After leaving the lounge and arriving at the backstage waiting area, Lily's nervous hands almost ran out of room to put. She felt that her heart was pounding and she might jump out of her mouth at any time and fall to the ground and turn into a frog.
A female producer of the program expressed relief: "Take a deep breath and relax. It's not a big deal. Helen has been chatting with you for a long time and is very kind, right? She won't embarrass you. Martin grew up with you..."
Lily took several deep breaths but still couldn't calm down.
After all, she is only 17 years old.
Lily asked: "Am I inferior? I haven't seen the world?"
The female producer was definitely encouraging at this time: "You are very good, much better than most people who are on camera for the first time. Be braver and more confident."
Lily's heartbeat was still pounding, and she couldn't help but resume her old habit, cursing secretly: "Fake! Fake..."
As soon as the dirty words came out, she suddenly calmed down a little.
The female producer heard the voice in the headset and patted Lily's back gently: "Come on stage."
Lily did not lack courage. She clenched her hands into fists and strode onto the stage.
Turning around the exit, I saw Martin and couldn't help but think of something.
In more than ten years of life, Martin, like Elena, has often raised his fists.
The girl who grew up under a heavy education suddenly wanted to punch herself: I am so stupid!
For a moment, Lily stood frozen on the spot.
Martin saw Lily's nervousness, embarrassment and uneasiness, and could guess why she was here. He stood up and walked towards her, while gesturing for the audience off the stage to applaud to encourage Lily.
Encouragement applause rang out, Lily came to her senses, and Martin was approaching.
She stuttered slightly and said: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come over without saying hello, I..."
Martin hugged her gently and said, "We are family."
Lily's smile naturally bloomed on her tight face, and all the tension, embarrassment, and uneasiness were forgotten at this time.
Why did she take the initiative to stand up and why did she listen to Louise's persuasion to participate in this show? Because she and Martin are family members.
The audience is still applauding.
Helen came over and asked, "What did you say?"
When Martin came over, he took off his microphone and turned off Lily's microphone.
Lily didn't answer.
"Secrets between loved ones," Martin said.
Helen invited the two of them to come over and sit down, and then took out a bottle of mineral water and gave it to Lily.
Martin unscrewed the water bottle and Lily took a sip, her nervousness relieved again.
The audience present and in front of the TV series could clearly see that this girl was a novice in front of the camera. She had no experience at all and was so nervous that she could dig out a bomb shelter with her feet.
But the person is beautiful, and this kind of embarrassment is a bonus, making Lily's words extremely credible.
Lily didn't have to lie, she just had to tell what happened that night.
Helen was very friendly at this time and asked: "Lily, can you tell me what happened that night?"
Lily's condition has improved a lot, and she can at least speak a complete sentence: "I remember clearly that there were frequent shootings in the community. In order to protect us, Martin moved to our living room to sleep, and he also found some cans filled with stones. Hanging on the wire fence in the yard..."
Helen interjected: "Is it a Coca-Cola can?"
Lily nodded vigorously: "Yes."
Helen picked up the Coca-Cola placed on the low table between her and Martin, opened it and gave it to Lily, then picked up another can and said: "Live commercial time! Coke God FOREVER!"
The audience burst into laughter and applause.
These things made Lily gradually calm down: "My brother Hall also dug a hole on the inside of the fence. That night I heard the clatter of cans, and when I got up, I heard the sound of gunshots."
She returned to normal a little and started to cause trouble: "I quickly came out of the bedroom to see what was going on, but as soon as I left the room, I was scolded by Martin."
The camera lens and the audience's eyes all fell on Lily.
Helen asked appropriately: "Why?"
Lily felt aggrieved: "Martin told me to go back to the bedroom and hide behind the masonry wall without showing my head."
Everyone was relieved.
Helen's face was smiling, but she was muttering in her heart, this girl adapted so quickly.
Lily told what happened next without adding any extraneous details, showing the deep feelings of her family.
Seeing that the girl was beautiful, cute and had a good personality, Helen decided to give her more time.
Helen asked: "Just now you said you were studying sculpture at CalArts?"
"Yes, I'm good at handicrafts and very talented in this area." Lily looked at Martin, wanting to curse out a million words in her heart, but what she actually said was exactly the opposite: "After Martin came to Los Angeles, I purchased a lot of raw materials and mailed them back to Atlanta for me to practice. Every once in a while, a lot of them would be given to me. The more I practiced, my level improved quickly."
Helen asked Martin: "Are you giving a lot?"
Martin couldn't tell her that his goal was to turn Australia's crocodiles and bison into rare and protected animals. He smiled and nodded: "I have given away many."
He then added: "I will send more in the future."
What Lily was about to say suddenly stopped, and she sat back on the sofa, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Helen was keenly aware of something strange and said, "How about a live performance?"
Lily nodded slightly: "Is there any colored clay used for sculptures?"
A staff member brought it to you soon.
Lily didn't bring a carving knife, so she made a prototype of a clown sculpture and modified it with a knife provided by the crew. The sketch quickly took shape.
The red mouth, white face and purple suit look a little rough in the close-up, but people can tell that it is based on Martin.
In the mansion on Sunset Boulevard, Nicholson put down his wine glass and walked a few steps to the shelf where the gift from Martin was placed.
Various carvings, including the Joker based on Martin.
Nicholson shook his head and smiled: "This guy is interesting."
In a villa in Beverly Hills, Angelina Jolie was also watching the show.
What she holds in her hand is a 30cm long clown sculpture. The statue's straight legs can be used as handles. The huge head and uneven patterns are not easy to use.
It turns out that these carvings were all made by this little girl.
Julie nodded slightly, this Lily Carter's carving skills are quite good.
That's not her focus.
What Jolie is concerned about is, will Martin really reconcile his conflicts with Aniston?
At the same time, hundreds of Hollywood practitioners turned their attention from the TV to the crew souvenirs.
Not many people complained, after all, it was just a souvenir given by the crew.
On the contrary, most people think it's good. Carvings handmade by small carvers who are as close as family are more memorable than those industrialized assembly line products.
The material is good, the carving is exquisite, and it was gifted by Martin himself.
This episode of Helen's show was over. As the live camera was turned off, Lily stood up quickly and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."
An assistant immediately took her there.
Helen told Martin: "It's normal to be nervous."
Martin said deliberately: "You didn't say hello to me in advance."
Helen smiled: "This is called a surprise. How about it? Isn't it surprising?"
The two walked out together, and Martin said: "I thought you were going to invite Julie and Aniston over."
Hearing this, Helen's eyes seemed to be on fire: "Let's discuss something. You sleep with them both and invite them to my show to reconcile."
Her voice was extremely low: "It's okay to give me whatever you want."
Martin was very principled and refused: "You should go directly to Jolie and Aniston."
Helen was inevitably a little disappointed and shrugged: "It seems that my attractiveness is too bad."
Martin said seriously: "Because we are friends."
Helen couldn't help but laugh.
Lily came over from the bathroom at this time.
Martin said to her: "Follow me."
Lily followed Martin into the dressing room, got ahead of him, and raised her fist: "You don't have to do anything, I'll do it myself."
Martin grabbed her fist and threw it down: "Don't be ridiculous, I don't blame you."
Lily's courage immediately increased: "Those idiots slandered you, so I just wanted to do something for you. It's you who have been protecting us all this time. I'm the only one who's not familiar with Los Angeles. If they were in Atlanta, I'd have found them with a carving knife." Come to the door, the women will carve Bichi on their chests, the men..."
"I know." Martin interrupted her and asked, "Who contacted you? Wasn't it Thomas?"
Lily said honestly: "Louise, I called her and she made this suggestion. I think it can help you."
Martin said: "Indeed, those words are more convincing when they come from your mouth." He reminded: "Go back to school, don't come out in the near future, and don't interact with any media reporters."
Lily nodded repeatedly: "I understand, those entertainment reporters dare to make up nonsense."
Martin suddenly discovered that from this aspect alone, the reporters at the News of the World were very professional.
Afterwards, the two left the studio and got into Bruce's car.
Martin said: "I'll take you back to school first."
Lily knew that Martin had a lot of things going on recently, so she said, "I'll go in and not come out. I'll concentrate on studying and going to class."
Before the car even left Burbank, Lily received a call from Elena, which was naturally a sign of daily sisterly love.
It wasn't until Martin took the phone and talked for a while that Elena hung up the phone.
After sending Lily back to school, Martin asked Bruce to return to Sherman Oaks and go straight to Louise's residence.
Entering the living room, he saw Louise sitting in front of the bar, sipping wine and watching the video replay of Helen's show.
Louise poured Martin a glass of wine and said, "Lily wants to help you. I can't stop her enthusiasm, and she can really help you, so I helped her casually, and the effect was good."
She laughed: "I called a few old friends, and they also watched the show. They all said that their impression of you has improved a lot. Women will naturally like a man who can protect his family."
Martin pulled up the high chair and sat next to her: "Let me know in advance next time."
Louise smiled wildly: "Isn't it a sense of surprise?"
Martin drank a glass of wine and decided to educate her.
As for how to educate, of course it is education with sticks.
(End of chapter)
