Chapter 44: Go Your Own Way

"Wild flowers on the mountain bloom for whom and for whom they lose, quietly wait for someone to pick them, I will wait for him to arrive like the flower, pat me on the shoulder and I will listen to your arrangement......"

In the recording studio, Liao Liao closed his eyes and sang emotionally into the microphone.

Yesterday, Li Qian repeatedly emphasized that what she needs is relaxation. Yes, she herself feels that she really needs to sing this song in a more relaxed mood and in a more relaxed state.

Wildflowers, born between heaven and earth, are unrestrained and wait alone.

From the words to the song, this song is full of a slow swaying feeling, and when the tense voice sings, how can it be good?

So, she tried her best to recall the feeling she felt when she heard Li Qian sing this song for the first and only time that day, and she tried to relax her mood and state, trying to express the song in a more relaxed voice.

But...... Useless.

Halfway through the recording, she stopped abruptly.

Outside the recording room, through the transparent soundproof glass, Zhao Meifeng and the recording engineer raised their heads to look at her in shock at the same time.

Liao Liao took a deep breath, took off the echo headset, opened the studio door and walked out.

"Whew...... Sister Zhao, I'll take a break and rest for ten minutes, okay?"

Zhao Meifeng's face was full of displeasure, but in the end, she still shook her head and sighed, and waved her hand to signal her to take care of herself.

Liao Liao nodded, opened the door of the room and walked out.

Inside the door, Zhao Meifeng couldn't help but sigh and said, "Why bother, you say!"

Closing the door, Liao Liao showed a wry smile on his face.

Why bother?

She raised her hand and rubbed her face vigorously, and after a moment, walked in the direction of the bathroom.

A few steps from the bathroom, there was already a conversation.

In the past, when she encountered this situation, Liao Liao would definitely pay attention to making some noise to remind the other party, but this time, before she could increase her steps, the other party's conversation had been clearly transmitted.

“…… Who's to say it's not! It's been the fifth day since she's occupied Studio 3, and it's said that she hasn't even finished recording a song......!

"Who says it's not! It's not just that she occupies the recording studio, she has seventy or eighty songs alone before, if I hadn't begged Sister Zhao, she might not know when those songs will go!"

"Hmph, it's good now, it is said that she spent 400,000 yuan to buy five songs from a high school kid, which is really laughing! When I first bought it, looking at the posture she was walking in, her heart was high! How is it now? A song has been recorded for five days, and it is estimated that she can't get up and down from the high platform...... But what's the use, the money has already been spent, and she has to use it if she doesn't use it!"

"That's right! I'm going to wait and see how many copies she sells on this album......"

"A few are too few, based on the reputation of her last single, this album should be a little fooled, but, when everyone really buys it back, will they scold their mother, then I don't know......"

"Hah...... Sister Qin, you are so humorous......"

These two voices are very familiar.

The so-called Qin sister, called Huang Yueqin, formerly known as Huang Yueqin, is a relatively good female singer in the company, it is said that her parents are from the Yue Opera Troupe, she studied Yue Opera when she was a child, until she was seventeen years old to participate in a singing competition was discovered by the company and became the company's contracted singer.

Her main path is sweet songs, and she has released five or six albums so far, and although the results are not good, they are very stable. So her status in the company is not low, especially among female singers, she can be regarded as the eldest sister.

And the other person is Lele.

It's also helpless, the trend of the music industry in recent years is like this, sweet songs and folk songs are the most stable way for female singers. It's not that there are no other paths, but there is only one Zhou Yan, and there is only one Zhen Zhen.

Before Zhen Zhen appeared, female singers gave the impression that they could only sing some soft, disease-free, and feminine tunes, and Zhen Zhen was born, using her more masculine voice than men, singing folk songs and love songs, opening up a broad road for female singers - of course, there is only one Zhen Zhen. Therefore, Zhen Zhen has been popular for almost ten years, and everyone regards her as the first day of the Chinese music scene, but after her, there are very few female singers who can really embark on her path.

Feng Feifei's folk songs are majestic, and Zhou Yan's urban love songs are lingering and compassionate, but they can only rank third and fourth among the four queens, among which Zhou Yan's status as a diva is still disapproved by many people, not to mention that she quit the music scene three years ago and got married.

Zhen Zhen is the eldest sister in the music world, she can easily get three platinum or even five platinum sales when she releases an album, there is no doubt about this, but the sales of He Runqing, the second-ranked sweet song queen, are not slightly worse than her, and even exceed them from time to time, just because Zhen Zhen's pioneering nature is too strong and her status in the music world is too high, so she is respected as the first, but in front of He Runqing, there is no advantage at all. As for Feng Feifei, it has always been difficult for her albums to even break through two million sales.

In addition to Zhen Zhen and Feng Feifei, those who can achieve more than one million sales of a single album and get platinum records in this market are all singing sweet songs and folk songs without exception.

Of course, everyone understands that the future of the music industry will definitely not always be dominated by sweet songs and folk songs, so there are still many female singers who are always trying to break out of their own way.

Liao Liao is doing this, and Lele is doing this.

It's just that Liao Liao makes albums and disdains to follow any established path, whether it is folk songs, love songs, or light rock and classical style taken from Li Qian, she has been trying to find her own characteristics, and Lele, according to the path formulated for her by Sister Zhao, her current goal is to be the second Zhou Yan in the music world.

Not to mention, in terms of voice conditions alone, she is not completely without opportunities.

"By the way, Lele, it is said that Mianmian gave you that song?"

"Well, I've begged for a long time, and it is said that Liao Liao didn't agree to let go at all, saying that it was going to be used on her next album......! Sister Qin, you give a comment, did you say that you were so domineering?"

"Heh, domineering or not domineering, she doesn't have a few months to jump around, and when this album is finished, if it can't be sold...... That's 800,000 production fees, you say, the company will sign a contract with her for an album?"

"Oh, yes, by the way, Sister Qin, otherwise, let's go to Mr. Zheng together, and say that we all have to wait for the rehearsal, and we can't let her be alone all the time......!

"Mr. Zheng, I advise you not to go! He smashed out 800,000 yuan, and he couldn't get off the thief ship, as long as Liao Liao said that he wanted to use it, he didn't dare to stop him from using it, let's continue to wait! I just don't know when she will finish recording, heh, I must listen to this 'big plate' when the time comes!"

“……”

Liao Liao's thoughts were fluttering, and he stood just a few steps away from the bathroom, motionless.

It took a long time to come back to her senses, and she just heard footsteps in the bathroom, and it was estimated that they were about to come out, so she walked over to the front, and said as she walked: "Okay, when the album is ready, I must give you a copy first, and you will have to give more opinions when the time comes!"

The other party's footsteps paused, but at this time, they were about to walk out of the bathroom door.

And Liao Liao has already walked in front of them.

The trio met.

Lele was slightly embarrassed, Huang Yueqin was cold, and Liao Liao was smiling.

Liao Liao's gaze swept over Lele, and with a quiet smile, he looked at Huang Yueqin.

Now, of course, they understand that the conversation just now has been listened to by Liao Liao.

Lele may feel embarrassed, and with her shrewdness, she must definitely find an opportunity to quietly explain that she doesn't mean anything else, it's all Huang Yueqin saying, she doesn't dare to offend, so she just echoes a few sentences.

After all, until now, she hasn't even released a single, and she is still a newcomer who can't be new.

But with Huang Yueqin's status in the company, she naturally has nothing to be afraid of Liao Liao. And if you take into account the new and old hatreds brought about by the company's tilt of resources to Liao Liao in the past six months, she can only say a few words behind her back without running over to accuse her face-to-face, it is estimated that it is already the result of enduring and enduring.

In this regard, Liao Liao smiled.

But Liao Liao's smile, in Huang Yueqin's eyes, seemed to be naturally provocative.

As a result, her face became more and more ugly, "What, can't you record it anymore?"

Liao Liao smiled, "Anyway, there are still songs to record." ”

Huang Yueqin's face instantly turned cold, and her eyes were easily full of anger.

Her new album plan began to be shouted more than a year ago, but until now, it has not yet come out - it is true that the sales of sweet songs are good, in the entire market of female singers, the sales of sweet songs may account for three or four percent, but her last album of Huang Yueqin did not sell well, and after more than a year on the market, she finally staggered and barely rushed past 500,000 copies and got the proof of the golden record, so the company is a little cautious about her next album.

Liao Liao is directly slapping her in the face - her temperament is not the kind that can be tolerated, not to mention that she has not been in a good mood recently!

But unexpectedly, Huang Yueqin did not break out immediately. On the contrary, she actually smiled coldly, "Well said, then I'll wait to see how much platinum you can sell!"

Liao Liao's face stiffened for a moment, and he smiled, "It's okay if you can sell a golden record." ”

Huang Yueqin also smiled, with a knife in her smile, "It is said that you signed a sharing contract? So, it seems that there is no hope for the next album?"

Liao Liao smiled again, "Aren't everyone the same?"

Seeing that the two sides were more and more choked, Lele's eyes looked at this and then that, and barely squeezed out a smile, "That, Sister Qin, Sister Liao, everyone is from the same company, that ...... Say a few words, say a few words, ......" As she spoke, she pulled Huang Yueqin's arm, "Sister Qin, I just can't grasp the two sentences, I want to find you for guidance......"

She pulled hard, Huang Yueqin took a deep breath, followed her forward, and the moment she staggered, she stood again, turned her head to look at Liao Liao's side face, and said quietly, but gritted her teeth: "I'll wait to see how you hit the street!"

With that, the two of them walked away holding hands.

Facing away from them, Liao Liao smiled helplessly.

After a few moments, she sorted her mood, went into the bathroom and turned on the faucet, picked up a handful of water and splashed it on her face, and then looked fixedly at herself in the mirror with water marks on her face.

"Heh, you're dead anyway, Liao Liao, you're still nervous!"

After saying that, she took a deep breath, pulled a few pieces of paper and wiped her face, and resolutely turned around and walked out of the bathroom.

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“…… The wind is not the wind, the clouds are not the clouds, it doesn't matter if I love you or not, it's just passing by anyway. Flowers are not flowers, mud is not mud, you dancing in the desert, I need a little more luck at first glance......"

It was past seven o'clock in the evening, and the Western restaurant was full, and there were even many people waiting in front of the counter, holding number plates in their hands. And the situation in China has always been like this, whether it is waiting for the food to be served, shaking the wine glass, or waiting in front of the counter, the ** of ten is a one-on-one couple.

Li Qian wore white sneakers, jeans and a white T-shirt, sat on a high stool, held his guitar, his body swayed slightly with the rhythm, and sang very engrossively.

Quite a few people were looking at him.

After singing a song, there was a soft round of applause.

Li Qian smiled and nodded at the audience around him, rested for a moment, and then plucked the strings and began to sing the next song.

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Next to the counter, Chu Bingbing was watching Li Qian's performance, turned his head to see Fang Shengnan walking out, and asked with a smile: "Nan Nan, how is it, my aunt interviewed yesterday, and promised to let him try to sing here for three days, you give your aunt a comment to see if he is qualified?"

Fang Shengnan didn't even have a smile on his face, stood in place and listened to half of the song, and when Li Qian finished singing, she said lightly: "The voice is okay, and the pitch is also very good." The male voice sings Zhou Yan's song, which has a bit of taste. ”

Chu Bingbing was surprised when he heard this, "Yo, it's rare, the evaluation you gave is so high?"

Fang Shengnan turned his head to look at her and nodded, "I sang well, but my breath was still a little bit." I don't think I've been practicing since I was a child. ”

Chu Bingbing suddenly laughed, and reached out to grab Fang Shengnan's face, "I said little princess, you have such a cold face all day long, aren't you tired?

Fang Shengnan broke free of her hand very awkwardly, there was no unhappiness on her face, she just muttered, "Auntie......" still didn't smile, "So many people are watching!"

Chu Bingbing smiled, withdrew his hand, and said, "Okay, since your evaluation is so high, then my aunt will let him stay." ”

Fang Shengnan nodded slightly, "Then I'll go first." ”

When Chu Bingbing heard this, she grabbed her, leaned over and bit her ear quietly, "Isn't he quite handsome?"

Fang Shengnan turned his head and glanced at her in wonder, with the five big words "What's the matter with me" clearly written in his eyes.

Chu Bingbing rolled his eyes helplessly, but he still couldn't help but lean over and whispered: "I've asked, your school! Moreover, he seems to be in the second year of high school!"

At this moment, a trace of surprise suddenly flashed on Fang Shengnan's face, and he even subconsciously turned his head to look at Li Qian.

But that's just for a moment.

Soon, she regained her cold appearance and said, "I'm leaving, auntie." Then he walked to the door without looking back, without even looking at Li Qian again.

Chu Bingbing shook her head helplessly, and when she walked out, she turned to appreciate Li Qian's singing.

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The name of this restaurant is "Non-Love Western Restaurant", Li Qian has never eaten it, and I don't know how the steak it sells tastes, but judging from the customer flow, the business is really good.

That's it, I promised him to come and audition for three days.

And when he arrived at half past six, he found that there was a girl playing the piano before him, and the level was quite good. So he knew that it seemed that he was used to fill the vacancy in the second period, after all, he would be very tired after playing the piano for a long time.

From seven to eight o'clock, in an hour, he sang about thirteen or fourteen songs, and judging from the live effect, the results were good. There is even a guest in the middle who ordered a song, so although he may not be able to get the qualification to sing here for a long time, and even the three-day audition is not paid, but at least, he has his first income.

When a guest orders a song, it is 20 yuan, and the restaurant does not keep a penny, all for the singer.

It's so much better than running to the subway station and singing, isn't it?

When the last song was finished, Li Qian took out his mobile phone and looked at it, and sure enough, the time was already 8:05. So he stood up decisively, bowed slightly in the direction of the guests in the restaurant, and then took off his guitar to show that he was done singing.

Scattered and scattered, there was a round of applause in the restaurant.

Li Qian walked to the front desk, and was about to say hello to the waiter at the front desk and leave, but when he turned his head, he saw that the manager of this restaurant was looking at him with a smile, so he had to walk over and nod at her first, "Hello Manager Chu." ”

Chu Bingbing smiled and said, "You're okay!"

Li Qian said: "I don't know what I sang just now, can Manager Chu be satisfied? If there is something bad, please bear with me." ”

Chu Bingbing looked at him with a smile, and said in his heart that he was really as mature as ever.

As the manager of a Western restaurant that deals with hundreds or thousands of customers every day, her vision and ability to deal with people are naturally extremely high, and she can see people thoroughly.

But even she has a feeling that she can't see through the big boy in front of her.

When Li Qian came to the interview yesterday, he simply asked a few words about the basic situation, and Chu Bingbing was already a little curious about him. Looking at his age, he is probably seventeen or eighteen years old, considering that he introduced himself as a sophomore in high school, he should be seventeen years old, but his speech and demeanor are not at all like a seventeen-year-old boy.

To tell the truth, if he sings well, Chu Bingbing may not give him this opportunity. At that time, she mainly felt that this boy was a little different from others, so she was moved in her heart and gave him such a chance.

And now it seems that he is really different from his peers.

He is more mature and stable than his peers!

But if this is the case, it will not make Chu Bingbing, who is used to seeing all kinds of people, feel that he can't see through, the most important thing is that in addition to being mature and stable, no matter what he does, even when he is singing, there seems to be a touch of indescribable indifference on his body and face, which seems to give Chu Bingbing a little ...... The feeling of vicissitudes!

To make sense, that's a bit of nonsense!

Maturity is maturity, and a 17 or 8-year-old child may not be able to be mature, but if we want to talk about vicissitudes, how can it be? At this age, how many things can he experience? Where do the vicissitudes come from?

But on the contrary, the feeling he gave Chu Bingbing was the vicissitudes of life!

That's why she can't see through it!

This made her even more curious than when she saw Li Qian yesterday afternoon!

Moreover, thinking of her niece, who was also very different from her peers, she couldn't help but think: Could it be that Thirteen Middle School is rich in such weirdos?

There were such and such thoughts in her mind, but the smile on Chu Bingbing's face was not the slightest different, she said with a smile: "Of course you are satisfied, you see, the guests are also very satisfied, aren't they?"

After a pause, she saw that Li Qian's face was neither surprised nor happy, but she smiled and thanked her as always, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in her heart, but at the same time, more curiosity rushed up.

So, she said: "That's it, Li Qian, after today's audition, I think it's no problem for you to be the resident singer of our restaurant, so, from today onwards, even if you officially go to work, one hour a day, thirty yuan, oK?"

At this moment, Li Qian's face finally showed a little surprise.

But even so, he only nodded at Chu Bingbing, "Then thank you Manager Chu! Thank you for giving me this opportunity! Next, I will definitely sing every song with my heart." ”

Chu Bingbing looked at him, and countless thoughts flashed in his heart.

Then, she laughed slowly, nodded and said, "Good!"

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