[British and American Entertainment] The Road to True Love

Aglaia's face was already red, but because of Tom's ambiguous words, she became even redder. She kicked him angrily, and the painless force only made Tom laugh out loud.

She glared at him indignantly again, then turned her back to him, wiped out the remaining half of the cake with two or three strokes, and was about to go back with the plate, even without the high heels she took off on the ground , just walked away barefoot.

Tom was very interested in Aglaia's rare hair-blowing behavior, which was always calm. He smiled and bent down to pick up the girl's silver high-heeled shoes, followed her and left the terrace.

Aglaia handed the plate to a servant who was still tidying up in the banquet hall, and asked him to help her take the plate down, and said thank you, the servant left with the plate, and she was going back upstairs .

Tom took a few steps, grabbed her arm, and said with a smile: "Okay, Darling, don't be angry, just because I brought your lost 'glass slipper'? "

When she looked back, she saw Tom holding her pair of high heels in his hand and looking at her with a smile.Aglaia wasn't angry at all, she was just shy and embarrassed, looking at the smiling Tom, her shyness gradually faded away, and she said: "If I were Cinderella [Note] 1], then you have become His Royal Highness?"

Tom frowned his thick brows pretending to be distressed, and said in a regretful tone: "Oh, I think I'm too old to be called Cinderella's prince. Why don't I be Cinderella's knight. MyLady, I need you Did the knight put on your high heels for you?" 【Note 2】

While he was talking, he made a gesture to kneel down on one knee and put on shoes for her. She was really amused by him, smiled and held him back from kneeling down, and said, "Forget it, I don't want to wear these high heels for now." Oh, my feet hurt. I've been walking around in them tonight without being a torture, and I think Louis XIV was a powerful man, in every sense of the word." [Note 3]

The girl's bitter expression made Tom burst into laughter. After laughing, he stretched out his hand, handed the shoe to Aglaia, and said, "Come on, take it first."

Aglaia took the shoes, just as he was holding them firmly, Tom suddenly hugged the girl horizontally, and Aglaia, who suddenly lost his balance, exclaimed, and the hand that was not holding on to the high heels hurriedly wrapped around his neck , asked: "Tom, what are you doing?"

Tom lightly touched the girl's forehead with his forehead, and said softly, "Didn't you say that your feet hurt? Come on, I'll carry you up, and hold your shoes so they don't fall off."

He took Aglaia and strode upstairs in such a princess hugging position. The girl was heartbroken by his thoughtfulness, she smiled and lowered her head without saying a word, but silently tightened the ring around his shoulders and neck. arm, bringing myself closer to him.

The next day, the major German online media really rushed to report on this shocking dinner. Aglaia's dramatic life experience was also talked about. When the news spread back to the UK, It also aroused strong repercussions.

Many British people said that this is even more exciting than the TV series. Some people, based on the fact that Aglaia brought Tom to Germany to meet their parents, boldly assumed that the two of them might be close to a good thing, and their marriage would be imminent.

In addition, the photos of that dinner that circulated on the Internet have also attracted people's attention. In those photos, Aglaia in a retro Bavarian dress is so elegant, beautiful, and magnificent. The Germans even thought she was like Sissi in the 21st century.

All of a sudden, Aglaia became a hot topic nowadays, and even Tom received a lot of attention. Many businessmen tried to take advantage of this shareholder style, and hoped to win this hot couple to endorse their products. Many magazines and newspapers also hope to give Aglaia an exclusive interview.

Thick advertisement invitations and interview invitations piled up Jonathan's desk, and his work mobile phone was rarely stopped for 24 hours. Based on the idea of ​​not being happy and making others too happy, he began to press the phone three times a day. Call Aglaia and urge her to come back to work as soon as she is still free in Germany.

The bombardment of Jonathan's phone calls made the mild-tempered Aglaia feel irritable and disturbed, so in late May, she and Tom finally left Germany and returned to London.

When Elias heard that his daughter was going back to the UK, he was immediately very reluctant. The close relationship of the past month has made the father and daughter, who had been missing for 21 years, become more and more deeply emotional.

These days, because of the existence of Tom and Aglaia, the castle seems to have regained its vitality. When he returned home every day, he could hear Aglaia and Tom talking and laughing, or fighting. The voice of a small mouth makes people can't help but smile knowingly.

This is the feeling of home - a gentle and virtuous wife, and lovely and sensible children.

But now, Tom and Aglaia are going back, Elias feels a little empty in his heart when he thinks that he will go home without the voice of this smiling young couple.He said in a muffled voice: "Do you have to leave in a hurry? Can't you stay longer?" It was exposed (reasoning VS entertainment circle)

Aglaia and Tom looked at each other. Tom shrugged and said that he didn't care. Anyway, he didn't have any film appointments for the second half of the year. Aglaia thought about it and felt that even if he stayed for a few more days, he would still have to go back in the end. There was always going to be this situation, and besides, she was really fed up with Jonathan's urging calls.

So she walked over, hugged Elias gently, and persuaded: "Dad, I have to go back. I have been resting for almost a month. There must be a lot of work waiting for me. Even if I and Tom is back in England, we will keep in touch with you often, and we will find time to come to Germany to accompany you, okay?"

The daughter's soft words made Elias feel relieved. He sighed, patted his daughter's arm around his shoulders, and said, "Well, if you have a job, Dad won't force you to stay." You. Although work is important, don’t neglect your body, you and Tom should take good care of yourself, you know?”

Aglaia listened to Elias's rare long-winded words with a smile, kissed him on the side of the cheek, and said obediently: "Okay, Dad, I understand, Tom and I will take care of our health, you and Foley Aunt Da should also take care. Also, Dad, I actually think that the thing I mentioned to you last time about raising another child is really feasible, why don't you try it? "

Elias said helplessly: "You child, here we go again! Okay, okay, let me discuss it with your Aunt Frieda first, is it okay?" The girl smiled and said: "That's right, actually I really want to have another younger brother, the soft and cute one. Cronus has become less and less cute since he became an adult. Sometimes I think he is the older one. "

Because the outside world is paying attention to Tom and Aglaia, in order for them to go back to China without interruption, Elias asked them to book a first-class seat for them, and specially arranged several people to escort them back to China .

Not long after returning to London, Tom received a notice from Jarmusch and rushed to the Cannes Film Festival with Tilda. Aglaia, who stayed in London, except for a few interviews at the beginning Besides, there is not much movement.

Seeing that she would be graduating in a few months, and her Queen Mary College also offered lectures on graduation thesis, Aglaia temporarily put aside her star status and lived a two-point line between home and school. life, and the summer in London quietly came in this kind of life.

One afternoon at the end of June, Aglaia, who was staying at home, had just talked to Tom. While drinking coffee and sorting out her thesis outline, she received a call from Jonathan, saying that he would come later LoveHouse, half an hour later, Jonathan really knocked on the door.

Wearing a pair of radiation-resistant flat black-rimmed glasses, she opened the door for Jonathan.Outside the door, Jonathan was well-dressed, wearing big sunglasses, carrying his black briefcase, and greeted Aglaia.

Everyone is so familiar, there is no need to be polite, Aglaia also said good afternoon, then turned around and walked in, not forgetting to instruct him to change his shoes and close the door.

In the living room, Jonathan took out documents from his bag and said to Aglaia, "I have two main things to say about my visit this time. The first one is this thing."

He handed a document to Aglaia, who took it, read a few lines, and asked suspiciously: "Isn't this a record contract? What is it for? Isn't my contract due to expire next year? Do you want to renew the contract now?"

Jonathan explained with a smile: "Honey, do you know that you are the pillar and cash cow of our company now? To borrow a sentence from that idiot Luca - 'Aglaia is the biggest and brightest in the crown for SycoMusic That gem.'"

When he said the last sentence, he also imitated Luca's expression and tone impromptuly, which made Aglaia laugh for a while.

Jonathan continued: "So, in order to keep your gem and prevent you from being snatched by other companies, the boss told us to act first. No, I'm here to change the contract. The new contract is right You are definitely very beneficial. Whether it is the salary distribution ratio, holidays, benefits and various investment promotion plans, etc., it is much better than the previous contract. We all hope that you can continue to stay and cooperate with everyone , to make better music.”

Aglaia looked at the contract in her hand, and found that the various terms of this new contract were indeed loose and generous--increased her share, increased her investment budget, and prepared a new contract for her. An exclusive recording studio, she was also given regular vacations and full creative freedom, and even the contract period was reduced from five years to three years.

It was rare for Jonathan to not be joking at all, and said sincerely: "How about it, are you satisfied with this contract? Such a loose contract, I have been with the artist for so long, and this is the first time I got it. I managed to get it for you. I I really hope that you will stay, whether in public or private."

Aglaia didn't say much, she just picked up the pen and signed her name on the contract without hesitation, then she put down the pen and said to Jonathan: "Actually, even if you didn't With so many concessions, I will renew my contract with SycoMusic after the contract expires."

Aglaia is a sentimental person, which makes her sometimes willing to make some relatively irrational decisions for some emotional reasons.

She always remembered that it was Simon who opened the door to the entertainment industry for her, it was Louis who taught her how to use her voice better, it was Ben who taught her how to compose and arrange music, and it was Piero Guiding her to become more calm and confident, it was Jonathan who opened the way for her to overcome obstacles.

Maybe even if she didn't sign with this company, she could still become a big star, but it is undeniable that a lot of her current success is due to those people who fought side by side with her.

This is the fourth year she has been in SycoMusic. She has grown from a young girl on the draft stage to a star who has firmly established her place in the music scene. She has been used to this place for a long time. Here, she doesn't intend to leave.

Seeing that Jonathan seemed a little disbelieving, she smiled and explained: "Oh, don't show that expression, Jonathan, Imeanreal, I really won't leave. I really like the feeling of working with you, we are not just work Partner, we are still friends. I am quite used to this kind of working environment, and I don't plan to change it, besides, I can't bear to part with you either."

Jonathan was immediately moved. He had brought many stars in the past, and many of them became popular. Among these stars, some would choose to leave because of greater interests.

Today's Aglaia can be regarded as a leading figure in the British music scene, and she can definitely choose a company with a larger scale and stronger strength.But she didn't do that, she said she liked it here, she said she missed them, she said she regarded them as friends.

When he received Simon's arrangement, he was so sophisticated that he had long been used to seduction and profit. Based on his understanding of Aglaia, he made this extremely targeted contract with the lawyer. He wanted to be so generous. The contract will definitely make Aglea tempted.

But now, he found that he seemed to look down on Aglaia, she didn't care so much about the so-called interests, she cared more about them, which made Jonathan, who had prepared a provocative persuasion, forget what to say for a moment .

After a while, he cleared his throat and said, "Uh, I just finished the first thing, now let's talk about the second thing. The second thing is, Disney extended an olive branch to you again, Girl, they want to work with you again and invite you to join their latest animation, voice one of the characters, and participate in the music production of the show."

All of a sudden, Aglaia came to his senses, and asked: "Really? When?" Jonathan said: "It's going to be in August, don't worry, do you want to agree? If you want, I will reply them as soon as possible. In case they think you rejected it, they will find the next candidate." Aglaia naturally nodded.

At the beginning of July, Aglaia deleted, edited and edited the dissertation proposal two or three times, and finally got the approval of the tutor [Note 7], and could continue to the next step. It was also at this time that Wimbledon ushered in The season of the Tennis Open [Note 4].

As a big tennis fan, Tom immediately decided to watch the game live, and Aglaia, who had locked herself at home for a long time because of her thesis project, also wanted to take this opportunity to relax, so the two appeared together at at Wimbledon.

As far as Tom is concerned, Wimbledon is the one he admires the most among the Grand Slam tennis tournaments [Note 6]. All the more so because it is the purest of the Grand Slams.

As a tennis event that has been held for hundreds of years, Wimbledon always reflects the attitude of the British towards tennis and their own values.

Wimbledon has always retained a traditional rule: all players are required to wear white/tennis uniforms to show respect for the British royal family. This rigid rule has been opposed by many young people who pursue individuality, but it is still retained and is finally accepted.

In addition to the pure white clothing, the persistence and purity of the British are also reflected in the layout of the arena.Unlike the overwhelming advertisements at the French Open and the US Open, except for a few major sponsors, Wimbledon's main arena is always spotless.

Leaving aside the increasingly advanced technology under its roof, from the outside, it looks almost exactly like Wimbledon from more than 100 years ago.

In the eyes of the British, playing real tennis is really pure white, without any decorations, commercial promotion, or billboards.

When you are in this arena, you can also feel the gentlemanly demeanor of the British.Throughout the competition, female contestants will be addressed as "Miss" or "Madame" before their surnames, while male contestants will not have this preferential treatment, they will all be called by their first names.Black deal, the president only marries but not loves

The author has something to say: I suddenly recalled that in the previous chapters, someone asked me if the male and female protagonists had sex... Uh, so, let me explain here.

According to common sense, according to the general environment in the West, according to the development of the relationship between the two people, the sex should have happened a long time ago, and the reason why I didn't write it is mainly because of two reasons. One is that we all understand, harmony What, another, is that I'm really bad at writing this...

So, I happily decided that we will automatically assume that they have passed the sex, and we will continue to do so appropriately, timely, and constructively ╮(╯▽╰)╭...

There are still many relatives who are worried that I will end it soon. A certain Bei said that it is not so fast. If I follow my outline, it is estimated that there are still about [-] words.But when I explained it like this, Youqin still felt that it was not enough.

There is also a child who actually asked me to write until the day before I went abroad... This kind of suggestion made a certain Bei suddenly feel very energetic ==...Little quilt, don't look around, talk about you~

I am really grateful for everyone’s support for Moubei’s article. I will work hard to write on the basis of the outline, and stop when I feel that writing is procrastinating.

By the way, you can also actively leave a message and tell me some plots you want to see. Let’s brainstorm, maybe if I see an interesting plot, I will expand my outline.

The next update will be around nine o'clock tomorrow night.

Almost forgot the welfare map, here is a smiling Mr. Sen:

[Note 1]: I think many girls know that Cinderella is Cinderella, but I will use the root of her name in the novel. The root word cinder means "gray", and it can also be transformed into ciner; ella is a suffix indicating a woman. Therefore, combining the two, Cinderella is "Cinderella".

[Note 2]: The thing about being too old to be a prince is not a certain Bei's idea, but the original words of Mr. Dou Sen.A reporter once told him that he was regarded as a Disney prince by some girls. Mr. Dou Sen was obviously surprised when he heard that, he frowned and said with a puzzled face: "I'mprobably too old, do you think, for Price Charming?"

[Note 3]: King Louis XIV of France, known as the "Sun King", was a famous king of the French Bourbon dynasty. His reign lasted longer than any king in Europe - from 1643 to 1715.He led the French team to fight four major battles with almost all countries in Europe.In the article, the reason why Leia said that he is powerful in any sense is not only referring to his political achievements, but also referring to his other pioneering work-high heels and towering wigs.

Although this king has vigorous ambitions and strong political skills, unfortunately, this guy is only 154cm tall (silently expressing that I am half a head taller than him ╮(╯▽╰)╭), it is conceivable that in general comparison Among the tall foreign men, how "petite" he should be.Ever since, Louis XIV, who was obsessed with his height, asked a shoemaker to make a pair of five-inch high-heeled shoes for him in order to present a tall image in front of the world, and then put on a towering wig. Looks much taller than it actually is.Attach the portrait of this guy, take a look at that embarrassing wig...

[Note 4]: According to the data, the undergraduate thesis in the UK is like this: "From June to September, we don't need to attend classes, we only need to concentrate on writing the thesis. During these months, the tutor will basically Meet with the students individually once a month. The tutor will give feedback on the thesis proposal submitted by the student and tell the student the feasibility of the research plan. After getting the approval of the teacher, the student can start writing and researching the formal thesis. After students collect a large amount of literature and academic materials, and organize them into a literature review (literature review), the tutor will read them in detail and give guidance. After that, students can refer to this writing method for follow-up research. When students finish writing After the first draft of the thesis, the tutor will also put forward further revision opinions. After getting the affirmation of the tutor, the graduation thesis can be handed in even if it is completed. British universities are very strict about the authenticity of the thesis. Behaviors such as content are regarded as academic fraud, and will be severely punished, and may even be deprived of the qualifications for a master's degree. Not only can you not directly copy and paste online content, but even rewriting other people's theories must indicate the source, because British universities believe that as long as it is not The theories and ideas you put forward are the intellectual property rights of others. Even if you change words, sentence patterns, and grammar to paraphrase this text, you still need to indicate the source.” It’s more strict than domestic ones…

[Note 5]: Wimbledon Championships (Wimbledon Championships, or "Wimbledon") was founded in 1877 by the All England Club and the British Lawn Tennis Association. The oldest and most prestigious event in sport.The Open is held in Wimbledon, London, England, in late June or early July, and usually lasts for two weeks, but may be delayed due to rain.Attach its flag:

【Note 6】: Grand Slam events in tennis include the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.Wimbledon is the third event of the annual tennis Grand Slam, after the Australian Open and the French Open, and before the US Open.It is also the only Grand Slam tournament to use a grass court.