The backstage of Wangyoucao Bar is a large room separated by itself, and there are two small suites separated from it.
The backstage is the space that belongs to the bar singers.
In the large room outside, there are a row of dressing tables and storage cabinets, plus five or six soft chairs for the use of resident singers and on-demand singers. The two small suites have sofas, TVs, wine cabinets, separate toilets, etc. The facility is the territory of signed singers and bands.
The same is singing in bars, the status of singers is very different.
When Lu Chen came in, there were already two resident singers, a male and a female, sitting outside. The male singer was playing with his mobile phone, and the female was fixing her makeup. No one paid any attention to Lu Chen who just opened the door.
Because in this small circle, Lu Chen's status is the lowest.
"Good morning Brother Ye, good morning Sister Hong!"
Lu Chen greeted the two of them as usual, then sat down in his seat and placed the piano case.
His position is at the far corner of the backstage.
The male singer gave a nonchalant "hmm", but the female singer put down the cotton pad in her hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Lu, you are late today, have you been criticized by the boss? Hehe!"
Sister Hong is in her thirties this year. She has been stationed at Wangyoucao Bar for five years. She is good at love songs and has a good voice. fame.
However, compared to Zhang Nana, the contract singer who is one of the pillars of the Wangyoucao bar, she is still a lot worse.
Even so, she always maintained a condescending arrogance towards Lu Chen. In the inquiry that sounded like concern, there was actually a hint of ridicule and ridicule hidden.
Putting it on yesterday's Lu Chen, he would definitely be depressed because of this, but he couldn't get angry in his heart.
However, after experiencing three different lives in the dream, his state of mind has undergone a change that he didn't even notice. He smiled lightly and said, "Thank you, Sister Hong, for your concern. I confessed my mistake to the boss."
Sister Hong was startled, and suddenly couldn't say what she wanted to say later.
She hummed softly, ignored Lu Chen, and picked up the cotton pad she dropped just now.
At this moment, the door of a small apartment inside suddenly opened, and a man in a black jacket with long hair came out.
"Brother Qin!"
Sister Hong and the male singer reacted quickly, and immediately stood up and greeted each other with a smile.
Lu Chen slowed down by a beat, and stood up too: "Brother Qin..."
The man in the jacket, Brother Qin Hanyang, is the real top class in Wangyoucao, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Wandering Band, he is an indispensable soul of the Wandering Band, and even the boss Chen Jianhao is polite to him.
Wandering Band is resident in Wangyoucao. There are five members in total. Apart from Qin Hanyang, there is also a lead guitarist, a bassist, a drummer and a keyboardist.
It is not easy to support a band in a bar like Wangyoucao. On the contrary, the existence of the band has also enhanced the reputation and popularity of the bar, so it is a well-deserved pillar.
There was no expression on Qin Hanyang's face, and he nodded in response.
He picked up a few manuscript papers on the dressing table, then returned to his room and closed the door.
Sister Hong and the male singer couldn't help but look embarrassed, but they didn't have the qualifications to be serious with Qin Hanyang. One word from the latter could make them get out of Wangyoucao, and they couldn't even get along in Houhai's circle.
Lu Chen secretly laughed in his heart. He and Qin Hanyang are too far apart, and he has no intention of clinging to him, so it doesn't matter what the other party's attitude is. Of course, there will be no embarrassment of a hot face with a cold ass.
A bar is also a small river, and Lu Chen is just a small shrimp in the river.
He sat down again and began to comb his messy hair.
The atmosphere of Houhai Bar is different from that of Sanlitun, which is full of fish and dragons. The decadent and depraved singers with fancy clothes and sloppy clothes are not popular here, so one's own image is very important.
On the stage outside, the voice of the live host has already been heard, which is the beginning of the warm-up.
Lu Chen had to hurry up and prepare, he will be performing soon.
As for what song to sing tonight, he already had a preliminary idea in his mind.
While the host was telling jokes to liven up the atmosphere, the waiter who had been guarding the bar door sneaked into the electronic music room on the right side of the backstage.
The electronic music room is very small, with audio and lighting equipment and computers placed inside, all kinds of cables and wires are densely packed like cobwebs, and red, green, blue LED indicators are flashing non-stop.
Sitting in the middle of the "spider web" was a fat man weighing at least 200 jins. He was wearing huge monitor headphones, shaking his head and listening to music, and there was still half an unfinished hamburger on the workbench in front of him.
"Fat brother, fat brother!"
The waiter called twice in a row, but the other party didn't hear him, so he had no choice but to step forward and push hard.
The fat man suddenly opened his eyes, and seeing that it was the waiter, he couldn't help but frowned, took off the earphones and said displeasedly: "Xiao Gao, you're not picking up customers outside, what are you doing here, go out!"
He is the sound pipe in the electronic music room, in this small room, even if Chen Jianhao comes, he has to listen to him.
Of course Xiao Gao knew this, and he quickly presented a Kingway beer with a smile on his face.
The fat man took the beer unceremoniously, glanced at him and asked: "Tell me, what do you want to do, you have nothing to do? I'll put my ugly words first, small things are easy to discuss, and big things are not discussed!"
"What a trifle..."
Xiao Gao was immediately refreshed, and hurriedly leaned over and whispered a few words in Fatty's ear.
Fatty's expression became strange when he heard this, he looked him up and down as if he had reacquainted himself, and said, "You're so naughty, is this a trivial matter?"
Xiao Gao said with a smile: "It's really a trivial matter. I just see that kid Lu Chen is upset, relying on his little boy face to look at no one. We just teach him a lesson and let him know that it's not enough to rely on face in Wangyoucao!"
"Um… "
The fat man nodded thoughtfully, raised his hand and stroked his fat chin and said, "It makes sense, you said that he is handsome and can't sing well, so instead of going to Sanlitun to be a young master, he went to Houhai to pretend to be a literary youth. Brother Fatty, I'll wipe his ass, this... isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"
Xiao Gaoyin said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Brother Fat, you are also doing it for his own good..."
He suddenly changed his expression, pointed to the single-transparent glass window of the electronic music room and said, "Lu Chen is on stage!"
A single-sided see-through glass is installed on the wall separating the electronic music room from the stage, so that people inside can see the whole scene of the stage, while people outside cannot see the inside.
The person holding the guitar and walking towards the middle of the stage, is it Lu Chen or who
"Fat brother, hurry up!"
Xiao Gao fixed his eyes on Lu Chen, and urged him anxiously.
"What are you panicking about!"
The fat man glared at Xiao Gao, and said, "I know what to do, I don't need you to teach me how to do it!"
While speaking, he reached out and turned off a button on the sound console, and the LED indicator on the auxiliary mixing console next to him went out immediately.
The singers in the Houhai Bar are basically live singers and even live accompaniment. It is difficult for people without any skills to get along here, but the singer's voice can be adjusted in the electronic music room. The ability to turn decay into magic.
Really professional tuners don't bother to mix in bars, and Wangyoucao can't afford to hire them, so the sound correction in the background is done by semi-professional sound pipes. With quasi-professional digital equipment, it's no problem to blind a layman.
Among the customers who come to the bar to consume, there are also knowledgeable insiders, but not many, let alone tell the inside story.
Lu Chen's playing and singing skills are very average. He can have the opportunity to appear on stage to earn extra money. In addition to his good looks, the backstage tuning of Fatty's sound pipe is also credited.
What makes Fatty unhappy is that Lu Chen has never given him any favors, even bigger than the resident singer!
So now being instigated by Xiao Gaoyi, his resentment arose and he temporarily shut down the mixer.
In this way, the voice played and sung by Lu Chen on the stage will not have any optimization processing, and will be directly presented through the power amplifier in the JBL speakers worth hundreds of thousands.
He will show his true colors!
The fat man chuckled, and gave Xiao Gao a wink: "Just wait and see the good show!"
Xiao Gao nodded vigorously, and clenched his fists excitedly——Lu Chen, let's see what face you have to continue messing around in Wangyoucao in the future!
At this moment, Lu Chen didn't know that he was being plotted against.
He sat on the piano bench, holding the guitar in his arms with his right hand, freeing his left hand to adjust the angle of the microphone.
After 8:00 p.m., and on weekends and weekends, more and more customers appeared in the bar. Up to now, almost two-thirds of the seats have been occupied, and many of them are regular customers.
After finishing the preparations, Lu Chen said into the microphone: "Thank you for coming to Wangyoucao. Today, I will sing for you first. A flying pigeon. I hope you will like it!"
Scattered applause resounded in the bar, and a female guest who knew Lu Chen blew a loud hooligan whistle.
"Little Lu, come on!"
Many guests laughed, and the atmosphere became lively and lively.
Lu Chen waved at the other party with shame, and then prepared to start his performance.
"Brother Jianhao..."
Behind the bar, the charming woman looked at Lu Chen on the stage, with a little light in her eyes: "You have a good appearance, you are very handsome, and you can play and sing, let him come to my company. "
"he?"
Chen Jianhao couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "Xiao Lu's hardware is not bad, but his playing and singing skills are too amateurish. It's the limit here to pad the stage, and he has to rely on the back to support the stage. Do you really want to sign him?"
"Forget it..."
The charming woman said decisively: "Don't do it without foundation, my small company can't afford it."
There are more than three places in the capital, many officials, rich people, handsome men and beautiful women, and outstanding talents abound.
In terms of music alone, there are three major music academies in the capital, plus various music training institutions, there are countless new talents coming out every year, why bother to train a guy without foundation
The charming woman just said casually, and didn't take it seriously.
At this time, Lu Chen plucked the guitar strings.