"It's raining, I'm walking on an empty street …"
After playing the short prelude, Lu Chen opened his mouth to sing, "Looking at the flowers, they bloom and give thanks …"
All the fans who are familiar with Tan Hong believe that 《Soaring Pigeon》 is one of his most outstanding works. The lyrics of this song are not complex, it tells the story of a young man yearning for freedom, longing for love, the embodiment of his ideals is the pigeon flying in the sky.
This is also a lyrical ballad suitable for young people, so it has been loved by countless people. It has been sung for more than ten years and can often be heard in the bars of Houhai.
But this song is also known to be difficult to sing and play. If a singer without enough ability wants to sing it beautifully, it is completely asking to be humiliated.
According to Lu Chen's previous standards, him choosing 《Soaring Pigeon》 as the opening song is simply overestimating his own abilities!
However, when he lightly plucked the strings and began to sing, the Forget Grass Bar quickly quieted down. Several customers who were chatting and laughing shut their mouths, the bartender standing behind the bar stopped shaking the wine jug in his hand, and even the waiters tiptoed as they walked, afraid to disturb others.
Lu Chen's clear and clean voice, was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the speakers placed in every corner of the bar, causing the customers present to involuntarily be infected, causing their mood to rise and fall along with the song.
"I stand, in front of you …"
"Dreaming, to become a pigeon flying in the blue sky …"
"La la ah ~ Soaring Pigeon!"
Because of familiarity, they like it, but also because of familiarity, they are picky.
Many of the customers who frequent the Forget Grass Bar have a good appreciation for music or pop music. As long as a singer plays a wrong note or sings a wrong tune, they can all tell. Especially for a classic like 《Soaring Pigeon》, it is a big test for the singer.
Lu Chen's singing is almost perfect, his fingering, breathing, voice, and emotions are all on point. If you really want to nitpick, you can only say that compared to the original singer, Tan Hong, he is still slightly inexperienced.
But if he is not an inexperienced youth, is he still a youth?
After five minutes, the song ended.
The audience was silent, after a moment, no one knew who started it, but a round of applause rang out.
Good was good. If he sang well, he would naturally receive sincere applause.
A loud hoodlum whistle rang out, once again attracting a lot of laughter and praises.
"Xiao Lu, your singing today was really charming. Big Sister loves you so much, let me gift you a dozen Jin Wei!"
This was a kind greeting from a certain True White Bone Demon/Fake Female Artistic Youth!
"Thank you …"
Lu Chen smiled and waved at him to express his gratitude. He was a regular customer who liked to joke around.
Customers' love and support for singers were usually expressed in the form of gifts. Male singers would give beer, and female singers would give flowers. A dozen of Jin Wei Beer would cost 20 yuan, which was equivalent to 240 yuan.
Lu Chen did not need to drink the wine, but he could take a 50% share, which was 120 yuan!
Houhai Bar's position and customer base were completely different from Sanlitun's. Basically, there weren't any nouveau riches throwing money around, rich second generations throwing XO's to fight, or brain-dead kids trying to pick up girls.
12 bottles of Jin Wei Beer as a gift was not a small amount here.
In the past, this sister Shan had also given Lu Chen alcohol, but at most it was 2-3 bottles. Today, she directly gave him a dozen, which undoubtedly showed that he had received her love and appreciation for his performance.
Lu Chen's choice of "Soaring Pigeon" as the first song to warm up the crowd was undoubtedly the right choice.
He hugged his guitar and felt a strange feeling in his heart.
Behind the bar, there was a charming woman who was also in a very special mood.
Her cherry lips slightly opened as she stared at the bar owner, ChenJianhao, with a look of disbelief and said, "Brother Kenhao, if you don't want to let him go then just say it, is it fun to play with me like this?"
ChenJianhao did not know whether to laugh or cry, "Su Qingmei, when did I play with you!"
This lady was not an ordinary person, his old bones could not afford to play with her.
"You still dare to say …"
Su Qingmei gritted her teeth and said, "Xiao Lu's voice is a bit special, but his level is too amateur. Here, he is at his limit, and he also has to rely on the sound repair to support the stage, do you really want it?"
She completely repeated what ChenJianhao had said about Lu Chen, not a single word was wrong!
ChenJianhao was suddenly speechless.
He himself also felt very strange, Lu Chen was obviously at the amateur level, but the skill he showed today was completely different from before, as if he had been reborn and created a miracle!
Just before Lu Chen started singing, ChenJianhao was very unhappy that Lu Chen chose "Soaring Pigeon" as the opening song.
He thought that this song was too difficult, and that Lu Chen was simply unable to handle it.
But now he was being ridiculed by Su Qingmei, and he could not refute, he could only say, "This kid … Hey!"
"He must have asked an expert to give him pointers these two days, that's why he performed better."
Chen Jianhao thought of an explanation that he thought was reasonable.
"Two days?"
Su Qingmei sneered, "You can give pointers to such a standard in just two days? Which expert is so good, I'll pay a million a year to hire him, and don't tell me you can't tell, his voice was not adjusted backstage! "
ChenJianhao felt that his face was about to swell.
He understood music, and he was originally in the industry, and the bar was owned by his family, how could he not tell whether the singer's voice was adjusted or not?
There must be a problem with the electronics room!
This showed how good Lu Chen was — pure original voice!
Facing the aggressive Su Qingmei, ChenJianhao could only gloomily and helplessly say, "Then you go talk to Xiao Lu yourself, as long as he agrees, I will definitely let him go!"
Actually, Lu Chen and Forget Grass Bar did not sign a formal contract, he could leave whenever he wanted.
Su Qingmei revealed a victorious smile and said, "Listen to two more songs, maybe he really performed better?"
At this moment, Lu Chen, who was sitting on the stage with his guitar, had already received 37 beers as a tip.
The extra 370 Yuan almost made his mood soar, and with great difficulty, he suppressed his excitement and said to the microphone, "Thank you very much for your support, the following song, hmm, is very special …"
He stuttered, paused, and then continued, "It's a song I wrote, today is the first time I'm performing it, it's name is …"
"You Who Sat Next To Me!"
"You Who Sat Next To Me", this was the first song Lu Chen received in the dream world, he wrote the lyrics for this song, and then successfully registered the copyright with the "Greater China Music Library" together with another song.
Therefore, from a legal perspective, "You Who Sat Next To Me" was an original song that Lu Chen owned all the copyright.
But Lu Chen could not lie to himself and say that this kind of behavior was not plagiarism, but when he thought of his family's heavy debt, the burden in his heart was so weak that it was almost non-existent.
The familiar yet strange dream world, the memories of three lives, it was a gift from the heavens to change his fate!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Chen's confused eyes became firm again, and his fingers once again pressed down on the strings.
An original song, to be performed for the first time in Forget Grass Bar?
Lu Chen's words inevitably caused a small commotion in the bar. Many of the customers were surprised, but there were also many who disapproved and thought that he was just playing to the gallery.
Especially those old customers who knew Lu Chen, they were already very surprised at the standard of Lu Chen's "Soaring Pigeon", and now that they heard that he was going to sing a song he wrote, they were a bit in disbelief.
How could it be so easy to write an original song!
Since the birth of modern pop music, there have been countless classic works in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe, America, Japan, and Korea. But now, good original works are becoming fewer and fewer, and some people even say that outstanding melodies have already been written.
Of course, melodies can't be written, but this also proves the difficulty of creating an original.
Many pop singers claim to be original, but their works are often mixed up or ordinary. There are also such singers in the bar circle, they often hope to become famous with one song, but the result is that they become a laughing stock.
Is Lu Chen also muddle-headed?
It's normal for young people to be impulsive, who hasn't been hot-blooded and passionate at times, everyone can understand.
But this doesn't mean that they think that Lu Chen can come up with a good original work.
It's just that the name of the song is very interesting – "You Who Sat Next To Me".
Many people remembered their former deskmates when they were young, and their faces all revealed a trace of a smile.
"Original …"
Su Qingmei pursed her lips and smiled, "Brother Kenhao, your little buddy really hides his abilities, today I came to the right place!"
The bar owner who had already been hit hard said with flagging interest, "Listen to it, listen to it …"
Original? That's nonsense, how could he not know Lu Chen's ability?
At that time, ChenJianhao let Lu Chen perform on stage because he saw that his appearance was good, and his voice was passable, so it wouldn't be a problem to fool the layman. In any case, he was just a singer to fill up the stage, so it didn't matter if his singing was good or bad.
As for music literacy, did Lu Chen have that kind of thing?
But with the previous lesson, ChenJianhao didn't say much, if he were to be slapped in the face again …
Where could he put his old face now?
On the stage, the prelude of the guitar sounded, and a soothing voice floated into everyone's ears.
"Tomorrow, will you remember,
The diary you wrote yesterday,
Tomorrow, will you still remember,
You who loved to cry the most.
The teachers can't remember,
You who can't guess the problem,
I also accidentally flipped through the photos,
Then I remembered my deskmate!
Who married the sentimental you,
Who read your diary,
Who tied up your long hair,
Who made your wedding dress …
… "
The customers present were stunned, and the waiters were also stunned.
ChenJianhao was stunned, and so was Su Qingmei.
Stunning!
A classic folk song that belonged to another world, after being sung by Lu Chen, suddenly knocked open their hearts!
It touched everyone's souls.
…
Note: "You Deskmate" Lyricist/Composer: Gao Xiaosong
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