Chapter 5: "Old Boy"
Most of the people who like to go clubbing at night want to come to the bar, put all the troubles of the day aside, and enjoy the lightness of the soul and the comfort of life. There are many differences between behavior and daytime.
In this kind of place where most strangers gather, everyone comes with the same wish, that is, to relieve loneliness in the bar. Enjoy this kind of relaxation and freedom that you rarely enjoy in your daily life.
As a bar street, the well-known Lao Cannon Bar relied on the popularity of the owner Xu Pao in the rock circle back then. It has also attracted a lot of excellent resident singers, who come here to sing, hoping to get acquainted with a rock master like Xu Pao.
Guests who come here for recreation also hope to have the opportunity to see the retired old cannon. Even when the bar first opened in the early years, Lao Pao would sing two songs on stage from time to time to attract customers to accumulate popularity.
It's just that as the bar slowly got on the right path, I had to wear the old Xu robe, and gradually reduced the number of performances on stage. But even so, every time a customer comes to consume, many of them want to see the rock veteran who roars on the stage.
Tonight, I suddenly saw that the members of the Flying Leopard Group, who had disappeared from the music scene for many years, gathered, and many guests felt that it was really the right time to come here tonight for recreation. It's really hard to come across such an opportunity these days.
Just when everyone was laughing and looking at Xu Pao, who was popular in previous years, and became a smiling bar veteran now, Xu Pao also adapted to this change in life and personality. After all, he's not the rock 'n' roll veteran he used to be.
After laughing, Xu Pao continued: "My old cannon has been out of the music scene for some years, although I still have a few popularity, but it is not good to invite Yuan Na to come to a small bar like mine for free to sing. If I give an admission fee, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it!
It's just that Yuan Na couldn't be invited, but I invited a music creator who wrote songs for Yuan Na. Before introducing him, though, I want to ask you one more question. Have you read this year's hottest martial arts novel 'Smiling Proud Jianghu'? ”
Listening to Xu Pao's efforts to make a show for himself, Yu Wenle also felt helpless. But he somehow knew that the temporary substitution performance would indeed make many guests feel uncomfortable.
But if the singer who comes on stage is a little famous, then the guests will feel that they have really earned money by coming to the bar today. Xu Pao is indeed understandable to do this!
Just when Xu Pao was worried, if it was a guest who came to the bar tonight, none of them had read the martial arts novel 'Smiling Proud Jianghu'. A few young people sitting at the bar suddenly got up and said, "That young man is Wen Shao!" ”
With a look of fanaticism and excitement, Xu Pao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart but said with a smile: "Congratulations on your right answer!" However, there is no cash prize! How about a dozen beers for you? ”
'Good! Thank you, Brother Pao! ’
The young people seemed to be very enthusiastic and said yes, and the guests gradually came to know the young people who were standing next to the Flying Leopards. It is this year's literary world, the hottest new martial arts author Yu Wenle.
Some people finally recognized that the middle-aged man who was still sitting in the booth really invited Hua Shaoxiong, the boss of the company's hero network in Jiangnan, to do an interview. Such IT industry CEOs are more or less known to people who pay attention to this information.
After some momentum, Xu Pao did not hide it: "I know that there are many guests tonight, who are here for the thunderous performance. It's just that this kid, I don't know what's wrong tonight, and he hasn't come yet.
As the owner of the bar, I can't make it to the big guy because he can't come in time. It stands to reason that I should be on stage next. But now that I'm older, my voice can't do it anymore, and my brothers also drink a little too much.
So, next, I asked my eldest nephew, a big nephew who can write and martial arts, to sing three songs to everyone, and they are original songs! How about everyone joining me to witness my eldest nephew's musical talent? ”
'Good! ’
Xu Pao, who successfully won the understanding of the guests, said with a smile: "Bunraku, say hello to all the guests!" ”
Yu Wenle, who took the microphone, also stepped forward politely and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Yu Wenle!" ”
A very decent bending salute, Yu Wenle, who received applause from many guests. He got up and continued, "I have the honor to follow my teacher today and meet these rock idols of the former music scene, and Bunraku really feels very honored.
Although Uncle Pao has given me many praises, I must state that I am not as evil as he says. Whether it's writing a novel or a song, it's all about book fans and fans. Otherwise, I'd still be a nobody.
I know that you have lost a lot of valuable time. Then I won't gossip too much, and I'll just present to you the three songs I just thought of. Because the time is a bit urgent, and the singing skills are not very good, everyone wait for one or two! ”
Such an honest remark surprised many guests, but they were still curious about what Yu Wenle's next three songs would look like. In this expectation, Xu Pao also acted as an audience and walked off the performance stage.
Yu Wenle, who found an electric guitar, tried to play the guitar strings in the expectant eyes of the guests. Looking at Yu Wenle's skillful guitar skills, the guests also felt that Yu Wenle's guitar level was good.
Even Xu Pao smiled and said, "Wen Jie, it seems that Wen Le has fifty percent of your guitar level back then." ”
At this time, the bass player, who was also looking forward to it, smiled and said, "Brother Jie, you didn't teach him the trick of smashing the guitar, did you?" ”
One sentence made everyone laugh, and Li Wenjie also said helplessly: "This kid, his spirituality is good." Give him a little more time, and I believe that his future achievements in music should not be lower than ours. ”
After the guitar string skills were over, Yu Wenle seemed to be very excited and said, "Try the sound!" I learned all of this from my teacher Li Wenjie. It's just that that's all I will, don't mind!
The first song I'm going to sing is to my teacher and my uncle, who I met for the first time. Although they are all over 40 years old, I still feel young. So, the first song was given to them, and every guest who came back to the show. ”
Just when everyone was curious about the name of the song, Yu Wenle smiled at Xu Pao's location and said: "Uncle Pao, you said that I am still a little boy, then I will send you a song 'old boy', I hope you will always keep a young heart!" ”
This is a duet song that touched countless netizens in a different time and space. But for Bunraku, he thinks that many of the lyrics in this song are very suitable for Xu Pao and others.
Even if they have retired from the music scene for many years, Yu Wenle believes that the songs expressed in this song that express many elements of nostalgia, youth, life, love, and friendship should also inquire about these bar guests who are here today.
The most important thing is that if this song is played on the guitar, it can also show a more original flavor. And what Yu Wenle has to do is to substitute the feeling of the otaku who is also nearly thirty years old and still unknown in his memory when he sings this song.
Just as Bunraku began to sing, a young man who looked very wolfish and had a lot of blood stains on his body ran into the backstage of the bar. The bartender was also startled when he saw the young man rushing in.
Said directly: "Thundering, what's wrong?" Have you been robbed? ”
This young man is the singer Lei Ming, who has never been able to contact him before, and often sings in the old cannon bar. A rock lover who wants to be a singer, but repeatedly runs into a wall and has to choose to sing in a bar.
When the manager of the bar appeared, he was also shocked when he saw Lei Ming's appearance. After Lei Ming finished explaining, Manager He was also speechless and said, "You kid, why are you so unlucky today?" ”
I think so too! Manager He, I'm on stage now, is it too late? ’
Knowing that Lei Ming did not deliberately delay the performance, Manager He was not embarrassed. But when he heard the thunder, he was about to go on stage, so he told him about the situation at the moment. As soon as he heard this, Lei Ming felt sorry, and also decided to apologize to Xu Pao.
After all, as a resident singer in a bar, the consequences of a temporary no-show are still very strict. If you don't explain it well, this job of singing is likely to be in vain!