Chapter 192: Spider-Man Who Fell into the Mortal Dust
"This Prada bag is the latest creation of the famous Italian fashion designer Ldiass, you look at its color and texture..."In a Prada store in the fashion district of Los Angeles, a beautiful shopping guide is recommending a handbag to Jessica Alba. At this moment, her mobile phone suddenly rang.
Alba smiled apologetically at the other party, stepped aside, and answered the phone, "Why did you suddenly remember to call me?" β
"It seems like we haven't been in touch for a while, and I've had a lot of time lately, so if you need to 'rent a boyfriend', maybe I can make a cameo appearance." Lin Mingyang on the other end of the phone said with a smile, "The photographer hasn't pestered you anymore, has he?" β
"You called me all of a sudden just to say this?" Speaking of that embarrassment, Alba's originally good mood immediately became a little bad.
"Well, just kidding!" Lin Mingyang heard the coldness in Alba's tone, and changed the topic very interestingly, "The weather is good today, why don't we find a place to sit?" β
Alba asked with some surprise, "You're in Los Angeles!" β
"Where are you, I'll drive over to pick you up!"
Alba covered her mouth and chuckled, "It seems that I haven't promised you whether to go or not, why are you in such a hurry?" β
"I miss you, that's good enough!" Lin Mingyang made a reckless joke on the other end of the phone.
Albanunu mouthed: "I don't accept this reason!" β
"Sony is preparing to shoot a sequel to The New Spider-Man, and Mr. Sam Raimi wants me to talk to you!" After going around in a big circle, Lin Mingyang finally told the truth.
Alba thought about it for a moment, then said the address of a cafΓ© on the phone. Lin Mingyang offered to drive over to pick her up again, but Alba shook his head and politely declined Lin Mingyang's kindness.
Since Lin Mingyang accepted Oprah's exclusive interview, his habit of collecting sports cars has become a well-known thing. A handsome and handsome man who drove a high-priced luxury sports car appeared in front of him, and then even opened the door for his female companion, such a scene should be a scene that many girls have fantasized about.
But the one who drives a sports car doesn't have to be a prince, and it can be a big problem. With Alba's understanding of Lin Mingyang, this guy may be driving an "eye-catching" expensive sports car today, if the paparazzi secretly take a photo of the two of them riding in the same car, causing people to misunderstand, it will not be so easy for Alba to explain clearly.
After hanging up the phone, Alba swiped his card to buy the bag and went out to hail a taxi. Alba originally thought that Lin Mingyang would arrive before her, but she waited in the cafΓ© for more than half an hour, and she didn't even see the other party's figure.
Los Angeles is a sprawling and scattered city built on thousands of small homes. In the green shade, row upon row of courtyard-style buildings, with elegant colors, exquisite shapes, and different styles, are all over the flat hills. There are more than a dozen high-rise buildings with dozens of floors in the city center, and highways and city streets are crisscrossed and dense like spider webs, extending in all directions. Los Angeles has about 30% of the total road area, and it is the city with the most developed highways in the United States, and the transportation is very convenient. Sometimes, however, this is not necessarily a good thing.
Lin Mingyang didn't want to be late either, but he got lost. He initially offered to pick up Alba, mainly because he was not very familiar with the roads outside of the main city of Los Angeles and needed a local to show him the way. After more than forty minutes of delay on the road, he finally found the right place.
When they met, Alba naturally didn't have a good face, and when Lin Mingyang explained the reason, she let go of her resentment.
"So you're going to get lost, too!" Seeing Lin Mingyang's somewhat embarrassed expression, she covered her mouth and giggled.
Lin Mingyang shrugged helplessly, "I'm not Google Maps, it's normal to get lost!" β
"Your car was rented?" When Alba came, she deliberately chose a compartment by the window, and she saw that Lin Mingyang was driving a very ordinary off-road vehicle this time.
Lin Mingyang's face was depressed, "That's whether I bought it well or not!" β
"It's not your style to drive a car like this!" Alba quipped: "Even if it's to hide from people, you should buy a better car, at least with an automatic navigation system, so you don't get lost!" β
"So I'm being a little too low-key?" Lin Mingyang himself is aware of this problem.
Alba glared at him angrily, "What do you think?" β
Lin Mingyang nodded, "Okay, I'll go and get a new one when I go back!" β
This is the end of the topic about the car, Lin Mingyang has already told Alba his intention on the phone, Sam Raimi hopes that the sequel to "The New Spider-Man" can use the original cast, he persuaded Lin Mingyang, and then encouraged Lin Mingyang to do Alba's work.
During the time he was waiting for Lin Mingyang, Alba himself also seriously considered this issue. Since taking over "The New Spider-Man", Alba has been favored by many film producers for her sweet styling, and she has starred in "Fantastic Four" and "Sin City" one after another, and quickly became a well-known big star.
While achieving both fame and career, Alba also began to actively seek self-breakthroughs, and those "vase" roles in traditional commercial films could no longer meet her requirements. In Alba's opinion, the heroine in the sequel to "The New Spider-Man" does not meet her requirements, but whether it is out of work ethic or emotional inclination, she is not easy to refuse.
Alba was very embarrassed at this time, Lin Mingyang felt this emotion from between her eyebrows, and after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to understand a little.
"Are you struggling with the character's problems?"
Lin Mingyang was so "empathetic", which surprised Alba: "How do you know..."
Alba's reaction proved that he was not wrong, which made Lin Mingyang look a little proud, "Don't forget, I majored in psychology in college, and figuring out other people's minds is my forte." β
"What do you think I should do?" Alba looked distressed, "I just finished acting in "Fantastic Four 2", and I'm really tired of this kind of role in this kind of commercial film that only shows on the outside and has no inner expression. β
"You're asking the right question!" Lin Mingyang put his hands on the table, sat up straight, and looked at Alba with blazing eyes: "I am the screenwriter of this film, and I have the most say in the issue of the role." β
"Whether it's a comic or a movie, Spider-Man is the absolute protagonist, and everyone else is just a foil..."The script should be adapted on the basis of the comics, and on this issue, Alba is not very confident in Lin Mingyang's adaptation.
"I'm ready to make Spider-Man a normal person in the sequel... I don't mean that his superpowers will disappear, but that he will live like a normal person and then encounter the same troubles as an ordinary person. His superpowers can help him fight evil criminals, but they can't help him solve the troubles he encounters in life. β
In fact, when creating the script of "The New Spider-Man", the story of the sequel had already taken shape in Lin Mingyang's mind, and after such a long time of thinking and perfecting, he already knew what kind of story he needed. It can be said that "The New Spider-Man" has used various forms of commercial blockbusters to the extreme, and it is very difficult to make further breakthroughs on this basis.
Since there is no longer a breakthrough in traditional expression techniques, Lin Mingyang can only use his brains from other aspects when designing the plot, and he is ready to dig deeper into the connotation of the film this time. The success of "District 9" has given Lin Mingyang a lot of inspiration, science fiction films about aliens can be made into a satirical fable, and the story of Spider-Man can also be used to reflect certain social issues. This time, he set his sights on one of the most enthusiastic topics in American TV dramas - family.
"On the one hand, it is one's own family, and on the other hand, it is one's own unavoidable responsibility, and this kind of character conflict that switches back and forth between normal people and Spider-Man's identity will become a thread throughout the plot."
"Then the role I play..."Alba was also attracted by Lin Mingyang's novel idea, but she was most concerned about Lin Mingyang's positioning of her role.
"In the sequel story, you will be Spider-Man's wife."
Alba asked suspiciously, "From girlfriend to wife, there seems to be no fundamental difference between the two?" β
Lin Mingyang spread his hands, "But you also have to play the role of a mother." β
"We all have kids?" Alba sighed, only to realize that his words seemed to be easily misunderstood. Fortunately, Lin Mingyang's mind at this time was all on the sequel story of "The New Spider-Man", and he did not find this "language disease".
To cover it up, Alba added, "I mean, does this kid have the same superpowers as Spider-Man?" β
Lin Mingyang shook his head, "He's just a normal child!" β
Alba patted his chest, "Thank goodness, I think I'm tired of being Spider-Man's wife, and if I have to be the mother of little Spider-Man, then I'm going to break down!" β
"In my original conception, this child originally inherited Spider-Man's abilities, but this arrangement will only make the film fall into the clichΓ© of commercial films, if Spider-Man wants to be a good father and husband, this is what I want to express."
"Spider-Man and I are married, so what about Bell?" Alba suddenly thought of another question: "I remember in the last episode, Bell seemed to be pregnant with a child. β
"That's the trouble I set up for Spider-Man, Bell gave birth to that child, and she didn't remarry, but insisted on raising the child alone. Out of guilt for his friend Harry, Spider-Man took the initiative to take care of their mother and daughter. Lin Mingyang glanced at Alba when he said this: "If your husband is secretly taking care of another woman and her children, but neglects to care for you and her children, will you feel that this is a betrayal when you encounter such a situation?" β
Alba thought for a moment: "It depends on whether he has feelings for that woman and whether the two have any improper relationships." β
"If he was just out of a moral duty to take care of the mother and daughter, whether it was spiritual or **, he didn't cheat, but you saw him and that woman together and intimate without knowing it, what would you think?"
Alba's curiosity had been completely aroused by Lin Mingyang's story, and she couldn't help but say, "Okay, don't sell it, just tell me the whole plot!" β
After graduating from university, Peter successfully entered a high-tech biological company, and quickly entered the company's top management with a number of breakthrough inventions. He married Arsene Wenger, and soon after, their children were born. With a successful career and a happy family, Peter has always been the envy of those around him, while he continues to fight crime as Spider-Man. β
This peaceful life was finally broken, Mary returned to the city with the daughter Harry left behind, and when Peter went to visit them, he found that Harry's daughter Windsor suffered from autism in her eyes because of the lack of fatherly love since she was a child, and Mary had to maintain the livelihood of two people alone, and life was also very difficult. The kind-hearted Peter decided to help the mother and daughter, but he was afraid of causing his wife to misunderstand, so he always acted quietly. β
"Peter misses his son Mark's swimming competition in order to accompany Windsor to the amusement park; He spends his time shopping with his wife helping Mary tidy up the yard. Peter thought he had a full and interesting life, but he ignored the feelings of his wife and son. β
While Windsor's autism has improved significantly, Peter's communication with his son has been struggling. Because Mark bragged to his friends that his father was Spider-Man and was ridiculed by everyone, he wanted Peter to show his friends to prove that he wasn't a shameful liar. But Peter thinks that this vanity is meaningless, and Mark is ostracized by his companions because of this, and the relationship between father and son becomes worse and worse. β
To make matters worse, his wife, Arsene Wenger, also noticed Peter's anomaly, and she began to have suspicions in her heart. On a thunderstormy night, Mary's house suddenly had a power outage, Windsor was so scared that she refused to sleep, and Mary had to ask Peter for help. β
When Peter went out, he lied that there was something wrong with the company, but Wenger, who was already suspicious, secretly followed him. Peter quickly found the fault in the circuit, and after it was repaired, he put Windsor to sleep again. When leaving, Peter comforted Mary at the door, but the other party couldn't help but throw himself into his arms, this scene happened to be seen by Wenger, she misunderstood the relationship between Peter and Mary. No matter what Peter explained, she insisted on divorcing Peter and moved out of the house with Mark. β
(To be continued)