Neil, standing on the bar, condescending and dominating the world, constantly waving and agitating with his hands, summoning wave after wave of shouts, "Lan Li! Lan Li!"

The whole bar became more and more lively, everyone raised their beers aloft in their hands, cheered and shouted with smiles on their faces, not the crowded heat wave that swarmed at the premiere, but the noise of cheering, and the rolling heat wave swarmed towards Lan Li from all directions, as if the place where he stood was the center of the world.

Involuntarily, the smile went up, he raised his voice and shouted to Neil, but the surrounding noise was so loud that Neil couldn't hear it at all, he simply knelt down, lay down beside Lan Li, and leaned over, the funny action caused a whistling and coaxing, but Neil didn't care, after standing up again, he motioned for everyone to be quiet a little, and shouted loudly, "Our young master Lan Li just said, the next round, he will pay!"

"Oh!oh!oh!" The audience was in turmoil, as if the Maori had come to the fore before the battle.

Retracting his gaze, Lan Li felt the burning gaze of the girl beside him, and he said with a smile, "You invited me, and I invited you, these are two rounds of wine." ”

The girl's eyebrows raised cheerfully, then she laughed heartily, patted the table hard, and then gave a thumbs up, "Then thank you." I'm worried about the next round. ”

So frank, still with boyish straightforwardness, and then she winked at Lan Li with a smile, and playfully threw a flattery/look, not the kind that was charming/charming, but with a hint of provocation/teasing, a hint of flirtation, and a hint of handsomeness, she grabbed the beer that Neil had put on the table just now, three bottles in her left hand, three bottles in her right hand, and her eyes fell on the bottle that was left behind, and she gestured to Lan Li, and said in a loud voice, "Halsey." There were no extra words, a crisp turn, and walked away.

Helmy became popular in 2016 with "Closer" with the group The-Chainsmokers, but in fact, before this song, she broke out of the world with her own personality and strength, and "closer" just provided a higher platform.

It is worth mentioning that she, like Justin Bieber, is also a representative of the new generation of artists who have become popular from YouTube.

For singers, Lan Li's understanding is really limited, he knows the singer Helxi, but more understanding is really limited. However, what is certain is that at the moment in 2011, Halsch should still be an unknown music lover, roaming the streets of New York, looking for an opportunity to start a music career.

Just one photo shows that this is a young man with personality and style.

"Young man?" Lan Li complained a little weakly about his words, and his mood jumped with the rising corners of his mouth, picked up the bottle of Heineken beer on the bar, poured it into his mouth, and his dull chest eased a little. She hadn't had a good rest for three days in a row, and Lan Li's steps were a little erratic now, as if she was floating in the clouds.

"You should have come earlier. Neil jumped down, across the bar, and gave Lan Li a hug, saying that it was a hug, but it was more of a hug of "slapping Lan Li's back hard, trying to make Lan Li vomit blood", seeing Lan Li's speechless eyes, Neil laughed twice and let go, "Woody Allen sat here for a long time tonight, and he also asked when the next time you perform here." Well, if you want to go on stage again another day, the famous Woody Allen will come to watch. ”

"Woody Allen is not Bob Dylan. Lan Li's complaint made Neil laugh heartily - Woody is a master of film, Bob is a master of music, and it is still important to classify them.

"Stanley has been looking for you just now, you should hurry up and take a look at booth seven, there is a surprise. Neil lifted his chin triumphantly, his eyes flickered, and he stopped talking, but he still didn't open his mouth to reveal his hole cards, which is really rare. Originally, he was not interested, but now Lan Li is somewhat interested.

Seeing Lan Li's back as he turned around and was about to leave, Neil called out to him again, and then showed a smug look, "I told you a long time ago." ”

A simple sentence can't hide the pride and pride in Neil's heart - from beginning to end, Neil firmly believes that Lan Li's music can be heard and accepted by people, even George Sland and Stanley Charleson are skeptical, but Neil is not.

Now, the "Don Quixote" Billboard has won the championship, which is undoubtedly the biggest affirmation for Neil.

Lan Li chuckled helplessly, and said with a mouth shape, "You deserve it." With a single sentence, Neil slammed the rag on the bar, whistled, and roared, causing everyone else to join in the shouting, even if they didn't even know what was going on.

A short walk towards booth seven, almost everyone raised their beers in their hands in salute, "To Don Quixote!" I don't know who was the first to shout like this, and then everyone else also followed suit, the sound was not neat, even a little sparse, but you could clearly feel the surging enthusiasm and madness.

The flame in the depths of my heart, in the suppression and tempering of real life, gradually extinguished, gradually weakened, gradually cooled, but never disappeared, in the album "Don Quixote", in the bar of the pioneer village, rekindled.

Stanley stood up, opened his arms, and greeted Lan Li warmly, "You must be a dog's nose and smelled the good wine here." ”

The wrinkled face of the old face is now quietly stretched, and in the past few months, Stanley has regained its long-lost vitality as if it were a second youth, and the pioneer village has become one of Manhattan's most unique bars, witnessing the progress of history once again.

He politely hugged Stanley, and after Stanley got out of the way, Lan Li saw the bottle of whiskey on the table of the booth - Alexander Foreign Whiskey.

This bottle of whisky is Stanley's personal collection, not only limited to only 12 bottles in the world, nor is it just precious, precipitated for more than 60 years, and not only expensive, priceless, even auction houses can't collect it, it is completely a personal collection. It's this bottle of whiskey, not to mention tasting, it's not even allowed to play with it, to be precise, no one in the pioneer village has ever seen a physical object, only a photograph.

They always liked to joke about the bottle, and even said that it might have to wait until Stanley was a hundred years later and passed on as a family heirloom. Stanley didn't refute either, just smiled and seemed to acquiesce.

But now, Lan Li has seen this bottle of Alexander Whisky with her own eyes. Surprise and shock, you can imagine.

"Stanley?" Lan Li didn't say much, and the voice of doubt was enough.

Stanley sat back with a smile, "If a collection is just a collection, then whisky will never be worth it." You know, the most beautiful and essence part of a bottle of wine is not the liquid itself, but the mellow aroma and taste of time fermentation, at a certain moment, it fits the mood and state of mind, and becomes the most memorable moment in life, which is perfect. ”

“…… So, you think now is that moment?" Lan Li smiled dumbly, but Stanley didn't answer, beckoning, "Sit down." Today I shared a small glass with George, Woody, and Neil, and Janice. The only regret is the absence of you. Now it seems that today is the perfect moment. ”

As he spoke, Stanley began to get busy. Set up a clean wine glass, place a container full of tartar and ice cubes, and then pick up the precious bottle of Alexandria & Co. Whisky, and pour a little into the glass, the amber liquid is rich and mellow, like crystals, and each flow reflects countless fragments of light, thrilling.

Stanley in front of him was so focused, not focusing on the wine bottle in his hand, lest it be broken or leaked, but focusing on the flow of the liquid in the wine glass, there was no special expression on his face, but the relief and happiness between his eyebrows flickered in the amber liquid, as if this moment was the pinnacle of life. He was the only one in the whole booth, friends came, friends left, he always stuck here, savoring the years and time full of this bottle of wine.

Once in George Strand, Lan Li saw this moving light, and now, in Stanley Charson, he saw it too. It's not just a bottle of whiskey.

The weight of the album "Don Quixote" is still beyond Lan Li's imagination. Whether it is the fans who are cheering at this moment, or Stanley who is partying alone in front of him, the dreams that have nowhere to put in them, the dreams that are at a loss under the oppression of real life, are all condensed in the body of "Don Quixote".

It's not just a Billboard win, it's like it's more than just an album. It's heavy, and it's a little flustered.

"Have you tasted it?" Stanley said, placing his glass in front of Lan Li, "I mean, this is a full-bodied, slightly pungent whiskey, yet a lot of memorable whiskey. ”

Alexandre Whisky, which is produced by Dalmore, is a brand owned by Andre Hamilton. But this bottle was made in 1942, and there are only twelve bottles in the world, and even André did not have a treasure in his hands. To be honest, Lan Li really hasn't tasted it, just played with the empty bottle.

"Nope. Lan Li picked up the wine glass and watched the trivial light penetrate the glass and spill into the wine ** body, like a sky full of stars falling into the vast sea, "But today is going to break this embarrassment, I hope this is not the last time." ”

Stanley couldn't help but joke, "It's up to you to do next." ”

Lan Li glanced at his lips, revealing an expression of disgust, which caused Stanley to laugh out loud, and then Lan Li brought the wine glass to his lips, took a sip, and carefully felt the beauty of the alcohol in full contact with the tip of his tongue, like the turbulence of stormy waves, but like the dance steps of a ballerina.