Chapter 6: Shortcuts

It is a house of about twelve or thirteen square meters.

It was originally an air-raid shelter built by the state, which was later abandoned, and then it was contracted to be converted into an underground apartment like an ant's nest.

Twelve or thirteen square meters in area, no windows, empty walls.

Inside is a small double bed with a width of one meter and five meters, there is a dresser next to the bed that already looks old, and on the side of the bed is a simple fabric wardrobe, in addition, next to the dresser, there is also a gas canister, and above the can is a gas stove. In the center of the room, there is a small round table.

This is all Zhuang Meiyue's belongings.

The bed was standard by the landlord, and in addition, she went to the thrift market to find it herself, and the old-fashioned dresser cost eighteen yuan, but then she paid thirty yuan and hired a tricycle to pull it back, the fabric wardrobe was slightly more expensive, worth twenty-six yuan, and the small dining table was foldable, more expensive, worth forty yuan, all of which were brought back by bicycle.

In addition, according to the landlord's requirements, the gas stove is not allowed in the basement, but Zhuang Meiyue feels that it is too expensive to eat out all the time, so she still secretly bought a new set of gas stoves, but every time the landlord checks, she has to hide this set of gas stoves under the bed, otherwise it will be confiscated.

Well, in addition to these, she also has a guitar that she bought for seven or eight hundred yuan, which is considered valuable, as well as a number of clothes, a second-hand bicycle, and more than 17,000 yuan in bank deposits.

came to Shuntianfu to work hard for two years, and this is all she has gained.

In modern society, even ordinary people may not be able to imagine that this house, as Zhuang Meiyue's home, has not had any electrical appliances for two years - except for the energy-saving lamps on the head.

She has a cell phone. It was also bought second-hand, less than a hundred dollars.

Every day at about eight o'clock in the morning, Zhuang Meiyue will wake up on time, and after washing, she will start to practice breathing, do radio gymnastics, and then sing with a guitar for half an hour.

It was about ten o'clock. After a brief clean-up, she'd head out with her guitar on her back, walk down a long stretch of aisle to the ground, push her bike, ride about three or four stops, and go to a restaurant to deliver takeaways, each serving a dollar.

After arriving at the hotel. Before eleven o'clock, the restaurant will take care of a meal, and then start working, her takeaway will be delivered until about three o'clock in the afternoon, and it will basically be over, and then at four o'clock in the afternoon, the restaurant will take care of another meal, and it will start at five o'clock in the afternoon. Dinner was delivered until around 9 o'clock. She'll be off work.

When she is sent down on such a day, she usually has to ride a bicycle for twenty or thirty or even thirty or forty kilometers, and she climbs countless floors, but her income is okay, when she is less, she is forty or fifty a day, and when she is more, she can reach seventy or eighty. And also manage two meals.

Around nine o'clock in the evening, she would hop on her bike and her guitar and ride about seven or eight stops to a bar for a gig. The performance time is generally about half an hour. She sings pretty well, but she's not very popular, so she usually comes out as an early warm-up, and the bar doesn't dare to give her the prime time from eleven to one o'clock in the morning.

People who go to bars to drink want to diverge their feelings, but the songs she sings often carry some sadness and sentimentality of life, so except for a few supporters, few people will order songs and send flower baskets, so in fact, the income is limited.

However, the half-hour time on stage every day is the time she enjoys the most.

The lights in the bar were dim, and she couldn't see anyone else, so she felt that no one else could see her, which made her feel comfortable. Although the boss complains repeatedly, he is always tolerant and can tolerate her singing what she wants to sing.

She likes to listen to Zhou Yan and Liao Liao, and recently thinks that Li Xinru and Huang Yuqing are also good, so when she performs on stage, she will sing more of their songs, and only occasionally add a piece of her own work, after all, she also knows that although the boss is very tolerant, she still has to try to take care of the feelings of the guests.

She sings Zhou Yan's songs and Liao Liao's songs, which are different from them.

For example, Zhou Yan's voice is ethereal, no matter what she sings, she has an indescribable aura, even if she is sad, she can sing a touch of disdain and pride, while Liao Liao has a generous voice, even if she sings love songs, she has a sonorous taste.

But Zhuang Meiyue is not.

No matter whose song she sings, when she sings it, she often adds a little bit of her own adaptation, so it becomes her own taste.

She is best at "Persistence" and "Cheers, Friend", as well as Zhou Yan's "Dreamer", but the taste she sings always has a touch of sadness, which makes many people who come to the bar to drink to drown their sorrows more and more depressed, so there are often people clamoring for her to step down - and every time at this time, she will stand up and apologize, and then step down early.

Of course, in this way, there is no performance fee for this day.

After the performance, she would occasionally stop in the bar for a while, sometimes to enjoy the performances of other singers and bands, and other times, just because the boss invited her to a glass of wine, she would sit down at the bar, drink slowly, watch other people's extremely hot performances, and feel a little dazed.

Then, she would kick up eight or nine more stops and rush back to her little house.

Halfway through, she would go to the supermarket that was still open to buy some vegetables and fruits, and when she returned to the house, she would cook herself a meal to treat herself to a busy day.

After the meal, she would not sing again, but would lie on the bed with the lights out, listening to the occasional footsteps in the passage outside the door, to the frantic roars of the men and women next door, and to the sound of the guitar that was destined to ring in the opposite room.

This kind of life is dull, but it is not boring, but some people can't see the way forward.

She's over 20 years old, and in this day and age, it's not that girls over 20 don't have to get married, but at least you have to have a reason not to get married.

And she didn't.

She just likes music and wants to try to develop in this area, but in fact, she knows very well in her heart that she is not from a professional background, she does not have any connections to use, and even her voice is not the kind that is popular with the public.

So, every time I talk to my family on the phone. Mom always urges and says, go home, go home, go home and honestly find a man to marry, have two children, you won't always think about it!

And every time it comes. She was always speechless, and in the end she had to hang up in a hurry.

After two years in this circle, she also met some people, was introduced, and tried a lot of record companies, but in the end, of course, she could only shake her head and sigh - the one who spoke tactfully said that you sing well, but it is not the type we need, and the one that speaks is more ugly. Then he will probably say, don't come again, your song is not good.

Yes, there will always be people who say that, and even though she will shrug her shoulders in a chic way after listening to it, she is actually very sad.

She has saved a little money in her hands, and she is currently considering going to the Huaxia Conservatory of Music to enroll in a summer class. There are many underground singers in Suncheonfu, which is a well-known thing. Therefore, every summer vacation, especially the vocal music department of the conservatory, will definitely open cram schools. That class is very expensive, it is said to cost 20,000 yuan. And you have to be introduced by an acquaintance before you can enter.

But she has already thought about saving for another year, and by next year, she will be able to afford 20,000 yuan, when the time comes. I must go to this class, even if it is not for any so-called connections, even if it is just to learn some professional knowledge to improve myself, she feels that 20,000 yuan is worth it.

Of course, if after attending cram school, there is still limited improvement - in other words, if by that time, she still can't find a record label willing to take over her, or even find an income that can support herself through music and performance, then by that time...... Well, although she thinks that she may choose to go back to her hometown and return to her parents, as they said, honestly find someone to marry and live a down-to-earth life, but in fact, she knows that even if she fails ten thousand times, she may not go back.

There is no other reason than to yearn for that extraordinary life.

Although he may have to wait for this for the rest of his life, he will die without regrets.

Of course, since you have chosen such a life, you have no right to complain about the ups and downs.

Today, as usual, she got up before even eight o'clock, and this morning, instead of playing the guitar or singing, she made herself a meal very seriously early in the morning.

After eating and packing up her things, she took out her most decent and expensive dress and changed it, and then carefully wiped the guitar again, and then hugged the guitar and went out.

At the hotel, she had already asked for leave in advance, and she was going to an interview today.

After the performance a few days ago, the boss happened to be there, so he invited her to have a glass of wine, and at the same time revealed a very important information to her - after coming to Shuntianfu for two years, although she also met some people, but things gather like and people are grouped, and she herself is just a last stream among resident singers, so naturally she has no chance to get to know the big people in this circle, so it is just an exchange between a group of low-level singers. For their gang, being called over by a certain company or a certain musician, or even just a friend of that musician, to help record a sample is already quite something that can be put on the stage to show off.

Even if you record a sample, it may only cost one or two hundred dollars.

Therefore, for her, the information she suddenly learned was not easy to access, or in other words, when the news reached the ears of their group, it was likely to have passed in time.

Moreover, this news is extremely important to her.

Yes, there are record companies recruiting singers again.

It's just that this time it's not even a record company, it's just a small studio.

But even so, Zhuang Meiyue is still like a treasure.

Because that studio is called Li Qian's studio.

Today, Li Qian, and the name of Li Qian's studio, are already extremely loud in the music circle. Maybe for the record companies, that person, and the studio established in his name, is an existence that everyone rejects and is wary of and eager to cooperate, after all, cooperating with him means success, it means a lot of benefits, but for the underground music circle, especially for underground singers like Zhuang Meiyue, that name is almost a legend.

Especially now, this legend has begun to be gradually deified by word of mouth.

In the legend, Liao Liao became an instant hit because he met him, and because he always followed his footsteps closely, so he became more and more popular.

In the legend, even a diva like He Runqing chose to pay millions out of her own pocket, and after buying out the contract with Sony Records, she was willing to sign a newcomer contract and go to him and his studio, and then, with just one album, she suddenly turned over!

Although in fact, even a small singer like Zhuang Meiyue who is on the edge of the underground music scene, as long as he pays a little attention and pays attention, it is not difficult to know that long before he met that man, Liao Liao had already released a single and had a good reputation in the industry, but it was useless...... People who are in the quagmire always subconsciously want to find a shortcut to a bright and smooth path for themselves, so don't say that most of the legends are true, even if they don't exist, everyone will be willing to make one up.

In the past, Mr. Xie Jinshun's discernment used to be such a shortcut.

And now, this shortcut is becoming: Li Qian has taken a fancy to me!

Yes, almost everyone is willing to believe it, just with my strength, as long as Li Qian takes a fancy to me, as long as he is willing to write songs for me and help me release an album, I will become an instant hit, but just wait for idle things!

Zhuang Meiyue is just an ordinary girl, she lives a realistic life, but the reason why she lives a realistic life is precisely because she wants to chase a dream that seems impossible to achieve at all.

So, even though she knew it was just a legend, she still chose to believe that there really was such a person in this world - and now, his studio was actually hiring!

After learning the news, her first reaction was to immediately inform a few friends she had known in the past after leaving the bar, and then everyone quickly agreed to go over and register together.

And the interview time that the other party later called to inform was this morning.

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29, 30, 31, 1, 2, in the past five days, I have written 50,000 words.

Very tired, tired!

It's a holiday, but I'm more tired than usual, I don't know how many times!

When I got up this morning, I was writing and writing, and I felt that I couldn't write, so I'll leave this chapter today.

If you still want to see me continue to break out tomorrow, then can you give me a boost and cheer me up? I need a little support to ignite the passion in my heart! )