Times Square, one of the symbols of New York, is located at the intersection of West 42nd Street and Broadway Avenue. Nearly 40 shopping malls and theaters gather around Times Square Building. It is a prosperous entertainment and shopping center in Manhattan. Therefore, many conferences are chosen to be held here, such as new electronic products or singers' signings.
Many famous singers have signed and sung here, not to mention MJ, Madonna, Whitney, who have been famous for a long time, when did Miss genius Angela Mason go to New York to promote her record in Times Square? In recent years, new forces such as Linkin Park, which has just released its first album, or C&B, a girl group that is currently popular all over the United States, go to New York to promote Times Square. In other words, being able to hold album signings here is also a manifestation of popularity.
At this time, there were already young men and women standing on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan. They all looked at the nearby stage from time to time with excitement, talking and laughing, and all they were holding were the CDs and posters. Obviously, this is another singer's signing event, and the scale is not small. However, the signing party to be held here is not a well-known singer. Among the oversized posters hanging on the stage, a girl wearing a black vest, casual trousers and black and white canvas shoes is carrying an electric guitar. Raised her hand, her flowing brown hair and thick smoky eye makeup made her look uninhibited and unrestrained.
Avril Lavigne, this is the name of the punk-dressed girl on the poster, and has been featured in various music magazines in these short weeks. The first title song "Flying High" with the same name as the album (the name of the album is also the name of the song, made up) quickly jumped to the top of the major charts when it first hit the charts, and at the same time created a storm of light rock among young people.
For this newcomer who seems to be airborne, many senior critics have mixed praise and criticism for her. People who like her say that her energetic vocals make people feel uplifted and her personal style is charming; people who don't like her say that she is roaring and roaring from beginning to end, and it simply ruins rock music.
But no matter what, from the day she appeared in the public eye, this girl, who was only a few days away from turning 16, quickly established her status in the hearts of young men and women who like light rock. From the signing in Los Angeles, it was basically sold out. The hot scene made many first-line singers a little envious. When they came to New York, the sales were almost approaching one platinum.
Faced with this situation, Hollywood Records is both happy and depressed. Although Avril's potential is immeasurable, and it is only a matter of time before she becomes another flagship singer of the company, it is still too early to gradually replace the lazy genius lady with the C&B group in the record public, as some comments have said.
The C&B group is very popular now, and it already has the momentum of the first female group, and even its influence in some aspects exceeds the scope of female groups. But even if Avril's popularity can reach this level, it is still not enough to replace Angela as the main singer of the record company. Nothing to do with Angela's background, mainly because—
"Angela has helped me a lot, yes, just like Britney and Christina. We also met when we were very young, when I was just a naive kid who liked to sing and fantasize about being a singer in the future. Girl and love Angela's songs. I never thought I would be friends with my idol until a very accidental encounter. She always encouraged me, you have a great talent and you can be great as long as you work hard, I love it I believe it. So I often say to her that my goal is to surpass her musically in the future!" Avril said in a talk show.
Just thinking about the relationship between C&B and Avril and Miss Talent shows how unreliable that kind of comment is. The previous "Flying Wings" and "Let's Talk Tomorrow" occupied No. 12 on Billboard.
But the record company doesn't matter, everything has two sides, as long as the C&B group continues to maintain a relationship with Avril and Angela, Miss Genius will continue to escort them even if she is a little lazy about her album.
"Hurry up, hurry up, are you ready, Bimson?" A staff member pushed open the door of the dressing room impatiently.
"Relax, Boji, don't yell like that, you'll be fine right away." The male makeup artist said without looking back, and Avril, who was still in a hurry, was doing the final treatment on her face.
"Relax? Hell, Bimson, it's about to start, but you're not even putting on makeup! If you drag on like this, the director will kill me!" Bo Ji screamed like a pig. up.
"Do you understand makeup, Bogey, it's an art! Such haste will not only reduce the effect, but even have the opposite effect. Is this what you or the director want to see?" Bimson pointed the orchid. He raised his eyebrows and said, and gave Avril, who secretly gave a thumbs up, a bright smile: "Not to mention the punk makeup with a full personal style."
"Enough, Beamson, I don't want to know nor am I interested in knowing the essentials of your makeup, I just want her to be on the stage in fifteen minutes!" Boji said weakly.
"Don't be so pitiful, it's already good." With a raised eyebrow, Bimson straightened up, "Look, an unruly and energetic punk girl was born, what a masterpiece!"
"Yes, I like this look!" Avril jumped up from the chair and looked in the mirror for a long time, "Although she is a little decadent, she is still a beautiful young girl with sunshine!"
As she spoke, she raised her hands and raised her chest, circling the room with pride, and she had a tendency to learn from orangutans to beat her chest and purr a few times.
"Okay, Miss Sunshine Young Beauty, can we go backstage to prepare?" Bo Ji covered his forehead helplessly.
"Oh, of course, let's go now." Avril, who was a little too excited, immediately stuck out her tongue, and after winking goodbye with Bimson, she waved her arms and walked out with Bo Ji giggling. That appearance is not so much a singer preparing to perform on stage and sign a record, but a player preparing to take the stage to participate in the women's WWE. However, if she participates in the women's WWE with her small body, the end will undoubtedly be very tragic.
"It's basically the same as the other signings. I won't repeat the important points." Boji said as he walked along the aisle, "You have been doing very well, as long as you keep it up."
"No problem." Avril nodded confidently.
"However, there is one thing you need to be vigilant about," Bogi said with hesitation in his voice, "if a reporter asks certain questions..."
"Don't worry, I know what to say." Avril interrupted, "Just be careful to stay ambiguous."
Although she said this on the lips, she could not help but sigh in her heart, because of the phrase "My goal is to surpass Angela", she is now attacked by many Angela fans. Such as "Don't Angela write the songs you sing now", "Angela's songs are all written by yourself, you can do this first", "The whole person is just a replica of Angela singing rock" Such sarcastic remarks abound.
Fortunately, those who said these words were all die-hard fans, most fans were more tolerant, and some people even liked Avril because of Angela, so it's okay to hear those things. But for the entertainment media, it is a topic worth digging into. The regular media is better. If the tabloids seize the loopholes and fabricate it, it will be very bad. That's why Bo Ji reminded her like this.
"Okay, be careful with everything," said Bo Ji, who got the answer, and followed him with a wink: "There will be a surprise today."
"Surprise?" Avril raised her eyebrows and was about to ask in detail, but the two of them had already reached the end of the passage, and the noise outside had come in from behind the door.
"You'll know." Bo Ji smiled and opened the door for her.
Although there were doubts, Avril immediately recovered when she got to the stage. When the music started, she slung the electric guitar on her shoulders, and sang to the front desk while playing. It was a little out of tune at first, but it quickly became normal after standing up.
The fans who had been waiting for a long time below the stage immediately cheered, and danced the CD and posters in their hands to the rhythm, and the scene suddenly became very lively. Avril, who was inspired, also began to get excited, and with her sweet and uninhibited smile, her singing gradually began to become wild, making the scene even more lively.
"How do you feel?" At the end of the song, Avril took a breath and asked in a loud voice.
"Perfect!" Although the voices below the stage were indistinct, it was better than there were many people, and it was quite imposing to shout like this.
"Then I'll continue, "Let's talk about tomorrow" next!" Avril said, changing the acoustic guitar in her hand, sitting on the high stool brought by the staff, and plucked the strings after trying the sound.
"Let's Talk Tomorrow" is a gentle love song. It's good to use such a song to ease the mood after enjoying the passionate "Wings and Fly High". Although Avril likes rock, she can sing love songs without ambiguity. The performance of "Let's Talk About Tomorrow" is light and bright, which is quite memorable.
After singing again, there was another burst of cheers, and Avril jumped up from the high stool and replaced the acoustic guitar in her hand with an electric guitar again. After being gentle, she has to go back to rock and roll, and Angela's "Roller Roller" tailored for her naturally became the best choice, but...
After the girl took the electric guitar and checked it, she suddenly felt a little doubt in her heart when she stood in front of the microphone. She turned to look at the woman who was sitting on the bar stool behind her and used the acoustic guitar to accompany and harmonize herself while singing "Let's Talk Tomorrow". She was wearing a peaked cap and was tuning the bass with her back turned. Although the dress is simple, it always feels familiar.
Why did both the harmony and the accompaniment have a familiar feeling before? Avril took time to look at the woman who never turned around while reassuring the fans in the microphone. Her body trembled as she remembered something, and her eyes widened.
Before Avril could cry out, the other party had turned around, and the peaked cap tilted to reveal Angela's smirk face.
Is this a surprise? The girl finally understood, and she gritted her teeth at the same time. Fortunately, she still remembered that it was a song performance at the signing ceremony, otherwise she would definitely come forward and give her an old fist.
The electric guitar was plucked again, and the rapid sound of music echoed on the stage. The essence of this "Roller Roller" lies in the refreshing feeling of suddenly rushing to the top of the song, which requires a very high singing voice for the singer. Even though he really liked Ai Wei'er, he did it all over again during the recording, and the live performances at the previous signings were not very satisfactory.
And this time, she brought out the taste of the song vividly and vividly, making the listening fans hooked. At this time, many people also suddenly discovered that the woman behind the bass who played the harmony for Avril's accompaniment turned out to be Miss Genius. The scene suddenly became a little chaotic, screams came one after another, and many reporters moved their cameras and lenses.
Finally, with the intense rhythm coming to an end, the carefree "Roller Roller" finally came to an end. With a forceful wave, Avril raised her hands and shouted, "Thank you!"
Then she blew kisses with both hands amid the shouts of the fans, which naturally led to even louder screams. But in the next second, their screams increased by a few decibels. Avril took off the electric guitar and threw it at the nearby staff, walked a few steps to Angela who also put down the bass, and hugged her tightly.
Just a little petite, she was more like throwing herself into Angela's arms, so the opponent's body slumped back and immediately took her off the ground. Avril, who quickly calmed down, giggled and bent her legs. If Angela was a man, this would be the scene of Biao Huai's couple meeting.
So the fans below screamed and then shouted the names of the two, the reporters were also scrambling to click the shutter, and the TV host also said to the camera such as "Miss genius suddenly appeared. The signing of the rock girl", "Angela supports Avril" and other words.
Even a lot of young people around Times Square who were not interested in Avril's signing ceremony were also inquiring, and they rushed over to see Angela, the genius lady who suddenly appeared. It might have been messed up.
It's just that the two people on the stage did not respond, only Avril, who hugged, waved to the fans, and then followed the staff down, disappointing many people at the scene.
What they didn't know was that when Avril arrived backstage, she punched Angela on the shoulder in front of many people: "Aren't you busy making movies in Princeton? Why did you suddenly appear here."