Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 408 Preparing for Enrollment

"I sometimes think, if you hadn't appeared in front of me and reached out to me that day, what kind of person would I be now."

"That feeling is really hard to explain in words. From the initial curiosity to attachment to being unable to extricate myself, that kind of subtle power made me be captured by you without realizing anything."

"I've been trying my best to follow in your footsteps, but you can only let me look up."

"I just want to hold you in my arms, I love you, Angie."

Angela closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and removed the tender image of the two of them in the bathtub from her mind, and then moved while opening her eyes, running, jumping, and tossing dozens of times, completely With a twist of his waist, he jumped onto the plum blossom pile in the fitness room, put on a posture, and practiced the kung fu he had learned in an orderly manner.

One time, two times, three times, she practiced repeatedly. Even though the sweat kept sliding from her forehead and even the tights were gradually soaked, Angela still didn't want to stop. She moved around and punched as if venting, until After a straight punch, she felt soreness in her arm, and she finally stopped her posture.After the violent ups and downs of the chest calmed down, he jumped off the plum blossom pile which was only 3 feet high.

Yep, only 3 feet high and not a stake, mum won't allow her to set up stakes in the garden or set them up too high, so the 3 foot "plum stakes" in the gym The location of her practice.

"Forget it, I'm not a grandma after all. If I'm too tall, I can't guarantee that I won't fall off, and there's a possibility of being secretly photographed in the garden." Angela, who was in a somewhat better mood, grunted and laughed, and moved her body before doing it. Shi Ran left the fitness room, greeted the servants and the housekeeper all the way back to the bedroom.

After taking a comfortable hot shower and changing clothes, Angela sat down quietly on the grand piano. She opened the cover and slid her fingers across the keys to make a pleasant sound, and then played with one hand for a few seconds. Then the other hand was also put up, and the music played was not complicated, very simple but very ethereal, giving people a sense of silence and coldness, touching the heartstrings but yet unpredictable.

This is the soundtrack she made for "American Beauty", and it is completely original by herself. Although she has only written two paragraphs so far, Angela has fully grasped what the movie wants to express: the loneliness and harmony under the gorgeous coat. crave.

So she decided to use only two instruments, the piano and the guitar, because the simpler it is, the more it can highlight the lonely atmosphere and the desire for beautiful emotions.I have to say that Angela's talent in music is really outstanding. She let the piano play the whole part, and the guitar assists occasionally as the finishing touch, which is very suitable for the mood contained in the movie.

But this is not an easy task, the simpler the thing is, the harder it is to do well, so even though Angela has written two pieces of music with a total of about 5 minutes, she still has to revise it repeatedly to achieve the best performance. Effect.

Maybe you can find a few old songs from the 70s and [-]s to add.Angela, who was revising the draft of the score, thought that both Spacey and the characters he played spent their youth in that era. The song should fit the occasion.But that's going to have to get someone to help, and she's going to do more than score.

Angela couldn't help being a little conflicted. She took over the soundtrack job purely to add her own understanding of the film, but after all, she doesn't have her own professional team like John Williams or Hans Zimmer.Of course, this is not to say that you cannot cooperate with other professionals, but the efficiency will certainly not be very high.

If it was any other time, Angela could take her time, even though she was going to Harvard soon, but the university schedule is definitely more loose than high school, so she can definitely spare more time.But the problem is that Angela wants the film to be released in December for Christmas!She is not worried about the progress of the editing, just because she completed the shooting in 12 weeks is enough to prove that she can definitely complete the editing in the next 7 months, but at the same time there are other tasks to be done, such as post-production Dubbing, soundtrack, promotion, etc., if it is delayed because of something, it will be troublesome.

"Don't worry, there will be a solution." Angela said this after playing the piece again, and then Annie knocked on the door and walked in: "It's time, Angie, they are all waiting for you below."

"Does yours consist of two or four?" Angela asked jokingly while putting on her coat.

"You know." Annie smiled and did not answer directly.

"Poor little guys." Angela sighed softly after tidying up a little in front of the vanity mirror. She didn't know whether it was genuine sympathy or gloating, but Annie rolled her eyes and turned to leave.But Angela followed immediately, and took her arm affectionately: "Don't go so fast, can't you wait for me for a few minutes?"

"You mean you want me to hold your hand and lead you out, miss?" Annie rolled her eyes again.

"Sounds good, I'll do it in the future!" Angela nodded seriously, but then put away her laughing expression, and pulled Annie's arm: "Annie, would you like to go to the East Coast with me?"

"Go together?" Annie stopped and looked at Angela in surprise.

"Let's go together," Angela nodded earnestly, "I'll let someone rent a villa near Cambridge City, you know that even if I go to Harvard, I won't only be busy with my studies, I think someone can help me pay attention down to the things of life."

"That's why you want me to go?" Annie asked teasingly, "Aren't you afraid that I will disturb you?"

"Oh, of course I'm not afraid, and besides, I really like the way you look in a maid outfit." Angela leaned in front of her and said in a serious tone on purpose, and laughed when Annie subconsciously hid back: "Okay , I'm joking."

"You must know that you are the person who knows me the most, and also... the person who knows me the most. I don't worry about others." After laughing, Angela whispered in Annie's ear. This time, she was not pretending to be serious. from.

Annie took a deep look at her: "I see, if Madam and the others don't object, I have no objection."

"Don't worry, I will convince Mom and Dad, thank you." The happy Angela quickly kissed Annie's cheek, and then slipped into the restaurant happily.

Annie shook her head helplessly, and a look of worry flashed in her eyes. She refused to let go all the time, and it would only get worse if it went on like this.

The atmosphere of the dinner was very harmonious. The only thing that made Angela a little dizzy was that the two little guys, Willie and Ike, were tearfully tugging at the corners of her clothes, hoping that her sister would not leave them behind and go to Massachusetts.

"I'm not here, so you can't do anything?"

nod.

"Could it be that if I'm not here, you will never be happy anymore?"

nod.

"I'm not here anymore, am I not your sister!"

Nodding, and then shaking his head after the murderous look came over his face.

"Now! Go to the nursery! Otherwise, I have reason to think that you need to strengthen your etiquette studies!"

Under the threat of her sister, the two little ghosts finally followed the nanny out of the restaurant step by step, and then Angela sat back on the chair as if relieved, and spread her hands to her mother helplessly: "They are too annoying." .”

"They just love you very much." The mother folded her hands gracefully and looked at her daughter with a smile.

"I know, it's just..." Angela waved her hand and changed the subject: "Okay, Mom and Dad, it just so happens that you are all here, and I have a small request that I hope you agree to."

"A small request?" The father raised his eyebrows and tapped his fingers back and forth on the dining table, "Okay, let's hear it."

Angela knew that her father understood her thoughts to some extent, but she had already prepared enough reasons to convince him: "As you know, Harvard has accepted my admission application, so I will go to the East Coast in a few days .”

"It's not just us, the whole world now knows that you're going to Harvard." Mom said with complaints.

"Even if I don't disclose it on the blog, those reporters with a keen sense of smell can still find it out easily." Angela spread her hands helplessly. After discussion, after combining her content on the two websites to build a new official website and put her blog here, Angela

In the first blog post, I announced that I was going to Harvard.

The funny thing is, because the two movies that were released consecutively in the first half of the year were produced by her, and there were concerts interspersed in between, many reporters ignored the fact that Angela had graduated from high school, so they waited for her to post on her blog When it was announced that they were going to study at Harvard, they were surprised to find that Angela had been awarded the AP National Scholar Award, so they rushed to dig on it.

"Miss Genius is also Superwoman?" This is the headline of a certain tabloid. They use a lot of data to prove that it is difficult to successfully complete 9 AP homework with Angela's work intensity, especially AP foreign language, which even requires students to complete equivalent The three-year and six-semester course of the university, such reports attracted a lot of attention, and the sales naturally increased accordingly. Of course, they were very smart and did not draw any conclusions.

However, more people were surprised by Angela's intelligence. After all, the University Council's certification is absolutely authoritative. Some people even speculated whether the IQ of Miss Genius would be above 200.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. I just hope that Annie can go to Boston with me." Angela didn't get too entangled in this topic, and directly stated her request.

"Let Annie go with you?" Father raised his eyebrows again, "Who told me that she would spend these four years in the university dormitory?"

"Didn't I say not to live in the university dormitory?" Angela spread her hands with a smile.

"Harvard's school regulations don't seem to allow people to live in the school building?" Father asked calmly.

"But you didn't say you didn't allow it?" Angela blinked her eyes and answered seriously, until her father looked at her and raised her chin before quickly sticking out her tongue: "Okay, no kidding, Dad. I Here's the idea, rent a cottage near Cambridge, where Anne and Bucket and Wilder can all live--don't tell me you're going to let me go to school alone. I'll still live in the schoolhouse, but If I can't go back to school on time due to work reasons, then I can live in the villa. Yes, Ed, they have agreed to rent a studio in Cambridge City for the staff who are currently in charge of the post-production of the new film to move there, and the next few Every month I go there after school to supervise."

Jared didn't say anything but rested his chin on one hand, and tapped his left hand back and forth on the table. Elena looked at her husband and then at her daughter, and sighed: "Chris, if it's just like this, you can do it differently." Ask someone to take care of the villa, why must Anne go with you?"

"Because she is familiar with everything about me." Angela said seriously, "That's why she appeared in our house, isn't it? I have already promised that I will live independently in college, so why can't she go with me? "

The mother wanted to say something, but the father had already raised a hand: "Okay, I agree."

"Jedi?" Elena looked at her husband in surprise, while Angela was surprised.

"Haven't you seen it, my dear?" Jared spread his hands to his wife with a smile, and then turned his gaze back to Angela: "Our daughter obviously doesn't plan to be in film production just because she goes to college. Stop above."

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Dad," Angela stuck out her tongue again, with a playful look, "Is that the deal?"

"That's it." Jared nodded and took his wife's hand from below.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad!" The happy Angela immediately jumped up, gave her parents a kiss and slipped away quickly.

After seeing her disappear, Elena turned her head and frowned slightly to look at her husband: "Jedi, I think we have already reached an agreement."

"Yes, dear, but you should be able to see Chrissy's determination, and her request is reasonable. Besides, she also promised to live alone. I really can't think of a reason to refuse, unless you want her to secretly Take Annie away." Jared said humorously.

His wife gave him a blank look, and then she said worriedly: "Kris is very smart and we are proud, so I am more worried that she will be confused in some aspects, and we cannot always be by her side."

"We've talked about IQ and EQ many times, Mary, as you said, we can't be by her side forever, so it doesn't matter if she breaks up with Jonathan, she has to learn to deal with her feelings. Jared said comfortingly, and then a look of unnaturalness flashed across his face: "Besides, Mom is still in New York, isn't she?"

"I know, but..." Elena smiled wryly and gestured, "Well, maybe I'm just being overwhelmed."

"I understand, I understand," Jared laughed. "My mother is always the most reluctant to let the child leave home. When I left New York, my mother sent me on the plane."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed: "I still remember the suppressed sadness on my mother's face."

"Don't be sad anymore, otherwise Martha and I will have something to talk about for several days this Christmas." Elena patted her husband's hand comfortingly, "Let's go back upstairs."

I wish I was just being paranoid, Chrissy.

Time slipped step by step towards the start of school in mid-September, and Angela became busy again. She didn't need to worry about the film department, because Ed agreed to move the studio to Boston, so there will be a temporary stop in the later stage. Based on the time and the 9-minute credits edited earlier, she is basically sure that she can finish the production in December, and the outline of the soundtrack is basically set, so Angela focuses on other aspects, for example--

"No, no, I don't think I have achieved the desired effect." Listening to the voice in the earphones, Angela shook her head again and again, "I should be more reserved. What I want is that publicity and reservation go hand in hand. This is not contradictory, as long as The technique of the singer is good enough."

"It sounds so complicated, and I'm really picky. If I knew it, I wouldn't have accepted your invitation." Eric White joked.

"Is this considered to be picky?" Angela took off her earphones and shrugged at Eric, "Help me, Eric, you must know that I am strict with myself."

"Okay, okay, I didn't say anything." Eric smiled and waved his hands, "But I think you are too strict, even when recording "My Heart Will Eternal" or "lovingyou" I've never seen you ask for something like this."

"There is no comparison between the two, Eric," Angela stood up and moved her body, "To be honest, "Flying Angels" was written as early as the first half of the year, but there was no time to record it, but This instead gives me time to revise and refine, and I like the current version."

"It was completed as early as the first half of the year? Someone would be very sad if they found out." John Burns suddenly said jokingly.

"Sad? Come on, John, can C&B do without me writing songs? Who was the best new artist at the Grammys at the beginning of the year? Who was one of the biggest hit albums of the year? The one that topped the Billboard chart right after it came out And who is it?" Angela rolled her eyes bluntly.

"Hey, don't be mad, I just wanted to say how much they adore you, the disappointment on their faces when they learned that you won't be able to write songs for them this year, especially Brit was on the verge of crying .” John explained with a smile.

cry?Come on!Angela curled her lips. She has mixed feelings about the combination she pushed together. Both of them did a good job in music. Britney's sweetness and Christina's sexiness complement each other and attracted a large number of fans. Although it has not reached the point of 1+1=2, it is definitely 1+1>2, but those two times...

Thinking so much about what to do, Angela shook her head lightly. Let's focus on the recorded song. This song written for Diana must be sung at her best no matter what!