Chapter 66: Ideals Shine into Reality
Sabasti knew that his reckless behavior had annoyed Lin Mingyang, and after dropping him off at the hotel, he left alone in a depressed car. David Bell left Yamakasi because the two have always had disagreements, but Lin Mingyang is different, he used to be a staunch supporter of his plan, but now that Lin Mingyang has also made such a decision, he has to reflect on his behavior, whether he has deviated from his original dream.
The news of Lin Mingyang's arrival in France spread like this, David Bell just learned from the newspaper at this time, and then Lin Mingyang's phone called, he hoped to meet David Bell.
"It's not easy to meet you now!" David Bell is still the same, because there are reporters waiting outside the hotel at any time, so Lin Mingyang can only arrange the location of this meeting in the café inside the hotel. David Bell had a little trouble coming in, so he teased Lin Mingyang about it as soon as they met.
"Sabasti told me that you have left Yamakasi, and I'm sorry for that!" From the very beginning of learning the news, Lin Mingyang's trip to France was clouded.
"The disagreement between me and Sabasti has existed for a long time, and it will erupt sooner or later without your presence, so I said it, you don't have to blame yourself." David Bell said it plainly.
"I've been wondering for the past few days, did I get wrong from the beginning?" Lin Mingyang's whole person now looked a little painful.
"Parkour is a sport that is accepted by more people because of you, and I think that's a good thing!"
"But people pay more attention to its appearance and ignore its essence!" Lin Mingyang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Just like the video I was filmed in the United States, everyone just paid attention to this cool, and no one wanted to really understand the connotation of this sport." ”
"There's a process of understanding things from the outside to the inside, and we can't expect people to have a deep understanding of the sport from the very beginning." Compared to the previous David Bell, he is now more mature. "You're worried that people will go astray, but you lose sight of the impact you're having on people. In the same way that you can make parkour known to others, you can also try to make others understand parkour, and understanding is always based on knowledge. ”
"Then why did you leave Yamakasi?" Lin Mingyang asked puzzled.
David Bell said with regret: "It was only after I left that I slowly figured out these truths. ”
"Are you going back then?"
David Bell shook his head, "I want to make my dream come true in my own way. ”
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm probably going to make a movie about parkour." David Bell said an answer that surprised Lin Mingyang, "Maybe we will be together in the future." ”
Lin Mingyang proposed: "Maybe you can go to the United States with me." ”
"But I think it's good to stay in France now, and he's also a big director who agreed to help me shoot this film, and he used to spend some time in Hollywood, but now he's more focused on French cinema."
"You're talking about Mr. Luc Besson?" Lin Mingyang guessed the answer without even thinking about it, and naturally knew the film that David Bell was referring to, and once upon a time, he also learned about parkour because of that movie.
"Tell me about your plans, this time in France, you definitely didn't come back to me to catch up." David Bell didn't answer directly, but it was tacit.
"In a similar vein as you, I convinced an American director to agree to include parkour elements in the film, so I'm going to find some partners from Yamakasi and go back with me to perform."
"Looks like we're on the same page again!" David Bell doesn't mind who makes the movie first, all he really cares about is getting more people to know about parkour.
"Actually, I'd rather be able to work with you." Lin Mingyang smiled helplessly, he knew that he couldn't convince David Bell now, because he wasn't a real director yet, and he couldn't decide the whole of a film.
David Bell gave Lin Mingyang such a reply very seriously: "You will definitely become a director in the future, and when you realize your dream, my dream, you can help me realize it!" ”
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Although there have been cracks in the relationship between them, Sabasti still recommended a few people to Lin Mingyang very seriously, they all have their own characteristics, although they are not as skilled as the original members of Yamakasi, but it should be more than enough to cooperate with Lin Mingyang to complete the shooting.
After meeting with David Bell, Lin Mingyang also figured out some things himself, so he calmly accepted Sabasti's recommendation, and then returned to the filming crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" with the members on the list, just in time for the film's launch conference.
Due to the big hit of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Disney naturally has a reason to invest a huge amount of money in the filming of the sequel, and the success of a film, publicity is also a very important link, so Disney spared no expense this time, and put the launch conference in a six-star hotel in Hawaii, and Disney is responsible for reimbursing the air ticket.
The free trip to Hawaii was certainly highly sought after by journalists, so it was no surprise that the press conference was overcrowded. The main creators of the film were all present, and Lin Mingyang's appearance at the press conference shattered all the previous rumors about him. Considering that the reporters will definitely have a lot of questions to ask this time, the organizers also deliberately extended the time of the press conference.
When it comes to the sequel filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean", it is inevitable that it will be associated with the previous first one. And a lot of success is not expected in advance, Brooksheimer, who is well aware of this, recalled at the beginning of the press conference:
"In the beginning, there was little hope of success, and many people thought we were making a Disney children's film, and that pirate films had been gone for 40 years, and every attempt to revive them was bombarded with public opinion. But "The Curse of the Black Pearl" stunned everyone, from the superb creation of the director and screenwriter, to the excellent performances of several actors, who did everything they could to achieve the best results, and thus became a huge success around the world. ”
"I heard that the actor you liked at first was not Felix?" As soon as his speech ended, a reporter immediately turned up the previous "old yellow calendar".
"The original premise of the character Will was that of an obscure blacksmith, and my initial favourite was Orlando Bloom. But Felix's performance in the audition session surprised me, especially his idea of adapting the script, we hit it off, and then he became the leading actor he is now. We had some trouble before the film started filming, and he gave us a lot of determination, so I have to say that Felix was the number one contributor to the success of the film. ”
Throughout the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, Johnny Depp is a very dedicated actor, the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" made him fall in love with the pirate career, he likes the role of Captain Jack very much, so in an interview with reporters he said:
"Captain Jack is a complex character, mysterious, and you can never guess what he is inside. But he's still a man of integrity, and he's always able to step up when he's in trouble. I wish I was him. But as you know, when I first decided to create this image, many people were not optimistic, even I myself was shaken, and it was Felix who always encouraged me to persevere, without him, there would be no Captain Jack now. ”
"At first I thought he was a self-righteous guy and we didn't have a good relationship, but the film got to know each other and now we're good friends." Keira Knightley, who plays the heroine Elizabeth in the play, believes that there is a mysterious force in "Pirates of the Caribbean" that has helped her, and when she talks to reporters about her feelings, she invariably mentions Lin Mingyang like everyone else.
"Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is going to be a very witty and interesting movie, the script is great, and the whole plot line was conceived by Felix. And as I said before, he will also bring an even bigger surprise to the audience in this film. Director Vibinsky's final addition attracted the attention of all reporters to Lin Mingyang.
"It's not a secret, to be exact." The microphone was finally handed to Lin Mingyang, and he thought about it for a while, "Everyone knows that I once went to France to study parkour for a while, and then the video you saw on the Internet some time ago was related to this. In the meantime, I've gone back and brought in a couple of Yamakasi members who are sitting in the front row of the scene, and they're going to be working with me on the film to incorporate parkour into the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean 2, so you're going to see some great parkour shots in this film. I hope that everyone can understand the sport of parkour through this film, not simply to imitate, but to understand the essence of parkour more deeply, which is a natural extension of the human instinct for movement, a kind of self-challenge that inspires courage, and excessive pursuit of forms will only lead astray. ”
"French director Luc Besson has also been working on a parkour-related film recently, which one do you think represents the whole of parkour compared to Pirates of the Caribbean 2?" A well-informed reporter stood up and asked.
"Neither!" Lin Mingyang's answer surprised everyone, and then he went on to explain: "Whether it is "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" or Mr. Luc Besson's new film in preparation, it is just parkour integrated into the movie, and everyone sees only the form of parkour, not the real inner concept of parkour. ”
"But I heard that David Bell, the star of that movie, used to be the founder of Yamakasi, but recently he publicly announced his retirement from Yamakasi, what do you think about this?" The journalist knows a lot.
"Away from Yamakasi, David Bell is still a good friend of mine, and maybe one day, we'll work together and make a film that really represents the essence of parkour." Lin Mingyang replied very seriously.
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