Chapter 11 Sister Na
Just after 7 o'clock in the evening, Lu Chen rushed to the Forget Worries Bar in advance.
He hadn't forgotten the lesson of last night, plus he had a day off, so he took the subway to Houhai before the evening rush hour arrived, and had a simple dinner near the pedestrian street.
When he pushed open the door and entered the bar, Lu Chen was surprised not to see the boss Chen Jianhao in the bar.
The tall, lanky, mustachioed bartender smiled and nodded at him.
Before yesterday, Lu Chen really didn't have such treatment.
"Brother David!"
He walked over to greet the other party and asked curiously, "The boss didn't come?" ”
Chen Jianhao has invested his life savings in the Forget Worries Bar, so he runs it very carefully, usually unless he encounters an unexpected situation, he is present every night, and when the business is busy, he personally serves tea and water to the guests.
Bartender David poured a glass of mint water for Lu Chen, shrugged his shoulders and said, "The boss is probably in trouble."
David's Mandarin is not standard, with an awkward foreign flavor, although he is also Chinese, but he grew up abroad since he was a child, and only returned to live in China a few years ago.
"Thank you, Brother David!"
Drinking all the water in the glass in one go, Lu Chen was about to go backstage, he didn't know the night's performance arrangements yet.
"You're welcome"
David put away his glass and said seriously, "I love the song you sang last night, Cool." ”
He gave Lu Chen a thumbs up; "Come on!"
Lu Chen smiled and hugged his fists at him, and then walked to the big room backstage.
To Lu Chen's surprise, he was not the first to come tonight, and there were already several people inside.
In addition to the resident singers of the Forget Worry Grass Bar, Sister Hong Li Hong, Brother Ye, Ye Zhenyang, and Wang Xiaoshuai, even Sister Na was there, and the five people who were sitting around chatting with the host on the spot.
"Xiao Lu!"
Seeing Lu Chen come in, Sister Na was the first to stand up, stepped forward with a smile and gave him a big hug: "Congratulations on your promotion!" ”
Lu Chen said embarrassedly: "Thank you, Sister Na"
Sister Zhang Nana has just turned 40 years old this year, and she is the oldest in the circle of singers in the Forget Worry Grass Bar and even Houhai, and it is said that she left home at the age of 17 to wander and pursue her love of music.
Sister Na is an officially signed singer of Forget Worry Grass, her appearance is very ordinary, and she can even be said to be a little ugly, with high cheekbones and thick lips, a slightly collapsed nose, and deep crow's feet at the corners of her eyes when she laughs.
But no one will underestimate Sister Na because of this, because she has a unique talent in singing, a wide vocal range and rich experience, so that she can easily control many difficult songs, and she is a powerful singer.
Chen Jianhao once said in private that the reason why Sister Na has been mixed for more than 20 years and has not become popular is that in addition to her appearance, she has not met a good song of her own and a Bole who really understands music.
If it weren't for that, it would be impossible for him to recruit Sister Na into his command and put her in the Forget-Worry Grass to sing.
However, Sister Na's temperament is very open-minded, and she does not have the kind of depression that she never encounters, whether it is facing the most ordinary waiter in the bar or the biggest hesitant band, her attitude is warm and friendly.
Therefore, her popularity is also the best!
The relationship between Lu Chen and Sister Na is also very good, when he was able to sing on stage at Forget Worries, it was the eldest sister who helped him say two words before Chen Jianhao nodded and agreed.
For this, Lu Chen has always been grateful.
With Sister Na taking the lead, others also congratulated, and they all knew that Lu Chen was already a resident singer.
Originally, in the Forget-me-Forget Grass Bar, Lu Chen was the only singer with the lowest status, but now he can at least sit on an equal footing with Li Hong and Ye Zhenyang and enjoy the same treatment conditions.
"Sister Na, Xiao Lu sang an original song last night"
Li Hong said with a smile: "It's a full house, and some people want to sign him into the entertainment company!" ”
Although it sounds like an ordinary joke, the sour taste in the tone can't be concealed.
Except for Sister Na, Ye Zhenyang and Wang Xiaoshuai's faces are unnatural.
The Forget Worries Bar is not big, and the number of employees and singers is not large, so as soon as there is any news, it will soon spread in the small circle.
Lu Chen won the love of all customers last night with an original song "You at the Same Table", and was also favored by Qingyu Media, and wanted to sign him as a new artist to cultivate packaging.
If that's all they want, they will be envious and jealous at most, after all, in the circle of Houhai, there are many examples of down-and-out singers who are recognized by others and then soar to the sky, and Lu Chen is nothing more than one of the lucky ones.
But what is jaw-dropping is that Lu Chen actually refused!
This made them unable to understand that Lu Chen didn't cherish the precious opportunity that others couldn't ask for?
Let them be embarrassed!
Ye Zhenyang said with a smile: "It's a pity that Xiao Lu's heart is a little higher, otherwise he will be able to bring a deed and a deed if he becomes a big star in the future, let us also follow suit!" ”
Compared with Li Hong, he was even more unhappy with Lu Chen, and he felt uncomfortable not saying two sour words.
You must know that two days ago, Lu Chen was a little shrimp that he could ignore, but now he has not only become a resident singer like him, but even more eye-catching than him!
Lu Chen frowned secretly.
Ye Zhenyang said such things, he was not really good, not true and not good, and he didn't want to be false and wronged.
"Xiao Lu will definitely be a big star in the future!
Sister Na patted Lu Chen's shoulder and said, "I was late last night, and I didn't hear you sing the song you wrote, so I must sing it again tonight!" ”
Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Okay, please ask Sister Na to give me some more advice."
Compared with others, Sister Na's attitude towards Lu Chen is undoubtedly much more sincere, and she relieved him in just a few words.
Ye Zhenyang and the others would never dare to blow up the thorns.
Sister Na smiled: "Don't you dare to be a guide, Xiao Lu, you have such a talent, you should take it out early, and then write a good song for your sister Na, how about it?" ”
Lu Chen thought for a while, and said, "Okay!" ”
The serious answer made Sister Na stunned.
What she said just now was actually just a joke, and she didn't really want to invite Lu Chen to sing.
It's not easy to be original now, and the domestic atmosphere is not suitable for originality, except for a few real celebrities, many professional songwriters can't produce one or two masterpieces in a few years.
An amateur creator like Lu Chen, it is a great luck to accidentally burst out of character and save a good song, where can he write wonderful works in a row, and it is tailor-made!
She thought that Lu Chen was also joking, but seeing Lu Chen's attitude was very serious, she couldn't help but be surprised.
Of course, as an old Jianghu, Sister Na was just stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Then I'll wait for your song!" ”
She didn't dwell on this topic anymore, clapped her hands and said: "The time is almost up, I will arrange the evening performance, Xiaoshuai, you will sing two songs first"
The boss Chen Jianhao is not there, Sister Na is the little boss who is the only one, except for the wandering band, whether it is Li Hong or Ye Zhenyang, they have to obey her, and no one will object to her arrangement.
Even Qin Hanyang, the lead singer of the hesitant band, was polite to Sister Na.
Since it was the last night of the Saturday and Sunday, after 8 o'clock, more and more customers appeared at the Forget-me-Grass Bar, and most of them were college students in pairs.
Nearby Houhai is the university town, home to more than a dozen nationally renowned universities, including Zhongyin and Jingyin.
Many college students like to patronize the bars in Houhai and Sanlitun, especially couples, who come over to occupy a two-seater after dinner on the side of the pedestrian street, and then order a few cocktails or beers, and enjoy live performances while talking about love.
Seeing that the bar was about to be full, the host hurriedly went out to warm up first, and Wang Xiaoshuai then started singing.
When it was Lu Chen's turn to appear, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
As soon as he sat down on the stage with his guitar in his arms, there was a loud whistle from a customer.
"Xiao Lu, you are singing at the same table!"
Lu Chen smiled and nodded, the only one who could blow the hooligan whistle so demonically was that old customer.
It was a regular customer who liked to flirt with children.
It's definitely about giving face!
"Tonight, the first thing I bring to you is the song I wrote myself."
He gently plucked the strings and said into the microphone: "You at the same table, I hope you can enjoy it!" ”
"I like it!"
As soon as Lu Chen's words fell, someone immediately shouted: "Sing twice!" ”
Cheerful laughter resounded in the bar, like being thrown into the water with stones.
A lot of the new guests were amazed because they had never heard the song before, and it was original.
Naturally, I don't understand why those old customers are so enthusiastic, and this kind of enthusiasm is rare in the Forget Worry Grass Bar, at least not for a young singer like Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't talk nonsense, and after playing the prelude, he started tonight's singing.
"Tomorrow will you remember, the diary you wrote yesterday"
The singing voice seemed to have a magical power, and the guitar accompaniment quickly changed the atmosphere of the bar, those soft whispers, those wine glass touches, and even the ringtone of the mobile phone gradually disappeared.
Whether it is an old customer or a new customer, they all quietly listen to Lu Chen's singing.
In the ears of old customers, Lu Chen played the song "You at the Same Table" better and sang more emotionally, they would even close their eyes and feel the emotions contained in the song with their hearts, memories, melancholy, and nostalgia
For new guests, the first time they heard "You at the Same Table", they first felt very fresh, and secondly, they felt very good.
Then I was deeply moved.
The charm of a classic song can ignore the barriers of time and space, even in different worlds, it can still shine with dazzling brilliance!
In just five or six minutes, the Forget Worries Bar is very quiet.
It wasn't until the end of the song, after a while, that the warm applause exploded!