Chapter 43: New Members

Lin Mingyang's body itself has an exceptionally good jumping ability, and although he plays a point guard position with the Firefoxes, and most of the outside scoring is the main player, no one on the team will doubt his ability to dunk. In fact, although he can't do a powerful dunk like power forward Thomas, his excellent jumping ability allows him to have a very perfect ability to stay in the air, so he is better than Thomas for long-distance dunks.

The forward momentum of the long-distance running plus the horizontal bar 3 meters away is not as high as the basket, under the stunned gaze of everyone, Lin Mingyang's body left a strange curve in mid-air, and then grabbed the horizontal bar steadily, and then passed the link with ease.

"It's amazing, he did it!" The yamakasi members in the stands erupted in a round of applause, and the shock brought to them by Lin Mingyang's actions made them start to face up to this black-haired boy from the United States from their hearts, and no longer have any underestimate of him.

"I said, he's a genius!" David Bell, who hasn't spoken since the start of the game, said to himself.

"It's a pity that I didn't record the set of actions he just made, otherwise it would have caused a sensation if it was posted on the Internet!" One member said with regret.

"He should be able to break everyone's record here!" Sabasti is always used to making concluding remarks, "He was able to do this with his physical fitness alone, and it is hard to imagine what level he can reach after systematic training." ”

"What do you mean, skill or spirit?" David Bell asked subconsciously.

"You're in charge of the skills, I'll guide you mentally, and I think he'll be a more suitable spokesperson for this sport than you and me!" Sabasti shrugged, "I'm curious that you have such strong confidence in a boy you just met, aren't you really worried that he will fail with that jump just now?" ”

"For him, never look at him with the eyes of ordinary people!" David Bell smiled mysteriously, "I happen to know that in addition to being an actor, he is also a great basketball player, and his varsity team just won the state basketball championship not long ago, and the key thing is that he can dunk!" ”

"I see!" Sabasti nodded knowingly, his approval basically announced that Lin Mingyang was officially accepted by this yamakasi collective.

"5 minutes and 38 seconds!" When Lin Mingyang returned to the starting point, David Bell loudly announced his results.

The members of Yamakasi burst into applause and everyone was excited as they witnessed the setting of a new record. And the shy smile on Lin Mingyang's face further won the favor of everyone, this time there was no need to mobilize, everyone came forward to shake hands with Lin Mingyang.

"If you're interested in the philosophy of parkour, we can explore that a bit!" Sabasti added when she came up to congratulate her.

After all the members got to know Lin Mingyang, David Bell officially introduced the members of Yamakasi to him:

"Everyone here has their own nickname. Like my nickname is 'Commander' because I'm currently the head of Yamakasi, and Sabasti people like to call him 'The Godfather', he's our spiritual leader, the black guy with the Mohican haircut is called Brooke, because of his arm strength, so he's 'baseball', the beach guy Welt is very flexible, so we call him 'Eraser', and the non-talkative guy is Rick, who sprints so fast, so he's ' And the brown-haired guy is Bill, he's good at flying cornices, so he's called 'Spider'. Felix, congratulations on becoming our seventh member, now you have to think of a nickname for yourself, this is the first step to joining Yamakasi. ”

"Do you have to have it?" Everyone's nickname is based on their own characteristics, which makes Lin Mingyang very difficult, because he seems to have some characteristics in the other members.

"He's got almost all of us, and I think he's called a 'monster'!" Baseball Brooke grinned.

"Have you ever seen such a handsome 'monster'?" The beach man Welter glared at him angrily, "I think it's more appropriate to call him 'Prince', if he really becomes the spokesperson of our team in the future, he should always have a handsome nickname!" ”

"I agree!" Rick, whose surname was silent, spoke out in support, and everyone gossiped, and soon reached an agreement, and then everyone focused their eyes on Lin Mingyang again.

"What do you think, Felix?" David Bell asked, as if inquiring.

"Okay!" For a while, Lin Mingyang couldn't find a more suitable nickname for himself, so he could only nod and agree.

"Welcome to our 'Prince' His Royal Highness!" The members of Yamakasi erupted in enthusiastic cheers, and Lin Mingyang was held up by his excited partners, and was thrown high into the air, landing, catching, and then throwing higher. The wind was whistling and puffing his eardrums, and Lin Mingyang's emotions were also infected by this joyful atmosphere, as if he had returned to the night when the Firefoxes won the championship, and the feeling was so similar.

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Three days later, Lin Mingyang returned to the United States with the publicity team of "Pirates of the Caribbean", and his busy life seemed to come to an end, but when he announced that he was going to France for 3 months of parkour training, it caused a lot of turmoil.

What Lin Mingyang didn't expect was that his decision would face such great resistance, the first of which was the opposition from his mother Catherine. I don't know where she learned about the dangerous surname of parkour, Lin Mingyang proposed the idea of going to France to train, but she flatly refused.

What makes Lin Mingyang feel most helpless is that he is still a minor, and according to the provisions of federal law, if he wants to obtain a visa to France, his guardian must sign for approval. In the end, it was Father Lin who stepped forward, and Catherine barely passed the level, but new problems followed.

Ives of Simon Publishing, Wibinski, the director of the film "Pirates of the Caribbean", and Ax, the agent of the film, all came to visit the door, and their motives for coming this time were different, but they all had only one purpose, to persuade Lin Mingyang to give up the idea of training in France.

Because the three of them arrived almost at the same time, Lin Mingyang had to receive them separately one by one in his room, and the first person to talk to Lin Mingyang was Simon Publishing Company's Avis, because the first part of "Twilight" of "Twilight" was about to be published, Simon Company formulated a complete set of publicity plans, and the most important part of it was to use Lin Mingyang's special identity to carry out some publicity hype for this book.

Ives wasn't entirely sure that he would be able to achieve what he was going to do, because he knew he was dealing with something more than just a 16-year-old. From the previous contact, he already knew unmistakably that Lin Mingyang was a very assertive person, and such a person often meant that he was more stubborn. But on the surface, Ives didn't show his anxiety.

"Felix, I'm here to bring you good news and bad news this time?"

"Let's hear the good news first, all I've been hearing bad news all this time!" During this time, in order to appease the discontent from all sides, Lin Mingyang was already a little exhausted, and he replied with a slightly tired accent.

"'Twilight' has been finalized, and it won't be long before this novel can officially meet readers!" When it came to this question, Avis's whole body seemed to be in good spirits. He has placed a heavy bet on this novel, and seeing that the idea in his heart is about to be realized step by step, can he not be excited.

"So the bad news is that the publicity for 'Twilight' is going to start soon, and I can't leave the U.S. at this time?" Lin Mingyang's eyebrows twitched slightly, obviously deliberately suppressing some kind of emotional outburst.

"I think so!" From Lin Mingyang's expression, Ives keenly captured a hint of gloom, and his words became more and more cautious.

"Can it be postponed by three months?" Lin Mingyang tried to ask.

"I'm afraid not." Avis shook his head helplessly.

"So is it possible to change the publicity strategy, first release, then publicity?" Lin Mingyang's stubbornness finally showed itself at this time.

"But we've already discussed it before!" Ives looked embarrassed.

"So has Mr. Ives seriously considered the risks of your promotional plan, perhaps we can take a more secure approach, let the novel be published first, and then make a decision based on the sales results, and then formulate the next step of the publicity plan." Lin Mingyang did not back down.

"What do you mean?" For Ives to turn the corner so quickly, it will be difficult to convince him without a mature plan.

"Released anonymously first, I believe that with the strength of "Twilight", normal sales should not be a problem. But when this novel attracts enough attention, the author's mysterious surname will also attract everyone's attention, and then break the news in a timely manner and use the media to publicize it, which can not only reduce the cost of publicity, but also achieve unexpected results. ”

"Your proposal feels more like you're promoting yourself." Ives said unceremoniously.

"Is there any difference between that?" Lin Mingyang explained the essence of the problem in one sentence, which made Avis speechless.

"If the company agrees, I can give it a try!" After a few minutes of silence, Ives had to budge.

Lin Mingyang sent Avis, who looked a little depressed, to the door, and then invited director Wibinski into his room. After the two sides sat down, Verbinski smiled a little helplessly, "It seems that Mr. Ives has not succeeded in convincing you. ”

"In fact, I convinced him!" When he said this, Lin Mingyang did not have any sense of accomplishment in his heart.

"So you're going to convince me?" Vebinski looked at Lin Mingyang with interest.

"There are actually only two of them, and one of us will definitely be convinced!" Lin Mingyang turned the rocking chair, typed on the keyboard to enter the start password, and turned on his computer. "What I want to say to you is all in this, you will know it when you see it!"

Vebinski leaned over, and Lin Mingyang showed him some of the video materials about Yamakasi that he had brought back from France. After reading these things, Vybinski's expression became solemn.

"They did it without any outside help?"

"That's why I'm fascinated by it!" Lin Mingyang replied calmly.

"It's dangerous!" Wibinski voiced his biggest doubt.

"If it's for filmmaking, we can take the necessary protective measures to reduce the danger a lot!" Lin Mingyang explained.

It remains to be seen how much of an impact the parkour videos that Lin showed to Wibinski will have on the director, but when he sat back on the couch, the formal conversation between the two began.

"Well, I'll admit that these videos of yours have given me a very novel sensory experience, but that doesn't constitute a reason for you to convince me. The news I bring to you is that the test screening of Pirates of the Caribbean was so successful that the producers can't wait to put a sequel on the agenda. And the two screenwriters suggested to the producer that you join the screenwriting team and build a sequel to the film together. ”

"Before I go to France, I will prepare a synopsis of the story of the sequel, and that's all I can provide in terms of script, and the main script should be completed by the two professional acquaintances of Elliteo and Roccio." When the film "Pirates of the Caribbean" changed because of his own participation, Lin Mingyang had already considered this problem.

"My opinion is that it is better for you to postpone your training in France, as Eriteau and Rocsio may need to consult you at any time during the writing of the script." Verbinski shifted and sat in a more comfortable position, "unless you have a better reason to convince me!" ”

"You've seen those videos before, and I can make a bold prediction here that parkour will play a big role in future action movies. Because the real name and sensory stimulation of this kind of movement cannot be replaced by special effects, and for audiences whose visual effects have begun to get aesthetically fatigued, this will be another cinematic element that can excite them. Before parkour was widely recognized, Lin Mingyang's assertion was certainly not convincing enough, but he believed in Wibinski's vision.

"And from a specific point of view, I'm sure you don't mind shooting these cool actions in a fight on a pirate ship or an island jungle chase, think about the effect it might bring, I think you should support me!"

"Have there been any other directors who have followed the sport before me?" Verbinski was indeed a little moved.

"It's a pity that the French director Luc Besson had already shown this kind of movement in one of his films before this, but unfortunately it didn't attract too much attention!" Lin Mingyang changed his words, "If you can add parkour elements to the sequel to Pirates of the Caribbean, although you are not a pioneer, you will definitely become the leader of this trend." ”

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Writing parkour is mainly to pave the way for the later plot, because Frog tries to focus on the growth of the protagonist in "Starlight", and the plot of parkour will be of great help to the protagonist in some action movies in the early stage, and in the later stage, the concept of parkour will affect the director's creative style of the protagonist, so it will take a little more ink here, and I will explain it here.

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