The news of Hillary Duff's termination of the contract with Disney was not announced at the beginning, and the reason why Kenny Ortega and Ex were able to know about it in advance was because "Baseball Girl" was about to start filming, but the choice of the heroine had to be reconsidered. Even if Hilary Duff is willing to continue to star in the film, Disney can't tolerate continuing to work with what they see as "traitors".

Because the original reason for the birth of the movie "Baseball Girl" was to prove that there is no contradiction between Lin Mingyang and Hillary Duff, but this reason is becoming more and more untenable in the eyes of the media as the turmoil over the termination of Hillary Duff's contract with Disney continues to escalate. In the end, the two sides announced the official termination of the contract, and the media was in an uproar, and the Hollywood reporter with a keen sense of smell turned over the old news of Lin Mingyang and Hillary Duff's feud and hyped it up.

Unlike last time, this time the spearhead of public opinion has reversed course, and of course it is possible that Disney's crisis PR has worked, and this time everyone is suspecting that Hillary Duff is deliberately using this matter to hype herself. At this time, Lin Mingyang is no longer what it used to be, and he has played the leading role in two big-budget films with an investment of more than 100 million yuan one after another, and his current limelight has completely overshadowed Hilary Duff, who is just a popular idol for teenagers.

In the previous Cold War between Hillary Duff and Disney, she has been "frozen", with no film appointments, no announcements, and no endorsements, which has caused immeasurable damage to Hilary Duff's popularity.

In Hollywood, some people even joke that if you don't go to the newspaper for a month, then you will be forgotten by everyone. Now Hillary Duff is in this embarrassing situation of being forgotten. The acting company that was going to sign with her certainly didn't have the financial strength to do media PR like Disney, so she was in a very disadvantageous position from the very beginning of this fight.

Disney didn't want to have such a war of words with Hillary Duff, but Hillary Duff's agent took the initiative to provoke the incident, she first complained in front of the media about Disney's oppression and injustice to actors, and then brought up the old story again, accusing Lin Mingyang and Disney of colluding with each other and using her reputation to bully Hillary Duff.

She is counting on the media to sympathize with Hillary Duff as much as it did last time, and then pull Lin Mingyang into the water. This would both draw renewed public attention to Hillary Duff and take revenge on the Disney Company. This plan to "kill two birds with one stone" ended up making her suffer the bitter fruit, and Lin Mingyang did not make any remarks in front of the media from beginning to end, but Hilary Duff had to stand up and defend herself.

"Felix and I have never met, not even spoke, there is no conflict between us, I know he's popular right now, but I just don't like him!"

This sentence, which seems to be more like an angry speech, has become a handle for many newspapers to gloat and satirize Hillary Duff, but Lin Mingyang was not happy when he saw this report, in fact, he felt that this matter and Hillary Duff's current situation had more or less something to do with himself, and such a result was not what Lin Mingyang wanted to see, so he finally expressed his attitude to the media:

"The cooperation was confirmed more than three months ago, but then I have been busy filming during this time, to be honest, I was very surprised after hearing the news, it is a pity that I can't work with her, I hope I can make up for it when I have the opportunity in the future."

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Disney has not slowed down the preparation plan for the new film "Baseball Girl" because of Hillary Duff's change, and while the media is hyping Hillary Duff's termination of the contract, Kenny Ortega is also looking for a suitable actress for the new film. With Lin Mingyang's final statement, the dust of "Hillary Duff" has settled, and the selection of the new baseball girl has become the new focus of media attention.

Of course, the Disney company will not let go of this opportunity to promote the film for free, they first revealed the source of the adaptation of the plot, the youth modern version of "Twelfth Night" quickly attracted people's attention, with "Cinderella's glass phone" Zhuyu in front, Lin Mingyang's pen has a comedy movie with a youth campus theme is naturally expected by people. Lin Mingyang's current popularity and box office appeal are undoubted, so finding a suitable heroine has become a topic of discussion for all parties.

The film's director, Kenny Ortega, has been reluctant to let go on this issue, and this pending hostess has aroused more attention and enthusiasm, and finally Disney launched a call for fans to vote for the most suitable actress in their minds, Kate Beckinsale, Keira Knightley, and Megan Fox, who have worked with Lin Mingyang, are all on the list, but the most vocal is Scarlett Johansson.

Since being favored by director Robert Redford at the age of 14 to play the girl who lost a leg in "The Horse Whisperer", Scarlett Johansson's acting talent has been recognized by the audience. In the 2000 sensational reading film "Ghost World", her performance allowed the audience to see the rebellious cuteness of an adolescent girl. And the success of last year's spider-themed monster film "Eight-legged Monster" made most fans familiar with this girl star.

Maybe because the image of youth and rebellion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, or maybe because the audience is not addicted to that monster movie, anyway, Scarlett Johansson has become the best candidate for a woman to play the heroine Viola in the hearts of fans.

At first, Scarlett Johansson didn't take it seriously, because before the starring role of each movie is decided, the producers will make this kind of similar vote to attract popularity, but everyone thinks that the most suitable actor basically has no role in the end. She even joked in front of the media, "Probably because she cut her hair short some time ago, so the audience thinks that it would be more suitable for her to dress as a man!" ”

Kenny Ortega was not optimistic about the results of the audience vote at first, he was more optimistic about Natalie Portman, who was studying at Harvard, but the 12-year-old actress who played the precocious girl in the great director Luc Besson's "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and later played the noble and beautiful Queen Amidala in George Lucas's "Star Wars Prequel: The Phantom Menace", obviously lacked enough interest in youth school movies like "Baseball Girl", Rejected Kenny Ortega's invitation very straightforwardly.

A somewhat disappointed Kenny Ortega looked back and found that the fan poll initiated by Disney did provide him with a suitable actress. After reading Scarlett Johansson's information, the overjoyed Scarlett Johansson rushed directly into Moss Middle School and pulled Lin Mingyang, who was in class, out.

"Going to Los Angeles to meet Scarlett Johansson?" Lin Mingyang was stunned for a long time before he understood what Kenny Ortega meant.

"Do you want to stay here and have boring classes?" Kenny Ortega said not without hints.

Lin Mingyang doesn't think that going to class is a boring thing, the courses arranged by American high schools take into account the interests of students very well, and they don't need to face huge pressure of exams and further education, although it is not as good as described in the movie, but the life of American high school students is basically happy. However, he definitely didn't want to miss such a high-sounding opportunity, not to mention that Lin Mingyang was also full of curiosity about his "girlfriend" voted by fans.

Others may not know, but Lin Mingyang knows that this girl star, who is just an emerging girl now, will become the perfect embodiment of Hollywood's new generation of Marilyn Monroe in the future with her beautiful appearance, surname lips, delicate skin, clear eyes, and seductive curves.

Scarlett Johansson was not small in surprise when she learned the news of Kenny Ortega and Lin Mingyang from her agent. Kenny Ortega is a rising director who is a rising director because of directing "Youth Musical", and Lin Mingyang is the best of the new generation of Hollywood movie stars, although this guy has been scandalous since he took over his first movie, but in Hollywood, where "no scandal is not a big star", Lin Mingyang's rising potential is favored by everyone, and Scarlett Johansson certainly wants to meet the darling of the media.

The way the two sides met was very peculiar, wearing a baseball cap and a pair of cool black sunglasses, and carrying a video camera, Lin Mingyang was not recognized by Scarlett Johansson at first, and she and her agent both thought of Lin Mingyang as a photographer who followed Kenny Ortega.

"Mr. Kenny, what are you?" Scarlett Johansson looked at the other party's posture in bewilderment.

Felix suggested that the footage of the film in front of and behind the scenes during the production process should be preserved in the form of video materials, and the interesting parts of it could be edited into promotional videos during the promotion. Kenny Ortega explained:

This is a very common practice in film shooting, and Scarlett Johansson can understand it, but she immediately has a new question: "What about Felix?"

The guy next to him, who was carrying the machine to shoot, suddenly stretched out a hand and said, "Hello! "Scared Scarlett Johansson.

"Well, I'll admit that this way of meeting might be a bit peculiar, because this guy has recently become obsessed with photography!" Kenny Ortega explained helplessly.

"It can also be understood that I am a little nervous when I see beautiful women, so find something to do for myself!" Lin Mingyang behaved very "professionally", and he didn't mean to put down the camera when he spoke, but just grinned at Scarlett Johansson.

"Don't you think it's rude to wear sunglasses and then point the camera at a strange lady?" Although he has not yet seen the true face of the other party, Lin Mingyang's unique style has really impressed Scarlett Johansson.

"I think for any actor, the self in front of the camera is the most beautiful, I think the biggest compliment for a beauty is to use the camera to her, of course, if the beauty can show a charming smile, the effect is more perfect!" Lin Mingyang pouted, "Besides, we are not strangers between us, after watching the film "The Horse Whisperer", my biggest dream was to drive a convertible sports car and take you out for a ride in the movie, to be precise, I am also your fan." ”

"You're much more famous than me now!" Scarlett Johansson has heard a lot of beautiful words, but it is the first time she has heard such a chic compliment as Lin Mingyang. Every woman likes to hear compliments from others, especially from a handsome guy. So the displeasure at the beginning of the meeting quickly disappeared in such a playful "bickering".

"God created men and women, and then gave them different missions, so no matter how famous I am, I can't be the heroine of the film?" Lin Mingyang made another joke and cleverly brought the topic back.

"Don't you think it's unfair to me to let me play a role in a woman's disguise as a man?" Scarlett Johansson is a very smart woman, she reacted immediately and responded sharply.

"The plot of the film is not original to me, if you really have doubts, you can go to Mr. Shakespeare to discuss it. Of course, from the standpoint of the screenwriter of this film, I think this arrangement is just a tribute to the current feminism. The concept of "equality between men and women" has developed to this day, not that men should be very gentlemanly and give way to women, but that women should be more active and courageous to undertake the work that originally belonged to men, and only the equality of social status can achieve real equality between the two surnames. The equal status of female surnames cannot wait for male surnames to be generously granted, because this expectation itself is an endorsement of an unequal. ”

Scarlett Johansson asked thoughtfully, "That's what you're trying to tell the audience in this script?" ”

In fact, you can see the flashes of this kind of thinking in Felix's recent works. Kenny Ortega interjected at this point.

"But I can't play baseball!" Scarlett Johansson whispered.

"That's great!" Lin Mingyang put down the lens of the camera and said excitedly: "It just so happens that I won't either!" ”

Scarlett Johansson is a little baffled.

"At first, I was worried that if the heroine was a girl who liked baseball, then if I didn't know how to play baseball, would I be made fun of by her, but now I'm finally relieved!" Lin Mingyang let out a long sigh of relief.

"We've taken your concerns into account, so there's a dedicated baseball coach on hand to correct your movements during the show!" Kenny Ortega's words finally dispelled the last doubt in Scarlett Johansson's mind.

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