Xie Yuecong nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, I hear your voice is quite clear, we are short of people like you, are you interested in coming to our bar to sing?" ”

Zhang Liu calculated the start time of the Rising Star, and then said: "Yes, but the time can't be too long, I will be a little busy in about a week, so the time can't be too rigid, and you have to be a little flexible." ”

Xie Yuecong asked, "What do you have next week?" ”

Zhang Liu said: "I'm going to the draft, next week." ”

When Xie Yuecong heard the words, he said "ha", "Are you kidding!?" Seeing that there was no smile in Zhang Liu's eyes, Xie Yuecong's expression was restrained, and then he was a little annoyed, and said, "You're not here to make peace with us, so what are you doing here?" Play with me? ”

Li Cheng, who was in the eighth grade of the piano, sat aside, crossed his arms and frowned slightly, "You want to be famous?" ”

Zhang Liu said: "I want to eat, I want to make money." Glancing at a few people in the room, except for Qi Gang, the remaining few now don't look weak, obviously life is not difficult even if it is not a spring breeze, Zhang Liu said, "You don't have to worry about eating, so you can play music, I worry about eating, I have to survive before I can think about anything else." ”

As soon as Zhang Liu said this, Li Cheng frowned.

Li Cheng is a white-collar worker, but by the definition of this time, he should be regarded as a gold collar, and the monthly income is unknown, but he has bought a house in the imperial capital, and he also has a fixed girlfriend, and his parents are also working in public institutions with good welfare in his hometown, so he has no worries□□.

Seeing that the atmosphere in front of her was a little stiff, Zhang Fang, who was watching the cartoon, "giggled" and laughed happily, but Zhang Xiu was keenly aware of something, holding the real Zhang Ya from the sofa and looking back at Zhang Liu who was talking to others, Zhang Ya in her arms grabbed her hair, babbling and gesturing to stuff it into her mouth.

Among the few people in the house, except for Zhang Liu, Yuan Chen is the youngest, at this time, look at Xie Yuecong and Li Cheng and then look at Zhang Liu, and then look at Qi Gang, who dragged a cigarette from his pocket and lowered his head and smoked violently, this back and forth sweeping eyes are really good to the eyes of Zhang Xiu looking back, seeing the panic and worry in the little girl's eyes, this suddenly touched Yuan Chen, who was already soft-hearted, and made him, who has never been very accustomed to conflicts with people, take a step forward, and said: "Brother Xie, Brother Li, we are short of people now, And Zhang Liu didn't say that he wanted us to give money, just to play together, as for being so angry? If you get along, you can't get along, it's nothing. ”

When Li Cheng heard this, he didn't say anything, just grabbed his clothes and got up, and said, "I'm sorry, I'm not interested tonight." ”

Yuan Chen didn't know what to say when he saw Li Cheng like this, Zhang Liu stepped forward when he saw this, blocked in front of Li Cheng, and said: "You don't have to go, I'll go, it's that I didn't inquire clearly, I thought that you didn't have to form a band at a particularly fixed time, it was an intermittent party, I made a mistake, I'll go." After speaking, Zhang Liu turned his head to Zhang Xiu and Zhang Fang and said, "Eldest sister, second sister, let's go." ”

Zhang Liu walked to the sofa as he spoke, picked up Zhang Ya, Zhang Fang was watching TV at this time, and when he heard Zhang Liu say that he was leaving, he bit his lip very unhappily and muttered, "I want to watch it for a while." ”

Zhang Xiu heard Zhang Fang say this, and hurriedly said, "Second sister, be obedient." ”

Seeing that Zhang Fang was still muttering and reluctant to get up, Zhang Liu frowned slightly, his voice was slightly cold, and said, "Second sister." ”

Zhang Fang saw that Zhang Liu's face was a little stern, although he was reluctant, he still put down the remote control, got up and followed Zhang Liu, Zhang Liu walked to the door, and said to Qi Gang: "I didn't understand what you mean, if you want me to move now, I will move it immediately, but my luggage is still at your house, you have to go back with me to get it." ”

Qi Gang pinched the cigarette in his hand when he heard this, and said to Xie Yuecong: "That Brother Xie, I have to go back." ”

This is also the right thing to do with someone to pick up their luggage, Xie Yuecong didn't say anything, Qi Gang said sorry again and again, and then followed Zhang Liu out, while Yuan Chen, who was watching this scene, stood there and watched the two of them go out, half a ring, turned to Li Cheng and said, "Brother Li, I will graduate next year." ”

Li Cheng didn't expect it to be like this, seeing Zhang Liu leave so decisively, his brows were furrowed, and when he heard Yuan Chen's words at this time, he was stunned and said, "What? ”

Yuan Chen sighed and said, "I'm going to graduate next year, you know that although my family is from the imperial capital, it is a grocery store, and it can't be compared with your family, and next year, I will also have to find a way out." ”

Li Cheng couldn't react a little bit, Yuan Chen sighed, and said, "Brother Li, you are famous now, playing music is a hobby, but ...... Hey, I also said directly, in fact, I also plan to go to the draft, that is, the magazine held a song contest a few days ago, and I plan to try it...... We young people are not at the same stage of life as you, and you can't hold us to your standards. ”

Hearing Yuan Chen's words, Li Cheng finally understood the meaning of this very hearty and sunny boy, Li Cheng had a good impression of this very musically talented and well-behaved and diligent boy, so he didn't get angry, just sighed and said: "Xiao Chen, you are still too young now, there are many things you don't understand, I know your thoughts, you want to make a hobby a career, but you listen to me, if you really make a hobby a career, you won't like this thing anymore soon...... You want to develop in the music circle, but now in China, there is no so-called music circle, only the entertainment industry, if you enter, you will regret it. ”

Yuan Chen was silent, and finally said: "Regret is also my own choice." After finishing speaking, he nodded goodbye to Xie Yuecong and Li Cheng very politely, and then turned around and left.

Li Cheng wanted to grab Yuan Chen and wanted to say something more, but at this time, Jiang Chao, a thin and tall man who had been running a restaurant, opened his mouth and said, "Okay, Chengzi, don't call him, young people are like this, don't hit the south wall and don't look back, let him go, you will know that it hurts if you fall on your head." ”

Qi Gang sent Zhang Liu back to pick up his luggage, and walking on the road, Zhang Liu didn't speak, but Qi Gang suddenly opened his mouth and said, "You're going to the draft?" Is this reliable? ”

Sensing something subtle in Qi Gang's tone, Zhang Liu turned his head to look at Qi Gang and asked, "Why do you ask that?" ”

Qi Gang wanted to take out a cigarette again, but in Zhang Liu's eyes that seemed to kill people, he suddenly remembered that he had just promised Zhang Liu not to smoke in front of his sister, and put the cigarette back in his pocket with some embarrassment, Qi Gang smiled embarrassedly, and then his face darkened again, rubbing his face, Qi Gang said: "I am different from the group of people in the house, my parents are divorced, they don't care about me, except for the guitar, I have no other livelihood skills, now, I sing in the bar at night, and sing on the street during the day, but I can't go on like this." Speaking of this, Qi Gang thought of the tragic situation of the two acquaintances he had just met who had been stained with things that could not be touched, as if he had foreseen his future, Qi Gang trembled, swallowed his saliva, suppressed the panic that rose from the bottom of his heart, and then said, "I need a chance to get ahead, and I don't think you kid looks like a stupid person, and you shouldn't do unreliable things." ”

Zhang Liu now understood the purpose of Qi Gang's words, he stopped, tilted his head slightly like a machine guy, and said, "You also want to follow me to the draft?" ”

Before Qi Gang could answer, a very hearty voice was heard shouting from behind: "Zhang Liu! Zhang Liu! Wait for me! Wait for me! ”

Qi Gang and Zhang Liu turned around at the same time, looked behind them, and saw Yuan Chen, who was wearing a white shirt, jeans and sneakers, smiling heartily and sunny, chasing after him from behind while waving his hand and shouting Zhang Liu's name.

This scene has been stored in Qi Gang's mind for a long, long time like a continuously exposed photo, because inexplicably, Qi Gang feels that it seems to be a portrayal of many things in their later lives.

Zhang Liu always walks in front, or rushes, or runs, or even climbs, while Yuan Chen always chases behind, either with a hearty smile, or with a raging fighting spirit, or with a full body of exhaustion......

And he, Qi Gang, seems to always be a person who walks side by side, and he also seems to always be a sane half-outsider, accompanying and watching this qiē until the end.

However, in any case, the purpose of the three of them gathering at this time is still very simple, just to survive in the most prosperous city in the country, the imperial capital, with expectations for the future, find food to eat, and survive.