"Running a livehouse is a hard job.

First, money.

If you just want to be a bar, then you can basically do it with hundreds of thousands of dollars and some low-end equipment to make a folk song field.

But if you want to make a livehouse that can be used by the band to perform, lighting, sound, stage, large screen, instrument speakers, mixer, lighting station...... This amount of money is not even enough for basic equipment.

And in terms of site selection, the restrictions are far more than that of bars, first of all, the area must be large enough, the layout must be square, the floor height must be high enough, and residential areas should be avoided to avoid the problem of disturbing the people.

Every aspect is a big expense.

The second is energy.

Every day, when I wake up, I am afraid of rent, water and electricity, staff salaries, and when there is a performance, I am afraid that there will be more people to make trouble, and when there is no performance, I am afraid that there will be fewer people and lose money.

When there is a performance, you have to do a good job in publicity, ticket sales, reception, tuning, maintenance of order at the performance site, and then you have to take care of the sale of alcohol.

When there is no performance, I have to deal with ordinary VIP customers such as Mr. Zhang, Mr. Li, Brother Wang, and Sister Deng, and call them to consume.

Third, and most importantly, the resource – the connection show.

Without good resources, no matter how good the equipment is, it is useless.

This is also the most headache for shareholders and managers, if the investment is relatively small, the equipment is poor, good bands are not willing to perform, and the ticket prices of local bands cannot be sold.

However, if the investment is large and the equipment is good, the cost of operation is also high, and the pressure will naturally be greater.

The squirrel has invested nearly 4 million yuan in equipment and grounds, of which more than 2 million yuan have been spent on equipment and hardware.

It is still in the loss stage.

And it's also because our venue is in Changping District, otherwise the venue fee will go up.

There are already many livehouses that are facing closure due to rent issues.

I watched the live recording in Langfang that day, and I felt that when "The Band" was broadcast, it would definitely become a shot in the arm for our industry.

But to be honest, from the moment I decided to contact you, until I actually met you face to face now, the possibility of success never came to my mind. ”

Liang Dai, the shareholder and manager of the squirrel music scene, looked at Meng Shi, who was sitting opposite her and listening to herself carefully, and always had a very dreamy feeling in her mind.

Even now that all the tickets are sold out and the livehouse is already packed.

Liang Dai still felt that her whole person was as light as stepping on cotton.

Take a look at today's lineup.

The big-name band "Tongue Sword".

In "The Band", he relied on the original "Lonely Lantern in the Old Night" in the first scene, the adaptation of "Blue Lotus", and the supernova band "Street Lamp under the Sun", which became famous twice.

There are also eight hundred miles of Qinchuan!

These three bands can sell tickets when they go to Gongti!

Why come to the squirrel!

Liang Dai had goosebumps for a while.

Meng Shi pressed the cigarette out of the ashtray in front of him, withdrew the airflow brought by his hand, and let a few gray-white shards of soot fall on the table.

He looked at Liang Dai and asked, "What is the meaning of the existence of squirrels to you?" Don't think about it, just tell me what's going on in your heart. ”

This is the second sentence that Meng Shilai said to Liang Dai after coming to the squirrel, and the first sentence was to ask her about her experience in running a livehouse.

"First of all, it's definitely about making money." Liang Dai really didn't think about it, and blurted out directly, "To be honest, I envy those who live purely for their dreams, but I can only be envious, it really makes me gnaw on steamed buns and split sentiments, I can't do it." ”

Meng Shi used his index finger to grind the cigarette ash that fell on the table little by little, and asked, "Then the squirrel can still make money if there is no survival pressure, what is your ideal?" ”

"Can you still make money without the pressure of survival, of course, you can taste 'pine cones' one by one......"

Liang Dai's eyes were suddenly a little confused, and a picture of her dream came to her mind - a squirrel with shiny hair and a fluffy tail, sitting on the top of the best tree in the whole forest, shining in the sunset, stroking the pine cones stored in the tree hole over and over again with her little paws.

She lost her mind for almost three seconds before she said, "The essence of Live House should be a channel for selecting young and excellent musicians." The proudest thing about a live house is not how many famous bands have performed, but how many rock stars or singers have played here before they succeeded. I want people to be proud to have come to my place, not to be proud that others have been to me. ”

At this time, there was a commotion outside, and scattered shouts of "dreaming back garden" rang out.

"Back Garden" is a band brought over by "Tongue Sword".

Ma Yi was taken around by Lao Cui back then, and now that Lao Cui basically doesn't perform, he starts to run with others.

"Back Garden" is a very young band, formed only last year, four young people in their twenties.

When Ma Yi brought them to see Meng, when they were held down by Jiao Cong and Chu Le, their expressions were the same as when Ma was stuck in the car, and when they heard the brothers talking about Ma Yi begging for mercy and letting him go until the first few times, they were at a loss.

Damn, what are these bigwigs doing?

Is this something I can hear and see?

Liang Dai saw that Meng Shi turned his attention to the performance, so he stopped talking.

The four of them were obviously a little nervous in the face of thousands of people, and after a few glances at each other, the captain and Fei began to play a melody, and at the same time said to Mai: ""Next to me is a bright and dark window", paying tribute to Qin Chuan's "Two Days". ”

The audience didn't come to them at all, and all of them shouted their band's name because the big screen at the scene typed those words on it.

Then, some of the audience who often watch the scene just give face to the atmosphere.

However, the drumbeat with the rhythm of the vaporwave sounded, and the scene began to heat up gradually, and everyone's hands were raised.

"Swimming around, without purpose"

"Chasing after me, hope is still endless"

"I think about it, but I can't convince myself"

"Bumping around, can't break out of this closed world"

"Give me fresh air, let me breathe to my heart's content"

"Give me soft sand so much that I think it's still in the sea"

……

Call!

The audience at close range, waving their arms, shouted encouragement during the interlude.

All this makes the blood of the "back garden" gush out, this is the charm of the scene.

And Fei sang very hard:

"I can see you, but through a layer of glass"

"Even though it's transparent, it's still a wall"

"Beside me is a window that is bright and dark"

……

This is the "pine cone".

Meng Shi lit a cigarette, took out the slightly scribbled paper that was obviously destroyed in his pocket, and put it in front of Liang Dai.

He didn't speak, just motioned for Liang Dai to take a look.

Liang Dai picked up the paper, and on it was a hand-drawn three-story building, or three-story space.

The first floor seems to resemble a café, a quiet bar, and a restaurant, the second floor is a performance space, and the third floor looks like a showroom.

Liang Dai looked at the paper for a long time.

Meng Shi finished smoking and took the paper from her hand.

Liang Dai seemed to have lost some treasure, the whole person trembled, subconsciously stood up, and reached forward with both hands.

She was halfway through the crowd, and Meng Shi opened her mouth before she came to her senses and sat down again.

"With music as the core, it provides a comprehensive space with comprehensive facilities and related supporting facilities.

It covers an area of about 3,500-4,000 square meters and is divided into three floors.

The first floor is a commercial space, which is expected to be a cat café, a clear bar, and high-end private dishes.

The second floor is a performance space and a bar.

The third floor is a music experience area, part of which exhibits old guitars that resemble concerts, some collections with stories and commemorative significance, such as Lao Cui's manuscripts, and some of which sell music-related digital products.

The overall service covers multi-functional formats such as catering, entertainment, leisure, performing arts, and shopping, deepening and re-integrating online and offline experiences. ”

Meng Shi put the crumpled paper on the table, pressed his palm on it and stroked it vigorously twice, patted each layer on the drawing, and said, "This plus this plus this, whether you have a head, whether you can make money, whether you can make future rock stars and singers proud to have performed here." ”

Liang Dai's voice only felt that her heart was beating like a drum, and she was thinking about how much savings she still had, how much money she could buy for a house and a car, and she forgot to say anything.

After singing two songs in the "back garden" on stage, he stepped off the stage amid the cheers of the audience.

Grab a maca on an acoustic guitar, let out a long exhale, and step onto the stage.

This time, because Marca said that he wanted to introduce himself, the big screen behind him did not hit his name.

However, today came some viewers who watched Meng Shi's video at the beep station, and they couldn't help but shout his name when they saw Maka coming up.

As they shouted, the others seemed to remember the name as well.

The scene suddenly became dry.

Marca smiled at the audience, adjusted the height of the microphone, played the melody of "Tough Guy", and sang.

"Marca, you should understand that in most tragedies, real sadness is rare, Marca, if the direction of the story is different from what you want, I think you can muster up the courage to start again."

Marca sang this, put down his guitar, and said, "Yes, I reopened and am now working as a waiter." ”

There was a good-natured laugh from the audience.

Meng Shi lit a cigarette and looked at him with the eyes of an old father.

Marca sat on the high chair and said, "This song is given to Meng Shi, who owes me 200 and still hasn't paid it back, saved my life, and has a poor amount of alcohol like a dog." ”

He said and looked in the direction where Meng Shi was, and said, "If you have time, we will go to the tavern in Shangdu together to masturbate, or I will invite you." ”

Meng Shi, who was sitting in the office on the side of the stage, got up and opened the curtain that was only one slit open, raised the hand holding the cigarette, and shook it over there.

"Coax!" The scene was like it was going to explode, and then Qi brushed up a piece of mobile phone.

Meng Shi did not retreat, he gently leaned on the tempered floor-to-ceiling window, stretched out his hand to signal the person taking pictures of him, and paid attention to the maca on the stage.

Untouched, a soothing acoustic guitar sound haunted the restless crowd as he sang:

"The white smoke you exhale is slowly steaming, accompanied by the breeze lightly, blending into the clear clear sky against the floating clouds, disappearing without a trace......

At this time, Liang Dai's mood slowly calmed down, looked at Meng Shi's side face, and asked, "Why a squirrel?" Why me? ”

"Who knows, maybe it's fate."

Meng Shi turned around, and the white smoke exhaled was slowly steaming.