Chapter 29: A play becomes famous

At first, Ex only unintentionally agreed to Lin Mingyang's request, and originally planned to recommend a few very ordinary publishing houses to deal with the matter, but on the way back, he suddenly realized that he had made a very serious mistake. Before he fully figured out Lin Mingyang's hole cards, he made a hasty conclusion. It's like investing in a company without knowing the specific operation of the other party, Kenny Ortega once reminded him not to underestimate the boy, but Ackes was a little careless this time.

Since Lin Mingyang can write a script like "Youth Singing and Dance", why can't he also write a best-selling novel? On the way to the meeting, Ex carefully recalled Lin Mingyang's attitude and tone at that time, which made Exx wonder where his confidence came from. When he returned to the office, he asked his secretary to immediately compile the details of several well-known publishers, and then hurried back to the hotel with them.

Ex sat in Lin Mingyang's room for half an hour, during which time he never mentioned his previous doubts about Lin Mingyang's ability to write novels, and focused the conversation on the issue of publishing channels. In normal times, Lin Mingyang would definitely be grateful for such a "enthusiastic" help from Ex, but now there is still a pretty woman hiding in the bathroom, and he wishes that Exx would finish talking about things immediately and get out of here. It's a pity that Exx couldn't comprehend Lin Mingyang's "resentful" eyes at all, and still introduced to him the publishers he knew with great interest.

As the minutes passed, Megan, who was hiding in the bathroom, was very careful not to make any sound. After wrapping up his tirade, Ex finally got to the crux of the matter.

"Felix, if you want to publish your own novel, I will definitely do my best to help make it happen!" Ax seemed very sensational and revealed his heart to Lin Mingyang.

Lin Mingyang clearly remembered that he didn't say that on the way here. He didn't answer, but quietly waited for the other party's next step.

Ex's slightly chubby body moved on the sofa and changed to a more formal sitting position, "I hope that after the novel is published, if there is a chance to adapt it into a movie, you can give priority to working with me!" ”

"Is this a prerequisite?" Lin Mingyang frowned. It stands to reason that this is not a difficult matter, the other party has helped him, he should always owe the other party a favor, and it is not too much for Ex to make such a request, but Lin Mingyang did not make any promises eagerly. If it's an ordinary novel, forget it, but a novel like "Twilight" that is destined to cause a sensation, Lin Mingyang doesn't want to transfer the film adaptation rights so early.

The current relationship between Lin Mingyang and Ex is like a game between a company with great development potential and a discerning investor. Investors saw the company's future growth potential and decided to buy the land at a price before it was developed in order to maximize the benefits. As the owner of the company, of course, he will not transfer the shares in his hands at the beginning of the company's development, and he will sell them at a good price, and the future will be far more than what he can get now.

Lin Mingyang's reaction made Exx more and more sure of his previous judgment, and the other party was unwilling to promise easily, indicating that this novel is full of weight. The more this is the case, the more Exx hopes to reach an agreement with Lin Mingyang before others.

"It's just a personal request on my part, and we don't even have to make any written agreement. I want to get a promise of a priority cooperation, and when you're ready to sell the rights to the novel, you can guarantee that the first person you think of is me, and that's enough! "The conditions given by Aix are very generous, and there is not even any restriction on the substance of the surname. He knows that a guy like Lin Mingyang has a more reliable relationship than a contract. As a long-term investor, Ex believes that a long-term cooperation with Lin Mingyang is in his best interests.

Lin Mingyang's frowning brows finally relaxed, and his face showed the first heartfelt smile on his face since Ex entered the door, "Actually, I also hope to be able to gain Mr. Exx's friendship, which is more important than our cooperation!" ”

A little fox and an old fox reached a preliminary agreement, and Ex left satisfied. This matter went so smoothly that it took Lin Mingyang a while to digest. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window and pondered for a moment, then remembered that Meghan was still hiding in the bathroom of his room at this time.

Lin Mingyang knocked lightly on the glass door of the bathroom, and there was a slight sound of footsteps inside, and Megan asked softly through the door very carefully: "Felix, is that you?" ”

"He's gone!" Thinking of Megan's wonderful **, Lin Mingyang's just calm heart became hot again.

What made Lin Mingyang feel very disappointed was that Megan had secretly dressed in the bathroom. Seeing Lin Mingyang's soulless gaze, he was still very unwilling to glance at Megan's chest, Megan covered her chest with a shy face, and pretended to be angry and threw the bathrobe to Lin Mingyang, "Bad guy, haven't you seen enough just now?" ”

"Shall we continue?" Lin Mingyang leaned against the bathroom door and looked at Megan with a wicked smile.

Megan's cheeks were a little hot at the sight of his hot gaze, and she bit her lower lip lightly, "Felix, how are you next time?" ”

I had already guessed in my heart that this would be the result, and in addition to sighing secretly, Lin Mingyang still nodded generously. In order to comfort this big child who couldn't eat "candy", Megan generously gave Lin Mingyang a sweet hug.

"I'm sorry!" In Lin Mingyang's arms, Meghan whispered.

"I'll be responsible for you!" Lin Mingyang kissed Megan's forehead and said very solemnly.

Megan nodded obediently, "Go take a shower, I'll wait for you in the room, let's go eat together later!" ”

"Why don't we wash it together!" Lin Mingyang brazenly suggested.

"Don't be with you big pervert!" Megan didn't get angry, just gently broke free from Lin Mingyang's embrace, and then left Lin Mingyang, the gray wolf, with a sly smile like an escaped little sheep, and flashed into the bedroom.

There was a sound of rushing water in the bathroom, and Megan originally planned to watch TV for a while, but the materials brought by Ex were still scattered on the bed, not to mention, and even Lin Mingyang's laptop was still open.

Lin Mingyang's previous conversation with Ex, Megan only heard a small part of it intermittently in the bathroom, and when she helped Lin Mingyang clean up the room, she found that these materials were all information related to publishing, although she was a little curious, but she could ask Lin Mingyang for verification in person later, so Megan was not in a hurry to speculate.

In the end, it was the document opened in Lin Mingyang's laptop that caught her attention, because of the little curiosity in her heart, Megan glanced at the screen twice, and then swept the first two lines, and she found that she could no longer take her eyes off it.

Lin Mingyang's computer should be saved in this document should be a novel, even Megan, who has never liked to read books, can't help but be attracted by the content of the novel, she unconsciously moved the mouse, flipped through the updated chapters, and gradually entered the state. It wasn't until a pair of strong arms hugged her tightly from behind that she came back to her senses from the story of the novel.

After taking a shower, Lin Mingyang did not feel any displeasure because Megan was reading his novel without authorization, on the contrary, the focused expression on Megan's face made him feel a strong sense of satisfaction.

Megan turned her head sideways and left a fragrant kiss on Lin Mingyang's face, and then asked curiously: "This is the novel you wrote?" ”

"Do you like it?" Gently sniffing the fragrance of Megan's hair, Lin Mingyang was a little reluctant to let go for a while.

"I think the story is fascinating, but it's so strange that the heroine meets that male classmate in a small town, could he be her Prince Charming?" Megan only watched a small part and began to worry about the heroine's love.

"Can I leave a suspense?" Lin Mingyang felt that it was not appropriate to reveal the plot too early, because it would affect the pleasure of reading.

"Of course!" Megan snorted softly, "But I declare that I have requisitioned this computer for the rest of the time except for your creation!" ”

After having dinner with Meghan, director Kenny Ortega, whose whereabouts have been mysterious all this time, finally appears at the hotel. He gathered the crew together and held a brief meeting to announce the schedule of activities for the rest of the period. As the leading actor, Lin Mingyang not only cooperated with the director to participate in some live release activities, but also recorded promotional videos with other actors.

After the meeting, under the curious eyes of everyone, Lin Mingyang was called to his room by Kenny Ortega alone, and it was obvious that the next conversation was a private one.

Sure enough, as soon as the door closed, Kenny Ortega couldn't wait to take out a bottle of red wine from the cupboard, "Felix, it looks like we can start celebrating early!" ”

He took out two cups, and Lin Mingyang asked with some hesitation, "Do I want to drink it too?" ”

"If you celebrate, how can you miss good wine?" Kenny Ortega waved his hand nonchalantly, "This is a private hostage party, so it's not against federal law that you're drinking here." Tell me, you're ready! ”

Lin Mingyang took the wine glass handed by the other party and asked inexplicably, "What are you ready for?" ”

"Be a star!" Kenny Ortega took a sip with a pleasant expression on his face, "Isn't it something to celebrate that you're going to be a well-known figure in Hollywood right away?" ”

"But I still don't understand." Lin Mingyang's expression still looked dazed.

"Ex didn't tell you?" Kenny Ortega frowned, but that didn't stop him from being in a good mood right now. "In order to have an accurate positioning of the movie "Youth Musical", before the official release, Disney secretly conducted a small-scale screening, and the results were very satisfying. Some of the higher-ups have even started to ask me about the sequel's plans, and they are already a little impatient. ”

"You promised?" It is not difficult for Lin Mingyang to come up with a sequel script in a short period of time, the key is that "Youth Musical" has not yet been released, and Disney's senior management is too anxious.

Kenny Ortega pretended to shake his head mysteriously, "I didn't agree, at least in the short term, the filming of the sequel is not realistic, first of all, the script creation requires a certain cycle, and I have more important things to do during the year, and I definitely can't get out of the way." ”

Lin Mingyang knew that Kenny Ortega was testing his attitude, in other words, to say hello to himself in advance, it is estimated that it will not be long before Disney's senior management will come to the door. "I don't have any good ideas for a sequel yet, and I have other things to do in this time!"

The two touched their glasses very tacitly, and after Lin Mingyang made his position, Kenny Ortega's mood suddenly relaxed a lot, and then he revealed a secret to Lin Mingyang. "Felix, do you know what I'm going to do all this time?"

"You got a new script?" Lin Mingyang was not curious about this matter, but since Kenny Ortega brought it up, he couldn't refute the other party's face.

Kenny Ortega smiled and shook his head, "Know Salt Lake City?" ”

Lin Mingyang nodded, "The murderer in the first story in "Sherlock Holmes" is from Salt Lake City! ”

"Yes, that's the place, but this time it has nothing to do with homicide, and this year's Winter Olympics will be held there!"

Lin Mingyang suddenly remembered that in Kenny Ortega's resume, it seems that he once directed the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics once, could it be this year's Salt Lake City Winter Olympics?

"The organizing committee wants to ask me to be the chief director of the opening ceremony, and I have agreed!" At the mention of this, Kenny Ortega felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart. "The official appointments will not be announced until mid-September, and only a few people will know about it."

Lin Mingyang raised his glass, "It seems that I have to congratulate you in advance!" ”

Kenny Ortega had an excited smile on his face, and he was sure of success, "Cheers to Youth Musical, to our mutual success!" ”

On August 20, "Youth Musical" broke the Disney Channel ratings record when it premiered in the United States, and rewrote the highest ratings of original TV movies since the channel's inception with 7.7 million viewers in the United States.

After its premiere in the United States, the film continued to create new ratings in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Canada, Singapore, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. With the fresh and refined image of the hero and heroine, the dynamic and wonderful singing and dancing performances, the positive and educational themes of healthy and uplifting values and encouraging teenagers to persist in chasing their dreams, coupled with the catchy youth pop rock music, the first round of premieres around the world attracted more than 170 million viewers, and a strong "song and dance youth" trend spread around the world with the popularity of the film.

For a time, this rave reviews of Disney's original TV movie was popular with the entertainment media, and with the in-depth digging of the media, people were surprised to find that the screenwriter of this work and the author of the original music were actually the sunny and handsome male protagonists of the film. Anyone who has seen the film can't help but ask, "Who is that dark-haired boy?" ”

(PS: First update, 4200 words to make up for last Friday's chapter)

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