Capítulo 12: Chapter 12 Dancing Youth with Music
"About that musical, can you talk about your ideas specifically?" Kenny Ortega took out a notebook from his jacket pocket and prepared a pen with great care. With the shock of the song "WhenTherewasMeandYou", Kenny Ortega didn't take the other party lightly just because the one standing in front of him was a 15-year-old.
In his own part of the world, there was absolutely no way to put an equal sign between age and talent. A teenager who was able to compose his own lyrics and songs, if Kenny Ortega still thought that he was just an ordinary kid, then it only showed his stupidity.
Most minors, in their hearts, want their ideas to be taken seriously in formal conversations with adults, and the tendency of psychologically precocious children to do so is especially evident. Kenny Ortega did this precisely to fully reflect his own importance to Lin Mingyang.
In response, Lin Mingyang no longer had any reservations, and his mind began to race, recalling everything about that opera. "The hero of the story, Troy, is a teenager who is very talented in basketball and has been aiming for basketball since he was young, and his father, who is also a coach, has been helping him train."
Such a characterization was not a novelty for the knowledgeable Kenny Ortega to talk about, but he had just used his $10 tip to extract a lot of information about Lin Mingyang from Reed, and he remembered that the teenager in front of him who was preparing to talk about it, with no nervousness visible in his demeanor, just so happened to be the absolute mainstay of the school's basketball team.
Because of curiosity, Kenny Ortega couldn't help but interrupt, "The prototype of the male lead is yourself, right?"
Lin Ming Yang completely froze, in fact, he didn't think that way at all, because the screenwriter of the original story, couldn't possibly recognize himself after four years, this could only be described as a coincidence, what surprised Lin Ming Yang was that just because of basketball, Kenny Ortega could connect him to the protagonist of the story?
In response to Lin Mingyang's expression, Kenny Ortega again had a different interpretation, he thought that Lin Mingyang's surprise stemmed from the fact that he had guessed his thoughts. "Your friend is very enthusiastic, I learned something from him that had something to say about you, and he just happened to mention your excellent performance in the basketball team!"
Lin Mingyang didn't think that for just 10 dollars, Reed had "sold" himself, but Kenny Ortega's "misunderstanding" saved Lin Mingyang a lot of trouble, and he admitted it by making a mistake.
"The truth is that my father's knowledge of basketball is limited to the most rudimentary understanding, and he prefers watching baseball games to the NBA!"
Kenny Ortega nodded his head, indicating that he could understand.
"The heroine of the story, Gabriella, a science whiz with a good heart but a great score."
"Is this another reference to one of your classmates?" Kenny Ortega's curiosity made him interrupt Lin Mingyang once again.
Luckily, this guy Reed had only told Kenny Ortega that he was a good basketball player, if he knew that Lin Ming Yang also possessed enviable grades, he probably would have attributed the heroine's archetype to Lin Ming Yang as well. The director's imagination, Lin Mingyang really some "not dare to praise".
"Unfortunately I don't have any classmates like Gaby Rilla's around me, and I think a girl who doesn't wear thick lenses but has top-notch grades would be an interesting character!"
"Is that the type of girl you have in mind?" Kenny Ortega was very nosy and made an extra comment, and seeing Lin Ming Yang's face look a little embarrassed, he knew that he had been a little too curious. He held up his tie, trying to restore his image of being proper in Lin Ming Yang's mind, but the effect wasn't ideal.
"Originally people from two different worlds, they collaborated to bring a moving reprise of a song to life at a party during the New Year's holiday. After the holidays, Troy finds out that he and Gabriella actually attend the same school, as Gabriella's mom switched work environments."
"Love at first sight by chance!" After listening to the beginning of the story, Kenny Ortega scribbled this sentence in his notebook.
"Auditions for roles in the school musical are also about to begin, and both Troy and Gabriella are planning to audition in hopes of becoming the male and female leads in the school's newest musical. But at the same time Troy and Gabriella are core members of the school's basketball team and academic club respectively, and with the basketball and academic competitions edging closer, the honor of the school is at stake."
"In order to keep Troy focused on the basketball game and Gabriella serious about preparing for the academic all-around competition, the members of the basketball team and the academic club join forces to dissuade them from withdrawing from the auditions for the musical. Sharpay and Layne, who have always been the leads in the school musical, are also worried that their status in the school will be shaken, and in turn, they try to hatch a scheme to prevent them from auditioning for the roles."
"The conflict begins to come to the fore." This is the second sentence Kenny Ortega left on the book.
"Instead of giving up, Troy & Gabriella become more active in pursuing their dreams, and their actions affect the other students as well, as everyone begins to show others some of the talents they've been hiding! Later, the teammates realized that it was cruel to kill their friends' dreams and gave them renewed encouragement and help."
"Sharpay and Layne maliciously change the time of the musical auditions so that the basketball game, the academic all-around competition, and the musical auditions are held at the same time. Surprisingly, their teammates swore to them that they would be allowed to play in the tournament and devised strategies to make the scoreboard malfunction in the basketball tournament and the chemicals in the academic tournament produce poisonous fumes thus putting both tournaments on hold. When Troy and Gabriella arrive at the theater, the musical auditions are over, and after pleading with both men and the pianist, they are finally allowed to compete, with all of their teammates there to cheer them on."
"Out of despair is born hope." With a quick slide of his pen tip, Kenny Ortega drew a circle around the sentence, and he was beginning to think the story was a little more interesting.
"Troy and Gabriella sang at an amazing level and eventually won the championship. They win again in basketball and in the academic competition because of their courage. Sharpay and Rayne realize their mistakes and sincerely congratulate them, and they end up becoming good friends!" The vein of the story gradually became clearer in Lin Mingyang's description and eventually came to a close in his calm tone.
Kenny Ortega had been listening attentively during this process, and from time to time recorded some points in his own little notebook. The story itself didn't bring Kenny Ortega too many expected surprises, it looked more like a story that an ordinary high school student would be able to imagine, so he didn't have any doubts about the originality of this story anymore.
However, the intention of the whole story did give him the feeling of brightening up his eyes. Troy, the boy who was a basketball genius, did not reject the hopes of the crowd and did not give up on his dream of pursuing it, and with the support of his friends and the understanding of his father, he went from being a boy who kept his mouth shut except for basketball to becoming a passionate and agreeable person. Gabriella's intellect is exceptional, and she balances her studies and interests well because she has the encouragement and trust of others. They both enjoy expressing themselves through music.
What really attracted Kenny Ortega were the songs that Lin Mingyang mentioned in between. He didn't even have any doubt that launching such a cabaret with both humor and innovation would certainly be able to cause quite a stir. But these were not the biggest rewards of Kenny Ortega's trip, the most crucial thing was that he had discovered a little guy with unlimited potential. Amateur screenwriting enthusiast, a teenager gifted in basketball, and a star figure on campus, this list of identities didn't dazzle Kenny Ortega, on the contrary, he felt that there would be more surprises waiting for him in Lin Mingyang's body.
At the gas station Lin Mingyang had simply described his thoughts to Kenny Ortega, and the other party certainly couldn't give him any promises just because of that. What Kenny Ortega wanted was a detailed script, and complete information about the songs, all of which had to be implemented in black and white. Because he can't just go and lobby investors with just an idea, there may be such a director, but it's definitely not him, Kenny Ortega.
"I need a little time!" Kenny Ortega wanted to read the full script, but Lin Mingyang didn't have a script in his hands, and what he needed most right now was enough time to organize the information in his head and then write it down.
"How about a week?" Considering that Lin Ming Yang already had a clear plot design, Kenny Ortega decided to put a little pressure on him to complete the script in a week, which was quite a challenge for non-professional screenwriters.
"I'll try my best!" Lin Mingyang gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind.
"Then I'll wait for your good news!" Kenny Ortega nodded in relief, and Lin Ming Yang's final performance did not disappoint him.
Watching Kenny Ortega leave in contentment, Lin Ming Yang knew that he had inevitably had an unfathomable influence on the future. And whether this influence was good or bad, he himself couldn't say.
Over the next few days, this point of confusion in Lin Ming Yang's mind was quickly replaced by a vague excitement. The opportunity that many people could only dream of, just like this "accidentally" fell into Lin Mingyang's head. If the success of "Orange County Boys" gave Lin Ming Yang a direction, then Kenny Ortega's appearance will become the first key to open the golden door of Hollywood.
The week that soon passed became the most fulfilling days of Lin Ming Yang's vacation, as he spent almost three days completing the entire screenplay, and then spent almost another day revising and touching it up. The rest of the time he sorted out the ten songs that appeared in the movie from his memory, and in the end he selected the six that were the most closely connected to the plot, while the other four were dropped altogether.
Versatility was a good thing, but Lin Mingyang didn't want to leave people with an all-round feeling. Although he had a unique advantage, he hoped that the utilization of this advantage could be controlled within the acceptable range of others, he did not want others to treat him as a "monster".
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