Chapter 4: Amazing Debut
"On a rainy day, I walk on an empty street"
After playing the short prelude, Lu Chen sang with the accompaniment of the piano: "Look at the flowers, thank you"
All fans who are familiar with Tan Hong believe that "Flying Dove" is one of his best works, the content of this lyric is not esoteric and complicated, it tells the story of a teenager yearning for freedom and longing for love, and the ideal embodiment is a pigeon flying in the sky.
This is also a lyrical ballad suitable for young people to play and sing, so it has been liked by countless people, and it has been sung for more than ten years, and it can often be heard in bars in Houhai.
But it is also recognized that this song is difficult to sing and play, and it is completely humiliating for singers who do not have enough strength to sing it beautifully.
According to Lu Chen's previous level, he chose "Flying Pigeon" as the opening song, which is simply beyond his strength!
However, when he plucked the strings and began to sing, the Forget-me-Grass bar quickly fell silent, several customers who were talking and laughing closed their mouths, and the bartender standing behind the bar stopped shaking the bartender in his hand, and even the waiter tiptoed up when he walked, for fear of disturbing others.
Lu Chen's clear and clean voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the speakers placed in all corners of the bar, so that the customers present could not help but be infected, and their mood fluctuated with the music.
"I Stand Before You"
"I dream of becoming a pigeon flying in the blue sky"
"Lalaa~ Flying pigeons!"
I like it because I am familiar, and I am picky because I am familiar.
Many of the customers who often come to Forget Worry have a good appreciation of music or pop music, as long as the singer plays a wrong note or sings a key, they can distinguish it, especially a familiar classic like "Flying Pigeon", which is a great test for singers.
Lu Chen's playing and singing are almost perfect, his fingering, breath, voice, and feelings are all in place, if you insist on being picky, it can only be said that he is a little green compared with the original singer Tan Hong.
But is a teenager who is not a young man still a teenager?
After 5 minutes, the song ended.
The audience was silent, and after a while, I don't know who started it, and the applause rang out.
Good is good, and singing well will naturally get sincere applause.
A loud rogue whistle sounded, again eliciting a lot of laughter and admiration.
"Xiao Lu, you sing so charmingly today, my sister loves you to death, I'll give you a dozen Jinwei!"
This is a cordial greeting from a certain true white bone spirit/pseudo-female literary youth!
"Thank you"
Lu Chen smiled and waved his hand to the other party to express his gratitude - it was an old customer who liked to joke.
Customers' love and support for singers are usually reflected in the form of rewards, male singers send beer, female singers send flowers, a dozen Jinwei 12 sticks, the price of one is 20 yuan, equivalent to 240 yuan.
Lu Chen didn't need to drink the wine, but he was able to take a 50% share from it, which was 120 yuan!
The positioning and customer crowd of Houhai Bar are completely different from those in Sanlitun, basically there are no local tyrants who spend thousands of dollars, rich second generations who are vindictive, and brain-dead children who fight for pickle girls.
The reward of 12 Jinwei is not a small amount here.
In the past, this Sister Shan also sent wine to Lu Chen, but at most two or three meanings, and today she directly sent a dozen, which undoubtedly shows that the playing and singing he just ended has been loved and appreciated by the other party.
Lu Chen was undoubtedly right to use "Flying Pigeon" as the first song to warm up.
He hugged his guitar and felt a sense of wonder in his heart.
And behind the bar, there is a charming woman in a special mood.
She opened her lips lightly, stared at the bar owner Chen Jianhao with incredible eyes, and said, "Brother Jianhao, if you don't want to be reluctant to let people go, just say okay, is it interesting for me to play like this?" ”
Chen Jianhao smiled bitterly: "Su Qingmei, where can I play with you!" ”
This aunt is not an ordinary character, and his old bones are never affordable.
"How dare you say it?"
Su Qingmei gritted his teeth and said: "Xiao Lu's voice is a bit distinctive, but the level is too amateurish, and the cushion field here is the limit, and you have to repair the sound from the back, do you really want it?" ”
She repeated Chen Jianhao's previous comments on Lu Chen completely, and she didn't even say a word wrong!
Chen Jianhao was speechless for a moment.
He himself also felt very strange, Lu Chen was obviously an amateur, but the playing and singing skills he showed today were similar to those of the two before, as if he had been reborn like a miracle!
Just before Lu Chen started singing, Chen Jianhao was still very unhappy that Lu Chen chose "Flying Pigeon" as the opening song.
He thinks that this song is too difficult, and Lu Chen is not able to control it at all.
As a result, he was now sneered at by Su Qingmei, and he couldn't refute it, so he could only say: "Hey, this kid!" ”
"It must have been the past two days, and it was just a super-level performance."
Chen Jianhao came up with an explanation that he thought was reasonable.
"Two days?"
Su Qingmei sneered: "Can you point out such a level in two days?" Which master is so powerful, I hired him with an annual salary of millions, and you don't tell me that you can't hear it, his voice has not been tuned by the backstage at all! ”
Chen Jianhao felt that his face was about to swell.
He understands music, he is originally an insider, and the bar is owned by himself, how can he not hear whether the live singer's singing has been repaired?
There must be something wrong with the electronic sound room!
This shows more and more that Lu Chen is powerful - pure original sound!
Facing the aggressive Su Qingmei, Chen Jianhao could only say depressedly and helplessly: "Then you go and talk to Xiao Lu yourself, as long as he agrees, I will definitely release him!" ”
In fact, Lu Chen and the Forget-me-Grass Bar did not sign a formal contract, and they could leave casually if they wanted.
Su Qingmei showed a triumphant smile and said, "Listen to two more songs, maybe it's really a super-level performance?" ”
At this moment, Lu Chen, who was sitting on the stage with a guitar, had already received a reward of 37 beers.
The extra income of 370 yuan made his mood almost fly, and he finally suppressed his excitement and said into the microphone: "Thank you very much for the support of friends, the following song, well, very special"
His words stumbled, and he paused to continue: "It's a song I wrote myself, and it's the first time I've sung it today, and it's called"
"You at the same table!"
"You at the Same Table", this is the first song Lu Chen got in his dream world, he composed the lyrics for this song, and then successfully registered the copyright in the "Great China Music Library" together with another song.
Therefore, at the legal level, "You at the Table" is an original song in which Lu Chen owns all the copyrights.
But it was impossible for Lu Chen to deceive himself, saying that such an act was not plagiarism, but thinking of the huge debts in his family, the burden in his heart was so weak that he had nothing.
The familiar and unfamiliar dream world, the memories of three lives, should be a gift from God to change his fate!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Chen's confused eyes became firm again, and his fingers pressed on the strings again.
An original song, sung for the first time in a Forgotten Grass bar?
Lu Chen's words inevitably caused a small commotion in the bar, and many of the guests were surprised, and there were many who thought that he was grandstanding.
Especially those old customers who know Lu Chen, they were already surprised by the level of Lu Chen's playing and singing "Flying Pigeon" just now, and now they can't believe it when they hear that he wants to sing the songs he created.
Original where is so easy!
Since the birth of modern pop music, there have been countless classics in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, but now, there are fewer and fewer good original works, and some people even say that excellent melodies have been written.
Of course, it is impossible to write a melody, but this statement also proves the difficulty of originality.
Many pop singers claim to be original, and their works are often patchwork or bland, and such singers also exist in the bar circle, and they often expect to become famous and popular with a song, and the result is mostly laughable and generous.
Was Lu Chen also carried away?
It is normal for young people to be impulsive, and it is understandable for everyone to have no enthusiasm and passion.
But this doesn't mean that they think Lu Chen can come up with good original works.
It's just that the title of the song sounds very interesting - you at the same table.
Many people remembered their former table mates when they were teenagers, and there was a smile on their faces.
"Original"
Su Qingmei pursed his lips and smiled: "Brother Jianhao, your little guy is really hidden, today I came to the right place!" ”
The barkeeper, who had already been hit hard, said excitedly: "Listen, listen"
Original? It's just, he doesn't know how many catties and taels Lu Chen has?
At the beginning, Chen Jianhao asked Lu Chen to perform on stage, because he had a good appearance and a good voice, and it was not a big problem to fool laymen, anyway, he was just a singer on the stage, and it didn't matter if he sang well or not.
As for music literacy, does Lu Chen have this thing?
But after the previous lesson, Chen Jianhao won't say much, in case he gets slapped in the face again
Where is this old face of his?
On stage, the guitar prelude sounded, and the soothing singing sound drifted into everyone's ears.
"Tomorrow will you remember,
Yesterday you wrote in your diary,
Are you still thinking about tomorrow,
You used to cry the most.
Teachers can't remember,
You can't guess the problem,
I also turned over photos by chance,
I just remembered you at the same table!
Who married you sentimental,
Who read your diary,
Who coils up your long hair,
Who made you a wedding dress"
The customers present were stunned, and so were the waiters.
Chen Jianhao was stunned, and Su Qingmei was also stunned.
Amazing!
A classic folk song belonging to another world, after Lu Chen's singing, suddenly hit his/her heart!
It touches the soul of all.
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Note: "You at the Same Table" lyrics/music: Gao Xiaosong