Chapter 94: An Unexpected Invitation
Chen Feng couldn't help but feel a little funny when he heard Hongye sip vinegar like this, and changed the topic and said: "Wife, I originally planned to take the plane back to China tomorrow afternoon, but the mayor of Xiuzhou City happened to be on a friendly visit to Los Angeles in the past few days, and I want to become a sister city with Los Angeles, so I, a big star, want to contribute to my hometown." I may have to go back a few days later, so you can ask the head teacher for a few more days off on my behalf. β
Hongye said with some disappointment: "Xiao Feng, you have already asked for three days of leave, should you ask for two more days?" Teacher Su has an opinion. β
After the last treat, Chen Feng's impression of Su Yan was greatly reduced, and he couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied when he heard this, but he couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied with it, but he couldn't say bad things about his class teacher in front of Hongye, she had always been a good student.
"I got the principal's special approval for the leave, don't worry. What's more, even if I don't go to school, I am confident that my grades will not regress. β
"Alright then, I'll give you two more days off. Hongye was a little helpless, and at the same time complained a little, "Really, why do Mayor Liu and other officials want to find you as a singer?"
Chen Feng smiled: "Of course they want to look for me, because the Los Angeles government has no intention of forming a sister city with our Xiuzhou City before." And your husband and I, although we are now singers in the United States, have a lot of influence, maybe we can really help. β
"Well, I see, these officials are really, very annoying, they want to take advantage of you. Momiji said a little unfairly for her husband.
"Use is use, and the relationship between people is the relationship between people, and this is normal. Chen Feng smiled, "What's more, you probably don't know that Mayor Liu and my father are good friends, and he used to be the deputy county magistrate of our Hengyang County." His family has a lot to do with our family. β
"Well, well, then you should be careful on the American side. Also, I just saw a message from a netizen on the Internet, and everyone said that the song "Travel Light" you sang at the awards party was very good. At the same time, I am also looking forward to it, you can release a Chinese album, by the way, Xiaofeng, do you have any plans to release a Chinese album?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Chen Feng said, "I haven't thought about it for the past two years. It's better to make money from foreigners. β
"Oh, I still like your Chinese songs. In the future, it would be nice if you could write a few songs like "Life with You" and "Beautiful Myth" every year, and sing them for me alone. Momiji said a little coquettishly.
"Wife, you're embarrassing for me, songs like "Life with You" and "Beautiful Myth" don't come every year, but I'll try my best. For Bo Hongyan to smile, Chen Feng didn't mind "creating" a few classic songs in advance.
"Husband, you're so nice. Momiji first slapped a little sycophant, and then immediately put forward his own request, "I knew you would agree, so let's do it, anyway, you should have some free time in Los Angeles alone, so take advantage of this time to write a song for me, and I want to make sure that it is similar to "Life with You" and "Beautiful Myth"!"
Chen Feng slightly understood Hongye's thoughts, obviously afraid that Chen Feng would be bored and cause some bad scandals.
"Okay, guaranteed to complete the task. I'll sing it to you when I get home. This task is really nothing to Chen Feng, after all, the memory number in his mind is still some reserve of good Chinese songs that have not yet been released.
"Thank you, husband!" Momiji called sweetly.
The two then chatted with me for a long time, until Hongye woke up, it was noon on his side, and it was early in the morning on their side, so he reluctantly hung up the phone with Chen Feng.
The next day, Chen Feng got up early as usual, did a lot of Arhat magic, after taking a bath, refreshed opened the curtains and looked downstairs, although there was psychological preparation, but still couldn't help but be startled, only to see that there were a lot more people downstairs than last night, and many people set up simple tents on the spot, looking like they were going to stay for a long time. Chen Feng couldn't help but be secretly moved by his own infatuated fans, if he was a fan himself, he would definitely not be able to do this, although their behavior was a little difficult for Chen Feng to understand, but it still made Chen Feng feel admired and moved. And so many people gathered together, but they didn't make a loud noise, and Chen Feng didn't feel it last night. This undoubtedly speaks even more about the cuteness of these fans.
Perhaps, Chen Feng stood by the window for a long time, and soon a fan with binoculars downstairs found him, and suddenly the crowd downstairs first exclaimed with a small piece of joy, and then it was like a drop of water thrown into the oil pot, and it became lively in an instant, and the fans of the entire crowd burst out with all their passion in an instant, and they all looked up and shouted hello to Chen Feng in front of the window.
Seeing this situation, Chen Feng immediately retracted his body back into the room, but opened a window by himself, so that the fans downstairs could see himself better, and his actions made the fans downstairs even more excited, shouting at him and waving his hands.
In response, Chen Feng also politely smiled and waved his hand a few times at the fans downstairs, and the crowd suddenly burst into joy, until Chen Feng closed the window again, closed the curtains, and the shouts downstairs were still heard clearly.
Chen Feng called room service, and shortly after breakfast, when he was thinking about asking someone to buy blank tapes and tape recorders, Adams called.
"Long, good news for you. However, after hearing the good news, it seems that your return trip will be postponed. Adams said happily.
"What's the good news?" Chen Feng asked in surprise. I wondered if it was a certain music award again, but he had been invited to the awards party of a certain music award in many countries, but of course he didn't go to participate, except for the Grammys in the United States.
"It's Mike Jackson, and he's inviting you to his Neverland Manor, and of course me. Adams said excitedly.
When Chen Feng heard the news, he was first surprised, and then ecstatic. Mike Jackson's Dream Garden Manor is famous. It is located 8 kilometers north of Los Olivos and 13 kilometers north of Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County, California, USA, covering an area of more than 11 square kilometers. The park opened in 1988 as a private amusement park and residence for Michael Jackson. The park includes a zoo and a theme park with a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round and other game rides. The name comes from the Neverland island in the Peter Pan story, where children never grow up. This dream manor once attracted the favor of countless people.
Neverland was built in 1981 and was developed by real estate developer William Bone, who named it Sycamore Valley Ranch. To this day, the interior walls of the 13,000-square-foot main building still retain the oak parquet upholstered by Bourne. In 1987, Jackson bought Maple Valley Ranch for $19.5 million and renamed it Neverland. Among the $35 million he added were enough rides to host a state carnival, a zoo, a go-kart track, and two separate train tracksβone large enough to run an old-fashioned steam train on it.
The 50-seat theater features state-of-the-art projection and sound equipment, a private viewing platform, and a stage with trapdoors for magicians' assistants. Not only that, but Jackson turned a rust-red country barn into a house of exotic snakes, including the Burmese python and the Bengali one-eyed cobra. He also set up the Neverland Fire Department, staffed with a squad of locomotives and full-time firefighters who were occasionally sent to fight fires for their neighbors.
At its peak, Neverland employed 150 people and spent as much as $10 million a year on maintenance, according to people familiar with the matter. Jackson has lived in Neverland for more than 15 years. In that treehouse, overlooking the park's four-acre pond, he wrote his 1991 album "Dangerous." His three children are educated at home on the third floor of the main building.
Jackson also used Neverland to entertain guests, from those attending expensive fundraisers to students at local schools and children with cancer or other serious illnesses. The theater on the estate has two isolation rooms for children who are undergoing chemotherapy and have weakened immune systems to watch movies in case they are infected by other children's bacteria.
In Chen Feng's memory, in December 2003, after being searched by the police, Jackson said that there was no longer a home there, and later moved out of a $70,000 monthly rent in Beverly Hills, California. He has been living in Las Vegas since the end of 2006. In November 2008, he sold his Dream Estate to SycamoreRanch LLC, a real estate company.
"Adams, did he really invite me to Neverland as a guest?" Chen Feng asked with some uncertainty.
Adams still looked very excited, and replied in an affirmative tone: "Yes, just now, three minutes ago to be exact, he personally called and invited you and me to his dream manor. β
"This ...... Why did he invite me to Neverland as a guest?" Chen Feng said with some confusion.
"Long, don't you know? Have you forgotten what you said to him at the Grammy Awards? A reporter interviewed him about it afterwards, and he publicly said that he was very grateful for the kindness you had expressed. And also said that you are not his successor, you are you, you are unique, just like him Michael Jackson. He thinks very highly of you. He said on the phone just now, in fact, he has long planned to invite you to his house as a guest, but you have not been in the United States before, there is no opportunity, and it will seem very abrupt to invite rashly, and you happen to be in Los Angeles now, not very far from Neverland, so he sent you an invitation. β