Chapter 152 - Throbbing Heart

Lin Mingyang showered, found that there are three missed calls on the cell phone, the same number called three times, although it is a stranger's call, Lin Mingyang still returned the call, the phone once connected, the other side splitting his head and asked, "Are you Felix Lin?"

Lin Ming Yang was confused on the spot, how could someone who knew his number ask such a stupid question, immediately after that he heard Green Nat's voice, he seemed to reprimand a few times on the other end of the phone, which made lean the phone to his ear.

"Felix, I found it, I found that novel you were talking about!" Green Nutter excitedly shouted into the phone, "I just finished reading a novel called Thumping Heart, it's very cute and loveable, but it's a novel that was published in '01, could it be that you've read this novel even earlier than me?"

Lin Ming Yang hadn't read the novel, but he had seen the movie adapted from it, and he had such a scene in his memory, and after Green Nutt reminded him of it, his entire thought process was enlightened.

These clues were enough, Lin Ming Yang didn't want to get into a literary discussion with Grim Nath, so he digressed, "Whose is this phone call, you seem to have a woman's voice on your side?"

"I'm really betting with a few women, I said I know you, they didn't believe me, I guess at this moment they think I'm looking for a guy to impersonate me, well, I'm not going to talk to you, I'm going to continue with my bet with them, I wish I had brought a DV with me, that way I could've posted the image of her running around nude - on YouTube, I think the clicks would've been high. " Even though he still hadn't figured out what was going on on his side, through the phone Lin Ming Yang could imagine the smug expression on Green Nutt's face when he said the phone call.

"Don't worry!" Lin Ming Yang was wondering, Grim-Nat suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I actually just wanted to borrow a phone at the beginning, now that my purpose has been accomplished, I'll be deleting your number from my communication record later on, so that those women will never want to know your number!"

Before Lin Ming Yang could reply, the "tart" hung up the phone. Lin Ming Yang also didn't bother to pay attention to what Green Nutt was trying to do, putting down the phone he immediately went online and quickly searched for information about the novel Thumping Hearts, and finally found the contact information of the original author.

Lin Ming Yang picked up the phone and called the number, after the call was answered he couldn't wait to ask, "Excuse me, is this Ms. Wendelin?"

"You are?" A middle-aged woman's voice came from the other end of the phone, a little slightly hoarse, but with a flavor of knowledge.

"I'm Felix Lin, the guy from Hollywood who acted in the movie!" Lin Mingyang scratched his head and explained, it was only then that he realized that his call was a bit abrupt, but luckily the other party didn't seem to mind.

Still in that calm tone, Ms. Wendelin on the other end of the line asked softly, "I'm curious, why is the self-appellation you use 'guy'?"

"Don't you suspect that I'm an impostor?" The other party easily accepted Lin Mingyang's identity, which surprised him, he had originally thought that it would take a great deal of persuasion to gain the other party's trust.

"Why be skeptical...isn't the foundation of communication built on mutual trust?" Ms. Wendelin, fearing that Lin Ming Yang would misunderstand, added, "My youngest daughter and I are both fans of your movies, and all of your movies should have been dubbed in the original voices, so your voice is very familiar to me."

"Please give my regards to your daughter." The doubts in Lin Ming Yang's heart were allayed, "Ms. Wendelin, I would like to talk to you about that novel of yours called Thumping Heart..."

"In the name of literature?" Ms. Wendelin asked quickly.

"I want to adapt it into a movie!" Lin Mingyang's answer was straightforward.

"It should be my honor." Ms. Wendelin's tone didn't make Lin Ming Yang feel that particular kind of elation, it was still in that very bland tone, "I just watched your new movie 'Three Idiots' because I was very interested in the story, and then I looked up the original novel, and then I found that your screenplay adaptation was very thought-provoking. I'm very curious to know what you'll recognize about this novel of mine?"

"Although the theme of the novel is centered around the age of innocence and first love, I think the most interesting thing about the story is the technique of switching narratives in an alternating ratio, and through your delicate expression of words, it makes people feel very clearly that the same world in the eyes of the girl and the boy has so many differences, contradictions, and even chasms."

"After reading your novel, I suddenly understand why it is said that boys are from Venus and girls are from Mars. It is also this difference that adds humor to the story and makes a lot of heavy and serious things behind it percolate unconsciously into every reader's heart with an affectionate gesture."

"The beauty of this novel lies not only in the impressiveness of pure love, but in the fact that from the story of growth experienced by two world-weary boys and girls with transparent and clear eyes, I found the beauty of youth, the touching of life, and those simplicities that we scatter in all directions."

"A girl's subtle mind will always make a fool of herself by misreading a boy's polite rejection as a sign of his late-maturity and shyness; until the two of them are promoted to junior high school and the girl matures, experiencing the chopping down of her beloved sycamore tree without being able to get the boy's help; the boy's family's indifference and disdain, throwing away the eggs that the girl kindly sends to them; as well as the boy's open mockery of his mentally handicapped uncle! ! The girl seems to understand something of what her father once told her when she was young: a beautiful picture is not just made up of a few simple parts, you should see the whole!"

"One of the most impressive parts of the story for me in the whole novel is the girl's love for the sycamore tree. A chance encounter, the girl climbed this vibrant, solid and stable, but seemingly ordinary tree; the more upward climbing, before the eyes of the girl in front of the unfolding of the wonderful scenery of a different world; to put themselves at the top of a flat river, in order to appreciate the magnificence of life, far-reaching heart; that is a kind of breathtaking beauty of the world's landscapes, is the end of the world's life of our unattainable magnificence! A gentle breeze blew across the girl's charming cheeks as she took in the sensational natural changes alone, watching the winds rise and the sun rise and set!"

"A sycamore tree allowed Julie to see the 'world' in its entirety, with the finest scenery at her fingertips. She became enamored with the spontaneity and enjoyment of embracing everything and perceiving everything. It was also this ill-fated sycamore tree that allowed Julie to renew her perception of Bryce. The sycamore tree was just like Julie's guardianship of the small bitter love in her heart, and when it eventually fell, the love also fell with it. And then the beautiful things will have faded away that day, foolishly stopping to stay, will only get a deeper sadness and suffering. Courageously wipe away the tears, bury the past, once again embark on the journey of searching, the good may be in some unintended corner."

"For in a true story that happened close to me, a girl lived in a sycamore tree for a week to protect it from being cut down. Unfortunately, in the end, her efforts were not rewarded with and she cried a lot when she came down from that tree. This incident reminded me of a snippet from your novel."

"I wonder if that girl had a father like the heroine in the novel. He gave his daughter an everlasting sycamore tree after the world took it away from her, he handed her that the sum of the parts might not equal the whole, and he stood firm in his poverty but had to give all he had to take care of his disabled brother. Most importantly, he made his daughter realize that poverty is not the worst thing that can happen to her, and he nurtured in her heart the most beautiful bouquet of springtime on earth!"

"I don't know if that girl in reality knows the truth that the sum of the whole is greater than the parts, and I don't even know if there is a person in her life who, when she sees at first sight, she feels that he is different from any person she meets, maybe his eyes or maybe his hair, in short, there is a shimmering light on him; there is no one who will make her hold on to her heart and think about him day and night but doesn't even have the courage to speak, even if the conversation is incoherent and at a loss for words, and then curses herself for looking like a fool."

"I'm not sure if all of them, like me, have read your novels and understand that in this world 'some people are shallow, and some people are golden.' One day, you will meet someone who is as gorgeous as a rainbow...when you meet this person, you will feel that other people are just floating clouds'...Maybe wonderful love only exists in novels, but this thumping feeling is so overwhelmingly evocative that I want to make it into a movie, so that more people will come to share this kind of pure joy and touching."

Lin Mingyang's thoughts kept drifting, quickly jumping from one clip to another, this kind of flashback was lovely and moving, just like kissing one's lips to an aromatic alcohol, making one feel intoxicated, a kind of drunkenness for the beautiful filled his entire thoughts.

Most of the time, it was him expressing his thoughts excitedly, and then the other party listening quietly. Lin Mingyang's narration gave Wendelin on the other end of the phone a feeling of knowing his soulmate.

In fact, after the publication of the novel Thumping Heart, there had been a constant stream of directors who wanted to adapt the novel, but all of them had been rejected by Wendelin one by one, none of their intentions were as pure as Lin Mingyang's, and their understanding of the novel didn't resonate with her as strongly as Lin Mingyang's did in terms of realization.

Lin Mingyang gave Wendelin a very special feeling, even though this was the first call between the two of them, she always felt that Lin Mingyang and herself were like close friends who had known each other for many years. This strange feeling still lingered in Wendelin's mind after the call was over, perhaps it really was time to turn this novel into a movie.