Chapter 60: Then Go
As night falls, the crowds at Fisherman's Wharf increase.
When many people saw Li Dong, they all came over to say hello, and those who knew each other would sit down and toast a glass of wine.
Now Li Dong is also well-known in the Kyoto literary circle, especially when he has released more than a dozen folk songs on the Youyu Music Network, which has been praised in the literary circle.
Li Dong has always been relatively humble, never pretending to be forced, and is very popular in the circle.
At this time, several people with long hair walked into Fisherman's Wharf, and the people in the hall stood up one after another to greet them.
These people Li Dong knows, it is an old indie rock band, very famous in the rock circle in Kyoto, and the strength is there, but it is unlucky and has not become popular.
The lead singer of the band is named Yue Di, who was also a talented person at the Royal Academy of Music back then, and embarked on the road of rock and roll, and he has not made any name for more than ten years, which looks very down.
Yue Di is righteous, he is a man of temperament, and he is the same as Li Dong and others, so he usually has a very close relationship.
When he saw Li Dong and the others, he walked over with a smile and sat next to Li Dong.
He nodded and greeted Li Guangnan and He Guangwei, and then smiled at Li Dong: "Dongzi, we went to perform in other places last time, or we will pass." It is said that it was quite popular that day, and it is a pity that I did not go to the scene. ”
Li Dong poured Yue Di a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Holding a special show in a bar, that's it, how can there be your rock scene." ”
Yue Di picked up the wine glass and touched it with Li Dong and the others, and then leaned back.
He put down his wine glass, wiped his mouth, and said, "Don't you say that I forgot, next month is the Jiangnan Music Festival, you are also famous in the folk music circle, didn't the music organizing committee invite you?" ”
Li Guangnan next to him stood up and patted Yue Di on the shoulder.
"A folk singer like Dongzi will definitely be invited by the Jiangnan Music Festival, and it is estimated that he will be notified in a few days. Dongzi, I'll go with you when the time comes. ”
Yue Di was stunned and said, "We received a notice a month ago that the Shatter Band heard that the list of performers has been decided. ”
Li Guangnan was immediately furious when he heard this.
"It's paralyzed, it's too much, Dongzi is not invited by such a good folk singer, and the Jiangnan Music Festival is getting more and more finished. ”
He Guangwei next to him thought for a while and said: "It shouldn't be a matter of the organizing committee of the music festival, the Jiangnan Music Festival is a niche music event such as indie rock, pop punk, and folk songs. ”
Yue Di listened and nodded in realization.
"That's right, I saw Sun Tong some time ago, this guy was saying bad things about Dongzi behind his back, if someone hadn't stopped him, I would have almost smoked that bastard. ”
In his previous life, Li Dong also participated in several music festivals, and at that time he was a young man, of course he was very happy.
Although he looks like a little fresh meat now, he is dozens of years old in his heart, how can he still have the passion of the past.
He really didn't want to go, so he shook his head indifferently.
"Forget it, I don't want to go, it's boring. ”
Li Guangnan listened to this, and immediately said urgently: "Dongzi, the Jiangnan Music Festival is a grand event in the niche music circle, and it is a good opportunity to gather popularity. ”
He Guangwei next to him also nodded and said: "Dongzi, the Jiangnan Music Festival is only held once every three years, which is definitely an opportunity for you, especially for newcomers like you." ”
Li Dong shook his head and said, "Forget it, come on...... We drank ......"
Yue Di thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, Dongzi and Lao Li will go with our band, both of you are guitarists, just liberate me, and let Dongzi sing a few more songs when the time comes." ”
When Li Guangnan heard this, he laughed and said, "Haha...... Okay, let's go and have a good time, Lao Yue, then thank you, come...... Drinking......"
Li Dong heard this and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I have to toss for a few days to come and go, and I won't go." ”
He Guangwei said with a smile: "Dongzi, you must go, the south is the paradise of niche music, now you are a little famous in addition to Kyoto, there are few niche circles in the south who know you, and appearing on the stage of the Jiangnan Music Festival is a good opportunity to make you famous." ”
Li Dong smiled bitterly: "No one invited me, what am I going to do, forget it......"
Li Guangnan was immediately furious when he heard this.
"Less nonsense, you kid is just lazy...... Lao Yue, I have the final say on this matter, so it's decided......"
Li Dong listened to his eldest brother, and he could only bear it.
Don't look at Li Guangnan's usual grin, but when it comes to serious business, this big brother is like his father, and he is heartbroken.
Then go and relax......
"Have you been rehearsing lately? Why don't you all come to my studio, and I'll take care of the food and the drink, and ...... Regardless of the girl's ......"
Yue Di listened to Li Guangnan's words and hurriedly refused.
Li Dong smiled and said, "Brother Yue, you can think of me, brother is grateful." The cost of travel is my ......."
Yue Di was anxious when he heard this.
"How can that work, although the brothers are a little miserable, they still have a little bit of money......"
Li Guangnan picked up the wine glass and touched it with Yue Di.
"You're welcome, aren't we two borrowing your light, we have to do something, besides, I have such a big deal, and I still miss your point, so it's decided, don't ink ......"
Because the band is not famous, they don't have much appearance fee.
Usually, you can only eat in some small bars, and sometimes after a performance, you can charge up to one or two thousand yuan.
If you catch up with a bigger performance, a game is divided into 12,000 yuan, and the band is divided into one penny, how much is left for everyone.
There's no way, indie rock bands aren't as good as folk songs, at least folk singers can make a living with a guitar alone.
An unfamous band like Shatter goes to the Gangnam Music Festival to perform, and the appearance fee is very low, and there is not much left after counting the road expenses.
There are five members of their band, all of whom are not young, and some of them have to feed a large family, and they are very hard.
Li Guangnan was anxious, and asked the Shatter Band to come over that night.
There was no rehearsal on the first day, Li Dong bought a few beers, prepared a lot of food, and had a big drink with a group of people in Yue Di's band, and contacted the relationship first.
The members of the Broken Band are all veterans who have gone through many twists and turns, and the youngest is in his early thirties.
can be with people like Yue Di, who have been in the same band for more than ten years, and they can't be wrong, plus they have been unsatisfactory over the years, so they are very easy-going, and they get along with Li Dong relatively well.
In the next few days, through rehearsals with the Broken Band, Li Dong also had a certain understanding of the band's situation.
The lead singer of the band has strong singing skills and a very penetrating voice. The other members of the band are also veterans who have been immersed in rock and roll for many years, and they are skilled, but the only flaw of the band is that the songs are not good.
He listened to a few broken songs, and felt that this was also the main reason why the band was not popular, after all, the band did not have talent in this area, and this was really incurable.
From Yue Di and others in the Shattered Band, Li Dong can see that these people have an incomparable love for rock and roll, or they will not persist for so many years.
But with ideals and a love for rock and roll, it's not enough to want to play rock 'n' roll.