Renly's hands were still stained with drops of water, and his clothes were slightly messy due to the busy dinner rush. He was a little embarrassed. Neil was dragging so fast and so powerfully that his footsteps They all staggered, "Slow down, slow down, Neil! What's going on? At least you can update me with the details first!"
But Neil's footsteps still didn't stop at all, and he took Renly to the side of the stage with big strides, and shoved the guitar leaning against the wall into Renly's arms, "Emergency time!"
Renly's eyes widened, "Again?" Although his expression showed surprise, the movement in his hand didn't stop, and he immediately put the guitar on his shoulders.
Neil spread his hands helplessly, "There's a big traffic jam. Jason is still on 23rd Street, stuck in traffic." This is Seventh Street, it's a long distance, a short period of time It is estimated that he will not be able to make it. "Now I can only rely on you to save the game. Stanley said, the reward is still the same."
New York, a city that always reminds everyone who lives here in unexpected ways, is the world's largest city and the busiest city in the world - bad traffic jams are always so worrying . Tonight, Jason became another "experiencer".
This is not the first time.
Since Pioneer Village always insists on live performances, and insists that the daily performers must be carefully selected, rather than a fixed team all year round, this means that all kinds of unexpected situations are inevitable. Therefore, the scene always needs firefighters from time to time. Until then, comedians were the priority because they could come on stage to perform stand-up performances, liven up the atmosphere, and interact with the audience up close, so the delay was really good.
However, in an accident last month, no comedians could be found to save the scene. Fortunately, Renly volunteered to perform on stage, avoiding the crisis of empty performances that night.
For nobles like the Hall family—even the declining nobles, they must learn an artistic skill since childhood, painting, piano, violin, poetry, wine tasting, etc., the focus is not on being good at it, but on cultivating sentiment and cultivating temperament . Especially in the formal social occasions of the upper class, eyesight, conversation, manners, demeanor, these determine your status and image in the circle from the first impression. This is also the fundamental reason why those nouveau riche and late Jin aristocrats have never been able to truly integrate into the upper-class circles—inheritance and heritage.
Renly studied piano, and later tried more different instruments at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, mainly to understand the changes and progress of popular culture, which plays an important role in understanding culture, understanding history, and understanding performance; in addition to In addition, this is also to make up for the regrets of the previous life, trying different new things can always broaden your horizons. Guitar is one of them.
It was originally just a cameo to save the scene, but I didn't expect it to receive a lot of praise. In the past period, Renly has been on stage five times.
Neil pushed Renly diagonally in front of the stage, then raised his hands to show his innocence, and showed a relieved smile, "I'll leave it to you next!"
"Fairy Wood"
Looking at Neil, who was about to be the shopkeeper, Renly quickly grabbed him, "How much time? How much time do I need to delay?"
"Fifteen minutes." Neil said loudly, "When Jason arrives, we will signal you from the audience." After that, he didn't stop, and ran back to the bar in a flash, burning his hands. The potato was thrown directly to Renly.
Watching the back of Neil fleeing in a hurry, Renly was not too flustered. He raised his head and looked at the clock. He began to estimate in his heart that after deducting the time for conversation and the rest time between substitutions, it was almost ten minutes blank. , he only needs to perform three songs is enough. The task is not too onerous.
At this moment, Stanley-Charson (Stanley-), who was standing on the stage, saw Renly who was ready out of the corner of his eyes, and he could no longer continue to bullshit. As the owner of the bar, he came on stage just for It's just a show, two minutes of nonsense is his limit. So, without waiting for Renly to catch his breath, he raised his right hand high, "Gentlemen and ladies, Renly-Hall!"
"Hoho, Renly! Renly!" There was a slap on the table from the direction of the bar. Turning around, he knew it must be that guy Neil. Accompanied by the slap, many audience members also cheered, whistling. And the laughter seemed so lively.
Steven wiped the last bit of soup from the plate with the bread and put it in his mouth - the food was really delicious tonight, he almost choked on hearing Stanley's introduction, his first reaction Just cast a questioning look at Tom, "What's going on?" But Tom also spread his hands, with a blank expression on his face, he didn't understand what was going on.
Turning his head to look at the stage, Renly with a guitar on his back appeared in front of everyone with a smile on his face. The roaring at the scene became more and more lively. Steven couldn't help turning his head to look around, and found that the guests who were roaring were full of mouths. It was clear that they were already very familiar with Renly, and the banter and slapstick between friends were obvious at a glance.
Renly took the microphone from Stanley, and said with a smile, "Good evening, I'm Jason Majaz." The calmness that opened his eyes and lied made everyone in the bar burst into laughter. "Sorry, Jason was temporarily left fifteen blocks away by Michael Bloomberg's terrible management." Michael, the current mayor of New York.
This joke won everyone's favor, and the sound of knocking on the table broke out again, mixed with excited whistles.
"Before Jason arrives at the scene, you can only put up with this impostor." With just two words, Renly successfully made the atmosphere liven up again, not only did he not complain about Jason's late arrival , on the contrary, it became more and more lively.
Renly grabbed a wooden chair and sat down generously. After securing the microphone, the lights on the stage dimmed. The lights in the entire bar, except for the stage, were dimmed, leaving only a cream-yellow beam of light falling down and covering Renly's body. The messy and unruly golden-brown curly hair fell sparsely on his face, the thick eyelashes cast a shadow that covered the look of the bottom of his eyes, and an indescribable silence slowly spread.
Time seemed to stop suddenly.
"While Jason hasn't shown up yet," Renly's voice came from the stereo, spreading out like blue velvet in the cream-colored world, and the beauty of the night bloomed proudly in an instant, "I decided to sing him first. After he appears, maybe you can feel the huge gap." The self-deprecating banter made every audience smile, even Steven was no exception.
The fingers with long sleeves and straight, with well-defined knuckles and vigorous strength, gently stroke down, the ding-dong string sound dances gracefully in the spotlight, and the song "I am yours" easily immersed everyone in the bar. Among them, the follower rhythm swayed gently. In this moment of leisure, with music, wine, and friends, the fragments of life begin to become clear.
Steven stared intently at Renly in the beam of light. Unlike the free-handed, flamboyant and reckless when he auditioned on stage in the afternoon, Renly at this moment looked elegant and clear. I wonder if it was because of the spotlight and the darkness around him. The contrast is too strong, and there is only a solitary figure on the huge stage. Renly is like a minstrel who sings in a low voice, expresses his heart directly, casual and unrestrained, making people jealous.
He seemed to sing without any skill, but he easily grasped his ears firmly, and even his mind was indulged in the lazy and hoarse voice, and the vague aroma of coffee under the nose was mixed with the sunlight.
When the song was finished, Steven realized the relaxed smile on his mouth, and he couldn't help but quickly restrained it. Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Tom. Fortunately, Tom raised his hands high at this time, and was helping Renly Applause and salute, I didn't find anything unusual about him. It's not just Tom, but the rest of the audience, no one notices the difference, everyone just enjoys the show.
Even if Steven didn't want to, he had to admit that Renly's performance, regardless of his professionalism, made people feel very comfortable and had an inexplicable appeal. Generally speaking, only those hardcore singers who have gone through vicissitudes and experienced ups and downs have this power, but Renly is only 20 years old this year, which is really incredible.
This reminded Steven of the audition in the afternoon. In fact, the same is true for actors. Young actors often rely on their talent and instinct to perform because of their lack of experience and experience; while mature actors gradually lose their spirituality, and they rely more on skills and experience to control their performances. However, Ren Li had an air of mixed vicissitudes and spirituality, which made people's eyes shine. That's why Tom came forward.
"Renly, performing 'Charlie-Boy'", "David-Bowie's 'Heroes'"... Under the stage, many audience members began to order songs, the scene was very lively .
Steven's thoughts were interrupted, but he became more and more playful. Although this is only his first visit to Pioneer Village, it is certain that if not for his talent, the audience would not be so enthusiastic just because they knew each other.
Tom finally couldn't help it, turned his head and said loudly, "It seems that this little guy is quite popular!"
Steven was still stubborn, "As an amateur singer?" Actors always have an inexplicable sense of condescension towards singers. Steven's words obviously express contempt. Tom rolled his eyes.
On the stage, Renly's eyes fell on the table fourteen, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little more playful, which made Tom and Steven look sideways, "I just had an unsuccessful audition this afternoon. , but this audition gave me some inspiration that I would like to share with you here.”