Chapter 42 Transatlantic Telephone (Collect!!) )
On April 10, 1912, at the marine dock of the port of Southampton, the "unsinkable" Titanic set sail for the New World. The captain's name is Edward Smith. The docks were crowded with passengers, family members who had come to see them off, baggage handlers and customs inspectors.
At 11 a.m., chimney No. 1 spewed white steam. 25 of the 29 boilers began to fire in turn.
At 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the Titanic slowly left the dock under the pull of the tugboat, and the two outboard propellers began to stir the sea water in the port of Southampton.
The Titanic sailed past the Majestic, not the one that was later reparated by Germany, the Philadelphia, the St. Louis, the Ocean, and the New York mail ships moored in the harbor in turn, honking their horns to greet them.
The 46,000-ton ship seems to be attractive to other vessels. Under the suction of the current, the hull of the New York mail ship began to move closer to the Titanic, but fortunately, the anchor chain and cable pulled it in time. The Titanic's tugboat, the Vulcan, pushed the hull of the New York back on, and the world's largest mail ship began its first and only voyage......"
After reading it again from the beginning, Wei Ting began to write.
When I was in college, I first studied radio knowledge, and then after I went to the United States, I also studied programming. However, Wei Ting's childhood dream was to become a writer, and her writing is quite good.
Now, there is just the time and the space for her to play. Wei Ting doesn't mind finding a few ready-made novels to make some quick money, but she also wants to rewrite some movie scripts into novels to have a good time.
The previous three movies and the game of "Sailing New Age" have all been written into novels by her, and this "Titanic" has also been half completed. Whether it's out of confidence or for other reasons, Wei Ting believes that these works are closely related to American society and should have a market.
"Tingting, someone is looking for you."
I don't know how long it took, Luo Yuting's voice came from outside the door, Wei Ting was already immersed in the plot of the novel at this time, listening to the voice was very ethereal, until Luo Yuting shouted again, she reacted, and hurriedly responded, got up to open the door, and came to the living room.
"Tingting, these two guests are looking for you, I'll go to the kitchen to clean up the dishes, don't forget to leave the guests to eat." Luo Yuting lowered her voice and admonished, smiled at the two guests again, and entered the kitchen again.
The two female guests in the living room were not yet seated, but were standing there looking around.
A man in his thirties, with a good face, a shrewd face, and always a little scrutiny in his eyes, consciously or unconsciously; The other is an acquaintance...... Lin Ruocheng is already a well-known pop singer.
"Miss Lin, who is this?" Seeing that the eyes of the two were looking at her, Wei Ting immediately asked Lin Ruocheng for an explanation.
"The title 'Miss' is both cheesy and unpleasant, so you can call me by my name or sister."
Lin Ruoyuan's smile was like a spring flower, and she stepped forward to hold Wei Ting's hand affectionately, and then introduced her companion: "This is Sister Xue, the most popular gold medal agent in China, Bai Xue." Sister Xue, this is Wei Ting I told you. ”
"You are Wei Ting's little sister? You are the best talented songwriter she has ever met, I didn't expect to be so young!! "Bai Xue's enthusiasm is a little exaggerated, but it makes people feel very comfortable.
However, Wei Ting was a little embarrassed at this time...... Although she was not soft at all when plagiarizing, she still blushed a little when she heard those beautiful words.
"Sister Shen, Sister Xue, please take a seat."
Wei Ting beckoned the two to sit down, then took out two cups from the tray and poured two glasses of boiled water, "I'm sorry, there are no drinks at home, only cold boiled." ”
"Cool white is good, healthy drink, self-sufficient."
Bai Xue was very good at talking, took the water cup, her eyes fell on Wei Ting, and she didn't seem to be ready to move away, "Tingting's name is very good, can I call it that?" ”
"Sister Suixue likes it." Wei Ting nodded very casually.
"Okay."
Bai Xue's smile on her face is quite a bit like the taste of the eldest sister next door, which is very different from the cold aura of Lin Ruocheng next to her, "Tingting, I really like the songs you wrote, especially the songs of 'Forget Love Water', 'True Hero' and 'Red Dust Love Song', which can be called classics." It's just that...... At your age, how can you have this feeling of going through vicissitudes? ”
"Inspiration."
Wei Ting smiled slightly: "It's just that I read more books and feel a little more, as for the vicissitudes of life or something...... It's not that mysterious. ”
Lin Ruocheng is a very good singer, and Bai Xue is also very accomplished in music and literature, plus Wei Ting, who has opened the golden finger, there is absolutely no shortage of topics between the three of them, and they are very enthusiastic...... Wei Ting knew that these two people found themselves today, not just to know themselves and discuss music. But she's not in a hurry, anyway, she's going to take a break, let's talk about it, she is also a little interested in the entertainment industry now.
Bai Xue was also a little depressed, when she thought about it, she and Lin Ruocheng came to the door rashly, with Wei Ting's age, she would definitely be curious to ask, even if she couldn't think of it for a while, then the adults of the Wei family should always be curious, right?
Unexpectedly, after Wei's mother said hello, she went into the kitchen, and although Wei Ting showed curiosity about the entertainment industry, she didn't seem to have considered their intentions at all, did she really stay for dinner?
If you speak first, you will lose the initiative. Bai Xue has formed an inertia in her many years of professional career, no matter what she talks about, she regards the other party as a negotiation object, and this negotiation object seems to be different from what she expected, so Bai Xue is entangled.
'Ding......'
The sudden ringing of the phone interrupted the conversation of the three people, and Wei Ting glanced at the two apologetically: "I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone." ”
Bai Xue and Lin Ruocheng nodded, and watched Wei Ting go over to answer the phone, and the two of them were speechless for a while.
"Mr. Ford?"
Wei Ting picked up the phone, heard the voice from the other end, and immediately showed a smile on her face: "Hello! It's daytime over there, right? ”
"To be precise, it should be early in the morning, I just had breakfast, I hope it didn't affect your rest." Mark. Ford's voice sounded a little excited, "I'm going to tell you good news, starting today, I'm out of work." ”
"This doesn't seem like good news. When we Chinese talk about the word 'unemployment', we always have a sad face, but we are not as good as you. Wei Ting was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile. Ford seems to have made a choice.