In the old building, the stairwell should have been uncleaned for a long time, the floor was covered with dust that could be smoked by stomping on the foot, and there were cluttered debris piled up on each half-floor, and there were spiders pulling webs in the corners. Because the windows are very dirty and the light is not very good, walking in them makes people feel like they are rotten.

Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun covered their noses and walked all the way up the dimly lit stairwell, pushing open the last iron door to the roof.

Sniffing the fresh air on the rooftops and feeling the warm sun shining on their bodies, both of them felt as if they had just returned to the real world from a horror movie.

Liu Jingxin looked around left and right, pushed Liu Jingxin with his elbow, raised his chin to the left hand, and whispered, "Over there." ”

In that direction, there was a small rooftop utility room standing abruptly not far away.

The utility room was small, the wall skin had fallen off badly, and the places that had not fallen off were full of shallow cracks, like wrinkles on the face of an elderly man.

There were a lot of weeds growing on the roof of the utility room, and vines and plants on one side hung down the wall like long hair, falling into a dirty pool.

There were a few flower pots scattered around the pool, but they were not flowers, they looked like some kind of vegetables.

The utility room has two levels of doors, the outer tattered wooden door is now open, and the inside is a screen door. Strings of ash hung on the screen doors, and just looking at them from a distance made people feel as uncomfortable as if they had choked.

This address was given by Fang Zhichao to Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun, and in the uncomfortable-looking utility room, there lived the person they were looking for.

The person recommended by Fang Zhichao to Zhang Xun turned out to be the lead singer of Fang Zhichao's previous band.

Liu Jingxin once heard Fang Zhichao mention that after their band disbanded, only Fang Zhichao and the lead singer were still doing music-related things, and the others either went to the construction site or sold insurance, and they were all engaged in work that had nothing to do with music.

is different from Fang Zhichao's smooth sailing, their lead singer is not very good, often signs up to participate in some music talent shows, and has been trying to make original music, but has never come out. Two years ago, the lead singer also made an album at his own expense, but in the end he still did not become famous, and almost spent all his savings.

Although Fang Zhichao recommended their lead singer, he said that he couldn't help with the introduction, so he could only let Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun try to contact each other.

So, after getting the address, Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun immediately came over.

"Let's go, let's see. Liu Jingxin said, and walked to the utility room first.

"Knock knock. Liu Jingxin came to the door and raised his hand to knock on the broken door.

A somewhat hoarse voice inside asked, "Who?"

Liu Jingxin asked, "Excuse me, is it Gao Xuehao?"

There was a sound of footsteps in the room, and then the dirty screen door opened inward, and a man with unkempt hair and a scumbag appeared in the door, frowning slightly, looking Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun up and down vigilantly and asking, "Who are you?"

The man was shirtless, wearing only a pair of boxy shorts on the bottom, and a personal flip-flop under his feet, and spoke in a tone that rejected people from thousands of miles away.

Liu Jingxin politely squeezed out a smile and asked, "Are you Gao Xuehao?"

The other party nodded and asked rhetorically, "Who are you?"

Liu Jingxin said: "We are friends of Fang Zhichao......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Gao Xuehao turn around and return to the house, and said in an unkind tone: "You go back and tell Fang Zhichao that although I am a little miserable now, I will not be unable to eat, and I will not need his relief." One day when I got out of the way, I invited him to dinner. If it doesn't have that day, it's better not to contact again. ”

Liu Jingxin and Zhang Xun glanced at each other, and they had already guessed the reason why Fang Zhichao was reluctant to help with the introduction.

Although he only said a few words, Liu Jingxin had already roughly guessed what was going on between Gao Xuehao and Fang Zhichao.

They used to be brothers in the same band, and the relationship between the two should be very good.

But after the band disbanded, they embarked on different paths, Fang Zhichao relied on his focus on the guitar, or maybe there were some elements of luck, so he mixed well, not only had a small store in Xinjiekou, where every inch of land was expensive, but also got the experience of many large-scale performances, and he has become famous, not to mention making a lot of money, at least he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking.

On the other hand, Gao Xuehao, the lead singer and rhythm guitar, has been working hard all these years, participated in so many music talent shows, and even released an album at his own expense, and has tried his best, but not only did he not get out of the mix, but his life became more and more difficult.

With Fang Zhichao's extremely emotional character, he definitely couldn't bear to watch Gao Xuehao live so hard, he must have tried to help Gao Xuehao.

But Gao Xuehao's self-esteem is too strong, he can accept his brother with equal status, and he is unwilling to accept his brother's "charity", so his personality is becoming more and more extreme, and he does not accept any help from Fang Zhichao at all.

As a result, Fang Zhichao's kindness has become a barrier between the two, and for now, it is a barrier that cannot be opened.

Liu Jingxin can understand Gao Xuehao's mood very well, he empathizes, if he is the one who mixes like this now, he estimates that he is almost in this state, right?

Zhang Xun pulled Liu Jingxin from behind, and when Liu Jingxin looked back at him, he frowned and shook his head, as if he didn't like Gao Xuehao's character very much.

Liu Jingxin raised his hand and patted Zhang Xun's shoulder, then turned around and walked into the door.

This utility room was converted into a bedroom by Gao Xuehao, the space inside is much smaller than what you see outside, a metal frame bed common on the construction site occupies a small half of the space, the edge of the bed frame has rusted and peeled, and it is a little deformed; in addition, there is only a small cabinet in the room, a table and a bench, and on one side of the table stands an acoustic guitar, the headstock of the guitar is hanging a pair of socks at this time, and there is a pair of underwear on the piano body.

Poor guitar was used as a drying rack.

Gao Xuehao was half-squatting on a small stool at this time, wearing headphones, watching a movie on his laptop.

Liu Jingxin stood at the door, and after looking around, the realization fell back to Gao Xuehao.

"That's right, my friend formed a band, and now there is a lack of rhythm guitarist and vocals, and we are here to invite ......"

Without waiting for Liu Jingxin to finish speaking, Gao Xuehao didn't reply and said: "Play rock and roll, you go find someone else." I'm not interested!"

Liu Jingxin was embarrassed for a while and didn't know how to continue to persuade, but Zhang Xun couldn't help but say coldly on the side: "We were introduced by Brother Chao, I thought you would be a good choice, but now it seems that ...... I'm really just hehe. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Xun pulled Liu Jingxin out, he didn't take a few steps, he retreated back, and said loudly to Gao Xuehao: "You are really hopeless!"

Liu Jingxin knew why Zhang Xun was so excited, it must have been stimulated by the guitar that was used as a drying rack. In Zhang Xun's eyes, the instrument is an inseparable companion for a musician, and the damage to the instrument is very serious. How can someone who doesn't care about their instrument really like music?

Zhang Xun left the old residential building with Liu Jingxin with a gloomy face all the way, he stood downstairs and looked up at the roof of the building in annoyance, gritted his teeth and said: "This kind of person is really hopeless! He deserves to be unable to get out of his life, and he deserves to be poor." ”

Liu Jingxin smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "On the contrary, I think he is indeed a good choice, and I suggest fighting for it again." ”

Zhang Xun looked at Liu Jingxin in confusion and asked, "Why do you think so?"