The seven-storey European-style clock tower stands out from the crowd in the Lan Kwai Fong architectural complex. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The vicissitudes of life for a hundred years have left indelible traces on this building, which still stands proudly after wind and rain, silently witnessing the rise and fall of the Xiangjiang River.

Compared with the bright lights and neon lights of other bars in Lan Kwai Fong, the exterior decoration of the Bell Tower Bar has more taste of precipitation over the years, deep and restrained and full of style, a simple copper sign with beautiful hand-engraved fonts, illuminated by the orange light of the antique wind lamp, inadvertently attracts the attention of passers-by and tourists.

It's a pity that tonight's Bell Tower Bar is not open to the public, but there are many figures with long guns and short cannons wandering on the street outside the bar, undoubtedly paparazzi who have come to grab the news after getting the news.

The Bell Tower Music Salon is a gathering of Hong Kong musicians, and its initiator is a well-known figure in the Hong Kong pop music scene.

But those who are qualified to be invited are all people with status, status or ability in the circle.

Therefore, it is very normal for paparazzi to appear outside the bar, their sense of smell is the most sensitive, and any wind and grass in the industry will know about it, and they will appear in a specific place at the first time.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, far from the time for the nightlife of Hong Kong, most of Lan Kwai Fong's bars are open and the streets are bustling with people, many of whom are tourists from all over the world.

The crowd suddenly lit up with flashing lights, accompanied by loud and low screams.

"Wu Yanan!" "Jiang Wei!" "Look, it's Zhu Wenhua!"

These names represent the shining stars in the Xiangjiang pop music scene, so they immediately attracted the attention of passers-by, and everyone gathered around to watch the excitement.

And those celebrities who were identified by the paparazzi sped up their pace into the bar under the cover of assistants.

The bar has already arranged security personnel at the door, and idlers and paparazzi who have not been invited cannot enter.

In fact, as a celebrity party, the privacy of the bell tower music salon is not strong, no matter when it is held, the news will spread to everyone in the circle in a very short time, and the paparazzi who hear the news will more or less bring a little trouble to the participants.

But this trouble is nothing to the people who attend the meeting.

Because the Bell Tower Music Salon is just a gathering of insiders, its influence on the Xiangjiang pop music scene cannot be underestimated, and to a certain extent, it has become the vane of Xiangjiang pop music.

However, it must be admitted that the status of Xiangjiang pop music is quite embarrassing now, far from the scenery of the heyday in the past, and the influence of the Bell Tower Music Salon is also declining, but it is becoming higher and higher.

When Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er rushed to the bell tower bar, a well-known singer happened to enter in front of them, and the attention of the paparazzi was on each other, so they ignored the two.

The invitation was shown to the security guard guarding the door of the bar, and the two were able to enter the bar lobby without any problems.

The interior of the Clock Tower Bar is decorated in a very good style, with the designer's intentions and creativity everywhere, and on the right side of the entrance is a long starlight wall, on which hundreds of photos of celebrities and celebrities are hung.

"Mr. Lu Chen, Miss Chen Fei'er..."

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er were greeted by a personable middle-aged man, wearing a white casual suit, with a warm and gentle smile, and the charm of a mature man.

"I am Guo Huai'an, the host of this bell tower music salon, welcome the two of you!"

Of course, the host of the Bell Tower Music Salon is not an unknown person, this Guo Huaian is a famous host of Hong Kong Satellite TV, a famous mouth in the news circle, and a columnist.

Guo Huaian was born in a famous family in Xiangjiang, has a wide range of contacts inside and outside the circle, and has a good character, so he has presided over several consecutive Bell Tower Music Salons.

When Ye Xuan called to invite Lu Chen, he deliberately mentioned this host.

In fact, with Ye Xuan's status in the Xiangjiang pop music scene, he was not qualified to directly invite Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er to participate in the Bell Tower Music Salon, but as a participant in many music salons, he recommended it to the initiator, and only after the latter's review and approval did he call Lu Chen.

The invitation was sent to Lu Chen's studio yesterday.

"Hello Mr. Guo. ”

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er shook hands with him respectively.

When shaking hands with Chen Fei'er, Guo Huai'an's eyes flashed with amazement, and he said half-jokingly: "I found that it was a mistake to invite Miss Chen Fei'er over today. ”

Chen Fei'er was stunned: "Huh?"

Guo Huaian immediately smiled and said: "Because you are more beautiful than in the photo, when everyone's attention is focused on you, then no one will pay attention to me as the host." ”

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er laughed dumbly, this Guo Huai'an is an interesting person, and the jokes are very level.

Most importantly, he spoke to the two in standard Mandarin, not Cantonese.

Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er are both from the mainland, which is a respectful attitude.

Chen Fei'er smiled: "I think Mr. Guo's humor is enough to make everyone ignore my existence." ”

Guo Huai'an laughed: "Miss Chen is really joking..."

He said apologetically to the two: "There are still many guests coming, so forgive me for not accompanying me, please take care of yourself, how about we talk later?"

Lu Chen smiled and said, "Thank you." ”

The overall layout of the bell tower bar is similar to that of many ordinary bars, divided into two floors, with a performing arts stage suspended in the middle, but because of the need to hold a salon, most of the tables and chairs have been removed and replaced with more comfortable sofa soft seats.

Of course, there is a buffet table covered with crisp white cloths, which is already lined with a variety of delicacies.

Lamb stew with herbs, steak filet mignon, pan-fried bacon, fruit salad, cream cake... The silver cutlery is extraordinarily tempting, and the wafting fragrance is simply mouthwatering.

It is said that the independent dinners of the Bell Tower Music Salon are all organized by famous Western chefs in Xiangjiang, with exquisite materials and excellent production, and quite high specifications.

Although it was not yet time to eat, it was estimated that the buffet was prepared early to take care of the needs of the guests.

In front of Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er, there were already twenty or thirty guests, who were either sitting on the sofa in twos and threes chatting and laughing, or enjoying the food with champagne or dinner plates, and the atmosphere was warm but not noisy.

Lu Chen stretched out his hand and beckoned a waiter to ask for two glasses of champagne, one for Chen Fei'er.

Then I'm going to find a place to sit down first.

As a result, the location was not found yet, and someone found him first: "Lu Chen!"

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The first one will be sent first, because I will participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival party of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles in the evening, so the second one is tentative.

The author is here to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

It was really hard to go out at night on a windy and rainy night, and I received several messages on my mobile phone about the coming typhoon. (To be continued.) )