Chapter 19
After the shoot, Chunxi sat down and let the staff remove her makeup, because she was originally not wearing any makeup. And because she looked too young, Field asked the makeup artist to make her look a little older so that she would match Ronaldo.
The makeup is a bit heavy and it takes a lot of time to remove it. While Chunxi was still removing her makeup, Ronaldo came over and sat on the chair next to Chunxi and asked with a smile: "Miss Nimore, maybe what I said will offend you, but I still feel like I have seen you before."
The staff member who was helping Chunxi remove her makeup rolled her eyes. She knew this would happen. This playboy started to attract bees and butterflies and look for flowers everywhere again...
Chunxi turned around and looked at Ronaldo excitedly: "Actually, I also think your voice is a little familiar. It seems that we are destined to meet."
Ronaldo was stunned for a moment, then stupidly continued to state his original purpose: "How about we exchange phone numbers?"
Chunxi really felt that Ronaldo's voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it. She also heard from the staff around her that he was a star, so she probably watched one of his movies by accident and that's why she felt it sounded familiar...
After finding the answer to her doubts, Chunxi put the matter behind her, but when Ronaldo came to her and exchanged mobile phone numbers with her, she still agreed. Chunxi did not hide her public mobile phone number from the staff present and directly gave her public mobile phone number to Ronaldo (there is a foreshadowing here). Chunxi has two mobile phones, one for public use and one for private use. The private number is used to contact close friends and relatives.
Chunxi has a strong sense of personal safety and privacy, and generally won't give her number to someone just because they try to trick her into giving her their number. But Chunxi really has a good impression of this man, and she really feels that Ronaldo's voice is very familiar to her, but she just can't remember where she has heard it.
When Ronaldo saw Chunxi's cell phone number saved in his phone, he felt a little relieved.
The door was pushed open again, and Phil's face appeared at the door. He said vigilantly: "Miss, your uncle has come down, we should go." Chunxi's identity cannot be revealed casually, so Phil covered it up a little.
Chunxi smiled at Ronaldo, nodded goodbye, and then followed Phil out.
"This girl must be either rich or noble." Mendes, who was following Ronaldo, smacked his lips and said.
Ronaldo was surprised: "How do you know?"
"The man who came to pick her up just now was Phil Coulson. He is the assistant of Hansen, the head of DuPont's UK headquarters. He handles the more important matters of the DuPont Group. Although he is just an assistant, his power may actually be greater than that of Little's president. He calls such a person a little girl, and seems to respect and value her. Think about the uncle he mentioned just now, probably Hansen's niece or the child of some higher-level boss. It's hard to imagine that you actually cooperated with such a person. By the way, why didn't you pursue such a stunning beauty?" Mendes suddenly remembered and looked at Ronaldo strangely.
Ronaldo looked at Mendes in surprise: "Do I look like someone who is so desperate? I can tell at a glance that Nimer is still underage, how could I possibly pursue her?" You said this as if you really weren't such a desperate person...
C Luo looked at the number on his phone, thoughtfully.
"Uncle Hansen!" As soon as Chunxi arrived at the underground parking lot, she saw Uncle Hansen waiting there.
"Little Ivory has grown up. Oh my God, you are so beautiful. I finally understand why your father kept telling me to keep an eye on you and not let other boys get close to you. If you were my daughter, I would do the same." Uncle Hansen always spoke very nicely and always made people feel happy like spring breeze.
Chunxi was a little embarrassed: "Uncle Hansen, you are as handsome as your name." Hansen's name really means handsome.
"Let's go. Your Aunt Nina is waiting for you at home. She has made a lot of delicious food, such as fish and chips, fish and chips." Uncle Hansen had been to China and missed the delicious food there very much. He then started to complain about British food. I always complain about British food no matter what.
Chunxi chuckled, but followed him: "If Uncle Hansen wants to eat, I can cook some Chinese food for you." Although the Fu family is powerful, Chunxi is still very good at hands-on work and is more than capable of cooking a meal.
Hansen was still quite looking forward to it. When he took Chunxi back home, Aunt Nina was indeed already preparing dinner. There was indeed fish and chips, and cupcakes made by Aunt Nina. Uncle Hansen looked at the small cake with great greed, and wanted to steal one, but Aunt Nina slapped his hand away: "You already have high blood lipids and high blood sugar, and yet you still think about eating cake every day." Then, not surprisingly, he received a cold eye roll from Aunt Nina.
After all, Uncle Hansen's family didn't have much ingredients left, so Chunxi chopped the beef and made beef dumplings with bread. Plump, juicy and very tasty. Uncle Hansen and his youngest son Charlotte enjoyed the meal very much.
Uncle Hansen played the role of a good host. After dinner, Chunxi went back to her house. She was going to report to the Royal Academy of Music the next day. Ronaldo also had to return to Manchester the next day and would no longer stay in London.
The next day when Chunxi went to the Royal Academy of Music, Brent was already waiting at the entrance of the academy, and Phil Coulson was accompanying Chunxi. Chunxi can't drive yet, so she needs a driver and someone to guide her to a better life in the UK.
Phil was originally an American, but later came to the UK because of this job. He has been in the UK for five or six years and is very familiar with the country.
Brent did not plan to be Chunxi's mentor himself, although he was very eager to do so. However, he felt that he had no way to teach such a talented child better and he still needed to find a better mentor to teach her vocal music.
The mentor that Brandt found for her was the famous opera singer Tosca. Tosca's mother was also an excellent opera singer, and Tosca's mother had studied opera under the opera master Puccini.
This decision was Chunxi's own idea, because she had already learned almost all the folk singing methods in China. If she could learn some Western bel canto and opera singing methods, it might be more beneficial to her vocal career to learn from the best of others.
Generally speaking, unlike other dramas, opera performances place more emphasis on musical elements such as singing and the singer's traditional vocal techniques. Opera is considered part of the Western classical music tradition, and so, like classical music, is not as popular as contemporary pop music, while modern musicals are considered the modern version of opera.
Opera first appeared in Italy in the 17th century and then spread to various European countries. Heinrich Schütz in Germany, Jean-Baptiste Lully in France and Henry Purcell in England pioneered opera in their own countries in the 17th century. Until the 18th century, Italian opera remained the mainstream in Europe. Even though Paris attracted many foreign composers to make a living in France, Handel eventually settled in England.
Bel canto style opera actually only really emerged in the 19th century. Up to now, more modern elements have been added to the opera, making the form of opera more diverse and the elements of opera richer.
Chunxi studied bel canto and opera in order to make her vocal form more complete.
Professor Tosca is already very old, and generally doesn't take students anymore. But Brandt has always told her that this student is really great and she would definitely regret not accepting him as a disciple, so he agreed to meet her. As soon as they met and greeted each other, he asked Chunxi to perform a piece to test her level.
Chunxi chose the excerpt "Nessun Dorma" from the opera "Turandot". This part was originally sung by a tenor, but now Chunxi has slightly changed it to a mezzo-soprano and it sounds very nice. It can be said that it far exceeded Tosca's imagination.
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