Under Lin Mingyang's sincere suggestion, Bartleby actually calmed down, "Are you delaying time, and then waiting for those ridiculous people below to come to my rescue?" ”

"Ridiculous?" Lin Mingyang pointed at himself, then stretched out his hand and pointed back, "I, these police officers present, and most of the classmates downstairs, what does your death have to do with us?" Maybe many years from now, you'll be the main character in a school ghost story, but who cares if you live or die now. I think it's really ridiculous that you, who haven't even figured out the situation, think that if you jump from here, the school will hold a mourning party for you? Don't be stupid, people commit suicide every day in the United States, and no one will care who you are and what you have done. When everyone recalls it in the future, they will only say that there was once a fool who couldn't think of it and jumped off a building in school. ”

"Since it has nothing to do with you, what are you standing here for?" Bartleby asked with a sneer.

"Because apart from those of us who have nothing to do with you, there are people in this world who really care about you, who care about your life or death, and they are standing behind me right now. They gave you life, and if you want to die, you should ask them if you agree! ”

Bartleby said disheartenedly, "I'm a complete loser, what's the point of living?" ”

"I've heard about you, but I never thought you had failed until you weren't standing here. The real failure begins from the moment you give up! ”

"From beginning to end, it was a dream woven together by lies and deception!"

"But everyone has the right to pursue their dreams, and I know you're questioning the legitimacy of the American education system and social laws, but you're having to deal with the consequences of being 'alternative,' and no university wants to open its doors to you. Your approach may seem stupid in the eyes of others, but I think you've made a very pioneering attempt, why can't students build their own school? ”

Lin Mingyang said as he quietly moved forward, and finally he successfully stood only three steps away from the edge of the building.

"You may have started that fake website out of 'laziness', but I can see from this incident that you have the courage to change the status quo and fight for your future. What you have done is a wake-up call to all of us, and it is a warning to young people who are still struggling with not being able to go on to higher education that although entering university has become a 'merit level' in society, it is more important for individuals to find their own form of existence, rather than squeezing onto that single-plank bridge like headless flies. ”

Hartby hugged his head in pain: "It's not what you imagined at all, I did this to deceive my parents!" ”

"But you actually did that, and although it didn't work out, you still deserve respect!" Lin Mingyang took another step forward, "The famous Hollywood director Woody Allen once said that if you don't have frequent setbacks, it means that everything you do lacks a pioneering name. ”

Hartby smiled wryly and said, "But I'm still a loser!" ”

"No one is born to succeed!" Lin Mingyang didn't go any further, "I didn't come here to persuade you not to jump down. The fact that you created a surname inspired me, so I'm going to adapt your story into a screenplay, but out of respect for copyright, I want to ask for your own consent first. ”

Bartleby opened his mouth in surprise, "Are you sure you're not kidding me?" ”

Lin Mingyang stretched out his right hand, "In order to show my sincerity, let's shake hands first!" ”

Bartleby hesitated, but finally handed his hand over.

But as soon as Lin Mingyang clenched his hand, he didn't mean to let go, "Are you still ready to die now?" ”

When he found that he couldn't withdraw his hand, Bartleby realized that he had been fooled, "But my dream is dead!" ”

"True dreams, like classics, do not die because of setbacks, nor fade with time, but become more and more precious." Lin Mingyang looked at each other's eyes very seriously, "I'm an actor, but every word I said just now wasn't acting." Dreams can come again, but life doesn't have a second chance! ”

From the moment Lin Mingyang and Hartby shook hands, everyone saw the hope that the matter would be resolved satisfactorily, but at this time, Lin Mingyang made an unexpected move, and he actually let go.

"Life is your own, and if you really want to die, it's useless to pull you back now. It's easy to die, but it takes courage to live! ”

Hartby pondered, was death really a relief for him? The moment was short, but the anxious wait made people feel that time had become so long. When Hartby jumped off the guardrail, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Habitt's parents rushed up to hug him tightly, cheers rang out from the scene and downstairs, and the headmaster Matthew drew a cross on his chest, thanking God too much.

The moment he let go, Lin Mingyang said that if he wasn't nervous, it would definitely be a lie. Because of his nervousness, a fine layer of sweat was already oozing from his palms, and when he shook hands with him, the headmaster Matthew noticed this.

"Well done, you did me a great favor this time!"

Lin Mingyang knew that Matthew's so-called gratitude would be invalid when it expired: "Then can I make a request?" ”

"What about exam eligibility for AP courses?" Matthew guessed his thoughts in advance, and he patted Lin Mingyang on the shoulder with a smile, "Your final essay was well written, so you are fully qualified to take this year's exam!" ”

---Lin Mingyang didn't joke with Bartleby, he was really going to adapt the other party's story into a movie, in fact, he had exactly the same story in his head, but after listening to his thoughts, Ex gave an evaluation that was not optimistic.

"The storyline does make people's blood boil, especially the part where the male protagonist makes an impassioned statement in front of the officials of the Ministry of Education, he is a genius spiritual leader at all, and such a person can have a future even if he doesn't go to college. I'm not an academic scholar, but for the average person, if you can't even cross the threshold of university, you won't have much success in the future. Because you will be rejected, it is why the university is so attractive. Xenophobia in any university is defined by the students who are rejected for admission. ”

"I don't agree with you, that going to college doesn't determine who you are, or what kind of person you want to be, let alone where you will be in society in the future, but these ideas govern your college education. I am not writing this story to deny the role of universities, but to put forward my own ideas about the educational model of universities. ”

"Universities should belong to a service system in society, and you should not be forced to sit there and listen to the mathematical formulas that teachers have forced into your brain, this system should serve you. However, today's young people are molded into the same model of success, studying hard, getting into a prestigious university, and getting a job that makes the most money. Although this kind of life is clean and neat, it is really boring and abnormal. ”

"Although the S.H.I.T. university in the story is fictional, the most desirable thing about it is its student-oriented philosophy, freedom, creativity, uninhibited, and anti-social. Basically, it can be thought of as a paradise. If the outcome is reversed, S.H.I.T. is not recognized by the Ministry of Education, and the students are dismissed. But in S.H.I.T., they understand what they need, not the measure of the public, but their self-awareness and enthusiasm for life. ”

Ex does not deny the unique surname of Lin Mingyang's idea, but he needs to consider more realistic factors, "You just invested 40 million to satirize the shady arms deal, and now you are targeting the education system." If you really have so much dissatisfaction with reality, you should go straight to the presidency of the United States in the future. ”

"I don't mean to criticize the existing education system, but I hope that people will learn from the film how to organize their university life so that it adapts to their own needs, rather than blindly pursuing the goals that others have set for you. The essence of this story is a spirit of optimism, the tenacity to not give up no matter what the circumstances! ”

"This time, you're going to write, direct and act by yourself?" Lin Mingyang is still mainly an actor at this stage, but every year he has a directing addiction, and he is about to form a regular cycle, so Ex asks questions so surely.

"The protagonist in the story is another prototype in reality, although he didn't make such a shocking move in the story, but he did inspire me, I can't play the chaotic and neurotic feeling in him now, so I have to find an actor who is closer to his temperament."

Ex said very politely: "As far as I know, there is no one among the well-known Hollywood actors who meets your requirements. ”

"Then it's better to find an actor who is not famous now, so that you can save the cost of the film." When Lin Mingyang said this, he actually had a suitable candidate in mind.

"Justin Long?" "I've never heard of that name," I remember Britney Spears' boyfriend was named Justin, a very famous singer, but he definitely didn't have that last name! ”

"I'm just saying that the actor has worked with Britney, and a few years ago they co-starred in a movie called 'Crossing the Country Road.'" Lin Mingyang explained helplessly.

"Hollywood produces so many movies a year, and they are generally not influential, so I don't pay special attention to them." Ex hadn't paid much attention to the movie, but he was intrigued by Britney's gossip, "Are you sure that Justin Long really didn't have anything to do with Britney?" ”

"All I know is that when Justin Long teamed up with Britney, who was on the cusp of the drug scandal, a casual joke made headlines; As sad as Long was, it wasn't until he apologized to Britney that our Britney found out. This can be regarded as the first intimate encounter between the shy Justin Lang and the 'public attention force'. You don't even know this, and you claim to be a fan of Britney? In Lin Mingyang's eyes, Exx has become a complete "pseudo-fan".

"And what other famous movies have he acted in?" Ex coughed twice and changed the subject.

"Thrilling Cannibal 2", a low-budget blockbuster horror film."

Ex had an impression of the film, but still couldn't remember what role that Justin Long played in it.

"You really don't know him?"

Ex nodded very seriously, and then Lin Mingyang smiled.

"You see, I said, Justin Lang is definitely a suitable candidate, and even you don't know him, which means that he really doesn't have any fame now!"

Ex's eyes widened: "That's your criteria for choosing the starring role?" ”

-- Lin Mingyang was busy preparing for the next AP exam, and the responsibility of finding Justin Lang was handed over to Ex.

It is not difficult to follow the map, but in the face of this somewhat shy "big boy", Ex has to speak carefully: "Justin... I'll just call you by your last name, your name is so easy to mix you up with Britney's boyfriend, Justin. ”

"It's okay, my friends usually call me by my last name." Justin Long smiled politely.

"So, Lang, do you know what I'm here for?"

"I've read the script and to be honest I'm interested in that character, and everything he does in the film is something I wanted to do but didn't have the opportunity to do."

"Can you tell us more about that?"

"Although the beginning of the script was a bit whimsical and made me think it was just a joke of a group of young people, the more the joke became more and more real later, especially when the protagonist was dressed decently and stood in court to defend the university he had created, and that impassioned statement made me change my opinion about the whole film, and I think this character is great."

"Felix would be glad to hear that from you, but I have to tell you what I think of the script." "This is a youth comedy without any sense of youthful joy, because it involves the proposition of how education makes choices." ”

Justin Lang hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to support the idea in Lin Mingyang's script, "This story may be ridiculous on the surface, but behind the absurdity, it is a group of brave young people who play their cards out of common sense, and through different environments and personal wisdom competition, they redefine social standards and expectations for the future, and reform them into what they imagined." I think this is very much in line with the views of young people today. ”

"It's good, you didn't agree with me on this issue, then you can definitely find a common language with that felix guy!" A bright smile suddenly appeared on Ex's face, "Congratulations on becoming the leading actor in this film!" ”

(To be continued)