"This is inappropriate, Miss Angela," Mr. Song shook his head after trying to pull a piece of the score written by Angela, "It was fine before, but this piece has a very helpless feeling in it."
"So I added the taste of tranquility to the violin movement. Do you remember the clips we watched, it was one of the few passages in the whole movie. The Chinese are going to celebrate the Spring Festival, and they will take away the rare hidden chicken. I killed it, and then invited Mr. Rabe to spend it together. I need to use this contrast to show the cruelty of the war." Angela said in a persuasive manner.
"I know, I understand, and I'm glad someone made such a film, but... I don't like this feeling." The old man said stubbornly, "The Chinese were really numb at that time, but they were also heroes. In the era of many generations, I went to the front line for charity performances at that time, not... Not everyone is so helpless and needs to be protected... "
Having said this, he suddenly came to his senses and gave Angela a shy look: "I'm sorry, I always thought of you as... Chinese, probably because... your Chinese is so good?"
Angela couldn't help but shook her head with a smile. Now she has seen what an old child is, but it may be difficult to convince the other party in this way. To be honest, if she could, she would add such emotions to the soundtrack, but dancing on a tightrope has to be balanced and compromised... Right! Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she clapped her hands: "I thought about it, change the emotion I want to express to pleasure in pain, and that's it!"
The old man couldn't help but feel a little strange. He didn't understand why such a white girl would be so enthusiastic about this matter. After thinking for a few seconds, he was relieved. There are warm-hearted people everywhere, right? Not to mention such a perfect woman.
At this time, an employee came in after knocking on the door: "Miss Angela, it's time to get off work."
Angela, who was about to revise the score, was stunned for a while, and then nodded: "I know, you all go first, and by the way, notify Bucket to come and send Mr. Song back."
"No need, I'm so embarrassed to let you deliver it every time, I'll just go back by myself." The old man said hurriedly.
"I think this is what I should do, please don't refuse." Angela insisted.
Looking at the sincerity revealed in the eyes of the other party, Mr. Song finally gave up his plan: "Okay, then I will leave first, you should also pay attention to rest, as many days as I am here, you will work as many extra days as you want. ."
"I will." Angela smiled and nodded. After seeing the old man leave, she opened the score and continued to revise it.
This is the most important thing to me, this is the last minute, and I mustn't let it go! Angela said repeatedly hypnotically in her heart. Back in Los Angeles, she plunged into the studio, trying to numb herself with endless work.
It seems to be very successful, at least when she is at work, she maintains a strange calm and careful thinking at all times, like a computer with precision calculations, all the problems that she had worried about before have basically been solved by her. Although this state is limited to work, she also fills herself with a lot of work, but people always have to rest, and it is easy to lose control at this time, such as—
"Hey, dear, it's time to get up, I'm not so sleepy when I'm your age." Angela went straight from the bathroom to the closet. The tone of voice said to the two little girls lying on the bed with sleepy eyes and naked bodies. Although she was smiling, no one could see the indifference beneath the smile.
The dazed Lulu finally reacted at this time, hurriedly pulled the quilt around herself, and looked around in horror and dazedness. Xia Xia next to her showed a shy expression, rolled her eyes and hugged Lu Lu comfortably. Lulu struggled slightly and didn't move. After hesitating for a while, she said timidly: "What happened... what happened?"
"Don't tell me, you forgot, dear, you did a great job last night." Angela, who had changed her clothes, walked to the bed and sat down, reaching out and gently stroking Lulu's face.
"Yesterday... night?" Lulu shrank her neck and blushed suddenly, obviously remembering what happened last night. Xia Xia next to her couldn't help but chuckle, which made her face even redder.
"Okay, get dressed, wash and then come down to eat, I'll wait for you." Angela said and kissed the two little girls' plaits, then got up and walked out of the bedroom.
The room was quiet for a moment, and Lulu, whose face was so red that water dripped from her face, finally opened her mouth: "Yesterday... last night... how could... how could we do that kind of thing? And it's still... and it's still... "
She bit her lip and kept changing the expression on her face, Xia Xia, who had been holding her, chuckled again, and said in her ear, "Okay, it's nothing, many girls at this age are Having sex with someone of the same sex."
"Who... Who told you." Lulu asked suspiciously.
"It's told me in the book," Xia Xia blinked with a smile, "don't forget, I read more books than you, if you want, I can recommend a few books to you, which are good works devoted to these. "
"Who wants you to recommend." Lu Lu turned her head away angrily and her lips pouted, and that look of anger was so cute, Xia Xia couldn't help but leaned over and kissed the other's lips.
The unsuspecting Lulu suddenly opened her eyes wide, and let Xia Xia suck her lips in a dizzy manner, and the hand holding the quilt dropped to reveal her naked body. She didn't react until after a long time of separation, glared at Xia Xia with a blushing face and angrily, and then called out: "I remembered, that time... that time you kissed me in the corridor, and then Angela found out. , and then she took us to the bedroom…”
She glared at Xia Xia: "It's all because of you that this bad situation occurs!"
"How can you say that," Xia Xia showed an innocent expression, "it's not the first time we kissed, don't you forget what we did during the summer vacation? It's just that this time Anji caught him straight- You did a great job last night."
"Okay, can you stop talking about this!" Lulu said embarrassedly, and then she remembered something: "By the way, speaking of Angie... She... Is she gay?"
"I think... yeah, although I didn't ask her, but..." Xia Xia's expression suddenly became weird, especially when she looked at Lu Lu, she couldn't help but cough and changed the subject: "Okay, we still Wash up first, if Angie waits impatiently and comes up to arrest someone, it will be bad."
Saying that, she put on her pajamas and hurriedly got out of bed and went to the bathroom. After splashing a few handfuls of water on her face in front of the mirror, she let out a long breath. Xia Xia has always told herself and Angie that the behaviors they are doing are normal. In her opinion, this is just understanding the mysteries of women - do you want to find a boy to study by yourself
It's just that although Xia Xia is smarter and more mature than the average girl, she doesn't know much more than others in this regard, and she can't ask others, so she has always been secretly looking for books to read, and there are some deviations in cognition. Not surprising. And Angela and her have always had a very close relationship, and Xia Xia, who has mixed feelings, has become dull until today...
I'm not gay, am I? Xia Xia looked at herself in the mirror and nodded vigorously. I'm not!
Even though she gave herself such a hint, her eyes were still on Lu Lu all day long. No matter what she said, she would subconsciously agree with Lu Lu, which surprised Willie and Ike who came to play at her sister's house. . Although Lulu was very embarrassed and embarrassed because of what happened last night, and her carefree attitude didn't work in front of Xia Xia for a long time, so she acquiesced to the other party's entanglement, and for a while, the two of them became in the eyes of others. Extraordinarily intimate.
Xia Xia, who got such a result, was naturally very happy, so she forgot the reason why she came to Los Angeles before the summer vacation was over. She was still a child after all, but she didn't know it, Angela put all this All in sight.
"I think you should go back, Xia Xia." Angela, who had been busy all day for a long day, was walking in the garden after dinner, and suddenly said this after meeting the two laughing and joking.
"Why... why?" Xia Xia, who was surrounded by Lulu's "ferocious" neck from behind, asked in surprise.
"First of all, you are going to start school; secondly, as you have seen, I don't have time to accompany you now." Angela replied with a smile, before turning around and walking to the villa without waiting for the little girl to speak. Going straight back to the bedroom, she turned on the computer and stared at the screen for a few seconds before sighing and tapping absentmindedly.
There was a knock on the door, and Xia Xia appeared in front of him with a small Yiyi expression: "Are you angry, Anji?"
"Angry? How could it be?" Angela asked in surprise, as if speaking the truth.
"You're angry." Xia Xia affirmed, she squeezed her hands a little embarrassedly: "Can I apologize, Angie? I've been a little dizzy these days, I don't know or can't be sure why... I I came to Los Angeles to comfort you, I didn't know you were dating Kayla, she might have misunderstood something that day, I wanted to call her first, but I couldn't get in touch with her..."
"Okay, Xia Xia, that's over," Angela interrupted her suddenly, "I'm really not angry, if you want to stay in Los Angeles until the end of the summer vacation, you can, but I will definitely spend more time with you. less."
"It's over?" Xia Xia suddenly widened her eyes, "You and Kayla are over? What's the matter? Because of me?"
"Okay, it's over when it's over, what's there to ask!" Angela suddenly became irritable, "Do you think it's because of you? Do you think it's possible? You actually have such thoughts?"
The little girl's face suddenly turned red and white, biting her lip and looking at Angela sadly. Angela wanted to say something at first, but Xia Xia's lips trembled slightly and she didn't speak again, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange.
"It's tomorrow..." Alize suddenly broke in at this time, and couldn't help but be startled when she saw the scene in front of her.
"If you can, I hope you can knock on the door first, then come in and keep it up, Lily!" Angela looked at her and said coldly, and Alize looked at Xia Xia, who had her head turned away, and then at Angela. , finally nodded: "I see."
She put the folder in her hand on the table nearby: "I'll talk to you about tomorrow's arrangements later."
"You can talk now." Xia Xia suddenly whispered, and quickly ran out.
Angela didn't stop it, watching her disappear at the door and spread her hands to Alizee: "Okay, what arrangements need you to explain in detail? I remember telling you and Sparrow that any interview nature during this time programs are not considered.”
Alizee didn't say anything but looked into her eyes, and after a long while she asked in her characteristic plain tone: "You shouldn't treat Xia Xia like that, Angie. Although I don't know what happened in London, but... "
"You don't have to worry about what happened!" Angela's tone suddenly became extremely severe. This was the first time she had spoken to Alizee in such a tone. Something was hidden behind those eyes as if it was about to burst out. .
Alizee was silent for a few seconds, and finally nodded: "Understood, then what I'm going to talk about next is about tomorrow..."
Xia Xia quickly left Los Angeles, and Angela didn't go to see her off. Since she watched the girl come out of the room with Lulu the next day, she simply stayed in the studio all day, until 11 o'clock in the evening. will not leave.
She took out every shot for repeated comparison and editing, and the score of the soundtrack was also changed and changed. Although the people in the studio complained a lot, no one dared to ask questions in person. Although Angela had never scolded anyone, the increasing coldness on their faces made them dare not try.
Only Jim would say something roundabout: "Hey, Angie, if you go on like this - eating high-calorie food every day, sitting for long periods of time without exercising and staying up late, it will have a big impact on your body and skin."
It's a pity that Angela didn't care at all, just answered "it doesn't matter" briefly and continued to bury herself in her own business. In this way, Jim didn't dare to talk any more. Even if he dared to joke about something like "Is his period coming?", he would still die very ugly.
This situation lasted for a whole month and a half. Except for a few special people such as Mr. Song Lao, most of the employees were exhausted. Especially in terms of mentality, two of them even gave up high bonuses and took time off to go back to rest - you can imagine how much pressure Angela put on them.
As for Angela herself, although she wasn't out of shape or rough-skinned like Jim said, she was also quite haggard, so much so that she surprised her mother when she visited her parents' house on Halloween.
"God, Chris, what's the matter with you?" Elena, who pulled her daughter back to the room, asked in a surprised tone.
"It's nothing, Mom, I'm fine, I'm just..." Angela looked at the mirror not far away and smiled bitterly. Although her spirit was not very sluggish, her eyes were swollen and bloodshot for the first time in so many years. .
"Don't you do what your nutritionist says!" the mother complained.
"But I'm busy, Mom, I need to make the movie more perfect, so..." Angela made a few gestures, then sighed softly: "And I don't want to... stop."
The mother didn't speak, just looked at her daughter quietly, and asked softly after a long time, "Because of that girl in London?"
"Mom, why don't you mention this?" Angela replied calmly, but her eyelids drooped immediately.
The mother sighed and put her arm into her arms: "If you want, can you tell me what happened? You know, although I'm still a little awkward, I still respect your choice."
"It's nothing, Mom, I swear." Angela, who buried her head in her mother's arms, murmured, "I'm just busy with a new movie, I'm a little tired, that's all."
"Okay, I get it," said Elena, who patted her daughter's back, "then relax today, put on makeup at night and accompany Willie and the others to ask for candy, they won't be able to in a year or two. play the game."
"Okay, Mom." Angela agreed obediently.
Although following Willie and the others out that night did not relax much, and even bumped into someone else because of their lingering thoughts - thinking about that movie anytime, anywhere has almost become a conditioned reflex. But Angela's mental state is slightly better. Whether it is the mother's comfort or the father's private emphasis on her "home is your harbor" is unknown.
In any case, studio employees occasionally hear her muttering something like "It has to be done, and then the two are cleared." No one understood what she was talking about, but no one stepped forward to ask what she meant, and the atmosphere in the studio finally loosened up a little.
After Halloween, the end of "Rabe's Diary" finally began to come to an end, and many people secretly rejoiced, especially those who completed their tasks and temporarily escaped from the sea of misery.
"They're lucky," Jello, the weary editor, said to Jim, not without jealousy, and the two of them stayed on as Angela's pick to deal with a few bits and pieces.
"Come on, Jello, you must know that we are the best editors at Pixar now. They admit it. I recorded it, and they can't deny it!" Under Angela's pressure, it was Jim who was lying on the table. Still joking.
"Best editor?" Geral grinned. "I wonder if I can live to enjoy this title."
"What's the best editor?" Angela walked in from outside at this time, "Stop discussing this, now we have more important things to do."
"No problem." The two hurriedly jumped up from their chairs.
A week later, the first trailer of "Rabe's Diary" landed on major TV stations in a low-key manner.