Chapter 238: Chang'an's Contradictions
As for Hou Longtao, judging from Liu Mengmeng's simple contact, he doesn't seem to be so active and willing to cooperate deeply with Beyond.
When they were talking about the chorus of the old man and the believer band at the dinner table that day, Hou Longtao didn't talk much, and many people were praising the creation of the song "Give You a Little Color", but Hou Longtao was a little dismissive about it. As the art director, he didn't even have a say about the song.
Regarding the old new album, when Zhang Jiayu expressed his willingness to be produced by Lin Zaishan, Hou Longtao did not give an opinion. It was as if it had nothing to do with him.
Liu Mengmeng doesn't understand whether it's because Hou Longtao's business has no intersection with Lao Yan, but as the company's music director, he should have his own attitude towards this major cooperation event.
In short, this person makes Liu Mengmeng a little incomprehensible, I don't know if it's because people who play music are profound, this handsome guy director doesn't feel as friendly and friendly as Zhang Jiayu, and always has a cold shelf, which is not easy to contact.
And the last time they passed, Hou Longtao only showed one side, had a meal, and never appeared again, even when the believers and the old team rehearsed, he didn't show up, which gave people a feeling that he didn't pay much attention to the cooperation between the believer band and the old talk.
Before Lin Zaishan came over this time, Liu Mengmeng specially instructed Lin Zaishan to focus on Hou Longtao's attitude, after all, the other party is the director of the old music company and Zhang Jiayu's husband, and this person's attitude is quite important to the future cooperation between their two companies.
"Teacher Lin, it's really hard for you to fly here from the East China Sea, it's really hard, it's hard."
Lin Zaishan was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and a coat and hat on the outside, and he was very well armed, until he walked in front of Zhang Jiayu, Zhang Jiayu recognized Lin Zaishan. hurriedly came up and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Lin Zaishan warmly and greet him.
Holding Zhang Jiayu's warm fat hand that had been in his pocket for a long time, Lin Zaishan felt that the biting cold wind in Chang'an was not so cold.
Through his sunglasses, he glanced at Zhang Jiayu up close. Generally, beautiful fat women, dressed a little more luxuriously, will have a sense of grace, this Jiayu is like this.
At this moment, this Zhang Jiayu is wearing a long black mink coat, a very luxurious style, I don't know if it's because it's too fat to be buttoned, or because the fat is thick and too hot. Her coat was open open, revealing a loosely cut high-necked snow-white sweater with shiny sequins on it.
She wore a wide dark red plaid fur skirt underneath, which covered all of her thick legs. She had a pair of deerskin boots on her feet, and her heels were ten centimeters high, but even so, her height was still one step behind Lin Zaishan.
As soon as he covered his face, Lin Zaishan could feel the passionate and cheerful personality of this woman. This is exactly the same as what Liu Mengmeng described him.
"Mr. Zhang, hello. Thank you for coming to pick me up. ”
"You can just call me Jiayu. It's cold, let's get in the car and talk. ”
"Okay."
Lin Zaishan nodded at Zhang Jiayu's male assistant and greeted him politely.
Zhang Jiayu and Lin Zaishan simply greeted each other. The group quickly got into the car.
It wasn't until he got in the car that Lin Zaishan took off his hat and sunglasses, and untied his scarf, and the other party was very thoughtful. I was afraid that he would be cold, so I had already warmed up the air conditioner in the car.
"Let's go to the hotel first, you put your luggage first. Then head straight to dinner. My second uncle and they have already arrived, and they are all waiting for you. ”
"Then don't go back to the hotel yet, go straight to the dinner, don't let the second uncle wait."
Lin Zaishan only came here for one day this time, and he didn't bring any luggage at all, so he came over with a backpack with a notebook.
In addition to the notebook, there is a small mini Midi keyboard in his backpack, and a set of changing **, which is gone.
Originally, the thin coat he was wearing was in his backpack, but before he got off the plane, he had already taken it out and put it on, and now the bag was empty, so there was no need to put it in the hotel.
"It's all by the way, it's convenient for us to go to the hotel first, you put down your bag or everything first."
"I don't have anything in this bag, so I don't have to put it. I'm going to the hotel, you still have to park, I have to check-in, go up and down, it's a waste of time, there's no need. Let's go straight to the place where we eat, I'm hungry. Lin Zaishan didn't want Zhang Xigui and other old artists to wait longer.
"That'll do fine."
Zhang Jiayu didn't expect that Lin Zaishan, an "artist" with a personality, was quite considerate of others, which made her first impression of Lin Zaishan very good.
The two of them immediately started chatting, not about music, but about some homely things like weather differences.
In the car, Zhang Jiayu and Lin Zaishan sat in the back row of the boss, and the driver and assistant sat in the front row. When Lin Zaishan took off his hat to reveal his true face, the male assistant secretly glanced at Lin Zaishan through the rearview mirror, thinking that this uncle is really unscrupulous, listening to his conversation, he is completely an ordinary person, and his high-flying appearance is completely different from the rumors on the Internet.
Before eight o'clock, Lin Zaishan and the others arrived at an antique high-end private club on the outskirts of the city.
Zhang Jiale had already booked a room, set up an ancient banquet in Chang'an, and waited to catch Lin Zaishan.
Zhang Xigui and a group of old family artists are here, Zhang Jiale has not arrived yet, and he is rushing over. Zhang Jiayu's husband Hou Longtao didn't arrive.
Led by a beautiful waitress in a golden Tang suit, as soon as Zhang Jiayu and Lin Zaishan entered the private room, the group of veteran artists who had already been in contact with Lin Zaishan all smiled honestly and got up enthusiastically to greet Lin Zaishan.
took off his coat, Lin Zaishan greeted these old artists one by one, and they felt very kind to him, and he felt very kind to others.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, second uncle, you are really getting younger and younger, and your body looks stronger than when you were in the East China Sea!"
Zhang Xigui said with a straightforward smile: "Haha, Xiaolin, you look a little haggard, you're very tired from taking a plane, right?" ”
"I'm not tired, it's just that my old waist was twisted before, and it's not neat yet, sitting on the plane, it's uncomfortable to change positions."
As soon as Zhang Jiayu heard this, he immediately said: "Teacher Lin, we have a very good TCM acupuncture master here, who specializes in treating bruises and sprains. I'll arrange it for you tomorrow, can you go and see? ”
"No, no, thank you, Jiayu, I just need to raise my waist, and the twist is not serious."
Zhang Xigui said with concern: "You must pay attention, we are cold in Chang'an, your waist is about to twist, don't catch a cold when you sleep at night." Back injuries can not be sloppy. ”
"Yes, yes, I'm sure I'm paying attention."
"Teacher Lin. Are you going to drink something white or red tonight? Zhang Jiayu inquired about Lin Zaishan's preferences.
Zhang Xigui said heartily: "Of course it's white!" Xiaoyu, isn't there your ancient wine in this store, Xiaolin is here tonight, everyone is happy, take it out and drink it! Let Xiaolin taste our ancient wine in Chang'an, it is definitely strong enough! ”
"Ouch, second uncle, you can spare me, I really can't drink spirits now. I'm sick of the back, and I'm not drinking. ”
Lin Zaishan didn't dare to drink more now, he already knew that he had the problem of drowsiness if he drank too much, so he couldn't drink more to delay things.
Zhang Xigui smiled: "You should drink it even more if you have a back injury!" Our ancient wine in Chang'an is full of muscles. It's good for blood circulation, and it can keep out the cold when you drink it, so you must try it tonight! ”
Zhang Jiayu also advised: "Teacher Lin, drink a little less." Our ancient wine is really good, as long as you don't drink it much, it is good for your health. ”
Lin Zaishan said happily: "Okay." Then I'll accompany a few old brothers to drink a few sips, but you must not pour me, I will stop at my own time. I really can't drink much right now. Wait for the next time I come to Chang'an, there is nothing to do, I will accompany a few old brothers to drink. ”
"Come on, Xiaolin, you've put everything you say here, we definitely won't pour you, let's all drink and be happy."
While several people were chatting, Zhang Jiale arrived.
The atmosphere at the table immediately became more lively.
Recently, Lin Zaishan has risen very obviously in the music world, and public opinion is no longer the kind of one-sided harsh criticism, and he has conquered the hearts of many audiences with his works.
For such a Lin Zaishan, Zhang Jiale is very willing to have more contact and more communication with him, there is a former worship complex, but more importantly, he values the value of Lin Zaishan.
This genius uncle, if he strengthens cooperation with the old man, it will be of great benefit to the promotion of their old man in the future, so Zhang Jiale attaches great importance to the cooperation with Lin Zaishan.
Zhang Jiale and Lin Zaishan sat next to each other, and Lin sat on the other side of the mountain with Zhang Xigui.
After the warm greetings, Zhang Jiale invited Lin Zaishan: "Teacher Lin, if you want to be okay these days, stay in Chang'an for a while, let Jiayu accompany you to take a good turn, collect wind in our Chang'an, and see if there is any inspiration to create more works related to Chang'an." ”
"It's really not going to work this time, I still have a lot of things to deal with in the East China Sea. As you all know, I'm competing in the Singer-Songwriter contest right now, and I'm going to have to find time to prepare for it. ”
Zhang Jiale nodded in understanding and said, "Then when you are not busy, you must come to our Chang'an to collect wind." At that time, you can contact Jiayu directly and let her arrange it for you. Today's Chang'an, the development is changing with each passing day, and compared with Chang'an ten or twenty years ago, the changes are too great, and there are many places that are worth going around. ”
"Definitely, when I'm free, I hope to walk around."
Zhang Jiayu asked with interest: "Teacher Lin, I heard my brother say, you lived in Chang'an for a period of time before?" ”
"yes, that was a long time ago, when I was young."
Zhang Jiayu smiled and said, "You are not old now." ”
"Am I not old? I have gray hair, and I look older than my second uncle. ”
"Haha, Xiaolin, what you said is not right! If you want to drink, you have to punish it. What do you mean to be older than me? Am I old? I'm still young! ”
Zhang Xigui's cheerful personality made Lin Zaishan laugh: "Haha, my fault, my fault." Second uncle, you are indeed much younger than me. I've replaced wine with melons, and I'll punish myself first. ”
Lin Zaishan was hungry for a long time, but he hadn't served the food yet, so he could only take two slices of watermelon to fill his stomach first.
Zhang Jiale and Lin Zaishan chatted: "When you were collecting wind in Chang'an, the north of the city hadn't built the Tang Paradise yet, right?" ”
"No, when I lived, there weren't too many high-rise buildings in Chang'an." Lin Zaishan checked some historical information in Chang'an before, and it turned out that the uncle had come to Chang'an for a concert, but he had never lived in Chang'an for more, so he could only make it up casually. Who asked him to explain to others the songs he wrote about Chang'an before, and he got the inspiration after living in Chang'an.
Zhang Jiale proudly invited: "Then tomorrow, take the time and let Jiayu accompany you to the Tang Paradise, it is worth visiting!" ”
"Okay, if you have enough time, go around. I haven't been there yet. ”
Zhang Jiayu really thought that Lin Zaishan had lived in Chang'an. Curiously asked, "Mr. Lin, where did you live back then?" It's been so long, do you want to take the time to be nostalgic tomorrow? ”
"What kind of nostalgia, the place where I lived back then is estimated to have been demolished now. I used to live in the Drum Tower, and I didn't live there for long. At that time, there were still large bungalows around the drum tower, and many rock musicians played there. But I don't have much contact with them. It's been so long that I can't even remember anything now, and I guess they can't remember me either. Lin Zaishan is talking about some memories of the uncle who had contact with the rock musicians over there in the Drum Tower when he was performing here.
Zhang Jiale and Zhang Jiayu: None of them are people who grew up in the core area of Chang'an. It was only in the past few years that he had set up his home in Chang'an City, so he didn't know much about what Lin Zaishan said.
They just think that Lin Zaishan is an uncle with a lot of stories and history, and they all admire Lin Zaishan for being a person who has gone through the ups and downs and valleys, and now he can stand on the cusp of the limelight and ride the wind and waves.
Several people chatted for a quarter of an hour, and saw that Lin Zaishan had been eating fruits, and it seemed that he was a little hungry, Zhang Jiale knew that Lin Zaishan had a super appetite, so he asked Zhang Jiayu: "Why can't your husband be here?" You give him a call. If he's still slow, let's start first, and we won't wait for him. ”
"Let's serve the food first, I'll call him to urge."
Zhang Jiayu said and went out to call.
Lin Zaishan said politely: "Don't worry. Wait. ”
Zhang Xigui said a little unpleasantly: "I know that Xiaolin is coming tonight, and it has already been decided, what is this Xiaohou rubbing, let us have a large table of people waiting for him." ”
Zhang Jiale was also slightly dissatisfied in his heart. But on the scene, he still had to speak for Hou Longtao: "Tonight, Xiaoyu and their 'Tang Dynasty' are holding Christmas Eve activities, and Longtao is staring at it over there, maybe there is something that can't get out of it." ”
"Tang Dynasty" is a Live-House music house opened by Zhang Jiale for Zhang Jiayu. It's also a bit related to the old music company.
Hou Longtao's several dialect bands perform weekly in their own live-houses. The old band has also performed many times in this live-house.
Unlike ordinary bars, this kind of music house converted from a warehouse is specially used for live performances by bands. It's like a miniature version of a theater with state-of-the-art sound equipment, and the audience seats are almost next to each other, which makes the atmosphere of this LiveHouse more lively and engaging than in larger venues.
However, because the audience seats are too small, the artists performing in this kind of LiveHouse are underground, the box office appeal is not high, and the box office of LiveHouse has to give the band a lot of shares, so it is generally difficult to make a profit by opening a LiveHouse, and most of the bosses are losing money to support the growth of underground bands.
For example, in the Tang Dynasty, even if it is a relatively good LiveHouse developed in Chang'an in recent years, it is also the largest local LiveHouse in Chang'an, divided into two floors, and the full audience can reach 1,000 people. The bands they can bring in are also relatively well-known. But even so, they are still in a state of making ends meet, and Zhang Jiale has to put more than 100,000 expenses into the Tang Dynasty almost every month, which can support the normal operation of the Tang Dynasty.
This night, the Tang Dynasty held a large-scale performance event on Christmas Eve, and Hou Longtao was in the Tang Dynasty to do the work of overall arrangement, so it was a little late to come to the dinner.
Of course, he also deliberately wanted to come late, he didn't like to deal with Lin Zaishan.
The reason why this is so is not because Hou Longtao and Lin Zaishan have a direct contradiction, but because when Lin Zaishan abused several well-known underground rock bands in Chang'an, Hou Longtao, who was still a small musician, saw with his own eyes how arrogant and violent Lin Zaishan was!
That was almost 20 years ago, when Lin Zaishan was only 19 years old, at the end of his career.
That time, he came to Chang'an to open a concert on a national tour, and it was held three times in a row, and the venue was full, and the scene was extremely hot!
Chang'an has been a fierce folk since ancient times, and music fans have always liked violent rock music.
During the golden age, many well-known rock bands were born in Chang'an, and there were hundreds of underground rock bands in Chang'an.
At that time, the underground rock bands in Chang'an all felt that Lin Zaishan was playing commercial rock, and this B kid was actually a packaged pseudo-rock star in the name of rock and roll, and they were very unhappy to see Lin Zaishan so popular in Chang'an.
After Lin Zaishan's last commercial performance, he went to the largest local bar to hold a celebration, and at that time, several veteran underground rock bands saw that Lin Zaishan was unhappy, so they came to Lin Zaishan's stubble, and scolded Lin Zaishan directly in front of Lin Zaishan, saying that he was not playing rock.
They originally wanted to fight the piano with Lin Zaishan, but they didn't understand Lin Zaishan's character at all.
What was Lin Zaishan's temper back then? was scolded by someone pointing at his nose in front of him, how could he bear it? Even on the other party's territory, he couldn't swallow this breath!
Plus he took some medicine that night, and he still had a fart piano! those rock veterans just over and over again!
Lu Chen was also there at the time, and he also participated in the group fight, and he was spent by others.
Lin Zaishan was also spent, he never hid when he fought, he always hit the top, so he often hit his head until his head broke. But the person who was beaten was not a problem of broken head and blood.
Several rock musicians were almost killed by Lin Zaishan with an electric guitar that night!
In the end, if the police hadn't come, Lin Zaishan would probably have demolished the bar!
It is said that the musicians who were beaten the most at that time were left with psychological shadows, and then he was scared when he saw the guitar, and since then he has left the rock circle.
Hou Longtao was there that night, and he saw with his own eyes how crazy Lin Zaishan was!
The eldest brother of a band he was following at the time was beaten miserably by Lin Zaishan that night, and later felt ashamed, and the eldest brother also quit the rock circle.
Hou Longtao was supposed to help the eldest brother that night and go to fight with Lin Zaishan's gang together. But that night, he was really scared by Lin Zaishan, and he didn't dare to hide under the table at all.
Although he was not beaten by Lin Zaishan that night, Lin Zaishan bloodied the underground rock circle in Chang'an, which left a lot of psychological shadows on Hou Longtao.
Like many local musicians who experienced this at the beginning, Hou Longtao was very aggrieved and humiliated. So much so that later Lin Zaishan broke and was spurned by 10,000 people, and they, the musicians of Chang'an, were extremely happy! I can't wait to step on the forest and the mountains a few times! To repay him for his arrogance in riding their necks and on their turf! (To be continued.) )
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