Chapter 294 Knock on the side

At the gate of Michael Jackson's estate in Barbara, California, Jermaine, who got off the bus first, respectfully made a "please" gesture in front of Lin Mingyang.

Lin Mingyang stepped in, and Jemaine followed, deliberately slowing down half a body to show respect for the visitor. As he went, he explained why the meeting was at Michael Jackson's apartment.

Sir, Michael is waiting for us inside... He's not feeling well these days, and the doctor warned him not to go out casually, so it's a bit of a shame to let you run by yourself."

Lin Mingyang smiled and shrugged, indicating that it didn't matter. Although MGM was very skeptical of the claim that Michael Jackson was sick, and even suspected that it was an excuse for him to shirk. Other people's speculation did not shake Lin Mingyang's inner thoughts, he clearly knew that Michael Jackson did have some physical conditions during this time, so he resolutely decided to meet him in person at Jackson's apartment.

"Michael's illness is a legacy of those dance rehearsals, right?"

"Part of it..."Jermaine didn't expect Lin Mingyang to ask about Michael Jackson's condition so directly, and his answer to this question seemed very conservative. It is rumored in the media that Michael Jackson has undergone skin bleaching surgery, and although he has explained it positively, many people still misunderstand him, and the wanton distortion of the media has exacerbated this demonized image of Michael Jackson in people's minds.

As Michael Jackson's cousin, Jermaine was well aware that Jackson did have "vitiligo" that runs in his family and did not engage in so-called skin bleaching. The change from black to white is due to skin pigmentation, which is a genetic condition from his father, and Michael's second sister is also suffering from vitiligo. Jackson also suffered from the skin disease lupus erythematosus, which not only causes uneven skin tone, but also a serious condition that can lead to death, and the deterioration of ultraviolet radiation will be accelerated, so this also proves that he always wraps himself tightly when he goes out to avoid sun exposure, and has to wear sunglasses, masks, and sun umbrellas at all times when going out, because he cannot be exposed to the sun.

Looking at Jermaine's spitting appearance, Lin Mingyang felt that Michael Jackson's current physical condition was more serious than he imagined. His expression became a little solemn: "So does Michael's condition need to recuperate for a while now?" ”

Jermaine sighed softly: "All the doctors in charge of the treatment and I hope that Michael can put down his work and receive a comprehensive treatment... But Michael's temper is very stubborn, he always says that if there is no music and dance in his life, the whole world will collapse, so even if he is sick, he is not willing to put down his work. ”

"I can understand Michael's obsession with art, but I'm worried about his body..."Lin Mingyang glanced at Jemaine seemingly unintentionally, the worry in his eyes was very clear, and he deliberately slowed down, obviously to give Jemaine more time to "comprehend".

Jermaine thought that Lin Mingyang was worried that Michael's physical condition could not support this cooperation, and he didn't want to miss the opportunity, so he hurriedly explained: "You don't have to worry about this, Michael has a special personal doctor... According to his diagnosis, Michael's condition is still within medically controllable ranges..."

Lin Mingyang suddenly stopped, the smile on his face was very strange, first the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and then the corners of his eyes, but his eyes flickered, making people look a little unfathomable.

"The movie "Warcraft", I was originally going to shoot it myself."

Jemaine could only nod stubbornly, "I've heard of this before. ”

"This is a big investment" Lin Mingyang exhaled softly and continued: "I did a lot of research on Michael before I came... I don't want to hide this from you, and of course you don't have to be upset, it's a normal procedure, and we can't come and cooperate with him without knowing each other. ”

Jemaine nodded in understanding.

"Later, for some reason, the film had to be given to Peter Jackson... The scale of investment and the vision for this film far exceeded anyone's imagination, and when Peter Jackson agreed to be the director of this film, he only made one request to me, he needed a very influential singer to write a theme song for the film. I think about it, only Michael is the best fit for him. ”

Lin Mingyang smiled and said: "I will never be naïve enough to doubt Michael's creative ability, but his physical condition really worries me, as far as I know, in order to relieve his pain, he has often injected various types of sedatives in order to relieve his pain, which is a very dangerous thing, especially the very reliable personal doctor you are referring to, according to the information I have obtained, Michael's personal doctor is named Murray, he is just a community doctor, and he is not qualified as an anesthesiologist at all." ”

Jermaine was a standard black man, so there was no white expression on his face, but the cold sweat stains on his back were an indisputable fact. Lin Mingyang's words were light-hearted, but he was heart-wrenching. Michael Jackson found a private doctor who was not qualified to use drugs professionally, not because of how skilled the other party was, but because the other party was reliable. Jackson's biggest concern is that his illness will leak out, and the bad effects of the media amplification will be absolutely not allowed for Michael, who is preparing to make a comeback.

Of course, there is another reason that the side effect of long-term use of sedatives is that Michael Jackson now needs to inject more than ordinary drugs to be effective, and regular anesthesiologists do not dare to inject Michael Jackson with such a large dose, because more than a little bit of this stuff may bring fatal consequences.

Michael Jackson's overdose of sedatives was very secretive, and the people who knew about it would not add up to more than a palm, and Jemaine couldn't guess who leaked the news, so he could only put the issue aside and concentrate on the situation in front of him.

Lin Mingyang openly and honestly picked out his words, which at least showed that he had no malicious intentions, Jemaine finally calmed down after a few changes in his expression, he looked at Lin Mingyang, his lips moved, but he didn't know what to say.

"You don't have to worry, I didn't plant anyone around Michael, mainly because the trustworthy Dr. Murray you said had no scruples about using sedatives, and the investigators got a lot of clues from the channels where he purchased the drugs, so there was the above inference."

Lin Mingyang patted Jemaine and said these words that made the other party's heart settle.

"The final recommendation from my decision-making team was to abandon the collaboration, as they agreed that Michael was already addicted to drugs... While this cannot be equated with drug use, the consequences should be the same. It's not just Michael's body that the drug may have taken away, and it's even affected his unparalleled creative talent, which is what worries me the most. ”

Lin Mingyang's words came out, and the little good mood left by Jemaine also disappeared, he knew that what Lin Mingyang said was reasonable, and as Michael Jackson's side, Jackson's current situation was almost the same as Lin Mingyang's judgment, which made him more and more scared the more he thought about it, and finally he covered his head in pain.

"I know it's dangerous, but I can't dissuade Michael from stopping, as you said, he can't get out of his dependence on drugs now, and all of this worries me a lot, but I can't help it."

Lin Mingyang patted him on the shoulder: comforted: "I know that most of Michael's setbacks in recent years have a lot to do with the dispute of Sony Records, if Michael is willing to accept my help, I can act as a mediator between him and Sony, of course, I will try my best to fight for Michael's interests... Don't dare to say anything else, Sony will still give this face. ”

Jermaine jerked his head up, a look of joy on his face, "Are you really willing to help Michael with this problem?" ”

"Of course I have conditions" Lin Mingyang was actually very helpless when he said this, he could help Michael Jackson regardless of return, but in the understanding of Westerners, there is no free lunch in the world. Giving help to others for no reason will cause others to be suspicious. In contrast, Lin Mingyang's "conditional" help reassured Jemaine even more.

"Tell me about it"

Although Michael Jackson was still waiting in the house, Jemaine was not in a hurry to lead Lin Mingyang into the house at this time, and the two chatted first in the garden corridor.

"First of all, of course, Michael wants to agree to our cooperation."

"In fact, I invited you over today because McRie wants to discuss with you the specifics of the movie's theme song, so this matter must be fine." Jemaine patted his chest and made a guarantee.

"Secondly, Michael had to change doctors and recuperate for a while"

If Lin Mingyang's first question was still in Jemaen's expectation, then when his second request was said, Jemaine was dumbfounded and didn't react for a long time.

"The theme song is also part of the movie, and I don't want any accidents in this film" Lin Mingyang's explanation seemed far-fetched, but Jermaine finally heard his kindness from it.

"If Michael agrees to take a break for a while, aren't you worried about the film's production schedule being affected?" Jemaine asked a very serious question.

Lin Mingyang smiled, and smiled happily, he winked at Jermaine: "The production cycle of this film must be at least two years, there is an old saying in Eastern China, sharpening a knife is not a mistake for a woodcutter, Michael Jackson put down his work to recuperate for a while, maybe he can capture better creative inspiration"

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