"I want to woo them? I want to woo them?! Ha, that's ridiculous, Mike! I do it because I'm their mother, I care about them, and it's you who really wants to woo them!"
"Mother? Caring about them? That's a good excuse, Dina, but don't forget that I'm their father too! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, stupid woman, don't think I'm such a fool!"
"At least... I thought about them, you... What have you done! Besides drinking, smoking, marijuana and drugs, what have you done for the family! Don't forget... Don't forget how you got your job now!"
Lindsay lowered her head and bit her teeth tightly. This scene was all too familiar to her. When she was a few years old, she sat on the stairs with her legs crossed more than once and listened to her parents arguing below. At first, it was only once or twice, but as time passed, the number of times not only increased, but finally evolved from quarrel to fight.
No one told her what to do when her father yelled and her mother cried downstairs, the only thing the girl could do was to hold her arms tighter. It wasn't until that night that the ghosts sneaked out and came to the house of the girl who had only met a few times by memory. God knows how old Lindsay found it unscathed.
In her memory, it was one of the most correct decisions she had ever made, and she got a touch of warmth in the arms of another girl. The other party accommodated her, comforted her, enlightened her, and always told her that no matter how bad things were, they would pass.
Later, the relationship between the parents gradually began to ease, especially when the younger sister was born, the atmosphere at home returned to the past. Both parents were smiling all day, as if those things never happened. Lindsay gradually forgot those unpleasant memories in the frolic with her parents and sister. She didn't really want much.
However, the fact that some things did not happen again does not mean that they will never happen in the future. This kind of life only lasted for two years. As my father's unemployed family atmosphere became depressed again, all kinds of alcoholism, quarrels, beatings and scoldings reappeared in my own home. Lindsay worked hard to make money by shooting commercials and movies, thinking that this would solve the problem. What disappointed her was that her father became more and more addicted to alcohol. In addition, smoking marijuana and drugs even became commonplace.
Lindsay didn't understand why her father became like this. Could it be that alcohol and drugs have so much magic power? She had the idea of trying, but Angela stopped her immediately.
"Alcohol is okay to drink in moderation, but drugs should never be used. I don't want to speak ill of your father, Lindsay, but only those who can't find the value of their own existence will use alcohol and drugs to numb themselves, if they themselves If you don't want to stand up, no one can help him stand up. Some things can't be tried out of curiosity, otherwise you may regret it for the rest of your life." Angela said to her, and the girl still remembers the seriousness revealed in the other's emerald eyes.
Lindsay trusts Angela because she's never cheated on herself, but doesn't know what to do when faced with a family situation where little is improving. So I had to spend my time on work, no matter what announcements my parents took for me. Other than that, protect her sister Ellie.
With her father finding work again, Lindsay thought maybe things would improve at home. In fact, it did get better for a while, but my father didn't really cheer up, so he calmed down a little more than before. The girl really understood the true meaning of the sentence "I don't want to stand up so no one can help him stand up".
But that was her father after all, and she still had her own sister, so she had to endure it, and every time she went to Angela's house was her happiest time. However, even with the ups and downs at home, a blatantly heated argument at the dinner table like today—especially with Ellie still present—is a handful!
"Sister." Ellie pulled La Lindsay's shirt timidly at this time.
"Don't worry, it's fine." The girl forced a smile and patted her sister's hand while replying in a low voice.
"How dare you talk to me like that, Dina?! How dare you! Don't think it's daytime and I won't beat you up when the kids are here!" Michael suddenly clapped heavily on the table and stood abruptly He got up and stared fiercely at his wife.
Although Dina leaned back slightly trembling, she looked at her husband unwillingly. At this time, Dangdang rang a few crisp knocks, Lindsay tapped the spoon on the plate a few times and then calmly raised her head: "Please pay attention to the time, we will be late if you drag on."
The two who were still arguing suddenly closed their mouths. After Michael looked at the time, he finally restrained himself and sat down, but then he said unwillingly, "Dear, listen to me..."
"Let's let Mom send us there, Dad. After all, we don't have much time. If we delay in the middle, it will be troublesome." Lindsay still said in a calm tone.
"Um... this... well..." Michael Lohan grunted a few times and said nothing more.
A breakfast that should have been normal ended in such a dull atmosphere. After that, from the time her mother drove out to the time she took her sister into the car and then to the destination, Lindsay remained silent. No matter how her mother nagged along the way, she kept her mouth tightly shut until they came to the studio and her mother was about to leave, before she stepped forward to give each other a hug.
"Sister, why did my mother say that?" As the staff walked in, the younger sister suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Mom is just unhappy, she just wants to vent, what she said at this time doesn't count, so don't worry, understand?" Lindsay touched her sister's head and comforted her softly. Ellie nodded in understanding. Ask again.
The girl touched her sister's head again and sighed in her heart. This kind of nagging has not happened once or twice, and it is not only her mother who has said it. Lindsay somewhat knew why, but she didn't want to understand or understand, just be a innocent girl with a simple mind like Angela said.
The corners of Lindsay's mouth couldn't help curling up slightly when she thought of the woman who would feel at ease and comfortable in her arms.
"You and your sister can rest here for a while, Miss Lindsay, the audition is going on inside. After the end, Miss Angela will call you in order." The staff member said after bringing them to the rest room.
"Thank you, Mr. Zachary." Lindsay, who is quite familiar with the staff here, has been here many times, nodded with a smile, and pulled her sister to sit down on the couch beside her.
"Are you also here to audition?" Just after Lindsay breathed a sigh of relief, a pleasant voice suddenly rang.
The girl was stunned for a while and then found a little girl who was similar to her sister sitting on the sofa diagonally opposite, holding a picture book in her hand and looking at them curiously, with golden brown hair on her shoulders and a fleshy face. Lovely, but those smart light blue eyes have a maturity that does not match their age.
"Yes, I think you should too, right?" Lindsay asked reluctantly, tilting her head. Obviously, the other party should be one of the competitors this time. Her temperament is much stronger than Ellie's. Although she has a very good relationship with Angela, she also knows that the relationship cannot completely control Angela.
In fact, it doesn't matter, even if it doesn't work, it can make Ellie's eyes open. Lindsay thought so. On the one hand, she hopes that her sister can enter the entertainment industry, so that she can take care of her better and more conveniently; but on the other hand, she does not want her sister to get involved. After all, she has one in the family. Mood.
Let's talk, or Angie and Jesse can give their opinions. Lindsay quickly put her worries behind her head, and felt that the little girl sitting over there looked familiar.
Before she could understand why her eyes were familiar, the little girl's eyes lit up first: "If I'm not mistaken, you are the Lindsay Lohan who is usually a star when an ordinary high school student needs it!"
"Well, yes." Lindsay's face suddenly filled with a smile.
The effect brought by "Beautiful Girl is a Big Star" is unprecedented. The double sales of the box office and the original soundtrack made Disney not only revised the contract, but also prepared to let her release a new album this year, and wanted to make her both a movie and a singer. Line development artist. And every time she appears in a public place, there are always many people who come to ask and ask for autographs. This is the first time she has tasted the taste of becoming a popular idol, and it is inevitable that she will feel a little flirtatious.
"I've seen the movie you played, it's great, but my favorite is "The Climb", no matter how many times I listen to it, it's not enough." The little girl as cute as a doll said and sat down beside Lindsay , looked at her curiously.
"I also like it very much. I spent a lot of brains to fill in the words. If it wasn't for someone's help, I almost couldn't complete the task." Lindsay recalled the scene at that time, and the corners of her mouth softened.
"Task?"
"Oh, you should know that the lyrics were written by me and others, but the songs were composed by An Ji."
"That's right, it was composed by Angie... Could it be that she composed it for you? You are so lucky!"
"It's okay, at that time she said that she wanted me to take time to learn the instrument, if I can write the appropriate lyrics according to the song she composed, I will pass the test..." Having said that, Lindsay finally remembered why she thought this little girl was familiar, "Yes Now, you're that little girl from A Beautiful Mind, I remember your name... Dakota Fanning? That's right, that's the name Angie mentioned."
"It should be Hannah Dakota Fanning." The little girl corrected solemnly, and then stretched out her hand, "Nice to meet you, Lindsay, you can call Dakota or me Hannah."
"Nice to meet you too, Hannah." Lindsay smiled and shook hands with her, she was very fond of Dakota.
At this time, someone pulled the corner of La Lindsay's clothes, and then the appearance of her sister pouting appeared in front of her eyes. Clearly, she wasn't happy with the sight of her sister leaving her to talk to others.
"I'm so sorry, dear." Lindsay pinched her sister's cheek comfortingly, then hugged her to introduce Dakota: "Hannah, this is my sister Ellie, and one of your opponents today; Li, this is Hannah."
"Hello, Ellie," Dakota shook hands with Ellie kindly, then raised his head, "What a coincidence, Lindsay, I also have a sister, and her name is Ellie."
"Really?" Lindsay blinked.
"Of course, she'll be 5 years old in a few months. When she was a baby, I used to hold her in my arms and practice acting in front of the mirror. She even played the role of my childhood in last year's movie. ." Dakota nodded again and again.
"Your relationship must be very good." Lindsay said this, but kept looking at her sister, and seemed to regret that she had not practiced with her in her arms at the time. Ellie probably also sensed her sister's thoughts, she grimaced at her after shrinking her neck and even made a "hum" through her nose.
Lindsay and Dakota froze at the same time, giggling at the same time.
At this moment, another door of the lounge was opened, and the girl who was auditioning inside came out. Then Angela also appeared at the door, and when she saw Dakota, Lindsay, and Ellie in the room, she suddenly showed a surprised look, but she didn't say much, made a gesture to them and returned to the room.
Soon an assistant stepped out again to greet Dakota. It happened that Dakota's mother also came back from the outside and went in with her daughter immediately. The lounge suddenly seemed a little empty, Lindsay didn't care to talk to her sister again, and there was a water dispenser, picture albums and newspapers in the room, so there was nothing to worry about.
Dakota came out of it about ten minutes later, and she smiled at Lindsay clearly thinking she was doing a good job. Lindsay returned a smile, patted her sister's arm comfortably and led her into the room.
The audition was actually very simple. It was almost about reciting the lines and externalizing the emotions in the lines. Those who were already familiar with Lindsay couldn't be more familiar with them, but it was not her but her sister who auditioned today.
Ellie was a little nervous at first, after all, this was her first audition, but Lindsay kept looking at her with encouraging eyes, and Angela who was behind the long table was always smiling. Later, her performance changed. Getting better and better, at least Angela applauded gently after the end.
"Very well, I think I can already decide." She said this and came to the door to open it and waved to the outside.
Following Angela's actions, Dakota and her mother appeared in the lounge. She was not like the little girl who left after the audition, which shows that her relationship with Angela should be very good.
"Dear Hannah, I have good news and bad news, which one are you going to hear?" Angela folded her arms and looked at Dakota with a smile.
"Well... let's hear the bad news first." The little girl said after thinking about it.
"Okay, the bad news is that although your audition is the best of the few, I don't plan to give you this role." Angela raised her eyebrows as she spoke. Dakota was stunned but didn't ask why. After thinking about it, he asked again, "So what's the good news?"
Angela couldn't help but curled her lips, and seemed a little dissatisfied because her joke did not achieve the desired effect, but she quickly recovered: "The good news is that the movie I told you before is about to start shooting. "
The little girl showed a blank look, but after a few seconds she jumped up in surprise: "You mean... you mean... "
"Yes, that's the movie." Angela smiled and nodded, "Frankly, I can't wait to see how you will behave in it."
Although Lindsay didn't quite know what they were talking about, one thing was certain, Ellie's chances of getting this role had increased a lot. However, when Angela turned the topic to the audition, she thought for a few seconds and waved her hand: "Well, let's go out for now, I have a few words to talk to Lindsay alone."
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" After everyone went out, Lindsay asked first.
"Don't be nervous, Lindsay," Angela laughed, "Ellie's performance is still very good, I think she can get the role, just... I want to ask, you sure hope that Ellie goes this way. ?"
Lindsay was immediately stunned, and Angela's words immediately ticked off what she had thought before, and after a long hesitation, she said: "I don't know, Angie, I hope to protect her better, I don't I hope she always sees some... I was going to move out when I turned 16 this year, Ellie can come and live with me often, but I'm afraid she will become... "
The girl made a few gestures, and her face, which has always liked to make faces, showed a rare wry smile.
"... Frankly speaking, I can't give you any advice." Angela shrugged helplessly after a long silence, and after thinking for a few seconds, she said again: "Well, I'll give this role to Ellie, anyway, it's just A small supporting role. If Ellie likes acting, I will find a way to arrange a few less important supporting roles for her to hone. But you have to protect her until Ellie can make her own decision. Of course, I I'll take good care of you too."
Lindsay didn't speak for a while, just looked at Angela like that. After a long time, she came forward and hugged her, burying her head deeply into the other's chest.
"What... what's wrong?" Angela was obviously at a loss.
"Just wanted to hold you," Lindsay said softly.
Angela laughed, put her hands on the girl's back and head, rubbed it lightly, and said sarcastically, "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen you so sentimental, unlike the usual careless person. Lungs are totally different... ah!"
The smiling Lindsay raised her head, her hands were rubbing Angela's softness: "You mean that? How could you forget."
"You bastard! Stop it!" Angela was pinched a little softly by her. She stepped back a few steps and leaned against the long table before stopping. She blushed and was about to catch Lindsay.
The girl who took it away immediately turned away, but then she smacked her mouth and moved her fingers: "Frankly speaking, it feels quite good, and I'm starting to envy Jesse."
"Lindsay!" Angela roared, but before she could make any move, the other party had already opened the door and fled.