Chapter 18 The Male and Female Leads of "Follies

Kenny Ortega drove the two to a very famous cafe in the city. In a separate small box, the waiter brought Lin Ming Yang and Megan Fox two points of exquisite ice cream, while Kenny Ortega asked for a bottle of red wine himself.

"It's a pity that you guys are still underage, and I can't blatantly invite you to drink in a public place because federal law doesn't allow me to do so. The pleasure of savoring fine wine seems to be something I can only enjoy alone!" Kenny Ortega filled his own glass half full, "Sorry about that I was going to leave my car here after I drank and pick it up tomorrow, so you'll have to take your own cab back later!"

Just now Lin Ming Yang was worried about whether Kenny Ortega could finish that bottle of red wine alone, but now it seemed he was completely redundant. There must be a room in the cafe that was specialized for guests to rest in, and looking at this stance that Kenny Ortega had put up, he should be preparing to hangover here for the night.

Since he had just disturbed Lin Ming Yang and Megan's date, Kenny Ortega had to find a way to remedy the situation. He wouldn't be a light bulb when Lin Ming Yang sent the girl home, in case neither of them planned to go home, or if Lin Ming Yang was ready to experience the thrill of a rendezvous through a window, it wouldn't be a good idea for him to be on the sidelines. The "understanding" Kenny Ortega finally came up with this trick, anyway, I'm drunk, you should do what you want, I don't know anything!

"Then first of all, I wish you a wonderful night!" Lin Mingyang didn't think much of it, and Megan, who was still full of doubts, certainly wouldn't object.

"Then let's cut to the chase!" Kenny Ortega gently took a small sip of red wine and savored it on his tongue for a moment before he spoke, "Regarding the script for Follies, Disney offered $50,000, and for those other six songs, they gave varying prices, but the total added up to roughly $150,000 dollars. Such an opening bid is not considered a high salary in Hollywood, but for a newcomer like you, it's already an achievement worth celebrating!"

"Thank you so much for everything you've done for me in this!" For the script to be able to sell for such a price, Lin Ming Yang himself already felt satisfied, his goal was not to be a big screenwriter, and Hollywood screenwriters never liked to complain that they got too little. What made him slightly surprised was that those six songs could actually make Disney bid so high.

At this time, Lin Ming Yang did not know that Disney could make more profit in other ways of using these songs after buying them out, he simply compared writing screenplays and writing songs, and finally came to the conclusion that it seemed to be faster to make money by writing songs.

"I don't think it will take too long before you can check to receive that money in your bank account." Kenny Ortega accepted Lin Ming Yang's thanks with a peaceful heart, "Today I came to find you, there's actually a more important thing I want to discuss with you, of course now we have to count our beautiful Ms. Fox, this matter is also related to you?"

Even though Megan had been unable to interject during the conversation between Lin Ming Yang and Kenny Ortega, she, who was quietly sitting on the sidelines eating ice cream, had still heard some useful information from it. Lin Mingyang had written a script, then Kenny Ortega had recommended the script to the Disney Company, and the two sides had begun a collaboration, when Kenny Ortega had suddenly mentioned himself, which had surprised her.

"Me?" Her eyes widened, and since she still had ice cream in her mouth that she didn't have time to swallow, she could only mutter, "I can't write a script!"

Kenny Ortega was amused by this adorable look on her face, "Fox, I don't expect you to be able to write a script and hand it to me like Felix."

"Then what do I need to do?" The puzzled look in Megan's eyes grew stronger as she cast a look of help towards Lin Ming Yang, but Lin Ming Yang just smiled mysteriously at her and didn't say anything.

"I don't think Felix has had a chance to tell you about this as it is, he wrote a script and then I took on the role of director. The script is about a group of high school students, and I've always thought that Felix actually wrote about his own life in the script. Just now Felix also mentioned the importance of opportunity for an actor, and now I want to tell you that there is a ready-made opportunity right in front of you!"

"What do you mean..." said Megan, her tone becoming a little shaky from excitement, she had actually guessed what Kenny Ortega was trying to say.

"The script has already gotten investment and will be put into shooting soon, but I haven't found a suitable female lead yet." Kenny Ortega finally opened the door and made his attitude clear: "I saw your performance today, and to my surprise you actually know Felix, I think it's very appropriate for you to play the female lead."

"Can I, really?" Megan didn't have herself favored by a lucky girl so quickly, and it all started with the boy beside her who was becoming more and more unintelligible to her.

"It shouldn't be a problem!" Kenny Ortega nodded, his gaze turning to Lin Mingyang, who was sitting on the side, "Felix, what do you think?"

This guy clearly had his eye on Megan in the gym, but he had to sell himself a favor at this time, Lin Ming Yang cursed the old fox in his heart, but in his performance, he had to return a darkly complimentary, "I believe in your vision!"

"Felix, you know that as a director, in addition to independent ideas, I also very much need advice from the playwright." The expression on Kenny Ortega's face appeared unusually sincere, and if it wasn't for the fact that he had learned about his mellowness before, Lin Ming Yang didn't have the chance to be really moved by him.

"Gladly at your service!" Lin Mingyang replied with a mouthful of words.

"Very well!" Kenny Ortega took a sip of his wine glass in triumph, the smirk on his face became more and more intense, which gave Lin Ming Yang a sudden bad feeling that he seemed to have fallen into the other party's well-designed trap.

"The female lead of 'Song and Dance Youth', is now tentatively Ms. Fox, this point we should not have differences, while the male lead I'm still due, so I want to hear your opinion."

"He's got to be able to play, preferably be really good at it, not just act!" Since Kenny Ortega had asked this, it would be a bit pretentious for Lin Ming Yang to squirm. "Basketball is, after all, a very popular sport, so if the performance component is mostly a part of it, it will give the audience an unrealistic feeling!"

"Please wait!" Kenny Ortega took out his notebook from his pocket, no matter what, this habit of his of casually recording the highlights while listening was still something Lin Ming Yang appreciated.

"On the contrary in terms of music, although this is a cabaret, it doesn't necessarily require a high level of singing talent from the actors, it doesn't need to be sung live, and what's produced in the studio is generally able to satisfy the audience."

"Because the movie should be positioned for a teenage audience, the image of the actors must be healthy and sunny, and that's why I suggest you use newcomers, because a newcomer is like a blank sheet of paper, highly malleable. There are no preconceived notions, and the audience can easily accept their characterizations!"

Lin Ming Yang said all the problems he could think of in one breath, Kenny Ortega nodded his head while recording quickly on his notebook, when he was done he gently closed the notebook and then let out a long sigh of relief.

"Felix, even though this is our first time working together, I feel that we no longer have any problems in terms of tacit understanding, many of your ideas coincide with mine, and now I have found a suitable candidate who meets all the requirements you just mentioned!"

According to Lin Ming Yang's suggestion, the other person should be a newcomer, in that case he definitely didn't recognize him. Normally Lin Ming Yang would not take the initiative to help, but the problem is that now the female lead has become Megan, so the male lead candidate Lin Ming Yang felt the need to personally "audit" some. Do not write a script, but the girlfriend just got to lose, such a loss of money business Lin Mingyang not dry.

"If I'm free some other day, I can meet him with you!"

"Why wait for later? He's sitting here right now!" Kenny Ortega announced loudly.

"Me?" Not only was Lin Ming Yang frozen in place, even Megan Fox, who was on the side, was filled with surprise, not even realizing that she had been tightly biting down on the small spoon she had been scooping the ice cream with.

"I'm not kidding you!" Kenny Ortega changed his expression to a very serious one at this point, "Felix, I'm serious. I remember when I first heard you talk about the script idea at the gas station, I thought that the male lead was actually you, and after watching you play today, I'm more and more certain that I was right, and that you're the Troy (the male lead of Follies) that I need!"

"But I've never had any idea about that, nor have I ever had any experience with that, and I haven't even received any specialized training!"

"I bet you never had any specialized training in screenwriting or arranging lyrics before this either, when you weren't doing just as well?" Kenny Ortega's retort was insightful, "No one is born an actor, how do you know you can't do it unless you try?"

"But..."

"Felix, not everyone comes across such an opportunity, and not every director is willing to give you such trust without reservation, so why not give yourself a chance?" Kenny Ortega stepped forward, "Think about it, in the story you must have incorporated your own real emotions, so it doesn't require much acting at all, you just have to be yourself in front of the camera."

"You're good at basketball, and you sing well, while being a newcomer. Just look at how many girls cheer for you on the basketball court and you'll see how well suited you are for this role." Kenny Ortega had gone to great lengths to convince Lin Ming Yang to design such a scene, pulling in Megan Fox. "I promised the producers that I would finish this movie in August, and now there are only 4 months left for me to do so, I have no time or intention to look for another actor, and there is no one more suitable than you in my mind!"