When Kong Lei and his father were fighting at the door of the nameless tavern, thousands of miles away in Yanjing, Xiao Mu was having dinner with the daughter of the old Chen family.

Chen Jie, 23 years old, a silly girl, returned from studying in Australia, bachelor's degree in journalism, unemployed.

Xiao Mu just got a cooperation intention worth 25 million from Galaxy Video, and he was excited. However, this so-called blind date, he was not interested at all.

Blind date? Just kidding. The company has just started, Fang Yan wants to participate in "Chinese Singer", Kong Lei wants to record an album, Ghibli T-shirts are going to be released, and the piano store is open, all kinds of things are piled up, he is very busy, and he doesn't want to have a girlfriend.

Also, Xiao Mu felt a pang of pain when he thought of Feng Lu mopping the floor hard in the tavern, then straightening up and panting and wiping his sweat. The road to love is bumpy, such a good girl, just leave him.

But Xiaomu still came to eat. After not going home for 4 months and running to Jiangdong, he felt that he owed his mother a lot. He wants to be a filial son for the time being. Besides, it's just a meal, and it won't matter.

The woman's father, Lao Chen, is a good friend of his father, and the two worked together in a company for more than a year when they were young, although the time was short, this friendship lasted for nearly 30 years. During the New Year's holidays, Xiaomu also often goes to his house.

But this Chen Jie hasn't seen him for 4 or 5 years. Xiaomu only has some hazy impressions, and this time it's time to get acquainted with it again.

This meeting......

I was overjoyed.

Chen Jie has grown into a big girl, very beautiful, and has a round face of a supporting actress in a Republic of China TV series. Her eyes were big and shining, her nose was delicate, her mouth was small, and she wore delicate light makeup. Long hair, bangs, a long floral skirt, and a small sparkling gold necklace.

It was quiet.

It's much better than the little girl in my memory.

Very well-behaved.

She lit up the room.

"Brother Xiaomu." Chen Jie said, greeting him generously and looking at him curiously.

Xiao Mu keenly felt that after not seeing him for many years, Chen Jie also had a good impression of himself. Gradually, the fleshy little paws of a white cat reached into his heart, and he scratched slowly. Don't......

The meal was lively.

It stands to reason that this kind of blind date dinner will be very uncomfortable and embarrassing. But now, Xiaomu suddenly changed his mind. What's wrong with blind dates, even in the evil old society, at least 30% of feudal arranged marriages are happy, right?

"Xiaomu is going to Jiangdong to develop?" Halfway through the wine, Lao Chen suddenly asked.

"Yes."

"Jiangdong is very good...... Lao Chen and his daughter-in-law glanced at each other, a little disappointed, glanced at their honest daughter, and said. I have no objection to you trying to break in. But Jiangdong is so far away, are your parents willing to do it? ”

"Far away? It's not far at all. It was only 6 hours to take the high-speed train, and it was there to get on the train and sleep. Xiaomu's mother said with a smile. In the past two days, her old man has almost wanted to open it.

"Alas, the mother of the child is worried."

"Who's to say it isn't."

Lao Chen took a sip of wine, leaned back, patted Xiao Mu's shoulder vigorously, and said, "When my daughter went abroad at the age of 18, we sent her there." As soon as I got on the plane when I came back, I immediately regretted it. Regret, heartache! How have you spent the past 4 years? You know. ”

"Hey."

"Every day, when I wake up, I look at the weather forecast on the XN side. Every day is worrying, and I can't live in fear. ”

"I'm not coming back." Chen Jie giggles.

Uncle Chen sighed and sighed: "Australia, such a remote country, can have terrorist attacks. If something happens, I can't cry. ”

……

When he got home, Xiaomu lay on the bed and thought about it. Chen Jie, this girl seems to be very good. This time I went back to Yanjing, it was surprisingly smooth, am I the winner in life?

Early the next morning, he received Chen Jie's WeChat.

Chen Jiefa: "Brother Xiaomu, I thought about it all night, and I have something to say to you." ”

Thinking about it all night?

What's the situation?

The two made an appointment to meet at a café, and Xiao Mu went with a confused face.

As soon as the café opened, Chen Jie sat alone in the sunlight by the window, drinking milk and eating a piece of steaming bread, with a little cream on the corner of his mouth. Seeing Xiaomu enter the door, she hurriedly waved to him.

"Brother Xiaomu, I want to go to your nameless tavern company."

"Huh?"

After talking for a long time, Xiao Mu understood. Yesterday at the dinner table, he gave a general introduction to his work, a record company, opened by a wizard who is very popular on the Internet, although small but vibrant. Chen Jie was fascinated by what he heard, pondered for a long time, and wanted to follow him.

"I want to go to Koto." Chen Jie said.

“……”

"Start a business, go to Jiangdong." Serious face.

“……”

"I know journalism and can write stories. I did an internship at a newspaper for a year, and I did an internship at a TV station, so I was up to the task. There are things I don't know and I'm willing to learn. You let me try, 3 months probation, no, you fired me. ”

Didn't you say a good blind date? How did you change your job search?

Xiaomu really wants to recruit an assistant, this Chen Jie is a news student, a professional counterpart, and his English is very good. But she has no relevant work experience, and she is a girl, which is not suitable for high-intensity work.

Xiao Mu carefully observed Chen Jie, who had an innocent face. She finally came back from studying abroad, and her parents definitely didn't want her to leave home again.

Chen Jie is still confidently recommending himself: "I can do anything, serve tea and pour water, wipe the table and sweep the floor, it's all fine." Brother, don't worry, I'm used to staying abroad and can endure hardships. ”

“……”

He also said, "Also, I don't have any treatment requirements, just take care of the food." ”

If it's pure recruitment, Xiaomu hopes to recruit a boy like Sixi. But now, he lost his mind a little and began to waver, asking a standard interview question: "Why do you want to come to our company?" ”

"I want to think about it...... First, you have wizards, and they're very powerful. Second, music is the spiritual food that everyone needs, and now that the music industry is rebounding, I am bullish on the industry. ”

"Hmm."

"Thirdly, I kind of want to leave Yanjing. I've been home for more than a month, and my mother nagging me every day, asking me to take the civil service exam and find a boyfriend, you don't know how annoying it is. ”

"Hmm."

"And ......"

Chen Jie didn't speak, his eyes flashed, he glanced at Xiao Mu, and then lowered his head shyly and said, "I can't accept a long-distance relationship." ”

Oh?

In an instant, the cells in Xiao Mu's whole body cheered. He thought about it carefully, but still gently persuaded: "Your father will definitely not let you go to Jiangdong." ”

After a pause, Chen Jie replied softly, "...... If he's with you, he'll be relieved. ”

Xiaomu was in a trance. Happiness came suddenly.

After chatting for a while, he felt that this girl was not squeamish and could work. He also recognized her professional abilities. In two days, the company's CEO Qian Ning will come to Yanjing on a business trip recently, so the two can meet and chat. The company hasn't hired new employees yet, so be cautious.

Chen Jie longed for life in the nameless tavern, held his chin with his palm, and asked curiously: "The company doesn't have a dormitory, right?" Also rent a house. You...... How did you live? ”

Kogi was in a trance again. Is life so good?

As soon as they chatted, the two actually had endless words, and their relationship quickly warmed up. After lunch, Xiao Mu sent Chen Jie home and called Fang Yan again. To put it mildly, I told it again.

“…… Her writing is okay and she has also published articles. It's no problem for her to write some drafts and copywriting. Kogi said.

Fang Yan listened silently, instinctively feeling unreliable. He wasn't worried about Chen Jie's ability to work, but only about Brother Xiaomu's love. Kogi seems to have a default skill that always turns someone he likes into a work partner.

He wanted to laugh inexplicably, struggled to hold back, and said, "No problem! Let her come! ”

"Really?"

"Really."

"Where are you?"

"In the studio, we're rehearsing for Chubby."

Xiao Mu was surprised and asked, "So fast?" ”

"Yes!"

The song "Sputnik" is so important that Lao Liu is always worried about being plagiarized. Kong Lei has decided to join the company, and Lao Liu said that the faster the album is recorded, the better.

There are various grades of recording studios in Jiangdong, and everyone inquired about it and chose a "Shiqiao" recording studio with a good reputation, and the cost per hour is 500, which is quite expensive.

However, there is still a need for rehearsals before recording. Kong Lei sat on a small stool in the rehearsal room, with his left foot on the pedal and his guitar held high, practicing Paganini's Caprice No. 24.

Except for "Sputnik", the new album is all traditional classical tunes. Fang Yan originally wanted to add some modern tunes, such as the theme of the movie "Schindler's List", but later found that there were copyright restrictions, so he had to give up.

Niccolo Paganini was a 19th-century Italian violin master and guitarist who once caused a sensation throughout Europe with his peerless piano skills. He was tall and thin, and because his violin playing skills were so amazing and he was very fancy when he performed, he left a lot of bizarre rumors, some people said that he was a devil.

It was a time known as "Romanticism." In 1782, the year Paganini was born, Watt invented the steam engine, the American Revolutionary War was about to be won, and Napoleon was unhappy in middle school...... Paganini is one of the many geniuses.

Since the age of 20, he has composed 24 Caprices for violin, which are wild and free, delicate and low, and hellish in difficulty. Later, they were adapted into piano and guitar songs.

Kong Lei's little chubby hand moved quickly on the guitar fretboard, jumping from the low position to the top position, and the complex melody dragged out a long series of jumping sparks, like lightning, dazzling. Stormy notes poured down, blinding in light.

To the music, he bared his teeth and moved his whole body unconsciously.

Fang Yan, Yuan Yuan, and Lao Liu sat on the side and watched.

Although he always fell into disadvantage when improvising with Fang Yan, Kong Lei's performance was quite perfect when playing classical songs.

At the end of the song, Yuan Yuan was already stunned.

"Bad guy, can you play this." She pointed to Kong Lei and asked.

Fang Yan shook his head: "...... I've got to practice. ”

Kong Lei listened to the music, very proud, and opened the printed piano score with a serious face, and said, "Brother, play this!" What a Turk! ”

"Okay."

"Sputnik" is the core track of the album, and before recording, Kong Lei can finally practice to his heart's content.

In the modern era, the composition and performance of classical music have gradually separated and become two directions. Both are difficult creations that require talent, but generally speaking, a performer has limited energy and will not delve into composition anymore.

Kong Lei's "Sputnik" is also based on Fang Yan's tunes, and the melody that pops up has his own style.

Fang Yan listened silently, writing notes on the score, making some subtle adjustments: some places should be more relaxed, or a little rougher. Of course, we must also respect Kong Lei's ideas. After practicing a few times, everyone was satisfied.

"Recording today?" Fang Yan asked.

"Wait a minute." Lao Liu suddenly stretched out his hand and asked an important question. "Are you sure it's called that, Sputnik?"

"What's wrong?"

"Xiao Yan, don't you feel awkward? The words of foreigners are too ungrounded, who knows what they mean. You see, even Chubby himself can't remember. ”

“……”

The name of the song "Sputnik" is because of the story of satellites and puppies told by Yuan Yuan, as well as Haruki Murakami's novel "Sputnik Lovers". Fang Yan hadn't thought about this question at all.

Lao Liu coughed twice and asked, "Fatty, you say it again, Sputnik." ”

"......"

Lao Liu held up the title of the score in front of his eyes, 20 centimeters away, and asked Kong Lei to read it.

Kong Lei jumped out word by word: "Si, Pu, Te, Ni, Ke." ”

"It's okay."

Lao Liu took the score away and said to Xiaopang: "You repeat it again." ”

"S...... Kert. ”

Lao Liu spread his hands and said, "Look, I can't remember it at all." ”

Fang Yan nodded silently. In my impression, Kong Lei didn't say the name correctly. If even Kong Lei himself can't remember the name of the tune, it's time to change the name.

Yuan Yuan listened from the sidelines, very unconvinced.

She loved the name Sputnik. There are only 5 words, how can you not remember. Yuan Yuan thought for a long time, got up and walked over, squatting in front of Xiao Fat, staring at his bulging eyes.

"Chubby."

"Ahh

"You read it after me, word by word. You can do it. You have to come on. Yuan Yuan thought of a solution. She is full of confidence that Kong Lei will definitely remember this name.

"Okay."

"Follow me, Si."

"Si."

"Spu."

Kong Lei obediently learned: "Spu." ”

"Sputt."

"Sputt ......"

Yuan Yuan was very happy and added 4 words: "Sputney!" ”

"Sputney."

"Good! Sputnik! ”

“…… Spu@Forehead&¥Kete...... "Kong Lei is confused, 4 words are the limit, 5 words are too much, he can't remember."

Yuan Yuan wanted to cry.

She glanced at Fang Yan and decided to reluctantly cut her love and rename "Sputnik".