Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

On the big screen, the plot is drawing to a close.

The movie was high-energy from start to finish, lasting over two hours!
Mad Max: Fury Road features not only extremely dense and thrilling action scenes, but also extremely magnificent natural scenery and visually striking post-apocalyptic punk elements.

These captivating elements are cleverly strung together by director Miller, making the film's brilliance unfold in a series of interconnected moments, leaving no room for the viewer to lose focus.

Although Kim Tae-yeon and Hwang Mi-young only became engrossed in the movie halfway through, it didn't stop them from watching the entire second half with their eyes glued to the screen, and they didn't even bother to protest against some of Lin Yuan's excessive actions.

The movie was almost over, and Lin Yuan got up from the ground and quietly crept to a corner seat in the third row.

Interestingly, none of the girls in the first two rows noticed that he sat on the floor the entire time, which shows how captivating the movie was.

Kim Tae-yeon and Hwang Mi-young watched Lin Yuan slip away with smiles, and they couldn't help but laugh. It really gave off the feeling of a lover sneaking away before dawn.

Lin Yuan had barely settled into his seat on the sofa, not even warmed up, when the big screen lit up.

The sign "The End" signaled the end of the film screening.

Thunderous applause immediately erupted inside the small cinema.

The girls stood up from their seats and surrounded Lin Yuan, excitedly chattering away:
"This is absolutely the best action movie of the century!" Im Yoona was the first to rush to Lin Yuan, gesturing with her hands as if turning a steering wheel, her hair still covered with popcorn crumbs from the earlier scare: "How was that scene of crossing the thunderstorm filmed? Were you really in the car? And was that chain of lightning really filmed?"

Jessica's high heels clattered rapidly on the carpet: "I stopped breathing at least three times! That scalding steam sound was terrifying; I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight!"

Choi Soo-young remarked, "I've never had a movie-watching experience like this before; I didn't close my mouth the entire time."

"Hahaha! I can vouch for you, I saw you secretly wiping your drool!" Seohyun, the youngest member of the group, said with a laugh.

Although she is the youngest member of the group, her figure is by no means compromised.

She's already 1.68 meters tall and has a curvaceous figure. When Taeyeon stands next to her, Taeyeon looks like a little sister.

However, this is probably a "tradition" of Korean girl groups: the youngest member of the group is often taller and has a better figure than the older members.

"Didn't you drool too? Your drool dripped all over your chest, and now it's all wet!" Choi Soo-young said, pulling Seo Hyun into a hug.

This action made Seohyun's face turn red.

As Seohyun and Choi Sooyoung's "internal strife" began, the other girls swarmed around Lin Yuan, talking incessantly:

"Has the movie started pre-sales yet? Where can I buy tickets? I bet it'll be incredibly difficult to get tickets this time!"

"When you were buried under the quicksand, weren't you afraid of being sprayed by that steam column?"

"Was Charlize Theron really driving the truck off a cliff herself in the scene where she filmed it?"

"This is the first time I've seen how beautiful the Taklamakan Desert is! I thought it was just a barren place. Is it possible to travel there?"

The girls' chattering gave Lin Yuan a headache.

But this is not their fault, because the members of Girls' Generation have watched Lim Won's movies countless times in the cinema over the past few years.

Previously, they could only interact with relatives and friends after the movie ended, but that feeling was definitely not as good as being able to face the movie's main actors directly like this.

It wasn't just the Girls' Generation members who found it novel; Lin Yuan felt the same way.

In the past, whenever he had a movie released, he would often disguise himself and sneak into the cinema to watch a premiere.

This is how he directly senses audience feedback.

In the past, however, the communication was one-way, and the audience was unaware that he was actually there.

This is the first time that the members of Girls' Generation have praised him directly in front of him and rushed up to him to talk to him like this during an internal screening.

So Lin Yuan said with a smile, "Come on, let's sit down and talk!"

After the girls were all seated, Lin Yuan walked to the front of them.

"You have too many questions, I'll answer them one by one."

"First of all, I want to say that the action scenes in my movies are generally filmed on location. Using special effects would be an insult to me and a deception of my fans. So all the footage you see is 100% real," Lin Yuan said confidently.

Hearing Lin Yuan's answer, the girls, though they already knew the answer in their hearts, still found it hard to believe.

It wasn't because they suspected Lin Yuan, but because the scenes presented in the movie were simply too exaggerated:
They all witnessed Lin Yuan sinking into the quicksand. Was this actually filmed? The level of danger was unimaginable...

Lin Yuan could be said to have buried himself alive, or rather, buried alive in the wet quicksand where the underground hot well was constantly spewing high-temperature steam!

It's unimaginable how Lin Yuan managed to complete the filming under such circumstances.

And that action scene filmed during a thunderstorm—was that super lightning in the movie actually real?

Although the members of Girls' Generation underwent trainee training at a young age, they also received basic education in school. In physics class, they learned about atmospheric discharge and how super lightning can have voltages of hundreds of millions of volts!
Under such high voltage, even just being swept by it could instantly turn you into charcoal!
Isn't this too dangerous?
Lin Yuan noticed the girls' worried and concerned looks, and he smiled and said, "I know you're all curious about how these thrilling action scenes were filmed."

"Oppa, we're so curious! Hurry up and reveal the answer!" Im Yoona said immediately.

"Was the filming process very dangerous? Were you injured?" Kim Tae-yeon asked with concern.

At Kim Tae-yeon's prompting, Hwang Mi-young also anxiously looked Lin Yuan over.

Lin Yuan said with a smile, "The process of filming 'Mad Max: Fury Road' was also very exciting. At the same time, some unexpected and interesting things happened during filming."

Therefore, drawing on the experience of "The King of Spies 2," the filming process was edited into a documentary, tentatively titled "Journey to the End of the World."

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's answer, the girls immediately raised their hands excitedly: "Is the documentary finished editing? Can we watch it?"

After watching "Mad Max: Fury Road," the girls are currently in the post-viewing excitement phase, and they have a strong desire to share and discuss the film with others or to look up more information about it.

So everyone unanimously requested to watch a documentary.

"The cut is done, but..."

Before Lin Yuan could finish speaking, Taeyeon interrupted him, saying, "Let's see. To perform the theme song, we need to know more about the behind-the-scenes stories so that we can empathize with the emotions!"

Seeing that Taeyeon presented a seemingly reasonable argument, Im Yoona immediately expressed her support: "Taeyeon unnie is right!"

“We really want to know more about this movie,” Hwang Mi-young also said.

Lin Yuan smiled helplessly and said, "It's not that I don't want you to watch it, it's just that it's already past ten o'clock. If we watch another documentary, it will be a bit late. I'm worried that you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning."

“It’s okay, it’ll only be a little past midnight by the time we finish watching, it’s not late at all. When we’re at the company, we often practice dancing until after 1 a.m., and by the time we get back to the dorm and wash up it’s already past 2 a.m., but it doesn’t affect our ability to get up at 6:30 a.m. the next morning!” Taeyeon immediately assured her.

"Yeah, Oppa, please let us see it. Otherwise, I'll be so curious that I won't be able to sleep tonight and I won't be able to get up tomorrow morning," Yoona said sweetly.

The girls' faces were filled with "I want to see!"
Lin Yuan could only take out the film reel of "Journey to the End of the World" and load it into the projector.

"Then go back to your seats and sit down."

"Great! Haha, Oppa is so nice!"

"The Source God is mighty!"

The girls cheered as they returned to their places.

only……

This time, Kim Tae-yeon did not come to the third row.

She ran to the front row and squeezed in next to Yoona.

"Unnie, why aren't you sitting in your own seat?"

"I'm short, and I can't see clearly from the third row. I want to watch the movie with you."

Kim Tae-yeon pronounced the phrase "Watch the movie properly" very clearly.

It was clearly meant for Lin Yuan to hear.

It seems she understands that if she sits in the last row again, she won't be able to enjoy the movie properly.

At this moment, the allure of the movie surpasses everything else for her.

Hwang Mi-young's eyes darted around. After hesitating for a moment, she ran to Seohyun's seat in the second row and said, "Seohyun, unnie wants to sit a little further forward too, can we squeeze in?" "Okay, unnie, just don't touch my waist!" Good girl Seohyun was very easy to talk to. Without thinking much, she nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Kim Tae-yeon and Hwang Mi-young had both run away at the same time, Lin Yuan naturally knew what they were thinking.

He could only sit in the middle of the third row and watch the movie alone.

Thinking about it carefully, tonight's experience was a first for me.

He has never actually watched a movie alone; he was always accompanied by a beautiful woman in the past.

Tonight's situation truly proves the saying: "Too many cooks spoil the broth."

At this moment, "Journey to the End of the World" officially began playing on the big screen.

Unlike Mad Max: Fury Road, which opens with a high-energy sequence, The Last Journey uses a more immersive opening.

"Boom!"

Amidst the roar of the car engine, the camera zooms in on an off-road vehicle tire.

The off-road vehicle's tires spun futilely in the fine sand, the sand grains kicked up by the rubber treads flying like golden raindrops.

The roar of the engine echoed through the empty desert, but only caused the four wheels to sink deeper and deeper.

The camera slowly zoomed out, revealing an off-road vehicle stuck in the fine sand.

Through the windshield, you can see the sweat on the driver's forehead and his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.

Director Miller strode toward the stranded SUV, his desert boots leaving deep footprints in the sand.

Meng Tao was already squatting beside the car, tentatively poking at the sand under the tires with his finger.

"Call military trucks." Miller took off his sunglasses, squinting at the convoy in the distance. "Pull them out directly with steel cables."

Meng Tao shook his head, grabbed a handful of sand, and let it flow through his fingers: "Director, look at the flow rate of this sand. There's a funnel-shaped layer of quicksand below; driving a truck over recklessly will only cause another truck to get stuck."

The sun gradually rose overhead, scorching the metal car body.

The crew members stood around the SUV, at a loss. Some suggested using wooden planks as padding, while others suggested unloading cargo to reduce weight.

Seeing what was happening on the big screen, the girls in the audience were no longer as nervous and speechless as they had been when watching "Mad Max: Fury Road," but instead began to whisper among themselves:

"I didn't realize the road to the filming location was so difficult; the car got stuck in the road very easily."

"Of course, it depends on whether the roads are repaired or not. I've heard that many sand dunes are shifting, so even if a road was safe a few months ago, it might not be safe a few months later."

"The roads are so difficult, and the journey is so long. Even if you reach the filming location, transporting supplies must be very difficult, right? Was life particularly tough during filming?"

"What should we do if this car is stuck? We can't just leave it there, can we?"

At this moment, on the big screen, Meng Tao stood up from the ground: "Don't worry, I've already told the camel caravan to prepare."

Following his gaze, the camel trainer selected ten camels from the dense herd.

He grabbed a rope and led director Miller toward the camel herd.

"These specially made static ropes can withstand a tensile force of 5 tons, and their surface is coated with wax to prevent abrasion from sand particles, so you can rest assured," Meng Tao said.

Seeing Meng Tao's confident demeanor, Director Miller nodded with some skepticism.

Clearly, the two were not very familiar with each other at this point, and director Miller did not fully trust Meng Tao.

“Bring ‘Desert Star’ over here,” Meng Tao shouted to the trainer.

The lead white dromedary camel walked slowly over, its warm breath brushing against Meng Tao's face.

He skillfully wrapped the wide canvas breast strap around the camel's chest, his fingers quickly adjusting the position of the buckle.

"Leave a gap of about two fingers' width here," he demonstrated to the staff. "Too tight and it will cause chafing; too loose and it will slip."

The ten camels were quickly equipped.

Meng Tao knelt on the sand and threaded ten towing ropes through a set of specially made bronze pulleys.

This ancient device, which he learned from nomadic people while filming in the Sahara, can evenly distribute the pulling force of each camel.

"Check the U-rings!" he shouted toward the stuck vehicle.

The workers are lying on the sand, checking the towing points fixed to the front bumper of the off-road vehicle.

The SUV was stuck under the door, and all four wheels were completely swallowed by quicksand.

Without delay, Meng Tao issued the rescue order: "Begin."

With a long whistle, all ten camels tensed their muscles simultaneously.

Meng Tao gripped the main traction rope with both hands, feeling the force transmitted through it.

The camels moved in remarkably unison.

Their large feet sank less than three inches into the sand, each step as steady as a rock.

The traction rope gradually taut, making a slight "squeak" sound.

"Stop!" Meng Tao suddenly raised his hand.

He quickly walked to the front of the car and lay down to inspect the chassis.

"The right front wheel is starting to feel the load," he said, wiping away sweat. "Again, slower!"

The second whistle blew.

This time, the camels moved even more slowly, as if performing some ancient ritual.

Meng Tao knelt on one knee beside the traction rope, adjusting the force as needed.

"The left rear wheel is out!" a staff member suddenly shouted.

The left rear wheel of the off-road vehicle slowly broke free from the quicksand, kicking up a shower of sand.

Meng Tao immediately adjusted the pulley angle, shifting the main pulling force to the still-sinking right front side.

"Desert Star" seemed to understand the situation, and it suddenly raised its head and let out a low whimper.

The other camels responded immediately, and the ten pulling forces were perfectly synchronized.

With a muffled thud, the off-road vehicle was finally freed from its predicament.

The camels immediately stopped, displaying remarkable discipline.

Meng Tao quickly stepped forward to inspect the vehicle's chassis.

“Perfect.” He stroked the Desert Star’s nose. “I’ll give you double the dates tonight.”

Director Miller walked over and looked at the shallow hoof prints in the sand: "This technique..."

"The Bedouin people have used it for thousands of years." Meng Tao put away the traction rope, the knot bobbing nimbly in his hand: "The pulling force error for each camel is no more than 5%, more precise than a hydraulic trailer."

Seeing what was happening on the big screen, the girls exclaimed:
"Meng Tao is amazing!"

"Everyone in Lin Yuan's team is so amazing!"

"No wonder the movie is so well made!"

"It seems we're part of the creative team this time too?"

These words, spoken by Cui Xiuying, immediately silenced everyone.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind:
Lin Yuan's film is so perfect, and everyone involved is so talented. Can we really sing a theme song worthy of it? (End of Chapter)