Chapter 458: A Rich Activity (Part II)
- "Actually, I think listening to songs and singing is pure entertainment, and it is too luxurious to have to use KTV as a way of consumption?" I asked
- "Nowadays in China, there are many business activities that are inseparable from KTV, this is fashion. Luxury is, to some extent, a necessity for social interaction, right? So, Linna, I'm afraid you still have to come to KTV if you don't like it in the future. Gao Chao said with a smile.
I looked at him and shook my head helplessly.
To be honest, KTV is really not a pleasure for me. I've never been able to reconcile work and play.
I also don't like social activities for the sake of profit.
In my mind, I have always been very resistant to this kind of purposeful activity, so I never wanted to meet any people or relationships on such occasions.
My favorite entertainment is simply to party and go out with my friends, just like the various events I have participated in at the academy before.
I feel that only those activities that have no utilitarian purpose can make me feel truly relaxed and happy.
The person who knows my quirk best is Sergei.
Strange to say, I never told him directly what I didn't like, but the clever Sergei probably saw through my heart.
As Roman said, Sergei never forced me to attend any event I didn't want to attend, and he didn't seem to express any dissatisfaction with my negative attitude.
Gao Chao said that people like KTV because it can make people relax.
However, I can't sing any songs, but I have an invisible pressure here. I don't even know what I'm supposed to do here.
However, it is also obviously unwise to refuse to participate, and as Gao Chao said, the preferences of most people are king. It's really out of place to be absolutely self-explanatory.
Thinking of this, I looked at my colleagues who were having a good time. Xiaobai just finished singing a song I hadn't heard before. Lili then sang a song "Crying Sand".
- "Who ordered "Knowing My Heart"? The little fat man asked
- "I ordered it." Xiaoyun said.
- "Then let's sing!" The little fat man came up to Xiaoyun and said with a smile
- "Pull it down, fatty, this song is not for you!" Xiaoyun said with a smile, got up and came to Lu Tao, who was checking the song list with Wang Guoqiang, and said with a smile:
- "Brother Tao, you haven't sung with me today, let's sing the next song, right?" ”
Lu Tao, who was studying the song list, raised his head and took a puff of cigarette, and said to Xiaoyun with a smile:
- "Oh! I really haven't sung this song before. Then he shouted to the little fat man:
- "Fat man, don't you want to learn to sing?" Let Xiaoyunjiao teach you how to sing! ”
Hearing Lu Tao's words, the little fat man ran over with the microphone and said to Xiaoyun with a smile on his face:
- "Xiaoyun, then you can teach me, Brother Tao has spoken, why do you have to give face?" The little fat man's eyes narrowed so that there was only a slit left, and he said flatteringly.
Xiao Yun, who was full of disappointment, didn't insist anymore, and she began to pick up the microphone and sing
- Plain my heart,
Longing for a true affection......
I looked at Lu Tao, and after he finished speaking, he didn't pay attention to the two of them anymore, and continued to say something in his ear while holding Wang Guoqiang's shoulder while smoking a cigarette. Wang Guoqiang handed Lu Tao a glass full of red wine, and listened to him with a smile of agreement......
Xiaoyun and Little Fat Man finished singing, and their chorus received encouraging applause from everyone, only Lu Tao and Wang Guoqiang were still talking secretly there, as if they hadn't heard them sing at all.
At this time, the thin monkey clever ghost shouted to everyone, he said that Lu Tao barely sang today, and he suggested that Lu Tao sing his best song "Love Fights to Win" for everyone.
Lu Tao turned his head sideways and looked at him with a smile and didn't speak. The little fat man also jumped up and said:
- "I don't think there are a few people in Beijing who dare to sing this song in Hokkien, and our Brother Tao sings it so well that you can't tell that he is a northerner." ”
The little fat man's words reminded me of what Mr. Wang said about Lu Tao who had been in Guangzhou for two years.
Lu Tao smiled and motioned to the thin monkey to give him the song list, he ordered one, and then said:
- "I guess you haven't heard of this yet, have you?" Hehe...... After listening to this, you will comment! ”
- "Farewell My Concubine! The little fat man who came over exclaimed.
- "Today, let you see what a real master is!" Lu Tao smiled and made a gesture of invitation to Wang Guoqiang.
Wang Guoqiang didn't refuse, he picked up the microphone, walked to the center of the room with a smile, and prepared to sing with a relaxed expression.
As soon as Wang Guoqiang spoke, everyone in the room immediately fell silent.
I didn't expect that Wang Guoqiang, who usually doesn't speak very highly, would have a particularly high-pitched singing voice, and he would be so easy to control such a challenging song as "Farewell My Concubine".
Wang Guoqiang's singing with emotion conquered everyone present, and also won thunderous applause and praise from everyone.
Everyone was amazed that our company was so hidden, and Wang Guoqiang's singing level was no worse than that singer's.
We excitedly said that if Wang Guoqiang had sung, he might have become famous a long time ago.
Wang Guoqiang said with a smile that he also felt as if he had entered the wrong industry.
Wang Mei smiled and said to us, if it weren't for Wang Guoqiang's ability to sing, she really wouldn't have been able to catch up with her. At that time, Wang Guoqiang really didn't have any other outstanding features in their class except for singing well.
Listening to Wang Mei's words, my thoughts drifted to the campus once again after a long absence, in front of the old piano, Andre played and sang the song "Take Me to Your Heart" with deep affection, as well as Qiu Si, Jin Li, Li Bailing...... The smiling faces that I will remember.
"So you're here, too, ah! A voice interrupted my memory.
I turned my face and saw Lu Tao sitting next to me with a smile on his face.
- "Me! I've always been here! I looked at him with some confusion and said.
- "Hahaha...... I'm talking about the lyrics, Linna, I think you seem to like this song sung by Xiao Hao, why don't you try it yourself? Lu Tao asked
- "As I said, I can't sing, but this is the first time I've heard that song today, and I think the lyrics are really moving. I like it so much, but I can't sing!" I say
- "Linna, listening to your voice, it feels like a lie when you say you can't sing. Lu Tao said with a smile
- "I swear it's absolutely true, if I can sing as well as Wang Guoqiang, then why should I be embarrassed by myself?" Alas! Unfortunately, I really don't have a talent for singing. I said to Lu Tao with a smile.
- "Linna, you also like to listen to Chinese songs, don't you?" ”
- "Chinese is my mother tongue, of course I would like to listen to it, but I have no knowledge in this area, and I have heard very few songs. ”
- "So, I sing a song, I don't know if you've heard it before?" Lu Tao asked with a smile.
- "Okay! I'm going to hear it. I replied with a smile.
Lu Tao walked over and searched for the name of the song he wanted to sing.
I looked at Lu Tao in the distance, I didn't pay much attention to what coat he was wearing, but in the private room he was wearing a black turtleneck, perhaps, he felt hot or for convenience, both sleeves were almost pulled to the elbows.
Compared with our colleagues who have weak manners, Lu Tao's temperament is indeed much tougher.
In my impression, Lu Tao's personality is neither as kind and easy-going as Gao Chao, nor as sleek and shrewd as Wang Guoqiang. It's like the kind of person who is quick to do and hard to say.
However, this karaoke made me feel that Lu Tao is actually very sociable, and he is also quite popular in the administration department.
As the host, Lu Tao, his song should be the finale of today's event.
Lu Tao, like Wang Guoqiang, stood solemnly in the center of the room and began to sing seriously:
Never dared to look at you closely
I'm afraid of losing myself
Although you are not my only one
Affection makes it impossible for me to escape
I asked carefully about the bottom of my heart
In the end, how much true love is paid
Although you never cared
I still reproach myself deeply
It's not that I'm careless
It's just that the truth is irresistible
I didn't mean to
Just because I can't defend myself
It's not that I'm careless
It's just that the truth is irresistible
I didn't mean to
Just because I can't defend myself
I want to tell you how I feel
You're not my only one
Although you say you don't care
How can I forgive myself
Lu Tao, who was standing in front of the screen, was very involved in singing, he didn't look at me, but listening to the ambiguous lyrics still made me feel very uncomfortable.
I was so distraught that I didn't even know what kind of expression I was supposed to make. At this moment, for the first time in my life, I liked the dim light from the bottom of my heart. It was so empathetic that it believed the embarrassment on my face.
I sat up straight and tried to be as natural as I could, my gaze aimlessly sweeping over the faces of my colleagues. However, I felt that I just couldn't listen to him as easily as others.
I don't know if Gao Chao, who was drinking tea, also felt something abnormal. He suddenly looked up at Lu Tao, who was singing, and then, his eyes turned to me, and he actually smiled at me with a complicated expression.
The superb actions made me feel even more empty.
I couldn't help but start thinking about the ins and outs of this karaoke event, and thought of Lu Tao's obviously disappointed expression when I said I didn't want to come to karaoke......
At this moment, maybe I am not the only one who suddenly realizes, I feel that even Gao Chao realizes that Lu Tao's purpose of inviting all of us to KTV for consumption is richer than he understood before.
Liu Songyan, a psychological expert at Dongguan Hengyuan, said that singing karaoke is the safest and most conservative way to confide. Singers can sing their own feelings, those who understand can share your emotions, and those who don't can at least appreciate your singing.
Although Lu Tao's singing voice is not as shocking as Wang Guoqiang's, it is also very infectious, and I think he is really experienced in the entertainment of karaoke.
When Lu Tao finished singing, he looked at me for the first time.
Pretending not to hear anything, I applauded enthusiastically as everyone else and politely praised his singing.