The backstage of Forget Grass Bar was a large room that was separated into two small rooms.
The backstage was the space for the singers.
The large room outside had a row of dressing tables and storage cabinets. There were also 5-6 soft chairs for the singers to use. The two small rooms had sofas, televisions, wine cabinets, individual washrooms, and other facilities. It was the territory of the contracted singers and bands.
Although they were both singing in a bar, the status of the singers was as different as heaven and earth.
When Lu Chen came in, there were already two resident singers, a man and a woman, sitting in the outer room. The male singer was playing with his mobile phone, while the woman was touching up her makeup. No one paid attention to Lu Chen, who had just pushed the door and entered.
Because in this small circle, Lu Chen's status was the lowest.
"Good morning Brother Ye, Sister Hong!"
Lu Chen greeted the two as usual. He then sat down in his seat and put down the piano case.
His seat was in the corner of the backstage area.
The male singer gave an indifferent "En" sound. The female singer put down the makeup cotton in her hand and smiled, "Xiao Lu, you're late today. Did the boss scold you? Hehe! "
Sister Hong was 30 years old this year. She had been at Forget Grass Bar for five years. She was good at singing love songs and had a good voice. Although her appearance was not outstanding, she was still a bit famous in the bar singer circle in Houhai.
However, compared to one of the pillars of Forget Worries Bar, the contracted singer Sister Na, Zhang Nana, she was still lacking quite a bit.
Even so, she always maintained a condescending arrogance towards Lu Chen. Although it sounded like a concerned question, it actually hid a trace of ridicule and ridicule.
If it was yesterday, Lu Chen would definitely be depressed and angry, but he couldn't do anything about it.
But after experiencing three different lives in the dream, his mentality had already changed without him noticing. He indifferently smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Sister Hong. I'll apologize to the boss."
Sister Hong was startled and couldn't say the words she wanted to say.
She softly snorted and no longer paid attention to Lu Chen. She picked up the makeup cotton again.
At this time, a small room's door suddenly opened. A man wearing a black jacket with long hair walked out.
"Brother Qin!"
Sister Hong and the male singer reacted quickly and immediately stood up to greet him.
Lu Chen was a bit slower and also stood up, "Good morning Brother Qin …"
This jacket man, Qin Hanyang, was the real leader of Forget Grass Bar. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The Bionics. He was the soul of The Bionics. Even the boss, ChenJianhao, was polite to him.
The Bionics was based in Forget Grass Bar. There were a total of five members. Apart from Qin Hanyang, there was a lead guitarist, a bass player, a drummer, and a keyboard player.
For a bar like Forget Grass Bar, it wasn't easy to support a band. On the other hand, the existence of The Bionics raised the bar's reputation and popularity. Therefore, they were fully deserving of being the pillar of the bar.
Qin Hanyang didn't have any expression on his face. He nodded his head in response.
He picked up a few pieces of paper on the makeup table and returned to his room, closing the door.
Sister Hong and the male singer couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed. However, the two of them didn't have the qualifications to compete with Qin Hanyang. One word from the latter could make them leave Forget Grass Bar, and they might not even be able to survive in Houhai.
Lu Chen laughed in his heart. He and Qin Hanyang were too far apart and he didn't have any thoughts of climbing up to him. Therefore, he didn't care about Qin Hanyang's attitude. Of course, he wouldn't feel the embarrassment of having his warm face stuck to a cold butt.
A bar was also a small Jianghu, and Lu Chen was just a small shrimp in the Jianghu.
He sat down again and began to comb his messy hair.
The atmosphere of Houhai Bar was different from the Sanlitun Bar, where all kinds of people mixed together. Those strangely dressed, sloppy, decadent singers weren't welcomed here, so one's own image was very important.
On the stage outside, the host's voice could be heard. That was the start of the warm up.
Lu Chen had to hurry up and prepare. Soon, he would be performing on stage.
As for what song he was going to sing tonight, he already had a preliminary idea in his heart.
While the host was telling jokes to liven up the atmosphere, the waiter who was previously guarding the bar entrance sneakily snuck into the electronic room on the right side of the backstage.
The electronic room was very small. Inside, there were equipment to control the sound, lighting, and computers. All kinds of cables and wires were densely packed like a spider web. Red, green, and blue LED lights were flashing non-stop.
Sitting in the middle of the "spider web" was a fatty who weighed at least 200 pounds. He wore a large monitoring headset and was currently shaking his head while listening to music. In front of him, there was an unfinished hamburger on the work table.
"Fatty bro, fatty bro!"
The waiter called out twice, but the other side didn't hear him. In desperation, he could only forcefully push him.
The fatty suddenly opened his eyes. Seeing that it was the waiter, he couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows. He took off the headset and unhappily said, "Xiao Gao, why aren't you receiving guests outside? What are you doing here? Get out, get out!"
He was the sound engineer of the electronic room. In this small room, even if ChenJianhao came, he would still have to listen to him.
Xiao Gao of course knew this. He quickly smiled and gave him a bottle of Jin Wei beer.
The fatty unceremoniously took the beer. He glanced at him and asked, "Speak, you brat. What do you want by being so solicitous for no reason? I'll say the ugly words first. Small matters can be discussed, but big matters can't be discussed! "
"It really is a small matter … …"
Xiao Gao's spirit suddenly rose. He quickly moved closer to the fatty's ear and whispered a few words.
When the fatty heard this, his face became strange. He looked at the other party from head to toe. He said, "You brat, you're really sinister. This is considered a small matter?"
Xiao Gao smiled and said, "It really is a small matter. I just don't like that brat Lu Chen. Relying on his pretty face, he's arrogant. We're just teaching him a lesson. We'll let him know that in Forget Worries Bar, relying on his pretty face isn't enough!"
"En … …"
The fatty thoughtfully nodded his head. He raised his hand and rubbed his fat chin. "What you said makes sense. You said that he's handsome but can't sing well. He didn't go to Sanlitun to be a young master. Instead, he came to Houhai to pretend to be an artistic youth. He even needs me, fatty bro, to wipe his ass. This … … Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"
Xiao Gao sinisterly smiled. "That's right. Fatty bro, you're doing this for his own good … …"
His expression suddenly changed. He pointed at the one-way glass window of the electronic room and said, "Lu Chen is going on stage!"
The wall separating the electronic room and the stage was equipped with a one-way glass. The people inside could see the entire stage, but the people outside couldn't see inside.
The person holding the guitar was walking to the middle of the stage. If it wasn't Lu Chen, who else could it be?
"Fatty bro, hurry up and do it!"
Xiao Gao's eyes stared at Lu Chen. He anxiously urged.
"What are you panicking for!"
The fatty glared at Xiao Gao and said, "I know what I'm doing. I don't need you to teach me what to do!"
As he said this, he reached out and closed a button on the sound control. The LED indicator light on the auxiliary sound mixer immediately went off.
The singers in Houhai Bar all sang live or even played live accompaniment. It would be hard for people without a bit of skill to survive here. However, a singer's voice could be adjusted in the electronic room. If the sound was adjusted well, it would have the ability to turn something rotten into something magical.
A real professional mixer disdained to mingle in a bar. Forget Worries Bar couldn't afford one. Therefore, the sound was adjusted backstage by a semi-professional sound tube. Coupled with the semi-professional digital equipment, it was completely possible to fool amateurs.
Among the customers that came to the bar, there were also people who knew the industry. However, there weren't many people who knew the inside story.
Lu Chen's level of playing and singing was very ordinary. The reason he had the opportunity to appear on stage and earn some extra money was because of his looks. Fatty's sound tube also played a part in the background tuning.
What made the fatty unhappy was that Lu Chen had never given him any benefits. He was even more of a big shot than a resident singer!
Therefore, now that he was instigated by Xiao Gao, his resentment rose and he temporarily turned off the sound mixer.
In this way, the sound that Lu Chen plays and sings on the stage will not be optimized, and will be directly presented in the hundreds of thousands of JBL speakers through the amplifier.
He would be exposed!
Fatty chuckled and threw a look at Xiao Gao. "You just wait and watch the show!"
Xiao Gao nodded his head and excitedly clenched his fists — — Lu Chen, let's see if you still have the face to mingle in Forget Worries Bar!
At this moment, Lu Chen didn't know that he was being schemed against.
He sat on the piano stool, his right hand holding the guitar in his arms, freeing up his left hand to adjust the angle of the microphone.
After 8pm, it was the weekend. More and more customers appeared in the bar. Now, almost two-thirds of the seats were already occupied. Many of them were old customers.
After the preparations, Lu Chen said to the microphone: "Thank you everyone for coming to Forget Worries Bar. Today, I will be singing for everyone. It's a song called Soaring Pigeon. I hope everyone will like it!"
Sparse applause sounded in the bar. A female customer who knew Lu Chen blew a loud hoodlum whistle.
"Xiao Lu, you can do it!"
Many customers laughed. The atmosphere became lively and lively.
Lu Chen blushed with shame as he waved at the other party. Then, he prepared to start his performance.
"Brother Kenhao … …"
Behind the bar, the charming woman looked at Lu Chen on the stage. Her eyes flashed with a bit of light: "This little guy has a good appearance. He's very handsome. He also knows how to play and sing. Let him come to my company."
"Him?"
ChenJianhao laughed involuntarily. He shook his head and said: "Xiao Lu's hardware is not bad. But his playing and singing skills are too amateur. Here, he's already at his limit. Moreover, he still has to rely on sound repair to support the stage. Do you really want to sign him?"
"Then forget it … …"
The charming woman decisively said: "I don't want someone without foundation. My small company can't afford to train him."
There were three things in Beijing. Many officials, many rich people, and many handsome men and beautiful women. Talented people with outstanding appearance could be found everywhere.
In terms of music alone, Beijing had three major music academies. Plus, there were various music training institutions. Every year, who knows how many new people would come out. Why bother to train someone without foundation?
The charming woman was just casually saying it. She didn't take it seriously.
At this time, Lu Chen strummed the guitar strings.
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