The hall that was still cheering just now became quiet as the light went out. The colorful stage seemed to be splashed with a thick layer of ink that seemed to be insoluble, but the ink flashed with countless rays of light from time to time, like the stars in the dark night sky.
A melodious tin whistle sounded, and the audience in the hall suddenly cheered. This melody is too familiar. You must know that this song is one of the best songs in the late 1990s. With the prelude going to make everyone more excited, it's rare to hear her sing this moving song live.
"Every night in my dreams, I see you, I fell you..." With the slightly vibrato singing, the screams in the audience suddenly became much smaller, because the singer was another singer . The people who were waiting to listen to Tian Su couldn't help feeling that they had been poured cold water on their heads. Although the singer's singing skills were quite solid, the interpretation of this song was not bad, even though people were still cheering for her just now, But the audience still couldn't help but let out a few disappointed boos.
A beam of light shot down and enveloped the girl singing on the stage. Her curly golden brown hair was draped over her shoulders. Black trousers and a one-shoulder crop top of the same color made her look unusually pretty. . Even if there were a few boos from time to time, she still sang without changing her face.
When the girl sang "And my heart will go on and on", she suddenly closed her mouth and walked to the side, before people figured out the situation, after the interlude, an ethereal voice different from her slightly heavy voice line The singing voice rang: "Love can touch us on e time..."
Violent cheers erupted from the crowd, and the name "Angela" resounded in the hall for the first time. When the lights were turned on, Angela, who had changed into a golden evening dress, suddenly appeared on the stage. Only then did people realize that the figure who was playing the prelude for the girl with a tin whistle in the dark was also her, and the cheers could not help resounding again.
Angela in the center of the stage sang the song "My Heart Will Eternal", and the song like the sky seems to have never changed. Even if the girl from before was added in midway, she still couldn't let her singing fade in half. The girl at the back simply made a harmony for her, and the two matched perfectly. Many people who originally thought that the girl's thick voice was not suitable for singing this song could not help but change their views in the end.
At the end of the song, warm applause rang out in the hall, including the three judges at the front.
"It's wonderful, Kelly, I said you were a great singer," Simon Cowell said, clapping his hands. "If it wasn't for the safety of your life, I'd even say you sang better than the original."
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and even if there were a few boos, they were mostly boos with laughter. But don't think that's the case, is the non-bitter Simon Cowell still Simon Cowell? Of course, he set his target on another person: "As for you, Miss Angela, although your singing is as good as ever, there is no need to steal others' limelight, right? You hardly sing much anymore."
There was no boo this time, but instead a sigh, after all, Simon spoke out the hearts of most fans.
Fortunately, Paula Abadoo, who was sitting next to him, rounded up the situation: "Okay, Simon, Angela is not for you to judge."
Another judge, Ellen DeGeneres, also nodded: "Let's hear what Angela has to say about Kelly."
"I have to say that Kelly is an excellent singer. Her singing skills are solid, and the typhoon is quite good. She knows how to express her strengths. I think as long as she continues to explore her own style, she will definitely be very dazzling." Angela looked at the girl beside her, Kelly Clarkson, the most powerful contender for the first season of American Idol, and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Angela, thank you." The excited Kelly immediately hugged Angela tightly, knowing that she was also a fan of Miss Angel, and sang Angela's gothic songs from the audition to the finals.
"I bet Angela should be very happy in her heart." After the good-natured laughter, the host Brian Duklerman came up and spread his hands to Angela again: "You don't blame me for putting you Say it in your heart."
Following another burst of laughter in the hall, Angela immediately smiled and shook her head: "Of course not."
"Well, our Miss Angel has commented on the last contestant, and it's time to announce the champion of the first season of "American Idol"!" With Brian's announcement, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became extremely warm.
Angela returned to her position as a special guest next to Ellen DeGeneres. She promised to serve twice. The first time she randomly picked an audition, she met a very good one. The Chinese contestant — who the guy seems to be signing with now — the second time is now the finals.
As a special guest, what she has to do is still to comment on the players, because it is the finals that she has to perform. In addition to the chorus with Kelly before, she also has a few other players, Justin Errini. There is also cooperation. And now that she has completed her task, she can sit down and watch the show.
"Who do you think Kelly and Justin will win the championship, Angela?" Allen beside him suddenly asked in a low voice.
"Anyone is possible, both of them are excellent, otherwise the organizer will not hand over the decision to the public, and let the three of you just click the light." Angela replied with a smile.
After a pause, the girl looked at the short-haired woman in front of her with some doubts. From here, the other party has been getting close to her, and she seems to have an unusual enthusiasm for her. What's going on
"Don't worry, Angela, I already have a girlfriend." DeGeneres saw Angela's doubts, smiled and whispered, but she obviously misunderstood the girl's meaning.
"Have a girlfriend?" Angela blinked a little blankly, but then she remembered that Ellen DeGeneres is a lesbian, and publicly announced her coming out as early as 1997.
It took a lot of courage to announce publicly at that time. Allen himself admitted in an interview that he was very scared when he came out publicly, and even secretly cried in private. And although the ratings of the TV series she starred in did not decline because of this news, the production company still suspended the filming for the first time, and then she did not have any job for up to three years. Ellen survived, however, not only writing scripts for HBO but also hosting. Her characteristic humor has made her talk show very popular, and she is now a judge on American Idol.
"Sorry, I don't mean anything else, I'm just thinking about the new movie recently, so I occasionally get distracted." Angela shook her head, her tone softened a lot, such a woman should be respected.
"New movie? Oh, I see. I went to the cinema to see this movie, it was excellent, and I'm sure a lot of people will resonate with it. So no need to worry about those remarks, you said it yourself on your blog, this It's a personal story, not about racism," Allen said comfortingly.
"No, no, I'm not bothered by "Crash". I recently planned a new movie, a movie about true love." Speaking of this, Angela's mouth couldn't help but emerge with a self-deprecating smile, and then immediately disappeared. Go, "I prepared ten short stories that I intend to describe in a multi-line narrative like "Crash". Among them, there is a pair of lesbians, and I was thinking... How to arrange for them to break up because of stress, and then overcome difficulties and go again A world of love together."
"It sounds good, but I may not be able to give you much advice. Although I have been under pressure, it is only for me." Allen shook his head regretfully, "but I still want to thank you."
"Thank me?"
"Yes, my girlfriend and I are considering whether to go to Boston to register for marriage."
Angela immediately understood what she meant and shrugged slightly: "This is due to the long-running appeal of the gay organization. Without my promotion, a certain state will allow gay marriage sooner or later."
"You're too modest, at least not so fast without your influence, isn't it?"
The girl smiled and didn't speak again, but the undercurrent that had been suppressed to some extent began to surge again.
The first season of "American Idol" ended with cheers as host Brian declared Kelly Clarkson the winner with 54 percent of the vote.
After wishing the champion and other frustrated people, Angela, who returned to the backstage, had a few more chats with the production company and then left the studio to go home. Of course, the reporters who were waiting outside early would definitely not let her go.
"Miss Angela, what do you think of the show "American Idol"?"
"Are you in favor of young people showing their talents through such talent shows?"
"From a professional point of view, which one do you think has more room for development, Miss Angela?"
Facing these guys who press the shutter from time to time, the girl had to keep her smile and answer as she walked: "This is an excellent program, every link has been carefully arranged, and it provides a good opportunity for those young people who are eager to show their talents. The stage. I hope the producers can maintain the style of "American Idol" and play a more active role. As for which one has more room for development, sorry, although I also make music, this kind of question is still asked by more professional people Better."
There was light laughter all around, and then a reporter asked, "Are you going to give up making music completely in the future?"
"Not necessarily. It used to be because I didn't have time. Now that I graduated, I should be able to better adjust my schedule." Angela replied.
Although most of the questions focused on "American Idol", which was broadcast live today and had a viewership rating of 32%, that didn't mean they wouldn't ask other questions. Although "Crash" was released in a low-key manner according to Angela's instructions, how could the sensitive media ignore the past so easily, plus it attracted so much attention during filming at the beginning of the year, so the film was released in early September but only three times Days, it immediately appeared on the homepage of various media.
Also as Angela expected, "racism" has almost become synonymous with the film. Of course, those well-known media and famous film critics will not view "Crash" so simply, but they can't stop the hype of those tabloids. Although it attracted a large number of people into the theater, it also caused a lot of negative effects. For example, several extreme minority groups have protested.
"You haven't talked about Crash so far. Are you guilty of racism? Do you feel profitable after making Brokeback Mountain last year and want to replicate it this year? the result?" a reporter asked at this time.
The noise around him suddenly became much quieter, and his colleagues looked at this rash guy with surprise. Such a question was too much. However, after seeing the press card on this guy's chest, others immediately understood that the reporters of these tabloids have never been "surprised to death". So they immediately focused their attention on Angela again, and no matter what her reaction was, she could write a big one tomorrow.
Angela, who had already walked to the front of the car, was slightly stunned, and did not get into the car as many people did and walked away. After thinking for a few seconds, she looked at the somewhat complacent reporter with a hint of pity: " I have made this very clear on my blog, this is just a story of people colliding with each other, I just expanded it a little bit. No matter the race, no matter the region, no matter the gender, as long as you live in In society, there are bound to be all kinds of connections with other people, good and bad. I don’t think anyone who is resonated with these stories would have come to such ridiculous conclusions.”
After speaking, Angela got into the car before the reporters could react, and the bodyguards started the engine and drove to the street. The reporters who couldn't catch up had to shoot wildly at the car that was going away.
"The answer was a little drastic, but it doesn't matter, the other party's question is stupid anyway." Sparrow looked away from the rear window, "But I still recommend you participate in two or three talk shows."
"Okay, Jack, when I was in the studio before, I even refused Allen's talk show invitation, let's not mention this." Angela said with a bit of depression on her forehead, "I have to add it before it's here. when."
"There won't be a situation where you have to participate, as long as you want to." Sparrow said so.
"Really, that's great!" Angela said irritably, and then slowed down after a while: "At least now I don't want to be on any show, Jack, I want to do something... something else, such as new Movie… "
"Okay," Sparrow shrugged after a while, "there is good news about the new movie. Most of the actors you need have verbally agreed to appear."
"Really?" The look of surprise flashed across Angela's face, and she finally got a little excited, "Just because of a script that hasn't been fully written yet, they all agreed verbally?"
"Yes, after all, being able to work with you is the wish of every actor." Sparrow said half-jokingly.
"Ha, then should I be a little proud?" Angela smiled softly.
Sparrow didn't answer, but coughed carefully: "But... I used another term when I came into contact."
"Another way?"
"Yes, what I said to them is that this is your first British-style film."
"The first... British-style movie?!" Angela was stunned for a while, then looked at her agent, "I never knew you would be so cunning."
Sparrow shrugged and said nothing.
"Well, it's not necessarily wrong to say that," Angela immediately shook her head. "That's it, I think the preparations are almost done. Arrange a plane to London as soon as possible."
Speaking of this, she couldn't help pinching the bridge of her nose, and when she thought of the movie that was about to start, the girl felt a sense of mockery.
"Love Actually", this is the movie Angela is currently preparing. Knowing through Sparrow that no such film was being produced or planned in the UK - not even one with a similar theme - she immediately dug out the outline of the film from the "treasure box" and began to expand, at the same time forcing the film department at any time. Ready to prepare.
Although because the time was too short, when Sparrow started to contact the actors according to her instructions, the scripts he got were still unfinished, but these very famous actors in the UK still agreed to Angela's invitation.
The girl was supposed to be happy—in fact she was—but depression came with it, and the story was ironic compared to her own. But Angela still wants to direct this movie, because the more she can't get it, the more she yearns for it? Or do you want to prove yourself or say something? She doesn't know it herself.
I just want to find something to do, something that I am familiar with! Besides... it also allows me to solidify my multi-line narrative approach. Angela has been saying this to herself in her heart. Anyway, the turbulent undercurrent can suppress a day is a day.
"Okay, I'll arrange it, but it may take a day or two," Sparrow said after taking notes. "Mr. Jared greeted me a few days ago, and he by plane."
"Ah?" Angela was stunned, and then she remembered that she was still using her parents' private jet until now.
"If I'm in a hurry, I can always go and book a first-class ticket to London," Sparrow added.
"Let's talk, let me see the situation," Angela rubbed her face. "By the way, if you have time, place an order with Boeing. All configurations can refer to Dad's Sky."
"Understood," the agent nodded, "there is one last question, about the various things caused by "Crash"..."
"Leave it to Ed," Angela interrupted. "Anyway, I have told them about the situation before, and I believe Ed will handle it."
But... is that really okay