New Challenge

Lin Yuan ate a couple of rice cakes and then stood up, ready to warm up.

The most important action scene was about to be filmed, so eating too much wouldn't be suitable.

"Are you sure you don't want to change this action scene? Even Jackie Chan in his youth might not have been able to do it," Meng Tao advised.

"You know this movie doesn't have many selling points. If I don't go all out, how can it work?"

"Even if you insist on doing it this way, can't we film it during the day? The visibility at night is so poor, it's much more dangerous."

"The atmosphere at night will be much scarier. Filming it during the day won't achieve this effect. If you're worried about me, help me check the facility's reliability again," Lin Yuan said with a smile.

"You're amazing!" Meng Tao stopped trying to persuade him and went to check the facilities.

Seeing Meng Tao's actions, Director Johnston, standing not far away, also stood up with some concern.

A staff member couldn't help but ask:

"Director, are you worried?"

"Yes. I want to stop him, but my reason won't allow me to do so," the director nodded.

"I understand. If Lin succeeds tonight, we will have a classic scene etched into film history."

"By the way, I heard you set up a bet for tonight's scene?" the director asked.

"Yes..."

The staff member felt a bit ashamed. He expected to be scolded by the director for setting up a bet.

But Director Johnston asked, "What are the odds?"

"One to two for passing on the first try."

There was no option for a second or subsequent try because if he failed once, he'd be in serious trouble, and there would be no possibility of a second attempt.

Hearing the odds, the director was stunned. What kind of ridiculous odds are these?

He didn't think Lin Yuan had a high chance of passing on the first try, yet it was only one to two? The risk and reward were completely disproportionate!

"Are people betting on this?"

"The total bet amount has reached $200,000," the staff member replied.

"What about the odds for a complete failure?"

The director asked out of curiosity. That was the most likely outcome, so shouldn't the most people be betting on it?

"There aren't any."

"None?"

Director Johnston found it absurd. Who sets up a bet like this? Wouldn't the bookie likely make a profit no matter what?

"Yes, everyone unanimously decided on this. If Lin unfortunately fails, all the bet money will go to him."

The director immediately understood. Everyone was worried that if Lin Yuan had an accident, this crowdfunded money could provide him with some security for his future life.

Insurance companies always rejected these "daredevil" stunt actors, so they always suffered injuries without any protection.

Therefore, the entire crew was expressing their support and care for Lin Yuan in this way.

Director Johnston couldn't help but be moved. He asked with a smile, "Who's the bookie? If Lin Yuan really succeeds on the first try, won't they have to pay out a fortune?"

"It's Meng Tao. We didn't plan to set up a bet at first; we just wanted to pool money directly. But Meng Tao came and said Lin Yuan wouldn't accept it that way and that it had to be done indirectly, so he'd be the bookie."

Hearing this answer, the director laughed.

Meng Tao? Where would a martial artist like him get the money to be a bookie and pay out?

No need to think about it; it must have been Lin Yuan who asked Meng Tao to front for him.

Lin Yuan saw the goodwill of the crew members pooling money to provide him with security, so he simply set up a bet and acted as the bookie to reciprocate their kindness.

But was he that confident?

"You asked me earlier if I was worried?"

"Yes, Director."

"I'm not worried anymore! Do me a favor."

"Huh?"

"Increase the odds of Lin Yuan succeeding to one to three. I'll cover the increase!"

Director Johnston felt a surge of pride at this moment.

He truly liked this crew, and their kindness deserved greater rewards.

As for paying an extra $200,000, he didn't even care. If Lin Yuan succeeded, his share of the box office profits would only be greater.

He also liked Lin Yuan very much. At this moment, Director Johnston suddenly understood why Director Cohen admired this Chinese young man so much.

Brave, intelligent, and full of humanity...

He looked at Lin Yuan with a gentle gaze and a smile.

Lin Yuan, who had finished his warm-up and was ready, also smiled and waved, signaling that filming could begin.

Director Johnston saw this and picked up the walkie-talkie, "Is every department ready?"

"The camera dolly is in position!"

"The lighting crew is in position!"

"The medical emergency team is in position!"

Lin Yuan, at the center of the focus, calmly asked the system, "Evaluate the difficulty and success rate of this action scene."

[This action scene's danger level is C, host's success rate: 70%.]

[Completing this difficulty action scene will grant 2 attribute points.**]

Just after finishing The Fast and the Furious, the system had assessed his success rate at C-level difficulty as only 50%.

After obtaining Master Parkour and increasing Strength and Constitution by one point each, his success rate had risen to 70%.

It was worth a shot.

Today's action scene would be filmed on location, in a long take.

He was going to film a scene where he escaped in a forest, pursued by a pack of velociraptors.

Lin Yuan focused all his energy, knowing he only had one chance, win or lose.

"Action!"

"Clap!"

The moment the clapperboard snapped, three velociraptors leaped out, encircling Lin Yuan in a triangular formation.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan turned and ran, with the velociraptors close on his heels.

The entire escape route was meticulously designed and set up by Lin Yuan, allowing his Master Parkour skills to be fully showcased.

In the rugged forest terrain, Lin Yuan sprinted like a swift leopard, continuously dodging obstacles like stones.

But no matter how fast a human ran, they couldn't match a beast, and the velociraptors were catching up.

One of them opened its massive jaws and lunged forward, about to tear Lin Yuan to shreds with its sharp teeth in the next second.

Just then, Lin Yuan pushed off forcefully with his right foot, launching himself into the air.

In mid-air, he executed a stylish backflip, bent his knees to build momentum, then pushed off a large tree, using the leverage to complete a beautiful rebound jump.

This was a wall run jump from parkour, and presented at Lin Yuan's master level, it was preceded by a backflip, making it even more spectacular.

This not only relied on his skill but also demonstrated Lin Yuan's extremely formidable physical condition.

The velociraptors clearly hadn't expected their prey to do this. After rebounding off the tree, they were unable to stop themselves due to the immense inertia.

"Thump!"

One velociraptor, unable to dodge, slammed hard into the tree and slumped over, knocked unconscious.

"Brilliant, that backflip into a rebound jump!" Director Johnston shouted excitedly.

"So clean and sharp, even Jackie Chan wouldn't be better!"

"Such powerful thighs, I really want to touch them. I'd even pay to touch them!" a female staff member gushed.

"You're so perverted, but count me in," another female staff member said.