Chapter 63: Five Flavors
"Oh, Allen is here. This is Su Yue, she wants to try to sing a few songs first, and you can play with her first. ”
After Bob finished speaking, he motioned for Su Yue to go to the small stage to try the microphone, and then he sat down in a corner not far away.
"Oh, okay." Su Yue nodded obediently.
"If there's anything you don't understand, just ask Allen, he's one of the best guitarists we've got here."
Ma Tiantian smiled and patted Allen's shoulder, and then introduced to Su Yue. Allen nodded at him as well, smiling lightly.
"Uh-huh, okay."
Su Yue replied shyly as she walked onto the small stage a little nervously.
In an instant, all the spotlight was on her. Su Yue looked a little nervous and a little overwhelmed.
"Don't be nervous, that's not all the lights for the official show."
I saw Allen take out a beautiful acoustic guitar from his bag, and he didn't even look at Su Yue, so he whispered to her.
This little brother named Allen seems to be a little cold.
"Well, thanks for the reminder. That... I'll try the microphone first. Su Yue replied a little shyly.
After speaking, Su Yue put the pre-printed song score on the music stand on the side, and then skillfully turned on the power amplifier equipment and adjusted the volume and reverberation of the microphone.
"1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4..."Su Yue professionally picked up the microphone and tried the audition.
"I can't see you're pretty professional."
Allen said without looking up as he tuned his guitar in the seat next to him.
"Ahh It's fine. We also practice in the piano room at school, so we know a little bit about the equipment. ”
"What school are you from?"
"XX Academy of Arts."
"Oh? That's where I graduated..."
Speaking of this, Allen raised his head curiously and looked Su Yue up and down.
Su Yue found out that this flaxen-haired boy turned out to be so delicate.
His coffee-colored pupils appeared clear and bright in the spotlight. And he is actually his own senior.
"Allen Senior... Hello. ”
Su Yue greeted the senior a little shyly.
"Well, since we're all from the same school, I'll teach you some tips when singing. Maybe you'll be able to use it in a moment. ”
At this time, the waiter happened to serve Su Yue the cup of blue margaret that had just been concocted. Su Yue placed it on the small table beside her.
"First of all..."
Allen pointed to the sky blue cocktail and said to Su Yue:
"When singing live, try not to drink alcoholic or sugary drinks. They can make your voice dry or not clear enough, which can affect your singing.
Especially drinks like soda can make you want to burp during the singing. So next time you can prepare yourself a glass of warm water in advance. ”
"Oh... I see. Thank you, Allen Senior. ”
I didn't expect Senior Allen to be so enthusiastic about helping me, and the advice he gave was very professional.
"Okay, now let's put together the songs. Show me the playlist you've prepared, and when it's time for the official performance, you can sing a lighter song as a warm-up, and then intersperse some lyrical songs. ”
Allen took the song sheet handed over by Su Yue, glanced at it briefly, then picked up the guitar and said to her:
"Okay, let's get it together."
Su Yue couldn't help but be surprised. Allen was able to start accompaniment with a simple glance at his playlist?
Before Su Yue could react, the soothing and clean sound of the acoustic guitar echoed throughout the bar.
I saw Allen's slender fingers sweep lightly over the strings of the guitar, and the familiar prelude slowly drifted past Su Yue's ears. Senior Allen played the song he was going to sing without any mistakes.
Allen played the intro with ease, and nodded gently to Su Yue along with the melody, reminding her which note to start singing from.
With Allen's help, Su Yue successfully auditioned the opening parts of several songs.
"You have a good voice, but you don't have that kind of loud voice. I think we can drop another key to bring out the texture of your voice more. Allen gave his advice seriously.
Sure enough, Allen was completely right.
After lowering a key, Su Yue sang more easily, and her voice sounded more layered.
"Thank you so much, Allen."
Su Yue unconsciously admired Allen's professionalism in music.
Then she saw Bob sitting in the audience, waving his hand to her.
So Su Yue picked up the blue margaret and walked off the stage and walked towards the corner seat.
"Very good, Su Yue. The voice is very fresh, and I will officially sing it for a while. ”
Brother Bob said happily to Su Yue while holding up a large glass of beer in front of him.
"Come on, the audition just now is really good."
Ma Tiantian, who was sitting next to Bob, also raised the beer in front of him.
"Thank you, thanks to Allen for giving me a lot of advice, he was really professional."
Su Yue hurriedly picked up the cocktail in front of her, and then gently clinked glasses with Brother Bob and Ma Tiantian to express her gratitude.
"Haha, Allen is an excellent guitarist with many years of stage performance experience, and you can learn more from him if you have the opportunity."
Bob laughed proudly, and began to gulp beer into his mouth.
The size of his beer belly seems to be completely proportional to the amount of alcohol he drinks.
Su Yue gently took a sip of the blue margaret in the cup. Instantly, a spicy smell of alcohol, mixed with the saltiness of sea salt sprinkled on the edge of the glass, rushed to the tip of the tongue.
Su Yue couldn't help coughing twice, and Brother Bob and Ma Tiantian couldn't help but laugh when they saw it.
But after a burst of spicy notes, a faint lime flavor followed. This fragrance instantly and gently diluted the hotness of the spirit, and finally left a hint of sweet orange on the tip of the tongue.
"I didn't expect this cocktail to taste so rich." Su Yue couldn't help but muttered to herself.
"Haha, isn't it? Su Yue, do you know why so many people like to drink cocktails? Brother Bob asked excitedly.
"Why?" Su Yue was also a little curious.
"Because every cocktail has a different layer, and it also has its own unique taste. Sweet and sour, bittersweet and salty, joy, anger, sorrow and resentment, these are the five flavors of the world. Only after tasting these tastes can you be regarded as having walked in this world once, and this life is in vain. ”
Seeing Brother Bob telling his incisive insights with such relish, Su Yue couldn't help but appreciate this middle-aged man with a beard from the bottom of her heart.
He is right, life is varied, and everyone has their own five flavors of life.
No one can ever taste just one of them. The life of pursuing only a single taste is also incomplete and will eventually have regrets.
People who dare to face and enjoy these five flavors of life calmly must be full of wisdom and transparent enough.
After a while, one after another, customers walked into the small bar.
"Preparations have begun, Su Yue." Brother Bob said with a smile at Su Yue.
"Hmm!" Su Yue nodded, then got up and walked towards the small stage.
Allen was already sitting on the small stage, adjusting his guitar and ready to play.
Su Yue sat on the black high chair, and in an instant, all the spotlights on the stage were turned on, and they all shone on her body.
The guests in the audience also began to move their eyes to Su Yue, looking forward to the wonderful performance she was about to bring.
Looking at the crowd of black people in the audience, Su Yue suddenly felt a little nervous, but her heart was also extremely excited at the moment.
Finally have the opportunity to realize her little dream, and it will be a night that she will miss so much.
Suddenly, she noticed a man in a white shirt sitting in a corner of the audience.
The man was looking at himself with a smile, but because the light was dim, Su Yue was a little confused all of a sudden. But this man seems familiar...
I saw that the man waved his hand excitedly at himself and shouted "come on" to himself from a distance.
"Luo Xiaoyu?"
Su Yue immediately recognized this familiar voice.