Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 599: Forced Change of Climbing Route

"Why not?" asked Director Cohen.

"How do you plan to trigger a snow avalanche?" Lin Yuan asked back.

"It's very simple. Just plant a few explosive points and detonate them, and you can easily achieve your goal." Director Cohen replied.

"When I say no, I mean this method is not feasible."

"Why? Only a tiny amount of gunpowder is needed for the explosion, so it won't cause any damage to the environment."

"Because the Yala Snow Mountain is also known as the Yala Sacred Mountain by the locals, it is a religious sacred mountain. Are you planning to detonate explosives there? Even if the local government dares to approve it, we can't do it."

After hearing Lin Yuan's explanation, Director Cohen finally understood.

Western Sichuan is already a snowy area. Setting off a gunpowder explosion on this sacred mountain, no matter how much is used, is likely to cause public outrage.

"What should we do? If we can't use explosives, it's probably impossible to completely eliminate the risk." Director Cohen was in a dilemma.

Yes, what if we can’t use explosives?
You can't really do what they do in TV dramas and try to trigger an avalanche by just shouting loudly on the mountain, right?
Not to mention whether this approach is really effective, even if it can trigger a small avalanche, it cannot completely eliminate the danger.

"We have to change the route. Let's go up the west second ridge. There is less snow here." Lin Yuan said, pointing to the map.

To climb the peak, you must climb along the ridge line.

There is one ridge line on the east side of Yala Snow Mountain and two ridge lines on the west side.

The ridgeline to the east is completely undeveloped, with no dirt roads to reach it. Logistical support would be too difficult, so it is not considered.

Originally, Director Cohen chose the west line. Climbing along this ridge line is the least difficult and can also reach the ice wall area near the top of the mountain faster.

The ridge angle of West Line 43 is about 51 degrees, while the average angle of West Line reaches degrees, which makes the climbing of West Line much more difficult.

But because the West Second Line is steeper, it is difficult for the snow to settle, leading to avalanches.

Normally, avalanches occur on slopes with an angle of 30° to 45°, but the West Second Line clearly exceeds this angle.

"If explosives can't be used, this seems to be the only option. But can we completely eliminate the danger of avalanches by choosing the West Second Line?" asked Director Cohen.

"Nothing is absolute in this world. I can only say that if you choose the West Second Line, the danger will be greatly reduced. The probability of encountering an avalanche is not high. Even if you encounter one, the probability of survival will be greatly increased because there will be relatively less snow." Lin Yuan said.

"Why do I feel like you're setting a flag?" Director Cohen asked suspiciously.

"Shut up, I'm just saying it's poisonous!" Lin Yuan protested.

He would never admit that he was the unlucky guy who always encountered various accidents.

If you are really unlucky, can you become a super rich person in just a few years?

After initially deciding on the West Second Line plan, all that remained was to wait for Meng Tao to arrive tomorrow and then prepare for the filming.

Lin Yuan said goodbye to Director Cohen, took GAKKI and Charlize, and walked towards his RV.

It was almost 6 o'clock in the afternoon. The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the Yala Snow Mountain, dyeing the originally holy snow mountain golden, as if it had turned into an extremely huge golden mountain.

"It's so beautiful! It's really dazzling." GAKKI exclaimed.

"It really looks like a big mountain of gold, shining and smelling of wealth." Obviously, Charlize also prefers the gold mountain to the white snow mountain.

"If this really is a mountain of gold, it would be so fascinating!" Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

Who says gold is tacky?
A little gold is vulgar, but a mountain of gold is the dream of all mankind. The more vulgar, the more elegant.

Gold is the most stubborn belief of mankind. If you don’t like gold, it must be because there is not enough of it.

The three of them stopped talking and just stared at the golden Yala Snow Mountain for a long time, immersed in the beautiful scenery.

After a while, Lin Yuan finally spoke: "It's a pity that it's not real. No matter how beautiful it is, it can't be eaten. It's time for dinner, so we have to start preparing dinner."

"Well, I'll get ready now!"

As a caring assistant, GAKKI responded immediately and prepared to start preparing dinner.

There is a simple kitchen in the RV, which is enough for GAKKI. At least the conditions are much better than those in Xiala Village in Kisangani.

Lin Yuan grabbed her and said, "Don't bother tonight. Let's eat hot pot. I've prepared everything."

"Hot pot?" Charlize and Lin Yuan had just been together for a short time and were not very familiar with this Chinese quintessence.

"It's just putting all kinds of delicious food in a pot and cooking them, and then eating them with dipping sauce." GAKKI explained it to her, but immediately raised a question: "But at this altitude, it's not suitable to eat hot pot, right?"

The camp is located on the edge of Youcuo Lake, surrounded by vast alpine meadows and colorful lakes. The scenery is certainly beautiful, but the altitude of 4100 meters also brings many inconveniences.

The boiling point of water here is only about 88℃. If you eat hot pot with such water temperature, many ingredients will not be easy to cook.

If you want to cook it thoroughly, you can only use a pressure cooker, but can using a pressure cooker still be considered a hot pot? It's simply heresy!
At this moment, Lin Yuan suddenly took out several specially made red oil hot pot recipe packs from his backpack.

"Look at this! With this special hot pot base, we don't have to worry about it not being cooked through." Lin Yuan said proudly.

"What is this?" GAKKI-chan walked forward curiously.

The red oil base bag in Lin Yuan's hand was full of red dried chilies, as well as a lot of peppercorns and various spices.

This is not surprising, as they are in western Sichuan at the moment, so eating authentic Sichuan hot pot is a natural thing for them.

What makes it really special is that the base material package contains extremely high oil content, which may even exceed 40% by visual inspection.

"I understand. This base sauce package of yours is specially made. The thick layer of oil covering the hot pot soup base can limit the evaporation of water vapor, thereby increasing the temperature in disguise. Moreover, the temperature of the oil is higher than that of water, which can ensure that the food is cooked." GAKKI said happily.

It can be seen that she likes Sichuan hotpot very much and is in a very good mood.

This is also a very interesting thing. The Japanese, who have a relatively light diet and cannot eat spicy food, have a special feeling for Chinese Sichuan cuisine.

Mapo Tofu can be said to be the most beloved Chinese food among Japanese people, and it is a must-eat delicacy for them when they come to China.

In addition, twice-cooked pork, spicy chicken, Sichuan hot pot... these are also delicacies that Japanese people would rather drink a lot of beverages than not eat.

What's more, they were at the high altitude Youcuo Lake at this time. As night fell, the wind was blowing hard and the temperature began to drop.

On a night like this, eating a steaming Sichuan hot pot is simply the ultimate enjoyment in life.

The hot pot ingredients were put into the pot. As the temperature rose, the hot pot, which should have been steaming hot, seemed unusually calm.

"What's wrong? Why doesn't the temperature look high?" GAKKI-chan wanted to reach out and feel it.

Lin Yuan grabbed her hand quickly: "Don't touch it, it's very hot! The oil blocks the evaporation of water vapor. It's like a frying pan. It looks like only a few wisps of hot smoke, but it's very dangerous."

"Can we eat it now? I can't wait any longer." GAKKI-chan couldn't hold back any longer.

"Is this hot pot delicious?" Charlize asked curiously.

There were a variety of hot pot ingredients on the side, but she was not familiar with them and was confused.

"Yeah! Very delicious! Every one of them is delicious, you must try them." GAKKI said happily.

After saying that, she picked up the beef balls and carefully slid them into the pot.

As the beef balls slide in, the red soup pot ripples, hot steam rises under the scattered oil, and ingredients such as bean curd and lettuce float in it, like notes jumping in the pot.

"It smells so good! I can smell the aroma of hot pot." Charlize said in surprise.

"The temperature is high enough. Let's cook the beef balls for a little longer. Let's eat some beef first."

GAKKI picked up the sliced ​​beef on the table and saw that the slices of beef were spread on the blue and white porcelain plate, as thin as a cicada's wing.

She gently picked up a few slices of beef and placed them on the red carpet. As she stirred them up and down, the slices of meat quickly curled up, becoming slightly curly and plump.

In just a few seconds, the meat slices were cooked, maintaining a tender and juicy taste, and were cooked to perfection.

She put the beef slices into Charlize's dipping bowl, which contained a sauce made of sesame paste, crushed peanuts, broad bean paste, minced garlic, etc.

"Try it!" said GAKKI.

Charlize Theron picked up a piece of beef and put it in her mouth.

The tenderness of the beef, the fragrance of the red soup base, and the deliciousness of the seasoning blended together and instantly exploded in her mouth, making every one of her taste buds rejoice.

"It's so... delicious... hiss..." The beef slices were very hot, but she couldn't bear to spit them out, so she sighed while taking a breath.

"Don't worry, there are still many delicious foods." Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"Well, Lin Yuan prepared some super delicious ingredients." GAKKI-chan pointed and said:

"The beef balls are firm and chewy, and the juicy, spicy flavor fills your mouth when you take a bite."

“When the soybean sprouts are put into the pot, they are covered with red oil and are crisp when eaten.”

"The tofu skin rolls, cooked in the spicy broth, absorb the essence of the broth, leaving a rich taste and a long aftertaste."

"And this is the soul of Sichuan hotpot: tripe, duck intestines, and duck throat. It has a spicy and rich flavor and a crispy and chewy texture."

"What is a yellowthroat?" Charlize asked curiously.

"Um...you don't need to know, just eat it." Lin Yuan said.

He would never tell Charlize that the yellow throat is the aorta of large livestock such as pigs and cattle, which is indeed a challenge for Europeans and Americans.

Once you have tasted the delicious food, your resistance will naturally be greatly weakened.

The hot pot feast began. Every ingredient was so delicious that the three of them were intoxicated by it.

For Charlize, it was like opening a new door and she was completely conquered by Chinese cuisine.

I won’t say much about the ingredients that she rarely comes into contact with. As a white European or American, Charlize is very familiar with potatoes.

She didn't expect that even an ordinary potato chip could be so delicious!
She clumsily picked up another potato slice and put it into the red soup pot.

The edges of the potato slices are slightly browned in the spicy soup, but the middle remains crispy and tender. The contrast between soft and hard is very appetite-stimulating.

The potatoes I ate before were simply not worth mentioning!
After eating the potatoes, she followed it up with tripe and duck intestines.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the RV.

"Boom boom boom!"

Lin Yuan walked forward and found Director Cohen standing at the door curiously.

"What are you eating? I was passing by and smelled a very special aroma."

Director Cohen was holding a half-eaten sandwich in his hand, which was obviously his dinner.

Such a comparison is simply too tragic.

"Hot pot, a Chinese specialty food, would you like to try it?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Of course! Of course!" Director Cohen immediately squeezed in. GAKKI-chan brought the cutlery, and Director Cohen immediately couldn't help but clumsily picked up a piece of beef slice and put it in his mouth.

As soon as he put the beef in his mouth, his eyes lit up and his eyebrows seemed to dance.

"Lin Yuan, you are so cunning! You actually hid in the RV and ate such delicious food. Look at what I am eating?"

Director Cohen angrily threw half of the sandwich in his hand into the trash can: "This kind of crap, even dogs won't eat it!"

Lin Yuan: (1`1;)
If you say so, what does it mean for you to have eaten half a sandwich?

"That's despicable! From now on, I'll eat every meal with you!"

Director Cohen said this angrily while showing off the delicious food on his plate.

"I'm not being stingy and not wanting to take you with me. I'm just worried that it's bad for the health of the elderly to eat such greasy food at night." Lin Yuan joked with a smile.

Director Cohen: (￣皿￣)

Who is old?

Director Cohen stuffed a whole beef ball into his mouth, trying to prove that his stomach was quite strong.

"Don't try to anger the director on purpose by eating up your whole cart of food. Even if you finish it, you can ask Saragama to go to the city to buy more." GAKKI smiled and put some of Director Cohen's favorite pig throat and tofu puffs on his plate.

"Ms. Aragaki is so kind. When we go up the mountain to film, I will share my oxygen tank with you." Director Cohen said with a smile.

Mentioning this, Lin Yuan asked, "Director, it seems like we don't have enough oxygen cylinders?"

The oxygen cylinder he was talking about was not the steel oxygen cylinder used when diving in the Kalonos Cave.

Instead, it is a small handheld oxygen bottle, a can the size of an insecticide, with a recommended mask. You put it on your face and press a button to quickly inhale oxygen.

This is an essential item for avoiding altitude sickness caused by lack of oxygen when doing strenuous exercise at high altitudes.

In the next 20 years, this small oxygen bottle will almost become standard equipment in major mountain tourist attractions in China.

A 1000 ml bottle costs just over 10 yuan, which is very good value for money.

But it was only 2005, and the domestic industry was far less developed than in later generations. At that time, this type of oxygen bottle was not mass-produced in the country, so it was impossible to purchase it domestically and could only be shipped in from abroad.

But when Lin Yuan came, he flew directly from Vienna without bringing anything with him, and Director Cohen didn't prepare that much either.

This meant that the number of oxygen cylinders was temporarily insufficient.

Currently, there are only more than 80 oxygen cylinders in the entire crew, not enough for each person.

Without enough oxygen cylinders, altitude sickness was quite uncomfortable and we could only rely on our bodies to endure it.

Except for older people like Director Cohen, who can be allocated an exclusive oxygen cylinder in advance, other young people are not allocated any. Instead, the oxygen cylinders are stored together and will only be temporarily allocated to someone whose symptoms are more serious.

In response to Director Cohen's kindness, GAKKI said with a smile: "Don't look at me as if I'm a little weak. In fact, I'm in good health. You don't have to worry about me having any problems. Just keep the oxygen tank for yourself."

Lin Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Of course, GAKKI-chan doesn't have to worry about symptoms like altitude sickness. She has reused the health potions delivered by the system, so she has nothing to worry about.

Although Charlize Theron does not have the health potion, Lin Yuan is not too worried because she has been receiving special training in alpine rock climbing in the Rocky Mountains of North America for more than a month.

For her, this altitude was nothing as she had already adapted to it.

"I have asked my colleagues at the headquarters to urgently allocate a batch of oxygen cylinders. They will arrive around the day after tomorrow and will not affect the filming. In addition to oxygen cylinders, I have also prepared some additional equipment such as sleds." Director Cohen said.

There was a hint of guilt in his tone, and he was obviously dissatisfied with his job.

In fact, Director Coen has done a very good job. Whether it is the cocoon-style tents specially used for camping in the mountains or the warm mountaineering clothes, he has prepared them in advance in a simple and appropriate manner.

He even prepared some portable oxygen bottles, but he didn't expect that they could not be replenished in the country and the actual demand was so great.

Of course, if the director of "King of Spy V: Dark Thief" was Eastwood or Nolan, both of whom are extremely meticulous directors, there might not be such negligence.

But using the standards of these two directors to ask Director Cohen is really asking too much.

Lin Yuan then consoled him, "Director, don't feel guilty. After all, this is my first time filming in a snowy mountain with such extreme weather.

Look, the cocoon tent you specially prepared can withstand strong winds of more than 25 meters per second without being overturned.

The thermal clothing you specially prepared for mountaineering can keep you warm in an environment of minus 50 degrees Celsius.

If I were to do these preparations, I might not even realize there are these difficulties to overcome.”

Director Cohen sighed and said, “Thank you for your thoughtful words of comfort, but if it’s not done well, it’s not done well.

Lin Yuan, I've thought about this for a long time, and this "King of Spy 2" will be our last collaboration."

Seeing that Lin Yuan seemed eager to persuade him, Director Cohen waved his hand and said first, "Please listen to me first. I want to thank you for your continuous support over the past few years for me, an old director who is not particularly outstanding.

Thanks to you, I was able to achieve such a great box office result, which can be regarded as a mark of film history."

"But I know that if the director you collaborated with was a more capable director like Nolan or Eastwood, the box office results would definitely be better."

"Director, you also know that Director Nolan has already announced that he will never work with me again."

"You Chinese have a saying, 'It's different times, it's different circumstances.' When he's desperate to prove himself, of course he'll refuse to work with you. But when he's still achieving impressive results without you, and has proven himself, how could he really refuse to work with you?

If Director Nolan wants to create a truly remarkable film, he must partner with a powerful team. His directing skills, combined with your performance, can create a truly unprecedented miracle in film history.

Therefore, you should not reject him, and he will not reject you." Director Cohen persuaded.

"Don't worry about me. Filming with you is really a big challenge for my heart. After I finish this movie with you, I will slowly film the "Fast and Furious" series with Vin Diesel.

If I hadn't started this series of movies and I just couldn't let it go, I would probably have wanted to retire a long time ago.

As for collaborating with you, let's leave it to the young people," Director Cohen said with a smile.

Hearing Director Cohen's words, Lin Yuan couldn't help but feel moved.

Over the past few years, no matter whether he was a small supporting role in "The Fast and the Furious" or now the undisputed number one in the film industry, Director Cohen has always cared for himself like an elder.

Director Cohen always worried about himself and selflessly considered all the trivial details for him.

For such care, Lin Yuan felt that any way of expressing his gratitude would be hypocritical.

So he took the colander from GAKKI's hand, scooped out a few more beef balls from the hot pot, and put them into director Cohen's bowl.

"Eat! During the filming, don't eat sandwiches or other crap that even dogs wouldn't eat. Come and eat with me." Lin Yuan said.

Director Cohen looked at his half-eaten sandwich in the trash can and suddenly felt that he was being implied.

Director Cohen: ()
"Don't look so bad. Eat more lotus root slices. It's good for the elderly!"

"I don't want to eat lotus root slices! I want to eat duck intestines and tripe! I'm not an old man!"

"Who just said he wanted to retire? If you're not an old man, just make a few more movies!"

"Can middle-aged people be exploited at will? You unscrupulous capitalist! Do you even know what a street light is?"

Amidst the fighting and playing, the atmosphere in the RV became noisy and warm.

……

……

The next morning, Lin Yuan got out of bed refreshed.

Last night's burger battle was quite a success.

Well, the kind you know.

GAKKI, who always gets up early to cook, is still sleeping at this time because of excessive energy consumption.

So Lin Yuan went to the kitchen, made some fried dumplings, and made a few cups of soy milk, waiting for them to wake up.

After all, it is a high-altitude area where the boiling point of water is only 88 degrees, so all food methods that require cooking are restricted.

Then frying and stir-frying are the best ways.

After the two girls got up from bed and finished the loving breakfast made by Lin Yuan, Meng Tao also rushed to the camp by Youcuo Lake.

As soon as he arrived at the camp, he immediately got to work.

"Meng Tao, our job today is to re-establish Camp 4 and Camp 5 on the West Second Line based on the changes in the climbing route," said Director Cohen.

The base camp located by the Youcuo Lake is Camp 1.

Camp No. 2 and Camp No. 3 had already been set up on the Western Front.

Now due to the change in route, we have to set up two new camps.

Camp No. 4 is the forward camp, where all crew members involved in front-line work during filming will live.

Camp No. 5 is a temporary camp where a very small number of staff members accompany Lin Yuan to the top of the mountain to shoot dangerous action scenes.

Hearing Director Cohen's words, Meng Tao muttered, "Now, whenever I hear camp numbers, I get nervous. When I hear Camp 5, I get even more nervous."

Hearing Meng Tao's words, Lin Yuan laughed out loud.

It seems that the Kalonos Cave has left a huge shadow on him, and the flooded Camp 5 is also a huge shadow for him.

Director Cohen smiled and said, "Don't be so pretentious. We need to hurry up to avoid any accidents. We don't have abundant supplies, but we can set up two more camps. We just can't afford to keep fighting a protracted war."

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement.

A lot of supplies were consumed when building Camp 2 and Camp 3.

Now, due to the threat of wet avalanches, it is not appropriate to go to the western front to retrieve these supplies.

If an accident happens while recycling materials, it would be really unfair.

Therefore, when choosing the West Second Route for climbing and filming, it means that everything has to be faster than before.

"Let's go. I'll go with you today. We'll shoot footage and set up a new camp simultaneously," said Lin Yuan.

"Okay, let's set off now." Meng Tao was also quite decisive.

So, soon, except for the crew members who stayed behind, the front-line filming staff gathered together and headed towards the Yala Snow Mountain from the West Second Line Ridge Road.

When Lin Yuan and others climbed along the ridge of the West Second Line for more than ten minutes, a strong horizontal wind blew and cleared the confusing white fog on the top of the mountain.

This revealed the true appearance of the snow-capped mountain, which originally looked like it was covered in white gauze.

Looking at the steep mountain road in front of him, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh: This journey is probably going to be quite difficult.

(End of this chapter)