[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

Aglaia did not live up to Ben's expectations, and after a few days, she turned in her own lyrics, called "In the Gutter", after a famous quote from Oscar Wilde. 【Note 1】

Different from the current popular words about love and love, this poem is more inspirational. Aglaia obviously integrated some of his life experience over the years into this poem.

The lyrics are well written. If you pay attention, you can find many traces of literary allusions in the lyrics. The girl skillfully blends these allusions together to present a very beautiful poem.

As soon as Ben saw the lyrics, he made a decision to use Aglaia's lyrics for the title song. The spare lyrics are not as meaningful as Aglaia's lyrics.

The new album has a total of 12 songs, 4 of which were written by Ben and Luca, and 7 were carefully collected by the company. The new album also includes a song "Heartbeats" written by Aglaia.【Note 2], the tune is not complicated, refreshing and simple, but not lacking in melodiousness.

The recording of the new album will start soon, and Aglaia's hard work in the past few months has been best reflected. Now she still retains her emotionally rich and sensitive heart, and she has become increasingly mature With excellent singing skills, she can control the number of recordings within 3 times for most of the songs.

This undoubtedly greatly improved the recording efficiency of the new album. They originally expected to spend a week, but Aglaia completed the recording of 12 songs in just two days, and she sang every time. At that time, the staff in the recording room were all delighted to hear it.

They began to look forward to the day when Aglaia's new album will be released.Before the end of the Christmas holiday, Aglea will be filming the MV for the title song "In the Gutter".

The company has put their heart into it this time. The location for the new album was chosen to be in Ireland. A few days after the recording of the album, Aglaia flew to Ireland with a group of staff.

This island country across the sea from the United Kingdom has always had the reputation of "Emerald Island" [Note 3]. The whole country is full of trees and rivers. Ireland is also one of the countries with the lowest crime rate in the world. A sense of stability and peace.

The main location for their shooting this time was the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland [Note 4], which is famous for its strange terrain and danger.The entire coast is like being chiseled by an axe and a sword. Those sections seem to be huge books through the ages, standing straight and tall on the edge of the ocean, waiting for countless descendants to come here to read the hidden stories belonging to the past.

Compared with the snow-covered Britain at this time, the winter in Ireland is much gentler, and the temperature here is rarely below zero, but even under such circumstances, it is probably rare for someone to be willing to spend time in this place. Time to go into the water.

However, Aglaia has to do this. According to the script of the MV, in one scene of the MV, Aglaia needs to wear a thin skirt, lie on her back on the water of a small lake, and look up at the starry sky.

The girl's blond hair will be spread out in strands and strands in the almost dark blue lake water under the night, coupled with Aglaia's nude gauze dress and blue eyes, it is very beautiful and artistic.

In the finished MV, this scene is indeed beautiful, but the shooting process was extremely painful.The icy lake water took away Aglaia's body temperature little by little, and she felt that she could hardly move her hands and feet.

Her eyes were full of the mysterious and beautiful Irish starry sky, but she didn't have the heart to appreciate it. All her strength was used to control herself not to tremble, so as not to affect the shooting effect.

Although everyone tried their best to complete this scene earlier, in order to meet the director's shooting requirements, Aglaia finally completed this scene after soaking in the ice water for more than two hours.

As soon as the director called cut, Jonathan immediately directed the staff who could swim into the lake to bring Aglaia, who was already stiff all over, ashore. By the time she was helped ashore, her hands and feet were already at the same temperature as the lake water. His lips were all frozen blue.

Everyone hurried over, someone wrapped her in a thick blanket, gently rubbed her shoulders, hands and feet to help her recover body temperature, someone fed her hot coffee with a thermos bottle, and someone handed her a hot water bottle.

It took a while before Aglaia regained her composure and asked for more hot coffee in a trembling voice.On the night of returning to the hotel, Aglaia started to have a fever without any suspense. After three days of infusion in the hospital, she finally recovered. Once recovered, she quickly returned to work.

After finishing the filming at the Cliffs of Moher, there is still some final content to be filmed at Galway Cathedral, so everyone left the Cliffs of Moher and went to Galway City [Note 5].

The last part of the filming was not a long process, so after the filming, the director waved his hand in satisfaction and gave everyone a two-day vacation, allowing everyone to visit Galway City during these two days, and then go with the big team Return to London.

Jonathan took Aglaia and a few staff members to visit some small shops in Galway City, which sold all kinds of things. Everyone bought some local specialties according to their favorites and prepared to bring them back to the UK. to relatives and friends.Jonathan also bought several bottles of fine Irish whiskey for his partner, Piero [Note 6].

At Jonathan's suggestion, Aglaia bought a gray handmade woolen sweater for Kronos. The handwork is very delicate, the weave is fine, and it feels soft and thick, which is just right for the British winter.

She brought two bottles of whiskey for Tom, she didn't know how to do it, but Jonathan helped her choose.She also bought a few boxes of Irish handmade chocolates for Maia, so that the gluttonous little girl would not be dissatisfied with her "eccentricity".

Seeing Aglaia focus on buying gifts for relatives and friends, but not thinking about himself, Jonathan asked: "Agleya, don't you buy something for yourself?"

Aglaia replied with a smile: "Because I don't have anything missing. I have enough clothes to wear, and I'm not keen on chocolate, and I don't know much about drinking. I don't have anything to buy."

After winning Britain's Got Talent, Aglaia received tens of thousands of pounds in after-tax bonuses. The three siblings are no longer as poor as they used to be. At least for a while, they can live a good life.

But even so, Aglaia retained her frugal habits, unnecessary spending, which she was used to cutting back.Jonathan frowned slightly, and persuaded: "Aglaia, you don't have to be so cautious. After the new album is released, you will make a lot of money. Now you can safely buy some things you like, no There will be problems, you are not yet 18 years old, don't you want to live like a budget-conscious housewife? Is it necessary to be so aggrieved?"

Although Jonathan's words sounded like irony at first, Aglaia understood the concern behind his words. To some extent, Jonathan was actually a bit like Cronus, with a bit of inconsistency.

It's just that Kronos' heart does not match his mouth, which is reflected in his cold outside and hot inside, while Jonathan has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart. He hurts you badly in his mouth, but he actually cares about you in his heart.

Aglaia understood, so she was not angry because of Jonathan's words, but instead smiled: "Okay, okay, if I shop for something I really like later, I will buy it, is that okay?" Jonathan glanced at her smile, moved his mouth, but didn't speak.

Not long after, when she was visiting a small jewelry store, Aglaia really saw something she liked.It was a small ring, not gorgeous, made of sterling silver, and the shape was very interesting. It was holding a heart in both hands, and there was a crown on the heart.

After looking at it for a while, Aglaia couldn't help asking the boss to take out the ring from the counter and let herself try it on.The silver ring was worn on the slender white finger, which was indescribably exquisite and beautiful.

No matter how mature Aglaia is, she is still a young girl after all. As long as she is a little girl, most of them have no resistance to jewelry and the like.

When she was considering whether to buy it, the boss saw that Aglaia liked it, and he said: "This ring, called the Claddagh Ring [Note 7], is our traditional ring in Ireland, representing love, loyalty and Friendship. It is said that its meaning is: With my hands, I give you my heart, and crown it with my love.

Aglaia's eyes were slightly moved, she lowered her head, gently stroked the ring on her hand, and said softly: "It sounds so beautiful."

The boss smiled and said: "The Claddagh ring also represents our Irish people's firm view on love and marriage. Do you know that once we Irish are united, nothing can separate us except death.【Note 8] We Irish people, if a husband and wife make a century-old agreement, they will be together for a lifetime."

Aglaia's heart was deeply shocked by these words. She thought, one day, if there is such a day, she hopes to get married in Ireland, and from then on, she will never be separated from her lover.She looked up and said to the boss, "I want to buy this ring."

When she paid the money and was about to leave, the boss stopped her and said to her: "Oh, by the way, girl, I almost forgot to say that the way of wearing the ring is also particular. If you are a single noble If you wear it on your right hand, and let the apex of the ring face toward your fingertips, it will lead you to find the person who suits you best. There is a legend that if the ring of the Claddagh ring on your right hand is broken, then The person who is with you is the one you are destined to be. Godblessyou, bye!"

Saying that, the boss winked at her, Aglaia smiled, adjusted the position of the ring carefully, and left the jewelry store with everyone.

Before the start of the new semester, the group finally returned to London. The new album was officially released in mid-January 2010. In just one week, the sales volume exceeded 1 copies.

The title song "In the Gutter" was well received for its highly sung tunes and meaningful lyrics, and quickly landed on major charts, occupying No.1 in many charts, and the situation is very gratifying .

A well-known music critic commented: "The quality of this album is quite high, and a random song can occupy an important position in the albums of many singers.

What surprised me even more is that in this album, Aglaia's singing skills are obviously much better than what she showed in Britain's Got Talent. It seems that SycoMusic and Aglaia are in the After the game, I was indeed not idle, but was brewing this album.

What's more worth mentioning is that in this album, Aglaia showed us more talents besides her singing voice. Her lyrics "In the Gutter" fully reflected her own literary accumulation, and she herself "Heartbeats", which was written and composed, is also worth listening to.

All in all, this is a high-quality album. After several months of silence, this 17-year-old girl has handed in an answer sheet that is enough to satisfy everyone. "

It can be said that with this new album, Aglea has achieved a success that cannot be underestimated.It is said that a best-selling recording artist can support many people, and this sentence is quite true.

The sales of this new album are very good. After the dividends, Aglaia immediately became a little rich woman. After getting the money, the first thing she did was to divide the money into three equal parts, two of which were Save it, and give the other to Cronus.

When Kronos received the money, he was very surprised and asked: "Leia, what are you doing? This is your hard-earned money, why do you give it to me? I don't want your money!"

As he spoke, he was about to return the check to Aglaia. Aglaia pressed his hand and said, "North, listen to me. I know that your ambition has always been to become an excellent financial person." , I know that you pay close attention to the stock market every day. You have studied a lot of stocks, and the financial professional books you have read can be made into a single bed. You already have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but North, some Things, it’s not enough to have a theory, you need to try it yourself.”

Seeing Kronos showing hesitation, she continued: "This money is your start-up fund, and it should be considered as my loan to you. The term is 10 years and no interest is required. I believe that you will definitely earn money in the future." You can get more money, and now, you just promise me and accept my sponsorship for the time being."

Cronus was deeply moved by Aglaia's good intentions. His Leia always does this, carefully planning for his family.He took the check, put it away properly, and said firmly to Aglaia: "Leia, I swear, I will not let you down." Aglaia smiled and hugged him, Said softly: "Of course you won't, you have never let me down."

At this moment, Tom, who is far away in Los Angeles, is training with fellow actor Chris Hemsworth[Note 9], but the two train in completely different ways.

Chris plays Thor. In order to have Thor's strong muscles, he needs to do a lot of muscle training every day and eat a lot of things with high protein content to gain weight.

He himself belongs to that kind of naturally well-proportioned body type, so every night, he has to get up regularly to eat some late-night snacks with high protein content, so that he can store meat on his body. 【Note 10】But Tom is just the opposite. He plays the evil god Loki and needs to make his body thinner, so he has to practice yoga every day.

The two have very similar experiences. They also auditioned and rebuffed everywhere. They also got this rare opportunity by accident. They are also not Americans, and they both love acting.

This makes Tom and Chris quickly become good friends. Although Chris is two years younger than Tom, he is calmer than Tom and looks like Tom's brother.

On this day, the two got together for training again. Chris was lifting weights, and Tom was pulling his legs and twisting his body, looking completely weird.It was just the two of them in the fitness room, and Chris played songs on his mobile phone, and the two chatted from time to time.

At this time, Aglaia's "In the Gutter" was played on Chris's mobile phone, and Chris said, "Tom, have you heard this song? Every time I listen to it, I think of my previous audition. This song is really encouraging. Aglaia's singing is also very touching, and my brother and I like her very much."

Tom smiled smugly when he heard this, and said, "That's right, Leia's singing is really great! She's the best!" Chris teased: "Oh, comeon! Don't make it sound like you're very close to her. Familiar, and call her 'Leia'."

Tom said: "I know her very well!" Chris looked in disbelief, Tom, three-year-old Hiddleston, became a little unhappy immediately, and stopped practicing yoga, got up and looked through the bag. He took out his mobile phone, pressed the speakerphone, and called Aglaia.

The girl finally bought a mobile phone some time ago and got a number, so Tom can contact her more conveniently.Not long after the phone rang, Aglaia picked it up. The girl rang in the fitness room with a slightly smiling voice. She said, "Hello, Tom, are you okay?"