Chen Feng said with a smile: "Of course piano music is also a good gift, but after all, it is something that cannot be seen or touched. And what I want to give her is something that can be seen and touched, and for her
It’s even more memorable.”
"What is this gift you are talking about?" Miranda asked curiously.
Chen Feng raised the black leather notebook in his hand and said with a smile, "Is this it?"
"This?" Miranda stepped forward with a surprised look on her face, took the notebook in Chen Feng's hand, and looked through it. She suddenly understood and said with a smile, "This is not impossible to make a gift for her, and it does have commemorative value.
But it always feels inferior to the piano music you gave her. I believe the piano music you gave her won’t be worse than the one you gave me before, right?”
"There are still these photos." Chen Feng did not give Miranda any excuses, and pointed to the photos of Catherine that were still displayed on the computer. Then, he briefly explained what photos these were.
After hearing this, Miranda had to admire her and was very envious at the same time.
"I would really be jealous if you behave like this. You care more about your apprentice than me. Not only did you cure her terminal illness, but you also taught her how to play the piano every day. I feel like you just treat her like a human being."
I have my biological daughter."
Miranda said with some resentment.
But of course she is not really jealous of Catherine in her heart. Because she also likes Catherine very much. She is a fairy-like girl who is polite to people and harmless to both humans and animals. No one would dislike her.
"You're here again. She is my female apprentice and you are my girlfriend. How can this be compared? What's more, her mother had devoted herself to the filming of the movie "Juno" in order to help us. What do you think?
Whether she can win the grand prize this time depends on her. I treat her daughter better because of her and your face."
After saying this, Miranda quickly figured it out. It was indeed the case. Catherine was Marcia's only child. The reason why she, a great director, agreed to direct "Juno", a small-budget literary film, was not due to debt.
Is it because of Chen Feng’s favor?
Whether she can become an instant hit with the movie "Juno" this time really depends on director Marcia. Although the filming of the movie has been completed, the post-production has not yet started. In the post-production area,
Marcia, the director, must have a certain say. Even if Chen Feng has a permanent memory of the original time and space and knows what the original work is like, he cannot help but consider Marcia's thoughts in post-production editing and production.
Although Chen Feng is the screenwriter and producer, the person who actually directed and produced this film was Marcia. The post-production must be imprinted with her personal style, otherwise her efforts as the "world's number one female director" will be wasted.
Reputation and strength.
And Chen Feng doesn't think that the original "Juno" can be better than Marcia's version. After all, although the movie Juno also received multiple Oscar nominations, it only won the Best Original Screenplay Award in the end.
Therefore, Chen Feng actually did not intend to completely copy everything about the original version. Especially in terms of post-production, Chen Feng certainly had plans and ambitions to strive for excellence.
With the original version as a reference, Chen Feng thinks it shouldn't be difficult to improve on this basis. Especially with the help of Marcia, the number one female director in the world, this difficulty will be even smaller.
Of course, the reason why he attaches so much importance to Catherine's sixteenth birthday has nothing to do with her mother Marcia. It is simply that he likes his female apprentice very much, especially since he has already exposed three system tasks to her, and
I have completed one of them and received the reward successfully.
Coupled with the fact that Catherine is such an angelic and fairy-like girl, who wouldn’t like her?
The reason why Chen Feng went to such great lengths to prepare gifts for her was entirely out of his love for her, and not for other reasons. At least other factors only accounted for a small proportion. For example, in order to complete system tasks.
After deciding on the birthday gift for Catherine, Chen Feng felt relaxed in the next few days. Secretly, he had already developed the selected photos of Catherine, and then posted them on each page of the black notebook in order.
At the back of the record, the size is just right. In addition, of course, I bought a gift box and put this birthday gift in it.
On February 8th, the weather was beautiful and sunny. The lawn in front of the villa of Matthew and his wife had been decorated early in the morning.
It was only nine o'clock when Chen Feng brought Miranda, Catherine, Zhao Wenxiu and Emily over, but by this time the outdoor birthday party on the lawn had already been arranged.
"My dear, you are finally back. Are you staying with your master and don't want to go home?"
Marcia was the first to run out of the house and gave her daughter Catherine a hug.
After Marcia returned home from the filming of "Juno" three days ago, Catherine only replied that she spent one day with her and ran back to Chen Feng's mountaintop villa the next day. This undoubtedly made Marcia a little sad.
However, she quickly ran to Chen Feng's house to eat and drink before going home in the evening. The two homes were not far apart, and it only took ten minutes by car.
In fact, mother and daughter had dinner together at Chen Feng's house yesterday at noon. However, they were busy arranging for Catherine's birthday party today, so she came home after eating at noon yesterday.
"Mom, I'm used to living in Master's house now and eating Tang Dynasty food. I'm really not used to it if you ask me to come back and live here. Besides, you and your father are usually so busy that you don't have time to accompany me. I'm here
It’s boring to be alone at home. It’s better to be at Master’s side, with Wenxiu and Master accompanying me, and Master teaching me how to practice the piano every day.”
"Then you can't live in your master's house forever, right?" Marcia looked at her daughter helplessly.
Catherine said matter-of-factly: "As long as Master lets me live here, I will live here forever."
Several people couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Chen Feng shook his head and said: "It's not that I won't let you live. It's that you are going to school next, and you will go to college in two years. And it is impossible for Master to live here in Hollywood forever, and he has to return to China. So.
, after two or three years, you have to start living independently."
Catherine pouted and said: "Let's wait until two or three years later. Now I will live in Master's house."
Chen Feng smiled and said: "Of course you can live in my house if you want. You are my closed disciple. If you come to live in my house, I, the master, will always welcome you. But you will one day grow up and have your own home."
Today is your sixteenth birthday, I believe you understand this."
Catherine smiled sweetly, then shook her head and said, "I don't understand. I just feel like it's good to live with Master."
Chen Feng and Marcia both had a headache after hearing this, but it was hard to say anything. Especially since it was her birthday today, it was even harder to say.
"Okay, okay. Let's talk about this in the future. You can stay at my place as long as you want. Today is your birthday. You, the little birthday girl, just have to celebrate your birthday well."
"Yes." Marcia quickly took over, "Let's go inside first. Catherine, the birthday girl, needs to dress up well today."
So, a group of people walked into Marcia's home. The interior was of course decorated very festively, with ribbons, colorful balloons, and a message written on the background to celebrate "Catherine's sixteenth birthday." In addition, of course, there were also flowers.
The room is surrounded by flowers of various colors, especially the background board with the celebration message written on it, which is surrounded by flowers.
Not long after Chen Feng sat on the sofa in the living room, Matthew came over with a group of guests, all friends and relatives of their family. After introducing each other, the atmosphere became lively.
After that, many people came one after another. Before it reached eleven o'clock in the morning, many people had already arrived. Many of them were Hollywood stars. This made Miranda and Emily very happy.
We went together to say hello to these celebrities.
Zhao Wenxiu had already been invited by Catherine to join her. Chen Feng became alone in the living room.
However, he was not lonely. He took out his newly purchased iPhone and started playing games. Although this first-generation smartphone seemed primitive or even crude to Chen Feng, in this time and space, it was very useful.
It is advanced and even more disruptive compared to other mobile phones.
"Hey Chen, can I sit down?"
While Chen Feng was having a great time playing Tetris, a woman appeared in front of him, a beautiful woman in her twenties.
Chen Feng raised his eyes and looked at her. She was very beautiful, especially her watery light green eyes, which had a seductive charm. Her long golden hair was flowing down, and she was tall, which all showed that she was a very charming woman.
Chen Feng had some impression of this woman who suddenly appeared, but he couldn't remember who she was. But she must be a star.
Chen Feng quickly withdrew his gaze and looked around. He was sitting on a couch, but he sat in the middle of the sofa. Although there were empty seats on both sides, if others wanted to sit down, they should do so out of politeness.
Ask.
"Of course. You can sit wherever you like."
After Chen Feng finished speaking, he moved to one side appropriately, and then continued to play the game with his head down.
"Thank you." The woman sat down next to him gracefully, and then introduced herself, "My name is Amanda. I am a singer and actor. I am very happy to see you here today."
"Ah, hello, me too, nice to meet you."
Chen Feng just lowered his head and continued to play the game. He had already implicitly expressed that he did not want to be disturbed, but this woman still introduced herself to him. Out of politeness, Chen Feng had to respond.
"I won't disturb you when you play games, right? The iPhone is really a good phone. I use it now and have downloaded several games. I play them when I have nothing to do. It's much more convenient than playing on the computer." Amanda
The topic seemed to come naturally.
Chen Feng deliberately didn't want to pay attention to her, but after all, this was his apprentice's birthday party, and as a half-landowner, Chen Feng couldn't show off to the guests. Besides, she was a great beauty, and beauties always have privileges.
"No. I just played the game Tetris because I was bored." Chen Feng smiled politely, and then asked with a hint of curiosity, "What do you think is the biggest shortcoming of the iPhone?"
After Amanda was stunned for a moment, she smiled and said: "It seems that you are also an Apple fan, and so am I. It has been four or five months since I bought an iPhone. After using it, I feel that its biggest disadvantage is that the battery is not durable and cannot be used.
Change the battery."
Chen Feng couldn't help but nod after hearing this. The iPhone's battery durability has been criticized by many people since the beginning. It was also the same in the original time and space. I don't know how many generations it has been, but this shortcoming has not changed. As for the inability to replace the battery, it seems now
It's a bit anti-human. Because before this, all mobile phones had replaceable batteries.
This feature requires everyone to adapt to it slowly. However, this adaptation process will take a long time. Only when power banks or large-capacity batteries appear will it be slowly accepted by everyone.
At this stage, the upcoming Android phones can just make up for the shortcomings of the two iPhones. The battery is more durable than the iPhone and can be replaced.
Previously, when Chen Feng contacted Andy in Silicon Valley, he emphasized these two points. After Andy recorded the test, the prototype had been manufactured as early as two months ago. Chen Feng was also one of the trial users.
I have been using it on and off for more than two months. After discovering the shortcomings and problems, I gave them to Andy one by one for improvement and correction.
Now Android phones have begun to enter the mass trial production stage. After formal mass production, they will undoubtedly compete with iPhones in the market.
"You are right. These two shortcomings of the iPhone are fatal. If someone launched a similar type of smartphone and then made up for these two shortcomings, would you buy it?"
Amanda was confused by the question, but she still thought about it and nodded: "Maybe. The iPhone's battery is not durable. If I play games, it will run out of power in a few hours at most. I receive too many calls.
The battery won’t last a day either.”
Chen Feng was very satisfied with her answer. Although the newly launched Android system may not be as smooth as the iPhone's iOS system, the first thing is that it is cheap, at most only two-thirds of the iPhone's price, which is one-third less.
.And the battery is more durable than the iPhone and can also be replaced.
In comparison, the market for Android phones is definitely larger than that of the iPhone. The price of the iPhone is too high, which severely limits its global sales.
"Thank you." Chen Feng said thank you, and then continued to play the game with his head down.
Amanda couldn't help but feel a little angry when she saw this. She finally found a chance to come with a Hollywood star this time. Her main purpose was to get to know Chen Feng, a Tang Dynasty native and the boss of the Beauty Beauty Company. Secondly, of course, she also wanted to meet Ma
Befriend Sia, the first female director.
As for her ultimate goal, she is very clear, that is, she wants to join the Beauty Beauty Company, and at least get one or two songs from Chen Feng. When necessary, she even thinks about sacrificing her looks. After all, Chen Feng is a Tang Dynasty person.
He looked very handsome, and if she had an affair with him, she wouldn't actually be at a disadvantage.
However, it seems that Chen Feng has no interest in her at the moment. This makes her all-conquering charm useless in the past, and also greatly affects her female self-confidence.