88 City of Angels

Los Angeles, located on the sunny west coast of the United States, is the second largest city in the United States in terms of population, after New York. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on the other side, coupled with the beautiful sunshine, dryness and little rainfall in all seasons, and a mild and pleasant climate, Los Angeles has become a leisure resort surrounded by mountains and waters.

When Los Angeles was established as a town in 1781, the Spanish expedition who discovered it in order to open a church named it "the town of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Angels" and later referred to as "the City of Angels".

In the City of Angels, there are countless famous attractions, Kodak Theater, Disney Concert Hall,

〖Chinese〗Chinese Theater, Avenue of Stars... Of course, the most famous among them is the World Entertainment Center, Hollywood.

This movie hot spot attracts millions of tourists every year and makes Los Angeles a world-famous entertainment city.

This is the second time for Gu Luobei to come to Los Angeles. The last Eagle Rock Music Festival has left a good memory. The second visit is still related to music, but it has not much connection with Hollywood, which is famous for its movies. It is a strange thing. . When the plane landed at Los Angeles International Airport, Gu Luobei saw the so-called star battle.

The baptism of flashing lights by as many as 40 or 50 reporters at the airport exit has a powerful effect of blinding people. But these reporters didn't come for Gu Luobei, an unknown person. Everyone found a bright and bright man appeared, and subconsciously aimed the cannon of the camera at this figure, but when they found out that it was an amateur, they all turned the camera in embarrassment. put it down.

This strong contrast made Gu Luobei feel amused.

Although some reporters recognized this rookie actor who made a big splash at the Sundance Film Festival and had a tongue-in-cheek huā at the opening ceremony of "Sniper Phone Booth", at present, neither Gu Luobei's music nor film works have been officially released. , so it was normal that the reporters did not pay attention to Gu Luobei. If you are famous and have a topic in the entertainment industry, you will pay attention. This is an iron rule. Don't say that Gu Luobei's work has not been published yet. If there is no topic or news after it is published, the reporters will not waste their film on Gu Luobei.

When I inquired casually, I knew that such a big battle at the airport was to welcome Al Pacino, who was famous for the "Godfather" series, and also won the Oscar for "Scent and Knows a Woman". He is popular, and the plays that have invited him to star in recent years are definitely a considerable number. But last year and the year before, Al Pacino only released one movie each, and the output of works can only be considered stable. This time, Al-Pacino visited Los Angeles and heard that there were five scripts that needed to be interviewed, so the reporters were moved, and everyone was very curious as to which script this handsome and elegant lover would lock in in the end.

Teddy Bell doesn't care much about these things, but is watching carefully how agents deal with reporters. He is now developing the consciousness of being an agent: Eden Hudson is calm. He looks like, standing next to Gu Luobei, his eyes are open: while Gu Luobei looked around, he was still a little curious about Al Pacino, after all, the fame of "Godfather" is still worth looking forward to. It was not easy for these reporters to look forward to it, so they gave up.

On this trip to Los Angeles, Teddy Bell repeatedly emphasized that he must go with him, and for this reason he also missed a party on Friday. Although he didn't say it clearly, Gu Luobei knew that Teddy Bell wanted to fight with him. Eden-Hudson is better known as "vacation"

It was said that a large contract was signed for Gu Luobei some time ago, and this trip was used as a substitute for the consultation fee of Gu Luobei's lawyer. Gu Luobei also knew very well that Eden-Hudson actually didn't want to miss the day when his album was released.

Gu Luobei and his party left the airport without any congestion and blockage.

But no one welcomes it, and no one sends a car to pick up the independent musicians. It really can't hurt. The last three people took a convenient bus, and after only 30 minutes, they reached the city on their own.

It takes 40 minutes by bus from Los Angeles to Hollywood. The last time I came to the Eagle Rock Festival, I didn't take a good tour of downtown Los Angeles, and this time it was the same. Because of the performance on Sunday, Gu Luobei had to come to the scene in advance for rehearsal.

This kind of live performance, because of factors such as sound, microphone, stage, and live sound effects, must be rehearsed before the official performance, just to make the singer adapt to the situation on the spot.

The so-called rehearsal is not simply a performance on the stage and it is over, it is a very serious process. In addition to adapting the singer to the stage and avoiding unexpected situations: it is mainly for the coordination of on-site sound effects, lighting, etc. The staff need to understand the progress of the stage, and then arrange the sound and lighting according to the stage conditions. Therefore, the rehearsal is an act in which both the singer and the scene adapt to each other.

Of course, many big-name singers use avatars when they rehearse, and they don't need to go to battle in person, they will have avatars to complete the rehearsal work. However, in Gu Luobei's opinion, even if he is qualified to use a stand-in, he will not use it, because he thinks that rehearsal is an actor's responsible behavior for his own stage, maybe because the main actors of the rehearsal on Broadway have to personally The reason for the battle. Of course, the current Gu Luobei, the stand-in is naturally empty talk, he must be present in person.

The Hollywood Bowl on Highland Avenue is not an ordinary theater. It has not only hosted top singers such as the Beatles and Frank Sinatra, but is also a royal venue for open-air performances by many symphony orchestras. It is only because the shell-shaped dome roof design is considered one of the best acoustic architectural designs, and it is also one of the top three open-air theaters in the United States.

This time, the "Easter Concert" held at the Hollywood Bowl was very lively. This April 1 is not only the April Fool's Day in Western folk traditions, but also Easter to commemorate the resurrection of Jesus. According to Sean Mayer, this concert was organized by the student union of the University of California, Los Angeles, and invited all new singers, and even many local independent singers.

When Gu Luobei rushed to Highland Avenue, he finally saw Sean Mayer in the last row of the row of wooden benches. Although the two have been friends for a long time over the phone and over the phone, and even Gu Luobei's first single was released by Sean Mayer, in fact, the two geniuses met for the first time.

Although he hadn't met or even seen the photos, Gu Luobei recognized Shane-Mayer at a glance. With the baby face with thick eyebrows and big eyes, the blond hair like a bird's nest, and the smile hanging on his face all the time, Gu Luobei's ears already echoed Sean Mayer's hearty laughter.

, "Dear Bell, you finally appeared." Gu Luobei's photo can be easily seen by searching the Internet. Shann-Mayer recognized Gu Luobei at once and greeted him accurately." If you are late, you will miss today's rehearsal. I have to reschedule tomorrow, and I will definitely be busy. "The reason why Gu Luobei came over on Friday afternoon was to rush over for the rehearsal. On Saturday, the stage needed to be tidied up and decorated, and some singers who came late had to rehearse, so they must be in a hurry, and it would be much more convenient to go a day earlier.

Shane-Mayer is not restrained at all, and has a somewhat familiar style. Gu Luobei doesn't mind it. After all, the two have talked a lot before, and just because they haven't met doesn't mean they don't have friendship. Seeing Sean-Mayer open his arms and hug him, Gu Luobei also naturally gave a hug to this 28-year-old man who looked like he was 18.

, "You booked me a ticket for this morning. If I come in a hurry, I will definitely be able to catch up with the rehearsal, okay?" Gu Luobei's retort, Sean-Mayer paused after hearing this. , 1 Xie Ran realized." "That's true." Gu Luobei couldn't help laughing." "Teddy Bell, Eden Hudson." Gu Luobei introduced the two parties with a smile on his face.

Sean-Mayer greeted enthusiastically, and ended up hitting a nail at Eden-Hudson, the iceberg face didn't even give a look, he didn't have an opinion on anyone, but The same is true for all strangers who meet for the first time. When Gu Luobei entered the dormitory, he had already come to the Arctic Ice Cave by himself. However, Sean-Mayer is a type with super self-healing ability, and then shook hands with Teddy-Bell with a smile.

Gu Luobei, who was on the side, looked at Sean Mayer who was unscathed in the face of Eden-Hudson's air-conditioning attack. After meeting for less than two minutes, he concluded that Sean Mayer should be a cockroach. Or a thick-skinned elephant? At this time, Gu Luobei saw Sean-Mayer enthusiastically pulling Eden-Hudson forward, and before this hand touched the iceberg, he suffered cold eyes from Eden-Hudson with the temperature below zero. One, but Sean-Mayer still did not consciously tug at Eden Hudson, and said with a smile, "Let's go and sit in the front, Bell's rehearsal time is five-thirty, and there are two more." More than ten minutes. "

Gu Luobei looked back and looked at Eden-Hudson, who was puzzled, and then looked at Sean-Mayer, who was chatting and laughing with Teddy-Bell, Gu Luobei was sure, he It's a cockroach.

Seeing Eden-Hudson's rare failure, Gu Luobei was very gloating." "Don't worry, Mayer will not use force against you, at most it will turn your iceberg into a volcano. "Speaking of this, Gu Luobei is still holding his chin and pondering." "Apart from gossip, I have never seen you get angry. It is worth looking forward to."

However, Eden-Hudson gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from the gap between his teeth. "As soon as Gu Luobei turned around, he saw Eden-Hudson's flaming eyes, the alarm bell rang in his heart, and he immediately stepped forward." "Wait for me, wait."