At night …
At Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's flagship store …
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan sat by the window, drinking wine. Looking at the sparse number of customers, they could not help but feel that the atmosphere was a little sad.
There were still not many customers!
Now, two more Fish-Catching Internet Cafes were being renovated. They should be open for business soon.
However, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's flagship store was still steadily incurring losses.
Sales had stabilized. Many regular customers even knew the employees. However, no matter how they calculated, this number of people could not support Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's operating costs.
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan, the General Manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and the regional manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Jingzhou, were drinking wine to drown their sorrows.
Zhang Yuan finished the wine in front of him. "I'm going to sing a few more songs."
Ma Yang reached out to stop him. "Forget it, no one will come to listen to you sing …"
Including the two of them, there were only eight people sitting and drinking.
Zhang Yuan still stood up. "It's alright. I'll howl a few times to relieve myself."
When he reached the stage, Zhang Yuan strummed his guitar as usual, thinking about what he should sing today.
As for the people drinking below, they were basically regular customers. That was why they were not too surprised.
What's more, which internet cafe did not have a resident singer? This wasn't anything new.
When Fish-Catching Internet Cafe first opened, Zhang Yuan sang hard every night. However, it was of no use. Although he did increase his popularity, the increase was limited.
As time passed, he sang less and less. Today, under the influence of alcohol, he went on stage again on a whim.
Zhang Yuan did not say anything polite. After adjusting the equipment, he began to sing.
Her singing couldn't be said to be the voice of nature, but it was still pleasant to listen to. After all, he was a resident singer in a bar. His voice was definitely not bad.
His low and hoarse voice could be heard leisurely.
In the past, Zhang Yuan had tried to sing intense rock songs. However, he soon realized that the audience did not cooperate at all. It was not exciting at all.
So later on, he sang slower songs or ballads.
That way, at least the scene would not be too awkward.
Ma Yang listened to Zhang Yuan's singing as he drank. His mind wandered.
Suddenly, he noticed that there seemed to be a faint figure outside the glass wall, hesitating at the entrance.
It was already nighttime, and the lights in the internet cafe were brighter than outside. You could clearly see the scene inside from the outside, but it wasn't very clear from the inside.
But he could see a figure loitering at the door.
"A new guest?"
"And he's still hesitating. This means that we can fight for it!"
Ma Yang perked up instantly.
Although he was now the General Manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, who said that a General Manager could not solicit customers?
As a general manager, Ma Yang did not put on any airs at all.
Opening the door of the internet cafe, Ma Yang looked very friendly. "Brother, come in and play?"
The young man standing at the door was obviously startled. He was originally hesitating at the door, but in a moment of carelessness, the door opened and a long face appeared.
The young man lowered his head in embarrassment. "I … I'm not here to surf the internet."
"That's alright. We can drink too." Ma Yang was still as enthusiastic as ever.
He looked at the young man carefully. He looked a little unattractive. His hair was messy and his clothes looked a little old, but they were still tidy.
The young man scratched his messy hair. "I … I just wanted to ask, are there any more resident singers here?"
Ma Yang: "…"
He was a little disappointed.
We don't lack workers here, but we lack customers!
Without customers, what could you do no matter how well you sang?
Seeing that Ma Yang's long face was visibly collapsing, the young man hurriedly said, "I think I sing better than that person. That's why I want to give it a try."
Ma Yang thought about it and felt that it was possible.
Zhang Yuan was now the regional manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Jingzhou. How could he sing on stage every day?
Hiring a resident singer was not a bad idea.
"Alright, what's your name?"
"Chen Lei."
"Come, come in."
Ma Yang led Chen Lei into Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and found a random seat to sit down.
After a while, Zhang Yuan finished singing another song and got off the stage to rest.
Ma Yang pointed at the stage. "Go on, don't be nervous."
Ma Yang did not have much musical talent to begin with. He could not tell good from bad. He thought that as long as this young man could sing well enough to take over Zhang Yuan's duties, he would be satisfied.
Zhang Yuan poured himself a glass of water and turned to find that his seat on the stage had been taken.
A young man whom Zhang Yuan had never seen before was strumming his guitar. He looked like he was about to start singing.
Zhang Yuan sat beside Ma Yang, confused. "Brother Ma, who is this?"
"His name is Chen Lei. He's here to apply for a resident singer position. I'm thinking that if he sings well, I'll let him sing on stage. You can rest more in the future. "
Ma Yang said with concern, "After all, you have a lot of work to do. Now that we've hired a new bartender, we'll hire a resident singer. You can focus on the internet cafe's operations."
Zhang Yuan wanted to say that he did not have much to do all day. However, hearing Ma Yang say that, he felt a little touched.
Eh, that's not right. We've never hired a resident singer before.
Zhang Yuan was about to ask this question when a clear and slightly hoarse voice rang out in the internet cafe.
"The blooming of spring flowers, the autumn wind, and the setting sun in winter …"
Zhang Yuan was stunned. "He even sang an old song."
This song was very popular. Almost everyone had heard it.
However, the moment Chen Lei opened his mouth, almost everyone who was drinking turned to look at the stage.
It was like a pool of clear water pouring down from the stage, enveloping everyone within it.
Zhang Yuan was stunned as well. He could not help but hum along.
Ma Yang drank his beer and said softly, "I don't think he sings as well as you."
Zhang Yuan glanced at him helplessly. "Brother Ma … his singing is much better than mine."
"Is that so?" Ma Yang was a little surprised. "His voice is neither too high nor too low. What's so good about it?"
Zhang Yuan felt like he was talking nonsense. However, considering that Old Ma was his boss, he had to maintain a smile.
"A good voice has a special quality that can move people. Singing folk songs with a voice like his is like a gift from the heavens.
"I can't be envious.
If you don't believe me, look at everyone's reaction. "
Ma Yang looked at everyone in the hall.
When Zhang Yuan was singing, everyone was drinking and chatting. Although they were listening, they were obviously treating it as background noise.
However, after Chen Lei went on stage, everyone seemed to have frozen.
Everyone held their wine glasses and drank in silence. No one spoke, and no one chatted. A few of them looked at Chen Lei, who was on stage, in a daze. It was unknown what kind of memories the song had evoked.
Zhang Yuan said emotionally, "Brother Ma, where did you meet such a good seedling?"
Ma Yang was silent for a moment. "… He came looking for me."
Zhang Yuan said, "That's a little coincidental."
"Actually, it's not a coincidence," Ma Yang said. "He said he heard you singing outside and felt that you would sing better than you. That's why he mustered the courage to come in. I think this credit should be given to you. "
Zhang Yuan, "…"
"Brother Ma, I've changed my mind. Can we not hire him?"
"No."
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