Singing in the bar
Ji Yunzi struggled for a few days, but still dialed the phone number of the bar where he used to work part-time one afternoon when he didn't have classes.
"Xiaozi, right, the singer in my store is really tight, where do you want to be in the bar Sister Mai can help you arrange it as much as possible."
The owner of the bar is a woman in her thirties who has several branches of the bar in City C. When Ji Yunzi went to the bar for an interview for the first time, the female boss Mai Yu had a very good impression of Ji Yunzi, and took good care of her for a period of time afterward.
"Thank you, Sister Mai, I still want to be closer to the school."
"Okay, then the one you went to before, and come over this weekend."
When she first started working part-time as a bar resident, Ji Yunzi was only 16 years old, and the boss felt that she was too young and a student to hire her. Ji Yunzi tried every means to dress herself up very maturely, put on heavy makeup and permed her hair, and found the bar owner several times, begging her to give her a chance.
Finally one night, the boss asked Ji Yunzi to try on stage, she thought she was young, and the boss didn't even give her the opportunity to audition, but on this day, he directly asked her to sing on stage in front of all the guests. The boss thought that a girl like Ji Yunzi must be hot-headed and wanted her to take a hit on stage and give up completely, but he underestimated Ji Yunzi, her enthusiasm for music, and her determination and perseverance to make a living.
Ji Yunzi didn't hesitate for a minute that day, walked on stage and whispered a few words to the people in the band, then walked to the microphone and started singing. Ji Yunzi's song chosen is "The Tamed Elephant", her singing voice is completely out of the childishness when she speaks, and she naturally brings a little hoarse with the style of the song.
Ji Yunzi knows how to adapt to the atmosphere, she has observed that the guests in this bar are more active, her singing skills are not particularly amazing, but she can use some body movements and eye contact to drive the people on the scene, the band also followed her brisk singing and strong expressiveness into the climax, and many people began to sing along.
After the performance, the boss did not refuse Ji Yunzi again, and acquiesced to her job search, but the salary was not high, but compared to the work of distributing flyers, sales or waiters, the schedule was much freer.
Ji Mu was very angry when she learned that she went to the bar to work part-time, but no matter whether she reprimanded her harshly or gently persuaded her, she couldn't change Ji Yunzi's choice, just let Ji Mu not worry, that bar was not as messy as she thought.
Ji's mother knew that Ji Yunzi loved music since she was a child, but she didn't have the money to provide Ji Yunzi with good conditions for learning music, and she always felt guilty in her heart.
After class on Friday, Ji Yunzi rushed to a bar near the university with his guitar on his back, most of the bars here are clean bars, and the consumer groups are also college students or some young people outside the school. Mai Yu's bar is a bit larger than the others, and the atmosphere is stylish, with a live band.
When Ji Yunzi arrived at the bar, it was still relatively early, she took a few scores she had prepared and communicated with the band, she hadn't come to the bar to sing for about a year, and the staff of the bar had changed many new faces, Ji Yunzi tried to sing a few songs on stage, and became familiar with the band for a while.
There was still some time before the official singing, Ji Yunzi sat at the bar under the stage, opened her mobile phone and sent a smiling expression to Li Yan'an, but without waiting for a reply, she received a call from Li Yan'an.
Ji Yunzi connected quickly, "Hey, have you had dinner?" ”
"Eat, I'm going to go to the supermarket now to buy some dishes to make tomorrow, I don't know what to buy, can you give me advice."
"Huh? I don't know what you like to eat. Ji Yunzi took a sip of the water in the cup.
"Say what you like and take a look."
"Fish-flavored eggplant, seaweed egg drop soup, stir-fried meat with chili, and tofu with meat foam."
"Yes, it would be better to add another braised beef."
"Can you eat that much alone?" Ji Yunzi thought in her heart that Li Yan'an was too serious about eating.
"Of course not, so you can come over and eat with you tomorrow." Li Yan'an's tone sounded even more bland than what he had just discussed.
"Ah...... What the? Ji Yunzi didn't react for a while.
"Didn't you call last time and say that you wanted to come to me on the weekend, and I definitely can't treat you badly if you come." Li Yan'an smiled and explained gently.
Ji Yunzi remembered the rainy night when she went back to Qingrong to talk to Li Yanan on the phone at home during the last holiday, it was obviously a cool night, but she felt covered by something, and she warmed up for a while, and the warming of her blood made her face a little flushed.
"Thank you, it's hard for you to invite you so hard, but I'm disrespectful."
"It doesn't have to be, see you tomorrow."
Hanging up the phone, Ji Yunzi looked at the time, walked to the stage, turned down the microphone, picked up the guitar and dialed it a few times.
"Xiaozi, long time no see."
Ji Yunzi heard the familiar female voice, and raised her eyes to see the long-lost Mai Yu walking in swaying, Mai Yu's bright red dress and her flaming red lips complemented each other, her eyes were full of waves against the backdrop of the bar lights, with her mature charm that had been worn for years.
Ji Yunzi saw Mai Yu stand up, "Sister Mai, you're here." ”
Mai Yu helped Ji Yunzi get a glass of juice, "How is it, are you still used to it?"
"Habitually, thank you Sister Mai for your concern. Sister Mai wants to listen to whatever song she wants, I will sing it later. “
Mai Yu looked at Ji Yunzi and blinked, smiled and did not speak.
Ji Yunzi always felt that Mai Yu was a beautiful sister like a relative, she was a little dependent on Mai Yu when she was in the bar, and she liked to pester Mai Yu to chat, but they never had another intersection after leaving this bar.
This night, Ji Yunzi sang "The Night of Ulaanbaatar" very seriously, this song was the song that Ji Yunzi chose when she first came to the bar to audition, this is what she slid on the playlist on her mobile phone at random, but she didn't expect to be appreciated by Mai Yu.
Mai Yu watched the girl stubbornly stand on the stage that day, the girl held the guitar and skillfully stirred the strings, and the melodious singing voice melted into the beautiful notes, awakening the distant memory engraved in Mai Yu's heart, Mai Yu must have heard a better singing than this, but only at that moment, his heart trembled and almost rolled down tears.
Although Ji Yunzi's run-in with the band is not enough to sing and have some small flaws, she still makes tonight's guests can't help but look sideways, she can lock every eye on the stage, let the lonely people find sustenance, let the noisy voices be willing to be silent, and let the sad emotions be put aside for the time being.
Ji Yunzi came to the bar to sing again after a year, she found that she may love this job more than she imagined, she seemed to get the joy of farewell in this short and long more than two hours, this joy because of the long dust, at the moment of opening, it was overwhelming.