May.

In Houhai, Beijing, Taoyuan Bar opened. Zhang Yi is the boss, and Zhang Zhe's driving role cannot be underestimated. The young man who had been in Beijing for many years proposed to open a bar, and Zhang Yi agreed almost without thinking about it. Zhang Zhe didn't have much savings, but he still scraped together more than 200,000 shares and gave important suggestions in terms of site selection, decoration, and band.

Houhai is actually a huge artificial lake, and the waters of Houhai are connected to the dragon veins of the Forbidden City, which has been a treasure of feng shui since ancient times. Houhai is a place for nostalgia, look at the scenery and think about the old Beijing in the past. I don't know when so many bars have opened, Houhai has become a free park without charging tickets, suitable for couples to date and relax, and it is a good place to experience Beijing culture.

Taoyuan Bar is the name taken by Zhang Yi, which may be related to the Taoyuan alliance of Liu Bei's three brothers. Like many bars near the lake, the environment is not outstanding but also antique, on the left side of the door is a long bar, with a booth in the middle, a comfortable sofa that makes people sit down and don't want to get up, and on the right is a VIP area fifty centimeters above the ground. There are also seating on the terrace for those who prefer quiet.

The innermost is the band performance area, behind the musicians is a huge LED full-color display, next to the band there is a platform more than one meter high, there are pole dance performances every day, there will be a small candle cup on each seat at night, the light is very dim, so the eyes are easy to be ambiguous and confused.

The tuner is a man less than thirty years old, named Dong Zhong, with very short hair, usually a person who is not smiling, looks like a rigorous impression, works as a tuner in school, and falls in love with the industry of live performance tuning, after graduating from the conservatory of music, he has been working as a tuner, and the reason why he is strongly recommended by Zhang Zhe is because of his long-term experience in tuning.

The first employee recruited in the bar was Dong Zhong, Zhang Yi remembered the first time they met in the bar, three days ago, when Dong Zhong returned to Beijing from Wuhan, he heard that Zhang Zhe planned to open a bar, and rushed over without saying a word......

Dong Zhong: "Brother Zhe has a future!" I didn't expect to have my own bar so soon. ”

Zhang Zhe: "How can there be! In fact, the boss is my fellow villager, let me introduce, Zhang Yi, I had a good time when I was a child, and I just came back from changing jobs to open this bar...... Zhang Yi...... This is what I told you about Dong Zhong, who has been a tuner for ten years......"

Zhang Yi held Dong Zhong's hand and said, "Fortunately, Zhang Zhe is full of praise for mentioning you!" ”

Dong Zhong smiled: "Ha...... That's it! ”

Zhang Zhe opened three bottles of beer and invited Dong Zhong to sit down, and Dong Zhong nodded while scanning the decoration of the bar, as if thinking about something.

Zhang Zhe: "Dong Zhong, we've known each other for a few years, right?" I'll think of you when it opens soon, so if you don't dislike it, let's get it together, right? I also paid some money for this bar. ”

Dong Zhong: "Okay! Anyway, when I returned to Beijing this time, I was going to find a job as a tuner first. ”

After half an hour of communication, the three of them were very satisfied, after all, they were all people who really liked music, Zhang Zhe and Dong Zhong were friends, and Zhang Yi's salary was better than the previous salary. Considering that the style of the bar is mainly rock, Dong Zhong is also very familiar with DJ-related business, so he did not recruit DJs anymore, and Dong Zhong handled the tuner and DJ alone.

I was busy from noon to night, just to pick a band. After watching the four bands, Zhang Yi and Dong Zhong both shook their heads, saying that they were not ideal. The last thing I watched was a Kunlun Mountain band with two years of performance experience, a band formed by several young people from the northwest. When the three arrived at the agreed place, the captain went out to pick up the three people, a boy from Lanzhou, with long flowing hair, very tall but thin, wearing a black cotton coat......

Boy: "Came to see us perform?" Open a bar, huh? ”

Zhang Zhe: "Yes, yes, I have watched your Kunlun Mountain performance before, and I remember it immediately, this is our boss...... Zhang Yi...... Tuner Dong Zhong...... My name is Zhang Zhe......"

Boy: "Okay, my name is Wu Kun, captain and lead singer...... Let's go! I'll take you there......"

The band is rehearsing, renting a few basements, with a small window at the door, the sound insulation effect intuitively speaking, the volume of the outside is only half of the inside, plus the brick wall effect is not bad, and the sound of the instrument can be faintly heard. The lights were dim, and there were a few rooms scattered around, giving off a musty smell peculiar to the underground...... Upstairs are the residents, and Zhang Yi doesn't know what the residents will think of them playing musical instruments.

Zhang Yi: "Captain, you are still rehearsing so late, so you are not afraid of complaints?" It seems to be a bit of a disturbance......"

Wu Kun shook his head: "When I first moved here, I complained every day, but now it's okay, and I don't seem to be used to complaining, the entire basement has been rented by us, a total of seven rooms, and there is an empty ......"

Zhang Zhe: "It's all rented, so it costs a lot of money!" ”

Wu Kun: "It's almost 10,000 a month, it's a lot of pressure!" Before, we only wanted four rooms, it was too noisy, and then the landlord couldn't rent it out and simply gave it all to us, anyway, that's the situation. ”

Wu Kun pushed open a door, and suddenly the sound of strong musical instruments came out, the area of the simply decorated rehearsal room was only about 20 square meters, several people were cooperating with an original song, Wu Kun picked up the guitar and sang in a thick voice:

Bitter Sea difficulty

Red dust is hard to remember

Life is in a hurry

Wrong

It's all empty

It has gone through spring, summer, autumn and winter

……

Zhang Yi nodded and followed the beat, watching the musicians on the field intoxicated with their respective instruments, the drummer is a boy with a somewhat Western temperament, a fluffy bubble noodle hairstyle, and the bridge of the nose is incredibly high, much more handsome than Liu Song, but the sense of rhythm is almost the same, and he is a good drummer......

The bass player is a burly man, with a height of 1.9 meters, also waist-length hair, wearing an exaggerated chain around his neck, and directly hanging a small lock......

The lead guitarist also has waist-length hair, is shorter than the bass player, and is also above 1.8 meters, with a smile on his face, giving people the feeling that he is also in the chest, and his slender fingers are sliding quickly on the neck, allowing Zhang Yi to vaguely see the shadow of Long Yi......

The keyboardist is a girl with a somewhat wide face, and her temperament is also generous, her long hair is scattered along her shoulders on the keyboard, and she looks at Zhang Yi and the three of them from time to time and smiles.

Many young people have a desire to form a band, but most people pay too much for the band. Many contestants on talent shows like to say "music is my everything", in fact, that is a hypocritical statement, people who really like music disdain to say that, first form a band to do it, as for everything else, put it down, wander the park, the street, the side of the road, the bar......

They live humbly, some even have no income, beyond the vicissitudes of life, but can not find their own piece of the world, they seem not to exist in this world, they are abandoned by the world, they are buried in the sea of people, but they still try to run in the sea of life, trace the footsteps of the years, find the peace of mind, the pursuit of the world in life, the dream......

Zhang Yi and Dong Zhong listened to it with red eyes, the few people in front of them were so similar to their original intentions, the reality made everyone give up too much, Dong Zhong even felt a little ashamed of himself, obviously liked music very much, but in the end he did the work of a tuner, which was a little contrary to his former ideals, and he was a weak person in front of them in terms of his attitude towards music.

After finishing the song, Wu Kun put down the guitar, took out a piece of beer from the corner of the wall and handed it to everyone, introducing: "The lead guitar Li Yang, a native of Yulin...... Keyboardist Beya, Golmud's ...... Bass player Gu Stone, a native of Lanzhou, my hometown...... Drummer Bharati, ...... of Urumqi Let's put it down and have a drink! ”

After the seven of them drank a bottle together, Zhang Yi said, "I like your style...... Well done! If you're interested, come to our bar, right? ”

Several people set their eyes on Wu Kun, after all, the captain's opinion directly determines whether to go or not, the core of a band's organization is the captain, which is of great significance, and even the soul figure.

Wu Kun: "Our style can be, right? ”

Zhang Yi: "No problem at all!" I just listened to it, and it's really good! I watched a total of five bands today, and you are the best, so I won't hide it from you. My bar is mainly rock 'n' roll style, and I've been playing bass for more than ten years, so you guys have a ...... of Gu Stone's strength."

Zhang Yi gave a thumbs up, Gu Stone was a little embarrassed, took out cigarettes and handed them out to everyone, and the rehearsal room was suddenly filled with smoke.

Zhang Yi: "Watching you play musical instruments, I also have itchy hands......"

Wu Kun: "Show one!" ”

Zhang Yichong smiled at everyone and began to play the bass, the solo tone was low, very lyrical and expressive, even Gu Stone couldn't believe it, there are really not many people who can play a bass to that level, some people have the meaning of one piano, everyone shook their heads and reveled in Zhang Yi's music.

From Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones's "SongforMyFather" to Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen's "Bottom'sUp", Zhang Yi played the sound very beautifully, and the way of plucking the strings was strange but reasonable. It looks easy and simple to play, but the rhythm is very stable.

Gu Stone clapped his hands and said, "More professional than me!" Still don't let people live? ”

Zhang Yi smiled: "It's ugly, by the way, what kind of musical instrument did Dong Zhong play before?" Show your hand...... From now on, everyone will be friends. ”

Dong Zhong shook his head: "I'm not confident, forget it...... It's not good for the class to get an axe. ”

Zhang Zhe: "Graduated from the Conservatory of Music without confidence? Did I hear me right? Hurry up! ”

Dong Zhong thought for a while: "I learned some musical instruments, but the piano is okay." ”

Beya: "Then play my keyboard...... I'll play the drums for you! ”

Everyone coaxed: "The beauty plays the drum for you, how can you do it!" ”

Dong Zhong thought about it and played Schubert's "Serenade", Beya gently beat the snare drum, he didn't expect Dong Zhong to choose such a soft tune, Beya stopped drumming, sat quietly on the chair and closed his eyes to enjoy it......