Chapter 160: Chicago

The next day, the two unsurprisingly dominated the headlines again, but this time the focus was on music.

The New York Times, "Eric & Amy Perform at Maroon5 Garden Concert, Amy Announces the Upcoming Release of a New Solo EP Created by Eric. ”

"New York Daily News", "Sweet Kiss, Multi-Element New Album, Amy Sings New Song "Rather.be" Detonates Madison Square Garden. ”

A large number of music critics began to praise, not to mention anything else, just to say that this "Rather.be" that came out is a masterpiece, whether it is its style or the deep meaning expressed in the song, it is impeccable.

"Los Angeles Times" even released a photo of Li Jiani standing on the stage with her arms raised, and her dark eyes seemed to penetrate people's hearts.

"Amy Lee, the Oriental girl standing behind Eric shows her superstar potential! Actually, we were all wrong, Amy was great, but the person standing next to her was Eric. When Eric is silent, Amy is the princess on stage! ”

There is a lot of noise in the outside world, and there is basically no singing decline, after all, the quality of "Rather.be" is there, even if the other songs are of average standard, this album will not be Waterloo.

On August 28th, Li Jiani popped a photo on Fb, in which she walked in front, and Eric only showed a hand holding tightly with her, not far away was the Amoco Building, "Chicago, here we come!" Welcome to tonight's Oprah talk show! ”

"Ignore me when you're done?"

Lotus looked at Li Jiani who was fiddling with her mobile phone speechlessly, and left me alone after taking the photo? This pose is still something I came up with, okay!

"Oops! You use me, I use you, why do you care so much? Li Jiani wrinkled her nose at him, and then looked at the photo with great interest, she felt that this pose was too literary! It's just right for a pure little beauty like her!

"I'm inflating you at night!" Lotus threatened viciously.

"Cut," Li Jiani retorted without raising her head, "I am fully automatic, no need to inflate, durable, low wear, no maintenance, and self-cleaning function, more"

"Okay," Lotus waved his hand, he admitted defeat, Li Jiani has surpassed the limits of human beings in all aspects.

"Hmph." She shook her head proudly and squatted on the side of the road swiping her phone.

Lotus glanced at the hopeless Li Jiani funny, and turned to look at the Amoco Building in the distance.

Chicago, also known as the City of Giant Shoulders, comes from the Pulitzer Prize-winning two-time winner and famous Chicago poet Carl Sandberg. In his 1916 poem "Chicago," he called it Big Shoulders.

Chicago is also known as the Windy City, which is not a beautiful name, simply because the shores of Lake Michigan, the world's largest lake, meet the Chicago River, so it is windy all year round.

Lotus is also the first time to come to Chicago, and all he knows is the Chicago Bull and the Chicago printer.

But it is worthy of the name of the city of giant shoulders, Chicago is the birthplace of skyscrapers, and after the first high-rise building was born in 1885, it opened up a new history of architecture and even formed a new architectural genre, the "Chicago School".

Not far from the two of them is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in Chicago, the Amoco Building. With 82 floors and 346 meters high, it is the tallest marble veneer building in the world. It shimmered silver throughout, like a huge white hosta. At the other end there is a Hancock Building, 100 floors, 343 meters, a rectangular cone with a flat roof and two antennas reaching into the sky. These two towers occupy the fourth and fifth places in the list of American architecture.

Lotus squinted his eyes and looked around, he had been thinking about the Lh headquarters building recently, and the one on Sunset Avenue was already somewhat dwarfed. He and Li Jiani don't care, but their singers can't stand this.

"Buzz"

Lotus took out her phone and looked at it, and after connecting it, she asked, "What's wrong?" ”

White's slightly anxious voice came, "Where are you?" Come back soon! I'm going to record it in a moment! ”

"Okay, okay," he hung up the phone, in fact, there was still plenty of time, but Oprah had a unique place in the hearts of Americans, and he couldn't say anything.

Lotus glanced at Li Jiani, who was still squatting on the side of the road and swiping her mobile phone, rummaged through her pocket, took out a coin and threw it in front of her, and said, "Thank you, thank you." ”

"Thank you." Li Jiani picked it up and put it in her pocket, this coin is not simple! At night it will appear in the lotus panties.

Lotus didn't know what she was going to do, so she nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go, White is urging us." ”

"Let's go, let's go!" Li Jiani was very disappointed, she squatted for a long time as if she was asking for food, and there was no passerby! Chicago's paparazzi are not reliable!

As the most-watched talk show festival month in U.S. history, Oprah's talk show has been going through nearly 20 years now. It has an average weekly viewership of more than 30 million, an audience of nearly 150 countries around the world, and dozens of Emmy trophies. It's definitely a landmark talk show in the United States.

Oprah Winfrey is one of the most influential women in the world today, and her accomplishments are manifold, with a personal fortune of more than $1 billion at her disposal through her stake in Harp Entertainment Group. With her first-class eloquence and wise mind, she has won the praise and popularity of countless audiences, and her words and opinions have the magic to influence public opinion, not only to promote American values, but also to many countries around the world, creating both cultural and commercial values, Oprah has become a brand and power.

Oprah's Hap Entertainment Group is located in the heart of the Loop's business district. Walking along Madison Street, past the famous United Center Arena, home of the NBA's Chicago Bulls, you'll find its majestic video building on the banks of the Chicago River.

Normally, you need to get a temporary entry and exit pass to enter and exit this building, but Lotus and Li Jiani rely on brushing their faces to get it. This interview between the two of them is not for the Oprah effect, but Oprah has made an appointment very early. For this reason, the two pushed off the Ellen show.

The so-called studio, in fact, is not as glamorous as on TV, standing at the door and looking at a large set of scenery, on which is placed a beige semi-arc sofa, in the middle is four cameras, there is also a boom camera overhead, and the place near the door is the audience. The scene can accommodate two or three hundred people.

"It's very ordinary!" Li Jiani glanced around, but she didn't show any disappointment. After all, it's a talk show, can you dance if you don't agree with each other? Again, this is not the Indian Oprah.

Lotus shrugged, he had nothing to comment on, and even he wasn't too interested in this trip. Chatting alas~ Is there anyone more exciting than chatting with Li Jiani?

The waiting room is better than expected, but the Hap Entertainment Group was established in 1986, and the studio and waiting room are mostly renovated.

After all, this is the largest show in the United States, and it is naturally impossible to do it without makeup. However, most of the guests on the Oprah talk show are ordinary people, so the show has its own makeup team. But Li Jiani didn't trust any strangers, so she brought Grace with her.

Oprah has a habit of going to the waiting room to say hello to guests when she arrives at the studio, and her etiquette is perfect, which is one of the reasons why she has always been very popular with audiences.

"Hello, I'm Oprah, first time we met, nice to meet you." Oprah smiled and held out her right hand to the two of them.

"Hello, I'm Eric." Lotus was the first to get up and shake her hand, he looked at the woman in front of him, Oprah was about the same height as Li Jiani, but her physique was very strong, the rosy red lips on her face were particularly conspicuous, and her short and neat hair showed the personality of this strong woman. Although Oprah is not the most beautiful, her smile is indeed very friendly, coupled with the image of a spiritual mentor accumulated over the years, it makes people feel good immediately.

"Hello, I'm Amy." Lady Li Jiani appeared, her innocence and beauty before the age of 14 was sealed in her body, and she took it out and used it when she needed it!

Oprah was also looking at the two quietly, Eric was a very unusual young man, and almost all people in the United States who had a little channel agreed with this point of view. An Oriental man has perfectly integrated into the American entertainment industry almost instantly, which is quite appalling. Oprah had seen Eric's pictures many times, but it wasn't until she saw them that she could feel how extraordinary this oriental man was. Oprah's eyesight and observation are almost at full level, and she feels easy-going and indifferent from Eric's body, which is quite comfortable. But she sensed a strange emotion in Eric's dark eyes, contempt? Proud? She couldn't tell the difference, but she couldn't help but lower her identity and put the two on the same level.

As for Amy, she smiled at Li Jiani a little unnaturally, can you still act a little fake?! However, she doesn't care very much, people who dig out their hearts and lungs as soon as they meet have no room for survival in the American entertainment industry.

After a few polite words to each other, Oprah took his leave first to prepare for the recording of the show. She came to the waiting room just to say hello to the guests, and she couldn't stay too long.

"It's very ordinary!" Li Jiani spoke again.

Lotus smiled, is Oprah average? Of course not. It's just that I'm the one who is with you.