Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion

Link's agreement with Franco was that after obtaining a gold medal at the Olympics, he would then handle the yacht transfer procedure. To claim the yacht, Link had returned to the boxing gym to continue his training two days after taking a break.

However, after becoming famous, there seemed to be more things to deal with. One day after finishing his training, he received a phone call from Director Lin Yibin.

Director Lin said he had seen Link's impressive driving skills that day and asked if he would be interested in making a cameo as a racing driver in their crew.

Link was somewhat interested after hearing this. The Fast & Furious movie series had always had good box office returns, and the fourth installment seemed to have good reviews too. Being featured in this movie could be beneficial for his future fame. Besides, becoming an actor was one of his dreams, so making a cameo wouldn't be bad.

It's just that he was quite busy with training at the moment and didn't have much time.

Director Lin Yibin explained there were only three racing scenes, and Link just needed to show his face; the racing part would be done by a stunt actor. It would take roughly one day to finish filming, during this week, since most of Fast & Furious 4 was filmed in Los Angeles and they only had half a month's worth of filming left here.

Link agreed to it and called his agent, Simon Curtis, informing him about the invitation from the production crew. He asked Simon to get in touch with the Fast & Furious crew and arrange the schedule.

Simon Curtis was Franco's former assistant and now Link's boxing agent, responsible for publicity and work arrangements, among other things. Additionally, there was a driver, bodyguard, life assistant, masseur, personal doctor, and other support personnel, all of which needed to be organized once Dynasty Promotion Company relocated here.

Link found that many things tended to come at him all at once. Not long after he hung up on Simon, and when he drove back home, he found a familiar person sitting on the beach chair—Director Stephen Herrick, the man in the vest who had come to see the coral reefs last month and also the director of the sequel to Deep Sea Quest.

"Hey, Stephen, long time no see."

Link called out as he stopped his sports car.

Having not seen him for nearly a month, Director Stephen Herrick looked just the same, wearing a coffee-colored shirt with a vest over it and baggy casual trousers, though his beard had grown a bit longer.

"Haha, Link, you've changed so much. When I met you last month, I thought you were just a diver with great skills. Recently, I saw the news about you winning the championship at the qualifying event. When I saw your photo, I couldn't believe my eyes. A boxing champion and a diving instructor are the same person?

It wasn't until I saw the name Link on the photo that I realized it was really you, unbelievable."

Director Stephen Herrick had a strong acting ability. When expressing his surprise, his eyes and mouth would open wide in astonishment, with his head shaking repeatedly in disbelief.

"That's right, it's all me. The economic situation is so difficult right now, I'd starve without a side job."

Link joked.

Director Stephen laughed heartily, agreeing with him wholeheartedly.

This year's financial crisis had caused the United States stock market to shrink by nearly 40%, and the wealth of the American people had on average decreased by a quarter and was still declining. Times were tough for everyone. If not for the financial crisis, the sequel to Deep Sea Quest would probably have been filmed already.

Link poured two cups of tea and placed them on the round table in front of the small shop, chatting with Director Stephen under the sunshade.

"Stephen, are you here to continue hiring me as your diving guide? Even though I'm now a boxing champion, the hiring price hasn't changed. How about we keep it the same as before?"

Link knew the other party was not here for diving and was making a joke on purpose.

Director Stephen waved his hand, "No, Link, I have something else for you. You know I am preparing the sequel to Deep Sea Quest. After seeing your news the other day, I suddenly had a new idea. Why not invite you to play a part in the film? You're handsome, have excellent diving skills, and can box—it's just perfect. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to come to ask you.

What do you think, Link? Any interest in acting in a movie?"

Link was somewhat surprised. He had just landed a cameo role, and now a director was knocking at his door seeking collaboration. It seemed he was truly becoming famous.

"May I take a look at the script?"

Link felt that with his current status, he also had the right to choose scripts. If it was too bad, he would refuse. His time was limited and he couldn't waste it on a movie that was doomed to fail.

"Of course!"

Director Stephen pulled out a folder from the backpack one of his entourage was carrying and handed it over to him.

The script was over twenty pages long, not very voluminous, and told the story of a couple of divers hired to retrieve underwater relics. They discovered that their find was actually two nuclear warheads. To save their lives, the couple rose against their employers and ultimately overcame the villain, happily living together ever after.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The plot of the movie was very similar to the first installment, with nothing particularly new. Its main selling points were handsome men and beautiful women, the underwater world, luxury yachts, treasure hunting, as well as some romance and action scenes—a typical low-budget commercial film.

"Is my role the protagonist, Sebastian?"

"Oh, no, what do you think of the third male lead, David?"

"Are you joking?"

Link put down the script and looked at Stephen with confusion, "You just said I have a pretty good look, an expert diver, skilled in boxing. This all screams lead male character to me. Now, you want me to play a supporting role?"

Director Stephen shrugged his shoulders, helplessly saying, "Link, I know you're fit for the leading male role, but the lead roles are already decided by the producers. The best I can recommend for you is this role."

Link thought it over. For a newcomer with limited acting experience, landing the role of the third male lead in a Hollywood movie was a pretty good start. He could take on a few minor roles, gradually build up his reputation, and maybe in a year or two, he might land leading roles.

"Stephen, I have to participate in the Olympic Games in August, so I probably won't be available until September."

"No problem, your part would take about a week to shoot. We can work around that. Also, I would like to hire you as a stunt guide, mainly to supervise the diving scenes. How does that sound?"

This was actually the primary reason why Director Stephen was here. After diving with Link last time and then consulting with several Hollywood diving coaches, he found that their skills were quite inferior to Link's.

Link was an exceptional diver with agile movements. Stephen felt that hiring him to guide the actors in diving would add significant value to the film.

"I can teach them the moves, but I don't know anything about underwater filming."

"That's not an issue; we have professionals in the crew for that," said Director Stephen.

Link nodded in agreement, deciding to take the jobs. Whether as a supporting actor or a stunt guide, he would be paid, and doing some interesting side jobs during the breaks from training and competition sounded like a good experience.

After sending Director Stephen away, Link called Simon and still left such matters, including salary negotiations and work arrangements, to him. When the time came, he would simply take care of the specific tasks.