The show is over.
There were still not many guests in the bar. There were only nine tables of guests. The front of the stage was empty. It seemed that there was no liveliness, let alone cheers. Neil and Janice were whistling and coaxing there. Other guests They seemed more restrained.
However, Renly felt very relaxed, and there was no special pressure, and this atmosphere made him enjoy it. The song "Los-Angeles" just now was indeed a minor chord he wrote at random. There is no special arrangement, and the guitar chords are very simple. The lyrics are just random thoughts in a recent period of time. It is naturally easy to write.
Walking off the stage, Renly saw Ed in the face, he carried the guitar behind his back, clapped and clapped with both hands like seals, his eyes were bright, full of excitement and anticipation, seeing Renly walking down, Ed. He became more and more excited, the rhythm of the applause became more and more intensive, and the smile on his face bloomed greatly, as if he was a loyal and fanatical fan.
This appearance made Renly laugh dumbly, and put the guitar in his hand aside, "People who don't know, think you are flesh and blood."
The teasing made Ed suddenly shy and reserved, and this expression made Renly's smile brighter. He patted Ed on the shoulder, "Come on, let's go to the bar for a drink."
Renly and Ed walked towards the bar and knocked on the table. Renly smiled and said, "Neil, two beers."
"Tonight's performance is very exciting, and the YouTube tube is going to be lively again." Neil opened the beer keg and started pouring beer, but he showed off proudly in his mouth-obviously, he filmed the performance just now, This made Renly shake his head helplessly, and jokingly said, "Hopefully the hit rate will break a new high." This made both Neil and Ed laugh.
"Renly, Renly." Stanley hurried over from behind and patted Renly on the shoulder, "Come here, there's an old friend who wants to meet you."
Renly looked at Neil's still unfilled beer, and said to Ed, "Give me five minutes." Then he started walking with Stanley. "Who is that?" Renly was in Pioneer Village. I didn't stay for a long time, but I did get to know some regular customers of the bar. Every time I came back, it was quite normal to meet and say hello.
"You'll know when you meet." Stanley sold it a bit, but it piqued Renly's curiosity.
"Hey, George, how's the show tonight? Is everything okay?" Stanley greeted skillfully, and Renly glanced at the old guy in front of him, a completely unfamiliar face.
The white beard is neatly trimmed, the silver-white hair is neatly groomed, the sideburns are obediently extending down the cheeks, the dark gray striped suit and light gray shirt, the meticulous dress has its own majesty, which makes people look up The awe between the eyebrows has the authority and aloofness that only professionals have, and the deterrent force is self-evident.
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In Renly's impression, this is definitely the first face I have seen. Even though there are thousands of guests in the pioneer village, people with such a special aura will definitely know each other when they meet each other. This also means that, It is very likely that the other party is not a regular customer. Thinking about it carefully, Stanley just called him "old friend", which is more worth pondering.
However, Renly didn't rush to interrupt, but sat down next to Stanley, "You wrote the few songs just now?" The old guy ignored Stanley's greeting, instead Raising his chin slightly, he asked Ren Li directly. His condescending tone carried a arrogant attitude. Even if he didn't mean it, there was an unavoidable taste of provocative gunpowder in his words.
Ren Li was a little surprised by this sudden question. He raised his eyebrows, turned his head to look at Stanley, and cast a questioning gaze. I don't want to, but Stanley was still smiling and didn't seem to make a fuss at all. Renly withdrew his gaze and met the other's scrutinizing eyes, "Who is asking questions?"
"I'm asking a question." The other party actually bumped back hard, and his momentum was even better.
Ren Li was not flustered. Instead, he showed a smile, "I must have a name for this 'I'." In the aristocratic circle, faced with such condescending and domineering situations, almost everyone is self-righteous, He has always maintained the last dignity of the nobility and refused to compromise easily.
"Then it depends on whether you are qualified enough to understand." The other party still showed no signs of weakness, and the strong attitude was always the same.
Renly spread his hands gently, "Then I guess, I'm not qualified." That's why the other party made such a gesture from the beginning.
After speaking, Renly was about to turn around and leave, and George was stunned by that decisive gesture—it was always someone who asked for him, and he was the one who gave orders, but now it seems that Renly is definitely not playing hard-to-get, but. Really wanting nothing, George couldn't react for a while.
Stanley seemed to have anticipated such a situation long ago, and immediately grabbed Renly's left hand, "Young man, there's no need to be so anxious, is there?" If Renly was willing to compromise easily, he wouldn't have to bother. Well, he deliberately didn't adjust the atmosphere just now, just let George and Renly go head-to-head to see it, and sure enough, it ended up being one shot and two pieces.
"George, this is Renly; Renly, this is George." Stanley laughed helplessly, "Can't the two of you finish introducing yourself calmly? Even when meeting strangers, self-introduction is basic. Polite, isn't it?" Stanley looked at Renly and then at George, neither of them had any plans to give in, and in the end only Stanley spoke again, "George, Renly is an actor, he plays The 'War in the Pacific'…”
Stanley knew enough about Renly that he also knew that Renly didn't have much in the way of music, it was just a leisure activity, so if he told Renly that George was a famous record producer who had been involved with Bob- Dylan, John Cash, Susan-Vega, Joan-Baez and many other folk and country legends have recorded albums, although in the last three years he has In a retired state, he began to enjoy his retirement, but his status in the industry is still highly respected, and there are close contacts in the five major record companies... Not only will this not impress Renly, but it may let Renly see through him s plan.
Stanley had no choice but to try to pry the old stubborn man in front of him.
Sure enough, without waiting for Stanley's words to continue, George frowned and interrupted irritably, "Actor? You must be joking with me, you are completely a singer, a talented singer, You're trying to be a vase actor? I can assure you that your acting must be terrible."
Renly couldn't hold back, and laughed softly, "If that's your way of complimenting, then I can say you don't have many friends left."
A retaliatory attack made George's chest feel stuffy—because Renly was telling the truth, his hot temper was well-known in the industry, and he had few friends and many enemies. Of course, the music and film industries are both real industries. If you can drive sales and use contacts, that is enough authority. No matter how bad your temper is, there is still no problem with cooperation.
"If it's just a flattering friend, then don't worry about it." How could George show weakness easily, and he blocked it directly again.
Renly closed his jaw, "We finally have a consensus." Then the conversation changed, "But I guess that's the only consensus."
Seeing that the conversation was about to collapse again, Stanley finally interjected, "George, can you cut to the chase?"
Hearing this sentence, George also reacted. The short confrontation just now can feel Renly's character. If he continues to face it, I'm afraid he will miss the amazing talent in front of him, "I'm George- Slender, I'd love to make an album for you! I'm sure you've got the potential to make a classic album, all you need now is a little tweaking and correction! I can't wait!"
After three years of retirement, George couldn't find the motivation to return to work at all, but now, he has begun to gear up and can't wait to go to the studio tonight.
"Oh, thank you for your appreciation." Renly said meaningfully, and then turned to glance at Stanley - now he finally understood Stanley's plan, and today he was invited to perform again, and the time of the performance was postponed, It turned out that because of this, Stanley showed an innocent expression and looked back confidently. Renly didn't care about Stanley, and again set his eyes on George, "However, I'm not interested."
George's voice was stuck in his throat, "What?" He thought he heard it wrong.
Renly shrugged. "I'm not interested."
In fact, Renly has always been open to new challenges. Having experienced recordings in the City of Sound, and experienced Heather's dream, entering the studio and recording an album doesn't seem so far away anymore. It was a challenge, as if next he wanted to do skydiving.
However, not in George's way, in that condescending gesture of giving orders, in that pretentious gesture of being arrogant, this is obviously not the best start for a cooperation.
George frowned tightly together, "Do you know who I am? I once made an album for Bob Dylan, I think, you may become the second Bob, although it is still far from it, But over time, maybe."
Renly pursed the corners of his mouth and closed his chin gently, "I can tell you are a senior professional. This is a good thing."
That nonchalant look seemed to say, "You're fine, it's none of my business anyway," which made George choke again. George couldn't help turning his head to look at Stanley, his face full of question marks: What the hell is going on with this little guy? Didn't you call me to come over for identification? Why is he so arrogant
Stanley is happy and has a headache. The joy is that George actually likes Renly, which also means that his vision is correct; the headache is that the first confrontation between George and Renly did not There is room for retreat, so what should we do next