Los Angeles, the bright sun shines on the clear water, and the water in the swimming pool is a bit warm from the sun.
Link swam two laps in the water in shorts, and returned to the balcony. Taylor was still lying on the yoga mat, but instead of practicing yoga, she was writing songs.
The second album "Fearless" has been released for nearly a year, and it has reached the end of its promotion period. The next step is to consider the third album.
Taylor has been writing songs and poems since she was ten years old, and has even won awards in the National Poetry Competition. In recent years, she has accumulated more than 300 songs in her playlist, a veritable rich man.
Originally, the songs in the third album could all be selected from the playlist, but she didn't want to eat her laurels, she felt that the songs written now must be better than the past, and she wanted to write better songs.
Link admires her professionalism.
"Link, what should I do if I can't write it out?"
Taylor was lying in the sun, wearing yoga pants and a white tank top, showing off her tall and sexy figure.
Seeing him coming up, Taylor raised her head, frowning her slender eyebrows, a little annoyed on her face.
"Don't worry, take your time, you are a master of creation, this little trouble in front of you can't trouble you."
Link smiled lightly, wiped his hair with a towel, picked up a sports T-shirt and put it on, took off his swimming trunks, and changed into a pair of looser sports pants.
"Hey, exhibitionist, we're still here, how can you just take it off?"
Taylor covered Olivia's eyes with her hands, and gave him an annoyed look. Olivia meowed, yawned.
Link smiled lightly, "Sorry, I forgot that Ollie and Meri are here too!"
"Humph!"
Taylor sat up cross-legged, stroking Olivia and Meredith and said, "I haven't been able to write for the past few days, and I haven't been able to write a song that satisfies me this month."
"Really, it sounds serious."
"It's very serious. Not only this month, but since we lived together, I seem to have suddenly run out of inspiration, and the quality of the songs I write is getting worse and worse."
Link poked his ears with his fingers, looking at her speechlessly.
"So you can't write songs, is the problem with me?"
Taylor blinked her blue eyes at him, and nodded seriously.
"When I lived alone before, I would feel lonely, lonely, and sad. I would feel sad when it rained. I would also be moved to tears when I watched any love movie or novel.
Since we lived together, those feelings suddenly disappeared, my perception became dull, and my ability to empathize with the characters in the story declined. If this continues, I am worried that I will not be able to write a good song in the future. What should I do? "
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Link was also stumped by this question.
The reason why Taylor can become a queen in the music industry is because she is very good at writing and performing songs, and can write some high-quality songs.
And the reason why she was able to write these songs is because she sacrificed many ex-boyfriends and many relationships.
But now the situation has changed, she doesn't have so many stories and materials for creation, so naturally she will encounter difficulties in creation.
Link thought for a while, "Or I'll write? I have a few songs that are suitable for you."
"No! I'm a creative singer, I have to create by myself. A singer who relies on others to write songs will only become a singing tool in the future. I don't want to be that kind of person."
Taylor said seriously.
Link shrugged, not forcing her anymore.
"Okay, why don't you talk to those seniors who are better at creation, and ask them if they have encountered such problems and how to solve them. There are so many creative masters in the music world, I believe there is always a solution."
Taylor pursed her lips, glanced at him, and nodded hesitantly.
Link took a basket of freshly picked strawberries from the refrigerator, sat cross-legged opposite Taylor, and said while eating strawberries: "The other day you went on stage to accept the award, and the microphone was taken away. Are you angry? Do you want to write about this?"
Taylor thought for a while with the pen against her chin,
"I was a little surprised at the time. I didn't expect him to dare to do this. Just when I was about to get angry, you came up. When I saw you grabbing the microphone, Kanye was so scared that he didn't dare to move. I thought it was funny again. Afterwards, the fans They all supported me and criticized Kanye, I don't seem to need to be angry."
Link smiled lightly.
In the original microphone-grabbing incident, Taylor stood alone on the podium.
When Kanye finished saying that Beyoncé's "Single Ladise" was the best.
There was a chorus of boos from the audience, and many audience members stood up and gave a thumbs down.
Taylor thought those viewers were all coming at her, thinking she shouldn't have won, and was quite frightened.
And this time because I followed on stage and mobilized fans to support her, Taylor was not affected, which also caused her to be unable to find inspiration from this incident.
Link picked up a cream strawberry and handed it to her mouth.
"Imagine, if I didn't go up, you stood there alone, facing the ridicule of Kanye and the East Coast rappers, would you be panicked or angry? Think about these, maybe you will have inspiration."
Taylor ate strawberries, tilted her head and thought for a while, then scratched her hair annoyedly.
"Still no inspiration, what should I do?"
Link didn't have a good solution either, but as Taylor's boyfriend, he couldn't just ignore her when she was in trouble.
At his suggestion, the two went to the Aero Theater on 14th Street in Santa Monica to watch a newly released love movie "500 Days with Summer".
It tells the story of a devoted man who, after being dumped by his girlfriend, begins to recall and reflect on the 500 days the two spent together in the past.
This movie is the best-reviewed romance movie recently, and its box office performance is also very impressive.
Released in early August, the first month's North American box office has accumulated to 52.37 million US dollars, while the film cost only 7.5 million US dollars.
Higher attendance than the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince released in the same period.
Taylor watched the movie expressionlessly, saying that the leading actor was like a child and not suitable for a boyfriend.
Link and Taylor went to the Los Angeles Music Center to listen to a solo concert by blind singer Andrea Bocelli, and learned singing skills from the master. Afterwards, the two also chatted with each other backstage.
"Don't worry, inspiration comes unexpectedly, it's useless for you to rush."
On the way back in the car, Link persuaded.
Taylor leaned on the seat, eating cherry ice cream and said, "I wasn't in such a hurry, you thought I was in a hurry, so you took me to the movies for a while, and then went to the concert, as if going to those places You can find inspiration."
Link smiled lightly, "So I'm worrying for nothing?"
"Just know it."
Taylor took the spoon, scooped up a spoonful of ice cream and handed it to his mouth.
Link opened his mouth and ate it, the cold and sweet taste reduced the dryness of his lips a lot.
Dingling!
The mobile phone in the handbag rang a few times, Taylor took it out and saw that it was Selena's call.
"Selena, Link is driving, what's the matter?"
Taylor asked, turning on the speakerphone.
"Taylor, the new Billboard singles chart is out, have you guys paid attention?"
Selena's voice on the microphone was lively, with some joy and excitement.
"Not today, tell us quickly how "Let It Go" ranks on the singles chart?"
"Haha, guess what first? Guess, Link has to guess too."
Selena said.
"I guess number 99."
Link laughed.
"Humph! No! It's too far away, Taylor, Link is too stupid, you guess."
Selena said angrily.
Taylor smiled slightly, "You sang that song very well, and the lyrics are also very good. I guess it should be in the top 20."
"Haha, it's number 18. My first single was released in the first week and it landed at number 18 on the singles chart. I'm so amazing."
Selena said excitedly.
Link and Taylor couldn't help laughing.
"Selena, congratulations, you are not yet 18 years old, and your first single entered the 18th place on the Billboard singles chart. It is really great."
Taylor praised.
"Haha, it's not particularly powerful. Miley is amazing. She has many singles that have entered the top 20 of the singles chart. There is also that Canadian boy Justin Bieber, who is only 15 years old. The single released last month also entered the top 20. thirty."
Selena said modestly.
"Not bad, knowing how to be humble means you still have room for improvement."
"Hmph, if you have a brother whose album has been the top seller for several weeks in a row, and whose singles have dominated the charts for many weeks in a row, you will be humble too."
Selena muttered in a low voice.
"So it's my fault again?"
Link laughed.
"Again?" Selena asked puzzled.
Taylor interjected from the side: "Selena, does "See You Again" continue to top the singles chart this week?"
"Yes, "See You Again" sold 817,000 copies this week, twice as much as Ke$ha's "Tik Tok", which is second, and more than 10 times more than the singles behind us. It's too exaggerated. This song will probably dominate the charts for a year ."
"No, the downward trend of "See You Again" is obvious. According to this week's sales, it will probably last for two or three weeks. Come on, you all have a chance."
Mainly because there are too many top players in the European and American music circles in 2009.
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, and the older generation Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Amy Winehouse, etc., the gods fight.
No matter whose song it is, it is relatively difficult to dominate the charts continuously in these two years.
Link asked Selena again if the release date of her first album had been confirmed, to prevent her from bumping into Lana.
Selena said that the plan is at the end of October, and it will be officially released globally after the second promotional single is released.
Selena's album contains two songs written by Link for her. After her album is released, Link can also get some writer's share.
"By the way, how did you do in the exam this year? We said on Christmas Day that I will write songs for you only if you get all B+ or above. I have already given you the songs in advance, why haven't I seen the report card yet?"
"Ah? What did you say, speak louder, the signal is not good here, let's talk another day."
Beep beep!
Selena hastily hung up the phone.
"Haha, you're such a spoiler, why are you mentioning exam results at this time."
Taylor patted him on the shoulder.
Link shook his head, and was about to put away his phone when it rang again, showing Ivanka.
Taylor blinked, slid her finger across the phone, and put it to his ear.
Link felt a little numb.
(End of this chapter)