"If you don't mind, can I sit here?"
"I don't mind." Angela said without looking up, still looking at the book in her hand.
"But, Miss Mason, there is no other spare place nearby, and there is only..." Angela closed the book and stood up without waiting for the other party to finish speaking: "Then I'll make you better."
Since she dared to come over to chat with her, she had to be prepared to be rejected. She glanced at the other person's embarrassed look twice, packed up her belongings, and quickly left the bench under the shade. Then, I'll go to the head office of the cafe.
After finding a small round table by the window in Fred's Cafe and sitting down, Angela opened her book again after ordering a cappuccino. Even if someone chatted up in the cafe, she would not be too shy, after all, here The people are relatively dense and the men always have to face, especially after Angela mocked a few people mercilessly in the coffee shop, this place has become a safe haven or something, so whenever Angela is entangled. When she gets bored, she runs to stay here, but today she still can't find peace even in the cafe, not because of the boys' conversation but—
"Is that Miss Genius? She looks so pretty, completely different from ordinary American girls."
"She is a big star and a rich man, not any ordinary American girl."
"I know this. I went to the cinema several times last year and saw that she sang "My Heart Will Go On" and that one... "Peacock Flying Southeast", Liu Yu and the others also told me that she was born in a rich family... "
"Don't look at her with what you have seen in China, you idiot. Do you know why she is called Miss Genius? She earned more than 1 billion personal property for herself when she was 6 years old, understand, it's personal property!"
"And people are proficient in acting, singing, scriptwriting, and directing, otherwise how could they be called the national idol of the United States."
"Damn it, so if someone marries her, they won't have to worry about food and drink in this life."
"Fool, if you think you want to marry, just marry. It's obvious that a child of a wealthy family like her is the right one to marry."
"I don't see any man who dares to marry her. It's not like you haven't seen anyone who wants to talk to her being satirized. There are also many children from rich families."
"Who knows, the smarter a woman is, the more stupid she will fall in love. You probably all know that some of you have already made a bet on a date, a relationship with Miss Genius, and even - go to bed!"
"Don't those people find it a little boring... Speaking of which, why don't you try it? I'm not kidding, didn't she take the initiative to chat with Zhang Yue and the others for more than a month? And American girls are very open, I dare I bet she's not a virgin, maybe she's trying something exotic."
Although the voices of these boys are very low, they prefer to communicate in Chinese. Even if the environment is not very quiet, they still fly into Angela's ears like fireflies in the dark night. At first, she didn't care much, but the more she went to the back, the more unbearable it became, and she couldn't help frowning deeply, and even a few tiny wrinkles appeared on her always smooth forehead.
Looks like they need to be taught a lesson. Angela thought coldly at the same time and looked at the time just before class. She could go to the classroom a few minutes earlier to read the rest, so—
"Sorry, classmates." She stood up with a harmless smile, walked to the small table not far from her and looked at the Asian faces sitting there, "Can we talk again next time? Quietly?"
Ignoring their faces that had begun to petrify, Angela smiled and continued in eloquent Chinese: "I know you are all doing a good job, maintaining proper etiquette in public, and I'm just a little too sensitive. I still hope that if there is a next time, please be as quiet as possible, of course, if you feel that my request is a bit rude, please ignore it."
Fine, that's it, and leave before they can react. In fact, Angela did the same. After just taking two steps, she still couldn't hold back and turned around to look at the "stone statues" that were about to crack with sympathy: "Since you know that I sang "The Peacock Flying Southeast", why didn't you think of it? Can I speak Chinese? I should be able to check my AP Chinese score, right?" Then she strode out of the cafe.
Angela laughed wildly after leaving the cafe all the way. Thinking of the hellish situation of those students, she couldn't help wanting to crawl on the ground and hammer hard. And even now, thanks to her shrugging her shoulders, she covered her mouth and lowered her head, otherwise passers-by would have thought she was insane.
After laughing, although I feel that the recent depression has been swept away, but at the same time there is such a faint sadness that I don't know how to describe. If it was said that in 1996, it was because of the existence of certain things that she ignored it, then before. The conversation has made her realize the insurmountable gap as wide as the Pacific Ocean. Yes, further, Angela is not unaware that she is just unwilling to admit it, which is why she likes to chat with Chinese students at Harvard.
It doesn't matter, this is not to affect my determination to execute the plan, Angela said to herself calmly, I know what I am doing and what I should do.
After finishing the afternoon class and hiding in the east, she came to the temporary studio again. Although the paparazzi who have been chasing and blocking the outside have been increasing these days, it is still very smooth. As for why she and Jonathan both said yes. After a peaceful breakup, so many reporters will come...
"It's normal, and I like it after listening to it." Steven Soderbergh on the screen gave a reassuring smile.
"Then shouldn't I just say, I'm honored?" Angela twitched the corners of her mouth.
"Even if you want to say that, it should be me who said it." Steven said very seriously, while picking up the newspaper and shaking it in front of the screen: "Look, critics think this is the best writing you have ever written. a song."
Angela couldn't help rolling her eyes. Of course she knew this. It's not like Boston couldn't see newspapers. Although the EP was very low-key when it was released, and there was almost no publicity, where is Angela's identity after all, and the reporter's Their sense of smell is not generally sensitive, so the report was made at the first time, and then it was praised unanimously.
"Another sound of nature, Miss Genius always surprises people." - The New York Times
"From the lyrics to the singing is impeccable!" - "USA Today"
"It's wonderful to have both grief and hope, the dance of flamboyance and subtlety." - Los Angeles Times
The Hollywood Reporter's article is the most detailed of all the print outlets: "…Reliable sources say that Miss Angela put a lot of effort into Angel's Gaze, and fellow producer Eric White admits to having I have never seen her so serious before, it seems that all the energy is used to make this song. To hear such beautiful singers and music, I can only say that Eric and they are right, if Miss Genius is serious about it own music career…”
In short, even if there are a few critical voices, they are not on the point. Instead, they are more like nitpicking. The fans also like this song very much. Some people even said that even if they listened to it a dozen times a day, they would feel beautiful. The only problem is that It's easy to sing, but it's not easy to sing well, but this leaves room for another song on the EP, which makes Angela secretly relieved. If everyone focuses on "Angel's Gaze", If "Flying Polka" is ignored, she will definitely be depressed.
But just because the song is very good, the paparazzi can't stay close to the city of Cambridge like this, but the problem is that the British "Sun" announced for the first time that this song may be written to the late Princess Diana, So all the reporters realized that whether Angela admitted or denied it would be news worth writing. Oh Miss Genius, you are a veritable topic maker and always find news on you! then…
"To be honest, I really want to know who you wrote this song for? Can you tell me if you don't mind? I promise not to disclose it to the media." Steven said with a smile, and the occasional signal interference caused him to The face looks a little distorted.
"Please pay attention to the time now, Mr. Soderbergh!" Angela glared at the screen of the videophone, "Although I am 3 hours behind yours, it is not free to spend! If you think this It doesn't matter if it's unnecessary waste, then we can do it another day!"
"Okay, let's start now." Steven immediately changed to a serious look, and Angela was stunned for a long time at the speed of his face change, until the man over there tapped on the screen before he came back to his senses. .
"Oh, I think the master tape that Snow brought, basically I have no problem with it..." Angela said while signaling the staff next to the TV to turn on the TV. She was a little puzzled, although she was in contact with Steven. Not many know what kind of attitude he has at work, but why is he teasing himself inexplicably
But Angela quickly forgot about it, and now work is the key. It must be ensured that "Never Compromise" can be released at the end of the year, and that "American Beauty" is also released at the end of the year as much as possible.
The edited footage on the master tape lasted about 20 minutes. Basically, there were no major problems. Steven answered those small questions over the phone. Although there was an argument in the end, Angela was still persuaded by him. It's going well.
After the end of the call, it is naturally the later stage of "American Beauty". Although the editing is still progressing quickly, the soundtrack is still the same, although Angela has completed half of the track.
"It's okay, there's still time." Angela said to Annie when she stayed outside as usual. Not every track will appear in the movie in its entirety. Most of the time, it's just a part of a certain scene, so if it really doesn't work, You can re-arrange and add the prepared music, but in that case, you must be more precise about what music to add in what scene. In short, there are shortcuts, but it is also not easy.
This Saturday, Angela finally accompanied Benita to the sorority party. In a dormitory building in the northeast corner, the administrators allowed them to use the meeting room for the party. The president of the sorority is Hannah Makepeace, not terribly pretty but charming, especially when she's piercing between the men at the party, she doesn't do anything flirtatious but always moves between gestures Can catch their eye, doesn't care about mingling with men but always pulls back before they cross the line.
She's an ambitious and measured... woman. Angela commented on the other party in her heart, and came to arrange it in person after learning that Miss Genius was participating in the sorority party's peripheral party, and during the reception, Angela felt comfortable and did not mean to please, and knew how to attract men's attention and know Not getting it is the best, so that kind of comment is not bad at all.
However, Angela still felt that this woman could befriend her. She was only a woman after all and the society was dominated by men. Even if Angela didn't have the accumulation of the previous life, she would have to become a character like Hannah if she didn't want to in this life.
Although she has such a good impression of Hannah and her sisters, it does not mean that Angela will like this party. Although the decoration is not bad and the food is still delicious, the environment is really noisy, and it seems that everyone wants to put their enthusiasm Released, of course, the role of alcohol is indispensable - after all, this is not a public place.
It would be fine, but Angela felt like she wanted to collapse when the heavy metal rock sounded. She likes music with a sense of rhythm, but it doesn't mean that she likes this kind of thing that is similar to noise in her eyes. , No, after listening to the noise for a long time, you can hear the complete rhythm, but there is absolutely no such thing, so the heavy metal rock is even worse than the noise! I really don't know that these partygoers are still so energetic. Are they all taking ecstasy
Well, Angela doesn't like heavy metal music. Fortunately, the whole party didn't play this kind of "horrible" music from beginning to end, but this does not mean that Angela can be relieved. There are still people without the harassment of the music. Not only were there fraternity members at the party, but there were also many other male members, so she was approached a lot more than the previous week.
Angela admitted that if you look at it from an objective point of view, some people are still very handsome and have good conversation skills, and they are very good at making girls happy. But when these came to her, she was really disgusting and uncomfortable, and her "radar" became extraordinarily sharp because of this, and the goose bumps never disappeared from the beginning.
"God, don't let me participate in such parties again." Angela rolled her eyes at Benita after returning to the dormitory.
"Why? Did someone upset you?" Benita's face flushed with excitement, and she had a good time tonight.
"It's alright, I just think heavy metal rock is so... horrible." Angela sighed while sitting on the sofa.
"Don't worry, this kind of music is not often played at sisterhood parties. Let them play something else next time." Benita poured two glasses of water with a sigh of relief, and handed one glass to Angela. .
"Thank you." Angela took it, and groaned, "Don't tell me there's another next time, I've had enough tonight! Did you see that? Those guys were buzzing around like flies. If it is normal, you can wave them away, but in such a small space, even if you drive them away for a while, they will come back."
"That's because you're too attractive, everyone wants to be favored by Miss Genius, and since you've broken up with your boyfriend now, doesn't that give them a signal?" Benita said with a smile, "You know I'm still the first Seeing Hannah look jealous once, though only for a few seconds."
"I'm very doubtful right now if you've taken favors from some people, so you came here to be a lobbyist for them," Angela raised her eyebrows, "If I didn't forget, you told me that some boring people take I'm a target to gamble."
"But you can't stop having a boyfriend because of this, right?" Benita spread her hands.
"How can you let me have a boyfriend in this situation? God knows what he's thinking, and I'm very busy." Angela raised her eyebrows and raised her eyebrows, "Help me if you want. Get the news out."
"Okay, Miss genius, but I can't guarantee that those guys will stop." Benita shook her head incomprehensibly, got up and went to the bathroom.
"It's okay, I'm just showing my attitude." Angela yawned and started to get ready to sleep.
As Benita said, even if Angela expressed her attitude semi-publicly, there are still people who want to approach her tirelessly. Of course, the approach has become more subtle and polite. It's not that Angela doesn't know the meaning of the phrase "what you can't get is the best", but she really doesn't bother to make excuses now.
Maybe get a boyfriend as cover in California before breaking up with Jonathan? Angela often thinks this way, of course, it's just a thought, how can there be such good luck to meet a gay man who needs to hide.
Although I was busy rejecting people at school and working on movies outside of school, there were still interesting things in life. For example, several Chinese students before apologized to her through her tutor, Mr. Candita Best.
"They said that they didn't intend to say something offensive to you before, and it was inconvenient to apologize in person, so they said sorry to you through me, I hope you can forgive them." The old professor shook his head as he said, "I really don't know what these Chinese are thinking. What, it's just an apology, there's nothing to say."
"It's normal, Mr. Candita," Angela, who recalled the situation at the time, struggled to hold back her smile, "I can understand that Orientals are relatively reserved."
"So are you going to forgive them?" The old professor shrugged, "Or ask them to apologize in person?"
"No, no, it's too embarrassing for them. Please tell them that I didn't take it to heart, because I believe many people have said something like this in private, but I just happened to hear them. ,that's it."