing nearby, continued, "I see many reporters still raising their hands. They seem to have a lot of questions. So, let's give the second opportunity to our friends from the East who have come all the way here. CBTV reporters, please ask your questions."

Zhang Tao did not expect that he would get a second chance to ask questions.

He picked up the microphone and asked seriously, "Thank you, Miss Liu, for giving me this opportunity. I was truly relieved to learn that Mr. Lin Yuan was fine.

I am a loyal fan of Mr. Lin Yuan. As far as I know, even when he was jumping from an altitude of 10,000 meters like in "The King of Spy", he only suffered minor injuries due to the semi-protected parachute.

Therefore, I naturally had a question, that is, what kind of action scene did Mr. Lin Yuan challenge this time that could cause him to suffer such serious injuries?
If this question does not involve commercial secrets, I hope Ms. Liu can answer it in detail."

As soon as Zhang Tao asked the question, all the reporters at the scene nodded.

After confirming that Lin Yuan was safe and sound, this was indeed the biggest suspense.

Everyone was curious: What exactly did Lin Yuan challenge this time?

Did he go to fight monsters?

How could he actually end up with bruises all over his body?
Hearing Zhang Tao's question, Liu Yufei sighed in her heart: He is worthy of being a compatriot from the motherland. He immediately handed me a pillow when I wanted to sleep.

Liu Yufei picked up the microphone and said seriously, "Lin Yuan was injured this time because of a dangerous action scene during the filming of 'King of Spy 2'."

When they heard Liu Yufei's answer, the atmosphere immediately became lively.

This is naturally no secret to the main creative staff such as Lin Yuan and director Cohen.

However, the outside world has never heard that "Lord of Spy Wars 2" has started filming.

In fact, "Lord of Spy 2" has not held a formal press conference for the start of filming, nor has it disclosed any information to the public, so the outside world naturally has no way of knowing.

The reason why we filmed this scene in Edmonton first was because it happened to coincide with the wildfires in Canada.

Lin Yuan was worried that if they missed the opportunity, they would miss the store, so he temporarily took the crew to Edmonton.

Now, through the live broadcast of the press conference, the whole world knows that "Lord of Spy Wars 2" has quietly started filming.

This explosive news immediately made everyone excited.

For Lin Yuan’s fans, "The King of Spy Wars" is a movie with special significance.

This movie is unique among all of Lin Yuan's films for its extremely explosive and dangerous action scenes. It can be said to be the strongest dopamine-producing machine.

After the release of "Lord of Spy Wars", countless fans are urging the second part to be filmed as soon as possible.

But Lin Yuan has always said that the time is not yet ripe.

Lin Yuan told fans that if there were no better opportunities and he couldn't come up with more convincing action scenes, he would rather shelve the series of films temporarily rather than make shoddy films to make money.

Movie fans expressed their approval, but they are still looking forward to the early arrival of "Lord of Spy V 2".

At this moment, through this press conference, it was revealed that "The King of Spy Wars 2" is already being filmed, and Lin Yuan was injured because of the filming of "The King of Spy Wars 2".

This immediately boosted the expectations of movie fans around the world, and everyone began to imagine frantically what kind of exciting action scenes Lin Yuan had filmed.
In addition to the ecstasy of movie fans, this is also a super good news for the shareholders of Linyuan Pictures!
There is no need to say much about how successful "Lord of Spy Wars" is commercially. As its sequel, "Lord of Spy Wars 2" will naturally continue its glory.

After all, given Lin Yuan's personality, if he didn't have confidence, he would never have just made up the numbers to film "King of Spy 2".

The stock market has always been about hyping expectations. When the filming of "Lord of Spy 2" is confirmed, it will be immediately reflected in the stock price.

This means that after tomorrow's market opening, the stock price of Linyuan Pictures will most likely soar.

Shareholders who hold shares...

It’s such a blessing to be a shareholder of Linyuan Pictures!

Lin Yuan will never treat those who trust him unfairly. Following Lin Yuan means you will have meat to eat.

Many retail shareholders have already shouted slogans in investment forums:
Trust Linyuan and make big money!
The popularity and recognition of this slogan are increasing, and it is almost becoming an irrefutable truth.

Liu Yufei stood on the stage, quietly watching the heated discussions below.

After the excitement died down a bit, she continued, "You must be very curious about what scene Lin Yuan filmed. He paid such a heavy price, so how did the filming go?"

The reporters in the audience nodded frantically, expecting Liu Yufei to tell them the answer right away.

He even wished that Liu Yufei would tell him everything from beginning to end, in every detail.

But how could Liu Yufei be so stupid?
If everything is said, how can there be any expectations?
When dealing with the public media, you have to be cautious and reserved in order to achieve the best results.

Liu Yufei smiled and said, "First of all, I want to say that this scene was a great sacrifice for Lin Yuan, and it was filmed very successfully. It can be said to be the most thrilling action scene in Lin Yuan's film career."

After saying that, she stopped.

This move simply drove the reporters in the audience crazy:
Why are you leaving your sentences unfinished? What exactly happened? It's so unethical of you to cut things off like that!

After the reporters' appetites were whetted, Liu Yufei continued, "For confidentiality's sake, I can't say too much. But today I'll make an exception and show you three pieces of film footage.

A video, a set of props, a picture.

Now let’s watch a video.”

A video, a set of props, a picture?
Under normal circumstances, video has the strongest capacity for carrying information.

When showing filming materials, people usually start with the props or pictures with the least information, and then play the video last.

Only in this way can we achieve the effect of gradually raising the audience's expectations step by step.

Can you play the video first?

This was obviously not an ordinary routine, and immediately filled the reporters with anticipation.

As Liu Yufei spoke, the big screen lit up again.

All I saw was a huge fire and thick smoke covering the sky and the earth, with a deadly smell blowing towards me.

Just looking at this endless wall of fire that is more than ten stories high is enough to make people feel suffocated and desperate.

But a flaming tornado that shot straight into the sky not far away made all the reporters present deeply shocked by the power of nature.

Faced with such a natural disaster, anyone would feel insignificant and powerless, instinctively wanting to escape without any thought of resistance.

"This is Canada's wildfire, the most intense fire in nearly 20 years. The Canadian government is completely helpless and has completely collapsed," said a New York Times reporter.

"No way? Lin Yuan wouldn't go to the wildfire scene to shoot? It's too dangerous! I know that even if we are still hundreds of meters away from the fire, it would be unbearable for firefighters wearing ordinary fireproof clothing." Another reporter from The Washington Post sighed.

"What is that? A fire tornado? It's so scary! It's just like the appearance of the villain Balrog in a fantasy movie." said CNN reporter Richie.

"What is Lin Yuan trying to do? He can't just rush into the fire and try to escape, right? That's too dangerous. What if he gets sucked into the fire tornado by accident?" CNTV reporter Zhang Tao also said in confusion.

The next moment, Lin Yuan's behavior in the picture told all the reporters present: You can always be bolder and bolder in your guesses!
You haven't been allowed to go up yet, it's just a guess, so don't be so conservative, right?
Can you be a little imaginative?

Lin Yuan in the picture not only did not try to escape, but ran wildly towards the flaming dragon wind!

"Oh my God! Lin Yuan is risking his life!"

"God! This is simply courting death!"

"This is a fire tornado. The temperature inside is over a thousand degrees. Lin Yuan doesn't even have an oxygen tank on his back. Is he breathing the scorching air directly?"

"Not only can he not breathe, he doesn't even have a parachute! Is he really going up there to die?"

Amidst everyone's stunned expressions, Lin Yuan leaped with all his might, dashed into the fire tornado, and disappeared in an instant.

The image on the projector suddenly stopped...

"Okay, okay, this is so disjointed, right? How am I supposed to sleep tonight?"

"F*CK! Is this the end? What's next?"

(End of this chapter)