Chapter 39: The Band
The next morning, after a simple breakfast in the cafeteria, Jiang Hui called He Ling and asked to go to her cousin's band studio together.
The studio is a bit far from Imperial University of Technology, and it took two people almost an hour to arrive.
Because of the appointment in advance, the band had already arrived when I came to the studio, and I was practicing an unknown tune there, probably written by myself, and the level of the song was very average.
He Ling's cousin's name is Zhang Mengze, the daughter of He Ling's mother's sister, she has loved music since she was a child, and she has found a few like-minded friends to form this band since she was a freshman.
Zhang Mengze is the lead singer, the guitarist is a male classmate in their class named Chen Yu, the bassist is Li Minghua from the acting department, and the drummer is He Qingquan from the directing department.
Although the band has been established for two years, it doesn't have any songs, and the results are mediocre, which is basically self-entertainment.
Since Zhang Mengze heard He Ling sing the song "The Year in a Hurry", and learned that this song was original by his classmates in He Ling's class, he really wanted He Ling to help introduce Jiang Hui, buy this song, or get the authorization. In short, Zhang Mengze felt that this song was very suitable for him.
Unexpectedly, because of the late autumn song party, Jiang Hui took the initiative to find Zhang Mengze and their band, which can be said to have given her a small surprise, as soon as He Ling finished talking about the accompanying singing, she agreed, and she didn't even have time to discuss it with the other members of the band.
After some introduction, Jiang Hui briefly explained his needs and plans. Zhang Mengze heard that Jiang Hui wanted to record a new song today, and excitedly asked Jiang Hui to sing it to everyone quickly, she really wanted to see Jiang Hui's talent in writing songs again.
Jiang Hui had no choice but to sing "Meet" first.
"What's the name of this song, is it for sale?", Zhang Mengze said after listening to it, holding Jiang Hui's arm with both hands.
"I'm sorry, I haven't considered selling this song for the time being, and I'll write a song for you after the late autumn song party is over, it's no worse than this. Jiang Hui said.
"Isn't it really worse than this one?", Zhang Mengze said excitedly and loudly.
"I promise to keep you satisfied," Jiang Hui said.
"He Ling, I love you so much", Zhang Mengze hugged He Ling and kissed him after speaking.
"Zhang Mengze, what are you doing. It's not me who writes songs for you, what are you doing at me", He Ling said speechlessly.
"Because of you, we have the opportunity to meet Jiang Hui," Zhang Mengze said.
"I'm nervous, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you", He Ling muttered to Zhang Mengze.
"We have simple recording equipment in our studio, and if it is only for the preliminary round of accompaniment, it should be enough," Zhang Mengze said to Jiang Hui.
"That's great, I'll trouble everyone in a while," Jiang Hui said.
A few people tossed, Jiang Hui originally wanted to invite everyone out for a meal at noon, but Zhang Mengze's band was on the rise, so he ordered a takeout and ate some casually to continue recording.
What about the song "Meet", although Zhang Mengze has not released any good songs, he still has the ability to appreciate it. It's rare to meet such a first, and they really like it.
was originally to help themselves, they all worked so hard, and Jiang Hui was not lazy.
After many auditions, at four o'clock in the afternoon, I finally recorded a work that everyone was more satisfied with.
Through this half-day contact, Jiang Hui has a preliminary understanding of Zhang Mengze, a member of the band. Basically, the four members of their band are idealists, or to put it more bluntly, they are high-eyed and low-handed.
insists on only singing original songs, but the band's own songwriting level is very average, so it's no wonder that it can be popular. But fortunately, several of their families are not bad owners, otherwise this studio, let alone two years, it would be difficult to build it.
In the final analysis, what Zhang Mengze's band lacks most is good songs, and the other levels of the band are not bad, if there are good songs and good publicity, there is still a great possibility that it will be popular.
Jiang Hui plans to observe for a while, if he thinks it is appropriate, he can consider giving them some good songs and finding a way to help them become popular, after all, Jiang Hui's own plan in the future is also to consider investing in the film and television industry.
After recording the song, Jiang Hui invited everyone out to eat again.
"You don't have to be polite with a few of us, just treat my cousin He Ling to dinner, we still have to go to the bar to sing tonight, and then invite us to dinner when you bring back the award," Zhang Mengze said.
He Ling also knew what kind of person her cousin was, so she didn't say hello to her, called Jiang Hui and left the studio.
The two walked on the street, Jiang Hui found a topic to chat with He Ling, but He Ling didn't pay much attention to him, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"That girl is your high school classmate?", He Ling asked coldly.
"No," Jiang Hui replied.
"You're pretty fast," He Ling said.
Jiang Hui didn't know how to answer, no matter how he said this kind of thing, it was wrong, and he really couldn't live with He Ling. Although the relationship between the two did not determine the relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend, the classmates in the class could see that the two of them were relatively close. Since childhood, He Ling has refused to share with others, and this time it feels like she has been abandoned by others.
"Well, I'm sorry," Jiang Hui said.
"You don't have anything to be sorry for me," He Ling said.
Jiang Hui didn't know how to continue, he couldn't live if he did his own evil.
"I'll invite you to dinner, it's been more than a month since I came to the imperial capital, and I haven't been to eat roast duck yet," Jiang Hui changed the topic and said.
"Invite me to dinner, and you won't be afraid to kneel on the washboard," He Ling said.
"Look at what you said, you helped me contact the band and solve my big problem, it's normal for me to invite you to dinner," Jiang Hui said.
"Take it, just go to the store in Qianmen to eat, and it hurts your flesh," He Ling said.
The two of them sat in the car for more than half an hour, and although it was only five o'clock when they arrived in Quanjude, there were already many people in the store.
Quanjude front store is the origin store of "Quanjude", which has a history of more than 100 years. Due to the special significance of the store, the old wall of the "Quanjude" shop in the early days of the store was moved to the hall as it was, and the "old shop" style was restored in accordance with the old-style furnishings behind the old wall.
Jiang Hui ordered half a roast duck, a duck liver, a duck paw, a duck tongue, and then a green vegetable, and it was estimated that it was enough to eat.