"In fact, only the violin, piano and bamboo flute can be said to be proficient. Bamboo flute is a kind of Chinese flute. It is similar to flute, but the timbre is different. Generally speaking, as long as the timbre of the two musical instruments can be well distinguished, one can master them. After one, it's not difficult to master the other. However, the harp and cello took me a lot of time to practice, and my mastery of these two instruments is probably only above average, and I almost performed in Los Angeles. There are no more of these two instruments." Angie sighed suddenly, "Nat, don't let me talk to myself all the time, okay?"
"Well... I just don't know what to say," Natalie shrugged. "You know, I like music, but I only know the instruments. Of course, your playing is really good."
Angela stopped and turned to look at each other. Natalie tilted her head slightly and didn't look at her. She has been like this since Angela proposed to walk with her alone.
"You're still mad at me?" the girl asked softly.
"No, Angie, no."
"You're still mad at me!" The question became an affirmation.
"No!" Natalie finally met her gaze, "I admit that I was really angry at the beginning, you made me feel like you were using your identity to oppress me, which made me very unhappy, So I was angry. But... Then you kept calling, so I knew you were just having fun, and you apologized to me in this way, I really didn't take that to heart anymore, just …”
She sighed suddenly and turned her head away: "When I'm facing you, I always feel uncomfortable, always thinking about... in your bedroom that day. And in the hotel... God, I never thought about it. I'd do that with girls! It's... such a weird feeling!"
"too weird?"
"Yes, panic, anxiety, and..." Natalie's voice dropped, as if she couldn't explain it.
"And what?" Angela didn't seem to notice this, and continued to ask, just with a little temptation.
"… and excitement!" The girl seemed relieved after saying the word, "You know what, it made me feel like I was gay! I really don't know what you were thinking at the time..."
"Maybe... I'm also gay, or have a tendency to be gay," Angela said deliberately.
Natalie turned her head and looked at Angela without blinking: "Maybe that's it."
The girl looked at her silently, and suddenly stepped forward and embraced her in her arms. Natalie struggled lightly and placed her hand on Angela's waist. The two girls hugged each other quietly. After a long time, Angela whispered in Natalie's ear: "I'm sorry, Nat. If I hurt you, please forgive me, okay? I love you. You, I don't want to lose you." Natalie suddenly felt something warm flowing into her heart, perhaps because of the sincerity in Angela's words
"It's alright, I think I've forgotten the unpleasant things."
"So," Angela's voice became softer, "can I kiss you now, Nat?"
"No..." Natalie wanted to refuse, but her tone was not firm, and she didn't mean to push the girl away.
"Don't worry, there is no one on the street. There are no street lights here. We are in the shadow of the trees, and no one will see." Angela said, pressing Natalie's forehead, and then slowly passed her lips Go over, then stop in front of Natalie. Even though the surrounding light was so weak, her red lips still looked bright red, very attractive.
Natalie didn't have any more thoughts, so she took the initiative to kiss her lips. The two girls didn't kiss violently, but you came and I sucked each other's lips, occasionally sticking out your tongue and fiddling with it. There is no further in-depth communication inside.
After Angela teased Natalie's little tongue again, she finally left her lips, and then stared into the girl's eyes: "Nat, if I don't get your consent in the future, I will never do anything with you, I promise."
Perhaps still immersed in the kiss just now, Natalie didn't hear the true meaning of the words, and nodded with a blushing face.
"So, can we sleep together tonight?"
Natalie looked up: "You promise?"
"Yes, I promise." Angela nodded earnestly, hugged the other person again and kissed her cheek.
Nat, never leave me, never, okay? The girl said this silently in her heart.
Just when she hugged Natalie from the very beginning, a certain gate seemed to open in her heart, and a vague sense of comfort erupted. This feeling is not unfamiliar, when she kisses the girl around her. , comforting, and making love, especially when I was with Natalie, but it has always been the feeling of a long stream, and I don't know why today it will burst out like a dyke.
But Angela didn't think about the reason, she just wanted to hold Natalie in her arms now, that's all.
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After returning to Los Angeles from New York, Angela began to record a new album non-stop. Not surprisingly, the new album was still released during the summer vacation. Before that, a lot of time had been wasted because of the signing event. Disney hoped to make it back, but it happened. This slang album is a mix of things, and it took more time to make than a regular English album.
Angela leaned on the recording table and listened carefully to the music she just recorded with her earphones, her slightly frowning brows never let go. This action made John and Eric, who were also in the recording studio, look at each other and smile bitterly. "Well, I have to admit, this version is the best," the girl finally said after putting down her headphones.
John and Eric both breathed a sigh of relief at this answer, but John pressed on, "So you're sure you're using this version?"
"I think so." Angela nodded with a little helplessness.
The song I just recorded is one of the two Chinese songs, the one I sang when I was a street performer in New York's Chinatown, "Peacock Flying Southeast"! This song is really beautiful, simple and typical Chinese style. Angela naturally chose it. However, it was not easy to toss John and Eric during the production.
As I said before, this song is very simple, one person can play and sing with a guitar. In the original version, the arrangement was a typical pop music style, using instruments such as guitars and tambourines. But Angela doesn't want to repeat this, she wants to add more Chinese instruments.
It's a pity that she doesn't know much about Chinese musical instruments. After all, since she was born, she has been exposed to Western musical instruments the most. Although she has also worked hard to learn Chinese musical instruments, she has mastered the bamboo flute very well. Erhu and Guzheng are of average level. Others such as pipa and dulcimer are limited to understanding.
Although Eric is a first-class producer, he can't help much in this regard. He can only give good or bad opinions from his own point of view after the girl is forcibly added in.
However, Angela finally has some self-awareness, and she is not a musical idiot. After arranging a few times, the more you make it, the more unpleasant it becomes, she still obeys Eric's suggestion and rewrites it again, just in the prelude and interlude. The bamboo flute was added, the tambourine was removed, the guitar performance was added, and more synthetic music was added. Finally, a version that was different from the original "Peacock Flying Southeast" was obtained. But it's far from over.
"Okay, we still have three songs, which one do you want to record first?" Angela looked at the time, there were many more, and she could continue.
John scratched his head and glanced at Eric with a bit of a headache. The latter sat in front of the recording desk, debugging something seriously, as if he didn't see anything.
The old man had to sigh and look at the girl: "The Los Angeles Philharmonic has already helped to record the song "Time to say goodbye", do you need to record this song first?"
"Time to say goodbye" was performed by blind singers Bocelli and Sarah Brightman in 1997, and it swept the field of classical pop crossover music as soon as it was released! It is a rare classic! This song was originally an Italian classical song released in 1994, the name was "timeless", it became a classic that swept the music scene after being re-arranged, and it was not changed to "Time" until it was released in the American market. to say goodbye!
Compared with Sarah Brightman, Angela's current vocal range is still a long way off. Although she has never stopped exercising, the reason why she so boldly copied this song is... just because she wanted to sing "My Heart Will Go On" Warm Up! As for whether or not she will ruin this classic, it is not in her consideration at all. According to the girl, since Ah Mei can sing the Chinese version of "Time to say goodbye", it is not a big deal for me to sing the English version.
If a classical song lover crosses back, they have to chase her for a few streets with a kitchen knife. How dare they spoil the classics so recklessly and so righteously!
It's a pity that no one can stop this guy from messing around now.
"Have they already recorded it? I really want to thank you!" Angela said in surprise. The orchestral part of this song was originally performed by the famous London Symphony Orchestra, which looks magnificent and majestic. Now this honor is handed over to Los Angeles. The Philharmonic is in the hands of the girl, and the girl personally requested it, because she had collaborated with them when she was a guest performer of Itzhak before, and then she gave the soundtrack to "Titanic". But in this way, the recording of the album is particularly troublesome. If you think about the recording of "Peacock Flying South East" just now, you can understand why it is very time-consuming.
But the trouble is more than that. Angela was excitedly picking up the earphones and went inside to start recording the song. Suddenly, she noticed that John's expression was a little bit of hilarity, and she stopped thinking for a few seconds. Looking at the other party with a smile, "Have you got what I want, John?"
"What do you want? What is it?" The music director pretended not to understand.
"Don't play stupid, you understand!" The girl looked at the other party with a smile, and then popped out three Chinese characters from her mouth: "The case of Qianmei!"