Just after 7 o'clock in the evening, Lu Chen rushed to the Wangyoucao bar ahead of schedule.
He didn't forget the lesson of last night, and he rested during the day, so he took the subway to Houhai before the evening rush hour, and had a simple dinner near the pedestrian street.
When he opened the door and entered the bar, Lu Chen was surprised that he didn't see the boss Chen Jianhao inside the bar.
It was the tall, lanky bartender with the mustache who smiled and nodded at him.
Before yesterday, Lu Chen really didn't have such treatment.
"Morning, Brother David!"
He walked over to greet the other party, and asked curiously, "The boss is not here?"
Chen Jianhao has invested his life savings in Wangyoucao Bar, so he manages it with great care. He is usually there every night unless there is an unexpected situation. When the business is busy, he will personally serve tea and water to the guests.
Bartender David poured a glass of mint water for Lu Chen, shrugged and said, "Boss must be in trouble..."
David's Mandarin is not standard, with an awkward foreign accent. Although he is also Chinese, he grew up abroad and only returned to China a few years ago.
"Thank you David!"
After drinking all the water in the glass in one gulp, Lu Chen was going to go backstage. He didn't know the arrangement of the performance tonight.
"you are welcome… "
David put away his cup and said seriously: "I really like the song you sang last night, Cool."
He gave Lu Chen a thumbs up; "Come on!"
Lu Chen smiled and hugged him, then walked to the big backstage room.
What surprised Lu Chen was that he was not the first one to come this evening, and there were already several people inside.
In addition to the resident singer Hong Jie Li Hong, Ye Ge Ye Zhenyang, and Wang Xiaoshuai, the resident singers of Wangyoucao Bar, Lian Na was also there, and five people were sitting around chatting together with the host.
"Little Lu!"
Seeing Lu Chen coming in, Sister Na was the first to stand up, and with a smile on her face, she stepped forward and gave him a big hug: "Congratulations on your promotion!"
Lu Chen said embarrassedly: "Thank you, Sister Na..."
Sister Na Zhang Nana has just turned 40 years old this year. She is the oldest in Wangyoucao Bar and even in the singer circle in Houhai. It is said that she left home at the age of 17 to pursue her love of music.
Sister Na is the officially contracted singer of Wangyoucao. Her appearance is very ordinary, even a little ugly, with high cheekbones and thick lips, a slightly sunken nose, and deep crow's feet at the corners of her eyes when she smiles.
But no one will underestimate Sister Na because of this, because she has a unique talent in singing, a wide vocal range and rich experience, allowing her to easily control many difficult songs, and she is a powerful singer.
Chen Jianhao once said in private that the reason why Sister Na has not been popular for more than 20 years, apart from her appearance, is that she has not met a good song of her own, and a bole who really understands music .
If not, it would be impossible for him to recruit Sister Na to sing in Wangyoucao.
However, Sister Na's temperament is very open-minded, and she doesn't have the kind of depression in her body. Whether she is facing the most ordinary waiter in the bar or the biggest wandering band, her attitude is warm and friendly.
So her popularity is also the best!
The relationship between Lu Chen and Sister Na is also very good. When he was able to sing on stage at Wangyoucao, it was the eldest sister who helped Chen Jianhao to nod and agree.
For this, Lu Chen has always been grateful.
With Sister Na taking the lead, other people also expressed their congratulations. They all knew that Lu Chen was already a resident singer.
In the Wangyoucao bar, Lu Chen was the only singer with the lowest status, but now he can at least sit on an equal footing with Li Hong and Ye Zhenyang and enjoy the same treatment conditions.
"Sister Na, Xiao Lu sang an original song last night..."
Li Hong said with a smile: "I won a lot of prizes, and some people want to sign him to the entertainment company!"
Although it sounded like an ordinary conversation, the sourness in his tone couldn't be concealed no matter what.
Except for Sister Na, Ye Zhenyang and Wang Xiaoshuai looked unnatural.
The Wangyoucao bar is not big, and the number of employees and singers is not large, so if there is any troublesome news, it will quickly spread in the small circle.
Lu Chen won the love of all customers with an original song "You at the Same Table" last night, and also won the favor of Light Rain Media, who wanted to sign him as a new artist to cultivate and package.
If that was the case, they would be envious and jealous at most. After all, in the circle of Houhai, there are many examples of down-and-out singers being recognized by others and then soaring to the sky. Lu Chen is nothing more than one of the lucky ones.
But what is jaw-dropping is that Lu Chen actually refused!
This made them unable to understand that Lu Chen didn't even cherish the precious opportunity that others could only dream of
How embarrassing for them!
Ye Zhenyang laughed and said: "It's a pity that Xiao Lu is a little bit high-minded, otherwise he will be able to be a big star in the future, and he will be able to get a contract, so let us follow suit!"
Compared to Li Hong, he was even more upset with Lu Chen, and he felt uncomfortable without saying a few sour words.
One must know that two days ago Lu Chen was still a little Xiami that he could ignore, but now he is not only a resident singer like him, but even more eye-catching than him!
Lu Chen secretly frowned.
When Ye Zhenyang said something like this, it's not good for him to be true, and it's not good to be true, and he doesn't want to pretend to be hypocritical.
"Xiao Lu will definitely become a big star in the future!"
Sister Na patted Lu Chen on the shoulder and said, "I was late last night, and I didn't hear you sing the song you wrote. You must sing it again tonight!"
Lu Chen hurriedly said: "Okay, please give me some pointers from Sister Na..."
Compared with other people, Sister Na's attitude towards Lu Chen was undoubtedly much more sincere, and she helped him out with a few words.
Ye Zhenyang and his like would never dare to stab them.
Sister Na smiled and said, "I don't dare to give pointers. Xiao Lu, you have such a talent, you should show it earlier, and then write a good song for you, Sister Na. How about it?"
Lu Chen thought for a while, and said seriously, "Okay!"
Sister Na was taken aback by the serious answer.
What she said just now was actually just a joke, and she didn't really want to invite Lu Chen to sing.
Originality is not easy now, and the domestic atmosphere is not suitable for originality. Except for a few real big names, many professional songwriters have not released one or two high-quality songs in a few years.
It's great luck for an amateur like Lu Chen to accumulate a good song by chance, how can he write wonderful works continuously, and they are tailor-made!
She thought Lu Chen was joking too, but seeing Lu Chen's serious attitude, she couldn't help being surprised.
Of course, as an old Jianghu, Sister Na was just stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Then I will wait for your song!"
She didn't bother with this topic anymore, she clapped her hands and said: "The time is coming, I will arrange the performance tonight, Xiaoshuai, you can sing two songs first..."
The boss, Chen Jianhao, is not around, and Sister Na is the little boss who does her part. Except for the Wandering Band, both Li Hong and Ye Zhenyang have to obey her, and no one will raise any objections to her arrangement.
Even Qin Hanyang, the lead singer of the Wandering Band, was polite to Sister Na.
Since it was the last night of the weekend, after eight o'clock, more and more customers appeared in the Wangyoucao bar, and most of them were college students in pairs.
Near Houhai is a university town, where more than a dozen nationally famous universities gather, including Zhongyin and Jingyin.
Many college students like to patronize the bars in Houhai and Sanlitun, especially the couples. After having dinner on the pedestrian street, they come to occupy a seat for two, and then order a few cocktails or beers, and enjoy live performances while talking about love. , Not much consumption is also very romantic.
Seeing that the bar was about to be full, the host hurried out to warm up the scene, and then Wang Xiaoshuai started singing.
When it was Lu Chen's turn to appear, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.
As soon as he sat down on the stage with his guitar in his arms, a customer immediately blew a loud whistle.
"Xiao Lu, sing at the same table as you!"
Lu Chen nodded with a smile, the only one who could blow the hooligan whistle so magically was that old customer.
It was a regular customer who liked to tease children.
It must be to save face!
"Tonight, the first thing I bring to you is a song I wrote myself..."
He lightly plucked the strings, and said into the microphone: "You at the same table, I hope everyone likes it!"
"like!"
As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, someone shouted loudly: "Sing it twice!"
Cheerful laughter sounded in the bar, like the rippling water surface after being thrown into stones.
Many new guests were amazed because they had never heard this song before and it was original.
Naturally, I don't understand why those old customers are so enthusiastic, and such enthusiasm is rare in Wangyoucao Bar, at least not for young singers like Lu Chen.
Lu Chen didn't talk nonsense, and started tonight's singing after playing the prelude.
"Will you remember tomorrow, the diary you wrote yesterday..."
The singing seemed to have magic power, and with the accompaniment of the guitar, it quickly changed the atmosphere in the bar. The soft whispers, the touch of wine glasses, and even the ringtone of the mobile phone gradually disappeared.
Whether they are old customers or new customers, they all quietly listened to Lu Chen's playing and singing.
To the old customers, Lu Chen played the song "You at the Same Table" better and sang more emotionally. They would even close their eyes and feel the emotions contained in the song with their hearts, memories, melancholy , nostalgia...
For new guests, when they first listen to "You at the Same Table", they first feel very fresh, and secondly, they think it sounds good.
Then I was deeply moved.
The charm of a classic good song can ignore the barriers of time and space, even in a different world, it can still radiate dazzling brilliance!
In just five or six minutes, Wangyoucao Bar was extremely quiet.
Until the end of the song, after a while, the warm applause exploded!