Birth of a Goddess [Comprehensive English and American]

What is the seagull thinking at the moment of take-off

Elisa pondered for a moment after hearing this question, the aroma of cocoa beans slowly filled the air, and Max quietly waited for her answer.Elisa finally raised her head, but gave a seemingly unreasonable answer, "At that time...it didn't think about anything."

Hearing this answer, Max had a smile on his face. He hardly concealed his inner joy. He put down the coffee cup in his hand, stared straight into Eliza's eyes, and spoke again, but this time the tone was solemn. Quite a few, "It's nice to see you again."

When Elisa was confused, Max directly mentioned the reason for his meeting with her this time, "I asked Adam, and then I found your manager."

Eliza could only think of the one called "Adam" that Max could mention so naturally.

"I told your manager, I have a song here that I want you to sing."

When Max said this, he saw the face of the blond girl on the opposite side suddenly become astonished.

Is this order... reversed?

Eliza looked at Max and smiled happily, but couldn't hide her surprise.Elisa originally thought that as a "non-professional" singer who hadn't officially released a single, she could only wait for Carlos to contact her for cooperation.

But now, this surprise came too suddenly!

Just as Elisa was so excited that she didn't know what to do, Max suddenly stopped laughing. He looked at Elisa with a smile on his face that couldn't hide his seriousness, "I need to see if you can put this How does the song turn out, Eliza."

He said word by word, "I am willing to give this song to you, but I need you to give a bright enough performance."

What Max said was equivalent to making a deal in disguise, but Elisa didn't have any doubts about it. Instead, she stared into Max's eyes and nodded solemnly.

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After taking Elisa to say goodbye to Max, and walking to the side of the car waiting for her, she saw the doorknob slam slightly, and the rear door opened in response.

Almost at the same time, the window in front of the car was rolled down, revealing the cheerful face of assistant Pietro, showing his big white teeth, "Mr. Gordonstein ordered you to meet another gentleman."

Elisa also got a little grasp of the language skills of her new assistant brother on the way. She raised her eyebrows slightly, got into the car, and asked naturally, "So, can I say my name this time? ?”

Pietro shook a finger in front of Eliza.

"Any hints?"

"He's the best vocal coach in Los Angeles."

Best vocal coach in all of Los Angeles?

Hearing this answer, Eliza showed a slightly confused look, but when the name popped into her mind, she almost exclaimed in disregard of her image.She pinched her thigh fiercely before swallowing the screams that came to her lips. Looking at the scenery passing by outside the window, Eliza wished for the first time that the speed of this car could be faster, and faster.

After waiting anxiously all the way, after the car stopped, Eliza ran out of the car almost immediately, looking around at everything around her.

Before going up the stairs, Elisa took several deep breaths to let the excitement on her face fade slightly, but the moment she opened the studio door and saw the legendary vocal coach sitting inside, Eliza still I couldn't help covering my mouth, I was so excited that I didn't know what to say.

Seth Riggs!

This name is like a thunderbolt for those who are interested in the career of a singer.Just two things can prove his status.

Michael Jackson's Mentor!

The legendary vocal coach that every singer who comes to Los Angeles must come to see.

The old man with a white beard wore a pair of thin-rimmed glasses, and looked at the excited little girl at the door with a kind smile.

It was only then that Elisa finally walked forward under Pietro's reminder, and when the old man smiled and stretched out his hands, Eliza held those old big hands without hesitation.

Until she sat down in the studio, Eliza still had a sense of uncertainty stepping on the clouds, which was completely broken when she saw the old man smiling and picking up the guitar beside her.

"Try it, girl?"

Hearing such a question from Mr. Riggs, would Eliza have a second choice?

She nodded without hesitation.

"Sing 'Ah,'" Seth said, putting his hands lightly on the strings.

Every time he plucked the string, Eliza sang the corresponding scale, and when the pitch gradually increased, although Eliza could still sing easily, it was still a little bit compared with the comfort zone of the middle range. Subtle differences.

Riggs listened to Elisa's practice voice, with the same smiling expression on her face, but after the first practice, she pointed out the problems in her practice just one by one in detail, and conducted a separate discussion on these aspects. explain.

This one-on-one training lasted for almost two hours, and Elisa reluctantly ended this rare meeting. Before finally leaving his studio, Elisa dawdled and said a little embarrassedly, " Mr. Riggs, can I take a picture with you?"

Seeing that Riggs didn't refuse, Elisa happily took a selfie with his shoulders, and when she was ready to leave with a photo of herself and Mr. Riggs contentedly, she heard the old man's gentle voice, "See you next week, Eliza."

"Okay, see you next week..." Eliza turned her head suddenly after she finished her reply, and saw Mr. Riggs smiling and waving at her.

Eliza walked out of Mr. Riggs' studio hesitantly, and when she looked up, she saw Pietro leaning against the wall with his hands in his trouser pockets. The words that came out of the question came out, "What does 'see you next week' mean?"

"I'll see you next week." Pietro lightly let his heels land on the floor, turned his head and saw the look on Elisa's face, and then he slapped his head and said suddenly, "Oh, Mr. Gordonstein has an appointment. Mr. Riggs, as your vocal coach, has a fixed two-hour teaching time at this time of the week."

"What?" Eliza couldn't help exclaiming, and then lowered her voice belatedly.

While Mr. Riggs' mentorship was indeed something she had dreamed of, Eliza had other concerns at this time.

"Mr. Riggs' private tutoring...isn't it expensive?"

When Elisa asked this question carefully, she heard Pietro casually report an amount that shocked her.

"I can't afford it."

Elisa doesn't think that her agent will do business that can't return the money. Thinking of how hard she finally got the bonus in the final, Elisa feels a pain in her heart.

"Mr. Goldstein said that he will advance this part of the money first." Hearing Pietro's words, Elisa had not had time to breathe a sigh of relief, but she froze because of the second half of his sentence, "But he will count Interest."

===

In any case, the cooperation with Max Martin was finalized, and the weekly vocal music lessons that were so expensive that Eliza felt distressed, until this moment, Eliza finally felt that the place where she was now was Hollywood!

"Ah——" Eliza jumped onto the bed in her home clothes, rolled happily wrapped in a soft quilt, and when she sat up again, she turned into a big furry bear, golden His hair hung down in front of his eyes like a tuft of grass.Eliza stared at the lock of hair in front of her, puffed out her cheeks and blew vigorously,

Although she has now come to Los Angeles for the convenience of discussing cooperation and conducting some subsequent training, the housing prices here are still so expensive that Eliza feels very painful. She almost rejected Carlos's proposal of "buying a house with a loan" in a hurry. , I chose to rent a rental house with a good location.

Although Mr. Manager seems to be rich and powerful, Elisa has not forgotten that she is just a——

poor.

And the money she earns now is still only the "Voice of America" ​​champion prize money, but the necessary expenses are getting more and more expensive.

Eliza hugged the pillow and sighed heavily.

The contract between her and the agent is basically divided according to the income level, and at this stage, she not only has no income, but even asks the agent to pay for it.

After all, the bonus is not included in the share, and for a newcomer like her, it takes a long preparation period to release an album.

Eliza opened her arms in frustration, and shouted into the void, "Ah—Little Qianqian is coming to my arms—"

Just after she finished speaking, the mobile phone beside the pillow rang suddenly. Eliza frowned when she saw the prominent name on the caller ID, but her hands were not slow at all.

"Hey Carlos?"

"Really?" Hearing what the manager said, Eliza's eyes widened in disbelief, she supported the edge of the bed with one hand, and sat up suddenly from the bed, "They really invited me to participate?"

After getting an affirmative reply, Eliza could hardly control her excitement. She jumped up from the bed like a carp, and turned around on the bed several times with her arms open before finally calming down a little from her joy.

This is an opportunity.

Eliza clenched her phone tightly, with a look of determination in her eyes.

She will never let this opportunity slip by her hands.

The next day, Eliza got up early, let the stylist sent by Carlos fix her makeup and hair, and put on clothes that she had never imagined before.

And all these careful preparations put even heavier pressure on Eliza when the vehicle stopped in front of a building.