Giving Taylor Swift Another Shock

June 20, 2001.

The movies "The Fast and the Furious" and "Jurassic Park 3" were set to release in two days.

Although both films would be released at the same time, they wouldn't directly compete for box office revenue, as the screening schedules weren't yet at a point where they would significantly impact each other.

In fact, through joint promotional efforts, the two movies were expected to have a mutually beneficial effect.

At ten o'clock at night, in her Nashville home, Taylor Swift finished her vocal practice for the day.

Ever since she coincidentally met Lin Yuan on a train six months ago and received his financial support, her musical journey had become increasingly smooth.

She felt a sense of happiness about this:

Who else could be as lucky as her, to have an idol she admired end up helping her and becoming her business partner?

To live up to Lin Yuan's expectations, she had been putting in much more effort in her music lately than ever before.

She hoped to grow quickly and deliver a satisfactory result.

After a busy day, she sat down at her computer and opened the IMDB website.

The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) was created on October 17, 1990.

Over the past decade, it had gradually grown into the world's largest platform for sharing movie information and reviews.

Some domestic users might not be familiar with this website, but if you mention similar platforms like Douban Movies, Mtime, or Zhihu Movies...

Those would be instantly recognizable.

In her previous life, IMDB was invested in by Amazon's founder, Bezos, in 1998, and he gradually gained full control.

However, in this life, at Lin Yuan's strong recommendation, Mr. Eisen recognized the importance of IMDB even earlier and made a decisive move.

Ultimately, they reached an agreement with Amazon, acquiring a 40% stake in IMDB.

After all, as a movie information website, gaining the support of Mr. Eisen, a representative of Hollywood capital, was essential.

Originally, Hollywood capital hadn't prioritized this area, which allowed Amazon to dominate. But once they demanded a share, a partnership was the wise move to broaden their reach.

After Mr. Eisen invested in IMDB, Lin Yuan played an even more significant role, proposing a series of modifications based on his future knowledge, making the website's design more user-friendly and practical.

Taylor loved these changes.

She skillfully navigated to her favorites and clicked on the promotional clip Lin Yuan had filmed for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

The webpage showed that the video had over 5 million views, with more than 250,000 likes, making it one of the TOP 10 most popular videos in IMDB's movie information section.

While this number might seem insignificant in the future, it was absolutely astonishing in 2001.

Keep in mind that even twenty years later, videos with over ten million views on YouTube were still considered blockbusters.

Moreover, in 2001, before mobile internet was widespread, these clicks were all made by users sitting in front of their computers, one by one.

Taylor clicked on the video again; she had watched it countless times in the past.

If 5 million views were a badge of honor, then Taylor's sweat was undoubtedly part of its creation.

As the young man in white in the video wielded his sword, Taylor was once again immersed in the scene.

No matter how much time passed, this video remained her favorite; the initial breathtaking impression was etched into her heart.

After finishing the promotional clip, the webpage displayed a newly added feature for extended recommendations.

Among them was another promotional clip filmed by Lin Yuan, with a cover screenshot featuring the same young Eastern man in white.

"Lin Yuan is so sly, piggybacking on his own popularity, but the transition is so seamless."

This wasn't the first time Taylor had clicked on this promotional video, but she knew that if she had seen this related recommendation for the first time, she would have definitely clicked on it while still captivated by the previous video.

As a result, this video, released just ten days ago, already had over 500,000 views and was rapidly increasing.

Taylor gently clicked the mouse and opened the video.

In the scene, Lin Yuan, dressed in white and holding a sword under the moonlight, perfectly connected with his appearance in the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" promotional video.

It was still a short sword dance, but this time the displayed artistic conception was dreamlike and ethereal.

Even though she had seen it many times, Taylor was still captivated by this sword dance.

She believed that viewers who hadn't seen enough in the previous sword dance video would definitely continue watching with great interest when they clicked on this one.

And by continuing to watch, they would fall into the promotional trap set by Lin Yuan.

Under the pale moonlight, Lin Yuan, dressed in white, unleashed streaks of sword light that created a hazy, dreamlike feeling.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, Lin Yuan leaped into the air and delivered a fierce slash. The sharp sword light seemed to cut through time and space.

In this clear and sharp sword light, the screen split in the middle, dividing into two...

The camera switched to a highway, where Lin Yuan, dressed in modern attire, was bent over on the roof of a speeding truck. This was a clip of Lin Yuan's action scene in "The Fast and the Furious."

Seeing this, Taylor couldn't help but smile knowingly: this clever transition, Lin Yuan truly knew how to play with people's emotions.

This was because both before and after the scene transition, there was a close-up of Lin Yuan's face.

Therefore, even though the setting and era had changed, the protagonist remained the same, giving people the feeling that this was Lin Yuan's life across two different eras.

This clever approach minimizes audience backlash when users, initially drawn in by videos of classical Eastern sword dances, are then tricked into watching promotional clips for unrelated films.

Before the audience could even question, "Why the sudden 180-degree turn to show me this?" and close the video with a bad review, the next moment, Lin Yuan in the scene was thrown by a truck, seemingly about to fall off.

At this point, the camera suddenly zoomed out, showing the entire filming set. All viewers would be astonished to discover that this shot was filmed on location!

Doesn't that mean Lin Yuan's life was in danger?

Will he be okay?

The next shot cut to Lin Yuan crashing hard onto the ground.

He staggered to his feet, his eyes bloodshot, as if about to spew blood.

Medical personnel rushed forward, surrounding him and providing emergency treatment.

This footage was recorded on the set of Jurassic Park 3.

At this moment, the promotional video finished playing, and text appeared in the center of the screen:

To bring you the best visual effects, we fear no danger!

The Fast and the Furious and Jurassic Park 3 will be officially released on June 22nd.

In this promotional advertisement, Lin Yuan skillfully linked two dangerous action scenes through editing, perfectly showcasing the peril of his life-risking performance on set.

Viewers seeing this scene would inevitably develop immense curiosity: the Eastern youth who was previously dancing with a sword is actually this reckless when acting in other action films?

This looks like a behind-the-scenes clip, filmed on location, right?

Is he alright?

The audience's appetites were whetted, and they became extremely interested in watching these two films in the cinema.

The video advertisement not only garnered a large number of likes, but the comment section was also overwhelmingly positive, expressing curiosity and anticipation for the films.

After all, the last time they saw someone performing so desperately in a movie was Jackie Chan. Lin Yuan's performance easily led them to make such comparisons and develop a favorable impression.

It's just that most people didn't realize they had been lured into watching a deceptive advertisement, and instead of getting angry, they gave it a positive review!