"How dare you laugh!"
Chen Jianhao put on a straight face and said: "Do you know that you are going to be miserable? My cousin is not easy to mess with. If you offend her today, you will suffer in the future!"
Although he spoke seriously, Lu Chen didn't have any fear in his heart. He smiled and said, "Boss, do you mean to let me sign this contract?"
"It's up to you to sign or not..."
Chen Jianhao waved his hands and said, "But starting from tonight, you will be the resident singer of Wangyoucao!"
Lu Chen was overjoyed immediately: "Thank you boss!"
He used to be a singing singer, belonging to the bottom of the circle of bar singers. He didn't have a guarantee and all relied on rewards. If he was lucky, he could make a little hard work by playing a pad. Sing.
Resident singers are different. Although there is no fixed salary, they can guarantee playing time, and the proportion of rewards is increased to 70%. In addition, they can also go to the venue to perform in other bars.
Compared with the part-time waiter's singer, after becoming a resident singer, Lu Chen no longer needs to do the work of serving tea and water to customers, and his income has greatly increased!
"Sing well..."
Chen Jianhao opened a Jinwei and handed it to Lu Chen, encouraging him: "Xiao Lu, if you can maintain your current level and come up with a few outstanding original songs, I believe that you will stand out sooner or later and become the leader of Wangyoucao. The first singer to step out!"
In this case, Chen Jianhao never told the other singers in the bar, even Zhang Nana or Qin Hanyang who signed the contract with Wangyoucao, both of them are much higher than Lu Chen in terms of qualifications and fame!
Compared with Su Qingmei, he is more optimistic about Lu Chen's future.
Touched in his heart, Lu Chen took the beer and drank it all in one gulp.
He put down the empty bottle, wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth with his hand, and said sincerely: "Boss, if there is a day, I will pay you to buy some shares of Wangshoucao, no matter how much it is!"
Chen Jianhao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Okay, then you will come and be a small boss, hahaha!"
He knew that this was Lu Chen's expression of not forgetting his roots.
But Chen Jianhao didn't take it too seriously. There are too many talented and talented young people floating in the capital. How many of them can really emerge? Most of them are unknown, and eventually disappeared.
Pointing, Chen Jianhao said, "Boss Xiao Lu, your client is looking for you now, hurry up!"
Lu Chen looked back and saw several familiar guests waving at him.
As a bar singer, unless the big name is soaring, not many people will refuse to communicate with the guests. We drink and chat together, talk about music and life ideals, and earn some drinks.
Most of the guests in Wangyoucao Bar are of good quality, and there is basically nothing dirty about them.
Lu Chen works here, and he also likes the atmosphere here.
"Then I'll go..."
Lu Chen hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "Boss, the tipping at night will be divided into resident singers, right?"
Chen Jianhao was furious: "Get lost!"
Lu Chen ran away with his head in his arms.
…
It was almost midnight when I walked out of the Wangyoucao bar.
In the capital city in May, there was still a hint of coolness in the middle of the night. The night wind blew along the lonely pedestrian street. When it blew on him, Lu Chen shrank his head instinctively and almost sneezed—the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the bar was a bit big.
But his heart was on fire.
The source of the heat was the forty-seven hundred-yuan bills in the jacket pocket, which were scalding hot.
Although he has become the resident singer of Wangyoucao Bar, Lu Chen still stood up for the last shift as a waiter, and then got the part-time salary settled this month.
From the mouth of the cashier, Lu Chen knew that Xiao Gao, the waiter who didn't get along with him, had been fired by the boss. As for the reason, he ran out of the electronic music room for no reason and tried to get close to him with a fat pipe, which made him vaguely understand. .
Lu Chen just wanted to laugh at this. He is not a narrow-minded villain, but he is not a saint with high morals. Seeing a guy he hates leave, he is naturally very happy.
However, no matter how cool it is, it can't beat the pleasure brought by forty-seven brand new big red notes.
One-third of this money is the salary of the waiter, which is not much because it is less than a month, and the other two-thirds come from the tipping share of the evening customers—70% of the resident singer’s share!
Chen Jianhao is a very good boss. Although the requirements for employees are very strict, he is not harsh and stingy in terms of treatment. For example, the rewards for singers are settled on the same day but not overnight.
The reward of more than 3,000 is the biggest extra income that Lu Chen has received in Wangyoucao for more than half a year!
And this is just the beginning!
Suddenly, Lu Chen was full of hope for his future life. The gloom and depression that had condensed between his brows had all dissipated, and he started to run towards the subway station.
Speeding like a teenager!
Taking the last subway at midnight, Lu Chen returned to his small dwelling.
Simply took a shower and went to bed.
A night without dreams.
At 6:30 in the morning, Lu Chen woke up on time.
He works two jobs, working more than 15 hours a day, with just two days off each month.
Today was a resting Sunday, and he could have slept in late, but under the action of the biological clock, he still opened his eyes and looked at the lead gray cement layer on the roof of the shabby room, and he did not feel sleepy anymore.
Lu Chen felt a little panic in his heart. He was afraid that after waking up, what he got in the dream would disappear.
Familiar and unfamiliar memories quickly emerged in his mind, making his anxiety disappear.
Turning over to get up, Lu Chen quickly put on his clothes, put on the worn-out sneakers, and left the basement after hastily finishing his personal cleaning work.
At this time, other people are still sleeping, and they can hear the sound of snoring one after another through the fireproof board. They are all ant tribes in Beijing. Sleeping until noon on Sunday is the greatest enjoyment.
After leaving the community, Lu Chen crossed the road and ran to the river, and then ran forward along the artificial river bank.
Too busy with work and too little rest, he didn't have the habit of exercising in the morning at all, and going to KFC as an hourly worker every morning counts as exercise.
But today he just wanted to run, otherwise he would feel empty and uncomfortable.
At this moment, the sky is already bright, and the river bank lined with green willows is still shrouded in thin mist. There are already many people who exercise early on the trails and flower beds beside the road, most of them are old people.
Several birdcages were hung on the branches of the trees, and thrushes were jumping in the cages, making crisp and melodious calls from time to time.
After running for more than ten minutes, Lu Chen's physical strength was exhausted, his forehead was covered with sweat, his breathing became heavy, his legs were as heavy as lead, and his mouth was dry. It smells of rust.
It was his body, which lacked long-term exercise, protesting. After all, he usually only ran for four or five minutes at most when he went to work, and his speed was not so fast.
However, there was still a voice in Lu Chen's mind, urging him, encouraging him, supporting him, and telling him to keep running.
For the future, he needs to have a healthy and strong body!
So supported by a certain belief, Lu Chen gritted his teeth and continued to run until his steps gradually became brisk.
He is still very young, youth is the greatest capital, so everything is possible...
Near noon, Lu Chen returned to his dwelling in the basement.
Of course, he didn't exercise for a whole morning, and spent more time on trivial matters in life, such as depositing the money he earned last night into his bank card, and then went to a nearby shopping mall to pick out a set of cheap and good-quality sportswear and sneakers , Finally ran to the supermarket to buy daily necessities.
After running back and forth, and returning with a full load, Lu Chen's clothes were already drenched with sweat, one layer after another, and it was very uncomfortable to stick to his body.
However, he didn't care about taking a shower and changing clothes. He turned on the computer first, and transferred the 4,000 yuan he had just deposited into his bank card to his mother Fang Yun and younger sister Lu Xue respectively.
In his pocket, there are only more than 300 points left.
But Lu Chen is not worried, because he is full of hope for the future!
After completing the transfer, Lu Chen seemed to have let go of a major event, and his whole body became more relaxed. At the same time, he felt the fatigue and soreness accumulated in various parts of his body.
Today, he exercised a lot, completely beyond his previous limit, and inevitably had sequelae.
After taking off his sweaty clothes, Lu Chen was about to go to the bathroom to take a shower.
jingle bell~
At this moment, the mobile phone on the small desk rang, and the incoming call indicator light kept flashing.
Lu Chen reached out to pick it up without looking at it.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
On the other side of the phone, came the familiar voice of my younger sister Lu Xue, clear and melodious with the youthful breath of a girl.
Lu Xue is seventeen years old this year, and she is a sophomore in the middle school in Lu Chen's hometown.
Lu Chen replied, "I'm about to take a shower before going to eat!"
Lu Xue gave a "hmm" and asked, "Brother, are you rich? Why did you send me money?"
"Well..."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "I made more than 4,000 yuan yesterday, transferred 3,000 yuan to my mother, and then gave you 500 yuan in petty expenses. Isn't it very touching? Tell me that I am the best brother in the world!"
"go to hell!"
Through the phone, Lu Chen could also imagine his sister rolling her eyes: "You're not bad, but you don't have to give me so much, my mother gave me pocket money, so don't work so hard, pay attention to your body... "
Listening to his sister chattering on the phone, Lu Chen couldn't help feeling a bit sad.
Before the family accident, my younger sister Lu Xue was the little princess loved by the whole family. Usually, 500 yuan is not enough for her to buy a pair of shoes, so there is no need to push back and forth like now.
"Okay, you study hard, call me if you have anything..."
After chatting for a few minutes and asking about the situation at home, Lu Chen ended the call with Lu Xue.
He rushed into the small bathroom, closed the door and turned on the faucet.
The cool tap water passed through the shower head and turned into tiny water jets, hitting him.
Lu Chen closed his eyes, and memories of the past emerged in his mind.