"Hey, Hannah, what do you want from me?" Taylor Swift picked up the phone and asked.
"I'm near the Staples Center now, what's wrong?"
"What? The dancer I asked for can't come tonight? What does this mean? Didn't I apply with them a week ago? Change the song??? nonono~ This is absolutely impossible, this is my principle
Problems, I have carefully rehearsed these songs and let them solve them by themselves!!!"
After saying that, Taylor hung up the phone angrily.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Tang Qian stopped and asked Taylor.
"The Grammy working team is so lousy, so lousy!!!" Taylor said angrily: "I have submitted an application to them a long time ago. I want the jabbawockeez dance troupe to dance with me, and they also agreed to this.
request, but they didn’t tell my assistant Hannah until just now that the jabbawockeez dance troupe had something to do and couldn’t come. Isn’t this intentional to embarrass me???”
"What should we do now?" Tang Qian asked. Although he didn't know what this jabbawockeez dance group was, he still asked out of concern for his friends.
"What else can we do? Let them figure it out on their own! I, Taylor Swift, am not someone to be trifled with!" Taylor was obviously unhappy. The bridge of her tall nose twitched, which only added a touch of beauty to her.
However, within a few minutes, Taylor's cell phone rang again.
"How's it going? How are they going to solve it? Let me tell you, Hannah, if there is no satisfactory answer, then I...what??? You say it again??? Who did they say to replace me with??? Gosh~
Really? Is it really ABT??? And there’s Polina Semionova??? Ask me if I can change it to a beautiful and soothing song? Of course, of course there’s no problem! If it’s really
ABT plus Polina, then it’s fine even if they are all changed! OK! OK! I don’t have any objections, let’s just leave it like this, OK!” As soon as Taylor hung up the phone, he immediately waved his fist and said: “Tang,
You know, I’m going to share the stage with Polina, she is the current lead actress of ABT! I went to the dance theater to see her performance, it was so beautiful and perfect! I really didn’t expect it!”
To be honest, Tang Qian didn't know what ABT was, and he didn't know whether Polina Semionova was a human or a ghost. But seeing Taylor's excited expression, he also smiled and said: "Look, use
As a Chinese idiom, this is called a blessing in disguise. Congratulations."
"A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise? Tang, what do you mean by this sentence?" Taylor looked at Tang Qian in confusion and asked.
"Well, it probably means that bad things can turn out to be blessings in disguise, and the results exceed expectations. Well, that's pretty much what it means." Tang Qian thought for a while and could only give a rough idea.
"Wow~ Chinese idioms are really wonderful, but I quite like them." After Taylor finished speaking, he said to Tang Qian: "By the way, Tang, because the backup dance group has temporarily changed people, I have to go over and rehearse privately later. I
I can’t continue practicing with you anymore, I’m sorry.”
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, just go and do your thing. You don't have to apologize from me." Upon hearing this, Tang Qian waved his hand and said.
"Anyway, I've booked this place for 12 hours, which is enough for you to wait until the awards ceremony starts. But remember, you have to take a shower after practicing, otherwise you'll scare others if you run over there covered in sweat. You must do it."
Remember~" Taylor took out the hotel's key card, placed it on his seat and said, "Here's the key card, you can just go in later."
Half an hour later, Taylor left, leaving Tang Qian alone on the entire basketball court.
However, this does not have a big impact on Tang Qian, because it makes no difference whether there are people around when practicing basketball.
After Tang Qian finished all the practice sessions, he took his room card and returned to the LEVEL hotel suite.
After taking a comfortable bath, Tang Qian changed into his outfit, straightened his appearance, and walked out of the room.
At this time, night had fallen on the streets of Los Angeles. Since the location of the Staples Center was not far away, many surrounding attractions were already lit up. Tang Qian looked at the time and saw that there was still more than an hour before the Grammys started.
Therefore, he doesn't have to be too anxious or in a hurry. Although he has played several games at Staples, he hasn't really visited the surrounding area much. Usually, Tang Qian will take the car back to Toyota Sports after playing home games.
It was the first time that we rested in the center as leisurely as today.
Walking on L.A. Live near Staples, this is the South Park area that has been renovated in recent years. It is 6 blocks wide and makes L.A. Live very prosperous, with restaurants, supermarkets, retail stores, movie theaters, bars, nightclubs, etc.
, almost everything. But the place Tang Qian wants to go to is the Grammy Museum, which was only opened to the public in 2008. The so-called Grammy Museum, as its name suggests, is a place that tells the history of the Grammy Music Awards Ceremony. Places like this are very rare in China.
There were few, so Tang Qian thought he should go there and take a look. This place is very close to the Staples Center, 300 to 400 meters at most. Tang Qian could browse there and rush to the scene quickly without missing anything.
Maybe tonight is the Grammy Awards, so the Grammy Museum is a lot more popular than usual.
Tang Qian actually has a general feeling about European and American pop music, and he belongs to the category that neither rejects nor is too enthusiastic. Why? Because as a Chinese, he still likes to listen to Chinese songs more often. It seems that that is the best for him.
But since you are here at Grammy, it is always good to visit this part of the culture.
After paying the entrance fee of 15 US dollars, Tang Qian entered.
The furnishings inside are very artistic, telling more than 50 years of Grammy classics and excerpts. This place represents the pinnacle of American music and European and American music. Looking at it along the way, Tang Qian felt that he, a layman, had learned a lot instantly.
The layout of the museum is very logical. After reading the entire museum, people can understand the historical development and historical trend of pop music in the shortest possible time.
"Eh? Why do these two figures look familiar?" Tang Qian was walking when he suddenly saw a pair of familiar figures.
While he was thinking about it, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
Someone, someone is actually following them???
Because of his height, Tang Qian has a better overall view of things than ordinary people. No, when he looked down from a high position, he immediately noticed something unusual.
There were about four or five people following him, and without exception, these people always kept a "safe distance" from the target. Therefore, Tang Qian judged that these people should be "veterans" who had already planned something.
What to do? Sit back and watch?
Of course it’s impossible!
Not to mention that he might know them, even if he didn't know them, Tang Qian still had the obligation to go over and give them a reminder.
But because the museum had a lot of people tonight, before Tang Qian could walk over, the two people put their arms around each other and walked towards the door of the museum.
Too bad, it will be troublesome if we go out.
Tang Qian used his height to sweep around, and sure enough, those "followers" also disappeared into the museum.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please give way, please give way." Tang Qian didn't care anymore, forced his way through the crowd, and quickly followed out.
As soon as he went out, he found that the pair of figures had reached the corner of the block and were about to disappear from his sight.
hateful.
With a kick of his feet, he chased away at high speed.
Unfortunately, it was a step too late. By the time Tang Qian arrived, their figures had disappeared.
Missing? What should I do?
Just as Tang Qian was looking anxiously, a small exclamation on his left caught Tang Qian's attention. Tang Qian turned around and saw that there was a rich bush area with many branches and leaves.
Mao, Tang Qian thought for a moment, then turned around and squeezed in.
Swish, swish, swish~
After passing through the bushes, there was an abandoned building in front of him. Tang Qian scanned it. It looked like a small church in a movie in the 1980s and 1990s. I have to say that this is the "shortcoming" of the megacity of Los Angeles.
Well, because the city is developing so fast, many old places and old neighborhoods have no time to renovate, and over time, they gradually become abandoned. This problem is quite obvious in every big city in the United States.
In fact, if Tang Qian is familiar with American history, he will know that this place was "cleansed" by the Los Angeles racial riots in 1992. It was severely damaged at that time, and no one has come out to repair it. Therefore, over time, this place has become more and more...
As the city breaks through, the crowds gradually move away, becoming another "wasted area" in the greater Los Angeles area. In this kind of place, white people and pure yellow people are generally not seen, and most areas are "invaded areas" by blacks and Mexicans.
What's more, this "wasted area" is favored by many gangsters, so the risk level is further increased.
Sadly, there are countless such "areas" throughout the greater Los Angeles area, and they are all one of the "protective umbrellas" for gangs to thrive.
The so-called "City of Angels" is half light and half dark, that's what it means.
"Ah, you guys, what are you going to do? And you... aren't you a beggar... why..." A cry of surprise suddenly came from the small church, which was obviously mixed with panic and horror.
"Hey hey hey hey, two beauties, do you think I look like a beggar?" A male voice also said at the same time.
"You...you are a liar???" a female voice came out.
"Liar??? Hahaha~ I say you two ladies, you underestimate us too much. We are not here to deceive you today, but to kidnap you!" Another male voice said with a laugh.
"Kidnap, kidnap???Here, here you go, this is all the money we have, all for you, now...now we can go, right???"
"Let's go??? Hahahaha!!! Hey, Kukas, did you hear that? This little girl actually said let's go? It's so funny!"
"You, why are you laughing? This, this is really all the money we have, and I definitely didn't lie to you." Hearing the other party laughing unbridled, the female voice became even more nervous.
"Hey, girl, do you think I'm an idiot? Do you think we, N.B.N., go to such great lengths to trick you here just for a few thousand dollars???"
"Then, what do you want? Isn't kidnapping and kidnapping all about money?"
"Bingo! You are right about this, but..." the male voice changed and said, "It's not for this small amount of money."
"But, we are still students, and we sisters don't have much money!" The female voice almost cried.
"Oh~yes, yes, you do not have much money, but...your father and mother do, am I right, Miss Sophia~Miss Sestin~" the male voice said greedily and terrifyingly .
PS: The second late update. Xiao Zi was really sleepy last night and didn’t finish writing until she got up in the morning. I hope you don’t blame me. I can continue writing this weekend, haha~~~
Ten thousand words is still not close, Xiao Zi will finish ten thousand words and then calculate today’s chapter, and won’t fool him~~~
By the way, there are actually a lot of beggars on the streets in the United States, and they are not as artistic as everyone thinks. To be honest, don’t think that they are just beggars and liars born in China. In fact, just like the American Empire, professional beggars are very popular. There is even a special profession in New York. How about the "Beggars Academy"? It's domineering, isn't it? I remember there was a very angry video on Facebook some time ago of a man who busted a liar. It was probably about a Chinese man in Oklahoma, USA. The middle-aged man discovered that a "female beggar" whom he had given alms to yesterday was actually driving a brand-new Fiat car. The saddest thing was that the car driven by this "female beggar" was even better than the car he drove. The middle-aged man suddenly couldn't bear it anymore. He blocked a car and got angry. This scene was photographed and posted on Facebook and books, causing a sensation. So, in fact, the American empire is just like us, good and bad exist. Not everything is good or excellent. .