Chapter 40: The Strange Man

"Nei, I know, see you tomorrow!"

Li Zhixian hung up the phone and walked to the subway station.

The call was from S.M.'s representative Huang, asking Lee Ji-hyun to come to S.M. tomorrow morning for the first meeting to officially start the production of the song, and the main creator, the person in charge and the singer will always meet with each other, and at the same time, they must also determine the final direction of the arrangement.

Liu Zaishi and the others went to catch up after eating, and they had more than one program in their hands, so it was impossible to be as idle as Li Zhixian.

And the place where Li Zhixian walked to the subway station was not a dormitory or a studio, but a familiar old place - Hongdae.

As for the reason for going to Hongdae now, it is because before the call of Representative S.M. Huang, Lee Zhixian received another phone call, and the owner of the call was a name that had almost been forgotten to the corner of his memory, Wu Hyuk.

Wu He said on the phone that he invited him to Hongdae to help try out the new song, and Li Zhixian looked at the number of "2" times displayed in the parentheses after Wu He's number on the missed call record, indicating that Wu He had called him before.

Li Zhixian didn't remember that he had the impression of missing a phone call recently.

But whether he wanted to get up or not, in the face of Wu He's invitation, Li Zhixian still decided to go to Hongdae for an appointment.

Wu He's place is a small café on the corner of Hongdae, and many musicians in the Hongdae neighborhood like to gather together to share music and find inspiration, and when Li Zhixian entered the door, he saw three or four young people holding guitars and African tambourine making some tunes.

"Wu Hexi, Anning!"

Li Zhixian was the first to say hello and sat down across from him.

Perhaps the distinctive artists are somewhat eccentric, looking at the various earrings, nose rings, and lip studs on Wu He's face, Li Zhixian, who has a slight obsessive-compulsive disorder, couldn't help but shudder.

"Li Zhixian xi, Anning Hasai!"

The last time I met the second prisoner, it was Li Zhixian, so not only Li Zhixian was not used to seeing Wu He's face, Wu He also felt that Li Zhixian was a strange person, and he didn't use greetings between peers, but greeted him in a regular manner.

Beckoning the waiter to order a cup of espresso, Li Zhixian spoke: "It's been a long time, Wu Hexi, are you still active in Hongdae recently?" “

Wu He seemed to recognize that his life was quite serious, but he nodded implicitly: "Inside, I have been active near Hongdae." “

Taking a sip of coffee, Li Zhixian's brows furrowed, he looked down at the coffee cup, and the sugar grains could be faintly seen at the bottom of the cup, it was too sweet, he didn't expect that the espresso in this store would put sugar, he had always had a soft spot for bitterness, put down the coffee and didn't plan to drink it again, and greeted Wu He: "I haven't been to Hongdae for a long time, is Wu Hexi still performing in the small square?" “

"Inside, I go to the show about once or twice a week."

Wu He held the coffee cup in both hands and took a sip from time to time, very restrained.

Li Zhixian asked with interest on his face, "Do you have any new works recently?" I'm going to have a feast for the evening performances, and I just so happen to have a job to find inspiration recently. “

Wu He hesitated for a long time before he spoke: "Uh...... There are new works, but I don't have any plans to perform them tonight. “

Li Zhixian looked stunned: "Didn't you invite me to come and see your performance?"

Wu He shook his head: "Ah pinch, last time you told me that I could call you if I had any ideas, but you didn't answer once before." “

Isn't it audition at the time of the performance? I think I'm wrong, huh?

Li Zhixian scratched his head with his mouth open, because he couldn't remember the phone and didn't know how to interface.

Can you tell the truth directly, sorry dear, last time it was just a whim, I forgot about you, I caused you trouble, chase and pinch.

Wu He's side felt as if it was because he made Li Zhixian misplaced, and apologized to Li Zhixian a little awkwardly: "Chase and pinch, Zhixian xi." “

Li Zhixian looked at him funny: "Why are you apologizing, obviously I misheard it." “

Wu He grabbed his bald head in his hand, and was shy and couldn't speak for a long time, not like a boy who would move so many hands and feet on his face at all.

Just when Li Zhixian felt that it was not bad to rest and chat with Wu He like this, and to watch other people's performances, Wu He suddenly said in a hurry: "If Zhixian Xi really wants to see me perform, it is okay to hold a small performance temporarily, but without an appointment, the venue may not be easy to find." “

Li Zhixian was stunned, he was really stunned, he wanted to ask: Wu Hexi, do you want to be so polite?

The two only met for the second time, but because of a small misunderstanding, Wu He bluntly said that he wanted to perform a special performance for Li Zhixian, what kind of rhythm is this?

Li Zhixian's lips moved slightly, and before the words of refusal could be spoken, Wu He preempted him and said, "Zhixian Xi, wait a minute, I'll make a call and ask where there is still a venue." As he spoke, he picked up the phone in a hurry, dialed the number, and walked to the side.

"Hey...... Hey, Wu Hexi! Li Zhixian wanted to shout too late, because he was confused and embarrassed, and the voice of the shouting was like a filament.

Unable to hide his embarrassment, Li Zhixian subconsciously picked up the coffee and took a sip, "Hmm......", frowned and put it back on the table, his eyes followed Wu He's back.

After a while, Wu He came back after the phone call, and said to Li Zhixian: "Zhixian xi, I confirmed with the Xiqiao Dongdong Office just now, and the small square has been booked today, so there should be no way to perform." “

Li Zhixian was relieved when he heard this, and patted his chest: "That's good, fortunately, there is no venue, otherwise I ......"

Only halfway through his words, Li Zhixian's expression instantly froze again.

"However, I contacted a friend to help me find a wider street, where you don't need to make a reservation in advance, and there are usually people performing there during the day. Uh, Jihyun Xi what did you just say? “

Wu He arranged a good journey by himself with a sincere expression, and he seemed to hear Li Zhixian muttering something in the middle.

Li Zhixian stiffly tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "Ah pinch, it's nothing." “

"Oh." Then Wu He raised his watch and looked at the time and muttered: "It's almost 4 o'clock now, and between 5 and 6 o'clock is the peak period, and there are a lot of people at dinner time, which is more suitable for performances." It takes almost an hour to go back and forth, and it takes half an hour to set up the equipment, and the time is a little tight, Zhixian Xi, why don't we set off now? “

"Huh? Oh inside! “

The three words perfectly interpret Li Zhixian's change of mentality from sluggishness to confusion and then to being at the mercy.

Wu Hyuk first took Lee Ji-hyun to a storage room at Hongik University, picked up the guitar, and the two of them each carried a suitcase to the exit of an alley similar to that of Hongdae's backstreet.

Wu He stepped forward to greet two friends who were already waiting with bass on their backs and microphone stands at the corner of the street, and then introduced Li Zhixian: "This is my college classmates Fang Zhihe and Cui Daoguo, this is Li Zhixian." “

After the two sides saluted each other, Wu He didn't mean to let a few people say hello, the sky was getting dark, and if he didn't hurry up and arranged, he would miss the rush hour, and said to the two: "Let's start!" “

Fang Zhihe came up and was about to take the box in Li Zhixian's hand, but Li Zhixian refused with a smile: "Let me do this." “

"Will Jihyun Xi set up the speakers?" Wu He looked surprised, only heard him say that he was a composer, and he didn't know that he could also set up sound equipment.

Li Zhixian smiled confidently at Wu He and said, "This is my business." “

The classic meme of "He's puzzled" reappears: isn't he a composer? Why is it said that the work is to set up the sound?