Lin Yibin’s personal experience

Lin Yibin was born in Taiwan. In 1979, there was a wave of immigration in Taiwan. 9-year-old Lin Yibin followed his parents from Taipei to Orange County, Los Angeles. Since my family was from the working class, life in the United States was relatively difficult at first. When he was a kid, he wanted to make it to the NBA.

The educational environment in the United States made Lin Yibin slowly realize that he could not become a professional player due to his height, so Lin Yibin had the dream of making a movie. After graduating from high school, Lin Yibin was admitted to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). After two years, he transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), which is closer to Hollywood, to study film.

In 1997, Lin Yibin co-directed the film "Shooping for fangs" (Shooping for fangs) with his alumnus from Hong Kong, Quentin Lee, starring Korean-American actor John Cho. At the time, both young directors were still in school, and the film only had some influence among Asian-American circles. Except for this feature film, most of the time Lin Yibin gained experience by shooting documentaries.

After receiving a Master of Arts (MFA) degree from the University of Los Angeles, Lin Yibin began to independently direct his first feature film "Good Luck Tomorrow". After the film was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, the film not only won the Jury Prize, but was also purchased by the newly established MTV Films for distribution rights. This was the first independent film purchased by the company. After that, "Good Luck Tomorrow" participated in the 2002 Toronto Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 11, 2003. The global box office exceeded US$3.8 million, and its cost was less than US$500,000. "Variety" magazine named him one of the top ten most watched emerging directors.

In 2005, Lin Yibin directed his first mainstream film "Conquering the Furious". The film was invested by Disney's Touchstone Pictures and starred James Franco and others. Later, "Fast and Furious 3" directed by him exceeded US$150 million at the global box office after its release in 2006.

In 2009, the global box office of "Fast and Furious 4" directed by him reached US$360 million. In 2011, the global box office of "Fast and Furious 5" directed by him exceeded 650 million US dollars, and the Chinese box office reached 250 million yuan. At the same time, he also set a record for the highest average box office for a Chinese director in Hollywood. Among them, the box office of "Fast and Furious 5" surpassed the US$500 million that John Woo's "Mission: Impossible 2" once achieved, setting a record for the highest box office for a single film by a Chinese director in Hollywood.

In 2012, he cooperated with Wu Zheng's Seven Star Film Company to establish "Perfect Storm", planning to shoot the comic book adaptation movie "Dororo" and the science fiction film "Company City".

In January 2013, Lin Yibin confirmed that he would no longer direct "Fast and Furious 7". On July 26, "Fast and Furious 6" directed by Lin Yibin was released in China. In November, Lin Yibin confirmed that he would join forces with Universal again to direct "The Bourne Legacy", the sequel to "The Bourne Legacy". The film is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2015.

On January 17, 2014, Enlight Pictures, Seven Star Entertainment, and Perfect Storm jointly held a director signing ceremony in Beijing, officially announcing that Lin Yibin would shoot the 3D version of "Shaolin Temple." On January 24, Lin Yibin was nominated for the 12th Huading Award for Best Director for "Fast and Furious 6".

In March 2015, Lin Yibin decided to give up directing "Fast and Furious 8". On June 3, Lin Yibin and actors Huang Xiaoming and Zhao Wei appeared in the core area of ??the "Avenue of Stars" to leave their own handprints representing the supreme glory of filmmakers, thus becoming the first Chinese to leave their mark here. Male director.