Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 588: Compensation Plan for the Film Industry, Reincarnation Accident

The next morning.

When Betty drove to the rendezvous point at the northern foot of Mount San Antonio, Lin Yuan was sitting under a tree.

"Crack!"

Betty opened the car door, jumped out and walked forward: "Good morning, Mr. perverted killer who tortured billionaires."

Lin Yuan: (*Φ皿Φ*)
"I didn't use any brutal methods to kill him. I just broke his throat with one punch and watched him suffocate and struggle to death." Lin Yuan said with his hands spread out.

"You don't deny being a pervert, right?" Betty said with a smile.

"Will denial be of any use? Besides, it's not me who wants to act so perverted every time."

"Pooh!"

The two of them laughed, looking like an adulterer.

"Are you not hurt? I noticed a lot of commotion at Mellon Villa last night. All the surrounding police stations and troops took action to block the roads and capture the killer." Betty asked.

Lin Yuan spread out his hands. A large wound on the palm of his hand had already formed a scar, but one could guess that his palms must have been badly worn out before.

"Except for this place, everything else has fully recovered." Lin Yuan said, "Thanks to their massive search, otherwise it would have been difficult for me to escape."

At this moment, Lin Yuan recalled the escape process last night.

If it weren't for the personnel transfers in Mellon Villa due to the search for him, which created more loopholes, it would have been difficult for him to leave without alerting others.

When everyone was in a panic in the dark night, Lin Yuan had the space to clean up the traces and evacuate safely.

This proves once again that the world is just a makeshift team.

The seemingly high-end professional security team will panic once they encounter an accident, and their professionalism in handling the situation will drop sharply.

He left Mellon Villa easily and did not choose to go down the mountain immediately.

Because at this time all the roads at the foot of the mountain and even the surrounding towns may be blocked.

Even if there is no evidence, it would be very disadvantageous if someone found him here at such a sensitive time.

So instead of going down the mountain, Lin Yuan went to the top of the mountain.

After climbing over the low summit of Mount San Antonio, he descended from the north and informed Betty of the meeting point.

"Does what happened last night make you feel it's difficult to deal with the aftermath?" Lin Yuan asked.

Betty shook her head. "As long as you don't leave any evidence, it won't be a problem at all."

Lin Yuan said confidently: "Then it's okay. Not only do we have no evidence, they don't even know who did it or how they did it!"

He was very sure that he had not been captured by any camera. All the cameras that blocked the road last night had been knocked aside by him with stones in advance.

He also carefully wiped off the fingerprints and bloodstains on the steel pillar used for landing.

Not to mention that criminal investigators would never think of going to the top of the tower to check a steel column, even if they thought of it, they would not be able to find any evidence.

Lin Yuan was certain that apart from the forensic doctor's ability to determine Arthur Mellon's time of death and cause of death, no other traces could be found.

"You look so proud. You must be quite satisfied with your actions, right?" Betty said with a smile.

"Of course! But I am not proud of my flawless actions. It is because this is the most effective deterrent." Lin Yuan replied.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Betty was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

The unknown is the scariest thing.

Arthur Mellon died in such an unclear manner.

The guards and hunting dogs of the entire villa did not find anything unusual.

The camera did not capture any image of the killer.

How many killers were there? Who were they? How did they do it?

All this information is blank.

You don't know how the enemy does it.

Then the enemy will use the same trick again and assassinate you again, and you will still not be able to defend yourself.

This is what Lin Yuan said, the most effective deterrent method.

Betty sighed, "You were planning to use this most secret method to kill Arthur Mellon?"

Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Well, it's better to strike the first blow than to provoke a hundred. I believe that after this incident, those self-proclaimed superior financial groups will only dare to limit their confrontations to non-violent areas when creating friction."

For Lin Yuan, he himself may not have to worry about assassination, but the same cannot be said for everyone around him except Betty.

If the opponent attacks the people around him without any bottom line, Lin Yuan will not be able to protect them no matter what.

Therefore, he had to establish an effective deterrent, and Arthur Mellon ran into his gun and became the best target to make an example of him.

He knew that last night's assassination attempt would definitely touch the sensitive nerves of many people.

But only when they are hurt will they be forced to obey the rules.

The real threat to life safety will make everyone calm when making decisions.

This is like the emergence of nuclear weapons. The reason why it can prevent the outbreak of war between major powers is not because nuclear bombs can kill many civilians or destroy a country at once, but because once a nuclear war breaks out, the chess players sitting behind the chess table will be the first to be hunted.

Only when you are facing the threat of death will you think of the value of peace.

Lin Yuan’s behavior tonight proved this point.

Lin Yuan asked, "Is my idea correct? After all, you bigwigs from the consortium might have different ways of thinking."

Betty rolled her eyes and replied, "What's the difference? As long as you think rationally, this is the only answer. So leave the aftermath to me. Since you didn't leave any evidence, there shouldn't be any problem."

"It sounds like Arthur Mellon died, and just died in vain? The Mellon Group didn't make any statement?" Lin Yuan asked.

"What can I do? There's no evidence, not even the slightest clue. Isn't it just a matter of admitting it?"

Arthur Mellon is missing, but the Mellon Group is still the same Mellon Group.

I guess the candidates are busy vying for the position now, so how can they care about you?" Betty continued:
"And I suspect that with the spread of news of Arthur Mellon's death, the stock prices of Mellon-affiliated companies will plummet to an unprecedented degree after the stock market opens today. After this wave of heavy losses, the Mellon Group has been severely damaged and will need a long time to lick its wounds."

"That's good. It seems I can have a period of stable development." Lin Yuan said.

"From now on, don't take regular passenger planes anymore. Travel by chartered plane. Don't worry about not having enough. I'll buy two more small chartered planes for short-distance domestic use." Betty reminded her, "After you purchase the chartered planes, you should regularly conduct loyalty checks on the crew members."

"Are you worrying too much?" Lin Yuan realized what Betty was trying to imply.

His deterrence is based on his ability to retaliate.

Once the opponent is 100% sure that he can get rid of him, then his revenge will no longer exist.

No matter how strong Lin Yuan is on the ground, once he takes a civil airliner to an altitude of 10,000 meters, he will not be much different from an ordinary person.

Betty's arrangement was to plug this loophole in advance.

Although it is unlikely that the opponent will be so cruel now, as the competition intensifies in the future, the interests involved will be greater, and any dirty tricks may be used.

Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.

"Let's go home now. We have guests coming to visit us this morning." Betty opened the car door and motioned Lin Yuan to get in.

Lin Yuan picked up the bag beside him, which contained the wing suit from last night, and he needed to take it back and destroy it.

Instead of sitting in the passenger seat, he sat in the back seat of the vehicle to avoid his face being photographed by cameras along the way.

"Guest? Who?" Lin Yuan asked.

"Director Spielberg and Director Cameron couldn't get through to you, so they called me," Betty said.

After hearing Betty's words, Lin Yuan guessed the purpose of the two directors' visit.

They were representing the film industry to deal with the mess that happened at the Oscars a few days ago.

Although John Donald, chairman of the Oscar Organizing Committee, "committed suicide", his death could not make up for the backstabbing that Lin Yuan suffered.

Someone must represent the film industry to confront Lin Yuan and deal with the aftermath of this incident.

Obviously, the two directors who have a good relationship with Lin Yuan are good candidates.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Then let's go back and see how sincere they are."

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Beverly Hills, study.

Director Spielberg sat upright, looking at Lin Yuan's young face in front of him, the shock in his heart could not subside for a long time.

Through the hints from several noble people who have helped him over the years, he has a rough idea of ​​the top-level game that has taken place in recent days.

Unexpectedly, the person who attacked Lin Yuan was Arthur Mellon, the helmsman of the Mellon Group, one of the top ten financial groups.

Such top dignitaries naturally have an absolute crushing position in the film industry. No wonder John Donald would stab Lin Yuan in the back.

It is no surprise that John Donald "committed suicide" after being taken to the detention center.

But what really shocked director Spielberg was that Arthur Mellon, who launched a fierce attack on Lin Yuan, died suddenly for unknown reasons?
Although the nobleman did not tell him the cause of Arthur Mellon's death, his sudden death at such a sensitive time could not help but make director Spielberg think a lot.

I wonder when Lin Yuan has developed to the point where he and the entire American film industry have to look up to him?
Being targeted by Arthur Mellon personally, to some extent, means that Lin Yuan and Arthur are at least at the same level.

John Donald actually wants to stab such a person in the back?

Damn it! The entire American film industry is now in disgrace. Many viewers around the world have formed an online coalition of opinion, announcing in unison that they will boycott "dirty" Hollywood films.

If the image cannot be restored, the box office of the film market may be drastically affected.

This will destroy the jobs of all filmmakers.

Director Spielberg had a headache again. He knew he had to satisfy Lin Yuan today.

Director Cameron, who was standing by, didn't know as much as Director Spielberg, but he was more relaxed. He picked up his American coffee, took a big sip, and then spoke first:

"Mr. Lin, although an apology is useless, Director Spielberg and I still want to formally apologize to you on behalf of the Oscars committee. And today we will give you an apology plan that satisfies you to express our sincerity."

"Director Cameron, you are too polite. The one who made the mistake was the Oscar organizing committee, not you. On the contrary, I would like to thank you for bringing me the list of unannounced winners during the impromptu press conference, which allowed John Donald's despicable behavior to be completely exposed to the public." Lin Yuan responded politely.

Lin Yuan has always had a good impression of the two directors. On that night a few days ago, they were the first to walk out of the Dolby Theater and express their support for him on behalf of the film industry.

It can be said that the actions of the two directors that night have helped the American film industry to cut ties with John Donald and stand behind him.

Lin Yuan had to be grateful for this, so he was quite polite to the two directors.

But no matter how polite he was, if Lin Yuan was not satisfied with the plan they came up with, he still would not accept it.

Director Spielberg said, "I have prepared two plans. Mr. Lin, please decide which one is more suitable."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan grinned:
The classic lord has two plans, one is the best and the other is the worst, for you to choose.

The plan mentioned first must be a bad plan, which is the one they don’t want to choose.

Director Spielberg said: "The first option is that we will scrap the 77th Academy Awards and leave it vacant as a warning, leaving this scar to warn future award selections.

At the same time, in response to the unfair treatment you have received, the Academy Awards will set up a special award - the 'Legendary Filmmaker Award', which is exclusive to you.

With this award, you will have all the honors of the Lifetime Achievement Award, become the eternal honorary chairman of the Oscar Organizing Committee, and a permanent senior judge.

And at the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony, add a personal portrait of you."

When Lin Yuan heard this first option, he was a little stunned: This is an ultimate MAX, PRO version of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award is usually only given to older film industry giants as a recognition of a filmmaker's lifelong contribution, and will not be given to young actors like Lin Yuan.

Otherwise, if you have received so many honors at such a young age, what will you do in the future?
For example, Chen Long did not win this award until 2016, many years after his peak.

However, the "Legendary Filmmaker Award" given to Lin Yuan is obviously a super upgraded version of the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Eternal Honorary Chairman, which means that he confirms his status above all filmmakers.

As a perpetual senior judge, he gained great influence on future Oscar awards.

Erecting a golden statue goes a step further and is completely an act of deification.

But in addition to this, there is another seemingly insignificant but extremely important item, which is to leave the award vacant and leave a scar.

This is equivalent to leaving Lin Yuan with a permanent handle. This scar will forever tell future generations that Lin Yuan has incomparable moral advantages, which will be transformed into huge voice.

This series of combined punches is truly full of sincerity.

Lin Yuan didn't expect that they would give so much.

But since this plan is placed first, it is most likely just a courtesy plan, put forward as a show of sincerity, and they don't want Lin Yuan to really choose it.

Decent people know how to give each other face and will not do things that only care about their own pleasure and make their friends uncomfortable.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "I want to hear the second option."

"The second option is to show sincerity. We are prepared to completely end the Oscars, which have lost all credibility, and use the 77-year history of the Oscars to pay for this mistake.

After this, we will establish a new film festival award, and in the first awards ceremony, we will also set up the 'Legendary Filmmaker Award' for you." Director Spielberg said.

Lin Yuan: "..."

Damn, are you Americans so cruel?
He originally thought that the first option was just a courtesy, and he really hoped that he would choose the second option.

But who would have thought that when Director Spielberg proposed the second plan, it was even more exciting than the first one?
Here's an inappropriate analogy:

At this moment, the Oscar statuette looked like a person who came to ask for forgiveness.

The first plan was for the little golden man to cut off one of his arms as an apology, expressing his apology to Lin Yuan in this way and promising to serve him at all times in the future.

The second option is that the little golden man commits suicide in front of Lin Yuan, and then tells him: After I die, my son will be your slave to atone for your sins.

This made Lin Yuan at a loss as to what to choose, because it was so sincere! The offer was so much!
According to the guesswork of the best and worst options, do the two directors want him to choose option two?

Isn’t option 1 a step down?
But Lin Yuan knew that he should not choose option 2.

Because if he chose option 77, it would mean that the -year Oscars would be over and would completely end at this moment.

This didn't matter to him, but he had to consider the feelings of many people.

For example, director Ang Lee’s greatest achievement in his life is winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

There is also director Zhang Mou, whose greatest honor is winning the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for "Hero".

Charlize Theron won the Oscar for Best Actress, and Eastwood won the Best Director...

And countless filmmakers have worked hard all their lives and put in countless efforts to get these awards.

If the Oscars are gone, will the achievements they are so proud of still exist?
Although Lin Yuan was very angry about the scandal at the Oscars, he felt that it was more of John Donald's fault, and the entire Academy Awards should not be blamed, nor should countless outstanding filmmakers bear the collateral damage.

So Lin Yuan said, "Option 2 is definitely not an option. I don't want the honor that many people have worked hard for their entire lives to become a joke.

So I choose option 1, but I have one more request."

"What's your request? Please tell me!" said director Spielberg.

"I hope the Academy Awards can learn from this lesson, be more transparent in its award judging process, and restore its credibility as soon as possible," said Lin Yuan.

"That's as it should be! We will hire two professional notary agencies to participate in the subsequent vote counting process, and at the same time increase the supervisory power of senior judges during the vote counting to ensure that this kind of cheating will not happen again." Director Spielberg replied.

Lin Yuan nodded and added several more supervisory measures. As long as there is no more human negligence in the process, credibility can indeed be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

So Lin Yuan said, "I'll also participate in the next review."

As a senior judge, he is naturally qualified to participate in the supervision of vote counting.

If others saw this, they might think that Lin Yuan was using his power as a senior judge to interfere in the award selection.

But the two directors clearly understood Lin Yuan’s real purpose: he was using his reputation to help the Academy Awards repair its credibility.

After all, Lin Yuan participated in the selection, so the results will definitely be more fair and reliable.

A consensus was reached, and Director Spielberg extended his hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your understanding. On behalf of the film industry, I once again apologize to you and hope that we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future."

"I have forgotten the past. Let's move forward together and create more brilliant movies together." Lin Yuan shook hands with the two directors respectively.

"I will finish the work on the awards and the Golden Image as soon as possible. Once the Golden Image is completed, I will invite you to watch it in person. By the way, Mr. Lin, you haven't left your name on the Avenue of Stars yet, right?" asked director Spielberg.

When Lin Yuan heard Director Spielberg ask this, he remembered that he seemed to have not completed this step.

Leaving one's mark on the Avenue of Stars is a milestone for most filmmakers.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame, built in 1958, is a sidewalk stretching along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in the United States. It has more than 2000 star-shaped medals inlaid with the names of Hollywood celebrities to commemorate their contributions to the entertainment industry.

Each star is made from a single terrazzo stone: a pink five-pointed star, inlaid with bronze, and then set into a dark grey square. Inside the pink star is the recipient's name, engraved in bronze.

Logically speaking, Lin Yuan should have been qualified to do this a long time ago, but due to some coincidences, it has been delayed until now.

"Yes, not yet. I seem to have forgotten about this." Lin Yuan said.

"Let me arrange it for you. I'll provide you with some of the best available locations at the moment," said director Spielberg.

This was obviously another gesture of goodwill, the purpose of which was to allow Lin Yuan to make targeted arrangements.

After all, the Hollywood Walk of Fame has become a famous tourist attraction, attracting more than one million tourists every year.

Many tourists are keen to find the location of their favorite stars.

There is no need to think too much, the location where Lin Yuan’s star mark is located will definitely become a super popular tourist attraction.

Countless tourists will gather here with the idea of ​​"pilgrimage".

So what is the biggest benefit?
There is no doubt that it is the merchants around Linyuan Star Mark!
This is a tourist attraction that was created out of thin air due to Linyuan's fame and status. There is no reason to give the benefits to the surrounding businesses that have done nothing.

Director Spielberg signaled Lin Yuan to first acquire the surrounding commercial locations, and then select his own star address, so that he could put the benefits into his own pocket.

Lin Yuan accepted his idea with a smile.

Just when Lin Yuan was about to answer, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The fourth tone is an extremely urgent matter as agreed.

Under normal circumstances, there will only be two knocks on the door.

The third sound means that Lin Yuan needs to deal with urgent matters immediately.

But this time there were four knocks on the door?
Lin Yuan's heart suddenly tightened. What happened?

So he immediately stood up from his chair and said, "Excuse me, Directors. I have something urgent to deal with."

"It's okay, we have finished our business, so we'll take our leave now. We look forward to meeting you next time." The two directors also stood up and said goodbye very tactfully.

The butler escorted the two directors out, and Anne Hathaway walked in with a serious expression:
"Lin Yuan, something happened to Meng Tao. He's missing and his life or death is unknown."

(End of this chapter)